69
レオルドはベイナードとの会話を楽しんでいたが、ベイナードはレオルド以外にも交流がある。
区切りのいいところでベイナードはレオルドに別れを告げて、他の所へと移動していった。
また一人になったレオルドは使用人からワインを受け取り、壁際で寂しく会場を眺めながら呑む。
その時、主催者である国王がパーティ会場に姿を現して盛り上がった。
なにやら大層な事を言っているがレオルドは興味が無いので聞き流していた。
近くに来た使用人に空いたグラスを渡して、レオルドは国王から離れた場所へと移動する。
遠目で見ると、国王以外にも王妃、王太子、王子、王女と、王族の面々が揃っている。気に入られようと必死なのか、王族の周りは多くの貴族達で一杯だ。そんな事をして何の意味があるんだろうと、レオルドは鼻で笑う。
取り入った所で王族は全員が怪物、傑物という恐ろしい集団だ。武芸に長けている者、政治に長けている者と区別はあるが、中でも一番の化け物は第四王女だろう。
運命48では王都襲撃イベントが存在している。王都にモンスターパレードが押し寄せてきて騎士団が対応するのだが、数が尋常ではない為に学園からも応援が出る事になる。
そこでは主人公のジークフリートも応援として参加する事になるのだが、大した活躍は出来ない。
理由はただ一つ。第四王女が持つスキルのおかげで王都は無傷の勝利でモンスターパレードを終わらせるからだ。
第四王女が持つスキル。その名は神聖結界。
能力は極めて強力で、魔物の侵入を一切許さず、魔法をも弾く鉄壁の守りを見せる。
そして何よりも重要なのが、その効果範囲と持続時間だ。
効果範囲は分かっているだけで王都全域、持続時間は使用者が生きている限り。ただし、発動時間は本人の意識がある時に加えて任意で発動するタイプだ。
単純に第四王女が気絶、もしくは睡眠といった状態になれば発動していたスキルは消える。
魔法や魔物相手なら無敵なスキルである。
しかし、残念な事にサブヒロイン扱いで死ぬ
が王女ルート、ハーレムルートを選ぶと魔王が現れて、脅威となる第四王女を暗殺してしまうのだ。
今の所、その兆しはないので死ぬ事はない。それにジークが王女かハーレムルートに進まない限りは死なないので問題はない。
ただし、何度も言ったがレオルドは全ルートで死ぬ。
溜息を吐いてレオルドは新しい飲み物を貰い、窓際へと避難する。何も考えずに窓から夜空を見上げていると、周囲が騒がしくなる。
視線を会場へと戻すと、国王がレオルドの方へと近付いていた。レオルドは国王が近付いてきたのを見て慌てて礼儀正しく振舞う。
「国王陛下。本日はこのような催しに呼んでいただき、ありがとうございます」
当たり障りのない挨拶をしてレオルドは退散しようと試みたが、国王は許してはくれなかった。
「良い。今日はお前が主役だ。そのように畏まる必要はない」
そんな事を言うが国王が相手なのだ。下手な発言などしようものなら、罪に問われるのはレオルドだ。だからレオルドは、謙虚な態度を崩さずにその場から立ち去ろうとする。
「いえ、私のような罪人が主役などとは恐れ多いことです。大人しくゼアトに閉じ篭っている方が世の為人の為です」
「何を言う。お前はこの国の為に素晴らしい働きをしてくれたではないか」
「命令に従ったまでのことです」
「なるほど。つまり、本心は別にあったということか?」
(やばい! ミスった~!)
これは不味いことを言ってしまったと焦るレオルド。先程の発言だと、まるで命令されなければ何をしていたかはわからないような言い方だ。
これでは不興を買ってもおかしくはない。
「はっはっはっは。すまん、すまん。少し意地悪だったな」
「は、はは......」
(心臓に悪いわ! くそ! お茶目なオジサンって呼ぶには抵抗がありすぎる!)
