Magic Academy's Genius Blinker - Chapter 107
Chapter 107
28. I Have a Lover (2)
The next day.
As usual, Flame attended school, showing how much she hated it, but still listening to the lectures more diligently than anyone else.
Knowing that every moment could change the future, she didn’t waste time.
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But something felt off today.
The atmosphere… felt weird.
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Maybe it was the constant buzz. Or perhaps it was the number of eyes on her.
‘Did my pants rip?’
Or did I get something on my face?
After class, she went to the bathroom to check herself in the mirror but found nothing amiss.
‘Hmm, what is it?’
Passing female students would glance at her, whispering amongst themselves. They didn’t seem to be badmouthing her, but if she stared back at them, they’d flinch and turn away, making it impossible to ask.
However, Flame wasn’t one to dwell on trivial matters.
After one lecture, as she walked down the hall to her next class, a group of girls deliberately bumped into her shoulder.
“Oh, you should watch where you’re going.”
Annoyed, Flame smacked the girl’s forehead with her palm.
Smack!
“Ow!”
It was a satisfying sound.
“Are you crazy?”
“Wh-what… what are you doing….”
“What, want another hit?”
“Eep!”
When Flame raised her hand again, the girl instinctively flinched.
Even though she was about 10cm taller than Flame, she was intimidated by Flame’s aggressive demeanor.
“Hey, cut it out. Just tell me what’s going on.”
“Wh-what’s going on…”
“Ugh, you’re really pushing it. Follow me to the rooftop. Let’s talk while I give you a beating.”
“C-crazy? How can such a reckless girl be Jeremie’s girlfriend… Oops!”
The girl clamped her hand over her mouth, but it was too late.
“What? Whose girlfriend did you say I am?”
The girls exchanged uneasy glances and then grit their teeth.
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“Are you trying to play dumb now? You sly fox! The whole school knows you’ve been flirting with Young Master Jeremie!”
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“…What kind of nonsense is this?”
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Flame rubbed her temple with a pen, genuinely baffled.
“I’ve flirted with someone? I’ve hit someone with a bat, maybe.”
“Ha, there’s even evidence.”
The girl pulled out a photo and showed it to Flame. It clearly showed Flame, in her pajamas, at the boys’ dormitory at night, talking to someone.
Though the person inside the dorm wasn’t visible, the colors of the hallway and the dorm door’s fancy appearance made it clear it was the S-Class boys’ dorm.
‘This… was last night.’
It was indeed a controversial photo. A girl visiting a boy’s dorm in pajamas at night strongly implied they were lovers… or something more.
But why spread a rumor she was Jeremie’s girlfriend?
The man’s identity wasn’t even revealed in the photo.
And it spread so quickly, as if someone had deliberately circulated it overnight.
…No.
There was no one around when she went to his dorm last night.
It was obvious who had orchestrated this.
‘Hah, unbelievable.’
Flame laughed helplessly.
‘Jeremie, you crazy bastard. So, this is your move…’
Though it seemed childish, it gave her chills. To manipulate the situation, he had used students to spread the rumor throughout the school.
‘Well… he did worse things casually in the original romantic fantasy.’
With a throbbing headache, Flame pressed her temple with a pen.
“Enough. I’m confiscating this photo.”
“Wh-what!”
“By the way, it’s a lie, so don’t believe it.”
“A lie…?”
“I’m not involved with him, idiot.”
“Idiot… such a vulgar word…!”
She could roughly guess why these girls were picking a fight.
With his innocent appearance, Jeremie had quite the fanbase, almost like a modern idol. So hearing that a sly fox was flirting with him would naturally make them furious.
In modern times, when male idols were rumored to be dating ordinary girls, extreme fans sometimes terrorized the girl’s home or sent threats via social media.
‘Ugh, this is so annoying…’
No matter how much she denied it, it was hard to quell a rumor that had already spread with just her word alone.
What could she do?
Skipping class wasn’t an option, so Flame silently attended the remaining lectures.
Few students picked fights like before. Most were excited by the new gossip about the ‘romance between the crown prince and a commoner girl.’
Perhaps it was a mistake to endure quietly until today’s lectures ended.
As time passed, the rumor that ‘Flame and Jeremie are in a relationship’ grew like a snowball, becoming almost a fact.
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In the afternoon, during the last lecture.
As she was about to leave for the dorm after class, the lecture hall door opened, and Jeremie walked in.
“Oh?”
“Young Master Jeremie came himself.”
With warm eyes, he approached Flame, who was standing still, and said,
“Flame. How about having dinner with me tonight?”
There was an immediate but quiet uproar around them.
