Shinyu Ouji to Koshiginchaku

You were born to be Prince Vincent.

The role of the prince's playmate is to playfully entertain the prince, defeat him, praise him, tickle his self-esteem, and make him feel good about himself.

It's a so-called loincloth.

The hardcore hunchback from the baby, who was chosen to play the role of Prince Vincent's playmate even before he was born.

That's Lenore Mirian. That's me.

I was born just to curry favor with the prince, and what he said was absolute, and he was the center of my world.

So

"Lenore!

So, it's only natural to take a stand, right?

"Lenore ......!　How can you be a ...... woman instead of me? ......

Yes, I took the place of my best friend and prince of the land, Vincent, and was cursed by a woman.

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In this world, there was some nasty black magic, the "curse", which was not a superstition.

Unlike magic and the like, a curse, once taken, cannot be reversed.

"Lenore, is there anything wrong with you?

Vee, aka Vincent, had come to my house for a visit.

As a precaution, I had it thoroughly inspected by the royal authority to see if there were any other abnormalities.

I was sitting in bed in my pajamas, getting up and sitting on the bed in my pajamas because I was being examined earlier.

Vee was the first to arrive after the examination, politely bringing even flowers for sympathy.

The quintessential handsome man looks good in a bouquet of flowers. ...... I looked a little distant.

I guess my best luck in being a hipster was that the prince I was slipping into was a 'damned good guy'.

Ah. Thanks to you, I was examined by a skilled priest, and he said there was nothing wrong with me other than the curse.

-- Fast forward more than a decade after unifying the continent, the Skyford nation was literally flourishing as power was gathered in one place.

Heroic kings and renowned royalty who united the continent can build life-changing honor and wealth by getting close to them.

For the aristocrats, contact with the royals was so fierce that the word "fierce" is not even close to the word, there was a blood-soaked muddle of kicking each other down.

And that heroic king's son, Vincent Skyford is a ridiculously handsome man with a cool, dignified face, heroic king blood and ridiculously high specs on everything.

Well, as I've been watching from the side for a long time, I think that's the result of his efforts: .......

And from a guy's point of view, Vee was cool.

Everyone recognized and respected him as the next king.

People are constantly around Vee at the school, which is set up as a place for the nobles to make social contacts.

No matter how many times I scattered them, they still came to me, and each time they wanted to have Vee all to themselves.

Darn it!　I'm doing it because if Vee does it, it's going to be a pain in the ass!　This is my job!　It's a sad fate for a coward.

But I'm just a lucky ordinary person who got to this position simply because my parents were among the heroic kings from the old days. I deserve to be beaten up.

With all the money, honor, and looks, Vee was ridiculously popular.

They were at such a different stage that I didn't even feel jealous of them being together since they were born, and I was even rather proud of them.

...... Vee's hunchback may have been my calling.

The ladies were also chasing after Vee like crazy, and the catfights were constant.

The ladies were pulling each other's hair and tearing their dresses apart in front of Vee and even the ...... petticoat was a bit of a shock to me, and I would distrust him as a woman.

From there, Vee became equally cold to the women, and one of them, a young lady, said, "If you won't turn on me, I'd rather ...... take a stab at black magic.

But it's not a poisonous or instant death curse, it's a curse to become a woman. Why did that young lady do this?

Vee sat down on a chair next to the bed and took a conversation stance with me.

When a royal man becomes a woman, the heir's right to inherit is deprived or deferred. They won't kill you, but they will kill you as a society.

The rest is purely speculation that the daughter could not collect the catalyst for the poison and instant death type curses.

I see ...... but what a gory way to do it.

I never received any engagement offers because of Vee, but what a guy with no luck with women.

When I responded in a nonchalant manner, Vee gave me a stern look and said, "You're a nobleman, too, aren't you?

You're a nobleman, too.

"I have an older brother, and he wasn't originally going to be the heir apparent. Things are no more serious than Vee being cursed.

No fiancé would be sad because there was no engagement offer, and no one would be praised for putting themselves in the service of their country, but they wouldn't be pointed back.

That's not the point!

That's the problem.

Vee twisted her pretty face into a fury at me, but I dared to push her away.

"I don't care how much you call me a disproportionate pussies, I've always stood by you with my own pride in my pussies.

"Lenore ......

I've been standing beside Vee for a long time and he's shown me a lot of new sights. I believe that you will become the king and make this country more and more awesome.

I never got tired of being with Vee, because everything he did was so substandard to me.

