285 A New Perspective

"Um, I just thought of something. Do you mind if I try it?"

Lilith raised her hand as she spoke.

After receiving Luna’s permission, she stepped onto the Black Lump. Immediately, she began to float in mid-air.

Everyone let out a collective gasp of admiration.

"Ha! That’s amazing!"

"Luna-san, is it heavy...?"

"It’s fine. Though I’m not sure I could pull this off on the fly."

Cecil looked the happiest of all regarding this new strategy and Gift. In terms of Battle Universe, it was the equivalent of gaining a new piece on the board. Perhaps we would even get a glimpse of Cecil’s own new Gift soon. I found myself looking forward to it.

As our meeting continued, Duke unusually raised his hand.

"I might sound a bit blunt here, but can I say something?"

"I’m terrified you’re about to say something stupid, but go ahead," Shari replied.

"Shari, don't look at me with those scary eyes..."

"Just speak, Dumbbell."

By the way, that was the new nickname I had given him.

"Shouldn't we just bring the teachers into a battle of wits?" Duke suggested. "For example, if we focus on traps and stuff, they wouldn't stand a chance against Cecil, right?"

The air in the room shifted to a "he has a point" sort of vibe.

However, I immediately cut through that optimism.

"Do you have any idea how much intelligence is required to become a teacher at Noblesse Magic Academy?"

"What’s that supposed to mean?"

Dumbbell tilted his muscles in confusion, so Cecil answered for me.

"Duke-kun, you took the entrance exam too, right? There were written tests for seven different subjects."

"Yeah, I did. They were ridiculously hard."

"According to the rumors, in order to become a teacher at Noblesse, a perfect score in every single subject is mandatory."

"...You’re joking, right?"

Allen chimed in to back her up.

"Darius is incredible, even if he doesn't always look the part. He’s proficient in multiple languages, and it seems like he’s memorized his textbooks word-for-word."

"B-but wait! Hasn't Teacher Milk been an Adventurer this whole time?"

I was the one who answered that.

"It’s exactly as you say. I was curious, so I asked her. Her answer was simple."

"And...?"

"She said, 'If you study for three days, you can remember anything.'"

Even I had been struck dumb by that one. But it was the truth.

"In other words... they have Mana capacities on par with Carta, they're as fast as Tura, and their brains are as sharp as Cecil’s?"

Dumbbell’s voice trembled as he spoke. Then, Cecil and Cynthia delivered the final blows.

"For the record, I think Teacher Chloe is actually smarter than I am."

"Teacher Coco is more skilled at healing than I am. Her recovery speed might be as freakish as Neil-san’s or Priscilla-san’s."

Despite Dumbbell’s mounting bewilderment, the meeting dragged on until midnight. The more we thought about it, the more we realized there were simply no openings to exploit.

"But I know we can do it."

Those were Allen’s final words. Usually, everyone would have nodded in agreement, but this time, everyone just looked anxious.

Including me.

After all, Teacher Milk and Coco were there—opponents who weren't supposed to exist in the original story. In a sense, it wasn't an exaggeration to say the scenario had been updated for the absolute worst.

"Weiss, you look like you're having fun."

"...Was I smiling?"

"Yes. You looked just like you did when you fought Allen-san during the Entrance Exam."

Ha. I didn't even notice.

—Weiss, are you looking forward to this too?

Overcoming impossible odds was the very essence of Noblesse.

Just you wait. I’m going to show you something spectacular.

【SUPER, SUPER, SUPER, SUPER, SUPER IMPORTANT NOTICE】

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A sequel for Volume 2! The dream of Volume 3! The greedy Volume 4! The "so happy" Volume 5! The "go-go" Volume 6!

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"I Reincarnated as a Lazy and Evil Noble, and After I Destroyed the Scenario, I Became the Strongest with Extraordinary Magic Power"

Release Date: March 29, 2024 (Tuesday) (Scheduled for both print and digital)

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