Villager A Wants to Save the Villainess no Matter What!
Chapter 41

I rode back to the dormitory in the school carriage and put in my pocket the special automatic pistol I had prepared for this day. I then put on my adventurer's gear, grabbed my camouflage dagger, and headed back to the royal castle to enter its training grounds.

Many spectators had already gathered, mainly students and guests who had attended the party. And the moon was shining brightly in the sky above.

"Allen!"

"Allen-kun"

"Allen-san"

Anastasia, Margaret, and Isabella worriedly called out to me.

In the game, Anastasia was alone at this point, but it seems Margaret and Isabella came along with her.

"Good"

I couldn't help but mutter to myself when I realized that Anastasia wasn't isolated.

"What is good, you idiot!"

"Oh, no. I just thought that Anastasia-sama is well taken care of by her friends."

"Wha"

For the third time today, I saw her surprised face. Moreover, this time her face was red. Margaret and Isabella were looking at Anastasia with smiles on their faces.

"Then, Anastasia-sama, I will win for you."

"Oh, yes. And, one more thing, Allen. That witness is from a faction that's hostile to my family, the Ramslett. Be careful."

I Knew it.

However, I know that trick from the game, and I have no problem with it.

"Yes. Thank you very much. But there is no problem. I have no intention of relenting."

With that said, I walked to the centre of the training area.

The Crown Prince, the five capture targets, Amy, and the man who will witness the duel were already there.

As expected, The Crown Prince & Co. were underestimating me, as they were not wearing any armours and the weapons in their hands were probably borrowed. Did they borrow a spare one from the knights?

"I'll give you credit for not running away. But you can't win, can you? I can still let you off the hook…"

The crown prince begins his tedious talks, but after coming this far, I've already entered a rough adventurer mode. (TL:- Probably his adventurer lifestyle after the duel.)

To reduce the possibility of defeat to zero, the opponent must lose their composure.

That's why I agitated him in the earlier exchange and made him lose his calm.

"Ah, again. You're annoying! You know what they say, the weaker the dog, the more he barks. Just come at me. I'll beat you all to a pulp. Or are you trying to get me to turn it down because you're not confident? Your-High-ness?

"You! It's too late for regrets, know that?"

The crown prince who got on my cheap provocation was easily enraged. The other capture targets are also ready to pounce on me right now.

I grinned at Amy, who was standing behind them with her hands folded in front of her, staring at them as if she were praying.

Amy's face quickly reddened, as if she noticed the expression on my face, and then a look of anger appeared on her face.

Now, the declaration of war is over. Let's do it.

I will destroy destiny right here, today!

＊＊＊＊

I stepped away from the Crown Prince & Co. and held up my dagger.

"Then the duel between Anastasia Clynel von Ramslett and Amy von Brayes will start."

The referee man loudly declares the beginning of the duel.

"Lady Anastasia's representative is Allen, and Lady Amy's are Karlheinz Bartille von Centraren, Claude Justine de Westerdale, Oscar von Wimlet, Markus von Beinz, Leonardo von Jukes, a total of 5 representatives. At the request of Lady Anastasia, this will be a 1 to 5 irregular system, and all acts other than killing will be permitted! (TL:- what a loophole rule, totally in favour of Allen. (≧▽≦))

With the signal from the referee, I create a smokescreen. And then, using 【Concealment】

to hide, I move close to the five people who got frozen in place and present them with the specially made bullets I developed for this day from close range.

By the way, this automatic pistol is equipped with a suppressor, and since it is fired by wind magic, the sound is very different from guns that use gunpowder.

So, a former Japanese, Amy would never dream of being shot.

And since it's loaded with special rubber bullets, they won't die unless they get hit on the critical spots.

Well, it might be able to break a bone or two.

When the smoke screen cleared, Leonardo and Claude, who had been beehived by rubber bullets, were lying down, blowing bubbles.

I shot Leonardo and Claude, who are good in close combats, with particular care.

