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~

We face each other, both wielding swords. However, the height difference due to our age gap is truly remarkable. There’s probably a difference of about 40cm in height, which seems quite significant… It’s an extremely disadvantageous situation, isn’t it?

“Are you ready, Jin? Oh, but I guess you don’t even know how to properly swing a sword.”

“Uh, stop being annoying! Today, I’m definitely going to win!”

Well, that’s a lie. I have no intention of taking this showdown with the psycho seriously. After all, if I win right away, all the attention will be on me, disrupting my magic practice. He’s so delighted by the special treatment from his younger brother, isn’t he?

So, my goal for this time is to lose without taking any damage. In terms of usable magic, would it be the neutral attribute [Body Enhancement]? I’ve used it once before, and it was incredible. What’s incredible is that my movements are almost instantaneous, as if my body isn’t my own, executing what I envision without any noticeable delay. This time, I intend to use it to avoid taking any damage.

“Then anytime is fine, you weakling! I’ll let you go first!”

Saying that, Ben tapped his sword against his shoulder. Hmm, the feeling of a third-rate thug is hard to ignore. Could it be that if I were to attack, he’d just faint instantly? …I guess I’ll release the Body Enhancement for now…

After releasing the Body Enhancement, I dash towards Ben. With my body being well-trained, my legs are surprisingly fast.

“Haaaagh! Get lost!! (Don’t you dare faint instantly!? If you do, I won’t forgive you!!)”

I swing my sword with about 50% of my strength.

“Hah, this is all you’ve got! You’re just a loser, after all!”

“!?”

Ben skillfully deflected my sword with his own, causing mine to hit the ground.

Oh?! Could it be that this psycho is quite strong? Or maybe I’m just too weak? But… that’s a relief!

While I’m dancing with joy in my mind, Ben attempts a knee strike to my abdomen. In response, I immediately activate [Body Enhancement] and carefully observe his movement…

Well, it looked like time has stopped. But wow, his moves are so slow that it’s practically at the pace of a butterfly landing on my knee. Huh? Is Ben actually this weak? With my current abilities, I could probably perform five backflips before his knee strike reaches me. Of course, I won’t indulge in such eccentric behavior.

But what should I do… I didn’t expect [Body Enhancement] to be this strong. A bit… well, this is a huge miscalculation! Even now, I’m not skilled enough for precise magic manipulation.

And after much contemplation…

“――Guh!?”

I simply ended up blowing myself away. Thanks to this, I’m rolling on the ground without any damage. It was truly a flawless plan.

I glanced at Ben and was left dumbfounded, as if he couldn’t comprehend what was happening. A skilled swordsman would have likely understood my actions, but I guess he’s just a kid after all.

But for me, this situation is quite convenient! While staring Ben down with a glare that could kill, I spoke.

“Damn it! I put in so much effort, yet it’s still not enough, huh?”

Ha… How’s that for a perfect defeated line? That psycho looks so bewildered! What a doltish expression he has, huh?

As I berated him (in my mind), Ben regained consciousness and stammered out his words.

“Uh, w-well, of course! It’s natural! A loser like you wouldn’t be able to land a hit on me, ever! Y-yeah, you’ll just remain my punching bag from now on!”

Leaving behind that parting shot, he left the magic training facility. After confirming that the surrounding magic had settled down, I got up as if nothing had happened and straightened my clothes.

Ah, in a different sense, this was quite exhausting… Playing the role of a losing party is tougher than I thought. As I sighed deeply, Mea arrived almost as if she had switched places with Ben. She seems to have hurried over, as she’s slightly out of breath.

Out of breath and with a hint of sweat on her forehead… gross.

Perhaps it was wrong for me to think like that. Mea suddenly began touching various parts of my body, causing my heart to feel like it might explode and my breath to momentarily stop.

“Huff… huff… Are you alright, Lord Jin?”

“Wha—!? Ah, ugh… yeah, yeah, I’m totally fine! So could you please stop touching my body!?”

Please, move away, or I might die!!

Please, I beg you, just step back!

“But there might be wounds…”

“There are no, no, no, no wounds!! Absolutely none, so could you please back off for a moment? Alright?”

“…I understand.”

Thanks to my desperate persuasion, Mea finally moved away.

Huff… huff… huff… I thought I was going to die… Mea, you’re fearsome! But she cared so much… Her touch was incredibly smooth.

And she smelled so nice…

After I remembered these things, and after recalling Mea’s worried expression, it’s understandable that I ended up feeling self-disgust.

Well, at that moment, Mea just looked puzzled.