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

Empire Uprising Arc

Episode 354: Immersion

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“Damn it! This just won’t end! Hey, Eir! You and Fiera go ahead!!”

“There’s no way we can do that! I’m not leaving everyone behind!!”

Amidst the stench of blood and the sound of blades clashing, Olga and I shouted at each other while backing our backs together.

“Look at the situation you idiot!! We’ve been betrayed!! If you die here too, our goal can’t be achieved!!”

As Olga said, our former comrades surrounded us, with bodies of those killed by them scattered everywhere, and they continue to pile up.

“But….”

“Don’t worry. There’s no way I’m dying here. Besides, we promised, right? When we die, we’ll see each other off with smiles. So don’t make that pathetic face.”

“Olga.”

While saying that, Olga punched away an approaching enemy, and with a laugh, made a fist with his remaining right hand and thumped it against my chest.

“I’ll leave the rest to you.”

“…Got it.”

“Take care of Fiera too. This guy is our last hope.”

“Leave it to me.”

So, Fiera and I left the remaining attackers to Olga and our other comrades, and headed towards our final destination.

“Haha! I’m not scared of dying now!! As long as my best friend remembers me, that’s all I could ask for!!! I’ll take you all down with me!!!!!!”

Just as I defeated the last enemy before me and was about to break free from the encirclement, I heard Olga’s voice from behind.

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“Hey~. Aren’t you bored?”

The gentle voice belonged to Lavienne, who had been hanging around my room every day for the past few days.

“If you’re bored, why don’t you go play somewhere? Nobody knows what you look like anyway, so why not disguise yourself and hit the town?”

“I don’t want to go alone. I’d be lonely. If Roo-kun is with me, I’d go though~.”

Saying this, Lavienne casually flopped onto my bed, hugging a pillow while kicking her legs playfully.

“Look at me, I’ve got things to do, so it’s impossible.”

“By the way, what’re you reading there?”

Noticing the letter I was reading while seated on the sofa, Lavienne jumped off the bed, still clutching the pillow, and came around behind me to peek over my shoulder.

“It’s from an adventurer I know in town. We went to a newly found dungeon together before, and it seems the results are finally out.”

“Wow, you did that while I was gone? So? What does it say?”

“The dungeon is called ‘Crimson Realm of Backlight,’ and it’s ranked SSS. Moreover, only our clan can challenge it for now, except for parties recognized by Shara, the Guild Master of the Imperial Capital, who can challenge as a party, not a clan.”

“Wow, that sounds like an exceptional dungeon! Is it that fantastic?”

“Well, it was a special dungeon.”

I proceeded to explain about the dungeon known as ‘Crimson Realm of Backlight’ that I visited with Olga, and she nodded with keen interest.

“Wow~. That surely is a pretty unique dungeon!”

“Yeah. Apparently, after we investigated, they requested another clan to also investigate. They could only delve to the second level at that time, but the quest parameters didn’t change from when we went. However, it seems the monsters were tricky, and their clan’s strength could barely handle investigating just up to the second level.”

“I see.”

As mentioned in the letter from Olga, it seems the uniqueness of that dungeon made them decide to allow a second investigation by another clan, causing the delay in the results.

After investigating again, that dungeon was recognized as an SSS-ranked dungeon, and they established rules where only clans could challenge it until it was completely cleared.

However, as an exception, only parties recognized by Shara, the Guild Master of the Adventurers’ Guild in the Imperial Capital, can also attempt it with fewer people, but it should be challenging even for ordinary adventurers, so for now, the only ones capable of attempting it would be clans.

“I want to go someday!”

“Find an SSS-ranked clan to join and go for it. With your skills, you’d get in no time.”

“Aw~. Isn’t that a roundabout way of inviting me? You want me to go with you, right?”

“Well, if I feel like it.”

“Ahh~. I see.”

Though I thought that might be the case, right now, I didn’t feel particularly drawn to challenge that dungeon, so when I replied like that, she sat beside me and puffed her cheeks poutily.

