Episode 84: Reinhardt ④
“You, don’t tell me you actually like Bianca…?”
“Huhh?”
What kind of crazy thing is he saying?
“You’re the one who likes Bianca, right?”
“Huh!? Me!? I don’t really… She’s like a little sister to me!?”
Reinhardt averted his gaze, clearly flustered. That was as good as admitting my words were true.
“Then, is it okay if I take Bianca for myself?”
“Eh…?”
When I tried to test him, the expression vanished from Reinhardt’s face. His usual playful demeanor was gone. A sharp, glaring gaze pierced through me.
“So you do make a face like that. You like Bianca, don’t you?”
“No! I…”
“Right now, you look better than when you’re usually hitting on girls. That just means you’re serious about Bianca, right?”
“I… Is that so…?”
“That’s right.”
“But… I’m a noble and she’s just a commoner. There’s no way something like that would be allowed…”
This guy, he understands that, but why can’t he grasp the recklessness of a mere baron’s son proposing to a princess…?
Perhaps Reinhardt had been repeatedly making reckless proposals to forcibly forget about Bianca.
“It’s far more realistic than proposing to Princess Claudia or Princess Eleonore, you know? If it’s absolutely impossible, you could just take her as a concubine.”
“A concubine… I… I can’t do something so insincere…!”
“Eeeh…”
Is this guy’s head okay?
“Why is a concubine no good, but three-timing is okay?”
“Don’t call it three-timing! I love all three of them equally. I want them all to be my legal wife. But wouldn’t it be pitiful for her to be a concubine?”
“…”
Yep. I don’t get it at all.
“Then, how about this? We make Bianca an adopted daughter of my house. After that, she can marry Reinhardt. Status won’t matter then, right?”
“You, are you a genius?!”
Reinhardt’s voice trembled as if he were deeply moved. I felt somewhat pathetic for Reinhardt, who hadn’t even thought of that.
With a guy like this as the protagonist, will this world be okay?
“With this, the status problem is gone. You can marry Bianca. So, how are things between you and Bianca? They haven’t gotten complicated, have they?”
“Ah…”
Reinhardt’s expression suddenly darkened. I have a bad feeling about this.
“I thought Bianca and I could never be together… so I pushed her away…”
“You idiot!”
“Hebuh!?”
I couldn’t help but hit him.
“What do you think you’re doing!?”
“That’s my line! What the hell are you doing!?”
“Because, if Bianca and I weren’t allowed to be together, I thought it would be better if these feelings didn’t exist…”
Which choice was that? If Reinhardt had been acting like he was pushing Bianca away all this time, where could he reverse the affection points?
I already know the answer. In a game, reconciling with Bianca would be difficult.
But this is reality!
There are no functions like saving or loading. You can’t redo things.
But precisely because this is reality, choices that didn’t exist in the game can emerge!
“Run, Reinhardt!”
“Huh?”
I’m getting impatient with how slow Reinhardt is on the uptake.
“Just run! Go confess your feelings to Bianca right now!”
“No, but… class is about to start, you know?”
“Bianca is more important than class, isn’t she!”
Reinhardt’s eyes widened as if he’d suddenly realized something.
“So go! Reinhardt! Win back Bianca’s heart right now!”
“Yeah!”
Once Reinhardt makes a decision, he doesn’t hesitate. He immediately stood up from the sofa and bolted off. He probably didn’t even notice the bell signaling the start of class was ringing.
“Will this prevent the worst-case scenario…?”
At the very least, it would be a problem if Bianca didn’t accompany Reinhardt on his adventure.
“Next, I’d like to know the capture status of the other characters…”
This Royal Capital is a treasure trove of events. There are plenty of events with characters who can become party members.
Hopefully, Reinhardt has already recruited a certain number of characters… I want at least three more party members for Reinhardt.
If possible, I’d like Eleonore to become one of Reinhardt’s party members too… but that seems difficult. From his three-timing pick-up attempts so far, Eleonore detests Reinhardt.
Besides, I myself have somehow grown attached to Eleonore.
To the point where I don’t want to hand Eleonore over to Reinhardt.
Well, that’s natural, isn’t it?
Eleonore is my number one favorite character. Until now, I’d given up because the protagonist was there, but… I don’t have to hold back anymore, right?
However, there are many high hurdles to overcome to be with Eleonore.
After all, she’s the princess of this country, and to marry Eleonore, I’m lacking in title, family status, wealth, power, everything.
The King did say a bit more contribution was needed, so maybe I should try working for the country?
“That might be a good idea…”
I stood up from the sofa and started walking towards the classroom, harboring a quiet ambition in my heart.