I Was Reincarnated as a Mob Noble, and I Swear I'll Protect the Villainess Who Got Married Off to Me No Matter What ~To Dodge Our Total Downfall, I Went All Out Training My Trash Skill [Super Recovery] Through Crazy Hard Work, and Before I Knew It, I Could Totally Wreck the Game Protagonist Who Condemned My Wife Easily - Chapter 38

Chapter 38: Fighting to Save My Sister with [Super Recovery], and Earning My Father’s Praise

I pointed my sword at my sister, who had changed beyond recognition.

“Alright… you’re gonna stay still for me, big sis Alfin!”

I already knew from the game scenario that First Imperial Princess Leticia used her rare skill [False God] to boost alchemy success rates and create chimera soldiers by fusing humans with magical beasts.

But… I had no idea my sister had been turned into one of her test subjects—surviving as a dragon girl.

That hit me hard.

Alfin hadn’t even appeared in the original game, so I always thought she’d died.

…Wait.

In the original story, could it be that Alfin and Father ended up killing each other…?

Father was supposed to die in this war too.

Knowing him, it wouldn’t be strange if things had gone down in the worst way—him killing his own daughter just to fulfill his vow to Lydia.

I took a closer look at Alfin.

Sharp horns extended from her forehead. Massive dragon wings spread from her back, radiating pressure.

And somehow… all of that fit perfectly with her small frame and youthful, cute face, giving her this dangerously captivating charm.

Th-this is bad…

I hate to admit it, but dragon girls are totally my type.

“…Turning her into something like this…”

My whole body trembled.

“Zenon…!”

Valeria, still in my arms, went quiet. She looked like she didn’t even know what to say—like her chest was tightening.

“Hehe… what, you can’t appreciate Alfin’s charm either? How disappointing.”

Leticia smirked at me.

No—she had it backwards.

I get it. I really get it.

“Now then, Alfin. Your main target, Zenon, is here. Go entertain your little brother. Break him thoroughly so he can’t resist.”

“…Yes, Master.”

Alfin held her magic sword, flames wrapped around it—but then the fire vanished.

…Is she switching enchantments?

“W-wait a second, Zenon! When you say ‘heal,’ you don’t mean… you can undo her brainwashing—and even restore her body from this monstrous state!?”

“Monstrous!?”

I snapped before I could stop myself.

Calling a dragon girl a monster—seriously!?

Father looked just as shaken by her transformation as he was by her brainwashing.

And yeah, I get it. I really do.

But… honestly, just between us—she’s alive, and she’s even cuter now. I couldn’t help feeling happy.

“That part’s impossible. But like I said, I can break her brainwashing with my [Miracle of Healing]!”

“…You’re certain!?”

Hope lit up Father’s face.

Heal restores an injured body back to its “normal state.”

But if the body itself has been fundamentally altered, then that becomes the new “normal.” You can’t undo the transformation.

Still… the brain is part of the body.

If the brainwashing carved into it by magical drugs counts as an “injury,” then yeah—I can fix it.

In the original game, Saint Alicia saved a knight captain’s son who’d been turned into a wolf beastman by Leticia.

Through love—basically [Miracle of Healing]—she broke his brainwashing in this really emotional event.

Honestly, that scene where Alicia healed a hero who attacked her as an enemy? It was amazing.

…Though the real Alicia was kinda terrifying.

“So you can’t fix her body… Alfin… turned into a monster…!”

Father ground his teeth in frustration.

That’s when something snapped in me.

“What are you even saying!? No matter what she looks like, Alfin’s still our family! I think she’s amazing just the way she is!”

“Zenon…!”

Both Father and Valeria froze at my outburst.

…Okay, yeah, maybe I was a little too honest there.

Better tone it down.

After that whole [Skill Bestowal Ceremony] mess, I learned my lesson.

My common sense as a reincarnator doesn’t always line up with people in this world.

To me, Alfin looks incredible—but to Father, she looks like a monster. I get that.

So I switched to something a bit more… main-character-like.

“What matters isn’t how she looks—it’s her heart! I’m gonna bring Alfin’s heart back! We’re gonna live together again, just like before!”

“…Y-you’re right. I’m counting on you, Zenon!”

Father nodded deeply, clearly moved.

I glanced at Alfin, still holding her sword.

She really was ridiculously cute.

I mean, yeah, I just said looks don’t matter—but honestly, I liked her even more now.

“Hehe… ‘it’s what’s inside that counts,’ huh? But you were clearly shocked by her appearance earlier, weren’t you? And you’re saying you can love her more than I do? That’s laughable.”

Leticia sneered.

I didn’t even hesitate.

“I can!”

“…What did you say?”

“I love my big sister Alfin!”

“…Tch…!”

Even Leticia looked genuinely shocked.

Alfin’s expressionless face twitched ever so slightly.

“I-I’ll help too! I’ll help you save your sister! She’ll be my sister too, after all!”

Valeria, still in my arms, sounded strangely emotional.

