The Abandoned Prince Heals an Enemy Soldier on the Frontlines, Only to Discover She’s the Seventh Imperial Princess - Chapter 43: The Abandoned Prince Gets Rescued… Again

Chapter 43: The Abandoned Prince Gets Rescued… Again

I couldn’t tell if this was heaven or hell.

Beautiful girls from the academy—including Nayuta—and even some of the teachers were clinging to me, smothering me in softness from all directions.

Warm… comforting… Honestly, I kinda thought, maybe I could just stay like this forever?

That was when—

“Reyshel!!”

I heard Rosemary’s voice.

Must be a hallucination.

I mean, if she really saw me in this situation—surrounded by girls like this—it would definitely be punishment time.

Then again, Rosemary’s idea of punishment usually involved sexy cuddling, so I wouldn’t exactly complain. Actually, yeah, bring it on.

Just as that thought crossed my mind—

Someone grabbed my arm and yanked me out of the sea of flesh by force.

“Are you okay!? Reyshe—oh my god, he’s deflated!?”

“H-Huh…? Rosemary? You’re… not a hallucination?”

“It’s me! The real deal! Snap out of it!!”

Apparently, I’d been getting milked nonstop by a bunch of girls and female teachers who’d gone wild under Lime’s influence.

Two shadows leaned over to check on me.

One was little Alcarion in her maid outfit—Maidrion.

The other was Salion… wearing some seriously provocative lingerie.

And now Salion had her hands all over me, patting and poking.

“Hmm… He’s been drained to the very limit, but physically he seems fine. No serious health issues.”

“Grandmother, are you sure? He looks like he’s about to die…”

Rosemary stared down at me with concern in her eyes, so I gave her a thumbs-up.

“It felt… really good, though.”

“…Honestly. You really are something else, fufu.”

“Anyway, the real issue now—”

Salion, Rosemary, and Maidrion all turned to face the formless creature squirming in the center of the grand hall—Lime, the evolved slime.

Lime shifted shape, returning to the same beautiful girl form she had used when she first attacked me in my sleep.

“Give me back Master.”

“I refuse. The boy doesn’t belong to you.”

“You’re right. Master doesn’t belong to anyone. Master is divine. Master is absolute. All other men are worthless garbage.”

“…Hmm. I actually agree with quite a bit of that.”

“You’re a woman of reason. Would you consider joining Lime’s side?”

Lime’s words didn’t seem to fall on deaf ears. Maidrion gave a thoughtful nod.

“It’s true… Spending a debauched life here with my dear might not be such a bad idea.”

“M-Mother!?”

“…Then Lime welcomes you. Let’s make Master feel good—together.”

Lime smiled warmly.

But the very next moment—

Maidrion, still completely expressionless, calmly responded.

“But I refuse.”

Come to think of it, I do remember Nayuta teaching Alcarion that famous J◯Jo line once.

She probably really wanted to use it.

Honestly, I get it.

It’s one of those lines you just want to say someday if the chance comes up.

Still, that one sentence was more than enough to make Lime snap.

“I see. Then I’ll just turn you into one of my ‘Super-In-Love-Master-Crazy-Zombie Girls’. With a fresh dose of ‘Master Is Supreme Love-Love Overdrive Serum’—made right inside my body.”

It was a total sneak attack.

Tiny slimes—clearly split off from Lime herself—launched at Maidrion and the others from their blind spots.

No one could react in time.

And just like that, all three of them were hit with Lime’s powerful love drug.

Ah… this is bad.

If Rosemary and the others join the girl swarm already targeting me, I’ll really have nowhere left to run.

With that in mind, I gave up.

I relaxed, accepted my fate, and slowly closed my eyes.

…But no matter how long I waited, they didn’t pounce on me.

When I cautiously opened my eyes…

“…Impossible. Why isn’t my ‘Master Is Supreme Love-Love Overdrive Serum’ working?”

Lime’s eyes were wide in disbelief.

Maidrion and Rosemary—who had clearly been hit—stood there calm and composed, completely unaffected.

