Hezen had the same look in his eyes and painted-on smile as he always showed in front of me, as if he was dying of love for the other person.

I stared at Hezen and the woman with a shocked face.

【Imperial Knight Commander】 Lv.10 Hezen Ainsuhan

The blue spear above Hezen’s head, slightly different from others, and the woman’s affection window caught my eye.

‘Why is there only a level (Lv) written above Hezen’s head? And who is that woman?’

Saint of the Taal Kingdom

Affection: 537

The woman’s affection was not directed at me.

Of course, unlike the ladies I had seen at the tea party earlier, this woman was someone I was seeing for the first time.

Of course, there was a possibility that she knew me, as I was the imperial princess of Azester, but…

[Please soothe ‘s hurt feelings⸜(♡’ᗜ’♡)⸝

1. Give her a peck.

2. Kiss her.

3. Go to the bedroom.]

Looking at the choices that appeared again with a ding, I suddenly had a thunderbolt realization.

‘Oh my goodness. Don’t tell me the place I’ve been possessed into is…!’

The novel was a masterpiece that had swept an entire generation.

And the virtual reality game was adapted from the original novel.

This game, also called to distinguish it from the original , was heavily criticized by fans of the original work.

As you might have guessed, the ‘Ruined’ in meant ‘ruined game’.

The reason was this cursed [Affection System] in the game.

In this game with high freedom, players could build affection with female characters.

Even the term [Target of Conquest] was used like in dating simulation games, and various conquest tips were posted in the community.

The righteous heroes of light had become playboys [conquering] various women due to in-game elements!

The fans of the original work were already very displeased that ‘Maria, the Saint of Light’, the heroine of the original, was excluded from the four heroes and remained as a helper to the male heroes.

With the subsequent destruction of the original work due to the affection system, arrows of criticism were fired at the game.

So, I wasn’t possessed into the that I loved, but into that ruined game that I despised!

And not as a player, but as one of those targets of conquest!

“Oh my, Clara. My lovely little bird. Why do you look so upset?”

Hezen whispered to Clara in a nauseating voice, touching her cheek.

“That engagement with that woman was unavoidable due to our relationship with the Azester Imperial Family. But you know that you’re the only one I love. You know whose my heart belongs to…”

“Is that true?”

“Yes.”

Hezen’s fingertips traced down the woman’s facial contours.

At that moment, the letters on the system window were erased, and the remaining choice sparkled.

[SYSTEM] You have chosen ‘3. Go to the bedroom’…

It was at that moment.

Bang!

With a loud noise, my fist struck Hezen’s filthy mouth.

Simultaneously, the choice sparkling above Hezen’s head shattered with a crash.

“Uh… uruh? (Lu… Lulu?)”

Hezen looked at me in surprise, holding his punched mouth with one hand.

[SYSTEM] Emergency situation!

[SYSTEM] Emergency situation!

The system window rang fiercely.

[SYSTEM] Your fiancée has caught you in your relationship with !

[SYSTEM] ‘s anger is rising.

[SYSTEM] ‘s Anger: 341/999

[SYSTEM] ‘s Anger: 508/999

[SYSTEM] ‘s anger is rising to abnormal levels.

[SYSTEM] ‘s Anger: 692/999

[SYSTEM] ‘s Anger: 814/999

[SYSTEM] ‘s Anger: 999/999

[SYSTEM] ‘s anger has reached its maximum.

[SYSTEM] ‘s power temporarily surges.

Strange things like Luibel Azester’s anger and power popped up on the system window with cute ding-dong sound effects.

Could I check other stats besides affection?

Although curiosity arose, what dominated me at this moment was fierce anger rather than curiosity.

“Hezen.”

A sinister voice that sounded like it could kill the other person at any moment flowed between my lips.

“Eek!”

The sound of someone gasping in surprise came from Clara, who was standing next to him.

[SYSTEM] feels fear in this situation.

I glanced at Clara.

Clara, whose eyes met mine, trembled and stepped back.

Saint of the Taal Kingdom

§Fear State§

Affection: 537

The text above her head had increased by one line.

[This is terrible! has entered a state of fear. If you don’t comfort , you will receive a penalty.] [This is terrible! Your fiancée , who witnessed your love affair with , is extremely angry. If you can’t avoid ‘s anger, you will receive a very large penalty.]

Immediately, two choices were given in front of him.

[1. Comfort ‘s fear.

2. Soothe ‘s anger.]

That petty guy chose 2 without hesitation after seeing ‘penalty’ and ‘very large penalty’.

“Oh, oh, it’s a misunderstanding, Lulu. This is…”

Hezen began to cling to me without even looking at Clara.

