Repeat Vice - The Villainous Noble Doesn't Want to Die, So He Swore to Not Die As One of The Four Heavenly Kings - Chapter 96: Role

Chapter 96: Role

A chic room unified with black decorations.

It was Rofus’ room in the boys’ dormitory.

Given to students from high-ranking noble families, it was literally on a different scale from the small, simple rooms allocated to regular students.

Divided into a bedroom, bathroom, and living room, course meals prepared by top chefs were delivered at mealtimes.

It was lunchtime.

Two servings of luxurious course meals were lined up on the jet-black tablecloth.

In front of them, Abel sat with a nervous expression.

“What are you dawdling for? Didn’t you say you hadn’t had lunch yet? Hurry up and eat.”

Sitting across from him, eating calmly with elegant manners, was none other than Rofus.

Rofus frowned at Abel—the reincarnated person—who still didn’t start eating even with the food in front of him.

The reincarnated person had been summoned by Rofus and visited this room.

When asked if he had eaten, he honestly replied, “Not yet,” and before he knew it, two luxurious meals had been brought in.

The reincarnated person, wondering if it was really okay to touch such expensive food, sat there nervously, unable to move.

“Um… I don’t have any money.”

“Money? It’s the school cafeteria. Of course, it’s free.”

“Free!? What? This is free!?”

Rofus looked exasperated at the reincarnated person’s wide-eyed surprise.

“Don’t make a fuss over every little thing. There’s no way the school cafeteria would charge money.”

“No… In my place, you buy meal tickets at the cafeteria… And since I’m always broke, I always order the cheapest set meal…”

“So commoners have to pay…”

Rofus, experiencing a bit of a culture shock, continued eating with refined gestures.

“Well, nobles make large donations to the academy besides the tuition fee. It’s probably covered by that.”

“Oh… I see, that’s what you call a stratified society…”

Rofus glared at the reincarnated person who said this with a shoulder shrug, seemingly savoring the reality.

“…Hurry up and eat. I didn’t call you here to chat amicably.”

“Ah… but I don’t know the proper etiquette…”

“Would I expect that from a commoner? Just eat quietly.”

“Ah, okay.”

The reincarnated person hurriedly ate the course meal, trying to make as little noise as possible.

It was the most delicious meal he had eaten since coming to this world.

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The reason Rofus summoned Abel—the reincarnated person—was none other than to extract information about the magic tools he possessed.

Through the familiar he had hidden in Abel’s shadow, Rofus had watched the entire battle between the reincarnated person and Raymond.

The various magic tools used during that fight, including the grotesque dagger that could sever the soul from the body, were all extremely powerful and held high tactical value.

Among them, what caught Rofus’ interest the most was, of course, the legendary magic tool with resurrection capabilities.

After the meal, Rofus inquired about the various magic tools from the reincarnated person.

However, these magic tools were lifelines and trump cards for Abel and the reincarnated person.

There was no way he would easily reveal his hand.

Rofus planned to first ask directly, then gradually extract information while observing the reactions.

However, the reincarnated person started explaining the magic tools in detail, surprisingly openly.

He spread the magic tools all over the floor and explained their uses and purposes in detail.

It was so open that Rofus suspected it might be a trap.

“This! This is a rare drop from a monster called ‘Toga’ that occasionally appears in demon-related dungeons! The ‘Toga’s Deba Knife’! It’s a cursed tool that ensures a hit and deals a fixed damage of 1000, and it’s incredibly hard to collect!”

The reincarnated person explained each magic tool enthusiastically like this.

Occasionally using unfamiliar terms, but Rofus could roughly understand what he was saying.

It was like a child proudly showing off their commemorative trophies, and while Rofus listened silently with a twitching face, he couldn’t help but think the reincarnated person was oversharing.

But the reincarnated person spoke so earnestly that he didn’t seem to be lying.

Rofus started to worry a little about the reincarnated person.

By the way, the reincarnated person said that the resurrection magic tool, the “Substitute Doll,” had all been used up in the previous battle and he would need to go collect more.

Rofus carefully inquired about the acquisition method and secretly planned to send dark knights later to gather them.

The reincarnated person also spoke about preparing strategies and countermeasures against likely future enemies such as “The Second Demon King” Raymond and the Four Heavenly Kings.

When Rofus asked out of curiosity what kind of countermeasures he had against him—the Four Heavenly Kings’ “Shadow Wolf” Rofus—the reincarnated person took out two magic tools.

One was a white magic crystal and a small vial of potion.

Seeing this, Rofus’ face twitched.

“…A flash crystal and a magic potion?”

A magic crystal that, when crushed, emits a blinding flash—Hawk also used it and it wasn’t particularly rare—and a potion imbued with magic.

“Yes. The flash crystal actually has a hidden effect of weakening dark magic besides its blinding effect. And this is an agility enhancement potion. As the name suggests, it increases agility and reaction speed.”

