The Villainess Who Was Dumped Got Married into My Family, a Mob Noble from the Frontier, and Turns Out, She’s an Amazing Capable Wife? - Chapter 118
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Even though the barrier has been removed, when I returned to the academy from the arena, the usual daily life continued as always.
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The Clive Support Squad, led by Captain Lindblum, enthusiastically cheers for Clive at the cultural festival. Treiza’s group, known for their fanatic support for Clive, causes tension with their unexpected presence. Alicia subtly challenges Treiza’s authority, leading to a shift in dynamics.
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118. Clive Support Squad, Captain Lindblum
“Clive! Clive! Handsome Clive! Let’s chant!”
“Clive! Clive! Handsome Clive!”
“Your voices are too low! Those with quiet voices, do 500 squats!”
“Y-yes!”
Such loud voices echoed in the venue of the Handsome Contest at the cultural festival.
Various ladies gathered at events where handsome academy students participated in light clothing, discussing which man they preferred.
However…
“Deliver your cheers to Lord Clive! I’ll cut down those who don’t raise their voices!”
“Clive! Clive! Clive! Clive!”
This year, an unusual group was at the forefront.
Clad in armor and equipped with happi coats and headbands, it was the Clive Support Squad led by Student Council Officer [Treiza Vel Lindblum].
“Due to an unexpected trouble, the performance seems to be delayed, but that’s why!”
Treiza shouted fiercely.
“That’s why! Cheer with all your might and secure Lord Clive’s victory!”
“Uwaaaaah!”
The low angry voices were all from female voices.
“…They are a frightening group.”
“The Lindblum family has always produced excellent knights.”
Seeing me gulp nervously, Alicia explained to me.
Even the soldiers of the Brave Territory don’t possess this level of spirit, and yet, they are still students.
“…Terrifying.”
“Especially the women are said to be perfect for knights or wives.”
According to Alicia’s explanation, Treiza has always possessed a strength equal to that of a man, attracting women who surround him with admiration.
In other words, he has many fans.
At first, women approached Treiza with a prince-like feeling, saying “Lord Treiza…”
However, they were gradually trained by Treiza and ended up becoming splendid female knights who would call out “Lord Treiza!” without realizing it.
“How ridiculous. How sweaty. I’m not into prince types. They should just drop dead.”
“Why so sudden?”
“But while Clive is in my reverse harem, that woman’s jealous look was strangely alluring, Juri.”
Watching the brave women, Patricia made incomprehensible remarks with an unclear expression.
Is she abnormal?
With Alicia rubbing her face against her knee, I reluctantly joined hands for now, but I’ll keep my distance once this is over.
Alicia is dangerous.
“Ragna, I think she probably knows where Mariana is.”
“Yeah, if I get close now, I might get slashed, right?”
Despite the disappearance of the barrier, when I returned to the academy from the arena, everyday life was continuing as usual.
“Why isn’t there any panic happening? It would have been easier to approach them at that level,”
I had thought that the surroundings would be more chaotic due to the disappearance of the protective barrier, but it was anticlimactic.
“Everyone in the arena fainted as if they were put to sleep by Berias’ appearance. So, the information hasn’t leaked yet.”
“Will panic eventually sweep over?”
“Who knows? There’s also a possibility that some perceptions have been distorted. They went through the trouble of removing the barrier once, so isn’t it best for the royal family to restore everything as if nothing happened? Are they so foolish as to not even realize that?”
“Your words are too harsh, you brat.”
Does she have to make a jab every time she speaks, this woman?
Oh well, if you think of it as a brat showing off, it’s rather cute.
“You were quite the hypocrite… You should become an actress…”
Alicia, who only knew Patricia, who had created a reverse harem, was amazed by her prickly demeanor.
“You’re just a kid, a brat. Rather, I’d say I want to learn from Alicia’s ladylike behavior. It might be easier to talk to you if I treat you like a brat from the neighborhood, right?”
“That’s right, isn’t it? I, who was once engaged to Edward, also looked down on others with a low status, feeling uninterested in men like you, so maybe it’s similar.”
“Don’t lump me together with you! Your relaxed expression annoys me.”
“Hey! Don’t touch me!”
“Hehe, I feel like I understand how to interact with you somehow.”
Putting aside the past, Alicia made an effort to spend time normally for now and started petting Patricia’s head.
The feeling of being brushed off by the brat was amusing.
Serves you right!
“…………However, it’s not bad. If it’s unrelated to the story anymore, yeah.”
…Hmm, Patricia doesn’t seem entirely against it either.
It’s a bit different from what I had in mind.
“For now, I’ll go ask. I think I’m suitable for it.”
“I’m counting on you.”
I don’t feel like joining that circle, and Patricia has been viewed with hostility by Treiza since the time of the reverse harem.
In that case, the role naturally shifts towards Alicia.
“Clive! Clive! Clive! Clive! Chant his name!”
“Clive! Clive! Clive! Clive!”
“Treiza-san.”
“Clive! Clive! Clive! Oh, Lady Alicia!”
“Clive! Clive! Clive! Oh, Lady Alicia!”
“What about your duties as the student council?”
“Oh, well, um… This is also a splendid duty!”
“Oh, well, um… This is also a splendid duty!”
“Stop right there!”
The sight of the fanatical cheers from the guards, who were shouting with all their might even with a clear difference from Treiza’s absolute orders, was amusing.
Was it a known fact that they were slacking off their duties, as they visibly sweated and looked away nervously at the appearance of Alicia before them?
“I sent Mariana to fetch you at the perfect timing because I was worried about you…?”
Did Alicia understand that too, as she relentlessly questioned her while never breaking her smile?
“Could you please inform me about the current situation?”
“Well, um…”
I call this version of Alicia the “heiress mode.”
Her innate noble aura makes the class difference evident.
“Captain! Who is this woman? This is not like you, Captain!”
“And we are currently warming up the venue!”
“We are a bit delayed due to some trouble, so we are hyping up the crowd!”
“You guys!”
A woman stepped forward from behind Treiza to shield her.
“I see, you were warming up the venue.”
“The captain is Clive’s fiancée. It’s only natural to support him!”
“The sight of Captain and Clive winning safely… Ah, just imagining it is so gallant and beautiful, a page from our youth.”
One female knight wiped her sweat and happily indulged in her fantasies.
The more she spoke, the more Treiza by her side turned increasingly blue in the face.
It felt like she was losing control in a different sense.
More like followers, they felt like fans of Treiza and Clive.
“Treiza, is your role to hype up the crowd?”
“W-Well, no.”
“You’ve become quite something. You didn’t actually leave dealing with the trouble to Mariana alone, did you?”
“Well…”
“Are you the one with the bottle-bottom glasses? You were so moved by the captain supporting Clive that you decided to come and watch too, right?”
A fangirl of Treiza chimed in.
“Could it be that you are in charge of running the contest? If so, please proceed with the contest quickly. Show us Clive’s heroic figure! And show us Treiza’s figure that we support!”
“H-Hey!”
Around this time, Treiza seemed on the verge of tears, so Alicia sighed and threw her a lifeline.
“Treiza, come here. If you want to see such a heroic figure, then solve the trouble yourself.”
“Y-Yes… I’ll go there in person, so wait for me.”
“Yes, Captain!”
I watched to see how things would unfold, and with skillful management, Alicia scolded Treiza while protecting her pride.
Well done, Alicia.
I liked her even more.
“You did well.”
“Right? Hehe.”
“Why are you looking so proud? Creep.”