Chapter 7 May I Peek? ①
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
A tent was erected in the courtyard that the Second Princess used exclusively.
It was a large one, large enough to cover the entire courtyard.
Only those permitted by Rosella could enter inside.
At present, apart from Rosella herself, there was her personal butler and a maid recently hired.
”The monster I captured last night is in that cage. Her Highness is Level 1, so let’s start with a goblin.”
The special cage Lili Lim had prepared was opaque from the outside.
Moreover, it could supposedly hold up to a hundred monsters regardless of their size.
”A goblin? That’s underwhelming.”
”My, my, and you’ve never had a single real combat experience, Your Highness. Well, go ahead and try fighting it.”
She must not underestimate it.
Honestly, even a goblin could be a struggle at Level 1.
My first fight was against a slime when I was five.
It wasn’t until Level 3 that I fought a goblin.
Still, Rosella had high starting parameters, so normally she should even be able to beat a goblin.
Lili Lim opened the cage door. It was designed so that no one but her could open it.
A hideous bipedal monster appeared, green-skinned, with the stature of a child.
Rosella, clad in her specialized protective gear, raised her sword.
Today, it was a real short sword, not a wooden practice blade.
The goblin cowered before Lili Lim but was goaded forward.
Then, upon seeing Rosella, it seemed to become aroused immediately.
”Be careful. That thing is ready to have its way with Your Highness.”
”Is that so?”
”Look, it’s erect.”
”…That’s erect? It’s quite different from Marqui’s. How… cute.”
The goblin let out a shriek.
It had fainted.
”That goblin, having its d**k teased by Her Highness, apparently took a critical hit. Its HP is down to one.”
”Is it a total masochist?!”
The useless goblin became experience points for her.
”I’ll bring out another one.”
Another goblin appeared.
This time, it faced Rosella directly.
”A mere goblin–“
Rosella moved first, lunging forward, but the goblin dodged.
”Tch…”
”Your Highness, this one’s desperate too. It’s different from training.”
The goblin leaped, brandishing a club.
Rosella parried the descending club with her sword.
She moved to finish the fallen goblin, but her strike was slightly off.
Consequently, she was slow to react when the goblin flung dirt it had grabbed.
”Kuh…”
The goblin attacked the human’s shin, the human who had raised one hand to the face and averted their eyes from the enemy.
”Owww, yo-you–“
The high-quality greaves saved her. Without the leg armor, she might have fractured a bone.
A flash of the sword carved open the goblin’s face down to its chest.
Rosella won with a single killing blow.
”Hah… hah… hah… ugh…”
The princess pressed a hand to her mouth at the monster’s carcass.
Rosella had risen to Level 2.
But she didn’t seem happy about it.
”How was it, Your Highness?”
”Certainly, I underestimated it. In real combat, anything goes.”
”Yes. And on the battlefield, women can be used as outlets for sexual desires depending on circumstances. It was fortunate that the first goblin was a masochist.”
And the psychological burden of taking a life for the first time was immense.
After taking a deep breath, Rosella asked me:
”I seem to have leveled up. So, what about the points I gained?”
”You can allocate them to your parameters. Think carefully about how you want to strengthen yourself and choose accordingly.”
Even just leveling up would make her stronger across the board.
”First, should I raise speed… no, maybe defense would be better?”
”You can reallocate your points later too.”
”Marqui, you can explain it to me thoroughly later. Next, I’m going in.”
Having already switched gears, Rosella sent a glance toward Lili Lim.
”Then, I’ll make it two goblins.”
”Yes, please.”
”I want to reach Level 10 by the end of today.”
”Does it really go up that fast in a day? Then, can I spar with you in ten days?”
”No, that’s not possible. Leveling is only easy at first.”
The experience needed to reach each subsequent level increased steadily, and fighting the same enemies yielded less experience.
Jumping to two goblins at once was plenty spartan enough.
If things got bad, I was supposed to step in.
The practical training continued until evening.
Beyond a thin curtain, Rosella was bathing.
Unlike the servants, royalty used the bathtub in their own rooms.
Two maids were washing Rosella’s body, but isn’t that curtain a little too thin?
Just now, I saw her n**ple. I think.
”Marqui…”
”Y-yes.”
”The party tonight. You’ll come too.”
”Ah, the social gathering. Do I have to go?”
I was technically a baron’s son, so I did make appearances at social functions on occasion.
