《Villainess's Younger Brother Saves His Sister From Falling Into Darkness》


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    A girl standing in front of me.


    The girl has beautiful, lustrous black hair that reaches down to her waist, and large, bright purple eyes, and although she is still young, she exudes a bewitching aura.


    "Let''s go, Arc."


    She calls out to me.


    "...Yeah, Big Sister."


    To that, I replied a little late.


    The reason why he was late in saying his next words was because he was not very familiar with his own name, "Arc."


    There''s a reason why you''re not used to it.


    I have memories of my past life in which I lived as "Arima Yuto" up until I was a high school student.


    That''s why I''m still not used to the name of this world.


    "Haa!"


    And so my big sister in this life closed the distance between us and brandished her clenched fist.


    "Phew."


    I block that fist.


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    The world I was reincarnated into is a feudal society with a level of civilization somewhere between the Middle Ages and the early modern period, where swords and magic are widespread as military power, a typical fantasy worldview often seen in games and light novels.


    My sister and I were born as siblings to the Margrave in this world.


    We have a duty of noblesse oblige: the obligation to possess arms and protect the people.


    In this world, where monsters exist, a unique and powerful enemy of humanity, it is the duty of nobles to learn swordsmanship and magic and gain strength, and our current activities are part of that duty.


    "S..e...i!"


    I dodged my sister''s fist, which was swung as part of close combat training, and counterattacked by slamming my palm into her stomach.


    "Ugh."


    After receiving the palm strike, the older sister lets out a cry of agony as she lifts her body slightly.


    "say¡Ï( ¨B-¨B )£¯"


    I aimed my sister''s face and kicked her.


    "Kyaa?!"


    "(?¡ä?¦Ø?)? Hey there."


    He grabs his sister, who has been kicked and is staggering, and throws her.


    "...Ugh."


    As she rolls on the ground, my older sister gives me a strong look.


    "You''re my younger brother... why are you like this?"


    "Heh heh!"


    As you can see from this series of events, in terms of power I am stronger than my sister.


    My sister is 10 years old. That''s older than me, who is 8 years old now, but things change when you think about my past life.


    Besides, he knows quite a lot about this world.


    This is because this world is very similar to the game "Canary''s Miniature Garden" that I played in my previous life.


    He was also fully aware of the existence of Arch Reinhard, the being into whom he had been reincarnated.


    In this life, I, Ark, was a character who seemed destined to be executed after getting caught up in the affairs of my older sister, Liese Reinhard, who had fallen into darkness and become a villainous lady.


    "...Ugh, my dignity as an older sister."


    My sister is groaning in frustration in front of me.


    In other words, the future villain, Liese Reinhard, was the girl standing in front of him.


    "I don''t want to be executed..."


    "Huh?"


    "Nothing."


    My sister''s fall into darkness.


    If I don''t prevent that, I''ll be executed.


    In my previous life, in the stories about villainous nobles that I read on novel posting sites, the execution route could often be avoided by changing one''s own movements, but in my case, the execution route cannot be avoided unless the movements of others are changed.


    Even if they escape, the family will likely be torn apart.


    I would like to avoid that too if possible.


    "Okay, let''s do it again?"


    "Yeah... I''ll do it."


    My sister nodded at my words and stood up.


    "...I will obtain the power to take revenge on those who killed my mother."


    What is reflected in my sister''s eyes is a dark, murky light.


    "Hmm..."


    Preventing my sister from falling into darkness.


    That was my immediate goal in this life.

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    The setting of the game I was reincarnated into, "Canary''s Miniature Garden," is Orio Academy, a world-leading educational institution that is home to royalty, aristocrats, and special elites from both within and outside Japan and based in the royal capital of the Kingdom of Yunorehit, where I was born.


    As the only son of the Margrave of the Kingdom of Yunorechit, I am also one of the students attending Orio Academy.


    "Wow... how peaceful."


    It has already been a month since I enrolled as a first-year student at Orio Academy, where I will attend for six years from the age of 12 to 18.


    I was having a peaceful time.


    "A few years ago I was busy with my sister-related stuff."


    As the brother of an older sister who will likely become a villainous young lady in the future, I find myself in a position where I must do whatever it takes to prevent her from descending into darkness.


    The main reason why my older sister fell into darkness was the assassination of our beloved mother and the resulting desire for revenge.


    Over the past few years, in order to prevent my sister from falling into the dark side, I have been working steadily to beat her up in mock battles and the like, to the point where she loses confidence in her own strength, so that she has no desire to seek revenge.


    Those days ended with a single word from my older sister, who had no idea what I was thinking: "You have your own friendships too."


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    It''s already been a month since the school started.


    While I''d already gotten used to school life to a certain extent and was already solidifying my friendships, I still reigned as the biggest loner in my class, and today, as always, I was wandering around the ridiculously large school during my lunch break, looking for a place to eat lunch alone.


    "Ha, ha, ha."


    As I was thinking about this and walking through the courtyard, I heard someone''s voice.


    "It''s unusual to hear voices coming from outside at this time of noon."


    Lunch break is the time to eat meals with friends inside the school building.


    This is no time to be wandering around outside.


    Being a little curious as to who the person was that was making noise outside at this time of noon, I headed towards the source of the voice.


    "Oh, seriously."


    I walked through the unnecessarily large courtyard and somehow ended up in front of a magnificent waterfall, and then I found myself standing in front of the girl who was making noise out at this time of noon.


    There was a beautiful girl with blonde hair and blue eyes, her long hair tied in a ponytail.


    "Ha, ha, ha."


    The girl had changed from her school uniform into gym clothes and appeared to be enthusiastically practicing with a wooden sword.


    "Sorry for interrupting."


    I was just looking for the best position to eat so I guess it''s not like it''s my place to interrupt.


    Let''s pretend we didn''t see anything here and leave.


    "...Ah."


    Thinking this, I quickly stepped back to retreat, but I accidentally stepped through a branch with all my might, making a pretty loud cracking noise.


    "...Who is it?"


    It seemed the sound had been heard on the other side too, as the girl called out in my direction.


    "Sorry. I''m interrupting."


    It would be pretty rude to just walk away without saying anything when someone is calling out to you.


    I obediently emerged from the forest that had been prepared in the courtyard and showed my face to the girl.


    "Oh? You are...Arch of the Margrave Reinhard family, I believe?"


    ¡°That¡¯s right. This is the first time we¡¯ve met face to face and exchanged words alone. I¡¯m Ark Reinhard, and we¡¯re in the same class. Let¡¯s get to know each other from now on.¡±


    "Oh, thank you so kindly. I''m Frau Sprague. Nice to meet you."


    Frau Sprague.


    She is the third princess of the Sprague dynasty of the Kingdom of Yunorechit, and a classmate of mine.


