“I have been recognized as Brother Cardis’ right-hand man.”
Turning back, Wilfred wore a triumphant smile.
Ah… I see.
I understand now why this guy is so persistent in bothering me.
“Is that so? Good for you. Not interested, though.”
“I heard? You’ve been bragging all along, ‘I’m Brother Cardis’ right-hand man,’ haven’t you?”
“………………….”
“But, Brother Cardis says he ‘never thought of you as his right-hand man’?”
See, just as I thought.
He came all the way here to lord over me, thinking that the ‘Tainted Prince,’ who is unfairly evaluated just for being the son of a mistress, is far more capable than the ‘Incompetent Rascal Prince,’ who is a sycophant with no talent whatsoever. Does he have too much time on his hands? He must.
Anyway, Monica and Caz, let’s calm down a bit.
Caz is bristling like crazy on my shoulder, and Monica has completely erased her presence. It’s scary how she looks like she’s about to assassinate Wilfred and the others any second now.
“But, rest assured. From now on, I will unite the faction and support Brother Cardis, so Prince Harold only needs to be the Third Prince…”
“No, I’m planning to leave Cardis’ faction.”
““““What!?”””
When I interrupted him and said that, not only Wilfred but also Marion, who was standing behind him, and even Monica, widened their eyes. Only Caz, who doesn’t understand anything, is flustered. It’s a little soothing.
But, you know… I don’t want to get involved in order to avoid the bad end. So, this choice is only natural.
“…Do you think such a thing will be allowed?”
“Hmph. I’d understand if Cardis said it, but why do you, who are unrelated, have the right to say such a thing?”
I snorted at Wilfred, who was giving me a sharp look.
Even so… this guy is the protagonist, right? Between the bad things he did to Sandra when he was young and the way he’s annoyingly pestering me, it’s like the old Harold has taken over Wilfred.
“I do. As I said earlier, I am Brother Cardis’ right-hand man. If the Third Prince does something like that, it will set a bad example for the others. Please stop doing things that will hold us back.”
“Come on, are you okay? As you know, I’m the ‘Incompetent Rascal Prince,’ right? Then, it’s not like setting a bad example matters anymore. On the contrary, wouldn’t you feel refreshed to get rid of a nuisance?”
Well, I guess he doesn’t like the fact that if I leave Cardis’ faction, he won’t be able to get his revenge now that the tables have turned.
Or, maybe he wants to prevent the Chevalier family, the greatest noble family, from leaving, not me…
If that happens, Wilfred will be held responsible for incurring my displeasure.
“That’s enough, right? I’m leaving.”
I spat out those words and left the place for good this time.
“…For an ‘Incompetent Rascal Prince’.”
Hmph, I can hear you.
If you want to hide your true nature, mutter it more quietly.
“…Prince Harold. Give me the order to assassinate Prince Wilfred… no, Wilfred.”
“Alright, let’s calm down for now.”
Monica’s grim expression, which I’m seeing for the first time since she became my personal maid.
I’m happy that she’s this angry for my sake, but there’s no need for you to get your hands dirty for a guy like that.
But, well… not that I’m Sandra, but maybe I should take some action too. Things are getting troublesome.
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“Lord Hal becoming neither a prince nor a noble?”
“Y-yes…”
The next day, after finishing my training, I asked Sandra as I lay on the ground.
If I were no longer royalty or nobility, how would she evaluate Harold as a person?
“To be frank, I have no interest in Lord Hal’s status or anything like that. Lord Hal is precious precisely because he is Lord Hal.”
“I-is that so…”
She answered so matter-of-factly that I turned my face away from her with a huff.
I’m sure my face is completely red and I’m grinning like an idiot right now.
“…Could it be that there is some impudent person who has said something to make Lord Hal feel that way?”
“H-huh!? N-no! I just had some thoughts!”
I felt a murderous aura and hurriedly denied it… but then…
“That’s right, Sandra! That idiot Wilfred, he’s an idiot but he made fun of Hal! If Hal hadn’t stopped me, I would have scratched his face!”
Caz, you ratted me out right away.
Also, you’re repeating “idiot” too much. Say it more.
“I see… it seems that scum doesn’t value his life.”
“Sandra, please calm down too.”
If I leave this alone, she’ll definitely go assassinate Wilfred.
I don’t care whether he lives or dies, but I absolutely can’t accept it if Sandra is harmed because of it.
“Anyway, I told him that I’m leaving Brother Cardis’ faction, so there’s no way he’ll be involved with me anymore.”
“…Is that so?”
Sandra glared at me with a dubious look, and I hurriedly averted my gaze.
Judging from that, he’ll definitely keep bothering me from now on.
Also, Cardis, having heard the details from Wilfred, will probably question me. It’s a pain, but it can’t be helped.
So, with that in mind.
“…Sandra, you have an older brother, right?”
“Yes, just one.”
In the ‘Chevalier Family Rebellion,’ which is the tutorial scenario of ‘EnHaza,’ Cedric of Chevalier, the son of Duke Chevalier, the head of the family, also appeared by name only.
“But… what about him?”
“Ah, no. I’ve never met him before, so I was thinking of paying him a visit to say hello…”
It’s been almost half a year since we got engaged, so I’m sure she’ll give me a “why now?” look, but for our future, I have to start sucking up to him now. Being a sycophant is not just for show.
But.
“…I think you should refrain from doing that.”
Sandra said that with a very subtle expression.
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