I'm not sure what kind of world he's going to show me, or what kind of world he's going to show me, but he made me want to follow him forever.

--...... A very cowardly idea, right?

Vee is the son of a prosperous hero-king, yet he looks like he's about to cry over me being just a playmate.

It was funny and I was happy about it.

You know, you've been a bit of an imposter lately, haven't you?　I'm happy to prove that I'm on your side, that I'm willing to take a stand and protect you.

I tried to laugh, but I couldn't laugh very well, because I was just going to miss being with Vee.

As a woman, she would no longer be the prince's playmate.

I'm sure you'll be able to work as a maid, but there's no way I can be a maid with a prince, as I've never done anything like that before.

Well, I'm a distant, distant royalty who originally only got lucky and got close.

"............ I don't want to leave Lenore.

Vee shook my hand as if to express the words in action.

I almost cry when my best friend from babyhood says that to me.

...... Now that you mention it, I'm going to have to learn to be a maid.

Vee interrupts me with a straight face and a shy smile, saying, "No.

I'm convinced that it's Lenore who's on my best side. Lenore, I'm the one who got the curse, but please marry me.

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"No, that's absurd!

Ignoring my tsk-tsk, Vee just said, 'Good idea,' and got up and headed for the door.

(Yabba yabba yabba yabba. ...... I feel like I shouldn't let Vee out now!)

The intuition of a longtime childhood friend (hipster) told me so.

This guy is the incarnation of the ability to push with his own ability to 'act immediately, do it, and be done before you know it' when he thinks of it.

I jumped up from the bed and hugged him and tried to stop him, but the force was completely unsuccessful.

(How impotent a girl's power is!)

Hurriedly slipped in front of the door and stopped himself to wallow.

"Lenore, get out of there.

"No, no, no, no, you're going to do some crazy shit when you step back.

The pressure to be covered up and stuffed into the originally tall vee is great.

"............

"............

Look at each other without pulling back.

...... Is Lenore thinking about the future?

"The future?

I flinch as Vee looks at me, her forehead wrinkled.

As a person who has been living in Vee's face, I subconsciously feel afraid of offending Vee.

Lenore will be living as a woman from now on. As a noblewoman, she may have to marry a man.

"Ah, ......

It's true that it's a tough call to get married to a guy you don't know.

It's not only that, but it's also that I'm a man and I don't think I'll ever get a good match, so I'm in the dark.

I'm not sure if it's a good idea for you to be concerned about that and try to get me to retreat to my own side room or something.

The fact that Lenore will marry another man after looking like that for me is ...... kind of bewildering.

"Hmm?　Hm?　I see. ......?

Maybe it's Vee's way of being proud of himself or something like that that he can't tolerate.

The first thing you need to do is to make sure that you have a good idea of what you're looking for." "Well, ...... I know that if I absolutely had to get married, Vee would be the one to do it. ......

"Really?

I was freaked out by Vee's eagerness to eat. I'm so big that it's intimidating.

But Vee's royalty, so even if she's going to hide me, she's going to be asked to be the heiress or something, and that might get in the way of the other wives.

I don't want to pull Vee's leg," he said, and Vee looked at me, not understanding. I don't want to drag Vee's feet," he said, and Vee looked at me with a look of confusion on his face, "I don't want to marry anyone but you.

I don't want to marry anyone but you ......

"Huh!"?

Are you crazy?

I don't want to be a woman anymore. You're the most comforting thing on the inside.

Vee nodded at me with a look of "best move" and my head was hurting.

I feel like my distrust of women has taken my best friend in a terrible direction.

...... When it comes to Vee, you're the future queen of this country, right?　It requires a certain amount of education and manners.

I'm sure Lenore has a certain amount of education in her, as she has been my playmate for some time. You are a hard worker, so you can learn how to behave as a woman.

I tried to persuade her to be cool, but she countered with a cool face.

It's true that Vee wasn't the kind of person you could just lift up with a sycophantic attitude to play with.

It's not that I'm a hard worker, I'm just learning to keep up with Vee so that I don't let someone else take my role.

Why am I fighting a man for a man .......

It's a little depressing to remember the tragic kicking off of a fight, but with a best friend in such a position, it was inevitable.

I'm sure you'll be able to find it.

--I'm not sure that marriage is much different when you think about it.　...... No, no, no. Let's not think about it.

Isn't it bad luck to have a queen who is cursed?

I looked for every disadvantage I could think of.

There is no such thing as a cursed person bringing misfortune. And it would be a beautiful story to have a cursed loyalist as a queen instead of a prince, wouldn't it?

