Transmigrated into the Gacha Game I Abandoned for 10 Years

Kim Hyunwoo proposed to the five heroes yesterday to strengthen them and, in doing so, was able to defeat Loria.

Of course, proposing marriage to the heroes at that time was solely for the purpose of strengthening the correction value, but that didn’t mean Kim Hyunwoo intended to avoid the proposal in such a manner.

Even though the confession at that time was for the sake of strengthening their abilities, it wasn’t because Kim Hyunwoo didn’t love them.

‘Thinking about it this way, I feel like garbage.’

Having lived in a world of monogamy, Kim Hyunwoo couldn’t help but think his mindset was rather trashy, but he forced himself to look away from such thoughts.

This was especially true because, considering the five women he had married, Kim Hyunwoo thought he still had many obstacles to overcome before he could truly consider himself trash.

“……”

Kim Hyunwoo looked at the three heroes gathered in front of him.

There was Elena, who still couldn’t stop sniffling, looking like she was the most composed, while Shadra remained expressionless, and River was sulking, with a hint of melancholy.

“……”

And even Adria, who was looking at Kim Hyunwoo with a somewhat subtle expression.

Kim Hyunwoo called for the four heroes.

“Ahem-”

He cleared his throat first.

“…My Lord.”

“Why are you like this, Guildmaster?”

“This is already the fifth time you’ve cleared your throat.”

“……”

Kim Hyunwoo closed his mouth, as if his words were awkward in response to Adria’s comment.

In fact, he would have preferred to speak directly instead of wasting time, but he knew the words he was about to say would sound too trashy, so he kept stalling.

After some time passed,

“Sigh.”

Finally, Kim Hyunwoo sighed deeply and opened his mouth with a determined expression.

“First of all, everyone here probably knows that I proposed to the other heroes yesterday.”

“……”

The silent heroes.

Seeing them, Kim Hyunwoo was about to say what he had originally planned to.

At least, in order to explain the conclusion of this story, he thought he needed to carefully explain the reasons step by step.

“But that was only—”

However, Kim Hyunwoo stopped there, closing his mouth.

For some reason, he felt that speaking like this wasn’t the right thing to do.

After saying that, Kim Hyunwoo fell into silence for a moment.

“Will you marry me?”

“…?”

“Yes?”

“Huh?”

“…??”

He just blurted it out.

“Well, actually, I was going to make an excuse, but that seemed silly, so I thought it would be better to just get to the conclusion. In the end, what matters is the conclusion.”

Kim Hyunwoo decided to just speak freely since he had already said it.

“So, let’s get married. I’ll make you all happy.”

Kim Hyunwoo had only one body, and if he married all the heroes here, he would have a total of nine wives.

…He would have nine wives.

Even if he rotated them on a weekly basis, it wouldn’t be enough, but Kim Hyunwoo spoke proudly.

He felt that his future self would somehow make them happy.

And then.

“I, I’m okay with it!”

“Me, me too!”

“With…dear Daddy!”

The heroes’ faces lit up as if they had been waiting for this moment.

“I, I—”

Even Adria, who had hesitated for a moment, seemed to be looking one way before she spoke.

“…I’m okay with it too.”

Her words seemed to hesitate slightly, but she ultimately accepted Kim Hyunwoo’s proposal.

‘Up to this point, it went as expected.’

In fact, Kim Hyunwoo had somewhat expected this part.

Although he wasn’t sure about Adria, he knew very well that Elena, Shadra, and River had affectionate feelings for him.

However, the reason Kim Hyunwoo thought the real problem began here was because.

“But, there’s one small problem.”

“…A problem?”

It was due to the small problem he had.

Kim Hyunwoo took the Proposal Ring out of his pocket.

However,

“…Huh?”

There was only one.

The others looked at the ring in confusion before turning to Kim Hyunwoo, who awkwardly smiled and spoke.

“Well, the Proposal Ring is a bit expensive. I tried to buy one by spending all my money, but I was short, so I only have one for now.”

“So, what that means is…”

“First, one person will get the Proposal Ring, and the rest will have to wait until I save up enough money… Sorry.”

Kim Hyunwoo’s words.

However, the other women, including Elena, weren’t looking at Kim Hyunwoo at all.

They didn’t even look at the ring.

