After Starting a Thread as a Reincarnated in an Unknown Otome Game, I Got Caught in a Battlefield of Beauties - Chapter 57: It's Scary in the End

Chapter 57: It’s Scary in the End

“—… p-pleased to meet you.”

“Yes, the pleasure is mine, Sir Alto.”

Princess Lara, looking a bit shy, kissed me on the cheek. 

She was so different from her usual mature attitude that it made my heart skip a beat, though I’d keep that to myself.

After learning everything that happened while I was unconscious, I realized, ‘Oh, there’s no way out of this. I’m definitely stuck.’ I had no escape.

And that’s obvious. 

After all, I had taken the purity of a princess. There’s no way I, the one responsible, could run away from this.

In hindsight, I shouldn’t have fainted. 

I wish I could have enjoyed the pleasure, even for a moment. 

You say I don’t have time for such indulgence?

That’s a funny thing to say—I’ll kill you.

“Alto?”

“Y-Yes! What is it, Leticia?!”

“Why are you being so formal? And what’s with that posture… and you’re not a soldier, you know?”

When I straightened up and saluted at Leticia’s words, she looked at me with an exasperated expression.

Well, it just happened. 

Hearing Leticia’s voice made my body move on its own. 

Is this what they call self-preservation?

Or maybe, on some instinctual level, I see Leticia as an enemy—

“Are you thinking something rude?”

“N-No, not at all!! Absolutely not!!”

That was close… I almost forgot Leticia can read my thoughts all the time.

It’s terrifying, really.

As I shivered at the thought, Leticia said to Princess Lara, who was watching our conversation with a smile for some reason:

“Let’s go to His Majesty now.”

“…Yes.”

I had a moment of realization.

Ah… we’re about to have our first family argument with the King. 

Time to get serious.

“—Alto, you Bastard!! How dare you take my daughter’s purity before marriage, you Scummmmmmm—!!”

“I’m part of the family now, so I won’t use formal language. So—Why are you freaking out when you were the one who forced me into this marriage in the first place!? I was unconscious and have no memory of it! This is way too unreasonable!!”

As soon as the doors opened, the King and I started shouting and grabbing at each other, forgetting our positions. 

To be precise, Leticia had barely finished her report when the King charged at me, and I just responded in kind.

“Didn’t anyone ever teach you that premarital relations are wrong!?”

“My useless parents never taught me that. And I’ve said it a million times—I was unconscious and didn’t know anything! Get it through your thick skull, you doting parent!”

“What’s wrong with being a doting parent!?”

“You’re just admitting it!? This is hopeless.”

I looked away from the King, who was shaking me by the collar, and turned to Leticia, who was giving us an exasperated look. 

By the way, Princess Lara was currently getting dressed and had left the room, which was also part of why the King was so upset.

“Leticia, can you please help me?”

“There’s no need.”

Wait, does that mean she’s abandoning me? 

Is she still mad about me being out of contact for a whole day?

Well, it’s natural she’d be angry, but—

“—What are you doing, Father?”

—Oh, so that’s how it is.

My entire body shivered with an intense chill, making my face contort. 

The King, who had been yelling like an annoying mosquito in my ear, suddenly went silent.

Leticia, that was really heart-stopping; please give me a heads-up next time.

I seriously thought my heart was going to jump out of my chest.

As I tried to calm my racing heart with deep breaths, the King, also sweating and clutching his chest, spoke to Princess Lara, who had a dark, eerie smile.

“L-Lara… you’re here…”

“Don’t just say ‘you’re here’. What exactly are you doing, Father? Surely, you’re not taking out your frustration on Sir Alto, are you?”

Princess Lara was ruthless. 

Well, in my opinion, my fiancée Leticia is several times more—

“Did you say something?”

“N-No, of course not! I didn’t say or think anything!”

Indeed, my fiancée is the best. 

No arguments.

“Ha, haha… What are you talking about? There’s no way I would say such things to Alto, who has brought great achievements to our country.”

“Really… then please tell me who you were calling a ‘bastard’ just now.”

“W-Well, that was…”

Is it really okay for the king to be so dominated by his own daughter? 

I don’t think it’s okay.

“Hey, Leticia… why is the King so weak against Princess Lara?”

“Oh, His Majesty is also weak against the Queen. Basically, women are the strong ones in this country. Except for the Prince and the Duke’s sons.”

I had asked the question without thinking much about it, but Leticia’s “Isn’t that obvious?” attitude reminded me of something important.

Oh, right, this world… is the world of an otome game…

At the same time, I started wondering what happened to Aria, the supposed protagonist of this world.

“Speaking of which, Aria was the one rallying the students when Leticia was taken away. I should thank her later.”

“—Lord Rampas…?”

“Aria… I’ve finally found you. I need you.”

“Huh?”

“—For me to become the one and only Spirit God.”

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Finally… finally, Alto and the others are back on the path the author intended…!!

It’s been so long… unbearably long…!!

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