    ¡°Also, we are in the same year and in the same class. Also, this school has a policy that all students are the same, and that origins don¡¯t matter. You don¡¯t need to use such formal language, okay?¡±


    "Really? Well then, I''ll take you up on that."


    She is also one of the main heroines in the game "Canary''s Garden."


    "Really? Well then, I''ll take you up on your offer... nice to meet you, Frau."


    "...Eh, yeah. Nice to meet you, Arc."


    This was the first time I came into contact with this girl, Frau, in a way I never expected.

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    The person standing at the place where the voice came from was Frau Sprague, the game''s main heroine.


    I never expected that... that''s a fact.


    But, upon careful consideration, it was also something that was easily predictable.


    "By the way, what are you doing at this time...?"


    What was you doing from the beginning? I asked her, already knowing what she was doing.


    "As you can see, it''s a sword swing."


    That''s true. I saw her practicing. It would be stupid to not realize that after watching.


    Well, you can tell even without watching it.


    This girl, Frau, is a very hard worker, always working hard to become stronger.


    If anyone is doing anything during their lunch break, it has to be her.


    In the game''s setting, Frau doesn''t even have time to eat lunch.


    "Because I''m a loser... I have to work many times harder than other people."


    Well, that doesn''t mean she''s particularly strong among the royal family; rather, she''s in a position that could be described as a dropout.


    "What did you think of my behavior?"


    "...Hmm."


    I was at a loss for words in response to Frau¡¯s words.


    To be honest, I have to say it''s poor.


    I''ve only seen it a few times, but still, I can tell.


    Her body''s axis is unstable, her sword movements are weak, and she lacks speed.


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    "...It makes me depressed when you hesitate like that."


    "Sorry. I don''t have anything to praise you for."


    "No?! Even if you say it clearly it will hurt me!"


    "Hmm, that''s true."


    "Come on! If you say so, then show me how it works."


    "Oh."


    Frau, who was starting to show her anger, pushed the wooden sword she was holding towards me.


    Practice batting...practice batting, huh.


    "Well, that''s fine."


    Although I was a bit worried, I nodded to Frau''s words and took hold of the wooden sword I had received.


    "... Phew."


    I take a breath and slowly raise my sword.


    "Haa."


    Then, remembering something I did in gym class in my previous life, I swung my sword down.


    "Ha, ha, ha."


    Repeat that several times.


    "Well, is it like this? I don''t use the sword much so I''m not confident."


    My basic fighting style is bare-handed, using my entire body.


    I don''t use the sword much, so I''m not very confident in my swings.


    "¡­¡­beautiful"


    nevertheless.


    "No, it was beautiful... the most beautiful thing I have ever seen!"


    "No, I think that''s a bit of an exaggeration."


    Despite this, in my previous life I was born as the son of a dojo that taught martial arts with a long history, and I was taught how to fight from an early age, so I have continued to hone my strength in this life as well.


    Even so, when it comes to sword skills, I would definitely lose to the knight commander of this country.


    I know because I''ve seen it.


    "This is so amazing! Why is this happening?"


    "Even so, I am the only son of a margrave who is expected to be strong."


    I''m not just a loner.


    A Margrave is someone who will immediately be on the front lines when a battle breaks out with another country.


    Border defense.


    The only thing required of the Margrave entrusted with this task is strength.


    They couldn''t accept that I, born into such a family, was a weakling.


    "It was so amazing.... beautiful. It was beautiful."


    Her dissatisfied appearance from moments ago was now gone.


    Frau praises me to death.


    "If it made you happy, that was good."


    This is it. Frau''s good points are...!


    When I was playing the game, Frau was my favorite character.


    The reason I like her is because of her earnest and earnest attitude in her quest for strength. Her gaze shows her honest attachment to this strength. It''s beautiful.


    Hmm, I didn''t expect it to be like this in real life too, not just in a game...!


    Although I have the unfortunate experience of being reincarnated as the younger brother of a villainess, the nutrients I obtain from being reincarnated into this kind of game world have made me healthy.


    "Me too...Me too! Hey, Arc! No, Master!"


    "Oh?"


    With that in mind, I was a little taken aback by Frau''s words, who had heated up more than I''d expected.


    "Would you take me on as your apprentice? I need to get stronger! Could you teach me your skills?"


    "¡­¡­ah"


    I know this line.


    That''s what Frau said to the main character of the game.


    Huh? Is this making me the main character in the events with Frau?


    "...Okay."


    Well, it''s fine to ruin the main story of the game, right?


    Anyway,


    It''s not so bad to be looked up to as master by Frau, my favorite character!


    In fact, I even think it''s wonderful!


    "real!"


    "Yes. From now on, I''ll be your master. Now, as your master, let me give you one piece of advice!"


    "Oh! What is it?"


    "Well then, let''s have lunch first."


    "...Huh?"


    "Your body is your capital. If you don''t eat a lot, you won''t grow. You have to build your body first. And for that, you need food."


    Frau cuts into her lunch hour to practice swinging her sword.


    But this is an incredibly foolish plan. You''ll get stronger by eating ten bowls of rice than by spending time practicing your batting swing.


    Well, there''s no white rice in this world.


    "Come on, eat as much as you like!"

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    Well, I''m going to have lunch with my friends.


    Saying that cheerfully, Frau disappeared before my eyes.


    Apparently, there was no option to eat with me.


    "...Well, that''s fine though."


    Alone, holding my lunch box in my hands, I muttered to myself.


    I was planning to eat alone anyway, so this is fine.


    "So, where should I eat?"


    The moment I took a step forward to go find a place to eat.


    "arc?"


    I hear a woman''s voice calling my name in my ears.


    "Big sis. You''re in your third year, so you''re in a different tower, right? Why are you here?"


    It was a voice I had heard many times in this life.


    I knew exactly who was speaking to me, so without even turning around, I opened my mouth.


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    "The courtyard is close to our tower. Anyway..."


    "yeah?"


    "Who''s that girl? You seemed to be getting along really well... Hey, who is she?"


    The girl standing behind me put her slender, white arms around my neck.


    "...Isn''t that like you''re about to strangle me?"


    If she put just a little, just a little, more strength into her arms, she''d have my neck strangled in an instant.


    That was the situation.


    That''s scary.


    "What I want to know is who that girl is."


    "You know her, right? She''s a princess."


    "Of course I know that. But I''m curious as to why you''re getting along with that girl, You''re supposed to be a big sister''s boy, Arc, right? You''ve always followed me around, and that was only natural, right? Hey, so why are you getting along with another girl? It''s strange, Arc. When did you become like that? We talked about surviving together in this cruel world...that''s what you were talking about, right? Hey, who exactly is that girl to you, Arc? Hey, can you tell me, your Onee-chan?"


    "Ugaaah! I''m going to go eat! I''m gonna!"


