The World of Otome Games is Tough For Mobs - Volume 7 - Chapter 4

Volume 7 - Chapter 4 - Older Sister

After Ideal left, Luxon left the mansion.

The rest of us, Marie and I, sat on the couch and talked about what to do next.

There were many stories that we cannot tell others, such as reincarnated people and otome games, whereby we could not invite other people to this place.

-    So Lelia is having a fun date with Emile? I envy her. When I said that,Marie seemed unsatisfied.

-    Didn't you have a date with Noelle? Didn't you stop by for a coffee onthe way home from the market? Noelle was talking about it happily.

-It wasn't a date.

-Please, be clear. I feel bad for Noelle.

-I am sorry that she fell in love with me. In the first place, I can't go out with her because I'm already engaged.

Marie was silent when I gave her a legitimate answer.

I am not faithful enough to love more than one woman and Noelle should find another man.

Marie looked downward and asked me.

- Brother, do you dislike Noelle?

-... I don't hate her.

I think that I like her a lot.

If I had met her first ... could I have confessed? Well, I admit that she is a very attractive woman.

Her cheerful and lively personality has a different charm than Angie and Livia.

-    If you like her, then answer her clearly! That is why you missed anopportunity in your previous life!

-    What are you talking about? I didn't think Emile would have convincedLelia.

I used to get the impression that Emile was at Lelia's mercy, so I thought she would come here even if she canceled Emile's affairs.

I feel bad for Emile, but I'm going to have to ask him to be patient for the good of the Republic. But Lelia rejected us in favor of Emile.

She used to complain about a lot of things, but at least we discussed it.

Marie remembered something about Emile.

-This is certainly unexpected. Emile is a quiet boy in the game, so he does not insist on many things ... His catch is trivial or unsatisfactory. It also has few events.

-    Was he wise? Even if you can't capture other guys, it's okay if youchange to Emile, right?

Marie nodded and began to speak wistfully, perhaps remembering when she was playing this second game in her previous life.

-    That's why? There was only one event, and the ending ended with justone illustration of the main character and Emile. When I captured the other boys, their friends and others came to congratulate them, but with Emile there is nobody.

Emile is a source of misfortune. Was he hated by the creator?

-Emile has bad luck. It's a shame he is with Lelia.

-That could be said about you, right? Since the person Angelica and Olivia wanted to be with turned out to be you, oni-chan.

-In that case, Julian and the others are unhappy because of you."

-    I am the most unhappy! I am having a lot of problems! If Julian and theothers ever have a partner, I will bless them immediately, so bring them along!

When we started looking at each other, we started to think we looked stupid and we changed the subject.

It is wise to avoid themes that apply to either of us.

Marie remembered a topic about Emile.

"Oh, by the way, there were some rumors about Emile." - Rumors?

-It was in a post on the internet. If you target Emile in the middle of the game, the rest of your friends stopped appearing because they were silenced by an angry Emile. In truth, Emile is the scariest character in the game.

Is the game full of material that is so difficult to understand?

-I don’t think so.

I immediately denied it because I remembered Emile's beautiful face.

I didn't think that kind-looking young man would erase his companions.

-Certain. Ah, if I had been reincarnated in the Republic, I could have targeted Emile like Lelia did.

-And like Lelia, would you put Emile at your mercy?

- Yes, yes! ...I mean no!

While he was talking foolishly with Marie, there was a knock on the bedroom door. When I answered, it was Cordelia, who recently had dark circles, who answered the door.

-Count, you have a visitor.

-A visitor?

-The young Loic of the Barriere family has requested to see you on urgent business. He also wants to speak to Miss Marie.

It seems that Loic arrived at the mansion in a hurry.

Not knowing what was going on, Marie and I looked at each other and then got up from the couch.

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The place where Loic was seated was in the dining room.

And surrounding him were Julian and the other idiots.

- What did you come for?

Julian showed a cold attitude with his arms crossed, but the same happened with the other four.

They seemed to distrust Loic.

Loic, who had been warned by the five idiots, seemed happy when Marie and I arrived. Marie was in his line of sight.

-It’s been a long while!

Marie responded to Loic with a bit of dismay, as he leaned in at a 90 degree angle.

