"Rigel, can I have a moment?"

"What is it, Mesterica?"

"Father sent a letter. It says to stop the advance at the city of Sashoi."

"...Reason?"

"He says advancing too deep into enemy territory risks having our supply lines cut off."

"I see."

Rigel nodded in understanding.

His father was the head of the Gousser Marquis family and also served as Commander of the Royal Guard Knight Order of the Kingdom of Wistaria.

His judgment regarding military instructions was reliable.

"However, that’s an impossible request."

"Indeed. If only the message had arrived a little earlier..."

Rigel and Mesterica looked troubled.

They had no intention of ignoring their trusted father’s orders, but there was a reason they couldn’t obey them.

That reason was—

"When exactly did we pass through the city of Sashoi?"

"More than a week ago, I think? It was the first city after the fortress."

Rigel and Mesterica had this exchange.

After capturing the fortress, the Gousser Marquis army had gotten carried away.

They had continued their advance toward the enemy capital.

The letter from their father arrived at exactly the wrong moment — like a bolt from the blue.

"Do you know where we are right now?"

"It should be the city of Mimetsu. It’s the third city after Sashoi, I believe."

"That’s pretty far... If Father finds out we’ve come this deep, he’ll definitely be angry."

"Yeah... The message arrived after we had already passed it, so technically we didn’t ignore the order, but..."

Both of them sighed at the same time.

Currently, the Gousser Marquis army was stationed in the city of Mimetsu.

Rigel and Mesterica had requisitioned the largest mansion in the city and were staying there.

If they continued westward and passed through several more cities, they would reach the enemy capital.

Mesterica was only half-competent as a commander, and Rigel was practically a complete amateur.

The two had optimistically aimed for the capital and advanced this far.

It went without saying that Rigel’s performance with his cheat skill **[Rape]** had played a major role.

However, the arrival of their father’s letter had dragged them back to reality.

"So, what do we do? We can’t just keep advancing, right?"

"Yeah... Can’t be helped. Should we turn back to Sashoi...? If we sneak back quietly, Father might not notice."

"Hmm... I wonder if that’ll work..."

As the two were worrying, a messenger soldier appeared.

"Urgent report! An enemy force has appeared ahead of our advance route!"

"...You’ve got to be kidding."

It seemed things wouldn’t be that simple.

If they tried to retreat to Sashoi now, the enemy would likely catch up from behind.

Getting attacked from the rear would be the end.

On the other hand, staying here wouldn’t improve the situation either.

The Gousser Marquis army had been on a roll so far, but they were terrible at defensive battles.

"What are your orders, Supreme Commander Rigel!?"

The messenger asked.

Rigel pondered with a difficult expression.

He intended to use his cheat skill **[Rape]** to freely enjoy a life of rape in this world.

However, he had no desire to disobey his father and lose his place in noble society, nor did he hold any particular grudge against this enemy nation.

(Now then, what should I do...?)

Rigel stood on the balcony of the requisitioned mansion, deep in thought.

In the distance, just as the messenger had reported, he could see the enemy army.

Because of the distance, he couldn’t yet determine the exact scale, but it appeared to be a fairly large force.

"—Hm? That flag emblem is..."

Squinting, he spotted a familiar crest flying above the enemy.

"That’s...!"

He recalled an event from several years ago.

Before the war between the Gousser Marquis territory and the enemy nation had fully escalated, he had met someone at a friendly diplomatic party.

"I never thought we’d meet again in a place like this..."

Rigel smiled bitterly.

What he remembered was the person he had once spoken to — Nina Valestein, the princess of the small country.

Well, "spoken to" wasn’t entirely accurate.

"I am Rigel von Gousser. Nice to meet you, Princess Nina."

"Hmph. A lowly cur like you has no right to address me by name! Stand back, you peasant!!"

Because she had said that the moment they met, the memory had left a strong impression.

They had met several times after that, but she had completely ignored his existence.

In reality, there wasn’t that much difference in status between the heir of a marquis house from the Kingdom of Wistaria and the princess of a small country.

The huge gap in national power made the difference.

However, whether she understood that or not, Princess Nina had an extremely high sense of pride.

It probably had something to do with her being blessed not only with high status but also with magical talent.

Meanwhile, Rigel had been treated as incompetent, so he never tried to push himself on her.

But now, the situation was different.

"Hey, Mesterica. Do you recognize the emblem on that army’s flag?"

When Rigel asked, Mesterica replied:

"Recognize? I can’t even see the flag properly from here."

"Eh? Really?"

"Yes. Even though my eyesight is quite good... Rigel, since when did you have such good vision?"

"Ah... well, something like that."

Rigel gave a vague answer.

Unbeknownst to him, his eyesight had also been enhanced.

It was one of the effects of his cheat skill **[Rape]**.

**Skill Name:** Rape

**Rarity:** ★5 (MAX)

**Level:** 4 (Increases based on the number of people raped, number of times, and the content of the acts. Creampies that do not occur are not counted.)

**Effect:** Increases physical abilities and magical power according to skill level. Also gradually removes any aversion toward rape acts. Once the skill level reaches a certain point, new effects will be granted.

(Hmm... So "physical abilities and magical power" includes vision as well...)

While thinking this, Rigel muttered:

"That’s the crest of the Valestein royal family."

"...!?"

The moment she heard those words, Mesterica’s expression stiffened.

