I Have been Reincarnated As a Lazy, Arrogant Noble, but When I Destroyed The Scenario Through Effort, I Became The Most Powerful With Extraordinary Magical Power - 97.1

097 – Four Way Battle part 1

The area continued to shrink.

I had expected the final stage to be a chaotic melee, but Shari’s presence until the end was unexpected. My original prediction was Karta.

However, Cynthia managed to bring about a tie.

She must have done it for my sake. I understand that much. So, it’s only right that I bring victory.

We need to move to the next area, but the remaining opponents are troublesome.

Duke, who specializes in close combat.

Shari, who has likely set multiple traps.

Alan, who can use Karta’s flight magic and possesses combinations I’m not aware of. Despite potential side effects from overuse, he has the upper hand.

But it’s… interesting. What a fascinating situation.

In terms of sheer combat strength, Shari is probably the easiest to take down.

But she should understand that as well.

By deliberately exposing herself in this situation and protecting Duke, she won’t be able to defeat us with just her traps. Her goal is to secure the most advantageous position and make us fight each other.

Furthermore, she still has an ancient magical device hidden away.

In the original work, Duke excelled in every test.

Judging from his victories against Olin and Lillith, he is undoubtedly even stronger than in the original story. Responsible Lilith must be feeling apologetic toward me.

For her sake, I must win without a doubt.

But what’s the right move to make first?

“Ah, this is so frustrating! I’ve given up thinking. I’ll just defeat whoever’s nearby, that’s it!”

Duke shouted as if mocking my thoughts. Well, he’s simple.

But, well, that works too!

While the area continued to shrink, I once again attacked Duke.

Seeing this, Duke thrust his right fist forward to meet me. Without hesitation, he aimed for my side with his left fist, but I intercepted it using Unnatural Wall, not evading.

“Hah, isn’t that cheating?”

“Maybe so.”

I followed through with a front kick against Duke, sending him flying back, but he didn’t fall.

But at that moment, from behind me, Alan swung his sword at me.

The Forbidden Area Barrier activated, and a magic circle in the air activated.

It’s automatically activated, so it consumes a lot of magic power, but thanks to this place, it’s significantly reduced.

“Flash Time-Lapse.”

As I turned back hurriedly, Alan’s eyes suddenly turned jet black.

The Barrier’s magic circle was destroyed, and the sword’s momentum remained, heading towards my face.

“You imitator!”

I caught it with the magic sword Dual Sword. But the pressure was greater than I had expected.

In the background, I could see the shrinking area boundary.

“Oops, I changed my mind. See ya!”

There was no sign of Shari. Duke behind me made the smart decision to retreat and moved away.

His flexibility to retract his previous statement is one of his good traits.

But Alan didn’t retreat.

He probably wanted to use his advantage of having flight magic to detain me.

“It’s interesting, but we’ll continue… over there!”

“I won’t allow it! Weiss!”

While Alan and I engaged each other, competing over whether or not we would touch the prohibited area, the countdown occurred the moment we made slight contact, and we both nearly sustained severe damage several times.

“Hah, Alan, it seems like I’ve raised the stakes.”

“Yeah, I’m going to win against you!”

He must be applying Body Enhancement several times over. Does he ignore the side effects?

I’m sorry, but I have a reliable partner.

“Devi!”

“N-what!?”

Devi approached silently from behind and captured Alan.

Since she’s given more magic power than usual, her strength should be significantly increased. At that moment, I conjured several Unnatural Walls in the air and ran through them.

I don’t know what traps might be on the ground.

“See you later, Alan.”

The shrinking area touched Alan.

He must be experiencing the countdown in his mind.

Without looking back, I sprinted through the air—then, I heard an explosion.

The sound, the magic circle, and the incantation were clear even from a distance.

Heh, is he trying to mimic the pseudo-demon technique?

Simultaneously, I realized that Devi had disappeared.

However, Devi’s magic power doesn’t disperse entirely.

It temporarily vanishes and then returns to my body.

But I can’t summon her immediately. Nonetheless, she fulfilled her duty perfectly.