Honestly, I wasn.t good at them.
If you were a powerful noble, people would approach you without your having to do anything, but no curious soul approached a rural baron’s second son.
I would have to move actively to make myself known, but that was exactly what I was bad at.
So in the end, I.d be stuck against the wall with boring food.
”You’re my butler, after all. Naturally.”
For the record, Lili Lim had gone somewhere to capture monsters for tomorrow’s training.
”Ah, so not too far, not too close.”
”Exactly. Show me your attentiveness. Also, watch carefully the people who come near me.”
”So that’s what this is about.”
”That’s what this is about.”
Many were thinking of using the Second Princess.
Among them, the one who had summoned the demon the other day could very well be there.
Rosella had her own plans, but for me, I wanted to keep those types away to create a history different from the game.
At the royal palace, parties for fostering fellowship were held regularly.
These also carried significant political weight.
There was even a department dedicated solely to managing such parties, and they kept lists of those actively invited and those who were not.
Some received invitations, others applied to attend.
The vast majority applied themselves.
However, not just anyone could attend.
I had never applied to attend a palace party myself, but even if I had, I likely would have been rejected.
No one would show interest in a rural baron’s second son.
If lower nobles in similar positions wanted to attend, they had to ask a regular of a higher-ranked party to let them tag along.
Now, while this was a dinner party, most nobles considered building and strengthening relationships more important than the meal itself.
”Her Highness Rosella Earlate, the Second Princess, now entering.”
Eyes converged on Rosella descending the stairs.
No one paid any mind to the butler taking her hand.
From this point on, I carefully watched the attendees.
Already gathering people around them were the high nobles—dukes and marquises.
They held important offices within the palace and resided in the capital.
While nobles with distant lands could not visit the palace frequently, they often sent representatives.
Young ladies in resplendent dresses often served as those representatives.
There were also young men dressed like knights.
And they all flocked to Rosella first.
Given that she was a beautiful second princess with no fiancé, countless suitors tried their luck at marrying up.
I kept a slight distance, not interfering.
Watching Rosella’s forced, polite smiles, I focused elsewhere.
I surveyed the surroundings without being noticed, when—
”Ugh…”
I nearly let out an audible groan.
There were more characters from the game than I.d expected.
First was Bagio Eisan, the Duke’s eldest son and also Rosella’s cousin.
A hulking heavy knight built like a mountain of muscle—and a boss in the early game events.
Muttering by the wall was Neig Bian, the future magic division commander.
A man with long black hair, his dark-attribute presence seemed to darken the very air around him. In the current timeline, two years before the game’s start, he was not yet the commander.
Seeing two male characters was surprising in itself.
After all, due to the nature of the game, there were overwhelmingly more female characters.
And all of them dressed in quite revealing outfits.
The girl in knight’s gear rather than a dress who stood here was Elmana Shie.
Her chestnut-brown hair was tied in a ponytail, and she wore a somewhat bored expression.
She was infatuated with Rosella and stood in the protagonist’s way repeatedly.
Well, she probably had nothing to do with the demon summoning this time.
”You’re Her Highness’s new butler, aren’t you?”
I was startled when I saw the face of the young lady who.d suddenly spoken to me.
Mika Draguin?
She had black bobbed hair and was wearing a kimono—the only one in this country, and even in the game, wearing such an outfit.
Her slightly sharp, bewitching eyes were fixed on me.
”Yes, I’m Marqui Magnum.”
Mika, eldest daughter of the Margrave of Draguin.
She used a special skill called “witchcraft” to torment the protagonist.
But ultimately, she would betray Rosella and side with the protagonist.
More importantly, I recalled her doujinshi. Her b**job face was hot.
”Hehe, it must be tough, babysitting Her Highness.”
”It’s a rewarding job.”
I responded while returning my gaze to Rosella, so as not to be rude. She should understand this was part of my work.
”Sorry to interrupt.”
”Not at all, I was getting bored.”
Around Rosella, the young crowd had dispersed, replaced by older men.
Powerful nobles. What were their designs in approaching the Second Princess?
”Ah—”
I heard a small gasp from Mika.
”I-I’m terribly sorry!”
A flustered young man had spilled his cocktail, staining Mika’s kimono.
Rosella approached.
”What happened?”
