118 – Villainous Lady (4)

“Why…why did this happen…?”

Rebecca muttered this as she turned her back away from the cold-blooded gaze.

Rebecca.

Rebecca Rose.

These days, her name has been frequently mentioned among academy students. She liked the attention of people, but it was not a situation that she liked very much. It was only natural that her name would come up on the lips.

As you can tell from her name, she was the daughter of the Rose family.

Rose Family.

Commonly, if you were to choose the next most influential families in a field empire after the imperial family, you would pick the three princely families of Kromel, Edelweiss, and Erthuwen, and Krause in the south, but this was only a story when looking at the entire empire.

The power of the great family that protects each defense is comparable to that of the king of a country, but if you simply look at the influence it has on the empire, Luden, who can be said to be the head of the empire, and the central nobles who reign there have no choice but to get more.

It was a place that could be called the center of such imperial power, so the central political world was always a pandemonium where each other was eaten and eaten, but nevertheless, there were those who stood firm like the walls of an old castle in the whirlpool of such chaos.

The Rose family was like that.

Its power is incomparable to that of other aristocratic families, as it has not collapsed in the chaotic central political world for a long time and has established its position. The present leader of the central aristocracy was the head of the Rose family, so the Rose family was one of the pillars supporting the empire in name and reality.

And Rebecca is the youngest daughter of Elire Rose, the head of the Rose family.

Although her position as the third daughter is ambiguous, the fact that she is a direct descendant of a great aristocrat does not change. Normally, even if there is a scandal, she should be reluctant to mention it for fear of retaliation.

“no…”

I tried to chew my nails with anxiety, but there is no way this mind will fly away.

Rebecca didn’t like the situation she was in.

He hates to face both Elena’s gaze, which stabs him like a sharp dagger, and the gaze of others, which he would normally have enjoyed.

Rebecca had never been looked at like this in her life. It was self-sufficient, but it didn’t matter to her.

She was the youngest daughter born late in a family with only two sons, so everyone in the family cared for her, and Rebecca, who grew up with the love of such a family, grew up as a child who didn’t know what it was like to be lacking.

Is that why?

Perhaps because of this environment, Rebecca grew up to be a rather arrogant and self-centered girl. There was no one to correct her because everything went the way she wanted and everyone tolerated her behavior. Even if there was someone who said the right thing, Rebecca couldn’t have kept someone against her will by her side.

Originally, the more children born into a prestigious family, the more they regard the authority of the family as their own, but Rebecca laid the plate for her to grow up as such a child because her family openly favored her.

The confession he made to Damian at that time also came from this personality.

Although the other person was Elena’s fiancé, Elena was basically the type to live very quietly in the undergraduate school, and to her eyes, only her face was beautiful, so she thought that Damian would get tired of Elena.

Damian’s face and abilities all matched her taste, so she confessed in an arbitrary way, but even so, Rebecca did not think that she would be rejected.

Her family and appearance were not lacking in her opinion, so no matter how much she is loved by her family, she is the third daughter anyway, so one day she will be sold in an arranged marriage for the friendship between the families. I thought it wouldn’t be bad to come in as the lover of the Krauss family and beat the mistress to monopolize love.

And this is the result of acting so complacently and arrogantly.

“Then, from now on, let’s start practicing combat in the Faculty of Magic. No matter which type of magic you use, there won’t be any problems with the evaluation, so hope you win by using all the means you can.”

The opening declaration that came out of the professor’s mouth felt like a death sentence to Rebecca.

Normally, I would have confidently said that I would win everything, but it is not now. A different opponent was aiming for her neck, so what Rebecca had to worry about now was a matter of life and death.

“Ah, you don’t have to worry about injuries. We put a protective spell on before the start, so if there’s a shock beyond a certain level, everyone will be moved out of the arena. There are also priests, so please feel free to fight with all your might.”

puck.

The professor confidently says it’s safe, but her instincts say her life is in danger. When Elena and I met eyes that day at the flower garden, Rebecca understood that a glance could kill a person. The purple eyes she had seen that day had been haunting her ever since.

It seemed like something good had happened in the meantime, but it seemed to be a little relieved, but it was still scary.

Rebecca begged that this time would be over without seeing her. It’s a way for everyone to take turns sparring anyway, so we’ll meet someday, but not yet.

“Battle!! It’s been a while since I’ve had to show off my skills!”

“Ahahahahaha…it’s my first time doing something like this, so I’m a little nervous.”

If there is one thing that can be comforted, is it that she is not the only genius of this generation? The first prince of Orcus, who is said to have fought and won a close battle with the cruel heathen cardinal, and the rising star of the Erthuwen family, who can be said to be masters of space science. Richard Ertuwen also participated in this exercise.

Along with Elena, they were two people who usually showed an overwhelming appearance compared to other students, so maybe they could make her incapacitated.

