The World of Otome Games is Tough For Mobs - Volume 9 - Chapter 3.2

Part 2
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The day after the entrance ceremony.

The new students also started their classes, but the content was only explanations about future topics to take in the classes.

It would be some time before classes started in earnest.

Meanwhile, Mia, a foreign student from the Empire, sat on her seat one tense way.

As a foreigner, there weren't many students in the classroom who approached Mia.

Most of them just stared at her from afar.

(Uuuuuh, I'm very nervous.)

Mia got nervous every day in an unfamiliar environment, but she had someone she knew.

A tall, handsome and distinguished-looking boy entered the classroom.

It was Finn, another foreign student, who had volunteered to be the guardian knight of Mia.

Despite the fact that they are both foreigners, the looks directed at Finn are usually favorable,

Unlike Mia. The boys looked at him enviously, but most of the girls liked him.

This proud gentleman sat next to Mia and spoke to her.

"The kingdom is too aristocratic. The corridor of the Academy is like a palace. At the Empire, you could just get confused that way."

Finn started saying this was too much for an Academy and Mia chided him for his lack of confidence in him.

"Gentleman, I don't think you should speak so badly of the place."

Mia's lack of trust in Finn is due to her being aware that she is a current person. Originally, she knew that a knight like Finn would not become her guardian knight.

However, Finn smiled at Mia, who was reprimanding him.

"I'm sorry, my princess. But I don't mean it as a bad thing. It's just sarcasm."

Mia blushed and replied to Finn, who gave her a bow.

"I-I don't think sarcasm is good."

"You are very selfish, my princess.But I am your guardian knight, so I will obey you."

Finn said that and laughed, and Mia, who realized that she had been teased, turned her red face away from him

"You're making fun of me. You are a terrible gentleman."

-It was a joke. And don't be so nervous with me. I wish you were more open.

"T-That's impossible, you are a knight, even in the Empire .......”

Knowing what a great gentleman Finn was, Mia was about to say that she was scared, but before she could continue, a loud voice stopped the conversation.

"I'm so sorry, Miss Finley!"

As soon as they entered the classroom, the surrounding eyes focused on a boy who was apologizing to a girl.

The girl he was apologizing to --- Finley --- was stunned.

"Oscar, you don't have to apologize anymore. But don't mistake me for my older brother anymore."

She was really embarrassed.

-Sorry. I didn't think it was your older brother when he mentioned the word Baltfault.

"If you'll allow me to say so, Oscar, you should use your head a little more. If anyone listened to his Highness, 10 out of 10 will go looking for my brother instead of me."

"T-It's true. They often tell me to use my head. I think I'm going to use it."

Oscar was desperate to apologize, but Finley was stunned.

(Has something happened?)

 Mia was looking at them wondering that, but she was worried about Finn's appearance and she moved her gaze from him.

There was Finn, looking at Finley with a serious expression on his face.

"Miss Finley, right?I am sure that she is the younger sister of Marquis Baltfault."

Mia heard the name Baltfault and told Finn that she knew him too.

"I know him too.Rumors have reached the Empire. He is a hero who destroyed a very strong country from within, right? I think his nickname was ...... Devil Lord?"

Rumors of Leon had reached the Empire, but in reality they weren't that accurate.

Finn was a bit stunned, but he tried not to laugh at how funny he was.

"The Marquis's nickname is Evil Knight."

"Is that so? But the Demon Knight is amazing, huh. I can imagine it as a person very scary just for that name."

-...... That's true.

When Finn made a serious face, she took her gaze from him to a crowded place in the classroom.

There was her Highness, the First Princess of the Kingdom of Holfault, his classmate. Even today she was surrounded by a large number of female students who seemed to be her entourage.

Seeing that, Mia showed a look of admiration.

"It's Miss Erica, huh. Today she is very beautiful too, right?"

-It's true.

Mia was annoyed when Finn looked at Erica and gave her a casual answer. She was concerned that this knight of hers, who had just called her princess, was looking at another woman.

"Gentleman, do you like girls who are like princesses?"

Mia, aware that she asked an unpleasant question, was afraid to hear her answer and she looked down.

However, Finn saw Mia and was very attentive to her.

"My princess is only you, Mia."

It was an unconvincing line from Finn, but Mia was happy even if it was a lie.

However, from Mia's point of view, Erica was truly beautiful.

With her shiny black hair and a calm demeanor that didn't match her age, she stood out from the rest of the class.

After looking at Erica for a while, Erica seemed to have noticed Mia's line of sight.

When she turned to her and smiled, Mia reacted with an awkward smile.

