The Strongest Villain Sets Out: Reincarnated into a Merit-Based Clan, I Become the World's Strongest Swordsman - Chapter 59: Unexpectedly Devoted?

“Anyway, hand over that seat to me! That seat was originally mine!”

The count’s son continued making a fuss noisily as before. Wasn’t he noticing that he was gradually receiving cold stares from around us? The male guard was also flustered in confusion.

In contrast, Norn-nee-san ate her food with an utterly cool expression. Since her hands didn’t stop, the count’s son finally exceeded the peak of his anger.

He raised his trembling hands and—CRASH!

He blew away the dishes arranged on the table with his right hand. Perhaps he could use aura to some extent, as the plates scattered easily.

“…………”

Whoooosh.

The blood drained from within me.

I had thought he surely wouldn’t go so far as such violent behavior, but the count’s son before me was a brat with less patience than I’d imagined.

Even if he didn’t know about Norn-nee-san, he resorted to violence in this restaurant where other nobles gathered.

The whispers around us stopped. Complete silence filled the restaurant. Norn-nee-san also silently placed the fork and knife she held on the table.

Internally, my heart was pounding.

At worst, Norn-nee-san would kill the count’s son before us. From her perspective, she could kill weaklings who couldn’t even properly use aura without even using aura herself.

But that would definitely be bad.

The opponent was, however nominally, the heir of a count family. Even if we were the head ducal family, it would become a problem.

Even if it became a problem, there was no way the Salvatore ducal family would lose, but I personally wanted to avoid troublesome matters.

If the opponent would give rare items, I’d gladly crush them, but if there was no merit in defeating them, it was meaningless. Rather, it was meaningless to just have time taken up.

Since it couldn’t be helped, I opened my mouth to stop Nee-san from my side. Just before that:

“————”

Norn-nee-san stared intently at the count’s son.

Before the blonde man could be entranced by Norn-nee-san’s beauty,

“Gah, guh⁉”

He suddenly foamed at the mouth and collapsed.

Everyone was shocked. Everyone except me widened their eyes.

It was nothing special. Just now, Norn-nee-san had simply directed killing intent at the count’s son. She might have seriously considered killing him, but the count’s son had his consciousness reaped by that murderous intent alone.

In a way, he was lucky. Nee-san saw him off and called to a nearby staff member.

“Excuse me, could you bring new dishes?”

“Eh? Ah, yes…”

Norn-nee-san had only directed killing intent at the count’s son, but the aftershock had spread to the surroundings as well.

Because it was pinpoint and because they were amateurs, the people around hadn’t suffered damage, but it still had an impact. The female staff member headed toward the kitchen somehow while trembling her legs.

In contrast, the count’s son’s guard knight was streaming sweat like a waterfall from his face, but still carried the count’s son’s body and retreated from the scene.

I paid respect to that ability to act. I deliberately said nothing.

“Really… this is why I hate the royal capital. Why don’t they understand that it’s disrespectful for rabble to even speak to us…”

“Everyone knows the Salvatore ducal family name, but most are holed up in their territories or working in other lands. It can’t be helped.”

“Perhaps we should make a blood sacrifice of the troublesome nobles? That way the bothersome ones would disappear. Physically too.”

“The head would get angry.”

“…As I thought, killing that man first should take priority.”

“Can the current you beat him?”

“Fifty-fifty, I’d say. If I give my all, there’s a chance. No matter how strong that man is, he’s just old bones in the end. There’s no reason I can’t win.”

Norn-nee-san declared that with complete confidence.

In fact, her talent exceeded Lucius’s. At slightly below mine, if she really clashed head-on, her sword might even reach the head.

However, she hadn’t fought yet since there was no guarantee she could definitely win. In the original work, various problems occurred before the two clashed and it became unclear, but I wondered what would happen in this world.

At least I wanted them to get along until I challenged Lucius. It would be a waste to lose one skilled person.

“Then it’s better not to fight. I still have lots of things I want to learn from Nee-san.”

“Luka… fufu, if you like me that much, it can’t be helped. I’ll present that old fool’s head to Luka.”

“Is that okay?”

“Of course. I’m fine being second. I just want to be able to kill the fools who oppose Luka. Yes, that’s all.”

Norn-nee-san’s gaze suddenly became sharp.

I broke out in a slight cold sweat.

As expected of Norn-nee-san. She was beautiful and terrifying even just smiling.

The fact that this person had appeared before me early meant… surely, she would look after me as I participated in the coliseum.

After a long time, I could train with her. While finding joy in that, I ate the food that had been brought again.

…Ah, yeah. I was properly fed “here comes the airplane” by Norn-nee-san. And I did it too.

I couldn’t refuse because Norn-nee-san looked so extremely happy and delighted.