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 - Chapter 266: Battle Universe

Chapter 266: Battle Universe

A large room where an ancient magic tool was protected by a barrier.

At the center, surrounded by magical barriers, Cecil stood.

Facing her was Roz.

Though he had lost his left arm, he was forcibly suppressing the magic leaking from his body.

Roz held his katana, planning to destroy the spell formation first, but he couldn’t move.

The reason was simple—he felt uneasy about the overwhelmingly small amount of magic power Cecil had.

Compared to Weiss, whom he had just fought, she was incomparably fragile.

Her magic was so weak it seemed like a single gust of wind could blow her away. That uncertainty and doubt crept into his mind.

—Why hadn’t any of her allies arrived?

“…You look pretty confident.”

But that didn’t change what he had to do.

Even if she was a woman, he had resolved to kill her.

Yet, Cecil never raised a weapon.

“I’m lucky to have my friends trust me.”

“…………”

“I don’t understand your reasons or your goals, and honestly, I don’t care right now. This is my resolve.”

“What… are you talking about?”

The moment after he spoke, Roz dashed forward without hesitation.

He launched an attack, putting his full strength into it.

His katana carried magic capable of piercing through magical barriers with ease.

But—his blade never reached her.

A never-before-seen colored effect appeared, and a magic barrier formed around Cecil, repelling his sword.

Not only that, but he was pushed back entirely.

What he felt was a faint trace of magic.

Even for Roz, who had defeated countless powerful foes, something abnormal was happening.

And it wasn’t just in front of him.

He noticed faint lines of magic crisscrossing beneath his feet.

“A barrier…?”

“Battle Universe is a game where two sides take turns and control 20×20 pieces to fight. —I have absolute confidence in it. Sorry, but your turn is already over.”

Roz wanted to say he had never heard of such a thing.

But before he could, knowledge suddenly flooded into his mind.

The rules of Battle Universe—something he had never learned or played before.

“…What is this magic?”

As white light effects rose from the ground, magical game pieces appeared near Cecil.

A wizard with a massive staff, an elderly knight riding a horse, and a sturdy soldier holding a shield.

At the center of it all, Cecil adjusted her glasses.

“I have no magic power. No physical strength. I can’t even use powerful techniques properly. But even so, my friends trusted me with their lives. And yet… I let them down. —So I made up my mind.

Sorry, but you can’t win anymore.

Because I—won’t lose again.”