Chapter 16: The Discarded Prince is Made to Understand
“Nuaargh?! Eliza-shi’s mana has run out, and Rosemary’s sword has broken, has it not?!”
“What’s going to happen now?”
“Erm, according to this time’s rules, it’s a defeat the moment one becomes unable to battle, so…”
However, Rosemary’s greatsword broke at almost the exact same time Eliza’s mana ran out.
By the rules, would this be a draw, I wonder?
No, but Eliza still has her rapier, so she should be able to fight. But her mana is depleted, and she looks like her consciousness is hazy…
So, continuing the battle is impossible for both of them after all, huh?
“I wish for you to wait, desu wa!!”
And just as Yellowna, who was also serving as the referee, was about to declare it a draw, Eliza called for a halt.
Eliza raised her fists, facing Rosemary.
“If my mana is depleted, then it is simply a matter of fighting with our fists, desu wa!!”
“…You still have your sword, so there’s no need to go out of your way to fight with fists—”
“You expect me to do something as cowardly as using my sword when yours is broken!?”
“Eh, no, I don’t think that’s particularly cowardly…”
“My motto is to fight fair and square!! Against a cowardly opponent, I shall use cowardly tactics, desu wa!! If you fight fair and square, then I shall meet you head-on, desu wa!!”
Man, Eliza is cool too.
“…I see. Even though your mana is gone and you must be unsteady… As expected of Reichel’s former fiancée. You are a fine woman.”
“Oh my? Have you only just realized?”
The two of them, connecting in the middle of the arena.
The vibe feels like something out of a good old shonen manga, and it makes me a little antsy.
They’re both so cool, damn.
“It’s a passionate battle between women fighting over a man, desu na!! This one quite likes this kind of vibe, desu zo!!”
“Ahaha!! Go for it, go for it~!”
With Airlin heckling from the side, Rosemary and Eliza’s battle reached its conclusion.
“Hah, hah, I… I can’t move a single finger anymore, desu wa…”
“M-Me neither…”
The two of them collapsed in the center of the arena.
The setting sun illuminated them, dyeing them crimson. The match was decided by a double knockout from a cross counter.
It was a hand-to-hand fight where Rosemary seemed to have the advantage physically, but surprisingly, Eliza fought well.
Come to think of it, a long time ago, Eliza once said something unbecoming of a mage, like, “In the end, fists are what truly matter in a fight, desu wa.”
I never thought she’d manage to fight Rosemary to a draw with her fists.
“It’s a draw, desu na!! Reichel-shi!! Please treat the two of them, desu zo!!”
“Ah, r-right!!”
“Ehh? It’s over already~? hic“
I approached the two collapsed in the center of the arena and used ‘Complete Regeneration’.
“Afunn, i-if you touch me there, I’ll feel it, desu wa!!”
“I-It’s not like I’m doing it on purpose.”
Rosemary said, “I can wait until later,” so I treated Eliza first.
My ‘Complete Regeneration’ requires me to touch the afflicted area, so when I touched a slightly sensitive spot, Eliza blushed and let out a strange noise.
Stop it, stop it. Rosemary’s gaze is a little scary!!
It’s true I’m touching her breasts a little, but it’s strictly for treatment. I don’t have even a speck of ulterior motives… well, it’s not like I don’t, but I don’t!!
“I can feel Reichel-sama all over my body, desu waaa!!”
“D-Don’t say such weird things…”
Eliza was making an indecent expression that a girl shouldn’t show. If it weren’t for these aspects of hers, she’d be someone I could purely respect…
“Alright, Eliza’s treatment is done!! Next is Rosemary.”
“Ah, please. …Nn♡ O-Oi, my chest isn’t injured.”
“No, just in case. It’s just in case!!”
I began Rosemary’s treatment.
Then, Rosemary looked down slightly and suddenly uttered words of apology.
“…Sorry, I couldn’t win.”
“No, you were cool.”
“Spare me the flattery. I thought I’d finally get to go on a date with you.”
The prize if Rosemary had won was the right to monopolize me for a day. Was she planning to use that right to go on a date with me?
How cute can she be?
“If you’d just asked, I’d go on as many dates as you want, you know?”
“Mother wouldn’t allow it, would she?”
“I wonder? If I asked her, maybe she’d say okay?”
“…Well, Mother is lenient with you, Reichel, so it might be possible… But I, who couldn’t win the duel, have no right to invite you.”
