Chapter 62: Love that Ends, Love that Begins
It had been a long time since Yuya had visited Princess Amalia's mansion. With a sense of guilt, Yuya treated Princess Amalia more kindly than usual.
This helped Princess Amalia to ease the anxiety she had been carrying in her heart, but that was only until the night arrived.
Yuya, who had been treated by the Luine Kingdom, was no longer satisfied with mere hospitality. No, the distinction between routine and entertainment was lost.
"...Nhh."
"Amalia, you don't have to endure it."
"…………"
"You can speak out louder"
"...I'm embarrassed."
Amalia thinks that it is not a good idea. When Yuya urged her to do so, she tried her best to hold back her voice, which was about to leak out.
"I want you to show me more embarrassing things."
"Yuya?"
"......Turn your back."
"Behind"
"Get down on all fours"
"...I don't like it"
"That's okay. Turn around and get on all fours."
Although he speaks softly, Yuya uses force to force Princess Amalia to lie down, and then he uses force to lift Princess Amalia's waist and push her buttocks out.
"No, I don't like it. Yuya, stop it, it's embarrassing to be in this position."
Disliking that, Amalia is trying hard to break her posture.
"It's fine! I want to see Amalia embarrassed!"
Even if Princess Amalia doesn't like it, Yuya doesn't try to stop. He presses his lower body against her protruding buttocks.
"N-no! Stop it! It's like a beast! Stop it!"
Princess Amalia screams in earnest.
"……I understand."
Hearing that, Yuya finally weakens his strength. Still, Yuya's demands did not stop.
"Then, can Amalia ride on top?"
"…………"
"Don't you understand? Straddling me, Amalia moves her hips."
Saying this, Yuya lies on his back and points to his lower body.
"...Yuya, who are you trying to make me imitate?"
It was the first time that Yuya made such a request. When she thinks about why, she can only think of one thing.
"...No one."
"Then where did you learn it?"
"...Knowledge from another world."
He's not lying. But the catalyst that led him to mention this was definitely the s*xual entertainment he received from the Luine Kingdom.
"I don't like that. It's fine with the usual."
"...I see. Okay, we'll stop today."
"Okay."
"Do you want to take a bath?"
This time the demand is for a bath. However, this is not unusual.
"...I think it will take me a little while to get ready."
"That's fine. I'll go in then."
"Wait. I'll tell Emily to get it ready, and you can go after it warms up."
Princess Amalia stopped Yuya from leaving the room. Princess Amalia wants to enjoy her first conversation with Yuya in a long time.
"Then I'll tell her. She's in the hallway, right?"
"I think she is."
"Then I'll tell her."
"Yes"
Yuya got up from the bed, put on his gown and headed for the exit. When he opened the door, Emily was already standing there.
"Ah, you're here."
"I heard Amalia-sama screaming, so I wondered if something happened."
The cause of that yell could only be Yuya. Emily's eyes on Yuya were sharp, as they always are.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I was a bit of a jerk. It's okay."
Ahead of the door, Emily turned her gaze to Princess Amalia in bed.
"……I see."
Confirming that Princess Amalia nodded lightly, Emily accepted Yuya's words, albeit reluctantly.
"I was just about to come to you."
"Yes?"
"I want to take a bath"
"I'm sorry. I'll prepare it right away."
"Does it take time to warm up?"
"A bit"
“Then, can you wash my body in the meantime?”
This is the reason why Yuya asked Emily himself.
"...Me?"
"Is there someone else?"
"...There is no one with such a role."
Somehow suppressing her almost frenzied heart, Emily answered. However, Yuya's response to her was to nullify Emily's efforts.
"Isn't it your job to do something about it?"
"Do you know what you are saying!? Amalia-sama can hear you!"
"I know. But the royal family doesn't care about this, right?"
"Where is such royalty? I have never heard of it."
"...After all, a bath is good. I'll take it at home."
"Please do as you like"
Emily welcomes it, but Princess Amalia does not.
"Eh? Yuya, are you going home?"
"Your maid is unwieldy and unrefined. I think you should replace her."
"But Emily has always taken care of me."
"Amalia, who is more important, me or just a maid?"
"That's……"
Princess Amalia is at a loss for words.
"You can't answer right away. After all, I'm going home today. I hope the maid is gone next time I come."
"Yuya? Wait, Yuya!"
Princess Amalia stood up and called Yuya. However, Yuya left the room without turning around at the voice of restraint.
"No way..."
Princess Amalia is so shocked that she collapses to the floor.
"...I'm sorry. But that man."
"Do not say it!"
"Amalia-sama..."
"Even I knew. I just found out where Yuya went and what he's been up to."