これ以上は身が持たないので、レオルドは二、三言葉を交わすと、早足で国王の元から逃げ去った。
やっと一息つく事ができ、束の間の平穏が訪れると思ったレオルドの背後に忍び寄る影。
「久しぶりですね。レオルド様」
振り返ると、先程までいなかったはずの女性がレオルドの背後にニコニコと笑いながら立っていた。
「し、失礼しました。シルヴィア王女殿下!」
「お気になさらず。
「いえ、そのような事はございません。私が第四王女であるシルヴィア殿下に気がつかなかったのが悪いのです!」
「そうですか? でも、背後から忍び寄って声を掛けた私の方が悪いのではなくて?」
(くそぅ。滅茶苦茶可愛いな~)
レオルドの目の前にいるのは第四王女ことシルヴィア・アルガベインである。
破格のスキル、神聖結界を所持し、政治に関しても強いという才色兼備な女性である。
見た目は綺麗な金髪、肌はシミ一つない美しい陶器のようで、空を彷彿とさせる青いパッチリとした大きな瞳。
瑞々しい唇は果実のようで、男ならばむしゃぶりつきたくなるだろう。
まだレオルドよりも若く、十四歳でありながらも、既に女性らしい身体つきになっている。将来は絶世の美女と称される事は間違いないだろう。
「それより、どうして挨拶に来てくれなかったのですか?」
運命48のゲーム世界ではレオルドとシルヴィアは関与しない。だが、ゲームでは語られていないがレオルドとシルヴィアは僅かながらも交流があった。
王族の誰かが誕生日を迎えればパーティが開かれる。高位の貴族だけが呼ばれるので公爵家であるレオルドも呼ばれていた。
その際、シルヴィアの誕生パーティの時にレオルドはシルヴィアと少しばかりではあるが会話をしている。
とは言ってもその頃にはレオルドは屑人間になっていたのでシルヴィアとは打ち解けることは出来なかったが。
そう、打ち解ける事は出来なかったのだ。だから、シルヴィアが自らレオルドに挨拶しに来るなど本来であれば有り得ない。
「私のような卑しき罪人が、恐れ多くも第四王女であられるシルヴィア殿下に挨拶などできようはずもありません」
「貴方、本当にレオルドなのですか? 以前お会いした時とは別人と言ってもおかしくないほどの変わりようですわ。
レオルドが用意した影武者ではありませんよね?
だとすれば人格が変化したのでしょうか?
それともレオルドの皮を被った別人でしょうか?
なんにせよ、私、貴方に興味を持ちました。これからは、どうぞよろしく。
仲良く致しましょうね、レオルド様」
(あへ?)
本日三度目のフリーズである。関わりたくないと思っていた王族に目をつけられてしまったレオルド。
しかも、サブヒロインのシルヴィアにだ。死を惜しまれ、メインヒロインよりも人気を博していたシルヴィアがだ。
これは一体何の間違いなのだろうかと、レオルドは思考が停止するのだった。
Ch 69
Leolde enjoyed his conversation with Baynard, but Baynard interacted with more than just Leolde.
Once they were finished, Baynard said goodbye to  him and moved on to other place.
Leolde , now alone again, took a glass of wine from a servant and drank it while sitting by the wall, looking out at the venue.
At that moment, the king, the host of the party, appeared at the party and got excited.
He was talking about something big, but Leolde was not interested, so he did not listen.
He handed the empty glass to a nearby servant and moved to a place away from the king.
From a distance, he could see that besides the king, the queen, the crown prince, the prince, and the princess were all members of the royal family. The royal family is surrounded by many nobles, perhaps desperate to be liked. Leo;de snickered, wondering what the point was in doing so.
The royal family is a fearsome group of   monsters , all of them outstanding. There are some who are skilled in martial arts and some who are skilled in politics, but the most outstanding of them all is the fourth princess.
In Destiny 48, there is an even where happened attack on  the royal capital. A parade of monsters comes to the capital, and the knights respond, but the number of monsters is so great that the  academy has to send support.
The protagonist , Siegfried, also joins the  fight as a cheerleader, but he can't do much.
There is only one reason for this. Thanks to the skills of the Fourth Princess, the Royal Capital ends the Monster Parade with an unscathed victory.
The skill that the fourth princess possesses. Its name is Sacred Warding.
The  skill  is extremely powerful, and it provides an ironclad defense that does not allow any  monsters to enter, and even repels magic.
The most important thing is the range and duration of its effect.
The area of effect is known to be the entire royal capital, and the duration is as long as the user is alive. The duration is as long as the user is alive. However, the activation time is when the user is conscious and can be activated at will.
If the fourth princess simply faints or falls asleep, the skill that was activated will disappear.
