The Survival of the Third-rate Villain

After getting back to the cabin...

Raye didn't enter inside to change clothes immediately.

Instead—

"Hmm hmm hmm... breakfast..."

He decided to have breakfast just like Old Man Rey told him earlier.

He was humming as he prepared his food.

And after he took bread and skewered deer meat...

Nom—

Raye sat down outside the cabin on a tree stump and started eating.

'Hmm, this is good.'

Raye said in his head, slightly nodding in satisfaction.

He had been hungry as fuck ever since he woke up.

He really just had to deal with the way he smelled earlier first.

Anyway, as Raye was enjoying his breakfast—

Tap-

The Old Man came out of the cabin.

"Oh."

He saw Raye, and Raye saw him.

"You're back."

Old Man Rey said.

"Mhm."

Raye nodded his head as a response. He was still eating.

And then—

"Shouldn't you be leaving now? It's past ten AM. Doesn't the thing at the academy start at eleven?"

The Old Man asked that!

And hearing his words...

"..."

Raye froze in place and stopped eating!

"What?!"

Then he exclaimed in shock!

Raye panicked and immediately placed his food on top of the table.

And without saying a word—

Bam!

He bolted inside the cabin, rushing straight to his room!

Thud!

His door slammed open as he dashed in, frantically pulling out his uniform from his small closet!

"Shit, shit, shit!"

Raye muttered, hurriedly stripping off his pants and throwing it with his shirt to the bed.

Then—

Fwoosh—!

He slipped into his academy uniform, buttoning up in his record time!

His hands moved fast as he fixed his collar, ran his fingers through his damp hair, and made sure he looked at least presentable.

And within only a few minutes—

"I'm leaving!"

He exclaimed that, bursting out of his room and heading straight for the door!

Tap—

He stepped outside, his breath slightly ragged from rushing.

"Good luck on the thing in the academy! I'll be in Kyle's shop with Zephyrus and Pyro, watching the whole thing!"

Old Man Rey shouted from behind.

And without even looking back—

"Watch me closely, I'll do my best!"

Raye answered, determination laced in his voice.

Then—

Bam!

He kicked off the ground!

WHOOSH—!

Raye shot forward like a bullet, dashing as fast as he could toward the tournament venue!

The winds surged around his legs—

A violent vortex of air wrapped around his calves, spiraling furiously!

BAM!

Swoosh—! Enjoy new adventures from My Virtual Library Empire

Every step he took sent powerful bursts of wind exploding behind him, propelling him forward with incredible speed!

His figure became a blur, tearing through the dirt path like a storm!

'Ugh, and here I wondered why the breakfast was already cold!'

Raye grumbled in his head.

He was stressed!

The venue today was the same as where the previous tournament had happened, in one of the outdoor training grounds!

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...

Normally, it would take Raye about half an hour to reach the venue from the cabin.

But with his desperate run—

Tap-

He made it in just about 8 minutes!

"Haaa... Haaa... Haaaaaa...."

Raye stopped in front of the entrance and started catching his breath.

He had used a considerable amount of mana and stamina, forcing himself to the limit just to make it on time!

Fwip-

Raye combed his hair backward with his right hand.

Then, after fixing his uniform—

Fwish-

He finally looked inside the venue.

And that was just when he noticed that almost everyone was looking at him!

"..."

Raye stood silently as he felt a lot of gazes on him.

The outdoor training ground was silent too.

A slight frown appeared on his face, and he was feeling slightly embarrassed too!

Though, ignoring everyone...

Tap-

Raye took a step forward confidently!

His footsteps echoed with how silent it was!

Tap- tap- tap—

Raye continued walking and entered the site.

And when he got inside—

"Looks like everyone's here now."

He heard Bryan's voice—the Headmaster!

"Hm?"

Raye looked toward where he heard it.

And there...

He saw Bryan standing boldly on top of one of the arenas!

'Ugh, so that's why they were looking at me? Everyone was already here, except me...!'

Raye thought as his face slowly cringed.

Good thing though, the attention of the students shifted away from him to Bryan when the Headmaster started talking.

Raye took advantage of that and went to the resting area where Jerusha and the other were.

Of course it didn't take him long to find it...

...

"Wow, I can't believe you're late, nice timing."

Lycus said teasingly as Raye arrived to where they are.

"Looks like you slept well, huh?"@@novelbin@@

Lena followed with a smirk.

"Did you lose track of time again while reading in the library?"

Devin questioned, he was teasing too.

But then—

"Oh my god, were you exhausted because of last night?"

Jerusha suddenly asked that!

And as soon as she did...

Swish—

"...?!"

Lena, Devin, and Lycus went and looked at her with wide eyes!

Their heads turned violently just now!

"Wha..."

Even Sofia didn't know what to say when she heard that!

Though, not long—

'Nah.'

The four of them shook their heads.

After all, they know that they're probably just misunderstanding things because of Jerusha's wording.

Though...

"...?"

"What the fuck...?"

The students near them that don't personally know Raye and Jerusha didn't know that.

(Jerusha was talking about her and Raye's training last night, and when he accompanied her back to her dorm.)

Anyway—

"No, it's not about that."

Raye responded to Jerusha.

"Just things happened."

He added.

Jerusha and the others were about to say something more to Raye or tease him—

"Let me start by greeting you all."

But Bryan started talking again.

Pat-

Raye took that chance and sat down beside Jerusha.

He put his focus on Bryan, the Headmaster.

So now, the others couldn't question him any further or tease him.

Then, opening his mouth—

"Today, we're here once again to witness a tournament between the elite classes of the four academies!"

Bryan announced that!

And hearing his words...

"WHOAAAAAHH!!!"

"START THE TOURNAMENT!!!"

"WE'LL WIN!!!"

The students roared in excitement.

Meanwhile, Raye—

"Hmm..."

He's looking at his hand, curious.

And then—

'I feel a lot stronger.'

He said that in his head!