Chapter 126 The Man the Curse Began to Affect
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
The next day. Early in the morning, I teleported to the town warehouse and hauled in a large quantity of agricultural produce. Once the work was finished, I caught someone from the Kelna merchant guild to verify the delivery.
However, because the volume was so massive, I was told that calculating the payment would take some time. I informed them I would return another day to collect the money and headed back to Dominion¹.
After taking care of business with Vectra-san and saying my goodbyes to everyone, I moved to the chamber of the Great Phantasmal Soulstone².
”I can’t teleport to Japan unless I’m here, right…” Shou said.
”Before we go over there, let’s check Aris’s status!” someone suggested.
That’s right… Come to think of it, I hadn’t checked Aris-chan’s status yet. If a time-limited event like Liliarette’s had triggered, it would be game over.
From now on, I’ll make sure to check immediately whenever a girl comes to Dominion… I thought to myself, feeling a chill as I reviewed her status.
■ Aristina (Female)
■ Height: 144cm
■ Bust Size: A
■ Sexual Experience: None
■ Slave of Love³ Conditions
1) At Affection Level 99, have her personally plead for an internal release and perform it.
2) While she is a virgin, perform an internal release with Iristina in front of her.
3) Internal release while in a state of limb loss OR a total genital connection time of 24 hours or more.
”…!?” Shou reacted.
”Wow,” another voice chimed in.
Some incredibly gruesome conditions are mixed in there…! Wait, aren’t there too many conditions!?
”Every single one has an absurdly high hurdle!” Shou exclaimed.
Ah, but Condition 2 isn’t that bad. Also, I don’t think I could ever get an erection for a limb-less Aris-chan.
I’ll quietly try for the 24-hour connection.
”I mean, what’s with the ‘limb loss’!? I was saved by the ‘or’ this time… but still! That’s just terrifying!?” Shou shouted.
”That condition is for the type of person who says, ‘I can’t wait 24 hours, I’ll make her a Slave of Love the quick way!’” someone explained.
I’m not advanced enough to find sexual desire in that. Not to brag, but it hasn’t been long since I lost my virginity.
Condition 1 is also a high hurdle. No matter how high the Affection Level is, I can’t imagine that Aris-chan pleading for an internal release.
Just because the Affection Level is high doesn’t necessarily mean she’ll obey everything I say or act exactly as I wish. I’ve learned that well from Iris.
To use an analogy, it’s like being asked by someone you love to eat something disgusting; you can’t exactly nod your head in agreement. Humans simply find unpleasant things unpleasant.
”Sigh… For now, regarding Aris-chan, I’ll think about it after I get back. Just to be safe, it’s better not to form a Magic Girl contract until she becomes a Slave of Love, right?” Shou asked.
”That would be the safest bet. It’s not like she can defy you, Shou, but there’s a possibility she could cause trouble~” came the reply.
But if things go well, I might be able to do a twin play…
Ah, crap. I’m starting to get horny. If I have sex with those two, I’ll probably accumulate a massive amount of Ego Points⁵.
Directing a thick desire toward such a future, we teleported to Japan.
* * *
I, Matagi Kengo, am a human who belongs to the so-called elite.
My father is a police bureaucrat, and I have lawyers among my relatives. I myself work for a foreign securities firm, earning over 10 million yen in bonuses alone.
I am aware that I am superior to others. I have a well-featured face, and I have dated many women, from those younger than me to those older.
I have a good upbringing and plenty of life experience. I have ability, but even for someone like me, there is one thing that does not go my way. That is a marriage partner.
The Matagi family is an elite family, after all. A marriage partner is inevitably required to have a certain level of lineage and upbringing.
No matter how many women I date, in the end, I can only marry the partner my parents decide on.
This is likely the destiny of those born into the Matagi family. If I only had the same level of ability as a common man and had been cast out of the Matagi family, I might have been able to marry the person I liked.
It can’t be helped. However, there aren’t many women who can marry a man of the Matagi family.
I was wondering what kind of woman I would end up engaged to when a marriage proposal came my way.
The partner seems to still be a student. At least I’m glad she isn’t someone with too great an age gap.
However, when I met that woman, I was strongly drawn to her beauty. Ah… this girl is my fated woman.
Her chastity is also a high point. Every day, I think about how I shall dye her in my colors.
Besides, the partner is the daughter of the Miyakuji family… in other words, a woman of good house. Her good upbringing is also impeccable as my marriage partner.
My father repeatedly hammered into me to make sure I marry her and to absolutely never cause any problems.
