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Translator: Nemui
Editor: Nemui
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◈ Reincarnated as the Villain's Heir
Chapter 14: Oh? Something Is Happening to the Princess...?
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"Are you hurt?"
I had not expected the protagonist to be in a place like this.
She had already been a mischievous princess from the start of the game, but to think she had slipped out of the castle and ended up here.
This was so unexpected that I did not know how to deal with it.
"A-are you from House Balfont...?"
"Forget me. What about you? Why are you in a place like this?"
"Because... I wanted to confirm whether this country's peace was truly real..."
"What is that supposed to mean?"
I played it off with a joke, but had she already noticed at this age that this country was being manipulated by House Balfont?
Even if she had not gotten that far, she must have sensed something was wrong.
Then, while wandering around outside, she had stumbled across a Belanna transaction.
She was like this now, but in the future, she would lead a great many people and build a major force.
Right now, her sense of justice was spinning its wheels, but one day, she would realize what was important.
Like a proper protagonist, Leticia would face all kinds of hardships and become stronger in both body and mind.
Secretly, I wanted to see that.
But if that happened, my death flag would rise.
This was a real dilemma.
Was there no way to find a nice landing point?
"But this is no time to confirm peace. Right now, you are weak."
"Wha! H-how rude! I am-"
"You should go home quickly. I will take you back to the castle."
"T-to the castle?! How do you know that?"
"Someone dressed like you is obviously not a commoner."
That was an incredibly strained excuse, but I had covered it up, right?
Aside from Father and Mother, House Balfont had almost no contact with royalty or nobility.
To begin with, the family head Leorg basically avoided revealing much about House Balfont's family structure.
There was not much benefit to being known.
It certainly made our work easier.
"Lord Alphys, are you really taking her back?"
"It would be bad if royalty died here. There might still be other companions hiding nearby, so keep watch around us."
"Okaaay."
With Luchel watching from the sky, I decided to escort the princess back to the castle.
Leticia stayed silent the entire time.
Her situation and pride were probably colliding, leaving her unable to properly express her emotions.
I said nothing either and trudged through the nighttime royal capital.
The one who broke that silence was the demon god of the magic sword.
"Alphys, you cannot be satisfied after cutting down small fry like that, can you?"
"Of course not. I would not call them weaklings, but they were not enough for me either."
At the demon god's appearance, Leticia's mouth hung open.
She had experienced too much in one night. I felt a little sorry for her.
Well, if she was the protagonist, she could overcome this much.
"Wh-what is that?!"
"How rude, little girl. To think you do not know Hiyori, the demon god dwelling in Disbaleid."
"D-d-d-demon god?! Surely not the one the emperor of the ancient Eldia Empire was said to have commanded... No, that cannot be..."
"There was such a time."
The princess was extremely frightened.
The reason a demon god had a name that sounded Japanese was probably just the development staff's taste. There was no deep meaning to it.
"The magic sword Disbaleid... House Balfont possesses something like that...? Do the others also have such ancient relics?"
"I have no intention of talking about my family."
"House Balfont... It was wrapped in mystery, but... I knew it..."
"Will you stop us?"
When I muttered that, Leticia was at a loss for words.
It seemed I had hit the mark.
"It would be fair to say House Balfont effectively rules this country. You have continued seeing the corrupt parts of this country with your own eyes, haven't you?"
"That is... Then are you also participating in that rule?"
"For now."
"For now?"
I moved around to stand in front of Leticia.
Before the bracing Leticia, I raised the magic sword toward the sky and looked straight at her.
"One day, I will surpass my family. For that, I will choose any means necessary. Because that is my justice."
Yes. If I thought about my final goal, my family was nothing more than a point I had to pass through.
They were only bosses along the story route.
But even that family was among the strongest powers in this country.
This was what I truly thought, and I believed it was what I should tell Leticia.
I did not want to die. I did not want to die, but that did not mean I planned to move in a way that made Leticia overlook me.
If I continued becoming stronger, Leticia might eventually become a wall standing in my way.
As the protagonist, I wanted Leticia to keep being strong.
I would keep being strong in my own way.
"You should believe in your own justice too. If your justice ever opposes mine, then I will face you without holding back."
Leticia seemed to be thinking deeply.
That continued until we arrived near the castle.
If we approached too closely, the gatekeepers would find us, so I decided to part with Leticia at a distance.
"This is as far as I go."
"Um!"
Leticia finally opened her mouth.
"Thank you for escorting me. No, thank you for saving me."
"You will regret what happened today, but do not let it rot you. You certainly lost, but today's defeat is tomorrow's victory. You will grow stronger that way."
"Y-yes!"
She answered honestly.
I had expected her to push back, given her personality.
"I will never forget what happened today! Then, Lord Alphys, farewell!"
Blushing, Leticia waved at me and said goodbye.
Lord Alphys? I did not remember her being the sort of character who called someone Lord.
The game had not even started yet, so maybe things like this happened.
At last, Luchel descended to the ground.
"Luchel, good work."
"She's got some promise, doesn't she?"
"Right now, she is still green."
I was grateful we had avoided an argument.
After all, I still had something left to do.
And so, I began walking toward House Demaseka.
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