I Was Reincarnated as the Most Wicked Aristocrat Who Rules Over the Kingdom’s Darkness in an R-18 Eroge, but I Don’t Like Abnormal Situations, so I Tried to Live a Normal and Peaceful Life, but I’m Somehow in the Same Situation as the Original Scenario - Chapter 13 - Interlude 4 - The Sub-Heroine’s True Nature

Chapter 13 – Interlude 4 – The Sub-Heroine’s True Nature

——Going back a bit in time.

It was the night before.

As Clarice gazed upon Alvart’s back as he left, she let out a feverish sigh.

“It’s not rational at all…”

If her safety was the top priority, she should have had him escort her bacl.

That’s right, to her room.

The attacker had retreated temporarily, but there was no guarantee that he wouldn’t attack Clarice again on her way back to her room.

Therefore, if she valued rationality, she should have asked Alvart to escort her.

However…

“If I had done that… I might have come off as unsightly.”

To get straight to the point, Clarice had fallen in love with Alvart at first sight.

Ever since she was a child, she had been a passionate fan of the fairy tale known as the Night King.

Supporting the kingdom as a powerful figure behind the scenes, watching over from the shadow, and fulfilling his mission even though he knew no one would thank him.

The reincarnation of such a dark hero had appeared before her eyes.

It was only natural that a strong passion would begin to grow within Clarice.

“…Even when he’s not here, you’ll still protect me, right?”

The softly spoken question was directed at a small cat nestled by her feet.

Together with the cat, Clarice made her way back to her room safely.

As she sat down at the table, she called out to the cat.

“What did you make of him? Please, tell me, Demitru.”

As soon as the question was asked, something strange happened to the cat.

A faint light emanated from its small body… and it transformed into an elderly man.

His name was Demitru Roadman.

He was an experienced butler who had been supporting Clarice since she was a child.

Stroking his beard, Demitru replied as follows.

“At this stage, there is one thing I can say for sure. In terms of combat ability, I believe he is comparable to Lady Rinslet Freanain.”

Clarice nodded slightly in response to Demitru’s objective opinion.

“…What about the fact that he is the reincarnation of the Night King?”

“As far as that is concerned, there isn’t enough information to confirm it, so I cannot say for sure. However… this is purely intuition, but… at the very least, I believe him to be a good person.”

Demitru’s intuition is often spot on.

Therefore, Clarisse began to ponder further, treating his words as truth.

“With Alvart-sama’s cooperation… We may be able to solve that case quickly as well.”

The man inside Alvart Zesphilia had concluded that Clarice’s night out was for the purpose of “having fun with men.”

However, that was in fact a huge mistake.

The reason she was out tonight was to use herself as a decoy to lure in the culprit of a certain crime.

Although that was successful in itself, the culprit ended up getting away.

Clarice asked Demitru for his opinion on the matter.

“I believe Alvart-sama deliberately allowed the culprit to escape… What do you think?”

“Yes. I think you’re right. However…”

“Yeah. I have no idea what kind of deep thought goes into his decision.”

“I’m in the same boat about that… But in any case, I’m certain he’s aware of the mastermind pulling the strings behind the scenes.”

Wrong.

There was no way of knowing that at all.

He was just acting selfishly.

In fact, the very idea that Alvart was regarding the attacker as a criminal was completely off the mark.

“…Seriously, why would the royal family carry out such a heinous act?”

“It must be that the other party finds the young lady’s presence to be such an eyesore.”

The two concluded that the mastermind behind the recent incident——the series of mysterious deaths occurring on campus——was a royal conspiracy.

The motive, as Demitru had said, was likely to be to eliminate Clarice.

She is second in line to the throne.

If things continue as they are, she has the potential to become queen.

That is why many people dislike Clarice’s existence.

“This Demitru understands well that the struggle for the throne inevitably leads to foul deeds… But the way the young lady has been treated is simply too much.”

Demitru clenched his fist and expressed his anger.

The vicious harassment that Clarice had endured up until now flashed through Demitru’s mind.

The one thing he could not forgive in particular was——

——Spreading false information that Clarice was a slut.

Clarice is the epitome of chastity, and she has never once behaved like a whore.

People who spread that false information, and people who were fooled by it, Demitru seriously wanted to kill every single one of them.

“…The royal family is becoming more and more corrupt, especially as the Zesphilia household continues to decline.”

“Indeed. The power balance between the two is directly proportional. However, because of that…”

A desire began to form within them.

The hope that the rumor might actually be true.

That the current Zesphilia heir was the reincarnation of the first “Night King”.

A being risen from the underworld to set right the corrupt royal family and restore the power balance within the kingdom.

…Of course, in reality, none of this was true.

But in their minds, this hope had already solidified into belief.

“Demitru. I think we should invite him to join the student council.”

“I am in full agreement. Whether he accepts or rejects, there will be no harm to us either way.”

Seeing the end of the conversation, Clarice let out a small sigh.

Then, her thoughts turned to him, with whom she had a misunderstood mutual relationship——

“——Please save this kingdom, My Beloved.”

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T/N: So she’s actually a saint, and a slut for one person only, and that’s the Night King… Dem…

So many lewd heroines, as you’d expect of eroge heroines…