The Heroines All Want to Kill Me

The chirping of birds heralded the arrival of morning. "..It's about time to put her down, isn't it?" I carefully lifted the sound - asleep Kania from the bed and gently placed her on the floor where she had fallen. Then, I lay down on the bed she had just slept in and started shouting at the top of my lungs, "Hey!! How long are you going to lie there!?"

"...Ah!" Jolted from her daze, she shot up from the floor. Realizing she had been lying on the ground all this time, she clenched her teeth and fixed me with a fierce stare.

"...Why are you looking at me like that? Are you dissatisfied?"

"...No."

"Then go prepare breakfast."

"...Okay."

"Ah, if you bring another lousy meal like yesterday... you and your sister can get out of the family."

"....."

"What? Don't you want to take your sister with you? How about leaving her in the family? Let her be my concubine."

The moment I mentioned her sister, Kania's expression crumbled, and tears welled up in her eyes and trickled down her cheeks. Yes. Her sister was the most precious thing in the world to her, her Achilles' heel.

"Th - then I'll go prepare it... I'll be right back..."

"Yeah, thanks." Watching her sob as she walked out of the room, the system window popped up before me as usual.

[Gain 1 Pseudo - Evil Point! (Insincere words)]

'...What does the note beside it mean? Is it an explanation of the situation of my pseudo - evil actions?' I stared at the system window, a puzzled look on my face. Then, I nodded and muttered to myself, "..Well, indeed, they were insincere words." Kania's sister would be the key to curing her in the future. How could I possibly be disrespectful to her? However, I had to keep hinting to Kania that I had my eyes on her sister so that she would continue to loathe me.

"...Breakfast is ready." I got up from the bed and took a seat at the dining table. Kania brought over coffee and a sandwich.

"....." I remained silent, my eyes fixed on the food in front of me. Seeing this, Kania gritted her teeth. She probably thought I was going to flip the plate over again. But in fact, I was just checking if "Pseudo - Evil Intuition" would be triggered. Since this "Pseudo - Evil Intuition", which could warn me of a life - threatening danger once a day, didn't go off, it seemed there was no poison in the breakfast.

"...Forget it, I'm too lazy to nitpick anymore." I put on a reluctant look and picked up the coffee to take a sip.

'...Damn, this is so good.' I had always known that Kania was an amazing cook. Just this cup of coffee alone could outdo the royal family's personal baristas.

"...Why is it so bitter?"

"...Sorry." Of course, I couldn't show that I enjoyed it. After all, I had to play the role of a villain.

"Anyway... There's nothing about this that's satisfactory."

"...I'll work harder to meet your expectations, young master."

"Cut the sweet talk and give me the college invitation. I have something to show you."

"...Okay." After I gave the order in a cold voice, Kania took out the college invitation from her bosom.

[Sunrise Academy]

- To His Excellency Frey Laan Starlight, the eldest son of the great hero's family, the Starlight family.

We sincerely invite you to Sunrise Academy, the pride of the Sunrise Empire and the top - tier academy on the continent. May you grace our academy as the starlight that shines upon us.

[Dean Lionel]

"...See? They want me to be the starlight." I silently finished reading the invitation, let out a cold laugh, and crumpled the invitation into a ball, tossing it at Kania's head.

"You're just an orphan who managed to get into the academy only because of my father's recommendation. You're not even in the same league as someone of my status."

"......"

"So, you'd better take good care of me at the academy, Kania?"

"Yes, but young master... There's something you need to know..."

"The rule that all students are equal? Only the children of baron families would abide by that kind of thing. I'm from one of the most prominent duke families in the empire, and I'm also a direct descendant of the hero's family."

"So, don't spout such nonsense at the academy... If anyone dares to use the rules to pressure me, you deal with them directly. Got it?"

"...Got it."

"Then, it's time for us to head to the academy. As a long - established hero's family, we can't be late on the first day of school." After saying that, I deliberately left more than half of the coffee and the sandwich and rose from my seat. In fact, I hadn't eaten well yesterday and was dying to wolf them down... But since I had to be a nuisance, there was no other choice.

"Young master, the carriage is ready."

"Hello~! Young Master Frey! Our trading company has prepared the most luxurious carriage and will surely escort you safely to your destination!"

"...Hmm." Stepping out of the inn, I saw a magnificent golden carriage emblazoned with the family crest waiting for me.

"Oh, but... You're even more handsome than the rumors! Goodness... I'm smitten with you...!"

"...Really?"

"Yes! I was wondering if you... were free... ahem..." As I was looking at the carriage, about to climb in, a woman who suddenly emerged from the trading company sidled up to me.

'...Your intentions are as clear as day, you slut.'

In the eyes of the world, I was an infamous womanizer. Yes, my reputation had hit rock - bottom. However, as the eldest son of the hero's family, a family that even the royal family in the empire dared not underestimate, despite my bad reputation, I was still highly regarded. It seemed the trading company had hand - picked this beauty to seduce me... Unfortunately, my life was hanging by a thread right now, and I didn't have the time to fool around with such a woman.

"Pu - haha! As expected, the thoughts of commoners are so easy to see through, aren't they?" I burst into laughter, slung my arm around Kania's waist, and whispered coldly in her ear, "However, right now... Although I'm in the same low - status position as you, I have a more useful pawn at hand."

"Ah, yes..."

"......!" Kania suddenly wrapped her arm around my waist, gritted her teeth, and began to suppress the murderous intent surging within her.

"...And I'm a bit busy."

"Ah, I see... I'm sorry to have bothered you..." After I said coldly, the woman's face instantly turned ashen, and she scurried away from me in a hurry.