She was glad to be noticed and immediately looked at Finn.

"Gentleman, did you see it? Gentleman?"

However, Finn, who was staring at Erica, had somehow lost his smile and

He was expressionless.

Part 3
After the Academy.

I had invited two of my friends to my room in the student residence.

Two of my former bandmates from the poor Baron family, Daniel and Raymond,

They asked for advice and I brought them to my room.

Daniel was impressed by the room with the large table.

"Has Leon finally risen to this level?"

Perhaps he saw the room and decided that I was receiving favorable treatment from the Academy.

I used to think we were similar companions, but now that I'm above the clouds, they were both in trouble. Especially Raymond.

"Maybe we should call him" Lord "from now on. It might be rude to be put  in the same group as us.”

It's kind of sad when your friends act like they are distancing themselves from you.

In the first place, nothing has changed from what it was when I entered the Academy ...... no, it would be bad to say that it had not changed a bit. I'm sad because I'm not growing in absolute.

-Do not worry. It is the same as being poor because you have no territory or income when you ascend.

Daniel shrugged at what I said.

-How can you say that! You became a winner when you got engaged to the daughter of the Duke. Anyway, I am relieved that you are still the same. Would be troublesome if you suddenly said something like "I already have a different status than you!"

Daniel and Raymond were smiling, glad that my attitude hadn't changed.

Raymond nodded in agreement and corrected the position of his glasses.

"I couldn't feel free to ask you something like that either."

I offered them both a cup of tea and asked what they wanted to talk about.

"So what is your query? If it's not about money, I can help you."

I can help you with money matters, but I have learned from my previous life that it is not a good idea to put money matters in friendships.

If it's something you can't do, I'll give you a hand, but will turn you down if you don't.

Fortunately, neither Daniel nor Raymond seemed to be asking for money.

Thank goodness they are both decent friends.

Daniel started talking about his problem with a serious expression on his face.

"Actually, the number of girls asking me out has skyrocketed in the last year."

"Is it a hint to me for all the problems I went through in my first year? If you are bragging about it, go away."

When I tried to reject my rude friends, Raymond was quick to explain the situation in detail.

"W-Wait! We are really worried! Well, there was a sense of superiority in the beginning. It was nice to see the girls who had ignored us so far trying desperately to flirt."

The untruthfulness in Raymond's impressions made me want to hear him a bit more.

Well, not everyone is a saint.

I can't help but think of saying they deserve it! And I should have had a

sense superiority if I had been in their place.

However ...... They both quickly realized the reality of the situation.

Daniel was looking down.

—It hurts to see girls who try hard to attract us, it's like seeing ourselves

in the first year. I don't want to be playful and turn my back on them. So I started to feel uncomfortable about inviting them to tea.

In the first year, boys used to ask girls out, but now it seems that girls ask the boys out.

Raymond took a sip of his tea and held his head in his hands as he thought about how things had changed.

"But we know what the first year was like and we can see that girls are just trying to be friendly for convenience. That is why we did not form  a relationship with them.”

I was studying abroad last year, so I did not know the circumstances of the academy. So I decided to listen to what the Academy was like for the two of them.

"What happened to the other groups?"

I could ask about the situation of the poor group of barons, but the problem was the other groups. There were many wealthy and high-status groups, and I wanted to know what was going on with them.

Daniel shot me a disgusted look and told me about the carnage scene from last year.

"It was the worst. You made a good decision to go study abroad. Wherever we were, there were broken commitments and the "screams of agony" were the perfect words to describe the situation."

It seems that the infernal scene was repeated last year.

Raymond also looked down and talked about how terrible it was last year.

"Many of the groups, besides us, were engaged. The majority of them

broke off their engagement because they didn't want to rush into marriage, and it became a carnage scene. It was hard having girls crying every day."

Daniel put his hand to his stomach.

—I have seen the scene of carnage between men and women so much that it already hurts  my stomach.

I'd kinda like to see that, but if you both hate it that much, probably not seeing is the best

"Most dropped out, huh. Hey, what happened to Milly and Jessica? If both of them break off their engagement, you should call them right away."

Listening to their stories and mentioning the names of Milly and Jessica, who were treated as goddesses during our first year. The two of them were the only kind to the group of poor boys when there were so many terrible girls.

When they decided to get engaged, most of the guys were crying and blessing them.

I was one of them. I didn't cry ...... but I wished them well.

That was because they were very nice girls.

Daniel and Raymond's faces turned grim as they remembered the two.

"Milly and Jessica's fiancées said they would never break their engagement. There were a lot of guys who thought they could woo the two girls with a broken heart, so we quickly checked the facts."