    My sister''s lazy behavior is a normal thing... but the more I try to be her emotional support and keep her from falling into the dark side, the more she starts to become attached to me, and we''re caught in a vicious cycle.


    I also have the feeling that my sister''s social circle hasn''t expanded at all, which is a bit worrying...well, I''m a loner so it''s not really something I can say.


    Hmm, maybe it was a bit too much to be hounding my sister around the clock at a time when my mother in this life was assassinated.


    ¡­The truth is, it would have been best to prevent my mother from being assassinated.


    I tried my best in many ways, but I was too young and it was no use.


    "Ah! Wait a moment!"


    "Bye then."


    I try to run away from my sister and go to find a place where I can start earning my own living.


    Even if someone has their arms around your neck, it''s not that difficult to escape.


    But I still have confidence in my martial arts.


    However.


    "I won''t let you get away. I absolutely won''t let you get away."


    "Ah, I got caught."


    Even if I ran away, my older sister would immediately catch me and give me away.


    "Isn''t it weird that you''re coming at me for real? I''d be surprised. You even used magic and came at me with all your might. I was really surprised by your force."


    "You can run away as fast as you can, Arc, okay?"


    "...Well, that''s..."


    "Hehe, you can''t do that to your beloved big sister. I know that."


    "Did you hate me?"


    "There''s no way Ark could be hurt by something like that."


    "Wow, what incredible trust."


    I want to make an excuse that it''s inevitable that I can''t run away when my older sister is chasing me and catching me with all her might.


    It was because I wasn''t serious about my sister that I was captured so easily. Yeah.


    Such were my thoughts as I lay in my sister''s arms.

 Mansion

    Mansion:-


    I was caught by my older sister.


    "I''m still in school though."


    "We''re going home. we''re going home now."


    Like that, I left the school  being carried by my sister, and headed back towards the mansion where we lived.


    "...So that''s why I''m the one who''s all alone."


    It''s not just once or twice that I''ve come home like this.


    Because of this, I was seen as a dangerous kid who skipped school without permission, so I felt a bit like an outsider, and that probably led to me being a loner.


    Well, I have a lot of other things to do at school rather than making friends, so I''m content with being a loner.


    "You have a sister at Arc, right?"


    "Do you also interact with people other than me, Onee-chan?"


    "Hmmm."


    In response to my words, my sister snorted in dissatisfaction.


    "Oh dear."


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    I gave her an ambiguous smile. My sister is seriously ill.


    "Look, we''re here. We''re right here."


    "I know. I''m home."


    As we were talking, we arrived at the mansion where we live.


    In the midst of all this, I escaped from my sister''s arms, unlocked the door to the mansion, and entered the house.


    "No matter how many times I see it, Arc''s lock-opening magic is beautiful."


    "thank you"


    Locking doors in this world is basically done with magic.


    Locking and unlocking are both magical fields.


    "My lunch was a mess by the time I got back here. I need to make a new one."


    Entering the mansion, I headed towards the kitchen, my attention focused on the lunchbox in my hands.


    "I want one too."


    "Why? Haven''t you eaten?"


    "I ate it."


    "Then you don''t need it."


    "I can get as much food as you want from Arc."


    "That would be a problem. Food expenses would be a huge problem."


    The mansion we live in is a fairly large one owned by Margrave Reinhard in the royal capital.


    Basically, the mansion is managed by several servants, but since my sister and I moved in to enroll in the academy, we have had all the servants return to their territories for the time being since it will just be the two of us living there.


    Therefore, the housework in this mansion cannot be asked to be done by servants.


    So, I was left in charge alone.


    My sister can''t do housework at all. She leaves it all to me.


    That said, housework can be solved with magic.


    "That''s true, but, well... I feel a bit guilty about eating alone. Maybe I don''t need to eat lunch anymore?"


    "You tell that girl to eat, but you don''t eat yourself?"


    "I won''t get bigger even if I eat. I''ll do it with skill."


    "It''s true that Arc''s development isn''t that fast, but we shouldn''t be pessimistic. We need to have hope, too."


    "I use magic to thoroughly examine every inch of my body, and I have a pretty good idea of what my body will become and how it will grow."


    Even in the game, Arc was a shota boy who didn''t look particularly strong.


    No matter how hard I try, this is largely due to genetics.


    I can''t become a buff, muscular macho guy... which is why the best thing is to have the technique to overcome that.


    "What, that magic... isn''t it strong?"


    "It''s the magic I use."


    I''m confident in my magical skills.


    The magic of imagining one''s own progress is a piece of cake.


    "Let''s use the messy, uneaten bento for dinner. I don''t need lunch."


    I also had breakfast.


    I don''t really need it. I don''t really need lunch anymore. I come to the kitchen and just put my lunchbox there.


    "So, do you want to go take a bath with me?"


    "No way. Not at all. Where did the bath come from? Not at all, that''s not it."


    Baths are for taking at night.


    At least it''s morning. Not something you''d go in at midday.


    "Well then, I''m heading back to my room."


    I used magic to summon my belongings, which I had left behind at school, to my hands, then I said goodbye to my sister and returned to my room.

 Fall into Darkness

    Fall into Darkness:-


    I had just snuck out of school and returned to the mansion.


    "...Now then."


    I took out a notebook from my room.


    The contents of this notebook are very simple. Using the knowledge I have of my past life, I have written in Japanese the plan to prevent my sister from falling into the dark side, and the progression of that plan.


    Naturally, the language used in this world is not Japanese, but something unique to this other world.


    If you write it in Japanese, others won''t be able to figure it out by looking at it.


    "...When I was zero years old, it took me a long time to learn the language of this world."


    Remembering my past language-related struggles, I opened my notebook.


    "...I guess I''ll start by sorting things out."


    First of all, the fundamental reason why my older sister fell into darkness is that our mother was assassinated, and it was largely a desire for revenge.


    And the person who did this was the head of this country - the King.


    Before we explain why, let''s start by saying that the history of the Kingdom of Yunorechit has always been marked by bloody battles for the throne, and even before the current king took the throne, he had created a bloody drama between him and his younger brother.


    The younger brother, the person in question, has already been imprisoned as a criminal...but now there is a group within the country that wants to free him.


    The reason for this is that the current king made an unbelievable mistake in relation to the war with another country, which caused a lot of backlash.


    The country is in a bit of turmoil right now with the leadership at the top.


    So, you may be wondering how my mother and my sister''s mother were involved in this struggle for the throne, but the reason is simple; my mother was simply a member of the royal family.Support creative writers by reading their stories on Royal Road, not stolen versions.


    Furthermore, during the battle for the throne, my mother was not part of the current king''s faction, but rather belonged to his younger brother''s faction.


    The king, the head of the country, has chosen to target my mother, who can be easily removed, as a first step. It can be seen as a measure to reduce, even if only a little, the influence of her own brother.


