Chapter 7: The Abandoned Prince Requests the Creation of Magic Tools
The bathhouse shower was completely destroyed by Rosemary’s Dragon Roar, and since I was at least partly responsible, I decided to help with the repairs.
My “Complete Regeneration” can also fix objects.
I can fix broken parts on the spot, so I should be useful.
And I’m interested in the Empire’s technology too.
Just then, Rosemary said she wanted to introduce someone.
“Reichel, this is—”
“Nuhahahaha!! I’m the type who introduces myself, you know!! I am Yellowna, Director of the Imperial Magic Development Bureau, you know!!”
She was a woman wearing work clothes.
She had lemon-colored hair, and her expression was completely hidden by her bangs, making it impossible to see.
I wondered if she could even see with those.
At her faintly visible mouth, a snaggletooth glinted.
Her height wasn’t much different from mine, but she seemed a few centimeters taller by a slight margin.
According to Rosemary, Yellowna is involved in the development of all sorts of magic tools existing in the Empire, and is apparently a super amazing person.
She conceived the idea for the Magic Engines that run within the Empire, and apparently, Yellowna was the one who built them too.
I bowed nervously.
“N-Nice to meet you. I’m Reichel.”
“Mhm, mhm, a pleasure to meet you too, you know!! Now then, let’s get started on the repairs right away, you know!!”
Rosemary seemed to have her daily training, so she quickly left the bathhouse.
After that, I followed Yellowna’s instructions, fixing parts or handing her tools.
The former was one thing, but the latter was a role that made me wonder, “Is this really necessary?” Apparently, however, it surprisingly leads to increased efficiency.
However, a problem occurred here.
“Fwhew, it’s hot today, isn’t it~”
“…”
It was an unexpected weapon.
Perhaps she got hot while working, because Yellowna took off the top of her work clothes and tied it around her waist.
What was revealed then were two bombs.
They were such bountiful, large breasts that I wanted to say there’s a limit to how much clothes can make you look slimmer.
She was wearing a midriff-baring shirt, like a sports bra. It wasn’t flashy, but it offered a sense of guilty pleasure that could only be obtained from a defenseless girl.
“Ah, Reichel-shi. I need you to hold that part there, you know. A little lower… yes, yes, right there, you know!!”
“…U-Uhm, Yellowna-san. They’re resting. On top of my head…”
“?”
As I crouched, supporting a large part from below, Yellowna tried to secure the part with materials using tools from above me.
And then, lo and behold.
Yellowna’s large breasts ended up resting on top of my head.
Heavy. It was an overwhelming mass.
“Ooh, no wonder my shoulders feel so light~”
When I pointed it out, Yellowna said so without a hint of embarrassment.
And then, she leaned even more of her weight onto me.
Perhaps Yellowna sweats a lot, as her shirt was damp, and mixed with the sweet scent peculiar to girls was the fragrant smell of sweat.
However, that scent wasn’t unpleasant at all.
If anything, it was somehow… arousing.
To prevent Yellowna from noticing that my lower body was reacting, I stayed as still as possible.
After a while of this, the work reached a stopping point.
Yellowna and I decided to take a break for about ten minutes or so.
“Just having one assistant helps a lot, you know~”
“R-Really? I don’t think I’ve been much help though.”
“Nah~. I can’t settle down unless I’m constantly talking to someone, you know. During work, I often even talk to my tools and parts.”
Isn’t that just… a weirdo?
Well, I guess there are people who aren’t good at working in silence.
“Still, Reichel-shi, you’re easy to talk to, you know. I understand why my shy little sister has taken a liking to you, you know.”
“…? Uhm, what do you mean by that?”
“Oh my!? You don’t mean to say you haven’t noticed my sister’s blatant attitude!?”
“? N-No, it’s not that, Yellowna-san’s little sister? Who are you talking about?”
To my genuine question, Yellowna answered nonchalantly.
“It’s Rosemary, you know.”
“!?”
I almost stumbled.
Huh? Huh? W-Wait, Rosemary is Yellowna’s little sister?
Which means…
“Yellowna-san, are you royalty!?”
“Oh? You didn’t hear it from Rosemary, did you?”
“N-No, well, it’s just that when Rosemary tried to introduce you, Yellowna-san, you cut her off and introduced yourself…”
“Nuhahahaha!! Now that you mention it, that’s right!!”
Yellowna, laughing heartily, stated her name once more.
“I am Yellowna, the Fifth Imperial Princess, you know!! Well, the title of Imperial Princess is just a name, really. I am one who has dedicated her life to the advancement of magic. There’s no need to be strangely formal, you know.”
“N-No, no, of course I’m surprised.”
I never would have thought Yellowna was Rosemary’s older sister.
They don’t look much alike.
Compared to Rosemary’s tall stature, Yellowna’s height is average.
“Mmm, you were thinking we don’t look much alike, weren’t you?”
“Guh. S-Sorry.”
“Well, that’s natural, you know. Rosemary takes after Mother-sama, and I take after Father-sama. What’s more, we have different fathers. So it’s even more natural that we don’t resemble each other, you know.”
