Just Die Already!!!

The Prompt Device kindly warned him of a certain risk.

Damn, so he could still get sanctioned at any time?

"Not chasing her. I choose to stay single and alone."

Russell immediately chose to surrender. Red Star Movement was obviously feudal superstition, a complete scam.

Don't give up so quickly. Kiana is actually a young lady too. Take her back to Schicksal and she can inherit a huge amount of assets from the Kaslana family and the Saniyat family. If you win her over, that counts as laying claim to Schicksal's two great families. It can also be considered a mission. Mm, this time I can guarantee that the reward will be a seriously legitimate skill.

The Prompt Device seemed to be revealing something rather bizarre.

Russell fell into thought.

Chasing Kiana was obviously not a very good choice.

But that reward was truly tempting.

After all—

That was a seriously legitimate skill guaranteed by the Prompt Device's own reputation.

The Red Star had stopped moving, but the Fortune Star seemed to have begun shining.

Russell's heart stirred, yet he kept his expression calm as he spoke.

"Oh? How far do we have to get before the mission counts as complete?"

To the point where she acknowledges you as her boyfriend and is willing to kiss you of her own accord.

The Prompt Device was saying something that practically sounded like it wanted Russell thrown in jail.

Very good.

There was still room to exploit a loophole.

Russell nodded with a solemn expression.

"Where is Kiana?"

He asked his Prompt Device.

"She's in the mall ahead of you. Mm, she just got back and is picking out gifts to visit the Raikou family."

The Prompt Device gave him the hint.

Even after learning that Raikou Ryoma's blood pressure had hit the ceiling, she still had not given up?

That girl really was persistent.

Russell pondered for a moment, then looked toward his waist, where an exceptionally beautiful katana rested.

This thing...

It seemed it could come in handy.

Carrying large and small bags, Kiana wandered through the mall. Looking at the rows of health supplements ahead, she seemed somewhat hesitant.

People said love was a matter between two people.

But Mei was a very well-behaved girl. If possible, Kiana should try not to offend her father—after all, when the time came...

Still, with so many health supplements...

What should she buy?

The beautiful girl's face was filled with distress.

Buying a gift for Mei had been easy.

But figuring out what Raikou Ryoma needed was a bit outside Kiana's area of expertise.

And the invincible maid Rita was not around. She had said she had found a somewhat clumsy little white dog and was going to look after it.

So there was no way to ask Rita for help.

Kiana sighed, then tapped at her phone and searched for what middle-aged men needed most.

"A middle-aged man's biggest worries are probably impotence and hair loss. Uncle Raikou has lived alone for years, so he does not need to worry about impotence catching up to him. Therefore, the greatest concern of his life is hair loss."

"Although no medicine in the world can cure hair loss, only slow it down, just as older women always use cosmetics to fool themselves into thinking they are still young, men will always fool themselves too. They think smearing on some ointment or taking some folk remedy from who knows where can bring their dead hair follicles back."

That was an exceptionally reliable answer.

Only, the voice sounded somewhat familiar.

The miserable memories of being worked like a beast of burden instantly surfaced in her mind.

Kiana turned around. When she saw the face of her "brother-in-law," the beautiful girl's expression twisted almost instantly.

"Russell!!"

"Hi, hi, hi! It's your handsome big brother Russell."

"Kiana, did you miss your big brother?"

Not only did the boy fail to hide, he even waved at the white-haired girl.

Miss him?

She missed him so damn much!!

Kiana felt as though Russell's face were a magnet, constantly drawing her fist toward it.

Without the slightest hesitation, Kiana dropped everything and grabbed Russell's hand.

She smiled intimately, though her smile was full of gritted teeth.

"Brother Russell, long time no see."

Your dear conquest target currently wants to drag you into an alley for some zero-distance, intensely strenuous exercise lasting over thirty minutes.

The Prompt Device's voice was brimming with schadenfreude.