”Apparently a cocktail has been spilled on Mika Draguin-sama’s kimono…”
”Oh my. Marqui, escort Mika Draguin-sama to a private room. I’ll have the maids prepare a replacement dress.”
Mika was flustered.
”Oh, Your Highness, please…”
This called for a butler’s proper conduct.
”Let’s go before it stains.”
Party venues like banquets and balls had several rooms for guests.
This meant leaving the initial task Rosella had given me, but this was equally important.
In the game, Mika had weighed Rosella against the protagonist.
She spoke fine words about deciding who was worthy of the world’s legacy, but in the end, she switched sides to whoever looked like they’d win.
I should learn from that attitude.
Not that I hadn’t considered defecting from Akeios to the Rule Guard.
I’d given up because I didn’t want to cause trouble for my family, but when push came to shove, I couldn’t afford to say that.
To make it seem natural that I was never the protagonist’s enemy from the start, I needed to learn her techniques.
Well, honestly, I had a feeling I wouldn’t be able to betray Rosella in the end anyway.
So—I wanted to make sure Mika had a good impression of me, so she wouldn’t betray me either.
”You can change in this room. Would the dress we’ve prepared be acceptable?”
”Of course. I’m not particular about dresses—I’m always wearing this kind of thing anyway.”
”A beauty like Mika-sama would look stunning in anything.”
In the game, she’d worn her kimono loosely, her chest exposed—her cleavage visible. Below, the front hung open, revealing a white loincloth.
I wanted to see that in person.
”Would you help me change?”
”…Certainly.”
Just how much was I supposed to help?
I untied her obi and began sliding the kimono off her shoulders. Even when I started removing her white under-kimono, Mika said nothing.
Wait—she wasn’t wearing Western-style underwear. Her breasts were right there.
Among adult female characters, hers were on the smaller side—but well-shaped, with pink n**ples that stood out, clearly erect.
”You don’t seem flustered.”
”I am erect.”
Given Mika’s personality in the game, this kind of retort was acceptable.
”How interesting… Then, would you remove the lower garments as well?”
A loincloth.
I couldn’t believe it, but I removed it—and her buttocks and groin were completely bare. The buttocks were shapely, and between her thighs, the jet-black garden was slightly dense.
”Don’t you want to attack me?”
”I’m suppressing the impulse.”
”Hmm… what would make you lose control?”
”What are you after?”
”That’s obvious—your c**k.”
I couldn’t take that at face value.
”Is this to get information about Her Highness Rosella from me?”
”You’re a terrible man. But I suppose that’s to be expected from Her Highness Rosella—she has a good retainer.”
She brought the dress over.
”There’s no underwear.”
”A dress wouldn’t come with a loincloth.”
”Yours will do just fine.”
She wore a playful look.
The game of who would control the pace continued.
I calmly removed my pants, then my underwear.
”Ah—you’re actually hard… what is that obscene c**k of yours…”
”Here you go.”
I handed over my underwear.
”I can’t believe you actually gave them to me.”
Mika put them on.
I pulled my pants back on—commando.
Dressed now, Mika produced something from somewhere—three pieces of origami—and handed them to me.
”What are these?”
”They move according to your will. They can track whoever you want to investigate—useful for intelligence.”
”Hmm…”
”You were observing your surroundings while pretending to gaze at Her Highness, weren’t you?”
”Was it that obvious?”
”I doubt anyone else noticed.”
”Why help me?”
”You showed me something good.”
Mika’s gaze moved to my lower abdomen.
”Let’s leave it at that. I’ll make good use of them.”
It was unlikely to be a trap.
Mika returned to the ballroom first, and I focused on understanding how the origami worked.
It was simple.
The item description appeared in my field of vision.
”Like a shikigami.”
An origami crane took flight. When I closed my eyes, I could see through the crane’s vision.
A small drone, essentially.
Might as well use it.
Remaining in the room, I sent the crane outside, toward the party.
I kept it low—weaving between guests’ feet, avoiding detection.
I adjusted the angle.
Found Rosella.
I moved in.
Slipped under the hem of her dress.
Adjusted the angle again.
”Ah—I see. Black.”
This was just to test the origami’s capabilities.
Even under the long skirt, I could clearly see her underwear digging into her crotch.
At least I knew it worked in the dark.
I moved again, locating Love—working busily as a server. As I tried to steer the crane toward her feet, I accidentally slipped under another noblewoman’s skirt.
