The one who appeared next to me was the former kingdom knight Weiss-captain, the muscular refreshing Sonia-kun. He looked at Ashley with a thoughtful expression.
 
“Ashley-dono’s stance is close to pankration. From how he’s clenched his fists and positioned his legs, he’s declaring [I’ll rush in and punch]. However, Weiss-sama is a longsword user. For Ashley-dono to attack, he’ll inevitably need to either block or dodge the prince’s strike once, but—”
 
“You talk a lot, Sonia-kun.”… Read more

Chapter 7: The Butler Was Actually Yakuza~~~!?**

 
“Reite-jou, today’s breakfast is sautéed young chicken.”
 
“…Isn’t that a bit heavy for morning?”
 
“I asked the chef. When I said [I want Reite-jou to grow up healthy and strong], he got motivated and made it.”
 
“That sounds like you’re treating me like a child!?”
 
——Several days have passed since I picked up Weiss-kun and the others.
 
So far, my daily life has been peaceful.
 
There haven’t been any particular bothers from the kingdom either.… Read more

“Ah, to maintain secrecy, choose from among your retainers internally. Forced abduction would be exposed somewhere.”
 
“…Fine by me, but what is [Plan B]? What do you intend to do with my retainer?”
 
“Isn’t it obvious?”
 
Zax raised his wine cup.
 
The next moment, the cup was engulfed in flames and shattered.
 
“!?”
 
“If we burn him to just before carbonization, there won’t be any facial features left. Then we can show the people ‘This is Weiss’s corpse!'”… Read more

Interlude: Night of the Outcasts

 
“Kuhahahaha…!”
 
In that room of the palace, every desire was packed in.
 
The inner walls were painted with gold dust on the walls, floor, and even the ceiling. What made them shine were countless piled-up jewels. On the golden long table, infinite delicacies were spread, and lightly dressed women holding pottery filled with fine wine stood in rows—
 
“That bastard Second Prince Schwarl really fulfilled my demands perfectly…!”… Read more

In the cloud of dust, Doctor Reinhart muttered, “Interesting.”
 
“Hohooo—so that’s ‘Strain-Style Supernatural Swordsmanship.’ The one-hit-kill swordsmanship created by the first king, who was said to possess an enhancement-type Gift.”
 
“Don’t give me that casual commentary…”
 
The moment Weiss-kun drew his blade, the battle was already decided.
 
“What the heck was that? When he drew his sword, a blue light slash went WHOOSH, and then the ogre it hit went KABOOM.”
 
“Such childish vocabulary.”
 
I’ll kill you!… Read more

Chapter 6: This Bodyguard is Going to Explode!?!?!?

 
“Excuse me for intruding~~~”
 
And so we’ve arrived at the [Magic Research Institute].
 
It’s just as large as the neighboring training grounds, and it’s a place where magical creatures are brought in daily for… well, some incomprehensible experiments.
 
Now, as I lead the soldiers into the inner rooms—
 
“Ah, Reite-kun. How lovely to see you.”
 
…The one greeting me with such affected mannerisms is a long-haired old man whose hair is so long it hides his eyes.… Read more

Chapter 5: Let’s Go See My Lowly Knights～～～～！！！

 
“──You showed wonderful deductive ability with that lady earlier. So Reite-jou does possess keen insight after all.”
 
“Ngh.”
 
…This prince, I almost thought he was being sarcastic.
 
Listen here, even the smart and cute Reite-chan doesn’t understand everything instantly, you know.
 
For example, when I greedily bought up “wounded slaves from somewhere” like a proper vilainess at lightning speed, they turned out to be “remnants of the old regime”!… Read more

And so, I began my evil stroll with this clueless guy in tow.
 
First, I set my sights on three children playing in an alley.
 
“Weak and fragile little children~!”
 
[Ah, it’s Reite-sama!]
 
The three kids come swarming over.
 
Ah, how ridiculous. Normally, at their age, they shouldn’t know about the world’s evils, yet the children of this territory have already submitted to my existence.
 
To such young children, I’ll mercilessly give orders!… Read more

Chapter 4: I’m sixteen years old, you know!? I’m doing the work of a lord, you know!
 

 
“I’m awake…!”
 
The day after buying the wounded slaves. I woke up feeling groggy.
 
Well, who would have thought. The slaves I randomly bought were remnants of the new regime’s enemies, with a prince mixed in among them.
 
And for my casual words to make them motivated for a “counter-revolution”—that’s just impossible.
 
…Hm?… Read more

Chapter 3: They’re talking about a counter-revolution now~~~~~~~~~~!?

“—It’s embarrassing to say, but I wasn’t liked by the ministers. They all supported my younger brother the Second Prince’s revolution.”

“I-I see…”

This was after receiving that shocking revelation.

After throwing everyone into the bathhouse, I called out the actually-a-prince Weiss-kun and the muscular young man who was apparently the knight order’s vice-captain—Sonia-kun—to hear the details.

“Well, I’m such an unfriendly man. I suppose it was inevitable…”

“No, Weiss-sama is not at fault!… Read more