Chapter 5: TS Princess Falls into a Trap

TS Princess Falls into a Trap

The day after arriving in the royal capital, the four of us were scheduled to meet my father at the royal castle.

Many nobles and vassals had gathered at the audience hall to see the party that had defeated the Demon King. They gave us a grand welcome.

"Well done for defeating the Demon King. You are heroes. You shall receive your reward."

My father smiled gently. Leon took a step forward, knelt, and opened his mouth.

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask for your permission to marry the second princess... Isolde."

The audience chamber became noisy. I also took a step forward and opened my mouth.

"Father, I also have a request. Please allow me to take Nina and Clarissa as Leon's concubines."

My father looked a little surprised, but quickly put on a kingly face and smiled. 

"....Very well. It is the wish of the hero who defeated the Demon King. I grant it. ...And my daughter, if you don't mind, I will allow the four of you to marry."

The audience chamber was filled with cheers.

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After a period of preparation, the wedding took place.

Many nobles and commoners gathered at the magnificent ceremony hall. A simultaneous wedding ceremony for four people was an unusual format, but the heroes' new beginning was celebrated with great atmospheres.

After everything was over, I returned to my room.

"...It's finally over."

It had been a long day.

Looking back on the ceremony. After the vows... the kiss of promise. It would be a pain if we'd come this far and there were any rumors of a rift between us, so I made sure to go through it properly. After we kissed, I secretly opened my eyes and met Leon's gaze, who was staring intently at me... but it was just a formality. There was no need to worry about it.

Just as I was breathing a sigh of relief after everything was sorted out, I heard a knock on the door.

"Who is it?"

Since my journey was already over, I put off my familiar Princess mask and asked.

"It's Clarissa. May I talk to you for a moment?"

Clarissa...

I was a little wary, but I opened the door.

For a while, I was constantly wary of her because I didn't know what her purpose was, but now I think she probably wanted to become Leon's concubine and escape the influence of the Church. Now that she had achieved her goal, there was no need to be wary.

Clarissa entered the room, wearing not her usual robes but evening attire. She had also let her hair down. She looked more glamorous than usual, and my heart started thumping a little.

"Lady Isolde, thank you for your hard work."

She said with a gentle smile. 

"Oh, yeah, you too, Clarissa. So, what's wrong?"

I don't know why Clarissa came here. Tonight is our wedding night, so Nina, Clarissa, and I were cleaned and dressed in gorgeous lingerie as instructed by the maid.

However, Nina is the only one who can say that she actually loves Leon, so Clarissa and I secretly returned to our rooms, but for some reason, she's in my room.

"Actually, I came to thank you."

Thank you?

What, did I do something?

It's not like you're here to thank me, is it?

"Just to confirm, was what you said when you confessed about your past life true? That you liked me."

Ah... now that I think about it, the atmosphere was heavy, so I blurted it out.

"Well... well, to be honest, you're really my type."

"I'm glad if that's the case."

With that, Clarissa sat down next to me and leaned her body against me.

"...Do whatever you like."

"...Eh?"

"...When I realized Leon-sama's feelings for you, I thought I could use you. Leon-sama will likely be granted nobility when he returns to the Kingdom, and considering his achievements, he will be in a position very close to the Kingdom. ...So, if I become his concubine, I can avoid giving power to the Church and escape from it's influence."

She began to reveal her true intentions, something she hadn't said before.

"But there was something I didn't expect. You were surprisingly stubborn in trying to avoid marrying Leon-sama. ...I thought you would accept it, considering the conditions you had set for your spouse and the relationship between you and Leon-sama. ...Well, after hearing your story, it made sense. Now that I think about it, you were a little strange when we were changing in the same room."

She paused for a moment and smiled teasingly. My face grew hot as I remembered how I had desperately tried to look away, fighting my reason.

"In the end, everything worked out as I wanted. But I feel bad for you. It's good for Leon-sama to have you by his side, even if just in name, and Nina is also happy to be his wife. But I forced you to marry a man, even if it was just formality."

She continued, her eyes downcast, in an apologetic tone.

"So... do as you like with me."

She stopped talking and looked me straight in the eye.  

...We were both wearing lingerie, and being told that I could do whatever I wanted with the girl I liked made my mind start to shake.

"...N-no, I'm fine with it too... No need to thank me like that..."

Just as I was trying to force out a word of refusal, Clarissa sighed, "Haa..." and wrapped her arms around my head, capturing my lips.

After a moment, Clarissa took a deep breath and spoke.

"...Hehe. Was that enough to wash it down? At the reception... you had a frown on your face. I felt a little sorry for Leon-sama."

After we finished kissing, she continued with a rare innocent smile.

"I understand. I'll be honest with you. ...It's not that I'm lying about my thanks, but I'm also attracted to you."

Hearing her words, I opened my eyes wide, speechless. 

"Well, let me just say that I'm a man inside, too... Well, I've never particularly felt any love for a woman until now... Is it because you're a man inside?... Well, there's no need to worry about that. Anyway, I want to be by your side... I want to touch you... Those are the feelings I have."

Suddenly, she stole my lips... and then she confessed. She had already broken my 'Whoa amazing' record twice today.

"I don't remember what prompted it, but... I love you. So... please~"

She stopped talking there, pulled me onto the bed, and lay on her back.

... I could no longer find a reason to stop, so the next thing I knew, it was my turn to steal Clarissa's lips.