—We already surrounded them with many people, tied them up and hung them up.

Apparently they took advantage of the break-up fuss and hanged Milly and Jessica's partners.

These guys are pretty radical too.

I got an idea of ​​the result, so I drank some tea and then asked a question.

"And they failed, right?"

Daniel shook his fist on the table.

"Those two will never be done with them!" They are important people who have supported us since we were freshman year, and we said we will protect them to the end! But the handsome boys will always be handsome boys at heart!”

They said that the rich and handsome classmates of Milly and Jessica would never break their commitment to them. Well, even I would say that.

The two people, who have good personalities from the beginning, have seen them get along well with their partners even after their engagement.

Surely they would not want to leave them and find new partners.

Raymond took off his glasses and wiped away his tears.

"As long as they're both happy, that's fine with me."

Even though he said that, he still hung up on the other two guys, right?

I was relieved that Milly and Jessica were happy.

"Even after all those troubles, some girls are still valued and some are not."

Light and dark are clearly separated.

No matter the situation, there are girls who are happy.

I guess that just goes to show how important everyday behavior is.

As for the girls whose engagement was broken ...... Well, I can only say that they should do the best they can.

Then Daniel looked at me enviously.

"You're having a great time aren't you? You are engaged to the daughter of a duke and a scholarship student, right? And in the Republic you got engaged to a princess!"

Thanks to the commitment to Angie, Livia and even Noelle, I was freed from the problem of marriage. No, rather, will the problem start from now on?

I could feel jealousy in Raymond's eyes.

"We couldn't decide who to choose in this situation. So we thought about talking to you and see what you could do to help us."

"A solution for you? I was out of the Academy last year, so I'm

less familiar with the situation than you. Oh, it's true......"

I decided to teach them about the Academy of the Republic.

"...... In the Academy of the Republic, even I am treated like a super gentleman there."

I was able to act like a normal person and the girls were glad to see me.

While bragging about it, Daniel and Raymond seemed to have a swollen vein on their foreheads.

They were smiling, but they seemed to be quite mad at me.

"T-That's so enviable."

"You were having a good time abroad while we were having a bad time."

I was happy in front of the two people who envied me.

"Well,I enjoyed the precious youth. If you had also gone to study abroad, you would surely have had fun."

When I instigated them, they jumped on me.

"This bastard!"

"After all  this time, you're still the same! You can't even understand how we feel!"

The two of them decided to give me a joint brace technique and I immediately gave up.

-I give up! I give up!

In between that, there was a knock on the door when the three of us started making a ruckus.

Part 4
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It was starting to get dark outside when we left the room.

It was Noelle who came to call me, and Daniel and Raymond came with us.

Noelle took my hand as we hurried to the scene.

-Come on hurry up.

"You called me suddenly and I was wondering what was going on, but is it just a fight?"

-That's how it is. I'm not familiar with the kingdom, but I think this is bad.

The reason they called me was because there was a fight at the Academy.

Noelle wouldn't have come to me if it was a same-sex fight.

However, this time it was a fight between a man and a woman.

This would not have been possible before, but now it was possible.

- I don't think I'll be able to intercede if I go. I don't even know why they fought in the first place.

Noelle frowned at my demeaning attitude.

Daniel spoke from behind.

"Don't you know, Leon? The Academy is very different now from when you knew it."

-What is the difference?

Looking back as we walked, Raymond told me the details.

"Unlike our time, boys receive preferential treatment. Second year they are troublesome, but freshmen are even worse."

-Worse?

—The position of the first year girls has been replaced by the boys.

As we approached the scene, we could hear the commotion.

Spectators surrounded the new student boys and girls who were staring at each other.

There was also a teacher who had entered as an intermediary, but the two people who were staring at each other, did not hear them

And there was someone else, the figure of Angie was there. Livia was behind her.

Angie interceded between the two looking at each other with a stern look.

"How long do you intend to fight? It's not supposed to be a fight that creates such a stir."

When Noelle pushed me through the onlookers , the female student was very angry.

"Do you want me to forgive him? I am not wrong. He's the one who came after me and pushed my friend!"

The girl who appears to be her friend was scraped when she fell. Behind the student who spoke was a lady, she told her"I'm fine" in a shy way.

The boy, on the other hand, was laughing with a disgusting smile.

"It's your fault for walking slowly in front of me.The girls must give up the

pass to the boys, right?"

-What do you mean?

-Fox. With that attitude, no one will hold your hand and take you as a wife.

"......! I will not be intimidated by such a threat."

