Otome Game Mob Villain

Chapter 568

After Fara,  with  a huff, went to her room next door, no matter how much I racked my brain, I couldn't understand the meaning of the phrase "toying with a maiden's heart," nor could I recall the situation.

At my wit's end, I sat on the bed and tried to summon my memories.

I thought about asking if I could review my memories.

"Since it was just yesterday, it should be easy to do."

Great, this way I can make up with Fara.

I sighed in relief, but he continued with a suggestive tone, "But..."

"Be careful when you look."

"Huh? Why?"

"Well, you'll understand when you see it."

Shortly after hearing his audacious laughter in my head, I closed my eyes, and the scene from that time, along with the words I had spoken, began to replay in my mind.

"Wh-what, what, what...⁉"

I immediately realized that my body temperature had skyrocketed, sweat was pouring from my entire body, and my face was burning bright red.

It seemed that, overwhelmed by exhaustion and extreme drowsiness, I had hugged Fara tightly and whispered embarrassingly sweet words of love to her.

Well, it's true that while I was in the Fox tribe  territory, I had been eager to see Fara again.

So, the words weren't lies.

They weren't lies, but this was just too embarrassing.

As the words I whispered to Fara replayed one after another, I couldn't help but collapse onto the bed, writhing and rolling around in agony.

"You're the best wife I could have asked for. I'll make you the happiest in the world."

"I was so lonely without you."

"I'll never let you go. I won't give Fara to anyone."

Uwaaaaaah⁉

What on earth was I saying?

While holding my head, I tried to avert my eyes from my actions and cover my ears, but I realized that since this was a "memory playback," there was no escape, which only made me writhe more.

But, if I looked closely at the images, Fara's ears were turning red and twitching.

Does that mean Fara was happy too...? Thinking that made me feel a little happy.

No, no, that's not the point.

As I was mentally berating myself, Fara, who had been buried in my chest in the memory, looked up.

Her expression seemed a bit more mature than usual.

"Lord Ridd, do you really love me that much?"

"Yeah. I love you  THAT much."

"Then, in the future..."

"...⁉ That's enough, I get it. Memory, stop the playback."

Startled, I instinctively shouted.

"Haha, you don't need to panic and shout out loud. That's why I told you to be careful when you look."

As his cheerful laughter faded, the images and sounds replaying in my mind stopped.

Even though I hadn't done any strenuous exercise, my shoulders moved with each breath, my heart was pounding, and my entire body was drenched in sweat.

It seems I got carried away after seeing everyone again after so long.

This must be some kind of carelessness.

I let out a deep sigh and shook my head in resignation.

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After breakfast with everyone, I visited Father's office with Diana to report on the Foxkin territory.

Now, Father's laughter echoed through the room as he sat on the sofa across the desk.

Looking out of the corner of my eye, Diana, who was standing behind the sofa I was sitting on, was also trembling slightly and looking away.

"...You don't have to laugh so much. That's why I didn't want to talk about it."

Puffing out my cheeks, Father gave a wry smile and said, "Sorry, sorry."

"During breakfast, you and Fara were acting so differently than usual. Well, if that's the case, then it's not a problem."

"Sigh..."

I let out a deep sigh and hung my head.

Thanks to the "memory playback" from Memory, I fully understood all the words Fara had mentioned, so I immediately went to visit her room.

After whispering such embarrassingly sweet words, I hadn't remembered any of it.

It's no wonder she was angry.

Fara cleared the room of everyone, including Asuna and Diana, and listened to my explanation alone.

"I see. So, if you've remembered everything through Memory-sama, can you assert that all those words... were true and without deception?"

Her cold demeanor, reminiscent of Mother Eltia, suddenly shifted to a cute upward glance, making my heart skip a beat.

"O-of course. It's embarrassing to say it again, but it's all true."

"Is that so? Then I'll forgive you. But next time you whisper such things, please remember them."

"Y-yes."

Fara's mood improved after this exchange.

In fact, she was beaming with a smile I had never seen before.

When we went to the dining room for breakfast, even in front of Father and Mother, she said, "Lord Lidd, open your mouth," and fed me one thing after another.

Though bewildered, I felt an indescribable intensity from her radiant smile and couldn't say anything, letting her do as she pleased.

Everyone's reactions to our unusually different interaction were varied.

The people in the mansion gave us warm looks, while my sisters Mel, Tis, and Citri said, "Wow, lovey-dovey from the morning," and shot us intense gazes.

"My, my. You two are getting along so well today. Should I do the same for you, dear?"

Mother said this while looking at Father, who shook his head and said, "Nanali, don't tease them."

After breakfast, I parted ways with everyone and, along with Diana, moved to the room Father used as his office to report on the Foxkin territory.

As soon as I sat down, Father furrowed his brow.

"About Fara's behavior, judging from her usual demeanor, this is no small matter. Ridd, what did you do? Surely it's not something that would escalate into a diplomatic issue with Renalt, is it?"

"N-no, of course not."

Whispering words of love couldn't possibly lead to a diplomatic issue... well, it might in some cases, but Fara and I had already held a ceremony in Renalt, and on paper, we were already married in the Empire, so there shouldn't be any issues.

In fact, it would be strange if there were.

But Father still looked unconvinced and suspicious.

"Is that so? Then what happened? Tell me everything that might be the cause."

"Wha⁉ Please, spare me that. I assure you, it won't lead to a diplomatic issue."

Explaining the words of love I spoke to my wife to my own father was unthinkable.

If shame could kill, this would surely be enough to do it.

I shook my head and refused vehemently, but that only made things worse.

Father grew even more suspicious and his expression turned stern.

"No good. Whether it becomes a diplomatic issue or not is for me to judge after hearing the story. For the sake of confirmation, tell me everything honestly."

"...Understood."

Resigned, I felt as though my soul was about to leave my body as I recounted everything that had happened between Fara and me from last night to this morning.

And that brings us to the present.

As I hung my head, completely pale, I heard Father clear his throat.

"Now that we've established that there's no issue between you and Fara, let's move on to the main topic. How is the Foxkin territory under the leadership of Amon Grandork?"

As Father spoke, the relaxed atmosphere in the room instantly became tense.

Sensing the change in the room's mood, I straightened up and said, "Understood," before beginning to report in detail about the events in the Foxkin territory.