But God Forced Me to Reincarnate!

Fateful Encounter

After a while had passed, I took up another objective in my life.

Alright, I might have caused her to suffer... I might be the reason Firis couldn't live a fulfilling life 'til the end, but... the Hartmann family that caused her to suffer—the Hartmann family that caused many other to suffer just like how she suffered... I must destroy them before I go away!!

After all, Firis once told me that she also lived a hard life before she came to the Hartmann house, and who were the ones who committed so many wrongdoings and even tried to cover any illegal activities in their territory?

If only the ones who managed the Hartmann territory did right and managed the territory well, she wouldn't have to suffer so much.

If only I wasn't here, perhaps she could have lived a better life...

So...

I'm going to crush the Hartmann family before I can continue to atone for my sins!

The sin of keeping silent all these years even after knowing the Hartmann family's nasty secrets...

The sin of causing my beloved one to suffer...

Therefore, some time after I turned 13, I tried to "behave" myself the way Father would want me to be, so that he'd listen to my request.

Though it was hard, I tried to be cold and be distant with the others, especially those that Father and Dius-niisama didn't hold in high regards. It was mainly the commoners, which included those who worked for this house. Obviously, those who knew me quite well in the past were so surprised.

After I made sure that Father was quite convinced I was too shocked due to Firis' death and tried to desperately hold on to the family members I had, I made my request.

"So, you'd like to move to a dormitory? Harmonia Academy?"

"That's right. Hi—Mother and Dius-niisama would be happy if I could go there, too, right?"

Since they won't be able to see me that way.

"Why would you want that? Could it be that you're trying to get away from me? Are you trying to oppose me?"

"No, I will listen to all your requests. I want to go to Harmonia Academy to widen my networking. I heard that some of the nobility and the royal family went there. Wouldn't it be advantageous for us if I were to go there?"

Though Father frowned, he pondered and weighed the pro and contra—and finally, he agreed.

Actually... it was so that I could gain some connections to crush this house while seemingly trying to support this house.

But it was fine. For the time being, I'd try to obey all his words—no, his orders.

"Also, Icarus. Your engagement's been decided. You can't refuse it, okay? As for the engagement—"

"I understand. I'll leave that for you to take care of, Father. No matter what, I'll accept it. You know what's the best for our family, after all."

"Well said. I will tell you when you will formally greet their family with us. As for your fiancée, she is—"

"Father. Can't we just skip all those details? Isn't it more important for us to work on our prosperity rather than doing all those? It isn't like they could refuse too, right?"

I hated saying those words, but Father contently smiled. After all, he only saw the others as tools and didn't really pay any mind to them. Even to Hillde-sama, Father didn't seem to really care about her. Not like Hillde-sama minded.