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

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

Chapter 340 – Celebration

It was a little over half a month since the incident with Mejina and Shudo, and after successfully finishing our final year-end exams, we had rented out a restaurant in the imperial capital for a celebration with our usual members.

“Ahh. Power and money are the best. I’m amazed we could rent such an expensive place. Truly, the power of the Duke’s family and the royal family is impressive,” Sonia said.

“What are you talking about, Sonia? Are you already drunk?”

“Of course not. I just really felt the greatness of the Duke’s family and the royal family’s power again.”

Just as Sonia said, the restaurant we had rented out was the most luxurious in the imperial city, a place where even if you made a reservation, you’d have to wait over six months to dine at. But today, thanks to the power and money of Duke Valentine—myself—and the royal Shaureina, we managed to enter without a reservation.

“Sonia, could you tone down the talk about power and money? It’s quite pricking at my conscience,” Shaureina added.

“Shaureina, you really are hopeless with this kind of thing. Well, it fits your serious personality, but I believe power is meant to be used!”

“You sound just like a corrupt noble, Is.”

“What’s wrong with that? We paid extra on top of what today’s sales would have been, and the owner was thrilled!”

“Haha, that’s impressive.”

Well, apparently there had been complaints from the people who had originally reserved, but by dropping the names of the Duke and the royal Shaureina, everyone smiled and stepped back.

“Mmm. Dōna, this meat is delicious.”

“Wah! You’re right!! Fiera, these vegetables are tasty too!”

“Mmm. I’m not really a veggie fan, but if Dōna recommends it, I’ll eat it.”

“This wine is rich and delicious. Could it be the Moonshadow Drop that only a few dozen bottles of are released to the market in a year?”

“As Iris said, it’s very easy to drink and tastes great.”

“Speaking of Moonshadow Drop, I’ve heard the good ones are so expensive they could buy you a small mansion. I never thought I’d be drinking it as a maid. Thank you so much, Lewis-sama.”

“Ah, I got it from a request once, but I never had the chance to drink it, so I thought I’d bring it out for this.”

“Yes!”

The wine we were drinking now was gifted from a village I helped when escorting Shudo and the others during their promotion exams. Since that day, I hadn’t had the opportunity to enjoy it, so I decided to partake in this celebration.

By the way, along with Fiera, the celebration also had Sephiria and Shaureina, who had been acting separately recently, making for a decent-sized gathering.

I actually considered inviting Kamael, but he should be getting busy around this time, so I decided against bothering him.

“Still, it’s nice we can live in peace since then.”

“Really. Well, since the academy head issued a no-contact order, I doubt he could get involved this time.”

“On the contrary, if he tried to get involved even then, I’d genuinely start questioning if he had anything in his head. Anyway, I’m glad I can live stress-free for now.”

“I’m really sorry. I wish I could have distracted him better, but it seems like almost 90% of his thoughts were filled with Lewis-sama, and he’s always conscious and moving around that way.”

“Sephiria. That sounds really creepy, so please stop.”

“Oh, I’m so sorry!”

Just imagining that guy being full of thoughts of me made me feel sick, so I really hoped she’d refrain from saying that kind of thing in the future.

“By the way, is it okay for you to be here, Sephiria? If he finds out you’re here too, I can already see Is being criticized.”

“That’s not a problem. I’ve told him I’m out with others in the city today, and frankly, we’re not the type to interfere in each other’s private matters. Besides, even if someone asks or says something, I’m under no obligation to answer truthfully.”

“Haha. You’re sounding a bit more like Is, Sephiria.”

As Shaureina said this, she wore a dry smile as if she realized something and quietly muttered, “I guess I’m the only one left,” but what did she mean by that?

“Let’s stop talking about that trash. Instead, let’s celebrate that we all passed the exams safely!”

“Right! More than anything, I was most worried about Fiera passing, so we should celebrate that now!”

“Mmm. Good job!”

Fiera puffed up her chest in pride, while Shuvina and the others patted and praised her like parents whose child passed an exam, but I wanted to shout that it was actually me who worked the hardest!

Because for three days leading up to the exams, I had used transfer magic to move to Fiera’s room at midnight, cutting most of my sleeping hours to teach her.

However, despite using all that time, Fiera couldn’t seem to grasp what I taught her. In the end, I resorted to imprinting every single problem from my past memories in her head and even used this celebration as a reward to somehow get her to pass.

I mean, I didn’t say it out loud since that would kill the mood, but I feel like they should at least acknowledge that this was all thanks to me before puffing out their chests.

“Thanks for your hard work, Is. I heard you taught Fiera-chan.”

“Thank you.”

While I was lost in these thoughts, enjoying the sight of Fiera eating the dishes more deliciously than usual, Shaureina turned to me and asked, “Was it really that hard?”

“Well, let’s just say it was tough enough to make me realize there’s more to life than just aptitude; it also relates to what’s possible and impossible.”

