It Seems I've Been Reincarnated As A Mob Character In An Otome Game World, But The Prince Dropped Out Before It Even Started - Episode 28

The villainous noble lady, the second prince, and then the officials and priests who were supposed to be the main ones for the matter at hand left Lakewood.

Those two will become the next king and queen, leading the future of the Kingdom of Cunningham to prosperity. — That was the ending of the anime “Ai Roma.”

A happy ending where the villainous noblewoman who found true love becomes happy.

In this place far from the royal capital, the two of them will probably never come again.

Lord Cedi, who is no longer part of the royal family, will spend his days peacefully in the remote land of Lakewood.

Even if it’s the ending of a game setting rather than an anime, the conclusion where Lady Cedi retreats to the outskirts remains unchanged.

But if it’s the ending called the True End, it surely can’t be a bad ending…

Honestly, I don’t mind whether the ending is in the anime or the game.

If it means that Cedi-sama will be happy from now on!

The guests had left, and I was about to join in tidying up the reception room when Lady Cedi invited me for a walk.

“Go. Absolutely go.”

Lord Cedi has been eagerly waiting for this day!

Go ahead, there’s a mysterious pressure from my colleagues, starting with Hugh…

I followed Lord Cedi, who was walking with Lake on his shoulder.

Leaving the mansion, I slowly walk down the path towards the lake.

The summer sun was about to set.

The lake surface, slightly rippled by the wind, sparkles like scales, reflecting orange and gold light in a chaotic dance.

The surroundings are very quiet. There is no sign of people.

There’s no sign of Senpai from the Dark Side either? It’s just the two of us, for real.

Is it really okay? It’s just that I’m trusted as a bodyguard—because there are no enemies, right? Yeah.

“First, Lake. You held on well.”

“Q!”

As Lady Cedi smiled and turned around, Lake spread his wings and floated up.

Cedi-sama gently strokes the small dragon that jumps into her chest and clings to her.

Today, in preparation for receiving guests, a no-approach order for Lady Cedi was issued to Lake.

Revealing that the former prince, who is about to go into hiding, has formed a friendship with a dragon would be disastrous. If they find out about the possibility of a dragon knight being born, the military will come to abduct Lord Cedi.

So, I decided that only I, the Dragon Saint, am allowed to act spoiled in front of customers.

But I see… even Lady Cedi was a Dragon Saint (virgin. I somehow don’t want to say “maiden”)…

I was a bit puzzled.

On our journey to Lakewood, the green dragon that helped us after being attacked by the Empress referred to us as “children of man” in the plural form.

I thought it meant my companions who are inexperienced saints, but in reality, it was a straightforward call for multiple inexperienced saints.

I see, so you’re inexperienced… So, Lake likes not just me but also Lady Cedi.

It seems that the inexperienced ones are more favored than the experienced ones, Dragon’s Child. Who would have thought there would be two candidates for the Dragon’s Saint?

I look up at the sky that has begun to turn a reddish hue.

Even if I was called the Dragon Saint, I thought of my position as just one of the many mob characters.

The title is impressive, but in the end, it’s just mass-produced. Anyone can get it as long as they meet the qualifications.

That kind of identity is wavering.

The past episode with the target has been revealed. And my natural hair color is pink.

Could this be? Maybe――.

“What’s wrong, Alexis?”

“Um… Lord Cedi.”

I started serving by your side at the academy, but we met before that, didn’t we, Lady Cedi?

A question for confirmation.

With the orange-hued sunset casting a glow, Lady Cedi smiled, narrowing her golden eyes as she perched the young dragon on her shoulder.

“There was a child with pink hair who helped me when I was abandoned in the slums of the royal capital due to the empress’s harassment and was unable to move.”

They chanted a mysterious spell, “Itai no itai no tondeke,” to heal the wound, held my hand, and guided me to the main street.

Did you remember?

Lord Cedi smiled happily, but I’m sorry, I had forgotten until today.

When I honestly confess and apologize, Lord Cedi shakes his head and graciously forgives me.

“I don’t mind.”

I realized that for that child, it was just a normal act of helping others.

But for me, it was different. I had never forgotten that kindness――

It’s a past episode from the anime.

The meeting between the pink-haired heroine and the first prince took place in the lower town of the royal capital.

But the pink-haired heroine in the anime was two-faced. Using an episode I knew from the game, she had set a trap for the first prince and then saved him, a classic case of arsonist and firefighter.

In this world, it’s not a case of arsonists setting fires to put them out, you know?!

I didn’t even realize this world was from a game (or an anime) until before I entered the academy. In fact, I had completely forgotten about meeting Lady Cedi!

Cedi-sama laughed at my flustered state and whispered to Lake.

The baby dragon, who chirped and nodded, took off into the crimson sky.

“Alexis.”

“Is it okay if we hold hands?”

With a tearful expression, but smiling happily, Cedi-sama extended his left hand.

It was the first time. It was the first time that Lord Cedi, who was conscious, wished to touch someone on his own.

He was a solitary figure. He had never needed anyone’s help.

Because if I rely on help, I know that the person will be harmed by the rightful queen.

Gently place my right hand over his left hand.

Slowly, Lady Cedi grasped my hand tightly.

The two of them walk hand in hand by the lakeside.

“By the way, Alexis.”

It seems you were planning to advise me not to stray from the path if I were to get close to someone other than my fiancée.

“Eh?!”

It’s been found out!

That’s right.

Since it would be a “gotcha” moment, I was fully prepared to warn Cedi-sama not to cheat on anyone other than his fiancée if any signs of it appeared. I was also secretly making arrangements with the people around him, since it was a mob character who would speak up.

