I was reincarnated as a villainous aristocrat with a certain death route.

"You did it, Mars!”

　When Mars returned, I praised him for his good fight.

"It's all thanks to you, Raven!"

　Even the quiet Mars seemed excited, which was unusual for him.

　We shook hands firmly.

　No, I'm really glad.

　I'm even happier than I was when I won.

　Maybe I can't simply be happy about my future destiny - but I still want to celebrate and rejoice over Mars' victory, just for now.

　That was how I felt.

　After the intramural tournament, classes for the day were over.

"I saw it. It was a beautiful friendship."

　As I was getting ready to leave, a female student approached me.

　It was Lestia.

I have a weakness for that kind of thing. Is it called bromance?　It's so romantic, you know?

　She looked awfully pleased.

　But her eyes are not smiling.

　Her eyes were mysterious, as if she had something in common with me.

"What do you want from me?”

"Hmm?　Can't I talk to you unless I have something to ask you?"

　Lestia's smile turned devilish.

'I just wanted to talk to you."

'It doesn't look like you just want to make small talk."

"That's right. I have something a little more complicated to tell you."

　Lestia brings her face closer to mine.

I wanted to tell you that I'm falling in love with you."

“Hmm.”

"I don't buy it!"

"It's so obvious that you're definitely not being serious. ......"

“Oh, I see. ...... but that does not mean there's not a millimeter of seriousness involved. You're pretty much my favorite ......."

Lestia's smile becomes more and more devilish.

　
I don't know how serious she is.

　--Lestia and I moved to the courtyard.

　It's a place where there is not a soul.

　Or rather, this is the place where I and Mars were previously challenged by Rose and the Balkan sister and brother.

　It was surrounded by tall trees, so it was hard to see from the outside.

"So, what's the matter now?"

“Actually, I've been thinking about you for a while.”

“Jeez.”

"Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I'm pulling this stuff out too far.'

　　

I was indeed staring at her, and Lestia apologized to me with a wry smile.

"Then, I'm going to be serious for a moment--”

　
She stared at me with her slit eyes.

　Beautiful, clear eyes.

　I was captivated for a moment by the mysterious sparkle behind them.

"Your magical power is clearly out of the ordinary, you know?　It's beyond the limits of a human being - well, it's beyond the limits of a human being."

"Well, I have a certain amount of self-confidence in my magical power.'

　I said.

"Though I don't really understand it.”

" You are better than the high-ranking demon . And you're still in the growth stage, right?　If you're good at it, you'll probably surpass the Demon King, right?”
That's not going to happen.

　I chuckled.

　The truth is, the Raven's magic power in the game is certainly a different level, but the Demon King's magic power is a completely different story compared to the Raven's magic power.

　
As far as I'm concerned, I definitely want to get my hands on this talent."

''Talent?　You want to get me ?'

'As a member of the Demon Lord's army."

　Is that joke coming again?

"Hmm?　I'm not joking this time, okay?”

　As soon as she said that, Lestia's entire body was wrapped in a red aura.

“What?"

　I exclaimed.

　Surely - this time it's not a joke.

　No way, this person is really--.

"The Demon Lord ......!?"