The Incompetent Bratty Prince is out (1/4 chapters)
The Bell Rings, Signaling the Start of a New Event
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“Brother Cardis, don’t you think you should learn a little restraint?” (Raphael)
“That’s my line.” (Cardis)
Hello, this is Harold. It has been a week since the party I hosted, and during lunch break in the classroom, Cardis and Raphael, who are a year above me, are at it again that day.
The reason? They both want to invite Lilliana to lunch. Just the two of them. By the way, while they were busy with that, Lilliana had already headed to the cafeteria. It seems she prioritizes meat over the two princes.
Me? I would have also liked to leave them behind and hurry to the cafeteria… but…
“Shishou! In this past week, I… I’ve gotten stronger!” (Owen)
“…” (Alexandra)
Owen was bowing deeply in front of a silent Xandra, expressing his utmost gratitude.
For that reason, we still couldn’t go to the cafeteria. He is in the way. What is he going to do about it?
“Haah… A week was hardly enough time to make any real progress. Before you embarrassed yourself and made Lilliana-san never want to deal with you again, you should have at least put in three months of effort to get stronger.” (Alexandra)
“Ugh…” (Owen)
Owen choked up as Xandra pointed this out with a look of exasperation.
It is true. If getting stronger in a week is that easy, no one would have struggled. Well, Owen is technically the protagonist, so he is bound to get stronger eventually.
Actually, I had Monica look into Owen’s abilities, and as expected, he seems to be proficient with various types of weapons. In other words, like Wilfred, he is an “attribute-less” type.
I thought characters like this were limited to Wilfred and Lilliana, the two main protagonists, but now a third one had appeared. It is making the rarity feel less special, so I wish they’d stop.
“Xandra, let’s go.” (Harold)
“Yes.” (Alexandra)
“O-oh, I’ll come too!” (Owen)
“No, why would you?” (Harold)
For some reason, Xandra had taken a liking to the protagonist of Enhaz, and I was always left with a sour look on my face. Honestly, things were better when Wilfred was around, at least the lines between allies and enemies were clear back then.
And then.
“Honestly! You two are so slow!” (Liz)
This was how it always went, getting scolded by an impatient Liz was part of the routine. Christia was smiling, but her eyes weren’t laughing at all, so I was sure she felt the same way as Liz.
“Sorry… There was a lot going on today…” (Harold)
“Hmm. Haru-san and the others sure had it tough, huh?” (Lilliana)
“No, why were you so casually stuffing your face with meat, Lilliana? Apologize to the First Prince and Second Prince, who were fighting in the classroom right now trying to invite you to lunch.” (Harold)
I couldn’t help it. I had to point it out. Owen, standing stiffly in front of Lilliana out of nervousness, was part of the package too.
“Ugh, I was so tired…” (Harold)
“Truly. Teasing Your Highness Harold was supposed to be my role…” (Monica)
Monica pretended to wipe her eyes with a handkerchief, and I just stared at her with a deadpan expression. As soon as the “unfortunate prince” and the protagonists disappeared, she started teasing us all the time.
Thinking about how things had gotten noisier and more troublesome than before, I held my head in my hands.
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“Yeah, that’s right. It’s on an island to the east of the kingdom.” (Owen)
Owen, who had arrived late but finished his lunch faster than anyone else, explained to us.
Apparently, by order of King Eibal, he had been assigned as part of an inspection team to visit a magic tower on an island to the east of the kingdom… the Manin Island.
Hmm, hmm, this is one of the main scenarios from Enhaz, isn’t it? The one called The Broken Doll Hidden in the Magic Tower. The tower’s master is secretly turning this Brint Island into a massive experimental site, illegally trafficking talented children, and causing a world-scale disaster due to failed experiments.
Ah, of course, thanks to the efforts of the protagonists and heroines, the disaster was averted, so as long as Owen performed according to the scenario, there is nothing to worry about… probably.
It isn’t great for me, the designated “sacrificial pawn,” but since we have already avoided Xandra’s bad ending, I could just leave the rest to the protagonist, right?
“By the way, I’ve officially been assigned a maid named Marion, so I’ll be going to meet this tower master guy with her…” (Owen)
“Marion!?” (Harold)
Hearing that name again after so long, I couldn’t help but stand up abruptly.
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