Was it all overheard…? Huh, could it be that Lady Cedi is inexperienced?!

“Not that it was the reason or anything… but, well, since the person I like is serious and has a bit of a cleanliness obsession, I thought I should be more careful.”

Because I don’t want to be disillusioned.

“Is it someone you like?”

“Ah”

There is someone, Lady Cedi. Someone you like!!

It’s surprising that someone like Lady Cedi, who kept everyone at a distance and never let anyone get close, had such a person.

I feel like my chest tightened in surprise… No, no, no. My momentary discomfort doesn’t matter. I need to hear more of Lady Cedi’s story.

“I didn’t notice…”

“That’s good to hear.”

I was making sure no one noticed. If you didn’t notice, then my disguise must have been pretty good.

Ah, my chest tightened again… maybe.

But is it really okay for someone like me to hear this confession?

Or does Lady Cedi want someone to listen to her? If so, I need to listen properly.

“Someone I have never forgotten.”

I thought I would be satisfied just by being together again, even if it was just being by each other’s side.

The person who was betrothed understood that they would never be united with that partner.

But even so――

Lord Cedi stopped in his tracks.

Holding hands, he turns his golden eyes towards me. Behind the black-haired figure, I can see the shimmering lake surface and the forest sinking into darkness.

“I hereby annul the engagement that was mandated by royal decree. I renounce my claim to the throne and relinquish my royal status.”

I have become someone who can choose the future with my own will. I have become able to express the feelings that I had to keep hidden in my heart.

Lord Cedi kneels on one knee at that spot. Looking up at me, he pleads.

“Finally, I can express these feelings.”

I love you, Alexis. Ever since the day I met you and was saved, through all the times we couldn’t see each other and after we reunited, always.

With a gaze that seemed to seek support, but a beautifully smiling mouth, he spoke.

Alexis Irving.

“Next to Cedric Lakewood, would you live with me together?”

The words didn’t come to me right away.

Huh, the person you always liked, the one you loved, was me all along?

That is… that is…!!

My cheeks are hot. My whole face is probably bright red right now.

The fact that Lady Cedi was drawn to me isn’t due to the coercive power of the “Ai Roma” original work, is it?

Until now, Mr. Coercion has never done his job. If he had, I, who am supposed to be a pink-haired heroine, would have been born a proper girl.

Because we’re both guys, you know.

Prince Cedi, who is a member of the royal family with the duty of creating the next generation, cannot have a same-s3x partner unless he renounces his royal status.

Hmm? Did you renounce your royal status?

The right to the throne has also been abandoned. Lord Cedi, who is drinking the secret potion that makes him infertile, will never return to being a prince, not even by chance.

If a grand duchy is granted in exchange, it is possible to welcome a same-s3x partner. Rather, because a one-time grand duchy is guaranteed, it is welcomed by those around. It is not a problem even if the partner’s status is low.

It was as if the perfect conclusion had been arranged for Lady Cedi and me.

What should I do, how should I respond? Me?!

“Um, um…”

At first, let’s just be friends, please…!!

What am I even answering, meーーっ!!

To respond to a confession with “Let’s just be friends,” who do you think you are? That’s not a mob character’s response, is it?!

Moreover, this phrase was a rejection line in Japan in my previous life, you know?! Rephrase it!!

“First, we start as friends, get to know each other, then become lovers, and, um, I want to get married!!”

Don’t rush into marriageーー!!

When I was covering my face in despair, Lord Cedi chuckled softly.

Standing up, brushing off the dirt from his knee with one hand. The hand that was holding on remained as it was.

Yeah, that’s right.

Let’s get to know each other from scratch. First, let’s start as friends.

Moreover, even if we become lovers now, I won’t be able to help Dr. Irving with his research.

It’s cooperation as the Dragon Saintess, isn’t it?

By the way, you mentioned that you would fully support Josh, right?

I-I heard that if we become lovers, we won’t be able to cooperate anymore… Does that mean I won’t be a virgin anymore? W-Well, we would be lovers, after all…

“Fortunately, I also hold the title of the Dragon Saint. If we cooperate with Alec, we can finish twice as fast.”

“……Indeed……”

When Lady Cedi was laughing, Lake, who was supposed to have flown away, returned.

Apparently, it seems that I was considerate and kept my distance because Lord Cedi was going to be confessed to.

What a splendid young dragon. Being able to read the atmosphere.

Even though I should have lived a long life in my previous life, which I barely remember, I am aware that I am completely useless when it comes to romance due to my lack of experience. However, I conveyed this to Lady Cedi.

“I want to live together by your side, Lady Cedi――”

Because it seems that I also like Lady Cedi.

The pain I felt earlier wasn’t an illusion. It was probably, definitely, the pain of the heart.

But I don’t think I’ll ever feel that way again.

As long as Lady Cedi is by my side.

The peaceful days I thought I could spend in Lakewood didn’t last that long.

Joshua attacked with the perverts from the lab, and Lady Cedi was found out to be the Dragon Saint and was being pursued by the military.

Freddy, the muscle-brained guy, showed up, the neighboring country’s prince who seems like a target for the game appeared incognito, and as a result of the purity test, I got kidnapped.

Because my relationship with Cedi-sama has upgraded from friends, I couldn’t help Josh and ended up in despair.

But well, that’s a story for a little later.

On a summer evening, as we walked hand in hand with Lady Cedi along the lakeshore dyed in gold, a story unfolded ahead of us――.