I Possessed The Villain’s Childhood Friend

74 – Duel – 2

“… !”

I covered my mouth with my hand to stop the scream that was about to explode.

Ike, who was stabbed in the shoulder in an instant, immediately stepped back to catch his breath.

It’s okay.

As long as there is a barrier in the arena, it’s not a big problem.

It wasn’t even deeply stabbed.

As expected, Ike turned his shoulder slightly, then looked back at His Highness Leon.

“Ha ha.”

I know I’m okay, but I’m afraid of Ike getting hurt.

I know he’s greedy, but if possible, I want it to end without getting hurt at all.

“Please….”

Once again, His Highness Ike and Leon collided.

Ike was looking for gaps between multiple attacks as he had been doing so far.

His Highness Leon avoided the attack as much as possible while aiming for a sure counterattack.

It was certain that His Highness had landed the decisive blow on Ike’s shoulder, but Ike was also slowly increasing His Highness’ wounds.

Baekjungjise.

At least from my point of view, there was little difference between the two in terms of skills.

“But won’t Your Highness win?”

“Certainly, His Highness won the final exam, and even now, Prince Ike is the one who suffered a great wound in the end.”

I hear the stories of several students behind my back.

Most of them predicted Your Highness’ victory.

Then, whose victory do I really want?

To put it simply, this betrothal relationship will disappear only if Your Highness wins.

To achieve my goal, I will have to wish for Your Highness’ victory.

But I didn’t want to see Ike lose.

‘I’m going to win at least with all my might.’

I remember the conversation I had with Your Highness the other day.

‘Because I wouldn’t be able to win if I played halfway, and it would be hard to hear Ike’s sincerity.’

I also want to know Ike’s true feelings.

‘If he really doesn’t know what his problem is, then I should teach him.’

Sure.

“Don’t give up, Ike.”

I prayed for his victory in a voice that no one could hear.

★

“Keugh?!”

As soon as I felt the unpleasant sensation of the sword cutting through my flesh, I immediately stepped back.

Fortunately, the wound wasn’t too deep.

It was a wound that would have been enough with a light hemorrhage even if there hadn’t been a field barrier.

“Whoa.”

I catch my breath and recall the scene from a moment ago.

‘I might be really disappointed in you this time.’

At the same time, the movement of the prince who dug into my gap and stabbed me in the shoulder.

The movement was clearly visible.

But I couldn’t react.

What is the reason?

I didn’t even have to think about that.

I just fell for the prince’s words.

“Concentrate.”

No matter what he says, my goals don’t change.

Win this duel.

First of all, let’s think about that.

After sorting out my thoughts, I slightly turned my shoulders, but it was only a little throbbing, so there was no hindrance to movement.

“Ha ha.”

Let’s go with the basic tactics.

Use the difference in reach to take priority, and insert the sword when there is a gap.

The prince’s tactics were already predictable.

Throwing away my attacks, they will lead me into a long battle and aim for a momentary counterattack.

It’s simple when you hear it in words, but it was a part that made it possible to know how outstanding talent he had from the point of view of the actual opponent.

It’s okay though.

You can win.

I was able to understand enough from the confrontation a while ago.

The crown prince is pouring out attacks as much as possible, but he didn’t do everything perfectly.

His clothes were already torn in places, and blood was leaking out little by little.

It’s a shallow residual wound, but just the accumulation of it will be a burden.

“Huh!”

With spirited spirits, they closed the distance again.

Then, aiming for his left leg and swinging Neia, the prince stepped back slightly to avoid the attack.

You can’t stop.

With that thought in mind, he continued his attack while rotating his body.

The sound of a sword cutting through the wind.

The sound of swords clashing.

The sound of a sword being repelled.

Only that sound echoed around.

And the wounds were gradually increasing on the body of the prince.

The prince did not open his mouth like before.

He’s just blocking attacks with a calm atmosphere.

No, never mind.

The most important thing right now is to win this duel.

“Suck!”

I swung Neia wide and hit the prince’s sword.

Then the prince frowned for the first time.

Looking at the shaking of his right arm holding the sword, it was clear that it wasn’t a trick.

