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 - 109

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Noblesse Oblige is a world of swords and magic.

Each one forces their specialties onto the other, with the one who surpasses in the end emerging as the winner.

But strength and weakness aren’t things that can be easily generalized.

For instance, if Cecil and Cynthia were to fight seriously, most likely Cynthia would win nine times out of ten.

However, if it were a battle to protect something or a team fight, the situation would change.

Also, there’s the matter of simple compatibility.

Karta possesses an overwhelming advantage in the domain of the sky.

And Tula, while already achieving good results in the Noblesse exams, struggles against opponents like Karta.

By the time her specialty slashes reach Karta, their power has significantly decreased.

However, in indoor or surprise battles, the likelihood of Karta defeating Tula is exceedingly low.

And magic further complicates this.

My inviolable domain barrier might be similar to that.

It remains effective even if known, and against an unknown opponent, it has the power to secure victory on its own.

And finally, I’ve decided on my next attribute.

While I can use any of them, focusing on practicing specific ones would be more efficient.

After classes, in the underground training room, I called her out.

“Sorry, at the end of class.”

“No problem. But is it alright for us to be alone together?”

“Yeah, I’ve got permission for that. Tula…”

Cynthia and Tula have already reconciled, it seems? Well, Cynthia’s jealousy is cute too.

“So, this conversation is about my techniques, right?”

“Exactly.”

I have decided to aim for the complete mastery of the wind, which is considered to be the most compatible with swordsmanship.

I can utilize it with my practice of flight magic, and the compatibility with the sword is excellent.

While raising explosive firepower with fire, improving defense with water, and leveraging the advantages of the earth attribute aren’t bad, my strength lies in utilizing the Flash Time Lapse in combat. I considered prioritizing that first.

“Yeah, but of course, it’s not free. If there’s something you need from me, just let me know.”

Everyone is honing their own skills. If you’re spending time making others stronger, it’s only fair to offer something in return.

It was the same with Karta, and that’s probably normal.

Tula hesitated for a moment.

“If that’s the case, teach me Unnatural Wall. My magical power isn’t that high, and my attribute is only wind, but if I can manage it somehow, it should broaden the scope of my attacks.”

“Understood. But that’s quite a specialized technique. It will probably take you some time to be able to use it. Even if you can master it, I don’t think you’ll be able to use it many times.”

“That’s alright. I believe I can make good use of those few times…”

I couldn’t help but smile at Tula’s confident declaration.

In the original story, her weakness was specializing in ground battles and being weak in defensive maneuvers.

But if she can manage to use Unnatural Wall even a few times, the situation might change.

While it might seem odd to strengthen your rival, I also gain something in return.

“So, where’s the sheath? It’s the essence of my technique. I don’t seem to see it anywhere.”

“Ah, I’ll create it with magic… No problem for me.”

“You’re still exceptional as always… Well, never mind. So, let’s start with the combination of wind and sword techniques…”

I will become even stronger.

But it’s not just me who thinks that way.

Everyone is considering various things after finishing the exam.

They must have heard about the pseudo-demons as well.

They’re undoubtedly going to become even stronger from now on.

Well, that’s something to look forward to.

◇

“Lillith, are you done yet?”

“No… Duke-san. I can still go on!”

In the interior of the Noblesse city area A, within the ruins, Lillith suppressed her favorite knife and surged with magic, challenging Duke to a hand-to-hand fight.

Despite being covered in bruises all over, she stood up and once again took a combat stance.

“Sorry. I’m not good at holding back.”

“No, I appreciate it.”

Lillith knew it. Her attacks weren’t going to be the decisive blow for victory.

She would become a burden to Weiss like this.

To obtain what she lacked, she reached out to Duke.

However, Duke was also thinking the same thing.

Being weak in magic, he would likely be left behind in the future.

If that’s the case, he needs to become stronger.

Lillith was knocked down by Duke many times, but each time she stood back up.

In the end, she healed her body with recovery magic, and then…

“Are you okay, Lillith?”

“I’m fine. It’s my turn to teach you now. I’m sure you’ll be able to handle

it, Duke-san.”

“Thanks.”

Lillith was instructing Duke on high-speed movement magic arrays.

By infusing them from his arms into his fists, he could increase his speed somewhat.