-No, we met at the academy recently.

-Has it been five days since I saw you !?

It had only been five days since they had not seen each other, it is surprising he says they had not seen each other for a long time.

Loic presented Marie with a gift.

—Ah, this is the cake you wanted to eat, Nee-san. It is a gift, so please eat it with everyone.

-Thank you ~ .

When Marie received the cake as a gift, she hugged it gently in its box so it wouldn't fall apart and her eyes started to glow. … Is this girl that easy to convince !? She used to be happy with expensive clothes, accessories and other gifts, but now she is even impressed with a cake.

Like her older brother from her previous life, it worried me if she could be happy with that much.

Then Jilk stepped in here.

-Marie, don't get carried away by that! Count Baltfault, say something like always!

-What?

-Look, you usually say words that tear our hearts out, right? I'd also like you to tell this fool that you happen to call Marie a Nee-san.

...Looking around, the other four also nodded.

Do they usually look at me like that?

-    Isn't it okay to call her a nee-san?

Brad moved closer to me now, who didn't blame Loic.

-    This boy likes Marie! How can you not see it!?

-    So what?

-    Huh? N-No, I have trouble answering when you say that.

Why did you think I would stick my head into the love affairs of Marie and you?

I used to think that the country would be destroyed, so I reached out my hand and mouth, and now I don't have to.

I looked at the five idiots in front of me, and then at Loic.

-He is calling Marie Nee-san as his way of showing respect to her, right? Also, he doesn't get in trouble like you do, so there's nothing else I can say.

When I said that, Loic, who was listening to the conversation, thanked me ... he turned to Julian and the others with a triumphant face.

-Thank you, Count Baltfault... This is how it is. So I will do as I please, Your Highness Julian.

-I should have cut you down back then.

Julian and the others gritted their teeth regretfully, but Marie was just making tea while confirming what Loic was going to say.

-By the way, Loic, what's the urgency?

Loic corrected his posture. The attitude towards Marie was different from mine and the five idiots.

-It will seem an embarrassment to the republic, but there are disturbing movements among the young nobles and military men, also targeting lowerclass nobles with weak emblems.

Marie nodded and Julian took over the story by force as if to replace her.

-It really is a shame.

I wanted to say to Julian, "You are a disgrace in the Kingdom of

Holfault." If you were a little more decent, I wouldn't have to work so hard.

However, Loic ignored Julian and spoke to Marie.

"It would be nice if this was just a normal disturbance, but sometimes it just doesn't make sense."

Marie pushed Julian aside and told Loic to continue.

- What do you care about?

"... They came to ask me to join them when I don't have an emblem." At that time, they asked me to destroy this rotten system and create a new country with them.

Sorry to say, but I think the reason is quite common.

Rebellion ... in other words, are they planning a coup? It is a matter within the Republic, but it also has something to do with us as foreign students.

Brad shrugged.

-Thanks for warning. When you're done talking you can go home... No, wait a minute.

As if they wanted to tell him to get out of here, the five idiots were acting strange. The five looked at each other and talked about something.

When Marie and I bowed our heads, Chris explained it in an easy-tounderstand way.

“The republic is extremely strong in the upper layers thanks to the protection of the Sacred Tree. Is this understood?

I nodded, Chris spoke about the incomprehensible part while lining up his glasses with his fingertips.

-It is dangerous to rebel in such a country, and Loic has lost his emblem.

Why invite him? I looked at Loic and then answered Chris's question.

- Maybe because he holds a grudge against them?

—It is possible in other countries, but things are different in the Republic. And aren't you the one who has a more grudge against Loic than the Republic?

When I looked at Loic, I scratched my cheek with my finger and looked away.

-No, no, I don't hold a grudge against him. Not anymore.

I only had a grudge against him until a while ago.

The high ranks have the strongest power in the republic. Can nobles who only have weak power or soldiers who have no emblem from the beginning stand against them? It's certainly strange when you say it.

Loic seemed to have another story that worried him

-Of course I refused because that wouldn't work, but they seem to be hiding something. They said I didn't have to worry about it.

He didn’t have to worry about that? Are they taking action against the emblems? Marie looked at my face, but I was a little pale.

