I Became the Villain of a Romance Fantasy

160 – Declaration of War

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“Should I call this unlucky…”

“As before, and this time as well, I doubt that there is some fate between Elena and Orcus.”

“Even if there is, it’s sure to be a bad relationship.”

“Ah, I’ll teach you how to stick.”

Me, Reinhardt, Richard, and Noel felt a sense of thorn, not a sense of thorn, while watching Orcus being retired by Elena.

Is it because the old battle between Elena and Orcus is deeply embedded in my head? It felt like the same thing had happened again.

Unlike before, Orcus also grew a lot and gained the courage to not give up, but the result was the same as before because the gap between the two was a gap. The only difference is that Elena didn’t beat Orcus even though her victory was certain.

I don’t know if I should take this as comfort.

Still, I think Orcus did a good job.

Anyway, it’s because I’ve made up for all the shortcomings of the past. This was a problem that was difficult to fix easily because it was related to Orcus’ tendency, but it was great to fix all of them in a short time.

‘The last thing that popped out was definitely the holy thing I saw at the Great Temple.’

I don’t know if Altair intervened in Orcus or not, but I decided to think that Orcus summoned the holy relic with his own power. If Altair had intervened in Orcus’ affairs, he wouldn’t have finished it with that wand.

Orcus, like Reinhardt, is also called a genius. Since he’s a fast-growing guy, he didn’t have to do anything more than calling out and handling holy relics from now on.

Because Elena was so strong, she showed a lot of suffering. In fact, among those who participate in the duel meeting of the Holy Spirit, Orcus’ opponents will be few and far between.

If she hadn’t met Elena from the beginning, she would have been remembered as a little different from now, but let’s just say she wasn’t as lucky this time.

‘It’s funny… I lost, but I’m laughing. That guy.’

Anyway, a smile hung on Orcus’ lips as he lay down, as if he was satisfied. There was no such thing as losing but fighting well in my dictionary, so it was a bit distasteful to see him collapse with a smile, but I still intend to watch it this time.

It’s the same with praise, but being too bruised can also make people crooked. Honestly, it was right to give a compliment this time. It is true that the courage to fight without breaking in front of a strong person much stronger than oneself is great.

Among the people here right now, there is no one who can avoid it just because he met an opponent stronger than me, so everyone is thinking about how to continue winning. There are no overlapping duels, so everyone should be able to see the opponent’s tactics at least once.

Well, we’ve known each other for a long time, so we know everything we know about each other, but it’s not like I didn’t hide my skills, so watching the game like this was essential.

“It’ll be my turn next. I’ll come back.”

“Then let me wait.”

When the other people’s duel was about to proceed, Reinhardt left, knowing that it was his turn next. Richard seemed to have something ready, and since everyone was leaving somewhere, it was Noel and I who stayed.

‘Something is…’

I rolled my eyes, feeling indescribably uncomfortable at the fact that I was alone with Noel. There was something awkward about being with Noel, who was not a stranger but a friend, but the atmosphere was just like that.

Recently, Noel has kept some distance from her children, saying that she will perform alone, but if the relationship had become awkward that much, we wouldn’t have considered each other as friends in the first place.

I don’t know why, but being alone with the current Noel was awkward. Should I say that Noel doesn’t seem like the Noel I knew? Altair had already manifested in her body in the imperial castle, so I wondered if it was like that this time too, but it’s subtle because it doesn’t seem to be the case again. Maybe it was just me, but Noel looked no different than usual.

I felt her gaze, so I turned her head, and Noel’s eyes, which had been looking at her president, were on me.

Since he stared at my face without saying a word, I wondered if there was something wrong with my face, but I realized that he wasn’t looking at me for that reason, just because he wanted to see me. Elena did it often, so it was easy for her to notice.

‘Why is my face?’

Why are you suddenly doing something you didn’t want to do? I wanted to ask why, but it was difficult to get the word out because the atmosphere was silent. But when I thought about it, I thought it would be more strange to stay still here again, so I asked Noel.

“Noel. Why are you looking at my face like that? The stinging gaze will pierce your face. Rather than that, you should focus on the duel. Then, if the opponent over there comes up and gets hit by a trick you haven’t seen before, what are you going to do?”

“Oh, that’s right. Yes. We need to focus on the duel.”

At my words, Noel turned his head towards the chairman again. However, the question of why Noel was looking at me remained unanswered, so I asked Noel again.

“Has there been dust on your head? I’ve been watching you all the time. I’m curious.”

I said that while shaking my head just in case. Because Noel is a kid with an erratic side, I thought that if a flying insect landed on top of my head, he wouldn’t chase after it and would just sit still and watch it.

Not a speck of dust fell from above my head, but I kept moving my hand.

When Noel saw me like that, he answered me with a bright smile.

“It just kept blinding me today. Is it because Damian is handsome?”

“I’m handsome, but don’t look at me too much. It wears out.”

“Eh. Elena always says that.”

“Elena’s fine. I always see it that way. It’s a win-win.”

Noel laughed at my answer and nodded his head, saying OK. He seemed relieved and seemed to have let go of something. Looking at Noel like that, she suddenly had something on her mind, but she couldn’t figure out what it was yet.

Noel smiled coolly and looked at me again with a gentle smile on his face.

This time, unlike before, Noel’s gaze was not uncomfortable. Did I return to the original Noel I knew? I don’t know what the problem was, but I knew that the previous question and answer made Noel back to normal.

Noel looked at the bracket in his hand and said to me.

“If we keep going up like this, Damian and I will face each other. Should we be prepared this time? I’m confident of winning this time.”

“That’s the same for me. Let’s win first and go up. It’s still the first round, and if you say that, it’s like you’re biting your tongue. Just in case you don’t know. In the next game, you could fall with a momentary mistake.”

“Damian just said that, so I don’t think I’ll make a mistake.”

I said something I didn’t mean and told Noel to be alert. It didn’t work, of course. Conceit or whatever, Noel knew that no one else would be his match except for us.

Actually, I was the same.

First of all, the goal is the goal, so it was important to put aside my arrogance for a while and stay with the idea that anyone can win.

“Noel, since you say so, I’ll tell you my determination. First of all, today I am invincible. I have no intention of losing to anyone. Whether it’s Reinhardt or Noel, I’ll win against Elena. Even if that sky is over there Even if Altair comes, I have no intention of losing to anyone today.”

When I mentioned Altair, Noel’s calm face was rippled. I was admiring it without knowing it, but I could see that the corners of my eyes were trembling.

I didn’t mean it in a figurative sense that I was very determined, but I said that on purpose. It was the Noel I knew that I was talking to, but it wasn’t the only Noel listening.

There must have been a reason why Noel wasn’t like Noel. No matter how much I thought about it, the only thing that could be the cause was what happened at the Great War at that time. And I guess I was right too. Even if it wasn’t Advent, he had some influence on Noel and he was seeing the world through Noel.

The Noel I’m talking to now is my friend Noel, but most likely not my duel opponent. Because even if Noel doesn’t want to, he will definitely come out to win. Even if Noel and I were to compete on equal footing, I’m sure he’d do whatever it takes to ensure victory.

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It was like declaring war on God, but anyway, what I said earlier was sincere, so I said to the guy who was looking over Noel’s eyes.

“So be aware.”