It's a natural result.

"Guu, uh, uh, what was that …"

And Markus, Oscar, and the Crown Prince are also struggling, but unfortunately not to the point of falling.

In my pocket, I secretly concocted a water balloon filled with pepper ingredients and threw it at Oscar's face.

The water balloon, which made a beautiful clean hit on Oscar's face, cracked with a crisp sound and the blinding liquid containing the pepper component attacked Oscar's face mercilessly.

"Gyaaaaaaa, eyes, my eyes!"

I then approached Oscar, who collapsed and placed a dagger on his neck.

"Come on! Witness!"

"Ah, um"

"If you don't admit this, I'm going to slowly slice his neck! Can you take responsibility?"

"I-I understand. Leonardo, Claude, Oscar, incapacitated."

When I heard that, I hurried to get away from the rest so that they wouldn't attack me.

In less than a minute, the three of them were knocked out, and the Crown Prince and Markus didn't seem to understand what had happened. Amy, who is behind them, also has a hint of impatience in her eyes.

Incidentally, there is a reason why I left these two last. The Crown Prince is the next king, and Markus is the next head of the Court Magician, and in the game, it was said that he was the future Prime Minister. I need these guys to change their minds and become decent. If they don't, they will eventually repeat the same kind of foolishness, which will lead to the destruction of the Kingdom.

On the other hand, Claude is a prince from a neighbouring country, so he doesn't matter. And Leonardo's position as the successor to the Knight Captain will be in doubt if he loses to me in this situation, so he'll have to leave.

Oscar, well, even though he's from a Marquis family, isn't he a lower priority compared to these two?

It's better to have two than three enemies, and as long as they're still conscious and listens to my sermon, that's all that matters.

When I put out the smoke screen again, I hid in 【Concealment】 and shot rubber bullets at the Crown Prince and Markus one by one.

"Gat"

"Gut"

I talk to them in a condescending tone as they kneel.

"Now, Your Highness, Markus-sama. How does it feel to kneel to someone you thought was beneath you?"

"Y-You bastard …"

"Do you think you can get away with this …… for free? If you stand up to us, your family will too."

"Huh? Markus-sama? As you're about to lose in this duel, Are you threatening me with your status now? Were you trying to get me to withdraw because you were afraid of losing just now?"

"Wha"

"But now I'm the representative of Anastasia-sama, the daughter of the Duke of Ramslett. Markus-sama's current words are also getting directed to the Duke of Ramslett, Are you planning to assassinate the Duke of Ramslett?"

"U, gu~tsu" (TL:- Just the raw, didn't know what to translate it into.)

Markus bites his lip in frustration.

"In general, don't you think you know who's more reasonable in your heart?"

"I-I … Amy …"

As long as you can't argue with it, I guess that's what it is.

Moreover, if they knew what they were doing, that's even worse.

"Just because you want to protect her doesn't mean you can make one-sided assumptions without any evidence, you know? At least, as far as I know, Anastasia-sama was in a position to stop it rather than bullying Amy? In addition, it was Amy who was trying to provoke Anastasia into raising her hand, wasn't it?"

"Neve…r, Amy … will never do something like …"

I can't believe that such a man, who puts emotion first at the expense of reason, is the future prime minister.

"Huh, Can't you believe it? Are you going to judge us with coloured glasses like that and aim for a Kingdom where false accusations and corruption will be prevalent in the future?"

"Wha, I-I'll … never do that …"

Markus, unable to say anything back, mumbles.

"Well, that's fine. You guys apologize to the Dukes of Ramslett and Anastasia-sama. It is time to end this. If a short-tempered person like you becomes the future Prime Minister of this Kingdom, we're all going to die! Reflect on that!"

I kick Markus in the face as hard as I can.

"Gah"

Then I grabbed Markus by the hair as he fell to the ground, made him look up, and put the dagger to his neck.

"Witness!"

"Ma-Markus, incapable of fighting"