I Favor The Villainess - Chapter 37
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Chapter 37

“It’s terrible, leader!”

“How noisy”

During a meeting of the Order of the Academy, such news suddenly came .

The male knight who brought the news had a pale face .

“A n.o.ble student seems to have attacked a commoner student!”

“What!?”

Unrest spread across the room immediately .

“Tell us the details”

“Yes . Today, just past noon, a n.o.ble student Deed Marey seems to have argued with a commoner student”

“Deed did!?”

Yuu-sama’s expression changed .

I think some people may have forgotten, so I’ll explain, Deed-sama is Yuu-sama’s attendant .

When we played cards with Yuu-sama, Deed-sama was the swindling dealer .

As royalty’s servant, he’s a n.o.ble himself .

“Did you see the act of the attack…”

“… Yuu, let’s hear the report for now”

Sein-sama urged .

“… Continue”

“Yes . It appears it was just an argument at the beginning, but gradually people around seem to have become involved”

Apparently, it became n.o.bles versus commoners .

“And… Somehow, it seems the commoner insulted Yuu-sama, unable to settle down, Deed-sama attacked him with magic”

“It can’t be… We’re talking about Deed”

Yuu-sama appears to trust Deed-sama, he seems unable to believe it even if the situation was explained to him .

“Because the information is disorderly, the truth may lie elsewhere . But, the facts are a male commoner was seriously injured, brought to the Church hospital, and Deed-sama surrendered himself to the army”

Yuu-sama, still unable to believe it, was still in a daze .

There was no sign of his atmosphere of a prince (although he is a genuine prince) .

“Yuu, go to where the army is keeping Deed and ask him for further details . Okay, leader?”

Rod-sama acted quickly .

“Yes, I’ll be saved if you do that . Even if we received a permit from the army, we wouldn’t be able to meet him immediately, to that end, since meeting during his restraint is allowed for family members, Yuu-sama should do”

Leader nodded .

“The situation is like that . I will give you Lambert as an escort”

“I understand . I’m off”

Yuu-sama and Lambert-sama quickly left the meeting room .

“I also want information from the commoner’s side”

“Should I go? I am a commoner like him, it might be easier for me to hear his story”

It was Misha who came forward .

Although she feigned her usual composure, those aren’t her true feelings .

That’s because, the trouble occurred close to Yuu-sama .

She’s oozing with the feeling of wanting to do something for Yuu-sama .

“Misha alone won’t be granted the meeting permission . Claire, you also go”

“Certainly”

“Then, me too”

Where Claire-sama goes, so do I .

“Please . We’ll observe the state of affairs in the academy and respond if necessary . We’ll bring any situation under control before it gets complicated”

Being able to make exactly the right decisions at times like this, even if it means pa.s.sing the leaders.h.i.+p to Rod-sama, is Lorec’s, the Order of the Academy leader’s, strong point .

Because the leader knows it, he didn’t interrupt .

“Then, everybody move out!”

A hospital is a medical facility operated by the Spirit Church .

It’s a place where sick and injured can receive medical treatment, the way people are charged is slightly special .

It’s expensive for the wealthy and cheap for the poor .

With this service, the Church gained tremendous support among commoners .

The Church’s approval is not just for religious reasons .

Hospitals were established in various places, there’s also one attached to the Royal Academy .

It’s that hospital that the injured male student was brought .

Due to practicing magic, and demon extermination by the Order of the Academy, the academy’s hospital has a rather advanced medical care system .

A lot of students being n.o.bles is also one of the reasons .

“He’s still receiving treatment, please wait for a while”

We sought to meet him in the hospital, but as he’s undergoing medical treatment, we couldn’t meet him immediately .

Right now we’re in the waiting room .

“It is mostly the commoner’s fault for spewing an outrageous rant . He is paying for his own mistakes”

While we’re waiting, Claire-sama said such a thing .

As you can see from her actions so far, Claire-sama is a genuine n.o.ble .

Discriminatory feelings towards commoners are strong .

“But, to attack with magic, isn’t it obviously excessive?”

Misha said, remaining objective .

Although she’s a former n.o.ble, she’s a commoner now .

Having experienced both positions, there’s little bias in her point of view .

“In the first place, it is strange for commoners to throw insults at n.o.bles . Rather, the positions should be reversed… Since when have commoners stopped knowing their place like this”

“Is it okay with positions reversed?”

