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 - 142

Chapter 142: Real Thing

The one who was most surprised by the appearance of the demon tribe descending from the sky wasn’t Vice, Alan, Cecil, or Milch, but rather—Eva Avery.

“Why… how… Eva-chan… and King…?”

Eva, who always maintained a smile, now wore a bewildered expression.

At that moment, an attack from the monsters struck Eva’s face.

Eva didn’t move, couldn’t move.

However, in that instant, the scythe of the Grim Reaper, Death Size, came to her rescue.

“Eva, what are you doing!”

“…”

“Big sister, that…”

“I can see it. Eva, that’s probably just an illusion! Why are you so surprised? Illusions are common!”

“No, that’s… that’s Eva-chan.”

Sierra and Eleanor were puzzled by Eva’s unusual tone. The two had come directly at Alan’s request. They had been quietly waiting without informing Vice when nothing was happening.

But with the appearance of the monsters, they were now fighting on the front lines alongside Eva.

“Eva!”

Even to Sierra’s question, Eva remained motionless.

Then, Milch, who had been battling in the sky, descended.

“What’s going on? Why are there two Evas?”

“Milch Sensei, it’s probably an illusion!”

“No, that’s not it. It shouldn’t be possible for them to cast it on us from that distance. There might be a possibility that they are changing their appearance, but it doesn’t look like that. Eva, what’s going on? Answer me.”

However, Eva continued to stare at the sky without moving. She didn’t respond to Milch’s questions; instead, she stood there dazed.

“Eva-chan… Are you okay?”

“Eleanor, for now, keep an eye on Eva. Milch Sensei, I’ll attack the demon tribe.”

“Alright, but let’s contact Cecil first and gather our forces through her. The knights and mages are gradually joining the battlefield. While taking the initiative is crucial, assessing the situation is even more important.”

While Sierra and Milch gathered information, Eva remained motionless, not responding to anyone.

Later, in a voice that no one could hear, she whispered.

“…a fake.”

At that moment, Milch, Sierra, and Eleanor, who were standing nearby, sensed Eva’s unimaginable killing intent.

With even more astonishing magical power emanating from her, Eva soared into the sky alone at an incredible speed.

Milch hurriedly tried to stop her, but Eva didn’t halt.

Before engaging with the demon tribe, Eva unleashed an invisible force.

It spread out like wings.

And in the next moment, elemental magic erupted from all her hands.

If this had been released on the ground, the magical power would have blown away everything in the vicinity. Even Coco’s defense barrier would not be able to withstand it.

“Nel!”

“Yes, I understand.”

At that moment, King radiated energy from both hands. Responding to that, other demons also deployed defensive barriers.

Each of them was a meticulously crafted magic circle, and as Eva’s attacks hit one after another, they pushed back with a thunderous roar.

“Ugh.”

Beside a distorted King, Nell calmly smiled and stepped forward.

“She’s truly an interesting girl.”

In the next moment, she seemed to produce exactly the same hand from her back, unleashing magic of equal power.

Their magics canceled each other out simultaneously, echoing a thunderous roar in the sky.

Everyone looked up at the sky. The sounds and power were akin to bombs colliding.

It was a clash of magical powers so intense that it could obliterate an entire country, a collision of unimaginable magical forces.

And then, the two Evas—finally faced each other.

First to open her mouth was Eva with black horns on her head—Nell.

“It’s been a while. You’ve become quite similar to me, haven’t you?”

“…How did you steal my memories?”

“Oh, you’re thinking about various things. But no, it’s different. I am the real one. Look, the one lying arrogantly behind there, you can tell who it is, right? Still so arrogant and foolish.”

Eva directed her gaze at King. His appearance overlapped with memories from the past.

Every word felt like it was tearing into her heart. Memories from the past flashed before her eyes like a movie.

“What’s going on? You two were supposed to be dead—”

“We died. Killed by those damn humans. But we were reborn as demons. You know, you’ve been searching for us all this time, haven’t you?”

“…”

“Now we can’t talk slowly. I’m called Nell now. The name Eva belongs to you. Hey, Eva, come with us. King and I haven’t changed since then. Even now, we want to live freely in this shitty world.”

Eva remained silent.

Nell continued, adding further pressure.

“We are working towards a certain goal. We came here for one of those purposes. You might not understand it now because you’re confused, but it’s essential.”

“For what purpose?”

“—Unchanged. For the sake of freedom. So that no one suffers.”

