Risou no Himo Seikatsu

Risou no Himo Seikatsu (理想のヒモ生活, The Ideal Sponger Life) is a web novel and light novel by Tsunehiko Watanabe. Started publication in 2011 in "Shōsetsuka ni Narō". Using this as an original draft, a paperback book that has been significantly revised and advanced, such as the story, has been published by Hero Bunko (Shufunotomosha → Shufunotomo Infos). Illustrated by Juu Bunkura. As a media mix, a manga version drawn by Neko Hizuki has been serialized in "Young Ace" (KADOKAWA) since the March 2017 issue. As of January 2023, the cumulative number of copies of the series, including the electronic version, has exceeded 3.4 million copies.

Synopsis
Yamai Zenjirou is your everyday office worker in modern Japan. One morning, he suddenly finds himself summoned to a tropical world where dinosaurs roam the land. He is told that this is the kingdom of Capua and the person who summoned him - its monarch, Queen Aura - wants him to marry her and leave his old life behind for a life of carefree extravagance as her prince consort. The reasons for her offer are many and varied, but she needs an heir, and she wants him to be the one to provide it!

If he accepts, he'll never have to work again, lazing around in luxury with no worries other than securing the kingdom its next monarch. Certainly, sleeping with the buxom beauty is far from a hardship, but is everything really as it seems? He'll also need to give up everything he knows on Earth. Is he ready to drop it all at a moment's notice for her sake? And how well will he be able to navigate the politics, people, and culture of this new world if he does?

Web version & Book version
In this work, the development and amount of the story differ greatly between the published version of "Shōsetsuka ni Narō" (hereinafter referred to as the web version) and the book version. The web version stopped updating after the 4th volume, and the book version has also undergone major additions, casting, and story changes up to the 4th volume. In addition, the development is significantly different from the 5th volume, and as a particularly decisive branch, in the book version, Princess Flare arrives from the North Continent and becomes the center of the story.

Novel
Tsunehiko Watanabe (Author) / Juu Bunkura (Illustration) "Ideal Strap Life" Shufunotomosha → Shufunotomo Infos  , 14 volumes already published (as of September 30, 2021). Risou no Himo Seikatsu has been published digitally in English as The Ideal Sponger Life by J-Novel Club since January 27, 2021.


 * 1) Released September 28, 2012 - ISBN 978-4-07-284078-8
 * 2) Released on November 30, 2012 - ISBN 978-4-07-284084-9
 * 3) First issue was on April 30, 2013 (released on March 29) - ISBN 978-4-07-288700-4
 * 4) First issue was on September 30, 2013 (released on August 30) - ISBN 978-4-07-292190-6
 * 5) May 31, 2014 - First edition issued (released on April 28) - ISBN 978-4-07-296354-8
 * 6) December 31, 2014 - First issue (released November 29) - ISBN 978-4-07-410241-9
 * 7) October 31, 2015 - First edition issued (released September 30) - ISBN 978-4-07-403086-6
 * 8) July 31, 2016 - First edition issued (released on June 30) - ISBN 978-4-07-417935-0
 * 9) June 30, 2017 - First edition issued (released on May 31) - ISBN 978-4-07-424639-7
 * 10) First issue published was on January 31, 2018 (released on December 28, 2017)- ISBN978-4-07-429074-1
 * 11) First issue was on August 10, 2018 (released on July 31) - ISBN 978-4-07-433868-9
 * 12) Released on April 30, 2019 - ISBN 978-4-07-437228-7
 * 13) *Limited special edition with drama CD Released on the same day - ISBN 978-4-07-437671-1
 * 14) Released on March 30, 2020 - ISBN 978-4-07-442815-1
 * 15) Released on September 30, 2021 - ISBN 978-4-07-447913-9

Manga
Tsunehiko Watanabe (Original) / Juu Bunkura (Character Draft) / Neko Hizuki (Drawing) "Ideal String Life" KADOKAWA (Kadokawa Comics Ace), 16 volumes already published (as of December 28, 2022). Risou no Himo Seikatsu has been published in English as The Ideal Sponger Life by Seven Seas Entertainment since March 12, 2019.


 * 1) First edition published on July 26, 2017 (released on July 25) - ISBN 978-4-04-106001-8
 * 2) First edition was published on December 4, 2017 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-106393-4
 * 3) First edition was released on June 4, 2018 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-106841-0
 * 4) First edition was published on November 2, 2018 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-107482-4
 * 5) First edition was published on February 4, 2019 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-107829-7
 * 6) First edition was issued on June 4, 2019 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-108233-1
 * 7) First edition was published on October 4, 2019 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-108704-6
 * 8) First edition was published on February 4, 2020 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-108705-3
 * 9) First edition was published on June 4, 2020 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-109476-1
 * 10) First edition was published on November 4, 2020 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-109463-1
 * 11) First edition was published on March 4, 2021 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-109464-8
 * 12) First edition was published on July 2, 2021 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-111461-2
 * 13) First edition was published on December 3, 2021 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-111462-9
 * 14) First edition was published on April 4, 2022 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-112486-4
 * 15) First edition was published on September 2, 2022 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-112628-8
 * 16) First edition was published on December 28, 2022 (released on the same day) - ISBN 978-4-04-113261-6

Character
Zenjiro Yamai, who works for a semi-black company, is suddenly summoned to another world one day off and is proposed to the beautiful woman Aura, the queen of the world's superpower Capua Kingdom. In the Capua Kingdom, due to the long war, the direct line of the royal family became Queen Aura, and the nation was on the brink of crisis.

