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Translator: Nemui
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◈ Reincarnated as the Villain's Heir
Chapter 47: One Trouble Leaves, and My Brother Arrives
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"Princess Leticia, why did a duke from a neighboring country come here?"
"There is no need to worry about war, is there?"
"Lady Leticia!"
After one trouble had passed, the people of the royal capital fired questions at Leticia one after another.
Now that it was over, they seemed to have finally realized just how abnormal the situation had been.
I understood why the citizens of the royal capital were worried about war.
But the opponent this country had fought in the neighboring-country war people generally talked about was not Allgan.
The country Sailrand had gone to war with was Gears Country to the west.
Allgan had maintained a neutral position and had not gotten involved in the neighboring-country war.
That had been my understanding until yesterday.
After seeing Hezler, though, something smelled suspicious.
Sure, he looked like a useless bastard at first glance, but was he truly stupid enough to act that tyrannical?
No, there was a chance he was stupid. A very large chance, actually.
When stupid people became confident, it was usually because they had someone backing them.
Without power, a lone fool could not even raise his fist properly.
In any case, it was certain that something outside my expectations was happening.
How very interesting.
I could interpret this as having entered the Alphys route.
That said, unlike a game, this would not necessarily lead to a happy ending.
At worst, if I was killed, it would be game over.
"Lord Alphys, you were amazing! Those guys just now were nothing!"
"The Grim Ritter is not that weak. Those were what you'd call second-string troops."
"Second-string?"
"They weren't the main force. That fat guy seemed to be a duke, but regardless of him being fat, the military power given to nobles is mostly leftovers."
Luchel went pale with a little shriek.
She really could only act tough against people weaker than herself.
Luchel's reaction was natural, but if you thought about it, it was obvious.
Who in any world would give away their most important and strongest military force?
Of course the royal family would keep the main force for themselves in case of emergency.
"Not the main force, huh."
After hearing me, Lilisha also looked bitter.
She knew she would have had trouble defeating Deakiny and the others alone.
Learning that they were second-string opponents might make her pride collapse again.
Still, she had instantly defeated one of them, so she should be proud of that.
Normal academy students could not even touch those second-string troops.
"Lady Leticia!"
"Members of the knight order..."
Only now did our country's knight order arrive.
They were out of breath and clearly looked like they had hurried over, but they were far too late in the first place.
The fact they were tired was probably because they usually skipped endurance training.
At this rate, Hezler had been right. Of course they would be mocked.
When Leticia explained what had happened, one of the knights hurriedly bowed his head.
"Despite such an emergency, we were late to respond. Please accept our apologies!"
"It is all right. More importantly, could you report this to the castle?"
"Yes! Immediately!"
He was clearly relieved that it was already over.
That was why he could bow his head so energetically.
They were hopeless, but the one that had created this situation was House Balfont.
Since Leorg's generation, House Balfont had started moving actively, so the knight order had become idle.
It was what people called being softened by peace.
The royal capital was still better. The regions were probably in an even worse state.
Leticia watched the knight run off with great enthusiasm, a worried look in her eyes.
"At this rate, when the time truly comes..."
For Leticia, who had questioned the country and the knight order since she was a child, this could not be pleasant.
As someone whose father was the source of the problem, I had no right to say much.
But none of that mattered right now.
"Leticia, where should we go next?"
"Pardon?"
"We're out together, aren't we?"
"...Yes, that is true."
Right. At the moment, we were students enjoying a day off.
There was no need to worry about domestic turmoil.
Still, where were we supposed to go?
A crowd had already gathered around Leticia, so first we had to calm the confusion.
Seriously, that fat bastard. He had gone and ruined a student's day off.
"Alphys."
At that moment, the noisy people fell completely silent.
As if a herd of animals had sensed danger, they settled down and all looked in the same direction.
"Brother Vaid..."
As Vaid, the eldest son of House Balfont, walked forward, the people split left and right like the sea parted by Moses.
His gaze was like a beast's, his shaggy hair reached down his back, and his outfit was extremely rough, exposing his shoulders.
Everyone's eyes were drawn to his muscular, well-honed body.
"I-is that Vaid the Sword Saint?"
"It's Vaid the War God..."
"The Nation Breaker is walking through the royal capital..."
How many epithets did he have? That was how strong Brother Vaid was.
In other words, his strength and fame had spread so far that no single name felt quite right.
Nation Breaker was the epithet he had gained when he destroyed a small country that had been founded in the confusion after the neighboring-country war, if I remembered right.
It was called a small country, but since Gears Country's prime minister had rebelled with defeated soldiers and declared independence, it should have been decently sized.
If they had not positioned themselves between Sailrand and Gears to control trade, they probably could have lived longer.
"Just now, I passed a carriage bearing Allgan's emblem. What happened?"
"Can't tell you anything here."
It was a casual conversation, but that was an answer saying something had happened.
In other words, it naturally meant House Balfont had a role to play.
Without saying anything, Brother Vaid looked into my eyes as if piercing even the depths behind them.
He was usually quiet and did not speak much, but Brother Vaid was extremely competitive.
Because of that, he had a slightly troublesome habit.
"I had come to the royal capital to relax as well. Those female students are your friends, I take it. Hmm..."
This time, Brother Vaid looked at Leticia and the others.
As if spotted by a predator, Leticia and Lilisha's faces stiffened.
"I know Luchel well. The others are Princess Leticia, and the young lady of House Parsifam... Hmm. I see. I see..."
"Um...?"
"There is a good shop in the royal capital. Their parfait is exquisite. If you like, would you join me for a meal?"
"Pardon?"
Brother Vaid had completely locked on.
But today was our day off. I would not let him do as he pleased.
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