I, Who Was Dismissed as Worthless Failure by my Family and Fiancée, Discovered I had Reincarnated as a Game Character I Raised with Great Care and Vowed to Take Control of my Life and Defy Anyone who Opposes Me. - Chapter 26: A Brainless Idea

Chapter 26: A Brainless Idea

“Well, calm down. If you hit him, me holding back despite getting punched in the stomach would have been for nothing.”

“I-I’m sorry. I forgot myself for a moment. I’ll disappear before any of the servants see me.”

After managing to calm down the enraged slave, she once again used transfer magic to leave the place.

Now, we are almost ready to start the fun party.

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On the Kvist family’s estate, an arena had been set up where many nobles invited by my father had gathered.

The guests were all dressed up, and the women looked particularly stunning.

It was evident they had something in mind concerning the engagement between my younger brother and Liliana Do Gold, the first princess of the Empire and my betrothed. I could see Liliana standing beside my brother, beaming with pure joy.

“So, you finally made it, you worthless son. You have been a burden to our family until the bitter end.”

“You’re nothing but useless garbage. Have you just been lying around all morning, stuffing your face? Trash is always trash.”

“Well, it’s fine. Let’s just be glad he came here without running away. I’ve instructed the servants to keep everyone in and prevent any attempts at escaping. However, now that all the guests have arrived, we can’t keep them waiting by having them travel to our home.”

“Indeed, Father-in-law. I’m so overjoyed and fulfilled that I can overlook today’s delay now that I can finally break off my engagement with this scum and become engaged to Douglas-sama.”

Then, in front of everyone, my father, brother, and Liliana began verbally attacking me, treating me like an untrained dog.

I had anticipated this, but it showed their weak character that they would insult me publicly like this. Did they not realize that their reputation could suffer from such behaviour?

As I pondered this, my father gave a speech explaining why he was passing the family succession to Douglas instead of me, the eldest son. He stated that, in order to demonstrate Douglas’s magical talent and worthiness to inherit the family succession, he and I would engage in a mock battle.

As soon as he finished the speech, the crowd erupted in cheers and congratulations. In a world where entertainment is scarce, this becomes a promising pastime, and my father must have foreseen this.

It was evident he held the foolish belief that the more exciting the mock battle, the more likely people would be to support Douglas inheriting the family succession.