After Starting a Thread as a Reincarnated in an Unknown Otome Game, I Got Caught in a Battlefield of Beauties - Chapter 27: The First Good News Arrived!!

Chapter 27: The First Good News Arrived!!

“Umm… we haven’t gotten married yet, right…?”

The shocking truth I had just learned made the silence unbearable, so I tried asking a random question. 

Seriously, this is so awkward. 

Not remembering my first experience is really disappointing. 

Ah, but I couldn’t ask something so direct.

Leticia, seemingly oblivious to my internal struggle and probably embarrassed, quickly grabbed my shirt to cover herself and nodded with a bit of dissatisfaction.

“Yeah, I wanted to do it during the ten days you were asleep, but…”

“Ha, haha… I see…”

I forced a dry, slightly disappointed smile to match Leticia’s mood while out of her sight, I did a small celebratory fist pump several times.

Phew, thank goodness…!

If I had not only had my first experience but also gotten married while unconscious, I would have lost it. 

Although, I’m not entirely sure if we’ve actually done it yet—

“Everyone is so uptight… I’ve already given up my purity…”

Scratch that, now it’s confirmed.

Leticia’s words, which left no room for excuses, made me feel genuinely down… but since we were at this point, I decided to ask anyway.

“…Leticia.”

“Hm? What’s the matter? Do you think it would’ve been better if we were married?”

“No, I’d at least like to remember my own wedding. What I want to know is why you… had sex with me while I was unconscious…”

When I said that, Leticia looked puzzled for a moment, then her face turned bright red like she was boiling over.

She glanced at me shyly, fidgeting.

“Uh… well… there was a reason…”

Of course, I knew there was a reason… but isn’t my fiancée way too cute?

Maybe because she was my first, I found Leticia extremely endearing.

I thought it was a bit shallow of me… but given that I was a virgin in my past life too, I hoped for a little leniency.

Us introverts value our first time as much as women do.

“So, what’s the reason? Was there something wrong with my body?”

“Y-Yes! Actually, right after you fainted, Alto… to put it simply, you were in a state of magical overload.”

“Magical overload…?”

From the name, it sounds like I had more magic power in my body than I could handle.

“Every living being has a limit to how much magic they can store in their body. No matter how much we train, we can’t surpass the maximum capacity of our species. To exceed this limit, you’d have to literally stop being human. That’s why humans, who have lower limits compared to elves or demons, make contracts with spirits to compete. Elves also make contracts with spirits, so they are like a superior version of humans.”

Heh, so there’s a limit to how much magic one can have… Come to think of it, I haven’t felt my magic increase much lately.

And there are elves too… As an otaku, I’d love to meet one at least once.

While I was lost in these thoughts, Leticia continued talking.

“So, when you fainted, Alto, you had more magic than a human can handle. To release it… w-well, we had to do something intimate…”

“I-I see…”

Leticia’s voice grew quieter, probably out of embarrassment. 

This is strange… isn’t this supposed to be an otome game? 

From what I’m hearing, it sounds more like an eroge. 

I’m starting to doubt if this world is really an otome game, but then Leticia said something unbelievable.

“—And yet, you managed to hold on for five days while your injuries healed. Normally, a body would explode immediately…”

“…”

I decided to pretend I didn’t hear that.

“—By the way, you’re probably curious about what happened to the prince and Senondor, right?”

Having dressed and left the hospital, we were now on a carriage heading to the royal castle.

Apparently, thanks to the king’s intervention, I had been admitted to the best hospital in the kingdom. When I heard the cost, my eyes nearly popped out.

In the carriage, Leticia sensed my curiosity and started to explain.

“Don’t worry. Both of them are currently suspended. But since they were under mind control and no one died, they won’t be stripped of their titles. In fact, every day the king has been coming to you, bowing his head, saying, ‘Please, I beg you. Don’t take revenge on my son… He was foolish enough to be mind-controlled, but he is my precious son…’”

Seriously… a king shouldn’t be bowing so easily to a student… If anything, I feel like I should apologize for kissing Princess Lara… but let’s not, I don’t want to risk getting executed.

Actually, let’s avoid bringing up the princess in front of the king altogether.

“Oh, we’re almost there.”

When I looked outside, I saw the royal castle standing tall, the same one I had visited just a day ago. It’s still unbelievably huge… As I got out of the carriage, dozens of royal guards appeared.

Wait, am I getting arrested again?

I haven’t done anything wrong this time… 

Still scared from the last time, I watched as a particularly strong-looking guard came forward and knelt.

“We’ve been expecting you, Sir Alto Bersac, and Lady Leticia Freezing! The king has been eagerly awaiting your arrival! Please, this way.”

“Ah, okay.”

Confused by the vastly different treatment from before, I followed them as instructed and arrived at the same reception room as last time.

“Your Majesty, I have brought Sir Alto Bersac and Lady Leticia Freezing.”

“Let them in.”

“Yes! —Please, go ahead.”

The royal guard who guided us opened the door and bowed his head. There was genuine respect in his gesture, completely different from the last time.

This is throwing me off… I’m not used to being treated so politely.

As I bowed repeatedly and entered the reception room, I saw not only the king but also Princess Lara. 

Additionally, there was an unfamiliar middle-aged man in a military uniform who looked like a noble. 

Since I didn’t know him, I greeted the king and Princess Lara first.

“It’s been a while, Your Majesty, Princess Lara. Although for me, it feels like just yesterday.”

“…I am truly sorry for my son’s actions. I won’t ask for forgiveness, but please, spare his life. I beg of you.”

“Wait—”

I was shocked that the king was bowing to me, especially with someone I didn’t know present. The unfamiliar man also bowed his head.

“Nice to meet you, Alto Bersac. I am Xenon von Aerial. It seems my son Senondor caused you trouble. I sincerely apologize.”

“Eeh!?”

It turns out the unknown person was the head of the Aerial family. I didn’t see that coming. And now even Duke Xenon is bowing to me… this is too much; my stomach is starting to hurt.

“P-Please, both of you, raise your heads! I’m perfectly fine, really, so don’t worry about it!”

“That won’t do. Xenon and I won’t feel at ease that way. How about this…”

In the next moment, the king announced the first piece of good news I’d heard since coming to this world.

“—How about we grant you any one wish within our power? Really, anything at all—”

“Please repay my debt and cover the living expenses.”

For once, I was grateful to the brainwashed prince.

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