As he listened to the reincarnated person’s explanation, Rofus picked up the flash crystal and gazed at it with a sense of helplessness.

“Did he think I could be dealt with using such a crude magic tool…”

Rofus, looking somewhat shocked, was hurriedly reassured by the reincarnated person.

“No, no, that countermeasure was only for the ‘Shadow Wolf’ Rofus… I never thought I could beat the current Rofus with this, okay? Because, you know, you had almost no magic power during the Four Heavenly Kings’ battle, right? So, it’s kind of understandable that you were weak…”

“Weak… I was weak, huh.”

Rofus’ shoulders trembled, and he glared at the reincarnated person.

The reincarnated person quickly covered his mouth.

“I’m really sorry.”

“That’s a hollow apology.”

“No, really. I mean, it sounds like an excuse, but from my perspective, it was a game… —an imaginary event, so I defeated you, but I didn’t really feel like I killed you…”

“Yet you had quite a repertoire of insults, didn’t you?”

“Well… I thought you had a good face?”

Avoiding his gaze and giving an awkward compliment, the reincarnated person was met with Rofus’ furrowed brows and piercing stare.

“What kind of creepy compliment is that?”

“Ah, don’t look at me so much. It’s embarrassing.”

“What?”

As the reincarnated person blushed for some reason while being stared at, Rofus frowned openly and sighed.

“But still, you really thought you could fight Raymond with such sloppy countermeasures…”

“Actually, the plan was for Abel to fight while I used items at key points to turn the tide in our favor. But Abel was quickly neutralized… so I was left with only the magic items I could handle myself. To be honest, it was quite a close call.”

“Yet you seemed to have fought quite well.”

“The strategy worked. At that point, there was no way to win except to provoke Raymond into demonizing and then use the ‘Dispersion Stone’ to drain his magic power. That’s why I brought up the backstory to provoke him…”

“I was watching, and it seems that the mental corruption by the ‘God of Darkness’ had progressed quite a bit. The ‘Second Demon King Raymond’ at that time was emotional enough to fall for the provocation and demonize. The real Raymond wouldn’t have acted that way.”

“…Hmm?”

“What?”

“No, I just thought you really are friends, huh.”

“Don’t mock me.”

Rofus glared at the reincarnated person, who blushed again and looked away.

Seeing the suspicious behavior, Rofus frowned, and the reincarnated person clapped his hands to change the topic.

“Oh, speaking of which. I heard about Riruka, but I didn’t expect Farati—”

As soon as the reincarnated person started to mention that name, the fireball Abel, who had been silent until now, puffed out steam from his head.

Rofus and the reincarnated person turned their gazes to the fireball Abel, who was emitting smoke.

“—Ana, right…”

The reincarnated person stumbled over his words for a moment but continued without much concern.

“I heard you’re getting along well with Faratiana, too. I heard from Riruka that you’re engaged?”

“So what… It’s none of your business.”

“You’re right, it’s none of my business. I’m not saying anything about your relationship. If anything, it’s a pure congratulations.”

“Disgusting.”

“That’s so mean.”

The reincarnated person laughed and took out a small pouch from his waist pouch.

“So, here’s a gift for your engagement.”

“…What?”

Rofus, who saw what was handed to him, instantly read the spell on the pouch and opened his eyes in shock.

“You… what are you planning?”

“Are you judging by the shabby appearance? It may look shabby at first glance, but it’s actually a very precious magic item—”

“Don’t be ridiculous. This pouch has an almost infinite capacity. There must be countless magic tools inside. I can tell that much from the spell.”

“…I don’t think you can.”

What the reincarnated person handed over was the ‘Wind God’s Pouch.’

It contained numerous magic tools that Abel and the reincarnated person had collected over three years.

The reincarnated person handed Rofus the ‘Wind God’s Pouch,’ which contained a multitude of magic tools, as a celebratory gift.

From Rofus’ perspective, it made no sense.

“That’s why I’m asking what you mean. This is practically your lifeline. Handing it over is no joke.”

“It’s not a joke.”

“That makes even less sense. I can only think it’s some kind of trap or scheme.”

At Rofus’ suspicious words, the reincarnated person tilted his head in puzzlement.

“Hmm… I guess I have no credibility. But really, there’s no scheme or trap.”

“Then at least explain your intention. Giving it without any context doesn’t make sense to me.”

“Well, Abel is bad at remembering things.”

“What?”

Unable to follow the conversation, Rofus frowned.

“It didn’t have to be Rofus, but… I’ve taught Abel the characteristics of magic items one by one, but he only remembers half of them. But you remember, right? You seem smart.”

“…I still don’t understand. Sure, I remember all the explanations about the magic tools you just gave me. But how does that lead to you giving me the magic tools?”

“…”

The reincarnated person fell silent when questioned by Rofus.

After a brief silence, the reincarnated person spoke hesitantly.

“…It seems my role is over.”

Rofus narrowed his eyes at the reincarnated person’s words.