The very day we arrived at Eisenburg Central Station.
The core officers of the Jaeger Combat Unit proceeded directly to the Imperial Palace.
Upon a throne laid with crimson carpet, Emperor Ferdinand IV greeted us.
"Ha ha ha! The young heroes who bear the glory of the Empire have returned!"
The Emperor's voice resounded throughout the domed ceiling.
"My favored Lieutenant Colonel Jaeger! Your achievements in Suason and Elancia have swept away this old Emperor's chronic ailments in a single breath! Your keen insight and martial prowess are truly the Empire's sharpest sword and sturdiest shield!"
"I am deeply honored, Your Majesty. Your servant has merely done his duty as a humble soldier."
I bowed my head deeply and gave a modest reply.
'Status Analysis.'
[Name: Ferdinand IV]
[Status: Extreme elation, satisfaction, amusement]
[Emotion: Proud and delighted by the exploits of this young hero who has exalted the Empire's prestige. I wish to perfectly adorn this stage.]
The Emperor was a monarch who loved victory and dramatic narratives. The Jaeger Combat Unit's achievements—bloodlessly occupying Elancia, subjugating terrorists, and even resolving the epidemic—would be flawless propaganda for him to flaunt both at home and abroad.
After offering me light words of commendation, the Emperor placed a stipend statement brimming with gold coins into my hands. Knowing that my greater share of reward would come later in Londinium, I quietly stepped back.
The Emperor's gaze soon turned to the neat blonde female officer kneeling beside me.
"Captain Elise von Kleist."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Elise answered in perfect posture.
"Your devotion, holding back the epidemic in Elancia for three sleepless days and nights at the very frontlines of battle, shall serve as a model for all medical officers of the Empire. I have gladly approved Major General Falkenheim's recommendation for your promotion."
The Emperor's chief attendant approached and pinned a new rank insignia upon Elise's shoulder. An extraordinary promotion from Captain to Major.
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Bearing the pride of the Empire in my heart, I shall forever safeguard the lives of its subjects!"
"Excellent! And to you, the cherished daughter of House Kleist, I shall grant one special wish."
The Emperor smiled leisurely as he made his offer.
"Coincidentally, a large-scale military medical center built with Imperial funds in Eisenburg's 2nd District is nearing completion. Your hardships at the front are surely sufficient by now. If you so desire, I shall bestow upon you the position of a medical officer directly attached to the Imperial Household there. Display your talents to your heart's content in the safety of the capital."
The old nobles and generals arrayed around gave small exclamations of admiration.
A medical officer's post under direct Imperial Household was a so-called cushy job.
Safety incomparable to the blood-soaked frontlines, authority to access immense budgets, and the opportunity to build connections with influential figures in central politics while backed by the Imperial Household.
Afterward, one could even aim for senior medical administrative posts or chief researcher positions—needless to say.
A post any doctor, no, any Imperial Army officer would covet.
But.
"Though your grace is boundless, Your Majesty, I must humbly decline that glorious position."
Elise kicked away that cushy job without a shred of hesitation.
Silence momentarily descended upon the audience chamber. The Emperor's eyebrows twitched upward in interest.
"Ho-oh? It seems my offer does not please you. What is it that you desire, then?"
"I am a fieldwork type, Your Majesty, who saves dying soldiers while covered in dust and mud on the battlefield. I cannot fulfill my true duty on the soft carpets of the capital."
Elise, holding her head high, made her plea in a resolute voice.
"Instead of remaining in the capital, please grant me the position of 'Medical Policy Inspector' with the authority for forward deployment directly to the field. The reform of the Imperial Army's medical system must begin where blood flows!"
The generals around uttered small words of admiration at her spirited boldness.
The Emperor's eyes widened briefly, then he clutched his stomach and burst into laughter.
"Ha ha ha ha! How extraordinary! I told you to speak your wish, yet you deliberately choose a path of hardship that plunges you into the mire!"
The Emperor's hearty laughter filled the audience chamber.
"Truly, even the medical officer beside a hero is out of the ordinary! One goes around not only concocting unorthodox tactics but setting the diplomatic stage ablaze, while the other kicks away a haven she was offered and insists on wiping away blood by his side? Very well! How could I refuse such loyalty?"
The Emperor sprang from his seat and extended his hand.
"Major Elise von Kleist! I grant you the position of 'Medical Policy Inspector,' to inspect and reform medical facilities on the Empire's frontlines! You shall accompany the combat unit led by Lieutenant Colonel Jaeger, and I promise you the highest authority and the full financial support of the Imperial Household!"
"I am profoundly grateful, Your Majesty!"
*
A few hours after the Imperial audience.
I stood before the VIP suite situated in the innermost part of the Eisenburg Imperial Military Hospital.
