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 350: Remembering That Day

For the following month, several children, including Kamael, were called by Count Albarny at a rate of about once a week, disappearing somewhere and returning with fewer numbers.

Each time, we would ask Kamael if he was okay, but he always simply smiled and said he was fine.

Two months passed, and one day, while I was training in the forest as usual, I ended up cutting my thigh and could no longer move, hiding behind a rock for treatment.

“Haah. Lately, the training has gotten more intense. At this rate, we might end up having to kill each other.”

Fortunately, for now, neither Count Albarny nor the training supervisors had ordered us to fight to the death, but if what Count Albarny said was true, only one of us would be able to survive.

In other words, it meant we might eventually have to fight among ourselves…

“If that happens, I…”

Could I really kill everyone?

That thought flashed through my mind, but just thinking of killing everyone to survive was so unfathomable that I quickly shook my head to chase it away.

“Ravie?”

“Huh? Kamael?”

As I was tearing the sleeve of my clothes to wrap it around my thigh, I heard Kamael’s voice from the front and looked up.

“Did you get hurt?”

“Yeah. That’s right. Got caught in a trap, you see.”

“I see. Are you okay?”

Kamael said this, drawing closer to me with his usual smile.

“I’m fine.”

“Is that so? But with that leg, it must be tough to get out of the forest, right? I’ll take you.”

“No, I’m okay.”

As I watched Kamael approach, I couldn’t shake the feeling that I needed to escape from here immediately, so I slowly tried to stand up with the rock at my back.

“Huh? Why’s that, Ravie? Just like old times, I’ll take you home.”

Ah, I get it now.

Why I felt like I needed to run away from the current Kamael.

It was because he was smiling at me, even after seeing my injury.

“Hey, Kamael. Why are you laughing right now?”

“Am I laughing? Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t realize I was smiling. So that’s why you were on guard. But I’m sorry. I really can’t hold back any longer.”

“Hold back?”

“Yeah. The moment I saw your blood, I couldn’t help but want to kill you, kill you, and kill you. It’s an excitement that overflows from the depths of my heart.”

“Ugh…”

Realizing that Kamael had lost his sanity, I immediately tried to escape, but suddenly a shadow at my feet moved like a snake, wrapping around my body, making it impossible for me to move even a step.

“Haha. What an amazing ability. And what a freedom this is. Ah, I’ve been holding back this pleasure all this time. Really, how foolish I’ve been.”

“Ahhh!!!”

“Haha! Ravie, that scream was amazing. Ah, how lucky I am to see my family suffer. And thinking that I’m the one causing that suffering makes me so happy I feel like I might go insane.”

Kamael sported a twisted, grotesque grin unlike his usual self, grabbed my injured thigh, and pressed down with his fingers, laughing even harder as I instinctively cried out in pain.

“Ah. So this is the taste of your blood. Not bad at all. I wonder what everyone else tastes like. I’m getting curious.”

“Ravie! Are you okay?!”

“Ryug?”

As I saw Kamael licking the blood from his hands, in that moment, I thought I would be killed right there.

Suddenly, Ryug, looking frantic, called my name and charged towards Kamael.

In that instant, the shadow binding me vanished, and I fell to the ground.

“Ouch.”

“Kamael, what are you…?”

“Hey, Ryug. You surprised me by suddenly tackling me like that. And what are you doing here?”

“That’s my line! What are you doing to Ravie?!”

Kamael, who was knocked back by Ryug’s tackle, simply stood up without any concern, wearing that creepy smile again as he looked at us.

“As you can see? Ravie was injured and seemed to be in pain, so I thought I’d make him feel better.”

“That’s not what ‘make better’ means, you idiot!!”

“I think so too.”

“Haha. It doesn’t really matter, does it? Dying to feel better or getting saved to feel better is basically the same thing.”

No, that feels completely different, but now’s not the time to argue about that; we first need to fix this situation.

“Ryug, what are we gonna do?”

“Ravie, you need to run!”

“Huh?”

“I’m telling you to run. You’re more intuitive than I am, so you get it. That guy’s not sane right now. Plus, even my full-on tackle barely left him harmed. If the two of us fight together, we’ll only end up dead.”

“But, what if he might come back to his senses?”

“Look at reality! Even if there’s a 50% chance of that, the chances of us getting killed before he comes to is way higher!”

Ryug was right.

We had no idea how likely it was for Kamael to regain his sanity, but looking at that last ability, the possibility of us getting killed by Kamael was extremely high.

In a situation like this, instead of both of us staying here, it would be better for one of us to hold him off while the other goes for help to increase everyone’s likelihood of surviving.

“I’ll go get help right away!”

“Haha. Please do it as quickly as you can.”

Nodding at Ryug’s words, I turned my back to the two of them, dragging my painful leg as I made my way toward the exit of the forest with all my might.

And that was the last time I spoke with Ryug and Kamael.

After Ravienne left, Ryug gripped a dagger tightly in his hand, charging at Kamael, repeatedly colliding and trying to buy time.

“Haha. Ryug, you’ve always been a bit slow, but it seems you can think in a fight like this. I’m surprised you had that talent.”

“Tch. I’m the same. How is it that you’re stronger than me when you used to just sit in a chair doing paperwork?”

“Maybe it’s thanks to this special power. Right now, I feel amazing.”

As Kamael said this with a laugh, he attempted to use his shadows to capture Ryug, but Ryug sensed it and rolled on the ground to dodge.

“Haha. Watching you struggle to avoid is quite entertaining.”

After that, Ryug continued to evade without getting caught by Kamael, but ultimately, Kamael, who could manipulate shadows, had the advantage and easily cornered Ryug.

“Plans have changed, but it doesn’t sound bad to kill you first.”

“Geez. What a psycho.”

“Hehe. Thank you.”

Kamael grinned at Ryug’s words and plunged the dagger he held in his right hand into Ryug’s chest.

“Guh…”

“…Huh?”

At that moment, as if something had taken control, Kamael’s vision, which had been black, cleared up, and slowly everything he’d done flowed back into his mind.

“Ryug?”

“Haha. Finally… you’ve regained your sanity… huh? You’re quite the troublesome… big brother…”

Ryug said this with a smile, using his last bit of strength to embrace Kamael before letting his arms drop weakly.

“Ryug? Ryug!!”

Kamael immediately released the dagger he had been holding and laid Ryug, now lifeless, on the ground.

“Ah, ahh… ahhhhhh!”

And as the memories that flooded in settled, Kamael understood what he had done and what was happening to him, crying out as if he had broken.

“No. I shouldn’t be alive anymore. If I stay like this, I’ll end up killing everyone important to me…”

Realizing what he had done and what was happening to him, Kamael picked up Ryug’s dagger, stained with Ryug’s blood, and pressed it against his neck.

“I’m sorry, everyone…”

Kamael murmured that one last time, remembering the happy times they had together, then smiled with a gentle expression that was characteristic of him as he brutally pulled the dagger across his throat.

Thus, both Kamael and Ryug brought their short lives to an end.

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