CHAPTER 20: THE FIRST BATTLE WITH LOTION

We hurriedly arrived at the sewing workshop. It was chaos, soldiers dressed like bandits were trying to seize the sewing machines. The women of the workshop were also resisting, causing a huge commotion.

"Please stop, stop! We had an agreement that the garrison fees would be delayed for two months!"

Princess Ellis’s voice echoed. But the garrison soldiers didn’t stop at all.

"At least let us discuss this at the castle. Stop this mess! Who’s in charge?"

"We don’t care about the ’higher-ups’ now. We’re acting on our own this time."

A rough-looking man, who seemed to be the leader, rejected Princess Ellis’s words with a crude laugh.

"Without sewing tools, we can’t work. This way, we won’t be able to pay the garrison fees either."

"Then go work at a brothel! You don’t need tools there, haha!"

"Just get naked and serve!"

"We’ll buy you cheap!"

"That’s..."

The soldiers’ vulgar words shocked the princess. It was clear these men intended to drain the people of the Freecia Kingdom to the bone.

"Step aside, Princess Ellis. Talking won’t work with these guys."

I stepped forward in her place.

The opponents were several armed soldiers in armor. Normally, I’d never want to face them.

But in life, there are times when you have to fight. Especially in a barbaric medieval world like this.

Strangely, I felt no fear. Maybe after everything that happened today, my senses were numb.

I focused on the man who seemed to be the leader and gathered magic in my right hand.

(In other isekai stories, I’d probably wipe out enemies with flashy overpowered magic.)

But as the Sex King, my magic was "Sex magic."

It had no attack power, nor any defense. I had to make up for them with wits and guts.

(Alright, the closest one is the enemy leader.)

I quietly measured the distance. The magic I was gonna use would bind the nearest person, regardless of direction.

[Sex Magic: Binding]

*Swoosh*

A burst of magic from my right hand enveloped the leader-like man. In the next moment, rough ropes appeared, restraining him.

"What the hell is this!?"

The leader-like man let out a scream.

[Turtle Shell Binding]

A special binding technique that emphasizes the chest and presses against the groin. A traditional Japanese bondage method passed down since the Edo period.

"Magic?"

"It’s Lord Seiou’s magic!"

"Amazing!"

"But... Isn’t that a weird way to tie someone up."

Voices rose from the enemy soldiers and the workshop women.

Taking advantage of the moment, I gathered magic in my right eye and activated the next magic.

[Sex Magic: Expert’s Eye]

A sex magic that shows the morale of escorts and staff as colors in their hearts.

It worked on these soldiers too.

(The enemies show both fighting spirit and confusion. If confusion wins, maybe they’ll leave...)

"Don’t back down, you idiots!!"

The leader-like man (still embarrassingly bound) shouted orders to his men. He seemed to have their trust, as the soldiers’ heart colors shifted toward fighting spirit.

(They’re planning to charge all at once.)

I raised my left hand toward the soldiers as a feint, while pointing my right hand at the ground in front of them.

I could only use sex magic with my right hand. But the enemy didn’t know that. The left-hand bluff should work in a moment like this. I focused all my remaining magic into my right hand.

"Charge together!"

""Yeah!!""

They must have thought the binding magic could only target one person, so a group attack would win. That judgment wasn’t wrong when it came to binding magic.

Six soldiers, weapons raised, rushed toward me.

(Hehehe...)

[Sex Magic: Lotion]

I unleashed a massive amount of lotion from my right hand onto the cobblestone ground at their feet.

"Whoa wtf!"

"What the shit is that?"

"It’s fucking slippery all over!!"

*Thud*

*Crash*

*Bang*

The soldiers fell spectacularly. Their armor and weapons clattered loudly against the stones.

Wearing heavy armor already limited their movement greatly. They had no way to avoid the lotion underfoot .

"You bastard!"

The soldiers tried to get up. Through the Expert’s Eye, I saw their colors were still red, full of fighting spirit.

"Don’t move recklessly soldiers, or the poison will spread!"

I continued, trying to control them with words.

"That liquid is a special substance I created with magic. If you don’t wash it off with water within ten minutes, your skin will rot, and you’ll die."

"What!?"

"Are we going to die?!"

Of course... Not.

Lotion is made from seaweed and is totally harmless to the body. But I had to bluff my way through.

"If you can defeat me within ten minutes, that’s another story."

I raised my right hand toward the soldiers, standing tall as if I were invincible. I had no more tricks left, this bluff was everything, the last and final resort.

"E-Everyone, support Lord Seiou, he’s great, he’s awesome!"

"Y-Yeah, support Lord Seiou!]

Perhaps sensing my intent, Princess Ellis gave orders to the workshop women. They grabbed sticks and whatever else they could find, fanning out to my sides as if forming a defensive line.

As expected of Princess Ellis. She always comes through in a pinch, worthy being a princess.

With the growing number of women, I could see the soldiers’ morale dropping like titanic through Expert’s Eye.

(Unknown magic, a potentially deadly poison, and overwhelming numerical disadvantage... this should break them.)

"R-Retreat!!!"

Finally, the soldiers’ fear won out. They grabbed their embarrassingly bound leader and fled in disarray.

(Phew, we won somehow...)

Even the supposedly useless sex magic could win with the right tactics.

Take that, King of Zeres, who exiled me. I drove off your soldiers with lotion.

"We did it!"

"As expected of Lord Seiou!"

Cheers erupted from the workshop women.

But suddenly everyone seemed to be silent to me.

My vision looked fading as I tried my best to hold on but....

"Lord Seiou, are you okay?"

"Yeah I’m just—"

Before I could answer Princess Ellis...

*Thud*

My vision went white, and I fell to my knees and crashed on the ground.