The girl had said that she would not be intimidated, but her gaze wandered the other way.

Seeing this, I understood Raymond's story.

"Uwaa, this is terrible."

It was a vision that would have been unthinkable a long time ago and it shook me.

Livia, who noticed me when I saw the nasty gender reversal phenomenon, grabbed Angie's arm to let her know. When Angie found out about my arrival, she let out a small sigh of relief to see that I am finally here.

When I approached Angie and Livia, and asked them about the details, there was a noisy murmur around me.

"It's Leon-senpai ,a third year student."

"He is a true Marquis."

- He seems weaker than I expected.

Who was it that called me weak? I'm a bigoted man, so I'll let Luxon do it.

I investigated and later I will get revenge.

Putting that aside, I feel uncomfortable because I stand out in a strange way.

I used to stand out terribly in my freshman year, but the way I excelled now is strangely annoying.

Noelle handed me to Angie.

-I brought him.

-You have finally arrived. Leon, I'm sorry, but you're going to have to intercede.

If Angie told me, I would obey without problem, but how should I intercede? While thinking like this, I looked at the two people fighting.

"Ah〜, let's see ......"

When I tried to talk to the girl who spoke like a lady, she took a step back.

—Hiii!

I felt it was inconvenient for them to be afraid of me for some reason, but I thought that in this case, I couldn't hear the story from her, and when I looked at the boy, he looked more favorable.

"You must be Leon-senpai. My name is Marco, the fifth son of the earl Knolls. I've heard rumors about you for a long time. My older brother also praised you as a hero who broke the habits of the rotten Academy."

-That's fine. But why were you fighting in this place? From what I've heard before It seems you came after her and pushed her out of your way, but was there any reason for that?

I asked him if there were any circumstances, but the answer was worse than I expected.

"No, I was irritated because they were talking happily."

-...... That?

—I didn't like them walking in front of me because they are of a lower status than me. Girls like this have to be disciplined, you know.

I thought I had misheard and turned my gaze to Angie. She leaned down with her hands on her hips, perhaps because she knew what she meant.

"So he's an ignorant guy."

Not long ago, I thought that in the Kingdom of Holfault most of the families above the rank of earl were decent, with a few exceptions.

However, the boy in front of me seems to be one of those exceptions.

Marco did not doubt that I would take his side , and when he stood next to me, he pointed  at  the girl who spoke as a lady and declared something.

"I have Marquis Leon-senpai on my side. Girls like you will be kicked out

immediately.”

I couldn't understand what Marco was thinking. First of all, I don't have that authority and I have no intention of doing so.

Marco is the one who was totally wrong here.

However, the girl with the lady tone turned pale and her legs were shaking. She felt as if I had decided that I would expel her from here, but I had no right to decide that.

I will tell you what ,It's obvious here to Marco, who took me as his partner.

"No, it's you who's to blame. Apologize quickly."

But when I told him, Marco gave me a look like he couldn't understand it.

-Hey?

"No eh?" 

-I said apologize to them because it was your fault. What are you thinking? How can you suddenly push someone from behind?

Marco suddenly turned red with anger, then he spat and complained at me.

-I'm not kidding! Why do I have to apologize !? I'm an earl!

"If you say that then Angie, who was the intermediary, is a duchess. Why not obey? Come on, hurry up and apologize. It's already night, you know?"

If one looked around, everything was completely dark.

Why do I have to deal with an idiot at the beginning of the new school year?

Marco was shaking and trying to hit me, but one of his companions tried to stop him.

Looks like it was from Marco's entourage.

"Remember who the other person is, Marco-sam ! He will definitely murder you. L-Look we are very sorry. We are really sorry. Please forgive us!"

Marco, who was calm after being tipped off by his subordinate, apologized while he trembled.

-...... Very sorry. I-I will prepare the money as soon as possible, so please

forgive my life. I will ask my parents' house to prepare as much money as they can.

"No, don't apologize to me."

Why are you so scared? As I was thinking this, I heard voices around me mocking

 Marco.

"Ah, he pissd himself ."

"If you go against the Marquis, you're finished."

- He's the one who should be expelled.

I worry about how the people around me thought of me, but for some reason

I was uncomfortable.

Angie noticed me and started talking.

"I'm glad you came ....... I'll do the rest, so please go back to your bedroom first . I will talk about this situation later.

"Y-Yes."

Part 5
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It was night.

Angie was the only one who visited my room.

After inviting her and making her a drink, Angie sat in a chair, took the cup and spoke to me about the details of what happened before.

