I, the Villainous Prince, Buy the Ruined Villainess with Money - Chapter 42-43

Chapter 42: Leaving the Protagonists Alone

The day after that arrived, and school finally started in earnest.

When we entered the school building… it was somehow noisy.

I see, those guys were the cause.

“Everyone! Did you hear about Crown Prince Kyle’s great deed!? Apparently no one else could catch any prey, so he shared the magical beast he defeated with everyone!”

“””Wow!”””

“S-stop it, Leila. I just did what was natural.”

“No way! It was really wonderful!”

Hmm, hmm, scoring points in the crown prince race, I suppose.

Good, good, keep up the effort.

It’s desirable for me too, and thinking about it more, I don’t want to get involved with Leila.

Because if she’s the protagonist, I don’t know what would happen to the world if I harmed her.

…Of course, if she lays a hand on Yulia, I won’t show mercy no matter what happens to the world.

“Master? Are you concerned after all?”

“No, I just thought it was noisy, that’s all.”

“That’s true. It’s annoying when they do it in the middle of the hallway.”

I thought the same before, but Yulia really showed no sign of caring.

Then I’ll continue to ignore them and just observe.

We entered the classroom, the teacher arrived, and homeroom began.

“Okay! Everyone! Starting today, we have full-fledged classes! There will also be elective courses at the end of the month to think about your future paths, so start considering them now!”

“Elective courses… Hmm, we choose them with the future in mind.”

“I hear that in the third year, it’s mostly practical training and exams, so we rarely come to school. So we finish school-like events and classes during the second year.”

“I see, that’s how it is. Then we can’t choose carelessly.”

In my previous world, second year also split into world history or Japanese history, so it didn’t feel strange.

At the same time, I understood how important that was for the future.

“Master, have you thought about anything for the future?”

“Hm? Yeah… For now, as long as I can earn money, that’s fine.”

“Money? Then economics or commerce… If you need money, I could earn it…”

“Don’t be stupid. Getting money from my maid goes against my principles.”

I want to support my favorite! That’s why I need money!

I want to buy her all sorts of things! I don’t want her to suffer!

“Then when will I ever repay the favor? After all, the only way is to sneak into your bed at night.”

“Hey! I told you to stop that! (If you come next time, I don’t have the confidence to refuse!)”

“Hehe, it’s a joke.”

“Oh, you’ve got some nerve. (No! So cute!)”

“Ehehe, sorry.”

…I got teased! But that’s fine!

Because it meant she had the leeway to do so.

If possible, I wanted things to continue peacefully like this…

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Chapter 43: Misunderstanding

After school ended, Yulia and I decided to head to the tennis club first.

When we left the school building and reached the tennis courts on the grounds, Arnold came out to greet us.

He stood perfectly straight and then gave a flawless bow.

“Your Highness Alvis! Miss Yulia! I have been waiting for you!”

“Arnold, thank you for coming out to meet us.”

“Hello, Arnold. But please don’t bow to me too… I’m just a commoner now.”

“No. Even if your family is gone, I still respect you. If you hadn’t slapped me back then, both Agnes and I would have been in danger.”

Yeah, Arnold is right.

If Yulia hadn’t scolded us at that time, we might have dragged both of them into it.

Above all, I won because Yulia was there.

“S-such a thing… it wasn’t me…”

“Yulia, too much humility is rude to Arnold. It would mean denying his gratitude.”

“Ah…”

“Besides, even in my eyes you did well. Do you think I, of all people, would flatter you? (Have more confidence!)”

Yulia’s eyes darted around, shifting from one place to another.

I gave Arnold a quick glance, signaling him not to rush her.

Arnold nodded… and after waiting several tens of seconds, Yulia lifted her face.

“Yes, you’re right. Arnold, I’ll accept your thanks. But apart from that, I’d be happy if you treated me casually.”

“Of course. As I thought, your smiling face is lovely.”

“Hehe, thank you.”

The handsome guy and my favorite were smiling at each other.

…Jealousy… no, no! I should be happy about this!

Wishing for my favorite’s happiness is the true way of a fan.

“Oh? Using your charm on my maid… (No good! Even if I can hold back, Alvis slipped out!)”

“N-no! That’s not it at all!”

“M-Master… are you jealous?”

Bad, I have to control myself.

Shake off those stray thoughts, put my favorite’s happiness first.

If, just if, she chose someone, I would swallow my tears and bless them… though I’d probably want to die.

More importantly, there was something I had to say.

“If you want to confess to Yulia, beat me first. I can’t hand Yulia over to a man who can’t defeat me. After all, she’s my exclusive maid.”

“…Huh? No, I didn’t mean anything like that…”

“Hey! Make it clear!”

“E-enough! Master! Stop it! Arnold! Here’s the club application form for now!”

And so, Yulia linked her arm with mine and dragged me toward the school building.

The feel of that was wonderful… but for some reason, Yulia kept a pout on her face afterward.

What on earth did I do… I don’t get it.