    This was really easy, because she had easily convinced my father, Margrave Reinhard. Since his relationship with my mother was a purely political marriage, he was able to skillfully explain the pros and cons and get him to ignore the assassination plan.


    In that situation, it was only natural that my sister directed her desire for revenge towards the country itself.


    In the game, Onee-chan is contacted by revolutionary forces who are dissatisfied with the current monarchy, and her ideology quickly shifts to the anti-monarchy side, becoming radicalized and leading a rebellion as the leader of the revolutionary army.


    Here, Onee-chan is defeated... but she still survives and now receives contact from the Demon King''s army.


    Demon King''s army.


    He''s already very popular as a villain in games. He''s the classic villain.


    The army is led by the Demon King, the king of the demons, who are fundamentally different from humans and whose nature makes them the enemy of mankind.


    The game''s protagonist ends up fighting the Demon King''s gang and my older sister at the end of the story.


    "Even if you somehow manage to escape with your life, Arc-kun will be in trouble from this point onwards no matter what."


    Arc flees the country when his sister rises up in rebellion as the revolutionary army, and one of the branching routes in the story allows him to avoid execution.


    But even if he flees the country, the fact remains that his sister is a member of the Demon King''s army, so no matter where he goes he will eventually be persecuted and basically killed.


    In the best case scenario, he joins the Demon King''s army with his sister and gets killed by the protagonist.


    "When I think about it again, it seems hopeless."


    Somehow it''s all pretty pathetic.


    So, that was the desperate situation I was in, but basically what I did to make my sister succumb to the darkness was to first try to prevent the assassination of our mother, which was the starting point of it all... but this was a complete failure.


    Next, your older sister is contacted by revolutionary forces.


    What I was doing now was to prevent this from happening.


    As long as your sister doesn''t lean towards the anti-monarchy side, everything will be fine for now.


    It remains to be seen how best to deal with the domestic turmoil from here on out.


    "For now, it''s done."


    We have been successful in keeping these revolutionary forces away from my sister.


    During this time I have been working to heal my sister''s emotional wounds and to stop her desire for revenge from getting out of control.


    Both my sister and I know that my father sold my mother, and the relationship between our family members is currently at its worst.


    In that environment, my sister and I basically lived together.


    During that time, I hoped that my sister would forget about revenge as much as possible and enjoy the present!


    "I was just trying to treat you like a normal little brother, you know...?"


    However, She always treated me as her a younger brother.


    "Why did it become so distorted...?"


    What is my sister like now?


    Unfortunately, she ended up with a terrible sibling complex and ended up being even more isolated than I was at school.


    "Why?"


    That''s strange. I thought she would be more sociable.


    However, there is no way to correct course now.


    I feel stuck.


    "Damn... As expected, I couldn''t do anything today either. I thought that if I thought about it every day, some kind of plan would come up, but nothing has come up."


    My daily routine.


    My routine is to look back on my sister''s past and pray that I can come up with a groundbreaking idea to help her resolve her current extreme sister complex.


    I cursed myself for not getting the results I wanted from this routine again today, and just closed my notebook without doing anything.

 Before morning homeroom

    Before morning homeroom


    I skipped all my afternoon classes and ended up falling asleep with the time I had saved, unable to think of any way to solve my current problem, but I still managed to go to school the next day.


    "Did you understand the content of yesterday''s last lesson? I went home and reviewed it, but I still didn''t understand it."


    "Oh, I see. I had no idea either."


    "Right?! No, that''s no good! We''ll both sink together!?"


    It''s still early in the morning.


    It was before homeroom had started, and the students around me were chatting away, excited and noisy.


    "...Maybe like this?"


    I was alone, running a magic simulation in my head.


    The principles of magic in this world are quite simple.


    Any living thing can become magical simply by releasing the magical power that is present within their body.


    However, if you simply release it, it''s just a mass of energy, and if you ask whether it''s strong or weak, the answer is extremely weak.


    In order to change that extremely weak magic and make it stronger, I draws a magic circle that changes the properties of magical power.


    Basically, people memorize and draw magic circles to activate magic.


    But, I personally think about how the magic will change from scratch, and then I design the magic circle myself.


    It''s difficult to surpass the numerous templates created by predecessors that have been accumulated over a vast history, but even so, by combining scientific knowledge from a previous life, it''s possible to create surprisingly innovative magic.


    "Hmm. I guess the problem is how to protect me from the effects of this radiation... Should I just increase the distance?"


    It may seem strange to an outsider to see me thinking about magic while muttering to myself, but I have decided that my reputation won''t be tarnished at this point, so I continue thinking alone.This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there.


    "Good morning, Master."


    While I was doing this, someone called out to me in class for the first time in quite a while.


    "...Hmm? Ah, it''s you, Frau. Good morning."


    She''s the only person who calls me Master.


    Before even seeing Frau''s face, I called out her name and returned the greeting.


    Or rather, the only person who might talk to me is Frau.


    "So, Master."


    "Hmm?"


    "I wonder why you didn''t go to class yesterday afternoon? I was surprised when Master didn''t come back after lunch."


    "Hmm? I''m just feeling it."


    "Huh...? You didn''t come to class just because you felt like it?"


    "But is that so?"


    "...I wonder what you''re doing?"


    "What''s this all about now? I''m not around very often."


    "I thought there was a better reason for it..."


    "Sorry. There''s no such thing."


    There is one, though, right?


    But being taken home by your sister is way worse than just skipping class on a whim.


    "Hmm, then Master needs to come to school properly. It''s not something you can just come on a whim."


    "That might be a bit difficult..."


    "Why? It''s not just a matter of mood. My master should be disciplined to that extent."


    "Isn''t this the first time in human history that a disciple has forced someone to help him mentally? It''s surprising."


    I was talking to Frau who was speaking to me.


    "Hey, Frau-sama. What are you doing suddenly talking to that lonely guy over there?"


    A man with two entourages and speaking in a very small-minded manner approaches us.


    "Oh, Otto. What can I help you with?"


    The man''s name was Otto Westin.


    He is the eldest son of the Marquis of Westin.


    "Well, I was wondering if it was appropriate for a member of the noble royal family to be with such a loner. If you are going to talk to him, it would be better to talk to someone like me, the eldest son of a prestigious marquis."


    "I''m also a Margrave."


    The Marquis and the Margrave.


    The status of the two families remains the same.


    ¡°You¡¯re a Margrave, yet you¡¯re all alone. That shows how little popularity you have¡­ There¡¯s a world of difference between you and me. You all think so too, don¡¯t you?¡±


    "That''s right! It''s exactly as you say, Otto."


    ¡°Always alone. Otto is completely different from those who don¡¯t even come to school regularly!¡±


    Otto shows off his moves as the perfect little guy.


