I Became the Villain of a Romance Fantasy

158 – Hard work never betrays (2)

The person named Orcus Estelia was in a delicate position for Elena.

Although he is hated, he cannot be called a bad relationship, and it is because he has suffered many times because of him.

Certainly, he is one of the few people in the world who can be trusted, but he is not particularly sympathetic.

I have to say that I personally have accumulated a lot.

Even before the return, if there was a problem with the empire, there were some that were called around because of it, but the decisive thing was because of one thing that happened after the first return.

After he became Damian, Orcus wanted to win Damian over to his side, and he did. If it was just that, Elena wouldn’t have had a crush on Orcus, but the problem was that her masters deliberately torn apart him to keep her from joining forces.

There’s nothing to say about making Noel honest about his feelings, but it still warms his head when he thinks of how he personally intervened to separate himself from Damian.

Of course, Orcus helped his sister in his own way, and at the same time, he only acted to get what he wanted, so it was not a matter of saying it was wrong or Orcus was wrong. But how can a person’s feelings only end in right and wrong?

Elena said that although she was a rational person, she was also as emotional as she was, so it was hard for her to just let it go as if nothing had happened.

I know that the current Orcus has no such history, but that was the reason for using him to solve the previous awkwardness. If you do a match with Orcus, you will naturally have emotions in it.

“This time in moderation…”

But now it’s the Holy Ghost Festival.

I needed to set his face up a little. It’s a major event for the empire, and it’s a bit strange to see the person who was appointed as the next emperor beaten up at that event.

Damian has already shown that the difference in power is overwhelming, so there is no law saying that she should not be called Elena. In fact, the previous sparring had shaken off some of the ill feelings that Orcus had left, so he didn’t intend to use his fists as painstakingly as he did back then.

At least this time, I’m thinking of giving it a decent face value so that it can be seen as ‘fighting’.

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Anyway, that’s the meaning of the Holy Ghost Festival to Orcus.

However, this thought had to be withdrawn after seeing the face of Orcus, who had risen to the presidency. I don’t know what the wind was blowing, but he showed a will to win unlike before.

Have you ever had the revenge of Dalian in the past? No, Orcus is not a man obsessed with such things. In other words, they are the kind of people who don’t use their energy unnecessarily for things where the gap is obvious. It’s okay to lose, so let’s do our best. There’s no way Orkus had such thoughts. Then, is this also acting to show to the people around you?

Whether before or after the return, Orcus’ behavior at the Holy Ghost Festival was always consistent.

Participation as a facade to show one’s competence as a member of the imperial family.

Just taking part in the duel of the Holy God is enough to prove its competence. That’s why he didn’t really care about winning or losing. He showed his skills to the point of not being ugly even if he lost, and if he couldn’t, he was dismissed.

At first glance, it seems that he acknowledges his opponent’s skills and admits his own shortcomings, but it was also proof that he did not have the heart to win the duel.

Elena couldn’t understand that her man was burning for victory like that.

“Damian didn’t just say that.”

The night Altair revealed his power.

I never thought Damian’s story about Orcus wasn’t just to change the subject. At that time, I just thought it meant that much and listened to it, but it was new to see Orcus so enthusiastic.

Although Orcus always seemed relaxed because of his position, it wasn’t like he never showed such determination. When it comes to matters that depend on the survival of the empire, such as the advent of foreign media, I threw everything away and burned myself as if I was about to be burned.

Is it because of those memories?

Elena erased from her mind the thought that she should be treated moderately as before.

She still has the conviction that she will win. To her, she had an opponent she had to defeat at this time of her Holy Spirit Festival, so it was impossible for her to fall for taking care of her.

But he thought that it would be an insult to him to deal with Orcus, who was so determined with such a half-hearted attitude.

Of course, it was unknown whether Orcus would appreciate Elena’s decision.

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Elena, who appeared at the venue, naturally drew the attention of many people.

Rumors of her beauty had long since spread throughout the empire, and those who confirmed that her rumors were true praised her even though she had yet to win her duels.

If there was anyone who wasn’t affected by her beauty right now, it was Orcus, Elena’s duel opponent.

Orcus’s eyes were looking at Elena, who had risen to the chairmanship, with a different gaze from her peers. Seeing her standing opposite her own, her past duel was projected onto the spot, and her beautiful face did not even catch her eye.

Orcus did not think that Elena would belittle him and she would be caught off guard by this. Because she knows the gap between herself and herself, she will definitely try to win. Orcus learned from her last fight at a great price.

Perhaps it will attack faster than Damian showed earlier.

Faster than that, I can’t imagine, but her name, Elena Edelweiss, adds credence to that assumption.

With all the fear that still remained in his heart, Orcus, who made up his mind, decided to trust himself. No matter what attack came, Orcus was prepared to face it.

As soon as the referee announced the start, Orcus broke his defensive stance and summoned and threw a spear of fire at Elena.

His actions were swift, and if he were an ordinary wizard, he would have been stabbed with a spear without being able to avoid it. The manifestation of magic that was summoned and fired at the same time must have belonged to a mature, high-ranking wizard.

But Elena was no ordinary wizard either.

“「Acceleration」,「Rotation」”

She lightly grabbed the flying spear with her own magical power and then returned it back to Orcus with her own magic.

A spear of fire that returns to Orcus faster and stronger.

However, Orcus had already disappeared at the spot where the spear flew.

The fire spear thrown earlier must have been a smoke screen, and the place where Orcus’ figure reappeared was right in front of Elena.

When it comes to her original mage’s combat, it is common for it to be a long-distance transfer using magic rather than melee combat, but Orcus already knew that her own magic was of no use to her. No matter what kind of magic she uses, Elena will destroy it all.

Her magic can’t make her effective hit. Then, how should she deal with Elena?

Making it real is the problem, but the answer is simple. If magic doesn’t work, you’ll have to deal with it the way magicians do. Just like when Elena dealt with her the other day, her magic had to be used only as a secondary means.

Even Elena cannot take control of magic that is applied directly to the caster’s body, rather than moving magic in the air.

Increase muscle strength, increase speed. Fighting directly with my body using strengthening magic and attributes was already a knight’s combat method, not a wizard’s. But it must be the only way to stand up to her.

Because of this, she has been beaten to death by Noel and learned her taijutsu.

When Elena found out she was an opponent, she was intimidated, but she wasn’t unprepared for it.

“Sum!”

Perhaps such efforts paid off, Orcus’ stance was very stable and tight. The figure of Orcus, who raised fire with his clenched fist and threw his fist, was enough to say that he was not a wizard, but a knight.

There is no shortage of strength and speed, but the heat of the flames in his fists was also not something to be ignored. The fist heated like that hot furnace was already a weapon itself.

‘It’s done!’

The distance between Elena and her fists was very close, and it was already too late to manifest her magic. Orcus had no doubt that this would be his first effective hit.

However, how can things in the world be done the way I want?

Even if he was convinced, this is only Orcus’ personal judgment.

When he couldn’t feel the impact of her attack, which he thought would be a valid hit, Orcus finally realized that his fist was being thrown at a place other than her. Have you been affected by hallucinations? No, it wasn’t like that. Elena had her own fists flowed with her own taijutsu.

It was an absurd situation, but on the other hand, I understood it. That would be the case, because Elena was the one who first showed her how to mix her magic and taijutsu.

Elena smiled and said, not knowing when she stood behind her.

“Is it my turn now?”