“Haha. For you to say that, it seems Fiera-chan really did make it hard for you to say it lightly.”

“During the entrance exams, practical evaluations mattered more, and the knowledge required was mostly basic, so it was manageable then. But now that she’s enrolled, she needs much more specialized knowledge, so it seems that’s where Fiera struggled.”

“I see. Even during battles, her mind works so quickly that I can’t keep up, so it’s weird that when it comes to normal studies, she struggles.”

“I feel the same way.”

Fiera isn’t dumb; when it comes to battle, she’s sharp, and her choice of words when teasing an opponent isn’t bad either.

However, something about when it comes to studies makes her act like she’s been cursed, her head slows down as if enchanted, and she becomes even more quiet than usual.

“I think it’s probably because of her beastman nature; sitting in one place and thinking isn’t her strong suit. Especially for carnivorous beastmen, they tend to act on instinctively living, which I believe might be the case for Fiera.”

“That might be true. I’ve heard carnivorous beastmen tend to act before they think, so it’s possibly related to that.”

A hamster beastman named Roni I met in Carirro was also a beastman yet served as the vice guild master, so Fiera’s situation might be more unique to her species than just being a beastman.

“Speaking of which, I heard about that incident. Seems like you had a duel with that guy, and it even involved the academy head.”

“Ah, that incident. I’d rather not talk about it much, but yes, that’s about it.”

“Sorry. But I thought I should share what we discussed on this side with you.”

“What did you talk about?”

“Well, about that incident: you were falsely accused, and you even had a pointless duel? That alone caused quite the scene, even involving the academy head, so I thought maybe I could do something.”

“Something like giving him a punishment?”

“Exactly! So, I talked to some of the other teachers and the academy head, and as a result, he will have to spend half of his long spring break doing chores around the academy!”

Well, I wasn’t expecting anything, but it seemed that Shaureina and Mejina acted swiftly after that, and it appears Shudo will be serving at the academy for half of the long spring break starting in a few days.

“I see.”

“Yeah. Ideally, I would have liked a suspension or a demotion, but with exams coming up and the long break soon after, it didn’t make sense, so instead he just has his spring break cut short.”

“Were there any complaints from other teachers?”

“Of course! They argued that a hero shouldn’t be treated that way, or that any punishment should be directed at you instead for your dubious actions, and a few others had their weird reasons to oppose it, but in the end, after the academy head pressed them, all of them nodded in agreement.”

“You phrase it as if you were there watching it unfold.”

“I wasn’t just watching; I actually was there. Honestly, I couldn’t let this slide, so I wanted to do something personally for you guys.”

“Is that so? Thank you.”

As expected, there had been voices against it from teachers brainwashed by Shudo, even those saying I deserved punishment, but it seems all of that was silenced by Mejina using her power and abilities.

“Sorry for only being able to do this much.”

“No, not at all. Rather, I’m grateful you moved for us even though you weren’t really related.”

“That makes me happy to hear.”

With that, Shaureina smiled with relief, took a sip of the wine in her glass, and nodded in satisfaction.

“By the way, Is, what are your plans for the spring break?”

“I haven’t specifically decided. I’ll probably decide whether to return to the Duke’s territory based on whether I have things to do before that.”

“I see. By the way, what is this ‘thing’ you have to do…”

“That’s a secret.”

“Of course. I had a feeling you’d say that.”

“Do you have any plans, Shaureina?”

“I was thinking of staying at the academy and possibly going into the dungeon. If I don’t get stronger, it’d be tough to keep up with you guys.”

Indeed, as Shaureina pointed out, right now she’s lacking in both strength and experience compared to Fiera, and even in magic, she struggles with ranged attacks, falling short of Shuvina and Iris.

However, it’s not that she’s weak; it’s just that Fiera and Shuvina are growing a bit too fast, while she’s also more than decent by any standard.

“If I have to fight without you around, it’ll just be me and Fiera as the front line. If I pull her down, her burden increases, and the backline of Iris and the others becomes endangered. So I need to acquire enough strength at the very least to keep up with Fiera. That being said, I’ll think about standing beside her afterward.”

“That sounds like quite a tough road ahead.”

“Haha. Normally, I think people encourage you saying you’ll get there one day…but yeah, I don’t mind hearing it straight. It motivates me to try harder now.”

“Oh, I see.”

While Shaureina said this, she laughed joyfully and watched Fiera and the others, who were now enjoying themselves even more after drinking than when they were at the academy.

We then continued to savor the dishes and enjoyed our lively time, and in the end, I carried the tipsy Fiera and the others back to the academy dorm.

A few days later.

A major incident occurred in the noble district of the imperial capital, one that shook the entire empire.

This incident involved the Albani Count House, known for their family business of assassination, being attacked by someone, where in just one night, the head and everyone in the mansion were killed before the mansion was set on fire.

And there, a corpse resembling Kamael Albani was also discovered.