The Necromance of Love and Death: Defeated Early in the Game, I Reincarnated as a Tragic Villainous Noble and Rebel Against the Scenario with My Beloved Using My Modern and Game Knowledge - Chapter 1.1

Chapter 1.1: Villainous Noble Remembered

Inside the monitor, amidst a burning building, there was a girl resting a man’s head on her lap. The man was tall, with long black hair, and appeared as delicate as a girl. His long hair covered half of his face, with one visible dark eye looking up at the girl—an eye that was lifeless, like a glass bead.

It was no wonder, as there was a huge hole in the man’s chest, from which crimson bl00d was flowing out.

“Forgive me, Vio. I wanted to give you eternal life.”

The man, who had muttered in such a faint voice, suddenly showed signs of holding something back. Bl00d. He was holding back the urge to vomit the bl00d that had flowed back into his esophagus and managed to swallow it down.

From his actions, it was clear that even in his final moments, he did not want to contaminate the silver-haired girl who was cradling his head.

“I am happy to be with you until the very end. How about you?” 

The petite girl cradling the man’s head whispered in the midst of the raging flames. Her condition was no less terrible than the man’s, if not worse. Her deep purple dress was torn apart, and her right hand and even her right leg were missing. She was holding the man with her remaining left hand and left leg.

Additionally, the center of the girl’s torso had a hole in its center, creating an unnatural hollow. It was as if something had been ripped out of her.

“…………ッ“

The man, lacking the strength to respond to the girl’s question, nonetheless mustered his final energy to create a smile. That was the man’s last answer.

The man’s body, drained with its strength, went limp and relaxed. Realizing that the man had passed away, she fell on her face, her lips trembling.

“Thank you until the very end. But, you foolish person. Just being with you was enough for me. Truly, you are a fool. But, thank you.”

The girl quietly sobs. However, her movements slowly come to a stop, as if the power of a wind-up toy has run out. Then, the two were crushed by the falling, burning beams.

With the burning mansion in the background, the movie ends there.

“Vio, Clovis… Why…?”

With my vision distorted by tears, I couldn’t help but weep because this is just too cruel!

“Clovis, why did you…”

The man in the movie is Clovis. He is the villainous aristocrat in the game “Tales of the Human-Monster Wars. He is a traitor to the human race who has been connected to the Demon King and has caused great damage to the people. With this, Clovis is certainly the great sinner of the century. However, he had his own reasons for doing so. 

Then the girl who saw him off is Violette. She is also a remarkably unfortunate beauty.

Happiness is what these two people were desperately trying to grasp. 

The fact that it was none other than myself, the player, who robbed them of that happiness, weighs heavily on my heart.

“Ugh… Vio, Clovis… Why you two… Damn it! Why did no one save them! Why, why?”

I couldn’t stop sobbing. Thinking about their circumstances made tears flow continuously. I couldn’t help but feel deep sympathy for them.

They are my favorite couple.

I looked into official setting collections, official novels, manga, and anthologies to see if there was another happy ending for them, but nowhere did they appear to be happy.

Until now, I keep playing “The Tale of the Human-Demon War” over and over again, searching for the slightest bit of happiness for Clovis and his friends, but there was none to be found. 

Just once would be enough. I wanted to see them genuinely smile.

Ugh… bleh…”

Oh no. I’ve been crying so much that I’m getting sick. I just finished an energy drink, and it’s going to come back up.

“Pulling five all-nighters was definitely overdoing it.” 

However, I absolutely wanted to find a happy future for Clovis and Violette.

“If I don’t do it, who will?”

“The Tale of the Human-Demon War” is being played by many people. There is a lot of argument about the game, but no one is talking about Clovis and Violette’s happiness.

Everyone has given up. They have given up on their happiness.

There are people who say that Clovis and Violette deserved there ending, and some people even said they wanted a worse punishment.

Indeed, Clovis and Violette did something unforgivable.

But is it so wrong of me to at least have wanted to save them?

“But, as expected, I’ve reached my limit. I should get some sleep.”

Then suddenly my body trembled unsteadily as I got up, and I couldn’t move my mouth.

“Huh…?”

It felt like watching the footage from a camera mounted on a fallen stepladder.

After a while, I realized that I had collapsed, but my limbs wouldn’t move, and I could barely breathe. My vision started to narrow and darken.

“What is this…?”

My consciousness flickered and then went out.

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“Huh!?”

When I regained consciousness and opened my eyes, I saw an exposed wooden ceiling.

“Where is this…?”

It was an unfamiliar ceiling. The room was simple and made of wood, with no decorations or furnishings. This place was unfamiliar to me.

“Hmm?”

My vision felt narrower than usual. My left eye wouldn’t open?

“Huh…?”

I instinctively tried to touch my left eye with my left hand, but it didn’t reach. In fact, my left hand wasn’t where it should be.

“Why… Oh!?”

Then I remembered everything that happened before I lost my consciousness!

That’s right. I was traveling in a carriage that went out of control and fell into a steep valley.

What happened to Vio, who was with me!? Where’s my Father!? Where’s my mother!?

“Someone!”

I screamed for help.

“Are you awake!?”

The next moment, the door creaked open, and an elderly man rushed into the room. I didn’t recognize him.

“Who are you? No, what about Vio!? Are the others who were with me in the carriage safe!?”

“Well…”

The elderly man hesitated, but in the next moment, he looked at me with determined eyes.

“First of all, I am the healer of this village. This is my clinic. And, well, you need to stay strong. Both your parents and the young lady who was with you in the carriage have all passed away.”

“No… Ugh!”

At that moment, something surged into me. It felt like a painful force was drilling into my head and forcibly inserting memories.