I, the Villainous Prince, Buy the Ruined Villainess with Money - Chapter 34-35

Chapter 34: Emergency Situation?

After that, I watched the fight between Arnold and Agnes… and I thought, I see.

Arnold aside, Agnes was really bad.

She looked like she was about to cry in front of the goblins, and she kept tripping.

This… if it had been the old Alvis, he definitely would have scolded her.

And that probably would have been one step toward ruin.

“Ouch!?”

“Keke!”

“You! Don’t get near Agnes!”

Arnold fought bravely and protected Agnes.

It was pretty cool, and I wanted to be like that too.

Yulia never lets me protect her at all.

No… I shouldn’t force my ego on her.

Besides, I just need to get even stronger.

“Mmm… that’s some intense staring.”

“What are you talking about?”

“After all, do you need breasts? But if they’re too big, they get in the way of movement.”

“Hey, what are you muttering… Wait! Something’s coming!”

My ice sensor reacted.

It felt different from the goblins so far.

My sensor can’t distinguish types, but it can vaguely tell size.

And what appeared was… a goblin one size larger.

It was about 180 cm tall, with a build that no regular goblin could compare to.

“Gaaaaah!”

“”Eek…!?””

“M-Master…”

“Calm down (her arms are wrapped around me!!?)”

I was the one who needed to calm down… No way! It’s so soft!

It’s all squishy, and my head won’t work right!

Then, the knights who had come to their senses stepped forward.

“W-Why is a Goblin General in such a shallow part of the forest!?”

“That shouldn’t be possible! But… this is…”

In the meantime, I somehow regained my composure… or at least pretended to.

If I let my guard down, I felt like I might lose it completely.

“Knights, explain quickly.”

“Yes! A Goblin General is said to be an evolved form of a goblin. Its strength is incomparable to regular goblins, and no student could stand a chance against it.”

“And unfortunately, even we rookie knights aren’t sure we can handle it…”

I remembered that this expedition was also training for the new knights.

Still, a monster that shouldn’t be here… Could this be some kind of event?

No, that doesn’t matter— this is a chance to look cool in front of my favorite.

“Understood. Then I’ll take it down.”

“Y-You mustn’t! It’s dangerous!”

“We’ll hold it off, so Your Highness Alvis, please evacuate!”

“No need. This thing will be finished right here.”

Heh heh heh, that way I can show off to my favorite.

Goblin General, prepare yourself.

You’ll become fuel for my oshi activities.

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Chapter 35: Heroine’s Perspective

…As expected, Master is amazing.

Our legs are shaking so much we can’t move, yet he stands there boldly.

How can he be so strong?

No, that’s not it… He’s surely trying to be strong.

In that case, what I can do right now is… not get in his way!

I slap my own cheeks to somehow make myself move.

“Arnold! Agnes! Pull yourselves together!”

“I-It’s no use, my legs won’t move…!”

“I-It’s over! We’re going to die here!”

At this rate, Master can’t fight freely.

He must have stepped forward to protect us.

“Excuse me—take this!”

“”Ouch!?””

“Don’t say such pathetic things! While we’re doing this, Master is standing in our way for our sake!”

When I slap their cheeks and shout, both of their faces snap to attention.

When I turn my gaze, Master stands directly in front of the Goblin General without any sign of running away.

On the contrary, he’s even ordering the knights behind him to fall back.

“Y-Yeah, that’s right…”

“B-But what should we…”

“At the very least, let’s not become a burden. Knights! I’m sorry, but please guard us!”

The knights glance over here and hesitate for a moment, but when Master nods, they come toward us.

This way, the two of them are safe, and they won’t get in the way.

I really want to help too, but it’s frustrating that I’m still far from capable enough.

“Master! We’re fine over here, so go all out!”

“Yulia, well done. Leave the rest to me.”

“…Yes! I’ll watch from back here!”

Even if everyone else behind me runs away, I alone won’t run.

If I’m going to die, it’ll be together with Master.

As if he’d been waiting for us, Master starts to move.

“Sorry to keep you waiting, Goblin General—Ice Arrow.”

“Gaaa! Ugaaaa!”

The Goblin General swats away Master’s ice arrows with its hand and immediately launches an attack.

Master steps back one pace and elegantly dodges it.

“Tch, not even good for checking its reaction.”

“Ugaaa!”

“Noisy pest. Ice snake—Ice Snake.”

“Guga…!?”

This time, an ice snake coils around its arm and starts freezing the General’s body… but it stops halfway, and when it swings its arm, the ice shatters.

“Damn, even that doesn’t work… Then overwhelm it with numbers—Ice Shot!”

“Gaa!?”

“…Just a scratch. This might be tough with the ice magic I have on hand.”

A massive barrage of ice pebbles assaults the General, but it only seems to cause minor wounds.

Even so, Master doesn’t retreat a single step and boldly presses the attack.

“Gaaaa…!”

“But I can’t back down.”

Seeing that, the knights try to step forward.

They probably can’t bring themselves to abandon a prince, after all.

“I-It’s still reckless! To begin with, a Goblin General is a monster that requires several full-fledged knights!”

“Why won’t His Highness Alvis retreat? Why doesn’t he use us as shields and escape?”

“It’s simple. Even though you’re knights, to Master, you’re people he must protect. And if we let that monster go here, what will happen?”

“That would… it would head toward the camp with all the people… I see.”

“Without a doubt, it would attack the other students…”

“Yes. Master is surely fighting like that to prevent it.”

Master is always like that.

Even though he says harsh things, he can’t abandon people.

For the sake of his duty as royalty, and for his own pride.

“…We were mistaken.”

“Yes, that person is truly the one worthy of protecting.”

“I think so too. Master is the one with the caliber of an emperor.”

I was saved by his clumsy kindness.

But most people still misunderstand him.

That’s why I want to teach everyone.

Master is awkward with words and clumsy, but he’s a wonderful person.

…However, she herself has one misunderstanding.

Alvis is simply trying to look cool in front of his favorite.