When the Villainous Flame User Trapped in a Time Loop Starts Living Earnestly, Every Female Party Member Turns into a Pervert and Now the World Is in Danger!? - 16

Chapter 16: The Harem I Never Asked For

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(Wait, wait, wait, wait! What happens to me then?! I mean, this princess will eventually die… No, no, before that, Bocchama has me!)

(Stupid, Toilette was smitten with Nemeth last time… No, everything fell apart when we found out Nemeth was a woman, but why is she now after Goshujin-sama?! And Toilette doesn’t seem entirely opposed to the marriage… Why is she interfering with Goshujin-sama and my sow life?!)

This was bad…

(This musclehead prince, what’s he saying? Bocchama as Princess Toilette’s groom? This princess was smitten with Nemeth last time… I thought to help her this time since I had mixed feelings about everything, but… Maybe she should just die?)

(What are they doing to Goshujin-sama?! Goshujin-sama said he’d stay unmarried for life with me! This musclehead prince can die too. If Toilette isn’t into Nemeth, maybe she should die as well? Oh, but then Father-dono and Big Brother-dono would be sent to their deaths by a broken-hearted emperor… Ugh, what should I do?!)

Things escalated too fast. Me, as Princess Toilette’s groom?

“N-No, Prince! Wait… I-I’m, you know, a guy who keeps two girls as slaves!”

Anyway, I wanted to avoid this situation. Desperate to steer things toward refusal, I deliberately showed off Sword and Magina, still virgins I hadn’t touched, to the prince and princess. But…

“Relax. Your slaves can be treated as concubines.”

“What!?”

“I’ve heard about it, Habiri. The commander and Retsuka said you’ve reflected and changed your ways because of those two. It’s normal for nobles and royals to have lovers, right? Though Retsuka’s devoted to his wife~”

“Princess!?”

But neither the prince nor Princess cared!?

(Ugh, at least I’ve secured my position as the concubine…)

(If we can’t break this engagement off, this compromise should be good enough…)

Hm? Did Sword and Magina just clench their fists for a moment… Were they angry? Or maybe… happy?

“B-But, what should I do… Father! Father always told me to live freely and do whatever I want, didn’t he? What’s this all of a sudden?!”

Anyway, I sought a lifeline from Father. But Father, with a serious face…

“Habiri. I did think you should live freely, but seeing you’ve changed your heart, I’ll change how I treat you and what I expect from you as well.”

“…Huh?”

“You’ve proven you’re no disgrace to the Spoild family or this country—a true prodigy. So, I’ll no longer be a father who merely lets you be but the head of the Spoild family, the commander of this nation’s military, a loyal servant to His Majesty. I will be the kind of citizen who actively promotes talented individuals to lead this country’s future!”

He’d given up on me before, letting me do whatever, but now that I’d gotten serious, Father was raising his expectations… What was this?

“B-But, Princess, isn’t it a bit sudden to pick me? Wh-What do you think about this whole thing?!”

If that was the case, what about the person in question? When I asked the Princess, she puffed out her cheeks…

“Oh~ Is Habiri against it~? You don’t want to become my groom?~”

“N-No, that’s not… I wouldn’t dare…”

I was against it, with my whole heart.

“I mean, I’m a princess, and you’re a noble… It’s obvious we don’t get to choose who we date and marry, right?”

Fair point…

“Sure, I used to hate it too. But seeing you yesterday and today, I think the current Habiri is pretty good.”

“Uh, w-well… That’s an honor…”

No good, Princess was totally on board.

“However, Habiri, I know being told to marry right away would be overwhelming, and you haven’t graduated from the magic academy yet, so a wedding now wouldn’t do. For now, it’ll be an engagement…”

Oh, a reprieve from the prince. Engagement…If we were only engaged, that mean the whole thing could be broken off eventually?

“From today, Toilette will live in this mansion to build rapport!”

“That’s right, Habiri. So, I’ll take the butlers and maids and stay at the palace or Retsuka’s place. I want to spend time with my grandkids too.”

“So, Habiri, it’s a promise with your big brother Don’t make Princess sad—build that rapport, okay?”

