Chapter 13
"All I'm saying is, I can kill him without anyone knowing at all. Leon can then dispose of the body."
"That's murder, Chloe-san!!!"
"Please don't murder the Prince."
I looked at Leon unimpressed while both Olivia and Angelica tried to dissuade the dark elf from murdering the prince.
Murdering the prince is actually a good feasible choice of action.
Leon informed me of the recent development of the plot from the dungeon dive.
Marie Fou Lafan had successfully seduced and latched the prince and his whole group of friends as lovers.
I don't know the implications of such a relationship but it was bad news.
Leon's foreknowledge of the future is now useless except for some key information.
Then there is Angelica Rapha Redgrave or Angelica.
The villainess of the story and fiancee to the prince. On the day of dungeon dive, she got rejected by the prince for joining their group.
Politics is not my greatest subject but what the prince did in front of all future generations is absurd and dishonorable in this society.
He basically cheated on Angelica's face and treated their engagement like trash for a side woman.
But with Leon's description and Luxion's data, it looks like the fools are head over heels for the Lafan girl.
Without a group, Angelica went to Leon and Olivia's group due to her curiosity.
The girl is an adventurous woman and highly respected Leon and I for rising up in our station through adventuring.
Since then, she has become a staple in our group.
"Murdering the pompous wretch aside. Angelica, did this boy even care for you?" Olga suddenly asked.
"I… I do not know Discordia-san." She sighed, defeated.
I sighed. That's a major red flag for a failing relationship. Looks like their engagement is doomed to fail from the start.
" But even so, I want to support him and be with him."
Chloe and Olga both sighed. This girl is clearly in love in a one sided relationship.
I respected her conviction but it's totally in the wrong place if she's pouring that much effort for a whimsical man like that.
It's like they say, like father, like son.
Assassinating both is really tempting now. Hell, the fallout would be zero due to the queen single handedly keeping the kingdom afloat. If the king or crown prince dies then it would be just a setback but replaceable.
"Let's just see if your efforts won't be meaningless, my child." Olga replied to her. Angelica nodded.
But deep down, she knew her efforts for all these years, never bear fruit.
Olivia, seeing Angelica's solemn mood, tried cheering her up.
"Don't you worry, Angelica-san. I'm sure your efforts won't be meaningless. So just hold on." Angelica smiled at her encouraging words.
Their relationship was a big surprise to Leon and a welcomed one.
The two became fast friends, bonding over the days they were together with Leon.
(Mika is not always with Leon but also working on stealing some shit in the school's library or doing some work with Luxion in private.)
It was the only good thing to develop in the clusterfuck of a plot as Leon would say.
Then suddenly, Luxion pinged me on my mainframe.
Incoming intruder.
As the doors on our tea room exploded, I'm already blocking the way of an irate looking Julius, the crown prince and his motley crew.
"Move!" He snarled to my face.
His intimidation is laughable.
"No, I don't know why you barged in like an animal to our room but I don't care. You won't have your way here." I said coldly.
Just because he is a prince doesn't mean he had power in this room.
It's now very tempting to slit his throat.
"What's the meaning of this, Julius!" Angelica cried out in surprise.
Meanwhile, Chloe went in front of her as protection while Olga hid on the nearest corner, a magic spell hidden behind her and ready to be launched in case things go south.
Leon and Olivia remained seated. They don't have power to come in between the two.
Even though I don't have rights too, I don't give a damn. Unlike Leon who had a family and Olivia's commoner background, I had nothing to lose.
Seeing Angelica, Julius' expression went murderous.
"You! How dare you do what you did to Marie!" Julius snarled at Angelica.
Angelica looked confused as to what Julius had said.
"What do I mean by what I did?" She answered back.
"Don't try to deny it! Your bullying, Marie!" Julius answered.
So that's why he is so angry, his girl got bullied and is blaming Angelica for it.
Meanwhile, Jilk Fia Marmoria walked close to me and whispered to my ear.
" If you know what's good for you, Noah, back off." He whispered to my ear.
I grinned viciously.
"Bring it on." I whispered back, making him frown.
It's been a while since I fought a decent opponent. The UC Era had spoiled me in fighting ace Zeon pilots and its army.
"We are far from done here, Angelica. But don't lay a hand on Marie again or I'll take action."
Julius then left after his last threat with his entourage. Jilk gave me a look of warning before leaving.
I snorted at the arrogance of that boy.
"The nerve!" Angelica snarled as they left.
"Was it true?"
Olga's words stunned the blonde but immediately answered.
"No, I wouldn't do something petty like that!" she said with a desperate tone in her voice.
This girl is breaking down.
"I believe in you, Angelica-san." Olivia suddenly said, making the girl look at her in surprise. " Angelica-san would never do that!"
"Olivia…"
"Don't worry Olivia, I believed Angelica. I'm just testing her." Olga said. " Clearly, you have rogue elements in your followers if the prince himself is blaming you." She pointed out.
Angelica looked torn at the thought of her followers going rogue on her.
"I need to investigate this." She said after some thought. "Thanks for your hospitality, Leon but I need to go." She bowed to her host.
Leon nodded.
"Oh, do you need help, Angelica-san?Maybe I can help." Olivia said.
Angelica shook her head. "No, this is my problem for now, Olivia. But thanks for the offer."
She then left after that.
"Chloe, follow her and make sure nothing happens." I ordered her.
Chloe looked at Olga for confirmation which she nodded. She immediately disappeared.
"Thanks, Noah-san." Olivia said to me.
"Don't be. Angelica is now on her own but we can still watch and intervene if needed." I said to her, " Meanwhile, you and Bartfort must be careful. You two have families and Marmorias aren't trustworthy."
"What did he say to you? I saw him whisper to you." Leon asked.