“She, she’s a woman I don’t know! She suddenly came running to me and…! You know, don’t you? That you’re the only one for me. Lulu, please don’t doubt my feelings.”

With that handsome face that I used to like, Hezen blinked his eyes pitifully.

However, I already knew that all the words flowing from those lips were meant to soothe my anger.

Thanks to that, my anger surged even more.

[SYSTEM] Failed to soothe ‘s anger.

[SYSTEM] ‘s anger intensifies.

[SYSTEM] ‘s Anger: @%#$^%

[SYSTEM] System error! System error! ‘s anger is in an immeasurable state! Run away quickly!

The system window noisily sounded warnings.

However, Hezen wasn’t the only one who saw the warning to run away.

I grabbed Hezen, who was trying to escape.

And then, without hesitation, I raised my knee and struck his precious part.

* * *

Three days have passed since I learned the secret of this world.

As I lifted my head slightly, I could still see the system window sparkling above my head.

3rd Imperial Princess of Azester

Unlike others, it was sparkling in pink.

I sighed deeply with a gloomy face.

Just because it was affection due to the game system doesn’t mean my feelings for him were false.

I certainly felt my heart flutter and was happy when I received his confession.

I even smiled secretly while imagining our future together.

It was all reality to me.

But to him, this was all a ‘game’.

To him, I wasn’t ‘Luibel’, but just a conquest target .

Along with the gloomy feelings, I was also angry at that guy who wasted the character ‘Hezen’ that I liked on building his harem or whatever.

“Princess, why are you so gloomy? Did something happen with Sir Hezen?”

At this moment, a voice that seemed very worried about me was heard from the side.

“Did Sir Hezen do something wrong? Even if he did, please forgive him just this once, Princess. It must be a misunderstanding.”

3rd Princess Palace Maid

Affection: 999

The moment I saw the affection shining above Seira’s head, my heart chilled once again.

Because that affection wasn’t directed at me, but at Hezen, that damned player.

Seira was my most cherished maid.

‘That crazy bastard conquered Seira too.’

It wasn’t just Seira.

Sister Elizabeth, Sylvia, and all the ladies present at the tea party that day had sparkling affection for Hezen above their heads.

That damn [Player] wearing Hezen’s shell had run around like a mad colt, conquering regardless of age or status, as long as they wore a skirt!

I didn’t know that and thought their affection was directed at me.

‘I’m sorry, Sister Elizabeth. I didn’t know you were waiting because you missed me…’

‘…Poor Sylvia. Miss Sylvia needs to learn how to express her feelings honestly first.’

Suddenly, I remembered the words I had said to Sister Elizabeth and Sylvia, misunderstanding their affection.

No wonder they looked noticeably flustered!

‘Argh! This is so annoying! It’s embarrassing! So shameful!’

Unable to contain myself, I stomped my feet on the bed.

“Pri-Princess?”

Seira called me in a surprised voice.

“Damn it!”

I shouted as I abruptly sat up.

Startled by this, Seira cried out, “I-I’m sorry!” and ran out.

Left alone, I breathed heavily, chewing on my anger.

Punching his mouth and knocking out a corn kernel or two wasn’t enough to satisfy my anger.

I should have popped that damn guy’s balls like popping corn, but unfortunately, he quickly used a [Skill] to escape.

Recalling the sparkling effect that appeared when he used the skill, I once again felt the reality that this was inside a game.

‘But if this really is inside a game and that guy is the player of this cursed game.’

The question that had been lingering in my mind for the past three days surfaced again.

‘Why can I see the system window that should only be visible to the player?’

I recalled the moment when the system window first became visible.

‘Certainly, after I bumped into that man and picked up the pendant…’

Ever since I picked up the strange man’s pendant necklace, I could see letters above people’s heads.

‘Is it because of this after all?’

I fumbled in my pocket and took out the pendant.

The cold metal chain slid down with a clinking sound.

‘This must be related to being able to see the system window.’

I thought I should keep the pendant necklace on my body for the time being as I put it around my neck.

“I’ll just think of it as borrowing it until I find the owner.”

There were many suspicious things.

The necklace, the fact that I could see those things…

3rd Imperial Princess of Azester

“And why is mine the only one in pink?”

As I was glaring at the unpleasant pink window text, it happened.

Ding!

With an effect like clicking a mouse, additional information about me appeared.

3rd Imperial Princess of Azester

Attribute: Lover, Terminal (Remaining Lifespan: 13 days 11 hours 47 minutes)

“Huh…?”

My eyes, which were slowly reading the letters, grew round.

“Terminal…?”

My mouth fell open as I discovered the remaining lifespan decreasing by the minute.