Vee, who is very good at capturing the spirit of the people, grinned and schemed, "That could be a story to be told to the bards.

When royalty is white, black is white. A good omen is a good thing if it is passed down as a good thing.

If you understand, step back. I won't do anything bad.'

"............

He's a guy who occasionally swings around in a high-handed, spur-of-the-moment way due to his situation, but he certainly never did me wrong.

It would be better to do as he says, wouldn't it?

I almost nodded my head after so many years of being Vee's yes-man, but then I thought back.

Wait for ....... If I'm going to be the only wife, what about the succession?

"?　You can have the baby.

Of course, I had almost forgotten about it.

"Hey, you!　You were a man not long ago, and now you're having sex with your best friend and having a baby, that's too high a hurdle!

That said, Vee thought back on it, too, and she agreed, "That's true.

I had a feeling it would work.

"That's because you're still a man!　That's a story that's going to turn the world upside down for me!

I was angry with Vee for almost nodding inadvertently earlier, but I shelved it.

"I guess it's because I'm a woman in body, but I'm still a man in mind. ...... It's hard to tell.

Vee is also unable to do anything about my heart, and her face is troubled.

I know you don't like women anymore, but are you okay with it?　I'm a woman now, but I still look like a man, don't I?

If you ask me if I can hold my best friend, I'm not sure.

Vee gazed at me from top to bottom.

I'm now dressed in my childhood pajamas, not a very sexy outfit.

Vee, who is used to seeing uneven and sexy women all the time, wouldn't be excited at all.

You may not like it, but ......, Vee replied to me seriously, showing her conflicted feelings.

...... It makes me love you so much that I can't stand the thought of you doing that for me.

No matter what you look like, you're still lovable.

He just feels indebted to me for taking the place of the curse.

"It may be so ......, but it would certainly be mutually beneficial.

"It's ......

I won't have to marry into a strange house, and Vee can stop being married, which she hates.

"I know it's not what you want, but I can't stand the thought of Lenore becoming something else.

Vee grasped my hand tightly and looked at me with sweet eyes.

Vie ......

"I can't think of anything else to do with it but Lenore. So please, ......, will you consider me?

"............

I was a man, and Vee was my only best friend and Lord, and I had no romantic feelings whatsoever.

And yet

"............

The face is awfully hot.

Now maybe my face will be burning bright red.

My mind was in a state of panic as my mind was bombarded with the sensation of 'becoming a woman' and the reasoning of 'I shouldn't understand' as a man.

But more than a man's pride, his pride as a hipster won out, and he spun an honest compliment to Vee.

I'm a guy, and I didn't get it, but hey, that hit me!

I stuck my thumb up in confusion and in a goo pose, "Wow! And Vee complimented, "Oh, yeah? And while confused, something happily gutted.

It's funny how someone who is not embarrassed to be told so much by his best friend, who is so dear to him that he would give up his life. It's crazy, right?

"Oh, I see. ...... I just have to seduce Lenore so she can fall in love with me.

Or, might!

I might as well not!

Why are we holding hands and laughing at each other!

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After discussing it with Vee, it was decided that we would get married 'after my nod'.

"I can make Lenore nod now, but this time it's my fault. I'll wait until I'm ready.

We've been together for many years and I instinctively knew I couldn't go against Vee.

However, they won't let you choose to say no, which means they have no intention of letting you take the lead.

As expected, the family was in an uproar when they heard the story, and I don't think I can talk to them about it.

"Lenore!　I can't believe Prince Vincent has asked you to marry him. ......!　Accept it now!

"This is an opportunity of a lifetime!　I never thought there might be royalty from my family: ......

My parents are the lucky noblemen who were lucky enough to be the first to join the hero king in uniting the country.

He was not a visionary, but he had great respect and blind loyalty to the hero king.

A parent who can be called such a believer would have nothing but joy that the son of the heroic king is my former son and wants my current daughter as his wife.

Realistically, even if not blind parents, the future is no longer hopelessly cursed son of the heroic king of the moment married to the son of the heroic king of the moment.

A story so good that there is no room for refusal.

It's too good a story.

I don't want to be a future queen. ......

The room where Vee left off was very quiet, my face covered, and my soliloquy sounded loud.

If I don't, I'm going to marry my best friend and a man.

Ughhhh ......!

I, Lenoir-Millian, had my head in my hands.

It's probably warmth that Vee gave me time to think.

I'll do what I can now: ......

With that determination, I began to prepare for a new life--