"…………"
"I made a promise. Not only that he would come to my country. I promised to marry him. That's why I'm going to marry Yuya."
"Yes……"
"He was just in a bad mood. I made him a little angry too."
"Yes……"
"The next time he comes, I'm sure he'll be back to the original Yuya."
"Yes, I'm sure..."
Emily didn't speak her mind until the end and stopped halfway through. Emily knows Yuya's thoughts. She is not like Princess Amalia, who is blind.
After that day, Yuya never visited Princess Amalia's mansion.
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Yuya's buoyant mood did not stop. And his buoyant mood was contagious, even to those who could benefit from it.
"Do you really think so?"
Kenji Shimizu, who heard Yuya's story, widened his eyes.
"Don't say it out loud. It would be terrible if the girls heard."
"It's amazing. Is it possible to have such a luxury when it comes to the Luine Kingdom?"
"Well, when I hear the story, It's like a drinking frenzy that goes beyond extravagance."
Takeshi Mizushima, who was listening to the story, seemed to be in high spirits.
"Idiot! I said it on purpose!"
"Ah, is that so?"
Yuya went to the dormitory of the Luine Kingdom whenever he had to run an errand. Each time, he would bring back what he had experienced and tell his friends about it. People around him look forward to it. It's a dream come true, especially for the boys.
"Can we do it just once?"
"Oh, I see. Well then, I'll ask next time."
"Really!?"
"I can’t make any promises. Because it's someone else's problem"
"I know that. Well, I'm happy."
There may come a chance to be a part of it. Kenji and Takeshi both look elated just thinking about it. But half of it is just an act to please Yuya.
"But is it okay? If they find out, won't they get angry?"
"Who?"
"Princess Amalia. I don't think she would tolerate cheating."
Kenji casually tries to explore his relationship with Princess Amalia.
"You idiot, don't say unnecessary things."
"Ah"
"It's fine. I've already broken up with Amalia."
Yuya simply gave the answer that Kenji and Takeshi asked for.
"Break up? Ah, I see. That's right. Even if she is a princess, it is a small country on the outskirts of the north."
"Yeah, yeah. It's not suitable for Yuya-san."
When they heard that they broke up with Princess Amalia, they seemed genuinely happy. In the Saint Miriam Kingdom and the Luine Kingdom, it is only natural that their treatment, which accompanies him, will change by an order of magnitude.
"That's right. After all, the Princess Grace I saw at the award ceremony was exceptional, wasn't she? It was different in dignity, or something."
"Yeah, that's right. I was overwhelmed. I almost knelt on the spot."
"That's an exaggeration."
"It's true. Will Yuya-san's next partner be Princess Grace?"
The destination is almost decided in the Luine Kingdom. Now they just need to get Yuya in a good mood and make sure he will take them there.
"No, I don't know. Going to the country means becoming a vassal. We can't have that kind of relationship, right?"
"But she is going to marry someone. It would not be surprising if it was Yuya-san. After all, you are the hero."
"Uwaa, that's nice. With such a beautiful princess. I wonder if princesses are different after all?"
"You're too vulgar"
"That's not what I mean. Anyway, it feels like a lofty flower even among lofty flowers, right?"
"That's true, but... how about?"
In terms of being a princess, Amalia is also a princess.
"It depends on the person."
"By the way, what about your ex-lover?"
"She was too serious, and I didn't like it. Even though she felt it, she refrained from speaking out."
"Isn't it cute?"
"I would have liked to see her more disordered. That's why I'm fucking the princess, you know?"
"Yeah, that's true."
"Well, I had a lot of fun, so I guess it’s fine."
"Uwaa, isn't that the worst man? Yuya-san, you're a hero. Do you understand?"
"Ah, right. I forgot."
Yuya and the others were having fun and chatting. without worrying about who is around.
"You guys... I'll kill you right now!"
"Eh? Ah! You!?"
It was Emily who came towards them with an angry voice. Yuya and the others panicked when they notice this. But it's too late to rush now. Besides, it's not Yuya and his friends who will suffer for it.
"Emily!"
"...Amalia-sama"
Emily's anger cools down at once at Amalia's voice calling her name.
"It's enough. We're done. Let's go back."
"But he doesn't know what he did, you know?"
"What's the point of blaming him for that?"
"...Yes, but."
She can't blame him. The only one who will be hurt by this is Princess Amalia.
"It was my fault for being so careless."
"It is that man's fault for deceiving you!"
"It's enough. Right now, people's eyes are painful. I want to disappear right now."
"...Understood. Let's go back."
After glaring at Yuya and the others for the last time, Emily left the classroom.
