The Villainous Aristocrat's Efforts Led to a Genuine Harem - Episode 44

Episode 44

In this event, where Lady Fylia will probably die. Reis-kun will also suffer a serious injury, losing one arm.

That, I could hear from Reem in the game. She happily talked about it like “Serves him right.”

…Yeah, let’s put aside that time when I imagined Reem’s face in that scene. My body even shivered a little.

Why he was defeated, the exact cause is unknown.

Was it because he stayed in the city and fought? Or was it because he tried to evacuate alone and got attacked by monsters?

Either way, I thought Reis-kun would probably be abandoned. And I never once considered that my father would gather what little courage he had and choose to fight.

After letting Lady Fylia escape, he must have intended to escape himself.

Well, even if I knew, I had no intention of pointing it out.

He’d just be in the way. And honestly, I hated the idea of him saying anything unnecessary.

Rather, for me, this situation is convenient.

When hurried footsteps could be heard, Lady Fylia appeared. She brought Ael with her.

“Reis! This is terrible! Roubel and the others aren’t at the mansion!”

“Yes, I just heard. It seems they ran away.”

At my words, Lady Fylia and Ael frowned. But Lady Fylia soon smiled.

“So that means they abandoned their position as the Validor family and fled, correct?”

“…Yes, that’s how it is.”

“I see. I see! In that case, things will move along quickly, won’t they?”

“What do you mean?”

Lady Fylia clasped her hands together happily and looked at me.

“I was thinking of dismantling this Validor family once. So that you could inherit the title. But it looks like that trouble will be avoided.”

“…You were thinking about that?”

“Yes. Anyway, let’s talk about the future later. For now, we need to settle this situation.”

Lady Fylia glanced at me. She then said,

“But depending on how you look at it, you could say this was lucky.”

“Lucky… yes, that’s true. Normally morale would drop. But… for the people of this mansion, as long as Reis is here, there’s no problem, right?”

“…That’s right.”

She really has an eye for people.

For the people of this mansion, it was true that as long as I was here, there would be no problem.

“Well then, Reis… I ask you to command this war as the Validor family.”

At Lady Fylia’s words, I fell silent for a moment.

…The future is clearly changing.

I nodded to her request.

“Understood.”

At this moment, I would become the highest authority in this city.

When I declared that, Zangell bowed his head deeply.

“For Lord Reis’ first battle, we will devote everything to you. Even at the cost of our lives.”

At Zangell’s words, I immediately shook my head.

“Lives must be valued, Zangell. Gather all soldiers at the gates at once. Also, coordinate with the guild and gather people.”

“Understood.”

“To the other messengers, contact the guild and inform the townsfolk about the situation in this city. Make sure not to cause unnecessary fear.”

“Yes, of course.”

After I gave Zangell orders, he began moving energetically.

…My position quickly spread throughout the mansion. And despite it being just before war, everyone’s spirits were quite high.

Even though the enemy came from the Forest of Rebellion, full of dangerous monsters.

For now, preparations must be made at the north gate.

The next thing is… how to use Ryō.

I would need to head to the guild once and talk there as well.

“Reem… I’ll act as Ryō for a little while. Cover for me smoothly.”

“…Alright, I understand. Do your best.”

Saying that to my only real supporter, Reem, I left the mansion and headed to the guild.

I couldn’t be away too long. I didn’t want them to think I had also run away.

When I arrived at the guild, people were bustling about busily.

“R-Ryō-san! This is terrible! Strange monsters have apparently appeared from the ‘Forest of Rebellion’!”

“Yeah, I’ve heard. Where’s the guild leader?”

“H-he’s currently… in a meeting with some clan leaders who happened to be here… He told us that if you came, we should guide you there!”

“I see, understood. I’ll head there now.”

When I entered the room where I was led, the gazes of the clan leaders turned to me.

…They were people who also appeared in the main game.

All of them had considerable combat ability. Having this many gathered together was reassuring.

When their sharp gazes fixed on me, an oppressive aura of magical power was released at the same time.

The guild leader looked at me. He was clearly asking for help. So I met the clan leaders’ gaze head-on. I was pushing back with my own magical power.

Immediately, their oppressive aura subsided.

“…Heh.”

“…To think it was this much.”

Apparently, the clan leaders were testing me.

Once that exchange ended, I looked around at them.

“Sorry to have you all gather today. …It seems a stampede has broken out.”

“So it seems.”

An elf woman said that as she stared at me. Wearing a provocative outfit, she gave me a sidelong glance.

“But really, what a coincidence. It’s almost as if you saw the future.”

“Yeah. Really, just coincidence.”

To her probing words, I only gave that answer.

“This time, I apologize for the situation ending up like this. But, well… a stampede happened to occur. You may treat this as an opportunity to see my strength.”

“So, you’re saying you’ll join the fight?”

A large man looked at me.

“Yeah. I intend to fight with all I have to protect this Vale. And for me, this is also a good chance to see just how strong your clans are. …You’ll join the battle, won’t you?”

I asked them with a slight challenge in my tone.

The clan leaders glanced at each other. They then burst into laughter.

“Didn’t think there’d be someone bold enough to test us.”

“Really, I’d heard rumors. But I didn’t expect you to be this much of a big shot.”

“Of course. If a clan ran from battle, we’d be the laughingstock. We’ll be joining the fight.”

When one of the clan leaders said that, I gave a small nod.

…For now, I’d secured enough fighting power from the adventurers’ side.

“That’s enough, then. I have things to do. Let’s meet again at the west gate.”

After saying just that, I left the guild and returned to the mansion.