sadslime's manga / #Nobility(18)

Bernard is a fifth son of a minor noble family who he felt he had no choice but to become a knight to make a name for himself, and Lady Agnes is the flower of high society who should have nothing to do with a low ranked noble like him. Still, when he tries to introduce himself to her at her debut only to get glared at, he holds a grudge against her for looking down on him for years, which is why when she ends up with nothing after her father commits treason and comes to see Bernard at the knight's hall, he impulsively offers to take her in as a maid, intending to crush her pride. To his surprise, she's delighted and thanks him profusely, and now he gets to deal with housing a traitor's daughter who acts nothing like the haughty lady he was expecting. Still, a knight's oath is to protect those who can't protect themselves, so he can't turn Agnes away now! I like this one so far, especially the interesting touch of having it told form the ML's point of view, but it felt a little cliche once they introduced his mother and the "fiance" plot. Trigger warning: stalker.

Freya has been mistreated by her family and fiance her entire life, so she finally decides the only way to avoid her deeply religious fiance is to become the lover of the famous vampire count, Oscar Bradbury! After a frightening first meeting, Freya ends up learning Oscar isn't the vampire he seems, but he wants to help her, so they come up with a plan to trick the capital into believing she's dating a vampire. Cute and interesting story. Trigger warnings: abuse, cheating.

Ch.1 - A Deliberate Mage is Doted on by a Holy Knight in a Peaceful World - Shun was picked on for his weight in our world before being isekaied into a fantasy world where the knight Sasha was the first person to treat him as an equal. Now that their campaign is over (and Shun has lost a lot of weight), Shun can finally return to his world, but Sasha wants to have one last drink with him first. Trigger warning: bullying. Ch.2 - I've Been Reincarnated as the Best Friend of the Prince of Darkness - Zein was isekaied into a fantasy world where he was raised as a knight alongside Arnett, a prince destined to fall into an evil path. Zein decided to save Arnett from his fate, and the two have done great things together, but why is Arnett pulling away from him now? Trigger warning: yandere behavior. Ch.3 - I Was Reincarnated as a Dog, but I'm Still Doing Well - Kanto was reincarnated as a dog and picked up by the nobleman and Zane. Although Kanto causes a lot of trouble, Zane truly loves him, and Kanto feels like he has a perfect life. But what will happen when Kanto intercepts a poisoning attempt for Zane, only for it to be revealed he's really a beastman? Trigger warning: brief mention of suicide.

In a European style fantasy world, Noah basically works as a contracted spy, or he did until his last mission seven years ago when he infiltrated the noble Henry's house as his tutor. He's quit working since then, but Noah's dad thinks he can get Noah back in the game by telling him that Henry is finally taking over his family. This sends Noah back to Henry's house where it turns out Henry has been waiting for his return all along. More smut than story, not really my thing. Trigger warnings: BDSM, rape.

When Willemina was a child, her father suddenly introduced Nigel as a "relative" he would be adopting, and Willemina as certain Nigel was an illegitimate child, so she decided to bully him. But because of her nature, she couldn't bully him unless he had an actual fault to pick on, so her corrections felt to Nigel like loving scolding. Now grown up, Nigel is head over heels for Willemina, while Willemina feels guilty for bullying Nigel for so many years, especially after realizing he's not her illegitimate half brother at all, but a lost relative to the throne in hiding. Also, he's her guard at school now. No trigger warnings.

Ayato Yanagi has memories of his past life as an aristocrat and his violent death, so when he becomes a dorm supervisor for a group of rich kids, he's shocked to meet Soh Takimoto, one of the college kids he's watching over and the man who killed him in his former life. A lot of shenanigans ensue. I feel like the smut got in the way of the story sometimes, but overall a fun and cute read. Trigger warnings: sex work, drunk sex, violence, suicide.

While working as the maid to the spoiled princess, Feli ends up falling for her scheme and getting stuck in a room with Ramel, the prime minister's son, while they are both under the effects of a love potion. When they're discovered, they're immediately pushed to get married, despite Ramel having a fiance already, and Feli feels terrible and decides it's best to divorce Ramel as quickly as possible. What she doesn't know is that Ramel fell for her at first sight and he's just terrible at expressing it. Nothing about this one stuck out to me story-wise, but the smut scenes are decent. Trigger warnings: drug(aphrodisiac), bullying.

A notorious villainess who no one respects orders her manservant to sleep with her regularly, despite knowing he's in love with another, because she's so alone and desperate. Meanwhile, he's actually a deposed prince who thinks the whole thing is entertaining. Trigger warning: neglect, abuse, power imbalance, lying/manipulation.