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The reason for bringing the Green Emperor’s helmet was simple.

It seemed most suitable for covering my face.

No appropriate mask came to mind, and it wasn’t easy to obtain one. On the other hand, the Green Emperor’s helmet could conceal my entire head, making it impossible for anyone to recognize me. I just needed to tie up my long hair and cover it with a cloak that rose up to my neck.

Wearing the cloak and loose-fitting armor allowed me to conceal the contours and silhouette of my body. The voice modulation magic embedded in the helmet, like an artifact, transformed my voice into a deep and husky tone. This way, not only my true identity but also the fact that I am a woman could be concealed.

The only thing visible would be the turquoise light flowing through the open eye area. Even that was different from the usual color of my irises….

In my desire to hide my appearance, by choosing the Green Emperor’s helmet and making various preparations, I had become a perfect unknown.

In the mirror, I was the very embodiment of the Unknown depicted in the novel’s illustrations.

Clang-

Hearing the heavy sound of the armor every time I moved, I approached the mirror.

“Wow… I look… terrible?”

I really looked like a villain, no matter who saw me. It seemed fitting for lines like ‘hehehe’ or ‘creak, creak.’ I even looked like a dark sorcerer who liked sacrificial offerings.

I don’t like it….

One shouldn’t judge people based solely on their appearance. It may be hard to believe, but despite this terrifying appearance, today I plan to save people. I will prevent a tragedy where half of the second-class freshmen in the School of Magic would have perished. A tragedy that couldn’t be prevented in the original work.

Whether it’s the author’s trickery or fate, I’m not sure, but everything seems to be guiding me down the path of Tricky Green, the princess from the original work. I’ll play along with that. Theo’s revenge is the only thing I truly desire here.

However, I will do it my way. I won’t care about the original development. That’s the only way to lead, not like another vessel, Carl Mayner. I can’t stand being manipulated by others.

Tomorrow is a turning point.

The first episode of the academy will be rewritten.

I’ve been trying to find good things since I was possessed. Otherwise, I felt like I would be trapped in gloomy thoughts. At first, Theo’s existence, then the mansion with its wide-open eyes, the luxurious ingredients used in the food, the pretty maids…

Anyway!

What I want to say is that one of those good things is magic. Especially if you can handle magic freely like me.

For example, like this.

Swoosh-

Wearing a helmet, the cloak and armor hidden using spatial magic are put on together. Beatrice’s appearance disappears, leaving only Unknown’s appearance.

Like transforming.

It seemed troublesome to put on and take off every time, and difficult to store, so I came up with a solution after much thought. Because of this, I stayed up all night piling up and researching magical books in the library.

Some might think it’s a waste of time, but costumes are a romance. Absolutely no compromise. Like some poor hero shooting spider webs, you can’t change clothes in an alley in a hurry.

If someone sees me….

Ha.

I’m getting lost in thought again. It’s almost time.

Clack-

The sound of boots on the armor fills the hallway.

Clack clack-

Step by step, slowly.

Shooong-

Then a short teleportation. In an instant, into the classroom.

“!!!”

Thanks to memorizing the building’s layout beforehand, I entered the classroom without much fuss. The situation hadn’t unfolded yet.

“Ahh!”

“Eek!”

The students who were already terrified began to scream as soon as they saw me. I wanted to tell them to calm down, but I decided to keep my mouth shut because my appearance seemed too villainous and might have had the opposite effect.

“….”

The professor, who had gathered the students in a corner and was guarding them, turned pale when he saw me. He must have felt the mana that I brought with me when I appeared through spatial movement.

He started to break out in a cold sweat.

It seemed like he had been trying to protect the students until the end despite being at a disadvantage against the culprit already in the classroom. But seeing me made him give up all hope.

Disappointed?

When I raised my head and looked at the entrance of the classroom, there were summoned creatures guarding the entrance. Each one of them was a grotesque-looking gargoyle. The culprit was blocking the entrance and slowly closing in on the people inside the classroom. They probably wanted to see the fear-stricken faces.

“Who are you?!”

The professor asked, and I replied with a smile.

“I’m here to help.”

As my distorted deep voice echoed softly, the professor swallowed hard.

Perhaps he understood that I had come to help the culprit.

The professor responsible for magic potions was more specialized in research than combat, so even though he held the position of an Imperial Academy professor, it seemed difficult for him to protect the students from the culprit.

In the original work, his body was horribly displayed on the classroom podium, so it was obvious what would happen if I didn’t intervene.

Thud-

I turned my back on the professor and the students.

