I Became the Bully that gets Avenged by The Academy

From that day on, I received attention from various academy students and had to talk with them and converse with the academy's instructors.

Though they weren't particularly meaningful conversations, since the current socializing could be used later as a tool, I had no choice but to postpone my conversation with her.

"Haha... It's more tiring than before the break..."

Finally, the time to rest alone came.

During the break, I didn't have to move around or be active this much.

Anyway, it was when I was comfortably sitting alone with no one around.

"...m...ster..."

While resting comfortably, my eyes closed, and I heard someone calling beside me.

"?"

"Master..."

Lucia was standing beside me, calling me master.

I felt confused at this sudden situation.

According to the original story, it shouldn't have been this severe at this point...?

Why is it already this bad?

Is it because Lucia, a woman, played the role of protagonist? That could make sense.

Since women bullying women often tends to be more severe than women bullying men.

Hmm... but even so, for Lucia to be calling Isabella master already before the second semester starts? This was significantly different from what I expected.

It seems I need to execute my plans faster.

"Master...?"

"Ah, yes. Lucia."

When I didn't answer while thinking, Lucia called me again with a pitiful expression.

I wonder why she called me.

"I brought the caramel macchiato you asked for before."

"Ah."

I even made her run errands?!

No, already...? It's only been a year since the academy started and already she's running errands and calling me...Master? No, but Lucia must be in such a poor situation that her hands tremble when buying bread...?

*Gasp*.... At this rate... it's obvious Lucia will take revenge on me sooner.

How can I escape this situation now and ease the relationship?

"Lucia?"

"...Yes..."

"Here, take this."

"Yes...?"

"It's payment for running the errand."

Right. This much should be enough.

If I make too big a change right now, it might cause misunderstandings and lead to bad results.

I need to resolve the relationship slowly, not too slow but not too fast either.

"This is a reward for following my orders well? I hope you'll continue to do well like this?"

"...Yes."

"Ah right, Lucia?"

"Yes."

"What had I ordered you to do before?"

"Um... Isabella-nim had given me light errands like just now, or orders to dance in front of you, and also... um... orders to take off clothes..."

"Ah."

I'm screwed.

How is the level of bullying this high when the second semester hasn't even started?

In the original story, before the second year, it just ended with verbal bullying or light hitting, but what's with giving such orders already?

Sigh...

"I... gave such orders?"

"..Yes....."

"Have I ever given you compensation like today before?"

"No. This is the first time."

Then, I need to offer her a compromise here.

A compromise where she can gain benefits while I give her orders and requests.

Well, actually it's just an excuse I'm making to bestow things on her.

"Hmm... From now on, when I request something from you, you can demand something from me. Well, whether I accept it or not is my choice."

"May I ask why you're suddenly doing this?"

"Just, isn't it more fun that way?"

"....."

"Let me give you an example. Say I order you to buy coffee from the academy store... yes, something light like that. Then you can demand something of similar value from me."

"Similar value, you say? What kind of things can I ask for?"

"Try anything you want as long as the value somewhat matches."

"Won't it just end if Isabella-nim refuses anyway?"

"Fufu, do I look like such a ruthless person to you?"

"That's not it…"

"That's right, to you, I must look like that kind of person? A bad existence who bullies you while being nice to others, a bad woman, someone you want to take revenge on."

"......"

"Fufu... I can see it all, you know? After all, I am the daughter of a major corporation's chairman and a former noble family's lady."

"If that's the case... I understand."

"Good choice, Lucia. I look forward to working with you?"

Saying this, I got up from my seat to handle the remaining work, and Lucia just stood there silently.

Since there was nothing I could do right now, I returned to class, leaving her standing there quietly.

The rest of the schedule wasn't particularly special - I attended classes, did a few personal tasks, and returned to the mansion while drinking the coffee Lucia had bought.

I always think that the White family mansion is really big.

Also, perhaps because it feels like a medieval castle renovated in a modern style, I liked its magnificent yet clean appearance. Unlike the medieval-flavored exterior, the interior was modern, so there was no discomfort.

Ah, if there was any discomfort, it would be that my legs hurt from walking around too long because the mansion is too big.

As Isabella had a packed schedule, this time after returning home was relatively less busy.

It also meant I had time left that I could use as leisure time and for information gathering.

"Huaaaaaah......."

First, since I had been out for a long time, I washed away the fatigue with warm water and floated in the bath, but it felt strange.

Though my body is weak, surprisingly, I'm good at swimming-like activities, so I can float on water without thinking.

Ah, it might just be because I'm light.

After about thirty minutes? No, maybe an hour had passed in the bathroom,

Another thing I discovered is that while I am influenced by Isabella's personality, no, brain? Spirit...? Whatever it is, its influence isn't great.

Rather, I am also influencing Isabella's brain system

Isabella's body influenced my actions and personality, and I influenced Isabella's body, changing preferences and tendencies.

The story that Isabella used to like sweet things was just for image-making purposes, but I really do like sweet things.

If I keep eating like this, I might get cavities someday, but anyway, I really liked sweets, and though it was uncomfortable eating sweet things when I first became Isabella, now I can eat them deliciously again.

My personality used to be warm, and I acted that way, too, but maybe because I was also influenced by Isabella, sometimes I act coldly, and my thinking flows in a cold direction.

For example, feeling disgust when talking with those useless guys or saying I'd rather work instead.

As they say mind and body are one, I was in the process of giving and receiving influence like that.

But unexpectedly, there was something Isabella and I had in common. It was sexual orientation.

Since I was a man, honestly no matter what, liking men was... quite a lot—no, just not appealing.

When I first imagined it, I even dry heaved in front of the maids.

And from looking at past activities and my research, Isabella was surprisingly homosexual.

She only looked up videos in that direction, and among the celebrities she was interested in, men were extremely few, almost none, while the rest were all women.

So I thought that Isabella was homosexual, meaning a woman who likes women.

Well, there were such descriptions in the original work, too, but back then, I thought it was just at the level of description.

You know, those things.

Like pretty girls holding hands or hugging when happy, that kind of thing.

Back then, users in other communities were just joking about it, but I didn't know it was real.

Anyway, that's how it is.

But another question that came up today is why Isabella, who likes women, bullied the protagonist, meaning Lucia, more severely.

Was it because that was Isabella's preference?

No, though she had a dark inner side, she wasn't the type to feel sadistic pleasure or anything like that.

Why did she bully Lucia with higher intensity?

Was it because of something Lucia did to Isabella before?