It seems Rosemary is bothered by the fact that she couldn’t win.
Alright, this is where I have to man up.
“Then, Rosemary, let’s go on a date sometime.”
“B-But, I told you, I who couldn’t win have no right to invite Reichel…”
“I’m the one inviting you. Not you, Rosemary.”
“Mmph.”
“Besides, I want to do things other than lewd stuff with you too, Rosemary. How about it?”
In response to my question, Rosemary smiled as if troubled.
“Fufu, hahaha. Good grief, I’m no match for you, Reichel. —Nn♡ I told you not to touch my chest, didn’t I?”
“It’s for treatment!! This is treatment!!”
“…I’ll come to your room tonight, so save the touching for then.”
Receiving her nighttime invitation, I agreed with a huge smile.
Then, Eliza, who had been quietly watching our conversation until now, spoke.
“This is so teetee, desu wa!! Even I don’t have the courage to interrupt that atmosphere, desu wa!!”
Apparently, Eliza had been reading the mood.
Come to think of it, the duel ended in a draw, but what happens with the prizes and all that?
Just as I was thinking that…
As if answering my question, someone whispered into my ear.
“You need not worry about that point.”
“Uwaaah?! Y-You scared me!! Wait, Alkalion?”
Thinking back, I haven’t seen Alkalion at all since the duel started.
“Where have you been all this time?”
“Just a little trip to the Agaram Kingdom via teleportation magic.”
“Eh, teleportation magic? Didn’t you just casually use some incredible magic? And more importantly, why Agaram?”
“It seemed Eliza hadn’t officially divorced the King of Agaram on paper, so I went to take care of the procedures.”
“It was less of a procedure and more like half-threats, you know.”
The one who said that, as if to supplement Alkalion’s explanation, was the black-haired, ponytailed older-sister-like maid who was with Eliza.
Somehow, the older-sister-like maid seems to be on good terms with Alkalion…
No, this is perfect timing.
I’ll tell Alkalion the duel’s result and ask what to do about the prizes and such.
“Alkalion. Rosemary and Eliza’s duel was a draw, so what happens now? You said not to worry earlier, but…”
The reason I agreed to the duel. It was because Alkalion, who had seen the future, said, “Things won’t turn out badly.”
However, the result was a draw. Is this what Alkalion meant by “not a bad result”?
“If it’s a draw, then you simply give prizes to both of them.”
“””Eh?”””
“Bouya will marry Eliza, and Rosemary will monopolize Bouya for a day.”
“Eeeh!? When you said things wouldn’t turn out badly, this is what you meant!?”
“Yes. We will grant Eliza Imperial citizenship, so everything is resolved.”
No, but, having three wives is a bit much, even for me…
I glanced over at Eliza to see her reaction.
“I did it, desu waaa!! I’m finally going to be united with Reichel-sama!! Aaahn!! We can do that sort of thing, and this sort of thing too!! Even some slightly abnormal play!! I’m getting wet from excitement, desu wa!!”
Eliza, who had become far more voluptuous and large-breasted compared to the figure I knew from five years ago.
To make her my wife.
To be blunt, there are no downsides for me.
If anything, a girl who’s proactive about lewd things will become my wife.
“This is the best!! —Hah?! No, Rosemary!! This isn’t what it looks like!! I don’t mean anything by it, okay?!”
“…Good grief. Reichel, you…”
Rosemary, a vein popping on her forehead, pulled my arm forcefully.
“I was planning to use the one-day monopolization right for a date, but forget it.”
“Eh?”
“I’m going to make you understand right now. Prepare yourself♡.”
And so, I was made to understand by Rosemary.
I was surprised when Eliza barged in midway.
It seems Rosemary and Eliza, who had developed something like a friendship through the duel, ravaged me with their splendid combination.
Yes, far from things not turning out badly, it became the best possible outcome.
Additionally, by broadcasting Rosemary and Eliza’s fierce battle throughout the Imperial Capital, we also achieved the goal of venting the populace’s pent-up frustration from the recent incident.
Everything was going well.
However, nothing ever stays going well forever. After things go well, something invariably goes wrong.
A few days later, the Agaram Kingdom declared war on the Dragoon Empire.
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Afterword
A Trivial Little Story
Author: “Being forcefully ‘done’ by a girl with a better physique than yourself is great, isn’t it?”
Rei: “Right?”
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