“Hey! You’ve been rude to Lady Liliana since earlier!”
Ugh… Just as I was about to stop them, Owen and a few other capture targets started hassling Lloyd. Seriously annoying.
“U-Um… Prince Owen, was it…?”
“That’s right! Why is a guy like you talking so familiarly to her!”
Owen, no longer trying to hide his poor upbringing, spat as he confronted Lloyd.
Lloyd, unsure of what to do, kept looking back and forth between Liliana and me.
“Listen up! Don’t you ever approach Lady Liliana again! Or else, I won’t stay silent…”
“Why should Prince Owen decide who I talk to?”
“Eh!?”
At Liliana’s chilling voice, Owen, who was grabbing Lloyd’s chest, turned pale.
Come to think of it, even though Owen is a prince, Liliana’s attitude isn’t what you’d expect towards Royalty. She’s fearless, or rather, quite different from when she first enrolled.
“Prince Owen.”
“Y-Yes!”
“I choose my own friends. Please don’t just show up and say such things without permission, okay?”
Despite her smile, her imposing presence, unwavering gaze, and tone of voice left Owen with no choice but to nod, sweating profusely.
Now that I think about it, she practically one-shotted the Twin-Headed Beast Orthros and the Nine-Headed Serpent Hydra during that Year-End Exam… Owen, who has only just become the protagonist, might not be strong enough yet.
…Speaking of which, Owen was chosen as the protagonist in place of Wilfred, but I wonder how strong he really is? I’ll have Monica investigate next time.
“Phew… you’re ruining this delicious Meat. Isn’t that right, Hal-san?”
“Y-Yeah, that’s right. By the way, Liliana is amazing. Even though that guy is the Fourth Prince of this country, she’s not intimidated at all…”
“Of course. After spending a year with Hal-san, anyone would become like this. Besides… there are people in this world more terrifying than Royalty.”
Liliana glanced at Sandra for a moment, then quickly averted her gaze.
I see, so Sandra is the scariest to her. My wife, who even the protagonist of ‘Galhaza’ fears… she’s definitely not Mob. Even though she’s an undeniable Mob in ‘EnHaza’.
“More importantly, Lloyd, did you properly throw up what was in your stomach?”
“W-Wait! No violence!”
“No questions asked!”
“Geboah!?”
Poor Lloyd took Liliana’s stomach punch and collapsed on the floor of the venue, writhing in pain.
But it seems he managed to avoid actually reversing the contents of his stomach, so I kind of want to praise him for that.
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“Phew… what a pain…”
Leaving Liliana and the others, I went outside the lecture hall and took a deep breath.
Originally, one of the purposes of today’s Party was to confirm how involved the ‘Galhaza’ capture targets are with Liliana.
But it seems that at least twenty people, including Cardis, Raphael, and Owen, have a favorability rating of ‘affection’ or higher with Liliana. No, I hope I’m just imagining things.
It’s not like it’s Liliana’s fault, but when she unconsciously raises the favorability of the capture targets like this, I’m the one who has to deal with it. Annoying. Seriously annoying.
As I was thinking about this.
“H-Hey…”
Owen appeared with an awkward expression.
I was thinking, why does this guy keep bothering me… but something seems different.
“What’s wrong? Shouldn’t you be inside the venue instead of talking to me here?”
“Yeah, well… but, hey…”
“What is it? You’re not making any sense.”
“Ugh…”
When I frowned slightly and said that, Owen looked troubled and remained silent for a while.
Seriously, what does he want?
Then.
“U-Um! You… you’re close to Lady Liliana, right!”
“W-What’s with the sudden outburst…”
“Then! Tell me! How can I get closer to her? Please! I’m begging you!”
“Whoa!?”
Owen suddenly prostrated himself, desperately pleading.
E-Ehh… is it okay for the protagonist to be doing this kind of prostration to a stepping stone…?
“I… I grew up in the slums, and I’ve always silenced anyone who looked down on me with my fists! But… when I tried to make Lady Liliana understand the same way, I got beaten up instead…”
…I’ll have to question Liliana about what happened here.
“B-But, even in the slums, there’s no one who can beat me, but I lost to her so easily, and it’s the first time this has ever happened… before I knew it, I was… my head was full of Lady Liliana, and my chest was tightening…”
Huh? That’s strange…
Was ‘Galhaza’ this kind of otome game? It feels like it’s turning into a Yankee manga.
“Hey, please! I want to get closer to her! But I only know how to punch, and I don’t understand anything else! Please, I’m begging you!”
“Haa…”
Looking at Owen rubbing his forehead against the ground, I could only sigh.
At that moment.
“In that case, wouldn’t it be better to communicate with your fists?”
“Eh!?”
Sandra appeared, illuminated by the moonlight, her eyes shining red as she smiled slightly.
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