The Genius and Calamity of the Villainous Noble: A Brilliant Prodigy Unaware of Their Reincarnation as the Game's Antagonist Defies the Scenario and Dominates with Talent and Hard Work - Chapter 1.34

“…Damn it.”

I muttered under my breath, tightening my grip on my sword.

Marina had betrayed me. No—betrayal implied she had been on my side in the first place, but she was never truly my ally or my fiancée.

She was the Demon King, a being feared for bringing about the destruction of humanity.

If it were the Reinhardt Ducal House, it might be a different story. But for the Justinos County—Marina’s family—having their entire bloodline fall under her control would have been a trivial matter.

“Ahh…”

“Will you just die already? You’re far too persistent. Honestly, fighting you like this just proves how absurdly skilled you are in combat.”

“Well, yeah… As long as there’s even a 0.001% chance of survival, I’ll find a way through. That’s just how I work.”

“Ridiculous… That’s exactly why you need to die here.”

As Marina’s relentless onslaught continued, my stance wavered for just a fraction of a second. Seizing that brief opening, she thrust her sword forward, aiming to pierce my heart.

“…Huh?”

But her blade sliced through nothing but air.

“That would be you.”

Instead, it was my sword that impaled Marina’s heart from behind.

“Guh…!”

I pulled my blade free, and Marina, mortally wounded, coughed up bl00d as she collapsed to the ground.

“Why…? Your teleportation ability…!”

“My paranoia, as much as I hate it, served me well. Everything went exactly as planned. My repeated teleportations to my dagger? That was just a diversion. It takes me less than a second to inscribe a teleportation circle. I can etch one onto the ground in an instant and jump there instead.”

“What… is this…?”

Not even Marina—the one I had once loved—had ever seen this trump card of mine.

My contingency plan had worked flawlessly, catching her off guard and allowing me to drive my blade straight through her heart.

“…You’re not going to kill me?”

Marina lay sprawled on the ground, and beneath her, a deep darkness had begun to spread.

Her body was slowly being swallowed by it.

I watched in silence as she sank into the abyss.

I didn’t fully understand what was happening, but it was likely an escape mechanism.

I no longer sensed any intent to kill from her.

“Just get lost already. A mere kid like me could never take down the Demon King alone.”

I twisted my expression in frustration and spat out the words.

Flicking the bl00d from my blade, I slid it back into its sheath.

“Never show your face to me again.”

Turning away from Marina, I headed for the underground chamber’s exit.

“…Ark.”

“…What?”

For a moment, my body froze.

She had called my name—just like she used to.

I couldn’t stop myself from turning back.

By then, most of her body had already disappeared into the darkness, leaving only her face visible.

“Ah—”

She parted her lips as if to say something.

But before she could finish, she vanished completely.