Transmigrating as an Extra Third-Rate Villain

As the teacher finished bonding everyone together, the pairs gathered at the start of the balance beams.

Jin and Han, besides me, were already over having their smartwatches's internet taken away as they excitedly watched the balance beam.

Following their gaze, I saw they were watching Ruby and Liam, who, with their arms linked, seemed to be discussing a plan.

The two of them were back-to-back as each of their arms were linked behind their backs, making them unable to be used.

Even though they were facing opposite directions, they still seemed to be discussing a plan as their mouths opened every so often.

Staring at the two of them, a slight feeling of discomfort emerged in my body... before immediately preceding, as if it had never existed.

Not ignoring the prickling feeling that had emerged for less than a second, I thought out loud.

"Am I annoyed...?"

Confirming the feeling, I continued gazing at Liam and Ruby as they discussed.

Realizing that the feeling was still there, I placed my hand on my body, confirming that nothing was off.

Why was I being... jealous?

Ruby was simply hanging out with the main cast because she had to do so in order to not seem suspicious to both the school and her villain supervisors, who wanted information.

Even though I doubted that Ruby was actually feeding information, the Gemstone Order was probably already happy with having an agent already so deeply embedded in the Celestial Academy.

There was also the possibility that Ruby had left the Gemstone order for the main cast.

Both possibilities explained why Ruby was with the main cast.

And from my observation, I could tell that Ruby enjoyed spending time with Irene, a member of the main cast.

Lily, who had recruited Ruby to the main cast, simply wanted to reform her as she knew Ruby would become a villain, like Irene, with her future knowledge from the book.

The one thing Lily didn't know was that Ruby had already become a villain far before entering the academy.

It was a contractual relationship between her and the main cast; that was all.

In the past, I had been fine with it, even encouraging it.

Ruby, having joined the Gemstone Order at a young age, had probably lived a not-so-good life as she had to resort to becoming a villain so early on.

However, with the main cast, she could rectify that and live a good life where she was treated as a hero and had all the things she wanted, including friends and freedom.

But then, what was my relationship with Ruby?

A friendly one, perhaps... or maybe something more positive... or more negative.

Sighing, I kept my gaze on the two as they discussed, not allowing the prickling feeling to bother me.

As my eyes glowed with a fiery red intensity, I immediately realized that I was staring too hard.

However, before I could look away, Ruby, perhaps sensing a gaze on her, twisted around.

Liam, who was tied to her, also got pulled around and yelped in pain; however, Ruby continued looking around.

As I was turning away, Ruby seemed to pause his twisting and look in my direction.

Was she looking at me?

Sighing, I fully turned around and ignored her gaze.

If Ruby found me, Liam would find me, too, and that would disrupt my entire plan.

Taking out my smartwatch, I was about to send a text to ensure that, just in case she was looking for me, she knew I wasn't ignoring her because I wanted to.

However, as I clicked on the messages application, a familiar error screen popped up.

[You do not have Wifi or any internet connection. Please check with your school administrator if you believe this to be a mistake!]

Putting down my smartwatch slowly, I watched as the second-years went first.

After making it up the stairs, the two stood on the thin metal tube, with their backs touching each other.

The two of them carefully side-step forward in unison, slowly gaining distance.

However, one of the students sidestepped too far forward, causing both of them to lose balance.

The next second, both students plummeted to the floor.

Next up were Ruby and Liam, who employed the exact same strategy as the second-years.

However, unlike them, Ruby and Liam were in sync, easily passing the point where the second-years fell.

As the two of them neared the middle of the balance beam, the first-year bleachers started screaming louder than ever.

"GET TO THE END!"

"YOU TWO CAN DO THIS!"

"DO IT FOR US...WE FORGIVE YOU FOR THE BATTLE ROYALE!"

On the other hand, Professor Robinson... and admittedly, I, stood silent and still just watching the two of them.

I was never much of a screamer or one to make a scene.

Then, a second later, Ruby extended her foot too far right, causing Liam to be pulled backward.

*BANG*

Just like their predecessors, the two of them plunged to the floor where the teacher was waiting with his spell, ready to untangle their arms.

Slightly less interested now, I watched as the two third-year girls with opposing appearances stepped onto the balance beam.

Instead of being back-to-back and slowly sidestepping forward like the previous pairs, the two girls were actually facing each other.

Surprising everyone even more, the two girls didn't even bother to plan their steps and immediately started moving.

They seemed to be in sync as they easily passed the point of the second-years... and in a few seconds, the point of the first-years, Ruby and Liam.

Speeding their pace to the jog, the girls seemed to be in complete unity as they jogged at the same pace with the same balance all the way across the balance beam.

Jumping off the balance beam, the girls simply bowed before turning to the teacher and having their arms disentangled.

As the scoreboard updated, giving the third-years ten points, the bleacher of the third-years erupted into cheers.

"WE DID IT!!!"

"I'm gonna be honest... I didn't see it at first... but I was GRAVELY MISTAKEN!"