It’s an early morning for me, King Logas.
After I get up at 4 a.m., I wash my face in the water tub provided in my bedroom. Next, I change from my nightwear to my day clothes. Open the window of the room all the way, and perform radio taisho. When my body felt relaxed, I moved to the courtyard of the royal castle. Of course, I am accompanied by two knight guard. Even though it is still within the castle, the king is not allowed to wander around unprotected.
There is a small field in the courtyard. It is a field I personally cultivated with a hoe. After wiping my forehead with the towel draped over my shoulder, I bit into the vegetable I had just harvested. The glossy bright red tomato was fresh, full of sourness and sweetness.
I handed some tomatoes to the two knights, and they ended up bursting into tears and saying something like, “Vegetables from Your Majesty!? I’ll make it an heirloom!” Sigh. I just can’t get used to this. I ordered them to eat it now because it will spoil.
“Good morning, Your Majesty!”
“Oh, Rina. Looks like you’re doing well today.”
The one who came to the field was a maid named Rina. When I can’t take care of the vegetables, she takes care of them for me. She has a baby-faced appearance and bright brown hair in twin tails, looking energetic and very cute.
“I’ve harvested tomatoes, do you want to eat them too?”
“Yes, yes! I want to eat Your Majesty’s vegetables!”
When I offered her a tomato, she bit into it in seconds.
Uh-, I’m still holding it in my hands…….
“Hey, you crazy servant! You’re disrespectful to His Majesty!”
“Aaah!! I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I just did it subconsciously!”
Rina wipes her juice-soaked hands with the handkerchief she was carrying. I then appeased the indignant knights and offers Rina a freshly picked cucumber this time. Then, like a conditioned reflex, she bit into the vegetable again.
It’s like feeding a small animal, and it’s a soothing sight.
“Uuh-, I did it again! I’m sorry, I’m sorry Your Majesty!”
“Don’t worry about it. In fact, I feel good seeing you eat the fruits of the vegetables I planted deliciously.”
“I’m really thankful that Your Majesty is kind! It’s a habit I had for a long time and I’m still trying to fix it. So, once I let my guard down, it will come out! Please pardon me.”
“Hoho~, a habit huh. Here.”
“Uhm. I-, ah-um-no-um-”
This is interesting. Once I hold out a vegetable to her, she will bite into the vegetable with an astonishing reaction speed. Before I knew it, the two knights were laughing at Rina’s actions and behavior.
“Hahaha, you have such a good skill, don’t you?”
“Uwaaa! Your Majesty is so mean. I just said that it’s a habit I wanted to fix!”
As an apology for teasing her, I decided to give her some freshly picked vegetables. Her teary-eyed expression suddenly changes to a bright smile. Maybe she was a dog in her previous life. I feel like she got an invisible tail wagging around.
I left the field to Rina and decided to go to the dining room to have breakfast for the time being.
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In the large dining room, the only sound is the scraping of knives and forks. Eating here are the six members of the royal family. Two wives and three children. They are the family of the late King Logas.
“I heard that you were touching the fields again. How many times should I tell you that it’s not good for a king to show his people something like that.”
“That’s a hobby. I told you not to interfere about it.”
“You’ve changed a lot you know. You used to drink and have sex with women as much as you wanted, but now you’re happy to be harvesting vegetables. I can’t help but wonder if someone brainwashed you.”
The First Queen complains to me as usual. As a married woman to a high-ranking nobleman, she seemed to recognize farming as a job for commoners, not for nobles or royalty.
On the other hand, the second queen is positive about my taste.
“As long as we are fulfilling our duties, I don’t think they would meddle in this or that. Above all, Your Majesty is the king of this kingdom. He was supposed to do anything freely.”
“You always indulge him by saying so. Don’t you understand that everything His Majesty does will befall on his children? How will you take responsibility if my precious Cecil is called the prince of the fields?”
“I don’t want you to tell me about that. If you don’t like it, why don’t you and your son leave the royal family?”
The flow of the two wives arguing with each other like this is a regular occurrence. If I have any sympathy for King Logas, it will definitely be about family affair. It’s painful to have to listen to their arguments all morning.
The eldest son, Cecil, speaks as if to break the grim atmosphere.
“Father, could you give me a spear training once in a while?”
“Okay, let’s do that. I feel like my body has been getting tired lately so I need some more exercise.”
Cecil is a beautiful boy with long golden hair simply tied in a classic ponytail. His hair color was inherited from his mother. He was dressed in an aristocratic uniform based on blue, paired with the red cloak he always wore. In addition, he has a good personality and high intelligence. It’s a wonder to me why such a son was born from that king. However, thanks to this, there was no need for me to work hard to create a successor.
