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EP.71 A Visitor After a Long Time... 

Everything was going smoothly. 

Whenever the opportunity arose, I recruited lords from the Bastil Kingdom. 

Some surrendered easily once they realized a princess was backing me. In those cases, I just set up minimal safety measures. 

Now, recruiting more without being discovered was impossible. 

Thanks to that, I was finally resting alone in the mansion for the first time in a while. 

“Hmm… I’m the lord of this place, but I feel like I’m the most useless person here…” 

Of course, I hadn’t completely neglected the fief. 

The princess visited often and helped run the fief in my stead. 

She gave orders on my behalf under the pretense of acting as my agent, without revealing her identity. Seeing the servants obey without question left me with mixed feelings. 

“I studied hard, but there’s not much actual work to do.” 

All the tasks I needed to handle were already done. 

As a result, I found myself in a state of deep boredom. 

“It’s been a while since I stayed here, but going out for fun feels a bit odd…” 

Basking in the warm sunlight, I enjoyed a moment of peace. 

Usually, in these situations, lords have hobbies. 

But nothing came to mind for me. 

As I was pondering various things, 

someone knocked on the door. 

Knock, knock- 

“Lord.” 

“What is it?” 

“You have a visitor.” 

“A visitor?” 

“It’s Lady Bella, the captain of the royal guard.” 

The moment I heard the name, I jumped up. 

The timing was perfect. 

I was just about to get bored from being too relaxed. 

“Tell her to come in!” 

“Yes, sir.” 

When the door opened, the dignified female knight appeared. 

A servant beside Bella maintained perfect etiquette. 

“Then I’ll take my leave.” 

The servant quickly left. 

Only Bella and I remained in the office. 

With an interested expression, I asked a question. 

“What brings you here?” 

“I just… came to check if you’re running the fief well.” 

“Just because?” 

There’s no way she came ‘just because.’ 

Maybe if it were the mischievous princess, but not Bella. 

“Even the servants wouldn’t believe that.” 

“Ugh…” 

“How did you get here? Don’t tell me you abandoned your duties?” 

“I-I just used the teleportation magic circle for a moment!” 

It seemed the princess had told her about it. 

But one thing was odd. 

She shouldn’t know about the relationship between me and the princess yet, right? 

If she knew about the teleportation circle, she’d have reason to be suspicious. 

“Come to think of it… otherwise, it would be hard to leave your post suddenly.” 

“More importantly, do you know what you’ve done to the princess?” 

“Ah, judging by that reaction, you heard everything.” 

“Ugh…” 

Bella shrank back. 

Just seeing that, I could guess what had happened. 

The princess must have told her everything. 

She probably decided it was more advantageous to have Bella on her side. 

Having an ally for secret visits would be even better. 

“No matter how special your background, laying hands on the princess is unforgivable!” 

“Ah… so you didn’t hear the whole story.” 

“W-what do you mean…? Don’t tell me… there’s something I don’t know…?” 

Bella’s face was filled with confusion. 

It seemed she didn’t know about the engagement yet. 

She wasn’t as mischievous as the princess, but I couldn’t help but smile. 

“Well, since you know almost everything, I might as well tell you the rest.” 

“Ugh…” 

“I’m engaged to the princess. Eventually… when the time comes, it’ll be officially announced.” 

“E-engaged…?” 

It was only natural for her to be shocked. 

But her surprised expression made me want to tease her even more. 

Now I understood why the princess liked to play tricks. 

“I’m going to be the princess’s husband. And since you’re the royal guard captain, you’ll have to serve me, right?” 

“Kuh… th-that’s…” 

Bella couldn’t argue. 

She must have heard that I’d slept with the princess. 

It’s not strange for that to lead to an engagement. 

It’s also common to treat it as a confirmed fact and show respect. 

“It probably won’t take long, so shall we practice in advance?” 

“What do you mean…?” 

“You shouldn’t act like that. I’ll be your superior, after all.” 

“Kuh…!” 

It seemed I’d left her alone a bit too long. 

It was time to soften Bella’s pride a little. 

‘Come to think of it… why did she come here…?’ 

To answer my first question, I observed her. 

She hadn’t come on orders. 

So the answer was simple. 

She couldn’t resist and came to see me. 

Her real goal was to soothe her needy body under that fancy armor. 