Yuya and his friends were relieved that it didn't end up in a carnage, but they were just relieved and didn't feel any remorse.
"What were they angry about?"
"As expected, they're angry about that, right? It's about s*x, right?"
"It's a bit of a dirty joke. If you laugh and forgive it, it won't be a big deal."
Yuya still didn't know what he had done.
"...It's already important."
It was Heinz, who came to his side before he knew it, who said that. There was anger in his eyes.
"Is it important?"
"The royal family would never allow their bodies to be touched before marriage. The Saint Miriam Kingdom is a country with tradition. They might not even allow holding hands, let alone the body."
"I've heard that before."
"If that’s the case, then why did you bring up the subject of the relationship!?"
Heinz raises his voice at Yuuya.
"Eh? What do you mean?"
Yuya still doesn't understand why he is being yelled at.
"You still don't get it? Her Highness Amalia has violated a taboo. I don't know what King Saint Miriam will do, but if the punishment is severe enough, she could be disqualified from the royal family, let alone a princess."
"……That's?"
"How can a princess who is no longer of the royal family live? It's still good if she has a marriage partner. But knowing this fact, who do you think will marry her?"
"No, but she had a lover in the past. Saying that no one will marry her..."
"...Don't think that the common sense of another world is the common sense of this world. You destroyed a woman's life. And I was part of it."
Heinz wanted and supported the attempt to separate Yuya from Princess Amalia, if not to be complicit in it. Heinz had a sense of remorse about that.
"Heinz?"
Heinz also leaves the classroom without looking at Yuya. The surrounding students, who weren't hero candidates, were pouring cold glances at Yuya and the others who were stunned.
◇◇◇
Whatever happened at the academy is a distant world to Jin now.
Jin no longer goes to the academy. The place for training has completely moved to the Adventurers' Guild. And who he trained with.
"That wasn't so bad."
"Can I assume that I've gotten out of the habit?"
"It's too early to think so. It's a habit because it's hard to get rid of it. If you continue to be aware of it, it's time to fix it when that awareness becomes natural."
"I see. I understand."
In a one-on-one fight, Jin would win nine times out of ten. However, in terms of teaching others, Hyde showed a surprising talent. Hyde, who is serious at heart, has a firm grasp of the fundamentals. This was something that Jin, who had grown up rapidly, lacked.
After the meeting, Hyde fixes the problems he has noticed. It is a steady training, but it is proving to be unexpectedly effective.
"I think overall the trajectory of the sword has gotten a lot leaner."
"Yeah. I can feel that. The sword moves smoothly."
"The speed of the sword has certainly increased. But it is still not enough."
"I know that"
"Yuya-dono's speed is a special skill. It's the special skill [Instantaneous Footsteps] that allows him to move quickly, but it's precisely because of that that it's troublesome."
"What do you mean by troublesome?"
"The only way to break it is to move faster than that."
"...Faster than that?"
Yuya's moves shown at the swordsmanship tournament. For Jin, it was like he appeared in front of him in an instant. He could not imagine he could move faster than that.
"It's not like he vanished. I could see him moving from a distance."
"However, it was so fast that if you were to face it in close proximity, it was like he vanished."
"If so, at least react. If you don't prevent the attack, you will only repeat the same result."
"However, just preventing the attack is not enough to win."
Jin's goal is to beat Yuya. Prevention alone is not enough.
"If he could use the special skill [Instantaneous Footsteps] forever."
"……Is it not?"
"I can't say for sure. But the fact that it is not a correction skill means that it cannot be used all the time."
"I see"
Jin's defensive skill, for example, always improves defenses. For speed, there is a speed correction, but [Instantaneous Footsteps] is not a correction skill. If this is the case, it must be activated when used.
"I can't feel relieved if he can use it continuously."
"...Endure until his mana is exhausted?"
"It will never get to that point. There will always be pauses, even if he used it consecutively. And as long as the effective time is the same, there will be regularity. It's like a drawback."
"I don't understand."
"You should attack while it's slowing down."
"You want me to read the time?"
"Yes, that's right"
Hyde believes that if regularity is created, it will be possible to read it.
"Can I do it?"
But Jin couldn't imagine it. This is Jin's weakness, not only Jin's, but the hero candidates' weakness.
"I want you to be able to do that. It is already a matter of experience. The hero candidates, including Jin-dono, have too little experience. So, if there is even a slight difference in strength, the winner is clear."
"Isn't that usually the case?"
"If that's the case, I'll lose ten over ten. Well, I can't speak highly enough to win once."
"...I somehow understood."
Between Jin and Hyde, Jin is clearly stronger. Still, it doesn't mean that both of them will fight and the battle will be settled in a split second.
