I, the Villainous Prince, Buy the Ruined Villainess with Money - Chapter 6-7

Chapter 6: Night Visit

…These guys never learn.

And what are Yorba and Sebas doing anyway?

For now, I pretend not to notice and wait in bed.

Then, the moment the other person tries to straddle me—I flip over and pin them down!

“Kyaa!?”

“You don’t have the skill to kill me… huh?”

“Uuu… A weird voice came out.”

There was a beautiful girl in a maid outfit, looking embarrassed.

Somehow, the one I had pinned down was the villainess, Yulia.

At this rate, it looks like I’m the one attacking her!

I hurriedly let go of her hands and fled to the edge of the bed.

“W-W-What are you doing!?”

“I came for a night visit…”

“Huh? A night visit?”

“I heard that it’s a maid’s job to serve her master.”

That old hag! What has she been teaching her!

And if the room’s lock can be opened, Sebas must be in on it too!

No wonder she could slip into the room so easily!

“Hey! I never asked for anything like that!”

“So I’m not attractive after all?”

She says that and wilts.

That’s not it! You’re too attractive and it’s trouble!

Moonlight falls on her, making her red hair shine even more.

The black tights and slightly disheveled maid uniform are sensually poisonous to the eyes.

“I-I didn’t say that.”

“Then… please hold me.”

And with that, she slowly creeps closer.

It is so alluring that my reason almost flies away.

Even if I gave in here, there probably wouldn’t be any real problem.

But… that wouldn’t be beautiful.

“I have no intention of demanding that from you. I believe I told you that earlier, didn’t I?”

“That may be… but my worth is…”

“Don’t leave your own worth in someone else’s hands.”

“…!”

It feels a little harsh, but I say it clearly.

I thought if I didn’t, she would eventually break.

Then there would be no meaning in having saved her.

On this matter, both the current me and the previous life’s me agree.

“If nothing changes, then nothing changes. If you truly want it from the heart, that’s another story, but I won’t be used for that.”

“That’s…”

“Who do you think I am? Being used by someone is a joke.”

“…Hehe, that’s right. You were famous for being utterly arrogant and overbearing. Why are you so strong?”

“I’m not strong at all. I just do things the way I want.”

That has nothing to do with this life or the previous one.

Alvis was a villain, but he had his own pride.

And even now that I’ve regained my memories, that hasn’t changed.

He probably has his own sense of aesthetics.

“The way I want…”

“Isn’t there something you want to do? Anything is fine, even revenge.”

“Revenge… Won’t you say that it’s just empty in the end?”

“Only people who’ve never known real despair say that. Of course, I won’t deny it… but it can also save you.”

In my previous life, I often saw people say revenge for bullying is wrong.

But usually, those were people who had never experienced it.

If it becomes the energy to live, I think it’s fine.

Besides… revenge doesn’t always mean getting your own hands dirty.

“But if I did that… the other person is the crown prince.”

“Revenge is different for everyone. For example, what would happen to him if you looked like you were enjoying yourself?”

“…He wouldn’t like it.”

“Then that’s a form of revenge too. If he comes at you, just ignore him.”

“…Somehow that makes me a little excited.”

She says that and smiles suspiciously.

I thought she needed a reason to live, and maybe I succeeded a little.

Either way, if those guys end up suffering, it’s their own fault.

“If you do decide to get your hands dirty, don’t worry. When that time comes, I’ll protect you with everything I have.”

“…Why?”

“Because I’m the one who egged you on. I told you, didn’t I? That I’m arrogant and overbearing.”

“…Hehe, you really are a strange person… Thank you for everything… For now, I’ll head back today.”

Then she fixed her appearance and left the room.

Phew, I somehow kept my reason.

…I’m not disappointed or anything.

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Chapter 7: Direct Appeal to His Majesty

…Like I could sleep after that!

I’m not old enough to fall asleep after seeing something like that!

Damn it, I might as well get up and take a morning bath.

With that thought, I left the room, and Sebas greeted me.

“Oh… Young master Alvis, you’re up early.”

“It’s not early… What was that about yesterday?”

“My apologies. But in the end, she said she wanted to do it herself. I thought she needed to let off some steam first, so I didn’t stop her.”

“Well, you’re not wrong… but thanks to that, I didn’t get any sleep.”

“Hehe, the young master is still young. Please go take a bath while I tidy up the room.”

I left my room to Sebas and went to the bath.

