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Story of a Country Girl Reincarnated as a Villainess Trying To Avoid a Bad End ~I Tried To Become Stronger Than the Last Boss Because I Don’t Want to Die~ – Chapter 30

Chapter 30: As a friend

Is it even fair to call this a battle?

“What’s wrong? Are you tired already?”

“Not yet…not yet!”

I continued to easily dodge Meigen’s desperate attacks.

Has it been about an hour now?

According to Belfist, this barrier disrupts the sense of time.

One hour outside is equivalent to one day inside the barrier.

I had spent a whole day just dodging attacks.

“Haa…haa…”

Meigen was already battered and bruised.

Partly because he had just been beaten up by Leone…

He was completely inexperienced in battle.

He had no idea how to use magic in actual combat.

“It’s truly disappointing.”

I knew that Meigen wasn’t strong.

It was also depicted that way in the original work.

But I didn’t think he was this inexperienced in battle.

This won’t do.

“Well, it can’t be helped.”

I held out my right hand to Meigen.

“Return.”

“――! My body suddenly feels lighter…what did you do?”

“I didn’t heal you. I just temporarily turned back time. You’ll feel the fatigue all at once later.”

“That’s not it! Why did you do that to my body?”

I came up with a suitable excuse for Meigen’s doubts and said it with a villainous tone.

As evil as possible.

“Heh, you’re too weak and boring. At least make it more fun for me.”

“…You’ll regret it.”

“Save those words until you become stronger.”

We resumed the battle.

With his body restored, his movements improved slightly.

But it was still completely insufficient.

He can’t beat Leone like this.

I will train him to be able to win..

In this limited time, I will fight him and give him combat experience.

And then…

Seven hours have passed since the start of the battle.

The designated time limit set by Belfist has been reached, and the isolation barrier began to collapse.

“. . .huff. . .huff. . .”

“Phew.”

I was also tired and my breathing was becoming irregular.

Seven hours… Inside the barrier, it was a week of continuous fighting, so it’s inevitable.

But it yielded results.

“I’m tired. I’m bored now.”

“W-Wait!”

“Don’t worry. I won’t do anything today. I’m tired from playing with you…yes Maybe we’ll go and kill someone tomorrow night.”

I turned my back to Meigen.

Megan’s body was exhausted from a week’s worth of fatigue.

In addition, I rewound time multiple times, and the accumulated fatigue was overwhelming him all at once.

He should be at his limit even by just standing.

“If you want to stop me, do as you please. but It’s only if he recognizes you as his… bodyguard.”

“Wait…”

At the limit of his fatigue, he collapsed to his knees.

He looked at me with his closing eyes.

“You… really…”

He falls forward, unable to say anything more, and his voice becomes inaudible.

If I leave him in this state, he won’t wake up until morning.

“I’ll treat him.”

“…So you did wait for me after all.”

Flare popped her head out from behind the bushes.

Even though I told her she could go home, she waited until the end.

Somehow, I had a feeling it would happen.

“I’m counting on you. He has to do his best tomorrow.”

“Yes, you’re right. Slayer-san, please rest properly.”

“Yes, I will…rest…”

Fatigue overwhelmed me.

My consciousness…faded away.

“Thank you for your hard work, Slayer-san.”

I fell asleep gently in Flare’s arms.

◇◇◇

Early the next morning.

Belfist came to the courtyard alone.

“Well, has it started?”

He had only one purpose.

To retrieve his own power.

He stumbled upon the scene.

“Leone! Your life is in danger!”

“Haa… after summoning me so suddenly, you bring up something ridiculous.”

Leone and Meigen were talking in the courtyard.

Belfist hid in the bushes.

“Oh, it’s starting.”

Here, the two of them clashed.

As Slayer had predicted, the situation unfolded, and Belfist watched.

“I don’t want to deal with this nonsense.”

“It doesn’t matter if it’s true!”

“Even if it is, it’s irrelevant. I can protect myself. I’ll just take your warning into consideration.”

“No, I’ll be with you.”

“…What did you say?”

Leone glared at him.

With a cold gaze…but Meigen didn’t flinch.

“I’ll protect you.”

“…Hmph, you? You’re much weaker than me.”

“Then try me!”

As soon as he spoke, Meigen released his own magic.

Feeling the swelling magic, Leone smiled.

“Alright. Show me what’s changed.”

leone snapped my fingers.

At the same time as the signal, the isolation barrier was deployed.

“That’s good.”

Since Slayer is not here, Belfist is the one who activated the barrier.

As planned, the two clashed again.

Leone’s specialty is fire magic.

On the other hand, Meigen was skilled in wind magic.

In terms of compatibility, it wasn’t bad.

Rather, wind, which can wrap around flames and turn into a weapon,wind was more advantageous.

However, Meigen suffered a crushing defeat because he had no combat experience.

Using magic alone is meaningless.

Only by mastering it like your own limbs can you become a first-class mage.

The experience he lacked was compensated for during the intense week with Slayer.

“Wind Blade!”

The wind blade attacked Leone.

Leone protected himself with a vortex of flames.

Immediately after, Meigen moved while wrapped in wind and took Leone from behind.

“Blow away!”

“Don’t underestimate me!”

A gust of wind and a vortex of flames.

The two powers collide and explode.

They were now having an even battle, unlike yesterday.

Meigen was by no means inferior.

The only thing he lacked was experience,as his latent talent, knowledge, and effort were more than enough.

There wasn’t such a drastic difference that would lead to a devastating defeat when compared to Leone.

The difference was in their hearts.

He had always been plagued by inferiority complex.

He kept seeing the person he admired up close and convinced himself that he couldn’t do it.

He cursed his weakness and inability.

In the original story, he fell in love and fought head-on against the heroes.

In his story, the other heroes were also seriously trying to win over the protagonist.

To be chosen, he had no choice but to fight.

For the first time in his life, Meigen had found something he wanted to protect, even if he had to fight for it.

He faced and overcame his own weakness and inferiority complex.

That’s how he became strong.

Even now…

“I will definitely win! I won’t let you die.”

“――Hmph.”

Suddenly, Leone’s fighting spirit disappeared.

Meigen, who sensed it, also stopped casting his magic.

“Leone?”

“I lost. You’ve become strong, Meigen.”

“. . .Huh? Why?”

He couldn’t hide his confusion at the sudden declaration of defeat.

Leone said to him.

“I declared someone weak, and yet they have fought me on equal ground… At that point, it’s my loss.”

“. . .Leone…”

“Meigen, I’ve always had high expectations for you.”

“For me?”

Leone revealed his innermost thoughts.

“You should be even stronger. But when you’re with me, you become weaker. You shrink back. 

That won’t do. That’s not what… friendship should be.”

“. . .”

“I think of you as a friend and a rival, Meigen.”

“Me… your…”

The way to fill the void in his heart lies in accepting his own weaknesses and being acknowledged for it.

By someone he admired, by someone who needed him.

Megan filled the void by being recognized and fulfilled.

“Can I be your friend?”

“For now, I forgive you. You’re strong. Stand tall,”

“Hahaha, is that so? It’s kind of itchy when Leone says it.”

“Heh.”

There was already friendship between the two.

That friendship became even stronger.

Belfist could see a part of the power that separated from him, emerge from meigen 

The gap in his heart was filled.

“Oh! That’s right, there’s something important! Slayer is targeting your life!”

“Hmm? Oh, that’s just a joke.”

“Huh…? What do you mean?”

“Don’t worry. I don’t really understand it myself.”

Leone murmurs with a smile to the confused Meigen.

“She really is…a woman I don’t understand. Slayer Raeburn.”


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