A Villainous Aristocrat's Pursuit of Peace ~ Reincarnated as the Most Talented Mage in History, I'll Achieve Supremacy in order to live a peaceful life with My Maid~ - Chapter 73

“Are you leaving again? I wish we could settle down for once…” Mea sighed as I prepared to leave.

It had been a peaceful and enjoyable week since we returned from her home. During this time, I took a break, met with Rud, and made the final preparations for returning to school.

Today was the reopening day at the academy, and I had to both recruit Rud and submit my withdrawal notice.

Mea stayed back to keep the forest safe, focusing on recruiting Tordeon, the powerful guardian of this forest.

Tordeon was a formidable creature, even in the game, and particularly strong. Perhaps he was on par with high-level spirits. He had an impressive lightning-based ability and excelled in fighting against multiple enemies. Thus, I hoped to include him in our team to confront the powerful nation.

“Now, I’ll go talk to Rud,” I said, feeling a bit melancholic. With that, I left the forest.

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“Well, say that again?”

“I said, we’re going to fight against the powerful Magic Kingdom, and I’m asking for your help.”

“You… Have you finally lost it?”

Rud, who was brought to a secluded spot by me, responded with a disbelieving look.

However, I couldn’t help but wonder if what I had just said was that absurd.

“It’s the Magic Kingdom, a major nation, right? With my magic, there’s no way I can lose.”

“I get that, but why do you need me?”

“Because I want you to infiltrate their nation and impersonate a certain individual.”

Once I revealed the person he needed to impersonate, Rud grabbed his head.

I felt guilty about dragging him into this mess for my own purposes. Still, I was also planning to reward him handsomely, so I hoped he would be willing to bear with it.

“You…!! becoming the head of the Magic Kingdom’s dark magic division? That’s way too impossible.”

What I requested was to assassinate and replace Baelias, the head of the Magic Kingdom’s direct dark magic division.

Although Rud came from a rather ruthless family, he had already killed several people. However, I didn’t think he would be lenient in this case.

Moreover, Baelias was a despicable individual, even as the head of the dark magic division. He had a terrible temper, indulged in alcohol, and was known for his misconduct with women. He also kidnapped and abused the children of the poor. Frankly, he was worthless and vile. If we could take control of the dark division, it would make our operations within the Magic Kingdom much easier, so it was a win-win situation.

“Besides, you should be more than capable. You’ve become significantly stronger since our last real fight, haven’t you?”

Although we had a real fight only once in the past, it was evident that Rud had improved significantly. He seemed much calmer now, and his presence was as still as the surface of a calm sea. This was a state unique to assassins, where they could remain unshaken at all times, prepared to use 100% of their power. In a way, it was like maintaining a combat stance at all times, but still being able to communicate normally with others, a skill that was rare even in the game world.

The head of the Magic Kingdom’s dark magic division relied on magic, so they hadn’t reached this level of proficiency.

In other words, Rud’s pure combat abilities vastly exceeded theirs.

“Please, I’m making this request for our future. In return, I’ll provide you with a reward that matches the task.”

“Reward…?”

I told Rud, who looked puzzled.

“I’ll offer you enough gold to live your life playing around with Sasha, and this magical tool,” I said, taking out a ring-shaped magical tool. When I mentioned the gold I planned to take from the Divine Sword family later, Rud’s eyes widened in astonishment. He then cautiously asked while examining the magical tool brimming with immense mana.

“Wha?! And, by the way, what does this magical tool do…?”

“It’s like a protective charm, but I’ve based it on your engagement ring, and it looks identical. However, it has a few extra features. If someone with hostile intentions approaches you, it can activate any of the hundreds of spells or use as much magic as I set, depending on the threat. It also creates a magical barrier that constantly envelops your body. It draws magic from the surrounding atmosphere, so it never needs to be recharged. And when you wear it, it enhances your physical abilities, plus it can protect against instant death up to three times.”

“What kind of overpowered magical tool is that?! Do you have any idea how much it would sell for?!

By the way, it had hundreds of different spells I had cast for real, each numbering in the thousands. It also had an auto-counter function to automatically counteract threats depending on the situation. Rud was concerned about his girlfriend, Sasha, so I had been working on it bit by bit since that time.

“Now, what do you say? Will you help me out?”

Rud swallowed hard and then exclaimed, “Hell yeah, I’m in!”

I handed him the ring.

Now then, let’s go submit my withdrawal request to the academy’s headmaster.

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This chapter marks the end of all the existing chapters from raws.

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