I, the Villain, Want to Save Myself, But the Yandere Heroines Disagree
Chapter 7 - Elsa Joins Along the Way

Students of the Imperial Academy were not overly poor people. Even if they came from humble backgrounds, they could live well with the academy’s financial assistance. Therefore, after this resupply, everyone tried their best to gather as much as they could.

Warriors who couldn’t use magic had it a bit harder. They needed to carry their items in larger bags. Mages, on the other hand, had it a bit easier and could use magical storage items like magic carpets.

But no matter what, after spatial items were prohibited, the amount of supplies each person could carry was limited. In the snowfield, they could last for at most ten days. If they encountered a blizzard, even more supplies would be consumed.

In this situation, it would undoubtedly test the students’ wilderness survival skills.

Therefore, quite a few people chose to travel far on the first day.

The reason why the snowfield was sparsely populated was because of the limited resources available for survival on its barren land.

One person might need to gather resources from an area spanning dozens of miles to obtain enough supplies to survive. In this situation, for every additional person, it meant the distance that needed to be explored would increase significantly.

Those who chose to leave immediately were preparing to use their current limited supplies to travel as far as possible, allowing fewer people to compete for resources with them.

After all, survival meant competing for resources.

Of course, traveling in large groups was impossible, but traveling in small groups was necessary.

Besides the shortage of supplies in the snowfield, they would also face attacks from wild beasts and the weather. In this situation, division of labor and cooperation were necessary.

Litte had originally wanted to go with Orson, but after all, Orson was a second-year student and had his own mission. Although Litte could join in, the current Litte would likely just be a burden on Orson.

She, of course, knew this. So she chose to wait outside for good news from Orson.

It was just beneficial for that woman, Olivia.

Litte thought this, and clenched her teeth again.

Heh, I’ll just endure for now. No need to panic. I’ll develop my strength first. Anyway, Orson and Olivia are like an old married couple. Nothing much happened between them before for so long, and surely nothing will happen in Lapland either.

...

As for Orson’s side, after night fell, he also prepared to head towards the depths of the snowfield with Olivia.

Quite a few people had actively invited Orson, hoping to travel together with him, but how could Orson not know what they were thinking?

They just wanted to find someone to rely on, and follow behind Orson to get good grades.

Therefore, after politely declining many people, Orson simply lingered here and didn’t leave.

Seeing this, everyone naturally didn’t want to waste time here. They all formed their own groups and headed towards the depths of the snowfield.

It wasn’t until evening, when most people had left, that Orson prepared to leave with Olivia.

Not long after leaving the outpost, Orson suddenly saw a figure walking alone ahead, and it looked somewhat familiar.

“Elsa?”

Orson subconsciously spoke out, causing the Olivia beside him to glare at him helplessly.

The person ahead heard Orson calling her and also turned back.

“Orson, and... Olivia? Why are you two still here?” Elsa looked at the two of them, her face also showing a confused expression.

“Ah... something came up, and we were delayed for a bit,” Orson explained this, then asked in return, “But you, Elsa, why are you only arriving now?”

“Uh, because I also didn’t leave long ago,” Elsa said this, touching the back of her head, and said awkwardly, “It seems, no one wanted to form a group with me, so I had no choice but to go alone.”

“Huh? Why would no one want to form a group with you, Elsa?” At this moment, Olivia, standing beside Orson, spoke in confusion.

The other party was an Imperial Princess! Forming a group with her, and if she favored them, they would certainly have a good future, if not great wealth and status.

Even putting aside the identity of an Imperial Princess, her strength as a Tier 7 mage was there. She herself was already quite powerful and a formidable combatant. How could it be that no one wanted to form a group with her?

Thinking this, Olivia narrowed her eyes.

She felt something was off. Could it be that Elsa was deliberately acting like this in front of Orson?

Was her purpose to get closer to Orson?

Upon thinking of this possibility, Olivia instantly became alert.

No matter what the other party’s purpose was, it seemed a bit difficult to handle.

Seeing Olivia ask this, Elsa could only explain with her own thoughts:

“It seems because I am a princess, they are worried that if they are with me, I will take their credit. If I become dissatisfied, I might even hold a grudge against them. So, to avoid trouble, they simply didn’t come to form a group with me.”

“So that’s the reason,” Orson nodded, indicating understanding. “I thought that given your status as a princess, Elsa, you would definitely have a group of loyal followers by your side, even willing to sacrifice their own interests to make you happy.”

“Pfft,” Elsa was amused by this statement. “Even if such people exist, they would absolutely not appear at a time like this.”

“That’s true. Adversity reveals true character,” Orson said subconsciously.

But then he realized something was wrong with this statement.

What exactly was meant by “true character”?

As expected, after Orson realized something was amiss, Olivia’s hand reflexively went to Orson’s back.

“Of course, I meant friendship!” Orson immediately explained.

Although the explanation made the current atmosphere even stranger, it did serve a purpose.

At least Olivia’s hand was no longer on Orson.

“Then, Student Elsa, would you like to come with us?” Olivia stepped forward and actually proactively invited Elsa.

“Huh? Is that alright?” Elsa was startled, then asked happily, “I... I won’t be bothering you, will I?”

“Of course not,” Olivia said with a smile, shaking her head.

“After all, sometimes, things that some people dare not say can only be said by another person, don’t you think so, Orson?”

Olivia turned her head to look at Orson, revealing a sly smile, as if she had seen through Orson’s thoughts.

“Mm, it’s alright. In fact, you can help us quite a bit, Elsa.”

“Then, please take care of me,” Elsa said this, quickly thanking the two of them.

“Wait a moment.”

At this moment, Olivia stopped them again.

“Since this practical training is related to academic credits, and none of us are short on credits, let’s set a rule. When reporting the contents of the practical training, no false reporting is allowed. Regarding the information about the Laplanders’ beliefs, whoever discovers it will receive the credit.”

“I have no problem,” Elsa nodded.

Orson also expressed his agreement.

“Alright then, welcome to the group, Elsa,” Olivia said this, then suddenly leaned forward and whispered a short sentence into Elsa’s ear.

Elsa was startled, then her cheeks flushed. She quickly shook her head like a rattle.

“How is that possible! I’m not that kind of person!”

“Then I am relieved,” Olivia nodded with satisfaction and returned to Orson’s side.

Orson only saw the two of them suddenly whispering to each other. As for what they said, he had no idea.

But he also didn’t want to gossip about what the two girls whispered.

“It’s getting late. Let’s find a place to set up camp and leave tomorrow.”

“Mm.”

“Mm.”