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 28

Episode 28

(Reem’s Perspective)

…At some point, Lord Reis changed.

It wasn’t in a bad way… in fact, it was for the better.

The old Lord Reis felt like the typical son of the Validor family.

Moreover, if you listened to the people around him, he seemed to be one of the worst in the Validor family.

Lord Reis was bullied by his parents and siblings, but his outlet seemed to be directed even further down—towards those in lower positions in the Validor family, such as soldiers and servants.

Of course, that attitude extended to me, his fiancée. It was only natural for him to look down on me and my family, and furthermore, I was subjected to various forms of harassment.

While there were parts of Lord Reis’ twisted reasons that I could sympathize with, my heart wasn’t strong enough to accept them.

For me, even meeting Lord Reis once a month was seriously unpleasant. As the scheduled day approached, there were days when I couldn’t sleep, and my skin broke out in rashes as if my body was having a physical rejection reaction.

However… one day, he suddenly changed.

According to detailed accounts, his personality did a complete 180 after celebrating his birthday.

While he still maintained an attitude that drew a clear line between himself as a noble and soldiers or servants, the coldness and condescension seemed to disappear.

Furthermore, if someone completed a task, he started thanking them.

And he began to focus more on training, which he used to slack off on.

…The Validor family’s job is to protect the city and the country from the monsters of the Forest of Rebellion.

This is related to the foundation of the Validor family.

The Validor family established a defensive line in this city to protect the kingdom, completely sealing off the monsters of the Forest of Rebellion.

After their achievements were recognized, the Validor family was granted the title of duke by furthering their accomplishments.

While peace has continued for about a hundred years, it’s uncertain when large numbers of monsters will emerge from the forest again.

Therefore, it’s natural for the Validor family to train for when that time comes… Well, for now, it seems like no one other than Lord Reis is training.

Even when I talk to Lord Reis… I didn’t feel as uncomfortable as before.

At first, when I didn’t know that Lord Reis had changed, I was cautious and careful with my words, but now I feel relaxed enough to exchange jokes.

…Before I knew it, I was looking forward to our monthly meetings, and sometimes I even went to see him when I had free time.

With the current Lord Reis, I even thought I could have a happy married life.

Well, there are still complaints.

…Unlike my changing feelings, Lord Reis’ attitude towards me never changes, no matter when I go to see him.

He talks to me as if he’s not interested in me at all, just like he would with friends.

Even though he used to be so touchy-feely before…

With the current Lord Reis, even if I were harassed, I wouldn’t mind, and in fact, I would want to use it as an excuse to flirt, and I might even want to harass him back.

…Phew, let’s calm down a bit.

Since there’s no helping it, I’ve been making various proposals to interact with Lord Reis every time we meet, and I’ve been secretly enjoying his scent to the extent that he doesn’t notice.

Today, after safely enjoying Lord Reis’ scent, I had the chief of the mansion’s soldiers escort me to the teleportation stone.

“Lady Reem, don’t you think Lord Reis has changed recently?”

“Huh? Oh, yes.”

To the soldier’s question, I nodded honestly and then panicked a little.