Gathering Wives with a System

More importantly, if Sarah stopped seeing him as someone she needed to escape from, she would no longer be constantly looking for an opportunity to spy on him. If things continued to go well, she might even decide that staying in his territory was not such a bad idea after all.

Isaac felt rather pleased with that possibility.

However, he still had one concern.

Sarah had already learned about Selene’s summon, and although Isaac had not revealed much information about it, he did not want the details spreading beyond the people who already knew. Even a small amount of information was best kept as a trump card.

For that reason, Isaac used False Promise skill with Selene after gaining her permission. The skill had come from his God Domain and worked similarly to a contract, allowing him to impose a restriction concerning specific clauses. Isaac asked Sarah to promise that she would not reveal what she had learned about Selene’s summon, and she agreed after he explained why he considered the information important.

Once the False Promise was completed, Isaac felt more at ease.

He had not told Sarah everything, so there was no major danger even if she eventually changed her mind about him. Still, keeping information about Selene’s summon hidden was something Isaac considered important, and there was no reason to take unnecessary risks when he had an easy way to protect the information.

They continued deeper into the dungeon after that.

Their relationship remained somewhat awkward, but the tension that had existed earlier was mostly gone. Sarah occasionally asked questions about the monsters and the dungeon, while Isaac answered her when he felt there was no reason to keep the information secret.

Eventually, they reached the Boss Monster of the Third Area.

Isaac stopped in front of the entrance and looked ahead while Sarah came to a stop beside him. The atmosphere immediately became more serious, because both of them could sense that the creature waiting beyond the entrance was considerably stronger than the ordinary monsters they had fought along the way.