Episode 18: The Abandoned Prince Greets the Lord of the Dungeon Town
After being rocked by the Magic Train for five and a half hours, I, along with Rosemary and a dozen or so other guards, arrived at the town with a Dungeon where Magic Stones can be mined.
“H-Hey, Reichel. Shouldn’t we go back after all? Dungeons are dangerous, and if something were to happen to you…”
“It’s fine, it’s fine. As long as I’m not buried alive, I won’t die. Besides, I have an errand from Alkalion.”
“Guh.”
Rosemary was acting strange for some reason. It seemed like she really didn’t want to go to the Dungeon, or rather, she didn’t want to go to the town with the Dungeon. I wonder if there’s some reason I don’t know about. But well, it seemed like Alkalion was going to ask Rosemary to run an errand anyway, so I decided not to worry about it.
“Come on, let’s hurry!! We’re going to greet the lord first, right?”
“Ah, yeah, that’s right. …Let me tell you one thing, the lord here is a difficult person, so don’t say anything too provocative, okay?”
I was a prince, after all, so I have that much common sense. And so, we made our way from the station to the lord’s mansion.
“By the way, Rosemary. You said the lord is difficult, but what kind of person are they?”
“Ah, well, it’s faster if you see for yourself. She’s quite intense in many ways, but she’s not a bad person.”
“?”
As I tilted my head at Rosemary’s vague words, the door to the guest room suddenly burst open.
BAM!!
The door broke from the sheer force, and wood splinters scattered around. Standing beyond the door was a beautiful girl with pale, light-blue hair.
She looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old.
Her two fruits seemed modest compared to Rosemary’s or Alkalion’s, but they were probably large by general standards.
She was a girl with a slightly cool impression.
The heels on the shoes she was wearing were high, and they looked incredibly difficult to walk in.
“Welcome, Foolish Sister. I’ll give you a warm welcome.”
“I-It’s been a while, Blume-aneue.”
Aneue… Aneue!? C-Could it be that this slender, beautiful girl is Rosemary’s older sister? Well, this town is a production site for important resources that support the empire, so it wouldn’t be strange for a member of the imperial family to manage it as its lord. But I wish you’d told me that sooner!!
“And who’s that brat over there?”
This person has a foul mouth. Well, it’s just a foul mouth; I don’t sense any malice or ill will, so it’s fine, I guess.
“He is Reichel. He is the one who has become my and Haha-ue’s husband. We haven’t had the ceremony yet, but we plan to hold it soon, so if your schedule allows—”
Ah, right, right. Actually, Rosemary, Alkalion, and I haven’t had our wedding ceremony yet. That’s because, well, a lot of things happened. Postponement after postponement piled up, and we still haven’t been able to do it.
“…So, you’re… you’re the man who seduced my cute Foolish Sister and Okaa-sama, are you?”
“Ah, no, rather than seduced, it was more like Haha-ue and I pursued him…”
“The details don’t matter. You there.”
I tensed up. Because Blume was clearly directing a sharp, testing gaze at me.
“Answer one thing honestly. If you lie, I’ll beat you half to death.”
“Blume-aneue!!”
“Foolish Sister, you be quiet. I’m asking that brat over there.”
“W-What is it?”
Blume asked me with a serious expression.
“What do you like about my Foolish Sister? What do you like about Okaa-sama? No, rather, what was the reason you came to like them in the first place? Tell me honestly.”
“…That is…”
What do I like about them? What was the initial reason? If I wanted to answer, I could say many things, but that’s probably not what she’s looking for. Rosemary’s cool side, Alkalion’s fun side… No, that’s not it. I like those inner qualities too, but that wasn’t the initial reason. It might be despicable, I might be scorned for it, but I don’t want to lie.
“Their boobs!!”
“!?”
Rosemary made a face like, “You’d say that here and now!?” Blume, on the other hand, was looking down. She had her hand on her chin, covering her mouth, and was trembling. I might have angered her.
“You…”
“Blume-aneue!! That’s not it!! Reichel has this side to him, but he definitely doesn’t mean any harm—”
“—You get it, don’t you?”
“Eh?”
Blume nodded in response to my statement.
“That’s right. My Foolish Sister’s gap, being a stick-in-the-mud yet liking cute things, is good, but her tall stature and those ‘boing-boing’ boobs are what’s really good. They’re soft too.”
“Eh, have you groped them before?”
“Isn’t it obvious? My Foolish Sister’s boobs are my boobs.”
“They are not!?”
“I see.”
“Reichel, what do you mean, ‘I see’!?”
It all made sense. So Rosemary’s weakness is her boobs because her older sister has been groping them since long ago. Thank you very much, Ane-san. Thanks to you, my nights are enjoyable.
“It’s the same with Okaa-sama. Her mischievous side is cute too, but those outrageous boobs! They’re bigger than my Foolish Sister’s, and their softness is exceptional. Too lewd!”
“I know, right?”
I was convinced. This woman named Blume may look like a peerless beauty on the outside. But on the inside, she’s a perverted old man. I think we can be friends.
“Th-That’s enough!! Come on, Reichel!! We’re heading to the Dungeon!!”
Rosemary, her face flushed red to her ears, pulled my arm. Then, Blume stopped her.
“Now, wait, Foolish Sister.”
“Wh-What is it this time?”
“I have one more thing I want to ask that brat—no, Reichel.”
Blume stopped Rosemary, who was trying to drag me out of the room.
“Reichel. —Boobs or butts, which do you prefer?”
“We’re leaving now, Reichel!!”
“I love them both!!”
“You don’t have to answer!!”
“We really get along!! I like boobs and butts too!! And thighs are great as well!!”
“Exactly!! Armpits too!!”
“You’re the best!!”
“Please be quiet already, Blume-aneue!! And Reichel, stop agreeing with everything she says!!”
And so, having finished my greetings with the lord, I headed towards the Dungeon. By the way, after that, Blume and I started corresponding by letter.
According to what I later heard from a drunk Airlin, it seems Blume is an unparalleled lover of girls and apparently caused some trouble involving women a while back. Because she’s a talented individual who’s good at her job, Alkalion supposedly dispatched her as the lord to the town with the Dungeon.
Why is it that Alkalion’s bloodline has so many amusing people? …Is it because Alkalion herself is amusing? The child Alkalion and I might have could also be an amusing kid. Would a child with Rosemary be serious, as expected? Eliza… yeah. It feels like an unconventional child would be born.
While thinking about such things, I delved into the Dungeon to deliver Alkalion’s letter to the person said to be in its deepest part.
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Afterword
A Trivial Little Story
Author: “This humble one is a samurai who gets excited by beautiful girls’ lewd talk.”
Reichel: “I know, right?”
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