"Kania, let's get on the carriage together."

"I... I'll ride a horse..."

"I said, get on the carriage together, Kania?"

".....Okay." With a meaningful smile, I climbed onto the carriage with Kania. Then, I threw a parting shot at the woman from the trading group who was left standing there dumbfounded, "...I've remembered your face.."

"Yes, yes! Thank you very much!" As is well - known, when the eldest son of the Starlight family says "I've remembered your face.", it means he regards the other person as a partner for a one - night stand.

"........" Perhaps because of this, the woman from the upper - class flashed a knowing smile, while Kania struggled to keep the disgust off her face.

[Gain 1 Pseudo - Evil Point! (Eliminating a Vixen)]

'...Actually, I've already added you to the blacklist in my mind.' That woman was probably hired by the upper - class from some brothel. I had to write a letter to my father to thoroughly investigate the connection between this upper - class and the underworld.

"...Young master."

"Hmm?"

"I'm worried that your arm will go numb. So, could you please take your hand off my waist?" After I got on the carriage, instead of sitting opposite Kania, I sat beside her and kept my arm around her waist. Kania said in a quivering voice.

"...I don't want to."

"...Please."

"Well, come to think of it, having my arm around your waist is a bit inappropriate. Then... How about this?" I ignored her plea and this time placed my hand on her leg.

"Young master... Please... Don't do this..." Kania squeezed her eyes shut and started to sob.

"...What a killjoy. Tsk." Only then did I pull away from her, sat on the opposite seat, stared out of the window, carefully wiped the blood oozing from the corner of my mouth, and muttered in a low voice, "Really... I can never get used to this kind of thing..." Except when Kania was asleep, I could only inject vitality into her in this way. Of course, this method was several times more energy - consuming than when she was asleep, and I would also be seen as a pervert who committed sexual harassment. But as long as I could extend Kania's life, I was willing to be labeled as such.

"...I'm going to take a nap. Don't disturb me and stay quiet, Kania."

"...Okay."

"......." Just like that, before entering the academy, I planned to catch a short nap on the carriage... But as soon as I closed my eyes, I remembered that the woman sitting opposite was eyeing me, ready to take my life.

"...Damn it." I finally gave up the idea of sleeping, closed my eyes, and started checking the evil points I had gained again due to self - sacrifice.

[Accumulated Evil Points: 100pt]

"...Oh, quite a lot has been accumulated, huh?" Although I had only returned for less than a day, perhaps because I had been doing various evil deeds non - stop, the points had piled up to 100pt.

"...Shop." I murmured "Shop" in a voice as soft as an ant's, and then opened the window. I shut my eyes, moved my eyeballs left and right, and started to examine the contents of the shop.

"Let me see... Attribute Allocation... Item Shop... And Skill Shop? There's quite a variety." Just as described in the prophetic book, the shop seemed to offer corresponding items by consuming evil deeds points. Although I was itching to study it carefully right now, with Kania exuding murderous intent right in front of me... It seemed I had to wait until I got back to my residence to pore over it.

"Hmm... Kania... Don't move... Hehe..."

"......!" After making up my mind, as we journeyed towards the academy, I kept calling Kania's name, feigning sleep - talk. Thanks to this, the murderous intent I sensed from the front grew even stronger, but the accumulated evil deeds points were also steadily rising. It seemed this method had to be used more often.

.....

"...Young master, please wake up."

"Kania... Hehe... This posture is great... Keep it up..."

"Young master, please..."

"...Huh, what's wrong? What happened?" I pretended to snore for a while, and then Kania suddenly started shaking me to rouse me. I rubbed my eyes and feigned just waking up. Kania let out a sigh and said,

"...We've arrived at the academy. You should get off the carriage."

"So soon? The carriages these days are really fast..." I stretched my body, looked out of the window, and the Sunrise Academy gradually came into view. It was truly a moving sight to see that the academy was standing intact on the ground again. Originally, that academy had been reduced to rubble under the Demon King's onslaught.

- His Excellency Frey Laan Starlight, the eldest son of the great hero's family, Duke Starlight's family, has arrived!

"See, Kania? I haven't even entered the academy yet, and they've already recognized me."

"...Probably because they saw the family crest on the carriage."

"...You really don't know how to play along. You should just go with the flow at a time like this."

"...Sorry." I deliberately got a bit annoyed with Kania, and while stealing glances at the continuously accumulating evil deeds points, I muttered in my heart, "...Equality? What a joke. These old - fashioned traditions still persist... It's simply wishful thinking to say that the rules of equality will be adhered to."

'Everyone is equal in the academy.' This rule was clearly stated, but why had the tradition of loudly announcing the arrival of children from noble families during the entrance ceremony never died out? This was supposed to be a place of learning, not a banquet hall. It was these bad habits, corruption, and embezzlement that were gradually leading the empire to its downfall. Although in the last timeline, I was the one who destroyed the empire... But even without the Demon King or me, following this trend, the fall of the empire was only a matter of time. Therefore, while defeating the Demon King and surviving the pursuit of the heroines, I had to clean up the stains of the empire as much as possible. After all, once the Demon King was vanquished, I would no longer remain in this world. Although with the knowledge of the prophetic book and the experience accumulated in the last timeline, this was not an insurmountable task... But the heroines were really a headache...

[Pseudo - Evil Intuition: A strong killing intent is felt nearby!]

"...Alas, speak of the devil." I muttered the famous saying of my ancestor in the prophetic book and heaved a deep sigh. This was no ordinary "killing intent", but "multiple killing intents". It seemed our heroines were really seething with anger.