Chapter 4

Lea's expression was very dark, as she knew all too well the pitiful situation she was in.

"This is Lady Anais Ovett."

This time, it was a typical Slavic beauty, who would have been a complete elf if only her ears were a bit longer.

Speaking of Anais, she was the youngest daughter of Malcolm Ovett, who had served as a knight in this fiefdom for his entire life but retired due to old age.

Malcolm was unattractive, but his daughter was an elf.

Developers!

Have some conscience.

To be honest, when playing the game, I felt a sense of dissonance whenever I saw Malcolm and Anais, and I wanted to do a genetic test.

The reason Anais came here was not due to debt but because of financial difficulties.

Dudden, who had been looking for potential brides, learned that Malcolm had a beautiful daughter and approached him. He promised to give 12 gold pieces every month until his death if Anais was chosen as a bride, and he brought her here.

Malcolm was too old to continue working as a knight.

Anais was born when Malcolm was in his 50s, and her mother died shortly after giving birth, leaving Malcolm to raise her as a single father.

Fortunately, Anais was a filial daughter who deeply respected her father.

Malcolm needed living expenses, but as a knight, he had a low-ranking noble position, while his daughter, being a commoner, could not find a good match. Therefore, he accepted Dudden's offer and sent Anais here.

Although not as dark as Lea, Anais was not in a good mood either, as she had to enter a loveless marriage.

Moreover, Anais, who dreamed of becoming a knight, found me to be completely unimpressive.

I felt no charm as a potential partner.

If I had been a muscular man, she might have felt some affection.

"Lastly, this is Isabel Gullard, who recently came from a convent near the capital, recommended by the temple."

Although she had lived in a convent, which is a place where light rarely enters and one only prays, Isabel had a typical South American beauty with a very tanned brown skin.

She was about 170 centimeters tall.

She was thin but had a provocative chest, long legs, and a prominent buttocks. If she wore leggings...

Wow!

0% cute, 100% sexy.

For a woman like this to come from a convent, does that even make sense?

Was it a twist by the developers, or did a perverted developer with a fantasy about nuns play a prank?

I tried to get along well with Isabel in the game, driven by her sexiness, but every time, the result was that I was assassinated.

Not Isabel, but me.

The culprit was Isabel.

You might be curious about the reason, but it will come out soon, so please wait a bit.

Dudden, thinking it would be difficult to find a suitable bride, looked around and brought back an unexpected recommendation from the temple.

It was Isabel.

Isabel, who grew up in a convent, came here at the age of 16 to become independent through marriage.

This is the surface-level explanation.

By the way, based on the data from my previous plays, let me describe the ideal types of the three women...

Lea prefers a tall man with a lean, muscular build.

At least 180 centimeters tall.

Anais prefers a hulking, muscular giant.

Isabel prefers a noble with a strong sense of nobility and impeccable manners.

In modern terms, a charming man.

What about their faces?

None of them are particularly picky about faces.

Looking at their status windows...

Class: Mage

Physical: E (A)

Mental: FF (S)

Sensitivity: D (S)

Special Ability: Water Magic

Status: Despondent, Suicidal Tendencies

Currently, she is mediocre, but she has the talent to become an excellent mage in the future.

Especially in water magic.

However, her physical attributes are a problem, and her mental state is even more of a problem, being at rock bottom.

Not just one F, but two.

She lost everything due to her father's gambling addiction, and he even sold her to this place.

Her suitor is the illegitimate child of a noble family who recently lived as a commoner.

Her disappointment was not ordinary, and she was currently contemplating suicide, which is why her status shows despondency and suicidal tendencies.

Class: Infantry

Physical: D (S)

Mental: E (S)

Sensitivity: C (S)

Special Ability: Training

Status: Obedient, Disappointed

Born to a mediocre knight father and a frail mother, she has a talent for knighthood far surpassing her father.

Her physical, mental, and sensitivity attributes can all reach S-level.

However, she is currently only a potential talent.

Malcolm never recognized Anais's talent and never taught her swordsmanship.

Malcolm, a filial daughter, instructed Anais to succeed in marriage.

'Even if the suitor is disabled or mentally unstable, it doesn't matter. If you marry, our future is secured. Understand?'

Although she accepted the order, Anais's desire to grow as a knight was much greater than her desire to marry.

The status showing obedience and disappointment indicates that she followed her father's order but was disappointed by the suitor.

Class: Assassin

Physical: A (S)

Mental: S (S)

Sensitivity: A (S)

Special Ability: Stealth, Critical Strike, Blood Oath

Status: Resolute, Angry, Vowed to Revenge

Her class is an assassin.

In this game, class can also be seen as a profession.