The Miyakuji family head still runs an Ancient Object Dealer⁴ business, but he is apparently a person with enough influence in those circles that even the police cannot ignore him.
It seems he has many acquaintances among politicians as well. They are an elite lineage in a different sense than the Matagi family.
I understood well that our marriage would be beneficial for both families. That is why I was actively trying to communicate with Reika-kun, who became my fiancé.
”So… how is it? Is there anything you want to say…?” Matagi asked.
Since getting a fiancé named Reika-kun, I haven’t been dating women.
Of course, there is one-night communication, but I haven’t developed a relationship as lovers with anyone.
Reika-kun doesn’t seem to have any intention of letting me touch her body until we are married, which was something I found both frustrating and cute.
But near her, there was a girl who was easy to bed. In this situation, not calling out to her would be rude in its own way. Besides, I also wanted to hear stories about Reika-kun from her classmate.
If I could learn what Reika-kun was like at school, I thought it would be easier to deepen our relationship.
Furthermore, if I became friends with Reika-kun’s friend, there was a possibility I could improve her impression of me through that friend.
Yes. It was precisely because I was thinking of my future relationship with Reika-kun that I had a relationship with her friend, Haruka-chan.
Lately, Haruka-chan seemed to be under a bit of a misunderstanding, so I was just thinking of distancing myself.
However, precisely because she is Reika-kun’s friend, I couldn’t treat her dismissively. It would be unbearable if she spoke ill of me to Reika-kun.
To begin with, under normal circumstances, once I’ve had night communication once, there is rarely a second time for me. She isn’t my lover; I think once is enough for that sort of thing.
But with Haruka-chan, for some reason, I had engaged in a relationship multiple times. Her persistence was likely part of it.
Apparently, Haruka-chan finds sex with me incredibly pleasurable. Even more so than with her boyfriend.
Being told that, naturally, it makes me happy as a man. It makes me feel like holding her again.
That said, I never imagined I was being secretly filmed…!?
”Ah… th-that…” Matagi stammered.
Right now, I was visiting the Miyakuji house. Because I was called by Reika-kun’s grandfather, the current head of the Miyakuji family.
The marriage between Reika-kun and me was decided by my father and Reika-kun’s grandfather. There is likely an important talk regarding the marriage.
Thinking so, I was shown into the reception room. There, I was alone with Reika-kun’s grandfather, Mr. Motokuro.
’Ahn! Kengo-san, Kengo-saaan… it feels so good… more, more…! I love you, I love you so much…!’
On the smartphone Mr. Motokuro produced, a sex video of me and Haruka-chan was playing vividly.
My name is being called, and my face is visible. I can’t make excuses or escape.
”My granddaughter, see. She was crying, so I asked her what was wrong. Then this came out. Seems you laid a hand on Reika’s classmate… and her friend at that, didn’t ya?” Motokuro asked.
”Ah… n-no…” Matagi replied.
”Reika said it, ya know? She said her friend told her: ‘I’m dating Kengo-san, I’m Kengo-san’s lover.’ Apparently, she also said Kengo-san was the one who approached her…?” Motokuro continued.
My sweat won’t stop. I couldn’t possibly look at Mr. Motokuro’s face.
Damn it…! That woman…! How could she say such things…! She knew I had a fiancé…!
We were supposed to have a clean-cut relationship where we both had lovers…!? That’s why we were able to play around cleanly as a physical-only relationship without any trouble…! And yet…!
”Th-that’s not it, Mr. Motokuro…! While having a fiancé like Reika-kun, I wouldn’t have another lover…!” Matagi exclaimed.
”Well, I ain’t exactly denying playin’ around with women, ya know? You’re still young, probably at an age where ya want to play in various ways. But still… Reika, see… she says she can’t see a man who bedded her classmate as a fiancé…” Motokuro said.
”………!” Matagi fell silent.
This is bad… bad, bad, bad, bad…! First, I have to clear the misunderstanding…!
Fortunately, Mr. Motokuro is lenient toward my playing with fire. I must swear never to play around outside again, and convey that Haruka-chan and I had a mutually clean-cut relationship—that was my understanding…!
”Regarding the relationship with the woman in the video, there was a discrepancy in our mutual understanding…! With her…” Matagi started.
”Ah, it’s fine. It’s a relationship between a man and a woman; there’s plenty of misunderstandings. I ain’t exactly lookin’ to hear an excuse there,” Motokuro interrupted.
”Eh…?” Matagi let out.
”By the way, there’s evidence that the son of a police bureaucrat had a relationship like this with his student fiancé’s classmate… if this becomes public, it’d be quite a problem for the Matagi family, wouldn’t it? Hmm…?” Motokuro asked.
