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双子の弟と妹といつか仲直りしてみせると決めた翌日、レオルドは清々しい朝を迎えていた。いつもならば仕事に向かわねばならないが、今は王都の公爵邸に滞在しており国王から褒賞を貰うまでは休暇のようなものだ。
そのおかげで、朝はなんの気兼ねもなく二度寝する事が出来る。なんて、素晴らしい生活だ。出来ることならば、一生このままがいいと二度寝の体勢に入るレオルドだったが、それは叶わなかった。
「朝ですよ、レオルド様」
「......イザベルか。もう少し寝かせて欲しいんだが」
「構いませんが、既にご当主様と奥様は食卓に着いておられますよ」
「すぐに行くぞ」
気持ちいいくらいに切り替えるのが早いレオルドはすぐに着替えて食堂へと向かった。レグルスとレイラはレオルドの顔を朝から見たくなかったのか、後で食べるとの事。それを聞いたレオルドは落ち込んだ。
朝食を終えるとレオルドは日課となっている鍛錬に励む。しかし、今回はオリビアが監視しているのでいつものような無茶は出来ない。なので、軽く運動するだけになっていた。
昼まで鍛錬は続いたが、昼食の時間となり休憩となる。昼食の前にレオルドは汗を流す為に身体を洗う。先日、オリビアが突撃してくるという事があったので、念の為に鍵を掛けておいて風呂に入った。
汗を流し、さっぱりとしたレオルドは昼食をとる。しっかりと味わい、満足したレオルドは午後からの事を考える。
午前中と同じように鍛錬にでも費やそうかと思っていたら、ベルーガから爆弾発言が放たれた。
「レオルド。明日なのだが、殿下がお前に会いに来るそうだ」
「......例の件で?」
「そうだ。心の準備はしておけ」
「分かりました」
自室へと戻ったレオルドは枕に顔を埋める。
(なんとかして婚約だけは断らなきゃ!
逃げる事は不可能だ。じゃあ、誰かと適当に婚約でもするか?
いいや、無理だ。そもそも父上が断っているし、殿下が握り潰すに決まってる。だったら、方法は一つだ。まさか、ここで使うことになるとは思わなかったが、出し惜しみはしてられないからな!)
レオルドはとっておきの方法がある。ただ、それが果たして上手くいくかどうかは分からない。しかし、上手くいってもらわねばならないのだ。
に全て奪われてしまう。それだけは絶対に嫌だとレオルドは足掻く。
午後からの鍛錬へと赴いたが、動きが悪く集中していない事を指摘されてしまう。
「どうしたのです、レオルド様? 朝に比べたら動きがぎこちないですけど」
「むっ......すまん。悩み事があってな」
「悩み事ですか? 私で良ければ聞きますが」
「そうか? なら、聞きたいんだが殿下との縁談をどう断ればいいと思う?」
「どうやら、私ではお力になれませんね」
「お、おい! 諦めるんじゃない! 一緒に何か考えるくらいはしろ!」
「無茶言わないでくださいよ! そもそも殿下からの縁談なんて願ったり叶ったりじゃありませんか! むしろ、何故断りたいのか分かりません!」
「そうだが、そうなのだが! 俺は嫌なんだ!」
「だから、何が嫌なのですか? そこをハッキリと言ってくださいよ」
「実は殿下とは何度か話した事があるのだが、性格がどうにも歪んでいるのだ。恐らくだが、サディストの線が濃厚だ」
「確かに上手く制御してくれそうだな。だが、やはり無理だ。考えても殿下とは有り得ん」
「でしたら、奥様にでも相談したらどうです?」
「そうしたいのは山々なのだが、母上は乗り気でな......」
「あー、では、どうするのですか?」
「まあ、手はあるから、それで何とかしようと思っている」
「それなら、別に良いでは無いですか」
「ぬおっ!」
カンっとレオルドの手から木剣が弾き飛ばされる。ちゃっかりバルバロトはレオルドの一瞬の隙を見逃す事無く叩いたのだ。
「隙ありですよ、レオルド様」
ドヤ顔を決めるバルバロトにイラッとするレオルドは弾き飛んで行った木剣を拾い上げて、鬱憤を晴らすようにバルバロトへと木剣を叩き込んだ。
「うわっ! ちょっと、再開するなら一言くらい言ってくださいよ!」
「ええい、うるさいっ! 戦場で攻撃する時に宣言などする訳がなかろう!」
「なっ! もしかして怒ってますか?」
激しく攻め立てるレオルドを見てバルバロトは怒っているのかと問い質す。
「怒ってなどおらん!」
「でも、先程より動きが雑になってますよ!」
「気の所為だっ!!!」
一際目立つように木剣を掲げたレオルドは勢い良く振り下ろして、バルバロトを吹き飛ばす。バルバロトは防いだが、木剣を持つ手が痺れていた。
「っ~! どう見ても怒ってるよな〜」
バルバロトはレオルドに聞き取れない声で呟く。明らかに怒っているレオルドはバルバロトがそんな事を呟いたとは知らずに距離を詰めて、再び連撃をバルバロトに叩き込んだ。
多少、動きは雑になっているがレオルドは強い。純粋に力も増しており、一撃が重たい。バルバロトは茶化した事を少し後悔しながらレオルドの攻撃をなんとか防いでいた。
だが、そのような無駄な動きばかりをしているレオルドは徐々に動きが悪くなり、やがてはバルバロトによって脳天を叩かれてしまった。
こうして、午後の鍛錬は終わり、レオルドは夕食を済ませ、風呂へと入り、一日を終える。
明日来るであろうシルヴィアに備えてレオルドは眠るのであった。
Ch 99
would have to go to work, but now he was staying at the Duke's house in the capital, which was like a vacation until he received his reward from the king.
