I Was Reincarnated as a Villainous Noble and I Want to Be Expelled, but the Yandere Princess Won’t Let It! - Chapter 1-2

Chapter 1: Reincarnation

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Three years have passed since I found myself reincarnated as a character in a game world, after what I thought was my death from being hit by a truck.

Now three years old, I quietly hid in the hallway of the house where I was born on a sunny day.

“Lord Reno! Where are you?”

A woman’s voice echoed near me.

Without responding, I remained silent and still, hiding in the curtains of the hallway.

“Where are you, Lord Reno?!”

Her voice calling for me faded into the distance.

“Phew.”

When the woman’s presence completely disappeared, I finally exhaled and revealed myself from behind the curtain.

“Being born into a wealthy noble family in a medieval-level civilization is fortunate, but… I really dislike all these obligations.”

I will eventually gain a notorious reputation as a villainous noble, born into one of the upper noble families in the country. While clearly privileged, I am still a man with memories of a past life. The constraints of nobility just seem like too much trouble.

“And I know it’s all going to fall apart in the future.”

Reno Lastella. That’s the character I reincarnated into in the game, one of the villainous nobles. I’m destined to be exiled from the country… Thinking about that seriously makes it tedious to learn the necessary manners of a noble.

“Today, I managed to escape from my tutor again… My parents are absent from the estate. Looks like another day to enjoy freedom.”

For three years since I reincarnated into this world, I’ve been born as a noble child, running away from my education to live as I please.

“Today, I might as well go to the library casually.”

Most of my time is spent learning about this world, which is not a game but a real world.

I’ve seen countless protagonists in stories who underestimated this world and suffered… even though it’s just in stories. No, precisely because of that, I want to treat this world as my real world and face it squarely.

“Humming…”

Besides, learning itself is enjoyable… learning about the world of my favorite game.

“Uh…”

So, to improve my knowledge even a little, I came to the grand library suitable for the Marquis’s family and struggled to open the door that was difficult for my height.

“Huh?”

But, there was already someone in the library where I entered.

A young girl sat on a chair in the room, holding a book.

“…”

“…”

I was completely taken aback by the unexpected visitor and froze in place.

The girl also just stared at me, her expression unclear, as if unsure what to think.

“Um, who are you?”

After the silence, I timidly spoke up and questioned her.

“I apologize for my rudeness. I am Rinonara Weston, the second princess of the Weston Dynasty in the Urayle Kingdom.”

The girl… well, to be exact, she seemed more like a young girl.

Despite her age of three, she lowered her head with manners and speech beyond her years in response to my question.

“I see, I see. Thank you very much for your politeness. I am of the Lastella Marquis family… Wait, huh? Whaaat? Rinonara Westonnnnnnnn!?”

Rinonara Weston.

She’s one of the main heroines in the game and supposed to be my fiancée, the girl who will become the fiancée of the villainous noble me.

“Huh… Why…?”

This meeting with her would later have a significant impact on my future, for better or worse.

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Chapter 2: Meeting

Where should I even start questioning…?

Why is Rinonara Weston, the main heroine of the game and someone strongly connected to Reno, in our mansion’s library?

Firstly, why is she even in our territory?

“What are you reading?”

Suppressing these questions, I asked casually as I sat down in front of her.

There are many things that pique my curiosity, but it’s not really my business why a princess is in our estate. It’s not something I need to ask about or get involved in.

“I’m studying the supply lines during the dual-front strategy.”

She didn’t react at all to my surprise as she calmly answered with apparent disinterest in my question… Huh? Studying supply lines during a dual-front strategy???

Not knowing how developed a three-year-old might be, I discarded the notion of age-appropriateness and behaved, resulting in being treated like a prodigy.

But even I can tell that’s not a book for a three-year-old.

“Is it for offense or defense?”

Slightly taken aback internally, I continued the conversation.

“It’s for offense.”

“Oh, offense… I’m curious about that book’s content. The dual-front strategy during an offensive seems like too reckless a plan.”

“…Yes, indeed. The book didn’t have much about that.”

With a hint of surprise in her expression, Rinonara raised her gaze from the book to me and voiced her question.

Oh? Has she finally taken interest in me…? But come to think of it, she and I are both just three years old.

She’d naturally be surprised by someone like me who can keep up with conversations.

“What do you value the most?”

“Speed.”

What is this three-year-old talking about…? While pondering that, I answered her question.

“Securing and maintaining supply lines is too difficult. If you’re going to attempt a dual-front strategy, wouldn’t it be better to quickly force the enemy to surrender with speed? Supply can be locally sourced.”

“I see. That makes sense… yes, it does.”

Rinonara nodded repeatedly at my answer.

“…Do, do you understand what I’m saying?”

“Huh? What do you mean… Oh, I see.”

For a moment, I didn’t understand what she was saying, but soon I understood the meaning of her question and nodded.

There wouldn’t be any kids her age reading about supply lines during a dual-front strategy. Wait, is this girl not a reincarnator like me, but just a naturally gifted child?

“Sort of, right?”

Internally, I trembled at the genius of the girl in front of me but answered with a bit of stretch and a relaxed manner.

She was written as a smart character in the game… but didn’t expect her to be this much.

“…!”

Light filled Rinonara’s eyes as she looked at me.

“Yes, I see…”

“Yeah…”

But then Rinonara fell silent, and silence descended between us.

“Princess Rinonara… please wait… Huh?! Lord Reno?! Why are you here?!”

In that silence, a maid who had been searching for me loudly exclaimed upon entering the library.

“Huh, huh…?! Lord Reno?”

Upon hearing the maid’s words, Rinonara looked at me with astonished eyes and shouted loudly.

“Oh, I didn’t introduce myself until the end. I’m Reno Lastella, the eldest son of the Lastella family.”

Facing that, I finally revealed my name.