Not your average transported to another world theme. Its a far cry from the cliche summoned to another world novel, its about politics and relationships rather than OP MC, tragic story, epic battles, gods & demons, saving the world, nope, none of that nonsense(i do actually love specially crafted cliches btw). I would say it appeals to a certain range of audience only.
So basically the MC, Zenjirou , is your average-joe japanese salaryman summoned to the fantasy world by the ruling Queen, Aura. His purpose being to marry Queen Aura and help carry on the bloodline of the royal family since apparently he is a descendant of sorts. Where it gets interesting is how Zenjirou who is pretty much just a normal working adult earthling lives and adapts to the new world by learning some magic and spreading a bit of our world's technology while interacting with his wife who is a high ranking Queen as well as the implications of court politics between the different Kingdoms and Nobles. You see, the Queen is looking for a sponger husband who lacks ambition as she wants to firmly exert and maintain her power, it will be impossible with an ambitious or easily manipulated husband. Luckily, Zenjirou fits the bill. Now the Queen knows that Zenjirou is quite smart and not oblivious of this fact but she is pleasantly surprised he agrees to her rule and wholehearted support her. In other words, he abandoned his 'pride as a man' to pursuit a life of a dependent/sponger. That is not to say he is a good-for-nothing husband. He does contribute to the world and help Queen Aura via introducing knowledge from earth, learning the etiquette and common sense of the new world so that he can dabble in the court politics to lift some burden of his wife, openly shares his thoughts/experiences with her, being in favour of her rule and also being a faithful husband, he is against having concubines. He more or less surprises Aura as a husband who is supportive and selfless willing to throw away his pride and face for her sake, totally opposite of what most Kings do. Furthermore being a faithful husband, Aura grows to love him even more due to his devotion and has started wanting him just for herself although this will be detrimental to the country, Kings/Princes are kinda expected to behave like one afterall, as in spreading his seed etc.
Aura on the other hand is not really a domineering, stubborn wife contrary to what other noble's opinion of her but is actually quite relenting to Zenjirou, trying to make his life more comfortable and respects his wishes though Zenjirou always has no demands, to her chagrin. Overtime she grows to trust him. Aura goes from a Queen who only marries for politics & bloodline to a wife growing further in love with her husband.
Most of the chapters deals with Zenjirou and Aura's married life, his experiences in court politics, dealing with other Kingdoms and nobles who are after his bloodline, him adapting to and changing the new world. A slice of life backdrop with focus on politics and a touch of romance. The story POV is told through both Zenjirou and Aura, not just Zenjirou alone which is a nice touch as it delves into how the couple matures.
Something to take note, further down the novel(not yet translated) he is kinda forced to pick up a concubine and the story focuses more on the new girl and her surrounding politics. It might drastically change the setting and pace of the plot but hopefully in a positive way. I am after all an avid supporter of Aura and Zenjirou.
Definitely a must read if you are sick of the current hype cliches. Be reminded, you'd have to have an open mind if you intend to read this or it'll probably bore you to death instead.
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