The Story of the Golden Spoon in Another World

Chapter 3: Family Meeting – 2

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I had been thinking about laying my hands on a maid or a servant girl for a while.  

The nobles of this world were the absolute top, the celestial dragons. 

After looking into it, it wasn’t unheard of for those high and mighty to touch commoners. 

A wet nurse’s daughter, a maid, a servant girl. 

It was said to be a frequent occurrence. 

There was apparently even education for that sort of thing. 

The reason I had held back until now was partly in preparation for such a situation.

“Hmm. Judging by your expression, you seem interested.”

“Ahem.”

But now that I was about to speak, I found myself at a loss for words. The only women around were the maids. The faces and figures of a few attractive maids flashed through my mind.

“Are there no women among the children you find appealing? Commoners are fine too, but…”

“There are a few female servants I find agreeable.”

The one who made my bed, for instance, the way she lingered over the task… Or the one who poured my tea, her fingers brushing mine just a little too long. 

I had already done some groundwork, subtly letting them know my interest. 

My maids received a certain level of decent treatment, but the nobles here treated servant girls like objects. 

Just remembering their names and giving them a smile was enough to make them swoon. 

Especially with a face as handsome as mine, inherited from my father and brother.

“Grace’s maids are fine too, but it would be disrespectful to her if you were to touch them without a word, so I would appreciate it if you told me beforehand. I’ll ask Grace directly.”

“Ah, yes. That’s fine.”

Grace was my brother’s wife. 

Abundant blonde hair and blue eyes. 

She was a charming woman who embodied the image of a noblewoman, always wearing a gentle smile and enjoying tea ceremonies in the garden. 

When I first saw my sister-in-law, the words “fantasy world” had involuntarily escaped my lips.  

Irina from Boreng was also beautiful. 

She was cute like a doll, but that was when she was young. She must have grown up a lot now.

“Since Sven doesn’t know, it’s true that you haven’t touched any maids yet. If your wet nurse had a daughter, it would be a different story, but unfortunately, Leoric’s wet nurse only had sons, right?”

“Yes, yes.”

There were twin brothers. 

Milk brothers who were practically my direct vassals. 

They were still in training, though. 

As the second son, openly recruiting vassals would disrespect my brother, so I had almost no one I could call my own vassals. 

But they were my closest confidants. 

They said they were busy with training these days.

“Having children is a noble’s duty. I’m glad you seem interested, but…”

“I know.”

As I had just said, noble blood itself was a weapon. The more magic wielders there were, the stronger the territory became. But were nobles the only magic wielders? That wasn’t the case either.

Under the guise of bestowing favor, nobles would have children with lower-ranking nobles, especially knights who were treated almost like commoners, or even with commoners themselves. 

Although such instances were few because nobles didn’t have particularly strong libidos. 

When a child was born between two nobles, they were mostly born with magic. 

However, the probability was lower with a commoner. 

That’s why, as a form of preliminary education, nobles, especially in the case of nobles with wet nurses’ children or servant girls, would engage in sexual education while having children.

Knights also often received sexual favors as a token of loyalty. 

In an environment where women with magic could become knights, for a female knight, receiving such favor from her lord was the highest honor. 

The child born from this union would likely possess stronger magic than herself, and as the magical lineage grew stronger, there was a chance for the family to rise to nobility. 

Male knights would also have their wives or concubines receive such favors and marry off the resulting children to their own family, thereby strengthening their family’s power.

Occasionally, a child would be born with strong magic due to something like atavism from one of the parents’ bloodlines. 

But even in such cases, they were mostly at the level of a knight or, at best, a low-ranking noble. 

Even if, by some incredibly rare chance, a child was born with exceptionally strong magic, there was no particular reason for alarm.

This world seemed to be aware of the dangers of inbreeding. 

The problem was that magic was practically an all-powerful force, so it didn’t seem to be a major concern. 

In any case, new bloodlines weren’t a bad thing for the existing nobility.

In theory, if the nobles worked hard, everyone would be happy. 

The biggest drawback, however, lay in the nobles’ low libido.  

It wasn’t as if education specifically suppressed it, but strangely, their sexual desire was low. 

The Franz family, however, had even lower libidos compared to other nobles. I hadn’t heard the details from my father, but he hadn’t been particularly experienced either. In my brother’s case, it was just the wet nurse’s daughter, his current wife Grace, and one of Grace’s milk-sister maids, if I recalled correctly.

“Leo, there are times when you might make mistakes on your first night. That can lead to stress from not fulfilling your duties… and in severe cases, it can even lead to erectile dysfunction.”

“Yes, yes.”

