AWDC Chapter 30
by VolareThe month changed, and so did the season, but the King’s affection for Riyuki only continued to grow.
At first, like a green fruit, the act of offering herself seemed painful, but with each night they spent together, a bewitching feminine scent began to emanate from her.
Her white body, illuminated by the lamplight, resembled a snake writhing and clinging.
The King was portly and not very good at moving his heavy body.
Riyuki moved her body all the more for it.
“Ah, yes…” the woman would moan, clinging to him as if to absorb the King’s essence.
Such nights continued almost without interruption.
The palace gossips whispered about whether there was anything wrong with Riyuki’s health.
“How can her body hold up if she’s entertaining him every night like that?”
“Really, she’s so young, but she’s very capable.”
“I hear she even attends to him during her monthly period. What’s going on?”
“Well, she’s from a lowly background, so she probably learned all sorts of tricks from childhood.”
“Yes, that must be it. Prostitutes will do anything, no matter how shameless.”
The palace gossips’ animosity toward Riyuki was strong.
When Riyuki entered the inner palace, a woman was assigned to her by her father, Zorji, who was a merchant.
She was over 40 and had been a prostitute, and Zorji entrusted her with his daughter’s sex education, seeing her experience as valuable.
“Princess, men are very pleased when you touch them there with your hands like this.”
Riyuki spent her nights with the King according to those teachings.
In the inner palace, various women attended the King at night. However, most of them were proud of their noble lineage and were by no means knowledgeable about sexual techniques.
The King had also never tried various things sexually.
For the King, his nights with Riyuki were full of novel experiences.
Riyuki, having been taught by a woman with experience as a prostitute, naturally pleased the King.
Even during her monthly period, Riyuki’s manual and oral techniques pleased the King even more.
As a result, the King did not call on other women.
During the day, the King often entered the inner palace, and only Riyuki was by his side.
The King narrowed his eyes as he walked through the beautifully manicured garden.
Even in front of the camellia flowers, Riyuki’s beauty seemed even more striking.
“It’s as if the scent of flowers emanates from you.
Not as strong as a lily, yet not as fleeting as a violet.
You surpass even this camellia in beauty.”
“Yes, thank you,” Riyuki said, lowering her head slightly.
“I will give you a reward. What would you like?”
“I haven’t been home to see my parents in a long time. I would like to see my father and mother.”
“Very well,” The reward was to summon Riyuki’s parents to the court.
It was of great significance for commoners to be granted an audience with the King, especially since Riyuki’s parents were merchants.
Only a limited number of merchants were allowed to deliver goods to the court, especially the inner palace, and they were firmly connected to influential nobles and officials through vested interests.
Now, Riyuki’s father, Zorji, was able to supply goods to the inner palace.
“I would like to offer this item to Riyuki-sama.”
If Riyuki’s father himself brought the goods, the official in charge of the inner palace could not refuse.
“There is nothing here that I can enjoy, considering the Emperor’s favor that I have,”
If Riyuki were to say such a thing, the official would turn pale and search for a product to her liking.
Zorji always became involved in those consultations.
“Riyuki-sama is particularly fond of this.”
If Zorji said so, they had no choice but to buy it from Zorji’s store.
And as Riyuki became pregnant, that trend grew even larger.
Riyuki had received advice from the former prostitute.
“Princess, you must not let another woman get close to His Majesty.”
“But if I become pregnant, I cannot attend to His Majesty at night.”
“In that case, you should cast a spell on His Majesty.”
Riyuki carried out that teaching with the King.
The “spell” was not a special curse. It was the technique of a prostitute to bring a man to climax repeatedly.
A man who experienced that would no longer be satisfied with another woman.
It could be said that it was a spell that worked precisely because the King had never had such a unique experience.
“Hehehe, His Majesty can no longer spend time with any woman other than me,” she smiled sweetly.
Beside Riyuki was the King, who had been completely drained of his energy and was sleeping contentedly.
“I heard that His Majesty called for Milika-sama, but has since refrained from doing so.”
“I also heard that other ladies-in-waiting went to his bedside, but they were immediately sent back.”
The King’s nighttime affairs were highly confidential, but the gossips in the inner palace could not keep their mouths shut.
When the King learned of Riyuki’s pregnancy, he called another woman to his bed.
“It wouldn’t be bad to spend the night with another woman for once.”
That expectation was shattered. He could not demonstrate his male function.
“What’s wrong with me?”
He called another woman the next night. But the result was the same.
If it was just one person, it might have been a coincidence, but it was the same with other women.
He was seized with anxiety, but he hesitated to talk to a doctor.
He called Riyuki. Just looking at her face made his desire rise.
When he tried having Riyuki touch his hand, he could feel that he had regained his confidence as a man.
From then on, the King stopped calling any woman other than Riyuki close to him.
“His Majesty no longer calls anyone but Riyuki-sama to his bedroom.”
“They say that as a man…”
It did not take long for Zorji to monopolize deliveries to the inner palace.
Around that time, Prince Tzukira’s residence had also changed significantly.
“Nobody hardly knew about Prince Tzukira’s residence, but look at it now, you can see it from far away.”
“Anyway, you can tell right away because all the customers have their servants carry large packages.”
So, the servants of the residence said with pride.
They were also aware that the guests were bringing luggage (bribes) to their master in order to ask for favors.
However, unlike modern Japan, this world did not consider bribery to be a vice.
In the servants’ perception, the master could receive bribes because he was great and powerful.
They thought that a master who could not even take bribes was unreliable.