Lub dub lub dub lub dub
The man stood alert, throwing his chair across the room, turning his head, but he didn't find anything.
"Strange? I felt like a carnivorous animal was eyeing me." The man said.
Slumping to the ground, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, his back wet, with shaking hands he reached slowly to the door
When it was just 5 feet away, he lunged to close the door,
At the same time, a pair of hands suddenly reached from the darkness, holding his hands just inches away from the door.
"Daddy why aren't you sleeping now~" a chilling voice came from the darkness.
"You aren't seeing women behind my back right" the voice continued it pitch slowly raising.
"That would make me super duper mad, you already know what happened the last time I went mad"
"We don't want that don't we D.A.D.D.Y"
Swoosh
At the same time a breeze of wind closed all the windows.
Hearing those words, Mason felt his already middle-aged body age several decades more.
In one bold move, he pulled the hands towards him hugging the girl.
Her name was Sarah, a girl he had adopted before in his travels
Because of a certain trauma, she couldn't stay alone.
Raising a adopted daughter could be considered a unique thing by many people but...
That wasn't the only unique thing about Mason, because besides his handsome look and his sculptured body.
He had a secret.
A Secret none knew, he was from another world, and he wouldn't tell a soul about it.
This world was a game world he played back on earth.
He was just a normal college boy living in a rented apartment, with part-time jobs, pushing through hard life.
The only moment he could rest was while playing the game called lord of the Fallen.
It was an unpopular game, but its graphics design and rich story captivated him from the first moment.
After 8 hours of continuous playing, his blood pressure went up, and then he closed his eyes, passing away with a smile on his face.
Opening them again, he found himself lying in a rose field in this world.
Later, thanks to two kindhearted knights he met, they politely walked him out.
"Dad..why are you staring in the air with deep thoughts"
Ohh, sorry, daughter, it's just some middle-of-the-night thoughts, Mason said with joy in his voice.
He couldn't help it, he really walked a long way from that moment until now, met a hero, saved a princess, and fixed his territory.
And many more small meaningful things.
Believe it or not, he even gets many engagement letters from many noble women.
If his previous self saw him, he would turn blue from envy, but …for some reason, all these letters mysteriously vanished afterwards.
Even the delivery guy moved on to another kingdom.
In just a brief span of time he experienced many emotions happiness and sorrow, but tomorrow everything would change
Why do you ask?
Because tomorrow the game plot would kick in, by introducing the first boss the frost giant
The game had a total of 7 bosses, like the number of the 7 dimensions in this world.
Each boss could be beaten only by following a set of clear steps that only he knows.
So the hero wouldn't be so much use only in brute force.
He already met the hero, a stunning woman who captivated him at first sight.
Her name was Emilia. Funny enough, she came from a planet named Earth, the difference being that it had two suns instead.
Really I couldn't imagine dealing with two, and I thought one was enough, because I was a shut-in in my previous life you could say I had a grudge with the sun
"Mo~dad let's go to sleep. Why are you standing there?" Said Sarah her voice leaving no space to refute.
"Alright alright I'm coming" said mason helplessly.
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In the deepest layer under the royal castle
In a closed room with thick concrete walls, two women could be seen chatting together
So Isabelle what do you think about what George said An older woman in her mid-thirties
She was sitting at a table looking at a girl in her 20s across from her.
Even though she asked this question her face showed a great reluctance, as if she forced herself to spit the words
Obviously mother, he really meets every check in the box, loved by people, kindhearted, and always listening.
No wonder he would capture so many women's hearts, the best husband material!
Exclaimed the princes hitting the table with her fist and standing up
The queen sighed murmuring "True, if I were just 10 years younger, maybe I would have stood a chance"
"Wait, did you say mother?" asked the princess acting bewildered, but her faint smug smile can already tell she knows what her mother is thinking about.
"Cough, cough, nothing just random thoughts" said the queen hurriedly afraid her daughter would misunderstand.
"Really ~ said the princess teasingly, her eyes gleaming with mischievousness, she liked teasing her simple-minded mother".
"Ahem-back to our main topic, your engagement with Mason what should you do about it"
"I think we should frame it as a royal reward, he can't deny it"
"But.."
"But?"
"The hero wouldn't take it well. She already marked him; the capital is still under construction from her last…madness".
"True. She really scared me by tearing off the castle gate and throwing it at the noblewoman's estate".
"….so"
Then the princess's demeanour changed then she said: "Mother did you forget who your daughter is"
"I will not, cannot, must not let those women take my mason".
"Now I think about it, he is planning to go to the northern borders to kill the frost king "
"It would be a mystical achievement, something that hasn't happened ever, and that's enough reason to tie him to the throne".
'Hehehe, maybe I should wrap myself in a red ribbon, like a present'. Thought the princess inwardly.
"And mom, you remember what dad said to you before he died".
"You should move on, and I always see George keep eyeing you subtly, you're still hot enough and I heard some nobles like "aged wine""
The queen folded her arms in her lap, looking down at her voluptuous body her confidence renewed
"And I know, Mother, you've had a thing for him ever since that backyard accident." continued the princess.