[Hated Hero, Resolving Himself]

For Tayte’s sake, I would live as a respectable man.

That was what I had vowed to myself, yet now I found myself faced with a big wall.

It was—Barrett’s relationships with other girls.

What made it troublesome was Barrett’s memories regarding women whom he forced to go out with him were vague. In the original storyline, it was written that he would even unhesitantly hit on women who were already in a relationship as long as they caught his eye. Many couples tearfully broke up because of him.

I was suspecting that there was something going on between him and Melia, the member of the Horticulture Committee.

Additionally, considering the indescribable looks that a number of girls had sent me during class… I imagined she was but one of many.

As I was thinking, a certain fact came to my mind, so when I returned to my room after the study session with Tayte, I immediately summoned my three maids.

Marina.

Priim

Rebecca.

I decided to ask for their help.

For starters, I explained the situation and told them that I would like to end my relationships with other girls for Tayte’s sake, but—

“““……”””

They remained silent.

And for some reason… it felt like the atmosphere became kind of heavy.

“U-uhh, everyone…?”

They gave no response even when I called out to them.

At that point, I got reminded of another fact.

The three maids before me—all three of them were beautiful and had outstanding figures.

With that being the case… would Barrett leave them alone?

Now that I thought about it, when it was time for me to return to the academy, among the maids, the three were the ones who mainly do the packing before I had taken the job into my own hand. Could it be that they were Barrett’s fave?

However, I couldn’t find anything indicating that he had such relationships with the three in his memories.

As such, I should be in the clear… unless, he had forgotten his relationships with the three.

I was nervously waiting for the three to react, when—

“Young Master Barrett… that is such a wonderful resolution,” said Marina on behalf of the three.

“Truly wonderful meow!”

“Lady Tayte will be overjoyed!”

Priim and Rebecca followed.

Rebecca was crying, even…

…Anyway, judging from the three maids’ reactions, it should be safe to say that Barrett had never put his hands on them. Thank goodness.

“We have been watching Lady Tayte up close since she was little and—though it may be presumptuous of us—we think of her as our little sister. We can assuredly declare that you will not regret your decision! You two will definitely be the best couple in the academy!” Marina declared enthusiastically.

……Wait, since Tayte was little?

“Are you saying that Tayte has liked me since we were little…?”

“Did you not notice?!” The usually composed Rebecca shouted in surprise. It appeared that while she usually shared information about Tayte with Barrett, he was completely unaware of her liking for him.

Political marriage.

For Barrett, his engagement with Tayte was strictly political.

The House of Ehrenberg couldn’t be called a great noble house by any standard, but it had a long history. Since the founding of the Bramshal Kingdom, it had supported the country in the industrial sector. It had never made moves to expand its influence—perhaps because the successive heads of the house had no ambition for power—but the people of its territory trusted it very deeply.

Yet, listening to Marina and the others’ stories, it appeared that Tayte hadn’t been viewing Barrett as merely a partner for a political marriage.

“Young Master Barrett, please make use of this.”

With that, Marina gave me a piece of paper.

It was filled with names, presumably women’s.

No way… could this be…

“It is the list of women whom you have hit on since you entered the academy.”

“! W-why would you have this…?”

“I have been keeping a record in case a problem occurs. I never imagined it would come in handy this way, however…”

Nice job!

With this, I could make sure which girls Barrett had hit on!

Now, let’s see—

“Huh……”

The instant I skimmed over the piece of paper—I was immediately lost for words.

S-so many… there were more than thirty names on the list.

And now that I took a closer look at it, the list not only contained students’ names! Some of them were teachers’! Was this why that teacher was so nervous in class?!

Was this all… true?

I wouldn’t get stabbed in the middle of the street or something… right?

“U-umm, Young Master Barrett, we will give you our full support!”

“For your happy future with Lady Tayte meow!”

“Let’s do our best!”

Marina, Priim, and Rebecca seemed to be fully motivated… Mhm. This was also for Tayte.

I would do my best to straighten up my relationships!