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

Chapter 321: Overwork Death in This Life?

Five days had passed since I received permission from Mejina to go out, and in disguise as Eir for the first time in a while, I had come to the headquarters of the Black Lion’s Judgment with Fiera and the others.

“It’s been a while since we’ve been here.”

“That’s true; we came once before the long winter break, but it might be a while for you, Lewis.”

As Shuvina said, the last time I visited here was when I ranked up to SS-class Adventurer and joined Olga’s clan.

And that was over six months ago. In that time, I had been busy with martial arts tournaments, matters regarding Saramāju, and even visiting the Demon Domain; it felt as if it had been years since then.

Now that I think about it, am I overworking myself?

Though everything I’ve done was something I wanted to do, looking back one by one, I feel like this life has been the busiest of any in my past.

“Am I going to die from overwork in this life?”

I’ve experienced various ways to die until now, but overwork was one that I hadn’t encountered yet, so it crossed my mind that it could be the cause of my death this time.

“Speaking of which, Fiera, is it really okay to study right before the exam? I’m worried.”

“Ah, that’s just how it is. Because I don’t think she can remember anything by the time of the exam.”

“Right. Impossible.”

I wished she would at least say she would try, but Fiera bluntly declared it was impossible with a straight face.

However, if she had a memory capable of retaining what she’d learned until the exam, it wouldn’t be so worrisome, so it was somewhat expected.

Anyway, as we conclude from this conversation, Fiera would only start studying a few days before the exam, and I decided to harness all the memories from my past to cram the necessary information into her head.

“How did you pass the entrance exam with such a method?”

“She nearly passed on practical skills alone. Plus, back then, I was teaching her, so we managed to scrape through on the necessary points; we’ll manage somehow.”

“Right. I have confidence in memorizing all of El’s words. So it’s fine.”

“That’s so extreme it’s refreshing.”

“Indeed.”

Seeing Fiera puff out her chest while Iris and Miria said this with exasperation, the truth is, even when I teach her, she only retains about eighty percent at best, so the entrance exam was pretty risky.

“Well, I’ll handle Fiera, so for now, let’s focus on the new dungeon.”

“That’s true. The only one who will have a hard time is you, Lewis; let’s enjoy what’s to come.”

“Just as Shuvina said, since you’ve taken on the troublesome parts, let’s go wild. I’ve been really stressed lately.”

“Hehe. This looks fun.”

“I’ll do my best too.”

“Yeah. I’ll enjoy it as well.”

Their words aggravated me a little, so I thought I’d get back at them later, but indeed, just as they said, experiencing the first conquest of a new dungeon was not something one gets every day, so we should enjoy it now.

“Well then, let’s go.”

Saying this, I opened the pitch-black door in front of me and we stepped inside with Fiera and the others.

By the way, this time not only Sharueina but Sephiria was also absent. In her case, being with us might attract Shudo’s attention and turn troublesome, so she opted out to avoid that.

“Hey, Eir. I’ve been waiting.”

“Oh, Olga, it’s been a while.”

As I entered the door, I found Olga, who seemed to have noticed our arrival, smiling and welcoming us as if rejoicing at the reunion.

“It’s really been a while. You haven’t shown your face at all since you joined the clan; I was a bit lonely.”

“Haha. I’ve been quite busy with various things. But I did catch a glimpse of you outside once.”

“Hmm? You could’ve just called out to me then. Why did you ignore me?”

Well, that was because I heard from Rai that you liked Sheila, and I didn’t want to interrupt while you were trying to talk to her.

Maybe I should tease him a little.

“Well, you see, I wanted to call out, but the atmosphere just didn’t seem right for it.”

“What do you mean by that? What kind of atmosphere was it?”

“When I went to the Adventurers’ Guild, you were talking to a woman in a good atmosphere. And I heard that she was the one you liked, so I couldn’t bring myself to interrupt.”

“No way…!”

Olga, surprised, turned to Rai behind him, who was laughing at Olga’s reaction, and after realizing everything, Olga confronted Rai.

“Rai! Did you tell Eir about this!!”

“Ahaha! Sorry, Olga. But I think you were going to be found out anyway. The signs were pretty clear back then.”

“Still! Even so, you…!!”

“Ahahahahaha!”

For a while, Olga and Rai were left to play around with each other like childhood friends, but when I cleared my throat, Olga finally seemed to remember what was happening, turning to us with a surprised look.

“Ah, sorry about that. I was thrown off by an unexpected betrayal.”

“Betrayal? Ahaha! In a way, I helped you, you know…”

“Just be quiet! And Eir!”

“Hm?”

“Since we’re at it, I’m definitely not losing to you.”

“What are you talking about? I don’t really get it, but I’m rooting for you?”

“Damn it. I’ve thought this all along, but you’re really a natural flirt.”

It feels kind of rude to call someone a flirt right in front of them, but considering that Fiera and the others are always by my side, it’s not surprising I’d be seen that way.

More importantly, what’s intense now is that by calling me a flirt, I’m getting some serious pressure from Fiera, Iris, Sonia, and Miria who were all listening.

“El. Did you make another girl fall for you?”

“Lord Lewis, do you really intend to charm another woman despite having me as your fiancée?”

“You knew how I felt and did something like that; I can’t forgive you.”

“…………”

Even though I hadn’t done anything, why did I suddenly feel like I had made a mistake when I heard those three?

And Miria’s silent pressure is way too scary.

“Okay, okay. Everyone calm down. I’ll explain later, but it’s probably not what you think.”

“Shuvi, do you know something?”

“Yes. If Olga has another person he likes, then I wouldn’t know, but if things are as I know them, there shouldn’t be a problem.”

“Shuvina, that stings a bit. I’m devoted, you know. There’s nobody else I like.”

“Then it’s fine. So everyone, please relax.”

“Yeah. Got it. If Shuvi says so, I’ll believe it.”

“I’ll believe it too if Shuvina-san says that.”

“Alright then. Make sure to tell me everything later.”

“Please tell me too. Depending on the situation, I might need to inform Lady Elize.”

Thanks to Shuvina’s words, Fiera and the others eased up on me, but I couldn’t shake the feeling that I lost to her in a way.

“Am I seriously too untrustworthy when it comes to women?”

“I think that’s due to your usual behavior.”

“I’ll beat you down.”

“Oh? You want to go? Sounds good. This might be a good chance to prove I’m stronger than you.”

“Alright, everyone, please settle down. Olga and Eir, if you could dial down the hostility a bit. We didn’t come here to discuss that anyway, right?”

“…Tch. I guess it can’t be helped. Eir, the fight is another day.”

“Got it.”

Honestly, I could have gone at it right here, but since we were gathered to go to the new dungeon I had been looking forward to, it wouldn’t do to start a useless brawl and miss out on it.

“Well then, let’s move to another place. It’s a bit awkward to talk while standing like this.”

Nodding to Rai’s words, we followed his lead and moved to a different location.

 

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