Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I'll Obtain Ultimate Power

That day, after going to listen to Alice’s singing and returning to the mansion around midday, I saw two people tied to a tree in the garden—a man and a woman.

The man was a eunuch, and the woman was a maid.

Both were people who lived in the mansion, faces I knew well.

The two were tied to the tree and being whipped by another eunuch.

Curious at the unusual sight, I stopped to watch, when Zoe came out from the mansion.

“Welcome back, master.”

“What’s going on over there?”

When I asked, Zoe blushed and looked conflicted.

“The lady of the house… well…”

“Hm. I understand. I’ll ask Audrey directly.”

It was clear this was a delicate matter.

If I pressed Zoe hard, she’d answer, but there was no need to go that far.

I went inside the mansion, asked Zoe, and then sought out Audrey in the living room.

“Oh, welcome back, Noah-sama.”

“Thanks. What’s with those two in the garden?”

“I’m sorry. It’s due to my own negligence.”

“Hm?”

I gestured for more details.

“Just a little while ago, I was told by a maid that the two were found naked and embracing in a room, so I went to check…”

“I see.”

I felt a twitch at my temple.

“The man?”

“We confirmed it properly. Complete castration—definitely a eunuch.”

“Hm.”

There are several methods of castration for eunuchs.

Partial castration removes only the testicles, while complete castration removes the entire genitalia.

Of course, considering the nature of eunuchs, the latter is safer.

“So it was just some kind of roleplay?”

“Yes. Therefore, the eunuch was given thirty lashes, and the maid ten. Since this is an internal matter, I handled it myself—was that inappropriate?”

“No, that’s perfectly reasonable. No problem at all.”

Audrey let out a sigh of relief.

Eunuchs are castrated men, but that doesn’t mean they completely lose all sexual desire.

Of course, some eunuchs lose it entirely, which is fine.

But eunuchs with even a little desire left sometimes form occasional relationships with female court attendants in the palace or maids in noble households.

They may sometimes become intimate.

By the way, eunuchs who are completely castrated physically cannot “release” even when intimate, which sometimes makes them prone to violent behavior such as biting or hitting—just an aside.

If it turned out they weren’t castrated, both would be sentenced to death, but since they are properly castrated and just playing around, whipping a few dozen times is the end of it.

“Why the difference in the number of lashes?”

“Well… the eunuch insisted, ‘I invited her; she’s not at fault!’ and defended her. The maid tried to take the blame too, but the eunuch knelt so earnestly he even bled from his forehead.”

“Hm… so it’s mutual affection, huh?”

“Yes.”

Audrey nodded quietly.

I pondered for a moment and said to Zoe, who had come into the living room with us.

“Go to the garden and tell them to come here after the whipping is finished.”

“Understood.”

Zoe left the living room to call the two.

After a while, the eunuch and maid came in, their clothes tattered, covered in welts and some cuts bleeding here and there.

As soon as they entered, they turned pale and knelt deeply.

“We, we are truly sorry!”

“We won’t do it again! So please—”

“Ah, you’ve already been punished. That’s enough.”

I raised my hand to stop their apologies.

As Audrey said, this is an internal matter.

Since she dealt with it, it wouldn’t be right for me to interfere.

Audrey is the prince’s lawful wife, the queen.

There’s face to consider. If there was a clear mistake, I might step in, but without that, if I meddled now, no one would obey her orders in the future.

“This isn’t about punishment. You two seem to like each other.”

“Well…”

“Um…”

The eunuch and maid looked at each other, uncertain how to answer.

Eventually, the eunuch looked determined.

“Yes! We like each other. We’re from the same village. She came to your highness’s mansion, and I went to the palace, but when your highness entered the fief, I asked higher ups to let me come along.”