I was reincarnated as a villainous aristocrat with a certain death route.

"Heh, you've got some nerve.”

　Balkan chuckled.

　While I was thinking about it, the situation was moving along.

"Hey, Raven. You stay out of this. You understand?"

　Balkan reminds me, glancing at me.

　He's really scared of me, .......

“All right. I promise.'

　I have no choice but to say this.

“Mars, are you okay?”

　I asked him.

"Ha, to tell you the truth, I'm not sure.”

　......, right?

"It's all right. You've got the qualities. Believe in yourself.”

　Well, that's a common advice, I thought to myself.

　Well, it's true that Mars has the potential.

　In fact, he has more growth potential than even me, the genius.

　But, at the moment, his specs were a few steps below Vulcan's. Even if we fought a proper battle, there was no way he could win.

　There was no chance of victory in a proper fight.

The only way is for me to support him secretly and let Mars win.

　But the method was hard to determine.

　I have to make sure he doesn't know that I'm helping Mars. ......

　So, using fancy magic like fire and lightning is out of the question.

　Invisible attacks.

　Alternatively....

?Let's get started. To prevent any danger, both sides put on three layers of defensive wards and shoot each other with attack magic. The one who gets hit three times loses. Is that clear??

/I understand.”

　While saying this, Mars' face was pale.

　Tension and anxiety can be felt.

　Mars himself must have known the difference in strength between him and Balkan.

　Even so, he does not run away.

　It is indeed the spirit of the protagonist ......, but the world is not so sweet.

　Mars will surely lose--.

?Hehehe, anytime.”

　Balkan said as they finished deploying their triple defensive wards against each other.

?Go ahead and fire first.?

?Damn ......!”

　As if provoked, Mars fired a magic bullet.

Too slow, too slow.

　But Balkan easily avoided it with his【Acceleration】magic.

?Before being surprised, prepare for a counterattack.?

　A bang!

　Balkan released a magic bullet without chanting and hit Mars.

?"How could he have activated the magic in such a split second"

?Haa?　Don't tell me you can't even use chantless magic?”

　Vulcan said with a stunned look on his face.

''I can't use .......''

　Mars looked disappointed.

'I'm not even a match for you then,.......”

　Shrugging his shoulders like a fool, Balkan released another magic bullet.

Since this time is also a magic without chanting, so it is quick to launch.

"Damn it, .......”

　Unable to avoid it, Mars took the second shot.

　Two outs.

　The next time he took a hit, Mars would lose.

　Mars also made a few return strikes, but all of them were evaded before the Vulcan's 【Acceleration】.

　I guess there is a big difference in ability.

"Hahahaha, this is no match for me!"

　Bulkan fired magic bullets three times.

　Mars can't avoid it.

　But then..,

　Boom!

“What the ......!”

　Balkan raises a surprised voice.

　The magic bullet he fired landed a few meters away from where Mars was.

"Damn, I must have made a control error...”

　Balkan clicked his tongue and fired the magic bullet again without chanting.

　Boom!

　But the result was the same.

　His attack lands far away from Mars.

"Why?'

　Balkan looked stunned.

"Do it, Mars!"

　I ordered him.

　Even Mars' arm could hit Vulcan as he stood there, stunned.

“All right, all right!　[Magic Bullet]!

　Mars released a magic bullet and hit Vulcan.

“Oh, shoot...”

　Bulkan fires several more magic bullets, but they all fail to catch Mars and land in the wrong place.

　Mars, on the other hand, took advantage of this opportunity and fired a [magic bullet], again hitting the target.

　The score was now knotted at two to two.

　The winner is the one who lands the next strike.

“What does that mean ......?”

　Rose raised her eyebrows.

'It's not just a control mistake. Something has been done to Balkan. ......"

　Muttering, she looks around, then back at Mars.

　And then she looked at me.

　...... obviously suspecting me.

　Well, I guess so.

　To induce a control mistake in the attack magic to Balkan - such advanced magic can be used by Mars.

　Shee thinks that there is no way that Mars can use such a high level of magic.

　Actually, that reading is almost right.

　I was using magic to block Balkan's perception.

　I had slightly altered his “distance” so that he was slightly out of control.

　So, if I shot him normally, the bullet would land in a place slightly out of Mars' range.

　However, this [Recognition Blocking] was my unique magic.

　Only Raven can use this in the game.

　The others probably don't even know this magic exists.

　So I tried to use it, but no one noticed it.

　So I continued to use it without hesitation.

　Boom!

　Eventually, Mars landed the last shot, and Balkan's defeat was decided.

　The Balkan's kept on shooting attacks at the place that was the other way around until the very end--.