The Survival of the Third-rate Villain

On the day of the Class Re-evaluation...

Raye woke up early.

He cleaned his room and the cabin, then cut some logs to be used as firewood.

And afterward, he took a bath in the nearby river.

After taking a bath...

Raye started preparing to leave.

"Hmm, I need new sets of uniforms."

He said, feeling the tightness in his body after wearing the jacket and trousers.

His muscles were now bulging out of it.

-That looks uncomfortable.

Zephyrus said, looking at him.

-Meep meep...

Pyro agreed.

Looking at them...

"Yeah, I feel really restricted."

Raye responded.

But it’s not like he could do something about it right now.

And so...

"I’m leaving now."

Raye just let it be for now.

"Take care, good luck."

Old Man Rey said to him before he left.

"Thanks, I will."

And after that...

Tap- tap- tap—

Raye headed to Xapham Hall.

*****

"Hmm, this is a weird feeling."

Raye thought, standing at the entrance of Xapham Hall.

There were students everywhere.

He wasn’t getting weird looks anymore.

And also...

’I don’t feel like I need to prove myself to anyone anymore.’

Raye was freed from the others’ opinions about him!

Being exposed to danger for a month, where he could lose his life at any moment...

"Hmm."

Raye’s thinking changed by a lot compared to when he just got transmigrated here!

He didn’t care if he was hated or not this time.

After all, it’s not like it’ll kill him to be hated!

Not just that, Raye came to realize that just because the game proceeded like in the game, didn’t mean he’d survive.

Given that he had almost died in a completely different area, outside the game scenarios!

"I guess there’s really no need to follow the plot."

Raye declared.

His goal was to survive in the first place, not to finish the game scenarios!

And so, with that in mind...

’Okay, let’s go get that scholarship now.’

Raye said that in his head!

*****

This time around, the Class Re-evaluation wouldn’t have a stats screening.

Instead, it’d be just a full-blown physical examination and written exams.

And currently...

Raye was standing in front of the door of the designated room for the written exam.

Creak—

He opened it.

And upon doing so...

"Oh, hello."

Sariel saw and greeted him.

"I haven’t seen you in a while. Where have you been?"

He asked Raye.

Sariel knew there had been chaos in the academy the whole month, but he still thought it was weird not seeing Raye even once during that time.

Anyway...

"Something happened, so yeah..."

Raye responded.

And hearing his words...

"Hmm..."

Sariel nodded his head.

"Well, I’m glad to see you’re doing fine. Good luck on the exam."

He added.

"..."

Raye was silent.

And looking at Sariel...

"Thanks, I’ll do my best."

Raye replied, smiling at him.

"You’re a really good professor, you know that?"

And then he went and added that!

Tap- tap- tap—

Raye left, finding himself a seat in the front row.

And on the other hand...

"..."

Sariel was left flustered at the door.

It was his first time being told that he was a good professor, and he didn’t expect to hear it from none other than Raye!

"Haha, he’s really changed."

Sariel laughed, feeling genuinely happy.

And with that, after a while...

The examination started.

*****

"How did you do?"

Sariel asked Raye, taking his answer sheets.

And with a smirk...

"Can’t you see it in my face?"

Raye responded while handing his papers.

It had been three hours since the examination started, and with five subjects to take, each having 60 questions...

Raye finished them all with an hour to spare!

Anyway, seeing his confident smile...

"Hmm, you did a lot better than last time, huh."

Sariel said that, remembering the time when Raye didn’t finish the exam on time and he had to stay a little longer to wait for him.

Raye remembered that too and smiled.

Then, shrugging his shoulders...

"I’ve learned my lesson there and studied really hard for this."

Raye said that.

And after that...

"Okay okay, you’re dismissed now."

Sariel excused him with a smile.

And so...

"See you later, Professor Sariel."

Tap- tap- tap—

Creak—

Thud—

Raye left the room.

*****

"Hmm, I’m early."

Raye said, standing in front of the door of the indoor training ground where the physical examination would take place.

But given that he had nowhere to go...

"Meh."

Creak—

Raye entered the room anyway.

And inside...

"Huh, I guess I’m not the only one who’s early."

He saw five other people, and all of them were characters from the game!

"..."

They were all looking at Raye.

