Reincarnated as a Mob in an Otome Game, but the Characters Were Worse Than I Expected, So I Crushed Them All and Destroyed the Story - Chapter 18: Mob Humiliates the Villainess

Chapter 18: Mob Humiliates the Villainess

“So then, since I won, Lady Charlotte will now fulfill the conditions I set beforehand, correct? Surely, the esteemed daughter of House Maxwell wouldn’t pathetically try to run away and end up bound by duel magic for all to see, right?”

At my provocation, Charlotte’s face twisted in even deeper fury.

She was absolutely seething.

“Tch…! Of course! I am Charlotte Maxwell! I would never bring shame upon my family name!”

“Oh? ‘Would never bring shame’… huh. Well, let’s hope that holds true. Now then, shall we move this to my room? Or would you prefer yours?”

“H-Haa!? Are you insane?! I already have a fiancé! There’s no way I could do something like that!”

“Oh? If you’d rather have an audience watching, that’s fine by me. It wouldn’t bother me in the slightest.”

“…Fine. But I demand one of my servants be present.”

“Heh… Fine by me. Now then—shall we?”

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The place we ended up was my room, with Charlotte and her personal maid accompanying me.

I had been a little surprised that she willingly entered a man’s room, but apparently, she couldn’t stand the idea of letting a commoner’s filthy air contaminate her own space.

She really was the perfect villainess through and through.

By the way, I had sent Hank away.

When I told him I’d make it up to him later, he just shook his head and said, “I’d lose my mind if I had to be in the same room as a duke’s daughter.”

Fair enough.

“Hmph. Do whatever you want. No matter what happens, I will never submit to the likes of you.”

Charlotte sat down on a chair with a huff, deliberately turning her face away.

Her personal maid stood silently in the corner, as still as a shadow.

Well, time wasn’t unlimited.

Might as well get started.

[Master… are you really going to do this? I mean, she’s a girl… and a noble lady at that… This isn’t something you should be doing.]

(It’s fine. If she retaliates just because she lost a duel, it’ll be House Maxwell that ends up disgraced. Besides, didn’t you enjoy pushing her into a corner in that fight?)

[That’s not the point! I fought fair and square—I never agreed to this!]

(Relax and just watch. She has to go through with it anyway—duel’s contract will make sure of that.)

At this point, neither of us could back out.

Bound by the contract’s power, there was no escape.

I grinned and took a step closer to Charlotte.

“Well then, Lady Charlotte—it’s time for you to fulfill our contract.”

“Money? Power? What exactly do you want? Just so you know, House Maxwell isn’t something I can control on a whim.”

“House Maxwell? I couldn’t care less about that. What I want is for you to be my pet for the day.“

“Ha-HAA!?! Pet!?”

“Lord Edward! As a servant of House Maxwell, I cannot overlook such an outrageous demand!”

Charlotte’s eyes widened in pure shock, while her maid—who had remained silent until now—suddenly stepped forward, voice raised in protest.

But I didn’t even bother acknowledging her.

“Shut up. It was written in the contract, and Lady Charlotte agreed to it. There’s no room for complaints. If you have a problem, take it up with your lady, not me.”

[I mean, Master… you kinda deserve to be yelled at for writing something like that in the first place.]

Lana’s calm but sharp remark echoed in my mind.

But—what’s done is done.

“This… this pet thing—what exactly does that mean!?”

“I gave it a lot of thought, actually… A dog would’ve been nice. A rabbit was tempting too. But in the end, I settled on a cat. Cute, right?”

“That’s NOT what I’m asking!”

I pulled out a cat-ear headband and held it up for her to see.

Charlotte immediately smacked it out of my hands.

How cruel.

I even rushed out the very next day after winning the duel just to buy it.

“And why, as a duke’s daughter, must I debase myself like some filthy animal?!”

“Oh, that’s simple. Because you’re a pathetic, miserable loser.”

“…!”

Charlotte froze, speechless.

But this was necessary.

She had to experience true despair—

Not so that she would fall into darkness and become the Demon Lord’s pawn, but so that she would willingly choose to stand by my side.

So that she would help me destroy the story herself.

“Here, put this on. Your collar.”

“Wh—who would ever—!? No way! Never—wha…!?”

The moment Charlotte resisted, her hands trembled and slowly reached for the collar in my hand.

Before she could even process what was happening, she fastened it around her own neck.

“W-Why…?”

“I told you, didn’t I? The duel magic enforces the contract. You have no choice but to obey. Now, here—put the cat ears on too.”

“Khh…!! Why is this happening to me…!?!”

And just like that—

Charlotte had completely transformed into a proper little cat.

Collar and cat ears included.

By the way, the collar was just a standard pet collar, but the cat-ear headband was actually classified as headgear in the game.

It had decent defense and, for some reason, even gave a small resistance to fire.

Weird—since living creatures are supposed to instinctively fear fire.

“Oh, I wouldn’t do that if I were you. You do realize who would suffer the consequences if you attack me right now, don’t you?“

I directed my words toward Charlotte’s maid, who had a knife raised behind my back.

I had already sensed her presence, so there was no risk of being killed.

But if she did attack, then I would have to punish Charlotte for failing to control her servant.

Jumping straight to punishment this early felt a bit rushed.

“Tch… Coward.”

“I’m no coward. The only fool here is the one who agreed to a contract without reading it properly.”

Having said my piece, I turned my attention back to Charlotte.

I didn’t hate her.

If anything, I appreciated her existence.

But for my ambitions, she needed to cooperate.

And for that—her arrogance had to be shattered first.

“Hey, Charlotte.”

“How dare you call me by my name! Do you have any idea who I—mmph…!?”

The collar tightened around her neck on its own.

I hadn’t done anything—it was just the contract’s magic at work.

And just to be clear—this is NOT my kink.

“Is that any way to speak to your Master?”

“Like hell I’d ever—guh…!”

“Tsk, tsk… Still refusing to learn? Freesia Academy’s top student? Don’t make me laugh. Even an actual cat would be smarter than this.”

“Kuh…! F-Fine… I’m sorry, M-Master…”

Her eyes still burned with anger, but she forced out the words in a monotone voice.

But this wasn’t enough.

She was still resisting.

I needed to break her down completely.

“Cats don’t speak human language, do they? Do it properly.“

“…!”

“Come on, do it.“

Charlotte’s face twisted in agony.

I could see the internal struggle written all over her.

And to make it worse—her servant was watching.

After what felt like an eternity of battling her pride, Charlotte blushed deeply and looked down.

“M-Meow…”

W-Wow!?

So cute…?

No way!

Sure, Charlotte’s personality was terrible, but her appearance was that of an absolute beauty.

Seeing her wearing cat ears and meowing like that—of course it was cute!

I hadn’t expected this…

[Hey, Master… are you sure this isn’t about getting her cooperation and more about your own preferences…?]

(Ha? What are you talking about? No way. I don’t have some weird fetish for making girls wear cat ears and act submissive.)

[Uh-huh… sure. You sound happier than I’ve ever heard you before…]

(You’re imagining things.)

[Pervert Master…]

And so, this training session—which looked suspiciously like a cosplay party—continued until the sun finally set.