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

Next Move

“Hey, I’m starting to get sleepy…”

Everyone around me begins saying so one after another.

It has been a little while now since they start to doze off.

I open my eyes.

The surroundings have become eerily quiet.

“Okay then.”

I stand up from the sofa and carefully look around.

They all are sound asleep.

“Riera, are you awake?”

“Yes.”

Following me, Riera also stands up.

“Is this really okay?”

“Yeah, don’t worry. They are all sleeping.”

“Hah…however, you really figured it out well, Ultos-sama. I can’t believe that you already anticipated that they will put sleeping medicine into the drinks and put everyone to sleep.”

“It’s not a big deal. Besides, the same thing is probably happening at the soiree.”

I carefully make my way past the people sleeping in front of me, and head towards the door.

It’s really no big deal.

—after all, it’s all thanks to my knowledge of the game’s storyline.

Riera and I exit through the door and walk through the hallway.

“Hey, young lord.”

Suddenly, a voice calls out to me from the darkness.

Ah, this nonchalant voice—

“What’s up, Enrique? Umm, where are the guards?”

“Ah, the people guarding this place? Most of them went outside, and I took care of the rest.”

The person who comes out from the darkness is Enrique, a former F-ranked adventurer with exceptional acting skills.

Even though he is F-ranked, he is still a former adventurer.

It seems like he has taken care of the guards here.

I appreciate his help.

“But this is quite surprising, I never thought there would be thieves in Lyon.”

Enrique said so.

“Yeah, that’s right.”

Now, I need to think of my next move here.

If I’m not mistaken, the story goes—

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The Lyon event.

This is an important event where the fates of the protagonist, Seig, one of the heroines, Iris, and the supporting antagonist, Scumtos (me) intersect.

Before Iris came to Lyon, she met the protagonist, Seig, in the neighbouring village first.

However, when Iris arrived at Lyon, she is disappointed with the nobles she meets here and wants to leave Lyon as soon as possible.

Up to this point, it all serves as the prelude to the battle part.

However—

The situation takes a sudden turn from here.

As Iris attempts to leave Lyon, she is unexpectedly attacked by a group of thieves while passing through the village.

Normally, areas near big towns like Lyon are well-defended and safe, so it’s impossible for thieves to launch such an assault.

But then, the ‘unthinkable’ happens

Iris is kidnapped by the thieves.

When the protagonist, Sieg, noticed the commotion in the neighbouring village, he decides to go there and confronts the thieves.

However, he is still a village boy after all.

In the end, he is beaten to a pulp by the thieves.

—the protagonist loses consciousness in despair.

Furthermore, the situation at Lyon is also not favorable.

The nobles who are supposed to be in charge of countering the thieves attack in Lyon are all fast asleep, getting drunk at the soiree.

In this critical moment, it was the protagonist’s father, Rain, who comes to Seig’s rescue.

As the former captain of Lyon’s knights, and with the cooperation of Lyon’s mayor, Gregorio, Rain begins his efforts to rescue Iris.

He quickly repels the thieves with his incredible combat skills, and successfully ensures Iris’ safety in no time.

In the end, both Seig and Iris manged to make it out alive.

So, as a result of this incident, the protagonist, Sieg, becomes inspired by his father’s strength, and Iris admires the hero, Rain, who came to her rescue.

Both Iris and Seig will eventually meet each other again at the magic academy—

However, unfortunately, the high ranking nobles got severely criticized because of this incident.

Well, it’s only natural.

Even though they are drugged at the soiree, they are too careless about the situation and indulge themselves in excessive luxury.

By the way, during all of this, the antics of Scumtos and other idiot noble sons are somehow exposed.

Thus, the event in the starting town, Lyon, lead to a sense of distrust towards the nobles.

And that is how the Lyon event ends…

Question: Who gained fame in this event???

At first glance, it may seem like the hero who stood up at the risk of his own life, Rain.

It is true that Rain gained fame in this incident, but he has no interest in power at all.

Yes.

The one who garnered all the praise and fame in in this event is—

The mayor, Gregorio.

Well, no matter how many times you look at it, it’s impressive how he manged to gain all of the fame in this incident.

He is truly a manipulative person.

Gregorio is the one who is pulling the strings from behind, drugging the nobles at the soiree, and bringing in all of the thieves to Lyon.

Furthermore, Gregorio is known as a handsome and modest mayor who doesn’t indulge in luxury.

Because of this incident, Gregorio secured his own power base and is able to steadily grow his influence across the kingdom—

The ruler of Lyon, Gregorio, will eventually clash with the protagonist’s party in the second half of the story.

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“…yeah, this is not good at all.”

I mutter to myself as I reflected on the story up to this point.

Yeah, no matter how I look at it, this is not good.

I don’t understand why I have to fight against such a dangerous character right from the beginning.

Moreover, I’m worried about my parents.

Unfortunately, in this incident, the Duke of Randall will be proved to be of no use in times of crisis.

No matter how good of a lord they have been up to this point, their reputation will quickly plummet.

Then as a result, my parents will be blamed for everything and ultimately lose their lives.

…I’m sorry, but I absolutely can’t let that happen.

My parents are good people, and above all, I want to be a modest mob that lives along with the background characters.

—a mob character doesn’t need a sad past.

The mob’s parents should live a normal life.

Only the main protagonist should be burdened with a sad past.

I want my parents to rule over the Randall territory for another 50 years, and enjoy a happy retirement.

Also, I want my parents to give birth to my younger siblings so that I don’t have to worry about ruling over the Randall territory in the future.

For the sake of my mob life…

I feel bad for Gregorio, but…

“—don’t underestimate my role as a mob too much.”

I gather my determination.

I’m about to call out to the two of them, but when I turn around, for some reason, Enrique has a somewhat pressured expression on his face.

“What’s wrong?”

“N-No, it’s just that magic power suddenly increased for a moment.”

I see.

It seems like my determination to be a mob character is so strong that my magic powers accidentally leaked out.

“Well, perhaps it’s because I thought I’d try a little harder.”

“I-I see. Well, young master, you’ll be fine. Your swordsmanship skills are getting close to my level, and your magic power…it will definitely be incredible.”

Enrique chuckles as he says so.

It seems that Enrique is trying to encourage me.

Well, I do have a feeling that my swordsmanship skills are getting close to Enrique’s level.

But…

Those words of encouragement are usually said by someone who is ridiculously strong.

They will say something like,

‘Hmph, kid, your starting to approach my level.’

But Enrique is just a former F-rank adventurer, right?

I can’t help but to be amazed by his acting skills, how can he say such things with a straight face like that?

“Ahhh, yeah. Thanks, Enrique.”

…I wish Enrique were a little stronger.

I wish he is a D-rank adventurer at the very least.

“Well then, let’s prepare ourselves…”

I clap my hands together.

“Alright, Riera. How about we head to the soiree and bring Father and Mother back to the mansion together? With Enrique, he can help us with the heavy lifting. Also, I have some preparations to make for what comes next.”

That’s right.

My first secret plan, ‘Just keep saying things with deep meaning’ is of course not enough right now.

That’s why—

I’ve already prepared my next secret plan.