I Got Reincarnated as the Villain and Saved the World, but After the Ending I Was Betrayed and Exiled. I Just Wanted a Peaceful Life in the Frontier, but for Some Reason My Former Companions Started Chasing Me with Yandere Eyes… - 62

Chapter 62: Dream

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Ding, dong—the bells of the church rang out, and the cheers of the people echoed through the streets. Their voices were louder than even at the parade celebrating the Demon Lord’s defeat.

That was only natural. After all, today was a truly joyous day.

“Congratulations, Cain-sama.”

“Congratulations, Henrietta-sama.”

As dignitaries of the kingdom and common folk alike raised their voices in blessing, I sat in a carriage pulled by a white horse, waving to everyone.And beside me sat a beautiful bride.

“I still can’t believe it…”

“Oh, really, what are you saying? You’re the one who went and proposed to me.”

Blushing, she glared at me with those sharp, reproachful eyes. Yes. She was my favorite character from my previous life… Henrietta. Looking at her, I felt glad from the bottom of my heart that I had been reincarnated in another world.

When I first realized I’d been reborn inside the game I had played to death, I didn’t know what to do. But fortunately, I had made use of my knowledge of the game, defeated small-fry villains like Phantom and the Four Great Demons of the Demon Lord, and fostered a romance with Henrietta, the character I adored.

Well, to be honest, all I really did was faithfully recreate the dialogue choices that raised affection in the game, so it wasn’t that hard. I wish I could show those scumbags who looked down on me in my previous life the figure of me now, a hero.

“Fufufu, this world… This is my ideal world. This is the true joy of reincarnation.”

“What’s gotten into you? Why are you laughing all of a sudden?”

“No, it’s nothing. More importantly…You know what tonight is, right?”

“Geez, you’re so impatient… I’ve been preparing everything, so come slowly, okay? ♡”

“Yeah… I’m looking forward to it.”

When the carriage arrived at our new home, Henrietta, her face bright red, quickly headed to her room. I couldn’t help but let out an unsteady voice at the sight. Yes, the wedding was over, and I was finally going to be one withHenrietta. She would purify herself and prepare for our wedding night.

“Fufufu, losing my virginity to my favorite character—this is like a dream.”

Ceres and Elena had tried to tempt me too, but I, who had been devoted to Henrietta since my previous life, turned them down. On the contrary, I had mercilessly beaten anyone who tried to lay a hand on her—but that, too, was due to my pure love.

“Well of course it’s a dream. Duh. It’s only natural for this to be a dream.”

“Hm? Ceres? What are you doing here?”

“…I see. So the one you fear most is the girl called Ceres. I’ll use this as a reference for my next experiment.”

“What are you talking about…? Uwaa!?”

With a snap of Ceres’s fingers, the scenery began to change. The landscape seemed to crack like glass, and then everything shifted.

“What… What is this?”

It was Henrietta’s chamber. But she was not alone on the bed. Henrietta was locked in a passionate embrace, lips pressed against those of another man.

“Henrietta!! What are you doing? You’re being threatened, aren’t you? I’ll kill him and—”

I tried to swing the sword at my waist, but for some reason my body wouldn’t move. Meanwhile, the two of them entwined themselves more closely, and just watching it made cold sweat run down my back as nausea welled up inside me.

“Phantom… I love you. I truly do.”

“I love you too, Henrietta. But… What about Cain? He seemed to like you.”

“Cain? There’s no way I’d ever like someone like that. The way he kept looking at me with those filthy eyes… It was disgusting.”

“Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!”

Realizing the emotion in Henrietta’s eyes as she spoke of me was sheer disgust, I couldn’t stop myself from screaming. Phantom touched her ample chest, and Henrietta let out a sweet moan.

I wanted to flee from this place, but my body wouldn’t move. I wanted to look away, but I couldn’t even close my eyes.

This is a dream. I’m a hero. I became the protagonist. I became one with Henrietta… Please, let me wake up soon.

“Yes, this is a dream. But since I’m kind, I’ll return you to reality.”

“…Eh?”

When the thing wearing Ceres’s face whispered that, memories rushed back into me.

How Henrietta always brushed off my advances. How I had been used by Josef. How, in the middle of fighting the demon Amon, I had my body taken back from me. And… How I was now nothing but a golem and how  my soul was treated like a toy…

“Uwaaaaaaaaaaah!!”

Like an avalanche, the memories came crashing down on me, and I—

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“That was close. He was about to break. I forced him to sleep, but I wonder if he’ll be all right.”

Echidna looked at the trembling golem before her and laughed with delight. To her, whether the soul in front of her was good or evil did not matter in the slightest. She only cooperated with Elena because she was allowed to conduct experiments on souls, which were otherwise forbidden.

“I wonder… What should I play next?”

With a smile as though she were simply playing a game, Echidna laughed. Ironically, this was the very same attitude that Cain had once taken when dealing with the people of this world right after  he had been transmigrated into this world. 

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