”Damn—well, at least I’ve never seen this one’s—”
I heard a faint vibrating sound.
”Huh… no way…”
Heart pounding, I adjusted the angle again.
Did this world even have vibrators or bullet massagers?
”Wait—this isn’t—!”
I rushed back toward the ballroom. The crane emerged—I caught a glimpse of the noblewoman’s face.
I threw the doors open and everyone turned, but I had no time to care.
”Marqui, you’re late—what were you—”
I ignored Rosella too.
I approached the noblewoman with the fluffy light-brown hair, yanked up her dress hem, and slapped my hand against her crotch.
”KYAA!”
The ballroom erupted into chaos.
”W-Wait, Marqui! What on earth are you—”
”EVERYONE, GET BACK!”
I slammed against the floor what had been clinging to the noblewoman’s crotch.
A fly.
Not an ordinary fly.
It swelled instantly to monstrous size and roared.
A piercing shriek—everyone covered their ears, glass shattered.
The noblewoman it had been clinging to fainted in my arms.
”Get the guests outside! Marqui!”
Rosella started toward me—
”Your Highness, stay back too!”
In her current state, she couldn’t possibly handle this thing.
This wasn’t just a monster.
It was a Devil.
I recognized it from the game.
It could seize control of anyone it touched, bending them to its will.
An event boss designed to cause infighting.
In the game, it had been Rosella’s subordinate—but originally, it had been working for a certain character.
It had appeared at this ballroom two years ago.
I’d thought it became her ally much later—but if it was appearing here now, then—
”Retainer! I’ll assist you!”
Elmana rushed to my side.
”Take her and get out of here.”
”And you?”
”I’ll take this thing down here.”
”I’ll help too—”
Thanks to her joining as an ally, I could see Elmana’s current Level.
Thirty-eight.
I knew she’d grow stronger eventually, but right now—the enemy before me, Beelzebub Junior, was around Level sixty.
”It’s no use. You can’t damage it.”
”What even is that thing—”
”A Devil.”
”Wh—”
Rosella screamed.
”Marqui can handle it. Step back, woman knight!”
Those who couldn’t fight evacuated quickly, but some remained.
At the princess’s command, Elmana hefted the noblewoman and withdrew.
Now—what to do?
Hand-to-hand combat alone would get me so far, but the real threat was losing control if the thing touched me.
I hadn’t brought weapons to a formal dinner.
Beelzebub Junior’s front leg lunged.
It swept sideways. I leaped back, dodging.
The fly seemed surprised.
That speed should have been impossible for a normal human to react to.
The remaining onlookers stared in shock.
Some might have thought it was luck, but when I dodged again, they understood. I could see the attacks and respond.
The fly realized he wouldn’t die easily.
It opened its mouth—a magic circle appeared before it.
A fireball.
”Fireball?”
Someone said it, but others immediately disagreed.
”No! That’s—”
The second tier above Fireball. Fire Cannon.
Dodging would be easy.
But there were still people behind me—several.
So—
It launched like a missile, straight into my chest.
”MARQUI!”
I heard Rosella’s scream.
Everyone likely thought my body had been blown apart.
”Did it take about ten percent of my HP?”
Thankfully, it was single-target magic.
If it had been area-of-effect, how many would have died?
I couldn’t afford to drag this out.
Also—Rosella included—everyone, just RUN.
What the hell are you all staring at?
Was there no weapon? At this point, I’d take a wooden stick.
”Marqui—here!”
Rosella tossed me something.
A razor.
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Summary:
Rosella’s combat training begins with a goblin hunt, where she struggles against a real opponent and accidentally triggers a fainting goblin with an explicit comment about its anatomy. After defeating the monster and leveling up, she insists Marqui accompany her to the palace party that evening. At the party, I spot multiple game characters and meet Mika Draguin, who spills a cocktail and requires my escort away from the main event.
I successfully navigate Mika’s seduction and secure origami tracking devices, using them to spy on the ballroom guests before a Devil attacks. I engage the Devil alone, taking a direct hit while protecting others and assessing my remaining HP. The translation concludes with me receiving a razor from Rosella as the chapter ends on the unresolved outcome of the battle.
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Trivia:
I know the game’s future events and am actively trying to create a different history.
Rosella is Level 1 at the start of training, reaches Level 2, and aims for Level 10 by day’s end.