-What are we going to do? They haven't found Yumeria yet, it's impossible for us to go home, right?

I don't want us to get involved in the rebellion within the Republic.

I want to escape to the kingdom immediately, and that is the only reason.

In terms of noble values, the sacrifice of a servant is an insignificant event.

Normally, we should immediately retire to the kingdom ... but there are reasons why Marie and I cannot do that.

Greg roughly scratched his head with his hands.

-Clearly. It doesn't make sense for us to worry about it. Besides, as soon as we know it, the rebels will have failed. If that bastard Loic brought us information like this, the higher ups of the Republic must know about it too.

Everyone's eyes focused on Loic. He nodded.

-It has been reported, but it was not taken too seriously. Noelle is here, so I thought I'd let her know just in case.

The Yandere man, who had been obsessed with Noelle, now behaved like a gentleman, as if his position had fallen.

This difference was huge.

Then Julian narrowed his eyes and revealed Loic's plan.

-You used that reason to come see Marie, didn't you? But when you're done with your business, go away!

Isn't he being too cold to Loic? Well, it wouldn't be fun for any man to get close to the woman you love.

However, Marie ignored Julian.

-Loic, the tea is ready, so drink it.

-I'll take it, Nee-san!

The two of them ignored Julian and the others and began to drink tea.

The five idiots, ignored, turned to me and asked for my help.

... Don't look at me.

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After Loic left, I went to visit Noelle's room.

The reason was to tell her Loic's story. Previously, Noelle had been stalked, and that stalker was Loic.

Although she was calm now, Noelle still didn't feel safe around Loic, so I made her wait in her room.

-... That's why the republic is about to go into rebellion.

After briefly explaining Loic's story, Noelle hugged the jar that contained the little sapling.

-An internal war in the Republic. That's weird.

- Weird?

-I don't know the circumstances of the nobles, but for ordinary people like me, there has never been a rebellion.

Even though there was a commotion, it seemed that the six great nobles had taken care of her before the people found out.

Noelle hugged the vial and looked down.

-    All I remember is when they burned the mansion, I guess?

-    When you were attacked by the Rault family?

Noelle raised her face and nodded a little while covering a bit about the plot of the second game.

-That's what I heard. Although Lelia knew, I was confused and didn't know what was going on. I remember the adults around Lelia talking about what to do from now on.

-Around Lelia?

-Since she was a child, Lelia has been more popular and loved by the people around her.

Lelia is a reincarnated person, so she probably did well. The adults around her seemed to expect more of her than of Noelle.

-Huh? But Lelia said she wasn't suitable to be the priestess, right?

Noelle looked surprised.

-Did Lelia tell you that?

Was it a bad time to say that?

-She said several things to me at the time we saved you.

-I see. But ... they actually had expectations of Lelia.

From there, Noelle told the story of the Lespinasse family.

-Everyone ... said they wished Lelia had the aptitude to be the priestess.

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--- It was twelve years ago.

Noelle, along with her twin sister, Lelia, arrived at one of the residences owned by the Lespinasse family. There were many mansions in the territory and they were used according to the season.

Her parents were late due to an urgent matter, so the two spent a day together. As a child, Noelle was very active and went out into the garden to catch insects.

-Look, Lelia. I caught it!

She showed him the bug to show off, but Lelia looked very uncomfortable.

-Keep him away. More than that, your clothes are dirty.

From that point on, Lelia was calm and lectured Noelle like a parent.

Noelle didn't like that.

-    I'm your older sister!

-    What does that have to do with this conversation? And since we aretwins, it doesn't make sense who is the older one, right?

What she had said was true and Noelle was in trouble.

While she was trying to answer her with something, the insect in her hand went crazy and escaped.

-Oh, he got away.

While Noelle made a sad face because the insect she had caught had escaped, Lelia made a shocked face.

-Don't cry over something like that.

-    I'm not crying!

When Noelle raised her voice, the servants guarding the situation gathered.

A middle-aged woman approached Noelle and seemed concerned as she realized that her clothes were dirty.

-Noelle-san, don't get your clothes too dirty.

—It was the insect ...

-Catching bugs is not something to be mess with. Please imitate Lelia-san.

Noelle lowered her head at those words. They always told her to imitate Lelia.

