I do not own Trapped in a dating sim Life can be tough for mobs. The characters are not my intellectual property and I just really enjoy the LN and Anime so this is only a fanfiction and not produced to make money. Be aware that adult language and themes may arise in the story so if those things offend you or you are underage I don't recommend you reading. So read at your own risk.
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Leon Ishikawa stared at the screen exhausted. His cursor hovered over the no icon. He only played this stupid otome game because his sister blackmailed him into it since his stupid sister couldn't do it herself. But at the same time, he had been one of the first people to get 100% and that was an accomplishment in of itself. He moved his cursor from the no to yes and clicked. A new screen flashed with a message Your paid items will be removed from the open market. Well that sucks for everyone else too bad loosers.
The screen went black, and a character build screen came up. A prompt for gender was pulsing in front of Leon's eyes. He figured as long as his sister could see the other information this was his reward and his alone so instead of playing this bonus content for her, Leon would do it for himself plus he already had to spend his hard-earned cash on those items just to beat the game in the first place for her conniving scheming hateful self.
So, he built his character to somewhat look like himself and clicked enter. The screen went to a serene setting on a floating island and went straight to a save screen. Leon clicked the save button and thought thank god I can do this later. He exited out of the game and stretched his sore muscles and looked at the clock. Looking around he noticed the time on the wall clock showed it being 1:32 in the morning.
As Leon got out of his computer chair and grabbed his phone, he saw a message from his sister and opened it seeing her rubbing it in his face that she was on vacation and reiterating her threat to not come clean to their mother concerning the gay porn she hid at his apartment for her perverted enjoyment. The same porn his mother found when she came over to clean his apartment for him and wouldn't listen to him when he tried to tell her it was his sisters, and he didn't know it was there in the first place.
He then realized with this text he now had the evidence to expose his sister and get back in his mother's good graces. A vacation he knew his sister didn't have the money to go on or permission since she demanded he give her money to go with her friends. So screenshotting the messages from his sister and setting up a scheduled message to his mother he grabbed his keys and opened the door to his apartment to go to the convenience store since he had no food left and only one day of his vacation days left before going back to his office job which he planned to spend most of sleeping but hunger was definitely winning out. As he walked to the stairs and went to take the first step dizziness overtook him and he pitched forward. Shit is this how I die? Mom Dad I'm sorry. Maybe in the next life I can be bett…. Everything went black.
Looking up into a blue sky and seeing clouds the sun started to hurt his eyes, so he moved his hand to cover his eyes and was shocked at how small it was and he started to panic. What is going on that's not my hand what the fuck is going on? A blinding headache overtook him and memories in a jumbled mess started flashing through his mind. Two people in one body. A dead man and young boy but the man's name and face where not in those memories but the boy him was named Leon which sounded right. Rolling over and getting to his knees he emptied the contents of his stomach and shook for a few minutes until the main from behind his eyes ceded to a manageable level.
Leon stood up and looked around and saw a tall man waving at him and he recognized the man as his father in this life and he didn't look to be in a good mood. So, he looked around for a place to hide but realized being in a open field there was no where to run so he resigned himself to see what his father was wanting him for. So, he took off running to his father trying to come up with why his father might be angry, but his mind was still foggy getting bits and pieces but nothing concrete.
"Boy you were supposed to be at the house before Lady Zola and your brother Ruturt and sister Merce arrived and be there to give your greeting then stay out of sight till her visit is over. Now she is on a war path that she wasn't given the respect from your mothers children due her as the first legal wife. Son you are causing problems when you don't need to. What do you have to say for yourself?" Balcus Fou Barfort said while glaring at the boy.
"Father I'm sorry. I lost track of time. I don't know what else to say." Leon looked down and missed the befuddled look Balcus gave him. Balcus sighed and picked the boy up putting him on his shoulder and started walking towards what Leon could now see as a settlement about a quarter mile ahead.
"Leon, I need you to be more mindful, Zola has it out for your mothers children and I can't protect you from everything." Balcus spoke to his wayward son with resignation in his voice.
Leon sat on his fathers shoulder still trying to come to grips with the two sets of memories he now had going through his mind and remembered something his sister Jenna said. He decided to ask his father a few questions before they got to the settlement and they manor beyond.