I knew that! But it felt awkward to declare it confidently, so I listened quietly.  As I listened, I noticed something strange. My brother looked at my father, who nodded in response.

“So, Leo. I want you to hear this without feeling pressured.”

“Yes.”

Was this the real issue?  I looked at my brother with a bit of nervousness.

“If you’re okay with it, how about Grace?”

“…Yes?”

What did you just say, brother?

* * *

Was my brother in his right mind? I stared blankly at Aidan, my brother’s face, before turning to my father. 

Father was looking at me with his usual expressionless face. Had they discussed this beforehand?

“Brother. Why are you saying such a thing?”

Was this something that could be said so casually? 

Just when I thought I was getting used to things, a new bombshell would drop. 

Perhaps due to my previous common sense, it was truly difficult to fully grasp the common sense of this fantasy world.

“Well. Isn’t it a perfectly normal suggestion?”

My brother Aidan’s words left me speechless. Wasn’t lending one’s wife to another a rare occurrence among nobles? The common sense of a fantasy world… I needed to study more.

“She’s someone I can trust, and she has some experience. Grace wouldn’t be a bad first partner.”

“But Grace is your…”

“Ah, I see. That’s why you’re hesitant. But I’m fine with it.”

I seemed to recall hearing about brothers taking their deceased brother’s wife as a concubine back on Earth. 

But that situation felt different from this.

“Even among nobles of the same bloodline, this sort of thing isn’t exactly common..”

“I, is that so?”

See, it wasn’t a normal thing after all. I was worried that my brother might ask to sleep with my wife once I had one.

“However, things are a bit different when there’s a problem between brothers.”

“A problem?”

According to Aidan, one scenario was when one of the brothers, as mentioned earlier, died. In this case, it was to take care of the remaining wife or children.  The second scenario was…

“As you know… sadly, Grace and I don’t have children yet.”

“Brother…”

That topic… I involuntarily looked at my father. Father also nodded slightly.

“We’ve been trying for years, but Grace, as well as Mylene and Saren, haven’t conceived.”

“Th-that’s true, but having children in the first place…”

“Are you trying to comfort me? Thank you. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons you haven’t touched the maids.”

I closed my mouth. 

Part of it was that I wasn’t sure if it was okay to carelessly touch a maid, but the biggest reason was that my brother didn’t have any children yet. 

Aidan was competent. 

In fact, Father had already chosen him as his successor, and the vassals had no objections.  

The only remaining problem was the issue of an heir. Rumors about the lack of children would soon begin to circulate.  

But truly, not having any children with three women was a problem. 

Of course, the best outcome would be for Grace to have a child, but even if the two maids became pregnant, it would absolve him of the issue of virility.

“I don’t want to blame Grace. But if we continue like this without children, both Grace and I will be in a difficult position.”

“Hmm.”

If things went wrong, Grace might even be sent back to her family. If that happened, she wouldn’t be treated well at all.

“I don’t want to give up yet, and I still love Grace. That’s why I’m asking you this favor.”

“Me?”

“Yes. No matter what, a child carrying the Franz bloodline will be born from you, so there won’t be a problem.”

As long as the bloodline continued, it would be fine, huh?  

This was one of the frightening aspects of the nobility in this world. 

They prioritized their family over themselves. Could it be that their sexual desires were also directed that way?

“And I haven’t given up yet either. While you’re with Grace, I plan to be with Mylene and Saren.”

“Ah, right. It’s not like anything’s been decided for sure yet.”

Mylene was the wet nurse’s daughter, and Saren was the daughter of Grace’s wet nurse. 

One of the few servants who had come with Grace when she married into the family. 

Grace trusted her, if I recall correctly she was even present on their wedding night.

But was this for real? 

Pregnancy sex with Grace? 

Pregnancy sex with my brother’s wife, to have my child… It was tempting.

“I’d like to ask this for Grace’s sake as well.”

“Sigh.”

A married woman not having news of pregnancy was a big deal in this world, and the woman would be deeply hurt. 

My brother believed the problem largely lay with him, but it was common to blame the woman.

“Then, Grace…”

“Of course, Grace has agreed to this as well. It’s not a bad thing for her either. So Leo, would you help us?”

I looked at my brother. 

The usual gentle smile graced the face of the handsome young man. He truly seemed fine. …If that was the case…

“If you insist, I’m fine with it. It would be an honor to have my first experience with someone like Grace, brother.”

“Thank you for saying that.”

Thump. 

My brother patted my shoulder. It was the first time he had patted my shoulder instead of my head. 

Did this mean he was acknowledging me as a man? 

I was so moved that I almost teared up.

…Even though I was going to have sex with his wife.

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