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

"Raven Draxel. Yours truly.”

　He introduced himself.

"Though, in essence, we're very different. Unlike you, sweetheart, I have accepted my fate."

“What, ......?”

"Raven, the 'villain' in this world - you cannot accept that and are trying to change your destiny so you can survive. For your own survival."

　What is he talking about?

　No way.

　No way, this guy--does he know what I'm going through and what I'm going to end up doing in this world?

No, this is supposed to be my mental world. Then there is no one who “knows what I don't know.

　That's what I normally believe.

　But in a corner of my mind, I was thinking of another possibility.

"First, let's see what you can do."

　Raven's chin was set in a squawk.

"Come on. Give it your all."

“Is that going to help me train for the mental world?”

　I asked.

"Of course it does. I am the “self” standing in front of you. To beat it is to 'get over yourself. If you can do that, your mental capacity will grow by leaps and bounds."

　Raven explained.

"I see. ...... So, if I beat you, it means my mental strength will increase."

　It's easy to understand.

　Bow!

　I let out a magical aura from my entire body.

“I'll take you up on that right away."

'You're pretty aggressive, aren't you?"

"I don't like fighting. I just want to be strong.'

　I looked at Raven.

"If I don't get stronger, I won't have a future."

　I can't get any future but a ruined future.

'That's why I'm ...... going to do everything in my power to defeat you!”

"Fine. Let's see it happen.”

　Boom!

　Raven also emitted an aura of magical power from her entire body.

　He is strong.

　The equal to me, or maybe even more so......!?

　He is clad in incredibly powerful magical power.

　I've been training for a long time and my magical power should be greater than Raven's, who doesn't make any effort at all.

'I'll tell you first.”

　Raven smirked, the corners of his mouth lifting up in a grin.

'I'm strong."

"So am I.”

　I grin back.

　I'm half bluffing, but I'm not going to let myself be intimidated.

'Let's get to it."

　The battle has begun.

　As I had declared at the beginning, Raven was indeed strong.

　My magic was shot down by his magic at every turn.

"This guy ......!"

　Since my opponent's attacks were also shot down by my magic, it seems that we are at least evenly matched in terms of the power of our offensive magic.

　So, the deciding factor was....

"Vanish Flare!"

　I fired my signature fire magic.

"Fire!"

　Raven responded with fire magic.

　Even with the same fire magic, my rank is much higher.

　The raven in the game can only use three types of magic: Fire, Thunder, and Shield.

　However, it seems that this raven's magic power is higher than mine.

　The difference between us made up for the rank difference in offensive magic, and we are now on an even playing field.

　Our flames collided in mid-air and both disappeared.

　We were evenly matched again - again.

'Oh oh oh oh ......!”

　I lunged at that moment.

"What the ......!?”

　Raven stared at me in surprise.

"There's no end to the long-range shooting. I know I'm not the only one."

　......I know Raven in the game.

　The game's Raven is certainly the most powerful magician, but her melee skills are low.

　Very low.

As a result, the raven in front of me is probably just as weak in close combat.

　
On the other hand, I have been training in fighting for a year before I entered the magic academy.

　I knew from the start that my specs were too weak for close combat.

　I trained to overcome that, even if only a little.

　Even though they are also “weak in melee combat,” one has made no effort, while the other has worked hard for a year.

"Now, let's see who's stronger ......!”

　I'm going to get close to Raven.