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

 “Hey, wait a minute, Mathilda!“

“Shut up!”

　Matilda was running ahead of me, not answering my call.

　She is fast.

　At least in terms of simple physical ability, she's much better than me.

It can't be helped -- [Flight].

　I chased after her with flight magic.

　As expected, flight magic is overwhelmingly faster than a person who runs.

　The gap between us was closing fast.

“High-speed flight!“

　Matilda also used flight magic.

　Suddenly!

　She accelerates at once while flying.

　I use normal flight magic, but she uses high-speed flight magic.

　The gap between us is widening again.

She's really stubborn. ......

　I chuckled.

　I increase the magic power.

　Giggles!

　My flight magic speeds up several times at once.

　In the blink of an eye, I caught up with Matilda.

“What?　How can you catch up with my high-speed flight magic with normal flight magic?“

“I have the amount of magic power that can keep up with anyone, you know.“

　The speed of flight magic depends on the magic power of the magician.

　Therefore, if I am willing to do so, I can easily catch up with the other party's high-speed flight magic.

　The normal flight magic activated by my magic power is much faster than the high-speed flight magic used by ordinary magicians.

“......You are a genius after all, huh?“

　Matilda murmured.

If you have that much talent, you can do anything you want without even trying.　But you started to work hard. ......What the hell happened to you?”

“I want to be strong--that's all I can say.“

　I said deceptively.

“I've just been kind of rambling, but now it's become a goal of mine to be strong. So--”

　I looked at Matilda.

“Right now, it's about honing my skills. “ I looked at Matilda“. That's all I can focus on. So I'm sorry if I said something that made you uncomfortable without realizing it. Sorry.”

......” I don't care anymore. I mean, are you really ...... Raven?　You're definitely a different person.

“What the ......!?”

　I gulped.

“It's as if you've been replaced.“

“Ha-ha-ha, no way. .......”

　I was so shaken up that my voice was inverted.

　Calm down, I thought.

If I think about it calmly, saying 'I feel like you're a different person' or 'It's like you've been replaced inside' is just a joke.

I was so upset that my voice flipped inside out. 

As for me, my heart was racing.

“I'm ...... sorry, Raven. Don't worry, I'm not mad at you. I don't hate you, so don't worry“.

　Matilda smiled.

I'm looking forward to studying with you at the magic academy,....... .

　Matilda's cheeks suddenly blushed.

　She seems to be more shy than expected.

Come to think of it, she was a tsundere character in the game as well, huh?

Of course, it is the protagonist, not me, who is supposed to get attracted to her.

※

　Matilda's heart continued to beat wildly even after she returned home.

“I don`t believe it, he`s that ...... kind of guy.　Really, he`s like a different person.“

　A sigh escapes her. 

In fact, she didn't like Raven.

　She was so sick and tired of being his fiancée, of having to marry him eventually.

　If it were possible, she even wanted ...... to find another partner at the magic academy she was about to attend and break off the engagement.

　But now ...... her heart was in turmoil.

“He's talented, he's good-looking, and he's hardworking and earnest,.......”

　Matilda sighed again.

'A fiancée ......, huh?'

　She should have hated it, hated it, hated it.

When she thinks about Raven now, she wonders why she feels a crush growing in her heart.

 And then, a few months have passed...　

Finally, it was time to enter the magic academy.