"Relax. My species is tough and built to take punishment. It won't get smashed so easily."

As Russell chatted with the Prompt Device, he gave Kiana a friendly, light hug.

"How have you been lately? There's been a bit of a cold snap recently. If you wear too little, it's easy to catch a chill."

An exceptionally intimate and friendly remark.

But coming from the mouth of the guy in front of her, it obviously felt completely wrong.

Veins faintly throbbed on Kiana's fair forehead.

"Don't look like you've been played. Strictly speaking, I'm the victim here."

The boy patted Kiana on the shoulder and spoke calmly.

Huh?

You're the victim?

Kiana felt as though her blood pressure were about to break through the sky.

"Don't tell me you're about to say that you're Raiden Megumin's fiancé or something."

Kiana smiled, but her fist clenched tighter and tighter.

If this lying bastard claimed he was Mei's fiancé, then even with ordinary people nearby, she would still have to throw a heavy punch and teach him a lesson.

"Why wouldn't I be?"

The boy spread one hand. He should have spread both, but Kiana was gripping his other hand, so he could only spread one.

Fortunately, that did not affect his ability to take out a certain item.

A deep blue radiance flashed in his hand.

The glow was incomparably gorgeous.

Yet it gradually made Kiana's expression stiffen.

When the woman named Rita had worked for him, she always seemed to have a tendency to overdo things.

For example, he had merely asked her to investigate the Raikou family, yet she had dug up everything about them. That naturally included the fact that "something extremely dangerous was sealed within Raiden Megumin's body." To counter that thing, the head of the Raikou family had forged a blade called Shadow Beauty...

"That is the chain that restrains the monster inside Miss Mei's body, and it represents recognition from the older generation. Kiana-sama, if you wish to gain their complete recognition, you must seize that red string of fate."

Rita's teasing words landed like a heavy hammer.

Kiana felt like Skadi after losing her toilet, Valmont watching the Golden Rooster King's treasure vanish, or Huihui discovering that the Boss Skill did not work on her. Her mind went completely blank.

"Looks like you know where that blade came from. In that case, I probably don't need to introduce myself again."

The boy casually flipped his hand. The deep blue blade appeared in his grasp, then vanished in an instant.

"She will be my wife."

The boy spoke again.

"Even though neither she nor I likes a marriage forced upon us."

Give Me Death, Damn It!!!

There was no problem with a sword representing restraint appearing in a man's hand.

After all, there was no need to connect everything to romance.

But if a rope representing restraint appeared in the hands of a man her age, then the problem was huge!!

This guy really was Mei's fiancé!!

Kiana felt as though her brain were trembling.

She seemed to understand why Russell had messed with her the moment they met.

He had gone to stay overnight at his fiancée's house, only to immediately see someone like her. Even without any emotional foundation, he would definitely feel unhappy.

Was she completely screwed?

Kiana felt her heart violently convulsing.

She was a girl, already at a disadvantage, and she had also been tricked into beating up her future father-in-law. Meanwhile, the other side had long since been entrusted with the red string of restraint—and most importantly, he was a man.

Even someone as carefree as Kiana found it hard to say the advantage was hers.

No, that was not right.

There was still hope.

Kiana stared at the boy before her. When this cunning guy mentioned the marriage arrangement, he did not look happy...

"You don't like Mei?"

She asked tentatively.

"Mei is very pretty."

The boy said something completely unrelated.

A burst of wild joy rose in Kiana's heart.

Dodging the question was an answer in itself!

This guy did not like the forced engagement.

Perhaps he did not dislike Mei, but he clearly resented the sense of restraint being imposed on him.

Well, well.

He was a rebellious young man!

"Ah... if you don't like it, then give it up."

Kiana was instantly revived, then rapidly changed careers into a relationship counselor, patiently guiding him.

"Feelings need to go from strangers to ambiguity, then warm up into passion."

"Never settle."