Extra's Harem: Invincibility Starts with Marriage and lots of Children-Chapter 22 - - Vulgarity?

:: Poetry or vulgarity? ::

'It's vulgar only for you'

[ Add me too ]

'....'

So, in both the voices ringing in my head and over my head, I focused on observing the body language of Olea, who, unlike what appeared vulgar to these people, had just been taking it as a note rather than having any reaction.

Seeing how, no matter what I spoke, there was no reaction or body language changes in her, it was clear that my words were not going to emotionally stimulate her, causing the side effect of her ability to come forward, which would have profited her in the long run, but whatever, I still had time.

So, I focused on the secondary variable, which would ensure that whatever I was speaking right now would be delivered to Princess Akeriana by her, which was expected considering she was memorizing each of my words.

And to get what I wanted from them, I first needed to break the bond between her and the Princess.

They definitely were not going to become enemies just because a man had complimented one of them, but by showing the seed of slight disalignment with each other's opinions, I needed to compliment Olea as much as possible and disregard and look down on the Princess in the same way.

Naturally, my words were not going to elicit any reaction from both of them.

For them, I was just like a pig ready for slaughter.

But before the slaughter, which would happen two days later, after the wedding, it was best to have only one of them nearby me to deal with.

Knowing about the princess's ability or cunningness, I was keenly aware that she would most likely even use my death to gain favor with Olea, who was the guild leader of the ghost sect.

By offering her my head, she would try to win a small favor from Olea, and given Olea's arrival here, the princess had most probably already made her the offer of how she could get my head on their wedding day.

So, I was just trying to delay such circumstances where I went against this woman considering it would hurt to kill someone who could help me become stronger.

'Do you also feel this way, Valeriana?', I inquired of the woman sitting on my head, considering as I calmly observed Olea, seated nonchalantly, uncaring.

I somehow felt as if cursing her, like some ant.

It was a feeling born from the fact that her life was just a few inches away from me.

No matter how strong she was right now, just a thought and I could pit it.

It just felt unreal how I was thinking about killing someone and had already killed seven people until now without feeling anything.

Is this common for grim reapers too, who see humans as just ants who could be killed anytime?

:: Used to, but rules are made to keep us in check ::

'Rules, my ass.'

Though I understood what she meant, remembering how she broke the rule by killing me, I really felt it was ironic to hear about rules keeping in check an idiot like her.

But still, rules were really important to bind such powers.

From the rules, I called with hands folded, in a reciprocating stance in which Olea was seated, I propped my head back on the seat.

Eyes closed, I recalled how in this kingdom the aristocratic hierarchy, unlike by the relations or generational wealth, was decided based on the achievements of ancestors.

For example, Duke Arctus does not have any relation with the royal family, where dukes were naturally considered to have the bloodline of a royal family within a kingdom, but here, the Arctus family had produced an immortal centuries ago who ascended to the upper realm, giving them the title of dukes.

Setting a clear example for how this world's system worked, any other noble family could anytime challenge Duke Arcutus for a title battle, through which he could easily lose the status of a duke.

But given how the rules were made that the one challenging would lose all his wealth and his family would become slaves for generations to Duke Arctus, there were hardly anyone who dared to challenge others for titles.

Naturally, the higher titles like count, viscount, and dukes such could have been challenged yearly on a simple basis, if not for the fact that the challenger, if defeated, would become slaves for generations.

Seated there, I recalled how even though Olea had killed the Arcutus family and went for Kyle's head, in reality, Duke Arctus, who was the present head right now, had vanished somewhere even before her attack.

Their family had already been challenged for a title battle by a viscount family belonging to one of the major characters, leading for them to have already become weak enough for Olea to alone destroy them.

Of course, it still has time, but the major issue here was that the head of the family would vanish in one year, leading to the seat being empty and other heirs, mostly my so-called brothers and sister, coming after my life to secure the seat of head of the family.

Either way, I would most likely be killed in two days by the hands of the princess, or in the upcoming year, I would be killed by the political war within the Arcutus family.

So, I did not want to harm Olea, as she could become my support due to her status as the guild leader of the Ghost Sect.

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"Are you not going to sleep?"

Olea inquired, given how night had set with the stars and moonlight coming within the carriage through its small window.

Night was at its peak, and my eyes yet sleepy, but looking at her seemed to bother her for some reason.

"Can't I just keep looking at you?"

I added, feeling several centipedes wriggling over my body as the words or scene which I once as a reader considered cringe had become hope for my success.

With a smile and eyes closed, I replied, tilting my head in a way that mirrored some romantic movie where the hero tries to flirt with the heroine.

[ Hero? Where is he? ]

'How many have I killed until now?'

Ignoring the word of the system, I inquired, considering that since the moment we had left the Northern Territories on our path, around a 10-meter radius of my carriage, whenever I sensed some individuals, given I could see their souls and intent as they moved, clearly directed with malice, I only thought of their death.

I had already forgotten the number of counts; it had already happened.

[ 26 in total...mostly 2nd layer experts. ]

'Must be lower noble families.'

Hearing that the assassins were mostly in the second layer, which was commendable considering Kyle was also at that level, I thought that most probably these assassins were hired by the noble families from lower ranks.

The astronomical amount of gold needed to hire high-ranking assassins also suggested this.

Most probably, it was them thinking to get rid of an illegitimate yet potential hire for the head seat.

Indeed, even though Kyle was illegitimate, considering how, even at the words of his stepmother who just wanted to give a small piece of land, the present head had bestowed upon a whole territory as a favor, it was clear that he favored him.

Most probably, if his mood changed, he could anytime choose him as one of the potential heirs.

"Young master, how did you kill so many people without lifting a finger?"

'!'

'Finally,' having already spoken all the useless things of the topic until now while killing individuals in hope for her to notice how I achieved such a feat, she finally asked the question which I needed to reply to.

"I just used the power of my love for you against them."

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