Stuck in a Time Loop: When All Else Fails, Be a Villainess Volume 2 [Parts 1 to 4] by Sora Hinokage

Author:Sora Hinokage
Language: eng
Format: epub

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Silence fell upon my study after Soleil and the others left. It seemed my hunch was right and they had all returned to the villa where Shioria lived. Now that we were alone, I pulled the curtains closed.

“So what are you gonna do?” Dier asked quietly.

“I’m going to fight, obviously. Why would you ask me that now?”

“That’s not what I mean. She said have your people ready by then. But it’s just you and me.”

“That’s true. What should I do, then?”

I was trying not to let it show on my face or in my behavior, but on the inside I was panicking a little. More than the task of finding a third fighter, the bigger issue was Gordov, and the fact that his match lay right in the middle.

Duels between nobles had long-established rules, ones that hadn’t changed even in modern times. In the case of a duel set to have three people, if one side ends up not having enough members at the time of the duel, one match is automatically forfeited. The duel is reduced to two matches, and the other side must choose between two fighters—either the first or last fighter from their roster—to fight in the duel.

For example, let’s say I was only able to get myself and Dier for the duel. In that case, Soleil’s team could choose to either have their first or second fighter compete, or their second and third fighter compete. So either way, we would have to battle their second fighter.

In other words, there was no way to avoid fighting Gordov.

“I guess I’ll be the one to fight Gordov, then.”

“No, you can’t. If anyone’s going to fight him, it has to be me.”

“You can’t beat him.”

“That’s awfully blunt of you.”

“It’s true. I’ve experienced a fight with him already. I can attest that he is the strongest man in the world. Among all the guardians—including you—he’s the superior fighter.”

I stared at him silently. There was no need for him to tell me that; I was already quite aware. After all, I’d seen Gordov and Dier fighting firsthand. Both of them were superhumanly strong, and when they fought, it took Dier every bit of his strength to defeat Gordov. No matter how hard I fought, then, I wouldn’t be able to beat Gordov. I could gain no advantage from Shadow since his powers weren’t in opposition with mine, and his powers generally were just much stronger.

Still...

“You can’t fight him, though. Because...”

“I know, but...” He lowered his gaze with dissatisfaction.

Other people would be watching the fight, and because of that, even if Dier participated in the duels, he wouldn’t be able to fight at his full power. He was only fighting because we needed the numbers.

“I want you to fight their first competitor.”

“The captain of the guard? It won’t be a problem unless he’s got supernatural powers.”

“Yes, but we still have Soleil.”

The Sun guardian was capable of boosting other’s strength using their supernatural powers. They could make a human dozens of times stronger than they actually were.

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