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 83: Class Division

Shuvina adjusted Dōna, who was sitting on her palm, placing her back on her thigh, and began discussing the intent she had received from Dōna.

“To put it simply, there was an attack from the enemy, just as you predicted.”

“I knew it!”

“An attack?”

Fiera, who hadn’t heard about the attack in the examination room, tilted her head in confusion at Shuvina’s words.

“I had left Sonia’s safety to you, Fiera, so I hadn’t mentioned it. After releasing Sonia’s magic power, I anticipated that there would be an attack directed at the mansion, so I asked Dōna to protect her house and family.”

“I see.”

“Yeah. So what happened after the attack?”

“It seems Dōna successfully repelled the attackers. Upon seeing Dōna, the assailants determined they couldn’t win and fled, but in the end, she cornered them and dealt the final blow.”

“After that, she kept watch over the mansion until Sonia returned, and when it was time to come back here, she shared her senses with the plants in the garden to move quickly.”

“Well done! You did a great job.”

It appeared that Dōna had done an excellent job, and when I praised her, she happily wiggled her small body.

“But was it really okay to kill them? If you’d let them go, you could’ve found out who their employer was.”

“Ah, that’s not a problem. I have a pretty good idea of who sent them. I just decided it wasn’t necessary to mention it at the time.”

“I see.”

“So what’s next? They might attack again.”

True to Fiera’s words, it’s easy to imagine that the enemy wouldn’t give up on killing Sonia after this one try and would likely come back for another assault.

“Yeah. Dōna can quickly go back to guard the mansion, so that’s not an issue, but the problem lies with Sonia herself. Once she enters the academy, she’ll likely be acting alone more often. At that time, you guys need to protect her.”

“Understood.”

“Got it.”

After briefly discussing possible enemy attack patterns and countermeasures, we each returned to our rooms to rest.

A week after taking the exam at the Suzette Imperial Academy, the long-awaited day of attending the academy has finally arrived.

This week has been a busy whirlwind of buying textbooks and the required robes.

Upon arriving at the academy, our first day will consist of a written exam and practical test for class division.

However, since I’ve already been designated as Class S by the headmaster during the entrance exam, I planned to just observe Fiera, Shuvina, and Sonia’s tests.

It seemed like Fiera had no issues answering the written exam questions aside from herself, and the other two looked confident from their expressions.

“I didn’t understand a thing.”

Conversely, Fiera seemed to have barely grasped any of it, with her tail drooping lifelessly and her ears flattened in disappointment.

“Well, it can’t be helped since you don’t use magic.”

“Yeah. Don’t worry about it.”

“Cheer up, Fiera!”

As the three of us encouraged Fiera, we headed towards the designated training hall, where lots of kids donned in matching robes had gathered.

As soon as we entered the training area, those kids who were chatting just earlier looked over at us and started whispering.

“Hey, isn’t that…”

“Yeah, that guy who used an incredible spell during the exam, and the elf who shortened her incantation. And the beastman girl who passed, along with the dropout who couldn’t even use magic.”

“Can’t believe a beastman actually passed.”

“Apparently, the headmaster approved it.”

“Is that true? That headmaster of all people?”

It seems that most of them had witnessed our exam performance, and unlike back then, I didn’t feel much derision or scorn in their gazes.

Still, there were a few who looked down on Fiera, and I could still hear someone disparaging Sonia as a dropout, but it clearly felt like there were fewer hostile gazes than before.

“These gazes are annoying. Let’s move to the side.”

Bothered by their stares, I suggested to the other three as we headed toward the wall, casting an awareness-distracting magic to divert their attention from us.

“I thought so yesterday, but Eir’s magic is really amazing.”

Sonia admired my awareness-distracting magic with shining eyes, typical of her magical enthusiasm.

“It’s nothing special. You’ll get the hang of it soon enough, Sonia.”

“That’s impossible. I just have a lot of magic power; I can’t perform such precise magic manipulation.”

“No, you can.”

What I was saying was the unvarnished truth—her future magic skills would far surpass my past abilities.

As a descendant of the first sage, she possessed unparalleled magic power and talent, allowing her to freely manipulate the basic four elemental magics and dark magic.

While I also had magical talent, being able to use all elements, her specialty—dark magic—was so advanced that even my past self would struggle to handle it.

If her magical prowess were combined with the protagonist’s abilities, I’d be completely overshadowed, leaving me no choice but to be taken down by the leads.

“…Okay, if you say so, Eir, I’ll give it a try.”

Just as Sonia became motivated to do her best, the other students who had been whispering earlier fell silent, and two teachers entered from the training hall’s entrance, prompting me to dispel the awareness-distracting magic.

“It seems everyone is gathered. I’m Hamiru, the examiner for this practical test of class division. Nice to meet you all.”

“I’m Eiri, also in charge of the practical test. Nice to meet everyone.”

The man named Hamiru had long blonde hair and several piercings on his ears, giving him a somewhat carefree impression, while Eiri had black hair tied back in a single ponytail and wore glasses, looking quite serious.

(Hmm. Both of their skills seem to be quite formidable.)

There was hardly any magic power leaking from Hamiru and Eiri, and looking inside their bodies, the magic power circulated evenly, indicating how precisely they could manipulate their magic.

“Now, let’s get started with the exam explanation. Normally, we would measure magic power using magical tools and test how well you can manipulate magic, but this time it’s different.

Actually, this academy has a monster subjugation training held every six months. But don’t worry; the monsters you’ll be fighting are low-level ones like goblins and slimes, so there’s no need to be too tense.

That said, this practical training is coming up in two months. So, I apologize, but this class division test will be a competitive format.”

The moment Hamiru mentioned a competitive format, the students around us began to stir uneasily, and some clearly looked tense.

“Everyone, calm down. While it is a competitive format, it’s not that difficult. Hamiru will cast spells at the students called out, and you just need to avoid them or counter them with your own spells as you see fit.

Also, if possible, feel free to counterattack. The exam time is three minutes per person.

We’ll observe how you handle it to determine the class divisions.

Additionally, if you wear the magical tools we’ll distribute shortly, even if a spell hits you, the magical tool will absorb it, ensuring none of you will get hurt.”

After Eiri explained the details of the exam and the safety measures, she demonstrated by having Hamiru wear one of the magical tools and then casting a water ball at him.

The water ball flew straight toward Hamiru, and just as it was about to hit him, the badge on his chest absorbed the magic and vanished, leaving Hamiru unharmed.

“As you can see, even if you can’t block a spell, the badge will protect you, so rest assured.”

Hearing this, the students visibly relaxed once they understood that it was safe.

“Now, let’s begin the exam. When your name is called, please step forward.”

After Hamiru and Eiri finished distributing the badges, the class division test was about to begin.