It's Not Like I Want to Play the Role of a Misunderstood, Good-for-Nothing Prince in a Villainess Story! - Chapter 39 – Confrontation Scene

Led by the servant to the garden, I could hear shouting voices.

“Driema, explain yourself properly.”

The one shouting loudly was Giyal, accompanied by his escorts. To think he had arrived this quickly… no, perhaps it was rather late.

Giyal was pressing Driema with tremendous vigor. In response, Driema hung her head while Larba subtly hid her behind him.

“It’s a confrontation scene.”

“Yeah.”

Truly, a confrontation scene. If I were in any of their positions, it would be chilling.

“What would Prince Zeke do to get through this?”

“‘What a coincidence meeting here!’… like that.”

“I see, that’s good.”

“I’m joking, it’s not good at all.”

Was there ever such a coincidence? It sounded too forced.

“What should we do?”

“Hmm, for now, let’s wait. I don’t think jumping out would do any good.”

Rather, it would only complicate matters further. We should simply peek from the shadows.

“Driema, I’m your fiancé, right? So why!”

“That’s…”

“It was me!”

Larba stepped forward.

“I forcefully invited Lady Driema. We had a prior connection from when I guided her before… so—”

“What, you?!”

“Larba-sama! That’s wrong. I came here because I wanted to. He’s not involved.”

“No, I brought her here!”

“…………”

The two defended each other fiercely.

“Prince Zeke, please look at Giyal’s face. What an expression.”

His face was bright red, his eyes were raised, and his mouth was distorted. He was trembling violently—the very picture of furious rage. Well, considering he was the fiancé, seeing what looked like flirting right before his eyes would naturally ignite his temper.

“Larba!”

Thinking this was leading nowhere, Giyal glared at Larba.

“Did you know her prior to this meeting?”

“Lady Driema? Yes, when she came to this town previously and was lost, I guided her. I believe it was about a month ago.”

“A month ago…?”

Giyal’s face stiffened momentarily.

“That’s right. At that time I met him, and then…”

“B-but! Driema should be engaged to me.”

“No, as I said, it’s just talks progressing, not yet announced to everyone.”

Come to think of it, in this world, even if engagement talks existed, unless an announcement party was held and recognized by those around, it was not an official engagement. So even if engagement talks were confirmed between the parties, there was a great possibility of overturning them.

Well, thanks to that loophole, I managed to flip the nearly confirmed engagement between Misty and Tigos.

“Wait, could Onii-sama and Lady Driema’s engagement also be possible?”

Possible or impossible, it was not strictly impossible.

—But.

“I think it’s difficult.”

I understood those two liked each other. However…

“Hearing Giyal’s story and coming here… what exactly are you doing?”

The atmosphere instantly tensed.

Leading escorts and hiding her face with a fan, Hilma walked over in gorgeous attire.

“Mother…”

“Lady Hilma.”

Glancing at Larba with cold eyes, she looked around the garden.

“A beautiful garden. It seems quite well-maintained.”

“Yes, our house’s gardener has put their skill—

“I see.”

She spoke over Larba’s attempted explanation, effectively drowning out his voice.

“But making wrong choices is scary. Such wonderful things might not be viewable anymore. Right, Ribauto boy, don’t you think so too?”

“…………”

Uttering this in a chilling voice while checking Larba’s reaction, she then glanced at Driema.

Driema trembled with her head hung low.

“Driema-chan, what is the meaning of this?”

“Mother, um…”

“I considered your happiness and contacted Duke Romash. Isn’t it miraculous that Giyal has an excellent bloodline and, moreover, is close in age? At first, I even considered marrying you to someone ten or twenty years your senior.”

She spoke in a flat tone, but that voice was somehow prickly.

“Driema-chan, you understand, right?”

At the quiet voice, Driema trembled again.

“…Yes, Mother. I’ll return immediately.”

“Lady Driema.”

Driema shook her head, refusing the hand Larba extended.

“Giyal, I’m sorry. But it’s fine now. Let’s go.”

“Understood.”

Urged by Hilma, Giyal obediently followed, with Driema trailing behind.

“Ah, Prince Zeke. What should we do?”

Leaving the panicking Sierra, I headed directly toward Driema and the others.

“Driema!”

Oh my?… Hilma looked at me while hiding her mouth with a fan.

“You, even a mongrel is here…”

“Is this truly fine?!”

I called out, ignoring Lady Hilma, which caused wrinkles to form between her brows, but I ignored that too.

“You’re going to stay obedient to your mother and go with someone you don’t even—”

“Wha—, Driema is for me… 

“Silence!”

This time, Lady Hilma spoke over Giyal’s words, reacting to mine.

“Driema-chan’s happiness is not for you to decide. Well then, farewell.”

Leaving just that, they departed the Ribauto house mansion.