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 - 125

125 To be Closer than Anyone Else

“Lillith, you have a bruise…”

“Huh?”

One day, Lord Weiss suddenly changed.

He, who used to enjoy bullying others, became the opposite.

Since then… he truly became a wonderful person.

He began to respect people and understand others’ feelings.

I also wanted to change myself.

I was the worst. I survived while killing people, living through sleepless days.

But Lord Weiss lifted me up from the depths of hell.

With Lord Weiss, I will never lose to someone like him.

With Lord Weiss, no one will be abandoned.

With Lord Weiss, there won’t be any running away.

If Cecil-san dies here, everyone will blame themselves.

Above all, Lord Weiss will be saddened.

“Lillith, I’m glad you’re here.”

“No, it’s me. What I want to say is—I am.”

—I have realized something.

That Weiss is not the same as the previous Lord Weiss.

It’s strange. It’s a weird story.

Such a thing is impossible.

Lady Cynthia probably hasn’t noticed.

No, she can’t understand.

But I understand.

Being closer than anyone else, I understand.

—Lord Weiss has truly become a different person.

I don’t understand the principle, I don’t know the logic.

But I like the current Lord Weiss.

I don’t want to see Lord Weiss even slightly sad.

I used to have brakes in my heart until now.

I liked hurting others. But now, I don’t want to hurt them.

—But it’s different. You, a demon, are different.

You hurt everyone. You cornered Cecil-san.

You tormented Alan-san. You frightened Shari-san.

You forced Duke-san to make a painful decision. You cornered Cynthia-san.

You tried to kill Cecil-san.

I absolutely won’t forgive hurting the people I love—.

“…Die.”

“First, it’s your turn. Jaaau, aaahhhhh!”

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—The moment Lillith-san stepped forward, Beltony’s right arm burst.

No… it’s different.

At an invisible speed, it was cut to pieces.

“You bastard! How dare you!”

Then Lillith-san avoided Beltony’s attack, and this time, she cut off his left arm.

The inviolable territory barrier couldn’t catch up. It activated late—.

“I am a demon, just like you. I won’t blame your way of life. But I won’t forgive it.”

“Damn… What the hell are you talking about!”

Beltony covered his whole body with magic power. Despite losing both arms, he stepped on Lillith-san’s shadow with his right leg and tried to kick her with his left.

But Lillith-san forcefully canceled her abilities by surging magic power, avoided the kick just in time, and this time, cut off his left leg.

“Damn it… I didn’t ask for this. …You shouldn’t be this strong.”

“Why did you target Cecil-san?”

“Hah, as if I’d—”

Finally, Beltony smiled. But that became his last words.

Lillith-san severed Beltony’s neck.

But at the end, the demon emitted an extraordinary amount of magic power.

Becoming just a body, shining—this is—an explosion.

“Defense shield…!”

“Ice wall, Ice Shield…!”

Lady Cynthia and I simultaneously chant defensive spells, covering Lillith-san.

It’s going to explode—. But the range is too large—.

“Soil wall, Soil Shield…!”

At that moment, Shari raises both hands and creates an incredibly high earth wall.

The explosion is blocked by the wall, and soil and flames dance.

When the smoke clears, Lillith-san is lying on the ground.

“Lillith…”

Lady Cynthia walks unsteadily toward her.

So does Duke.

I couldn’t move at all. The pain in my hands is tremendous.

Maybe I used too much magic power, or my body’s healing hasn’t caught up.

“Lillith, are you okay!?”

“Haa, haa… Thank goodness… Cynthia-san, I… became like Lord Weiss, didn’t I?”

“Yes, truly… You were just like Lord Weiss… It’s amazing. But for now… please sleep.”

“Yes, I’ll leave it to you… please…”

“Duke-san, hold onto Alan-san’s arm. — I’ll quickly suture it.”

“Ah, yeah. — Hey, Alan!?”

“I’m still alive…”

“Alan-san, endure it, okay?”

“Yeah…”

The chill heals my wrists, but at the same time, I feel intense pain.

—Ah, I need to become stronger… kyaa…

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The contents of the letterbird were astonishing.

Cynthia and the others coincidentally joined Alan’s group and were attacked by demons during goblin subjugation.

Cecil was the target. Alan lost his left hand during that time, but Cynthia used her abilities and managed to reattach it safely.

Normally, such a thing shouldn’t be possible.

Cynthia seems to possess knowledge similar to a doctor.

…Impossible. But what’s even more impossible is that Lillith defeated the demon.

I immediately boarded the ship with the teachers of Noblesse.

I was extremely worried on the way, but Milch Sensei reassured me many times, saying, “It’s okay.”

When we got off the ship, Cynthia and the others were already waiting for us.

A day had passed since the demon subjugation.

“Lillith, Cynthia!”

“Weiss!”

“Lord Weiss!”

“…Sorry. If I were there—”

“It’s okay. We said we would go with just the two of us. And thanks to Lillith, everyone is safe.”

“Yeah, I heard. — Lillith, you’re amazing. Truly.”

“Hehe, I’m happy. This might be the first time I’ve been praised this much.”

Lillith had her usual beaming smile.

On the ship, Milch Sensei told me about Lillith’s past.

I had vaguely felt something was off, but to think she was the silent witch, an incredible assassin, as written in the story.

Nevertheless, I suppose it was my fault for making her worse.

But well—

“Thanks, Lillith.”

“Hehe, I’m happy today.”

Then, I spoke to Alan and the others standing next to me.

“Are you okay?”

“Yeah, no problem.”

“Me neither.”

“Me too.”

Alan showed me his right hand, but even though it was reattached, there were still scars on his right wrist.

Then, Coco appeared from behind and grabbed Alan’s hand.

“Heh, Cynthia, you’re amazing. I’ll take a look at him.”

Coco, in her usual conversational tone, chanted healing magic on Alan’s wrist.

She excels in defensive enchantments and healing magic.

Coco praising someone is something extraordinary.

Milch Sensei was talking to the local soldiers.

There seemed to be various information to share.

Next, I spoke to Cecil.

“Thank you.”

“Fufufu, Fancent-kun. Aren’t you saying thanks for a lifetime today?”

“Haha, maybe.”

Saying the usual smile.

Really, despite being targeted for my life.

“Haa… I’m really relieved now. …Sorry for trying to abandon you, Cecil.”

“Duke-kun, you’re not to blame. It was only you who could make a calm judgment in that situation. I should be grateful. You believed in me.”

“…Yeah. Everyone was amazing. I have to work harder.”

“You don’t have to. If it weren’t for Shari-san’s trap, we would all have been wiped out.”

I was feeling powerless for the first time.

Lazy villain Weiss Fancent.

I’m not in the main story.

“It’s thanks to Weiss. We were saved because Lord Weiss is strong, and everyone wanted to be like that!”

—If that’s the case, maybe I have some meaning too.

I felt weak after a long time.

Considering only the results, the demons were repelled.

In the original work, such speed is unimaginable.

“There are many things to talk about, so shall we return to the ship?”

“Yes! There’s something I want to give you!”

“Yeah, looking forward to it.”

After boarding the ship, Cynthia and Lillith gave me presents.

It was apparently our engagement anniversary.

Hah, I feel bad somehow.

But the two of them looked really happy.

And finally, Lillith said—

“Lord Weiss, I’m glad I could meet you.”

“…What do you mean? We’ve been together all this time.”

“Hehehe, that’s true.”

She said something meaningful.

But that smile was more beautiful than anything I had seen before.