0 - Prologue
A graceful woman with swaying blonde hair places a hand on her chest and speaks.
"This time, I wish to have the honor of standing by your side."
And yet, come the ending, she tosses all that knightly nobility—chivalry and such—right to the dogs.
Not one to back down, a pint-sized girl in a robe with brown twintails thrusts her face forward and grumbles.
"Wait a sec! Kaeran's frontline, right? I'm the perfect fit since I can handle the front lines too!"
Same story with her. Clinging and bawling at the finale was kinda cute, in a sneaky way.
"Can't you all show a little restraint?"
Well, look at that. Even the haughty pink-haired noble lady has graced us with her presence.
"Class is about to start, so we should discuss this separately."
"You're just trying to get a head start!"
"It sounds to me like Lily has no confidence."
"Hey, you done talking?"
A catfight among these exotic beauties with stunning looks. A feast of cookie-cutter lines.
"......What a load of bullshit."
Propping my chin, I watch the whole spectacle and let out a long sigh laced with profanity.
Of course, low enough that they can't hear.
Those guys are all baseless characters the author cooked up just for his self-insert harem.
That's when Kaeran—the root cause of this mess—steps in to mediate.
"Now, now, everyone calm down. There's Edwin's party too, right?"
"Edwin...?"
At Kaeran's mention, everyone's gaze shifts to the guy named Edwin.
Yeah, the real protagonist of this novel should be that guy, not me.
His rare light green messy hair makes him look totally unreliable, but later he gets a massive looks buff to princeling level.
The protagonist of the game Reincarnated Hero: Edwin.
A brief silence follows.
"......"
"Wait, is Kaeran changing the subject again? Pick now! Me or that bitch!"
Flustered—no, feigning flustered—Kaeran's face clouds over.
"This is quite the dilemma..."
Talk about a classic youth harem setup. With that blatant coat of acting, what's supposed to be so appealing?
Oh, and for the record, Kaeran's the author's self-insert. A total rotten personality you should never get tangled with...
—Flinch.
'Ah.'
In that instant, my gaze crosses with the noble lady's amethyst eyes.
"Hoo."
She lets out a small sigh, bites her lip, crosses her arms, and approaches me.
"If you have something to say, come over properly and say it."
"Huh? Nothing really."
"......"
As I play dumb, contempt creeps onto her face.
"I know all about what you're hiding inside."
"There's nothing like that..."
Her piercing, distrustful gaze keeps pouring down on me.
"I need to sleep, so get lost."
I bury my head and wave her off lazily. She returns to her seat, looking thoroughly displeased.
The familiar scorn and persecution... Well, it's only natural.
'If she catches on, I'm done for.'
'Why do I have to attend the same academy as these baseless brats...?'
That's right. It's a clichéd plot.
I've been possessed into Reincarnated Academy, the fanfic of Reincarnated Hero—a story with no roots or romance whatsoever.
And from the very start, as the villain who becomes a Main....