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

Chapter 273: Do Your Best

As I unleashed my silver magic, the air creaked, causing seabirds to shriek and flee.

“Ah, what a pleasant magic. I’ve never felt such a dense and clear magical power before.”

However, Mejina, who should have been closest to my magic, wore a face much like a sommelier savoring wine, her hair fluttering in the wind as she closed her eyes in apparent delight.

“So, what are you going to show me?”

“Well then, let’s start with something like this! ‘Chain of Thunder Spears!'”

As I spoke the name of the spell, fifteen circular gates crackled with lightning emerged behind me, from which chains tipped with sharp spears extended towards Mejina.

“Oh my. This is rather vicious.”

Mejina remarked without moving an inch, calmly gazing at the approaching spear tips.

“‘Breath of Frozen Binding!’”

But just as the spear tip was about to pierce Mejina’s face and body, a large woman with her eyes closed appeared behind her and exhaled a breath wrapped in cold air.

Upon touching that breath, my magic froze just a couple of centimeters before it could touch Mejina, halting its movement, and the instant she made contact with the frozen chain of thunder spears, it shattered with a crack.

“Really now. How awful to aim for my face without mercy. What would happen if that beautiful face were to get a hole in it?”

“I never expected to hit you with something like this from the get-go.”

“Still, aiming for a woman’s face seems a bit excessive, don’t you think?”

“Then, next I’ll aim mainly for your body!”

Saying that, I conjured two ice swords, gripped them in both hands, and closed the distance to Mejina in an instant.

“Hehe. What a passionate attack. An unyielding barrage with no break, and you haven’t taken your eyes off me for a moment. I suspected your aura was abnormal for someone your age, but your practical experience is impressive!”

“You sure seem relaxed.”

“Not just relaxed, I’m still more than comfortable. Come on, work harder and faster!”

With that, Mejina teased, dodging my slashes with movements as light as if she were dancing at a ball.

“Like a butterfly dancing in the night sky.”

“Hehe. Thank you for the compliment. Now, this is my return gift!”

“Ugh!?”

In the brief moments between my slashes, Mejina slipped into my guard, creating a circle with her thumb and middle finger before flicking my forehead with her nail.

“Ow…”

“Are you okay? I hope your head didn’t crack from just a little flick?”

Even though neither of us was going all out yet, I hadn’t been toyed with quite like this recently, and it was mildly irritating.

“Hehe. It’s fine to think, but your movements have stopped, you know? Move before you think. If you’re still standing still after a while, I’ll just finish this and head home. I’m not free, you know!”

“That’s a fair point.”

“Exactly. Besides, opportunities to fight someone like me only come once in a lifetime. Standing around thinking is just a waste of time. Use your time effectively.”

“Got it. I’ll borrow your chest for support.”

Ahh. This sensation isn’t bad at all.

It’s a long-awaited feeling of being a challenger.

Facing someone dramatically stronger than me, I ponder what I can do to win, what I’m capable of, and how far my current power can take me.

Thinking about it fills me with joy, and I can’t help but grin widely.

“Come on. Let’s play more!”

“Shhhh!!”

At Mejina’s cue, I closed the distance at more than double my previous speed, wrapping my ice twin swords in wind and lightning magic, sharpening my senses like never before.

“Yep, much better than before. This is getting interesting!”

Even as I continued my relentless barrage without a breath, Mejina maintained a smile on her face, dodging effortlessly.

But I couldn’t care less about her demeanor in that moment.

While swinging my sword, I focused only on one thing.

Faster.

Sharpen my strikes more.

Cut through that cloud.

Cut through that sea.

And whatever unseen thing lies beyond.

I kept swinging, holding onto that vision of slicing through it all, and then…

“Whoa. I’m slicing through the sea too, not just the clouds. I’m kinda stunned.”

The final blow I delivered sliced through not just the clouds but also the sea, causing the split waters to flow down like a waterfall.

“What do you think?”

“Marvelous. Will you show me more?”

“Absolutely. I’ll show you to your heart’s content.”

So I continued swinging my sword as Mejina wished, yet it still didn’t reach her.

However, I could tell she was speaking less, her gaze on my movements and sword far more serious than before—it looked like I had somewhat sparked her motivation.

“Mm. Yes indeed. Now, let’s see how you deal with my attack. ‘Reflection!'”

“Ugh.”

Another downward slash.

My attack was sharper than the first, yet it was blocked by the magic circle of Mejina’s reflection spell, which had activated without my noticing.

Moreover, just like the spell name suggested, all the power from my downward slash was rebounded back to me, shattering the sword I held in my right hand, and my arm broke, flesh tearing as blood-soaked bone made an appearance.

“I’m still going. ‘Reflective Prison!'”

With a graceful gesture of her fingers pointing toward me, several magic circles unfolded to trap me, forming a single sphere.

“What is this…?”

“Now, it’s dance time. Do your best to survive.”

As Mejina said this, she conjured ten fireballs inside the sphere and had them collide with her own reflection magic.

The fireballs that hit her reflection magic accelerated rapidly, zigzagging around in a frenzy to attack me.

“Tch. I didn’t know there was such a way to use reflection magic.”

Quickly healing my right arm, I once more gripped my ice sword, slashing at the fireballs with my twin swords.

“Hey hey, I’m just getting started!”

Mejina laughed merrily as she conjured additional spheres of water, earth, lightning, and ice, reflecting them just like before with her reflection magic.

“Damn. Attacks from blind spots are troublesome, but what’s more troublesome is that reflection magic.”

Sure, the magic being reflected could be sliced, but the reflection magic could cause my arm to break again the moment I struck with my sword.

In other words, to escape this here, I would have to teleport out of this cage with my transfer magic, but it’s one of my trump cards, so I didn’t want to use it recklessly, and more than that, resorting to such trickery isn’t my style.

“Then, I’ll just break my way out!!”

Instead of cutting along lines, I’ll stab at a point.

Slashes usually hit from top to bottom or side to side, attacking in lines as expected.

But swords also have the technique of thrusting, which focuses power on a single point, easily piercing skin and breaking bones.

“Fighting Spirit Release: ‘Flash Thrust!'”

After sweeping all spheres created by Mejina with my sword in my left hand, I poured my fighting spirit into the sword in my right hand and thrust it toward Mejina, aiming beyond her reflection magic.

“Oh my. This is…”

“Haha! Finally hit home!”

My thrust pierced through her reflection magic, and its power didn’t diminish, marking Mejina’s cheek with a cut.

“When was the last time I bled? This is truly amusing.”

Mejina caressed the blood flowing from her wound, then licked her finger with a beautiful smile.

“You truly never cease to amaze me.”

“It’s only the beginning.”

“Hehe. Indeed. There’s still more fun to be had. Ah, it’s been so long since my heart has danced like this. Could this be what love feels like?”

“I think that’s off the mark.”

“Hehehe, you’re cold. But that’s fine. As a reward for making me bleed, I’ll take up a weapon and wait.”

Mejina said this as she produced a black fan from her bosom, aiming the closed fan tip at me.

“From here on, things are going to get even more enjoyable. Do your best to keep up!”

With a smile curling her lips like a crescent moon, Mejina’s presence changed in an instant, bringing an intimidation far beyond anything I had felt so far.

“This… I need to brace myself or I’ll die. Well, I wouldn’t regret dying against such a powerful opponent.”

Despite the cold sweat rolling down my back from her imposing figure, I smiled back, gripping my swords tightly, pointing their tips toward the mightiest one looking down at me.

 

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