“What’s going on!?”

“The main gate was breached! A great number of citizens forced their way into the academy!”

“n.o.ble sons are in danger! Focus on defending the student dormitories!”

“Have the staff evacuate!”

“Until the reinforcements arrive, endure!”

I can hear the army soldiers yelling .

It’s past twenty-three o’clock .

I am waiting hidden in a certain room .

Before long, I heard sound of footsteps get closer and stop in front of this room .

The lock opened with a clank .

A figure of a person continued walking inside the room .

“Did you intend to take an advantage of the uproar, Lambert-sama”

At my unexpected voice and light being turned on, Lambert-sama stopped his feet .

“Rei Taylor…”

We’re in a laboratory of the a.n.a.lysis department inside the academy .

I fiddled with the lock and hid inside .

“The bell to control demons… It was Lambert-sama’s invention”

Lambert-sama is a magical tools specialist .

I’ve already mentioned he’s researching how to control demons, that bell is the crystallization of his efforts .

“Why are you here?”

“To stop you”

“I don’t understand what you’re saying”

It seems Lambert-sama intends to feign ignorance to the end in front of me who got straight to the point .

“I learned of the uproar, and came to protect the valuable magical tools――”

“In the courtyard incident, did you mess with Deed-sama’s magical wand?”

Lambert-sama’s eyes turned a little stern .

As Rod-sama said, Deed-sama is not the one to do such things .

With his character even if he fires up, there’s no way he’d fail to control magic .

Everything was set up .

“As a magical tools specialist, you were in a position where you could adjust magical tools . And, you failed Deed-sama’s wand adjustment on purpose to make it spontaneously discharge”

“It’s a false accusation . There was no abnormality in the wand”

“That’s what you testified yourself, Lambert-sama . Right after the courtyard incident, even without the leader Lorec’s nomination, you’d have come forward to accompany Yuu-sama, right?”

“…”

Lambert-sama kept silent .

“In the first place, the academy has been strange recently . The conflict between n.o.bles and commoners too, you were inciting it behind the scenes, right?”

“What are you basing it on”

“There’s no basis . But, I know everything”

As it’s the knowledge I got from the game, I have no evidence to show Lambert-sama .

Even so, I know .

Lambert-sama activated the bell to summon a powerful demon into the academy .

In the game, the heroine and a capture target saved the academy that fell into havoc, but it’s definitely better if such a danger doesn’t occur .

That’s why, I decided to forestall it .

“… Everything, huh”

“I know you couldn’t care less about the commoners’ movement”

Lambert-sama’s house, Orso Company, are the wealthiest merchants in the kingdom .

They might not be n.o.bles, but their lives are better than ordinary commoners’ .

Not to mention, Orso Company deals with magical gems excavation and distribution .

Having been entrusted with it by the country, overthrowing this country’s royalty and aristocracy would be shooting yourself in the foot .

“Then, what am I doing such a thing for?”

“To save Lene’s life”

A certain power took Lene hostage to threaten Lambert-sama .

They declared they’ll kill Lene if he doesn’t do as he’s told .

For that reason, he unwillingly has to work behind the scenes during this riot .

“Lene is certainly my important little sister . But, do you think I’d do it even if it put the company in danger?”

“If only she was just your younger sister”

With that, the color of Lambert-sama’s eyes clearly changed .

He didn’t imagine I’d know so much .

“You, how much…”

“I said it, everything”

Lambert-sama loves Lene .

However, not as a younger sister, but as a woman .

h.o.m.os.e.xual love is not the only forbidden love portrayed in plays .

To protect his beloved Lene, Lambert-sama will act even if it puts his house in danger .

“Lambert-sama . Please give up”

“… I can’t do that”

“Lambert-sama!”

“They’re frightening . Should I fail, they will mercilessly kill Lene”

On his face I could see intense fear .

On his face I could see intense fear .

“I’ll do something about Lene’s matter”

“How?”

“By talking”

“Can you really do something like talk with that opponent?”

