It’s getting harder and harder to be a villain these days

"Where is this place?"

Only then did Olivia realize that everything around her was very strange. She looked around blankly and found that

He seemed to be on some kind of vehicle.

"On the airship heading to the floating island. Miss, you took the initiative to apply to the master last night to go to the floating island to learn magic. Did you forget?"

The maid tilted her head and wondered.

"last night?"

Olivia rubbed her groggy head and tried to recall what happened last night, but her mind was always blank, as if she had forgotten something important.

She only remembered having a big fight with her father...

Vickery..

Yes, it's Vickery!

It was he who killed his mother!

Although her heart ached every time she thought about it, Olivia kept repeating these words in her mind.

"..."

Olivia held on to the hem of the skirt tightly, no matter what feelings she had for him.

Whether it's for the family or for the mother.

Vickery will be her enemy, an enemy she must kill!

"Weikeli..."

Olivia muttered the name silently in her heart, and her eyes slowly turned cold.

Outside the airship, the strange dark clouds were filled with lightning, as if they wanted to choose people and devour them.

---

The next afternoon.

Vickery sat in the office and drank coffee leisurely.

The creation of new elements has reached its final step.

These days, the Mithril clone has been staying in the laboratory. In addition to guarding the precious elixir, it is also responsible for developing magic.

In a relationship driven by magic, the clone doesn't need to rest at all, and this Vickrey saves a lot of time and energy.

Although his strength was temporarily reduced due to the split of his soul, the two shared memories and efficiently used the master's heart, so the research progressed very smoothly.

And with the help of Sophie's father's research as inspiration, she began to develop her own magic.

After all, the simple hand of a mage is no longer enough to support the later battles. He needs some special means.

---

Outside the window, the sky was covered with dark clouds and heavy rain was brewing.

"Dong dong."

Suddenly there was a knock on the door.

"Enter."

Sophie pushed open the office door and walked in.

"Professor, I don't understand some parts of the paper you gave me..."

After what happened last night, Sophie decided to let go of her unnecessary pride and try her best to win back her father's research.

"What about it?"

Vickery was very cooperative and told everything he knew.

After all, that was his original intention when he gave the paper to Sophie.

The end of the thesis requires someone with all-element affinities to practice it, but Weekly only has two elements: fire and earth, and Sophie's talent just makes up for this gap.

That's right, this bet was just Vickrey collecting data through Sophie.

Even if he really loses, he has no loss. Even if he, who is highly valued by His Majesty, cannot produce a paper, the academy will not punish him, not to mention that the probability of this is extremely slim.

Vickery wasn't worried about that at all.

"I tried according to what the paper said, but it couldn't form magic at all."

Sophie used her own magic power to build the framework of the magic, but it failed after only a moment.

“Instead of using one element, try mixing in five elements and try to find a balance.”

"Five kinds? Won't it explode?"

Sophie was a little surprised, but she listened to Vickery's advice and tried again.

.....

After a while of trying, Sophie finally got the hang of it.

Sophie nodded thoughtfully, put away the notes she had just taken, and prepared to go back and give it a try.

"Yes, Professor."

Just as she was about to leave, Sophie suddenly thought of something.

"Olivia hasn't been to the academy for two days. I went to her house today and saw no one. Even the servants have been evacuated."

Sophie is still more concerned about Olivia, although she regards Olivia as a competitor, and the two sides fought fiercely at the beginning...

But after experiencing a series of interactions, she could feel that the other person was actually a very good person.

"Is that so? I see."

"Then Professor, I'm leaving. Thank you... for your guidance."

Sophie watched Vickery take a deep breath and bow to him.

Vickery nodded. Although he was wondering how Sophie's attitude had changed so much in just one night, he didn't show it on his face.

As for Olivia, he was not worried, as she came from the Pearl family and no one should mess with her.

However, out of caution, Weekly took out the crystal ball.

"Kitty, take my badge and check the academy's records in the past two days to see where Olivia has gone."

"Yes."

Kitty replied very energetically.

However, Vickrey's idea soon changed.

"Da da da."

There was a rush of footsteps, and Kitty ran in panting.

"Professor, Olivia, she dropped out of school two days ago!"

Vickrey's pupils trembled slightly as he looked at the document handed over by Kitty.

Unexpected situation, the plot is advanced...

[Main Mission [-]: Resurrection of Ashes]

Reward: 15 talent points.

Additional reward: Blood Essence x1

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It started to rain.

On the way to Pearl House, Vickery walked along the dim streets.

of the mage's hand

Under the barrier, the rain did not touch him at all.

"—Boom!"

At this time, a light flashed in the dark sky.

Lightning lit up the street, and a gloomy-looking man appeared in front of him.

"Wakeley."

The man has dazzling blond hair and menacing golden eyes.

The most notorious madman in the game.

Taen'er looked at Vickery with a half-smile.

"Are you looking for me?"

"Where's Olivia?"

Vickery gave him a look of disdain.

A flash of scarlet flashed across Taen'er's golden pupils. He squinted his eyes, seeming to observe Weekly's expression, and then laughed.

"Where she is seems to have nothing to do with you."

"Besides, you won't forget what happened on the day Pearl and the Pod family went to war in 15, right?"

In the game, the Pearl and Pod families only conflict in setting, and the specific plot is not explained. Weekley has no idea what Tyne is talking about.

"It was you who killed Leticia."

"..."

Letitia, Olivia's mother.

The familiar name evoked the incomplete memories of the previous life in Weekley's mind.

The scene of rain falling low on the ground overlaps with that day.

The scene from 15 years ago seemed to reappear.

It was also a rainy day. 'Weikeli' stood in the rain and looked at his blood-stained hands, while Leticia fell in front of him.

In the distance, Taen'er stepped on his father's corpse and laughed wildly.

In a long-premeditated plan, Leticia was used as a bait by Tyne.

The Wakeleys, who intended to kidnap Letitia and force the Pearl family to withdraw from the parliament, were surrounded.

Almost desperately, Vickrey escaped...

At that time, Tyne was full of ambition, and he was willing to sacrifice anything to achieve his goals.

Same now.

...

The memory flashing through his mind made Vickery a little angry, which was the remaining emotion from his previous life.

"Nice expression. The guy who could only run away in embarrassment at that time has grown so big..."

Tyne teased, trying to piss him off.

"But you, who are arrogant and arrogant, cannot change the cowardice in your bones..."

I have to say that Tyne'er was very successful, and Vickrey was really angry for the first time in a long time.

He walked up to the other party and stared into Tyne's eyes.

"Dogs of the Order of Ash, don't be too proud."

"what?"

Taen'er's face suddenly turned cold.

Tyne, who intends to make Olivia a vessel for the evil god, is not worthy of being a father at all.

Whether it was his previous hatred or his current emotions, Vickery hated Tyneer very much.

"I will never let your plan succeed."

After saying that, Vickery turned around and left.