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

Episode 74: Reunion

One day, as the three-month period promised to Fiera and the others was about to pass…

After defeating the A-Rank monster, the Cyclops, I finally gathered enough magic power by eating its magical organ to use spatial magic.

“Finally, huh? Let’s give it a shot. Storage magic.”

As I chanted the spell’s name, a hole about the size of my head opened up in front of me.

“Hmm. This time I made the entrance smaller, but it looks fine.”

I put my hand into the hole to check the inside’s size, and it seemed spacious enough without any issues.

Before putting my belongings inside, I randomly picked up a stone lying around and placed it inside, then released the magic, picturing it appearing on my hand when I used the spell again.

“No problems here either.”

After confirming that I could take out the stored items after releasing the magic, I began to store my baggage into the storage.

“Alright. This makes things lighter and easier. Truly, spatial magic is handy.”

I first learned about spatial magic on my second life when I visited the academy’s library.

The library had a wide collection of books from all around the world and personal dissertations, including many on ancient magic.

At that time, wanting to become a suitable man for Iris’ fiancé, I was dedicated to studying and practicing magic, wandering into the library where I stumbled upon that book.

However, the book only speculated on what kinds of ancient magic existed, how much magic power was required, and why it wasn’t used in the present, with no actual details on what could be done with it.

I thought it was just a figment of imagination at that time, but during one of my lives, I accidentally entered an undiscovered SSS dungeon and found a grimoire that contained spells for spatial magic.

I grew interested in the spatial magic written in that grimoire, taking in what could be done, how it functioned, and why so much magic power was needed.

It would have been great if I could actually use the magic, but unfortunately, my magic power was insufficient then, and I couldn’t use the magic until I died.

“Wow, this is spatial magic.”

Overcome with excitement at using the magic for the first time, I kept opening and closing the storage repeatedly.

“Oh no. My magic power…”

Having used the magic excessively like a fool, I felt my magic power beginning to deplete, and a slight headache brought me back to my senses, forcing me to stop using it.

“Long-distance teleportation is still out of the question, but at least I think I can manage short-distance.”

Feeling exhilarated after a long time, I headed back to the inn in the nearby town where I was staying and completed my day.

A few days after gaining the ability to use spatial magic, having achieved one objective, I took a relaxing break and decided it was finally time to head towards the meeting point with Safari.

“If I use my body enhancement to run from here, I should arrive in about four days.”

I roughly calculated how long it would take to get to Safari, warmed up, and began to run.

By storing my belongings, I felt lighter and faster than before as I ran.

After a while of camping, I arrived in Safari half a day earlier than planned.

“Damn it. We didn’t discuss where to meet in Safari.”

However, upon arriving, I remembered we hadn’t talked about where to meet and wondered what I should do.

“It might be a hassle, but I guess I should use detection magic to look for Fiera and the others… What’s happening?”

Just as I was about to walk around the town to search for Fiera using detection magic, I was suddenly hugged from behind.

“Don’t worry about it. I’m just enjoying a long-awaited reunion with El.”

Fiera said this while tightening the arm she wrapped around my waist and taking a deep breath.

“Stop it. Don’t sniff me.”

“It smells nice, so it’s fine!”

“That’s not the point. Just let go already.”

Once I said that, Fiera finally released me, and I turned to face the group.

“Long time no see.”

“Yeah. Long time no see.”

“Uh-huh.”

Fiera seemed the same as always, but for some reason, Shuvina had a gloomy face, looking as if she might start crying at any moment.

“Hmm. I’ll ask about that later. First, let’s find an inn.”

“If that’s the case, we can stay at the inn we’re at.”

“Got it.”

Though I was curious about why Shuvina had such an expression, I moved to the inn where Fiera said they were staying and rented an additional room for myself.

Before entering my room, I visited Fiera and Shuvina’s room, where both of them were seated side by side on one bed while I sat down on the other to hear what happened.

“So? What happened?”

“…”

I first asked Shuvina what happened, but she kept her head down, showing no intention of speaking.

“Fiera. Explain the situation.”

