The Villainess Comes Back in Time to Find the One Who Truly Loved Her One Week Before Dying

"Speaking of which, seniors, you said you had an adventurer's brother, right?

"Yeah? Yeah, I'm here. I've never been here to show my face in the last few years, but it's a thin one."

One lunchtime, my junior Emili, who was dining with me, suddenly came up with the subject of my brother.

"Your brother's name, maybe, says Mr. Mason?

"Is that it? How do you know that? Did I tell Emily?

"No, actually, I heard from my sister back home the other day about someone named Mason. So, my last name was the same as my senior, so I thought maybe."

What? What the hell. What. Is that guy making a rumor? Did you mess something up somewhere?

I'll try to hit the question honestly.

"What story? Did you do something to him?

"No, not at all. Rather, it is very active…"

"Great work? As an adventurer?

Big deal? That heckle?

"As an adventurer, so is he, but now he teaches swordsmanship at the Royal School of Magic in the Kingdom of Magic. Besides, he was a direct scout from the royal family of the Demonic Kingdom."

"... Huh? Swordsmanship at Magic School?

No, I don't know why. Sure, the letter I received last year said it was a grand nobleman's mansion in the Demonic Kingdom, working as an escort, but what happened from there and I was supposed to teach swordsmanship at school?

Why is there a subject of swordsmanship in the school of magic in the first place? Isn't that a school that teaches magic? Besides, a direct scout from the royal family... what's going on?

According to Emily's story, Emily's year away sister has a gift as a magician and is currently studying at the Royal School of Magic in the Kingdom of Magic.

So, it seems that a new subject in swordsmanship has been established in that magic school since this year, and that it was an adventurer named "Mason Beckford" who went on to lecture on that swordsmanship subject.

The lecturer said that humans without magic were often discriminated against, beating all prejudice and discrimination with their sword arms and exceptional leadership alone, forcing the royal nobility of the demonic kingdom to recognize their strength.

He said the royal family of the demonic kingdom, who ultimately appreciated his skill highly, pulled slightly forcefully from the grand aristocratic mansion to make him a faculty member of the Royal School.

And he went to school early to show off his divine swordsmanship in a swordsmanship demonstration, which apparently attracted many students. As a result, the swordsmanship subject became a neglected and popular subject, saying he was learning swordsmanship from him even to the prince of the demonic kingdom who fell in love with his arms.

... No, you're a little incredible. He's the opposite character to "indomitable mental power" or "rebellious spirit," and he's just like me and probably not good at teaching swordsmanship to others at all.... Isn't that the same last name?

But after hearing a lot about it, I kind of feel like I'm pretty sure that "Dr. Mason Beckford" is my hectic brother.

It's unlikely that it's the same last name in the first place because it's not that common.

... What the hell happened to him in the Demonic Kingdom? Isn't the character too different?

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"Captain! Is it true that the Captain is a relative of that adventurer Mason Beckford?

"... it's true. This is my brother. He's the one who hasn't been here to show his face in years."

It was a rookie who had just been assigned to my unit the other day who spoke to me like that with excitement.

... Since when? There was a considerable increase in the number of times people were asked about Mason. Besides, most of these days it doesn't feel like "Do you have an adventurer's brother based in the Demonic Kingdom," but "Are you that Mason Beckford's sister?"

Information from Emili's sister is also coming in via Emili, and I'm somewhat aware of recent developments because I get occasional letters from Mason himself, but even without it his activity was normally conveyed to this kingdom of Velasquez, which is located on the other side of the continent.

... It seems that our hectic brother sometime became a super famous adventurer whose name was known to all continents.

And it's what he does, but honestly, most of it was incredible.

My hectic brother, as part of a famous party representing the Demonic Kingdom, seems to be raging about the momentum of hunting down demons of the Demonic Kingdom. Plus, while the school lecturer continues.

My hectic brother seems to be shooting down Wyburn or sinking a serpent.

My hectic brother apparently took over Patricia Carlisle, the legendary black demon mentor who was afraid to take the alias of "The Witch of the North". Ms Patricia's black magic didn't work for our brother, and she said it was easy to slash him down.

It seems my hectic brother raised him to his current strength in just a few years by teaching swordsmanship from scratch to Irene Cathcart, who can now be counted as one of the finest swordsmen in the Demonic Kingdom.

My hectic brother is dating Chelsea Rosedale, a duke's warrant who is also famous as a genius magician, and she's so drowned by that warrant.