Isabel had no weaknesses, from physical to sensitivity. She was truly the best.

Her mental state was already at the completion stage.

Stealth is the ability to hide one's existence.

However, she had two other special abilities.

Critical Strike, which can bring an enemy's health to near zero, and Blood Oath, which enhances all abilities by one level in a battle with a sworn enemy.

'Hmm, a woman who has sworn revenge on Bandic.'

As mentioned earlier, Bandic was one of the five young men known as the "Devil's Minions" in his youth.

One of his evil deeds was the annihilation of the Germaine Huntington family, who were enemies of the Duke of Shyra Blackmeer.

The Huntington family was completely eradicated, even the infants, but one of the duke's retainers managed to save Isabel and escape.

The retainer was a female knight who took Isabel to a convent.

There, the knight trained Isabel as an assassin. The knight died of illness when Isabel was 15.

Swearing revenge on Bandic, who had taken everything from her, and vowing to kill his entire family, Isabel volunteered as a bride and came here to hide.

The status showing resolute, angry, and vowed to revenge reflects these reasons.

'Ugh, all three of them are giving me a headache...'

At this moment, a message appeared.

"Within one year, pay off Silverhorn Alfredo's gambling debt of 20,000 gold and raise Lea Alfredo's mental state to C.

Within one year, raise Anais Ovett's physical state to A.

Free Isabel Gullard from her Blood Oath.

However, Isabel Gullard must survive."

'What the hell!'

They wouldn't let me leave the game, and this is what I get!

'Ha! This is definitely a prank by the game god. I'm just an innocent victim. Game god? Were you bored? Did playing with me make you feel better? Still, this is too much. A life-or-death branch? If I fail, I die, right?'

In the game, such quests were never given, and there were no warnings about death.

'Sigh, but 20,000 gold...'

I've played this character over a hundred times, and I've married Lea dozens of times because I liked her.

But I've never paid off her father Silverhorn's debt.

I once tried to pay it off because I liked Lea, but the amount shocked me.

20,000 gold is no joke.

Especially in the early stages of the game.

Within one year, in the early stages?

That's right.

The early stages.

I ignored it before, but now that it's a life-or-death branch, I have no choice but to pay it.

Otherwise, I'll die.

'Ugh, 20,000 gold... I might be able to earn it somehow.'

And I'll get Silverhorn too.

Silverhorn is included in the commander's attributes in this world.

'But Anais needs to raise her physical state to A?'

This is not easy.

Lea is fine since she's at C, but Anais needs to reach A.

Currently at D, she needs to go through C and B to reach A.

All within one year.

'Damn, this is tough.'

But the real challenge is something else.

'What the hell! How do I free Isabel from her Blood Oath?'

Shaking my head.

'This is impossible...'

Out of dozens of plays, at least 20 failures were due to Isabel.

Despite having no physical FF, no sensitivity FF, and no status abnormalities.

I kept failing, and eventually, out of frustration, I killed Isabel before she could kill me.

The pain of killing a beautiful woman when I needed a harem...

Anyway, what does this message mean?

'To free her from her revenge target while ensuring her survival? This is impossible.'

Either Isabel kills me, or I kill Isabel.

They have never coexisted.

Meanwhile, the three women, unaware of my complex thoughts, greeted me with slightly embarrassed expressions.

Lea for the debt, Anais for living expenses, and Isabel for revenge, all hiding their true intentions.

After the brief greetings, Dudden stepped forward.

"Sir, you need to learn noble etiquette, and the three of you should also attend the classes. It will help you get to know each other, and you can review the etiquette as well."

Although he said "review," Dudden actually thought the three women didn't know much about noble etiquette.

Lea had never debuted in society because her father was too engrossed in gambling.

Anais, being a commoner, had no need to know noble etiquette.

Isabel, who lived in a convent, naturally wouldn't know.

So, I ended up taking classes with the three women.

"Cough, cough. Dudden, are we starting today? I'm a bit tired. Can we start tomorrow?"

I asked with the most pitiful expression I could manage.

Since I was told to use informal speech, I did as instructed.

"But my lord, I have instructions from the lord..."

"Cough, cough. As you can see, I haven't been eating well and have no energy. Give me one day to regain my strength."

I pleaded earnestly, even though the three women were watching.

It might be embarrassing as a man, but with the threat of death, this was more urgent.

"Cough, cough. I'll work hard from tomorrow on."

"Hmm, then I'll give you one day."

Fortunately.

But I've only achieved half of my goal.

"Cough, cough. My room is too cold. Is there a study where I can read books and rest?"

Wide-eyed.

"Can you read?"

Did they think I couldn't read at all?

Dudden looked at me with surprise.