It appeared before Cain in the blink of an eye, and I barely managed to pull my sword to a halt at the last moment.
"If you want to kill Cain, you'll have to kill me first!"
I'd already heard that one before.
Why did you have to say it twice?
"Aglis..."
The one who had planted herself in front of me was a woman named Aglis, an All-Rounder.
Her eyes were practically sparkling.
Or rather, she looked completely absorbed in playing the tragic heroine saving the hero in his hour of need...
Come to think of it, wasn't Aglis the eldest daughter of the Butterfly Count family?
What she was most famous for, though, was being the pioneer of BL literature.
Honestly, in this other world where entertainment levels were absurdly low compared to my previous life, why was that one genre the only thing that had flourished? That always struck me as weird.
But more important things first—she was in the way.
"Aglis, step aside. I can't let you kill my brother!"
I gave her a light intimidation, then used [Divine Eye] to check her status, and—she had the [Stalker] skill.
The skill that lets you one-sidedly sense when the person you love is in danger and rush to them at superhuman speed, apparently.
Whaaat...
Wait, "the person you love"—don't tell me...
"Brother, did you sleep with her?!"
"What was I supposed to do?! They made me drink a Black Ogre virility drug just to get the [Book of Skills]!!"
Ugh...
That was the stuff royalty and high-ranking nobles used to force themselves to produce heirs with partners they had no interest in through arranged marriages, wasn't it?
And then, while rubbing her belly, Aglis delivered the killing blow.
"I'm pregnant..."
Aglis declared, her face flushed red.
"Wh...at..."
Cain hung his head.
"Congratulations, Daddy! Hey, how does it feel right now? Come on, tell me how it feels!"
I checked with [Divine Eye], confirmed it was true, and delivered my own finishing blow to the fifteen-year-old father.
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My brother Cain, wearing an expression like it was the end of the world.
My goading barely got a reaction out of him.
"[Dark Magic] Slave Choker!"
I fastened an enslavement collar around Cain's neck.
"What the—?! Could it be, my little brother is turning me into a slave and doing all sorts of things to me?! Don't mind if I do—"
No good—this woman was rotten to the core.
"Don't be ridiculous, Aglis. First, clean up the mess here. Report to the royal family that Father and Mist killed each other. Got it?"
Maybe the pregnancy announcement had drained every last drop of his will, because Cain simply nodded his head in weak agreement.
And now, for the main event.
"Oh, and brother, I've set it up so that if you ever cheat on her, you'll be wracked with excruciating pain. Happy life to you both!"
Of course, my brother's consent had nothing to do with it.
"Thanks, little brother!!"
"This isn't for you, Aglis."
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Aglis Butterfly
Skills: [A Lady's Refinement] [Popular Author] [Young Lady's Etiquette] [Stalker] [Devotion]