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I lay in bed, feeling comfortably relaxed. Clarissa was next to me.

"... I've done it."

"Hehe... Do you regret it?"

"No, I'm not. But... are you okay with that? The Church is strict about this sort of thing."

As is often the case in medieval settings, homosexuality is taboo in the Church.

"None of my business."

"... If that's what you want, then fine."

"... Hm, I guess it's about time?"

"What?"

As the two of us lay in bed, idly doing nothing, Clarissa glanced at the clock and muttered.

"... Oh, they're just in time."

Immediately after Clarissa muttered, footsteps were heard, and then the door opened without a knock, and Leon and Nina came in. 

"!!!"

I hastily cover myself with the sheets and survey the situation. Seeing Clarissa and I lying there, clearly in the aftermath of sex, they don't seem surprised. In fact, they look as if they'd expected it.

"...Wha–, why?"

Leon and Nina also clearly had the aftermath. Aside from the outer garments they'd only donned for the purpose of moving between rooms, they looked pretty much the same as us.

Ignoring my petrified state, Clarissa, who had been laying next to me, got up. Nina followed suit, sitting down next to me, so I was surrounded.

"What is it?"

"Lady Isolde... I'm sorry. I'm not lying about what I told you earlier... but there was one thing I didn't tell you."

Clarissa, clutching my shoulders and preventing me from escaping, began to speak. 

"I have a deep affection for you... and that's why I want to see your child."

Wanting to see the child of someone you love...? Well, it's not unnatural....?

"Well, I understand, but... it's a shame that it's not possible between me and Clarissa..."

Having said that, a possibility occurred to me. There's no way I wouldn't notice.

... I mean, all she's said is that she wants to "see my child."

Having probably reached the answer, I turned my gaze to Leon, who was still standing in front of me. ... He had an apologetic expression on his face, but he was casting a passionate gaze at me.

"Of course, it would be best if Lady Isolde and I were to unite and have children... but that's just not possible. ...Well, I can just about accept it if it's Leon-sama's."

It seems my worst-case scenario was correct. There was no room for persuasion. ... I called out to the other person holding onto my shoulder in place.

"Nina! Is this okay?! If this continues, Leon and I will be... right in front of you... is that okay?!"

"I've already had Leon's virginity!... Isolde, I want us all to become a family. I love Leon, but Isolde is also important to me.... It'll be okay! We'll just become a real family! Plus, Leon was very gentle to me. I'm sure Isolde will like it too!"

This girl's no good either. Her face flushes as she begins to talk about her earlier feelings.

"Le-Leon!... You! You told me, didn't you?! That even a formality would be fine...! Was that a lie...?"

As I ramble on, accusing him, Leon looks apologetic. If I was going to persuade someone, it had to be him...!

".... I wasn't lying. I thought that as long as you were happy, that was fine... I certainly did think that at the time... but..."

Leon struggled to find the words to say, but Clarissa, who had come from behind him, gently placed her hands on his shoulders and spoke.

"...It's okay, Leon-sama. You've endured enough."

Smiling and comforting Leon, Clarissa looked like a Saint in appearance. However, she exuded a devilish aura, capable of skillfully seducing people with her words.

"Lady Isolde... you probably don't know this, but... since he made that promise... Leon-sama has been suffering ever since. Even when we were discussing it earlier, his eyes welled with tears of pain... I'm a member of the clergy too. How could I abandon him when he's suffering so much that he has nightmares every night..."

Clarissa shed tears as she said this. ...I'm sure I feel bad for him too... but!!

I want you to explain to me what you whispered in Leon's ear before speaking, and how Nina seemed shocked, as if she'd just heard it for the first time, even though the three of you had said you'd discussed it together.

"Lady Isolde... please, for the sake of us who've shared joys and sorrows, will you accept this...?"

"No... but..."

"...Haa~ Nina. Hold her in place."

Seeing my continued reluctance, Clarissa's innocent smile faded, and with a sigh of annoyance, she called out to Nina, who instantly hold me down.

"Leon-sama, please enjoy your 'main course'..."

"Eh, but Isolde, she're not ready yet..."

"It's fine. Besides, she held me in her womanly body just now, so I won't let her complain. Come on, hurry up."

Clarissa called out to me. 

"Lady Isolde... I've never imagined sharing a bed with a woman before but our sex just now wasn't so bad. So now, how about you taste the other feeling? You might actually like it."

With Clarissa and Nina holding me back, I was practically a carp on the chopping block, and I noticed a shadow falling over Leon's face.

"... Isolde... I..."

He muttered, almost in tears, perhaps from conflict.

I thought Clarissa's story about him having nightmare earlier was probably just a lie, but I guess it wasn't all a lie after all.

Even now I can only see him as a friend. But seeing this kindhearted guy who always goes along with my plans and then backs off when the time comes, suffering in front of me, I couldn't help but open my mouth.

"...That's fine, Leon. Do as you like."

Leon's face flashed with joy for a moment when he heard that, but then he quickly shook his head. 

"But... but the way it is now.... I'm sorry, Isolde, I won't come near you again."

"Ah mou~, I said it's fine! It's not that I want to do it or anything. I just don't want to see you make that face."

And with that, I put my hands around Leon's neck and pulled him into bed, just like Clarissa had done to me earlier.

"I'm prepared now... so let's get started before I change my mind."

Hearing this, Leon leaned over me, and the four of us spent the night together until the morning sun poured in through the window.