Lelia had lived up to the expectations of adults no matter what she did. Noelle's assessment, who was a childish girl, was inevitably downgraded in comparison.

When a maid took her to change her clothes, she heard a voice from behind. Perhaps they were sure Noelle couldn't hear them, but it was the knights and their men escorting them who spoke.

"This makes me worry about the future."

"Isn't Lelia really fit to be the priestess?"

"The priestess and the guardian say Lelia is unfit." If Lelia could become the priestess, the next generation would be safe.

Aptitude to be the priestess ... that's what it takes to become the priestess of the Holy Tree. I'd never heard of it before, but if the current priestess, Noelle and Lelia's mother, said so, then it was true.

Noelle was embarrassed that she couldn't live up to adult expectations and at the same time didn't know what to do.

The people involved in the Lespinasse family --- a few --- knew that Lelia did not have the aptitude to be the priestess. Therefore, it was decided that Noelle would be the next priestess.

There were no adults who outwardly showed their disappointment, but

Noelle could imagine that deep within them they thought the same as knights.

Turning around, Lelia was surrounded by adults.

Unlike Lelia, she was jealous of her sister who could do anything.

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- ... After all, I only have the aptitude to be the priestess. If Lelia had the priestess aptitude, nobody would have been interested in me. Even Clement is really more concerned with Lelia than with me.

I could understand one thing from hearing Noelle's story. The two sisters felt inferior to each other.

Lelia's lack of aptitude as a priestess led her to have the sensual idea that, "In the end, my sister is the hero of this world and I am just a background character."

Noelle has mixed feelings towards her sister and says that, "Lelia was the most promising."

She's jealous? However, she seems to have a sisterly feeling ... this is troublesome.

If Lelia is also a reincarnated person, I would like to tell her to do better. ... But when you think about it, it was something neither I nor Marie could do.

It would be stupid to say that everything worked because you are a reincarnated person.

First of all, if you could do it right, you would have been more successful in your previous life. Wanting to change the subject, I asked Noelle to talk about the Rault attack. - After that, you were attacked and escaped?

-Yes. I didn't know what was going on, and it wasn't until a few days later that I found out that the Rault Family had attacked us. But Lelia was the only one who noticed. She has always been brilliant.

If you had knowledge of the second game, you could have guessed it.

- Do you know why the Rault family attacked them?

Why would the Rault family attack the Lespinasse family?

I couldn't help but worry about this part.

-... Lelia said it was probably because they wanted power. The adults around us also agreed. Something like Alberg's revenge because our mother rejected him, and they told me various other things.

-I don't care what Lelia thinks. I want to hear your opinion, Noelle.

When I approached Noelle and looked into her eyes, she averted her face.

-You know something, right?

-Y-You know our father was a commoner, right?

-So I heard. Do you think the Rault Family didn't like that?

Noelle shook her head.

- It’s not that?

Noelle's mother had been engaged to Mr. Alberg.

She broke up with him and chose a man who was not a noble.

Mr. Alberg ruled out the engagement, but the opponent is House Lespinasse ... it is the clan of the family that presides over it. Even if he had protested, it would have been difficult from one point of view.

Marie and Lelia claimed that grudges built up and led to that attack.

"I don't know the details, but it seems a lot of people were not amused." The servants of the mansion also spoke of them behind their backs. But, both

...

Noelle didn't say anything, but when she turned her face to me, she looked at me.

-    ... They said the current system is wrong.

If they say it as representatives of the Republic ... Did people in positions like king and queen criticize the current regime?

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When Leon left the room, it was Marie who visited Noelle's room.

-That bastard, what does he talk about when he's in a maid's room?"

Since Leon had made his way to Noelle's room, she was excited that there might be some progress, but was disappointed.

Noelle was making a stiff smile.

-Yeah, yeah, Leon was just worried about me.

-    It is proof that a woman is willing to let a man into her room at night! And that incompetent keeps his distance with a garish reason! He just approaches like that, lends you a hand and runs away after getting closer! He is the worst man with the worst quality!

Noelle agreed with Marie's point of view.

-T-That's true. Leon will likely get stabbed one day if he's not careful.

Marie also imagined Leon being stabbed by a woman.