Lambert-sama spat out with self-derision on his face .

I’m sure he’s tried to plea to them many times .

“Please believe”

“It’s impossible”

“Then, I’ll stop you by force”

I prepared my magical wand .

“I won’t let you”

I heard a familiar voice .

“… Lene”

“Sorry, Rei-chan”

Lene brought along several men .

One of them is holding Claire-sama, pressing a knife to her neck .

Claire-sama doesn’t seem to have woken up yet, but I could hear her slightly groan .

“Let my elder brother go”

“Lene, think it over”

“Impossible . I can’t do anything”

“…”

I wanted to believe in Lene .

I wanted to think that her liking Claire-sama wasn’t a lie .

But after all, affection cannot win against love .

“Rei, move aside”

“Sure, I can move, but it’s futile”

“What?”

“I broke the bell just in case”

“!?”

Lambert-sama pa.s.sed by me and rushed to the back of the room .

He opened a cabinet and took out the bell from it .

“… What a thing”

I heard Lambert-sama’s aghast voice .

The bell was split in half .

I considered the possibility of Lene taking Lambert-sama’s side .

The bell was split in half .

I considered the possibility of Lene taking Lambert-sama’s side .

This is the insurance against that .

“Isn’t it enough . Please give up, Lambert-sama, Lene”

“… Elder brother”

“…”

Lene ran up to Lambert-sama .

Lambert-sama hung his head listlessly .

“Oi oi oi, that ain’t a problem”

One man said in an out-of-place lively voice .

Hidden by a dark mask, his face cannot be seen .

Who is he?”

This event wasn’t in the game .

So, I don’t know this guy .

In the game the bell was supposed to have been used by Lene on Claire-sama’s instructions .

After the incident settled, Claire-sama was accused of the crime, and Deed-sama was let off .

Of course, it was a false accusation .

“… Without the demon bell, it’s futile”

“Give it to me for a moment”

The man received the bell from Lambert-sama, who’s still hanging his head .

“… Turn back”

“!?”

In his palms, the bell that had been split in half rejoined, as if the time rewound .

What is this… this magic?

“This is fine”

“… Ah”

Lambert-sama seems to doubt his own eyes, upon receiving the bell he tried to activate it .

“I won’t let you!”

“Rei-chan, don’t move! I don’t want to hurt Claire-sama!”

Lene said in a sharp voice .

Looking at Claire-sama, a single crimson streak ran down her neck .

“!”

I desperately endured losing myself in rage .

Everything is my fault .

Knowing the contents of the game, I was convinced I could manage everything .

I’m the only one here .

I have to do something .

While my thoughts were impatiently running in circles, a voice resounded .

“Trying to do something alone despite being just a single commoner, you are terribly conceited”

With that voice resounding, the men were engulfed in flames .

Screams echoed .

“Such vulgar screams . They are well suited for criminals”

Its owner is of course―― .

“Claire-sama!”

“I do not understand the situation, however for the time being is it fine to believe the masterminds were the Orso pair?”

After stifling a yawn, Claire-sama smiled with an air of composure .

It seems she’s been awake since a while ago .

She feigned sleep to ascertain the situation .

“Lene, it is regrettable”

“…”

Met with Claire-sama’s clear hostility, Lene hung her head .

She must be too ashamed to face Claire-sama .

“Orso siblings, what you need to do doesn’t change”

And with the out-of-place lively voice, the flames suddenly went out .

Although the men were on the verge of collapsing, just one person stood as if nothing happened .

“If you just do the work, I’ll let you escape abroad . Then, I’ll change your family register, publicly you won’t be an older brother and a younger sister but a pair of lovers”

It’s like the snake tempting Adam and Eve, I thought .

“Do not listen to him . Surrender”

Claire-sama said in a frigid voice .

However―― .

“I’m sorry, Claire-sama . We can’t turn back anymore”

Saying so in a firm voice, Lambert-sama activated the bell .