No matter how much protective magic and priests were prepared, if the physical strength of the students was severely consumed, they eventually had to drop out of the practice, so Elena retired in the sparring with Richard and Orcus in front. That was the only way Rebecca could live.

***

As Rebecca had hoped, Orcus and Richard defeated the other students with an overwhelming difference in skill.

The flame Orcus summoned was like the sun that briefly descended to the ground, and the splendor of the spirits Richard summoned was also great. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that most of the shares in the messed-up training center belonged to the two of them.

Elena also had a splendid history like the two of them, but there was nothing to give a big impact in what she showed. Should I say this is efficient? Victory was achieved by inflicting enough damage for the opponent to retire with the fewest magic combinations possible. It’s overwhelming, but compared to what the two of them showed, the light was relatively faded.

Because of that appearance, Rebecca’s expectations were once again inflated, but those expectations were short-lived when the battle between Orcus and Elena began.

“Oh! Is the opponent this time Elena!! Unfortunately, I didn’t see it then, but I heard that magic played a big role during the southern crisis. Even if we lost in archery, we don’t want to lose as mages, so let’s do our best…”

“Sueuuu…”

“…Helena?”

“Whoa, whoa…”

“Hey Elena? Your eyes are kind of scary right now.”

“Let’s get started.”

“Ah, yes.”

When Orcus stood on the other side of the practice opponent, everyone there could feel that Elena’s prayer, which had been like a calm lake before, had completely changed. A sense of tension, as if facing a volcano on the verge of exploding, was forming due to her mana that was heavily laid on the practice table.

Her fiancé, Damian, and Prince Orcus are said to be very close, but do they have personal feelings? Rebecca felt that the emotion in her eyes looking at Orcus was no different than when she was looking at herself.

“Let’s go first.”

Perhaps Orcus has also hardened his heart with Elena’s momentum, and his voice doesn’t sound as playful as before. As previously announced, it was Orcus who took the lead.

He summoned a firestorm that filled the training table by manipulating mana with a wave of his hand without any special chanting. Even though it was a place quite far from the training table, the heat coming from the rolling flames was very hot.

Everyone was overwhelmed by the flames, but the face of Orcus, who caused the fire storm, was not good. Elena, who was swallowed up by the firestorm, was not moved out of the practice area, which was proof that she was still fine. And it didn’t take long for that fact to become known to everyone.

widely-

The sound of lightly hitting the floor echoed throughout the practice table. The noise around it was so loud that it was worth hiding such a small sound, but everyone present could hear it as if it contained magical power.

At the same time as the sound was heard, a powerful wave of magical energy began to spread from the center of the storm. There was no resistance whatsoever, and the flame storm was pushed away by the magic wave and disappeared. The faintly burning embers on the floor of the practice table were the only evidence that such magic was unfolding.

In the place that used to be the center of the storm, Elena, alone, stands alone.

After defeating the storm, Elena immediately took a posture that might have been taken by knights instead of performing any special spells. The moment everyone was wondering what she was up to, her new model disappeared. Even though her eyes were strengthened with magical power, everyone missed her movement, but Elena arrived in front of Orcus at some point.

In response, Orcus was not taken aback and deployed the spell he had prepared in advance.

Even before she beat the storm, Orcus had made arrows of fire above his head in advance, and when Elena appeared right in front of him, he sent out a laser that concentrated high-temperature thermal energy, a spell he had previously put on his hand.

It showed a powerful appearance that the place where the laser hit melted immediately, but it would have to be done if it did not reach anyway.

Elena quickly slashed Orcus’ hand with her skillful taijutsu, changing the path of the light. Not stopping there, arrows of fire rained down towards her, but she was also a wizard.

“”Reflection””

Only where exactly Elena and Orcus are included does the distortion of space occur. The arrows of fire could not pierce the distortion of space and were driven straight to the ground. In other words, all the means prepared were destroyed. Here, Orcus sensed his defeat.

Even if he tried to do something more, he was caught by the collar, so rather than preparing an attack, it seemed that Elena’s attack would hit his body first. So the moment you raise your hand to admit your defeat…

“I lost…”

“「Strength」, 「Acceleration」”

“Huh? No, wait a minute. I lost… evil!!!!”

Elena’s fist, enchanted with a strengthening spell, struck Orcus.

The crackling sound of hitting fills the practice table. Orcus’s declaration of surrender was not heard. Elena’s punching stopped only when Orcus passed out and was sent out of the practice room. She swung her fists to the fullest and looked somewhat relieved, but because of the situation, no one could admire her face.

Rebecca calmly accepted her fate.

***

“Elena is amazing!! Why did you become a wizard?!”

“No matter how much he strengthens it with magic, that movement…is unusual. Is there a tradition in Krauss to train even a fiancée?”

“I don’t know. Don’t ask…”