A Mid-level (Middle-aged) Office Worker’s Laid-Back Industrial Revolution in Another World

Hmmm... I suppose there are many theories, but I think it has something to do with the preservation of the species.

Preservation of the species?

"At least in human-like species like humans and Gina and her friends, they have bodies that can have children all year round.

This is rare among all living things.

Fish, birds, and wolves all have a certain period of time in the year when they are able to produce their offspring, called the mating season or breeding season.

It is said that this is because there are times when food is plentiful and times when it is scarce.

So if we can have children all year round... yes, little Smith.

'Well... the way you just explained it, it's because we have food all year round,'

Smith replies.

Yes, it's because they have access to food all year round.

This seems to be strongly influenced by the wheat fields.

If you're a hunter, there are times when you can hunt and times when you can't, just like any other animal.

Finding a food that can be harvested once a year and kept for a year may be the greatest human discovery.

'I see.'

Smith nodded.

So far, you haven't connected it to pleasure, have you?

Now, why the pleasure is there, it's because you've got a body that can have children all year round.

'Hmm? ... What does that mean?

"Smith boy, make a circle with your index finger and thumb.

"Yes.

Then put your other index, middle, and ring finger on top of each other.

Yes....it will go in.

Of course.

But, little Smith, look closely.

As you move the other finger back and forth, do you notice that the inner side of the circle is rubbing against the outer side of the finger?

It's rubbing.

It's just a finger, so it's only perceived as 'hitting', but our areas are a hundred times more sensitive, you know?

"...Oh, it hurts, doesn't it?

Smith says to Takeo.

'Yes, Smith boy, I'm sore from the rubbing.

Our ancestors worked hard and evolved their bodies to be able to have children at any time of the year.

But when the act of having a child involves pain... you don't normally do that, do you?

"I'm sure you're tired of the pain.

"That's where our ancestors would think.

That's when they came up with the idea, 'How can I make them procreate all year round and thrive as a species, and have children every year?'

So it's a pleasure.

Huh.

Smith is impressed.

Yes, the addictive nature of pleasure is part of the amazing ability our ancestors gave us.

It's what allows us to make many children without painful consequences.

I see.

Smith nodded, and the adults around him were amazed at how well he was doing.

But the time has come.

It's a lot different today than it was when our ancestors lived in the past.

We eat, make wheat, sleep, have children, eat again... We don't lead such a simple life nowadays.

We built villages, towns, and nations.

Life has also been transformed, and we have created a national system in which children play well in childhood, learn well in today's little Smith age, and work well in the workforce.

He created his own rules of morality, caring for others, work and study.

Yes, that's where the no sleeping together rule comes in.

Smith nodded.

"...sleeping together?

Well, let's talk about that later.

First of all, in building an organization, the "reputation of others" is important.

For better or worse, one of our current benchmarks is that we have to be concerned about what others think of us.

There are some people who say that students should not engage in lewd acts with each other, but in real life...especially in academy life, we can't say that.

Life at King's College is a period of time in which you learn a certain thing at a certain time.

That's three years of study.

If you have children, it's still fine for men, but for women, in this day and age, it's difficult for them to attend Royal Academy while raising their children.

If a woman gets pregnant while other children her age are studying, she will not be able to study for at least a year, or at most 10 years due to raising a child.

What kind of future do women dream of when they enter the Royal Academy?

Maybe she wanted to graduate from the Royal College and become a civil servant and achieve something.

Do you destroy a woman's dreams with a momentary rush of emotion?

Can the boys take on that much responsibility?

How would people look at a student who has no such plans (・・・・・・・・)?

So the adults who are told not to engage in lewd behavior between students are saying, 'The world is not so lenient.

Still, if they want to do it, they can take responsibility for it, they can do it,

Takeo says.

"Takeo-sama, you're throwing in the towel at the end,

Smith says.

It's not something that can be forced to be regulated," he says.

It's the final decision for you to make.

It's not for us to be involved in the final decision,

Takeo says.

"By the way... what happens if I end up like that?

Smith asks fearfully.

"....I don't know what Alice will do, but...

Well, at least I'll have to go with little Smith and apologize on behalf of Mr. Elvis to the woman and her parents with a sincere apology.

And then I'll make him marry the woman to make sure that Smith-Boy takes responsibility for his actions.

Oh, as for me, I want little Smith to graduate from the school.

The lady will have to move to the Elvis county.

I'm sorry to say that we are newlyweds, but we will have to ask you to live separately.

Well, I guess me, Elvis-san, Alice, and all the maids are going to raise the kids.

Takeo assumed Smith's contingency plan.