The difference in strength is made up for by Hyde's experience and the skills he has acquired as a result of it. His skills sometimes surpass the difference in strength and turn the tide of victory or defeat.
Yuya is by far the strongest, but losing in an instant is a problem for the one who loses. Hyde teaches that to Jin.
"Aren't you done yet?"
"...Riko?"
A voice suddenly called. Riko was looking at Jin and Hyde from a distance.
"Finished?"
"I'm sorry. I have an appointment today."
"Appointment?"
"We are going to celebrate"
"...At this time?"
For Hyde, the celebration is at the end of the year.
"It's not that kind. It's a meeting to start over again."
"Oh, so that's what it's about. Is that today?"
"No, it's a preview of the place. It seems that she wants to actually see various shops and choose."
Riko is the organizer of the celebration. Jin is supposed to go out with Riko and do some inspection.
"In that case, shall we look for a place for you?"
"Are you saying Hyde will look for it?"
"No, actually someone else."
"No, it's no good"
"Don't worry about it. Even if you look for it, if you're in charge of organizing, that person should know a good store. Just ask that person."
It is the job of a diplomat to check out restaurants for meetings with other countries or for meals when high-ranking officials from their own country visit a country.
"That person seems to know a good store."
"Yes, definitely."
"Then can I ask?"
"Of course"
"...But not today."
"Is that so?"
"Riko enjoys going around the shops. She's just looking for a place to celebrate."
"……I see"
Knowing that, Jin is on a date. It was information that Hyde should have kept in mind.
Hyde is not going along with the training out of goodwill. He is doing this to bring Jin into his country.
Of course, Jin also knew that. And Riko, who is always with him.
A store they visited. Even though he asked Hyde to find a restaurant, it was just a dinner for just the two of them.
"Hey, can I assume that Jin decided on the Izrim Magic Kingdom?"
Riko asked Jin as he put the food he ordered into his mouth.
"I honestly don't feel as though I've made up my mind."
"Why?"
"The Luine Kingdom chose Yuya and the Lemberg Empire will choose Mei. Then the only one left that seems to have good conditions is the Izrim Magic Kingdom."
Jin chooses the Izrim Magic Kingdom by process of elimination. It is a little frustrating for him, but that is the evaluation of the people around him now, so he can't help it.
"That's about it for the big countries."
"The rest is the United Kingdom of Mercenary, but I have no contact with them at all. They are probably not interested either."
"I've never even heard of anyone from there."
No one from the United Kingdom of Mercenary has made any contact with them yet. This was not limited to Jin, and there were no rumors that they had appeared at the academy.
"Izrim Magic Kingdom is interested. Unless I am mistaken."
"There's no mistake. Hyde is always with you, right?"
"That's right. If that's the case, I'll be going to the Izrim Magic Kingdom."
"I see. What kind of country is it?"
"Because what we know is only superficial. I don't know what kind of country it is."
He only learned a little in class, such as information about each country. Besides that, he heard directly from Heinz and Hyde, but Jin wasn't stupid enough to swallow it.
"Hyde is a good man"
"Yeah, I think so."
Jin knows that he is being kind to him because of his ulterior motives, but he still knows that Hyde has a good personality. Hyde is such a person that the Izrim Magic Kingdom puts on Jin's side.
"...Can I ask you something impudent?"
With a sudden change in expression, Riko turned to face Jin.
"...I don't mind"
"Can I go with you?"
"That's……"
Riko's expression clouded at Jin stuttering.
"......I won't be of any use to you, will I?"
"No. I don't know if that's something I can promise."
"Is that so? Yes, it's for the Izrim Magic Kingdom to decide."
Riko remembered that Lang of the Izrim Magic Kingdom had told them that Jin's reputation would be lowered if they were together.
"I think so."
"…What do you think Jin?"
"Of course, I want to go with you guys."
"As a party? Or..."
"Riko?"
Jin is puzzled, not knowing what Riko is trying to say.
"…Isn’t it impossible for me to replace Kazuki?"
Towards Jin, Riko expresses her feelings.
"…………'
Unexpected words for Jin. Jin couldn't immediately come up with the words to answer.
"Is it a bother? I'm sorry."
"No"
"But let me tell you. I want to support Jin. I want to do something for Jin that Kazuki couldn't do."
"Riko"
"So, please. Let me stay by Jin's side."
"…………"
Jin is bewildered by Riko's sudden confession. This is a completely unexpected development and one that Jin is unfamiliar with in terms of romance. However, from this day on, Jin becomes aware of Riko. In this respect, Riko's confession can be called a success.
Some love end, others begin. Such things happen in the other world, wherever there are people. Sometimes that love even involves the people around you.
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