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 58

Episode 58

The voices of my brothers’ questions echoed.

The king stood before me and then smiled.

“I’ve heard from Fylia about your achievements. The power to defeat the monsters of the Forest of Rebellion at such a young age… impressive. And you are also the sole survivor of the Validor family. …Would you be willing to inherit the Validor family?”

…Ah, I see.

For the king, the four of them are already considered dead.

And then, to have me succeed them.

There might also be a sense of reward for my achievements.

—Just as planned.

Fylia’s evaluation of me was high. So she shouldn’t have thought of me and the Validor family as the same.

And I knew that if my family remained incompetent, an event would occur where this title would be taken away.

But what if there was someone from the Validor family who could overcome that in their place?

I wasn’t sure if it would work out so well, but I had expected to receive some level of recognition.

It felt like finding a new job, and it worked out well.

Although I didn’t particularly long to be a noble, the reason I went this far was simple.

I wanted to show this family a thing or two! That’s all!

“…Understood. I accept.”

“Oh, splendid! I’m counting on you, Reis!”

The king smiled and patted my back.

…I’m not particularly fond of this kind of thing, but well, I don’t see him every day. I can endure it.

“W-Why…?”

When I glanced over, my family was looking at me with hopeless expressions.

…I didn’t expect things to turn out like this.

With this, one aspect of my future has changed.

…More than I anticipated.

Returning to the mansion with Reem, when I told everyone what had happened… it became quite a big deal.

It quickly spread throughout the town, and there were celebrations and festivities everywhere, apparently in honor of me.

…Just how much did everyone hate my family?

While thinking about that, I rested in my small room that I had returned to.

“Reis, may I come in now?”

Reem arrived.

She bowed her head politely and entered the room.

“…Um, congratulations.”

“Yeah, thanks.”

Reem seemed a little sad as she lowered her eyes.

It was rare for her to have such a complicated expression, so Reem spoke up with a determined look.

“…Um, Reis. I have something to talk to you about.”

“What is it?”

“It’s about the engagement between you and me.”

Come to think of it, in the game, the relationship between me and Reem ended when the family lost its title, but…

It’s ongoing now. I wonder what will happen.

As I urged her to continue with my gaze, Reem spoke calmly.

“The relationship between you and me… is decided by Lord Roubel… your father and my father. …It’s also a relationship that came about because of your position as the third son.”

That’s right.

The reason Reem and I became engaged had a lot to do with the harassment from my family.

Normally, it would be difficult for the daughter of a viscount like Reem to have a relationship with the third son of a duke unless she was greatly favored.

Well, with Reem’s appearance, there’s a good chance she could attract the attention of men from other families.

“So, it’s about my future—”

I understood why Reem had that expression earlier.

“I hope you’ll continue to rely on me.”

“Huh?”

“As for me, I wanted to stay with Reem from now on, how about you Reem?”

Reem is a character who is also involved in the main game, so I don’t know if she will stay with me forever, but as for me, I wanted to stay with her.

Reem’s face widened in surprise at my reply, and then she smiled.

“…… Of course, I’d love to be with you.”

“I’m glad to hear that. I’ll be counting on you.”

“Yeah, I’ll be looking forward to working with you.”

As Reem and I shook hands, what I was thinking about in my mind was… what to do next.

I wanted to attend the military academy to meet the protagonist, but… it’s not possible for a lord to attend.

Was there another department?

In the game, there were many scenes where he was entangled with a sarcastic aristocrat, etc., so I’m wondering if I could manage to get into the academy, but I wonder how that will turn out.

Well, I’ll think about the details later.

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