The Reincarnated Villainous Noble Still Won't Try His Best!

Chapter 32 : She Won’t Give Up

“Say Ahh~”

“……”

The next day after Flora’s Night Visit Incident.

I found myself in the courtyard with Flora.

“Ahh~.”

“……”

“Ahh~!”

“Ah… ahh…”

I reluctantly opened my mouth.

With a soft bite, I ate the piece of meat she had stabbed with her fork.

“S-So? How is it? Is it good?”

“It’s delicious.”

After eating I glanced at her with a deadpan expression. But she didn’t seem to care about my feelings at all.

—Now, why exactly am I doing something that feels like playing house?

In fact, I have no idea.

Seriously, I have absolutely no idea.

Yesterday, I definitely rejected her confession.

I was gentle about it, but I made my feelings clear.

And yet, when I woke up, she was acting completely normal, as if nothing had happened. She had already prepared lunch and then dragged me out to the courtyard without giving me a choice.

Between Lilia and Flora, are all the women around me just absurdly strong?

No matter how much I refuse, I always end up getting forcibly taken somewhere.

And that brings us to now.

“I’m so glad! I put quite a bit of time into making this, so it’s a relief that it suits your taste, Marius-kun.”

“Huh? You made this, Flora?”

It tasted surprisingly good.

I even thought it was made by a chef.

“Yep! Believe it or not, I’m actually pretty good at cooking. At home, the chefs usually prepare the meals, but, you see, I often visit orphanages, so I cook for the children there. Sometimes, we even cook together.”

“I see… yeah, that does sound like something you’d do, Flora.”

“You think so? Ehehe~. Oh, this one is good too! I’m really proud of it.”

She held out what looked like a rolled omelet.

Without thinking, I reflexively took a bite.

And then it hit me.

“—Wait, no! I don’t care about your cooking skills! That’s not the issue here! Why am I even letting you feed me in the first place!?”

“Aren’t you reacting a bit late?”

“You were feeding me so naturally that I just… went along with it. And, well, it was easy for me.”

“Then it’s fine, isn’t it? I’ll feed you even more. Marius-kun doesn’t have to do a thing.”

“Huh? Seriously? That’s kind of—wait, noooo! This whole situation is messed up! I rejected your confession just yesterday, didn’t I? So why are we already doing this like it’s completely normal?”

“It’s true that Marius-kun turned me down. It made me sad, you know? But… Marius-kun also said this: ‘Flora is an attractive woman, but I’m still a kid, so marriage is something for the future.’”

“What kind of twisted interpretation is that!? That’s… that’s not even what I said!”

The worst part was that she had mixed in something I had actually said, but just slightly altered it.

It made me second-guess myself… like maybe I had said something like that?

She was a terrifying predator.

“Don’t worry, Marius-kun. I can wait. I’m still in my teens, after all. We have plenty of time. We’ll go to the academy together, and by the time we graduate, wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could get married?”

“You already have our future completely mapped out!?”

“Of course! And by the time I’m around twenty, I’ll give birth to our children. Two of them will inherit the Santa Maria County. That way, there won’t be any issues even if I marry into the Graylord Ducal family. We’ll definitely have a boy! But I also want a girl. I plan to have more than one child, but considering Marius-kun’s health and the fact that managing your other fiancées will be difficult, I’ll handle everything for you. So don’t worry about anything. I’ll take care of your daily life, your work—everything.”

“……”

I made a mistake… A monster had been born.

And the craziest part?

In the capital, she was known as a saint.

But honestly, she was more like a succubus. Or a predator. There was nothing holy about her.

On top of that, we were a frighteningly perfect match.

Even if I just lazed around, she wouldn’t get mad — in fact, she would willingly handle all the troublesome stuff for me.

…Wasn’t that kind of amazing?

I stood up and raised both hands in surrender.

“Thank you, Flora. I truly appreciate your feelings. It’s a very tempting offer.”

“Marius-kun! Do you understand me now? But… isn’t your response a little too fast? I can still wait, you know?”

“It’s fine, Flora. Just accept my feelings.”