If he had lived long enough in his previous life, he would have been stabbed. But he is also going to be stabbed in this world. Why do I have to worry so much about my brother from my previous life!

It's a story that would make Leon deny everything if he listened to it, but Marie knew her brother's relationships with women in his previous life.

Even if the person himself has no such intention, the same cannot be said of the other person.

Marie dropped her shoulders and sighed at her pathetic brother.

-Noelle ... even if he's such a guy, don't hate him. Because I know that my Oni-chan ... that Leon would be happier with a girl like you by his side.

-    Huh? Well ... he already has two beautiful fiancées, right? I-I'm also toblame for falling in love with him. Besides, why do you care so much about Leon, Marie?

-An inseparable relationship.

Noelle laughed when she heard Marie's response.

-    What? What's going on?

-I'm sorry, but when I asked Leon that question earlier, he said the same thing. I just thought the two of you are so similar.

Marie's expression disappeared and she trembled, hugging her shoulders. -Enough. I can't laugh at that.

Noelle was speechless to see such a reaction.

-I'm sorry.

As soon as the mood got weird, Marie changed the subject and started the conversation.

-    Anyway! ... Stay with us. If you are with us, Leon and Luxon willprotect you.

Noelle nodded at Marie. Marie realized ... that the face she showed is one she trusts Leon.

-Yes.

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I left the mansion.

I was standing where Yumeria was supposed to be last time, I was talking to Luxon, who was floating next to me.

-From here to the front door she just disappeared. … If even you can't find a clue, you're not as good as you say.

[I am aware that I am still better than you, Master.]

-If you lose to me, I'm afraid you will question your own existence as an artificial intelligence.

[You have a nasty mouth as always.] -Although mine loses to yours.

[... So what are you going to do now?]

Hmm, that's right ... I haven't heard Angie and Livia's voices in a long time.

[My main body is on the side of the Republic. Communication is impossible.]

In this world, instead of being able to use magic, noise gets worse when using communication equipment.

Even with Luxon, it's difficult to be in contact from a distance.

Previously, the main body of Luxon was between the kingdom and the republic, I could communicate with them in some way. But now that Luxon is in the vicinity of the Republic, it is difficult to do so. -I want to send a video, so be prepared.

[That will be fine. More importantly, how is Kyle?]

After Yumeria disappeared, Kyle has been locked in his room.

Even when he goes out, he is searching for clues about Yumeria.

When he was tired and came back, he shut himself in; and when he was fine, he would go out and listen.

"Marie and Cara are looking after him." At times like this, it is better to be with the opposite sex than the same sex. I also want Angie and Livia to heal me ~.

[Aren’t you usually healed by being with Noelle and Louise?]

-This is this, that is that. A man wants to be healed by beautiful girls of different types.

[What a statement. I will inform her about this dialogue.] - Stop! Who will you report to !?

Besides Angie and Livia, as well as Noelle and Louise, I know other bad people. When I imagined them in my head, Luxon's single eye flashed suspiciously.

[I see that many women come to mind besides the two, you are a person who does not lack honesty, Master.]

-... Ah? If you say that, what happens to you that you only think about wanting to destroy the new humanity just because you think they are not people? Ah, I’m sorry. You are not even a human being from the first place!

My words made Luxon shut up.

... He averted his eye from me and continued on his way.

[Yes, that's true. I am not human. ... I am an Artificial Intelligence.]

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There was a person who was listening to the conversation between Leon and Luxon from a distance.

Ideal was watching without Luxon even noticing.

From the conversation between the two, he could tell that the relationship was getting worse.

[The relationship between the two is worse than before. That is good.]

Ideal, who has guided them to do so, felt as if the seeds of discord had sprouted in their relationship.

He played the role of an excellent artificial intelligence with Leon and he began to compare them. Thanks to that, Leon felt dissatisfied with Luxon. [Leon, you underestimated the existence of someone who surpassed

Luxon. You should have been more alert.]

Luxon was also frustrated by Leon's attitude.

The relationship between the two was going in the way Ideal wanted.

[Luxon will soon notice ... new humans are not worth believing.]

As Ideal's red lens shone mysteriously in the night sky, he faded into the darkness.