“I see.”

Duke, releasing attacks faster than usual, smiled with delight.

◇

In the Magic Forest of Garial Mountain, Alan continued to evade the attacks of numerous magical creatures.

“Grrr, Gaua!”

“Hoo—hoo—”

And watching this was Olin.

“Build the array there and infuse it!”

“Got it.”

Alan’s palm shone brightly and struck a magical beast on the forehead. After a pause of about two seconds, it started rampaging again.

“Is it not working?”

This process repeated several times.

“Phew… commanding them is quite difficult. Didn’t Weiss manage to succeed in one shot, even with demons?”

“Weiss is amazing… But I also think Alan is incredible. Your magic arrays are almost perfect, and I believe all that’s left is to understand the hearts of these magical creatures. It might be difficult, though…”

Olin knew about Alan’s circumstances. Commanding magical creatures is challenging for someone like Alan who genuinely despises them. Nevertheless, Alan was determined to make the impossible possible.

“I want to become stronger. But Olin, you’re amazing too. Hey, Calta.”

“Yeah! Being able to fly for so long… that’s incredible. It took me quite a while too.”

Olin was flying in the air several meters above on a broomstick, maintaining stability. Her biggest weakness as someone who deals with magical creatures was being vulnerable to attacks from enemies. She was working to overcome that.

At that moment, magical wolves appeared from the forest. Their numbers increased, one by one.

In total, seven of them surrounded Alan and the others.

But nobody was afraid.

“I will do my best not to lose to everyone.”

Calta raised her right hand towards the magical wolves. In the next moment, she fired magical energy projectiles. These projectiles split apart in mid-air, each hitting a different magical wolf.

“I missed just one… But…”

While one of the magical wolves managed to dodge, Calta remotely controlled the magical energy projectiles from a distance, directing them to hit from behind, as if they were homing in.

“Good job, Calta.”

“Are you already getting the hang of homing magic, Calta-san?”

“I learned from Olin about the behavior of magical creatures and from Alan about the attributes’ tendencies. So, it’s still a work in progress against human opponents.”

“Even so, it’s impressive… I can’t imagine being targeted by homing magical energy projectiles fired from the sky.”

“Hehe, I’ll keep firing until they hit!”

◇

In City Area B, amidst the ruins, Cecil was sprinting.

In the next moment, the ground shook as if in an earthquake and turned into mud.

Cecil’s feet got trapped, and simultaneously, magical threads shot from the ground.

“Impressive… but…”

Cecil destroyed the magical threads with a constructed sword array, forcibly escaping the mud using leg strength.

And within her line of sight, she sprinted towards Shari.

Cecil raised her sword.

“I got you…”

But as soon as it seemed to hit, Shari turned into water, making a splashing sound on the ground.

At that moment, Shari, who had flown from behind, aimed for Cecil’s neck.

“I’m a decoy…”

“I knew it.”

However, Cecil used her back leg, similar to the leg technique Sierra had shown, to block Shari, spun like a gymnast, and placed her sword against Shari’s throat.

“I lost…”

“Hehehe, but now it’s not one-sided.”

“Even though I had the advantage of terrain, it’s my loss if we’re equal. I don’t think it’s that simple. If you set traps, you might want to make them less obvious. I could see through it quite easily. For example, if you utilized Shari’s water mimicry magic to create a muddy area on the ground, it could be a more effective trap, as if someone falls into it, you can attack them twice.”

“I see… Have you read that far?”

“Can you also tell me about traps? I can’t create big ones like Shari-san, but even small ones could give me an advantage in battle, I think.”

“Of course! Well, there’s actually a trick to constructing arrays…”

◇

“…Phew…”

Cynthia was diligently studying between the piles of books on her desk in her room.

Every one of them was an advanced magic array, and even Cecil, who excelled in her class, found them difficult to read.

These books covered various topics, including recovery magic and human anatomy.

Unlike simple injuries, deep wounds affecting the human body required knowledge similar to modern-day medical expertise.

Cynthia was putting in daily effort to ensure she would be ready for whatever might happen in the future.

“I see, so this is the foundation of healing in Western magic. With my ice, I should be able to… stop bleeding while performing healing.”

With their individual aspirations in their hearts, the junior members of Noblesse were about to welcome the coming year.