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 363: What’s Up!

Thus came the final battle.

After Lewis repaired the training ground’s floor, Fiera appeared as if by chance, her aura unlike Shuvina’s sharp as a sword, flowing like water and so tranquil it felt almost non-existent.

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

“Hehehe. Finally, we get to fight!”

Looking at Fiera standing in front of her, Lavienne laughed merrily, seeming eager to get into the fight.

“Yes. I’ve been looking forward to this for a long time.”

“Right? I’ve been waiting for this moment too. Though, I must admit, battling with the others was fun as well.”

“I know. Everyone has grown so much.”

“Yes~. Compared to when I traveled with you all, everyone’s become stronger. I’m surprised all day today!”

“But honestly, I’m envious of Lavie.”

“Envious? Why is that?”

“Because you got to fight with everyone at full power. I also want to battle everyone with all my strength someday.”

“Haha. You really love fighting, don’t you? You’re just like Lou-kun in that aspect.”

“That makes me happy!”

No matter how many times it was said, Fiera seemed happiest to hear she resembled Lewis, wagging her tail as she beamed with joy.

“Then, let me see how far little Fiera can go right away.”

“Yes. Let’s have fun!”

With that, Fiera equipped her newly acquired Flame King’s Glaive, while Lavienne took hold of her Dance of Thanatos from the very beginning.

A little while later.

Unlike Iris and the others who attacked with all their might from the get-go, Fiera and Lavienne were locked in a battle of wits, using only their stares to find openings to strike, simulating the flow of combat in their minds over and over again. But since both were beyond elite fighters, they found no clear path to victory, only time passing by.

“Hmm. Fiera-chan is really strong, huh? No matter what I try, I might be lacking in decisive moves so far.”

“Yes. Lavie is strong too. But weaker than El.”

“Haha. Well, that’s true. Lou-kun’s not just lacking in decisive moves, he doesn’t even have a path to victory! He’s practically not human anymore~.”

“Yes. El’s strength is from another dimension. He could be called a Demon King without anyone batting an eye.”

“Pfft. That’s certainly true. However, we can’t keep just poking at each other like this forever. It’s about time we get serious!”

“Yes.”

Unknown to them, Lewis was being treated as a Demon King, but having assessed that this back-and-forth was going nowhere, the two decided to finally engage in direct combat.

“Here I go!!”

The first to move was Lavienne, who, for the first time since this duel began, initiated an attack, swinging down a gigantic scythe packed with magic power, accompanied by an adorably cute battle cry.

The attack was the Shadow Slash she used in her battle with Sonia, but this time, the barrier didn’t break, and the training ground floor was only scratched lightly.

“Huh? I poured even more magic power into this than when I fought Sonia, yet the ground and barrier are fine?”

“Yes. El probably did that. The barrier was just reset by Sephiria earlier.”

“Wow. Impressive, really… oh.”

While saying that in admiration, Lavienne avoided her own Shadow Slash with ease, and when Fiera countered with a punch, Lavienne twisted in midair using her scythe for support to dodge.

Actually, as Fiera guessed, when Lewis fixed the training ground floor earlier, he predicted that it wouldn’t withstand their battle and that it would break easily, so he repaired it sturdily and asked Sephiria to reinforce the barrier too.

Well, it was less about being considerate for them and more about making it easier for himself when he had to fix it again later, but thanks to that, the two could now fight with all their strength without worrying about their footing.

“Whoa!”

As Lavienne tried to step back to re-engage Fiera, the latter was faster, closing the distance perfectly as she unleashed relentless punches and kicks, not giving Lavienne a moment to attack.

“Haha. Who would have thought you’d block my attack like this?”

“Yes. With that weapon, you can’t swing it at this distance. And this is my most advantageous distance.”

“You really have a knack for combat, huh? You’re hopeless at studying, though.”

“Yes. I’m bad at studying. My intuition doesn’t work at all. But I love fighting. That’s when my instincts really shine.”

“Hmm. I’ve never thought studying is something you should do on intuition.”

While the two continued their casual banter, they didn’t let up on their attacks; when Lavienne moved right, Fiera moved left at the same stride and distance, and when Lavienne took two steps back, Fiera advanced, never letting up.

It was like a mirror, or a dance; no matter how much Lavienne tried to create some distance, Fiera would just close it immediately, leaving Lavienne unable to move as she wished.

What Fiera was doing was simply maintaining the same distance, moving along with Lavienne while attacking at the same time.

But this was Fiera’s best strategy to counter Lavienne’s scythe attacks. Since the scythe was originally taller than her, it had a long reach and was weak at close range. If Fiera could close in, Lavienne couldn’t swing freely.

Realizing this from her fights with Shuvina and Sonia, Fiera aimed to seal off Lavienne’s unique weapon, utilizing her intuition, speed, and body techniques—her preferred close-combat method.

“Ugh. You really can deflect my weapon well. I can’t keep up my attacks like this.”

However, this combat method not only didn’t give Lavienne the freedom to attack but also made it so that whenever she tried to swing her weapon, Fiera would block it with hands or kicks before the ability of Lavienne’s Dance of Thanatos could activate.

“I guess I have no choice. Time to use that ability. ‘Shadow Separation.'”

Judging that she was at a disadvantage, Lavienne activated her racial magic, making her shadow quiver like heat haze before exploding outward, dispersing throughout the training ground.

“‘Shadow Passage.'”

And just as Lavienne muttered that, instead of dodging Fiera’s punch, she vanished from where she was standing as if she had never been there, reappearing with her scythe raised behind Fiera.