    When I went to bite him, Otto used his minions to attack me with his mouth.


    So, the question is, what am I going to do about it?


    "Isn''t it precisely because they are weak that they gather in groups?"


    Unfortunately, I don''t have the mentality to just keep quiet when someone challenges me to a fight.


    I''m quite quick to pick a fight.


    "¡­¡­Huh?"


    Without the slightest hesitation, I picked a fight with Otto, glaring at him as he showed hostility towards me.


    "You''re just a small fry and yet you still say that..."


    "The school of fish act all bossy."


    "Wait, wait a second...?"


    The situation is explosive.


    The atmosphere began to feel as if a fistfight could break out at any moment.


    "Hey! Morning homeroom is about to begin. Everyone, take your seats."


    However, at that exact moment, the homeroom teacher walks into the classroom.


    "Tch."


    So the atmosphere was no longer one in which it seemed like the kind of place where someone would start fighting.


    "... A small fry."


    Otto spat curses at me and returned to his seat.


    This is the end of this situation for now.


    By the way, since he picked a fight with me, I think I can cast a spell on him to make him feel like he has to defecate all the time, right?

 pair

    pair:-


    The tense atmosphere had dissipated.


    "Okay. Let''s get started."


    The homeroom teacher stood in front of the desk and began to speak.


    The homeroom teacher for my class is Tina Kaiser.


    She was once a knight from a country that was renowned for being the strongest, and the moment she entered the class, she realized that me and Otto were on the brink of an explosive confrontation, so she aimed her murderous intent at the two of us, calming the situation down.


    If we had started fighting like that, the teacher would have come to stop Otto and me.


    "Okay. Well, this is a pain, so I''ll just get my morning HR done quickly."


    Well, it''s clear that this teacher doesn''t have much of a teaching mentality.


    In the end, she was probably just trying to protect Otto and me from any trouble that might arise.


    Putting myself aside, Otto will likely be crushed without being able to do anything against sensei... I kind of want to try fighting sensei purely without regard for Otto, but now''s not the time.


    "There''s only one thing I have to tell you today. This time it''s a bit important, so listen carefully."


    While I was thinking such scary things, the teacher began to give the morning announcements.


    "Today, I''m going to talk to you all about the special exam. This will be your first special exam. Make sure you listen carefully to the explanation. Especially Arc-kun, the slacker?"


    Ah, it''s that time already.


    It''s already been a month since school started... and this is the first special exam for first-year students that doesn''t appear in the main game.The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    This is the first of many special exams that will occur throughout school life.


    Well, even though it''s an event that didn''t appear in the story, as a gamer, I can''t help but get excited to be able to touch on a part of it.


    By the way, the reason why it didn''t appear in the game is very simple: the main character of the game is a transfer student who joins the school midway through the story. Since the story progresses from the main character''s point of view, the exam naturally doesn''t appear.


    "arc?"


    "Ah, yes."


    "What the... what''s with that half-hearted response? Do it properly, okay? This time it''s a class competition. The bonuses for us teachers will be decided based on the class''s results. I''m counting on you, do it properly and get first place. And then, with your own hands, you will create a life of luxury for me."


    "...Tahaha."


    This teacher really does take her job lightly.


    She was like this in the game too, but in real life she looks even more like a bad person. It''s even more dangerous in real life than in the game.


    "Well then, let''s talk about the special exam. That being said, the exam will be simple. You will go to a forest where monsters roam free and crush your enemies there. That''s what the exam will consist of. Quantity and quality. Both of these will be evaluated. And when you go into the forest, you will have to pair up. So, here we go! Let''s start deciding the pairs!"


    "...Huh?"


    A pair? ...A pair?


    Was that the first test?


    Eh... Was it really a lonely test? I didn''t remember much about the contents of the first test.


    "Master, let''s pair up together."


    As soon as I stopped listening to what the teacher said, Frau called out to me.


    "...Ah, Frau."


    That was close.


    Good. I made some contact with Frau yesterday. Being a loner, I was on the verge of drawing the worst possible outcome.


    "Yeah, let''s team up."


    Feeling relieved by that, I reply to Frau who came to me.


    "Oh come on, Princess. Are you sure you want to be such a loner? The exam is important, you know?"


    However, at the same time, Otto appeared to get in the way.


    "You should team up with someone really strong.


    "Shut up. I trust my eyes."


    "Oh? What do you know about that loner?"


    "Maybe I''m missing something...?"


    "¡­¡­Huh?"


    It was at a time when Otto and Frau were showing signs of being very tense in front of me.


    "Hey, Otto. Do you know?"


    I''ll join the conversation too.


    If there''s a fight, I want to join in.


    "¡­¡­Huh?"


    "The weakest dogs bark the loudest, you know? The exam is just around the corner anyway, so why not settle this then?"


    "Ha. What are you babbling about?"


    "Hmph."


    By the way, even though I''m barking so enthusiastically, I''m completely out of place here.


    I''m a loner, after all. I feel like, why is the princess suddenly getting along with that guy?


    "Can monkeys understand human language?"


    "There''s no way humans can hear what monkeys are saying."


    Looking from the sidelines, both Otto and I felt that our moves were extremely petty.


    Even so, I continued to talk and pick a fight with Otto.


    "Ah! That''s right, that''s right. The exam is tomorrow. Make sure you prepare properly, okay? Especially those two who are fighting over there. For my bonus, you two need to work hard and do your best. Please let me have a splurge."


    "Eh? Tomorrow?"


    In the midst of all this, Otto and I both expressed surprise in unison when the teacher spoke next.

 Special Exams

    Special Exams:-


    The special exam is tomorrow.


    The next day, Otto and I were surprised at the fast-paced schedule.


    "We will now begin the first special test."


    The day of the special exam has really arrived.


    We were now all gathered in front of a dense forest with the entire first grade class.


    In front of us, the head teacher of the first grade was talking about the exams.


    "You will all compete on a points system. The monsters loose in this forest are divided into points based on their strength. From the bottom up, they are rated 1 point, 2 points, and 3 points. Among them, there is one monster that is exceptionally strong. If you defeat this monster, you will receive 5 points. If you are confident in your abilities, you should give it a try."


    Do you earn money through quantity or quality?


    This is where the strategy comes in.


    "Your points will be automatically counted by magic on our side. Please compete to your heart''s content."


    Hmm. The Count really does use magic.


    I wonder what kind of magic they''re using...? Hmm, I''m a bit curious.


    "There''s plenty of time. Please make sure you all prepare and check your belongings before entering the forest. Now then, let''s begin."


    The head teacher clapped his hands to announce the start of the exam, and the students began to move in unison.The tale has been stolen; if detected on Amazon, report the violation.


