I Got Caught Hunting Powerful Monsters in Secret Even Though I’m Just a Commoner, Which Led to Beautiful Girls From Noble and Royal Families to Come After Me - 48

Chapter 48: Before the Rampage

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“Breaking off… The engagement… Just what do you mean by that, Princess Selene?”

It seemed Harry’s mind was still struggling to realize how serious the situation was. As for Bern, he was trembling all over like a frightened mouse. He kept alternating his gaze between us and Harry, looking clearly terrified. 

“Your inhumane conversation was broadcasted all over the school. Not only the nobles from Halkeginia heard it, but other nobles from other countries also heard it.”

“Wha-What… But how…?”

Harry faltered but soon, he glared at Rina and Elena-sama, looking very furious as if he was itching to kill them. 

Rina, who was leaning on Jeff-sama’s shoulder for comfort, seemed to be in a slightly better physical condition than before since she stuck her tongue out at Harry in response. 

“This commoner bitch!!”

Seeing Harry was on his feet to charge at Rina, I pulled the trigger and fired several bullets at him. 

“-!!”

The moment he noticed my movement, Harry immediately blocked my bullet. My bullets, imbued with my magic power, pierced into an ice wall. 

It seemed Harry was an ice mage. Seeing he didn’t have a robust body like Elena-sama, I knew he mustn’t not be the physical type but I didn’t expect he would be an ice mage either. 

“Harry-san. Just what are you trying to do here? According to the rules of Central Magic School and the laws in Halkeginia, you are a criminal. Instead of resisting, don’t you think you should surrender obediently and let yourself get arrested by the authorities instead?”

Luna-sama drew her sword as she spoke to Harry. 

However, Harry sneered. He laughed shamelessly at Luna-sama. 

“I’m the eldest son of a duke. No matter what kind of crime I commit, I cannot be arrested. I have immunity thanks to my status. Someone as smart as you should have known that, right, Luna?”

“Saying something like that in front of Princess Selene… Don’t you have any shame?!”

“So what? In fact, I’m the victim here. I have to face this humiliation because of these filthy commoners. By all rights, I should just kill them right here and now.”

This guy really didn’t have any conscience in his heart. 

Come to think of it, I think I’ve met someone like Harry back when I was living as a cram school teacher. 

I glared at him and retorted. 

“Kill me? Not even in your dream. You’re not even on the same level as Rina. No matter how hard you try, you can’t even hurt us, let alone kill us. Could you please not get too cocky, Harry-sama?”

“-!!! You commoner!!! Know your place!! I-I will kill you!! Face me! Let’s have a duel!!”

Blinded by rage, Harry proposed for a duel. He was breathing heavily, looking clearly agitated and he even had a creepy grin on his face. The mask he had kept all this time finally disappeared. 

While I was staring at Harry-sama with disdain, Selene-sama, who was standing next to me, spoke to me. 

“Kanato-san, there’s no need for you to fight Harry-san. I will speak directly to my father about this. I have a feeling Harry-san is a traitor given how nasty his true character is. His mere existence is giving a negative impact on this kingdom. Most likely, everything he said about loving me was a lie as well…”

Selene-sama said, tears were welling up in her eyes as she turned her gaze away from me. 

Then, with an expression akin to that of a drug addict, Harry spoke to Selene-sama. 

“What are you saying? Selene-sama, I do love you.”

“…..Why do you love me? What part of me made you fall in love with me?”

“You are incredibly beautiful and dignified, just like a true queen.”

“….”

Upon hearing his answer, Selene-sama looked sad. She lowered her gaze in disappointment. 

Even if I include my past life in Japan, I don’t have much experience in love and yet, even I can see through his words. He doesn’t love Selene-sama as a woman. He only ‘loves’ her because Selene-sama has the quality of a queen. He’s sticking to her because he thought Selene could become a queen. 

The world is truly unfair. Psychopaths like Harry can climb the ladder of success effortlessly just because they are born into privileged families. Harry has lived his whole life like this, everything served to him on a diamond platter. That’s why he doesn’t even hesitate to commit heinous crimes in order to get what he wants. Even when his crimes are exposed on public like this, he doesn’t feel guilty at all. Instead, he’s still playing victim and pretends to be innocent. 