Those words, that appearance—Eva’s heart beat strongly.

The girl who had faced forward even in that mountain of garbage still hadn’t changed.

“Come, Eva. If you come with me, my dream will come true. Grandma will surely be delighted too.”

Nell slowly extended her hand.

But Eva—didn’t move.

“There’s no proof that you’re the real one.”

“You’ll understand if you come. But before that, there’s something we have to do.”

“—Kill Princess Sophia?”

“Oh, you know about it. Yes, that’s an important thing.”

Eva remained silent. Then, King, who had been quiet until now, spoke up.

“Well, even if you say it suddenly, I don’t get it. I think I can take my time.”

“—King, we don’t have time. Go find the princess. She’s, I…”

“Yeah. Eva, I’ll be waiting anytime.”

After leaving those words behind, King descended to the ground with the three demons. But Eva didn’t move.

In the next moment, Milch, Sierra, and Eleanor attacked the demons. However, at the same time, a teleportation window opened, and even more monsters overflowed.

“Sierra, Eleanor, target the monsters. I’ll handle this.”

“Understood.”

“Hah, interesting! Hey, you guys, I’ll take on King!”

King responded to that, and Eva, still unmoving, observed.

At that moment, Nell noticed something in Eva’s right hand. Her fist was tightly clenched.

“If it were me from a little while ago, I might have gone along.”

“…What do you mean?”

“…I’m now with the Noblesse. I’m here as a senior. I was told to protect. —Now, I live freely. I stick to my own will.”

At that moment, Eva cast a spell. Nell caught it and smiled.

“—I see. Maybe I should return to the past just for now. In that place, strength was everything. I didn’t fight to gain freedom. Alright, Eva, come. If you can defeat me, I’ll tell you everything.”

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“Weiss, Weiss!?”

“Yeah, I hear you. Why are there two Evas…?”

“It might be an illusion. I’ve heard of that kind of magic. But that strength…”

It’s incomprehensible.

Two monsters are fighting in the sky.

Neither is yielding, colliding with extraordinary magical power.

It’s a strength that doesn’t seem to imitate Eva’s figure.

Next to them, Milch Sensei, Sierra, and Eleanor are present. Did they come too?

And a blonde man with wild hair, while keeping his distance, is facing the three.

Incredible movements.

I’ve never seen anything like it. Who are these guys…?

No, for now, focus on protecting Sophia.

Being surprised by unexpected developments is common in Noblesse.

And I found a civilian near the gate who was about to be attacked.

There was a woman helping him. Next to her was an ice manipulator.

Lilith and Cynthia.

Finally reunited.

Then they came running.

“We’re late. Princess Sophia, nice to meet you. I’m Cynthia from the Violetta family.”

“Weiss-sama, sorry to keep you waiting. —What’s that?”

Lilith also looked up at the sky. But I couldn’t give an answer.

But in the meantime, the magicians from the Ostrava royal capital should have arrived.

It would be dangerous to move too far away from here. What should we do until the time comes?

But such complacency won’t be allowed. I felt an immense magical power from the sky.

“Everyone seems to be gathered.”

“Princess, excuse us for this late hour.”

“Gahaha, you seem to have become quite strong!”

The three who appeared during the disaster of the Sword and Magic Tournament.

All of them were looking at Sophia.

At that time, I was just desperate.

But now it’s different.

We’ve been honing our skills all this time.

I raised my magic sword.

Lilith, Cynthia, Alan, and Shari did the same.

At that moment, an enormous magical power cannon struck the demons from the sky.

It was undoubtedly the power of Karta, with no mercy.

In response, I rushed.

—”Unbelievable.”

The demons avoided Karta’s magical cannon, but I used their stiffness to mow them down with my sword.

Previously, I had aimed for the neck of Beefa, who had brazenly asked me, “Is the human body fun?”

I intended to cut off his head, but to my surprise, he narrowly avoided my sword.

“Can’t let your guard down. —Wha!?”

However, the demon bled a little from his neck.

Ha, he’s wearing the same color as us.

“I thought it was the same as before, but I was completely wrong.”

Even if he narrowly avoided it, I was releasing wind magic from the tip of my sword.

If he had touched it even a little, he would undoubtedly have lost his head.

I was confident that my sword would reach.

And now there are others who have trained as diligently as I have.

“Cynthia, Lilith, Alan, Shari. Let’s go as planned.”

“Understood.”

“Understood.”

“Understood.”

“Understood.”

—We will definitely win.