Thanks to this,  he can sleep twice in the morning without any worries. What a wonderful life. If it were possible, Leolde would have liked to stay like this for the rest of his life, but it was not possible.
"It's morning, Master Leolde.
"...... Isabel. I'd like to get some more sleep."
"I don't mind, but  lord and his wife are already in dinning room.
"I will came soon t.
Leolde, who was pleasantly quick to switch gears, quickly changed clothes and headed for the dining room. Regulus and Leila did not want to see  his face in the morning,  so they would eat later.  learning this, Leolde felt depressed.
After breakfast, Leolde  went  to his daily training. This time, however, Olivia was watching him, so he couldn't be as reckless as  he sed do be . So, he only exercised lightly.
The training continued until noon, when it was time for lunch and a break. Before lunch, Leolde  washed his body to wash off the sweat. The other day, Olivia had attacked him, so he locked the door just in case ,  and took a bath, just in case.
Having washed away the sweat and refreshed himself, Leolde had lunch. He savored it thoroughly and, satisfied, thought about what he would do in the afternoon.
He was thinking of spending the afternoon working out as he had done in the morning, when Beluga dropped a bombshell.
"Leolde. Tomorrow,  Her Highness is coming to see you.
"Already ? "
"Yes. Be prepared for anything.
"Yes, Father ".
Leolde returned to  his room and buried  his face in her pillow.
(I must somehow refuse the engagement!)
It's impossible to escape. So, why don't just get engaged to someone suitable?)
(No, I can't. In the first place, father has already refused, and I'm sure Her Highness will squash it. If that's the case, there's only one way. I didn't think I'd have to use it here, but I'm not going to hold out for it!)
Leolde has a  trump card . But he  don't know if it will work or not. But he has to try it out
If it doesn't work, the demon Sylvia will take everything from him. He was determined not to let that happen.
He went to the afternoon training session, but was  tod that he was not moving well and was not concentrating.
"What's the matter, Master Leolde? You're moving a lot more awkwardly than you did in the morning."
"Mmm ......, sorry. I have a problem."
"What's troubling you? I can help you if you like."
"Really? Well, then, let me ask you, how do you think I should refuse   her highness' offer of marriage?
"I'm afraid I can't help you with that."
"Oh, come on! Don't turn your back on me  At least let's  think of something together!
"Don't be absurd! In the first place, a marriage proposal from  Her Highness is a blessing in disguise! In fact, I don't understand why you want to refuse!"
"Yes, I know , but I don't want it!"
" Why don't you tell me exactly what it is you don't like?
"Actually, I've talked to  Her Highness several times, but  her personality is inexplicably twisted. I think she is a sadist."
"You certainly seem to have it under control. But it's still impossible. On second thought, it can't be Her Highness."
"Then why don't you talk to your  mother about it?
"As much as I would like to, mother is keen on the idea. ......
"Oh, well, what are you going to do?"
"Well, I've got an idea, and I'm going to try it
"Well, that's all right, then."
"Whoa!"
A wooden sword is flipped from Leolde's hand. Barbaroto struck  him without  missing a moment of opening  in Leordo.
You opened , Master Leolde."
Leolde, who was frustrated by Barbaroto who decided the face  him , picked up the wooden sword that flew away and slammed the wooden sword  in  Barbaroto to release  his anger.
"Whoa! Hey, if you're going to resume, you should at least say something!
"Oh, shut up! You don't make a declaration when you're attacking on the battlefield!
"Hey! Are you mad at me?"
Barbaroto asks if Leolde is angry with him.
"I'm not angry"!
"But you're moving a lot more slowly than before!"
"It's your imagination!"
Raising his wooden sword prominently, Leolde  swung down with great force and blew Barbaroto away. Barbaroto blocked it, but his hand holding the wooden sword was numb.
"I can't believe it! No matter how you look at it, you're angry~"
Barbaroto muttered in a voice that Leoldo could not hear. "Obviously he is  angry", Leoldo, not knowing that Barbaroto had muttered such a words , closed the distance and struck Barbaroto again with a series of blows.
It's a little bit of a messy move, but Leolde is strong. He is genuinely powerful, and each blow is heavier than the  last one . Barbaroto managed to block Leolde's attack, feeling a little regretful for his teasing.
However, with all those useless movements, Leolde's movements gradually became sluggish, and eventually he was struck in the brain by Barbaroto.
Thus ended the afternoon's training, and Leorde finished dinner, took a bath, and  went to bed .
Leolde went to sleep in preparation for Sylvia, who would be coming tomorrow.
Eroge Reincarnation, Struggle of a Golden Pig Aristocrat Against Fate
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