Happy Daily Life of a Reincarnated Noble Blessed with Vassals - Chapter 6

I don’t know. All I know is what was written in the flavor text when I pulled the gacha. You mean that thing, right? The one where he was kidnapped by an assassin organization and raised as a girl?

[That’s correct. The question remains, however, how Mary, who once belonged to a criminal organization, is now serving as Your Excellency’s attendant.]

Did I catch him when he was sent to assassinate me or my family?

No, that’s too cliché.

Maybe it’s more like… Madman Rex barged into the criminal hideout, looking for someone stronger than him, wiped out the place, and found the cute Mary, deciding to spare only him?

[Apologies for the cliché, but both guesses are mostly correct. To clarify, Mary was originally dispatched to assassinate your father, who was still alive at the time. However, he was captured by Odolski and Jean-Jacques, who foiled his attempt. The assassin became the hunted. Normally, he would’ve been tortured and executed, but Rex intervened, praising him for managing to infiltrate the estate and survive an encounter with Odolski and the others. He recommended sparing his life and requested that he serve as his personal attendant.]

So Mary was after my father, and Odolski and Jean-Jacques stopped him, huh?

Right now, I sound like some weirdo who just wanted to keep a cute boy assassin by my side.

[All the retainers strongly advised against it at first, but your father, as head of House Hesselink, had a rather unconventional way of thinking. Far beyond what the retainers expected. He gave his approval to spare and employ Mary, but only on one condition.]

The destruction of the criminal organization?

[Exactly. The condition was that Rex had to singlehandedly wipe out the organization. Odolski insisted on accompanying him, but Rex persuaded him otherwise, leaving Odolski to reluctantly stay behind.]

But we’re talking about an organization with assassins, right? How did Rex even find out where their base was or who its members were? It’s not like he tortured Mary for information, right?

[Rex Hesselink was a madman, but he had his ways. As the saying goes, it takes a thief to catch a thief. During his school days, Rex’s few close friends lent him their underworld connections. No one dared give false information to a man like Rex, who would use every dark contact at his disposal to get what he wanted.]

Yeah, no one would want to end up in Rex Hesselink’s sights.

What on earth did that man do?

[Despite his reputation, he was incredibly popular among the common folk, you know? He was known for his kindness—skipping training to help at soup kitchens and secretly donating to orphanages using misappropriated funds that no one could trace back.]

Now I understand why people thought he was a madman. He went against the grain as a noble—helping the weak and taking down the strong.

[It seems his main motivation was to think, “Look at me, I’m so cool with the commoners!”]

Rex Hesselink, you embarrassing fool!

Well, I’m not him, but I am him. So, when I meet people who knew him, they’re probably going to think, “Oh, this guy’s such a cringey mess.”

[Returning to the story—Rex, with the help of his one and only friend from his school days, quickly located the organization’s headquarters and leader. Then, he proudly stormed the place.]

Good to know he had a friend. Though they’re probably bad news.

[At the time, Rex was still just an ordinary summoner, but his infamous number of contracted beasts earned him a reputation. When he attacked the base, the place was overrun by magical creatures of all sizes. It was hellish. Assassins who survived tried to flee, but when they learned Rex Hesselink had set his sights on them, they were too terrified to find sanctuary anywhere. Imagine—Madman Rex himself came to personally dismantle their organization.]

So, he wasn’t commanding heavyweights like Gorimaru or Drazo back then? They must’ve been weaker summons, considering I upgraded later through the gacha. That’s a bit disappointing, but it makes sense.

[To ascend to a higher rank as a summoner, one must offer their existing summons as sacrifices. Rex’s powerful beasts, like the Great Demon Ape and the Dragon Zombie, are the result of sacrificing numerous weaker summons.]

Wait, he sacrificed them? That seems like a waste, doesn’t it?

Then again, it was necessary for the promotion. If it were me, and I was told to sacrifice Gorimaru or Drazo to ascend, I’d absolutely refuse. Maybe people in this world are just more pragmatic.

[Summoners rarely develop emotional attachments to their summons, but Rex Hesselink was an exception. He bawled his eyes out, cursing the gods for forcing him to sacrifice his beloved creatures. In the end, Rex’s untimely death and reincarnation led to his ascension by default.]

Hearing that makes me feel guilty.

I’ve basically hijacked Rex Hesselink’s life.

Of course, it wasn’t something I actively wanted—I was forced into this situation. Still, I can’t shake the feeling that I’m partly to blame for the sacrifice of the summons he loved so much.

[Remember, you are Rex Hesselink now, Your Excellency. Never forget that.]