I Reincarnated as a Villainous Noble and Want to Enjoy a Laid-Back Harem Life – I Have No Intention of Getting Involved in the Main Story, Just Want to Live Comfortably with My Female Slaves, but Everyone Around Me Keeps Treating Me Like a Hero - Chapter 3.4

The Milliria Church had requested an investigation into a fallen nation.

That nation was, to say the least, a rather suspicious place.

“I’m heading out to investigate the Mimosa Empire soon. You two should prepare as well.”

Mimosa Empire.

Just a few years ago, it was a powerful nation that had flourished, yet it was not something even my knowledge from the game covered. However, now it had completely collapsed, becoming a lost kingdom.

More importantly, it was likely the primary cause of the discrepancies between the original story I knew and the reality I was experiencing.

“What!? The Mimosa Empire!?”

To me, this was a serious matter… but for Bohater and Hamenos, whom I had summoned to my room, it probably didn’t hold the same significance.

Or so I had thought—until I saw their reactions.

“Hmm? What’s wrong, Bohater?”

That was why I was internally quite surprised at Bohater’s reaction.

Of course, the fall of the Mimosa Empire, being the collapse of a great nation, was a widely discussed event.

But for even a slave to know about it? That was rather unusual.

“N-No… It’s nothing.”

Well… Bohater was a bit out of the ordinary.

“……”

Hmm. Considering the timing, it wasn’t impossible that Bohater’s descent into slavery was somehow linked to the empire’s demise.

Could they be a survivor of the Mimosa Empire…?

As of now, every known resident of the empire at that time had gone missing. If Bohater was the sole exception… No, that would be a stretch.

More likely, they had been outside the empire when it fell, lost their homeland, wandered aimlessly, and ended up enslaved.

That seemed like the most plausible scenario.

Or, in the worst-case scenario… Bohater could actually be a noble from the Mimosa Empire.

If that were the case, their exceptional strength would make sense.

“…If that’s the case, then it doesn’t matter.”

At worst, this might mean parting ways with Bohater.

We’ve come this far together, though.

No matter what happens, I’ll try to be on their side as much as I can…

Yeah, my motivation for the investigation requested by the Milliria Church just went up significantly.

“…I feel so left out right now.”

While Bohater and I engaged in this silent exchange, almost like a mental battle, Hamenos—who had been observing from the side—decided to interject.

“As an elf, that’s only natural, isn’t it?”

“Shut up, pervert.”

Both Bohater and I responded with equally sharp remarks.

At some point, Bohater’s attitude toward Hamenos had grown rather harsh as well.