”Hyu…!?” Matagi gasped.
The Matagi family is an elite family. Many among the relatives are in socially high-status professions, such as lawyers.
If the son of a police bureaucrat caused a scandal… and a scandal involving women at that. The influence would spread in all directions.
The media might bite. Among the police bureaucrats, there are surely those who want to kick my father down.
And of course, I would be fired from my company. Re-employment would also be difficult. At the very least, no place exists that would hire me under the same conditions as my current company.
”For us, it wouldn’t hurt a bit even if this video leaked, ya know? Reika’s the victim, not a party to it. Ah, I ain’t exactly threatening ya. Just, as the Matagi family, how ya gonna show your sincerity in this matter… it’s just a talk about that, see?” Motokuro explained.
Stopping the video on the smartphone, Mr. Motokuro tucked it into his pocket.
”As the Miyakuji family, it’s the cancellation of the engagement. And then the claim for alimony… that’s about it. Depending on the content, I’ll delete this video as a settlement. Ah, but the little lady in this video has the original, so I can’t take responsibility that far, ya hear?” Motokuro said.
”…………” Matagi was speechless.
”That’s all for today’s business. Sorry for takin’ up your time. Well, give my regards to your father, too,” Motokuro said, and promptly left the room.”
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Summary:
Shou checks Aristina’s status and finds disturbingly high hurdles for her to become a ‘Slave of Love,’ including conditions involving limb loss. He decides to take the long route of 24-hour sexual connection but postpones it to return to Japan. Meanwhile, Kengo Matagi, an arrogant elite, is confronted by his fiancé’s grandfather with a sex tape. The grandfather uses the scandal to blackmail Kengo’s family for alimony and an engagement cancellation. Kengo realizes his life as an elite is crumbling due to this ‘curse.’
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Character Insight:
Kengo Matagi represents the typical ‘hubris’ character; his self-perception as a superior elite blinds him to the risks of his ‘night communications.’ His downfall is triggered not just by the curse, but by his own predatory habits and underestimation of the Miyakuji family’s power. In contrast, Shou’s cautiousness regarding Aris’s status highlights his growing awareness of the ‘game mechanics’ and risks inherent in his own world, showing a shift from a naive youth to a pragmatic ruler.
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Behind the Scene:
This chapter shifts the perspective to a modern-day antagonist to demonstrate the real-world effects of the protagonist’s influence or ‘curse.’ It serves to satisfy the ‘justice’ trope often found in web novels where arrogant characters are systematically dismantled.
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T/L:
Notes:
• Ami – A palm-sized fairy-like being from a world separate from both Earth and the isekai realm. She has light blue hair tied in a ponytail, mischievous blue eyes, and tiny wings that flutter behind her. Her outfit consists of a provocative high-cut leotard and a short jacket that looks like a miniskirt from the back, leaving her legs bare. Despite her playful appearance, she is actively searching for a contractor who can protect her from dangerous pursuers in exchange for the powers she offers.
• Vectra – A Unique Individual maid with white skin and white hair. Height 170cm, Bust Size D. Class: Duelist. Attribute: Darkness. Weapon: Star-Strike Battle Axe Volkein
• Liliarette – The other Princess, who sacrificed her ability to walk and her sorcery talent to save her sister, Cleonora. She is imprisoned in the East Tower and is being used as a political and monetary pawn by Viorga. C-cup, true golden hair, waist-length hair, the fringe was a slightly blunt, hair on her left side was braided to the chest.
• Aristina – A young, very cute girl, twin to Iristina. She has pale pink hair tied in high pigtails (twintails) and slightly slanted eyes. She is dressed in expensive clothing with a pretty ribbon on her head.
• Iristina – A young, short very cute girl, twin to Aristina. She has silver hair styled in a two-side-up fashion and has somewhat drooping, jito-me-like eyes. Bust Size: B. She is dressed in expensive clothing with a pretty ribbon on her head.
• Matagi Kengo – The handsome suit. A fiancé to the wealthy Miyakuji Reika, engaged in a passionate affair with Shiraki Haruka. He views Haruka as an easy release but has an underlying desire to ‘train’ his fiancé.
• Kengo – The handsome man in the suit who’s cheating on his fiancée, Reika.
• Reika – A beautiful high school kendo student who is engaged to ‘The Handsome’ for what seems like familial or arranged reasons. She is a ‘guarded’ beauty. Sha has long black hair, intense eyes, and wearing kendo uniform.
• Motokuro – The current head of the Miyakuji family and an Ancient Object Dealer. He has significant influence that even the police cannot ignore.
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