Albert Ke no Reijou wa Botsuraku wo go Shomou desu Vol Chapter 4

“I frequently overlooked it but ‘Dora-gaku’ was indeed an Otome game. In other words, it’s filled with love interactions.”

“Right, you did say that was how Otome game works.”

“The heroine Alicia was surrounded by good-looking boys, she’d get close with one of them and then fell in love……..and whosoever hindered them was called ‘the villainous rival’.”

Disregarding Mary’s explanation, Addie kept immersing himself in his book and nodded half-heartedly………… While his gaze was still glued in the book

This d.a.m.n attendant, he finally dares to ignore his employer!

By the way, these two were presently in the school’s library.

During the absence of the library committee who went out to do some errands, they were partaking in an evil conference.

“So, I’m thinking to impede in her love-life. Addie, how’s your impression?”

“In my viewpoint, it’s an acceptable idea.”

“………….If you don’t hurry up and close that book, I’ll report this to dear father.”

“Alright~ Ojou, let’s work hard! First, deciding what our next step is!!”

“Hey, isn’t the hierarchy inside your head completely off!? Isn’t my rank and dear father disproportionately unequal!?”

Even like this, I’m an Albert House daughter!? Mary roared and Addie feigned a laugh.

“So Ojou, how do you plan to hinder Alicia-chan’s love-life?”

“You marvelously sidetrack the topic, huh…….. Well, I’ll let it away, for now Alicia’s love-life is my main concern, that girl has been triggering some flags behind our back.”

Currently, Alicia has been a.s.sociating with three love candidates.

Amongst them there’s one in the lead, regardless of St. Karelia long history records he was rumored to be the best school president, Patrick Dice.

A handsome athletic guy, plus his family was a prodigious one; even he’s an Otome game capture target he was overly high-spec.  Sapphire haired and eyes, he resembled a true prince.

In ‘Dora-gaku’ he was a difficult character to be taken down, and amidst all the characters he has the least initial affection level. His att.i.tude toward the peculiar commoner heroine when they first met was ‘Don’t casually talk to me.’

But behind his cold demeanor lay ‘a tsundere’, and this fact appealed lots of woman players causing him to be the foremost popular character. I’ve heard his merchandises were selling like hotcakes.

The actual Patrick was equivalent in nature; fellow gentleman respected him the most out of Student Council’s members. Not only that, his fame didn’t stop at school, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say all girls of marriageable age yearned to steal him.

The Student Council President, secretary and physical education teacher

These three people were characters that have mingled with Alicia nowadays.

At any rate, only Patrick seemed to have the highest initial affection, a far cry from the game, he’d sincerely treat others no matter how low their statuses are. Truthfully, he had a friendly disposition without any prejudice.

Substantially, the secretary had great interest to the commoner Alicia and the sympathetic physical education instructor has been keeping tabs on her predicaments as she was shunned*; they respectively were relieving her in regular.

Marking her growth rate, she was presumptively in the development stage.

Searching for anybody she could affiliate thru, friends or a lover, and had no inclination toward a designated route.

She may get acquainted to new capture targets; depending on the raise of her love perimeter she could pick a particular route. Her branching-point option** was supposedly in distant future.

“I abstain from praising my own ego, but things are doing really great now. If it continues like this, there won’t be any problem in the foreseeable future.”

Mary who reported in detailed Alicia’s encouraging love status growth rate earned Addie’s reverence nod.

“As expected of Ojou, but I wonder how could you do such meticulous investigation of Alicia-chan.”

“………..That girl has recently comes into contact with me. She’d jubilantly asked a lot of things too.”

Because of it I guess…….Mary averted her gaze as she professed so, Addie molded an incoherent countenance in response.

‘You’re completely referred as her friend.’ well, Addie couldn’t exactly narrate it out loud. Howbeit, Mary has vaguely realized it herself, regardless as she was dead set for the destruction end, affirming this would equivalent to breaking her own heart.

“A-anyway, now that Alicia has met those three people, we need to disrupt their relationship!”

‘Dora-gaku’ Mary had often upset Alicia’s love life, calculatedly making a move on Alicia’s love interest and vaunting herself as a more befitting candidate. When Albert House held a ball, she would explicitly choose the most adept escort.

It didn’t stop at that, in particular route she’d go as far as getting engaged with the capture target. Although discerning the capture target’s sentiment toward Alicia, no, it’d more correct to say since she had known she did the deed.

