Reincarnated as Twins: And Then, I Was the Only One Abandoned - ☆59 The Fate of the Twins ⑧

☆59 The Fate of the Twins ⑧

A man cloaked in malicious mana was heading straight toward me. 

I recognized that face. 

No— I knew it too well. 

Dressed entirely in black, a longsword at his waist, a relaxed smirk on his lips. 

A face I saw every day in the mirror. 

The only difference—his eye color. 

The me in the mirror had red eyes. But his were a cold, piercing blue. 

Without sparing a glance at the knights’ corpses littering the ground, he marched forward. His eyes were locked only on me. 

I felt tension rise within me— 

A level of pressure I had never experienced before. 

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With every step toward the man, Alexis felt his emotions surge. 

If he had to name what he was feeling— 

Hatred. 

Jealousy. 

Nostalgia. 

Inferiority. 

Complicity. 

—And strangely enough, even gratitude. 

There was no need to confirm it. 

His instincts already knew. 

The man standing before him was Souta Amagi. 

A hard sensation pressed against his pocket. 

Reaching inside, he pulled out a small, red-glowing magic stone. 

That glow was supposed to be a sign— 

A warning that Yuhak was in danger. 

But at this moment, Alexis couldn’t care less. 

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“Yo, it’s been a while, Narumi. Or should I say—Alexis?” 

At my words, Alexis let out a faint smile. 

“I never imagined you’d still be alive. But you look well, Amagi-kun.” 

“Having a face identical to mine standing right in front of me is creepy enough, like some kind of doppelgänger. But the fact that it’s you inside that body? That’s twice as disgusting.” 

“That’s my line.” 

Alexis shrugged. 

“You? A king? If our old classmates found out, they’d probably drop dead from shock.” 

“Heh. Did you even have any friends?” 

He scoffed lightly. 

“…………Looking back now, I realize just how much of a cringe fest my past self was.” 

“I remember those days, too. No matter how much I struggled, I could never catch up to you.” 

“Well, I was a genius. You were just an awkward mess.” 

“—That’s exactly why, more than in my past life, I’ve pushed myself to my absolute limits in this one.” 

His voice carried the weight of ruthless determination— 

The kind that came from relentless self-discipline. 

“And yet, all that effort led you to this dumbass crusade? You couldn’t even change a single high school in our past life, and now you seriously thought you could change an entire country?” 

I let out a snicker. 

“Yeah. I did.” 

—His answer was immediate. 

No hesitation. 

“Unlike back then, I have real power now. I truly believed I had the strength to make it happen.” 

“And? How’s that working out for you? Is this twisted mess really the ‘ideal world’ you dreamed of?” 

“……….No.” 

A strained voice. 

“It seems the gods didn’t give me this power to change the world—” 

His eyes narrowed— 

“They gave it to me so I could finally beat you.” 

With those words, an eruption of sinister mana burst from Alexis’ body. 

“For that—I thank you, Amagi-kun.” 

His eyes gleamed with a mix of madness and unwavering resolve. 

“For being abandoned as a baby— 

And for surviving all the way up to this very day.” 

A violent gust of pressure surged from Alexis, slamming into me like a storm. 

I had to brace my feet, or I’d be thrown off balance. 

But I wasn’t about to be overwhelmed. 

I unleashed my own mana, shoving his storm right back at him. 

“…That’s some serious mana.” 

I forced the words out, voice steady. 

The wind sliced at my skin, but— 

Somehow, I felt eerily calm. 

“But for some reason—

I don’t feel like I’m going to lose to you.” 

—The battlefield no longer mattered. 

The horrors of war around us— 

The swaying trees at the edge of my vision— 

All of it faded away. 

The only thing left in my sight— 

Was him. 

A man with my same face. 

We were never close. 

If anything, we had always clashed. 

Yet—somewhere deep inside, I knew. 

This guy was the only one in this world 

Who could understand everything we’d been through— 

Without the need for words. 

The one and only person like that. 

And so, I continued. 

“Even back then, I never put in much effort.” 

Even I was surprised by how calm my voice sounded. 

“But you— 

You worked yourself to death. 

And yet— 

I always won.” 

Alexis’ eyes flickered slightly. 

But he didn’t say a word. 

“This time is no different.” 

A smirk spread across my face. 

“Doesn’t matter if the stage is some isekai fantasy world— 

Nothing’s changed.” 

The mana surging from my body split through the storm. It crashed head-on against Alexis’ power. 

—And then— 

The mana surrounding Alexis began to twist and distort. 

It warped the very fabric of space. 

The distortion expanded, 

slowly, 

steadily— 

Until it swallowed me whole. 

“—Null World.” 

Alexis muttered quietly. 

“No matter what abilities you use, I will nullify them all.” 

…Is that so? 

I glance at the mana enveloping my body, but— 

I don’t see any changes. 

Still, he’s not the type to throw around pointless bluffs. 

—Fine. Let’s test it out. 

I focus my mana into my fist, strengthening it. 

The energy builds up— 

My fist begins to glow. 

Then, in an instant— 

I launch myself forward. 

“I’LL SHATTER THAT ILLUSION!!” 

With a roar, I swing my fist— 

Aiming straight for Alexis’ face. 

—BAM!!! 

A sharp, cracking impact echoes through the air. 

Alexis’s body gets blown away like a crumpled piece of paper— 

Tumbling across the ground, kicking up dust, just like those scattered printouts on that fateful day on the rooftop. 

—Well, not that it actually worked. 

I already knew it wouldn’t. 

It was a solid hit, sure— 

But deep down, I already knew the truth. 

I just wanted to live out my own version of a certain right-handed hero’s moment. 

No regrets. 

As expected, Alexis slowly stood back up. 

Holding his cheek, he stared at me—stunned. 

That expression on his face..… 

Yeah. 

It reminded me of that *one guy* realizing his lightning didn’t work on a certain rubbery pirate.