No, it's true. You're not the cheat brave guy in the story. Besides, he's super hectic, isn't he? He's got the strength, but he's got the mentality, so instead of ever winning, he's like he can't fight each other, right?

... Next time I'll go to the Demon Kingdom to confirm rumors if I get a long vacation. I can't help but worry about my brother's rumors these days.

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Mason himself sent me a letter of shock. That guy, he's getting married. As rumored, your opponent is a courtesan of the grand aristocrat Rosedale family in the Kingdom of Demons, and he's going to join his son-in-law.

And I was talking about using the school winter break to come say hello to my parents' house with that Chelsea lady, so if you like, I could come to my parents' house at the same time.

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………

Seriously. Mason got me ahead of him.

Introducing myself again at this time, I'm Claire Beckford. A 29-year-old Alasser knight this year. Seven years without a boyfriend.

Simon, a younger brother of five, had a childhood tame that he promised his future at an early age, and he plans to marry next year, safely through his pure love with that childhood tame.

And another brother, Mason, who thought, "He shouldn't be so easy to get through with marriage because he's a heck of a bitch," this also decided to get married.

They'll officially announce their engagement in the Demonic Kingdom as soon as they've finished greeting them at our parents' house and have their wedding next winter or even later next year.

That's such a rush, Grandpa... I'm still young...

By the way, I've been telling my mother for a couple of years now, "If you get here already, you can just feel like you're the best sword ever, right? It is said that the spoon is no longer thrown.

By the way, my parents are still so lovable that my mother is in her fifties and the "beloved woman" aura is still seeping out of her whole body.

So lately I have a mysterious sense of defeat to my own mother every time I go home.

I wonder what I shouldn't do. I understand very well that I am special and not beautiful. But it shouldn't mean it doesn't look particularly bad.

I also know it's not feminine or cute enough. But women knights are all like that. And all senior juniors who feel similar to me, including Emili, who got married the other day, are normally able to get married.

I was pretty hot until I was 22, too, but you almost ran out of guys suddenly dropping by the border one day... How come? What?

Regretting thinking about that, Bo, the person I was waiting for showed up.

"Thank you for waiting, Claire. Thank you again today."

"Ha, I will protect you in my stead."

On one knee, I salute my lord.... because you're a knight at first. I'll behave properly and courteously towards the royal family, even me like this.

Yes, this burning red-haired beauty who approached me with a dazzling smile was His Royal Highness Daniel, the second prince of our country.

I was a member of the Royal Neighbourhood Guard when I held escorts, and that's the edge, and I'm still quite often accompanied as an escort when I go out on business other than official business.

Personally, I'm sorry that I seem to be taking away the work of the Kingsguards, but I have no choice because of your nomination from His Highness. I'm sorry, all the Kingsguards...

Incidentally, the time I was holding His Highness's escort was just at a time when there was a lot of rubbing in the royal family over the right to inherit the throne, and His Highness Daniel, then only a fourth prince of ten, also had an assassination attempt.

At that time, because I had managed to protect His Highness, His Highness trusted me.

I'm not personally "cool enough to take out all Assassins," but I'm not at all happy with my job at the time because I felt like I managed to be a critical protector while I was dying from a serious injury in the place of His Highness.

But even though I'm from a civilian, and I'm a woman, I may have climbed to the head of the Third Knights at a young age in my twenties, because I was highly valued for letting the knightly figure of protecting my lord in place of his own life be put into practice with his own hands.

By the way, just the fact that His Royal Highness Daniel, who was then a "fourth prince", is now a "second prince," I wonder if you can understand the intensity of the throne inheritance struggle at the time...

That was seven years ago too...

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting.... but we're almost there."

"…? I understand"

My previous official duties have been prolonged today, and I'm about half an hour behind schedule, but there's nothing to apologize for because it's normal for a knight to wait for you. He's as sweet as ever.

And I'm not sure what's "a little more"... but here we go. A knight is the one who has no doubt about the Lord's words and accepts them honestly.

Oh, speaking of which, Your Highness, don't let me turn eighteen next spring. And in my country, I become an adult from my eighteenth birthday.

So, the royal nobility of our country often officially announces their engagement on that eighteenth birthday... but speaking of which, you've never heard of His Highness Daniel's opponent.

... No, no, you're in a position to worry about the engagement of your seventeen-year-old highness next year, Claire. Stop running away from reality.

His Royal Highness Daniel was very satisfied with my "I understand" answer for some reason, and he smiled very gently at me.

I knew I should accept your master's words honestly without any doubt!