"Oh, that goddess sure knows how to play her cards right. A woman I couldn't get my hands on in my past life — but this time, she's mine!"
"No way in hell!! I finally got together with Senpai! You were a massive womanizer and now you expect me to believe you when you say 'you're the only one I love'? Are you stupid? Oh right, you're that idiot CEO's son."
"What did you just say! Wait — you said you got together with Senpai. That means this brat right here is the reincarnation of the guy I had banished? Oh, that's just perfect! This time, I'm definitely stealing your woman!"
"…………"
"You went out of your way to set yourself up for me to steal her — you're nothing but a stepping stone! Both in my past life and this one!! AHAHAHA!"
"You……!!"
"That's right, get angrier! The deeper your rage, the more devastating your despair will be when you fall to this [Hero]!"
Achilles roared with laughter as Alan seethed before him.
Behind him, a pair of gleaming eyes locked onto Achilles as a target.
"Your wide open in the back!"
"……What the—gh, what is this, an arrow in the back of my knee?! Who did that?! Do you think a little thing like this can stop me?!"
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The one who loosed the arrow was Zeke.
That arrow was a physical manifestation of his skill, [Hero Slayer].
After dying in his past life, he had learned during his conversation with the goddess that Achilles had been granted the [Hero] skill first and reincarnated ahead of him.
He could not allow someone like Achilles to run rampant with the [Hero] skill.
That was why Zeke had begged the goddess for the [Hero Slayer] skill, giving up every possibility of obtaining any other skill in exchange.
His plan had two layers: if Alan's initial ambush managed to kill Achilles, so much the better — but even if it didn't, he would land this skill on him as a follow-up.
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What an idiot.
At the same time Sophia and I appeared before Achilles, I had Zeke teleported behind him.
Of course, I had cast [Presence Concealment] on Zeke.
The [Hero Slayer] skill apparently takes time to activate, so we needed to stall for a bit.
Sophia did a great job egging him on.
"What... is this heaviness...!! My martial arts, my magic—I can't use any of it!! Impossible! [Hero] is... gone! The goddess told me I was a king with strength beyond compare, infinite stamina, and unrivaled wisdom!"
"Know yourself... Something that convenient couldn't possibly be real, could it? Not for the likes of you."
"Son of a bitch!! You—you people are nothing but stage props designed to entertain me!!"
"Is that your final word? Then it's my turn. I've been thinking about this ever since I found out Sophia was a reincarnator. I kept wondering—what if the bastard who set me up was also a reincarnator?"
"What are you..."
"So I made up my mind—I'd settle this once and for all with my own skill! [Infinity Reverse]!!"
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Skills: [Reverse] [Divine Eye] [Sword God] [Gentleman Thief] [Dark Magic] [Stone Iron Magic] [Sacred Magic] [Space-Time Magic] [Scorching Magic] [Freezing Magic] [Magic Hand] [Seduction] [Pain Relief] [Complete Status Abnormality Resistance] [Flame Spirit's Protection] [Phantom Demon] [Lightning Speed] [Dark Spirit's Protection] [Supernatural Strength] [Thunder God Sword] [Great Luck] [Clear Storm Magic] [Humility] [Heaven's Gate] [Ninja Master] [Eloquence] [Truth Seeker] [Whisper of the Abyss] [Super Intuition] [Spear God] [Fist God]
Rank: Orichalcum
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