Scum-lesse Oblige, I Have Been Reincarnated as a Scum Villain in an 18+ Game World, and I Absolutely Want to Grasp the Mob Life with the Power of My Knowledge of the Original Story - Chapter 12

The Truth (Misunderstanding) We Arrived At

Carla’s POV

“I-I want to disappear…”

“Eh?”

When I heard those words came out of his mouth, I couldn’t believe, my ears.

Because the young boy’s eyes hold an incredible sadness which I have never seen from him before.

For Carla Orland, the young boy, Randall Ultos, is a type of aristocrat which I clearly dislike.

I still remember clearly the first impression I had when I first saw him.

Despite accepting a request from the renowned Randall family to appraise their heir’s magical abilities, Ultos’ attitude was absolutely terrible.

He had a beautiful maid constantly by his side, and to make things worse, he would make her feed him snacks while saying ‘Ahh~’.

Even when I was explaining how the magic appraisal works, Ultos was staring at my body with lecherous eyes the whole time and didn’t really listen to what I was saying.

—well, I guess that’s just how these noble sons are.

Disappointed and disgusted, I decided to leave quickly, thinking that the magic appraisal result will not yield any significant results.

However, Randall Ultos’ magic appraisal result is unbelievable.

The magic appraisal requires the subject’s blood.

Magic appraisal can usually be done in a few days.

However, for some reason, Ultos’ magic appraisal process was difficult.

“No way…!”

And so, after going through all sorts of records and documents, I arrived at a conclusion.

“Extradimensional magic.”

Then even among the rare types of extradimensional magic, Ultos’ magic appraisal shows that he is compatible with the attribute [Space].

I also can wield extradimensional magic myself, but I never seen anyone who actually is compatible with the [Space] attribute. Such individuals that is compatible with the [Space] attribute can only be found in old records and documents.

“Ah, this is going to be bad.”

I should be happy to be able to appraise someone so talented.

However, I feel uneasy at the same time.

This boy named Ultos is a very despicable and arrogant aristocrat.

Is it really okay for someone that despicable to wield such power?

Extradimensional magic can give someone an overwhelming amount of power.

What if he misuses his powers.

“If that happens…”

If it really comes to that, I’m determined to do whatever it takes to stop him.

—at that moment, Carla made up her mind.

However, when I meet Ultos again, all of the scummy attitude that he showed before is now gone.

In fact, not only him, but even the atmosphere around the mansion and the soldiers I saw before seem to have improved.

But still, I remain skeptical.

I believed that once I tell him about the extradimensional magic, he would quickly become arrogant again, just like last time.

That’s what I thought, but…

“Extradimensional magic, huh?”

The boy’s reaction is different from what I had expected, he seems bitter.

And then, the words that slip out of the boy’s mouth,

“I-I want to disappear…”

No way…!!

The moment I hear those words, I’ve come to a realization.

This boy has been wearing a mask the whole time—

He doesn’t want such power.

That’s right, everything makes sense now.

I’m sure that this boy is aware of his own talents.

That’s why he is wearing a mask to hide his true self by acting like a fool so that the others will stay away from him.

“Extradimensional magic, huh? B-Boku-chin is a genius after all!”

Even now, he is trying to hide his true self.

“Gufufufufu…”

It’s the same laughter as before, the same lecherous eyes.

If it were me from before, I would have probably gotten angry, thinking he is making fun of me.

However, I’ve come a realization.

All of this is just an act.

Tears are welling up in my eyes, I instinctively look down.

Just how big of a burden does this young boy bear?

As someone who also wields extradimensional magic myself, I understand how he feels.

I don’t particularly like interacting with other.

Even with someone who is the same gender as me, I rarely hugged anyone.

However, instinctively, I embrace the young boy.

“It’s fine, you don’t have to pretend to be someone you’re not anymore…”

I hug Ultos tightly.

“Eh…”

I can hear his somewhat awkward response.

The young boy seems to be resisting.

Perhaps, it’s because he still doesn’t completely trust me.

“It’s okay…you’ve been through a lot. I’m sorry that I didn’t notice sooner…”

At that moment, I vow from the bottom of my heart.

I promise that I will never leave this boy alone any longer.

He has been carrying such a big burden alone this whole time.

He even wore a mask to keep people away from him.

I want to be an ally to this clumsy but yet somehow endearing young boy.

However, afterward, I found myself being scolded by the maid for some reason.

“Why are you hugging the person you’ve only met twice!? Ultos-sama won’t even let me hug him!”

The young boy is desperately trying to calm down the angry maid.

“Hmm…”

In order to gain the trust of this young boy, I first need to earn the trust of this maid.