"..."

Raye just looked back at them, unfazed.

But after a while...

"Meh."

Tap- tap- tap—

He ignored them and sat on the wooden bench in the resting area, sitting pretty far away from them.

-They are still looking.

Zephyrus said, resting on top of his head.

"Just let them be."

Raye responded, totally unbothered.

Though, unlike him...

"Tch."

It seemed like someone was bothered.

Raye looked at the guy who clicked his tongue.

And there...

"..."

Raye saw a guy with long white hair similar to him. His eyes were red, and he was undeniably handsome. You could tell he was a fierce person.

The young man kept looking at Raye...

"..."

Raye just stared at him.

Then after a while...

"Tch."

He frowned and clicked his tongue too!

Fwip—

And then turned away from the guy!

The guy was provoked by this!

And seeing this scene...

"Pfft..."

"Bruh."

"Raye’s too funny."

"Heh."

The other four in the room chuckled!

Annoying the other guy even more!

Anyway, Raye knew the white-haired young man...

It was Allen Iverson—Leon’s rival and another student from the S Class!

’What’s his problem? As far as I know, the original Raye didn’t do anything to him.’

-meeeeep...

Raye thought, holding the sleeping Pyro with both hands.

He could still feel Allen staring straight at him intently.

It was uncomfortable as fuck.

But still...

"..."

Raye just ignored him.

’Ugh, I just know he’ll do something annoying later.’

He thought, slightly frowning.

*****

After an hour...

"Oh, you’re here already."

"Hello, Raye!"

Lena and Devin arrived in the room, immediately approaching Raye.

"Sup, you two."

Raye casually responded.

Fwip—

Then Lena and Devin sat beside him. Devin was on his right side, and Lena was on his left.

"I thought you’d be here earlier. I know you finished the test fast."

Raye said, turning to Lena.

Lena shrugged her shoulders.

"I just went to the library and double-checked my answers."

She said.

’Uwahhh... She’s really serious about her studies, huh.’

Raye thought as he glanced at Devin to his right.

"I didn’t get to finish the exam, hehe."

Devin stated with a laugh, scratching his head.

’He’s totally different from Lena.’

Raye frowned.

Just then...

"Is Pyro sleeping?"

Lena asked Raye.

"Hmm? Ah, yes."

Raye replied, bringing his attention back to her.

Seeing Lena looking at Pyro silently...

"Want to hold him?"

Raye asked.

And immediately after doing so...

"Can I?"

Lena’s eyes widened, her excitement was evident from her voice and facial expression.

Seeing her reaction...

"Haha..."

Raye laughed softly, finding her cute.

"Of course you can."

He said.

"Here."

Fwip—

Then he stretched his hands, offering Pyro to her.

"Erm..."

Lena wiped her hands on her clothes, ensuring they were clean.

And after that...

Fwip—

She carefully took Pyro from Raye.

-meeeeeep...

And looking at the sleeping slime in her hands...

"Cutie."

Lena mumbled softly, making sure not to wake Pyro.

She held him so gently, as if he were a precious treasure.

*****

After another half an hour...

The room was filled with first-year students.

The noise inside was deafening, with conversations overlapping and tension rising between the A Class and the lower classes.

Raye, Devin, and Lena were waiting quietly for the physical examination to begin.

And fortunately, not long after...

Creak—

The double doors of the room opened.

And just like before...

Tap- tap- tap—

The headmaster, Bryan Blackwood, entered the room.

Tap- tap- tap—

And the other professors followed closely behind him, their presence were really intimidating, making the students quiet down. Enjoy exclusive adventures from empire

’Finally, I was starting to get bored.’

Raye thought, stretching a little.

Of course, there was a speech again from the headmaster.

Raye, however, wasn’t interested and didn’t really listen.

But Bryan mostly repeated the same points, that students should take their studies seriously and not let distractions deter them.

He also announced the format for the physical examination, which would have two parts.

First, a practice match with one of the combat professors.

Second, a sparring match, where the opponent would be decided based on their performance in the first bout.

Raye didn’t really listen to the details, he figured he’d learn everything he needed as it happened.

After all, he knows it from the game too.

And so, with the formalities over...

"Okay, let’s begin."

Sariel announced that, and the physical examination began.