"Dad am I a bastard is that why Zola hates us and what is a bastard?" the boy asked his father.
Balcus came to a stop and removed his son from his shoulder and crouched down and looked his son in the eye and had a stern look on his face. "Leon your mother is my second wife. While not my primary wife she is registered as one of my wives which we had to do in secret to avoid Zolas wrath. Zola likes to refer to your mother as my concubine as a slur at her, but your mother is my wife she just has a different lesser station in the family to Zola. Your mother is a step above a concubine and none of my children are bastards. Bastards are children born out of wedlock and not acknowledged by their father in a line of succession. While you can't inherit land or title from me if something happened to your older brothers it would be possible but in all likelihood it will never happen. I don't know who told you that, but they don't know the full story. Who said that to you?"
Leon digested the information and looked away trying to come up with a explanation for the question because he knew that if he outed Jenna he would be in trouble with her too and being older then him she was also bigger and enjoyed pushing him around. So, he took a breath and lied "Well I just heard it in the hallway the last time Lady Zola was here, and I couldn't tell who said it so I just thought I would ask. I mean I was just wondering."
As they began to walk again Balcus put his hand on his sons back and told him "I will have to discipline you once we get back but after that you need to go to the shed with your brother and begin your studies do you understand?"
"Yes sir." Leon said to his father. As they kept walking the Manor came into view and Leon looked to his father one more time and opened his mouth to ask another question when a screech that could only be described as a harpy combined with freeza from dragon ball z from his previous life filled his ears.
"Balcus, I see you found that worthless child, Child you are bringing shame upon your family, and you should mind your station and be at your betters beck and call. Balcus, I want you to make sure this scum knows his place." Zola continued her rant, but Leon just bowed his head and stopped listening.
Smack and Leons world started to spin, and he looked at his father realizing the smack was his fathers hand to the back of his hand to Leon's head. After regaining his balance his father looked at Zola and said "Leon you heard Lady Zola now go to the shed and get to your studies. If you have any questions, ask Nicks to help you. Now go!"
Leon took the opportunity and moved at a pace not a run but moving with a speedy purpose to get away. Before he got to the edge of the manor, he heard Zola tear into his father and his mother verbally and Leon felt bad for putting them through that. As he finally rounded the corner and got out of site, he made a bee line straight to the shed. Leon reached out for the door and pushed to open it and saw his older brother Nicks already sitting at the table with a book open and papers beside it with a quill in hand. The older boy looks up from his studies and motions for Leon to take a seat across the table.
Nicks placed his quill down and got up and walked to the shelf and pulled down another book with papers and a quill and set them down in front of Leon and motioned to the items and walked back to his own seat. Nicks then pushed the ink bottle to the middle of the table and went back to his own work.
Leon sat there just looking at the cover of the book and paled, he started to feel sick all over again and started to breathe a little faster. No, this cant be! this can't be that fucking Otome game world no I can't be that cursed. God can't be that cruel. But sitting right in front of Leon was proof in the form of the book title History of the Holfort Kingdom and The Adventuring Nobles.
Nicks noticed his brothers breathing and looked up from his studies "Leon, get to it the book won't read itself. And stop that breathing you are distracting me." Nicks then scowled at his young brother.
Leon looked at his brother and gave a nod of acceptance and picked up and opened the book reading the first few pages and the dread turns to acceptance of where he is being confirmed. After about a half hour give or take Leon looks at his brother and finally asks "Nicks this kingdom has the women have all the power but it's the men who carry the titles and pass on the land. Because we aren't Zolas kids is that why she hates us even though her son is fathers heir?"
Nicks looks up quickly and looks at his younger brother with a surprised look because Leon has never asked him a well thought out question before and takes a moment to gather his own thoughts before answering. "Leon, you kind of answered your own question but yes, we are a threat to Ruturt in her eyes even though father would never let that happen. Besides you need to focus on studying so you can have a leg up in finding a wife. Father worries that you won't be able to the way you and that you will bring dishonor to house Barfort, so you need to straighten up."
Leon looks at his brother and tears start to form at the edges of his eyes Damn this young body and emotions that fucking hurts to hear. I didn't know he thought I was a disappointment. "Nicks I will do better." Leon watches his brother get up and start putting his things away.
