It Seems Like I Got Reincarnated Into The World of a Yandere Otome Game Vol 3 Chapter 3

School Arc – Chapter 3

Arutad Brugmansia was – a glamorous handsome blonde youth. With huge, light brown doe-like eyes, he was a lump of charm. His feelings show up on his face immediately.

His nickname was Art. Though the game users appointed the nickname 『Bakalt』. 『Baka』+『Art』+『Cult』, with that, it was 『Bakalt』.(1)

　
Why ‘cult’ was in it, was because inside the game, Art’s entourage would just follow his directions no matter how silly or inhumane of an act it was.『Do they do it even with logic?』『No, these were already fanatics, and you should probably call it as it is』, thus, it seemed this nickname marked an end to that debate.

『Art』was extraordinarily hedonistic, he didn’t have sufficient self-control. Although, he was remarked as an idiot, strangely enough, he also had a clever side. To say the least, excelling at manipulating people was worrying.

　
Inside the game, whether it was planning for a party, dressing someone up, dressing fashionably himself, or even supporting love, he would do it for the fun of it. Gambling, taking drugs, bullying, and killing small animals were also the same things to him.

　
But, even though I say he listens, it was to the extent where he’d feel inclined to return a response like「eh~~」 or 「don’t wanna」 to my scoldings. Though not quite satisfactory, since the notion called the hierarchical system got into his head, I was treated as the boss.

I put it upon myself. Without fail, I decided that this crafty, tyrannical child had to be domestica– educated.

That was meant as a joke.

At least, for Art, it was certain he thought people who held more authority than him had to restrain him some way or another. There was the matter of Solana-sempai’s request for help and, fortunately for me, a dependable fiance and a little brother was there too.

Solana-sempai = the effort from Art’s home. After a long journey returning home, it looks like she surrounded Art and persuaded him. Telling him, 「if you listen to what Lycoris-chan says, you won’t go wrong. If there’s anything worrying you, go consult it with her」

No, that was pretty troublesome though, sempai.

Leaving the child’s education to the school’s hands, much less, to a single student’s, was a practice I’d really like to end.

It was that very Art, who rushed over after seeing us from a distance, coming into view.

Taking his entourage along with him in droves.

And then, speaking to me.

「Long time no see~ Lady Boss. Were you lonely without me?」

「…………」

　
Bak… Art uses the nickname「Boss」 even with Wolf. In his head, dorm leader = boss, it seemed. Incidentally, he referred to Shade as『Sempai』.

「… haven’t I asked you repeatedly to stop with that way of calling?」

「Why not? It’s spot on, isn’t it?」

「If you keep something like that up until you reach the high society of the royal court, I’ll have to use everything I can to drive you to stop, won’t I…?」

My grudge was muffled out by a somewhat frightened Art,「It’s not like I meant anything bad by it. Right guys?」, he said, talking to his entourage behind him. Moreover, the simultaneously nodding entourage was a lot of five people today. The breakdown of which was two guys and three girls.

Art’s entourage, which sometimes increases, decreases, or swaps people, fundamentally didn’t approach us to talk. They’d only meet our gaze and lower their head. ‘Was there even some kind of agreement going around here?’, which at first I doubted, but it seems there was an agreement. I don’t even get it.

Only one person amongst the members talks to us when necessary – a boy. As Art’s male cousin, he was almost regularly at Art’s side. You could probably call him a watchdog, but I don’t believe he was actually carrying out that role. He simply watches after all.

「In the first place, why did you come here, Art?」

「Eh?」

「You’re only a fourth year, you’re not a dorm prefect yet. Go stand in the students’ line!」

「I’m a quasi-prefect, you know!」

「I know, but… we’re fine without the quasi-prefects coming here today」

「Don’t wanna!　I wanna be here too!」

「I can’t give just you special treatment you know…」

「Why?」

See here.
I was seized by exhaustion.

He didn’t understand the reason why he’s not being given special treatment.

He didn’t know why we’re ending a fun thing like this.

　
Every time I heard this, I pondered. For three years, I’ve watched him from relatively up close. But I honestly couldn’t understand him even a little bit, could I? The belief that we’d become a little friendly as we talked – wasn’t that nothing more than just my delusion? I mean, as proof of that, didn’t he just go as far as to question my reasonable words with a『why』?

　
I heaved out a sigh.

　
And right then, I noticed the faint scent of drifting agarwood.

「Pardon the delay」

Politely saying it in that fashion and lowering his head in a beautiful gesture was Ru Xiang.(2) The owner of this agarwood scent.

Matching his movements, his straight, glossy black hair swayed. His unique hairstyle, which was cut in a way so as to put layers at the side of his face, suited him quite well. Just by him being there, it was like a one-of-a-kind world had been created. His white clothes of slightly unusual construct was delicately embroidered with a silver thread. A young boy with an exotic air around him.

Well, it’s troubling whether the term “young boy” that I ended up saying was enough. Wolf and Shade were already clearly endowed with physiques of young boys, in spite of this and in comparison, Ru Xiang was slender. Though, with a tall, slim figure and a perpetual serene smile, it was evident that he was transitioning from a young boy to a young man.

After Ru Xiang reported the students’ situation to Wolf, he very quietly entered into our circle.

　
He was another one of the dormitory prefects. And, another one of the game’s capturable characters as well.

　
He had been the only character inside the game who truly didn’t give off a violent aura. The sick part of him – the quick aggressiveness – never did materialize. The only time his route turned bizarre, was when he made a remark to the heroine saying 『the things that you like, I want it gone』. Even with that, since his route was gentle even for a story, no matter what choices were picked, the heroine does not get killed nor does anyone else die for that matter. At least, none as far as I remember.

　
Even now, he lightheartedly called me 「Lycoris-sempai」.

I probably shouldn’t be off guard.

The heroine — 『Lily』 had appeared in school, which means, the time of the game had begun.

(1) BAKA + ARUTO + KARUTO = BAKARUTO.

(2) Ru Xiang(瑞香) : his name is taken from the flower of Daphne.

Chapter end