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 3

A Difficult Problem

“Is he out of his mind…?”

Watching Enrique leave the mansion, I find myself making a rather complicated expression.

Enrique who had just left enthusiastically saying, ‘I’m going to gather information!’, for some reason just glanced at the window where I stood and bowed to me before leaving the mansion.

And it wasn’t just any ordinary bow—it was an incredibly theatrical one.

“He’s finally taken it to the next level. He is truly beyond help.”

I muttered to myself.

That’s right, he has taken his chuunibyou syndrome to the next level. He’s like a middle schooler who just started watching Western action movies.

I’ve seen it in western movies before. Bowing deeply to someone, acting all cool.

To be honest, even I admired those scenes before.

However, that is strictly when I was in my ‘lone wolf who has never trusted anyone’ phase of my life.

It’s somewhat forgivable for a middle schooler to do it.

However, it is definitely not forgivable for Enrique, a middle-aged adventurer with chuunibyou syndrome to do it.

I sigh as I watch Enrique leaving the mansion.

Is he really going to be okay?

I can’t imagine anything other than him being made fun of at the guild.

He’s probably going to get teased by other adventurers saying, ‘Hey, look! It’s Enrique the weirdo!’

Just thinking about it makes me want to cry out of pity.

“Fufufu, he’s gone now.”

With a concerned expression on my face, I turn around towards the voice.

Riera is nodding in admiration.

“What is it, Riera?”

Honestly, I don’t feel like there is anything exciting about this situation.

However, for some reason, Riera’s eyes are sparkling in excitement.

“Amazing…!”

Hmm?

“W-What is it?”

“Ultos-sama…”

With a blush on her beautiful face, she continues,

“This is…what they call the friendship between men, isn’t it?”

“No, it isn’t.”

I instantaneously replied so.

It seems that Riera thought my interaction with Enrique just now as a touching farewell.

I just want to conveniently get rid of that troublesome middle-aged man…

This is a terrible misunderstanding.

How did she even come to this conclusion?

At this point, I’m starting to worry about Riera’s health.

“Riera…”

I say so as I approach the maid and place my hand on her forehead.

“Ultos-sama…w-what are you doing!?”

“It’s fine, just hold still.”

“W-W-W-Wha??”

With a serious expression on my face, I check her temperature.

Yes, this is strange.

There is no way that a well-behaved young master like me could have such a bond with that thug.

Riera is usually so calm and composed, but this time she has completely misunderstood the situation.

This means…

“Looks like you might have a bit of a fever.”

At this close distance, I can see that Riera’s face is bright red, on top of that, her forehead feels quite warm.

“W-W-Wha…”

“Are you pushing yourself too hard?”

I asked Riera who is stammering like a broken record.

“I’m sorry. Please take a break.”

Indeed, I might have been relying too much on Riera lately. The incident in Lyon, the information gathering…

This isn’t good. Not at all.

I’ve been making her work too hard lately, and I’m starting to lose my image as a typical noble’s son.

If I keep giving such efficient orders, I’ll end up looking like a competent heir to the Randall family.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

It’s the little things like this that contribute to my mob character life when the storyline starts.

Riera, who seems to be daydreaming, looks at me blankly.

I gently tell her.

“Riera, you are a really important maid to me.”

…that’s right.

Lately, I’ve been dealing with quite a lot of eccentric people like Enrique and Bard.

So, a normal person like Riera is really important to keep my sanity.

Please, Riera.

Please stay true to yourself.

“…okay, I have to make sure that I don’t lose to Enrique-san! While the friendship between men is certainly a wonderful thing, I also have a special bond with Ultos-sama where we do ‘Ahh~’ together!!”

She seems determined as she said so.

Then, Riera leaves the room.

Well, as long as she gets better…

I sit in my chair and look up at the ceiling.

“Now, when I think about it calmly, no matter how I look at it—”

That’s right.

The most concerning problem that I have to deal with right now is—

“—Seig-kun.”

Well, based on my experiences so far, I’ve gradually come to understand a bit about this world.

In the game ‘Last Aca’, the game’s mechanic mainly involves learning magic and skills to enhance the hero’s combat abilities.

Magic in this world follows almost the same rules as in the game.

Of course, I don’t know how to enchant particular spells in this world since I just need to press a single button to enchant it in the game…

However, fundamentally, it seems my knowledge of the game should apply here as well.

Additionally, in this world, there exist techniques used by knight and adventurers, essentially what were called ‘skills’ in the game.

By the way, I once asked Enrique before…

“Don’t you use any skills?”

“Skills? I don’t use any petty skills, relying on such things is what weaklings do. A true strongman doesn’t think about unnecessary things in battle. Every move and action of mine is lethal.”

Enrique told me so.

At that moment, I truly felt fortunate to be born in the Randall Ducal family.

If it weren’t for my understanding and kind parents, this liar would have surely been beheaded.

Well, indeed, a strong adventurer might find a simple fighting style sufficient, but…

Enrique, are you really in a position to say that?

…well, never mind.

However, this world clearly has its differences from the game.

“I can’t believe I can’t see my status.”

That’s right, in this world, assessing someone’s status is a highly advanced skill.

Even Carla-sensei, who is very knowledgeable about magic, made a subtle expression when I asked her about it.

“Hmm, I don’t think I know much about that sort of thing.”

She told me so.

Indeed, if it were about the material of a sword, you can find out about it and make a duplication of that exact same sword easily.

However, assessing someone’s strength and status is practically the same thing as cheating in this world.

If I can see my opponent’s status, I can understand their strength based on their level and such…

I hope that I’ll be able to assess someone’s status soon. However, in the meantime, it seems that I’ll have to rely on my firsthand experience in battles for assessment.

Anyway, there is one thing that I’m sure that will go almost exactly as in the game…

—the story.

Even in the recent Lyon incident, the story progressed mostly according to how it was in the game.

That means—

The world is definitely in a dangerous situation right now.

No matter how you look at it, this is bad.

In the storyline, Seig-kun has been training since childhood to become the hero who will save the world.

Question: What happens if the Hero Seig-kun doesn’t train at all and stays in his room all day???

Answer: For now, there’s no issue, but the world will inevitably perish in the future.

That’s right.

If the story progresses similarly to the game, the current situation where Seig-kun—for some unknown reason has lost motivation and became a recluse is quite problematic.

I’m sure if the current situation doesn’t change, the world is definitely doomed.

“However…”

I say so as I slump my head on the desk.

The high-quality tea that Riera served are long gone.

There is a slight problem here.

Seig-kun hates nobles.

Well, it is actually because the lord’s useless son, Scumtos. He has given Seig-kun a bad image of nobles in general.

On top of that, since his father, Rain, is a member of the knight order, he often to be overlooked by the nobles, which makes Seig-kun hates the nobles even more.

“What should I do…”

Should I have gotten to know Seig-kun better before attacking him as Genesis?

No, but if the lord’s son suddenly turns up in the village, it would definitely cause a commotion.

No matter how long I ponder about such thoughts, I can’t find the answer to it.

Suddenly, the bell rings.

“Ah, it’s time.”

Thinking of a plan to get closer to Sieg-kun, I step outside the room.

That’s right.

Today is Carla-sensei’s magic class.

Even though I might look laidback, I’ve been training really hard ever since the incident in Lyon.

In order to acquire a new mob magic—