I resumed eating, puts a scrambled egg on top of a piece of bread and puts it in my mouth. Even if I’m a royalty, breakfast isn’t that different from that of a commoner. The only thing that is lavish is dinner. Well, if you ask me if it’s delicious, I can’t say for sure, I could only describe it as passable.
The food I ate in the dungeon was much more like a gourmet.
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After breakfast, it’s time for government affairs. I spend hours on the throne dealing with those who come asking for audience. Most of them are officials and merchants, and they talk at length and in vain before finally getting down to the business. I know they are desperate to get me to remember their faces, but I have to meet dozens of people a day after all. I can’t listen to every single story.
I decided to skip the explanation from the second person and only ask what he needed.
“Your Majesty, Marshal Reagan has arrived.”
“Understood. Let him in.”
The minister whispers in my ear to announce the new visitor.
Marquis Reagan is a powerful man who owns the eastern frontier. He is also famous for not coming out of his domain so it is very rare for him to come to the royal capital so far away. Quietly entering the King’s Throne room, Reagan got down on one knee on the red carpet and bowed to me.
“Raise your head. What are you here for?”
“It is with great regret that I have come to the castle to make a request to Your Majesty.”
“Say your request first. I’ll decide what to do afterwards.”
“We have received an offer from the Naji Republic that they would like to do business with our territory. Regarding this, we would like to request that Your Majesty officially allow the beastmen to enter and exit the kingdom.”
Hoh~, an offer of trade from Naji huh. That’s interesting.
I definitely like to give the permission. However, I cannot simply say that they are very much welcome here. This is because there is a concern that if a large number of people from other kingdom enter the territory, it will become a big problem. If done poorly, it may cause friction between races.
Therefore, I decided to come up with a policy.
“We will only allow it on the Eastern Frontiers. We will take the initiative to take care of the residents of Naji who have entered the kingdom. We will consider our future measures based on the results.”
“Does that mean Your Majesty is going to see how things are going in my domain?”
“At worst, yes. Some of them may decide to emigrate after all. That’s the idea I’ve taken in mind.”
“Understood.”
He bows deeply before leaving the room.
Thinking that I can get seafood from Naji with dignity, I don’t feel bad about this decision. For the time being, let’s keep an eye on the progress on the eastern frontier.
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The time was three o’clock in the afternoon. Today’s political affairs ended earlier than expected so I decided to do the spear training that I had promised my eldest son earlier.
“It’s been so many years since I have been personally trained by Father.”
“It was my bad that I couldn’t even bother before.”
“No. I’m happy just being able to talk to Father like this.”
Cecil relaxes his expression and smiles at me. It’s painful that I can’t tell him that his real father is no longer here. However, once I get started, I am a person who is willing to follow through to the end. So, I will continue to wear the mask of King Logas until the end of my life.
We then prepare for battle by holding out our wooden spears at each other. There are no referees here. The game started from the moment we raised our weapon.
“Fu!”
“Tei!”
Cecil’s sharp thrust is aimed at my heart. I dodged his attack and I thrust back at the same time but he reflexively jumps backwards. It’s a good move. Even though he is being slow, he is watching my movement closely.
“How about this!”
Saying that, he unleashes a five-in-a-row thrust. He aimed precisely at the vital points and each blow had weight. I parry it with the hilt of my spear. In terms of ability, I think he is about the same as Freya when we first met.
“An opening.”
“Uwaa!?”
With his attention focused on how attack, I was able to easily trip him. Cecil stands up while rubbing his butt.
“Father is really strong. Even now, I can’t seem to reach you.”
“Of course. I have no intention on losing yet. Work hard kiddo.”
“Yes. I’m going to be a great king like Father.”
His words seemed to have connotations. At least I could say that I didn’t feel any admiration from him for his former father. I can’t help but understand his feelings. I don’t want that man to be my father either. After that, Cecil and I went to the dining room together and decided to have an early dinner.
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Yawning, I climb into my bed. As the king, I always go to bed at nine o’clock at night. There is no TV here, no interesting novels either. In other words, even if I am awake, I’ll just get bored. In such a case, I could only go to bed as soon as possible.
Knock. Knock.
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door of the room.
Is it a my knight guard?
“Your Majesty, may I come in?”
“Hmm, come in.”
It was the voice of a young woman. I heard it somewhere, but I can’t remember it right away. Then the door opened and a woman walked in.
It’s Rina, the maid.
“Why are you here at this time?”
