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 - 231.2

You Have Angered Me 2

Interrupting Shari’s words, I asked Cynthia.

“It seems Lilith did indeed submit a voluntary withdrawal request. However, it hasn’t been accepted yet. The academy director will return from the expedition in a week. If she doesn’t withdraw by then, the withdrawal will be officially confirmed.”

“Damn it.”

“Hey, Weiss, what’s going on? What happened? What did Lilith say?”

“…She didn’t say anything.”

“Why… what’s going on?”

“Cynthia, I’m counting on Lilith.”

“Yes.”

“Shari, I’m sorry. I’ll make it up to you.”

Then I tried to leave the scene.

“Where are you going, Weiss!”

“To that bastard.”

Then I returned to the courtyard where he was.

Sitting on the bench with a relaxed smile, wearing an elegant expression, was that bastard.

My blood was boiling.

“Did you get my message?”

With that sentence, something inside me snapped.

Before I knew it, I was gripping a magic sword in my hand. I swung the sword, letting my emotions take over.

But it was intercepted by—

“Move aside, Priscilla! Do you want to be killed?!”

“If you lay a hand on Neil-sama, I’ll be your opponent.”

I, who had thought even a little that Neil was purely evil, was wrong. He had done something.

To Lilith.

Neil continued behind Priscilla.

“Do you know an old saying from a certain island country? If you want to shoot the general, shoot the horse first. I’ve investigated you thoroughly, more than anyone. And I found out that you would be more of a hindrance than anyone. Although I may look down on people, I don’t mock capable individuals. Weiss Fancent, I was convinced that my dream would come true if I could get you.”

“Shut up! That’s irrelevant— What did you do to Lilith!”

“I didn’t do anything. Strictly speaking, I haven’t done anything… to her.”

I—activated my Magic Eye and swung.

But—Priscilla caught it again.

The sword, devoid of calmness, lost its power drastically. Professor Milch’s teachings were ingrained in my mind. But even so, I couldn’t calm down right now.

And for some reason, my Magic Eye wasn’t activating.

No, that’s not it.

I couldn’t read Priscilla’s thoughts. I couldn’t see them.

“It won’t work on me.”

Why? Is it magic?

No… she’s shutting down her thoughts.

My Magic Eye isn’t seeing the future of the world.

It only senses the opponent’s magic, combines it with the power of darkness, and predicts how the opponent will move.

But Priscilla is deliberately shutting her mind.

Alive but dead, it’s exactly like that.

What’s going on? Why is she doing this?

…I see, the slave crest.

She isn’t moving of her own free will.

So, I can’t read her.

“Weiss Fancent. You were once called the Violent Noble, weren’t you? Your actions, the treatment of slaves, were terrible. And Lilith Scarlet, she also has an incredible history, as I knew, but it was beyond my imagination.”

Neil started talking with delight.

So that’s what it was.

Was he threatening her?

But that’s impossible.

Because—

that bastard, such a thing is meaningless—

Shari said it would be best to hurry to the academy office rather than chasing after her.

I entrusted that to Cynthia and ran to question Lilith about what happened.

But she was nowhere to be found.

What has she done?

I poured magical power into my Observation Dark Eye and, locking onto Lilith’s magic, sprinted at full speed.

Even after calling out to her again, she continued to move away.

I leaped over the courtyard and even reached District B of the city. That’s where my patience snapped.

With a single decisive strike, I stopped her in her tracks and further immobilized her movements with an unnatural wall.

Lilith, who had been struck hard in the nose, stopped and squatted down, tears streaming down her face.

Approaching her and speaking, I noticed her swollen eyes due to tears.

“I’m sorry, Lord Weiss.”

This was the first time I had seen her like this.

What on earth had happened?

“What’s going on? I heard you submitted a withdrawal form.”

“If I’m around… I’ll just be a bother to Lord Weiss.”

Neil’s name flashed through my mind. I shook off the impure thoughts and asked her directly.

“What did Neil do to you?”

“…I can’t say.”

“Just tell me.”

“I can’t.”

“Lilith, even I have my limits.”

“… … …”

Lilith stubbornly kept her mouth shut. She didn’t move an inch, no matter how much I tried to coax her.

Eventually, she stopped speaking altogether, and I left her behind as if abandoning her.

“…Do as you please.”

Then, a little away from Lilith, I saw Shari and Cynthia.

“Weiss, about Lilith—”

“What about her?”