Endless Leveling Done Right!

Chapter 843: The Scoundrel’s First Victim

‘As expected, there are many beautiful ladies in this academy,’ a young man with short red hair and three red earrings on his right ear thought with a smile. ‘Now then, who will be my first victim?’

He was one of the Six Scoundrels of Aetherion Academy, Silas Moreau.

His innate ability was a very special one. It was X-Ray Vision, an ability that could have been used for good if given to the right hands.

But Silas was a different breed of man.

When he first awakened this power, he felt terrified. From his perspective, everyone who was once human with skin and clothes had become moving and talking skeletons.

The more he mastered his abilities, the fewer layers he uncontrollably saw through. Soon enough, instead of just skeletons, he started to see skeletons with internal organs.

Although he had understood that it was an improvement, he still struggled. Far more than he did at first. After all, the sight of countless skeletons with organs and nothing else was a much more horrifying view.

But as he grew older, his control over his ability became more precise.

Now, he could even use it to simply look past the clothes that people were wearing, allowing him to see their naked bodies.

For him, this was the culmination of the suffering he had experienced during his younger years.

Those who knew about his ability understood that it was versatile and had many uses.

He could see through walls, safes, and even bunkers, making him a strategic military asset.

Naturally, his powers were kept secret from the general student body of Aetherion Academy.

Still, he was forced to wear a special kind of goggles, preventing him from using his ability while wearing them.

However, since he was no longer in Aetherion Academy, he believed that he could get away with ogling the ladies of Frieden Academy as long as he was careful.

Unfortunately, the high-ranking nobles who recognized his talent had placed restrictions upon him.

He could use his power in perverted ways only three times a day, and each use would only last two minutes.

Although the nobles valued his abilities, they also didn’t want to feel uncomfortable while being in Silas’ presence.

Since he could only use his peeping powers thrice a day, the Scoundrel of Aetherion Academy was very picky.

He only targeted the cream of the crop, which meant the ladies who were at the very top of the hierarchy.

Suddenly, a chance appeared in front of him.

While he was taking a stroll, he saw three ladies who were chatting happily while seated on a bench.

The girl in the middle had long silver hair and blue eyes. Silas felt his heart skip a beat after seeing that she was an elf.

For the Aetherians, an elf was treated as a high commodity, especially in the black markets and underground auctions.

Her beauty, innocence, and charm captivated Silas, making him decide to make her his first victim.

The lady Silas was targeting was none other than Lapiz.

He sat on the bench opposite the ladies and took out a newspaper to make it seem like he was just reading.

Then, using that opportunity, he removed his glasses and activated his powers. Although his power was X-Ray Vision, it wasn’t an instantaneous ability.

He would need five minutes to “warm up” his eyes before he could see through the clothes of the ladies before him.

As the minutes passed, Silas eventually felt that his power had finally reached its prime. Without further delay, he used his ability and saw past the newspaper in his hands.

However, what he saw next made his face turn pale.

“So here you are, Lapiz,” Vaan said with a smile. “I was looking for you.”

As if sensing someone staring at him, Vaan turned around to look at the young man on the opposite bench, whose hands seemed to be shaking while reading his newspaper.

The one that Silas saw naked was Vaan, and what he saw made his face turn pale.

“B-Big…” Silas muttered in disbelief.

Having recognized that the young man was from Aetherion Academy based on his uniform, Vaan moved closer to ask if the other was feeling fine. For some reason, he seemed to be suffering from an epileptic attack.

“Are you alright?” Vaan asked with concern.

“I-I am alright, sir!” Silas exclaimed. “I’m sorry, but I have to go now.”

Without even taking a backward glance, Silas walked away in haste as if his life depended on it.

He then fixed his goggles back on his face, sealing his ability once more.

What he saw was something he would never forget.

‘T-That person is not a human,’ Silas thought in panic. ‘He’s a monster.’

To think his first victim wasn’t the beautiful elven princess, but Vaan, whose secret was only known to a select few.

However, what Silas saw that day would scar him for life.

“Is he alright?” Lapiz asked as she gazed at the retreating student from Aetherion Academy. “His face looked pale. It’s like he had seen a ghost.”

“He said he was alright.” Vaan shrugged. “Oh, I almost forgot. Alex was looking for you. I saw him heading to Fran’s farm earlier. You should probably go check in on him.”

“I see.” Lapiz nodded.

She then bid her friends goodbye and headed to the farm to look for Alex.

Little did the elven princess know that someone had almost succeeded in ogling her body and seeing the things that she only wished for Alex to see.

Meanwhile, somewhere in the academy, Dim Dim, Daisy, and Rex were patrolling like usual.

The little bun knew that there were students from Aetherion Academy who came for a visit.

As such, it decided to make sure that there were no suspicious activities in the surroundings that might lead to them having a bad experience during their stay.

However, the three were stopped in their tracks by the ladies of the home economics clubs, who had just finished baking a batch of cookies.

Left with no choice, Dim Dim, Daisy, and Rex happily helped the ladies eat the cookies that they had baked especially for them.

Had they not been delayed by their loyal supporters, the three might have just witnessed Silas’ suspicious activity, which would have forced the little bun to flag the scoundrel as a suspicious individual.

Fortunately for Silas, he managed to narrowly escape Dim Dim’s “Suspicious Individual List”, which it would then send to the disciplinary committee of the academy for investigation.

However, this was only the first day of the student exchange program.

Whether the little bun liked it or not, its peaceful days in the academy might soon come to an end.

The arrival of the Aetherion Academy students had set into motion a chain of events that would turn its world… upside down.