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

Chapter 267: Happy

The third bout of clashes.

To stand on the same platform as Lucifer, who proudly soared through the sky with his white wings, I floated in the air, switching my combat style to a magical duel opposite of the ground battles.

“By the way, you said earlier that humans can’t use magic unless they say the name of the spell.”

“Ah. Elves, demon races, and demons who excel in magic might be able to use silent spells, but you’re a human. There’s no way you could do that. However, observing you makes me realize how meaningless my assumptions are. You can use silent magic, can’t you?”

In response to Lucifer’s question, I returned a smile, and from behind me, ten orbs of magic power appeared, extending into chains of lightning with spear tips.

“Ugh. Just as I suspected. ‘Pierce the Sky’—Four Wings!”

Lucifer launched four arrows simultaneously at the approaching chains of lightning, and the arrows, wrapped in a gust of wind, blew my magic away, aiming straight for me to kill.

“I didn’t think you even had defensive magic that was so unnatural for a human.”

“Haha. Don’t be so down. You managed to blow away my ‘Lightning Spear Chains’, but even if you hit, you just put a crack in my barrier. If it had connected fully, you might have destroyed it.”

“Being praised by you doesn’t make me happy.”

In reality, it wasn’t a lie or flattery; if my magic had not reduced the power of Lucifer’s arrows, my barrier would have surely shattered.

“Now then. Now that I know I can use magic without uttering spell names, let’s get serious.”

“I can’t waste any more time. Since I said I’d go all out, I can’t just play around anymore. ‘Spear of the Heavenly Light!'”

While I released my magic power, Lucifer conjured a shining longspear with his magic, narrowing his eyes as he waited for a gap.

“‘Sea Dragon King!'”

After a brief standoff, I concentrated my magic to create Leviathan, a gigantic dragon with deep-sea blue scales, and unleashed it toward Lucifer.

“Spear of War God—One Wing ‘Demon Annihilation!'”

Leviathan opened its massive jaws wide, aiming to swallow Lucifer, but as Lucifer channeled magic into his spear and stabbed Leviathan, it burst apart as if it had been explosively ruptured from the inside.

“You forced a magical surge and disrupted the wave patterns to cause it to explode.”

“Hmph. As expected, you’re quite perceptive. No need to say more.”

“This is more troublesome than I expected.”

The technique that Lucifer had just used likely involved forcibly channeling different magical energies through a weapon to disrupt the wave patterns, creating a magical surge that destroyed the spell.

What’s troublesome about this technique is its low difficulty—anyone can use it—and that it can affect not just magic but also the human body.

Of course, if the opponent has a high magic density, no amount of different magic would impact them. But if the magic density is low, you can induce a magical surge in their body, turning them into literal chunks of meat.

“I’m confident in my magic density, but can I withstand yours?”

“Want to test it? I can turn you into meat in an instant.”

I wanted to try.

To be honest, I wanted to test it desperately, but if that put my life in danger and I got kicked out of this space, I’d regret that choice deeply.

“How about just your fingertips?”

“Are you an idiot? Of course that’s impossible. Once you let a different magic wavelength into your body, a chain reaction would trigger a magical surge and you would die.”

“Right?”

It’s unfortunate, but this time it seemed Lucifer was correct; I had no choice but to give up on the idea.

“Enough with the small talk. Let’s finish this.”

“True. Let’s enjoy the moment to the fullest.”

I felt that Lucifer’s demeanor had softened or even become kinder than at the start, but that wasn’t to say either of us had lost our fighting spirit—in fact, I felt even more eager to dispose of the other.

From that point on, we exchanged attacks with magic and weaponry created by magic, a back-and-forth battle ensued.

The shockwaves obliterated the forest, destroyed the temple, and several students and adventurers nearby were forcibly transferred from the dungeon, but we fought without a care.

“Spear of War God—Three Wings ‘Holy Spear of Gouging!'”

“Urgh…”

After countless exchanges, the moment I dispersed Lucifer’s magic with my own, he appeared through the blast, lunging at me with his spear, creating a hole in my abdomen.

“Haah, haah… You’ve really given me a hard time, human. I didn’t think you could hold your own against me this much.”

“…”

“You’ve always had magic detection active, but neglecting presence detection has cost you. Not realizing I was hiding in the shadows of your magic… that was your downfall. Rest assured. You won’t die in this space. The moment a lethal attack is incoming, you will disappear from this space… Why…!”