Salion’s breathing was a little heavier, and her cheeks were flushed, but she still seemed to be holding onto her sanity.

“Hmph. Something like this would never work on me.”

“Rosemary is absolutely right.”

“…Why?”

Lime’s simple question was met with a unified response from both Rosemary and Maidrion.

“Love.”

“It’s love.”

“…Love?”

Maidrion straightened her back with pride.

Even with her blank face, she somehow gave off the vibe of someone smugly showing off.

“Yes. It’s love. Our feelings for the boy go far beyond mere lust.”

“Love… that surpasses lust? That… doesn’t compute. Lime’s knowledge doesn’t cover that…”

“No. Of course it doesn’t. Because love isn’t something you understand with facts. Love is something you feel with your heart… with your soul. Tell me, do you love the boy from your heart? From your soul?”

“!?”

Lime’s eyes visibly trembled at those words.

“L-Lime… loves Master. But… is this really love…?”

“Maybe you only wanted to fill the world with children who carry his genes. But that’s not the same as loving him.”

“…”

Lime’s face slowly lost all color.

Her expression said everything—she couldn’t deny it, even if she wanted to.

“Master is… a god…”

“Yes. But why do you want to make the boy a god?”

“…Because… Master gave food to me… when I was starving… If the whole world worshipped someone as kind as Master… maybe everyone would become kind too…”

“And then?”

Maidrion pressed harder, her voice firm.

Lime couldn’t say anything more. She fell silent.

Maidrion didn’t let up.

“It’s true. You do have love for the boy—your devotion shows that. But you haven’t realized what that love truly is. And until you do, you’ll never surpass us.”

“…!!”

Lime clenched her teeth in frustration.

It was a powerful, emotional moment… and of course, someone had to ruin it.

“…Okay, sure, you’re all saying noble stuff, but let’s be real—it just means you’re all permanently in heat for the boy, right?”

“Grandmother, we’re in the middle of something important. Please be quiet.”

“Muu…”

Despite her pout, Salion gently lifted my head onto her lap and started stroking my hair.

“For the record, I didn’t resist that drug because I’m weak to it… or because I love the boy less than anyone else, alright? ♡”

“Y-Yeah, I know. I get it.”

She gave me a cute little wink—sparkle included.

And right then, something changed in Lime.

She faced Maidrion again—but this time, her expression was… peaceful. Clear. Like a heavy fog had finally lifted from her heart.

“I see… So you’re saying that until Lime truly understands love, she has no right to claim Master for herself.”

With those words, something began to change.

All of Lime’s clones—scattered throughout the dorm—started gathering in one place. And in the blink of an eye, her petite girl form transformed…

Into a tall, stunning bombshell with curves in all the right places.

“This time, I admit defeat. But next time—when I’ve discovered what love truly is—I will return. And when I do, I’ll make Master the god of this world!!”

“Wait—y-you’re going somewhere!?”

“No. This is a tactical retreat. When Lime understands love, I’ll come back. Until then… goodbye, Master.”

“L-Lime!!”

She smashed through the window and flew off at ridiculous speed, vanishing into the night.

I couldn’t even stop her—I just sat there, watching her go.

And like that, the Girls’ Dorm Takeover Incident came to a close.

Thanks to Alcarion’s quick thinking, we chalked the whole thing up as an attack from the same group that helped my little brother escape earlier.

Since I was Lime’s owner, I was spared from taking the blame.

But honestly… I kinda hoped I’d see her again.

She ran off before I could even get a word in.

Next time, I wanted to talk to her properly.

That’s what I thought—

“Welcome home, Master.”

“!?”

The moment my debriefing with Rosemary was over and I returned to my room at the academy…

Lime was already there, waiting.

Wearing an outrageously sexy maid outfit, for some reason.

Seriously…

Who would’ve thought she’d come back the very next night after the incident!?



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[Afterword]

A Random Tidbit

Author: “This is the first time I’ve ever typed something like ‘Girls’ Dorm Takeover Incident.’”

R: “Yeah, that checks out.”

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