Absolute Villain Ark

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The princess is frightened when she is approached by Absolute.

(I didn’t think she was so scared that her mask would come off.
I’m used to people being scared of me, but it always manages to cut my heart out.)

Absolute tries not to mind and goes on with his words.

“I’m sorry, but there are some things I need you to promise me when I take care of you.
First, you must follow my instructions.
Second, you must never be alone.
Third, I will place one of my maids by your side.
She will be your shield in case of emergency, and she is quite skilled.
I’m sorry, but if you don’t abide by this, you will be removed from my group.
We don’t want to be held responsible because of you.”

(Dealing with monsters and taking care of the princess….
This is getting troublesome.
In the original story, Princess Leone was in the group of the hero, but since there was no hero, she probably ended up in my place by process of elimination.)

Princess Leone looks like she wants to say something, but she answers without making eye contact, perhaps afraid of Absolute.

“Of course I will accept those three conditions since it will be in the form of being allowed to visit Ark-san’s group.
But the government policy requires us to have my personal maid, so please keep that in mind.”

“I don’t mind.”

(At any rate, I succeeded in getting Maria into this group.
With Maria in the group, they can survive without me in the worst case scenario, since I have to look after Chris and the others in B class, and I don’t care how much strength we have).

“So, Absolute-sama, what is your plan for this exercise? Do you want to go for the top by a landslide? I will risk my life to hunt big game for you, Absolute-sama.
Of course, Oriana has the same opinion, too.”

“If Absolute insists, I’ll hunt every last one of them.”

Oriana, isn’t against Lady Cruel who is willing to put her body on the line.

“…Well, but I’m not going to work that hard this time.
The reason is that the exercise lasts for three days.
So we will conserve our strength at the beginning.
Princess Leone and Lady Cruel have never trained outdoors for an extended period of time, have they? Let’s spend time getting used to the environment first.
The monsters are secondary.”

(They will have to fight with the monsters released by the church during the exercise anyway.
so let’s allow the ladies to rest just in case.)

“Absolute-sama, how sweet of you to think of me….
I appreciate your thoughtfulness.
I will do my best to get used to the environment as soon as possible.”

“Ark-san.
I’m sorry, I’m afraid I’ve dragged you down.
I will do my best.”

Lady Cruel and Princess Leone, mistakenly believing that Absolute’s policy was for their benefit, are getting back into the swing of things.

Suddenly, they heard a voice behind them that they didn’t want to hear.

“Good morning, Absolute-kun.
Would you like to join our group?”

It was Christina who called out to them.
She was staring at me with her usual winning appearance.

“How about it? If you team up with me, Absolute-kun, I’m sure we’ll be able to top this exercise.”

“You again….
My group has no intention of teaming up with anyone.
Besides, you are Michael’s fiancée, aren’t you? Go ahead and work with Michael.”

(Looking at Michael, he’s making a big face at me.)

“No, no, I’m a candidate.
We used to talk about it, but now I have no intention to do so.
Please don’t misunderstand me.
Well, I didn’t think you would team up with us because I’m sure you have your own circumstances.
Then why don’t we have a competition? Why don’t we compete on the number of monsters hunted?”

Christina is trying to compete with Absolute in any way she can.
Absolute was fed up with being asked to compete with her.

“Whenever you feel like it.”

“Absolute, you’re just saying that and won’t take me seriously.
I’m sad to say that I can’t use Bowser-kun as a shield to get by.”

Christina intentionally cried a lie.
Absolute is looking at her with a somewhat sad look on his face.

(This may be the last time I talk to Christina.
To be honest, her magic skills are pretty strong, and I don’t think there’s any danger if we work as a group, but why did she lose her life in the original story? Would teaming up with her save lives? No.
In that case, the monsters would attack Christina’s group as well.
No, let’s not think about it.
I’m sorry Christina, but the priority is to defeat the monsters released by the church.
It would be most unfavorable to leave it unattended.
There is a high probability that they will attack me and those under my command.
I am evil, I am not on the side of justice.
I can’t save them all.)

Absolute doesn’t like Christina, but he doesn’t want her to die.

If Christina was in danger in front of him, he would probably save her, even if he didn’t want to.
But he couldn’t afford to care about Christina, because he didn’t know for what reason she would die.

“Christina Zen.”

Absolute called her name.

Christina looked at Absolute when her name was called.
Her eyes were somewhat expectant.

Absolute’s sense of guilt increased when he saw the innocence in Christina’s eyes.

“I’m sorry.”

The words of apology escape Absolute’s mouth.
She doesn’t understand that he said those words because he can’t save her, who may be dying in the future.

“This is unlike you.
What’s the matter with you?”

“Sorry, I’m a busy man.
If you want someone to play with, I’ll lend you Mist.”

He changes the subject to cover his earlier apology.

(I said something out of character.
If I could annihilate all the monsters, Christina might be saved, too.
It is not yet decided that she will die.
Let’s not be pessimistic.)

Mist is surprised at the sudden nomination.

“Absolute-sama ………… please don’t do this to me.”

“I’m sorry, Bowser, but I really want to compete with Absolute-kun.”

“Stop making it sound like I got dumped!”

The meeting ended without any further developments.
The only thing left to do now was to get ready for the activity.

When I returned to the mansion, the negotiator was being overworked by Maria and Ur.
In exchange for not taking his life, he was contracted to serve as the legs of Absolute from now on.
Of course, in order to prevent the negotiator from running away from the Ark family using hostility or transference, he is bound by contract magic in his actions and words so that he will always return to Absolute.

Incidentally, the negotiator is now cleaning the weeds in the garden of the mansion with Ur.
Since the negotiator was mainly active in other countries, his face is unknown to the Ark family.
He decided to make the most of it and put him in the mansion as a new slave and servant.

“Don’t be a messy cleaner, newcomer! So, just do a good job of cleaning.”

“I understand Ur-chan, but please don’t say such cruel things.
It makes me sad.”

While listening to Ur’s sermon, Ur noticed Absolute and came close to Absolute’s side.

“Welcome back master.
This guy is very convenient.
He can transfer back and forth between the mansion and the academy, and he learns his work very quickly.”

Ur, perhaps happy to have a junior colleague of her own, was actively teaching the negotiator her trade.

“Ur, can I borrow this man for a while?”

Absolute and the negotiator enter a soundproofed room.
The room had been built to protect from Ur’s hearing, which had previously been compromised.
The room itself is enchanted to prevent sound from escaping.

“Ark-sama, can’t you do something about my treatment? My day job is not to be a servant, but a negotiator… Can you give me a break from cleaning all day long? My back is killing me.”

“I’m sure you’ll do whatever it takes.
You did anything depending on the money, right? Then, don’t complain and do as you are told.
Don’t think that evil can choose a job.
I’m going to go stock up now, so hurry up and transfer.”

“You’re seriously the devil.”

“Don’t get me wrong.
I am evil, and I will crush my enemies without mercy.
Let’s go.”

Absolute left the mansion by transfer with the negotiator to prepare for the exercise.

Next week, a tumultuous field exercise will begin.