The goblin’s masochistic reaction to having its genitals mocked caused a critical hit and instant defeat.
Bagio Eisan is both Rosella’s cousin and an early-game boss character.
Neig Bian is not yet the magic division commander—this is two years before the game’s main story.
Mika Draguin uses “witchcraft” and ultimately betrays Rosella for the protagonist.
I have considered defecting from Akeios to the Rule Guard but stayed to protect my family.
The magic corps and political departments within the palace have formalized invitation systems for parties.
I explicitly state I cannot betray Rosella despite my initial strategic intent.
Mika provided me with three origami pieces that function as tracking drones.
The origami crane revealed Love working as a server and accidentally entered another noblewoman’s skirt.
Beelzet Junior is Level sixty while Elmana is Level thirty-eight.
The Devil appeared at the ballroom two years earlier in the game timeline.
I took approximately ten percent damage from the Fire Cannon attack.
Rosella threw me a razor as a weapon during the battle.
Notes:
• Rosella – A princess with a cold-blooded, ruthless personality. Appoints Marqui as her personal shaver after he shaves her pubic hair. Demands he live in the palace to perform the task regularly. Shows delight at the arrangement. The Second Princess of the Akeios Kingdom. Known across the continent for her legendary beauty with long, straight black hair. In the game’s timeline, she becomes the Tyrant Black Witch and serves as the final boss who faces the protagonist in the throne room. Currently two years before those events, she lacks her future overwhelming pressure but maintains refined superiority. Despite her future role, she shows vulnerability—terrified of cutting her own skin and desperate enough to summon a male knight for intimate grooming.
• Lili Lim – A specialist who provides the monster cages and manages the combat training equipment for Rosella. Handles dangerous creatures and ensures the training environment is secure. Practical and blunt in her observations. Has an unexplained ability to capture and contain monsters. Demon Lady summoned from the Demon Realm. Chaotic neutral demon with protective instincts toward Marqui. Summons a bipedal cat demon servant. Uses illusions and demonic pressure as primary tools. Acts on impulse while maintaining loyalty to Marqui.
• Lili – A character who previously mentioned the “one-shot-strike” cock—a description of Marqui’s sexual prowess capable of overwhelming any woman. A high-ranking demon lady from one of the three great demon families. Possesses succubus-like nature and a deeply affectionate, teasing personality toward Marqui. Practically naked whenever she appears. Absorbs life energy through sex. Originally summoned by Rosella in the game, but Marqui summoned her first. Acts as both seductress and confidante.
• Marqui – A former Akeios Knight and Baron Magnum heir, he now serves as Level 106 groomer to Princess Rosella. Reincarnated with game knowledge of the looming apocalypse, he hides his maxed-out combat stats and appraisal skills behind a facade of unremarkable pragmatism. Caught between duty and a desire for obscurity, he manages the palace while secretly maneuvering to alter the final boss’s fatal destiny.
• Bagio – The Duke’s eldest son and Rosella’s cousin. A hulking heavy knight with an imposing physique. Known as a boss character in early game events despite being a family relative. Meets Rosella at the party.
• Eisan – The duke family. Bagio’s family name.
• Bian – Neig’s family name.
• Neig – A man with long black hair who will become the magic division commander. Currently not yet in that position. Possesses dark-attribute magic that creates shadows around him. Seen murmuring by himself at the party wall.
• Elmana – A female knight who offers to assist Marqui during the Devil attack. Level thirty-eight at the time of the encounter. Displays chivalric willingness to fight despite being outmatched. Follows orders from Rosella to evacuate with the noblewoman.
• Shie – Elmana’s family name.
• Draguin – Margrave family. Mika’s family name.
• Mika – A beauty with a playful and teasing personality. Wears kimono loosely and exudes confidence in her sexuality. Interested in Marqui’s composure and tests his boundaries during intimate encounters. Provides Marqui with origami that function as tracking devices. Speaks with feminine politeness while maintaining an underlying sharpness. Her gaze and dialogue suggest she is both amused and intrigued by Marqui’s responses.
• Magnum – A knight who calls out for Marqi’s shaving services. Name implies connection to the Baron Magnum family line.
• Love – A friendly, encouraging supporting character who watched Marqui’s sparring session, she is later seen working busily as a server at a ballroom event, where she is briefly mentioned when Marqui attempts to track her using origami.
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