The Son of a Corrupt Lord Doesn't Want to Become a 'Saint'! V1C12
Stage 1-12: A Person Filled With Love
A hush
descended upon the atmosphere, all eyes fixed on Alice.
Only Alice
wore a self-satisfied smirk, exuding confidence.
“Heh,
trembling in fear under Ouga-sama’s grandeur, huh?”
Absolutely
not.
Their
trepidation stemmed from a different source altogether.
It was the
fear one experiences in the presence of a deranged maniac.
“Ouga-sama,”
Alice turned
her gaze towards me, her expression anticipating something.
Huh? Are you
seriously going to say something to me from here?
Are you a
devil or something?
“...Kukuku.”
I can clearly
feel everyone’s gaze focused on me.
Use your
head, Ouga Vellet.
Remember your
purpose.
This time, you’re
pretending to be a benevolent person to get close to the orphanage and secure
these orphans as labor force.
You came here
to gain favors, didn’t you?
However,
there’s no way a person like me, tainted by evil at the core, can fully become
a benevolent person.
Even if I
attempt a half-hearted charade, the falsehoods will eventually be exposed.
So, there is
only one course of action!
“Yes, I am
the savior who will save the evil in this world.”
I must fully
embody the dangerous man who revels in being a champion of justice!
“I forgive
all your past actions, and in my name, I shall save you.”
I make the
sign of the cross over my chest, and thus, it commences abruptly.
“This is
where your evil meets its end.”
H-How is
it...?
I steal a quick glance behind me.
“The savior
who will save everything...”
It didn’t
work...!
Oh no, even
the women are getting turned off...
Isn’t it
strange? I’m supposed to be the one offering helping.
Damn it...! I
wanted to smoothly rescue them and coolly resolve everything...!
If the first
impression is like this, my plan is doomed to fail—
“It’s
absolutely wonderful...!”
--Oh, wait!
She’s a dangerous one too!
I
instinctively turn around, and she is trembling while hugging her own shoulders
with a blissful smile.
“No matter
what sins you may commit, no matter how stained your soul may become, there is
a hand reaching out to help... Ah, what a splendid love it is!”
“Isn’t that
right? By Ouga-sama’s condemnation, even those who have lived without being
judged can be given a chance at rehabilitation.”
“Yes... You
are a kind and noble figure. It is no wonder you are deemed worthy of serving.”
Birds of a
feather flock together.
Upon closer
consideration, it’s only natural for someone like Alice, who kills absolute
evil, to be friends with this person.
There’s no
way such a person could be sane.
“Tch, do you
think this is a child’s play?”
“Yes, yes,
very impressive.”
“Don’t pick
fights with adults, okay~?”
Their
attitude clearly shows they’re making fun of me.
Endure,
endure...
I am now the
Savior... A compassionate man...
I can endure
any insults if it’s for the sake of my goal.
“Hmph, in
that case...”
The man I
kicked earlier draws his knife.
He licks it
with his tongue and points the blade towards me.
“Save us too,
Savior!”
“I’ll kill
you!”
I rush
forward with great force.
“Me too! Save
me too, Savior!”
I’ll deal
with them later!
“If it hits,
it’ll hurt, you know!”
“If it hits,
yeah!”
The knife is
thrust straight ahead.
They probably
anticipated that I would freeze in fear, but little did they know, I’m already
accustomed to real combat.
During the
combat training I underwent with Alice before enrolling, we used real swords,
even though the blades were dulled.
Since I can’t
use magic, close-quarters combat training was essential for me, and thanks to
that, I have almost no fear when facing deadly weapons.
“What!?”
I deflect the
arm that foolishly came straight at me from the inside.
The knife
veers off course and naturally misses its target, leaving the attacker exposed
and vulnerable.
“Reflect on
your actions.”
“What the--!?”
After
delivering a left body blow to his side, I follow up with a right straight to
his lowered face, rendering him unconscious.
As he falls,
I push him aside, and the others draw their weapons too.
“Surround
him!”
With one
person down, they no longer let their guard down and start coordinating their
attacks.
“Die!”
“I’ll chop
you to pieces!”
They swing
their weapons towards my head and abdomen.
But they
underestimate me. If they’re aiming for something, it should be my legs, not my
abdomen.
“The lower
space is a safe zone.”
I crouch down
and dodge their attacks.
Placing my
hands on the ground, I flip my body upside down and kick their faces.
“Gahaa!!”
“Gohoo!!
Only two
remain.
“D-Damn it! I
didn’t expect there to be guys like this! Hey, let’s retreat!”
“Ahhhh!”
“Hiiii!”
Their words
are cut short by their death throes.
Alice swiftly
intervened and struck the man who was attempting to escape with her iron claw.
The sound of
something distinctly breaking can be heard.
“Aa..aah!”
The man she
had captured foams at the mouth and rolls his eyes.
Alice throws
him on top of the others I had taken down.
“...Are you
going to run too?”
Alice smirks.
...I think
she suits the role of a villain more than a hero.
In that
sense, it might be fate that she became my subordinate.
“May the
judgment of our Savior be upon you all...”
And then, the
dangerous woman kneels in front of the fallen men and begins to pray.
“W-What the
hell are you guys!?”
“Wanna know
or totally wanna know?”
“Ugh!”
I shoot my
right fist into his cheek with determination.
The guy, who
was too flustered to make a rational decision, couldn’t dodge it and weakly
falls to the ground.
These guys
are clearly low-ranking grunts.
I’m not sure
if I can get any information out of them, but I’ll tie them up just in case.
“Alice.”
“Understood.”
Alice tears
apart their clothes and uses them as makeshift bindings to tie up their hands
and feet.
...I just
noticed, but Mashiro is unconscious on my back...
...Ah, it
must have been when I ran in and interrupted.
In a way, it
might be a relief that I didn’t have to witness such a scene.
It would have
been the most unsettling to be comforted and followed up on.
“Vellet-sama,
that was an impressive [Divine Judgment].”
“Please stop
making up weird terms.”
I’m not that
kind of character, really...!
Alice was
just describing her ideal version of me without my consent.
I got caught
up in the awkward atmosphere and went along with the act... How did it come to
this?
However, she
doesn’t seem bothered at all and starts introducing herself.
“My name is
Mio. I can’t believe a noble like you actually came... As Alice-san described,
you truly are a person filled with love.”
As she says
that, she tightly clasps my hand with her fingers intertwined.
“While we may
not offer much hospitality, our orphanage welcomes you, Vellet-sama.”
...I came
here just for the sake of securing labor, but it feels like I’ve stepped into a
more troublesome quagmire.
It was a
meeting that gave me a premonition of such a feeling.
