The Villainous Aristocrat's Efforts Led to a Genuine Harem - Episode 15

Episode 15

A few days had passed since I saved Reem.

Since then, the only thing I’ve been doing is training my spatial magic.

The spatial magic I use usually looks like a black vortex. But it can actually be given color.

So, when using it as Reis, I made it blue. And when using it as Ryō, I unified it as black.

With this, no one would realize that Ryō and Reis are the same person. The reason I started this training is because the other day, Reem clearly saw my magic.

Reem had also seen me training. And although she hadn’t seen me actually using spatial magic before, this was a countermeasure for that.

Just when I was thinking about such a countermeasure and about to have Zangell help with my training as usual—

“…Lord Reis. Lady Reem has come to visit.”

“Huh? Reem has?”

“Yes. She’s waiting in the reception room.”

“…I see. Understood. I’ll head there right away.”

Saying that to the servant who came to fetch me, I immediately made my way over.

…Why Reem?

Is she here to glare at me again? …No, get rid of unnecessary thoughts. Stay calm and assess the situation.

We hadn’t made any particular appointment. Recently, it’s true that the intervals at which Reem visited the mansion had gotten shorter. But even so, up until now she had always set up appointments beforehand.

Why, then…? What comes to mind right away is the exchange we had the other day in Strite Village.

…No, no, she couldn’t have figured it out.

To conclude that Ryō and I are the same person, she’d need my weapon, my voice… and maybe, at best, my height.

That said, I use different weapons when I’m Ryō and when I’m Reis. And even with my voice, I make it much deeper.

With just that level of information, it should be difficult to conclude that I and Ryō are the same person.

Besides, Reem hates me. Whenever she visits the mansion, she just watches my training. We hardly have any conversation.

And when she leaves, she always takes the towel I used.

When I looked into why she would do such a thing, I found out that in this world, there are things like curses.

Well, just like curses in my previous life, it sounded a bit dubious.

To place a curse, things like the target’s hair are required. I figured she was probably using the sweat soaked into my towel to cast a curse.

Thanks to Reem, I might be able to experience some suffering. Yeah, stop thinking about pointless things, me.

Because otherwise, I really have no idea why she would ask for my towel.

When I entered the reception room, Reem immediately stood up from the sofa and bowed her head politely.

Her expression was the same as always, but—what was it? She somehow seemed to have a slightly brighter atmosphere than usual.

It felt… a little lonely…

“It’s been a while, Lord Reis.”

“Yeah, it has. What’s the matter all of a sudden? Did something happen?”

“The other day, my Strite Village was attacked by monsters. So I came to report that.”

“…I see. I saw the report had been submitted. Were there no injuries?”

I was there myself. So I didn’t really need to ask.

But of course, I had no intention of reacting like a fool.

“Yes. Thanks to an adventurer named Ryō who accepted the request, everything turned out fine.”

“…I see.”

Inaesia had also said it. Due to Ryō’s appearance and such, he had become a topic among the adventurers.

He hadn’t introduced himself to Reem. But she must’ve figured it out right away if she looked into it.

Just when I was thinking that—Reem took a step closer to me.

Then, she stared intently at my face… What? Is she twitching her nose or something?

“…As I thought, it is you, isn’t it?”

“Huh?”

“Lord Reis.”

The moment she said my name—

Reem’s expression instantly slackened. And like some sort of pervert, she started breathing heavily and grabbed my arm.

At the same time, she brought her face closer to my body. Her face was completely loose… looking up at me.

“Lord Reis… you’re acting as Ryō, aren’t you?”

“…Huh? Wh-what are you talking about?”

Surprised by the change in Reem’s expression, I was so shaken that I couldn’t even point it out.

Why… how did she suddenly arrive at that conclusion? I had no idea.

Hit by a completely unexpected question, I asked back while still confused.

“Ryō is the name of the adventurer who repelled the monsters in that village, right? So why would that be me?”

Since Reem is involved in the main storyline of the game, I didn’t want to give her unnecessary information.

That’s why I also want to hide the fact that I’m Ryō. But Reem looked at me sharply.

“Don’t play dumb. Without a doubt, that adventurer is Lord Reis, isn’t it?”

“…”

I already felt I couldn’t cover it up anymore.

Reem, even in the game, had sharp intuition and the confidence and courage to act when it counted.

Given that the dignified, strong, and cool character Reem was now declaring it… covering it up would be difficult.

But still, I had no memory of doing anything that would expose me.

“…How did you figure it out?”

…I had no choice but to give up.

Exhaling in resignation, I asked Reem.

The weapons I use as Ryō and Reis, not to mention the clothes, are different.

Which would mean that I must’ve made a mistake somewhere—and if there’s a chance others could figure it out too, I wanted to know.

As I held my breath and waited, Reem slowly opened her mouth.

“The smell.”

“…Smell, you say?”

What does that mean?

While my mind was in confusion, Reem suddenly grabbed my hand.

Then, she took a deep breath.

“The other day, when you helped my father… both Ryō and Lord Reis had the same smell. …That’s how I knew…! *Haa!* …*Haa haa!*”

“…”

That expression Reem showed. It was one that mustn’t be seen by others… I had never seen such an intense one, not even in the main game.

…Wh-what is with this girl!? She’s like a completely different person from the Reem I knew.

Twisting her body, rubbing her nose against me—completely confused, I couldn’t resist.

“What the hell happened!? You’re not that kind of character, are you!?”

“My character!? What is that supposed to mean…!?”

“Y-you’re usually much calmer… more composed! So what’s with this all of a sudden!? Did something happen? Is this a status ailment or something!?”

“I’m perfectly normal! Don’t worry!”

A status ailment would’ve been better!

As I peeled Reem off and kept my distance cautiously, she looked at me with a disappointed expression.

Then, placing her hand on her chest, she shouted—

“I’m a scent fetishist!”

“…A scent fetishist, you say…?”

“That’s right! I love smelling different people… and right now, my favorite is you, Lord Reis! I absolutely love your smell! Especially that scent mixed with sweat after exercise! Honestly, weren’t you always dragging me along to the training ground like you were trying to seduce me!? Aah! Just remembering it is making me excited again!”

Hugging herself and writhing, she was breathing heavily. She was completely a pervert.

All I could do was twitch my cheek in response to such a Reem.