I Was Reincarnated as a Villainous Noble and I Want to Be Expelled, but the Yandere Princess Won’t Let It! - Chapter 23-25

Chapter 23: A Single Shot

I have no feeling that I can win.

Still, I won’t give up. I gather my magical energy and manifest the spell to interact with the world—then, in the next moment, Rino is standing right in front of me.

“It’s over.”

She strikes down with a flawlessly refined movement.

Avoiding it is impossible.

I’ve used up all my barrier magic and short-distance teleportation spells, prepared for sudden attacks. My options are already exhausted.

“Ugh.”

Thus, it’s nothing short of a miracle that I managed to avoid that strike.

My body moved on its own, following the ancient martial arts I learned from my grandfather in my previous life.

“Huh…?”

Even so, it was more than enough.

By naturally moving my body, I managed to get into close range with Rino, shifting the distance from the sword to the fist.

“…!”

At that moment, my fist sent Rino’s body flying into the air, and her sword cut through empty space.

The brief moment created by my body’s instinctive movement.

As Rino missed a blow and was lifted into the air, my magic was completed.

“Roar, Thunder Wolf.”

A giant wolf made of lightning bites into Rino’s body as she leaves the ground, then slams her down onto the ground.

“Dance, Four Dragons.”

By the time Rino disperses the Thunder Wolf with her Sun Sword, I’ve already distanced myself with all my might and completed preparations for the next spell.

Four dragons with the attributes of fire, water, lightning, and earth rush toward Rino.

“…Shine, Sun Sword.”

However, the dragons are easily dispelled by the Sun Sword, which shines even brighter before they can reach Rino. Even though it’s a high-level spell capable of destroying a poorly organized squad, she dismisses it as if swatting away insects.

“Whew.”

Despite feeling it’s unfair, I don’t stop channeling my magical power to cast the spell.

There’s no time to stop moving.

After all, Rino is already putting force into her legs to close the distance between us.

“Nether Swamp.”

In the blink of an eye.

It seems that the timing of my spell’s activation was faster than Rino gaining propulsion by kicking off the floor.

The floor of the royal castle, which Rino had kicked off, quickly transforms into a bottomless swamp due to my magic, completely nullifying the force she built up in her legs.

“…!”

Rino’s movements come to a halt.

“Swallow her, Magic Ball.”

I launch my most powerful spell at her.

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Chapter 24: Conclusion

Magic Ball.

In simple terms, it’s just a simple spell that concentrates vast magical power into a single sphere.

But because it is simple, it is purely powerful.

“…Damn it.”

This is the most powerful magic I can use in this cramped space.

“It’s my turn now.”

Yet, Rino, who had changed from her elegant dress into a blazing flame dress, calmly absorbs the attack.

Not only that, but she stands perfectly on the supposed bottomless swamp, holding the Sun Sword in her hand.

“…!”

The game has changed.

Wearing a flame dress that has no practical mass to hinder her movements, Rino is unhindered by anything.

“Close call.”

Even though kicking off the ground wouldn’t give much propulsion, Rino is suddenly standing behind me.

Still, before Rino can act,

“Sink.”

I change the swamp into a sea and dive into the newly formed sea. I aim to distance myself and cast my spell.

“Sun Sword.”

But my plan is completely shattered.

“Answer to my will.”

As Rino swings the Sun Sword, a tsunami of flames erupts from it.

In an instant, it evaporates the sea and destroys my newly cast barrier.

“Haha, seriously…”

A poorly made space-bending attempt—I mean, it was supposed to be a sea!? How can it evaporate like that!?

“Oh.”

A fish is thrown up.

My magic dissipates, I have no more cards to play, and here comes the princess from above.

“Gah!?”

The Sun Sword is no longer in Rino’s hand. Instead, her beautiful white arms are outstretched.

As she grabs my neck with her bare hands, she slams me from the sea back onto the floor.

“Aaaaahhhh!?”

Rino’s knees completely crush my legs, which are lazily thrown onto the floor.

“…!”

The sensation in my legs is instantly cut off, and I’m pinned beneath Rino—this is a complete defeat.

“It hurts.”

As I grimace in pain and relax my body, Rino also releases her grip from my neck.

“Have you woken up, Lord Reno?”

Then, Rino gently lifts my upper body, which is sprawled on the floor, as if handling a precious treasure. She leans in and whispers words filled with affection into my ear.

Despite everything, what lies within her is an endlessly deep and twisted affection.

“Ugh, I’m defeated.”

Accepting my loss, I gently embrace Rino, who is holding me, in return.

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Chapter 25: Medical Room

I was supposed to be judged as a criminal and then exiled from the country.

“Why is this happening?”

Now, I am being taken to the palace medical room.

“This is… Your legs are terrible. You probably won’t be able to move them for a while.”

My legs, completely crushed by Rino, are being examined by her aunt, the busty widow in her late twenties, Seno Weston.

Heh heh, excuse me, but there’s something inherently alluring about a widow, don’t you think?

“Even if I wanted to heal them with recovery magic, it seems like she put a curse on them so it can’t be healed by anyone else… I’m really sorry, okay? For what my niece did.”

“Haha… Well, part of it is due to my own failure to face her directly.”

“No, no, that’s not it. Regardless of what happens, doing something like this to someone you like is absolutely wrong.”

Seno, the excellent medical officer, continues to speak while gently stroking my legs. …Please stop, it’s a bit ticklish.

“If you don’t like it, you can escape if you want. Rino’s influence has grown quite large, but it’s still not all-powerful. She only has the authority to decide what happens to her fiancé, Reno. If you choose to run away, the country won’t chase after you.”

“Well, I lost… After being forced into that situation, it’s hard to run away, so I’ll give up.”

Rino went through all the trouble of consolidating power in the palace and creating such a scene to express her love.

Rejecting that is quite difficult.

“Aren’t you a bit too easy to push over? Your legs are crushed, and you’re giving up just because Rino worked hard?”

“No, um… I’m easily swayed by the atmosphere. It’s not that I dislike it that much.”

I’ve always been weak to pressure, even in my previous life.

I can never win against the surrounding atmosphere and always get carried away by it.

“Are you really okay? I’ve been busy with my own husband’s passing and haven’t been watching Rino. It seems she’s been feeling out of place in the inner palace and is a bit broken… Are you sure you’re okay with that?”

“Well… If that’s the case, it makes it even more difficult, doesn’t it? Even though I don’t feel like her fiancé anymore, she’s still my dear younger sister. I can’t just abandon her easily, knowing she’s in that state.”

“…You’re really kind. I keep telling you, your legs are crushed.”

While lying on the bed in the medical room, Seno and I are having this ominous conversation in calm tones.

“Reno! Are you okay now!?”

Amidst this, Rino, cheerfully pushing a wheelchair, comes into the medical room.