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 69: A Bad Feeling

It had already been two months since I parted ways with Fiera and the others. During these two months, I traveled to various towns, taking on high-rank monster subjugation requests to get by.

I’ve fought against A-rank monsters like the fire-breathing Red Wyvern and the poison-breathing Poison Snake. Plus, there was the Thunderbird that flew wrapped in lightning. I steadily increased my magic power by consuming the magic organs of the defeated monsters.

And now, I heard a rumor about an S-rank monster, the King Chimera, being spotted in a certain area, so I made my way close to the town where it was found.

However, as I approached the vicinity, I found myself genuinely hesitating about entering the town.

The reason was that the area where the King Chimera was confirmed to be located was near the Pestelrose Marquisate, which was very close to where my fiancée’s family lived.

“It’s fine, right? There’s no way I’d run into her in this kind of place.”

I told myself that, shaking off the unpleasant feeling swirling in my chest and taking a step forward.

Then, I stopped by the Adventurers’ Guild in the town and accepted the request to defeat the King Chimera, before heading to a rocky area several kilometers away from the town.

“Alright, let’s get going.”

This rocky area is home to many flying-type monsters, such as eagles, harpies, and wyverns.

I quickly deployed a detection magic to search for the location of the King Chimera, and lo and behold, there was a large reaction right at the center, which seemed to be the King Chimera.

“Hmm. Looks like there are other adventurers too.”

The results of my detection magic revealed not just monsters but also a few groups of adventurers likely here to hunt other monsters.

“Hmm? If they keep going like this, they’re bound to run into the King Chimera.”

Among them, one party was slowly making their way toward the center where the King Chimera was, and at this rate, it seemed they would end up in a battle with it.

“Didn’t the receptionist say there were no other adventurers accepting the request for the King Chimera besides me? Did they wander in here by mistake?”

I checked the strength of the adventurers through magic detection, and it turned out that there was one C-rank, while the remaining six were A to B rank.

“Ugh. These six will definitely die. But I don’t have an obligation to help them… Still, it’d be a hassle if they move on, so guess I’ll go.”

If I left them be and they ended up dead, that would be their own fault with no responsibility on my end. However, I didn’t want the hassle of the King Chimera moving around, so I reluctantly decided to head in their direction.

After jumping over some rocks for a while, I finally spotted the party I detected earlier.

“Well, well. What kind of idiots wandered into such a dangerous place… Huh?”

I took cover behind a large rock to observe, only to freeze for a moment at the unbelievable sight.

(This is bad!!!)

Just then, one member of the party turned toward my direction, prompting me to hurriedly hide behind the rock and use a presence concealment spell to completely erase my existence.

“Is something the matter, milady?”

“…No. I thought I sensed that person’s presence, but I guess it was just my imagination. Let’s hurry on.”

“Understood.”

For a brief second, I thought I’d been spotted, but it seemed I managed to avoid detection, and the six of them continued deeper into the rocky area.

Once I confirmed their presence had vanished, I released my magic and sat down on a rock.

“Ugh. Why is Iris here? She’s supposed to be at the mansion.”

Indeed, among the party I had seen just now was Iris, who shouldn’t be here at all, dressed like an adventurer and behaving as such.

“They’re not just an adventurer party; it’s Iris and her escorts. But seriously, why the heck is Iris here? What should I do about this?”

Normally, I should rush to help my fiancée who’s heading into a perilous situation, but honestly, does she even deserve my assistance?

Having been killed multiple times in my past life, I wondered if her dying here might change the future.

“No, that’s not possible.”

However, upon further reflection, Iris had faced dangerous situations before but had never actually died.

If that’s the case, surely there must be some factor that allows her to survive again, leading her down a different path.

“Alright. First, let’s just keep an eye on her.”

After pondering whether to help or leave her be, I decided to observe for now to find out what brought her here.

I cast a presence concealment magic on myself and moved while leaping between the rocks, keeping a distance to observe them.

I also made sure to adjust my wind magic so I could hear Iris and her conversation with the nearby female magician.

It seemed they were discussing something when I caught the words drifting on the wind.

“So, milady, who was that person you mentioned earlier?”

“My fiancé, Louis Valentine.”

“Louis? I believe he’s currently away from the Duke’s territory on a journey, with no indication of where he might be…”

“Yes, but the fact that we don’t know where he is also means he could be nearby.

That’s why I thought I sensed him earlier, but it must have been my imagination.”

“I see. Still, I’m sure Lord Louis will be surprised to see you. You’ve grown quite strong, after all, he might praise you.”

“Not nearly enough. I have to work much harder to stand beside him. That’s why I asked my father to let me come here. Besides, I have a bad feeling about something.”

“A bad feeling?”

“It’s as though a new woman is getting close to Louis. It feels unsettling.”

“I-I see.”

After that, it seemed the female magician realized she had touched on something she shouldn’t have and fell silent, while Iris murmured small words to herself.

Listening to Iris’s words from afar filled me with just a hint of fear and made me shiver.

“Could she have noticed Shuvina? But how? We’re quite far apart, and from the looks of it, she doesn’t seem to know where I am. Is it some new magic or something?”

For some reason, despite having no fear of strong enemies or death, I sometimes felt a different kind of fear from Iris and Fiera.

“Milady! Monsters!”

“Understood!”

As I pondered this, it seemed that a battle was about to commence, with three harpies targeting Iris and the others from above.

“Milady! We’ll draw their attention! Please finish them off with your magic!”

“Yes!”

As the knight gave his order, the other escorts gathered the harpies’ attention to protect Iris, who began to chant a spell while being watched over by the female magician.

“Gather, water, and become a blade; cut through my enemies. ‘Water Blade!’”

Once Iris finished her chant and directed both palms toward the harpies, blades of water formed and were launched at them.

The harpy, distracted by one of the knights, was slow to react to the approaching blade, and had its right wing severed, crashing to the ground.

Seizing the opportunity, a knight swiftly struck the finishing blow, and this was repeated until they defeated all the harpies.

“Milady! Just as expected! If you keep this up, you’ll surely be able to catch up to Louis!”

“No, not yet. My magic control is still lacking, and the magic isn’t evenly distributed. My aim is also too weak. There’s so much to improve.”

Listening to Iris’s evaluation of her magic and herself, I couldn’t help but feel a bit impressed.

“Hmm. Her self-analysis is decent. What she’s saying is mostly correct, but if I’m being picky, she needs to learn to cast spells while moving; otherwise, she’ll just be a scarecrow.

At her current fighting style, she’ll forever stay mediocre, and it won’t help in real combat. I hope someone notices that… but it’s probably asking too much.”

The role of the guards surrounding Iris was to protect her, not to expose her to danger.

Besides, being a noble lady, she typically wouldn’t even fight, so there’s no reason for anyone to point that out.

“Well, for now, she seems to be striving for my sake, but that probably won’t last long. I guess I can let it slide. But… hmm?”

After finishing my observation of Iris, I tried to move toward defeating the King Chimera, but apparently, Iris and her group had already wandered into the King Chimera’s territory, with the beast approaching them at high speed.

“This is bad.”

I hurried to reach the King Chimera, but it would arrive at Iris and her group before I could.