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Zenjirou Yamai/Zenjirou Capua

The main protagonist. A Japanese man who was suddenly transported to an alternate world and was asked to be married by the queen.
  • Adaptational Dye-Job: In the novels he has darker skin compared to the average Japanese. In the manga he does not seem to be particularly dark-skinned. All things considered, his manga appearance is likely on account of his actual Capuan ancestry being fairly minor and the medium is mostly in black and white. His uncle and cousin who are briefly seen in chapter 2 have noticeably darker skin, with his uncle's skin being almost as dark as Aura's.
  • Ambiguously Brown: He has a darker skin compared to most Japanese due to his male ancestor from the Capua Kingdom.
  • Conveniently an Orphan: His parents died in a car crash when he was in middle school, and he stayed with his uncle's family for a year and a half before moving to a high school dorm and then going off to college. His lack of family makes it easier for him to leave Earth behind, although he does spend one last night with most of his foster family and feels a little sad leaving them.
  • Extreme Doormat: One reason for being summoned to Aura's world and marrying her was the hope that he would be this when it comes to challenging Aura's authority as queen, not that he minds.
    • Subverted when it comes to having sex, "[he is] surprisingly 'pushy'." as noted by Aura (not that she is above being "pushy" herself in such matters). Also when his emotions get the better of him.
  • Good Parents: Zenjirou is a good and loving father to his son Zenkichi/Carlos. Is also looking forward to the birth of their second child.
  • Good People Have Good Sex: Engages in quite the love making with his wife Aura on a regular basis. One such scene even shows Aura riding him during one such sexual escapade. The maids are even having to clean their bedsheets nearly every day, especially during their attempts to have a child.
    • If what Aura said is true during when she's feeding Carlos, Zenjiro seems to enjoy fondling Aura's large breasts during sex.
  • Lazy Husband: What Aura and he himself wish him to be, at least at first.
  • Nice Guy: An understanding and kind man at heart.
  • Quitting to Get Married: In the first volume, he quits his job on Earth so he can marry Aura in the other world.
  • Single-Target Sexuality: He loves Aura and no one else, even with the possibility of having a harem, he only wants his wife.
  • Took the Wife's Name: When he married Aura, he took her last name since She is the ruling queen and he is her consort.
  • Unwanted Harem: He only wants Aura and no one else and has repeatedly stated he only wants her because he loves her. While Aura truly wishes to keep it that way, due to politics and trying to pass on concubines on him, Zenjiro is constantly pressured into taking on other women.

Aura Capua

The queen of Capua Kingdom and Duchess of Valentia. Known for her beauty, wisdom, and space-time magic.
  • Big-Breast Pride: Downplayed as she's typically quite humble by nature, but when her advisors express concerns over whether Zenjirou will be willing to do his husbandly duties in bed Aura laughs out loud and proudly declares her confidence that he'll be quite happy to bed her given how his eyes kept straying to her chest during their first conversation. To emphasize this in the manga her breasts outright burst out of the panel as she jiggles them a bit.
    Aura: There is no doubt—my body intoxicates him!
  • Buxom Beauty Standard: Zenjiro is very enthusiastic about her large breasts. While he notes she is his type in every way he is especially focused on her breasts.
  • Godiva Hair: When she's naked, the manga shows her hair covering her nipples.
  • Good People Have Good Sex: Once she and Zenjiro engage in sex for the first time, they begin to welcome each other in the subject. This is especially true with their attempts to have children, as they are shown to have quite a loving and active sex life behind closed doors. The maids are usually having to clean the sheets nearly every day because of their love life, something some of the maid's express irritation or jealousy over their love for each other. Subverted and justified when she's actually pregnant, as her doctor tells her to avoid sex during pregnancy to ensure the child's well-being.
  • Happily Married: With Zenjiro. She initially only wanted him for his bloodline but came to truly fall in love with him and is deeply moved by his loyalty to her as a wife.
  • The High Queen: The main ruler of the Capua Kingdom who is known for her beauty and elegance, but is a fair and noble woman to her people.
  • Leg Focus: She's a tall woman with some slender and long legs shown off quite a lot.
  • Ms. Fanservice: She's a tall, beautiful and very buxom woman and is the eye candy of sex appeal for the series as a whole. as she's usually seen in a slit-like dress that shows off her bosom.
  • Playing with Fire: Other than the Space-time Bloodline Magic, she uses fire magic (extremely powerful fire magic at that).
  • Royals Who Actually Do Something: During the previous war (which ended about five years before the events of the story), she was on the frontlines. She's the first married female ruler in her country's history, but it has its disadvantages. In particular she gained her position not because she was the first choice but because she was basically the only choice left after the war, meaning she has to work all the harder to prove herself in her traditionally patriarchal society.
  • Sexy Slit Dress: Has a slit in her dress and her legs are often shown near to the bare maximum.
  • Shameless Fanservice Girl: Once she and Zenjiro lose their virginities to each other she begins to become more provocative with him in their love life, becoming bolder in showing off her figure around him naked either to entice or tease him.
  • Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Her initial reason for bringing Zenjiro over was due to him having close enough blood ties to ensure her family's magic stayed in the royal family while also being a man who would not be interested in challenging her authority as a ruler, but by the time of their marriage she truly has come to love him with all her heart for his kindness and over his constant refusal to take a concubine because of his love for her.
  • Statuesque Stunner: She is a pretty tall woman in her kingdom.

Northern Continent

    Uppasala Kingdom 

Princess Freya Uppasala

The First princess of Uppasala Kingdom.
  • Boyish Short Hair: Has her hair like this as part of her crossdressing to captain the Glasir's Leaf. It used to be long which really pronounced her beauty.
  • Go-Getter Girl: She is the first female captain of Uppsala Kingdom who sailed from her homeland to the southern continent.
  • Making a Splash: She is adept at the water element of the Four Element magic.
  • She Cleans Up Nicely: Though often wearing a male captain's uniform, she looks very beautiful when wearing a dress.
  • Sweet Polly Oliver: Because of superstitious tradition that the captain marries the ship, she crossdresses when acting as Glasir's Leaf's captain.

Victoria Kronkvist a.k.a. Skaji

Princess Freya's bodyguard.

Capua Kingdom

    Royal Capital 

Ines

Head maid of the cleaning department.
  • Ninja Maid: She not only was able to instantly move several yards to stop a confrontation, but was able to one-shot a dragon off-panel with blades hidden under her skirt.

Delores

One of "the three troublemakers".
  • Height Angst: She is one of the rare tall females in the Capua Kingdom and has a bit of a complex about it.

Letti

One of "the three troublemakers".

    Nobles 

Guillén Family

General Pujol Guillén

Head of the Gullién family, General of the Knights and a former marriage candidate of Aura.


Alternative Title(s): Risou No Himo Seikatsu

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