They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 450: It Didn’t Add Up

Too dangerous.

Too calculating.

Then came the real shock:

Carl and Arthur casually announced they wanted to lecture in the academy.

That was the moment the VC’s suspicions began to grow like vines around his neck.

“Why teach year ones?”

“What could they possibly gain from handling fresh students?”

His gut twisted even tighter the day Somto walked into his office with a strange look in his eyes, and simply said:

“I brought a student for you.”

No explanation. No much paperwork. No resistance allowed.

That was the day all three of them returned, almost at the same time. Like stars aligning for some unknown cosmic purpose. They weren’t here to relive student life. They were here for something.

The VC’s fingers twitched nervously as he tried to remember.

That girl Somto brought… what was her name again?

His eyes slowly drifted toward Nnenna.

…Could it be?

I’ll have to ask my secretary later, the VC thought, his eyes flicking briefly toward Nnenna again. I need to pay closer attention to that girl when i find her… before someone hurts her, and it all comes crashing down on me.

He sighed internally. This wasn’t just about one student anymore.

Arthur… maybe he’s here because of his sister, fine. But Carl? And Somto? Why were they back? To torture him again?

And now Arthur had shown up in the middle of a scandal.

Unannounced.

Was it a coincidence?

The VC clenched his fists behind his back.

Did I just poke a lion’s cub thinking it was a stray cat?

There was only one way to find out now.

Arthur’s frosty eyes locked onto him like twin daggers made of winter storm.

“Expelling a student without evidence?” he asked again, this time with a voice so low and calm that it carried the weight of thunder.

The VC took a nervous step forward. Sweat rolled down his spine like ice water.

“No, no,” he chuckled awkwardly, “that’s not true, Your Highness. There’s evidence! More than enough evidence!”

His voice cracked near the end, betraying the fear he tried to cover with a smile.

Please don’t kill me with your eyes, he begged silently.

Arthur didn’t say a word.

He didn’t need to.

The silence around him was heavier than a mountain.

Even Jana, who had been smiling triumphantly earlier, now looked a bit stiff.

Because everyone knew something Arthur said in his cold, flat voice was more terrifying than someone screaming in rage.noveldrama

“Where is the evidence?” Arthur asked calmly, voice flat as ever, but everyone felt the chill it carried. Like frost forming over glass.

The VC stiffened. “W-Well, sir… almost all her classmates witnessed it,” he said, trying to sound casual but failing miserably. His voice cracked slightly before he cleared his throat and gained a bit more strength.

“One of the male students even… exposed himself as being involved with her, uh, romantically, when he spoke too passionately in her defense. That’s part of the evidence, sir.”

The crowd murmured again, but Arthur didn’t blink. He didn’t even look away.

“That’s it?” Arthur asked with narrowed eyes. “Anything else you want to add?”

The VC swallowed hard and shook his head. “No, sir. That’s pretty much… everything.”

Arthur finally took one step forward. The sound of his boots echoed across the now silent courtyard like thunder.

“I don’t understand,” he began, his voice cool but laced with quiet disdain. “Where are the pictures? The videos? The documents? The audio recordings? The proof that this student is guilty of what you’re accusing her of?”

The VC opened his mouth but no sound came out.

“You’re trying to manufacture this case out of thin air,” Arthur continued, eyes narrowing further. “Have you lost your mind? Or your principles? You’ve been in this academy for decades, upholding Omniora’s name. And this… is what you’ve become?”

Each word landed like a blow. Not loud, not angry, but sharp. Controlled. Deadly.

The students looked at each other, uneasy now.

The ones who had supported Jana began to shift uncomfortably.

Even Jana herself began to bite her lip.

Arthur hadn’t raised his voice once. But no one in that courtyard could breathe properly.

Because even silence, when used by the right person, could be more terrifying than rage.

The VC cringed under Arthur’s intense gaze. “N-No, I haven’t lost my mind,” he stammered, shrinking with every passing second.

Not knowing what else to do, he quickly grabbed Jana by the arm and shoved her forward like a human shield. “She’s the one who brought the issue! She told me everything, go on, tell him what you told me!” he barked, trying to escape the line of fire.

Jana blinked. She hadn’t expected to be tossed under the bus so fast.

She was speechless for a moment, but she knew silence would only make things worse. Taking a deep breath, she stepped forward and tried to compose herself. “Well, I—”

“Speak up, student,” Arthur said coolly, his voice edged with irritation. “Stop wasting my time.”

Jana flinched but still forced herself to smile. “My name is Jana—”

“I didn’t ask for your name,” Arthur cut in sharply. “Get to the point.”

But Jana was stubborn, and she had her own motives. She insisted on continuing, her voice louder now, “Still, I think it’s important you know who I am. I’m sure Prince Carl must’ve mentioned me to you often.”

Arthur raised an eyebrow. “And why would he do that?”

“Because…” Jana tossed her hair back confidently. “I’m his girlfriend.”

The crowd gasped softly, how bold! All eyes darting toward Arthur.

Arthur, on the other hand, stared at her like she had grown two heads. Girlfriend? He replayed the word in his mind with genuine confusion. Carl… has a girlfriend? Since when?

He kept a calm face, but his thoughts were racing.

Carl? Dating? Without telling us?

That didn’t add up. Not even a little.

The first and only time Carl spoke with Arthur about relationships, Carl had said it clearly….