Chapter 29: Never reveal any hints that could expose your identity
âHey, guys! Iâll be reading your letters today!â
With the addition of the support group for Haishin and the unexpected, and in some ways predictable, faces, Kanataâs life is still the same.
As usual, it was now the time for streaming today.
He has no bias when reading the letters, but this time, he decided to clear out all the ones that arrived during this time period.
[Where do you live, Haishin-sama?]
[You seemed very close to Princess Maria and Saint Alphana on that day when you showed the miracle to many people, including me⊠Are you perhaps living in the Kingdom?]
[If so, Iâll be happy to move in and let you know.]
[Youâve gotta be kidding.]
He was just being honest.
He didnât know why they felt compelled to ask him where he lived, and he became a bit scared, maybe needing to move out.
The comment section was quiet as if they were asking Kanata to tell them by all means.
[This is something that I canât tell you. As for the Princess and the Saint, I told you they came a long way, didnât I? Well, itâs up to you guys to believe me or not.]
Only three people knew about Kanata, and he could only thank them for not leaking any information to the public.
The publicâs opinion of him was that he possessed unlimited magical power and was a treasured existence desired by many countries.
[⊠By the way.]
It was just an afterthought and not anything serious.
Kanata merely uttered a thought that came to his mind in a flash, but his words caused the comments section to get stormed.
[What would you do if I said, âIâm going to build a country!â]
: Iâm moving!
: Marry you!
: Iâd like to form a friendly relationship with you.
: Leave the security to me.
: Is it a country you want?
The comments flowed one after another, and it seemed that some of them were people who always made comments to him.
He chuckled that theyâre really always here and looked over the next letter.
[Do you have any plans to get married, Haishin-sama? And do you prefer beautiful people like the Princess and Saint?]
[⊠Whatâs up with these letters today?]
Kanata crossed his arms and thought about whether it had to be a matter of preference.
As he reincarnated into this world, he had seen his fair share of unearthly beautiful beings.
He would definitely say that Maria and Alphana were among the outstandingly beautiful girls.
It was something he was embarrassed to say to their faces, but he thought it would be fun to tease them once in a while and say something like this.
[If youâre asking me if I like them, Iâd say I do. My preference is⊠I wonât go into details because I donât like to say too much in public like this. As a man, isnât it nice to have such lovely ladies by your side? Donât you agree, all you lonely guys out there who, just like me, donât have a partner!?]
Kanataâs words made the comment section more excited.
Maria and Alphana were a princess and a saint, but to those who didnât normally associate with them, they were like idols.
He had no idea how serious they were, as he got flooded with comments from lonely men who wanted to have beautiful women like the two of them as their wives or to have a relationship with them.
[Kukuku. Well, so much for talking like this. Letâs move on to the⊠Huh?]
He was about to read the next letter with great enthusiasm when he heard some strange female noises from somewhere far away, but then again, he nodded, thinking it might be his imagination since this was the menâs dormitory.
[Uh, letâs see whoâs next?]
[Dear Haishin-sama, I am a slave living in the Empire.]
[Before, we used to live in a horrible environment, but thanks to Haishin-samaâs message, peopleâs view of slaves has changed, and we get treated much better.]
[It was said that slaves normally do not live that long, and there was a time when I, too, was frightened that I would die at any moment.]
[But now a very kind master has taken me in, and I live happily every day.]
[Thank you so much, Haishin-sama!]
[⊠Iâm happy for you.]
By the time he finished reading it, Kanata was in tears.
Although he was physically 17 years old, he still had a tendency to become emotional when he heard stories like this, a remnant from his previous life.
(I used to cry during emotional scenes in video games like this.)
He sounded a little nasally, which was probably heard by the listeners.
But there were no obvious comments like âAre you crying?â and there were no words of ridicule for Kanata, as all the listeners were aware of the situation.
[All right, letâs move on to next!]
