Lucien walked towards the garden present in the Dukes estate.
On the way every maid or workers he saw was terrified of him.
Nobe even dared to look into his eyes.
But when someone did look into his eyes.
"Eek!..."
This is already the third time.
Look at her trembling and running away.
'Do I really look like a monster?.....'
I know that Lucien used to bully some of the maids and workers when drunk but it wasn't to the extent to create such reactions.
He didn't hit them or touch them inappropriately. He only verbal abused them.
But it seems gossips among servents must have exaggerated my crimes.
Lucien sighed with a dejected look.
'But really this garden looks so beautiful. Even the gardens I have seen back on earth can't compare.'
Lucien walked towards the centre of the garden.
And there he saw a table filled with all kinds of pastries and snacks.
With a young woman sitting there seemingly waiting for someone with an indifferent and emotionless face
Lucien walked towards her and as if sensing his presence she looked towards him.
Their eye locked together.
'Isolde von Vaelric, she really is beutiful. I wanted to see how an exaggerated beauty of the 2d world would look like in real life.'
'But this is way beyond my expectations.'
'A aloof and indifferent face that would make even the moon jealous. Along with soft and ethereal shoulder length silver hair tied in a High pony. Along with a pair of silver eyes matching her hair colour.'
'About 170 meters tall wearing a simple protective knight's attire with a sword on her waist. And the crest of house of Vaelric a silver sword held upright in azure blue background seemingly symbolising justice and righteousness.'
'A moderate pair of breasts, neither too big not too small, a seemingly perfect,curvacious and athletic body obviously obtained through years of training.
She slightly bowed her head.
To which I also bowed my head slightly.
"Good afternoon, Lady Isolde"
"Ah...good afternoon to you too Lucien"
Isolde said indifferently, but only the confusion in her eyes couldn't be hidden.
'Whats with that suprised look?..ah it must be because Lucien used to talk informally and rather crudely with her'
'But I have no intention of continuing to act like a scoundrel. Even if I was not a noble, I was still the CEO of a conglomerate. I still have pride and etiquette befitting that position.'
Lucien sat down positioning himself to face Isolde.
"So what is lady Isolde here for?"
'but looking at her, she didn't seem to hate me as much as shown in the game.'
Isolde hardened her face as if contemplating
Something and began to speak.
"Please resign your post as a professor"
"What?.."
Lucien stared at her face.
'Her eyes were filled with 2 parts hate , 5 parts sadness and 3 parts of hope and expectation'
"..I know the thesis was not yours, it can't be with your talent."
"Confess that you stole someone's life's work and resign. If you do so , I will be yours"
"..."
"No matter what, even if the world stands against you I will stand by your side...so please..."
Lucien looked at Isolde's indifferent face as if what she said was something trivial.
'No...her hands are trembling...and her eyes are slightly wavering..
'So this must be the event that caused Isolde to despise Lucien.'
Lucien had always been a scum. But Isolde still tried to fix this relationship even if it was a purely political arrangement from the family.
Lucien fawned over Isolde, tried to buy her affections through expensive gifts. But all that Isolde wanted from him was to stop living like a scum. Accept and repent for his past.Even if she didn't love him, she would still be with him as long as he repented.
'But Lucien always betrayed her expectations.I guess he must have rejected her here and....no...with how much she despised him in the original he must have done something worst.'
'With how he was till now.... I think he must have agreed to her conditions, But went back on his words.'
'That betrayal must have been the last straw that broke the camel's back, making her give up on this unfortunate relationship.'
"Sigh~"
Seeing Lucien sigh Isolde flinched.
"I am sorry, But I can't"
'If I want to survive, I must be present in the academy to prevent the death of the main characters.'
Hearing his words Isolde first showed suprise but that was only for a moment.
Isolde's eyebrows burrowed hard, her eyes reddened slightly filled with sadness anger and contempt. Her entire body trembling.
"Why...are you like this.. isn't this what you always wanted for me to become yours"
Isolde said in a slightly hoarse sound.
"... I don't want your expensive gifts, treating me like a doll that can be bought with money, all I ask from you is to repent what you have done and Stop living like this..."
"Why?..just why are you like this?.."
"Isolde."
I called her in a soft voice that Lucien had never used when talking to anyone.
"I am truly sorry for all I have done till now and how I treated you"
"..."
Isolde froze looking at his sincere and apolegatic eyes.
Both stood still for about 10 secs before Isolde finally broke the silence.
"If your truly sorry... Then why won't you agree.."
"I want to change."
Lucien said interrupting her.
"..."
"I don't want to live like a scoundrel anymore. I regret how I been living after her death..."
"..."
"For me this is my only chance to correct my life."
"...but how will you teach the kids? You know more than anyone else that you can't teach anyone because you don't know anything yourself. You know you don't deserve this position."
Isolde said indifferently but this time her eyes didn't have that sadness that seemed to consume her instead there was a slight glimmer of hope. Her tone slightly softer than before.
"I know, I am not worthy, that I have nothing to teach them."
"Then why?"
"There's still a month before the Academy reopens."
"..."
"I will give my best and do everything I can to become someone worthy"
"..What can you do in a month? You know your talent..."
"Headmaster Merlin opposed my appointment.I barely managed to acquire it through influence of my father and the Emperor."
"..."
"No matter how much influence my father has he can't suppress all the noble houses of the student from my class and along the headmaster's opposition"
"..."
"If I can't meet the standards I will be expelled, right?"
"...Yes"
"Then let me try."
"..."
"I won't ask you to believe that I can become a mage worthy of teaching at the academy in a month"
"..."
"I won't ask you to believe I have completely turned over a new leaf and changed in a single month we haven't met"
"..."
"All I ask from you is one last chance to let me change and become someone worthy of you. One chance to change and live like a decent human"
"..."
"Even if I fail, and get expelled. Atleast I would have tried."
"..."
"On House Blackharts honor...I swear to publicly confess about the stolen thesis and everything else I have done wrong in my life, If I get expelled"
Isolde's eyebrows burrowed and her eyes filled with shock.
'After all a swearing on a house's name was a serious matter. If unable to complete the promise , I would be expelled from the house'
"So Will you please give me a chance...."
Lucien said with determined and sincere eyes that had a hint of melancholy.
*...*
"Phew~"
Lucien took a breath of relief as he watched the house Vaelric's carriage with Isolde inside leave.
'Phew~ acting all sad and serious about turning over a new leaf was pretty hard'
'good thing I am great at acting due to living my life as a heir to a congrulamate.'
'As for becoming worthy, No one knows more about the game mechanics and knowledge of both magic and swordsmanship arts than me in the world.'
'Even If I really do end up expelled than what does it even matter if I confess my sins? I will die when the world ends anyways Does it even matter if my already bad reputation gets worse?'