The Villainess Who Was Dumped Got Married into My Family, a Mob Noble from the Frontier, and Turns Out, She's an Amazing Capable Wife? - Chapter 51: Nobody Asked for Help

Chapter 51: Nobody Asked for Help

Note: In the last chapter, I made a mistake thinking the words were from Ragna. They were actually from Alicia. I’ve corrected that error.

A man with golden hair dashed through the air, as if riding the wind itself.

He landed in front of Alicia and Mariana, who were desperately fighting, and boldly declared,

“I have arrived! Let me help you!”

Alicia muttered, looking at the man dressed in a fine robe and light armor, 

“Your Highness…”

Yes, it was indeed the prince.

The crown prince of the Aetherdam Kingdom, Prince Edward, had arrived.

“Blub-blub-blub.”

Mariana fainted with a thud. 

It seems her trauma with nobles won out over the swarming ants.

“It’s understandable she’d faint after being knocked down by a swarm of ants. Alicia, please take care of her!”

Edward said as he ran forward with his sword in one hand.

Dodging the ants’ attacks, slashing them with his sword, and launching magic spells once his chants were completed.

“Oh, that’s something!”

Although it was a step down from casting spells without chanting, it was clear from his ease that he was well-trained. 

Indeed, it seemed like the story was taking the classic Prince Edward’s path. 

The Edward route is considered easy because there’s only one holy relic to collect, which saves a lot of trouble. Also, there are many events that naturally raise his favorability without doing anything, and his brute strength seems to work well in combat too.

“Bring it on, ants lurking in the dungeon! I’ll take you on!” 

Like a hero arriving just in time in a story, his figure defeating hundreds of ants was truly heroic.

“Wind Blast!”

GUOOOOO!

The storm raged on, scattering the torn limbs of ants everywhere. Amidst this chaos, the handsome prince’s golden hair and white teeth shone brightly.

Alicia, pretending not to know anymore, huddled in a corner holding Mariana, so I jumped down from the cliff to approach them.

“Ugh… why’s he here in such a place?”

“Indeed.”

I nodded in agreement with Alicia’s murmur. 

Why is he here? And why didn’t I notice before?

It’s probably because Edward’s cloak, equipped with a hood, is charged with magic. 

He likes to sneak around incognito. 

Because he’s ridiculously strong, no matter who tries to stop him or even sacrifices themselves, he ends up sneaking around anyway. 

It’s highly possible he’s wearing some special magical tool, just in case something happens. 

But really, why is he here in such a place? 

That’s the one thing I couldn’t figure out no matter how much I thought about it.

Now that someone capable of defeating the ants has appeared, making the place feel less dangerous and more heroic, the Brave-style boot camp is on hold. 

It’s pointless. 

He ruined everything.

“What do we do, Alicia… go back?”

“After all the preparation to face death bravely, I hate the idea of going back and having to prepare myself all over again. Absolutely not.”

It seems she really didn’t hate the idea of the Brave-style boot camp. 

That’s a bit shocking to me.

“This is Brave territory, after all. I’m not planning to give up just this path.”

Alicia glared at Edward, who was fighting.

Until now, she had stepped back due to their positions, but this time, it seems she can’t just do that. 

So, we wait for Edward to finish off the ants in the area. 

I was hoping for a chance, but I really don’t want anyone to die here, so I’d prefer if he did it somewhere else.

It’s unlikely he came here alone, and there might be others with similar magical tools watching.

Former heroine, former villainess. 

In the world of the otome game, having the man who starts the conflict between these two here means trouble is bound to happen, so we stay on alert.

“Hah… hah… How was that, ants? I’m stronger…hah…hah… gah, cough, cough,” 

After impressively defeating nearly a hundred ants, Edward said so.

He was gasping for breath, but his achievement deserves honest praise.

Then, pointing his sword at me, he shouted,

“Hah…hah, Brave! Hah…hah, Count of the Frontier!”

“Yes, what is it?”

“Those two girl, cough, cough, ugh…”

Maybe he should catch his breath first.

“Count of the Frontier!”

After a bout of coughing, Edward wiped his sweat, composed himself, and yelled,

“What’s the meaning of throwing two girls into the midst of these monsters!”

“Well…”

I couldn’t really say I dropped them here to make them think they might actually die. Edward wasn’t wrong about this.

“It’s Brave-style training.”

I had to say.

“If I hadn’t come, they might have died!”

“People don’t die that easily, you know.”

Humans in this world are pretty tough, thanks to the magic energy everywhere. 

Even if they’re badly injured, they don’t die immediately. 

And if it’s not instant, there’s a chance for revival.

“That’s not the point! What do you think of these frail girls?”

“They’re not weak. In fact, they survived even after being thrown down.”

It’s rude to say Alicia and Mariana are weak.

“That’s not what I’m―”

“Your Highness.”

Alicia interrupted, standing in front of Edward. 

She was smiling, but there was a vein popping on her forehead.

“That was close, Alicia. Good thing I made it in time.”

“Did I ever ask for help?”

“Huh?”

“When did we ask for your help, Your Highness?”

“Well, you didn’t, but it was an emergency.”

“It’s dangerous for you too, Your Highness, coming here alone. If something happened to you, it wouldn’t just be your life at risk.”

“I have this cloak to hide me. Besides, Alicia, you’re no longer my fiancée, so you don’t have a say in what I do.”

“Then, I suppose I don’t have a reason to be saved by you, either.”

That was a beautiful counterpunch. 

Good job, Alicia! 

By the way, I thought about confronting Edward when he said “You have no right to talk to me like that,” but Alicia stopped me. 

The fact that she had her hand on a collar behind me probably meant she was telling me to keep quiet.

But it’s funny how it’s okay for him but not for others—that’s some seriously flawed logic.

“Your Highness, who knows the most about this dungeon right here?”

“I have thoroughly researched this dungeon.”

“It’s Lord Brave, the Frontier Count, right?”

“…”

“We were training under his guidance, so there’s no need for you to worry about us. Please, feel free to leave.”

Being told by the person he thought he was saving that nobody asked for his help, Edward looked like he was about to cry.