I’m sorry, Devi. I’ll deliver victory to you as well.

The last remaining area appeared on the horizon.

There were many trees, but the landscape was diverse now.

That’s because the Duke idiot who arrived first had kindly blown things apart with both fists.

He must be wary of Shari’s traps.

Well, for me, that’s helpful.

I don’t know where she’s hiding.

This is the final battle.

“Area reduction, area reduction.”

This test is genuinely well-designed. If you aim for victory, the possibility of losing all your points increases.

Among those who advanced, there might be some who thought it was better to lose midway. But for those of us who only think about winning, the danger increases.

Looking back, Alan was flying towards me at breakneck speed from the prohibited area. Fighting in mid-air isn’t advisable.

I deactivated the Unnatural Wall and landed on the ground, where Shari’s traps were set off.

Since Shari was using the power of spirits, it was challenging to discern her traps even with my Flash Time-Lapse. Especially recently, her proficiency in concealment magic had improved significantly.

The traps were magic-constrained, with numerous plant vines entangling my limbs.

“Oh? The tables have turned from earlier! Weiss!”

Duke must have thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. However, this shrunken area was something I had desperately desired.

I repelled the magic traps of the plants by cloaking them in dark magic and placed my hand on the ground.

“Blessings of Healing and Impulse of Destruction.”

The area wasn’t large, so the magic circle on the ground expanded, covering everything, and included different incantations than usual.

It was…

Dogoooaann.

Magic effects were emanating from all around. The ground swelled, plants went rampant, water emerged, and some attacked like tsunamis.

Flames were blazing, and explosions could be heard everywhere. Everything struck nearby objects randomly and activated indiscriminately.

It was like a natural disaster.

Shari, when did you set up these traps? The number of these traps is undeniable. She must have poured her magical enhancement into them.

“What the…?”

“Kuh!”

Duke yelled, and Alan, who had landed on the ground, shouted.

The incantation I incorporated created a pseudo-humanoid magic power. It made them think they had touched the target, sweeping away Shari’s traps.

Honestly, I found it hard to believe. She must have predicted the area in advance; it wasn’t improvised.

The area is random, but Shari saw through it.

Haha, you guys are really something!

I raised my sword against Alan, who was desperately avoiding traps. These traps are no longer targeting me.

At that moment, Shari burst out of the ground and cast a spell toward Duke. She must have thought that now was the only opportunity since my traps were disabled.

“I will win!”

“Come on, Shari!”

Duke was equally determined.

“What’s the matter, Alan? Is that all you’ve got?”

Perhaps my words had an effect because Alan spent a considerable amount of magic to use flight. At this moment, he realized he needed to escape.

In quick succession, Body Enhancement, Flash, an incantation, and he raised his sword. At the same time, I felt a chill.

Cynthia had infused the Holy Sword, Holy Sword Zero with Absolute Zero, an attribute.

It was like a collection of cheats in one attack. But I caught it. The magic sword Dual Sword froze, but before that, I disabled the incantation with Flash Time-Lapse while preventing the Absolute Zero.

The area continued to shrink.

“I won’t lose, I won’t!”

Cynthia believes in me. Devi disappeared for my sake. Cecil has become even stronger than in the original.

I will definitely win.

I deflected the swords we were clashing and then…

“High-Speed Movement Fast Movement.”

It was a high-speed movement magic that Ciel had used. I activated it on the Unnatural Wall’s incantation.

It was like a rocket start. The moment my feet touched it, my body shot forward.

A full-on rush.

Alan couldn’t move.

But he wouldn’t just die like that.

Defense Shield.

Surprisingly, he used the same incantation as Coco.

And not just once, he cast it four times in succession.

“You’re quite the guy, aren’t you!”

When my sword hit Alan’s Defense Shield, it shattered into tiny fragments with a deafening noise, as if breaking glass.

But that was only for the first piece. I destroyed the next two with Flash Time-Lapse. However, the third one stopped my sword. It had a crack, but I couldn’t break it.

“I will win!”

Alan readjusted his stance and tried to take my head with a horizontal sweep from above.