The condition of the marriage that Queen Aura guaranteed to Zenjirou was a son-in-law who would lead a self-deprecating life without having to do anything other than having children in order to leave the royal lineage. Unable to marry a beauty queen and a "strong life". Zenjirou was distrustful of the "too delicious conditions, but he saw through the secret behind Aura's side, "I don't want you to do anything politically, except making children." Zenjirou, who had no relatives and was tired of just working every day, accepted Aura's marriage proposal without hesitation. When she got married, she brought in electrical appliances such as personal computers, air conditioners, refrigerators, televisions, and game consoles, and gradually influenced the maids in her inner palace, which was her own living space. Zenjiro and Aura build a good relationship in the inner palace while being confused by the culture and environment of another world and the sensibilities of modern Japanese people. However, in the Capua Kingdom, which has a strong male-dominated character, the delicate positions of the queen and the royal consort, and the pressure to take concubines for bloodline, the people around them couldn't leave the two alone. If there is a gap, there are various conspiracies and speculations of forces that want to take Zenjiro's concubine to protect and increase the bloodline of the Capua royal family and forces that want to make Zenjiro himself a puppet. I'm going to do it. In addition, when the secret of the royal family of Capua who eloped 150 years ago, and his descendant, Zenjiro, is revealed, the situation and speculations jump far beyond the Capua Kingdom. Meanwhile, Aura is finally pregnant, and Zenjirou awakens to "Bloodline/Lineal Magic".

Negotiations with the Twin Kingdoms of Shallows and Gilbert, accidents on the highway, visitors from the North Continent, and other incidents occur one after another. It is convenient for Queen Aura and proves to be a capable human being. In addition, although Aura is pleased with Zenjiro's wishes as her wife, she has no choice but to scheme to take Zenjiro's concubine, who is reluctant for the sake of the national interest. For the sake of Aura's political base and the future of the Capua Kingdom, Zenjirou's ideal life as a pimp is gradually forced to change course.

Abilities
"As human we may be inferior to them in strength, but we will certainly not lose. Because of we human can each present our own knowledge, discuss, form a plan, and act it out. That is the kind of being we are."

- Zenjiro He is one of the descendants of the prince of the Capua Kingdom five generations ago who eloped into Zenjiro's world and has an aptitude for "space-time magic" that can only be used by those with royal blood. He also draws the blood of the Sharowa royal family, who is the opponent of elopement and is an extremely rare (≒ taboo) existence as a royal family in the South Continent. Being a descendant of two royalty with Lineal Magic, Zenjiro has a large reserve of mana to use. But this causes him difficulty in using basic spells because of the magical system.


 * Magic System ▶ There are three conditions necessary for the activation of magic. "Correct Pronunciation", "Correct Recognition", and "Correct Mana Capacity".
 * Correct Pronunciation ➠ Magic has its own language. In the world, it's a language that's easily called "magic language", but if you don't use this language, magic won't work.
 * Correct Recognition and Correct Mana Capacity ➠ If it's too much or too little, the magic won't activate. In the case of great magic that consumes a lot of magic power, a slight difference can be overlooked as an error, but the more delicate the magic, the more optimal the magic power can be. Quantities are strict.

Aura and Freya highly value Zenjiro, who treats women equally, but he tends to be despised by domestic aristocrats and warriors, who especially value military power. He also has a strong reluctance to marry his concubine or involve his family in political strife. Zenjiro has the physique of an adult male who engages in regular moderate exercise. He only has some basic combat training for self-defense purposes.


 * A anecdote called blessing of the forest a local disease in the Kingdom of Capua, is not a virulent and even if the user develop symptoms it will not die. What's more on it, if the user catch this disease once then it will never be infected it by again and have been many instance where it said it will reduce the severity of the symptoms of other illness that the user might catch.
 * Zenjiro's training with Octavia he learned to see magic power is commonly called 「eyes opening」. As the saying goes, the moment will come in an instant the ability to perceive the flow of magical power.

Based on his experience as a member of society before he became a royal consort, he has the insight to guess the other party's intentions and the ability to make appropriate judgments according to the situation. In addition, he makes use of the knowledge and possessions he brought over from modern Japan for the benefit of the kingdom and continues to make achievements regardless of his intentions.

Zenjiro appears to have an aptitude for both Space-Time Magic and Bestowal Magic. In theory, he could also use Four Element magic with great difficulty.

Zenjiro Bloodline Magic 『Bestowal Magic』 of the Sharowa royal family. Magic tools can be created by imbuing objects with magical power. In order to create a magic tool, a user of the magic that can be put into the magic tool is required in addition to the user of the enchanted magic. Although it would be fine to make the items that would become the base material for the magic tools separately, many of the members of the Sharowas royal family have the craftsmanship of making magic tools by their own hands.
 * Bloodline Magic 『Space-Time』 - Being a bloodline member of the Capua Royal Family, he is able to use the Space-Time Lineal Magic. It is a unique magic which allows him to control the concept of space & time using various spells.
 * 「Teleportation」 - A spell able to transfer a person from one place to another known location. A clear image of the target location is required to send the targeted person to that location. is particularly politically useful, and in the Capua Kingdom, it is used to pick up and drop off guests from abroad and is used by collecting fees from domestic nobles.
 * 「Dimensional Barrier」 - A powerful defense spell that isolates the space around the caster and prevents any interference from the outside, but it doesn't last for more than thirty seconds.

External Link

 * Risou no Himo Seikatsu ─ Web novel at Shōsetsuka ni Narō (in Japanese)
 * Risou no Himo Seikatsu ─ Official Light Novel Website | Hero Bunko
 * Risou no Himo Seikatsu ─ Official Manga Website
 * Risou no Himo Seikatsu ─ Comic Walker
 * Risou no Himo Seikatsu ─ Nico-Nico Seiga
 * Risou no Himo Seikatsu ─ Wikipedia (in Japanese)

Trivia
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