    ¡°Master, let¡¯s get moving as well. In order to defeat that fearless guy called Otto¡­ let¡¯s start with some enemy detection magic. By the way, I wonder if you can use enemy detection magic, master?¡­ Well, I¡¯m not that good at it, or how should I put it, that¡¯s how I feel.¡±


    "Hm. That''s not a problem... I''ve already activated the search spell."


    I nodded forcefully to Frau''s words and turned my gaze upwards.


    My search magic. Its core is located above©¤©¤in orbit around the Earth.


    Of course, it exists in this world, but somewhere in space no one has noticed. I launched an artificial satellite into it using my original magic, and alone I was searching for the enemy using satellite images.


    Magical photography can be freely scaled down, making it easy to view the forest stretching out before you from space.


    I am confident that my search range and accuracy are without a doubt among the best in the world.


    "¡­¡­i got you"


    Looking down at the earth from the satellite and into the forest from above, I spot one monster that seems to be stronger than the others, worth 5 points.


    "Here we go."


    And so, from here, which is the starting point, I boldly spew out magical power and begin to draw a gigantic magic circle.


    "...!?"


    "Hmph."


    At this point, he doesn¡¯t forget to look over at Otto, who is looking at him with a look of shock, and smile.


    "Excalibur"


    Finally, I activate the magic.


    I pull out a sword from the magic circle and swung it down.


    """...!?"""


    This causes an immense amount of light energy to overflow.


    When he swung it down, a flash of light was released, cutting through the forest as it went forward.


    "Get the highest rating"


    When that light went out.


    A corner of the forest was completely wiped out and blown away.


    At the very end of it was a gigantic spider monster split in half, so big it could be seen from far away.


    "Eh, eh...?"


    "Hehe... that gets me five points."


    That spider monster is the most powerful monster in this test and will give you 5 points.


    I killed it in an instant though.


    "Haa... haa... haa..."


    However,


    I immediately placed my hands on my knees afterwards and gasped for air.


    "Let''s go! That guy''s been worn down a lot by that blow. There''s no way we can do it anymore. We can easily get rid of five points. We''ll show that fool who doesn''t think about the consequences the reality!"


    While the other students were still stunned by the powerful magic I had suddenly unleashed, Otto, who had not missed the fact that I was out of breath, shouted in excitement and urged his partner on, sprinting into the forest.


    Certainly, even though it was five points, in the end it was still possible to turn the tables by defeating only two three-point monsters, and there was still plenty of time.


    It should be fine to say there''s plenty of room.


    "Oh, we should hurry too."


    "Y-you''re right. I can''t lose."


    Seeing Otto like that, the other students also began to take action.


    It''s good. It''s a great competitive environment.


    "Are you okay? Master, can you move?"


    "Huh? Yes, of course. I''m not that exhausted. Come on, let''s go. We haven''t done much preparation, have we?"


    "Eh, huh...?"


    Artificial shortness of breath.


    I stopped doing that and started walking with a calm attitude, following Otto into the forest.

 First Defeat

    First Defeat:-


    The pair of me and Frau were the first to get 5 points in the special exam.


    "This gives us a lot of leeway."


    So we were walking leisurely through the forest.


    As of now, we are well ahead of the others, so there is no need to panic.


    I keep a close eye on Otto''s fighting style, and when he seems like he''s about to lose, I go all out. That alone won''t let me lose to him.


    "Even so, that blow just now was incredible... If you just keep doing that, I wonder if this test will be a piece of cake?"


    "No, no one will be able to enter the forest. That''s a linear attack, and you can''t bend it or do anything fancy like that."


    Once is one thing, but if you keep doing it you''ll have to stop.


    It won''t be a test.


    I can think of many spells that can annihilate everything at once, but...there''s no spell that doesn''t drag those around it down.


    "Besides, Frau doesn''t have any experience, you know?"


    "Hmm. That''s disgusting... you monster."


    Frau, who spotted the monster mid-sentence, immediately crouched low and began to look around cautiously.


    Just as Frau said, there was a monster in front of us, looking around restlessly.


    The monster''s name is Goblin. It''s like a degraded version of the famous goblin from my previous life.


    It looks like a dwarf with green skin and an hideous face, and is a much inferior creature to goblins of a similar appearance, as it lacks intelligence and does not live in groups.


    It can be said to be one of the weakest monsters.This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon.


    "I was walking in the direction where the monsters were. There are no monsters nearby. The only enemies are the monsters over there. Would you like to try, Frau?"


    Frau calls me her master... so I can properly think about my pupils'' growth.


    "...Do you know everything? That there are monsters around and that there aren''t anyone around?"


    "of course"


    "...What was the point of me being so cautious?"


    "It''s too late now if you''re casually walking around in a forest with monsters, and even if you do spot a monster and panic and become wary, it''ll already be too late."


    "Ugh."


    "So? There''s only one monster in front of you. Will you do it, Frau?"


    "...Yeah, I get it. I''ll make sure to make up for it."


    "Yeah. Good luck."


    Well, it''s not like the teachers are devils.


    There are no monsters who form gangs to begin with.


    I guess she thinks she''s not yet at the level where she can continue to walk through the forest while feeling tense all the time.


    First, you advance through areas where monsters are present while remaining alert, and then you learn to relax while remaining alert, preventing the loss of stamina. This is the basic growth curve, I think.


    This test doesn''t even get into that curve yet. Is it just a meeting to get used to monsters?


    "... Phew."


    While I was thinking about this, Frau readied her sword and slowly approached the monster in front of her, Goblin, on tiptoe.


    "Ahhhhh!"


    While Frau was slowly closing the distance, Goblin noticed her presence and charged towards her without any hesitation.


    Frau calmly responded to Goblin who was charging towards her.


    She dodged the blow from the slow, with a sword she was holding.


    "Haaah!"


    Then, in counterattack, she swung the sword in her hand and cut the goblin''s body down.


    "Ahhh!?"


    After receiving the attack, Goblin''s body was easily knocked down and he died.


    "...D-Did you defeat him?"


    "Yeah, that''s right. Good job. Is this your first time defeating a monster?"


    "...Eh, yeah."


    "Yeah! That was a piece of cake. Nice."


    Well, the monster that was defeated was something that even a novice adventurer who was still just a child born in a slum could defeat if he tried hard. There was no way that Frau, who had been carefully honing her skills and building up her abilities, could lose to this opponent.


    "Th-Thank you... I see... even I can fight."


    "Of course. There''s no need to lose confidence like that."


    As I approached Frau, I called out to her.


    "¡­¡­yes?"


    ¡°Yeah. From my perspective, your practice swings are still clumsy, and there was a lot of waste in your last fight. Still, you have a good foundation. This is a strength that cannot be underestimated©¤©¤Fly!?¡±


    In the middle of a sentence.


    So I raised a loud voice, kicked the ground, and jumped towards Frau.


    "Huh?!"


