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 120
120. The Current State of the Reverse Harem Members
As the contest venue opened, it was filled with contestants on standby dealing with troubles.
It could be described as a paradise for men.
Since the next round was the swimsuit competition, students confidently flaunted their bodies.
Being an event from a maiden game, handsome men were lined up.
“Booooo!”
Adding color to such an atmosphere was Treiza’s nosebleed.
It was good that she charged to find Clive, but perhaps the stimulation was too strong, as she ended up collapsing.
“Whoa!?”
“What’s going on!?”
Contestants raised voices of confusion, but even I would be perplexed if a woman suddenly came in, had a nosebleed, and collapsed.
“Well, I expected this to happen. When you were trying to compete against me, you forced a nosebleed.”
Ignoring the fallen Treiza, Patricia swiftly proceeded towards the waiting area.
Pinching her nose, she had a facial expression that seemed to imply the place was too manly.
“I’ve had this question for a long time, but even if you pinch your nose because of the smell, isn’t it counterproductive to breathe through your mouth since it directly brings particles into your body?”
“If you put it that way, it does seem like that. Anyway, can you take Treiza outside for now, Laguna?”
“Got it.”
Since Treiza, clad in armor, was quite heavy, she was left outside in place of Alicia.
“Hey, Laguna! Be more careful!”
“Ah, sorry. In the Brave Territory, this is how you handle fallen soldiers, so I did it normally.”
Despite coming to find Mariana quickly, it turned into quite a difficult situation.
Upon returning inside, Patricia had found Clive.
“Long time no see, Patricia.”
“Yes, it’s been a while.”
Since Edward was rejected, the two hadn’t interacted much.
Although Clive was technically part of Patricia’s reverse harem group, indulging in the ridiculous atmosphere of the flower garden, there was a slightly awkward air, but not really.
“Surprising, isn’t it? Aren’t things awkward between us?”
“Oh, what’s up? Brave is here too?”
Clive, who noticed my and Alicia’s presence, replied.
“It’s not awkward between me and this guy.”
“Is that so?”
I thought he was making an effort to appeal to this brat, but maybe that was just my misunderstanding.
Memories from the game where he sneakily tasted our lunch and praised it resurfaced.
“I just went along with it because Edward was being considerate. What if that unknown guy had put poison in the handmade lunch?”
“That makes sense.”
It was a very reasonable explanation.
Their behavior in the game could be assumed to be conveniently adjusted, except for Edward.
“Besides, I only like strong women who earnestly continue to think about me. That’s the kind of woman I like.”
“Well, that’s true.”
In agreement with Clive’s words, Patricia nodded and kicked my calf.
With a very displeased expression, she wasn’t pinching her nose anymore.
“If you’re willing to go along with it, then it’s fine. It saved you the trouble, didn’t it?”
“You’ve finally dropped the act, Patricia. I still hold a grudge against you for Treiza going out of control because of you.”
In the delicate distance between them, Patricia asked about Mariana.
“By the way, she was here. I said I would go with her if there was trouble, but Treiza misunderstood and went to check alone immediately,” Clive explained.
“Where did she go? Tell me now,” demanded Mariana.
“Was it such a serious problem? If it was, then I shouldn’t be participating in this contest. I’ll go with you,” expressed Clive.
“Oh, really? Well, you’re somewhat useful, so come along,” Mariana replied.
“Don’t give me orders,” Clive retorted.
Watching Clive casually brush off Patricia, I felt a strange sense of closeness towards him.
Clive is the second strongest after Edward. If he trains more, he’ll become even stronger. He’s not annoying like Edward, and I also want a male friend like him.
“It’s not about the contestants having trouble, it’s about the selection process being delayed,” Alicia joined the conversation.
Despite the scandal of the broken engagement, the relationship between Clive and Alicia didn’t seem that bad when it came to Patricia. However, now that everything has gone awry with Edward taking all the attention, the relationship with the reverse harem members doesn’t matter anymore.
“Yeah, we’ve all been waiting forever. Who decided on a swimsuit evaluation even though it’s not summer?” Mariana questioned.
“Yeah, who decided on that?” Mariana continued.
“If the situation is like this, could it be a higher-level problem?” Alicia concluded.
“Looking at the venue, it’s impossible for the staff there to delay things, right?” Clive added.
“Well, that’s true…” Mariana agreed.
One would normally think that if things were delayed further, someone would be killed.
“Did Treiza do something? If it was something that goes against chivalry, I’ll speak up,” Clive offered.
“Nah, I think it’s fine, so don’t say anything,” Alicia insisted.
With reluctance, Alicia reluctantly agreed to end the conversation.
“So, the enemy is someone higher up?” Alicia pondered.
“Yeah, could be,” Patricia agreed.
“Considering the number of enemies among the first-year student council this year,” Patricia added.
I killed Castor in a duel and even carried out a major reform among the first-year students who had become flower beds, so it couldn’t be helped.
With Edward, who had been using the authority of the royal family to prevent interference, now dead, it wouldn’t be strange for someone to plot something.
Especially in a love story between a commoner and a noble, with many corrupt nobles playing the antagonistic roles.
“Right, where’s Edward? If he was fighting Brave, shouldn’t he have finished and come here by now? I wanted to see your fight with Edward too,” Mariana inquired.
“He’s dead,” Patricia casually replied to Clive’s question.
As I was thinking about how to explain it, she just casually mentioned it, making me realize she really dislikes me.
Alicia beside her was also speechless.
“What?” Mariana exclaimed.
“I mean, he fought that idiot and the idiot just killed him. Right?” Patricia clarified.
“…Oh, yeah. He killed him,” I answered truthfully when suddenly asked.
At that moment, Clive’s expression changed drastically.