“Uhm…… I want to have a yotogi….…”
***Yotogi, when a woman comes to the room of a man to sleep with him (at his bidding)
“Huh? Yo-yotogi??”
I was genuinely surprised. I had no idea that Rina, who was always cheerful, would say such a thing. Perhaps there are some complications here. For the time being, I decide to let her sit down in a chair and serve her a cup of hot tea.
“This tea…… It’s delicious.”
“So….. why did you come to my room all of a sudden?”
“To have yo-”
“There must be a reason, right?”
When I said that, she began to speak with tears in her eyes.
“My father arranged for me to marry into the Marquis family.”
“Isn’t that a blessing? What’s the problem?”
“The other party is Marquis Dosad. Your majesty knows the rumors about him, right?”
“Oh, that one huh.”
Marquis Dosad is a notorious figure. He is known for bribery, extortion, assassination, and willingness to use any means necessary to gain profit. And his sexual habit is also famous for being unique. It was said that he feels sexually aroused by sticking needles into the bodies of his wives and concubines. I heard that he starts with small needles and gradually changes to thicker and longer needles. When he is no longer satisfied, he finally pierces his partner’s heart with a stake causing her demise. The number of women he killed so far is said to be around 20 to 30.
However, this is just a rumor. Since there are no witnesses or evidence, it is not possible to accuse the Marquis.
“My family owes a debt to the Marquis Dosad, and the day after tomorrow is the payment deadline. However, with no prospect to pay, the Marquis has demanded me in exchange for the cancellation of the debt.”
“How much debt do you have?”
“It’s 500 gold coins. It’s not an amount that my family, a lower class noble, can afford to pay back.”
When it comes to 500 gold coins…… It should be about 500 million yen. Perhaps the Marquis made them take the loan because he thought they could not repay it. If that’s indeed the case, it’s safe to assume that Rina was his goal from the very beginning.
But, why did such a story ended up with her having a yotogi?
“I-, I thought that if I become Your Majesty’s concubine, the Marquis will give up. And Mother used to say it, a man can’t go against an established fact.”
“Women are indeed terrifying creature.”
“But I didn’t do this just for the sake of my family. I like Your Majesty who is kind and pleasant to be with. Please, please make me your concubine.”
“I see. That’s what you meant huh.”
I finally got it. There was a reason why a young girl who wasn’t even in her twenties would come to a man who could be mistaken for an orc. If she was not in a precarious situation like that, she wouldn’t have said she wanted to be my concubine. However, as a man, even if it’s a lie, those words still make me happy.
“Then I’ll buy you from the Marquis. You’ll be attached to the Royal Family then.”
“Eh? With the royal family? What about being your concubine?”
“I’m sorry, but I can’t do that…… I have ED.”
“ED!!?”
“Idiot! Your voice is too loud!”
I hurriedly covers Rina’s mouth. I’m worried that the knight outside would hear her. Of course, what I told her was a blatant lie. This is so as not to make her sad when she has already made up her mind. This is also because I’m still faithful to my ex-wife. This continues even after being reborn.
“Then I guess it can’t be helped……”
“I’m sorry. You have no choice but to give up being a concubine.”
“But why did you say you were going to make me a member of the royal family?”
“You’re taking care of my fields, aren’t you? I thought it would be more convenient for you to be my direct servant.”
“Field…… Your Majesty is not fit to be a king.”
“Maybe.”
We giggled and laughed together. She’s still young. She doesn’t have to spend her whole life with someone like me. Someday, she should be happily married to someone she can truly love from the bottom of her heart.
“Then, if I leave like this, Your Majesty’s ED will be exposed.”
“Hmm, that doesn’t sound good. Let’s have you sleep next to me tonight then.”
“S-sleeping together!?”
“What are you so surprised about? You can do that much, right?”
“That’s right. It’s just sleeping together. Ahahaha.”
Rina, whose cheeks are dyed pink, fearfully enters the bed.
Oh, I see. Come to think of it, sleeping in the king’s bed is an outrageous thing. That’s probably why she’s nervous. I’m sorry to say that it was a matter of course.
“Uhm…… May I hold your hand?”
“Ah? No problem.”
When I held her little hand, Rina let’s out a sigh of relief. How long has it been since I slept with a woman like this?
I can’t help but chuckle when I remembered that I used to lay pillows with my wife. Despite her pretty face, she snored like those flies swarming at the beginning of summer. I was often woken up by that sound.
“It’s all in the past. Let’s sleep.”
I muttered softly, closed my eyelids and then I sink into the swamp of deep sleep. Before I knew it, I was sleeping soundly.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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