Now.

Even without anyone telling me, I was able to fully understand it through my intuition.

Now is the time to bet.

Quickly close the distance with the crown prince.

He immediately backed off and tried to distance himself, but that was impossible.

Because there was a clear difference in speed between walking backwards and running forward.

Swing Neia at his shoulder, then his leg, then his side, then his arm.

The prince also tried to dodge the attack somehow by using his feet, but he could see his small wounds increasing.

Calm down.

Don’t get excited.

If you just keep pushing….

“Ike.”

Don’t listen.

It’s a ploy to confuse me anyway.

“What are you so….”

“Haaa!”

I noticed the moment the prince’s words were erased with a shout of spirit and the moment he swung his sword.

That I had already fallen for his target.

“Keah!”

There was no way the prince could stay still at the attack with unnecessarily large movements.

In an instant, he put his foot in my stomach.

I couldn’t breathe.

“… !”

The prince slowly approached me as I lay on the floor clutching his chest as I was pushed back several times.

Is this the end?

Is this how I lose?

The moment the crown prince points his sword at my throat, the classmate who will judge this duel will declare my defeat.

Damn it.

I try to catch my breath somehow, but the pain in the pit of the stomach prevents me from concentrating.

I barely got up, but there was no way I could stand up.

The only thing left to do was stand.

“Ike.”

But the prince didn’t come closer to me.

At a distance of about 3m, he stopped and called my name.

“Let’s talk for a minute.”

“What is that?”

“It doesn’t matter, does it? If it goes like this, I’ll win anyway. You got one last chance. In exchange for talking to me.”

It is true.

To be honest, it’s no exaggeration to say that the duel has already ended.

I didn’t need any excuses.

In the end, it was me who fell first.

“Ah, I said it like I was inviting you, but you don’t really have a choice. And since the soundproof barrier has already been opened, there is no need to worry about anyone listening.”

Cruel.

The ending won’t change anyway, so why are you making me so miserable?

At that thought, anger boiled over.

But.

“I’m saying this because I think you’re mistaken, but it was Miss Reina who tried to bring up the story related to the breakup in the first place.”

At the crown prince’s words, that anger faded in an instant.

“… Yes?”

“There is no lie in what I just said. I swear by my name.”

I couldn’t feel the pain as if I was stabbing my stomach, perhaps because of the incomprehensible story.

“And you asked. Was everything you said a lie? If what you’re asking is about Miss Reyna’s happiness, I’m still wishing for her happiness.”

“Then, the breakup….”

“I just told you. It was Miss Reina who tried to bring up the story of the breakup in the first place.”

My head is dizzy.

If everything the prince said is true, why am I fighting a duel here and now?

If Raina really wants to break off her engagement, do I have to lose this duel?

I couldn’t understand.

“However, Reina likes Her Highness….”

“Ike. I’ve been wanting to ask for a long time. Why do you think Miss Reina likes me?”

That’s because it came out like that in the original story.

“The two of us rarely meet each other, and when we do, we don’t particularly talk about each other. But you seemed to think that Miss Rayna liked me, and she never thought it was real.”

In the side story, Reina described that she truly loved the prince, who was her arranged marriage partner.

“I’ll say it again, Ike. Miss Reina was the first to ask for a breakup. And she had no feelings for me as a member of the opposite s*x.”

Why did this happen?

There was no need for such a question.

You know.

If there is an existence that completely distorts the contents of the original, it is me.

Then, because of me, did Reina’s happy world disappear?

“Ha ha ha.”

A dry laugh came out naturally.

I am an idiot.

No. Was actually sick. Until I possessed this world.

Every day I lay in a hospital bed, waiting for death without hope.

A idiot who couldn’t do anything like that, what kind of goal would he achieve?

It’s pitiful.

I felt so sorry for myself, I felt like crying.

“I lost….”

I was about to declare defeat in such a sense of shame.

“Relax, Ike.”

For some reason, the prince stopped him by kicking him.

I collapsed on the floor with no energy and looked up at him quietly.

“The story isn’t over yet.”

