Mirror, Mirror

"Where did you go earlier today?" It was late in the afternoon when Klive returned home from work.

Lilac had just finished taking a shower. Ever since marrying Klive, she rarely visited her own residence, since she didn't have gate magic like Jinyu, she couldn't visit her own place so freely especially since she was married.

"I went to meet up with some friends." She had been certain he wouldn't arrive till around dinner time but here he was sitting on the edge of the bed with a loosened tie.

Lilac paused. It was something she couldn't tell the rest of her clansmen. The ending that she had unlocked with Klive. That he rapes the player character before marrying her near the end of the game. That's the sort of man he was, defiant women-only aroused his sadistic tendencies.

It shouldn't matter since it was originally a game but in this world, everything was very much real. . . she realized that yesterday when he groped her underneath the sheets. The body of her avatar had become her own.

The fear she felt instinctively from seeing his tie loosened. . .it was like the her character's feelings became her own.

Her player character had a sarcastic dynamic relationship with Klive, their negative exchanges eventually blossoming to a friendship. The moment the character picked up on Klive's true feelings he didn't allow her to run. The anti-magic wedding ring bound to her finger prevented her from laying any curses on him, it was also a tracking device.

The fact that he's asking where she went must have meant Jinyu's house cancelled this magic?

She was wearing nothing but a bathrobe as she mulled it over, she could feel Klive's gaze. Walking over to the dresser she pretended to be calm.

"You. . .have friends, huh, you?" His voice snuck up on her like a snake he enveloped her from the back, tugging down her bathrobe as he planted a kiss on her collarbone.

"Aren't you supposed to be in a meeting with her majesty?"

Klive stopped mid-kiss, his affectionate expression suddenly flickering to irritation. "Are you pretending not to know what that meeting means. . .or are you really that stupid? Or perhaps you're telling yourself that me marrying that idiot lets you off the hook?"

The Princess of this country, Elias Kingdom, it was no secret she was madly in love with Klive. As the new Empress was Klive's Aunt, the Empress was always used as an excuse for her to have the two meet.

The Empress was actually fond of Lilac but with the Princess being doted upon by the Emperor it wouldn't be good if the Princess told the Emperor lies. So she was in a tight spot.

Of course Lilac was aware. That because of this reason, she couldn't be the main wife but a concubine, not that it was a fortunate thing to be this man's wife.

"I told the Empress that my wife has fallen so ill she's been bedridden." His fingers traced the curves of her waist up before groping her boobs.

Bedridden. The words hit Lilac like a bullet.

"She and the princess will be visiting tomorrow so let's get this done before dinner."

The dread in which Lilac felt at the moment propelled her out of Klive's arms and towards the door, but she was yanked back roughly by the hair.

"Be a good girl and behave. This won't take long. I promise."

Like before, the cries for help could be heard on the outside by the maids and butlers but everyone continued on as if they hadn't heard anything.

"That's it. Submit to me."

It felt like they were at it for an eternity. Lilac's nether region was numb from pain. Coaxed and forced into orgasm after orgasm.

Her blood stained the bed sheets a nasty color but Klive didn't seem to mind it as his body and tongue were entangled with her and her mouth underneath the sheets.

"If it's his majesty's wish for me to die then. . ."

Lilac was very pale at the moment.

Snapping out of his trance, Klive immediately noticed this as well as the wet sheets. Because of her ring, she couldn't cast any healing magic nor could she open her inventory space to drink an HP potion.

Ripping them off and gazing at his handiwork, a guttural growl ripped out his throat, followed by a roar for the maids outside to fetch the nurse.

As Klive held her in his arms Lilac was faintly concerned, it shouldn't have been Lilac's first time but it was for Aurora. The unbearable pain she had felt first-hand from this grown man would forever scar her.

In her real life, everything was decided for her by her parents but at least she had been safe. In this world, she didn't want to be the damsel, something to be protected, she wanted to protect herself and make decisions for herself but upon beating this game, aside from choosing class and combat, nothing had gone her way at all. For that reason, she gave this game three stars. Is the game developer trying to spite her?

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"I don't mind you visiting your friends but I heard you went to see the Fennick household today." Sitting across from Tree in the living room was none other than the Crown Prince of Izekai. With his golden blonde hair and red eyes, he was like the personification of solar rays. He was smiling at Tree warmly, anyone would think he was in a good mood but actually at the moment. Izaac was very jealous. It was no secret that Tree and Hayate had an old history.

"One of my friends is engaged to him, but I heard that in this process he was going to marry another person as his main wife. So I went to help my friend annul the engagement." Tree explained, she looked very alluring in her simple brown fur-collared dress that would have looked hideous on a normal person.

"But why you?"

"These friends of mine are very much like me, we were all sent from heaven but since we have no family nor backing, many people try to take advantage of us. My friend didn't want that person's affections, so I helped her, using your name of course. I didn't think it through at the time but. . ."

