Reincarnated as the Hated Villainous Prince, I Thought I Could Live Freely in This Life, but Unconsciously Acted Like a Saint ~Trying to Create an Evil Kingdom, but for Some Reason I'm Highly Respected by Everyone~ - Chapter 41

Translator’s note: First of all, sorry for the late update. I actually already translated the novel up to chapter 50, but I just realized that I made a mistake a few days ago. I accidentally skipped the actual chapter 36, mainly because the raw doesn’t have chapter numbers and because of my own carelessness. So, the actual update this time is chapters 36, 42, 43, and 44.

“Excuse me for a moment.”

In the Vefeld Kingdom’s royal castle, within the conference room where the battle with Zarex took place.

Queen Clophe extended her arms forward and produced a sphere that resembled a crystal ball.

“Oh… what’s this?”

Seeing it, I was filled with nostalgia.

I’m sure I’ve seen it in the game.

A crystal ball capable of observing even distant lands, allowing one to check the conditions of places one has visited, no matter where they are.

“Wow… incredible!”

And when Queen Clophe peered into the crystal ball’s vision, she exclaimed in surprise.

“Esmeralda-sama, we’re truly winning by a landslide!”

“Let’s see…”

When I too took a look at the crystal ball, I saw a familiar scene, as if viewing the Elf Kingdom from above.

A vast expanse of greenery.

The terrorists had launched an invasion into this normally peaceful area where the elves lived.

Indeed, appearing to be a gathering of former mercenaries, all their movements were polished.

No unnecessary actions were present, and they attacked the land of the elves with astonishing coordination.

―――But the elves were outperforming even those former mercenaries.

Though Sword Emperor Mirua contributed by effectively exercising leadership, above all, the individual combat strength of the elves was outstanding.

They scattered the attacking mercenaries before they could even strike, faced greatswords head-on, and even if they sustained critical damage, they could recover with the mass-produced Last Elixir…

In such fashion, frankly, it wasn’t even a fair match.

“Why can’t we defeat them!”

“The elves shouldn’t be this strong… I haven’t heard about this!”

While the former mercenaries expressed confusion,

“We owe it to Esmeralda-sama who trained us! Let’s get through this no matter what!”

“Remember what Esmeralda-sama always says! ― Never let anyone die!”

“Ooooohhh!!”

In a certain sense, the elves were even more coordinated than the former mercenaries.

Namely, due to their loyalty to me.

Kukkukku… this is going quite well.

Having thoroughly played the game, I’m pretty familiar with the stats of the enemy side.

I just trained them until they could surpass that level, and it seems to have worked well.

And as a bonus, the elves are showing me a lot of respect.

From what I can see, it doesn’t look like we have any casualties, so we can probably claim a complete victory.

“Whoa, whoa… I can’t believe it.”

Zarex, also observing from afar, raised his voice in astonishment.

“The troops I sent toward the Elf Kingdom in my absence were skilled. To see them trampled like this… am I dreaming?”

“Kukkukku, didn’t I tell you? I had this anticipated and had them undergo special training… just for this.”

“……”

Zarex’s eyes widened in surprise.

“You’re no longer the ‘incompetent prince’. I wish you could lead our country as well.”

“Hohoho… that’s not a bad idea.”

Right now, I’m only governing the Elf Kingdom, but of course, I’m not satisfied with just that.

Eventually, if I could rule a broader area…

Kukkukku, then the world would be mine.

Every breast in the world would be mine, Kukkukku.

“Esmeralda-sama, amazing…”

Indeed even now, Muller, with her large breasts, was looking at me with shining eyes.

…So stop flaunting your chest.

I really want to touch them, but starting to grope breasts in this situation would be pretty uncool.

―Anyway, with this, the case is closed.

If the Elf Kingdom seems to be safe, then we can say the immediate crisis has passed.

Having successfully navigated through the game’s points of danger, I felt a great sense of accomplishment.

And then.

“Wow, this is amazing. Prince Esmeralda, did you do all this?”

“I can’t believe it… Zarex was supposed to be a challenge even for our S-rank adventurers…”

Representatives from various countries who seemed to have heard about the resolution of the incident came to the scene.

Zarex, along with the former mercenaries, was already detained, so there was no concern of them causing any commotion here. Though they couldn’t move even if they weren’t detained.

Kukkukku… as per my calculations, the “evaluation of Esmeralda” among the representatives seems to have skyrocketed.

If I can gain a bit more trust in the international community, eventually, I’ll be able to build my dictatorship.

I would live without working, merely lying down while money and breasts naturally come to me.

Hahahaha.

You should all admire me while you can.

A momentary peace might seem to have arrived, but this is just the predecessor to the creation of a truly terrifying dictatorship.

“So, King Shudrich”

As if suddenly remembering, a representative from the Aurelia Republic addressed my father―King Shudrich.

“Prince Esmeralda is rumored to have a bad reputation in your country… But to me, Prince Esmeralda doesn’t seem like such a bad person at all. What exactly is happening?”

“Ugh…”

“Why… How…”

Lucias, King Feldria[1], and First Princess Yurisia, who had constantly treated me as incompetent, started to grind their teeth in frustration.

Translator’s note:

[1] Or フェルドリア国王 in the raw, but this is definitely Shudrich.