episode_0047

“Cain.”

“What was your name in the original world?”

“Master.”

“I’m curious too.”

[I want to ask that too.]

“Lee Joon-sung.”

“That was my original name.”

“Not that.”

“The nickname—that thing.”

“……”

The other guys’ nicknames were perversion incarnate.

They were asking in a way that implied my nickname was probably just as weird—if not even more insane—than theirs.

And they’re right.

My nickname was even crazier than theirs.

That’s why I could never tell them.

‘How am I supposed to say that…?’

Not just my nickname, but everything I did in that world was a top-secret secret I’d take to my grave.

So.

I needed to preemptively shut the mouths of the East-West-North-South guys.

‘Avoiding them altogether is also an option, but…’

The hero party might try to dig into my past and secretly meet with those four.

Meeting them first was the safer move.

‘Sigh…’

‘I’ve got more work now.’

But.

Reaching the guys in the demon realm was no easy task.

I decided to meet them when they came here later.

For now, I had other things to do.

“Sophia.”

“Yes.”

“My beloved husband.”

“?”

“What is it, my beloved husband?”

My beloved husband (郎君, Nanggun)—an old-fashioned term a woman uses for her lover or husband.

Definitely not something you’d call someone you just met today.

Which was why I asked.

“I heard everything.”

Sophia pulled out the guidebook as she spoke.

“Uh…”

“Eris?”

“Hehe~”

Eris giggled and waved her hand.

Thirty minutes.

While Lia was talking with Serena,

I knew Eris and Sophia had been talking,

but I assumed it was just to explain the purpose of the hero party.

It was good for them to understand our goals

and what kind of party we were.

I thought Eris was handling that, so I stayed quiet, but—

‘It was about the guidebook?!’

…or so I thought, but—

“I heard everything.”

“How hard you worked to save us.”

“So that’s why you called me ‘husband’?”

“No.”

“If I’d only heard Eris’s words, I wouldn’t have accepted you as my husband.”

“Then?”

“After hearing the words of the Goddess of Light, Lady Serena, I thought… maybe you would be acceptable.”

“……?”

I stared at Serena (the Sealed Dagger).

[Our daughter wants more family.]

[As her mother, I put in a little effort.]

“……Huh?”

So…

You’re aggressively pushing other heroines for Lia?!

Beyond just a love triangle, you’re enabling an octopus-level harem?!

What kind of mother does that?!

…or so I thought, but—

“However.”

“I only considered it.”

“?”

“Lady Serena merely gave me a gentle push to think about it.”

“She said the choice was mine alone.”

“Then…”

“Yes.”

“Choosing to accept you as my husband—that was entirely my decision.”

“Uh…”

“We haven’t even done anything… Why make that choice?”

“Because your actions moved me.”

“?”

“Ah…”

“Until now, I held misguided faith.”

“?”

“I thought being a true saintess meant living by God’s word—giving thanks and praying.”

“Uh…”

“Isn’t that what a saintess is?”

“But.”

“You showed me.”

“I did?”

“That humans, too, can extend a helping hand to God!”

“Not just receiving aid—humans can also assist the Goddess of Light, Lady Serena!”

Sophia spoke with tears of感動 (emotion) in her eyes.

“Ahh…!”

“This is the ultimate faith!”

Sophia cried out, her divine power surging even stronger.

“Not merely a human who gives thanks—!”

“A human who stands by the Goddess of Light and aids her—that is the true form a saintess must pursue!”

She took my hands.

“So I’ve decided!”

“I vow to devote myself to your side! To your daughter’s side! To the Goddess of Light, Lady Serena’s side!”

“?”

“Ahh…”

“The Goddess of Love whispered to me about the beauty of love—it must have been for this moment!”

“?”

“Love him!”

“Embrace the daughter of a goddess, and even the goddess herself—devote your all while loving such a man! This must be the saintess’s true form, as desired by God!”

“???”

“So please, accept me!”

“As your wife, I would be honored if you entrusted all household affairs to me!”

‘Uh…’

‘At this point, she’s not a wife—she’s just our live-in maid, right?’

…or so I thought, but—

“And pregnancy too…”

“Grant me the honor of obeying God’s command—to multiply humanity and expand the realm of mankind.”