He moved on to the last letter of the day, but the next one was not a letter of concern or gratitude but a letter of resentment towards Kanata, which is sometimes the case.
He doesnât mind getting told he wouldnât be forgiven or that they donât like him. It is something he has to accept as an influencer.
But it was far better than getting death threats to kill you in person like the previous bandit group.
[Could it be that whoever sent this letter is from the Principality?]
He had told them to find out if the victim was under a charm spell before anything. [TLN: From chapters 8 & 9.]
He had already received a letter thanking him for resolving that, but he didnât mention it on the stream because he didnât want it to bring up bad memories for the victim who might be listening.
He doesnât know she turned into a fanatic, and he doesnât see how his life is in shambles after his manipulation was no more⊠Well, Kanata may be wrong in some places but still.
[Well, I donât have to respond to this kind of message. But if I were to say something, Iâd say, I donât care. Whether she is a fanatic or something, sheâs my fan. I really appreciate it. Thank you, Miss!]
Kanata laughed, saying that every fan is important.
However, something was going to happen in the Principality because of the letter. Something that Kanata had no way of knowing.
[Well, thatâs it for today! Good night, everybody!]
Kanata let out a big yawn and crawled into his bed, going to sleep comfortably.
[Well, I donât have to respond to this kind of message. But if I were to say something, Iâd say, I donât care. Whether she is a fanatic or something, sheâs my fan. I really appreciate it. Thank you, Miss!]
After such words echoed from the terminal, the man slammed his arm on it.
The terminal where Haishinâs voice was heard broke, but the man shouted loudly with veins appearing on his forehead.
âS***w you, you crook! Because of you, I⊠am on the verge of being abandoned by my family!â
The man didnât stop screaming as he held his head up.
He was a certain nobleman of the Principality of Randall, but his foothold had become so shaky that his position was under threat.
It all started with a letter that arrived at Haishinâs platform, informing him that a lady of the Principality of Randall got imprisoned for a crime she didnât commit and was about to be executed.
âFollow me. We need to examine you.â
Yes, he was the man enchanted by the sister of the innocent lady, Lisa.
The man had lost himself in the power of the demon eye, but unlike the other men who had been spit on, he had offered everything he had.
He had been dipping into his own fortune and, of course, that of his younger brother and sister.
He could have just dismissed it as nothing more than an inevitable consequence of the influence of the demon eye. Instead, he had the audacity to say that he had fallen under her spell because sheâLisaâ was unworthy of him.
âI did nothing wrong. Itâs because you didnât hold the reins of your own sister. Itâs not wrong to call you a stupid woman!â
So this guy had a s****y personality, to begin with.
Naturally, these words and actions spread, and the man walked down the path of his own destruction⊠Dumb enough to tempt people to ask, âWho is the stupid one?â
â⊠Haishin, I will never forgive you. I will find you, I promise.â
He also thought it was all a lie about Haishinâs infinite magical power, and from a manâs point of view, the trend of praising Haishinâs actions as a great achievement was even nauseating.
âOh well, it all starts tomorrow. Iâm definitely going to do it.â
With a firm resolve in his heart, the man lay down on his bed to face tomorrow.
A while after that, the only sound in the room was the manâs sleeping breath.
But the door unexpectedly opened.
ââŠâ
People came in by the dozens.
Them not being noticed at all is probably due to the magical equipment developed only in the Principality.
People surrounded the bed where the man sleeps, all of them familiar to him.
His brother, sister, father, mother, and the mansionâs servants all looked down on the man.
âWhew, that was totally stupid. Hey, Lisa.â
âYes, Lady Athena.â
The last two to appear were Lisa and a woman of noble bearing who hid her mouth with a fan.
âI canât deal with it⊠itâs up to you guys.â
âI donât care anymore. This man is no longer a family.â
âYes. I will not tolerate such an insult to our faithful.â
âVery well then.â
The woman who folded the fan with a snap looked down at the man with a spooky atmosphere.
They say the man was never seen in the Principality again after that day.