The Survival of the Third-rate Villain

"Wait, don’t!"

Sister Irish exclaimed.

"Huh?"

Ramiel froze in his place.

"...?"

Jerusha turned to Sister Irish, confused.

Then, opening her mouth...

"There’s another enemy. It’s not just the demon."

Sister Irish declared that firmly!

"Hm?"

Ramiel slightly frowned at the information.

"Huh?!"

And Jerusha’s eyes widened in shock!

"Where are they?"

Ramiel immediately asked.

Then, looking to her left...

"There."

Sister Irish spoke with confidence in her eyes.

She can’t use her hands to point because she’s using them to heal Raye...

Swish—

"...?"

Ramiel turned his head to where Sister Irish was looking at.

And sure enough...

"...!"

He felt someone’s presence in that direction!

It was also in the Western Forest, but it’s in the opposite direction of where the demon had fled!

The presence was nasty and repulsive, so upon sensing it...

"Ugh."

Ramiel’s face cringed.

"There’s actually another one?!"

Jerusha exclaimed, confused.

"Why didn’t they attack earlier?"

She asked.

"That’s right."

Ramiel was curious too and turned back to Sister Irish.

"..."

Sister Irish looked back and forth at them...

And then, without hesitation...

"Raye defeated them before you two arrived."

She explained simply!

"What?!"

Jerusha was surprised.

"...?"

Ramiel was too, actually. He was just speechless, unsure how to respond.

Anyway, ignoring their reactions...

"They have a regeneration ability too. Right now, they’re probably regaining strength."

Sister Irish added that, referring to the other enemy beside the demon.

Then finally...

"If you had gone after the demon, we’d be defenseless here for him to attack."

She pointed out her reasoning for stopping Ramiel!

"Mhm."

"So that’s why..."

Ramiel and Jerusha nodded, relieved at Sister Irish’s quick thinking.

Then their attention shifted back to Raye...

"..." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

He was still motionless.

If Jerusha and Sister Irish stop healing him even for a moment...

There is a high chance that he would instantly die!

’He stopped two attackers from reaching the orphanage, huh.’

Ramiel thought, impressed.

"..."

Jerusha had similar thoughts.

Both of them were really awed by Raye’s perseverance!

But moving on...

"I’ll handle the other enemy. You two stay here."

Ramiel declared that.

"Okay."

"Take care."

Jerusha and Sister Irish nodded in agreement.

Bam—

And then Ramiel dashed toward where the repulsive presence is.

*****

Inside the Western Forest...

Not far from the orphanage...

-I-I’ll kill that f-fucker once I recover!

Medina is lying on the ground and shouting in rage!

Raye had blasted him away earlier, splitting his body into two too in the process!

His lower half lay several meters away from his torso, preventing him from reconnecting it and standing up!

So now, he’s regenerating everything from the waist down!

His arms were also beaten up with small sharp cuts so he’s healing them, and can’t use them to crawl!

Medina received a lot of damage from his fight with Raye.

And because of that...

It’s taking him forever to recover, and he’s currently immobile!

-’This fucking sucks!’

He exclaimed in his head, staring at the leaves above him.

Anyway...

’Right now, Master had probably slaughtered everyone in the orphanage already.’

Medina thought of that with a twisted smile on his face.

He had unwavering faith in his master’s strength.

Then, as he was thinking of that...

Swish—

’Huh?’

Medina felt a strong presence approaching rapidly!

-’Master! He’s come to retrieve me!’

Medina celebrated internally.

-I hope he left the beautiful nun for me and still plans to transfer my soul into that fucker’s body... hehe.

He said with a disgusting laugh.

But just then...

"The fuck are you talking about?"

Ramiel suddenly entered his sight, looking down at him!

-Huh?!

This surprised Medina!

But showing no care or whatsoever...

"Fuuu..."

Ramiel just puffed out smoke straight onto his face!

"Sorry for ruining your daydreaming, but your master had already fled after fighting me. He abandoned you."

And then he said that casually!

-W-What?! That’s i-impossible! You’re lying!

Medina shouted, refusing to believe everything that Ramiel had just said.

"Look, I don’t care if you believe me."

Ramiel declared.

Then, raising his right hand...

"I just want you to look at my hand."

He followed that!

-H-Huh?

Confused, Medina glanced at his hand.

And as soon as he did...

"Hah! Made you look, sucker!"

Ramiel smirked and exclaimed that!

BAM—!

Then he punched Medina’s nose with full force!

-GRAAA!!

Medina groaned in pain!

-...

And he lost consciousness after that!

"Like master, like dog, huh—They’re both stupid."

Ramiel muttered.

Fssssssh—

And then he started dragging Medina’s body back to the orphanage!

"This guy sure is ugly."