Interestingly, she looked quite different from the girl I fought that night; this seemed to be her real self, whereas back then, she was in battle mode and probably burdened by various things.

I was taken aback at first by her transformation, but once I thought of it like a cat changing its demeanor according to its mood, it didn’t take long for me to accept it, and I became used to her now.

“Speaking of which, where are Roo-kun’s fiancées? I feel like I haven’t seen them lately.”

“Iris and the others are in the Magic Kingdom right now.”

“The Magic Kingdom? Why’s that?”

“After you destroyed the Albani Count House, we were banned from leaving the academy. However, if they stayed here, there was a possibility it would lead to trouble with that thing, so we physically separated them. Besides, apparently, they were already planning to visit, so it worked out well.”

“Ahh, I’m sorry about that. But I think it’ll be resolved soon.”

“Did you pull some strings behind the scenes?”

“Yeah. You see, after I fought with Roo-kun, I couldn’t meet you for a while, right? During that time, there was an organization that was trying to infiltrate the Empire, so I framed everything on them.”

“Ah, so that was when. Then, it does seem like it’ll be resolved soon.”

“Right~.”

Indeed, as Lavienne said, after I fought her, she had disappeared for a couple of days.

After returning, she had been hanging around my room since morning, and by night, she would leave on her own, but apparently during those two days, she had shifted the blame for her actions to another organization.

And if that was what she did, she would have surely done so meticulously, leaving no traces behind.

Now she lived a cat-like, carefree lifestyle, but as an assassin, she was undoubtedly top-notch. Her nonchalance indicated that she had dealt with everything without a hitch.

“Then, until they come back, it’ll just be the two of us? Yay~. That sounds pretty nice~.”

“Could you at least say it with a bit more emotion? That sounded forced.”

“Hmmm. I actually tried to put some emotion into it. Is my way of talking bad?”

“Who knows? Anyway, about being alone together, sorry, but you’ll be on your lonesome from now on.”

“Huh? Alone?”

“Yeah. Last night, Fiera called me telling me to come quickly once I’m done with my business. I don’t know why, but it seems she’s figured out I stayed behind to fulfill my promise to you, and now that I’m done, I’ll head to the Magic Kingdom.”

I really had no idea how she figured it out, but last night, as I was trying to go to sleep, Fiera contacted me via a magical tool asking me to come to the Magic Kingdom soon.

From the tone of her message, it seemed she didn’t know exactly what I had been doing, but I felt a sense of unease about how she knew I was done with my chores.

“So, I’ll be in the Magic Kingdom until this long break is over, so during that time…”

“I’m going too!”

“Huh?”

“I’m going with Roo-kun!”

“Why?”

Caught off guard by her unexpected declaration, I responded honestly, but Lavienne, unfazed, stood up from the sofa and whistled out the window.

“Lady, what’s the matter?”

In an instant, a couple of people who seemed to be Lavienne’s subordinates appeared in the room, and she immediately began issuing commands.

“I’m going out now, so take care of that organization thing for me.”

“Understood.”

“Oh, and prepare my clothes within thirty minutes, will you? Make them cute!”

“Leave it to us. We’ll prepare the most adorable outfits. Should we put everything in the magic bag?”

“Yeah, please do~.”

“Then, please wait a moment.”

As her subordinates answered shortly, they vanished in an instant, leaving only me and Lavienne in the room.

“Ehehe~. I’m looking forward to going out with Roo-kun.”

It seemed Lavienne was set on going with me, muttering to herself about what she should do once we got there and starting to plot our plans for the break.

Twenty minutes later, even though they had thirty minutes, her subordinates returned with her luggage ten minutes early and handed it over to her before vanishing again.

“Alright, let’s go on a trip together!”

“Ugh. I guess it doesn’t matter anymore.”

Having experienced similar situations multiple times already, I surrendered my thoughts and said that, then we transferred to the Magic Kingdom together, just as she wanted.

However, just before transferring, Lavienne unexpectedly smiled, and seeing that made me feel a slight sense of dread. I was to regret letting go of my thoughts at this moment.