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 8

A Scumbag Villain Tap Dancing on Somone Else’s Minefield

“What are you trying to say?”

“……”

Silence…

Everyone there are stunned by my inexplicable words and actions.

“What am I trying to say, you ask? Well, well, the daughter of the Webern Baron family sure asks interesting questions.”

I say so with a sarcastic smile on my face.

No, the truth is, I can understand her feelings really well.

Iris comes from a place that suffers from frequent monster attacks, that’s why her sense of urgency and seriousness about this matter is stronger than anyone else.

However, when she comes here, expecting the high-ranked nobles to discuss and give solutions about this matter, she instead witnessed how corrupted these aristocrats are.

It’s no wonder why she is so anxious about it.

Under normal circumstances, she might have been able to speak more calmly, but the current situation has made her lose her composure.

—however, I have a big problem here.

In order for the event to proceed as planned, I had to provoke her no matter what.

I had to say “should I make you my concubine?” just seconds before she completely lost it.

By the way, this would be explained later in the game, but Iris Webern is a child of a concubine herself and she has a lower noble status because of it.

However, she managed to maintain her position and status because of her exceptional sword skills.

Even though it is not her duty, she comes to Lyon, trying her best to protect the people.

…in other words, Scumtos has stepped on Iris’ landmine twice.

The first time is when he ignores Iris’ words about discussing proper measures regarding the monster attacks.

And the second time is when he asked Iris to be his concubine.

As expected of Scumtos.

It’s not easy to tap dance on someone else’s landmines when you just met them for the first time.

If things continue like this, Iris’ impression of me will definitely get worse.

What would happen if Iris grows up and enters the academy, where the main story will take place, with this bad impression of Scumtos?

—by that time, if I still can’t fix my image towards Iris, tragic death awaits me.

Some people might think I should just try to fix my image after entering the academy, but it’s too risky, I want to fix my image towards Iris as soon as possible.

So, how can I avoid my tragic death?

“Webern…”

I extend my hand towards Iris and says,

“Something bad is about to happen. It’s time to prepare ourselves—Webern. A beautiful sword that is honed in a remote land. Don’t mistake between enemy and ally.”

Yes—this is my secret plan that I came up with.

—saying something really meaningful.

There’s no other choice.

Right now, I’m sure that Iris has the image of ‘the arrogant heir of the Randall Family’ towards me.

That is not good at all.

So, I decided to keep repeating meaningful words to Iris.

This way, I can change my image from ‘the arrogant heir of the Randall Family’ to ‘the mysterious heir of the Randall family that says annoying things, but also says something meaningful.’

This is perfect, isn’t it?

This way, later on, I can just tell iris,

“Actually, I was just repeating what Mayor Gregorio said to me. I actually don’t want to go to that place, but I can’t help it because the mayor told me to! Also, the incident about my maid is all a misunderstanding!”

I might even be able to apologize to Iris.

That’s right, I can even reveal all of Gregorio’s evil deeds!

Then, once the issue is resolved, I can freely fawn over the main protagonist, Seig, and Iris as much as I want.

Noble pride??? Noble duty???

With such things, I won’t be able to survive in this harsh 18+ game world.

That’s why when Iris asks me, ‘What are you trying to say?’ I can’t answer her.

Because the truth is, I don’t know what I’m trying to say myself!

“If there’s light, there’s also shadow. However, it’s because there’s shadow that light shines. In other words, everything in this world two sides.”

“U-Ultos-sama…?”

I ignore the puzzled voice of Riera from beind.

“What you see is not necessarily the truth. The same goes for the monsters. Instead of focusing in one thing, look at the bigger picture. Evil often hides where it’s not immediately visible.”

“…!? D-Do you know something? Tell me more!!”

Iris eyes fills with expectation.

“The truth can only be reached by your own efforts. The truth that you grasp with your own hands is the one that holds meaning.”

I mysteriously say so, wave my hand to her, and start walking back to the room.

“W-Wait…what do you mean by that? Hey, tell me more…”

Without saying anything back to her, I leave Iris.

By the way, what I’m trying to tell Iris was,

‘Everything has two sides’, which means, I may look like a scum at the first glance, but I have some good qualities too! The real villain here is that mayor who seems to have a good impression at the first glance!

I hope Iris can figure out what I’m trying to tell her.

When I return to the room and take my seat, Riera comes closer to my side and whispers in my ear,

“The Baron Webern’s daughter seems to have left.”

“I see.”

With this, because she is disappointed in the aristocrats she met here, Iris supposed to leave Lyon late at night.

“H-Hmm…I suddenly feel very sleepy.”

Said the nobleman’s son who is sitting next to me.

“Yeah, me too…”

One after another, the nobleman’s sons start to feel sleepy.

—it’s finally happening

Then, they start to doze off in their seats.

“…it’s beginning.”

I mutter to myself.

Looks like the mayor has started to move.

—at last, the second half of the event.

The start of the battle part.

I close my eyes as I think about my next move.