Ramiel commented while walking casually and smoking the cigar in his mouth.

*****

When Ramiel got back to the orphanage...

"Prioritize healing this student, he’s in a critical condition!"

"Others, check on the kids and the caretakers inside the orphanage!"

Academy staff was already there and they were handling the situation.

Zion’s special healers are also present, they’re already tending to Raye.

"He would’ve died even with the ring artifact’s passive ability if you two hadn’t helped."

An old man, who appears to be the leader of the healers, addressed Jerusha and Sister Irish.

"Good job, both of you."

He added.

Sister Irish and Jerusha doesn’t know how to respond to him, and so...

"..."

They just bowed their heads respectfully.

Then, as her head was lowered...

"Please save him."

Jerusha suddenly said that.

Her voice trembled with worry...

The old man looked at her, then with a shrug...

"Don’t worry, he’ll be fine."

He confidently declared that!

Then after that...

The healers carefully carried Raye to safety, two of them were continuously healing him so his condition wouldn’t worsen.

Just then...

"Ah, Professor Ramiel!"

Jerusha saw Ramiel approaching.

Of course, she also saw Medina who was being dragged by him!

Medina looked like minced meat—horribly beaten, he was unpleasant to look at.

"Ugh..."

Jerusha grimaced at the sight of him.

"Ugly, right?"

Ramiel asked, frowning too.

"Eww..."

And then Sister Irish followed that!

"Anyway, this bastard appears to be a demon worshipper. I’ll be taking custody of him and we’ll interrogate him in the academy once he wakes up."

Ramiel explained.

And hearing his words...

"Oh, okay."

Sister Irish simply replied and nodded her head.

On the other hand...

Jerusha was still staring at Medina in disgust!

’Raye probably roasted him a lot because of that face.’

She thought.

*****

After ensuring there were no more threats and everyone in the orphanage was safe...

Ramiel left with the academy staff.

They brought Raye with them, they’re planning to treat him in the academy hospital.

And once things calmed down outside the orphanage...

"Sister Irish!"

"Big sister Jerusha!"

"Big sister!"

The kids started to run outside, they were all crying!

The caretakers are just as terrified as them, but they’re guiding the kids professionally.

"Are you guys okay?"

Jerusha asked gently, crouching down as the kids approached her.

She comforted the kids as they cried, it’s obvious that they were traumatized by the demon’s attack.

Jerusha frowned bitterly, saddened by their fear.

But just then...

"Big sister..."

A tug on her shirt caught her attention.

"Huh?"

She turned around.

And there...

She saw a little girl and two boys.

They were the same three kids who greeted Raye and her as soon as they arrived earlier.

Their names were Lucia, Cole, and Kent.

"What is it?"

Jerusha asked Lucia who was holding onto her shirt.

And as soon as Lucia heard the question...

Tears started streaming down her face!

"Wha?!"

Jerusha was flustered!

Then suddenly...

"Is Big Brother Raye going to be okay?"

Lucia asked that!

The little girl’s voice trembled as she sobbed.

"..."

"..."

Cole and Kent started crying too.

And not just them!

"Sniff..."

"Sob... sob..."

"Big Brother...!"

"Waaaaaaaah!!!"

The other children started crying with them, they were mourning!

After all, for the kids...

Raye was their defender!

He was their hero!

That’s why everyone was so worried about his well-being!

Seeing them like that broke Jerusha’s heart.

But still, she was kind of happy by the fact that the kids like Raye.

And so, with a reassuring smile on her face...

"He’s strong. He’ll be fine."

Jerusha declared that!

"Really?"

Cole asked her.

And without hesitation...

"He’ll survive, and I’ll bring him back here as soon as possible."

Jerusha promised that!

The kids calmed down slightly, hearing her words.

"Hear that? He’ll come back."

"Let’s surprise him then."

The caretakers stepped in to comfort the kids too.

And seeing the kids becoming better...

"Hmm..."

Jerusha smiled softly.

Though...

"..."

Her smile quickly vanished.

And then, with a small frown...

’I need to inform Old Man Rey about this and Raye’s condition.’

Jerusha said that in her head.

"..."

She was worried about how the Old Man would respond.

She knows that he’ll be super devastated if he hears about this!

But still...

’He needs to know.’

And so, with a resolute expression on her face...

"Sister Irish, I need to go somewhere."

Jerusha stood up and said that.

"Mhm."

Sister Irish immediately realized she was about to do something related to Raye.

So without hesitation...

"Sure, I’ll take care of the kids. You can go."

Sister Irish muttered that with a smile.

"..."

Jerusha nodded gratefully at her.

She then said her goodbyes to the kids and the other caretakers.

And after that...

SWOOSH—

Jerusha flew up in the air, headed to the cabin!

...

She brings bad news for the Old Man and the others...