Get Ahead of the Fallen Heroine and Make the Bull-Headed Man the Victim - Chapter 156



Chapter 156.

The Princess’s Farewell to Her Past Self

At dusk, Clyde and his companions returned to the royal capital after completing their commission to hunt the mutated monsters.

Amidst the recognition and praise from the people in the Adventurers’ Guild, Clyde couldn’t help but smile bashfully.

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It was truly incredible; he never expected that one day he would become the center of attention.

Of course, he couldn’t compare to Agatha and ‘Valentina’ in terms of popularity, as both of them were not only beauties but also true warriors.

Yet even so, as he walked down the streets of the royal capital after leaving the Adventurers’ Guild, the thought of the envious, even jealous, gazes directed at him made Clyde want to laugh.

That’s right, let them be jealous! After all, it was all they could do!

And those people had no idea that he had even more to be envied for!

Indeed, he was the ‘Princess’s’ lover!

Clyde stole a glance at the silver-haired princess not far beside him, and the realization filled him with immense satisfaction.

“Mm? What’s wrong, Clyde?”

When ‘Valentina’ noticed his gaze and smiled at him, Clyde quickly blushed and replied with a smile, “N-nothing, I just suddenly felt like laughing.”

“Hehe, Clyde, you can be quite strange sometimes.”

‘Valentina’ covered her mouth with her hand, laughing lightly, her eyes crescent-shaped with joy.

Seeing his childhood friend so happy brought genuine joy to Clyde’s heart.

Even though he vaguely sensed something was off, he still hoped it was real.

Because, in truth, it had been a long time since the princess had shown him such a pure smile.

A lot had happened to Valentina in the past two months, causing her to mature rapidly, which also made Clyde feel a sense of distance.

So when the ‘Valentina’ before him seemed to return to the innocent self from two months ago, it was as if she had accepted his confession without any embarrassment.

Clyde found himself hypnotizing himself into believing that this was his childhood friend, the honest and straightforward princess who would open her heart to him without reservation.

There was no other possibility; it must be that ‘Valentina’ had returned to her former self!

Clyde, lost in self-deception, reveled in this beautiful feeling.

He denied the truth, unable to extricate himself from the false fantasy.

“Honestly, you two are so carefree. Don’t forget, the dragons, the demon race, and even greater evils are still out there.”

Even when Agatha’s slightly exasperated voice came from the side, Clyde showed no signs of reflection. Instead, he turned around and flashed his signature gentle smile at Agatha.

“It’s fine! As long as Miss Agatha is here, we can catch any bad guys, and I will support Miss Agatha with all my strength!”

“Hey now~ You really dare to say that, huh? But sure, just rely on me. Don’t let my appearance fool you; I’m a genuine dragon slayer.”

Agatha, who had a natural fondness for humans, looked at Clyde’s gentle smile, and a hint of pride and ease appeared on her serious face.

At this moment, to the passersby, it seemed that the relationship between him and Miss Agatha must be quite extraordinary.

Heh heh! Jealous, are you? Who told you that you’re not the childhood sweetheart of a princess, nor favored by the goddess herself!

It’s only natural for a young man to feel a sense of pride after suddenly becoming a winner in life.

One might say that being sandwiched between two beautiful women with golden and silver hair, any young man would feel like the chosen one.

The astonished glances from the surrounding passersby only filled the young man with more anticipation for the future.

Ah, it’s perfectly fine to say my life is rosy!

Looking at the setting sun directly across from him, the young man smiled with immense satisfaction.

Even though there was a ‘young lady’ in a black dress holding a parasol silently passing by, he didn’t notice her at all, happily continuing to chat with the two beauties on either side.

“…”

The ‘young lady’ stopped in her tracks, turning to look back at the childhood sweetheart whose profile was filled with happiness. There was no disappointment in her deep purple eyes, only a coldness as if she were gazing at a stranger.

…Clyde, can’t you even tell that’s my impostor?

Or is it that for you, as long as the childhood sweetheart is a princess, it doesn’t matter who it actually is?

Valentina quietly watched her departing childhood sweetheart, her exquisitely beautiful face, like a doll, devoid of any expression.

To be honest, she had let the impostor take her place simply to attract Noah’s attention.

But unexpectedly, it seemed to yield an unexpected gain.

That is, the childhood sweetheart appeared completely unaware that it wasn’t her, and instead was enjoying herself.

Indeed, Clyde has always been the type to say he likes dragons in front of her when she transforms, but then claims to hate dragons in front of the dragon-hating Agatha.

Although Valentina had never held any expectations from the start, she could now say she was completely disheartened.

Even though the memories of childhood were still filled with hope, whenever Valentina thought of how Clyde always said those things just to please her, she felt a strong sense of disgust.

“Clyde, you just keep indulging in the beautiful past and illusions; I… will move forward toward something greater.”

The princess watched her childhood sweetheart gradually fade into the twilight, and couldn’t help but gently part her lips, as if bidding farewell to her past self, whispering in a voice only she could hear.

It should have been a very poignant scene… but the princess didn’t feel sorrowful at all; in fact, she felt quite relieved.

Clyde would still be her childhood sweetheart in the future, but that would be all.

Seeing Clyde now enjoying himself with that impostor, it seemed that Clyde didn’t really like her, but simply liked the ‘princess’ instead.

Just right, from now on, she wouldn’t need him anymore.

After all, as long as she had the gaze of the goddess, that was enough.

Not looking back at the young man, whose silhouette she could still faintly see, Valentina turned and walked in the completely opposite direction.

It was a path filled with the unknown, but even so, she felt it was far better than being lost in the past with Clyde.

And although the future was uncertain, she could still try to steer it in the direction she hoped for.

For instance, in just one short day today, she had used the teleportation array reserved for royalty to visit famous cathedrals across the kingdom, met with bishops from various regions, and learned the names of several particularly outstanding young nuns.

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Among the most special names, yes, she remembered it was called Clotilde.

The battle nun Clotilde, wielding a magic spear and a holy book, the most unique young nun of the church.

According to her recent activities, this nun seemed to have been in the Water City for quite some time.

“…The Water City, I must definitely go there on a date with the great deity, just the two of us. Hehe, I’m really looking forward to it ❤~”

Because the person she was thinking of was no longer her childhood friend, but rather some utterly terrible great deity, a blissful expression gradually appeared on the originally cold face of the princess.

After she finds a hotel where she can take a bath and rest well for the night, she’ll take care of that pesky nun who stole her great deity’s attention tomorrow, alright~

That way, she would surely be able to monopolize all of the great deity’s gaze ♪~!

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