I looked at the culprit standing in the middle of the classroom. A man wrapped in a robe. A disheveled man. Crimson eyes filled with madness. I could see the Academy uniform through the robe. The mana emanating from him was reminiscent of traces left in a museum.

That bastard.

The student who stole Eligos’s horn. Fabian, a second-class student in the School of Magic…

I don’t remember his last name. It doesn’t matter. He was a guy who didn’t need his last name to be remembered.

“You, you, what… What is this? Those eyes..! What, what kind of mana is this!”

“Well.. Ma-ma-ma, want to guess?”

“This… this, you bastard..!”

Stuttering was just like the original Fabian. Provoking him made him just as furious. Inside the mask, he laughed silently.

“Even if you get Eligos’s horn, the pitiful fate won’t change.”

“Shut up!!”

His anger surged, and without stuttering, he shouted directly. When Fabian reached out, a magic circle appeared, and within it, demons sprang out. They looked like huge dogs.

Should I call them wolves? But they looked much more dangerous, entirely black with eyes as red as blood.

“Ahh!”

Gasps of surprise were heard from the students behind.

The demons roared and rushed towards me. The students’ screams grew louder. Amidst the chaos, some students gathered mana to protect themselves. Yes, if they wore academy uniforms, they should be able to do that much. Even in the urgency, I turned my head to look at them. Letizia was there too.

She impressively stood her ground, steadying her trembling legs. It seemed like a magic missile could be launched from the mana gathered in her hands at any moment.

It was an impressive sight. But they weren’t capable of facing Fabian’s demons. Second-class students, including her, were talented but had almost no practical experience.

-Krrk.

Suddenly, a demon approached right in front of me. The closest demon opened its huge mouth, revealing sharp teeth. I felt so bad, I wanted to get rid of it immediately.

Thud!

The demons seemed to hit a huge wall. They stumbled over the shield I created.

It wasn’t noble magic but ordinary magic. Today, I planned to show how a mage fights for second-class students to survive. That’s why I’m not using noble magic.

“What was that just now? How did you create such a shield without chanting or invocation..?!”

The sound of nervous students murmuring can be heard.

Each magician can use magic significantly lower than their level without an incantation. Like when Daniella fired off basic attack magic, Magic Missile.

In my case, I could handle almost all magic without an incantation. This is a fact I discovered while annihilating the heretical research overseas.

And…

I gathered mana on my hand. The dense, blue mana suddenly formed into a lump and transformed into electricity.

Lightning.

Literally, it’s the most basic magic that generates electricity. However, if you’re a skilled magician, with just this magic, you can perform miracles. I think I’m quite a skilled magician. Despite being a blood traitor.

I slowly aimed at the struggling mages with my outstretched hand.

Zap—

Kwaang!

-Kyaaaah!

The electricity emanating from my hand struck the mages. In an instant, the smell of burning filled the air as the mages convulsed in the electricity. They soon emitted smoke from their bodies and collapsed.

Silence flowed.

Everyone understood what had happened. I had only used Lightning to defeat those huge mages. The students who had looked down on me were now staring at me with astonished expressions.

“You guys could do it soon too… ”

In the original work, he dies before mastering that learning, but this time will be different. Surviving, pioneering a new destiny, and perhaps finding comrades to seek revenge together. That’s what the academy is for me. A place to gather comrades to overthrow the empire and break the establishment.

“Just a few damn brats won’t be the end, right?”

I walked slowly toward Fabian. He glared at me as if he would kill me. I know we haven’t even started yet. Fabian was a villain who appeared early on, but he was quite powerful. His obsession and madness gave forbidden power to the fallen nobles of the empire.

Fabian, the demon summoner.

Using all kinds of tricks, in the end, he resurrected Eligos using Eligos’s horn and died as a new student at the academy. If it weren’t for me, there would have been no survivors in this building. Just like it was written in the novel.

Karl Mayner seems to have no intention of changing the original flow.

Coward.

Doesn’t he feel ashamed?

It’s obvious that he’s pretending not to know because he’s afraid of changing the known future. Frankly, I’m a little disappointed. I secretly hoped he would appear before me….

“!”

At that moment, the classroom door swung open.

A blond man entered the classroom. Karl Mayner shouted at me with the holy sword in his hand.

He can’t possibly know about the Unknown right now. But I am here. Not the Unknown, but me, Beatrice!

No, but did you really need to summon the holy sword out of nowhere? You still need to pretend to be a noble from the Imperial Department, don’t you..?

Ah.

Yes, you made your choice too. Like a man.

I grinned while looking at Karl trembling.

I was really glad I was wearing a helmet.

If I hadn’t, everyone would have seen my triumphant expression.

Our story is just beginning.

A new story different from the original.