[Lord of the Lands Between]: My eldest daughter is named Melina. She was born before I had yet achieved what I set out to accomplish. She is somewhat reserved by nature — but diligent, devoted, and gentle. The ideal first wife.
[Spreading Witch Factor (Temp Account)]: Can she bear children?
[Lord of the Lands Between]: ...She, like Ranni, has lost her physical body.
[Spreading Witch Factor (Temp Account)]: Then, Lady Marika, shall we move on to the next?
[Lord of the Lands Between]: Very well. Setting Ranni aside as the second — My third daughter is named Malenia. Calm, loyal, and of exceptional power. An army of a million could not stand against her alone.
[Spreading Witch Factor (Temp Account)]: Would she be able to bear children?
[Lord of the Lands Between]: That... I'm uncertain of. Malenia's circumstances are rather particular. It would likely take your son meeting her in person to know for certain.
Oh no. Absolutely not.
Shin felt the hand of fate pressing down on him.
Setting aside those all-too-familiar vibes from this exchange between the Great Witch and Marika — was Malenia really someone he could afford to get tangled up with right now?
Never mind the fact that Malenia was a full-blown, unhinged brother-obsessive — she was a goddess. The Goddess of Rot. She wielded the Scarlet Rot.
Shin had no idea whether a Pillar Man-plus like himself could withstand the Scarlet Rot. But even if he could — you really think that kid would come out normal??
[Spreading Witch Factor (Temp Account)]: ...Put her on the backup list for now.
The Great Witch's hesitation was palpable even through text — Marika's deliberately vague non-answer practically screamed that something was off.
[Spreading Witch Factor (Temp Account)]: Oh right, Lady Marika — what about the last one?
[Lord of the Lands Between]: Ah, the last one is My...
[Moon Princess]: I know, she's the fourth daughter, isn't she!
[Moon Princess]: This one called Torrynt — she's definitely the most beautiful of the four. I'd say she comes close to about seven parts of my own charm~
[Moon Princess]: Great Witch, I'd recommend her. Your little Shaya is already a fine-looking young man himself — the two of them would be a match made in heaven~
[Queen of Britain]: I agree with the Moon Princess. Purely on appearances, she stands out the most.
[Spreading Witch Factor (Temp Account)]: I was thinking the same thing.
Clearly, all the group members were united in their appreciation of Torrynt's beauty — the women especially.
Even through a still portrait, that quality — something magnetic and intoxicating, hidden within those refined features — could not be concealed.
If a painting was already this arresting, it was hard to imagine just how breathtaking the real person would be.
But Shin was about to pass out.
Kids, you want to know why a certain big brother would rather lie half-dead in the Haligtree, wracked by Scarlet Rot, cosplaying a ghoul rather than give up — than simply die?
Shin would sooner take Gurranq's lightning to the spine than face Miquella's golden needle.
[Aspiring to Be the Perfect Human]: Everyone, I have an objection.
[Aspiring to Be the Perfect Human]: They say you should marry for character, not just for looks. Isn't basing everything on appearance just a little shallow?
[Moon Princess]: How is it shallow? I think it's perfectly sacred, actually — it's been ages since I've seen a girl whose looks can even begin to rival mine.
[Moon Princess]: But newcomer — you're bringing this up out of nowhere. Don't tell me you're applying to be the Great Witch's live-in daughter-in-law?
[Moon Princess]: Didn't you say before that you disliked the Great Witch's child? Why the sudden change of heart... Could it be that watching the stream and seeing how handsome he is has made you fall a little?
[Spreading Witch Factor (Temp Account)]: Sounds like "shallow" might be a better word for someone else~
[Spreading Witch Factor (Temp Account)]: Though I suppose that's only natural. That is my little Shaya, after all — any woman who meets him falling for him is just par for the course...
The Great Witch has deployed passive-aggressive sarcasm. It's super effective.
Shin: ...
For just a moment, Shin genuinely wished he'd been born a girl — because at least then he wouldn't be subjected to this particular brand of torment.
[Lord of the Lands Between]: Wait — there was a misunderstanding just now, from the Moon Princess.
[Lord of the Lands Between]: Torrynt is actually slightly older than Malenia...
[Moon Princess]: ?
[Moon Princess]: Lady Marika, shouldn't the third daughter be Torrynt, then? Why is it Malenia?
The sharp-eyed [Moon Princess] had immediately spotted the discrepancy.
[Lord of the Lands Between]: Because Torrynt is the other half of My youngest child, Miquella.
[Lord of the Lands Between]: By day, he is Miquella — male. By night, she is Torrynt — female. They share one body, but the circumstances are rather particular.
I'm sorry, is there anything about this situation that ISN'T particular?
[Moon Princess]: ?
[Queen of Britain]: ?
[Spreading Witch Factor (Temp Account)]: ?
That string of question marks was not sent by Shin — who was simultaneously logged into two accounts — but by the Great Witch herself.
Even she couldn't hold it together this time.
[Lord of the Lands Between]: There is no need to be overly concerned, everyone. This is simply a trait of those among us who are "Empyrean."
[Lord of the Lands Between]: Miquella as male and Torrynt as female have separate personalities — their physical nature is the same, only manifesting differently within the same body as it changes.
[Lord of the Lands Between]: If the Great Witch's child is willing, he and Torrynt would be perfectly capable of normal reproduction. This I can attest to.
[Lord of the Lands Between]: Earlier, the Moon Princess wondered how Ranni could have been born between Me and the woman in the Grand Library — I too have such a counterpart, and that one is male.
[Lord of the Lands Between]: But please be at ease, everyone — only my female self can see this chat group.
To be continued...