What Elena, Shadra, River, and Adria were looking at was each other.

“……”

They were looking at each other.

They said nothing.

Instead, what could be seen in their eyes was blatant wariness.

And then.

“I think I should be first.”

“Why?”

“Because I was the first hero to enter Lartania.”

“Huh? By that reasoning, I was the first to meet Dad here, though?”

“Wait—if we’re going to go on about this, I—”

“……”

Seeing the heroes slowly starting to tear into each other, Kim Hyunwoo remained silent.

At that point, the debate began in Kim Hyunwoo’s office about who would receive the single remaining Proposal Ring first.

The heroes, who had clearly received Kim Hyunwoo’s Proposal Ring the previous day, wore very serene expressions as they gathered around the Round Table.

Merilda, looking at the wedding ring on her ring finger, wagged her tail gently and occasionally rubbed the ring with her finger whenever she had a moment.

Charyll, to prevent the ring from breaking or being lost, used her abilities to apply various enchantments on it.

As for Rhien, she frequently chanted magical words on the ring.

‘…Is this not it?’

Meanwhile, Aria had actually implanted the ring into her skin, repeatedly removing and reattaching it.

It was an obsession that was clearly visible to anyone.

As each hero felt their own happiness while looking at Kim Hyunwoo’s ring, the door to the round table room opened, and Rin, who had not appeared until now, stepped inside.

However, Rin was wearing an outfit different from her usual qipao.

“What’s this?”

Merilda, seeing Rin’s outfit for the first time, spoke up.

In response to Merilda’s question, Rin smiled and replied.

“Do you think it suits me?”

“…Well, it’s not bad.”

Normally, she would have criticized Rin immediately, but after receiving Kim Hyunwoo’s confession, Merilda responded much more gently.

However,

“Really? Of course, it should suit me, as this is the dress I’ll wear for the wedding with My Lord.”

“…Now it doesn’t seem to suit you all of a sudden.”

“Hmph, it doesn’t matter. At the wedding next week, My Lord will definitely say it suits me.”

As Rin chuckled to herself, Charyll spoke up.

“Wait, a wedding next week?”

“Oh, well, you don’t need to rush the preparations. After all, this wedding is for me and My Lord.”

“Huh? Who decided that?”

“Who decided it? Naturally, it’s my decision, as I’ve become the official concubine of My Lord.”

“I… I’m also the official concubine!”

At Rhien’s words, Rin shook her head and responded.

“Of course, I don’t intend to deny it. How could I say anything against what My Lord has decided? But organizing a wedding for the two of us is something I can handle myself, don’t you think?”

Rin smiled slyly as she spoke.

Merilda and the other heroes easily understood what Rin was aiming for.

In the end, they couldn’t determine who was in the lead for the Proposal Ring.

Technically, Merilda was the first to receive the ring, but in reality, there was only a few seconds’ difference, and they all received their rings shortly after.

In fact, the Proposal Rings were essentially received by everyone together.

Thus, at this point, there was essentially no difference between the heroes who had received the Proposal Rings.

But what if Rin was able to have the wedding sooner than anyone else?

That would clearly create a distinction, as anyone could see.

“Do you think they’ll do that…?”

Rhien immediately spoke, showing excitement.

“If they don’t, what do you think will happen? Are you planning to disrupt the wedding that My Lord is attending? Well, I don’t mind having two weddings, but will My Lord be happy about that?”

“Hmm…”

Rhien was quickly overwhelmed by Rin’s continued words.

However, Merilda, who had been quietly watching, spoke up.

“No, I won’t disrupt it.”

“Then, what will you do?”

At Rin’s question, Merilda did not respond.

Instead, she immediately opened the window and made a short, eerie noise.

“Did you find it, Boss?”

As soon as her voice was heard, Giral appeared in less than 10 seconds.

“…Why are you shirtless?”

“Ah, well… I had something to do.”

He couldn’t answer.

…Merilda opened her mouth for a moment as she looked at the numerous hickeys left around Giral’s neck and chest, but soon she straightened her expression and said,

“Can you prepare the wedding within three days?”

“If the Boss says so, I’ll do it.”

“Then prepare it.”

“Understood.”

And then.

“……”

From that moment on, an unusual tension began to rise between the heroes who had received the Proposal Rings.