Instinctively, I sensed it.

‘She’s the most dangerous one yet…!’

Among God’s commandments was this:

“Bear as many descendants as possible to widen humanity’s dominion.”

Clearing the demon realm only requires a single hero,

but building walls, erecting cities, and stationing armies demanded countless people.

Humanity’s realm could only expand with more people—

so having many children was crucial.

Thus,

priests devoted to God strive to produce more children than ordinary people.

In other words.

She’s the type to milk you dry in bed.

‘Heh…’

I’d devised strategies to avoid expanding the harem,

but none of it mattered.

Lia wanted a harem,

Eris was fanning the flames,

and Serena was greenlighting it.

And now, my own actions had pierced Sophia’s heart.

‘At this point, maybe I should just accept it as fate…’

Well…

Not that I mind.

I did like all five heroines from the prophecy RPG.

Though the risk of dying in bed was real,

it was solvable with enough stamina.

And even that had a solution.

‘If it’s the East-West-North-South guys, they’d know about stamina-enhancing items.’

I never cared for that stuff,

but those guys would absolutely know a few.

So.

I gave up on avoiding the harem.

Far better to romance them all into a solid, loving relationship

and survive with item-boosted stamina.

That’s the best outcome.

…Thinking this, I pulled out the Blood Stone.

“The crimson gem.”

“So this is the artifact Eris spoke of?”

“She told you everything?”

“Yes.”

“Using this converts overflowing life force into divine power, granting greater strength.”

“That’s it?”

“And also…”

“It’ll make my hips and chest grow bigger… But… I didn’t know your preferences…”

Well…

If I preferred petite lolis, not using it would be the right call.

But.

My tastes lean more toward busty onee-sans,

so letting her use it fits my preferences.

…That aside,

the Blood Stone is a toggleable item.

Meaning.

She becomes a girl who can switch between petite loli and busty onee-san at will?!

Gyaaah!

How could I resist this?!

…I explained my refined tastes with utmost courtesy.

Sophia happily accepted.

“If that is my husband’s preference, I shall gladly comply.”

“However.”

“You can’t absorb it here.”

“Huh?”

“At first, control is difficult—it could trigger a rampage.”

Sophia handles life force well,

but not this well.

The Blood Stone’s vast energy requires practice to master,

along with a way to waste excess life force.

“Waste life force?”

“Yeah.”

“If you don’t expend it, you could die.”

Up to 200% HP is fine,

but exceeding 250% risks her body bursting.

So.

We need a way to recklessly burn HP.

The safest method is converting HP into divine power.

But.

Too much divine power can also kill her.

Hence,

we need a way to vent divine energy appropriately.

The safest method is spamming high-ranking divine spells.

But.

That’s a mid-to-late-game skill.

Right now, we need a way to recklessly expend divine power—

and there’s a perfect solution.

“Serena.”

“I’m modifying the Sealed Dagger.”

[Modify?]

“I’ll enhance it with this.”

I pulled out Fragment of Light.

An item from Mimic Kkyurring, slain (?) by Eris.

A fragment densely packed with the Goddess of Light’s power—

both an endgame crafting material and a universal enhancement item.

‘This can upgrade the Sealed Dagger.’

So I upgraded it.

Whooosh!

“Complete!”

“The Light-Sealing Sword!”

A hilt-only beam sword with no blade.

Fwoom!

When wielded, it manifests a blade of light.

Anything touched by its blade gets sealed away—

and later retrieved.

The original dagger could only seal,

but Light-Sealing Sword can freely extend its blade.

It shifts seamlessly between longsword and greatsword forms.

Adaptable in battle.

And even this—

“Serena.”

“Channel the blade as a booster. You can fly now.”

[?!]

Serena spewed light and shot into the air.

[It works?!]

The dagger couldn’t move,

but the Light-Sealing Sword can.

Now, wherever it’s left, it can return on its own.

No more losing your sword.

…But.

The real prize comes next.

“Serena.”

“For you—a gift.”

I took out a white puppy plush and inserted the sword like a battery.

Then.

The plush began to move.

(AI-generated Serena puppy doll version.)

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(Note: Maintained original terminology (e.g., “Nanggun”), preserved action sounds, and adjusted phrasing for natural English flow while keeping cultural nuances.)