I Reincarnated as a Mob Villain in a Game World I Had Been Playing~ Using My Knowledge of the Game, I Lived a Carefree Life but for Some Reason I Became Famous Everywhere~ - Chapter 20 - In the Next Room

Chapter 20 – In the Next Room

After being shown to the next room by the Duchess,

“Hah… I was so nervous…”

“I was really nervous… Even though they’re such an important person, if they humble themselves like that, it would be troublesome for me…”

“It doesn’t seem like that, though.”

“It’s probably because I’m wearing this armor.”

“Fufu, please take it easy.”

“Thank you.”

As if a taut thread had been cut, the man showed his true colors to Karen and Lyfia.

Perhaps considering the man’s feelings, there were only the two girls with the man.

“Ah, and one more thing. I’m sorry for increasing your work of guiding me.”

“No, please don’t apologize. It’s Father’s intention, and it’s not like I mind doing it.”

“Karen is right. I hope you enjoy your time with us.”

“…T-Thank you.”

Instead of blaming the man, they said something so kind that he couldn’t help but stammer in response, feeling happy.

“That said, shouldn’t you be a bit better at acting?”

“Huh?”

Right at that moment, Karen said to the man.

What does she mean by acting…? I have no idea what she’s talking about at all…

Although the man tried to think with a warm feeling in his chest, no answer came to mind.

“Acting all dumb like that… There’s no way a calm ‘ordinary person’ like you could receive Father’s villa, right?”

“Ah… That. My face is happy, you know? You just can’t see it with my armor on.”

How can the man express joy with his whole body when Karen and Lyfia were present?

If he was alone, he would be doing a full-body gut-punch.

It’s only natural…

As the man was making such a comment in his mind, Lyfia, with her well-groomed eyebrows arched in a figure of eight, called out to me in a timid voice.

“Um… Sir Jet-black.”

“Y-Yeah?”

“It is not right for me to say this, but are you sure you are happy with that reward? You could actually object and ask for mo—”

“This is a decision between adults. You don’t have to worry about anything.”

While saying this with a pretense of being cool, there were two reasons behind it.

“Duke’s backing” doesn’t make sense, but it’s a villa and money!

To avoid being misunderstood as having the intention to make any objections.

To convey that there was absolutely no intention to make objections!

In fact, there was not even a hint of objections. The man was even wondering whether or not he could receive such generous rewards.

This was an action to respect their gratitude.

“…They really are good parents. Don’t be unfilial, okay? Especially you.”

“I-I know that! A-And, I told you to call me Karen!”

“It’s easier to call you ‘you’.”

“Mou~~!!”

It was hard for the man to address the opposite sex, no matter how much younger they are.

“I mean, are you two okay with it…? With me receiving the villa. You must have some attachment to it, don’t you?”

“We have a lot of villas.”

“I don’t have any particular attachment to it.”

“I see…”

The unexpected reply made the man at a loss for words.

Seriously… If it’s not anything they need, why build it at all…

It may be necessary to promote power, but the feeling of ‘what a waste’ precedes it.

As expected of aristocrats, their sensibilities were different in this area. 

“Hey, I have a question too.”

“Hmm?”

Karen politely raised her hand and asked.

“Are you planning to have someone live in the villa?”

“No, I’m the only one who’s going to live there.”

“Really? You have women who are concubines or something, don’t you? Won’t you let them live there?”

“There is no one like that.”

“You’re obviously lying. You’re a high-ranking treasure hunter, aren’t you? How can you not be popular?”

After a few seconds of confusion lingered in the man’s mind after hearing Karen’s straightforward statement, he suddenly realized something.

Oh, come to think of it, I did lie about being a treasure hunter…

At the time he met Karen, she asked him, ‘Who are you?’ and the man remembered saying something like that.

“…W-Well, there’s a lot going on. That’s why I’m single.”

“Hmmm…”

“Are you interested in love, Sir Jet-black…?”

“No, not at all.”

Lyfia, for some reason, eagerly jumped on the topic. Naturally, he was as interested as anybody else.

“Sister, this is what they call ‘not being able to find someone who matches up to oneself’… He’s full of himself.”

“Don’t imagine things on your own.”

Though in this case, what Karen was saying was true.

“A-Ah! You wouldn’t like to live in that villa alone, would you? It would be overwhelming, and it could be scary, right?”

“Overwhelming? Scary?”

“Because in terms of the size of the villa, it’s not much different from this mansion. Isn’t it scary to live there alone?”

“…Eh?”

The man thought he misheard her. He felt like he just heard something outrageous.

As if sensing those feelings, Lyfia added,

“The garden is a bit smaller than our house, but… The size of the villa is certainly comparable.”

“…Is the villa I’m receiving not a house for one person to live in?”

“Isn’t that what a villa is supposed to be like?”

“Yes, that’s true.”

Having another house regardless of its size or luxury is what makes it a villa.

I-If I were given such a huge villa, it would still be troublesome… And wait, they were talking about not making any more concessions after gifting such a luxurious villa…?

The man’s common sense could no longer apply. This is why he fears aristocrats.

And one more thing…

He thought it might really be scary to live alone in a villa that is comparable to the size of this mansion.

“A-Ah, that’s right. I know I’ll be away some days, but you can always come and visit me at the villa.”

“R-Really!?”

“Are you sure!?”

“Y-Yeah. You can even have a spare key if you want. Feel free to enter whenever, even on days when I’m not home.”

Because of their position, they wouldn’t come here every day, and they wouldn’t want to steal anything anyway.

If the villa was too spacious, even if someone entered without permission, the man’s private space wouldn’t be disturbed.

He’d rather have someone come visit the villa or else ghosts would haunt the place.

Thinking of ghosts made the man scared.

“Then I will not hesitate to disturb you!”

“I would also like to come and visit as well.”

“Yeah.”

The man said it for his own benefit, but his intentions were not exposed.

For this reason, the man could feel relieved and say,

“Well then, I think it’s time for you to show me the villa.”

But the man would never know.

That one day, his words would be taken for granted by more than just these two sisters.