Chapter 49
Volume 2 Chapter 3 part3
“Nothing will come out of revenge . What’s important is to──”
“As if you know what you’re talking about! Nothing will come of it? So what? What’s wrong with that?!”
“Aaaah! I’m sorry!”
When hearing Marie’s forced words, Clarice lost her temper . That was natural . Anyone would lose their mind when hearing the one who stole their fiance say that .
Anjie also glared at Marie with hatred .
However, Julian came out to stand in the way between the two .
“Enough already . Don’t look at Marie like that, Anjelica . ”
“──My apologies, your Highness . ”
Once Anjie apologized, Julian turned towards Clarice .
This guy was emitting an aura of royalty, to the point that I was envious of it .
“Clarice . I understand if you won’t forgive Jilk . However, I request that you stop this kind of conduct . ”
Clarice, casting her eyes downward while making an eerie smile, looked a bit strange .
“──So that’s what you’re going to say, your Highness? Do you know how many people you’re making unhappy for the sake of just one woman? It’s not just Anjelica . Do you know what people have been saying behind the backs of the other fiancees and me? You wouldn’t know . There’s no way any of you would know . ”
There were indeed people made unhappy by Marie’s aim for a reverse harem .
It seemed that the world of an otome game really is cruel .
While I was thinking about it, Julian seemed to have a sorrowful face .
“I know that we don’t have the right to say anything . However, that doesn’t mean you can keep doing this . You won’t better yourself this way . ”
I then spoke out my thoughts .
“Those are about the words I would expect from an ikemen . It’s quite something to hear the persuasion of a boy who had been seduced by Marie to throw away his fiancee . After all, your dignity is what’s most important for you . ”
“Leon, no! You can’t say things like that! No!”
Livia looked cute when she said “No!” while making a finger-wagging gesture . Normally, this was reserved for deviants like Marie, but I didn’t mind being on the receiving end since there was a certain charm to it .
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The protagonist’s charm was tremendous .
Like that, Julian glared at me once he heard what I had said .
I decided to close my mouth and look the other way .
Clarice turned around .
“If you appear in the next match, we’ll crush you . Even if you don’t show up, we’ll obliterate your substitute . I’ll teach you all a lesson . ──I will never forgive you . ”
Clarice left while chuckling .
──The mood in the medical office was at its worst .
I sighed .
“Now it seems like there won’t be substitute for the next race . Nobody would want to take that role . ”
Once I said that, Jilk tried getting up with his injured body .
“──Gah!”
“Jilk, stop!”
Julian held him down onto the bed, but it seemed that Jilk intended to participate .
“Release me, your Highness . Nobody will get hurt if I go . It’s the obvious choice to take . ”
The most obvious choice would’ve been for them to not have broken off their engagements . There was no use crying over spilled milk, but I wanted to complain .
There was originally supposed to be some kind of happy ending where Livia decided which of the five capture targets to go along with .
Now that the five were disinherited, they had little supporters . I couldn’t predict what would happen in the future .
I could only worry about the future of this otome game .
Before I knew it, the first-year class executive committee members were staring at me .
“H, hey, what about Baltfault?”
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“His ability just barely qualifies for a being a participant, right?”
“If someone’s getting beaten up, wouldn’t it be better for it to happen to this guy than to Jilk?”
When a plethora of faces glared at me within the medical office, Anjie stepped forward as if to protect me .
“Don’t try to make Leon participate . Do you really expect to have him go after hearing about what’s going to happen? I’m sorry, but the first-year students will just have to withdraw . ”
When hearing that, Marie raised her voice . She was quite panicked .
“Wait! What about the prize money?!”
Anjie glared at Marie with a look that could kill someone .
“What about it? Do you really want to injure more people just for it?”
I started feeling relieved after Anjie gave a sound argument .
I didn’t intend to participate, but if I was forced onto there, the venue would definitely get excited wanting to see me get beat up .
I definitely wasn’t participating .
──However…
“B, but, there’s the matter of your reputation, Anjelica . ”
“Right . It would be a problem if the class representative didn’t prepare a substitute . ”
“Anyone’s fine, just get someone up there . ”
While I was tilting my head, Marie tried to make me participate . This person was kind of shameless .
It irritated me to remember about my sisters from this life and my younger sister from my previous one .
“R, right! If you don’t participate, then that woman over there will be in trouble! Right, Julian?!”
“O, oh, right . Anjelica is the class representative for the first-year students, after all . If she can’t prepare a substitute, it will put her ability into question or otherwise affect her reputation . ”
When I looked at Anjie, she made a worried smile .
“Don’t worry about me . There’s no need for you to get hurt . I can’t inconvenience you any more than I already have . ”
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──That was a bit of a problem for me, though!
First off, why was it Anjie’s responsibility to find a substitute? Besides, if it was someone who was supposed to represent the class, then wasn’t Julian fine?
If her reputation was on the line, then no matter how many times I fell down, it still wouldn’t have bothered me .
At any rate, it was a problem if Anjie’s reputation dropped .
Anjie would end up getting in trouble in an effort to protect me! I couldn’t allow that!
After all, I owed Anjie’s papa a favor!
Even though I picked a fight with Julian, who was the crown prince at the time, I was alright since Anjie’s papa protected me .
Thanks to that, there was the bizarre result of being promoted, though . Leaving that aside, from the point of view of Anjie’s papa, his daughter’s reputation had been wounded due to what I did .
So what if I did as Anjie said? He would definitely be enraged . He’d likely resent me .
“──I’ll participate . ”
“Huh?”
Livia was surprised .
Anjie was wide-eyed .
“Leon, if you’re being sympathetic──”
“It’s not sympathy! Go through with the procedures right away . Afterwards, prepare a bike . ”
Once I said that, someone from the executive committee said “Alright . I’ll let everyone know~,” while leaving the medical office .
I wondered if they were going to tell everyone that I was about to get beat up .
“Leon, aren’t you being rash?”
Livia’s face of concern was radiant . However, it would’ve been bad if I didn’t participate .
“Rash? Nonsense . This is about pride!”
Anjie had a troubled expression, and seemed like she wanted to stop me from participating .
“Y, you can’t . Many of Clarice’s followers excel in handling airbikes . Last year’s prize winner was a boy who happened to be one of her followers . They’re people who play rough and do whatever they can if they feel like it . ”
“Even so, there are times when one must act!”
Anjie and Livia seemed to have given up on stopping me after seeing my spirit .
“Leon──i, if you’re going that far, then there’s not much we can say anymore . I’ll be praying for your victory . ”
“I, I’ll also cheer for you! I’ll be cheering you on, Leon!”
Thank you . Thank you all so much!
After all, with this, Anjie’s papa wouldn’t get angry .
If he got mad, I would’ve been dead .
Marie was delighted .
“If you’re up, then there’s no problem . I’d be glad even if you lose . And if you win, the prize money is mine . Yup, this is okay!”
──I might have been forgiven if I had driven my fist into her face right then and there . It was certainly thanks to Jilk that I was boosted up to the final race . However, I wouldn’t forgive them if they planned on taking all of the prize money .
When Jilk looked at me, he casted his eyes downward while seeming annoyed .
Did he hate me? I hated him too! I loathed him!
“──It seems that it’s up to you now . ”
“Go ahead and cry tears of joy, you sly green chap . Consider this a debt . ”
I made a slight smile while saying so .
“This will likely turn out to be a huge debt . ”
“I’m fine with it, since I’ll repay it soon enough . ”
I left the medical office in order to prepare an airbike for my participation .
“Luxon──we’ve got work to do . ”
[Alright, Master . ]