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 356: Interrogation

So, following behind Sonia and the others, we arrived at what seemed to be the place where they had just been having a tea party, and there sat Sonia’s mother, elegantly sipping tea by herself.

But, I don’t know, it looked a bit lonely for just one person to be sitting in front of a table filled with many seats, sweets, and tea, and thinking that way, I couldn’t help but notice a hint of sorrow mixed with the elegance radiating from Sonia’s mother.

“Mother, I’m back.”

“Welcome home, Sonia.”

“I’m sorry for leaving you alone suddenly.”

“That’s quite alright. It must have been an important matter after all.”

As Sonia’s mother said that and turned her gaze toward me, I switched my mindset back to that of Lewis Valentine, a noble, and bowed my head in greeting.

“Long time no see, Lady Linda Scarlet.”

“Oh my. You actually remembered my name, did you?”

“Yes. My memory is quite good.”

“I see. However, I’m sorry, but I can’t recall your name. If you wouldn’t mind, could you tell me your name once more?”

Ah, this completely confirms my status has been exposed.

There’s no way Linda, the lady of the Scarlet family, which now possesses top-level power in this country, would forget my name after only meeting once.

In other words, she’s subtly suggesting that I introduce myself again, this time as Lewis Valentine, rather than as the adventurer Eir.

The likely reason for this is that she wants to reconfirm who I am since I’m a person connected to her precious daughter.

And it’s probably the case that Sonia and the others talked about me when they first came, and when she introduced Iris and Fiera, she also mentioned me, who is connected to all of them.

“I see. Then allow me to introduce myself again. My name is Lewis Valentine, the son of the House of Valentine in the northern part of the Ruzenia Empire. I previously met you as the adventurer Eir.”

“Oh, so you were Eir. I’m terribly sorry for treating such a benefactor of ours rudely.”

“No, it’s alright. I had been pretending to be someone else last time, so please don’t worry about it.”

“Thank you for saying that. By the way…”

Linda cut her words momentarily, then turned her gaze toward Lavienne, who was sitting next to me.

“I see we have another one here.”

“Nice to meet you! I’m Lavienne!”

“Ah, Lavienne, huh? Not introducing a surname might mean you are a commoner?”

“Well, that’s the case currently.”

“Currently, is it? I see. It seems there’s more to this story.”

Linda seemed to pick up on something from Lavienne’s response, and after taking a sip of her tea elegantly, she turned her gaze back to Sonia.

“You’re in quite the predicament, Sonia. Having so many rivals, huh?”

“Seriously! I never thought there would be this many!”

“Hehe. But fortunately for you, Mr. Lewis seems to be of noble birth, and the Ruzenia Empire permits polygamy. Now, it’s all up to your efforts, isn’t it?”

“I’m trying my best in my own way! But the guy is so indifferent to romance that it’s all in vain!”

“That’s part of love too. Being chased isn’t bad, but pursuing can also be quite enjoyable. And the joy of obtaining the person you long for is something incomparable.”

“Mom, could that be based on your own experiences?”

“Hehe.”

Linda giggled at that, her vague answer practically confirming things, and I felt a strong blood connection between these two sitting before me.

“Well then, since there will be plenty for everyone to discuss, I shall take my leave here. We can have another tea party some other time. Mr. Lewis, I look forward to seeing you again after your discussion. My husband has been looking forward to reuniting with you as well.”

“Understood. I’ll greet you again later.”

“Hehe. I’m looking forward to it.”

With that, Linda donned a mysterious smile and said goodbye to Lavienne, departing first.

Afterward, we sat down at the vacant seats, and at last, the discussion began.

“So, can I ask you something first?”

“What is it?”

“Why is Lavienne sitting there?”

As soon as we sat down, Sonia pointed at me, and there was Lavienne perched on my knee.

“Well, there was one seat too few, you see.”

“Then just have them prepare a chair! You should have said something sooner!”

“Don’t worry about it. I actually like being here, and besides, I’ve spent time with Ruu-kun in the same room until we got here, so I’m not bothered by it at all.”

“Huh? What do you even mean by that?”

“Calm down, Sonia. You’re getting a bit harsh with your words.”

Sonia, seemingly irritated by Lavienne’s blatant provocation, raised her voice a little, and Shuvina, who was sitting next to her, tried to calm her down.

“First, let’s confirm things one by one. Your name is Lavienne, right?”

