I Reincarnated as a Villainous Noble and Became the Strongest 'Psychokinesis' User – Framed for a Crime and Exiled, I Gained the Ultimate Power and Now Live Freely in Another World - Episode 4-6: True Intentions | Hostility | The Strongest Power

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Episode 4: True Intentions

I asked.

“Why are you here?”

Derek answered.

“To destroy this spirit gem.”

Destroying the spirit gem.

Most likely, the goal is to stop Henri’s awakening… I assume.

(That means this guy knows that using the spirit gem will awaken Henri.)

And the only ones who could possess such knowledge are reincarnators.

I confirmed.

“…So, you really are a reincarnator, aren’t you?”

Derek laughed.

“Yeah, that’s right. But how did you figure it out? Did someone tell you?”

“No… it’s because I’m a reincarnator too.”

“Huh?”

Derek looked at me suspiciously.

Then he added,

“That can’t be right, can it? You’ve never acted like a reincarnator before.”

It was understandable for him to think that way.

The Henri in Derek’s memories was probably just an ordinary person from another world.

So I answered.

“I only just remembered my past life a moment ago.”

“Oh…? I see.”

Derek accepted my explanation.

I spoke.

“Hey… Derek. Why don’t we reconcile?”

“Reconcile?”

“You tried to get rid of me because you thought I would become an evil noble, didn’t you?”

There was something I had been thinking about on my way here.

Why did Derek go so far as to frame Henri and have him exiled?

Was it because he knew that Henri would eventually become an evil noble?

If he had done it out of a sense of righteousness, wanting to eliminate potential evil before it could take root, then Derek couldn’t be considered a complete villain.

However—

“Hahaha!”

Derek burst into laughter.

“You’re mistaken. I didn’t crush you because you were a future villain-in-the-making.”

“What?”

“The reason I got rid of you is simple. It’s because I support Henri’s fiancée—Lady Lizrod !”

“W-What?”

I was dumbfounded.

It was true that Henri was engaged to Lady Lizrod, a count’s daughter, but…

He’s supporting her?

Derek continued.

“That’s why, before Henri and Lady Lizrod could grow closer, I decided to eliminate Henri first.”

“So you’re saying… you framed me just to steal a woman from me?”

“That’s right!”

This guy just shamelessly admitted it!

Episode 5: Hostility

Derek declared.

“So, Henri? I will never reconcile with you. I hate you.”

“I-I’m Henri, but inside, I’m a reincarnated person!?”

“Does that matter? …First of all, if you awaken, you might become a troublesome enemy for me. So I’ll finish you off here.”

“!?”

And you’re going to finish me off?

Me?

That means…

“You’re going to… kill me?”

“That’s right. I’m going to kill you here. Here, no one will find out if I kill someone. It’s the perfect place.”

“…”

Are you serious?

Haha.

I see.

I get it now.

Yeah, this guy is trash.

Not Derek, but the one inside him… the reincarnated one is trash.

The reason he set me up was purely for his own selfish desires.

I won’t forgive him…

“Oh? I see the killing intent in your eyes now.”

Derek smirked.

“But do you really think you can beat me? Right now, you’re just a weakling, aren’t you?”

“…Tch.”

That’s certainly true.

Right now, I’m weak.

I probably don’t stand a chance against Derek.

With a sneering smile, Derek continued.

“Do you understand your position now? Right now, you’re nothing but trash. No, Henri himself is trash. You’re the worst, lowest scum who’d be better off dead.” The worst

“Maybe the game version of Henri was like that, but I’m different now.”

“Hey, don’t talk back. I don’t remember giving trash the right to speak. Just shut up until I kill you.”

“…”

He’s looking down on me.

Isn’t there some power that can take him down?

A power that can defeat him…

Just as I thought that—

Something called out to me.

(Use it…)

It was a woman’s voice.

(Use my power…)

Where was that voice coming from?

I knew the answer immediately.

The Spirit Orb!

That Spirit Orb was speaking to me.

Maybe it’s because I’m Henri, but I was able to understand that.

I instinctively understood.

Episode 6: The Strongest Power

(Ah! Give me power!)

That’s what I pleaded.

Then 

(Very well.)

In the next moment, a mist-like radiance, resembling spiritual energy, was released from the Spirit Orb.

That haze of light enveloped me.

I felt something being absorbed into me.

Derek didn’t seem to notice the light, perhaps this was a sight only I could see.

(Ah… I understand.)

I stared at my palms.

(The strongest power has awakened within me.)

Henri’s ultimate ability.

Psychokinesis.

I could clearly feel that I had acquired it.

“Well then, time to tear you apart.”

Derek sneered.

He continued,

“Cry and scream all you want. Give me some satisfying last words, villain boy.”

With that, Derek infused magical power into his right hand.

I stood still, motionless.

Derek unleashed a fire magic bullet at me.

“Great Flame!”

A huge fire magic bullet is approaching me.

(Stop.)

I simply

Just by willing it

Stopped it.

In midair, the magic bullet froze in place.

“!?”

Derek’s eyes widened in shock.

Then, I 

(Disperse.)

I willed it so.

The fire magic bullet shattered, scattering into the surroundings.

Derek, still wide-eyed, muttered,

“W-What the hell just happened…?”

“You don’t understand?”

“!?”

“It seems I’ve acquired that skill of Henri’s.”

“No way… Impossible…!”

Panicked, Derek turned toward the altar.

The Spirit Orb on the altar had lost its light.

“No way… When did this happen…!?”

Derek muttered in stunned disbelief.

Smirking, I spoke.

“You should have killed me before wasting time on useless chatter. If you had, you might have finished me off before I gained this power.”

“That’s a lie! That’s a lie! That’s a lie! There’s no way you got that thing!”

Derek bared his teeth in fury.

He poured magic into both his hands.

“Die, Henriiiiii!!”

A white magical radiance burst from Derek’s hands.

Meteor Burst.

A top-tier magic spell, the kind used in final boss battles.

Derek… You’ve been over-leveling way too much.

But 

(Stop.)

Just like before, I willed it so.

Then

Meteor Burst froze in midair.

Derek was horrified.

“Impossible!!?”

Just like before, I willed again.

(Disperse.)

In the next moment

Meteor Burst shattered and vanished.

Even the advanced magic of Meteor Burst was no match for my Psychokinesis.