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

Chapter 5 : Meeting the Heroine

A mysterious man who seemed to be her guard appeared out of nowhere.

The problem was what he said.

“Lilia, the Princess…?”

No way… You’ve got to be kidding me.

Even I remember that name.

It was the heroine’s name from a game my friend used to talk about endlessly in my previous life.

The Third Princess, Lilia Twilight.

The youngest daughter of the Twilight Royal Family.

She inherited her golden hair from her mother, and despite her innocent and pure appearance, she’s a yandere-type heroine who obsessively binds the protagonist in her individual route, showing her aggressive madness.

Moreover, as my friend used to say in my previous life, she’s a curious type of heroine who leads the protagonist.

Today, she ran off to the town because she wanted to see various things, and in the vast crowd, she lost her pendant.

According to the original storyline, the protagonist would accidentally find that lost locket pendant. By a stroke of luck they both encountered each other and introduced themselves

In other words… I inadvertently stole the protagonist’s event!

No, normally one wouldn’t notice if someone was wearing a hood.

I played the game pretty casually too, so I am unaware of each and every scenario in detail… What should I do?

I really don’t want to get involved in any troublesome matters by changing the main storyline…

I hope everything will be okay for now.

Yeah, it should be fine… It’s becoming too bothersome to even think about. I’ll just forget about it entirely.

“My apologies. I was late in introducing myself to my benefactor. My name is Lilia Twilight. They call me the Third Princess, though…”

“…I-I am deeply sorry!! I had no idea I was speaking so rudely to the Third Princess…”

This situation was beyond bad.

Using casual language and addressing her informally is outright disrespectful no matter how I look at it.

“Ah… Please, raise your head! It’s my fault for not introducing myself. You are not to blame. Moreover, you even found my mother’s memento pendant… I truly thank you.”

“N-no problem…”

Since I was forgiven, I raised my head.

The man who seemed to be her guard couldn’t quite grasp the situation and tilted his head in confusion.

At that moment, a strong wind blew.

The wind from behind Princess Lilia forcibly blew off my hood as I was on the other side.

Upon seeing my face, the guard exclaimed in shock.

“Th-that face… Could you be Duke Greylord’s son?!”

“Ah, yes.”

It seems he had met me before.

He bowed his head deeply, trembling as he greeted me.

“The son of Duke Greylord… Ah, I have heard of someone named Marius — Could you be him?”

“I am Marius Greylord.”

“Oh my goodness! You are from the prestigious Greylord family, one of the four great families… This feels like a fateful encounter!”

“A fateful encounter?”

What does that even mean? How can you be so sure that this was a fated encounter?

For some reason, I felt I could see some dark emotion in Princess Lilia’s eyes… No, it must be my imagination. Let’s just say it’s my imagination.

“Yes. Coincidentally, I met Marius-sama in the town. Marius-sama must have gone out for a stroll as well, right? For us to meet, and for Marius-sama to find my lost treasure… Just when I thought it was a hopeless situation, Marius-sama came to my rescue! And I am a princess while you are a duke’s son! What else could this be but fate?”

“Eh, y-yes…”

She spoke so passionately that it scared me for a moment.

Her eyes lost their usual color which gave a chill down my spine.

“Right! How should I thank you? Since you went out of your way to find my lost item, you deserve an appropriate reward.”

She glanced at my face as she said that.

I could somewhat predict what would happen next…

Alright, I stopped thinking. I turned to the knight and maid behind me,

“I didn’t help you to receive a reward, so it’s unnecessary.”

I told her. But she was not one to back down easily.

“However, as a member of the royal family, it would be a disgrace not to repay a favor! I won’t back down on this, Marius-sama!”

“It’s okay. We met without knowing each other’s identities. In that case, I merely helped a girl in need. I can’t accept a reward for something so trivial”

“But still, now that I know your true identity—”

“It’s really fine!”

I ran off at full speed. The knight and maid accompanying me hurriedly chased after me.

I had a feeling that my daily life was about to be threatened.

So, for the first time in a while, I sprinted with all my might… but I might not be able to get out of bed tomorrow due to exhaustion.

However, I managed to successfully escape from Princess Lilia, who was shouting something behind me.

…It was a successful escape, right?

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