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The Villainous Noble Who Kept Rewinding After Death: The Story Somehow Changed When I Committed Suicide

Episode 153: Situation Check

It was the day after the welcome party where I had delivered Iris to the dormitory.

As I sipped the tea that Miria had prepared for me, I reflected on the events of yesterday’s welcome party.

“Yesterday, I was able to bring Iris and the protagonist together as planned. Furthermore, it was in the best possible form, reminiscent of past events. If Iris had fallen for him, I would have thought that Olyrens’s words were false, but in reality, it seemed Iris was repulsed instead.”

I couldn’t figure out why, but the Iris of this life had no feelings for Shudo; in fact, it seemed she had a strong aversion toward him.

“What could be the reason? Is it really true that, as Olyrens said, this life has changed?”

When I first met the goddess of fate, Olyrens, she had proclaimed that fate had shifted in this life.

Indeed, starting from the encounter with Fiera, looking back on everything so far, events that should have occurred in the past were absent, while events that hadn’t happened before were occurring instead.

“I can’t trust all of Olyrens’s words, but so far, she hasn’t lied. So, perhaps it’s worth believing her a little more… maybe.”

Of course, it’s also possible that my own actions differ from the past; I had defeated a hydra in the Elf Kingdom and dealt with problems in the Magic Kingdom, which could have changed the current events compared to the past.

However, in the first place, the past me had never left this country voluntarily, nor had I ever considered doing so.

“It feels like someone was preventing me from even thinking about it.”

While I still didn’t know who that someone was, it was clear they were interfering with us, and it certainly seemed like I was being deterred from unnecessary thoughts.

“So, how did I manage to break free from that interference? Would it be the suicide from my previous life that was the trigger?”

All my past deaths were brought upon me by others—executions, poisoning, murder, assassination—all of them were inflicted by others, and I had never chosen death for myself.

If suicide truly was the reason for such drastic changes in this life, then it would make sense, especially since I couldn’t think of any other reasons.

“On the contrary, why did I never consider suicide before… No, I never even thought about it in the first place.”

There were countless times I wished to die, but I never once thought about committing suicide; I merely waited for someone else to kill me.

“Hmm. It seems reasonable to think that I was restricted in my actions and thoughts by something. The question is, what that something is—perhaps a god or a being of similar nature.”

I had suspected the existence of a god to some extent, but when Olyrens manifested before me, I knew that such beings indeed existed.

If that were the case, it was likely a god who was making me rewind after death and interfering with our actions and thoughts.

“There’s also the possibility that demons or the world itself have their own will and are interfering… Well, no matter what the enemy is, if they’re getting in the way, I just need to kill them.”

Whether the enemy was a god or a demon, my objectives wouldn’t change, so for now, there was no need to worry about that.

“But what I’m most curious about is still Fiera. In all my past lives, I never encountered her even once, yet everything changed after I met her. So, could she be the key to achieving my true death?”

When I battled the hydra and was on the brink of death, Olyrens used Fiera’s body to save me.

Although I was curious about why Olyrens appeared using Fiera’s body, at that moment, she had mentioned that Fiera had died for me.

“It’s undeniable that Fiera’s supposed death belongs to my past, but what if my point of return from death wasn’t me, but rather Fiera’s death?”

The fact that I had never met Fiera in my previous life implies that I knew nothing about the past Fiera.

“I don’t know anything about the world after I die, so I have no idea when time rewinds. If Fiera died at some point after my death and then time rewound…”

In that case, the reason I couldn’t die would lie with Fiera, meaning there was a chance she could become an enemy in the future.

“Hehe. If that time comes, I could go all out against Fiera. That could be fun. For now, I might as well keep her close a little longer and observe.”

Fiera’s skills had improved to a level where even I could lose if I let my guard down.

Of course, since we weren’t fighting seriously, we were both holding back; I was also only engaging in hand-to-hand combat without using magic, but even so, her growth was impressive.

“Also, I’m concerned about the book left by the first sage that I found at Sonia’s house; that might take a bit more time.”

Even after acquiring that book, I’d continued my magical practice, but the first sage’s abilities were significantly higher than mine now, and I hadn’t been able to unravel the book’s seals yet.

“I’m also curious about why he went to the Elf Kingdom, and I absolutely need to read this book.”

My gut told me there was something very important written in that book, and even if it took time, I felt it was necessary to read it.

“For now, I don’t know what’s behind the protagonist, but it’s probably best to leave it be for now. I won’t be making any moves for a while, so I should focus on my own training.”

After organizing my thoughts based on my past experiences, I finished the now lukewarm tea and gazed at the sky, which looked ready to rain at any moment.

About a week had passed since the day of the welcome party, and I was currently heading to the Adventurers’ Guild in the imperial capital, accompanied by Sonia and Miria.

“I didn’t expect you to fulfill your promise so quickly.”

“Well, I want to deal with troublesome matters sooner rather than later.”

“Wow. Isn’t it rude to say that in front of the person concerned?”

“It’s fine. I’m not trying to boost your favorability or anything.”

As we joked back and forth while walking through the streets, I couldn’t help but notice the gazes we were attracting due to Sonia and Miria’s exceptionally refined appearances.

“That said, it’s a shame that Fiera and the others couldn’t make it.”

“There’s nothing we can do about it. They had classes, after all.”

Originally, Fiera and the others were supposed to come along too if their schedules aligned, but unfortunately, they had classes and couldn’t make it.

By the way, Fiera is currently taking culinary classes, while Iris and Shuvina are enrolled in the aristocratic studies program.

Iris hadn’t shown any peculiar behavior after the welcome party and hadn’t made any attempts to visit Shudo or discuss him.

“But I’m still really happy that Miria came along.”

“I’m glad to hear that. I was a bit worried I might be a bother.”

“Bother? Not at all! I’m actually happy to be with you, Miria!”

“Thank you very much.”

As for how Miria came with us, this morning when I told her we would be heading to the Adventurers’ Guild, she surprisingly asked if she could join.

It seems she had been interested in the idea of being an adventurer for a while and specifically wanted to see the herb collection requests.

“We’ve arrived. This is it.”

“It’s really impressive.”

“I’ve never seen anything like it either, it looks like a small mansion.”

The Adventurers’ Guild in the imperial capital was considerably more splendidly built than other guilds, and its size indeed matched that of a small mansion, as Miria had remarked.

“Let’s go.”

As I said this, I opened the guild’s door and stepped inside, where the interior was also exquisitely designed, exuding a certain elegance.

“I feel like I’m being watched.”

“Well, it’s only natural that kids like us would attract attention when we enter the Adventurers’ Guild.”

In addition, since Sonia and Miria were exceptionally beautiful, it was only natural that they would appear attractive to the rough adventurers lingering around.

(Seems like this might lead to some trouble later on. Ugh, what a hassle.)

Predicting that the developments to follow would be the same as always, I took the two of them to the reception area to complete their adventurer registrations.

 

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