0. Prologue

I remember hearing this one day. Marriage is like the grave of life.

Even though I’ve never been married, the older brothers around me used to say things like this after the wedding, as if everyone promised.

“You will never get married. I am serious.”

“Why? The other day, he said he wanted to marry his sister-in-law as soon as possible.”

“If you’re not going to do it, just don’t do it. You f*cking bastard.”

“…..”

When you are biting and sucking with your girlfriend in a public place where everyone else can see, why do you come and f*ck me now?

I was a little curious about the reason, but she didn’t pay much attention because she thought it had nothing to do with me in the first place.

Of the hobbies that women hate the most, the number 1 is ‘watching anime’, and the number 2 is ‘online games’.

Well, I was thinking that maybe I could have a cyber date in the VR world if it didn’t work out, but to be honest, I didn’t really like that either.

‘If you’re unlucky, you might fall in love with a TS man.’

Although our society has changed a lot recently, I was a person who considered the genre of TS to be speculative. Personally, I was thinking that they were more fundamental than those who dipped sweet and sour pork.

‘If Achilles’ mother had been a rich man, Achilles would not have died in vain either.’

Well, in fact, whether I dipped sweet and sour pork or mixed it with pineapple, what would matter? Anyway, no matter what I do, there is no girlfriend anywhere in the world who will interfere with me.

That’s why I thought I would die like this after living like this for the rest of my life. What kind of dating and marriage would a crazy guy who grabs a game that was released 10 years ago and plays it all day whenever he has a chance? Until the moment I grow old and go to Silver Town, I should just live alone.

Yes, I was definitely prepared for that, and from now on, my life was going to vibrate with the smell of a lonely widower. At least that’s what I was thinking.

By the way, but…

“… I don’t think I’ve ever wished for a life reversal like this.”

Involuntarily, I kept repeating the words to myself and gently looked up. A rain of flowers was falling from the sky I looked up at.

For reference, this was not a metaphor. Because I could see the scene from the ceiling where the attendants were eagerly scattering the petals in the basket.

When I lowered her head slightly and looked straight ahead, I saw a really beautiful woman wearing a white wedding dress with a veil over her head, looking at me with a shy expression.

A beautiful new bride as if drawn in a painting. But I could never look at her without thinking.

The reason was really simple.

“Groom, Reiner von Jorha, take Karen von Charlotte Jorha as her bride, do you swear to love your wife and be faithful to her family under all circumstances?”

“…..”

Because I ended up in the position of the party to marry that woman. Even against my will, by force.

“… Groom? Why don’t you answer me?”

I looked around and saw that not only the person officiating the ceremony, but also the calmly seated guests were staring at me.

It was rare in my life that I had so much interest and expectations gathered towards me, so I couldn’t stand that gaze and eventually opened my mouth and answered.

“… I swear.”

“Do you swear to love your husband and to be devoted to him at all times and under all circumstances?”

“Yes, I swear. Up to the sky, until the day my life runs out. Gladly.”

A woman who declares that she will become my bride with a beautiful voice as if silver beads are rolling.

“Do the bride and groom swear to each other that they will live for each other?”

“… Yes.”

“I swear.”

“Then Groom, Reiner von Jorha, will you give this ring to the bride as proof of her oath?”

“…..”

“… Groom?”

“… Ah yes. I will give it to you.”

“Father, will you accept this ring as a token of your devotion to Karin von Charlotte Lorha?”

“Yes, I will accept it.”

“Then let me proclaim that from now on, Reiner von Jorha and Karin von Charlotte Jorha are legally husband and wife, and that only death can separate them.”

Clap clap clap.

At the words of the officiant, all the guests who had been seated so far stand up and applaud. And the cheers grow louder as my lovely bride bashfully puts her lips to mine.

However, listening to the cheers, I felt like my mind was at ease.

‘… I’m going to really freak out.’

For some reason, the woman who kissed me gave off a warm scent, and her lips felt as warm as a hand warmer.

Now that the situation has reached this point, I felt the need to stop escaping from reality, wondering if I was actually losing my mind and seeing a fantasy.

Along with that, I felt like I was slowly getting a sense of who the woman in front of me was and what kind of situation I was in.

‘… One thing is for sure, if I stay like this, I will definitely fall behind in three years.’

A terrible image flashes through my head that if I had my head cut off quietly, I would be a good merchant, but if I had no luck, I might be severely punished and become a sealed Exodia with my limbs ripped off.

I’ve been playing for over 10 years, and I’ve been playing hard until I fall asleep, 「Erantia Saga」.

The fact that it wasn’t enough to enter that game and end up possessing the worst person imaginable.

Three years from now, the Grand Duchess of YoRHa is scheduled to face the end of the entire family massacre as a price for rebelling against the Empire.

And somehow, it seemed that I had become the son-in-law of the grand duke’s family, who was destined to die for rebellion against the empire three years later.