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Yesterday, I turned Ayla into a foster child, and today has arrived.

Changing clothes in the ordinary dormitory, I left for the academy in a disheveled state.

The path to the academy was ordinary. Since there is a dormitory inside the academy, it wasn’t too far, and it’s not time for students to come out now.

If most students come out at 7 a.m., I am going at 6 a.m.

Some studious students come out at 6 a.m., but most come out at 7 a.m.

So, why did I wake up so early to go to the academy?

Of course, there was a reason.

“Ayla…! That expression…”

It was to meet Ayla, who arrives early for school.

Ayla with pure white hair and beautiful red eyes that seemed tired and stained with blood. Her current appearance was like that of a patient.

Her hair was unkempt, and the mud from yesterday was still on her uniform.

Her eyes were lifeless, like those of a dead person.

In that state, one could see regret and exhaustion among the foster homes.

After hearing my ‘false’ truth yesterday, Ayla began to regret.

I had protected her family for ten months and sent medicine to cure her incurable disease. Yet, Ayla tormented me, didn’t pay properly, and even hit me, so of course, she regrets it.

Ayla’s character isn’t great, but she knows how to separate work from personal matters and even knows how to feel regret.

I would have just ignored a psychopath, but Ayla, despite having a somewhat poor character, is not a psychopath.

Look at her now. Isn’t it thrilling…!

If I passed by Ayla, she would reach out to me desperately with a futile hand in the air.

-Thump, thump.

I lowered the corners of my mouth sharply, put on a poker face, and walked past Ayla.

But I didn’t look at Ayla.

I treated her as if she didn’t exist.

“Huh? H-huh? S-Serene…! Serene!!”

Ayla, looking at the ground with lifeless eyes, suddenly noticed me passing by, her eyes regaining life as she urgently approached me.

I looked at Ayla with a expression that showed I didn’t know she was there.

“Huh?”

Seeing my expression, Ayla stiffened as if frozen.

Because my current expression was one that Ayla had never seen before.

For the foster home, I always smiled and showed a kind smile to Ayla.

No matter if Ayla hit me, tormented me, or anything else, I always smiled and treated her kindly.

Now, I was looking at Ayla with an expressionless and disdainful gaze.

Ayla, surprised by my unfamiliar reaction, stopped in her tracks.

“W-why is your expression like that, Serene…! I-I’m sorry… I was wrong, really sorry… Please don’t make that expression… You’re not usually like this…”

Ayla stammered.

Her face distorted.

An expression of pure apology and guilt covered Ayla entirely, devoid of any annoyance or resentment. It makes you wonder how guilty she must feel.

Seeing her like that, I, who had stopped my mouth from rising as if it were about to tear yesterday, looked at Ayla with a blank, disdainful gaze and said,

“Ayla, didn’t I tell you yesterday? Leave. I don’t love you anymore. If your parents are the issue, I’ll support you until the end of this week. This week is the last, so money will be available.”

“That, that’s not it!! It’s not about money… I didn’t shamelessly ask my parents for money! I came to apologize… I’m sorry for what I did wrong, for hurting you… I don’t want money… Please accept my apology… I regret it!”

With a more twisted expression, tears began to fall from Ayla’s eyes.

Ayla’s emotions right now are overwhelmed by guilt, causing her body to tremble.

Yes, this is the revenge novel…

The novel I possessed. “Revenge on the Bitches” portrays a protagonist who is tormented by several heroines. Ayla, Lulu, and Rachel are the heroines who come to her rescue.

While it was amusing to realize it was a revenge novel, it was very annoying that the protagonist’s heroines did not take revenge.

So, as soon as I realized I was in “Revenge on the Bitches,” I immediately took action.

The only heroines who didn’t take revenge.

I possessed the protagonist at a time when she was tormenting some heroines and being affectionate with the heroines.

Since I had seen many other heroines’ revenge, well, it wasn’t my concern.

“Why… why is there no answer? I’m sorry… I’m so sorry… I’m really sorry… So please… please… I can’t stop loving you now… How can I not love you, who dedicates yourself to me so selflessly…”

Oh, right. I was in front of Ayla now.

Thinking back to when I possessed her, I quickly forgot about everything related to Ayla.

Hmm, the revenge must continue. If I say “I love you too” here, and then gently embrace Ayla’s warm and soft back, we’ll head straight for a sweet ending.

The next response… Yes, this is it.

Adjusting my voice and aligning my gaze with Ayla’s, I spoke with a contemptuous look towards her.