As Claire-sama’s complaints became excessive, I tried to refute her a little .

“That is… Even n.o.bles should not use foul language without a reason…”

“Ah, but, feel free to do it more with me . Rather, please abuse me”

“Restrain yourself”

As expected, with the current serious situation, Claire-sama won’t join in .

How sad .

“Claire-sama, the treatment is over . Please enter”

Like that, after waiting for a while we were allowed to see the injured boy .

Looking at his appearance, we gasped .

The reason being, his body was so injured, only few spots weren’t covered with bandages .

“…”

Claire-sama, who said a while ago that he’s paying for his own mistakes, unsurprisingly became speechless .

I think declaring he’s paying for his own mistakes is as expected impossible .

“I am Rei Taylor . What’s your name?”

“… Matt . Matt Mon”

“So it’s Matt . We came to ask about your story on behalf of the Order of the Academy . Although your injuries must hurt, could you cooperate with us a little”

“I refuse”

“I refuse”

Matt said curtly .

“Isn’t the Order of the Academy an ally of n.o.bles? There’s nothing to talk about”

Since he engaged in the commoners’ actions, Matt doesn’t have a good image of n.o.bles .

“The Order of the Academy isn’t an ally of n.o.bles . We’re an ally of all the students”

Misha declared in a calm voice .

However―― .

“That’s a wonderful official stance . Leave”

Saying so, Matt lied down .

He became unapproachable .

“Hey, Matt . You may not want to talk, but I think it’s better if you do . At best you’re a commoner like me, getting into trouble with a n.o.ble puts you at a disadvantage”

“! As expected! There’s nothing like justice in this country! That’s why, for justice in this country we―― ouch!”

It seems my words got on Matt’s nerves .

When he sprang up indignantly, I hurried to soothe him .

“Calm down, Matt . We came here so that nothing unreasonable happens . Therefore, could you tell me what happened?

“…”

“Please”

I faced Matt with my utmost sincerity .

Matt stayed silent for a short while, but before long he opened his mouth .

“At first… It was an ordinary quarrel”

According to him, it was like this .

It appears that Matt was a commoner activist who met with Yuu-sama before .

He tried to obtain cooperation from the Church on behalf of the activists’ organization, but it ended in a failure .

Though his comrades comforted him that it was unavoidable, Matt was deeply depressed that he had been of no use to them .

At that time, Deed-sama warned him not to approach Yuu-sama anymore .

“Certainly, he’s a n.o.ble . Even though he wields wealth and authority, he didn’t think of us commoners . Are we not even allowed to pet.i.tion?”

Thinking so, he seemed to blame Deed-sama .

At first Deed-sama seems to have responded gently, but with his master Yuu-sama being spoken ill of, he flared up .

How can you say such ungrateful things while being protected by n.o.bles, it seems Matt was told that .

“And like that, a crowd gathered around us…”

“And like that, a crowd gathered around us…”

It seems it turned into n.o.bles and commoners quarrelling .

A discussion that couldn’t be called a discussion heated up .

“I got extremely angry… So, I, said that”

―― Royalty and n.o.bles are nothing but parasites leeching off commoners .

“What a thing”

The representative of n.o.bles, Claire-sama, glared at him with anger .

“Claire-sama . Please don’t say anything right now . I understand your feelings, but it’d be meaningless”

“But!”

“I will hear your grievances later . For now, our priority is to listen to Matt’s story”

“… Kh”

It seems Claire-sama managed to not lash out .

It’s admirable .

I will pat her later .

Well, she won’t let me .

“And? What did Deed-sama do?”

“Until then he had a displeased expression, with that comment his face turned demonic and he pulled out a wand, before I noticed, I was on fire”

Having recalled that time, Matt hugged himself and shuddered .

“Next time I came to, I was on the bed here . It was at that time I realized I had been injured by him”

Matt said, oozing with frustration .

“If the Order of the Academy is truly an ally of all students, please . Give him a severe punishment”

“It’s up to the academy to decide the punishment . We’re also hearing the story from Deed-sama’s side, but don’t worry . We’ll work hard so you don’t have to accept the situation meekly”

“… I’m begging you”

Saying so, Matt fell onto the bed again .

“Let’s give him a rest . We managed to hear his story”

“You’re right”

“…”

We left Matt’s hospital room .

From the beginning to the end, Claire-sama had a complicated expression .