The moment I opened the door, a luxurious air that overwhelmed a hotel suite wafted over me. A chandelier hanging from the ceiling scattered high-quality illumination, and a pristine king-size bed occupied the center of the room.
"This is a VIP ward receiving the full support of the Imperial Household."
Click.
The sound of the door locking was heard.
Turning around, I saw Elise, clad in a doctor's gown, double-locking the door. She was even meticulously drawing the thick soundproof curtains, a picture of thoroughness.
"It means, Lieutenant Colonel, that this is a place specially designed for the treatment and recuperation of exalted individuals."
After giving the gaps in the blinds a final check, Elise approached me. Her gaze was especially intense and heated today.
"Needless to say, it means any eavesdropping or outside eyes are perfectly blocked, and it also means there is no issue should certain... 'intimate medical treatments' occur between patient and medical officer."
Her blonde hair glinted elegantly under the light for a moment. Her fair fingers unhesitatingly began unbuttoning her doctor's gown.
Swish.
The white gown slid down to the floor. Then, the buttons of her uniform shirt, now bearing the Major's insignia, also started coming undone.
Tap, tap.
The scent of high-quality rose-scented soap wafted over pungently. Beneath the shirt, a black silk lingerie set that fully revealed her cleavage—which I had no idea she had prepared—barely covered her voluptuous figure.
The visual contrast of her ample chest's curves and deep cleavage seen transparently.
"Now, patient. Please lie down on the soft bed. I shall extract the fatigue and mana congestion accumulated on the frontlines, right down to their roots."
Elise lightly pushed my chest. As I fell prone backward, the cloud-like matrix softly enveloped my body.
Over me, Elise—who had thrown off her uniform skirt—straddled my pelvis with her legs spread.
"Haaah..."
She let out a rough exhale as she unbuckled my belt and pulled down the zipper. That small movement alone caused my cock, which had been suppressed, to spring out like a coil.
[Skill 'Virility Potency (Lv.1)' is active.]
Facing the monstrosity with its veins bulging taut, Elise gulped audibly. But instead of bringing her hands or mouth to it first as she had before, she herself cast off her black lingerie panties.
"...Major?"
Elise's pale, slender fingers grasped my shaft and guided it between her wet groin.
"Today... I'd like to propose a new method."
Her breathing grew perceptibly faster.
"It's a method far more inefficient than existing medical techniques, and... consumes extreme amounts of stamina..."
Elise straightened her lower back, aligned my cock with the entrance of her pussy, and slowly, gradually, began sinking down with her weight.
"And... a method brimming with my personal desire... ngh! ...as well!"
Just as something seemed to catch at the tip of the glans.
Plunge—!
"Ahh-ahh...! Hhnggghk!!"
My cock pierced straight through her hymen.
'Sexual experience confirmed.'
[Sexual Experience]
Kissing: 0 times
Sex: 1 time (Max Jaeger)
Other: Recent frequent ingestion of fluids from 'Max Jaeger' and sexual services. Masturbation due to frequent visual stimulation.
"Haah, haah...! It's, much bigger than I thought... it hurts, you know..."
Tears welled up in Elise's brown eyes. The tight, hot inner walls of a virgin who had never once accepted a man convulsed, quivering, unable to handle the size of my cock.
She had boldly begun in a cowgirl position, but it was likely a position too overwhelming for a maiden to manage.
I stopped any rash movements and wrapped both hands around Elise's waist and pelvis. Then I focused my mind.
'Touch of Attunement.'
[Skill 'Touch of Attunement (Lv.2)' activates.]
[Alleviates target's pain and imparts pleasure.]
Just like that, I very lightly lifted my hips and rubbed against her inner walls.
"Ngh, haang!"
At that, a sweet moan burst forth.
Her tense body began to relax. Her form twitched while ceaselessly gushing love juices, and the inner walls, freed from pain, clamped down on my cock even softer and more pliantly.
Squelch—.
I raised the hand that had been holding Elise's waist and brushed her sweat-soaked blonde hair back. Then, with my thumb, I wiped away the tears beading at the corners of her eyes.
"Major. No, Elise."
At the sound of her name, her shoulders trembled greatly.
"...Thank you. Sincerely."
"Ah..."
At my next words, her brown eyes widened.
"Not only did you refuse a comfortable future directly under the Imperial Household and choose to remain by my side, but you always provide such devoted medical treatment."
I caressed her cheek as I whispered.
"Elise. For your weighty devotion, I sincerely thank you."
"Lieutenant... Colonel..."
Elise's breathing began to tremble noticeably.
'Status Analysis.'
[Name: Elise von Kleist]
[Emotion: So happy... I truly made the right choice choosing this person over the Imperial Household. I want to dedicate... my everything...]
From her eyes, at last, a transparent teardrop fell, moistening my chest.