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式典の為にレオルドは着替えて、家族と合流する。相変わらず冷たい視線を送ってくる双子の弟と妹。だが、母親から二人の事を聞かされているので今までのような不快感は一切ない。
(いつか、また慕ってもらえるように頑張るから、見ていてくれ)
二人と必ず仲直りすると決めたのだから、二人を責める事などしない。過去の自分が壊してしまった兄弟仲をレオルドはまた築き上げる為に頑張るのだ。
ハーヴェスト一家は式典の会場へと向かう。
会場には既に多くの参加者が集まっていた。そして、レオルドが会場に入場すると、予想していた通りレオルドの元に多くの人間が集まる。
煩わしいが無視をするわけにもいかないのでレオルドは作り笑いを顔に貼り付けながら、一人一人に挨拶を返していく。
ようやく、挨拶が終わったかと思えば今度は娘アピールが始まった。
「レオルド殿。貴殿は婚約者がいないと聞きました。どうですかな、うちの娘などは」
先程からずっとこれだ。いい加減に鬱陶しくなってきたレオルドは作り笑いが徐々に崩れ始めそうになっていた。ヒクヒクと頬が引き攣り、いつ怒っても不思議ではない。
しかし、相手は気付かない。どんどんレオルドへ自分の娘を宛がおうと人が群がるのだ。いくらなんでもこれは無理だ。
この人数を相手にずっとは作り笑いをしていられない。レオルドは耐え切れずに、適当な言い訳をしてその場から逃げる。
「はあ~......疲れた。ったく、綺麗に手の平を返しやがって。お前らが散々馬鹿にしてきたくせに。まあ、当然か」
一先ずレオルドは休息を取る。給仕係から飲み物を受け取り、喉を潤してから食事を受け皿に取っていく。
すると、その最中に以前レオルドのことを馬鹿にしていた貴族を発見する。向こうはレオルドに気がついていない。今が復讐する絶好の機会だとレオルドは自然と笑ってしまう。
「これはこれは、お久しぶりです。貴方も参加していたのですね」
以前レオルドを馬鹿にしていた貴族に声を掛けるレオルドは満面の笑みを浮かべている。
対してレオルドを馬鹿にしていた貴族は、声を掛けられて振り向いた瞬間、レオルドだと分かると面白いくらい顔を真っ青に染めた。
「おやおや? 顔色が悪いようですがお体でも優れないので?」
「い、いえ、こ、これはですね......」
あからさまに動揺している貴族にレオルドは笑いが止まらない。
しかし、同時にこの程度の人間に好き勝手に言われていたのかと思うと、レオルドは酷く虚しくなった。
「もしや、金色の豚が目の前にいるのが原因ですかな?」
「そ、そのような事は決してございません! レオルド様に至っては大変素晴らしい御方だと思っております」
「本当にそう思っています?」
「は、はい!」
「そうですか、そうですか......言っておくぞ。お前が以前俺のことを馬鹿にしていた事は知っている。だから、覚えておけ。次はこの程度では済まさん」
怯えている貴族の耳元にレオルドは顔を近づけて小さな声で脅した。それを聞いた貴族は真っ青だった顔から真っ白に染まり、壊れた人形のように首を縦に振っていた。
「さっさと消えろ。俺の前に現れるな」
レオルドを馬鹿にした貴族はドタバタと慌てるように会場を出て行った。
スカッとしたレオルドは満足したように息を吐いた。
(ふう。スッキリした。あと、何人かいるけどさっきのやり取りを見てた奴は勝手に消えたな。まあ、これくらいで十分か)
小さな復讐は終わった。胸の内に溜まっていたモヤモヤもなくなったレオルドは、これで気持ちよくご飯が食べられると受け皿にたっぷりと料理を乗せて楽しんだ。
しかし、そこへ見知らぬ女性陣が近付いて来る。レオルドは目を向けると、容姿端麗なレオルドと同年代に見える女性達がいた。
何事かと思ったが、レオルドは先程の事を思い出す。恐らく、彼女達は親の指示でレオルドに近付いたのだろう。
「お初にお目にかかります。私は――」
連続する自己紹介にレオルドは処理が追いつかない。そもそも、自己紹介などされても困るのだ。大方、親から媚を売るように言い付かっているのだろうがレオルドには通用しない。
残念ながらレオルドは女性に
ただ、好みの問題であった。今、レオルドの前に女性陣も見目麗しい者ばかりであるがレオルドは心が動かない。
(綺麗なんだけどな~。やっぱり見た目だけならシルヴィアなんだよな~)
俗な事を考えていた。しかし、レオルドの言うとおり、目の前の女性よりもシルヴィアの方が綺麗なのは確かであった。
レオルドはわざわざ挨拶に来てくれた女性達を無下には出来ないので、当たり障りのない会話でその場を乗り切った。
女性達と別れたレオルドは、給仕係から飲み物を受け取り、喋りすぎて疲れていた喉を癒す。
しかし、今回はなんと言ってもレオルドが主役であるので絶え間なく色々な人とレオルドは話す事になった。
作り笑いばかりで頬の筋肉が固まってしまい、永遠に笑い続けるのではないかとレオルドは想像してしまう。
それはゾッとするような光景だ。一生ニコニコと微笑む自分など気持ち悪くて仕方がない。そんな未来は望んでいないレオルドは、早く式典が終わる事を願うのであった。
Ch 104
For the ceremony, Leolde changes  his clothes and joins  his family. His twin brother and sister are still giving him the same cold shoulder . However, his mother has told him about them, so he doesn't feel any discomfort like before.