"Leon I am going to bed, put your things away when you are done studying in the morning, I am to show you how to hook up the ox and plow the field. Good night." Nicks then moves to the little side door and as he moves in Leon sees the bunk bed and nicks going to the small latter and climbing to the top bunk.
Leon picks back up his book and starts reading again and a thought starts to take root in his mind. Adventures are held in high regard here in the kingdom of Holfort and he could really improve his life with the knowledge of his previous life he just needs to figure out if he is in the game setting or not but he can figure that out tomorrow right now he needs to write down everything about that game before he forgets. As he picks up his quill and moves the ink closer, he takes his paper for notes and starts in earnest staying up late into the night writing everything he can.
Leon had been in the new world for a month and confirmed his suspicions that indeed he is in the otome game and is the same age as the crown prince but this was a whole new world and not a game, but he was sure things would play out just as in the game. So, he needed to give himself a leg up and came to the conclusion that he needed to be trained in more than just farm work so he could survive as a back ground mob but still have a good easy life as a mob. So, with that in mind he went to find his father after his chores where done. Moving along he saw his mother putting laundry on the line to dry with his little sister Finley in toe and his newest brother colin in a wrap strapped to his mothers chest. He walked up and asked "Mother, do you know where father is I want to ask him a question."
Leons mother Luce looked at her son with a smile and in a gentle tone spoke "Leon your father is in his office, go to the kitchen and get him a cup of tea since you want to talk to him. That will put him in a better mood that you thought to take him something rather than just taking his time. He is busy with the demands of Mistress Zola as you know so don't take too much time." She winked and sent her son on his way.
Leon went to the kitchen and got the Tea and grabbed a slice of sweet bread his mother made the day before and made his way to his fathers office. Came to the open door and looked in and watched his father going over some papers. Leon straightened up and cleared his throat to get his father attention.
Balcus glanced up and noticed his third son smiled tiredly and spoke "You may enter, what is it you have there son?" Leon walked over to his father and offered the cup of tea and sweet bread with a timid smile.
"Father, may I speak with you for a few minutes I know your busy and I could make a appointment if it would be more convenient." Leon looked at his father with as much humility he could in hopes to manipulate his father to hearing him out now.
Balcus looked at the boy and considered his sons request for a moment before agreeing to hear him out. "Leon go ahead and speak what is on your mind but make it quick."
"Father, I know I'm still young, but I have been thinking that I would like to learn about the sword and how to pilot the mech. Please allow me to train with the baronies militia. I may end up having to join the army or become an adventure after the academy." There he got it out and he held his breath waiting for his father's response.
Balcus looked at the boy like he had grown a second head for a second before a grin then a chuckle followed by a full on belly laugh overtook him. After a good bit he settled himself and he looked back at his son and spoke to Leon "Son, you of all people asking me that through me for a loop never in a thousand years would I have thought my wayward son would be thinking about his future like that at 5 years old. But I see no reason to deny your request. Go get Brinkle and have him come to my office cause tomorrow morning he will become your teacher for the basics. Now off with you before I change my mind." Balcus picked back up the paper he had been reading before and went back to focusing on the news.
Leon turned around and ran out the door just as he entered the hallway he heard his father yell "No running in the house." So he slowed down till he got down the stairs and out of his fathers hearing and took off at full speed again. To go find his fathers head knight Sir Brinkle.
Thwack, thwack, thwack and then Leons wooden sword goes sailing out of his hands and he feels Brinkles wooden training sword at his throat. The old haggard knight snorts and says "Your dead, again. You need to get more cunning in your swordplay and not rely on brute force. You are not of the stature yet to use brute force as a tactic yet, now pick up that sword and come at me again."
Leon goes over and picks up his sword turns to the old knight bows and gets into his stance he was taught a year before shifts his weight and uses the enhancement magic on his legs he was taught the week before and launches at Brinkle again in a straightforward shot but just before meeting the knights strike leon plants his right foot on the ground and pushes off to the left just under Brinkles sword and swings at the old knights ribs and grins with victory until his sword meets nothing but air and he feels a boot connect with his back side and he goes face first towards the dirt. Leon tucks as best he can and tries to roll and use the momentum to bring him to his feet. As soon as his feet get under him he turns to the right and launches barley missing the strike that went right where he had been. In a upward motion his sword meets Brinkles in a perry and he kicks out and makes contact with the knight knee. As the knight starts to buckle Leon goes for another strike and feels the punch land square in the middle of his chest and he goes flying backwards and square onto his back with the air leaving his lungs.