“I-Is that so?”
Come to think of it, I think Alkalion once said something like, “I had seven husbands.”
Then it might not be so strange.
“Incidentally, my father was a dwarf, so his blood mixed nicely with Mother-sama’s, resulting in my average height, you know.”
Dwarves are a race characterized by a height that, even as adults, is lower than the waist of an adult human male.
And they are incredibly dexterous.
Many of them become craftsmen of some sort, and because they hone their skills over a longer lifespan than humans, they apparently create astounding things in their lifetime.
Yellowna’s enthusiasm for magic tools might also be because she inherited that blood.
…No, that’s not it.
“Yellowna-san, do you like magic tools?”
“They are my life, you know.”
I don’t think someone who can declare something so clearly is influenced by things like blood.
She’s completely the real deal.
Perhaps that’s why I found myself wanting Yellowna to make a few things for me.
“Uhm, actually, there’s something I’d like to discuss.”
Hearing the details of what I wanted her to make, Yellowna’s eyes widened.
It was because it was something that didn’t yet exist in this world, or rather, in the Empire.
Yellowna’s breathing grew heavy with excitement.
“Th-That, it would certainly be wonderful to have, you know!!”
“Right? To be honest, I don’t know much about magic tools, so I can’t make them myself…”
“No problem at all, you know!! I can complete it in a month, no, a week, you know!! …But even if I ask Mother-sama, I wonder if my allowance, or rather, the budget will be approved…”
Just then, Yellowna looked at me.
“Huh!? If I use Reichel-shi’s name, Mother-sama might grant the budget!? Th-That’s a wonderful plan, you know!! I can’t just stand around, you know!! I’ll shut myself in the workshop right away, you know!!”
“Eh? Ah, um, what about the shower repairs…?”
“Something like that can wait, you know!! Magic is calling to me, you know~!! Nwaah!?”
Saying that, Yellowna stood up vigorously and tried to run off.
However, her legs seemed to have fallen asleep, and she stumbled.
“Ah, careful!!”
I instantly reached out my hands and somehow managed to prevent Yellowna from hitting the ground.
However, in her place, I ended up being pushed down by Yellowna and pinned underneath her.
“Ouchouchouch… You saved me, you know. Are you hurt?”
“…I thought I was going to die from the bombs of softness.”
“?”
Pinned under Yellowna, my face was being crushed by her large breasts.
There was no pain. Because they were soft.
Feeling the sweaty, steamy breasts against my face, my beloved sword reacted.
As expected, Yellowna noticed.
“Mm, th-this is…”
“S-Sorry, I’m really sorry.”
Ahh, I’m definitely going to be scorned.
Thinking that, I looked at Yellowna’s face, and my gaze met her amber eyes.
Her long bangs had fallen down due to gravity, apparently revealing her face.
Yellowna’s face was simply beautiful.
Her beauty was not inferior to Rosemary’s or Alkalion’s.
I couldn’t help but let out a breath of admiration.
“Oof, so beautiful…”
“…Hoeh?”
In response to my murmur, Yellowna froze.
Even when I came to my senses, it was already too late. A strange atmosphere flowed between Yellowna and me.
I-I have to do something about this atmosphere!!
“Ah, no, well, it’s, uhm. I didn’t mean anything by it, you see.”
“O-Oh, i-it’s alright, you know. I understand. F-For now, I’ll get off, you know.”
Yellowna got off me and fanned herself with her hand.
Then, for some reason, she looked back and forth between my appearance and her own, blushed for some reason, and took the jacket she had tied around her waist and put it on again.
Ahh, her breasts are hidden now…
As I was feeling a little disappointed, Rosemary returned from her training right at that moment.
“Reichel, Yellowna-neesama. How are the repairs progressi—”
To Rosemary, it must have looked like something had happened between us.
The awkward air flowing between Yellowna and me; Yellowna, sweating as she got dressed; and me, breaking out in a cold sweat from the awkwardness with her.
It wouldn’t be entirely wrong to say it looked like the aftermath of… well, you know.
“W-What in the world happened!?”
After that, Rosemary-san pressed Yellowna and me, and we explained the whole situation.
It took a considerable amount of time before Rosemary-san’s misunderstanding was cleared up.
A few days after the “bathhouse misunderstanding incident,” it happened all too suddenly.
Thump!!
Rosemary-san advanced on me with a whoosh, cornering me against the wall. She kabe-don’d me.
“Reichel.”
“R-Rosemary-san?”
Rosemary-san looked down at me with a somehow serious expression.
Her cheeks were faintly flushed, her breathing was ragged, and she looked incredibly alluring.
What on earth led to this situation? No, wait, I knew the cause.
I found myself recalling the events of just a few minutes prior.
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Afterword
A Trivial Little Tale
Author: “This humble samurai gets excited when a girl whose eyes are hidden by her bangs lifts them to reveal she’s a beauty. Furthermore, this samurai gets excited by girls who carelessly take off their jackets, leaving themselves defenseless.”
Reichel: “I get it.”
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