Chapter 3

Before leaving, Joseph advised me to take some rest for the day.

"Young lord, it will be best if we cancel our outing plans for today. As you are feeling unwell, I guess it will be more rational if you stay at home and rest your body and mind."

Saying so, he took his leave along with Martha. Leaving the poor me alone, who was still in a daze by the sudden influx of this huge amount of vital information.

'Damn…is it really what I think it is?' I spoke in my mind. 'If so then, there is this huge problem coming for me.'

Haaa~ I sighed.

After reading the letter, Joseph proceeded to explain more about our kingdom and the Larchendia empire. I could see, that every time he mentions the name 'Angeline Adrodart', a glint of uneasiness flashes in his eyes. And from that, I can confirm that my speculation is indeed correct.

"Man~ To think I am inside that otome game which I played last time….." *hehe* I chuckled warily.

I was never a fan of dating games or whatnot. According to me, these are all girly games and those who play them are all girls.

But who knew that my super 'manly' gym instructor, the man whom we all idolized as the perfect 'sigma' male had this kind of hobby?

Moreover, he didn't have any harem dating games for boys. He was into the reverse harem games. Yes, those otome games, where the main lead is a girl. After learning his taste I was surely shocked to the core.

Like what dude? On the outside, you have such a tough front. This super muscular, confident guy outlook. And you were into this sort of thing? Where is the 'manliness' you taught us during the gym training?

And that was not the end of it. After I learned about this, he forced me to play an otome game from his collections. Like seriously, he used his strength on me. And that guy is a f*king bulldozer. There is no way I can win against him. So I reluctantly played the game.

I guess like every other otome game, this one was also a cliché? The game starts with the scene of the protagonist or heroine living a normal life in the Larchendia empire. Her father was quite a renowned businessman. Though she was a commoner, she used to live a very lavish life. Something which the other common folks can't even imagine.

Then the story goes on to show how she awakened the extremely rare light element magic, which only a few people in history could awaken. News traveled fast and her name became well known throughout the empire. The only other people who can use light element magic are the Saintess of the Church of Sia and the Divine Sword Empress.

Both of them are from the Holy Moonlight theocracy. So the appearance of a light magic user in the empire was great news for them.

Afterward, she was admitted to the royal academy at the age of thirteen, where only scions from noble families study.

One of the most notable things is that people in this world grow up extremely fast. A person whose age is thirteen will look like they are eighteen, with a fully mature body. This was later explained by the Devs that, due to the presence of 'Mana' the growth rate of this world is fast. And the average life expectancy is also high, a well-lived nobleman can reach the age of 160-170, without a problem. That's why people become adults at the age of 15. And take over the rights of their family properties.

This explains why I look in my late teens or early twenties, though I am only 16.

Now coming back to the matter at hand. The main plot starts after the heroine began attending the academy, where she meets the capture targets. An unruly, arrogant crown prince with a huge sense of justice. The son of the archduke Carmel, one of the only two magic swordmasters of the empire. ( a/n. The archduke is the swordmaster, not his son. ), The prodigy of the marquis house, who is the only disciple of the magic towers master, The academic genius and the son of the prime minister, instructor in the academy, and later on even a f*king true dragon.

The heroine needs to make them fall in love with her and solve the mysteries of the world by teaming up with them.

But to add more spiciness to this vibrant academy life of the heroine comes our villainess. According to the game, the villainess plots many ploys to separate the heroine and the captured targets. But failed miserably. Later on, she was punished accordingly by banishment or imprisonment.

Haaaa~ while recalling the content of the game, a sigh escaped my mouth.

The name of the villainess is Angeline Von Adrodart. The daughter of Duke Adrodart. In some of the routes, she was banished from the empire and was married off to a fat noble from the neighboring Vetriez kingdom. Later on, when the heroine's group visits the Vetriez kingdom for a quest's sake, they found out that Angeline had committed suicide due to the excessive torture and harsh treatment from her married husband.

'Well, putting all of these pieces into their places, it can be concluded that I am that fat noble and the one visiting in four weeks is the banished villainess, Angeline Adrodart.'

"Haha….hahaha…..hahahahaha" I laughed out loud. There was wariness and a hint of excitement mixed in my laugh.

The wariness is understandable, but what about the excitement? Huhuhu… I don't even know why I am excited.

Maybe, just maybe in a tiny corner of my mind, I am looking forward to what will happen.

Maybe, what I will be doing will just end up in failure. Maybe some other ploy is taking place, which I couldn't see. But…. the thrill it's giving me is undeniable.

Ohhh~ I am loving it. This is going to be fun. Hehehe.

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