Reincarnated As The Villainess's Son

Chapter 287  Main Heroines [1]

Tic! Tic!

The rhythmic ticking echoed in a lavishly furnished office.

The room was filled with ancient artifacts and priceless heirlooms that seemed to tell stories of their own.

A towering bookshelf stood in one corner, packed with leather-bound old books.

At the center of the room was a desk—crafted from the sacred wood of Yggdrasil itself.

Mariam sat on the other side, her glare boring into me.

"...."

Her silence made me uncomfortable as I shifted slightly in my chair.

[<Why did you do that?>]

'I just felt like it.' ...But even to me, that answer seemed hollow.

I had no particular reason for asking Yennefer out.

From deep within me, I wanted to do it.

Like a small part of me yearned for her.

'It's really odd.'

"What were you thinking?" Mariam's frustrated voice snapped me out of my thoughts. "Asking a professor out on your first day at the academy."

"..."

I just kept my mouth shut.

It wasn't like I could defend myself here.

It was reckless and, frankly, inappropriate.

And being the headmaster, Mariam had every right to lecture me.

"And was it necessary to antagonize the elves?" she groaned, rubbing her temples. "I can already see them trying to make your life hell."

"They would've done that anyway," I replied with a shrug. "Their arrogance makes it impossible for them to accept me."

"Still, if you hadn't provoked them, you could've lived a normal life—"