"So that's how it is. I understand." He cut her off before she could finish. "Just in case you should adopt that friend of yours. You don't have to worry, that family can't really do anything to me from here. Though...I doubt Hayate will give up on someone he handpicked himself."

"He's a very fickle person, so he will."

Hearing this Izaac furrowed his brows.

"Your highness, Dinner is ready." At that moment a maid entered the room.

"Perfect timing, I'm starving!"

Izaac stood and headed towards the door. Watching him Tree felt that this person wasn't as simple as he appeared to be. She had been granted the title of the main wife, not because this person chose her but because the Emperor of Elias Kingdom had arranged the marriage.

Because of this and his wording just now she felt that this marriage wouldn't last. She had thought fondly of his character up till this point, but it was just now she realized this person must not like her very much.

Asking him to transport her back to her homeland and using his name to settle affairs. . . He probably felt used. Since their relationship isn't a romantic one but one that's just started to bud, he'd be annoyed right?

Realizing that Tree wasn't following him down the hall, Izaac turned around only to see her emerge from the room. Her face was expressionless as she breezed past him.

He asked. "Something wrong?"

She wanted to apologize but judging from his expression it seems like he wouldn't accept it. Prince Izaac was the type of person who liked to pretend that nothing was wrong so even if she apologized he'd pretend he didn't know what for.

Eyeing him for a while she just smiled apologetically.

"I just felt bad for your majesty. Your tolerance is very high."

She walked past him. Izaac blinked at her. What exactly was she trying to say? The gaze in which she held him made him uneasy.

Throughout dinner, he couldn't get it off his mind. Upon returning to their room, he followed her close behind as he shut the door.

"Tree, what did you mean earlier?"

"Ah. . ." Should she apologize now? Since he's bringing up the subject first.

"I just wanted to apologize for pestering you, I'm sure your majesty has other affairs that require your attention."

"How exactly were you pestering me? It's only been a while since the wedding but I'm sure you must miss and worry about your friends. Also, this is the first time you've ever asked me for anything, I really don't mind."

Was he being honest? Then before why did she feel that he was unhappy with her earlier?

Confused, Tree furrowed her brows at him.

"I see."

Seeing this Izaac furrowed his as well.

"Do you mind if I take a bath first?" She was already heading towards the bathroom. Many women tended to forget themselves whenever he was with them, but this one seems to not care for him at all. Was this karma for never taking them seriously? No. Why would he be punished for that?

Following Tree into the bathroom, he frowned. "Yes, actually."

"Are you aware of the marriage customs of Izekai? Within the first 100 days, the wife should wash her husband's back. It's been 72 days now."

Blinking at him, Tree recalled that the game had ended after their marriage, if 72 days went by and she arrived on the 71st that means the whole time she had been on autopilot.

But more importantly, sharing a bath huh? His back would face hers, when she was young she used to do the same thing for her grandparents, growing up.

"I was unaware of such a thing, please forgive my rudeness then. . ." As she unbuttoned his shirt, the air suddenly felt awkward.

"Have I done something wrong?"

"No. . .I'll undress myself." He wasn't frowning or smiling but the air around him suddenly felt serious. She definitely did something wrong.

After both of them stripped and washed, with backs facing the other. Tree took a loofa to scrub his back. But for some reason, Izaac flinched.

"What, what is that?" He whipped his head around.

"This?" Tree held up the loofa. "It's a loofa."

"A loofa?"

"It's made from a material that good at exfoliating the skin, please leave your back to me, your highness."

He turned around in silence the tips of his ears were red. Thinking it the heat, Tree didn't think any further. It was quiet as the two sat together, Tree scrubbing the strange material on his back felt surprisingly relaxing, and every now and then her massive breasts would press against his back. It was obviously an accident. But the sight of her huge melons from before made Izaac stiffen.

"Is there something wrong your highness?"

"No."

". . ." Filling a basin with water, she rinsed the suds off his back. As he stood to head towards the tub, he glanced back at Tree who had already turned her back and was now covered in suds.

"Tree." The tone in which he called her was different. This she could tell even before she turned around.

"Let me scrub your back."

Brushing her hair aside she exposed her bareback, and after a while, the two were sitting in the tub of hot water together.

Sharing a bath with someone who wasn't a family member felt weird, wait-no. Starting from this point on, Izaac was her new family member, wasn't he? Telling herself this, Tree's unease quickly faded.

But for Izaac that wasn't the case, the fact that Tree didn't show much reaction to them sharing a bath made him annoyed. His hand slithered through the water and brushed against her thigh.

"Ah, sorry!" He quickly apologized.

Tree blushed and readjusted her legs.

Seeing this Izaac felt satisfied.

"Would you join me for a cup of wine later?"

"..."

Although her gaze wandered elsewhere, she nodded.