To be perfectly honest, the woman before him was stunningly beautiful, and having seen the hentai and played the game, he knew that if he took her here and now, he could easily turn this princess into his devoted follower. Then he could do this and that, and even get her little sister into the mix.
But the problem was...
This girl was under the influence of an aphrodisiac.
While I'm not opposed to this kind of play, and someone like me talking about morality is quite laughable, but how should I put it...
Ryuji looked at the princess, her face full of longing, and couldn't help but sigh.
If this were a hentai, he would definitely be interested and ignited with a fighting spirit. But when he actually saw a girl who had been drugged like this, he really...
I really can't get it up.
Feeling no desire whatsoever, Ryuji touched his pants. Little Ryuji was performing normally, hard as his titanium alloy greatsword, proving his body was absolutely fine.
But his clear mind felt disgust and weariness, though not because of the play itself.
It was because of this disgusting world.
Ryuji very much wanted to sleep with this princess, but the issue was, the whole situation was too revolting. Everything he had encountered along the way was too disgusting!
The despicable people in the remote and impoverished areas, nobles completely devoid of humanity, and mercenaries who were clearly scum, there is absolutely nothing but sheer malice. This world didn't have a single decent thing in it!
One could say that up to this point, the only person Ryuji could definitively call a good person was the woman in front of him.
But this woman had some serious issues in her brain.
Because in the Black Beasts story, this girl surrendered due to the Black Dog Mercenary's strength, offering herself in exchange for her country's safety and peace.
After interacting with her, Ryuji sensed that while she was clearly dedicated to fairness, justice, and her duties. She was also very approachable and willing to fight and even die for commoners...
But she was too inexperienced, and clearly not a qualified leader.
As the eldest princess, she didn't have any decent followers around her either. They were all young people, and she even had scum like Raddle following her.
Honestly, in a world where there is clearly a benevolent goddess, how could such a situation arise?
Ryuji didn't fully understand it, but that didn't stop him from feeling disgusted, so much so that he lost interest in his favorite pastime: sleeping with women.
Besides, if he had been the one to drug her, he'd already be inside her by now, probably close to his first release. But taking advantage of someone else's drugging gave him a feeling of unearned gains.
"Mr. Ryuji..."
However, Alicia instinctively wrapped her arms around Ryuji's thighs. Her cute tongue unconsciously darted out and licked his palm, and without any guidance, she moved her head towards Ryuji's crotch.
Meanwhile, her own pants were continuously dripping, like a broken faucet, streaming thin trails of liquid.
Then, in the next moment, flames ignited on Ryuji's hand.
Dragon fire instantly enveloped Alicia's body, making her cry out in pain. But the drug's effects, the strange thoughts, and those fluids were all burned away from her body.
"Consider yourself lucky. I'm not in a good mood today. But seriously, you're way too easy... But I'll let it go this time. Next time, I'll use my own drugs."
Ryuji straightforwardly began searching Raddle's body. He found a suspicious small bottle in the man's hands, along with other pills.
Just a slight sniff of some pills made Ryuji's cock swell another size, almost tearing his clothes.
Such potent effects made Ryuji feel that if he took one of these pills, he'd probably become as overpowered as a Kamen Rider who obtained their belt, or an Eva Unit-01 that ingested an S² Engine, unlocking a limited Berserker Mode.
"Strange and unorthodox methods."
Snorting coldly, Ryuji, who had no use for such things, very carefully stored them close to his body.
After all, they were useless items. Littering is very bad for the social environment.
"Ah?"
Alicia was somewhat dazed. She paused for a moment, then her cheeks rapidly turned red. Ryuji's conduct had been too righteous. Looking at his tall stature and his unwavering composure despite the temptation, Alicia blushed.
She hadn't thought much earlier because her mind was completely dominated by desire. But now, reacting to the situation, she realized how... how dangerous what she had said was.
She also knew how provocative her armor was, but there was no helping it; powerful armor was often like this, and no one usually entertained wild thoughts.
But provocative is provocative; it doesn't change just because the armor is strong. She was well aware that under those circumstances, if Ryuji had done anything to her, she absolutely would not have resisted, and might have even actively cooperated.
So, she naturally understood the noble decision Ryuji had made.
Moreover, thinking about how Ryuji had fought the orcs without expecting a reward and was incredibly powerful, the blush on Alicia's face deepened. However, as if remembering something, her expression turned serious.
"Mr. Ryuji, If... if you can earn a noble status through military merit... I will take the drug you give me."
Alicia looked at Ryuji with a serious expression, her beautiful eyes filled with determination.
Ryuji looked at Alicia in surprise. It wasn't the first time he'd been pursued by a girl; strictly speaking, Erina was the one who pursued him.
Of course, he admitted it was the suspension bridge effect, but that's what happened. However, someone as direct as Alicia was rare, and honestly, it was a bit shocking.
"Sorry, I have no interest in governing a country. But I'm curious. You don't seem incompetent, so why are the security here so lax? And as a princess, why don't you have a few trustworthy people by your side?"
Even in the modern times, palace maids and female officials weren't rare for royal families, let alone in a world like this. Finding some female attendants for Alicia shouldn't be a problem.
But what he saw were villages mostly relying on militias for self-defense, with frequent orc attacks.
And the city's defenses even required the kingdom's eldest princess to personally guard, with the princess surrounded by idiots.
