Chapter 4: The Commander's Son Reports to His Family

"You're back, Arth!"

After sending Alice off, when I returned to my home, the mansion, I was greeted by a large muscular man. This man is Vector Lost, the head of Viscount Lost and the Knight Commander of the Kingdom of Laundry and I, Arth Lost's father.

Of course, he also participated in today's evening party, so he probably knows what I did. Now, when I was wondering what kind of scolding I was going to get, my father put his hand on my shoulder and said in a good mood.

"Well done, you woke me up!"

"Father, why is it so sudden?"

"No, no, thank you very much for waking up. Seeing what you've been doing lately made me uneasy...but you're still my son. As a knight, you made the right decision to protect a woman. "

Saying that, he hit me hard on the shoulder. I see, my recent actions, in other words, the situation where I was attacked by the heroine, probably caused a sense of crisis. Well, if the heroine is in a mellow state, no matter what happens, she will believe in the heroine in a bad way. I guess it could not be helped even if it was said to be incomprehensible. However, I only spoke to correct one mistake.

"Father, I didn't help Alice as a knight. I intervened because I loved Alice as a woman from the bottom of my heart."

"Is that so?"

"I was deceived for a while, but I finally remembered my old simple feelings. I love Alice."

When I said that, my father showed a surprised expression and then said with tears in his eyes.

"Is that so… Then, as a father, I will also support your thoughts.

"Ah, that's fine. I received a good reply from Alice, and Duke Misty himself also give permission."

"What? Really!?"

Father with a very surprised expression.

"That wicked man give permission... what did you do?"

"I was just asking normally."

Well, I was almost cut in half by a sword, but I don't think I need to tell you how it happened. After thinking about my words for a while, my father said.

"Well, let's apply for a formal marriage proposal. So, Arth I want to ask you..."

"what do you want?"

"Is it okay if you officially join the knights after graduating from the academy?"

"Yes, that's what I intend to do."

I am a student now. If I graduate next year, I'll basically join the Knights, and I'll be the head of the Lost Viscount family in the not too distant future. Then I takes Alice as my wife. Originally, Alice received a queen education as the prince's fiancée, so she probably doesn't need to train as a bride at our house, but the truth is that she still wants me to come to her as soon as possible. Well, I'll be spending another year as a student, so during that time I should be able to enjoy Alice and her school life while looking ahead to the future.

The former Arth was dissatisfied with his future. He hated joining the Knights, but I have no resistance to joining the Knights, so it's okay. I'm prepared to do anything to make Alice happy.

My father nodded happily at my words.

"I see...then I'll wait for you until next year. If you join the Knights, be sure to surpass me."

"Yes, of course. However, I plan to become much stronger to protect Alice-sama, so please keep that in mind."

"Let's remember"

Father turned his back after saying that, but he looked at me as if he remembered and said.

"That's right, after you took Miss Alice out... Your Highness, the aides other than you, and the little girl were apparently taken out at the direction of His Majesty."

"Is that so? Did you receive any kind of punishment?"

"Ah, it seems that His Highness has been stripped of his inheritance rights. It seems that the other aides are also being punished at home. And that girl got locked up"

I'm going to jail... Well, maybe 'This event can't happen!' I guess I was screaming something like this. If you're a reincarnated person, you'll probably want to go mad with developments that aren't what you know. If you enjoy this world with the same feeling as the game, it seems that way. If it's a cliché, I feel like I'm going to resent Alice and do something, but Alice has nothing to do with it, so I should protect her no matter what.

If it's a smart opponent, it's likely that I'm the main culprit, so it might attack me, but in that case, let's do our best to protect Alice from harm. Then there are other capture targets... Maybe they think I betrayed them, so the hate will focus on me. Is it a prince that looks particularly dangerous? The heroine I love was locked up, and her right to inherit the throne was taken away, and the future was truly dark, so I can understand the feeling of resentment against me, but... How can happiness be based on Alice's misfortune? I don't think I did anything wrong because it won't be recognized.

Rather, there is no reason for him to be resentful because he was the first to try to fit in, but even if he talks about it, he won't be convinced. If something is going to happen, should I think about the countermeasures? Another concern is how to deal with the compulsive power of otome games, if there is such a thing as the compulsive power of the world, but I'm not too worried about that. Because the fact that the heroine was able to force a reverse Harem end and that I was able to save Alice is the most definite proof. Well, either way, I decided to protect Alice.