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? Impossible? Ha!
“Th-that’s right, something like that couldn’t happen in reality! Yesterday’s events must have all been a dream!”
Right, right, that has to be it! Everything up until now was a dream! That’s right, that’s right~!
“I came to wake you up, Reite-jou.”
“That’s right!?”
Suddenly, a man’s voice echoed through the room.
When I looked toward the door…!
“W-Weiss-kun…!”
“It’s me.”
There stood the symbol of yesterday’s nightmare, First Prince Weiss…!
“Waaah, so it really wasn’t a dream…!”
“What’s wrong, are you still half asleep, Reite-jou? By the way, what kind of dream did you have?”
“A dream of being surrounded by bombs.”
“Then you can rest assured. I’ll protect you completely.”
Don’t say unnecessarily good lines! The bomb is you!
“Anyway, get up. It’s a nice morning with birds chirping.”
Weiss-kun approaches without caring about my feelings at all.
By the way, his outfit was an intimidating military-style suit for a [bodyguard] role.
“Ah, that’s right… After that, I assigned the knights to the territory’s military unit, and ordered you to take care of me as a servant and bodyguard.”
I remembered what happened yesterday.
The knights and Weiss-kun were in an extremely dangerous state of excitement, shouting “Let’s counter-attack the Second Prince! Let’s reconquer!”
And then even my servants joined in, shouting incomprehensible things like “When the counter-revolution succeeds, let’s make Reite-sama royalty!”
Ah, this is bad.
I’m a vilainess who’s satisfied just tormenting the people in this remote area, but at this rate I’ll get dragged into political struggles…!
Thinking that, I tried to calm everyone down by saying:
“Challenging them to battle right away would be reckless. Let’s live normally for a while and veeeery slowly gather our forces.”
and managed to quell the situation for the moment.
And those idiots responded with things like “As expected of Reite-sama! What calm and accurate judgment!”
No, you idiots. You’re just the ones going crazy.
“Well, whatever… Then Weiss-kun, please take care of me from today.”
“Yes. A personal bodyguard is in a position where they could easily slit their master’s throat while they sleep. To give me such a role means you truly trust me…!”
That’s not it! Don’t make your eyes sparkle while staying expressionless!
Now that [you, the First Prince] would cause an immediate attack if discovered by the royal capital, I have to keep you by my side or I’ll be on edge!
“Stay by my side at all times!”
“How embarrassing.”
I’ll kill you!!!?
“Geez… Ah, that’s right, when you go outside, wear this.”
I take out bandages from the accessories box beside the bed.
I’m a vilainess, you know. In case the servants attack me while I’m sleeping, I keep medical supplies in my bedroom.
Well, the only time I’ve used them so far was when an apprentice maid accidentally fell and scraped her knee.
I can’t have blood dripping all over my mansion while they work.
“Wrap these bandages around half your face… around your eyes or something. Then even if people from the royal capital see your face, it should be fine.”
“Hmm. If I wrap them around my eyes, I won’t be able to see.”
“Make it so your eyes can still see.”
“Hmm?”
“So, leave your eyes open…”
“Hmmm?”
What’s with the “hmmm”?
“…Ugh, fine, I’ll do it for you so sit on the bed.”
“That helps.”
“Excuse me then,” he says politely as he sits down.
Wow, the bed made a loud creak.
With so much muscle packed into his toned body, it almost made my butt bounce up. Just how much of a weight difference is there between us…?
“Reite-jou’s bed is so soft. It’s really fluffy.”
“Well, it’s a luxury item after all. But as a prince, aren’t you already used to the feel of high-end beds?”
“No, I often got so heated up in training that I’d sleep in the training grounds. After participating in soldiers’ training and swinging my sword for about four hours, then doing sixteen hours of self-practice swinging my sword, I’d lose consciousness right there and it felt great.”
“That’s way too much training! What kind of prince are you!?”
His face is expressionless and cool-type, yet he’s got some weird quirks…
“A prince from the ‘Training Until You Faint Club’ or something…”
“I’m recruiting members. The soldiers try to keep up with me, but they all end up puking and nearly dying.”
“Well, of course they do!”
…But someday I’d like to see it. The sword skills of someone who’s trained that hard.