“… After all, isn’t Reina breaking off the engagement only if I lose?”

“It’s not like that. As I said earlier, you have no veto.”

The eyes of the prince who said that were too cold.

“I know you value Reina-san. Sometimes I envy that too. I don’t have friends who value me that much. But on the flip side, she has times when it’s scary.”

“What does that mean?”

“Think about it yourself.”

The prince shut his mouth for the last time.

Does this mean that the conversation ends here?

But the prince did not move.

He just stood still and looked at me.

What does the prince want from me?

What do you want from an idiot who ruins everything without knowing anything?

“As expected, I don’t know.”

I slowly turned my gaze to look at Reina.

She was looking this way as if it were natural.

Raina. Let me know.

If you wanted to break the engagement, why didn’t you tell me?

Why didn’t you stop this duel?

Why?

“Ike. I said that if you beat me, the breakup will never happen. Then, does Miss Reina really want you to lose?”

Of course not.

Since you said it was Reina who tried to bring up the breakup story first.

“Looking at Miss Reina’s expression, do you really think so?”

A facial expression?

The distance to the audience was quite far, so I couldn’t even tell her expression from a normal look.

But after hearing the prince’s words, what was she possessed by?

I was strengthening my eyesight with magic before I knew it.

“… Raina.”

Reina was biting her lip.

But she wasn’t crying.

She just put her hands together and looked at the arena.

No, she was looking right at me.

As if you believed in me.

Like I want to win.

If I win, the declaration of breakup that Reina wanted would not have happened.

Even so, it seemed that he would not accept my defeat.

“hahahaha.”

A dry laugh leaked out again.

Why didn’t I know?

As expected, I am an asshole.

An idiot who thought that he would change the future, but that human relationships would not change.

‘Who will be at the end of the goal you wish for? Think about it carefully.’

‘I’ll pray that we can find the right answer after this duel.’

‘And above all, can you be satisfied?’

‘The me who hurt Miss Reina is standing next to her.’

I finally understood.

Dean Ender and Sophia. And the meaning of what the prince wanted to say to me.

All I wanted was Raina’s happiness.

She vowed to create a world where she could be happy.

But I wasn’t standing on the edge.

For the future happiness I wanted, I was not the most important person.

Then what do I really want?

“I want to walk with Reina until the end.”

In the first place, the prince is the one who let Reina die in the original story.

If you thought you would save it, you should have been prepared to make it happy yourself from the beginning.

Asshole.

An idiot who turned his eyes to responsibility.

An idiot who tried to support the girl he liked getting married to another man.

The real dog asshole, Hogu bastard.

“Ha ha.”

Get up while catching your breath.

At some point, the pain in the pit of the stomach completely subsided.

The trembling of the whole body also stopped.

Someone reading my thoughts now might say I’m cowardly.

But what?

It was over there that gave me the chance.

Looks like he was hoping for this in the first place.

Then it’s polite to get up again and break it with all your might.

“Have you made up your mind, Ike?”

“Yes. Thanks to you, I have definitely come to my senses.”

Vision is clear.

The body is light.

The idle thoughts slowly began to disappear.

I felt like I could let go of all of the prince’s attacks now.

“So what is the conclusion?”

“I win. I will bring down Your Highness.”

“If you win, there will be no declaration of breakup, right?”

“Who decided that? If I win, I have to do what I want. Isn’t it a bit cowardly to do as you wish even if you win, and as you want even if you lose?”

“Well, that’s right. Then let’s talk about that properly after the duel.”

“Good.”

Set your posture slowly.

I put strength on my whole body so that I can run right away.

“Then let me ask you one last thing.”

“I will answer you as much as you like.”

“What do you think of Miss Reina?”

That question made me laugh out loud.

I never thought you would say something like that now.

I turned my head and looked at Reina for a moment.

“I like it.”

“As the opposite s*x?”

“More than anyone else.”

The prince raised the corners of his mouth and smiled fiercely.

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Perhaps I have the same expression as him.

“Haaa!”

We both stepped forward, cheering at the same time.

My goal was one.

Leon.

Knock you down.