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 48

Episode 48

Well, actually, my father used to be serious, it seems.

However, with both of Roubel’s parents passing away early and the teachings of the Validor family not being adequately passed down, he ended up inheriting the house.

And as he began to associate more with the useless nobles around him… and gradually became corrupted, this is the result of what my father is now.

In a sense, my father is also a victim.

“Please continue to rebuild the robust Validor in this manner.”

“Yes, leave it to me.”

Father bows his swollen belly.

Since everyone else bows their bellies, I’m the only one standing out.

It was when we bowed our heads to Princess Fylia.

A soldier in a flustered state arrived at the training ground.

That soldier should have been on duty at the lookout post today.

There are roads for people to pass through and lookout posts on the city walls.

It’s their job to check for any approaching dangers… I have a bad feeling about this.

“U-Urgent, Sir Zangell!”

“What’s wrong!?”

“Right now, the princess is here!? You insolent fool!”

When my father shouted, the soldier flinched.

Princess Fylia raised one hand to calm them down.

“This might be an emergency. Don’t mind me and continue.”

“Y-Yes! Just now, there was a report that a large number of monsters are overflowing from the Forest of Rebellion! Through reconnaissance, it’s confirmed that all of them are heading towards us…!”

“What!?”

…This is turning into the worst-case scenario again.

The irregularities before also happened when Princess Fylia was here. Is it cursed?

“Is that true?”

“Yes. We had those skilled in reconnaissance check, and everyone said that a large number of monsters are advancing towards Validor.”

“I see. What should we do, Roubel?”

“Evacuate immediately! We have no choice but to use the teleportation stones to move to another town!”

…Well, we don’t know the scale of the monsters, but that decision itself is correct.

If Validor were an ordinary town, that is.

Princess Fylia responded quickly.

“W-Wait a moment. Validor is a town meant to stop the advance of monsters. There are various weapons to counter them here, so wouldn’t it be better to deal with them here? It should be possible to recruit soldiers from other towns and bring them here using teleportation stones.”

Princess Fylia’s opinion is correct.

Validor has a large number of weapons for countering monsters, and its barrier devices are superior to those of other towns.

Using those, along with waiting for reinforcements while fighting, is the correct strategy.

…If there’s enough fuel and maintenance, that is.

The maintenance itself is being taken care of by Vilias at my request, but there are so many, so only the minimum necessary is being done.

As for fuel… since military expenses haven’t been allocated, there’s hardly any.

Father must have calculated that far as well.

His face is turning blue all at once.

After a while, there was silence, and a soldier spoke up.

“…I’m sorry for interrupting. Regarding the teleportation stones, due to the influence of the monsters from the Forest of Rebellion, or rather, the magic has become unstable, and they’re unusable.”

…As expected, huh?

Even in the game, when important events occur, teleportation magic and teleportation stones often become unusable.

It’s for the sake of the game, but there’s still a proper reason behind it.

“S-So we can’t even evacuate…?”

“Y-Yes… Even if we evacuate the people from the town, we’ll still need to stop the monsters ourselves.”

I use magic to pinpoint the location of the monsters.

Since they’re not advancing very quickly, it’ll take about two hours for them to reach the town.

…The monsters are coming from the direction of the Forest of Rebellion.

If we hurry and evacuate from the opposite gate, the monsters might not notice us… What should we do?

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