“Hah, too slow. ‘Hell’s Inferno!'”

“Cough!!!”

I unleashed the black-purple flames created in my right hand against Lucifer’s abdomen, causing him to be blown back several meters.

“Ah, that hurt. I’ve got a hole in my belly now.”

I placed my hand on the gushing blood from my abdomen and cast a healing spell, and in the next moment, the view from my back became fully visible as my belly healed back.

“What do you think? How do you like ‘Hell’s Inferno’? That spell is a continuous type that won’t extinguish until the target is completely burnt away, so you should be burning out soon.”

“Cough. W-why? If a person’s life is endangered… they’re supposed to disappear from this space…”

Lucifer seemed to realize he could no longer continue fighting, but he asked the question while ignoring his own burning body.

“True. If this space decided my life was in danger, I would have been expelled. But if this place we’re in right now is a separate space, the situation changes.”

“No way… a severance world…”

“Correct. The place we’re in now resembles a labyrinth world I created.”

Lucifer finally seemed to understand what happened after hearing my explanation, surprise flooding his expression.

To summarize what I had done, the moment our magic clashed and obstructed our vision, I isolated me and Lucifer into a separate space created by spatial magic.

And since that space was created by my magic, the conditions designated by the labyrinth world wouldn’t apply.

In other words, the condition of being endangered in this space that would normally trigger forced transfer didn’t apply here, so no matter how much damage I took, I wouldn’t be forcibly transferred.

“You really are a monster, human…”

“Please stop calling me human. I like my name. And I enjoyed our battle. So, I’ll grant you the right to call my name.”

“Hmph. Truly, an endlessly arrogant human. Now then, Lewis Valentine…”

With that slight smile, Lucifer’s expression no longer held the anger and disdain it once had, instead displaying pure curiosity and a hint of kindness toward me.

“Lucifer. You were strong. I could only win because I used my trump card and sacrificed myself.”

I had decided to take his last attack because I couldn’t win otherwise.

Lucifer and I were nearly evenly matched; my magic was blocked by his Demon Annihilation technique, and the close combat continued to lack decisive blows.

As a result, I ended up resorting to using my trump card, the severance world, and had to choose the option of attacking with reckless abandon.

“Don’t lie. You still had some energy left. Then, it means you still had tricks up your sleeve. You probably held back to fight me on equal terms.”

“So, who knows?”

To be honest, if I had used time magic to stop time, I could have won much easier.

But what would that accomplish?

Is it fine just because it’s an easy victory?

Should the strong just win effortlessly?

That’s not right.

I enjoy battles where it’s a struggle to survive, and I don’t particularly like one-sided fights.

Especially against strong opponents, I prefer to suppress my power and stand on equal ground with them, and win from there.

The experiences and knowledge gained in that process must be invaluable, and would undoubtedly pave a new path for my future.

So, I fight even if it means hiding my true capability.

Even if I’m called insulting for it, that’s my way of fighting and my way of life.

“It’s about time, isn’t it?”

“Yeah. I’ll be disappearing soon.”

As Hell’s Inferno spread, more than half of Lucifer’s body was already burnt away.

“That body of yours is probably not even real, right?”

“You figured that out to that extent. Correct. Even if I perish here, I’ll just return to my body in the heavens.”

“Then, I’ll leave you with these words. May luck be abundant in your future.”

“That’s precisely what I should say. Truly, how utterly arrogant you are…”

With those words, Lucifer vanished from this space, disappearing from before me.

“Ah, that was fun.”

Really, it was fun.

When was the last time I could give my all like this?

I had to use one of my trump cards… had to sacrifice my own body… just to win against Lucifer.

He was strong.

Stronger than anyone I had fought until now.

Being able to fight a strong opponent like him, and gaining the power to do so, truly…

“I’m happy…”

Having exhausted almost all my magic power in the last spatial magic, I released the flying magic and the severance world, letting my body drop to the ground.

If I fell like this, I might be seen as in danger and expelled from the space, but I didn’t need to worry about that.

Because the one who had been watching our fight until just before I created the severance world would surely catch me before I hit the ground.

“Hey, Fiera.”

“Mm. Good job, El.”

Just as I expected, Fiera, who understands me better than anyone, caught me as I fell from the sky, her face reflecting happiness as if she understood my current emotions.

“Ah. I’m really tired.”

Thus, my enjoyable battle with Lucifer ended with my victory, and we were forcibly transferred outside the dungeon.

 

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