I Would Like To Live A Different Life If I Could Go Back In Time - Episode 41

Lady Vera Venegict, Lady Clara Brenst, and Lady Colleen Rain clung to His Highness, screaming.

“Step back! We must protect His Highness!”

The shouts of the guards can be heard. The young ladies, surrounded by the guards along with His Highness, began to retreat.

“Yuria! Yuria!! It’s dangerous! Come over here quickly!”

Prince Randolph shouts repeatedly, but he is being pulled away by his guards and the young ladies.

That woman smirks for a moment and walks away.

The moment I saw that, my hatred exploded along with my magical power.

“Doctor, step back! Miss Amelia is beyond saving!”

I tried to behead her with the Wind Blade, but the Wind Blade was deflected with a snap.

“Tch. Too late, huh?”

She is transforming into a large magical beast. Professor Giannino and I immediately went into combat mode.

“That’s dangerous, isn’t it? She possessed the abundant magical power characteristic of high-ranking nobles. Quite a formidable strength, I would say.”

“I ended up creating a troublesome monster.”

“It’s such a shame that I don’t have my sword belt on today of all days.”

“……”

A human who transformed into a demon beast by harnessing the rampage of magical power.

Once you transform into a demon beast, you can never go back.

Of course, this is forbidden magic.

Since they are using magical power, their magic resistance is quite high.

It’s not in our favor.

The beast, glaring at me with a focused intent, attacked. I dodged and took the knight’s sword that had rushed to my side, saying, “I’ll borrow this.”

It’s heavier than my own sword, but I can’t complain.

Trace the sword with your finger and cast a spell.

The beast, drooling and growling, lunged at him, but he jumped high to dodge it and then slashed the beast with his sword.

Gugyaaa!

The demon beast screams and bleeds. It seems that this method is the best one.

I wrap my sword in magic just like before and slash. While glancing at the knights rushing in one after another, I repeatedly slash, cast magic, and slash again.

Professor Giannino noticed the magic-resistant beast and switched to supporting me, holding the beast at bay.

Even though I’m using magic, it’s still difficult to deal significant damage in one go.

“Get away!”

The moment I heard that voice and jumped back, a sword came crashing down from above. At the same time, the head of the demon beast rolled away with a thud.

……Amazing.

The beast, whose neck was slashed, fell to the ground with a thud, and a pool of bl00d began to form. The man who had cleaved the beast, which had once been a noble lady, in two was Brol Welta, the commander of the knight order.

He is a person in his thirties who unites the knights of this country.

Both in character and ability, he is top-class, and his title is Marquis.

I come from the Welta family, who have served as leaders for generations.

“You guys, immediately retrieve this magical beast! Seal this place and report to His Majesty.”

Commander Brol will give precise instructions.

“Giannino, thank you for the message. Thanks to you, I was able to rush over immediately. And Lady Yuria Osborn, was it? You are strong. It is thanks to you that this situation was resolved without any casualties.”

“No, I’m sorry for butting in. As expected, I can’t compete with the professionals.”

After I cleaned the sword, I returned it to the person who borrowed it.

“Only a select few knights can deal that much damage to a magical beast. You are strong enough.”

“I’m glad to hear you say that.”

“I haven’t seen your swordsmanship much. May I ask which house you belong to?”

“I’m self-taught.”

“Are you self-taught?”

“Yes. It’s mostly self-taught. I used to watch the guards fight and thought I wanted to try it too. But since I’m better at magic and rarely use a sword, I’m quite embarrassed to think I was being watched.”

I’m not lying. The captain might be suspicious, but it’s also true that there’s nothing more I can say if he asks further. There’s no way I could say I was training in my dreams.

“It was such a wonderful ball. I apologize for causing a commotion. Will the ball continue?”

“……I believe it is His Majesty’s decision, but since we are putting the nation’s prestige on the line, I suggest we proceed as is. Lady Osborn, we have a spare dress prepared for you at the palace, so please change.”

“No, that’s quite alright. Right, Professor Giannino?”

“Teacher, that’s unnecessary, you know? …Now it’s all clean. If we stay here any longer, we’ll just be in the way, so shall we head back first?”

Professor Giannino cast a purification spell on me, who was covered in bl00d, and made me completely clean and back to normal. He didn’t forget to cast it on his own clothes either.

“Come on, you, the leader, are just going to leave this place? No way. I want to hear the details.”

The Grand Commander Brol stood before us with a smile as we tried to return to the hall.

“Unfortunately, I’m on my day off. My fiancée is in danger. Isn’t it okay for me to go home?”

“Then, after escorting Lady Osborn to her residence, please return to the palace immediately.”

“……sigh. I understand.”

It seems that even the teacher can’t stand up to Grand Commander Brol.

“Well then, see you later.”

When I returned to the hall under the escort of my teacher, the hall was in an uproar, but in the center of the dance hall, His Majesty stood, and the beast that had appeared in the garden had been defeated by the knight.

Saying that they wanted everyone to continue enjoying the ball, the music began to play again.

Thanks to His Majesty’s words and the resuming music, the nobles who had been agitated are gradually regaining their composure and starting to dance.

Looking around, the three people who were on the balcony earlier and their entourage of young ladies were not there, so they must have been taken to another room with Prince Randolph.

“Professor Giannino, it’s great that you were able to handle it on the spot.”

“Not a teacher. I saw the defeat of Lady Yuria’s magical beast the other day, but the magical beast from earlier seemed like it could be easily defeated without my help. Just how strong are you?”

“Well? I don’t even know how far I can go in defeating magical beasts myself. Just before I woke up, I was fighting surrounded by dozens, hundreds of dragons and other magical beasts. Thinking about it that way, the magical beast from earlier seems quite cute, doesn’t it?”

When I chuckled softly, Professor Giannino had an exasperated expression on his face.

Having finished greeting the nobles, we found our fathers holding wine and spoke to them.

“Father, we will be leaving ahead of you.”

“Could it be that it was Giannino-kun who calmed the commotion earlier?” “Yes, well, that’s right. As you can see, the dirt has been cleaned off, but the dress got damaged in places due to the beast’s attack, so I don’t think I can dance.”

My father’s face is tense, but he somehow manages to respond.

“Ah, ah. Well then, there’s nothing we can do about it. Giannino-kun, I’m sorry, but please take care of my daughter.” “Of course, Count.”

I told my father that I’m going home, so I have no reason to stay here anymore.

We boarded the count’s carriage and returned to the mansion first.