Rebirth: The Villainous Young Master Doesn't Want to Follow the Script
Chapter 78: The Former Heroine, Lorraine Fowler (1)

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LOCATION: LUMEN ACADEMY, SOUTHERNMOST PART OF STELLARUS EMPIRE

Lorraine immediately left the ceremony hall and went over at the other side of the academy where no one dared to venture because of its eerie presence after she got away from the crowd since she didn't want to stay with those fools who only knows how to take advantage of others for their own gain.

'Since no one dared to venture in this place, it's a perfect place to escape from those rotten b*stards.'

This place became her only solace when she wanted to be alone for a moment during her stay within the academy as a transfer student.

'If others would know about this that the one, they addressed as Lady Lorraine had such an unusual habit with this kind of place, they would be frightened the most.'

She giggled on herself as she went over at the huge tree that became her favorite spot and not longer, a sound coming from the bushes can be heard and the young woman didn't flinch or looked frightened because she knew who would be coming.

Lorraine called out for that particular creature; "Come out, Snowy! I'm here!"

With that call, the creature's silhouette can be seen and with an instant, that majestic creature is now standing in front of the young woman.

*Growl~~

Lorraine smiled as she patted the head of the said creature, she called Snowy.

"Did you wait that long? Sorry if I left you alone here. You know that you couldn't just venture outside of this place that time but now that I graduated from this academy, you can now leave here with me."

*Growl~~

The creature purred as if understanding what the young woman said and both of them now seated at the spot where Lorraine usually hangs out herself in this place.

Lorraine looked at Snowy, who is a WHITE BEAST PANTHER who lives within the confines of this place and the young woman knew about this creature because of a certain someone in her previous life.

As she thought about that person, she couldn't help but felt bitter for what she had learned upon entering this academy.

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3 YEARS AGO....

As she reached the place where the Lumen Academy was situated, after she bid her farewell to Riza and before both of them got into their separated place, Riza took something on her pouch and give it to her and Lorraine immediately recognize the item Riza was giving to her.

A golden brooch with 7-star hexagonal shape and a jade-colored gemstone at the center.

'S-so.... It's her! I never expected to meet her this early!'

Lorraine didn't recognize her because there are some of her memories that seems to be locked away for a moment, but the young woman wouldn't be mistaken about that brooch just now!

Riza Harnes is none other than.... ALIZA EMERALZA, one of Lorraine's allies from her previous life, and Aliza is the one who taught Lorraine how to fight.

In short, Aliza is Lorraine's Master.

'I'm ashamed of myself that I even forgot about my master! This is the fault of that unknown corrupted God that I still don't know its identity yet!'

Lorraine is reluctant to accept the brooch coming from her future master because she knew the true meaning of the brooch within Aliza's hands.

That brooch is not an ordinary ornament but rather.... It's an heirloom of the Emeralza family.

< ..... "Even though we just met on the road and became acquainted with one another, but we faced different challenges along the way even if it's just a short amount of time that we spend together but for some reason, I had a feeling that this brooch should be yours... for now." ..... >

Lorraine knew how stubborn Aliza was if her mind had already been set on something so she accepted the brooch for now, but she could tell that this brooch was no longer hers anymore. The only reason she had this from her previous life was because it was according to the script that was presented within this world.

After that, both of them went to separate ways and she went over at the academy and just in time that she reached the academy's golden gate and was about to go at the ceremony hall where most of the new students would do their bloodline test, but a commotion happened.

And that commotion didn't happen in her previous timeline, that's why she became nervous all of a sudden but composed herself as she eavesdropped on the gossip around the place.

"Has anyone heard the news from the Crux Imperial city?"

"Is that even true?!"

"Well, about the previous scandal and how it took a toll on his mental health.... Then..."

"Good riddance! If that half-breed is no longer..."

"Shhh! Do you want to face the wrath of the Marquis Chevalier household?!"

Lorraine almost halted on her steps when she heard the familiar household from her previous timeline.

'Marquis Chevalier household? What could have happened? From my memories from before, there is no such things like this happening in the first place.'

She didn't know what was happening and the topic was all about the Marquis Chevalier household, about Ezekiel's household....

'Wait a minute? Where was Ezekiel, by the way? He should be here from what I recalled from before...'

As her thoughts ran deep, a conversation from the crowd had made the young woman almost stop breathing with eyes widen in shock.

"That good-for-nothing half-breed is dead! It was confirmed back at the Crux Imperial city when a search party had mobilized to replace him."

"From what I heard from my father this morning, the Third Young Master Ezekiel was found battered and almost hanging on his life that one of the search party members, a person with a Magician bloodline powers, immediately cast a teleportation spell back at the Marquis' household and tried to him heal there but... it was too late."

"What could have happened for the Third Young Master to be found like that?"

"Well, according to the source, the carriage that the Third Young Master ridded on suddenly got out of control and the horses gone wild as well and it went straight at the end of the cliff."

"Not only that... there is also another rumor but..."

"But what?"

Lorraine snapped from her shock as she couldn't believe what was happening right now.

'Ezekiel... is dead? N-no! T-that's impossible! H-how come?!'

The young woman almost teared up but refrained herself from crying lest she wanted to draw some attention to her place, and she keeps on eavesdropping from the students around that are still loitering outside the academy while they were chatting with their acquaintances.

"I heard that the Crown Prince is involved in this incident!"

"What? What blasphemy are you talking about? Are you tired of living?!"

"Well, according to the investigation, within the Third Young Master's battered hand, there is a ripped golden clothed with the Crown Prince's symbol within his palms as if he tried to keep it until his last breath!"

"Wait a second! There was a rumored before that the Third Young Master was summoned at the Royal Palace but at that time, there was no indication from who was summoned the Third Young Master. Someone saw him, together with the heir apparent, his older brother, accompanying him at the Royal Palace!"

Lorraine didn't want to hear any further as she immediately left within the vicinity and hid for a moment because she couldn't accept if those were true or not.

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