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Encountering First Prince’s Fiancée

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Through the gaps between the nobles, I caught sight of a familiar young lady in a red dress and a boy beside her wearing a white tuxedo matching his silver hair.

No doubt about it. That is—

—Wilfred Weil Dehaubartz, the protagonist of ‘Engage Hazard’.

In the game, the protagonist can be summed up as a cheat. According to the official ‘Enhaz’ website, his attribute is ‘no attribute’… in other words, he isn’t dyed in any specific color. In this world, this causes Wilfred to be looked down upon. Without an attribute that everyone else benefits from, he is seen as ‘abandoned by the gods’.

But in reality, it’s precisely because he has no attribute that he can use any attribute skill. Furthermore, while normally attributes have advantages and disadvantages (fire is weak to water, strong against wood, etc.), having no attribute means he has no weaknesses. He can simply use the attribute skills that give him the advantage against his opponents.

Additionally, he can use powerful skills unique to the heroines by entering a romantic relationship with them. Though his skill slots, like other characters, are limited to eight, he can always swap them out depending on the situation. As for his stats? He’s the protagonist. There’s no upper limit.

When I entered the venue, I noticed the nobles didn’t show their usual overt disdain for me. Instead, those scornful gazes were directed at Wilfred. It had been puzzling, but now it made sense. They were treating Wilfred with contempt in my stead.

“Haru-sama, what shall we do?” (Alexandra)

Xandra, also noticing Wilfred, asked me with an upward glance. Honestly, I didn’t want to meet Cardis, let alone the protagonist himself.

Is this one of those light novel tropes where ‘force’ works to create an antagonistic scenario with Wilfred? I’d prefer to avoid it if possible.

“Of course, I have no intention of making an enemy of him.” (Harold)

“Understood.” (Alexandra)

I spat the words out, and Xandra nodded quietly. If she got involved with a ‘stained prince’ like me, it would tarnish the Chevalier Household’s reputation. Of course, I felt sorry for Wilfred’s situation. However, Wilfred, born between the king and his mistress, acquired the right to the throne against his own will. It was natural for people to have various opinions about him.

Moreover, Wilfred’s biological mother, Samantha, was particularly terrible. Leveraging her favor with King Eibar, she had been behaving outrageously within the palace. If she had shown even a modicum of restraint, there wouldn’t have been so much discord. More than anything, she was the one who begged King Eibar for Wilfred’s claim to the throne. Thus, it directly contributed to his current position. However, the fact that he held this right was what eventually opened the path to becoming the king in ‘Enhaz’, allowing him to play the role of the protagonist.

“Why is Wilfred here?” (Harold)

“Haru-sama?” (Alexandra)

“Oh, it’s nothing. I was just curious.” (Harold)

Seeing Xandra peering curiously at me, I offered a wry smile and shook my head lightly.

The fact that he’s attending today’s party means he was invited by the Marshal family, the hosts. It’s puzzling since I’ve never seen him at any other party before. Why would the Marshal Household choose to invite him now?

While I was contemplating this, keeping my distance from Wilfred along with Xandra, the announcement came.

“His Highness the First Prince Cardis and Frederica-sama’s entrance!” (??)

From the balcony doors of the venue, today’s main attraction, Frederica ob Marshal, made her entrance. As expected, she was escorted by her fiancé, Cardis.

“Hmm.” (Harold)

Frederica, as one of the heroines in ‘Enhaz’, was truly beautiful. Her glossy black hair, reflecting the chandelier light with a hint of purple, and her amethyst-like pale purple eyes were stunning. Although she was two years older than me, her well-developed figure was remarkable.

“Haru-sama, do you prefer women like that?” (Alexandra)

“No, not at all!” (Harold)

After glancing between Frederica and her own chest, Xandra turned her sapphire eyes toward me. I instinctively denied it with all my might.

This is terrifying! Seriously terrifying!

“No! I could never be interested in anyone other than my fiancée, Xandra! I can say this with absolute confidence!” (Harold)

“Wah!?” (Alexandra)

That’s right. In my past life, among many heroines, I fell deeply in love with Xandra, who only had one expression in her stills. Now, with all the various expressions she shows me, I have no time or interest in anyone else.

By the way, in the main story of ‘Enhaz’, Frederica, after being officially breaks off her engagement to Cardis, ends up being disowned by her father, the head of the Marshal Household. Wilfred, the protagonist, then comes to her aid, uncovering the darker side of Frederica and the Marshal Household. This leads to a series of related events in the storyline.

Completing this storyline allows Wilfred to enter into a romantic relationship with Frederica. When you think about it, Frederica was one of the heroines with a relatively low difficulty level to pursue.

As I pondered this trivial detail, I was interrupted.

“Welcome to the party.” (Frederica)

“Hmm?” (Harold)

Why did she come to greet me?

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