“Alright then, stay still now~”
I stand in front of this oddball prince and start wrapping bandages around his forehead area.
“Wrap it round and round… Hmm, just to be safe, let’s cover one eye. If I make just that part a single layer of bandage, you’ll be able to see through it so it won’t be inconvenient.”
“Ah, my golden eyes are quite rare after all. Let’s hide at least one of them. Please be thorough so I can stay hidden until the day of the re-revolution.”
I don’t want such a day to come though…
Also, please don’t talk right now. Your breath is hitting around my neck and it tickles.
“Tie it tight… and done. This should reduce the chances
“Thank you. I’m counting on you to do this every morning from now on.”
“No, do it yourself.”
Hah… One way or another, this guy really is a prince.
He’s completely used to being taken care of, and he has this absent-minded atmosphere about him.
“Honestly, you’re not a child anymore, so pull yourself together.”
“I’ll reflect on that. In that regard, Reite-jou is amazing. You really seem like an adult.”
“Oh my!?”
Well, well, what a nice thing to say.
That’s right, that’s right—I’m an adult lady. You understand that much, don’t you, Weiss-kun.
“Ufufu, I won’t forgive you if that was a lie!”
“It’s the truth. I think it’s amazing how Reite-jou is so capable despite being around ten years old.”
I’M SIXTEEN, YOU IDIOT!!!
“—Reite-jou. You should eat more food. I’m worried about you…!”
“I eat plenty!”
This was after breakfast.
Ever since I told him my age, Weiss-kun has been like this the whole time.
Ahh, honestly, how rude.
In the royal capital, he’s called the [Ice Prince] for being so unfriendly and quiet, yet the moment he heard my age, he shouted “SIXTEEN!?” in such a loud voice.
“Geez. You’re not taking the vilainess seriously, are you?”
“vilainess…!?”
Weiss-kun’s expression changed completely.
He reached for the sword at his waist that I’d given him as his guard role, and with serious eyes, he scanned the surroundings vigilantly.
“Where exactly is this vilainess…!?”
“That’s me! I’M the vilainess!”
“Eh?”
Don’t give me that “eh”! What’s with this guy!? Is he seriously making fun of me!?
“I’m going to get angry for real!?”
“No, I’m sorry. It’s true that you acted wickedly at first, but I can’t possibly think of you as a bad person…”
“Huh~~~?”
How blind are you, Weiss-kun?
For a vilainess like me to not look evil—you have absolutely no eye for judging people.
“You’re truly hopeless, Weiss-kun.”
“Ah, the hopeless Weiss-kun who was defeated in a revolution and lost his right to the throne.”
“Don’t make such massively scaled self-deprecating remarks.”
…Good grief, I suppose I’ll have to teach him a little.
I’ll show this clueless man just how extremely evil I am.
I stood up and looked at him with a “Hmph!” and laughed.
“I’ll show you. The elegant daily life of this [Evil Ruler], Reite-Hungaria-sama!”
“Weren’t you a vilainess?”
Shut up!
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And so, here we are at the town of [Hungaria].
This hellish world ruled by the extremely Evil Ruler, Reite!
“Ohohoho! Are you all working hard, you peasants!?”
[Waaaah, it’s Reite-sama!]
The townspeople turn their fawning smiles toward me.
Fufufu. They’re completely trained by me.
Really, they want to despise me as a cruel and heartless monster, but since they don’t know what kind of torture awaits them if they say such things, they hide their hatred and pride behind fake smiles and endure it.
Ahh, it feels so good!
How about that, Weiss-kun!?
“Reite-jou is very well-liked, isn’t she?”
“You blind fool!”
Gah. This kid can’t see through anything at all.
Can’t you understand? The fear toward me—an absolute evil—hidden deep in the hearts of these people.
Or their base desires to suck up sweet benefits by flattering me.
“You’re really dense, Weiss-kun.”
“Ah, the dense Weiss-kun who failed to notice his younger brother’s malice, allowed a revolution, and had his government overthrown.”
“Don’t make such massively scaled self-deprecating remarks.”
…Good grief. To make Weiss-kun recognize me as evil, it seems I need to show him even more villainous scenes.
“Follow me, Weiss-kun. To make you understand my terrifying nature, today I’ll torment everyone in town.”
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