    "Bwaaaah, I made it in time!?"


    Just as I was about to cling to Frau, who hadn¡¯t reacted at all, and rolled to the ground, a huge, long centipede monster broke through the ground where she had been standing a moment ago, its mouth wide open, and appeared in front of us.


    "There''s something like this out there?! It''s clearly stronger than that spider..."


    Surprised by this, I waved my arm without hesitation.


    The wind blade released from it vertically bisected the centipede monster that was growing from the ground towards the sky, splitting its body in two and knocking it to the ground.


    "Suuuuuuuu"


    "¡­¡­Huh?"


    To my surprise, that''s the end of it.


    As I was thinking about this, something caught my eye, and I had no idea what time it had happened.


    It was a humanoid monster located at the back of the bisected centipede.

 Abnormal situation

    Abnormal situation:-


    An abnormal situation.


    The current situation can only be described as abnormal.


    "What''s going on?! Why are there all those monsters?!"


    The head teacher''s shocking words.


    That was all.


    A centipede monster that Arc had given a slight twist to and was rated as stronger than the spider monster.


    Monsters of that level were now appearing one after another in the forest where the students were hiding.


    "I don''t know anything about this kind of monster..."


    This forest is managed by the school, and all of the monsters that appear there have been provided by the teachers.


    In such a situation, it would be impossible for a monster to appear that the head teacher was unaware of.


    It was definitely an abnormal situation.


    "Protecting the students, the lives of the students, must be our top priority!"


    By the time the head teacher accepted the situation and raised his voice, the other teachers had already begun to act reflexively.This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source.


    "As expected..."


    Even the head teacher immediately cast barrier magic around each of the students.


    The teachers, with their excellent, well-practiced movements, cast strong magic spells to protect all the students, and also prepared recovery magic in case something were to happen.


    "We are in an unexpected emergency situation. Please act calmly. Monsters tend to pursue those who flee in a relentless manner. Do not run away without a plan, but observe the situation and act accordingly. We will protect your safety. Rest assured and act."


    And then, using a different kind of magic, the teacher spoke to the other students.


    "All right! Let''s eliminate all the monsters! ...Where is Tina Kaiser?!"


    Once that was done, the head teacher searched for Tina, Arc''s homeroom teacher.


    "She has already left this place because she said that there is someone she can''t deal with except for her."


    However, she had already left the area where the head teacher and other accompanying teachers were.


    ¡­¡­.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­.


    That Tina now.


    "...I don''t want to do any pointless work in a place like this."


    "Well, let''s stand here."


    "Huh? I can''t hear you. What are you talking about?"


    She found herself standing in front of a humanoid monster that looked very similar to the one that had stood in front of Arc.


    Tina, who held the title of strongest, had to deal with a being similar to the humanoid monster in front of Arc herself©¤©¤No, even she saw it as a threat, an opponent that would be difficult for her to deal with, and she directed a fierce gaze at it.


    Tina won''t be able to move from that spot for a while.


    ¡­¡­.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­.


    "¡­¡­what?"


    Hearing this report, the head teacher frowned and let out a comment.


    "That''s, that''s just too disgusting."


    Basically, most of the teachers at the school are already retired from the front lines.


    Of course, it''s not weak.


    However, the enemy monsters are quite high level. If they are to be annihilated without this, it will be a very difficult and long battle.


    "...But, but, I have no choice but to do it."


    The head teacher''s expression was distorted in pain and he held a sword in his hand.


    "Let''s go, you guys."


    And so the head teacher began to take action with great enthusiasm.


    ¡ö¡ö¡ö¡ö¡ö


    An abnormal situation.


    The teachers were confused but started to take action, and Tina decided that this was something that needed to be dealt with immediately.


    "¡­¡­nice"


    Clearly a strong man.


    Seeing this humanoid monster in front of him, Ark''s cheeks relaxed in amusement.

 Innocent

    Innocent:-


    The humanoid monster in front of me.


    "Insects...?"


    Its appearance is that of a black exoskeleton with a single horn growing from its forehead.


    It looks like a large rhinoceros beetle that has been made into a two-legged, two-handed human form.


    "Innocent"


    "Hmm?"


    "That''s it. So, you''re a human being. Why do you think you''re like me? Do you have the top-class practical skills among the innocents, and do you think you''re more likely to be criticized for being a shy person than a shy person who has a good sense of humor?"


    It''s so broken I can''t understand anything.


    "Innocent."


    But I only knew the name.


    I slowly chuckle to myself as I call out the other person''s name.


    ¡°I don¡¯t really understand him, but¡­ the current situation is what it is. We can¡¯t afford to be leisurely. Frau. Stand back.¡±


    "Eh, yeah..."


    Innocent, with his arms crossed, making no attempt to move.


    In front of that, I slowly clenched my fist while preparing my magic.


    "Crush it."


    Then, by casting magic on myself, I improved my physical abilities and quickly closed the distance between me and the insect.This story has been taken without authorization. Report any sightings.


    Without any hesitation, I kicked the ground to close the distance and then, without any hesitation, swung my fist.


    "Amaina"


    However, the fist was easily stopped by Innocent''s outstretched palm.


    "Tch."


    I clicked my tongue in response and without hesitation activated a spell.


    Black flames erupt from his hands, covering Innocent''s body.


    Next, I use my right foot to kick Innocent''s head.


    "Tsk... that hurts!?"


    However, the sensation that came back to my foot was as if I had kicked a large tree.


    I felt like I had no sense of accomplishment at all.


    ¡ºWeak.¡»


    "I don''t understand."


    He raised his leg and grabbed his fist.


    In that state, I used my left foot to block Innocent''s thrust towards my stomach.


    ¡ºHuh?¡»


    And then, without any movement, I activated short-distance teleportation magic to put some distance between me and the Innocents, and then activated another spell.


    The magic that is activated is a torrent of water that fills the entire field of vision.


    Activated beforehand by magic, it engulfed all the trees in the area, creating a huge whirlpool in the area, and plunged the Innocent into it.


    "Go nuts."


    Then, electricity is sent into the water, aiming to electrocute the victim.


    "....................."


    But.


    From the water, purple lightning, different from the one I had shot, discharged into the surrounding area.


    "...Right?"


    As a result of this, the water I had put out suddenly disappeared.


    ...But what about turning off the water with electricity?


    "The reason why I was so surprised was because I was so surprised. It''s a very tough case. And because I was so surprised, I was so surprised. I''m so happy."


    That''s why I can''t understand what you''re saying because you''re speaking broken Japanese!


    There was no time to make such remarks, as Innocent was now wrapped in purple lightning and was exerting even more pressure on me.


    "Huh?!"


    It had vanished, that was the moment I thought.


    In an instant, Innocent got behind me, and just as I frantically raised my arms, the impact hit my whole body and I was blown away.


