Chapter 493 Regret the choice
Eren was quite frustrated that he couldn't use the identification skill on his woman. Her words made him feel as if she had a really unique identity.
Before entering the throne room, he had asked his guards about the exact identity of the woman. While asking the question, he pretended as if he was asking to test their knowledge to understand how much they knew about him.
To his surprise, the guards were just as ignorant about the girl's origin as him. All they knew was that she was engaged to him and had visited the Royal Palace once a few years ago with her father.
Eren simply looked at the woman, growing more intrigued about her confidence. As per the usual template of the main characters, he was going to be humiliated with broken engagement.
After that, he had to challenge her for a battle in the future where he was going to show her that he wasn't trash. Unfortunately, that was the problem in his case.
The Holy Emperor was supposed to be a powerful expert who had just killed a Necromancer that even the Holy Church couldn't stop. He was supposed to be strong enough already to teach this girl a lesson.
The template had already been tossed out the window before it could begin. If he was already stronger than her, then what was the point of the challenge years later?
He rubbed his forehead, realizing that it wasn't a template that suited him. There was no point in messing with this girl for now. He had more important things to focus on.
"Fine. I am breaking off this engagement. You are free." He lazily waved his head, gesturing to the girl to leave. There was no point in biting more than he could chew.
"What?" The girl, instead of being happy, looked at him in shock. "You are... agreeing?"
"Isn't that what you wanted?" Eren stood up, not even wanting to entertain the girl any longer. "I don't care about your reasons or the stars that you are reaching. Just keep me away from your mess."
He walked past the girl, as if he had already grown tired after dealing with her.
"You..." The girl was at a loss of words. Her expressions fluctuated between disbelief and anger.
She knew that she should've been happy that Eren had agreed to break off the engagement, but it left a sour taste in her mouth.
Eren didn't even try to hold on to her. Shouldn't he be begging at her feet, or asking her about her reasons for leaving him?
"It is good that you know your place. I am someone you can't possess!" she exclaimed, looking at Eren who was walking away.
"Whatever floats your boat." Eren waved his hand, not even sparing a second glance at her. The faster that girl left, the better it was for him. She was an unexpected variable that he didn't want to deal with.
[Congratulations. You have triggered new options]
Eren was about to step out of the throne room when he stopped, his right foot still hovering in the air right at the threshold of the room.
He went through the options that had appeared before him, feeling like he was being dragged in another unnecessary mess.
After a long time, the system had made an appearance with these options, and just like always, it was to screw him over.
[Context: Someone wants to break off their engagement with the Holy Emperor. As the one who has taken the place of the Holy Emperor, it is your responsibility to protect the Royal Dignity. Select one of the following options to select the next course of action]
[Option One: Make her regret her decision before she leaves.]
[Reward: Life +1]
[Option Two: Ignore her taunts and let her leave.]
[Reward: Charm +1]
[Option Three: Kill the person that disrespect that royal family.]
[Reward: Hostility of Celestial Lord]
[Option Four: Force her to tell you the reason behind her decision.]
[Reward: Escape Talisman]
"Hostility of the Celestial Lord? Is that a reward l? Even though I don't know who this Celestial Lord is, can this even be called a reward?"
Although Eren didn't expect much from the rewards, this was far from a reward. If anything, it was like a threat.
He had been in this world for quite some time, but he hadn't heard about the Celestial Lord even once. Was it the girl's father? Or was it her lover? He wasn't sure.
The only way to confirm it was to ask her directly. He might have to force her to tell him the reason behind her actions.
Unfortunately, the reward for that option was an escape talisman. Although it wasn't a 'reward' like the hostility of celestial lord, it was still no different than a warning
Every time he had received this reward in an option, it meant the option might need him to run away after completing it.
He didn't need charm either as his looks were decent enough. Even when compared with the standards of this world, he could be called one of the most handsome men. He didn't need charm.
That left only the first reward, which was also something that made him most fascinated. It meant that he was going to have an extra life.
He wasn't sure what it implied. Did it mean that if he died in this world, he might return to his real world with that extra life? Or did it mean that he was going to revive right here even if he was killed?
Whatever the case was, it was still beneficial to have an extra life since his life was constantly at risk in this world.
'But how do I make her regret her choice? Normally the regret happens after the girl sees the main character succeed and surpass her, turning from trash to a legendary character. But I don't think it will work in this case.'
'Even if I win against her, it'll just make her feel as if I'm bullying her because I hate that she's leaving me. I'll just look like a loser.'
Eren frowned, lost in thought as he retracted his step.