‘The rumor was true!’
‘Oh my God! Flame and the crown prince are really a couple…’
‘Crazy, this is crazy!’
Finally, Flame understood Jeremie’s intention fully.
The rumor subtly circulating in the school.
There was evidence and witnesses, but without the parties directly addressing it, the issue kept growing without resolution.
Now, Jeremie was inviting Flame to dinner openly?
He neither affirmed nor denied the rumor.
But his simple action essentially confirmed it.
‘This is driving me mad…’
Denying it vehemently and running away wouldn’t help. The evidence photos were clear, and Jeremie’s actions suggested the rumor was true, implying that ‘Flame felt pressured and ran away.’
Fine.
Even if she insisted strongly that ‘I’m not your girlfriend,’ it wouldn’t solve anything right now.
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But Jeremie’s plan was like pulmonary hypertension, slowly constricting the airways, eventually leading to a heart attack, trapping the opponent completely.
This rumor incident was the ‘seed’ of that plan. Even if she escaped now, the seed would grow, eventually capturing her.
Flame clenched her sweaty hands.
She knew how meticulously Jeremie had ensnared Aiselle in the original romantic fantasy, making her tense.
‘Running away means nothing.’
She had to kill the seed so it could never sprout.
“Flame, let’s go.”
While she pondered, Jeremie drew closer.
What should she do?
How could she extinguish this ridiculous rumor in one go?
Desperately searching for a solution, Flame suddenly recalled a romance webtoon she had read before.
“…Hey.”
“Hmm?”
“Why should I eat with you?”
Jeremie smiled, as if expecting this.
“Oh, sorry. I should have been more considerate. You might feel pressured with so many people around… I’ll wait for you.”
As he spoke and turned to leave, Flame didn’t stop.
“No, why do you keep acting like we’re something?”
“Huh? Well…”
“I already have a boyfriend.”
Freeze.
Jeremie’s usually smiling face suddenly stiffened awkwardly.
The surrounding reactions were similar. The students, who were filled with emotions like supporting love or feeling jealous, instantly quieted down.
Flame took out the photo she had confiscated from the girls earlier and waved it.
“This photo shows me going to your room?”
Jeremie, still calmly smiling, asked back.
“Yes. Who else, then?”
“I told you.”
Boyfriend, lover, significant other.
Desperately, Flame thought of a believable excuse for the situation.
Previously, she had half-jokingly lied to Jeremie that ‘Aiselle is actually my lover!’ but it was an obviously unbelievable lie.
Besides, Aiselle was like a fragile fish who got mentally shattered easily, so she didn’t want to drag her into this giant rumor.
Moreover, since the photo background was the boys’ dorm, it wouldn’t make sense.
‘A first-year S-Class boy…
Someone who could match her lie, no matter the rumor. Even if Jeremie’s hands reached out, someone who could ignore it and walk their path…
Desperately, she thought of such a first-year S-Class boy.
‘…There is one.’
Feeling really sorry for him… but she needed to borrow his name to survive.
“…Baek Yu-seol.”
“…What?”
“My boyfriend is Baek Yu-seol.”
“Haha… Flame. Why are you saying this suddenly?”
Jeremie’s visible fluster showed it was working. Flame continued, waving the photo.
“This photo, I got caught sneaking into Baek Yu-seol’s dorm last night. But now there’s a rumor I visited your room.”
His expression turned cold.
“Sorry, Prince Jeremie. I didn’t mean to involve you with a commoner. I have a dinner appointment with my boyfriend.”
Without looking back, Flame quickly left the lecture hall.
The hall fell silent. No one dared to move, watching Jeremie’s reaction.
In that moment, a savior stood up.
“What are you all doing? Aren’t you going to eat?”
Princess Hong Bi-yeon.
As she walked out with a displeased expression, the other students awkwardly followed, murmuring.
“Y-yeah. Dinner, we should eat dinner.”
“Haha… Dinner sounds good.”
“Ah, I’m starving.”
Leaving one by one, the students emptied the hall, leaving Jeremie alone. He wiped his face with his palm after a while.
Then, he faintly smiled.
“Haha… It’s not that easy, huh.”
For an ordinary person, this would have been enough to fall into the trap.
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But Flame skillfully avoided it.
And that made it even more exciting.
The thrill of finally having something hard to obtain.
Wasn’t he feeling it now?
His chest burning with a passionate heat… wanting to tear her apart, break her into pieces, gouge her eyes out…
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‘…Hmm?’
Wanting to kill her?
Why did he want to kill her?
Jeremie didn’t fully understand his emotions but didn’t think much of it.
End of Chapter
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