My blood was boiling. 

In my previous life, I was powerless but now, everything was different. 

“Very well. I shall accept the duel.”

“”-!!!”

Murmurs of surprise echoed around me. 

“Kanato-san, are you sure?”

Gently pulling at the hem of my clothes, Selene-sama asked me. 

“Yes. It’s fine. I can’t let him run rampant any longer. This duel will serve as the perfect opportunity to show everyone that if they dare to harm the people important to me, they will lose everything they have.”

“….Very well. I will respect Kanato-san’s decision.”

Seeing the serious expression on my face, Selene-sama’s cheeks seemed to be dyed in pink for a moment. 

I turned around, scanning my surroundings because I was worried about Rina and Elena-sama.

“The people important…”

“I-I-I-I-I wonder if I fit into that ‘important people’ category or not….”

Elena-sama, who was being held by Rina and Jeff-sama, buried her face into Mia-sama’s chest as she muttered something. I couldn’t quite catch it so I turned my attention back to Harry. 

And there, Harry was…

He was… 

Glaring at me with an extremely hideous expression on his face. 

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At the Arena

As the eldest son of a count, Bern was not exempt from punishment either. Therefore, he was restrained by the student council. 

According to Luna-sama, if Rina was the only victim, there was a high chance the higher-ups would try to sweep this case under the rug but since Elena-sama was also involved, we could expect the worst outcome for the perpetrators, such as having their titles stripped. 

In any case, I returned to the arena again. 

The spectators’ seats were packed with people. All of them had their attention turned to us. 

“Just what is happening here?”

“I can’t believe Harry-sama would do something like that…”

“It can’t be! He must be framed!”

“Haa… To think that handsome and gentle Harry-sama would…. This must be a lie. It has to be….”

“Exactly! Those girls who claimed to be assaulted by Harry-sama… They must be the one asking for it!”

“A commoner and the eldest son of a duke fighting in the arena….”

“That cheeky commoner! I can’t wait to see Harry-sama beat him to a pulp!”

Amidst the voices of people clearly against me…

“Oi! Commoners! Do your best!”

“Hey, stop calling him ‘commoner’! His name is Kanato!”

“Kanato! We’re rooting for you!”

“I’m sorry for ignoring you all this time! You’re so much better than me in every way!”

“I admit it! I know I can’t even hold a candle to you! I actually already realized it somehow when you defeated the Red Dragon but well….”

The students from the lowest class were cheering me on.

“I’m not happy to hear your cheering…. Not even one bit… These nobles…”

I murmured to myself but deep down, I realized being cheered on was better than being shouted at. 

The people from the lowest class had followed me and witnessed Harry and Bern’s atrocities with their own eyes.

Well, they will immediately turn their backs on me again the moment things turn south for me. That’s why I won’t take their words to heart.

“The honorable nobles of Halkeginia Kingdom are cheering on a commoner. Truly, the end of the world is near.”

Harry stared scornfully at the students from the lowest class. 

“No. It’s been the end for a while already with people like you ruling the kingdom.”

“Heh. Quite the smooth talker, are you? But… Do you think you can still stay insolent after the match is over?”

“I believe that should be my words.”

“You filthy commoners… I’ll make sure to kill you with my own hands.”

“When you take a life, you must be prepared to be killed yourself. What about you, Harry-sama? Are you prepared to be killed by me?”

“There’s…”

Harry faltered for a moment and then….

“Begin the match!!”

The referee announced the start of the match. 

And at the same time…

“YOU FOOL!! THERE’S NO WAY I DO!!!!”

He immediately lunged at me. 

Rina and Elena-sama were on their way to the Fibel family’s residence with Hannah-sama. On the other hand, Jeff-sama had cast a barrier to ensure the spectators in the arena wouldn’t get injured with Mia-sama using her support skill to reinforce the barrier. Beside them, Luna-sama kept supplying them with magic power to ensure the barrier would stay strong.

With this…

I can go on a rampage to my heart’s content. 

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