Johan's leather boots boomed against the stone floor as he walked with a lost, expressionless face.

  Every knight, servant unconsciously bowed and avoided him, seeing his rushy pace, as if avoiding the plague.

  He was outside the hallway with just a few steps, stepping in on the soft grass, surrounded by cherry blossom trees, from which beautiful pink petals fell one after another.

  In the center of it all was a huge white stone lion's head as a fountain, water constantly chugging down from its mouth.

  The whole atmosphere gave off warmth and comfort just by looking at it, but no one dared to look there now as the man standing there would have them killed, just for staring too 'loud'.

  Johan didn't even have to think much to make the choice, Selene was one of his favourite characters, and Johan was obviously a daughtercon, whom he possessed memories of now.

  Sending people to stalk her in the academy, noting names of everyone she met, making some of her love interests go away on long 'vacations'. Any noble cliche bully also disappeared with their entire families.

  [Are you sure about choosing Option B: Comfort Selene, Yes or no?]

  [Side Note: The more points means you can bet, the higher the level of spin, the higher the likelihood of getting the best rewards. Like: a wheel of fortune spun with one million points won't give anything under than S rank.]

  "Yes!" Johan groaned, frustrated for the third time, and confirmed his choice.

  'It's like this system is trying to make me edgy evil villain… but makes me wonder, what kinds of rewards come from million points level spins?'

  "System!?" As if understanding Johan's question, white text started appearing on the blue screen word by word.

  [Quest initiated, and as for rewards for million points bets, they could warry on your luck, starting from an S rank artifact to the Aether core of the Goddess of death]

  Johan's eyes widened to the limit, "Are you serious!? Aether core basically means their potential, if I just spinned the million one for few times, I will definitely be unimaginably overpowered." his voice startled his personal maids watching him from behind, making them jump up in fright.

  "Master?" A newly appointed maid, who had grown up alongside Selene, spoke softly, confusion evident in her voice. She was a pale, thirteen-year-old girl with blonde hair.

  Before she could say another word, the older blonde woman with a striking appearance swiftly covered her mouth.

  This was normal. They can't talk without being ordered or allowed to.

  Johan turned his head towards the mother and daughter standing beside a bright white stone pillar.

  His naturally sharp gaze lingered on the little girl for a while longer, making the mother sweat buckets.

  'Maria, huh, part of Hero's party and harem…' he thought, feeling some pity for the little girl. It felt like forced romance, like the writers of the game's story were trying to make the MC any living female existing, destroying their personalities in the process.

  "Master, I am really sorry! Please punish me instead…" She said in a panicked voice, her brown eyes filled with fear.

  "Quiet!" a man's voice rang, his sharp, perfectly shaped white mustache and beard standing out.

  '... Sebastian' Johan's eyes softened a bit, remembering the fond memories of the real Johan.

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  This was house Matilda and Johan's most loyal subortainite who had been serving the family's masters for almost sixty years, and he was also the one who basically raised Johan.

  And he's very competent—

  If you even want to kill a high-ranking noble of an Empire, just whisper it to Sebastian, and the head will be on Johan's table in an hour. Any kind of no matter dirty or high-risk, it didn't matter, as long as it's an order from Johan, it will be done.

  "Master Sebestian, she didn't really mean it! Please show mercy!!" The mother fanatically started begging, getting on her knees, grabbing the legs old white haired butler.

  Sebastian's gaze turned towards Johan, as if asking, 'Should I?' to which Johan gently shook his head.

  There was no way he would be so edgy to kill someone for worrying about him.

  Sebastian's body looked frail and skinny under his white shirt, black pants, and a long, light black overcoat. But Johan knew better, he probably had the ability to turn both women to ashes in less than a second.

  The maids immediately left, as if their survival were unexpected to them.

  But there was a reason why Johan was here. This was the place where Selene watched Johan killing both of them, awakening her ability in the process to stop him, but she failed at that time. It only made her hatred go to another level for him.

  'She must be around… Time to complete the first quest!!' Johan thought quietly, suppressing the giddiness inside his heart.

  Johan turned towards the fountain, his gaze turning soft. "Selene, can we talk?"

  'Johan didn't directly bully her like Acier, but constantly made her life hard by putting too much pressure on her—

  Sending goons to bully her and her friends, so she learns how to fight back. Slapping her harshly if she even made the slightest of mistakes to make sure she never fucks up in life.

