The Villainous Me Turned the Losers into Blackened Bosses-Chapter 38 - Turning the Tables

“It’s time. Miss Leah, wake up.”

“Huh… what do you mean, time? Wait, isn’t it still dark outside?”

Leah groggily opened her eyes, realizing she had actually fallen asleep. Those brief ten minutes of rest had been more refreshing than all the sleep she’d gotten in the past few days combined.

She also realized she was leaning on Will’s shoulder—when had that happened? She had lent him her shoulder earlier, so how had their positions reversed?!

“To put it simply…” Will removed her magical robe and draped it over her head, “the door should be opening now.”

“The door… is opening?”

As soon as she asked, the door creaked open, letting in a sliver of moonlight.

Voices could be heard from outside.

“I can’t believe you came up with this plan. Let me remind you, if nothing happens, no one will care. But if something goes wrong, it’ll come back to bite us.”

The voice was cold and critical, clearly disapproving.

“What did you call me? Hmph, look, didn’t my plan work perfectly? Teach him a lesson, and he’ll learn not to mess with us!”

It was the same voice as the ringleader of the bullying trio from earlier that morning.

“Alright, alright, let’s just go in. It’s been an hour; he should be—”

Before the lone female voice could finish, her wrist was suddenly grabbed by an icy cold hand.

—A hand as cold as if it had been frozen in the storage room for an hour.

“Hmm? What are you talking about? He should be what?”

The blond-haired Felix.

The red-haired Belle.

The blue-haired Hunter.

One had their mouth hanging open, one’s eyes were wide in shock, and one took a cautious step back.

The trio of bullies stood frozen, staring at Will, who stood there completely unfazed, as if they had seen a ghost.

“Or maybe you mean… I should be what?”

Will, standing against the backdrop of moonlight, smiled in a way that was eerily unsettling, like a villainous boss waiting for his moment.

Leah didn’t follow him out. She hid in the shadows of the storage room, observing.

Part of her hesitation was practical—it would look incredibly suspicious if she appeared alongside Will, as if they had been secretly meeting in the storage room.

But more importantly…

She wanted to see how Will, with his thin frame and bandaged right hand, could face off against three stronger opponents with such confidence.

She had always been curious about the extraordinary things her student managed to pull off.

“Y-Y-You—you—what’s going on?! You’ve been locked in this freezing storage room for nearly an hour! How are you still fine?!”

Felix was the first to break, blurting out his disbelief.

“Tch…” Hunter stepped in front of Belle, pushing Will’s hand away. “We were just… just following the warehouse manager’s orders to check the storage room. What are you doing here? Are you trying to steal something?”

“Y-Yeah! It’s our turn to inspect today…”

Belle quickly chimed in, following Hunter’s lead.

Will adjusted his glasses.

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Looks like I’ve got some opponents here.

He hadn’t expected the bullying trio to include someone with actual brains. They had realized that as long as they denied everything, there was no way to pin the blame on them.

Hearing this, Leah clenched her fists. She was also locked in the storage room—if she stepped out and testified, their lies would be exposed. As their homeroom teacher, her word would ensure they couldn’t escape punishment.

However…

Will walked right up to Hunter.

“You’re Hunter, right? The son of the Thompson family. Your father was the leader of the adventuring party Tidal Surge ten years ago. You grew up around dungeons and learned a lot, which is why you were able to get into this school.”

“What are you trying to say?”

“And Belle, the daughter of the Edwards family. Her father was the second-in-command of Tidal Surge. Childhood friends with you, a perfect pair. Both of you shared a passion for dungeons and made it your goal to form a team together, which is why you’re here now…”

Belle took a step back at his words.

—None of this was private information. It was all easy to find with a little digging.

“What? You two are a thing? No wonder Belle recommended you to me.”

Felix looked genuinely surprised.

“But Hunter… can you guess…”

Will narrowed his eyes, the deep blue of his gaze seeming to draw them in.

“Last weekend, after Belle turned down your invitation to go shopping in the capital… who was it that she went to the jewelry store on First Street with? And who bought her the earrings she’s wearing right now?”

““!?””

Belle froze, her expression betraying her guilt. Hunter’s eyes widened in shock.

—Again, this wasn’t private information. A little speculation and a few strategically placed informants in the city were all it took to piece it together.

Heh, Hunter might be a decent opponent.

But…

Will had brought the trio here not to immediately convict them but to start dismantling their fragile alliance from within.

In schools, bullying alliances were often incredibly weak, especially when they involved a two-guys-one-girl dynamic.

Felix, the wealthy noble’s son, eager to form a clique at school.

Belle, who played along with Felix while maintaining her connection to Hunter.

Hunter, the smart one, who seemed out of place in such a foolish group.

Wow, this was textbook “manipulative girl controlling two guys” drama.

Classic cannon fodder setup in stories.

“Belle, you…” Hunter turned to Belle, brushing aside her hair to reveal the shiny new earrings glinting in the moonlight. They were clearly expensive. “Who… who did you go out with over the weekend?!”

“I… I went by myself…”

“What? It’s just a pair of earrings. She asked me for a gift last week, so I took her shopping.”

Felix, oblivious to the tension, chimed in, completely derailing the conversation.

—He had no idea he might have just stolen someone else’s girl.

“Pfft…”

Will almost burst out laughing. It seemed that in this world, rich young masters all shared a certain brand of stupidity.

Felix, as if he were some kind of third party, proudly inserted himself into the dynamic between the childhood friends.

“Besides, isn’t Belle my girl?”

He even struck a triumphant pose, hands on his hips.

“Felix, you!!!”

Hunter, enraged, tackled Felix to the ground, his fist already swinging. But Felix, in true cannon fodder fashion, managed to dodge at the last second.

“What’s your problem?! Are you crazy?! Belle told me herself that she liked me when she first got here. Didn’t you know?”

“Say that again, I dare you!”

“Hunter, calm down! There’s nothing between me and him…”

“What? Last night, when we went to the inn together, you weren’t saying that.”

“Explain yourself—”

“I… I don’t know how to—”

“So, all this time, you’ve been dressing up, covering your freckles with makeup, just for him?!”

“I didn’t!”

“You dragged me into this stupid school bullying game, just for him?!”

“I would never—”

“You told me we’d get into Entark First Academy together, and now you’re using me as a tool?!”

…

“This drama… is delicious.”

Will crossed his arms and watched the chaos unfold, nodding in satisfaction.