It is an invincible skill against magic and  monsters .
But unfortunately, she is treated as a subheroine and  fated to die.
If the protagonist Zeke chooses the princess route or the harem route, the demon king will appear and assassinate the threatening fourth princess.
So far, there is no sign of this, so she will not die. And as long as Zeke doesn't go for the princess or harem route, she won't die, so there's no problem.
However, as was  said many times before, Leolde will die in all routes.
Letting out a sigh,  he gets a new drink and takes  place by the window. As he stares up at the night sky through the window without thinking, he hears a noise around him.
When he turned his gaze back to the hall, he saw that the King was approaching  him . Seeing the king approaching,  him hurriedly acted politely.
"His Majesty the King. Thank you for inviting me to  that an event today."
Leolde tried to leave with a bland greeting, but the king would not let him go."
"Good. You are the star of the show today. There is no need to be afraid of me like that."
That's what he said, but he was dealing with the king. If he were to make any inappropriate action , it would be  he who would be charged with a crime. So, he tried to leave the place without losing his humble attitude.
"No, I'm afraid that a sinner like me should not  play the leading role. It would be better for the world and for mankind if  i  will  stay in Ze'at.
"What are  you talking about ? You've done a great job for this country, haven't you?"
"I was just following orders."
"I see. So you had other intentions?"
(Oh no! I made a mistake!)
Leolde is in a hurry, thinking he has said something bad. The way he just said it, it sounds as if he wouldn't have known what he was doing if he hadn't been ordered to do it.
It's not surprising that this would cause some displeasure.
"Hahahahaha.  sorry. That was a little mean."
"Ha, ha, .......""
(This is heartbreaking! Fuck! It's too much to resist calling him a mischievous old man!)
He  can't take much more of this, so Leolde exchanged a few words with the king, and then ran away from him as fast as :he could.
Just when he thought he could finally catch his breath and experience a brief moment of peace, a shadow crept up behind him.
"It's been a while, hasn't it? sir Leolde.
When he turned around, a woman who should have been gone a moment ago was standing behind him, smiling.
"I'm sorry. Your Highness, Princess Sylvia!:
"'Don't worry about it. It's my fault for scaring you."
"No, it's nothing like that. It's my fault that I didn't notice  your Highness!"
"Is that so? But isn't it my fault for sneaking up behind  you and calling out to  you?
(Damn it. You're so insanely cute~)
The one in front of Leorde's eyes is the fourth princess, Sylvia Algabein.
She is a brilliant woman who possesses the unparalleled skill of sacred warding and is also strong in politics.
She has beautiful blond hair, skin like a beautiful ceramic without a single blemish, and big blue eyes that remind of the sky.
Her fresh lips are like fruit, and a man would want to munch on them.
Although she is still younger than Leoldo,  she is fourteen, she already has a feminine body. There is no doubt that she will be called a great beauty in the future.
"But why didn't you come to greet me?"
In the game world of Destiny 48, Leolde and Sylvia are never being involved with each ther . However, although it is not mentioned in the game, Leolde  and Sylvia have had a small amount of interaction.
When a member of the royal family celebrates a birthday, a party is held. Only high-ranking nobles are invited, so Leolde, a duke, was also invited.
On that occasion, during Sylvia's birthday party, Leorde had a conversation with Sylvia, albeit a brief one.
However, by that time, Leolde  had become a garbage human being, so he couldn't get to know Sylvia.
Yes, they couldn't get along. So, it was impossible for Sylvia to come and greet  him herself.
"There is no way a lowly sinner like me would be able to greet Her Highness Sylvia, the Fourth Princess, without fear."
"Are you really Leolde? I can say that you are a different person than when I met you before, but you have changed so much."
"You are not a shadow warrior prepared by Leolde, are you?"
"If so, has your personality changed?"
"Or is it a different person in Leorde's skin?"
"In any case, I'm interested in you. I look forward to working with you from now on."
Let's get along well,  sir Leolde-."
(Huh?)
This was the third freeze of the day. This is the third freeze of the day. Leolde has been spotted by the royal family, who he didn't want to get involved with.
And it's Sylvia, the subheroine. Sylvia, whose death was regretted and who was more popular than the main heroine.
What kind of mistake is this, Leolde thought, and his thoughts stopped.
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エロゲ転生　運命に抗う金豚貴族の奮闘記
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