sadslime's manga / #Royalty(13)

Rintaro touches a fortuneteller's mirror and is transported to another kingdom where he not only learns that he's an omega, but also the mate of the future king, Varuna! But it's a lot to take in all at once, and Rintaro isn't sure he believes in this destiny. I haven't read too many fantasy/Isekai yaoi, so there's that, and it's interesting that it continues beyond the initial relationship, though the story didn't feel very planned out. Trigger warnings: dubcon, attempted rape, human trafficking.

Prince Altarf and his servant Yona have been together for years, ever since Al found him as the soul survivor of a caravan attacked by bandits and gave him a name. Yona would do anything for Al, but as Al tries to get more physically intimate, that's the one thing Yona holds back, feeling that would destroy their current relationship. But with political machinations and ugly desires rearing their heads in the court, Yona and Al may be in more danger than they realize. This one was good and I liked Yona's pretty character design. Trigger warnings: murder, sex trafficking, attempted rape.

Kouran is a red-furred fox who was abandoned by his white fox clan due to his fur color and nearly sold for his coat when he was saved and given a new name by Beni, king of the beastmen. Although Beni immediately recognizes Kouran as his mate, Kouran fails to realize and instead sees himself as a page striving to pay back Beni as his benefactor. Meanwhile, Beni is frustrated that not only does Kouran not realize Beni's his mate, he also doesn't recognize Beni from a forgotten past they share. Trigger warning: discrimination.

In a world were mages are treated like a monsters, Levi the mage (16 years old) has such destructive power he can't fit in even among mages, so he decides to run away. In the process, he (literally) bumps into the young 13th prince Saphir (6 years old) who was running away from his own attendants. To keep himself out of trouble, Levi invites young prince to come too, but though Saphir appreciates the offer, but he says he has to go back. Later when they've both returned home, Levi hears Saphir was missing that day after an assassination attempt that killed his poison tester, and this lights a fire in Levi to protect the young prince. This is the story of a lonely teenage mage who finally finds a person who treats him as a human and a young boy who can finally feel safe when together with this mage. It's cute and very interesting, but be prepared for an intense age gap. I'm sure Saphir will grow up later, but Levi did confess while he was still a kid. Trigger warnings: discrimination, attempted murder, kissing a minor.

Ch.1-3 - The villainess Sophia is exiled for her crimes and about to be killed until she stumbles into a dragon's cave and agrees to have sex with him in return for saving her life, then takes a liking to her after. Trigger warning: coercion. Ch.4-6 - The villainess Charlotte is exiled to an uninhabited island with the prisoner Warren, but the two get along great, and he actually cleans up pretty well. Turns out he's a prince and he's in love with her. No trigger warnings. Ch.7-9 - An office worker plays a VR game where she has sex with a man who looks just like her boss. Only it turns out it was her boss. Trigger warning: manipulation?

Ilya is an omega brought to the desert country of Hanu as a bride for their king Khalid. Though he sees himself as little more than a prisoner, the people of this country believe omegas are messengers of the gods and revere him. Meanwhile, his new husband is still a child, but as the two get to know each other better, Ilya begins to look forward to protecting this country together, until Khalid is suddenly killed and his position is usurped by his older brother. Ilya is forced to go on the run, but he decides to stay in Hanu and protect its people as best he can, just as he promised Khalid. The years pass, and a rebel organization continues to fight against the new king, but when Ilya finally runs into the rebel leader, he finds a familiar face. I like the pacing of this story a lot. It's one in which the time skip feels useful and not forced. Trigger warnings: attempted rape, attempted murder, wartime violence.

Ch.1 - Alone in my King's Harem - A king falls for a naive boy in his harem who has never seen sugar before and vows to show him the world, so he sets out conquering, but he gets so caught up in his success that he somehow forgets this boy even exists until he loses everything, except the boy who stayed behind. Trigger warning: harem. Ch.2 - Night Circus - A young acrobat is plagued by fears of failure and his comforted by his only friend (tiger). Ch.3 - The Sea Bed of Night - A prince and his attendant are sent to the night circus where you can have a fantastical sexual encounter where all your dreams come true for one night, and the attendant is transformed into a fairy woman to live out his dream of sleeping with the prince, but he regrets the betrayal. But the prince may have brought him for this purpose all along. Trigger warning: lying/manipulation. Ch.4-5 - Mature Flesh/Moist Flesh - A humanoid with wings on his head (canary) is kept in a tower by a collector woman and allowed to sing for the public every night. When one of his fans catches the canary running away, he falls in love and becomes desperate to help the canary find freedom. Trigger warning: forced confinement, attempted suicide.

Linfeng is 16, and her father has just announced she's going to be a candidate for the emperor's wife, even though he's only 5 years old. Her only other options are the son of an enemy family and the notorious womanizer serving as regent, Canglian, so she goes through with the ceremony alongside several children candidates, but she plays a song that clearly expresses she doesn't want the position. To her surprise, the regent calls her back the next day, and asks her not to be the emperor's wife but his caretaker. Linfeng jumps at the chance and spends her days taking care of the adorable young emperor Ziyhou while getting to know Canglian better and slowly (and inadvertently) winning his affection. Trigger warning: gendered discrimination that is period appropriate, but still frustrating.

Llewellyn is the forgotten princess who just wants to leave the palace and become a nun, but she has bigger problems at the moment. She's been put under a lust curse that's slowly building up until she loses control and sleeps with a man who she can't even remember. Now she has to balance (or refute) the affections of the national hero who she blames for the death of her mother, a surprisingly invested guard, and a priest who is the secret son of the pope. I think the sex scenes in this one are actually well done and the story so far is interesting. My only complaint is that I don't love the guy who she's pretty clearly going to end up with, but that's just personal tastes. Trigger warning: drunk sex equivalent (curse).

Shu is a Japanese office worker who isekaied right into a sex slave auction where he was bought by the prince Jadeite who never had a slave before. Luckily, sex slaves are really well treated, and Jadeite is really awesome, and the two work together to find out where Shu is originally from in this world and even try to find his lost brother. But not only is Shu being targeted by dangerous people for being a dark-haried "rare blood," he's also starting to lose his memories of Japan as he remembers more of this world, sparking him and Jadeite to worry they'll be separated when he remembers it all. Surprisingly nuanced and interesting despite all the comedy going on in the harem. Trigger warnings: sex slavery, kidnapping, attempted rape, mention of cannibalism and genocide.