"A hero is feared not only by his enemies, but also by his allies.you have more Influence than you think, Leon. I am a duchess, but you are a Marquis and the hero of the country. Did you see how the students reacted? Now you have more influence than me."

"It's all thanks to Luxon's help, I'm just a phony."

Angie smiled sadly at my joking appearance.

Luxon, who was listening to the story, asked Angie a question.

[The Count's fifth son appears to be quite ignorant of noble society. It is amazing that he ignores the intervention of Angelica, the daughter of a Duke. Or is it that your authority has diminished, Angelica?]

I chided Luxon for saying that Angie's influence was waning.

-You're overreacting. At first glance he was a stupid guy, and he is simply ignorant.

[The number of ignorant people is increasing throughout the Academy.]

"...... Is that so?"

Luxon shifted his gaze from me to Angie, and she gave the reason why  the number of stupid boys has increased.

"You know the ratio of men to women in the aristocracy, right? There are few men and it is difficult for women to marry. We have shifted to a male dominated society, and the attitude of some of them has worsened when they found out about it. Last year was not so bad, but I'm sure there will be more kids like that this year."

"I thought the Earl(count) families and those above them were decent."

"Marco is the fifth child. I heard that Count Knolls had a sensible older son, and the children from second to fourth were also excellent."

After hearing all that, Luxon seemed to be convinced.

[There are already  people for the spare, and the fifth child will not inherit the house. Therefore, his upbringing must have been moderate.]

"It's probably the result of spoiling the youngest child. It's a shame if only he was raised well”

Thanks to Angie, who is familiar with noble society, I came to understand it somehow.

Anyway. I have been involved in a lot of unnecessary trouble because of a brat

Marco's attitude was terrible even remembering it now.

"I want you to sort out this ignorance a bit. Something like if I give an order I can expel someone, what the hell was he thinking?

[Angelica, could the Master have expelled that student if he had used his

authority from?]

What are you thinking? Luxon asked Angie if what Marco said was possible.

It would be impossible, of course, but Angie put her cup down, put her hand on her chin, and gave it a thought.

"It's not possible with the formal procedure, but I'm sure it could be done with Leon.The other person is the daughter of a Viscount family. Leon could kick her out if he wants.”

Hearing Angie's response, I froze.

-It is not impossible. The director of the Academy is my Mentor. He wouldn't let that happen.

The current Academy Director is my Mentor. He is a perfect gentleman, and he would never drive out a girl from the Academy for a false accusation.

However, Angie told me "You are very naive" and then she told me about the way the Academy does things.

—From the point of view of the director of the Academy, you have a different credibility than a freshman girl. If you invent any evidence to expel her, you will have permission to do it.

"It's absolutely impossible for me to take advantage of my Mentor's trust!"

When I responded immediately, Angie seemed to put on a complicated expression. She seems to be  blaming me for something, but she was also somewhat relieved.

"It is fortunate that the director of the Academy is not a woman. If she was a woman You would have chosen the director of the Academy before us."

"No, I don't think that's the case.I am in love with my Mentor's tea, regardless of his sex!"

Angie's gaze grew even more severe, even though I tried to resolve the misunderstanding.

"...... I'll leave this there."

"W-Why are you angry?"

I brought my gaze to Luxon to ask for his help, but he moved his lens from side to side.

[He does not get credit for the bad deeds that he normally does. Why doesn't he learn more about women's hearts before tea?]

Why does an artificial intelligence need to teach me about the hearts of women?

Angie sighed for a little and then looked me in the face.

"Leon, you have a stronger influence in the kingdom than you think. Do you know the story of Rachelle offering a reward for you? Five million dia, an amount without precedents. You have been identified as an enemy of the nation.

"It's horrible, isn't it? I tried to do as little damage as possible."

"I like your kindness, but there are many people who see it as an insult.Even so, here is the unfortunate result that the positions of men and women are reversed."

Before it was the boys who were oppressed, now it is the girls who are oppressed.

As a result, the situation at the Academy has either stayed the same or worsened.

However, Luxon seems to have been able to predict this outcome from the start.

[If you ask me, this result is within expectations.]

It seems that Luxon could have predicted that an existence similar to Marco's would appear.

From the beginning.

I got mad when I saw Luxon being proud to say that.

"If you knew, why didn't you tell me?"

[My opinion was not asked.]

He said it so crudely that he couldn't reply at all and Angie's serious face disappeared.

She seemed to enjoy watching us interact.

"I'm relieved to see you like this. Well if Leon covers the girls, the boys should calm down a bit.”

I don't think my words alone will solve the problem, but the Academy is in a situation worse than expected. No, it hasn't changed, has it?