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 46

Episode 46

“Lord Reis, was it better for you not to come today?”

It was Reem who asked that.

Reem, who has been coming almost every day recently to participate in the soldiers’ training, looks at me with a worried expression.

She’s getting closer. Somehow, it seems like she’s doing a lot of nose breathing, but it’s probably just my imagination. Let’s keep it that way.

The reason Reem asked the question earlier was because the mansion was in chaos today due to the arrival of the Third Princess.

It was decided last night that the Third Princess would come, and I hadn’t specifically informed Reem.

“No, we’re still planning to train as usual today. I think having you here could make a good impression, so it’s fine, right?”

“Is that so? Then I’m glad.”

According to what I heard from the elders, today’s schedule is to have a look at the soldiers’ training.

….. Well, they were in a messy hurry.

Even though the amount allocated to military expenses has increased compared to before, we haven’t hired any new skilled soldiers.

From the perspective of family members who haven’t been observing the soldiers’ training as much as I have, it’s understandable that they would panic.

However, since I’ve been making improvements to the soldiers to the best of my ability, I don’t think there will be anything to anger the Third Princess this time.

After all, I didn’t want to live in constant anxiety about when my title might be taken away during a surprise inspection.

My brothers, who had been bustling around, noticed Reem and me and raised their voices with a hint of irritation.

“Hey, useless! Lady Fylia will be here soon. Don’t just stand around chatting forever!”

“Seriously… This is why useless people…”

Reem shows the most visibly irritated expression at my brothers’ words.

…And Inaesia, who happened to be nearby, too.

She seems to be in the middle of cleaning, but she tightly grips the rag she’s holding and glares at my brothers, trying not to be noticed.

Please calm down…

“I apologize.”

“Hey, you too, hurry up and come to greet her.”

“And you, poor noble over there.”

…Calling Reem that, they must have quite the confidence in their own positions.

Reem responds with a smile and a bow, similar to the sales smile and bow she used to do, and we follow her.

My brothers also have fiancées, but they rarely come to visit.

Perhaps it’s because of their personalities, but their relationship is as cold as the relationship between Reis-kun and Reem in the past.

As we head to the entrance to greet her, the door opens after a while.

We bow respectfully and exchange formal greetings before looking up.

The expression on Lady Fylia’s face is different from when she visited before, more stern.

…Yeah, it’s like she’s come for an audit or something.

Actually, Lady Fylia probably came to see how much has changed since last time.

It’s been over six months since she told us to improve, so there should be some measures in place by now.

Lady Fylia had that stern expression, but when our eyes met, she gave me a soft smile.

“Reis-san, it’s been a while.”

“…It’s been a while.”

“I came today to confirm how much has changed. And also to see how much stronger you’ve become, Reis-san.”

“I’ll do my best to live up to your expectations.”

I’ve become considerably stronger than before, so there shouldn’t be any problems here.

As we chat amicably, my brothers glare at me.

…And Reem also looks at me with a somewhat dissatisfied expression.

I don’t know if Lady Fylia noticed that, but she immediately turned her gaze to my father.

“Mr. Roubel, I came today to check on the situation of the soldiers. Would it be okay to go and see the training ground now?”

“…Uh, yes… of course.”

Father is in a panic.

…Well, we’ve spent some money on equipment using military expenses, but even so, we haven’t hired any additional soldiers.

The reason for not hiring soldiers is simple. Once you hire them, the expenses will continue to increase.

From my parents’ perspective, equipment costs only incur initial expenses since they are assumed not to be maintained.

With Lady Fylia and the others, I head to the adjacent training ground.

As soon as Lady Fylia arrived,

“Gather!”

“Yes!”

The voice of Sergeant Zangell resounded, and the soldiers raised their voices in unison and gathered.

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