“That’s right!”

“Then, what’s your relationship with Lewis?”

“As I said earlier, we’re family!”

“Family, huh? Then where did you two meet?”

“We met right when we entered the Academy. Ruu-kun was the first to talk to me, and we became close from there.”

“I see. Got it.”

So it was as Lavienne described; the first time I had met her was indeed when we entered the Academy, and it wasn’t wrong that I spoke to her when she was asleep.

However, that was when she was in the form of Kamael, not Lavienne, so please don’t skip over that part.

Because I could feel the sharp gaze of Shuvina, who had been speaking so calmly a moment ago, intensifying toward me, and Sonia was glaring at me as if she’d pounce any moment. Meanwhile, Iris, with her smile, felt even more ominous.

“Fiera! Aren’t you jealous that you’ve lost Lewis?!”

“Now that I think about it, Fiera has been unusually quiet today. She usually jumps to attack right away.”

“That’s true.”

In such a situation, Fiera, who would usually be the first to confront me, appeared surprisingly calm this time, drawing the curious glances of Sonia and the others.

“Well, it is a bit too late.”

“Too late for what? That Lewis has already hooked up with some new girl?”

“Sonia, isn’t that kind of rude?”

“It’s not rude! It’s just the truth! Take a look at this situation!”

Sonia boldly retorted, and I could only respond by saying she was being rude, yet she continued without hesitation, insisting to look at the current situation.

Indeed, as she said, there were seven beautiful girls in this room and me, the only man—quite a situation to behold, but it wasn’t something I had wished for.

While it might seem to an outsider that I was gathering beautiful girls to form a harem, knowing their feelings made it even harder to deny Sonia’s words, leaving me unable to say anything.

“Sonia, while El might be charming, this person has been with us the whole time. That’s why I said it’s too late.”

“With us the whole time?”

“Oh, maybe…?”

At that, Iris and Shuvina, seemingly understanding something, had their terrible expressions shift to surprise, and Fiera then answered.

“Because this person is Kamael, right?”

“Eh? Kamael?”

“Correct! I’m Kamael!”

“Ah, I knew it would turn out like that.”

“I see. So this form is what Sephiria was talking about…”

As Fiera spoke, Kamael clapped happily in response, and Iris and Shuvina seemed to grasp the situation, exhaling deeply as they settled back into their chairs, while Sonia still appeared a bit perplexed.

“So, the person right in front of us is actually the real Kamael that we know of.”

“That’s right! But I didn’t think you’d be so unfazed.”

“Actually, I was a little surprised, but that’s because it was my first time seeing Lavienne’s appearance. I already knew you were a woman, so I wasn’t too surprised about that.”

“Eh? You knew?”

“Pretty much from the start. Sephiria taught me.”

“Oh, I see… It was Sephiria’s eyes.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Iris and the others mentioned that they had learned from Sephiria, who possessed eyes that could see through lies and deception. As a saint, Sephiria had the ability of “true sight,” capable of discerning even my disguise magic.

Because of how excellent that ability was, it likely wasn’t too difficult for her to see through Lavienne’s disguise as Kamael.

With that, Lavienne’s appearance had been revealed, and she had likely shared that information with Iris and the others early on, allowing them to understand things quickly regarding Kamael.

“I get it now. So my disguise has been seen through from the beginning.”

“That would indeed be the case. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have had Sonia and the male Kamael stay in the same room together while traveling.”

“Haha, now that you mention it, that could be true. But how did you figure out that I was Kamael when we first met?”

“By the scent.”

“Scent?”

“Yep. Every person has a unique scent to them, one that cannot be disguised by perfumes. It changes based on daily life, diet, and how often one exercises. And Kamael and Lavienne had the same scent. That’s how I knew.”

“A scent, huh? I did pay attention to that while disguising, but it seems I couldn’t fool you, Fiera.”

“Yup. I have a pretty keen nose.”

It seems Fiera managed to figure out that Lavienne was actually Kamael based on the natural scent everyone possesses, commonly known as body odor, and she said that a little boastfully.

“Regardless, I understand that Lavienne is Kamael. But I still need to clear up the whole ‘family’ claim and how you’ve spent time in the same room. You need to explain that properly to us.”

Just when I thought that would wrap up this conversation, it clearly wasn’t going to go that way. The moment Sonia said that, everyone’s gaze gathered on me once again, and further questioning began.