“Ayla, I told you I love you too. But instead of accepting my love, you not only hit me because of Kara but also assaulted me even when you didn’t hit me. Acting like a villain. But I endured it. Because I love you too much, more than anyone else. I saved your parents, supported you, gave you medicine for your incurable disease… But now, I’m tired. You’re too late. If you didn’t know about my good deeds, you wouldn’t have liked me, right? Tell me. You like Kara. That’s why you hit me, tormented me, and you have no defense here, right?”

Following the tone of someone feeling unjustly treated, I said to Ayla with a trembling voice and shaking body.

The contemptuous look remained in my eyes.

Upon hearing my words, Ayla opened her mouth, realizing what she had done, “Ah… I-I’m… I’m sorry…” stuttering, she reached out to me with both arms.

She wanted to embrace me.

-Whoosh.

“I’m sorry… *sob* I-I didn’t know… I tormented you, hit you… I’m sorry… I’m really sorry… I’m sorry, Siren…”

Ayla’s heartfelt words were trying to intensify my excitement.

Oh… I’m going crazy.

Yes, this is revenge.

Look at those trembling pupils, the tears flowing from them, and the shaking body… It’s driving me insane.

-Thud!

“Huh…?”

Ayla’s shocked expression turned towards me.

It was because I pushed Ayla.

After pushing Ayla, she patted my side where she had embraced me, muttering to herself.

“Dirty wench… What nonsense is this about liking Karla? Ugh, can’t she take a hint to buzz off? I’ve found someone else I like now.”

Though muttered to herself, Ayla’s words were audible enough for Ira to hear.

Upon hearing my mutterings, Ayla’s heart seemed to skip a beat as she urgently rushed towards me once again.

“I-I’m sorry for liking Karla!! It’s not the case anymore! I like you more than someone like Karla! I, now, only know you! But… but to like someone else?! What in the world—”

-Smack!

“…Huh?”

Ayla ran towards me, insulting Karla in the process. She must have been shocked by my mention of liking someone else.

Without ever having been hit before, Ayla was likely overwhelmed by confusion and helplessness as she covered her stinging cheek.

“Is this…? What in the world—”

-Smack!

“Ugh…!”

I struck Ayla’s cheek with force once more.

With an impassive expression, I calmly slapped Ayla’s cheek.

After being hit twice, Ayla seemed bewildered, extending a confused hand towards me.

“Is this…? Was it wrong for me to hit you…? Then go ahead, hit me as much as you want! Hit my body, my legs, my face, hit them all! Please don’t hate me, even though I do…”

Desperately clinging to me, Ayla begged.

Rather than rebelling after being hit, she seemed almost pleased at the prospect of making amends.

If it meant being with me, she exuded a fervor that could drive her to do anything, even kill someone.

Seeing Ayla in such a state once again excited me. This was the taste of dominance. The kind that would do anything if it meant receiving an apology from a man. I truly enjoyed such individuals.

They listened so well. If they made a mistake, they trembled while apologizing, and just witnessing such behavior excited me.

Therefore, to embellish the climax,

-Smack!!

“Eek…!!”

I kicked Ayla in the abdomen.

“Cough…!!! Cough, cough…!!”

Clutching her stomach as it was kicked, Ayla coughed.

Grabbing Ayla by the front of her hair, I spoke to her with a fierce gaze and a terrifying tone.

“Ayla, I no longer love you. No matter how you cling to me or what you say.”

Ayla’s pupils began to tremble more seriously.

As if anticipating my next words, Ayla reached out her hand to interrupt me, but I cut her off with a firm and assertive “Stop.”

Her hand froze in mid-air. If she had touched me here, there would be no turning back due to the anxiety of what might follow.

Once Ayla’s actions ceased, I continued speaking directly.

“I hit you because you told me to. Don’t think hitting me will win my affection, Ayla.”

With my definitive statement, any vitality drained from Ayla’s eyes.

The once ruby-red, vibrant eyes of Ayla now appeared lifeless and devoid of light, reflecting a dying essence.

Observing this transformation, I concluded decisively:

“I no longer love you. The one I love now is ‘Lulu.’ That’s all.”

Leaving behind the declaration that ‘Lulu’ was the one I loved, I released Ayla, who clutched her stomach, and headed towards the academy.

*Sob… Sniff… Sob… Aaahhhhh!*

From a distance, the sound of Ayla’s crying could be heard painfully, but even that was a kind of comfort.

Right now, Ayla must be feeling sorry for me, carrying emotions of guilt and anger towards Lulu.

I can guarantee that Lulu and Ayla are close.

However, I have just ignited a fire between the two of them.

Lulu might not know, but Ayla will come to hate Lulu.

Ayla will think that Lulu took me away from her.

Now… it’s the beginning of the second phase.

The target of the second scheme is… Lulu, it’s you.

With a more wicked smile than usual, I became increasingly excited at the thought of executing the plan.

Ah…! I am so looking forward to today.