So, he voiced his guess.
"Did all the capable people around you die?"
His words made Alicia fall silent. The princess, who had been shy just moments ago, no longer had any confidence or her earlier high spirits. Instead, she looked dejected.
"Yes..." Alicia sighed.
"If possible, I wouldn't want to rely on people like Raddle. But there's no other way. Most of the loyal and brave warriors and nobles died in the battles over the centuries. While, those who feared death survived and continued their family lines."
When she said this, Alicia's eyes were full of confusion.
"Although I don't know why you are unfamiliar with this world, since you asked, I'll tell you."
She looked at Ryuji, yet it seemed she wasn't really looking at him.
"The First Fortress... is almost at its limit."
Ryuji nodded. He could see that, although it was called the First Fortress, it was essentially a kingdom. But a kingdom whose capital was attacked by orcs, whose surrounding villages couldn't pay taxes, whose nobles were still extorting heavily, and where people fled to dangerous mountains and forests, preferring to face orcs rather than live near the relatively safe fortress... Clearly, for them, the nobles were more terrifying than the orcs.
"Most of the soldiers are cowardly and afraid of death. The knights who follow me, while many have ideals, the First Fortress simply cannot offer rewards that match their ideals and convictions. Once they can no longer fight, their families will collapse. And apart from offering some financial aid myself, I can do nothing."
Taking a deep breath, Alicia didn't know why she was telling Ryuji all these strange things. But looking at Raddle beside her, she truly felt exhausted.
She never expected her own knight would drug her.
If it were lethal poison or something, that would be one thing, but it was this kind of drug.
"The nobles extort exorbitant taxes and levies, recruiting experts and mercenaries without any sense of honor, completely oblivious to the dire straits of the common people. Once the people can no longer survive, the First Fortress will collapse. I once wanted to change the current situation, but I found that without these corrupt nobles, I can do nothing. The loyal knights who fight alongside me are skilled in battle but don't understand governance. Moreover, I have no evidence or justification to strip those nobles of their lands. Even Raddle..."
When she reached this point, the confusion in her eyes became more apparent.
"I even have to let Raddle go. Otherwise, if his father rebels, the First Fortress will collapse instantly. I don't even know if I'd be capable of suppressing a rebellion while under constant orc attacks. So, I can only avoid giving his father a pretext to rebel and let the matter end here... Otherwise, everyone would want to replace our family as rulers... But being a ruler is not so simple. In the end, the First Fortress would still be destroyed. The only thing that would increase is the suffering of the common people."
"Actually, I understand clearly that the First Fortress's problems stem from constantly facing orc attacks. Military expenses keep rising, taxes get heavier, so countless people leave their homes. But with fewer taxpayers, the tax burden on those remaining only increases. Because no matter what, the orcs and monsters will come, and someone will always have to resist them."
Alicia's face was full of melancholy.
"I can't clean up those nobles because they would rebel. During that time, I wouldn't be able to protect the people. The only path available to me is to keep killing orcs, killing monsters. But I never thought that even Raddle, the noble I held in highest regard, would do such a thing for his own desires."
Covering her face, Alicia let out a deep sigh.
The endless assaults by orcs and monsters had truly drained their nation, and the entire Seven Shields Alliance.
If not for this reason, why would the seven human kings unite? They would be fighting amongst themselves otherwise.
But even united, there was no guarantee of victory. The monsters in ordinary areas were manageable, but around the Dark Queen's tower, the monsters and orcs serving the Dark Elf Queen, revered as the Queen by the monsters, were completely different from the ordinary ones.
They had tried countless methods over centuries but failed to kill her, unable to solve this problem completely.
And without solving this problem, she couldn't free up her hands to deal with the corrupt nobles and the fleeing populace.
But without solving those problems, she lacked enough followers, capable warriors, and strategists willing to fight for honor and justice.
Therefore, Princess Alicia could only hope that there were enough skilled fighters to kill the Dark Elf Queen in one fell swoop.
That was also why she was so eager to recruit Ryuji.
It wasn't that Ryuji was particularly enticing, but that this world truly had no better candidates.
"It seems you're not foolish after all."
Hearing this, Ryuji couldn't help but view her in a new light. In his previous understanding, this woman was an idiot for choosing to believe the Black Dog Mercenary Group's lies.
But thinking about it now, what else could she have done?
If she didn't believe and resisted to the end, many people would die. But if she didn't resist, it was only she who would suffer inhuman treatment. Compared to letting her subjects and more people lose their lives, this princess would definitely choose to suffer gang rape herself.
After all, by then, she wouldn't need to consider these heavy matters anymore. She'd only need to be a good bitch every day. Exchanging that for peace and the survival of her people was worth it to her.
In this world, under these circumstances, just being raped was far better than losing one's life.
Moreover, if even she, the princess, became a sex slave, the women who were cruelly treated might find some balance in their hearts.
Only her beloved sister could make her break down.
So it's not stupidity, but powerlessness? That's why she chose acceptance instead of resisting to the end.
Ryuji sighed, feeling even less desire now.
Honestly, it was frustrating for him. In normal anime worlds, he was always doing erotic stuff, but here in this hentai world, he was pondering politics. Even with such a provocative woman right in front of him, he felt no urge to have sex.
He didn't even want to in his thoughts!
This was outrageous and unbelievable!
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