While he was busy thinking about what he had read, time passed, and it was now time for class. This was when the students came trooping in, filling up the classroom.
Raze had no choice but to close the textbook and listen for now. When the class was filled up, the teacher finally got up, walked to the front, and began the lecture.
He picked up a piece of chalk and stepped forward a bit. "Good day, everyone. Welcome to class. Today, we will be diving into a new topic in magic theory, and that's mana.
It might seem like mana is the only thing spoken about, but we have yet to actually discuss the topic itself—mana."
While the man spoke, Raze slowly waited for the moment when class would be disrupted due to the announcement from the headmaster addressing yesterday's situation.
But minutes turned into an hour, then two hours, yet nothing came, and the class was over. Raze sat in his seat, boiling with rage.
Why? Why would they do that? When he had died, it was broadcast all around the academy. But now—now, they decided that it wasn't worth it?
He wasn't going to let that slide. No, no. He was going to make sure that the people who did this would regret ever doing it. His eyes shot to Alex, burning his cold stare into him.
Alex felt that someone was looking at him, so he turned around, but he didn't see anyone. Class had ended for now, so he packed his things and headed out with his group.
Raze picked up the book the teacher had given him and handed it back before returning to his desk. There was an hour break now before the next class, so he wanted to sit here and think.
He wasn't the only one who remained in the classroom. There were a few others, including Jade. She was still reading—it was shocking how she wasn't the top student with her level of commitment.
Raze placed his book on the table and opened it. He did his usual habit of tapping on the paper while he was in thought, and then he started writing.
[When Raze was killed in the story, it was by Alex, the protagonist. He drove a sword through Raze's heart. The people who came to see the scene were filled with disgust toward Raze.
The very next day, the headmaster gave a one-hour lecture, telling students why behavior like Raze's was very detrimental and destructive.
After that, the societal division of the academy grew—the nobles hated the commoners, and the commoners hated the nobles.
And there was only one bridge that could help them get along, at least—the hero and his party. They fought for the students to have unity, trying to fix the rift.
And with every good thing they did, their popularity shot up, and the love the students had for them increased.]
Silva stopped writing there. He felt he was onto something, but he didn't want to speculate—he needed to analyze it even more.
So he started laying out the differences between the first time and this time.
[In this timeline, Annabel died, and another person was murdered by Alex. In the story, Annabel lived, and even in death, she still hated Raze.
She made it a yearly ritual to find the small grave that was dug for him and spit on it. She did that yearly until she was killed.]
'There is something that wants to connect, but it isn't getting there. When I died, it created a societal rift, but this time, nothing happened.
Wait, I didn't actually check the status of the person I framed. I think this might have something to do with it. I believe I can get his name from anyone who has heard the story or saw what happened yesterday.'
He got up, grabbed his book, and walked out of class. The moment he stepped out, he was met with a sea of information—everyone talking about what had happened.
He wouldn't even need to ask anymore. All he had to do was get close and listen, which was exactly what he did. He walked near a group and listened to their discussion.
"I can't believe Derek would try to kill someone," the first boy said.
"He didn't try—he actually did. And Alex caught him in the act. Alex tried to capture him, but Derek put up a fight, and Alex ended up killing him," the second boy said in response.
'Huh? That's what they went with? They twisted the truth of the story. Why did they have to do that? They didn't care about that when it was Raze.'
"Yeah, bro, I heard Derek's father, Viscount Aaron, is coming to the academy today because of this issue. The academy is trying their best to keep it hush-hush," the third boy said.
As Raze heard that part, it finally clicked. He left the area and immediately walked back into the classroom, returning to his seat.
He placed the book down, continued from where he had stopped, picked up his pen, and wrote.
[The first situation in the story was the death of a nobody—a commoner who had turned into a bad egg. His disposal had no value, so he was used as some sort of learning experience for the students.
And then he was used to drive a rift into the societal balance.
But as for the second case, his name was Derek, the son of Viscount Aaron. Now that was nobility—someone with status, someone who commanded the respect of the people.
If the academy had not changed the story and made it look like Derek got into a fight with Alex, Derek's father would have certainly pressed charges for murder.
But now, the issue seemed more like self-defense than murder. Someone is playing a good game to protect Alex. It might be the academy, a singular person, or even Alex himself, and that person is the real issue]