WARNING!!!!
From this chapter on, the story takes a completely different turn 🔞.
It’s not just explicit smut— it’s everything.
So, I’m warning everyone: read knowing that things are going to get very intense from now on
Part 1
While being shaken in the carriage, we eventually reached the royal capital. As the name suggests, it’s the royal capital of Jioral Kingdom.
Jioral Kingdom is located at the southernmost territory that the humans control. Below it is demon territory.
In other words, for humans, the Jioral Kingdom is the shield that protects them from demon invasion. For that reason it receives support from other countries. Jioral Kingdom’s strength is its connections with other countries.
The support Jioral Kingdom gets consists of food and money, but also engineering technology and magical technology. There’s also many warriors with real combat experience against monsters. There’s no doubt that Jioral Kingdom is the strongest country in the world.
Nowadays, they’re using the strength from that support to perform more aggressive negotiations for more support.
Being on the frontlines of the battles between humans and demons, the capital’s walls were high and thick. Providing not only physical defense, but also magical defense. There are many knights surrounding the walls, making it quite formidable.
“It looks like a nice wall.”
“Fufu, you shouldn’t be amazed by the wall. It’s even better inside the city.”
We enter the city going through the metal gates.
“Please look. Isn’t the townscape beautiful?”
As soon as we entered the city, Flare, the Magic Hero and princess, let out an innocent and high pitched voice. We were making our way through a well maintained highway in Jioral’s royal capital.
Just like she said, it’s a beautiful town. Considering the circulation of money and goods, the main road is straight and quite wide. The buildings are made of bricks to prevent fires from spreading easily, and they have an elegant design.
There’s nothing useless in this city, everything in here is clean and orderly. There are more people walking about like anywhere else. You can hear laughter everywhere, you can feel the energy overflowing.
“Yeah, it really is beautiful.”
I don’t use honorifics with princess Flare. She herself requested so. She said we are equal as Heroes. Even though Flare is a princess, she’s trying to act in a way that’s easy to get along with, matching me in conversation.
“Yes, this city is my pride. To protect this city and everyone’s smiles, that’s why we fight.”
“Flare is amazing.”
“Ah, sorry for talking so much. But I really think it would be wonderful if we could use our power to protect everyone.”
I smile back at Flare. Ah, that’s no good, my mask is slipping off.
Everything Flare says is calculated. Her innocent behavior, clumsy moments, her beautiful smile and her desire to protect the royal capital. Every single one of those is a performance to tie me to this country.
Magic Hero Flare is that kind of woman. Knowing this, I’ve been enduring this nauseating feeling.
In the first place, the royal capital’s existence itself is dark.
The land which this capital was built on was stolen from demi-humans. The Jioral Kingdom set its eyes on a rich open land and burned all the demi-human villages that were occupying it. The ones that fought back were either massacred or made into slaves to build the new city.
That’s how they were able to make such a well optimized city. After all, there’s no reason to preserve the demi-human villages.
Beautiful streets, beautiful buildings and smiling people. In the shadows of it all you see the remnants of the land’s original owners, now enslaved and tortured.
The kingdom doesn’t allow for human slavery, but demi-humans are fine. As far as the kingdom cares, the demi-humans are no different than beasts. Also, the demi-humans also have something called a true name, which can be used to make them absolutely obey any order. It’s convenient that the demi-humans don’t have access to human rights.
This is truly…
“This city is beautiful just like Flare.”
I said what was on my mind. A beautiful exterior and a rotting interior. Exactly like her.
“I’m happy. I’m proud of this town, so this touches my heart more than any other compliment.”
Without noticing my sarcasm, Flare makes a perfectly calculated smile.
Flare turned her gaze outside the window again. I’ll use this chance to use my Jade Eye. I’ll confirm the strength I’ll need to escape.
These guys are the princess’ guards, so they must be top-notch. In that case, if I can beat them, I should be able to escape no problem. There are six guards, all around the same level of strength, this is one of them:
Race: Human
Name: Margurt
Class: Knight
Level: 31
Status:
MP: 57/57
Physical Attack: 63
Physical Defense: 63
Magical Attack: 31
Magical Defense: 44
Speed: 57
Abilities:
Fencing level 3
Martial Arts level 2
Skills:
Horseback Correction level 2: Knight skill. Adds a positive correction to attacks while riding a horse.
High physical attack and defense, as you’d expect from a Knight class. His level is also high. Normal humans usually cap at around 20 to 30, and he’s past that upper limit. As expected of a royal guard.
There are exceptions, but the class you awaken to is closely related to the environment you grew up in. This guy probably comes from a family that has served as knights for generations.
I focus my Jade Eye to see even more information.
Level Limit: 32
Talent Values:
MP: 40
Physical Attack: 90
Physical Defense: 90
Magical Attack: 40
Magical Defense: 60
Speed: 80
Total Talent Value: 400
He’s almost reached his level limit, but his talents aren’t bad. A good distribution with a total of 400. Now, if I were to get in a fight with this guy, I’d be beaten helplessly. I stop using my Jade Eye.
So, if I want to escape, I’ll have to overwhelm those stats. It feels like it’ll be a lot of trouble.
Since my talents are distributed based on the Healer class, I’ll have to change them with Transformation Heal. But assuming these guys are an elite unit, I should be able to escape with some work.
“Keyaru-san, what’s wrong?”
Flare moves her gaze from the window and asks me.
“When I think about entering the royal castle now, I’m getting nervous.”
“That’s not unreasonable, but don’t worry. We all know Keyaru-san wasn’t in a position to learn proper etiquette, and you were forced to come here, so most things will be excused.”
Really, this woman is flawless. Like this, the carriage crossed the city and entered the royal castle.
Part 2
After I arrived at the royal castle, I was separated from Flare. I was accompanied by 5 maids, who made me bathe, put me in elegant clothes and taught me as much manners as they could.
It seems I’ll have an audience with the king in a few hours, and I’ll have to do a lot of tedious things.
I was surprised by how strong the maids here are. They are comparable to the knights from before. They must have been sent here to observe me.
Without being able to really do anything, the time to have an audience with the king came.
At that time, I was too excited to pay attention to it. The feeling of superiority from being chosen as a Hero, charmed by Flare’s beauty, admiration from my first meeting with the king and his expectations of me. All those things captivated my heart.
But now I’m calm. I wonder how the king will be reflected in my eyes? I’m looking forward to it.