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 97

Episode 97

First, I instructed the officials to check the stockpile status and emergency response manuals in each town.

…Well, I wonder how many towns are actually prepared.

Since I believe everything is a mess, I’d be happy to find even one town in good shape.

Zangell and the others who stayed behind in the town of Endria haven’t encountered any major issues and have returned.

However, it seems that Zangell and Inaesia, who were patrolling outside the town, found something and came to my study.

“So, what is it you want to report?”

“Inaesia, hand that thing over to Lord Reis.”

At Zangell’s words, Inaesia nodded and handed me a magic stone.

I took the magic stone and examined it closely.

…It’s a familiar magic stone.

However, the fact that it is here means that the story is changing slightly again.

“We found this outside the town. When we investigated it, Vilias recognized the stone.”

“What is it?”

“It’s a magic stone used to summon monsters. It’s mainly used by the demons.”

I nodded at Inaesia’s serious expression.

Indeed, it matches Vilias’ assessment. It’s likely that she has seen or heard of such things during her development of weapons.

“There might be a possibility that the demons have infiltrated this continent.”

“Understood. Give this magic stone to Ruf. He might be able to detect any remaining scent of its user.”

“Understood.”

I handed the magic stone to Zangell, who clenched it tightly and nodded.

“Zangell, don’t be too tense.”

“…Yes, I apologize. I’ll take this to Ruf.”

“Yeah. If anything comes up, let me know.”

With that, Zangell left the room.

…So, the demons have come to the town of Endria.

Their target is likely Serin.

This means that Serin’s current location might also be compromised.

Inaesia glanced at Zangell and then turned to me.

“Lord Reis, ever since Zangell heard about the user of this magic stone, he has been acting strange.”

“Zangell originally came from the northern continent. His parents were killed by demons.”

“By demons… That’s why.”

“Keep an eye on him so he doesn’t do anything reckless.”

“Understood.”

To Zangell, demons are the enemy… I understand that.

Therefore, I’m also a bit hesitant about the protection of Suzaku and Serin.

It’s not just Zangell. Because the war between humans and demons has been ongoing for so long, many people have various emotions towards one side or the other.

As for me, since I’m not originally from this world, I’m fine with anything as long as it’s a cute character, be it demon or human. But for the people involved, it’s not that simple.

It’s best not to let anyone know about Suzaku and Serin’s origins.

As Inaesia left, another magical presence approached.

It was Suzaku and Serin. They knocked on the door, and I granted them permission to enter.

“You may enter.”

“Excuse us.”

“Excuse us.”

(Note: The top one「失礼する」 – “Shitsurei suru” is formal while the bottom one is「失礼しやす」 – “Shitsurei shiyasu” is more casual. Both means “excuse me” or “I’ll be intruding”)

Serin and Suzaku entered the study.

While I looked through the documents that had piled up due to my recent outings, I glanced at them.

They walked towards me and bowed.

“What’s the matter? Are you dissatisfied with your room?”

“No, no, that’s fine… Um, it’s just that my little sister has something she wants to ask.”

“I am the elder sister. …Reis, do you know about our blood?”

They came to confirm the words I had conveyed in the underground waterway.

Suzaku looked at me with his usual carefree demeanor, while Serin looked somewhat tense.

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