Trying to gasp for breath and seeing black spots all over his vision a grizzled old face comes into view with a meek look. "Sorry lad I got a little carried away you did really good there. Take a break catch your breath and we can start again. Those faints where good thinking. We need to up your weighted running and the sprints to improve your speed and I'm sure you will start landing those."
Leon just laid there for a while and saw his father and Brinkle talking at the other end of the training grounds. So, he used the enhancement spell on his ears as an experiment. Works on his legs and arms why not his ears and as he focuses, he barley hears his father and Brinkle.
"My lord, I know we have only been training with the sword for a year and we spent nearly a year and a half on physical training before, but the lad is almost to the point that I won't have anything else to teach him. You may want to start giving him your advanced training."
"Brinkle, I just watched you beat him he isn't that far along yet." Balcus said.
"My lord with all do respect I had to use full body enhancement just to keep up and he has only been taught how to apply it to his legs last week." Brinkle spoke to his lord.
Balcus eyes rose at his head knights words and then put his hand on his chin. "Hmm, Luce's father is the head trainer for Lord Gilberts personal unit. I will write a letter and get his opinion. Until I hear back keep on whipping his ass I don't need him getting a big head he wont be 8 for another 3 months and I cant let him into a mech till then by order of his mother."
Brinkle bowed and turned back to start walking to Leon. Leon sat up when Brinkle got closer and rubbed his chest and stood up and picked up his sword to continue his training. Leon proceed to get knocked down 7 more times that day before he was sent to get cleaned up and do his farm chores for the day.
That evening Leon was more tired then he could remember since he started training and sat down across from his brother Nicks and grabbed his study materials and got down to his routine that had become his normal ritual before bed. Nicks looked at his brother and spoke "Leon, dad said a monster cull is going to be planned and you and I are going so I have to teach you have to shoot the rifle so we need to get up a hour early from now on."
Leon looked at his brother and sighed. Sleep was his one true joy in this world and loosing an extra hour didn't make him very happy but he knew his father would expect nothing less because his other work couldn't be shirked and he damn well wasn't giving up on his sword training in favor of target practice. Leon had an Idea and stood up to put his books away to get that extra hour of sleep now when he heard his brother "Get your ass back to studying you cant stop that." With another sigh Leon sat back down and opened his math book and grumbled and cursed his luck under his breath.
Nicks just grinned at his little brother taking pleasure in the irritation that caused and kept to himself that their father told him Leon could skip studying for the next few days in favor of target practice and learning the basics of firearm safety. Nicks kept a straight face and just took a little glee in torturing his little brother.
The 12 knights along with Lord Balcus and his two sons Nicks and Leon all Loaded up on the rented airship and got ready to set sail for the monster cull as they moved out of the flying islands small harbor Leon grinned as the wind cooled his skin and he joked with his brother about not having to do farm chores for the next couple of days.
As the ship got further from the barony they started to see schools flying monsters of the small variety most not even getting past the size of a deer. The goal of this trip was to cull enough small monsters so the large monsters that could reach the size of 50 meters or more would not have enough food to sustain themselves and would go to the unconquered territories outside of the kingdom and to keep the schools from attacking the barony. The ship started engaging the monsters eliminating schools one after another. Leon took part in clean up of monster that broke from the schools and the main cannons couldn't take out so he and nicks where placed up in the crows nest with rifles and bullets. The boys started to make a game out of it and kept score as best as they could.
After the latest school they got down to go see their father and give the report of how it went. When they met up with Lord Barfort they both gave their reports and sat down in the cabin with them. Lord Balcus looked at his sons and thought how can they be 10 and 8 already he remembered bouncing them on his knee not long ago. Thinking about them being so young and then going on the their first monster cull with him gave a sense of pride. Then the warning claxon went off and they all ran to the deck.
