I Regress if the Villainess Dies! Chapter 15: Chapter 14 The Chief Maid

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“As you wish.” “Oh? Aren’t you going to protest?” To be honest, he wanted to. But with his regression, opportunities were plentiful. He simply had to be careful when a point became fixed. “I’ve failed your expectations, young miss. I cannot possibly trouble you further.” Xian didn’t need to protest. Both of them would see each other again. “You should have been like this from the start.” “Then, if you’ll excuse me, I wish you a smooth sailing life at the academy.” With that, Xian turned his back. The two swordmaidens were together again now that Serika had stopped sparring with him. ‘Why didn’t he try harder?’ Serika was certain that somewhere during their spar, Xian had been capable of reading her openings and land a hit, even if only enough to leave a scratch. A small but undeniable wound. That was all it would have taken. She clenched the hilt of her sheathed blade. The motion did not go unnoticed. Lucinelle patted her shoulder and shook her head slightly. Serika only nodded, unable to find the words to express her frustration. Meanwhile, Xian leisurely walked toward the training grounds. A week of training had become two weeks of memories for him. He picked up a longsword and practiced the basic movements and techniques he had learned while sparring with Serika. During their spars, Serika had remained silent and forced him to learn through his body. Still, he managed to grasp bits of posture, the weight shifting of the sword, and the footwork from it all. The wind it produced made his uniform flutter and scattered the dust on the ground. He estimated that his power now reached those in the level 20’s. In the end, the other girl, Lucinelle, did not pay him any attention. Such was the effect of stat dumping. But if he got hit even once, his body would break. It was not that he had a fragile body. In fact, his [HP] and [END] were above average. Each stat in the character sheet had a potential growth rate and base value. However, he was severely disadvantaged when it came to earning bonus stat points because of his absurd zero luck. Once he obtained the [Glimpse Lens] in the academy, it would allow him to analyze his own and other characters’ potential and stats. Without it, the most he could do was infer their stats based on what he remembered from certain points in the game. It had never been completely fixed in the game. Sometimes there was even a difference of five levels during the same encounter with a particular character. Players theorized that the game randomly assigned levels within a certain range. Because of that, players could occasionally get lucky with a party member or a boss fight. Next, Xian fiddled with the pair of daggers. Unlike the daggers he often saw in edgy games or manga, their blades were not curved but straight and pointed, specialized for stabbing and throwing. ‘How fitting.’ He could easily imagine himself carrying several of them and throwing one at an enemy’s eye, neck, or even heart. That made them quite an underhanded weapon, especially since they were difficult to see once thrown. He had never used daggers in his past life, but Xian felt a strange familiarity while holding them. ‘Tonight should be when Miri poisons Carmillia.’ He did not plan to stop her. His goal of unsealing his trait through fulfilling conditions was still in progress. More regression were still necessary. Later that night, instead of leaving, Xian stayed one more night with Moris and Carmillia's permission using recuperation as an excuse. "If you won't leave, I'll make you do so." Carmillia indifferently warned him. Xian could only form a wry smile once she was no longer looking. Serika was staring at him intensely for unknown reasons. While waiting for the incident to happen, he headed toward the maids’ quarters, where he found Miri and the chief maid talking. Out of curiosity, he wanted to ask a few questions. The chief maid sat at a table as she did some sewing. What it was for, Xian didn't know and didn't bother to as