Chapter 3 - My Wife Can't Be This Cute!

Sometimes .. Life is so unpredictable.

For the past few hours, I was just an ordinary young man enjoying life at ease. My daily activities are not far from eating, sleeping, laying down, and doing small chores at the Adventurer's Guild.

I don't boast about my abilities, as an A-rank adventurer from the Giveaway pathway for slaying the Demon King's army by myself. I have to maintain my passive activity for this beloved kingdom by marrying one of its heroes. That is if there are no other obstacles that complicate our journey of love.

The wedding ceremony was held after Anri Okita proposed to me with an artifact belonging to the Elf nation. Our marriage bond is soul bound but for official records in this kingdom. We need to report this marriage to related parties such as the civil registry office and the church.

for that...

I carefully reworked my appearance and body to wear formal wedding attire. White clothes that seem eccentric it is very inappropriate to wear. So, I changed it into a white suit that matched Anri Okita's wedding dress.

Slowly, I put on the clothes carefully. Appearance on the wedding day will be a fruit of memory that is always remembered by my beloved wife. To protect my future wife's pride, I made different preparations than usual.

As an invisible character in the game, my handsome face feels very "Lady Killer" for all women. It's not that I'm too confident in the way my body looks, it's just that my hairstyle is always in the "Legend Hair" position which vibrates the infidelity of the women around me.

"Not bad either," I said while observing the reflection of my handsome face in the mirror.

For a "Culture Man" style of dress, this is enough to deceive women who are attracted to outward appearances.

"Guderian, are you done getting dressed?" without prior notification, my future wife casually opened the bathroom door that I was using.

*Kraaaak...

The open bathroom door became a sign of silence between us.

"..."

"..."

Anri and I looked at each other. There was only silence around us, time passed so slowly and Anri's eyes landed on my face.

"G-Guderian?" asked Anri with a tone full of doubts.

"Yes, Anri .." I answered her in a gentle tone.

"Ahh .. Uhm... I can't believe this. Why did your appearance change from before?" after saying that, Anri scanned my entire appearance.

"Well... It's an important day for us, isn't it? For that I'm getting ready to face it, "I replied.

"I-I know that... But... This is too much for my heart!" replied Anri with a blush that graced her cheeks.

"Is it too weird?" I asked while looking at my appearance in the mirror.

"N-No .. That's too perfect! Even I am very surprised by this change!" shouted Anri to cover the embarrassment on her face.

Yikes... I think I overdid my appearance.

"Erm .. Do I have to change into another appearance?" I asked.

"D-Don't .. Uhm .. Uhh .. How about this? I'm too nervous about the appearance that is so different from usual," Anri replied with a small grunt.

It seems .. Anri's mind was filled with inner conflicts that defined my appearance on her wedding day.

I just smiled at the short compliment. This marriage may happen suddenly, but I will enter into this marriage with determination and strive to become the unbroken head of the family.

Erm... It's the first time I'm in a situation like this.

So yeah...

Hopefully, my descendants in the future will not be damaged like their father.

You know .. Getting a wife in my previous world was impossible for me. Living in a country with high corruption, increasing taxes every year, and strange policies at every change of government makes some people think that getting married will add to their burdens.

In the end, I died in solitude without touching women and marriage relations. Even for a romantic relationship .. Ugh! I want to bury that memory because I've never tasted it!

In the previous world, I had heard rumors that boys kept their virginity from girls for thirty years. The virgin would have magic power one level above that of a "Sage". Coincidentally, the single and virgin effect carried over from the previous world caused my magic power to overflow beyond the Hero's Sage level magic.

Ugh... At that time... I died because of what huh?

I don't know... I don't remember my death either.

What is clear... I died alone because of heavy bleeding and drowsiness towards death.

After living for the second time, I realized this world's information after the age of five through newspaper reports. It's the same world as the Eroge game and I did a small trial with a certain target to confirm it. Technically, I understand most of the ways to win a girl's heart. But as for applying theory in the real world, I'm just a loser full of theory with no real practice.

Yep, I was disgusting in my previous life and I want to change it in this second life.

"Guderian ..?"

"Guudeeriaan ..?"

Anri shook my body gently and woke me up from the old memories.

"Ah, sorry. I was just thinking about a few steps for our relationship going forward," I replied to take my mind off the memories.

"Hmm... What are you thinking about?" asked Anri.

"First... I will be temporarily retiring from the Adventurer's Guild. I guess .. Twelve months is quite a long time for a honeymoon."

"Ehm... Will it be alright? With the kingdom in such disarray, doesn't the Adventurer's Guild need a large number of manpower to fill the void?"

"Yes, the situation is not conducive for a while. But I have given special instructions to bring the kingdom's corruption to a stable point. If they do according to the instructions I gave them, this country will rise from its lowest point after suffering heavy losses from the Demon Race invasion."

"..." Anri fell silent after hearing my answer.

"Guderian... You worked hard for this kingdom. Even the neighbors around the house are not aware of your big act," said Anri.

"If I did it to gain public attention, it would attract little flies trying to take advantage of my abilities. Moreover... I hate such actions. Seeing the success of Lux Crambell being fought over by the stink flies .. Ugh! I couldn't stand such a situation and chose to leave this kingdom."

"Aaah... I understand that feeling. Even a rat should realize that he is just food controlled by his prey before he finishes using it as a pet."

Huh?

What did Anri just say?

It sounded like she hated the figure of the Hero who was at his breaking point.

"Anri... I want to ask one important thing before our marriage is recorded in the civil registry of this kingdom. Do you still love Lux Crambell?" I asked in a serious tone.

Anri looked at me with piercing eyes and bit her lip.

"To be honest, I still have feelings for Lux Crambell. However, my hatred for the rotten flies that surround him make my heart hurt when I'm around him."

Shit, this means the NTR route I'm currently on has a chance of being reverse-NTR by the Hero.

Noooo! My household is in danger!

Hmm .. I guess... I'd be more serious about taking care of Lux Crambell if he tried to snatch Anri from my hands.

"Anri .." I approached Anri who was silent in her little reverie.

"If I and Lux Crambell have a problem that puts pride at stake. May I kill him?" I asked with a smile.

"Eh?" Anri responded to my words with a surprised expression.

Amidst the shock, I displayed my special magic ability which created the illusion of Lux Crambell's death while fighting me.

"G-Guderian .. W-Who the hell are you?" Cold sweat began to roll down Anri's forehead.

I just replied with the movement of one index finger covering my mouth.

"I will tell you after your love has disappeared from Lux Crambell and has been filled with mine."

The Loyalty Needle might be an Over Power item to force her love.

But... I prefer a sense of love that grows naturally and understand each other.