  He actually thought he was doing good for her, well, in a way he did. It made her willpower strong enough to fight against literal Gods, but it also made her thirsty for attention and love.

  'This thirst resulted in her being seduced by a monkey and becoming one of his girls.'

  Johan's pupils shrank suddenly, 'What the hell, why am I calling Leor monkey instead of commoner? …Is it the memories?' his jaw clenched.

  He then took a deep breath, 'No, No, it's nothing to worry about it, It's like if you hear a song thousands of times unintentionally, you will eventually start to hum that song. Johan's memories are just that song, it shouldn't effect my actions or behaviour…'

  This thought finally calmed him.

  In 'Johan's' defense, everyone around him from birth called commoners monkeys so it made sense.

  Suddenly—

  A skinny yet extremely striking white haired girl walked out beside the fountain.

  Her deep blue eyes locked in with the blue eyes of Johan, as if probing.

  She was a bit surprised, as she saw him, letting Maria and her mother leave without harm.

  She was ready to rush in at any moment, but he actually let them leave.

  This made her lower her guard slightly, but then, she suddenly remembered something—

  'Leor said that father is working with slave traders, and sold Leor's entire village and family to them… I can't trust him no matter what, and it's probably another manipulation attempt anyway.'

  Her gaze became firm again, but she still didn't want to be beaten by Acier or him, so she didn't lash out on them about it, secretly gathering hard proof on the matter.

  "How can I help you, father?" She asked with a practiced 'polite' smile.

  Johan's lips curled up in a soft smile, his voice growing gentle, "How's the academy?"

  Selene's pupils constricted, as if doubting reality since it only happened in her best daydreams, then she took a deep breath,

  'It's manipulation. It's manipulation. He doesn't love you. He doesn't love you. Trust Leor.' She kept reciting the same sentence like it was a calming mantra.

  In her entire life, she had never seen her father at her, even once. Always a perfect stoic face.

  "It's good… father, if it's about earlier…" she tried to apologize in an uncertain tone, finally breaking out from the delusions.

  "No, it's not." Johan cut her off softly, his smile turned softer.

  "You don't have to pretend, I know I haven't been the best father, no, not even a father, but… I am trying… I really love you, Selene, I care for you. I can't do anything to undo what's already happened… but—"

  Johan's voice grew even gentle, almost a faint whisper, "I am sorry. Don't ruin yourself just to hate me… some people will always love you no matter how you act or what you do, you don't need anyone's approval… just remember, I am always up for a father-daughter chat."

  He spoke it all in one breath, taking a deep breath to calm his racing heart, 'It doesn't feel like… I am acting for the quest…'

  Selene's eyes widened, then a tear slipped through her eyes, then another, and another till her face was completely wet with tears.

  Johan, as if nodding to himself, crouched down, spreading his arms, as if gesturingto her to hug him.

  Selene took a deep breath, getting back to her senses, "Why now?! After all that… Stop this, it's worse than just beating me! Please… just stop playing your stupid games."

  Her black heels rubbed against the soft grass, like she was trying to balance herself, then immediately broke in a run, sprinting towards the stairway inside the hallway.

  'Of course, it wouldn't be that easy… but atleast I sowed the seed, I can comfort her slowly and… complete the quest.' Johan thought uncertainly, remembering her face.

  Suddenly his face broke out with a dazed smile, 'Crying like that and then acting all strong and manly? Just like Clara…'

  Sebastian, on the side was trying hard to keep his expression neutral. He had his eyes fixed on Johan, as if trying to understand the complexities of the man.

  Johan was just staring towards the back of the fountain, which was empty now, like searching for someone who wasn't there anymore, which made Sebestian's frown deepened.

  [Quest completed: 4000 points have been credited to host.]

  [+100 points for increasing her hopes of having a family. (Note: if the host destroys her hopes completely, he will receive a hundred times the original reward)]

  Johan's eyes widened with pleasant surprise, 'That easy? She was already comforted?'

  '… she's such a tsundere…' Johan thought, his cold eyes moistening slightly. Then, hearing the system's prompt, they brightened with excitement.

  "System, GAMBLE IT ALL!! Use 4000 points for four spins of Wheel of Fortune." Johan yelled loudly in his mind.

  White text on blue screen appeared again.

  [Request accepted]

  He entirely ignored the part where the system is trying to make him break Selene again.

  'This system… It's different than those in novels… like it has its own bias…' Johan thought a bit concerned, as a colourful wheel with golden body appeared on the blue screen.