I, who was reincarnated as the villain character in a game, was secretly enjoying my role as the villain while pulling off heroic moves behind the scenes. However, my actions were exposed to my fiancée, who absolutely despises me - Episode 13

Episode 13

It’s the monthly meeting with Reem. I’m not sure if this frequency is common for engaged couples.

Today happens to be that day, and I’m laughed at by my brother, who happened to be in the mansion.

The reason my family arranged such a marriage proposal was to hurt Reis’ pride. And Reem accepted it to establish a relationship with the ducal family.

…There are probably better families to be connected with than the Validor family, but well, they are a duke’s family after all.

As usual, Reem, dressed in a dress, arrives at the mansion and comes to my room.

How many times have we met since I reincarnated? I feel like it’s about five times. We used to have trivial conversations, but Reem glanced at me.

“I heard you’ve been training your body a lot lately.”

“Yeah, something like that.”

Recently, Reem has started talking to me more, but at first, if I didn’t start the conversation, she would usually stay silent. She probably didn’t want to talk to me that much. Now that she talks to me about various things, I think we’re building a more friendly relationship.

“Your demeanor seems more dignified than before.”

“…Well, it’s probably because of the training.”

My physique has changed. Now I have enough stamina to not be out of breath even after intense exercise. Reem smiles and tilts his head slightly.

“Yes. Why have you been training so diligently lately?”

…Hmm, how should I answer that? Saying something like “To avoid the future of destruction as a reincarnator!” would probably be seen as weird. Let’s come up with a somewhat plausible reason.

“Do you know my position in this house?”

“Eh? Um… Well, not in detail…”

Reem struggles to speak with a troubled expression. …Oh yeah, that’s right. Since I have a higher status, it’s natural for her to hesitate to speak honestly. She tried to evade the question on the spot, but since she looked like she didn’t know my position, it almost made me want to laugh.

“Ah, sorry. That was a difficult question to answer. As you know, my position in this house isn’t great. In order to stay in this house, I have to work hard as one of the soldiers.”

Well, that’s assuming the family remains.

“…Is that so?”

She nods in understanding, and I decide to tease her a little.

“What, you’re not going to deny it?”

“…Ah, um, well…”

“Well, just kidding. Anyway, that’s why I’m currently training.”

“…Please don’t tease me like that.”

Reem pouts a bit and seems annoyed. Unlike usual, she shows a more age-appropriate attitude. It’s easier to interact with than a stiff expression.

Well, I don’t know how long that will last. My family is still manipulating military expenses and spending money as they please. If that’s exposed, I’ll probably be stripped of my title like in the game. And then, our engagement with Reem would be over… our relationship would be over by then.

The Forest of Rebellion is divided into five layers in total. The further you go, the stronger the monsters become, and at the fifth layer, I would probably be killed instantly at my current level.

In the game, when you progress, the map clearly shows the second layer, third layer, etc., in the upper right corner, but in reality, there are no such clear divisions.

In the game, monsters from other layers never appear, but in reality, monsters may freely come and go.

As I conducted field training, I became concerned and asked my tutor.

“I was attacked by a High Wolf from the third layer here the other day. Is that frequency common?”

“Generally, they don’t come out, but lately, the frequency has increased. It’s a situation where many emergency requests are being made to the guild.”

“I see…”

…Emergency requests, huh.