I Was Reincarnated as an Incompetent Villain Prince, and When I Was in the Dark for an Oshi, the Hero Seems to Have Lost His Temper. Apparently, the Hero Is Also a Reincarnated Person~
We left the royal castle and stayed at a mansion in the royal capital by arrangement with King Gudra.
The mansion was spacious and so luxurious that even a count would not be able to live in such an extravagant mansion.
Etra happened to join us on the way to the mansion, and we decided to rest in the royal capital.
“Prince Roland, right?”
Etra asked me anxiously.
Well, it’s not unreasonable, after all, the guy she was fighting with was the prince of her country.
“I’m sorry for not telling you, but I didn’t want to confuse you too much.”
When I said this, Etra shook her head.
“No, I understand your position as prince,”
“Oh, and you can call me Roland. I don’t want to be treated like a prince after all these days.”
I say this and sit down in my chair.
I’m tired of being treated too specially.
Etra, perhaps sensing my feelings, smiles a little.
“Roland-san,……, do you remember your promise to me?”
I sit down in the chair, and Etra says that to me again.
“Of course, I promised to teach you magic, didn’t I?”
“Y-Yes!”
“I will teach Etra magic after things cool down back in Harkim’s kingdom. Can you wait until then?”
I said that, and Etra smiled.
“Y-yes! I’ll learn a lot by then!”
Etra starts to get excited saying that.
Etra is interesting after all.
With the common love of magic, I think it is more fun to be with Etra than with Alice.
While I was thinking that, suddenly there was a knock at the door.
The door is opened and three women enter the room.
“Master Roland! What do you mean …… that you are with women other than me?!”
It is Kureha who enters the room.
Beside her are Alice and Ria, both of whom are being held by Kureha by the arm.
Alice is looking a little annoyed and Ria is smiling.
Etra looks horrified, as if she doesn’t know what’s going on.
“Kureha…… what’s going on?”
I say in dismay, and Kureha sits down beside me as if it were a matter of course.
“Master Roland! I want to learn a lot of magic too! I’m your disciple!”
Kureha said and took my hand.
Ettra looks at her with a puzzled expression.
“All right, all right. I’ll take responsibility for both of you and teach you.”
When I said that, Kureha reluctantly let go of my arm.
Alice saw this and sighed with a look of dismay on her face.
“Roland is very quick to tame a girl,”
Alice then took the cup of tea and drank it.
I don’t know what Alice is talking about.
I’m just trying to teach her magic.
When I was thinking about this, Ria suddenly stood up as if she had remembered something.
“Speaking of which, where’s Adele Onii chan?”
“Oh, that prince on the run. I’m sure father is probably pissed off at him right now. Well, I don’t really care about him.”
Alice said so as if to throw up and sipped tea.
Adele, I made him the general-in-chief and he ran away, well, I don’t care about him anymore.
Rather than that, the top priority right now is the restoration of the Albarran Kingdom.
Now that the other fortified cities have fallen, the Kingdom of Albarran would be in serious trouble if it were attacked by another country.
“For now, we need to be on the defensive to protect the Kingdom of Albaran. We can manage the rest with Ria’s power.”
“M-my what?”
Ria pointed at herself and said.
“Oh, I want you to use healing magic to heal the people of Albaran Kingdom.”
“I understand, I will do my best!”
Ria said with a smile.
The healing magic is something that not many people can use, so it is worthwhile for Ria to be entrusted with this task.
This kind of action is necessary in the fight for the throne.
“Well, it’s time for us to go back to our rooms. I think I’m going to get sleepy if I relax any longer.”
Alice said and got up from her chair.
Kureha and the others got up from their seats at the same time and walked out of the room.
However, only one person was still there.
“Alice ……? What’s wrong?”
When I ask her that, Alice stands in front of me.
She looked me in the eye and opened her mouth.
“I …… won’t participate in the battle for the throne anymore.”
“What?!”
I let out a cry of surprise at her sudden words.
You’re saying you won’t …… take part in the throne fight?
If what you just said is true, the throne is easy to win.
But why the throne?
Then Alice continues her story.
“The reason I was seeking the throne was to decipher the forbidden book and make the Kingdom of Harkim a magical superpower. Once it becomes a magical superpower, there will be no need to worry about being attacked by other countries. But …… Roland, looking at you, I thought that we can protect this kingdom even if we don’t become a magical superpower.”
Alice looks at me with those words.
Her eyes were straight and it didn’t look like she was lying.
“Are you serious?”
I ask Alice in a low voice.
“Yes, I’m serious. Besides, you guys are also the reason why I wanted the throne.”
“U-us?”
“Ria is powerless, Roland was incompetent until recently, and as for Adele, he was a miserable prince who was always playing hard to get. None of you are fit to be king.”
“I-I can’t even breathe.”
I had an indescribable expression on my face and lowered my shoulders.
When Alice saw this, she smiled and continued talking.
“But …… you guys have changed. Now Roland can also use magic. Besides, Ria’s healing magic is amazing, and she might be called a saint someday. So… that’s what I thought. I’ll support you both by my side.”
Alice said that and took my hand in hers.
I saw Alice like that and I couldn’t help but shed a tear.
“A-Alice, I may have misunderstood you.”
I was so happy that I said such a thing.
Originally, Alice had sought the throne to protect the kingdom of Harkim.
I knew that the story had changed from the original and that Alice’s thoughts had changed.
But I thought Alice was seeking the throne only to read the forbidden book.
But I was wrong. Alice had changed her mind after spending time with us.
As I was thinking this, Alice looked me in the eye and opened her mouth.
“I’m getting sleepy now, I’m going back to my room.”
Alice then touches the doorknob.
“Good night, Roland oni sama.”
Alice calls me that and walks out of the room.
“Alice …….”
I mutter and stare at the door as Alice walks out.
Then I go to bed and fall asleep.
-Maiban