As the three Barforts made it to the deck they saw a large monster on the starboard side. Most of the monster they had encountered where the small ones that grouped in schools this one was the size of an entire school on its own. Balcus looked at the monster that was half the size of the rented ship and felt sick. How where they to put that thing down. They couldn't just out run it because it might find its way to the barony and his people would be decimated if that happened. He looked over to his sons and only saw nicks beside him and looked around and saw Leon scurrying up the main mast with two rifles strapped to his back and a sword on his hip. Balcus was proud of his sons initiative but this was not the same situation as before and tried yelling for his son to come back down but the wind picked up just at that moment causing the words to be lost. Balcus just said a quick prayer to the saintess and started giving orders to the two knights getting ready to take off in two mechs they brought on this expedition.
Leon climbed into the crows nest and loaded both rifles leaning one over and picking the other one up and using the edge of the nest for stability while he looked for any small monsters that might be accompanying the big bitch. Seeing none he just started trying to see what the monster was going to do. He felt the ship shake as the first volley of cannons went off and the monster took the 7 shots in stride.
Leon watched the mechs take off and all the other knights grab guns and rush to the starboard side of the ship and start taking aim and firing. The mechs flew towards the monster and started firing to keep the monster occupied as the ship reloaded the cannons. The monster opened it mouth and a magic circle appeared and a beam shout out 100 yards towards one of the mechs and it flew just out of the way. The monster turned in the direction of the ship and opened its mouth again and the magic circle formed again but slower this time. On top of the head Leon saw a line light up brighter as the magic circle gained power. The line started to bulge slightly and then the circle peaked and the beam fired again this time hitting the ship and shaking it as the magic shield took the impact but the monster closed the distance and ignored the mechs that tried to distract it. Leon barley heard the screams from down below "BRACE FOR IMPACT" and he dropped his rifle and grabbed the edge of the crows nest and watched the monster come straight at the ship.
The impact rocked the ship and Leon felt his grip let go and then just air and as he goes through the air and he makes contact with something hard yet pliable and looks for a handhold while sliding and realizes he's on top of the monster to his horror. He looks back at the ship and see's his father's pale face staring back at him. Both knowing death is his only fate. The monster turns to get a little distance to circle back and take another run at the ship. Leon stands up on the back of the monster and looks forward to the front of the monster and sees the ship lining up and sees that the magic shield is no longer operational because the runes on the side of the ship are black instead of the bluish white. Then he sees the line on top of the monsters head start to gain intensity and he doesn't think just runs down the back and unsheaths his sword and swings at the lighted line. His sword bites in but not very deep. So he swings again and again. The intensity is getting brighter. Leon casts enhancement on his full body grabbing the hilt of the sword with both hands he plunges it straight down into the line. The sword sinks in deep and the monsters open maw slams shut and a shuddering of tensed muscles ripple along the monster then the monster desolves into magic particles and Leon is free falling. He looks down and only sees clouds and as he exits the clouds he sees the waters below and they are rapidly approaching faster then he would like. As he thinks for the second time. Shit is this how I die? Mom Dad I'm sorry. Maybe in the next life I can be bett… All of a sudden a mech matched his decent speed and cups his body in both hands and slows down before coming to a hovering stop and then begins ascending back up.
Leon sits up looks over to the mech and yells "Thank You, with out you I would have been fish food."
The mech makes no response and they break through the clouds and head to the ship. As the mech lands Leon scrambles down and comes face to face with his father and is immediately brought into the strongest hug Leon ever remembers receiving and when he hugs his father back the dam breaks and Leon starts to sob and cry loudly in his fathers arms. He feels another body crushing his back and his brother speaking in his ears "You terrified us you idiot. But that was damn cool."
Balcus shook holding both of his boys and kept thanking the saintess that it all worked out and he looked to the crew and ordered the return home. The crew and knights all watched their liege hug the two brothers and then the reality of what just happened sinks in that an eight year old boy just killed a large monster and saved them all and that said boy is clinging to his father like there will be no tomorrow with snot and tears trailing down his face.
The Baron Barfort finally guided both of his sons below deck and began the dressing down of his son for being so reclus by going to the crows nest when a large monster was there. Leon continued to sob and kept telling his father he was so sorry on repeat until he finally just slumped over from emotional and physical exhaustion and fell asleep in his fathers arms.