The Villainous Me Turned the Losers into Blackened Bosses-Chapter 104 - Congratulations on Graduation (Part 1)

Will reviewed the letter one last time, signed it, and slipped it into an envelope.

Honestly, there wasn’t anything particularly special written in it.

But…

As the final letter he’d write to “Mr. S” before graduation, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of ceremony.

For once, he wanted to deliver it personally—though, aside from times when Eir wasn’t available, she was usually the one who sent his letters to S.

“Alright, that’s done.”

He glanced at the plain wizard’s hat sitting on his desk and picked it up.

It resembled a scholar’s cap, as this was only an “academically recognized” graduation by Entark standards. The Adventurer’s Guild had its own set of rituals for dungeon explorers.

“How do you even wear this thing? The last time I graduated was… uh… in my past life.”

As Will fiddled with the hat, he heard a familiar voice outside the classroom:

“Hey, Will—hurry up and come out for the group photo. If you don’t, I’ll get mad, you know?”

Leah stood outside, arms crossed.

Since she was the homeroom teacher this year and needed to be in the group photo, she had swapped her iconic witch’s hat for a cap nearly identical to the students’—a symbol of academic achievement.

Her field of vision was noticeably clearer now, though she seemed a bit unaccustomed to it.

She had never actually attended school or earned a degree. Her position as a senior professor was solely due to her status as a witch, whose magical prowess needed no formal certification.

Still…

Since all the teachers were required to take photos, she decided to go along with the tradition.

“Aren’t you the homeroom teacher? Why are you waiting here for me? So, is the last straggler finally here? Can we take the photo now?”

“Yes. She finally showed up after dragging her feet.”

Leah sighed as she watched Will spin the hat around, then walked into the room.

“You… can’t even put on a hat properly.”

She picked up the hat and, taking advantage of Will still being seated, adjusted it on his head.

She found the opening of the scholar’s cap, rotated it a bit, and placed it squarely at the back of his head.

“There. Now you look like my dashing student.”

“Oh? It’s rare to hear Leah-sensei call me dashing…”

“I-I said it, so what?”

Leah crossed her arms and looked away, though her words were surprisingly honest.

“Alright, alright. Leah-sensei~ Let’s go. The others are probably getting impatient.”

“Mm.”

“Oh, by the way…”

As Leah turned to leave, she suddenly stopped and whispered:

“My project has officially concluded, so… make sure there’s a spot for me in your adventurer team, okay?”

Will looked at Leah.

He was very satisfied with how far she had come under his guidance.

In her crimson eyes, he could faintly see a hint of affection. Though it was subtle and rare, it proved his efforts hadn’t been in vain!

This was a massive victory!

Who could possibly resist such a witch’s charm?!

—

“Ah, Will-sensei~”

To his surprise, when they arrived at the photo area…

Will froze as he saw Treya standing before him. She had gone out of her way to put on elegant makeup—though she was already stunning without it, her now-reddened lips showed how much care she had put into her appearance.

And…

Not only was she wearing her uniform underneath, but she had also donned this year’s graduation gown.

“Wait, don’t call me that at school… Wait, did you just say… the person we were waiting for… was you?”

“I’m graduating this year too. Why?”

She smiled faintly. Though the curve of her lips was still subtle, it now exuded a graceful elegance rather than stiffness.

“Wait… our class?”

“With my level of magical knowledge from the royal academy, being in the elite class is normal.”

“But your name wasn’t on the list…”

“As the Ninth Princess… it’s fine to hide my identity a little.”

“You just wanted to join the graduation photo, so you had the vice principal add you last minute, didn’t you?”

Leah mercilessly exposed her.

“Don’t expose me, Leah-sensei.”

Treya retracted her smile and pouted slightly, showing a hint of displeasure.

“You two, stop chatting and get in position for the photo already!”

The photographer, clearly impatient, shouted at them.

“Alright, we’re coming!”

Leah responded and walked toward the front row of the photo stand—after all, as a teacher, she was destined to stand in the front.

Meanwhile…

Treya smiled and grabbed Will’s hand.

“Let’s go, Will-sensei.”

“I told you, don’t call me that at school. People will get the wrong idea.”

“Sorry, I forgot.”

She led Will toward the photo stand.

Then…

They stopped, their position ending up right in the center of the class photo.

“By the way, Will…”

She almost said “sensei” but stopped herself.

“What is it?”

“I’ve discussed it with my father. Because of my arranged marriage, I’m now the royal family member most closely tied to adventurers. Naturally, I’ve become the bridge between the two. To seize power, I need actual achievements in dungeons to surpass my brothers and sisters. So…”

Standing beside him, she tilted her head slightly. After three years of growth, Will had shot up in height, now slightly taller than her.

“Will-sensei, I, Treya Entark, would like to join your adventurer team.”

Will looked at Treya.

He was very pleased with her progress.

Honestly, her ability to learn on her own was impressive. Not only had she memorized The 300 Questions of Blackening with Eir—though the book could probably be expanded to 1,000 questions, Will was too lazy to write more.

She also regularly reported on Eugenie’s activities, seemingly delving into the Entark family’s power dynamics—starting, of course, with her most despised sister.

Whether or not to explore dungeons to build her reputation and network was a decision she had reached after carefully weighing the pros and cons.

It wasn’t like before, where she simply followed in her sister’s footsteps.

Most importantly…

Her emotional control and expression had improved significantly!

When studying The 300 Questions of Blackening, her expressions while reciting the answers were perfectly on point!

Hehe, little princess, hurry up and internalize all of this!

—

Click.

The oversized camera on the tripod flashed.

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The photographer didn’t even bother saying “cheese,” and just like that, the class photo was taken.

Will began to worry.

In his past life, he had an average appearance for a man in his twenties. But the moment a camera was involved…

His disastrous expression management and lack of camera presence always made him the least photogenic person in the picture.

He should’ve just skipped the photo session.

Come to think of it…

“Photography” was something that had only become popular in the past three years—though he was used to cameras in his previous life, this was his first time encountering one here.

Of course, it was tied to the growing popularity of dungeon exploration—yes, in the past three years, dungeon exploration had surged in popularity. No wonder Carver didn’t even show up for his graduation.

You might think this was because dungeons had yielded discoveries like silver halides or other magical imaging materials, leading to the invention of film and eventually cameras.

But!

That wasn’t the case!

After clearing a particular dungeon, they had directly found a prototype of the current camera on the final floor and simply replicated it.

Dungeons… were indeed constantly evolving. This kind of innovation would have been unthinkable three years ago. But it was increasingly aligning with the original story.

As Will pondered this, he slipped and fell off the photo stand—

“Young Master—”