“Uh-huh. To put it simply, she couldn’t complete the task El gave her.”

“Which one?”

“The fighting spirit part. I managed to achieve A Rank recently, but the fighting spirit is still a no-go.”

“I see…”

It seemed Shuvina was feeling down because she believed she couldn’t complete the task I had given her and thus couldn’t accompany us on our journey.

“Hmm.”

When I focused my magical energy on Shuvina, I confirmed that a lump of energy different from magic power existed within her body.

“Fiera. How did you teach Shuvina?”

“Huh? She should be able to find the lump of energy when focused, and then it’s just a matter of releasing it. Once she could release it, she should spin it around.”

“…”

After hearing Fiera’s explanation, I finally understood why Shuvina couldn’t use fighting spirit despite a core for it being present in her body.

(I see. Fiera is intuitive, so she’s not great at teaching…)

“Fiera. I’m sorry, but could you step outside for a moment?”

“Huh? Sure.”

Though Fiera looked a bit doubtful about the sudden request, she complied and stepped outside.

Since her hearing was keen, I wrapped our surroundings in a soundproof spell to ensure no voice or sound leaked outside.

“Shuvina.”

“What is it…?”

Still feeling down, she weakly answered my call, and seeing that she thought I was going to leave her behind, she clenched her fist tightly.

“Let me get straight to the point. You passed the task. So I’m allowing you to join us for a while.”

“…Huh?”

Surprised by my unexpected words, Shuvina looked up with a shocked expression.

“But I’m not able to use fighting spirit.”

“That’s true. But I checked just now, and there’s actually energy to use fighting spirit inside you. The problem is… well, it’s a bit awkward to say, but Fiera’s method of teaching wasn’t right for you.”

“Fiera’s?”

“She’s a beastkin, so she can intuitively grasp many things. Unfortunately, she’s not great at teaching, so her methods didn’t suit you.”

“Is that so? But now that you mention it, I didn’t really understand what she meant by just letting it go and spinning it.”

“Right?”

Just hearing this makes me easily imagine how Fiera behaved while teaching Shuvina.

“I’m going to teach you a bit now. First, do you know where your core is?”

“Yeah.”

“Alright. However, just to be safe, let’s start by finding your core, so please confirm it once more.”

“Got it.”

“Now, close your eyes.”

As Shuvina followed my instructions and closed her eyes, I moved behind her and placed my hand on her back.

Slowly, I began to flow my fighting spirit into her.

“I’m currently flowing my fighting spirit into you. Concentrate on feeling it inside your body.”

“…Oh. I can feel something flowing into me.”

“Okay. Now, trace that flow and find a similar lump of energy in your body.”

Shuvina stopped speaking, focusing as she followed my instructions.

“…I found it.”

After a moment, she informed me she had found the energy of fighting spirit within her.

“Good. Now, try to move that energy by yourself. It feels similar to how you circulate magic power within your body.”

“I’ll give it a shot.”

I continued to flow my fighting spirit into Shuvina, feeling the energy surging from her core.

Slowly, it began to circulate throughout her body.

“Alright. You can open your eyes now.”

“…No way. I did it. This is fighting spirit.”

Shuvina opened her eyes and gasped at the faint golden aura enveloping her body.

“Ah, that’s fighting spirit. Don’t forget what that feeling was. And congratulations.”

“Ugh… Thank you! Eir!”

“Whoa!”

Overjoyed at being able to use fighting spirit, Shuvina unexpectedly hugged me tightly.

“Ah, that’s great. For now, you’re in my space, so let go.”

I peeled Shuvina off me and released the magic to allow Fiera back inside.

“What happened?”

Seeing Shuvina looking happy unlike earlier, Fiera asked for an explanation.

“Shuvina just learned to use fighting spirit, so don’t worry. Also, we’ll be taking her along from now on.”

“Huh? Got it.”

“Well then, I’m going to rest in my room. We’ll take it easy tomorrow and leave this town the day after.”

I conveyed my future plans, waved my hand lightly, and returned to my room, finally resting until morning.