When I Reincarnated as the Villain of a Game World, I Created a Harem and Broke the Protagonist's Heart and Efforts!

Chapter 69 : Moonlight [1]

In the middle of night, I woke up with a strange feeling.

Before I was reincarnated into this world, I never experienced such odd sensations. However, since my rebirth and all the training I’ve undergone, these occurrences have become more frequent.

Usually, they signal that something is happening or about to happen.

This time, the sensation was also similar.

I grabbed the sword leaning against my dorm room wall and peered out of the window.

“Huh…?”

My vision through the window was filled with the sight of people being impaled by ice spikes and dead.

Immediately after, the window was covered by something white, and a severe chill enveloped my body.

I realized that the window had frozen over.

“I need to get out of here and call for help.”

This situation was beyond my capability to handle alone. While I believe my combat skills are considerable, brute force alone wouldn’t suffice here.

I exited the dorm from the window opposite the incident and headed towards the school building. Some teachers, driven by their research, often stayed late at the school. I planned to seek their assistance.

“AAAAHHH!”

“What was that…?”

As I reached the vicinity of the school building, I heard a scream.

Could something be happening at the school as well?

“AAAAAAHHH!”

“There’s no doubt about it. Something is definitely going on.”

I ran towards the source of the scream, enhancing my physical abilities with magic.

The screams grew louder, but then, suddenly, they stopped.

I had a bad feeling about this.

I halted and scanned the area.

The screams had come from around here so something must be happening.

As I held my sword’s hilt and remained on alert, I heard the sound of the door open behind me.

I quickly hid around a nearby corner without making any noise.

Peeking out, I saw two figures emerge from a teacher’s private room. Though it was too dark to see their faces clearly, their physiques and clothing indicated they were a man and a woman. The woman, dressed as a maid, seemed to be accompanying a nobleman.

As I watched them converse, the man suddenly turned his gaze towards me.

“What are you hiding there for?”

“—!”

He found out! What should I do? Should I reveal myself, despite not knowing their capabilities? Fleeing wasn’t an option my conscience would allow.

“If you don’t come out, I’ll kill you.”

The clear intent to kill in his words gave me no choice but to comply.

I slowly revealed myself, keeping my hand on my sword, ready to fight.

“Oh, so it’s you.”

The man spoke as if he knew me, raising my internal alertness.

“You know who I am?”

“Who knows? But isn’t there something you want to ask me?”

Though dissatisfied with his evasive response, I decided to ask straightforwardly.

“What were you doing in the teacher’s private room at this hour?”

“That’s none of your business.”

“I can’t just let it slide. I heard someone scream around here and found you two acting suspiciously. I can’t ignore that.”

“Your sense of justice is ridiculous. There are things better left alone in this world.”

“I’m a student of this academy. I can’t choose to ignore things happening within it.”

“I see.”

In an instant, the man vanished from his spot and appeared right in front of me.

“—Ugh!”

I kicked off the ground and leapt back to create distance.

As I landed, I felt my body slide forward and I suddenly lost sensation in my lower half.

I realized I had been cut in two halves.

“Kugh—!”

Enduring the intense pain in my abdomen, I cast a wall of fire as a deterrent and followed it with earthen spears.

Immediately, I used my cheat skill, ‘Reverse Recovery,’ to heal myself.

This magic could restore my body to a desired state, essentially a form of time manipulation for the body. Though I couldn’t mimic actual time manipulation magic, it was still useful.

Reattaching my upper and lower halves, I confirmed that I could sense my lower half and it was intact and heightened my vigilance.

I hadn’t understood how my body had been cut. I didn’t even realize it until it happened.

I couldn’t afford to be careless.

[Limit Break] [Magic Sphere]

I cast my most powerful and long-lasting enhancement magic and surrounded myself with floating orbs of nearly activated spells.

The dust from my earlier deterrent spells cleared, revealing the unharmed man.

“I see, you’ve incorporated pain-dulling effects into your body-enhancement magic. No wonder you didn’t scream in pain.”

From his words, I realized my deterrent spells had failed. The man had skillfully evaded them while assessing me and even understanding my magic’s mechanisms.

Gradually, sweat began to trickle down my palms.

“That’s impressive… You figured that out in an instant. I’m genuinely surprised.”

“You’re quite relaxed and confident to have a conversation during a battle.”

“I don’t have much leeway, but neither do you.”

“Kuhaha! Don’t compare yourself to me.”

A chill ran down my spine as I sensed the dark, dull gleam in his eyes.

“I can kill someone like you anytime, which is why I’m so relaxed.”

“Let’s hope that arrogance doesn’t backfire.”

I kicked off the ground with all my might.

In an instant, I closed the distance between us.

In this accelerated world, his gaze remained fixed ahead, unable to follow my movements.

I couldn’t bring myself to kill him, but I aimed to disable him by severing his legs with my sword.