“As of today, I am Marion Shearer, and I will be serving as Prince Harold’s personal attendant.”
A maid introduced herself with a respectful bow.
There’s no way I could mistake her.
Because.
She is none other than one of the main heroines of “Engage Hazard.”
Her slightly wavy, glossy wine-red hair is tied into a short ponytail, and her long, narrow eyes hold crimson pupils. Her well-defined features further accentuate her beauty.
Her tall, slender figure, combined with her slightly unbalanced large breasts, must have captivated many players. Unfortunately, “EnHaza” was a niche game.
Her family, the Shearer Earldom, had produced successive Knight Commanders since the founding of the Dehauvalz Kingdom, but after a certain point, they steadily declined, and by the start of the “EnHaza” main story, the Shearer family was on the verge of collapse.
Marion had devoted herself to Swordsmanship training since childhood and would become a swordsman boasting one of the highest physical attack powers in the game.
Her Swordsmanship skills were recognized by the Royal Family, and she dreamed of one day becoming the Knight Commander of the Kingdom and restoring the Shearer family.
However, I never imagined that she would be a maid in the Royal Palace before the start of the main story.
Certainly, the Shearer family, though fallen, still held the title of Earl, and she was qualified to become a maid in the Royal Palace… but she probably volunteered to become a maid herself to support her family.
And, to make matters worse, she was foisted upon me, who has a terrible reputation.
“…Prince Harold?”
“Huh? Ah, oh, sorry. I was just thinking about something…”
Marion called out to me, and I hurriedly replied and apologized.
Anyway, what I want to say is that I decided not to get involved with the protagonist and heroines to avoid a bad ending, but suddenly I’m having an encounter. Damn it.
“S-so, you came to greet me because it’s your first day, and, um… that’s okay, right?”
“Yes. I look forward to working with you.”
Marion curtsied, holding the hem of her skirt.
As expected of someone who has trained so much, her fluid movements are very beautiful.
By the way, she is set to be two years older than Harold, so she’s fifteen, three years before the start of the main story.
In my previous life, I was a college student, so I was older than her, and even now I’m the Third Prince, but I’ve hardly had any opportunities to talk to girls, so I don’t know how to interact with her.
“Y-yes, likewise. I’ll call you if I need anything, so you can go and relax.”
“H-haah…”
When I told her that, trying to be as friendly as possible, Marion looked dubious.
I wonder if it’s because I have the face of a petty villain, so my smile was creepy. I’ll be careful.
“Then, excuse me.”
Marion bowed deeply and left the room.
At that moment.
“…Unlucky.”
She muttered quietly.
…I knew she was disappointed to become my maid from the moment she entered this room.
Does she think I haven’t noticed that contemptuous look she gives me? She probably does.
Because I am a self-centered, sycophant, “Incompetent Rascal Prince.”
Cardis and Raphael might have been promoted as knights, though not to the point of becoming Knight Commander, but there’s no possibility of me inheriting the throne, and from her perspective, who dreams of restoring her family, I’m worthless.
This was mentioned in Marion’s Scenario in “EnHaza.”
She cooperates with the protagonist Wilfred’s search for the “World’s Greatest Fiancée” because she can restore the Shearer family if that man becomes the heir to the throne.
Of course, if you complete the romance events in the Scenario, there is also an ending where she becomes the “World’s Greatest Fiancée.”
“In any case, it’s only natural that she thinks I’m a disappointment.”
In that case, I won’t hesitate to remove Marion from being my maid, and it’s convenient for keeping the heroine away. It’s a win-win situation for both of us.
So.
“Please, don’t torment me so much, Harold.”
I looked at my reflection in the mirror, my face about to burst into tears, and muttered in a strained voice.
Harold’s past, which was not depicted in “Engage Hazard” before I regained my memories from my previous life.
Since childhood, he had always been compared to his excellent older brothers, Cardis and Raphael, and before he knew it, Harold was branded as incompetent.
He had desperately tried to catch up with his brothers… to be recognized by his father and mother.
But no one acknowledged his efforts.
If there were no results, it was all meaningless.
On your tenth birthday, you were told this by your mother, the First Queen Margaret, right?
“Since you can’t even be a spare for Cardis, at least don’t hold him back.”
The current me is dominated by the personality of my previous life, but even so, I am Harold.
Therefore… only I can understand my feelings.
The anger, sadness, pain, suffering, loneliness, and frustration.
I clenched my chest tightly, desperately suppressing the emotions that were about to explode.
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