“Huh?”

“Ahah! Surprise attack success~!”

With the glee of a child whose prank worked, Lavienne brought down her scythe, unleashing the same Shadow Slash on Fiera.

“Ugh!”

In response, Fiera barely managed to turn around and deflect the blow with her gauntlet, but the weight and power of the strike overwhelmed her, throwing her off balance.

“Haha! The tables have turned!”

Not letting Fiera slip up, Lavienne unleashed a flurry of strikes, each one faster and harder than the last.

“‘Fighting Spirit Release!’”

“Ah, I see, so that’s how you’re playing it. Then, ‘Shadow Energy Release!'”

Once she got into the swing, Lavienne’s abilities ramped up due to the effect of the Dance of Thanatos, making it so even the beastkin Fiera struggled to keep up with her movements.

Seeking to break free, Fiera attempted to envelop herself with fighting spirit to boost her own abilities, but Lavienne, having immediately grasped her intentions, used Shadow Energy to enhance her speed and attack power, leaving no room for Fiera to counter.

“Then I have no choice but to do this.”

“Ugh!”

Fiera, her reactions slowing as Lavienne’s physical prowess increased, threw caution to the wind and stepped forward, managing to deflect Lavienne’s attack with her gauntlet, then landed a punch wrapped in fighting spirit to Lavienne’s abdomen.

Caught off-guard by the surprising counterattack, Lavienne, still swinging her scythe, was too slow to react and couldn’t defend properly against Fiera’s punch.

This attack marked the first significant damage Lavienne had received since the battle began.

” cough… cough… Ugh, that hurts!”

Yet, thanks to her enhanced physical abilities, Lavienne avoided falling into a combat-disabled state as she wiped the blood that flowed back from her mouth while standing, locking eyes with Fiera, who looked at her like a fierce beast.

“This is the most painful I’ve felt since I fought Lou-kun.”

“Yes. It’s been a while since my hands have gone numb. By the way, that last move—was it warp magic?”

“Oh, you mean ‘Shadow Passage’? It’s true that it could be considered similar to warp magic, but it’s not that convenient. It just allows me to move between shadows, that’s all.”

“I think it’s impressive enough.”

“Really? Well, it is handy.”

Regarding the Shadow Separation and Shadow Passage Lavienne had used earlier, Shadow Separation allowed her to disperse her shadow, freely placing it within a set range, effectively increasing the number of manipulative shadows even in limited places.

As for Shadow Passage, it allowed movement between shadows, though only among visible shadows—a limitation—but it enabled swift movement akin to warp magic.

By combining these two abilities, Lavienne had spread her shadows all over the training ground, seamlessly connecting one behind Fiera, catching her off-guard.

“How troublesome.”

Upon hearing Lavienne’s explanation, Fiera muttered this from the bottom of her heart, yet she didn’t seem willing to lose, igniting her fighting spirit as she kicked off the ground.

“Haha. You could call it troublesome, yet you’re still charging in. Your fighting spirit is far more troublesome for me!”

From there, the two engaged in a back-and-forth exchange, the well-built floor cracking and being slashed with increasing number of scars.

This intense battle continued for about ten minutes until both Fiera, now covered in cuts and bleeding from her beast form, and a battered Lavienne, with burns and bruises, glared at each other as they panted heavily in the center of the training ground.

“I never thought you’d push me this far.”

“Yes. Lavie, you’re way too strong. Plus, I can’t see the end of it.”

“But you’re strong too, Fiera. Even using beast form and fighting spirit, it feels like you’re hiding something.”

“That’s not true; at least I’ve shown all the power I can right now.”

“I see. I’m really curious about what you’re hiding, but I’m getting tired, so let’s wrap this up on the next hit, shall we?”

“Yes. Just as you wish.”

Both were already on the brink of collapse, sensing that continuing would only drag them down, so they poured all their remaining fighting spirit and magic power into their weapons.

As a result, Fiera’s gauntlet glowed a fiery red, radiating heat like lava, while Lavienne’s scythe cloaked itself in a jet-black magic reminiscent of death.

“‘Flame Demon Bomb!’”

“‘Shadow Wave!’”

The moment their fighting spirit and magic power reached their limits, Fiera launched a punch crackling with energy that clashed violently, while Lavienne swung her scythe wrapped in swirling magic power that distorted space itself.

When the immense force between them finally became too much for the very fabric of space to hold, everything around was sucked toward the epicenter as if a planet were exploding, resulting in a massive eruption after a brief silence.

The resulting shockwave was tremendous, shattering the barrier that had been there before and even cracking the one Sephiria had set up, reaching the last barrier left by Sage Igal.

“Hah… hah…”

As the smoke from the explosion cleared, Lavienne appeared, breathing shallowly with exhaustion, while Fiera lay far away, unconscious from the blow of the blast.

“Hah, hah… Phew! Yes! I win!! Finally, I can clear the frustrations that piled up during the journey!!! Ah—what a relief!”

The last one standing, Lavienne exclaimed cheerfully, collapsing to the ground with a big smile, feeling refreshed.

“But I’m just as tired. I’ll leave the rest to Lou-kun and take a bit of a nap. Goodnight~.”

With those last words, Lavienne closed her eyes, quickly dozing off, looking thoroughly content and somewhat happy.

Thus, the final battle between Fiera and Lavienne ended in Lavienne’s victory, concluding their five battles, all of which ended in Lavienne’s triumph.