She quickly composed herself and spoke.

"We went too far... To think the royal family would come out... At this point, whether we run or fight..."

"R-Rigel, Supreme Commander! Your orders...!"

The messenger’s trembling voice rang out.

Both Mesterica and the messenger looked at Rigel anxiously.

The fate of the entire Gousser Marquis army now rested on the hero before them.

"Don’t worry. Leave it to me."

Rigel grinned and stepped away from the balcony.

---

Several hours later—

Rigel’s Gousser Marquis army was facing the enemy forces on the outskirts of the city of Mimetsu.

Leading the enemy army was, of course, Princess Nina.

Both armies stood glaring at each other without moving.

In the midst of this standoff, the two supreme commanders — Rigel and Nina — stepped forward and began to speak.

"It’s been a while, Princess Nina."

"Stand back, you lowly cur! Don’t you dare speak to me so casually!!"

Nina’s tone was as arrogant as ever.

Rigel replied:

"Come on, don’t be so cold. We’re rivals standing on the same battlefield, aren’t we?"

"Don’t joke around! You’ve unilaterally trampled over the territory of the Valestein Kingdom, and you call yourself my rival!?"

"Hey, hey, that’s a misunderstanding."

Rigel shrugged theatrically.

Nina looked increasingly irritated, but she seemed willing to listen for now.

"What do you mean? Explain yourself!"

"This is war, right? It’s only natural to try to expand one’s territory, isn’t it?"

"You fool...! It has long been an unspoken agreement to limit conflicts to minor skirmishes on the plains!"

"Heh... Is that so?"

Rigel grinned.

Nina continued:

"So? What do you want?"

"Nothing much. I just wanted to take a good look. At the face of the opponent I’m about to crush."

"...What did you say?"

Nina’s brows furrowed deeply.

It was clear her irritation was growing.

Meanwhile, Rigel’s expression didn’t change.

In fact, his smile only deepened.

"You see? We really are destined to fight. Today just happens to be the day."

"...!! How dare you...!!"

A vein bulged on Nina’s forehead from anger.

Seeing her shake with rage, Rigel laughed with amusement.

(I see... So this is what "zero provocation resistance" looks like...)

In his previous life, flame wars were common on the internet.

Remembering those times, Rigel thought:

(Still, this might be the first time since coming to this world...)

Since reincarnating into this world, Rigel had embraced three women.

The big-breasted commoner maid Dolly, the elf slave Sienna, and the platoon leader Amand from the Valestein Kingdom army.

Each had different characteristics, but if there was one common point, it was that all three were commoners or lower in status.

For Rigel, who still carried memories from his previous life, he could get aroused by commoners without issue.

At the same time, he had a strong desire to subjugate women of even higher status.

"Hehe. Breaking a haughty woman like you is really fun."

That was why such words slipped out.

Of course, they came from the heart.

"Haa?"

Nina tilted her head upon hearing them.

"What are you babbling about—?"

"Shut up."

"—!?"

The next instant, the air trembled.

Nina’s body flinched.

She looked up with frightened eyes at Rigel, who was now staring at her with a sharp, murderous gaze.

The emotion in his eyes was close to killing intent.

"...!"

Nina fell silent, overwhelmed.

Rigel spoke to her flatly:

"I’ll give you a chance."

"...A chance?"

"Yes. Let’s settle this with a representative duel. If we lose, I’ll do whatever you say."

"...You’d really agree to such a condition? If we win, you will die. Or are you suicidal?"

Nina spoke provocatively.

Rigel shot back:

"Haha. You say some funny things. We’re the ones who will win. If you lose, you’ll become my sex slave. Prepare yourself."

That was Rigel’s true aim.

Even though it was a small country, the chance to freely control a member of the royal family was extremely rare.

Especially when it was someone he had a bit of past history with.

Even if it turned into an all-out war, Rigel had no intention of losing.

However, if Nina escaped or died in the chaos of battle, that would be a waste.

That was why he made this proposal.

"Hmph. How arrogant for a lowly commoner. Fine, I accept your proposal!"

And so, it was decided that the two sides would settle the matter through a representative duel.

The representative for the Gousser Marquis army was naturally the supreme commander, Rigel.

The representative for the Valestein Kingdom army was—

"Huh? You talked big, but you’re not coming out yourself?"

—Not Princess Nina herself.

Even Rigel was slightly taken aback by this.

Nina said:

"Hmph! Don’t misunderstand! I am a mage! There’s no way I would participate in something as barbaric as a one-on-one duel!"

"Heh... Well, whatever..."

"But rest assured! My strongest subordinate will be your opponent!"

With those words, Nina smiled confidently.

Following her, a figure appeared—

"Fuhn...! So you are my opponent...!"

It was a giant woman over two meters tall.

She had arms like logs and a chest like a boulder.

Her body was covered in bulging muscles that looked as hard as steel.

The only clothing she wore was a black bikini-style armor that barely covered anything.

Because of the highly revealing outfit, her muscular breasts looked like they might spill out at any moment.

Most striking of all were the beast ears on top of her head and the tail behind her.

She was clearly not a pure human.

"Heh... How very fitting for a small country. A lowly beastkin, huh?"

At Rigel’s words, the beastkin woman’s eyes narrowed sharply.

Even as she glared at him with murderous intent, Rigel maintained his relaxed attitude.