(One day, I'll do my best to make them adore me again, so watch me.)
He  don't blame them because He  have decided that he will make it up to them. , and he didn't blame them. He was determined to build up the trust that he had destroyed in the past.
The Harvest family headed for the venue of the ceremony.
Many participants had already gathered at the venue. When Leolde  entered the hall, as expected, many people gathered around him.
It was annoying, but he couldn't ignore them, so he greeted them one by one with a fake smile on his face.
Finally, when he thought the greetings were over,  they began to  sell to  him their  daughter.
"Leolde. I heard that you don't have a fiance. How about  my daughter?"
This has been going on  for a while ago. . It is not surprising that his cheeks twitched and he became angry at any moment.
However, the other party did not notice. More and more people were gathered  around  him to  sell their daughters. he can't  accept this, no matter what.
There was no way he could keep up a fake smile with this many people. It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.
I'm so tired. They been making fun of me for a long time.
At first, Leorle takes a rest. He takes a drink from the waiter, quenches his thirst, and then takes food to his plate.
In the midst of this, he discovered the nobleman who had previously made fun of him. But other side doesn't even notice Leolde. He naturally smiles, thinking that now is the perfect time to take revenge.
"It's been a while since I've seen you. You've joined us, haven't you?"
The nobleman who used to make fun of Leolde has a big smile on his face as Leolde calls out to him.
In contrast, the nobleman who had mocked Leoldo turned around when he was approached, and when he saw that it was Leolde, his face turned very pale.
" You don't look so good, do you?:
"No, this is, ...."
Leoldo couldn't stop laughing at the aristocrat who was so obviously  had paled face .
But at the same time, thinking that he was being told what to do by someone of this caliber, Leolde felt terribly empty.
"If it's because of the golden pig in front of  you?"
"' I think that sirLeolde is a wonderful man."
"Do you really think so?"
"Yes, !"
"Well,. ...... Let me tell you something. I know you used to make fun of me. So remember that. Next time I won't let you get away with this."
Leolde put his face close to the ear of the frightened nobleman and threatened him in a silent voice. When the nobleman heard this, his face turned from bright blue to white and he was shaking his head like a broken doll.
"Get the hell out of here. Don't show up in front of me."
The aristocrat who had mocked Leolde left the hall in a panic.
Scuffling, Leolde exhaled in satisfaction.
(phew It's feel good . And there are a few others, but the ones who were watching the exchange earlier have disappeared  already  Well, I guess that's enough.)
His little revenge is over. Now that the pent-up frustration was gone, Leolde enjoyed a hearty helping of food on the plate, thinking that se could now eat comfortably.
But then, a group of strange womens approached him. He turned to look and saw a group of beautiful women who looked to be about the same age as him.
He wondered what was going on, but then he remembered what had just happened. Perhaps they had approached Leoldd at the behest of their parents.
"It's a pleasure to meet you. I am--""
Leolde could not keep up with the continuous self-introductions. In the first place, he didn't want to be introduced to anyone. Most likely,  their  parents told  them to be flattering, but that didn't work for Leorde.
Unfortunately, Leolde  doesn't have the time to indulge in women. Of course, it's not that he's not interested in them .
It was just a matter of preference. The women in front of him right now are all beautiful, but he can't get his heart around them.
(She's beautiful, though.  , but  Sylvia it better in term.)
He was thinking about mundane things. However, as Leolde said, Sylvia was certainly more beautiful than the woman in front of him.
Leolde couldn't ignore the women who had taken the trouble to come and greet him, so he got through the situation with a casual conversation.
After parting ways with the women, he received a drink from the waiter and soothed his throat, which was tired from too much talking.
However, since Leolde  was the star of the show, he had to talk to many people incessantly.
He imagined that the muscles in his cheeks would tighten up from all the fake laughter and that he would be laughing forever.
It was a horrifying sight. The thought of himself smiling for the rest of his life is sickening. Not wishing for such a future, Leolde hoped that the ceremony would be over soon.
Eroge Reincarnation, Struggle of a Golden Pig Aristocrat Against Fate
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