At the end, counting ‘that’ to all her atrocious feats had led her to ruin, and whilst Mary still in pursuit of such denouement there’s no guarantee she won’t do the same action.

“Today, she’s intending to visit the downtown. Well, her definite goal is to greet various individuals she’s indebted to.”

“Did you hear this as well from her?”

“…………Forget hearing, she invited me to go together.”

“Uwaa……”

“Stop it, don’t pull me, I want to cry! Anyhow, obstructing her is our priority! I recalled there’s going to be an important event in the downtown.”

What is it again? Mary dug her own memories.

There are numerous pictures of the downtown scenes and Mary was involved in one of them.

Based on her recollection, it’s Patrick’s. On that picture, he was riding on Mary’s horse-drawn carriage.

“I remembered! I and Patrick were riding on a horse-cart then we ‘coincidentally’ encountered the heroine!”

In the game, Alicia also went to the downtown.

On the way, Mary and Patrick inside a horse-cart ran across her. Sighting the two conversed familiarly; Alicia deemed those two were an item…… by mistake.

Although, thru undergoing Patrick’s route, it was plainly an overthinking on her part.

Mary had schemed to b.u.mp into her and half-threatened him to board her horse-carriage.

There’s no further information told, Mary sort of used her family as a shield in confronting Patrick. ‘Your house or mine which one is superior?’ along these lines, Patrick was coerced to bottle up.

“I see, that’s certainly an obstruction.”

“Right? So I’ll invite Patrick to the downtown.”

Fortunately, Mary and Patrick are an acquaintance. Both came from aristocrat upbringing, before they met at school the two had greeted each other at socializing parties.

Actually, sometimes on a party he was requested to escort her. It’s not unheard of, inasmuch as Albert and Dice House has been a good friend. Additionally, Mary and Patrick have enviable gorgeous visages.

“We have known each other for years. If I say ‘I’ve something to discuss, so get on to the horse-cart.’ He won’t refuse.”

“…….horse-cart, huh? By the way, Ojou”

“What?”

“We go to school via ‘bicycle’.”

……….

……………….

“That’s right…….!”

*Crash* Mary knees wobbled and she fell.

It was an unflattering act for a lady, but the sense of despair was eating her.

“Who the h.e.l.l compelled an aristocrat lady to commute to school with a bicycle……”

“I’ll be frank, it’s you Ojou.”

“That’s because it takes 50 minutes by a horse-cart? But it takes only 15 minutes by bicycle! What ineffectiveness!”

“That’s true; there are lots of narrow streets a horse-cart can’t pa.s.s through around this area.”

“Inefficient! It’s a non-sense***!”

Mary yelled lamentably, Addie concurred with a sigh.

When Mary once tried to travel from her mansion to school with a huge horse-cart, she must bypa.s.sed numerous shortcuts which aren’t wide enough.

Furthermore, a long line of students’ horse-carts were br.i.m.m.i.n.g in front of the school main gate, waiting each of them to get off wasted an aeon.

On the contrary, with a bicycle, getting out from Albert House’s back entrance and cutting straight to a small alley, they can park their bicycle in the school’s vacant land. It takes approximately 15 minutes.  Which one is more efficient? It’s evidently the latter.

Nonetheless ‘bicycle’ is for commoners. The meager commoners used practical bicycle to travel around, the prosperous n.o.bles used horse-carts……that’s the initial idea. It’s unthinkable for a n.o.ble lady to cycle her own bike.

“I messed up. No matter how ludicrous the villainous lady is she won’t ride a bike right…….”

“Ojou, you did commute to school with a bike for 3 years, but typically no lady would do it.”

“I see, that’s why there’s no parking lot at school. I finally can fathom the reason.”

“So, what’re you going to do with Patrick-sama? Should I bring a horse-cart from Albert’s house?”

“……………..No you won’t make it!”

“You’re going to invite him!? With a bicycle no less!?”

“I’ll wager!”

Even though he’s positively going to decline, turning your back from your enemies is unforgiveable!

Declared Mary, Addie held his tongue in return.

We’re talking about Patrick the Student Council President here. If it’s by a horse-cart we can keep the discussion on, but he definitely won’t ride a bike like commoners.

In other word, it’s a suicidal mission, let’s pick her bone latter**** and stay quiet………Addie thought so while Mary solemnly stood up, from the hallway the sound of brisk footsteps could be heard.