    "...!"


    It broke.


    I instantly realized that my right arm, which had just barely managed to catch Innocent''s fist, had broken.


    No amount of adrenaline can change this reality.


    "...We don''t have time!"


    I tried to use healing magic to heal my broken bones, but Innocent didn''t give me the time.


    By the time I tried to activate it, Innocent was already standing in front of me, his fist already raised.


    "What is this?"


    The fist was immediately swung at me, but I somehow managed to block it neatly using just my left arm.


    "Yay!"


    And then, using my left arm, I slammed my palm down on Innocent.


    "It''s too hard!?"


    Still, the feeling that came back was the same as when I kicked it.


    Shit... I guess anti-human technology won''t work on him after all.


    "Guff."


    Unlike my attacks which had no effect whatsoever, Innocent''s kick in counterattack physically dented my stomach and sent my body rocketing upwards.


    "¡­¡­Ahhhh."


    With blood spilling from my mouth, I was launched into the air.


    "What is this?"


    Then, Innocent, who had been launched even higher than me, punched me in the direction of me, and was then slammed back down to the ground.


    "...Ouch."


    As I fall to the ground, I continue to feel pain.


    "...Why have I suddenly found myself in such a dire situation?"


    I had been taking a peaceful exam just a moment ago, but I never expected that the mysterious enemy that suddenly appeared would be this strong.


    Hmm.


    Something like this©¤©¤


    "©¤©¤©¤the best."


    I can only call it a reward.

 study

    study:-


    "...Why, why are you laughing so happily?"


    "Covered in blood, collapsed helplessly to the ground, completely torn to pieces, why do you look so happy? If I don''t heal you like this, if I leave you alone, you''ll end up dead."


    "Why would a person like that exist in a country like Japan..."


    "Why do you seek strength?"


    ¡­¡­.


    ¡­¡­¡­¡­.


    There''s no reason.


    I seek strength.


    "That''s good... wonderful. You''re a strong person for the second time since you were born into this world."


    ¡ºHuh?¡»


    Suddenly, I remembered the words of my master in my previous life and slowly sat up, a smile leaking out from my face.


    This is it, this is what I was looking for.


    "I wonder how he''s doing it."


    Innocent.


    Standing there in front of it, touching it, getting beaten up.


    Still, there isn''t that much difference between my base specs and Innocent''s base specs.


    And I don''t feel like I''m losing just because of pure martial arts.


    "...Maybe it''s not enough."


    In my previous life, I was an orphan.


    The person who took me in and raised me was the chief priest of a shrine that preserves ancient martial arts.


    The bare-handed fighting techniques I use today come from the ancient Japanese martial arts I learned at that time.


    This has yet to be adapted to other world specifications.


    That''s probably why I can''t beat Innocent right now.If you discover this tale on Amazon, be aware that it has been unlawfully taken from Royal Road. Please report it.


    "You stopped using magic...? What are you trying to do?"


    "So I don''t know what you''re talking about."


    I cancelled all the magic, including the physical strengthening magic I had cast on myself.


    "Phew."


    And when I take a deep breath, I feel almost the same as I did in my previous life.


    Without the shell of magical power, my bare skin perceives the world, and my five senses become sharper.


    "Come on."


    Even though I was in a terrible condition and hadn''t even been able to use any healing magic to recover, I still got up from the ground and prepared my fists.


    "Wonderful. It looks like Tokyo is not closed."


    The moment Innocent replied to me, he disappeared from my sight.


    ¡ºHuh?¡»


    In response, without even realizing what was happening, I kicked backwards and forcefully blocked Innocent''s fist that was thrust towards me.


    "It''s too early. If we know that, we still have a way to deal with it."


    "Wonderful"


    "Right?"


    If it''s short, you can understand it even if it''s broken.


    Even as we exchanged simple words, my opponent continued to swing his fists and kicks at me, which I parried with my bare hands.


    "What is that?"


    Receive the opponent''s force with your bare hands and let it flow outwards.


    The skill is something I have cultivated in my previous life. I have confidence in this skill.


    "...Ugh."


    But that''s not a panacea.


    The opponent''s attacks were too strong and I was unable to perfectly deflect them, leaving a slight pain and numbness in my hands.


    Moreover, he is using his right arm which was originally broken.


    This part was also quite tough, and the constant pain of running made me nearly wince.


    We can''t keep fighting like this forever.


    "Like this?!"


    In the midst of all this, I decided to fight back.


    I learned how to refine Innocent''s magic while exchanging punches... I imitated this different method of refinement from what I was originally using and fired my punch.


    "I did!?"


    The painful attack from the other side


    "Tch."


    There''s one more thing.


    Innocent''s explosive acceleration.


    It felt like magic was gushing out from under my feet. I imitated him, and with magic gushing out from my feet, I took some distance from Innocent.


    "Osoi"


    However, Innocent soon caught up with me and punched me.


    "Guff."


    The other side is still faster.


    Still, I tried to avoid it somehow.


    And it was only slightly successful, as he only managed to get his left arm knocked off.


    "...An explosion?"


    There''s no doubt that magic is emanating from beneath his feet.


    In fact, just by releasing my magical power, I was able to barely avoid the opponent''s attack causing instant death.


    Then, like this.


    "Huh."


    "I did it!"


    The moment my feet hit the ground, magical power exploded beneath my feet, and I fled from the Innocents who were closing in on me to finish me off.


    "Because one of your arms has been blown away, I''m lighter and faster now!"


    This time it was successful.


    I managed to put a lot of distance between me and Innocent.


    ¡º¡­¡­Hm.¡»


    As I continue to run away from Innocent, my head starts spinning.


    "..."


    What, what, what''s missing?


    What am I missing?


    This way and that way. What''s the difference between me and the innocent?


    How to refine magical power. Probably this.


    At first, I simply let magical power gush out and wrap my body around it like armor.


    However, instead of gushing outward, Innocent''s magical power seemed to manifest within his body, weaving itself like a thread into his flesh, as if clothing it.


    So I tried to imitate him and weave my magic into a thread, but...it didn''t work on Innocent at all.


    "You''re not skilled enough..."


    That may be true, but... there are still many more things missing.


    "Should we try increasing the number?"


    I am the number of threads of magical power I weave within my body.


    Try increasing it from one to two.


    "...Ah, huh?"


    While I was doing this, so much blood was spurting out from my missing left arm that the moment I put my feet down I stumbled a little and stopped moving.


    "I''m here."


    There was no way Innocent would miss that opportunity.


    I receive the blow of Innocent''s fist that is thrust towards me...


    "Hahahaha! Made it in time, made it in time! It''s really amazing. It doesn''t hurt that much!"


    However, that blow was not enough to be fatal to me.


    Two magical threads that I had woven inside.


    The resulting interior design was also effective against Innocent.