I was reincarnated as a villainous aristocrat with a certain death route.

“Well, he's got his snout up.”

I'm happy for you, my dear, you're irresistible.

　Matilda and Kisara arrived.

　Oh, what's that?　Are you two mad at me again?

"Yesterday you got mad when I was talking to Lestia. ......'

"What's the matter with you?　I wasn't mad at you."

"No, you're definitely mad at me. ......"

“I'm not mad at you either. ......!”

“Your eyes are not smiling......”

　I was completely overwhelmed by the formidable intangible pressure I felt from both of them.

'Oh my goodness, at times like this, a 'righteous wife' would be ready to take a stand.'

　And then Lestia came along.

　...... somehow, it's going to get complicated when it comes to this girl.

I'm so proud of my Raven, he's so irresistible.

“Oh, your Raven!”

“Master Raven is not yours!”

　Matilda and Kisara shouted at the same time.

}I'm ...... going to my seat. See you .......”

　I moved to my seat, not wanting to be involved in any more of this battle of the girls.

"Good morning, Mars."

　I greeted Mars, who was sitting one seat in front of me.

'Good morning, Raven."

　Mars greeted me back cheerfully.

"You look like you've had a rough day."

'Quite so, .......'

'Well, you've been in the spotlight in more ways than you know."

　Malus chuckled.

"I've never been in this kind of trouble before, so I'm not very good with this ...... atmosphere."

　I let out a sigh.

"I feel relieved when I talk to you."

'If you don't mind, I'm always happy to talk to you."

　Mars smiled at me.

　It's kind of comforting.

　At that moment, it occurred to me.

　What is the relationship between me and Mars?

　I'm just getting along with Mars for my own survival.

　I told myself that, but I found myself genuinely enjoying the company of Mars.

　Come to think of it, I never had a friend like this when I was a schoolboy.

　In my previous life, I didn't have any proper friends.

　That's why I'm having fun.

　Of course it's fun to be with Kisara and Matilda, but there's a different kind of fun to be had with friends of the same gender.

　If I could, I would like to spend time with Mars as a friend, without worrying about doom and destruction or anything like that.

　That's what I thought.

　During lunch break, I was having lunch with Matilda and Kisara.

“...the on-campus tournament?

"That's right. It's a big event held in the spring and fall for all grades!"

　Matilda's words were filled with passion.

"If you do well here, your ranking in the school will soar!'

"You're really hyped up about this."

"Of course I am. I'm going to be called the queen of the academy!"

　Matilda's eyes were burning.

"You are my main rival for the time being. Of course, Kisara, too."

　She looked at us.

"There are strong people in the senior class, right?"

"Of course!”

　Matilda nodded cheerfully.

Oh, you want to hear about it?　Of course!　Information about the leading students?　'Hmmm...okay. This Matilda-san here will tell you something special just between the two of us!”

“Isn't something ...... a little different about your character, Matilda ......?”

　I stared at her with a stern look.

　Well, anyway...

　As per the game storyline, it looks like we will be moving on to the “intramural tournament part” next.

　Here's an overview of the “intramural tournament” event in the game.

　The protagonist, Mars, meets a number of strong opponents, but wins the tournament, and in the process, he develops close relationships with the heroines.

　Meanwhile, the arrogant freshman “Raven” (that's me in the game) wins the tournament with overwhelming strength, but his nonchalant style results in serious injuries to many of the students.

　Raven, however, does not let that bother him and advances to the finals.

　The friends of the protagonist Mars and the heroine are also injured, and he angrily fights Raven to the death in the finals, and in the course of the battle, he awakens to his hidden power.

　He finally defeats Raven and grabs the title of the strongest student in the Academy.

　The defeated Raven falls into darkness, plots to revive the Demon Lord's army, plots to rebel in the kingdom by branching routes,......, and makes several villainous moves, but ultimately dies.

I knew it would be bad if Mars awakened. ......

　I pondered.

　If I don't let him stay weak, there's a good chance he'll kill me sooner or later.

　In addition to the fact that the “Demon King War” will probably occur sooner or later, if Mars, who will be the human trump card at that time, remains weak, the Demon King's army may destroy the human race.

　Of course, Mars is not the only strong person on the human side, so even if Mars follows a route where he stays weak and does not grow, if I provide strong backup for the other strong people from the background, it will be possible to counter the Demon Lord's Army.

　However, that is not guaranteed.

　If Mars doesn't awaken, humanity will be defeated and annihilated - if I follow this route, even if I avoid my own doomed end, it will all be the same in the end.

"Hmmm ...... that bothers me.”

　If I make that side strong, I won't be able to make the other side strong.

After all, if I think first and foremost about eliminating the threat of the Demon Lord, should I have Mars awaken ......?

　I'm really struggling with this.