Under her awkward expression, Bella was hesitating. 

“Looks like you need some training.” 

“T-training…?” 

“I don’t plan to act arrogant just because I’ll be royalty, but doesn’t a presumptuous guard captain need a little education?” 

“Ugh… i-it’s not even official yet…!” 

“Then should we have a contest so you can see the difference in advance?” 

It was a rare sight: 

the beautiful captain of the guard blushing like a shy girl. 

She’d already decided what the outcome would be. 

Both Bella’s body and mind remembered deeply 

that she could never win against me. 

I slowly gave her an order. 

“Lock the door and come here, Bella.” 

“You don’t have the right to order the captain of the guard-” 

“Would you rather leave the door open?” 

It was an implicit warning. 

Leaving it open would put Bella at a disadvantage. 

It was my way of being considerate. 

“Ugh…” 

In the end, Bella slowly turned around 

and locked the office herself, making it a closed space. 

Click- 

“Good. I like seeing the captain like this.” 

“I-I only locked it because I don’t know what kind of trouble you’ll cause!” 

“Is that so? Or is it that you couldn’t resist your heated body and came to be held?” 

“Ugh… as the captain, I’d never…” 

It was easy to check the truth. 

All I had to do was give her an order. 

“First, take off your armor.” 

It was an unreasonable command. 

There wasn’t even much justification for her to obey. 

Even if I was engaged to the princess, that didn’t outrank the captain. 

But Bella obeyed without protest. 

Her face as she removed her armor looked like she was waiting for a lewd punishment. 

“As the princess’s husband, I’m giving you an order.” 

“Ugh… o-okay…” 

Her answer was still awkward, but that was part of the fun. 

Lately, Bella’s life had been the worst. 

Not because of any problems. 

If anything, her official duties were so smooth as to be boring. 

But Bella thought being busy would be better. 

At least then, she’d have less time to stew in her desires alone. 

“Ugh… huu…” 

It had been quite a while since she’d seen Eldric. 

Her body, now used to pleasure, couldn’t help but be frustrated. 

Of course, it wasn’t as if he’d never held her. 

Whenever Eldric visited the palace, they’d sometimes sleep together. 

But it happened far too rarely. 

Compared to Princess Elena, the number of times was several times less. 

“Because of… that guy… ugh…” 

Bella rubbed her groin against the bed. 

She knew it was a vulgar act, but she couldn’t help it. 

“Haa… ugh… huu…! Hut…!” 

In the end, just rubbing against the soft bed wasn’t enough. 

The hand that usually gripped a sword now moved to her lower half. 

If she didn’t masturbate, she couldn’t even fall asleep. 

She slipped her hand into her underwear 

and continued the shameful act. 

Squelch- squelch-! Squelch-! 

“Huungh…!! Haa… uh… I can’t go on like this…” 

There was an instinctive hesitation. 

It wasn’t just inexperience. 

Her embarrassment kept her from fully letting go. 

As a result, her body ached for much longer. 

After a long time, the climax she reached was unsatisfying. 

“Ugh…! Huu… ugh…!!” 

Her legs twitched slightly. 

The pleasure she wanted lasted only a moment. 

If she’d never known better, she might have been satisfied. 

But Bella knew. 

The pleasure Eldric gave was on another level. 

The humiliating word “surrender” came naturally to mind. 

She could feel the joy of her whole body collapsing. 

“Haa… hut… I’d better get to sleep quickly…” 

Bella tried to rely on her fatigue to fall asleep. 

She never expected anyone to visit. 

“I didn’t expect to find you like this.” 

Suddenly, the door burst open. 

The person who entered was none other than Princess Elena. 

There was no time to compose herself, so Bella flailed in embarrassment. 

“Ugh…!! P-Princess…!” 

“I’ve been watching for a while-you were doing something pretty interesting, weren’t you?” 

Elena grinned. 

Bella, on the other hand, was filled with despair. 

She’d seen everything. 

It was all because she was in a bad mood from frustration. 

If she’d been her usual self, she would have noticed. 

“Trying to fall asleep like that must be tough, don’t you think?” 

“Why are you… here, Princess…?” 

“I came to help. I know the situation, more or less.” 

Elena approached with a smile. 

That night, the kingdom’s princess shared a secret and some advice.