Is The Super Famous Sorceress The Villain?

Miss Noir stopped beside my desk. When I looked up, I noticed her eyes glowing green. My heart skipped a beat.

Oh no! She's trying to read my mind! That means I'm one of the main suspects...

An intense headache struck me just as Miss Noir's glowing green eyes bore into mine.

However... At that moment, I remembered the words of that hooded girl: "never mind, I've already completed my mission anyway." Her mission was precisely this! To drive the authorities hysterical over the matter and make people begin to doubt Trío Encanto's protection.

But, putting that aside, I'm currently in a high-danger situation. What do I do?

Miss Noir's eyes gleamed even more intensely as she narrowed them; it was as if she were trying to dig into my mind.

According to Warren, the information they give us about sorcery at school is completely false. This is obviously a conspiracy with Trio Enchantment; they don't want competition, so it benefits them if everyone in the city lives in ignorance.

Now that I think about it, before the incident in that abandoned building, Miss Noir tried to warn me about how dangerous my attitude was. Remembering that sermon she gave me that afternoon, everything makes sense. Furthermore, Katrina herself said that day, in that strange room, that my teacher had mentioned how obsessed I was with sorcery.

Considering those two points, it's obvious that Miss Noir works for Trio Encanto. If she discovers anything while reading my thoughts, she won't hesitate to inform Katrina. No! The situation might be even worse! Maybe it was Katrina herself who sent her to examine my mind.

Amid this difficult situation, I looked at Warren. He was putting that device on one of his arms.

That day, if it hadn't been for him, I'd be... dead... Thanks to him, Katrina believed I wasn't a sorceress and thought it was merely her obsession. According to the agreement, I shouldn't remember anything from that day, yet I do.

Wait a minute... If she sent Miss Noir to confirm whether I'm a sorceress or not, that means... She didn't trust Warren!

Oh no! If Miss Noir sees anything in my thoughts, he'll be in trouble too! If I remember correctly, that day, Katrina gave him a terrible warning—no... a threat! He's in danger!

"Damn, what do I do, what do I do?" I thought desperately.

Sweat the size of stones rolled down my face. Warren has done so much for me... I have to protect him this time! If Katrina finds out anything, I have no doubt she'll come straight away to annihilate me... That cold, calculating gaze, and the horrible terror I experienced that day were incredibly terrifying... No, I definitely don't want to go through that again.

"That's it!" I murmured.

I just have to think about something else, anything! Come on, Mila Vellerth, you can do it! Uooooooo!

However...

There was one image I couldn't get out of my head. The moment when Leandra and Dasha looked at each other with such tenderness and affection. My gosh, it was so beautiful... so impactful... For a yuri fan like me, it was an attack far too effective.

No! Get out of my mind! Wahhhh!

While screaming internally in anguish, I accidentally knocked everything off my desk—books, pens, and that device included.

"Ah!"

The unexpected movement made Miss Noir snap out of her concentration. Her eyes returned to their normal color, no longer glowing.

"Huh? What's this?" Miss Noir bent down to pick up the items I had unintentionally knocked over. Then, she began returning them to my desk, one by one.

"T-Thank you, Miss Noir... huh?" However, it seemed one last item caught her attention. Miss Noir picked it up and stood up to examine it more closely.

It was that yuri manga I bought with Warren's money!

"V-Vellerth, this is..." Miss Noir's voice sounded strangely nervous. I'd never heard her speak in that tone before.

I began sweating even more. Miss Noir's eyebrows trembled slightly, though I couldn't see her face. What kind of expression did she have?

To make the situation worse, she started flipping through the pages of the manga. You know what's worse than that? I had bookmarks on the pages with the most suggestive panels! Kisses, loving gazes, intense scenes... etc...

At that moment, all I could think was "Kill meeeee!" Yes, I wanted to die.

Looking at Warren at the front of the class, I saw him put a hand on his forehead, clearly disappointed.

What?! It's not my fault!

Fwhoosh! Fwhoosh! Miss Noir turned the pages faster and faster. Though I couldn't see her face..... I'm sure you can imagine how embarrassing it was for me, right?

Wait a second... Don't tell me she likes it! Oh, no. Have I been a bad influence on Miss Noir? What have I done? Because of me, she'll become addicted to this content! Don't go down that dark path, Miss Noir!

Thump! Miss Noir abruptly closed the manga. She looked between the manga and me, then brought a hand to her chin.

"Yes, yes. That makes sense..." she muttered.

H-Huh? What makes sense?

"Well, never mind..." She murmured before returning to her desk.

Huh? That was it? She gave up just like that? I felt a deep sense of relief and melted into my chair, as if I had turned into a puddle. My gosh, this is bad for my heart!

After that, Miss Noir continued explaining more about that device. She checked that everything worked properly, and then the day's class began.

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Hours later...

Ring! The bell announced the start of lunch hour. Everyone started getting ready to leave. We were in math class with Professor Grosberg when...

Bump!

"Ouch!" I bumped into someone.

"M-Miss Noir?"

She gave me a teasing smile.

"You haven't forgotten, have you, Vellerth?"

"Huh?"

Oh no! Don't tell me... she did see something in my mind after all? Am I in trouble?

"The 20,000-word essay!"

"Huh?!"

"No "huh," Vellerth!"

"Ah!"

"Don't tell me you forgot..."

Yes, I had forgotten... that annoying 20,000-word essay.