But is Mr. Fiancé actually able to use such sophisticated magic?

Even though I said they were cheating, their use of magic was quite subtle.

They used magic to augment the power when hitting the ball, or to manipulate the ball into flying towards a targeted spot. Nevertheless, if they used too much force, their rackets would break. Also, although manipulating a ball sounded easy, it required the ability to grasp the 3D movements of the ball, while also controlling the wind so as not to dampen its speed. Moreover, the spells needed to be cast instantly and almost at the same interval.

Such would be a breeze for Eivind and I, but that was because we were genius.

Can a young master with a flower field for a brain pull that off? Didn’t he ask his fiancée to do his homework?

“So, what do we do? Should we use magic as well?”

“…I just thought it would be enough to score a point on the opponent’s court.”

“When it comes to a magic battle, I’m confident I won’t lose.”

“The same goes for me.”

But if I violate the rules, Cecily might be punished for it…

I don’t care if anything were to happen to me, but it might ruin Cecily’s reputation…

[When it comes to my reputation, it shouldn’t be a problem, right…?]

But I don’t want that. Besides… Cecily seems reluctant to break off her engagement with him?

When I asked Cecily inwardly, she laughed as if shrugging it off.

[If you were to ask me, of course I don’t like him… But I worry about what my father would say…]

Apparently, Cecily’s complex stemmed from her father.

Even though they are blood-related, I wonder how he can be so cruel to his own child…

I sure am looking forward to my next homecoming…

Once the sports festival ended, it would finally be time to meet Cecily’s parents, the ones who had been tormenting her. A long vacation over the summer was coming up, so it’d be a good idea to return home with her sister.

That’s right, even if today is over, I still have something to look forward to.

The youth I share with Cecily is far from over.

“Then I’ll need to be beautiful.”

“Hm? I think you’re already beautiful.”

“Idiot. That’s not what I’m talking about—”

Although we were having a casual exchange, we were currently in the middle of a tennis match.

While I was doing that, my fiancé, whose name I didn’t care to learn, was serving the ball directly above me. The fact that he could serve the ball alone meant that he was more athletic than me. If he hadn’t been cheating, I’d have asked him for his name… As I was thinking that, a person in the audience behind me suddenly caught my eyes.

The king.

…By the way, what is the name of His Majesty the King again?

As he served the ball, loud cheers erupted. However, they were all directed towards a certain handsome student, ‘Sir Eivind~’

Meanwhile, I noticed that the gust of wind was very unnatural. He launched the ball straight at me.

Ah, I’ll get hit—

“—Nora!?”

—Hey, don’t call me that.

—But it must’ve been hundreds of years since I last heard someone call me by that name.

While I was rendered speechless by my dilemma, the handsome guy collapsed right in front of my eyes.

Eivind shielded me and got hit in the head by a fastball as a result.

“…Eivind?”

What are you doing? You’re the future sage. Why didn’t you use your magic to repel or evade it? Shouldn’t the Modern Era Sage exhaust all his magic before putting his body on the line?

[Nora! What are you doing!? Hurry up and get him treated!]

This is the first time Cecily has scolded me.

She has grown so much over such a short time…

Yet, I wondered why I was so dumbfounded. Bracing myself, I checked the condition of Eivind’s injury. When I lifted his silky cat hair and looked at his temple, I saw blood oozing from there. It was just a scratch; the injury wasn’t too serious.

Before I knew it, I had used a spell to stop the bleeding. To treat an injury of this level, even Cecily’s magic would suffice. As Cecily’s mind developed, her magical power had been increasing rapidly.

That’s just how magic is.

When I regained my senses, teachers had surrounded me. They were screaming my name.

“Cecily Travasta!?”

“Ah, sorry…”

Oh, right…

I guess students weren’t allowed to administer healing on others here. In fact, Eivind told me exactly that the first day I possessed Cecily.

I guess I was that upset.

I couldn’t help but smile at myself.

I never thought that my classmate, who I had become friends with, would get into this sort of trouble and pass out.

Even if I was flustered, I was still the Incorrigible Villainess, so I wouldn’t mess up. Thus, I used lightening magic to lift Eivind up and made an announcement to the teachers.

“I’m taking him to the infirmary!”

While the audience was shaken by Eivind’s injury… A certain idiot screamed.

“Are you running away from the match!? Then I win by default!”

Something snapped inside me.

I left Eivind with a nearby teacher and picked up the ball and racket that were lying around. Then, I threw the ball straight up and swung the racket as hard as I could.

I won’t cheat with magic.

It was a genuine full swing.

As a result, the racket flew towards my fiancé. It was by fate that the racket slammed against the tip of his needlessly long nose.

This is my best attempt at tennis.

“—Who’d want to marry you!?”

In the midst of everything, I could hear a crackling applause that was much louder than all of the audience combined.

It was Anita from the court next door.

Oh, Hana is also clapping modestly!

Lured by that, the audience also started clapping—

—Ooh, even His Majesty the King!

I was sent off with great applause. Then, I carried Eivind, who was still unconscious, to the infirmary.

In the midst of all of this, only my unnamed fiancé, who was bleeding from his nose, seemed regretful and angry.

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