"Nothing. Just an ant threatening the sun." I said before leaving with Olga in tow.
We still need to monitor Angelica. With her current status shaken, she is very vulnerable.
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For the next few days, Angelica went on a warpath with her followers. Turns out, they have been doing things behind her back like bullying the Lafan girl. This led to a backlash to her reputation and to the Prince's resentment to her.
Even though she didn't know why Julius disliked her.
Due to this, she became a full-time member of Leon's tea parties which me and the girls participated in.
We mostly do group studies or talking about our experiences.
Angelica and Olivia are mostly taken to Leon's exaggerated stories with Luxion's sarcastic comments
Luxion's reveal was inevitable as me and him worked together everyday.
Angelica was fascinated by the Old relic while Olivia found him cute.
She once asked me why I don't make tea parties like Leon, to which I answered her truthfully.
" I have two women with me at all times, adding a third would cut my work time."
Leon looked like he was going to punch me.
And then the girls asked about my adventures which I let Chloe handle.
I don't do stories but reports. It would be boring if I did it.
The two were surprised to find out that Chloe is an armor pilot but not their regular armor.
She then tried to show off by using the Banshee.
The room was big and sturdy enough to accommodate the weight so I allowed it.
Leon went ballistic on seeing the armor and started shaking me like crazy.
" BASTARD! HOW MANY?! HOW MANY GUNDAMS DO YOU HAVE!?"
With how he is shaking me like a ragdoll even with my enhancements, I managed to answer him.
All of them.
He then went serious to the surprise of all of us.
Leon never gets serious.
"You, me and Luxion. Room now. We're team building."
I could only nod before he dragged me out of the room. Luxion soon followed but the girls remained frozen in surprise.
Chloe found us an hour later in Leon's room, throwing and theorizing ideas.
Leon taught me about Gundams.
All of them.
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The end of the term ball.
A party held after the term ended and a way for couples that formed in the academy to cement their status.
Chloe and Olga are currently with Olivia, making the girl as pretty as possible for the night.
They can't join sadly as their cover as servants don't allow it. So they poured their hearts out in making the girl happy.
Never I thought I would see a girl cry in joy.
Meanwhile, Leon and his friends took their chance to score some dates.
They failed miserably and I watched. A free show with wine is good.
I'm still waiting at the balcony hidden away in a tux, waiting for Chloe to signal for Olivia's arrival.
She's been playing cupid for Leon and Olivia for a while now after seeing their chemistry.
It wasn't a bad match, I would say. The only problem is that Leon is a dumbass in seeing the signs.
If Chloe was here, she would push or outright kick him towards Olivia.
Oh, looks like she is here. Time to play cupid for the night.
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I'll admit, I now know why Chloe liked playing cupid on these two.
Watching them stammer in front of each other is funny in my nonexistent humor.
Olivia is wearing a very bold dress for tonight, courtesy of Olga and Chloe.
A backless black dress with a deep cleavage, giving her breasts some breathing room and displaying them. Her back showed that she isn't wearing a bra and by the way her dress had a slit at one side to her waist, she is also not wearing underwear.
How in the world those two dark elves corrupted this innocent girl to wear such a thing, I would never know.
The moment she appeared on the ball, all eyes were on her. Fortunately for the skittish blonde, I came to rescue and guided her through the masses to Leon.
And here they are, both speechless to one another.
I shook my head at the clearly in love couple.
That's when a commotion started to happen in another part of the ballroom.
I took a look and it was bad.
Angelica is confronting Julius.
Leon had zero information of this scenario except for the duel event but it would take place far into the future.
But Angelica's next action made it true. She challenged Marie in a duel.
Naturally, Julius picked it up and declared himself as Lafan's champion with his friends following behind.
Ignoring that breach of duel ethics (only the challenged party can accept the challenge), Angelica is virtually alone in this as her followers already left her behind long before.
She never expected for the prince to act as champion for the Lafan girl.
Leon was about to step up but I stopped him.
A silent look gave him the message.
His family is vulnerable. If he takes action to 5 major heirs, they will get on the crossfire or worse take the fallout.
So I took his place.
We still need to test the product of our team building session after all.
"I'll be her champion." I said loudly.
"Noah!" Angelica exclaimed.
"Mika Fou Noah, do you even know what kind of woman you are fighting for?" Julius said. If his words meant for me to back off, it failed marvelously.
"I don't care what kind of woman Angelica is. She could be evil, a sadist, a whore or degenerate and I wouldn't care a single thing." I said, spewing out words without a filter. A scandalized look made its way on Angelica's expression with my words. " I'm only doing it for one thing only."
"I want to take a crack at this generation's supposed strongest, that's all."
My words stunned everyone in the room.
Brad laughed out loud.
"Hahahaha, man. This guy is just my kind of guy." Brad said. " This would be fun."
The rest of them frowned at my declaration.
Good, their attention is now on me.
"What's the stakes?" Julius asked Angelica, finalizing the rules of the duel.
" I want you to stay away from that woman. That's all. " I clicked my tongue, that's a dumb choice.
It was the Lafan girl who gave her stake for the duel which as dumb as Angelica's.
I shook my head at the two.
The duel will be held tomorrow immediately and will be done by armor.
Good, I'm itching to test Leon's ideas in live combat.
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There is no denying it. What Marie told Angelica was a word for word dialog from the game.
Marie Fou Lafan was a reincarnator like him.
This changes things a bit.
But for now, I need to bet my entire life savings to Mika.
"I'm betting all of it for Mika!"
Don't be surprised, random characters. A Gundam would demolish your pathetic armors to dust.
Even Arrogant would have problems with its only advantage being its magic and frame.
I can't wait to see the fruit of our labors.
Building a life size Gundam was the highlight of my new life.
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Which Gundam could it be?