“Thanks, Valeria. We’re definitely getting Alfin back!”

“Yeah!”

…Well, when I say “getting her back,” I wouldn’t mind if she also stopped randomly smacking me, or stealing my snacks whenever she felt like it.

If she feels grateful after this, maybe she’ll fix those habits.

“Zenon… to think I’d be the one learning from my own son…”

Father narrowed his eyes, like he was looking at something dazzling.

“I see… hehe, this is getting interesting. Alright then—let’s see just how powerful your [Miracle of Healing] really is!”

Leticia snapped her fingers.

The three sword users moved to surround me.

Alfin stayed in front, pressuring me head-on, while the other two split left and right, trying to slip into my blind spots.

If they got behind me, it’d be over.

I stepped back carefully, keeping myself from getting surrounded.

“Zenon! I’ll take Fritz!”

Father jumped in front of the one approaching from the right.

“Then leave the one on the left to the Schwarz Ritter!”

Valeria summoned ten undead—Death Knights led by Gawain, along with Demi Liches.

She was clearly reaching her limit. This was probably all she could manage now.

“Much appreciated!”

Now I could focus entirely on Alfin.

Sorry, big sis—but I need to deal some damage to stop you, or I won’t be able to pump Heal into you.

The moment I thought that—

She moved.

A lightning-fast thrust shot straight at me, instantly closing the distance.

“Tch!?”

The tip of her blade grazed my cheek.

Her speed, power, precision—everything had jumped to a completely different level compared to six months ago.

She kicked off the ground.

Just when I thought she’d overshoot, she flipped midair and brought her sword crashing down.

CLANG!!

Our blades collided with a heavy metallic crash, my arms jolting from the impact.

But one block wasn’t enough to stop her.

She clung to the air above me, unleashing a storm of slashes.

Aerial combat like this—no human should be able to pull it off.

On top of that, she mixed in attacks aimed at Valeria in my arms, making it even harder to deal with.

“Ah!?”

Sparks flew wildly right in front of Valeria’s eyes, and she froze, completely overwhelmed.

I deflected every strike—but Alfin’s dragon-powered attacks were insanely fast and heavy.

And since she didn’t need to stay grounded, her attacks broke every rule of swordsmanship. I couldn’t read them.

Meanwhile, she knew all my moves—every counterattack I tried got dodged.

I can’t use something like the [Excessive Recovery Sword]—it might kill her…

What do I do!?

“[Flame Bullet].”
“[Black Lightning]!”

I leapt back to create distance, but she immediately fired off magic.

Luckily, Valeria shot it down with lightning.

“I’ll handle the magic attacks!”

“Right—Valeria, use lightning to paralyze her!”

An idea sparked.

If we can stun her with lightning, then I can pour Heal into her—that’s our win condition.

With both of us working together, we can push through.

“Got it!”

Valeria fired another bolt—but Alfin dodged it smoothly and charged in.

She was reading the timing of the spell perfectly.

The next moment, our swords clashed again, locking into a deadlock.

Her strength was monstrous—but my right arm, enhanced by [Super Recovery], could push back.

Break her stance—create an opening for Valeria’s lightning.

Just as I poured all my strength into it—

“Enchant—[Thunder Emperor].”

BOOOOM!!

With a thunderous roar, lightning wrapped around her blade.

“A magic sword!?”

“Kyaah!?”

The electricity surged through my sword, numbing my whole body and throwing off my balance.

Valeria got shocked too, letting out a cry as her spell fizzled before it could fire.

That was… really well played.

If she’d used lightning from the start, we never would’ve locked blades—I would’ve lost balance immediately.

Thankfully, thanks to [Super Recovery]’s auto-regeneration, the paralysis only lasted a moment.

Her downward slash only cut my right shoulder slightly—no serious damage.

“[Flame Bullet].”

Now she played her trump card.

A dragon tail slipped out from beneath her long skirt.

From the tip of that tail—and her left hand—fire bullets shot out at the same time, blocking my escape.

But I saw it coming.

That long skirt? It’s there to hide the tail and catch enemies off guard.

“Heal!”

Instead of dodging, I let one of the fire bullets pierce my right leg.

Then I instantly healed it, restoring it completely and keeping my mobility.

I cast Heal on Valeria too, fixing her damage.

“…That really is [Miracle of Healing]!? And you recovered from paralysis instantly!?”

Leticia’s voice rang out in shock.

I kicked off with my restored leg and struck Alfin’s tail, creating distance.

She clearly didn’t expect that—it landed cleanly.

“I even layered Heal into that kick… but it didn’t break the brainwashing, huh.”

For a moment, I thought I had it.

But Alfin still raised her sword, unchanged.

“…You probably need to pour [Miracle of Healing] directly into her head.”

Valeria, watching closely, gave her analysis.

So Heal worked—but only restored her vitality.

“Zenon… you’ve gained physical abilities that rival even the Sword Saint!?”

Father, watching from the side, couldn’t hide his amazement.

“And your swordsmanship… it’s on a completely different level now!?”