When I came out, Yorba greeted me this time.

As always, these two were capable servants.

“Young master, good morning… From the look of it, you didn’t lay a hand on her.”

“Of course I didn’t. Taking advantage of someone’s weakness goes against my sense of beauty.”

“As expected of young master Alvis. So, what are your plans for today?”

“School starts the day after tomorrow, so I’ll need to prepare. How is Yulia’s situation at school being handled?”

“I’ll look into that, including school preparations, this morning.”

“I’m counting on you. For now, I’m going to greet Father.”

“It’s about Miss Yulia, isn’t it? Then leave Miss Yulia to us.”

After leaving Yulia to Sebas and Yorba, I finished changing.

And just as I was about to leave… Yulia was at the entrance.

Sebas stood beside her, looking awkward.

“Hey, Sebas.”

“I tried to stop her.”

“I’m sorry for being selfish… but if you’re going to meet His Majesty, please take me with you.”

Her eyes held a bit of life in them, unlike yesterday.

I hesitated for a moment but decided to respect her wish.

“All right, I’ll take you.”

“Thank you.”

“Then let’s get in the carriage.”

We boarded the prepared carriage and sat side by side.

…I couldn’t look straight at her because yesterday kept flashing back.

She even smelled sweet somehow.

“Um… May I ask a question?”

“Do whatever you want. (Don’t look over here! Yesterday’s image keeps coming back!)”

“Then why don’t you live in the imperial palace?”

I was the second prince, and my mother came from a ducal house with pure royal blood.

Just looking at that, anyone would think I’d become crown prince, and both my mother and I thought so too.

But in the end, my older brother—the son of a low-born queen—became crown prince, and I was made the spare.

Fed up with it, I half-ran away and lived in the mansion owned by the ducal house.

“It’s nothing big. That palace feels suffocating.”

“True… It has the image of factional fights and internal bickering.”

“Yeah, they’re all completely unbeautiful people. And I simply don’t like having so many people around.”

“Then we’re the same. Is that why there are almost no servants in the mansion?”

My mansion was easily over a thousand tsubo, but the servants numbered in the single digits.

And I left even those servants to Sebas and Yorba, so I barely interacted with them.

As we talked like that, we arrived at the imperial palace.

Yulia followed behind me as we passed through the gate.

“Hey, that’s… Lord Alvis.”

“The one behind him is… could it be the Rose Princess!?”

“I heard he bought her at the slave auction, but…”

The idle bunch chattered noisily.

Normally I’d yell at them, but this time I let it slide.

After all, my attitude toward others was one reason for my ruin.

I walked confidently to the room where Father was and was guided inside by the royal guards.

I pushed Yulia forward first and let her speak.

“Lady Yulia, I am sorry about this time. I want to apologize, including for not being able to do so publicly.”

“No… That alone is enough. And what I wanted to tell you is that Lord Alvis saved me like this. So please, Your Majesty and the crown prince, do not concern yourselves.”

“…Understood.”

With just that, Yulia stepped back.

It certainly wasn’t easy for Father, the emperor, to bow his head—even informally.

If that eased her feelings even a little, good… but it probably wasn’t that simple.

Next, I stepped forward and bowed politely.

“Father, I’m sorry for coming during your busy time.”

“Alvis, you came without notice, and… wait… did you just apologize?”

“Yes, of course.”

Well, it was understandable he’d be surprised.

Even if the opponent was the emperor, the man known as Alvis never bent.

But for my ruin… and above all, for Yulia’s sake, I would bend.

“Hmm, I was thinking of scolding you for going to the slave auction, but…”

“Don’t worry, I won’t go again. More importantly, it’s about Yulia. I’ve placed her under my protection.”

“…I feel bad about that. I never thought the engagement would be broken and she’d become a slave.”

The engagement break was something my brother did on his own and originally had no legitimacy.

But since many people witnessed it, it probably couldn’t be undone anymore.

Father’s miscalculation was that the marquis couple so easily sold their daughter.

“I suppose there’s no helping that.”

“I see… Let me confirm, is it for that reason?”

“Father, please don’t underestimate me. I wouldn’t do something so unbeautiful.”

I want to touch her but I can’t!

I’m too much of a wimp! And she’s way too precious!

“I’m sorry about that. Then… is it that after all?”

“Father?”

“No, never mind. So, is that all you came for?”

“I have a request… Please strip me of my right to succeed the throne.”

I steeled myself and told Father.