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 357: Are You Gonna Do It?

“First off, what did Lavienne mean by ‘family’?”

“Just what it sounds like! Siblings, grandparents, parents, and… husband and wife.”

“Ugh…”

When Lavienne said this with a smug grin, Sonia bit her lip in frustration, imagining who knows what, and clenched her hands tightly.

“Certainly, the definition of family varies. For instance, if you were to adopt orphans or include relatives, they would broadly also be considered family. The scripture says that all living things are children of the Creator God, Rafaliel, and thus family. Right, Sephiria?”

“That’s right. Just as Iris said, the scripture mentions that everyone is a child of the god, so if we take Lavienne’s earlier words at face value, not only Lord Lewis but we all become family too.”

“……..”

Next to fall silent was Lavienne. Perhaps she was taken aback by the unexpected counterattack, still wearing a smile as she looked at Iris and the others, who were smiling back at her.

In the midst of this brief silence, Lavienne and Iris exchanged glances, each gauging the other, but I grew weary of their little game and slowly munched on a cake I pulled from storage.

“But you see, Lou and I spent a hot night together!”

“Wait, what do you mean by that…?”

“Hehe. It was my first time feeling that much pain! And those eyes that only looked at me were just irresistible. I was super excited!”

The conversation took a strange turn, but if I were to annotate Lavienne’s words, the ‘hot night’ referred to the day we fought, and the ‘pain’ was about the damage from battle, while the ‘looking at’ part was definitely during the fight.

In fact, she said, “it was painful for the first time,” rather than it being her first painful experience.

However, this seemed to have been enough to confuse and damage Iris and the others’ perceptions, as the serene smile Iris had a moment ago stiffened slightly, and her narrowed eyes now held a hint of killing intent.

“El. What do you mean by that?”

The one who bit after pondering for a while was surprisingly Fiera, who had been quietly observing Iris and Lavienne. Her eyes, fixed on me, glimmered with jealousy, possessiveness, and anger, all unleashed for the first time in a while.

“Well, that’s…”

“Of course, it means just that. Could it be that you all haven’t had that experience yet? Despite always being with Lou?”

As I tried to deny what Fiera was likely imagining, Lavienne interjected, intentionally wrapping her arm around my neck and pulling me close, laughing as she taunted Fiera.

“Don’t get cocky. I’ll crush you right now.”

Fiera, having clearly reached her limit, stood up violently, knocking her chair over as she glared down at Lavienne, who was still seated in my lap, as if she might kill her.

“Ahaha. Sounds good! Go ahead and try.”

In response, Lavienne jumped off my lap, shooting a glare back at Fiera, and their death-glaring eyes clashed.

“Why not make it all of us, then? Bring it on! Or are you scared of losing to me and running away?”

“Huh?”

“Ah. Sonia-chan. Just scaring me with words isn’t that frightening, you know? If you think something, why not fight me? Or are you really that scared of losing to me? Oh, you might have lost in a lot of ways already.”

“I’ll kill you!”

“Nice! That’s the spirit! What about you, Iris? Are you just going to sit there watching me take Lou away from you two? Well, if your feelings are that shallow, it’s fine, but if so, stop meddling with Lou and me!”

“Fine. I’ll take that challenge.”

“I can’t remain silent if you’re mocking my feelings for Lord Lewis. I’ll be your opponent.”

“I shall participate as well. Prepare to suffer from my poison.”

“Ahaha! Awesome! Then I’ll take you all down, so you better come at me with the intent to die!”

From the moment I sensed something might go sideways, it became clear that Lavienne’s goal from the beginning was to provoke Fiera and steer the battle this way.

I have no idea what her ultimate intention might be, but her ambiguous choice of words, expressions, and her actions of sitting on my lap and wrap her arm around my neck were all aimed at leading to this confrontation.

While I may have gotten caught in the crossfire, and felt a little pricked both from their gazes and words, in this moment, I felt I could somewhat forgive it.

Because honestly, what’s about to happen seems really fun, and I’m getting all excited even though I won’t be fighting!

“All right, let’s move venues!”

With Sonia’s command, everyone got up and followed her to the training grounds said to be used by the Scarlet family for generations.

Meanwhile, Fiera and the others, full of energy, continued bickering during the move, while Sephiria and I trailed quietly at a distance, watching them.

We arrived at a training ground behind the mansion, a place different from where knights train, with neatly arranged footing and multiple layers of magical barriers set up to minimize any damage from their battles.

“This is the place where the members of the Scarlet family have trained in magic for generations, and after being repaired multiple times when damaged, it has become sturdier than any castle out there.”

“That’s impressive!”

“Indeed. The barriers here are stronger than my light magic.”

“Hm. I can’t imagine them breaking easily even if I hit them.”

“What about you, Lord Lewis?”

“Well, the outermost layer might take a bit of effort. If I went all out, the others should be relatively easy to break.”

“Impressive indeed, Lord Lewis.”

“I think I would find it similar.”

As we shared our thoughts while observing the barriers, it became evident that the outermost barrier had been laid by the first sage, Igar, with subsequent ones added inward by others.

The inner barriers were also remarkable magic, but the outermost barrier was on a whole different level of perfection, one that could even be described as beautiful.

Given the wavelength of the magic, I have no doubt it belonged to Igar; its uniformity, hardness, and the way the magic flows from the apex downwards constructed make it resistant even when magic was cast against it.

Thus, Igar’s barrier was not only tough but also excellent at dispersing magical power, making it unlikely for me to break it without throwing several full-powered spells at it.

“Are you using magical tools to maintain the barrier?”

“That’s right. It’s a tool created by the first sage, Igar. Normally, you’d need to provide magical power regularly to keep the barrier intact, but Igar’s tool absorbs the natural magic automatically once the barrier is imbued with magic just once. I read somewhere that the principle is based on the contract between spirits and elves.”

“I see.”

With ordinary magical tools, magical power serves as the fuel, meaning when it runs out, you’d need to replenish it.

However, this tool maintains the barrier by automatically absorbing the natural magic around it, so there’s no need for anyone to refill it, allowing the barrier to remain intact continuously.

And it seems that the principles used in this magical tool relate to the contract between spirits and elves, likely tapping into the power of spirits to transform a contractor’s magical power into natural magic, which is probably one of the techniques he learned during his time in the Kingdom of God Tree.

Back then, he shouldn’t have been able to use magic as his power was sealed by demons, but considering he left a teleportation magic circle in the Kingdom of God Tree, he might have found a way to create magic circles nobody could replicate.

Now that I think about it, if Igar left behind a teleportation magic circle at the royal castle of the Kingdom of God Tree, it would mean he had successfully restored the legendary lost technique from ancient times.

However, seeing that almost no one knows this method, perhaps he intended to take it to the grave as his own form of revenge against those who betrayed him.

Well, thanks to that, here I am, struggling with Soware over making a teleportation magic circle. There might be some records left, so it wouldn’t hurt to ask for entry again into the room containing Igar’s heritage.

“Anyway, this is a place where we can wreak havoc without causing any damage outside, so that’s good enough.”

“Yeah, I don’t mind where we are, but it’d be bad if we ruined the house. I don’t have anything specific to say.”

“Right. How about you, Fiera and the others?”

“Mm. I’m not opposed.”

“I’m fine too.”

“This is a place where it seems we can go all out without issues.”

“I don’t mind.”

“Okay, then it’s settled! Let’s get started right away!”

Thus, the battle between Sonia, Lavienne, and the others was about to begin, while Sephiria and I, not participating this time, sat together on a bench outside the barrier and quietly awaited the commencement of the fight, watching the girls bicker over the order of the fights.