No, this was pressure from both my father and big brother to not let me escape. And Princess was moving in today?

“Building rapport and Toilette getting pregnant would be most welcome! Toilette, bear good children!”

“Yesss~”

And they’re openly saying “Do what I must do”!? No, I swore in this second life not to do such things, that I wasn’t worthy, so why were Sword, Magina, Nemeth, and…

“Listen, Habiri… I don’t know much about ‘that stuff,’ but I’ll try my best… Teach me gently and pamper me♥ Just kidding!~ Ah, I’m so shy~♥”

“Ah, uh…”

“Naughty stuff… I’m actually kinda curious about it~♥ Let’s do it tonight♪”

Even the Princess… What the hell was happening…

“Oh, right… ‘Ichikuno,’ say hello.”

“*drop! Princess, a pleasure to meet you, Groom-dono. I am Ichikuno, Princess’s attendant, nin-nin.”

“…Mm…”

Princess clapped, and a woman in black ninja garb, masked, knelt beside her… She was the Princess’s secret attendant…

“From today, Ichikuno and I will be in your care, Habiri, and those two over there… And you’re that kid from yesterday, right?”

“Huh? Y-Yes! I’m Nemeth! Thank you for yesterday! Uh, I’m staying here until the retest! I’m here to train with Senpai…”

“Yup, yup! I see… But… huh? Wait, are you… A girl?”

“W-What!? Uh, um, w-well, uh, th-that’s…”

“I knew it~ I thought you were super cute!”

No good, the conversation was moving too fast. And Princess saw through Nemeth as a girl in an instant… Well, it was obvious once anyone took a good look at Nemeth’s feminine face…

“Nii-sama~ This is the kid I mentioned yesterday, the one with potential.”

“Oh? But I heard the kid was a boy?”

“She’s a girl~”

“…What?”

And the prince took an interest in Nemeth… Yes, that’s it! She was supposed to be the hero to save this country, humanity’s savior! If she were a boy, she’d have been Princess’s groom…But it turned out Nemeth was a boy…

“I heard you’re aiming to be a hero and that you have great talent… But you also have been hiding your real gender?”

“Uh, th-that’s… Yes, I’m sorry.”

Even Nemeth couldn’t lie to the Princess and the prince, so she hung her head in resignation.

“I-I’m sorry. It’s just, if people knew I was a girl, it’d lead to all sorts of―”

“Unfair treatment, jealousy from the incompetent, and not getting fair recognition… Is that what you thought?”

“W-Well…”

“Don’t underestimate us! This empire doesn’t tolerate inequality based on gender! It’s merit-based! We don’t promote incompetent nobles, and we value talent even in slaves!”

“Prince…”

“So, if you have no shame, declare you’re a girl and aim to be a hero again! Worrying about such trivial things won’t make you a hero who carries the world!”

Well, she was able to become a hero even while hiding her gender… But Nemeth’s eyes sparkled, moved by the prince’s words…

“Thank you, Prince! I… I won’t hide anymore! I’ll prove a girl can be a hero!”

“I like the look on your face. Train hard for the retest!”

“Yes!”

And so, Nemeth…

“Ehehe, Senpai… I… uh, me… Ugh, I’ve been saying ‘boku’ for so long it’s hard to switch, but… Senpai, forget what I said about keeping it secret. I’ll proudly enter the magic academy as a girl and become a hero!”

“I-I see…”

Now what… The Golden Generation of Miracles… The Hero’s harem… What would happen to it? I remembered some girls approached her thinking she was a boy…

“So, about that promise to do anything if you kept it secret… Well, I owe you a lot, Senpai, and if it’s you… So, Senpai… If you still want to do naughty stuff with me… I mean, you’ve already seen my important parts and played with them… It’s fine to continue, right?”

“Hey, you thieving cat, what’re you saying? Bocchama has me!”

“Exactly, what’s this lewd female hero saying in this chaos?”

“W-Wow, Habiri is super popular? And about the naughty stuff~ Hehe, sounds fun♪”

“…If it’s an orgy, should I join? But I can’t get pregnant before Princess, so only Princess gets a vaginal, and I’ll use protection or… Maybe my mouth or the back hole…”

My head hurts…

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