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 59

Episode 59

…Night.

Men raced through the world that was now completely engulfed in darkness.

With pale faces, they desperately moved their arms and legs, running through the forest.

“Damn it! What’s up with that guy!?”

A man shouted in frustration, and another man answered.

“T-That guy…! He’s probably Ryō…!”

“Ryō…?”

“Don’t you know!? He’s an adventurer operating within the Validor territory, and recently, he’s been cracking down on criminals…!”

The man who was desperately explaining suddenly fell silent, and his feet stopped.

In front of them stood a man clad in a black cloak, his face hidden behind a mask.

“R-Ryō…!”

“…”

Ryō slowly stepped forward, approaching the men.

As he moved, a distorted shadow-like aura appeared around his body.

With each step Ryō took, the men’s faces turned to despair.

These men were bandits.

They had been targeting merchants transporting goods within the Validor territory, but due to Ryō’s interference, they were now fleeing.

Of the roughly ten bandits who were there, only two remained. All the others had already been restrained, unable to move.

Perhaps remembering the sight of their comrades, the man vented his irrational anger towards Ryō.

“How dare you… you… I’ll kill you…!”

“…”

Clad in his cloak, Ryō silently stared at the man from behind his mask.

The man lunged at Ryō, but his attacks never landed.

Ryō had already evaded the attacks. At the same time, a short dagger was drawn.

After defeating the bandits, I sighed at the state of lawlessness, which was worse than I had anticipated.

Recently, with the improved accuracy of the magical sonar, we had been cracking down on criminals like these… but there were still so many.

The poor state of security in the Validor territory was partly the fault of the Validor family… I felt deeply sorry for it.

Returning to the merchant who had been attacked by the bandits, they looked at me with fear.

Near them were the bandits I had captured and the guards who had lost their lives defending against the bandits.

If only I had noticed a little earlier, I could have saved them.

With no more danger around, and with the town nearby… I spoke to them.

“It’s getting late. Head to the town right away.”

“Y-Yes…! Thank you so much…! Thanks to you, we’re safe…!”

The voice of a person who seemed to be a mother, crying while embracing her child, reached my ears.

The poor security in the Validor territory was also reflected in the behavior of the nobles in cooperation with the Validor family.

In essence, they imposed unreasonable taxes on the commoners, and those who could not bear them resorted to such methods to earn a living.

We must respond quickly, but first, we must understand the state of the territory.

After using spatial magic to avoid detection, I handed the captured thieves over to the Validor soldiers.

Then, returning to my mansion, I found Reem in my room.

“Oh, are you finished already?”

She was wearing a man’s clothes and lying in a man’s bed.

It might seem strange to others, but I’ve already gotten used to it.

About a week has passed since I officially became the successor of the Validor family.

Now, Reem and her family have also moved to Validor.

Reem’s father provides training and guidance as a fighting force, and Reem assists with work around the mansion. She’s also likely to grow her internal affairs stats.

For these reasons, we’ve been spending more time together in the same room. But the main reason Reem is here now is to savor my scent.

“Well, it’s over for now. But the security situation is still bad.”

“Yeah… especially lately, it’s been really noticeable… Well, I guess it’s easier for criminals to move around when the lord changes.”

…Certainly, there has been a flurry of activity recently, and it’s not hard to see why.

It seems that whenever the lord changes, the movement of goods increases significantly.

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