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The unexpected information left my mind completely blank.

Love.

Love, you say?

I quickly tried to redefine what ‘love’ meant in my mind.

The first thing that came to mind was, of course, love in a romantic sense.

But there was no way there were three people who loved me in that way.

‘Well… love doesn’t only have to mean that, right?’

A deep affection and cherishing of someone could also be called love.

If that were the case, I could definitely think of three people who might love me like that.

I started to recall potential candidates one by one.

‘Of course, my expedition comrades would love me like that….’

Wouldn’t Eugene and Leonid also be included?

Even Noah, who constantly bickers with me, seems to genuinely care for me as if I were family, and also…

‘Father too!’

The image of the Duke’s indifferent face, always silently worrying about me, came to mind, and I couldn’t help but chuckle.

The best part of being reborn as Reshia was the opportunity to receive the love of a family.

It felt even more precious because it was a familial bond given naturally, despite not sharing blood.

I confidently chose ‘Claim Reward.’

[Message from Heaven]

(Notification) Post-Acceptance of Quest Permit Used

Would you like to use 1 Post-Acceptance Permit to complete the quest ‘It’s a Pity You Don’t Know the Greatness of Love!’?

[Yes / No]

When I selected ‘Yes,’ the quest ‘It’s a Pity You Don’t Know the Greatness of Love!’ was marked as complete with a line drawn through it.

[Message from Heaven]

(Notification) Quest Success!

Congratulations. You have been awarded 100,000,000 Heaven Coins as a reward. Would you like to claim them immediately?

[Yes / No]

I selected ‘Yes’ again and quickly called out to Oink.

“Oink!”

Even just calling his name, Oink knew exactly what his role was.

The coins that poured out from the void were swiftly sucked into Oink’s mouth.

After watching Oink feast, satisfied, I turned my gaze back to the quest list.

There were still five quests left that I hadn’t claimed rewards for.

But before I could examine the details of the completed quests, another message window popped up in front of me.

[Message from Heaven]

(Notification) Quest Success!

Congratulations. You have received a ‘Divine Card Draw Ticket’ as a special event reward.

Event Reward!

‘Great. So quests completed with the Post-Acceptance Permit also count as part of the event week.’

Since I had confirmed the rewards were coming in, I figured I should use the Post-Acceptance Permit to quickly complete the remaining quests as well.

But that wasn’t the end of the message windows.

[Message from Heaven]

(Notification) Quest Success!

Congratulations. You have obtained the ‘Blessing of Love’ as a reward.

‘Ah, right. There was another quest reward besides the coins.’

The Blessing of Love.

‘What exactly does this blessing do?’

It wasn’t the first time I had received a divine blessing. I had previously earned the ‘Blessing of Luck’ by diligently completing the Goddess of Fortune’s Four-Leaf Clover Quest. The Blessing of Luck had a clear and practical use: it increased the odds of drawing high-grade cards in the divine card draws, which you could get by donating coins. Thanks to it, I had managed to acquire quite a few top-tier cards with just a few donations and draws.

However, I hadn’t yet discovered any mention of the Blessing of Love.

‘Maybe it’ll come in handy later?’

In any case, it was a divine blessing, so it couldn’t hurt to have it. With that thought, I lightly pressed the X to close the message window.

While I was reading the messages, Oink had finished devouring all the coins and was now sitting quietly beside me.

“Wow, good job, Oink.”

I patted Oink on the rear in praise, and he wagged his tail enthusiastically as he made his way back to the nightstand.

‘He’s really adorable…’

The fact that such an adorable creature was created by the grumpy Axel! It was almost unbelievable.

‘I don’t expect him to be as cute as Oink, but…’

If only Axel softened his expression a little, people would flock to him.

Axel was the type to squander his good looks, noble lineage, and exceptional skills with his prickly personality.

It wasn’t hard to recall memories from my previous life.

‘Back then, there were quite a few people who tried to approach him, saying they even liked his prickly demeanor.’

They were noble ladies who were completely smitten with Axel’s looks. 

There were so many pretty and charming young ladies, even from my perspective as a woman, but Axel’s response was always indifferent. He seemed utterly uninterested in romance, and his constant coldness eventually drove away the more sensitive young ladies.

It made sense for Bael, a priest, to remain unmarried for life, but Kirke and Servian were already married with children. Yet here was Axel, the most attractive of the four, still single.

‘I’ve heard rumors about marriage proposals from time to time, though.’

It wasn’t something Axel had mentioned himself. The information came from Logan, who was not only the Duke’s closest aide but also a longtime friend of Axel.

‘There were even instances where the other party was very eager to proceed, but Axel turned them all down, leading to the proposals falling through.’

Logan had sighed heavily, saying that it seemed Axel was planning to live alone for the rest of his life.

Given his nature, which didn’t easily accommodate others, I didn’t find the idea of Axel living alone for life particularly surprising.

‘After all, marriage isn’t something you absolutely have to do.’

But from the perspective of those managing a noble family, forming strong marital alliances was important, so it seemed Logan was keen on connecting Axel with the daughter of a powerful family.

‘So, does that mean I’ll eventually marry into a powerful family too?’

The truth was, since I wasn’t truly of Elpinard blood, I didn’t fully meet the conditions that the most prominent families looked for in a daughter-in-law.

‘Is that why no marriage proposals have come for me?’

The girls known as the ‘Flower Trio’ said it was common for marriage proposals to pour in once you debuted in society. But for me, there had been no such news.

‘Now that I think about it…’

It wasn’t just marriage proposals that were absent. Since my debut in society, I should have received invitations to tea parties or balls, right?

Axel and Noah received an overwhelming number of letters every week, so much that it was hard to manage.

‘But I haven’t… received a single one!’

It wasn’t that I particularly wanted to be invited. Even if I did get invited, I would probably just end up writing a bunch of decline letters because I wouldn’t be able to attend. But the fact that I was being so thoroughly ignored meant there was something wrong.

‘Usually, in cases like this…’

Could it be that I somehow offended someone influential in society?

As I thought about it, something suddenly came to mind.

‘The Empress!’

Could it be that Kirke didn’t manage to clear up the misunderstanding with the Empress?

‘But Kirke isn’t the type to ignore something I asked her to do. Maybe Servian, but not Kirke.’

Kirke was actually someone who was too diligent in fulfilling requests from others, to the point where it could be considered a flaw.

‘So…’

Did Kirke try to clear up the misunderstanding, but the Empress didn’t believe her?

‘Hmm. Considering Kirke’s awkward acting skills, it wouldn’t be surprising if she ended up making things worse.’

I was beginning to understand the situation. While being deliberately ignored by society didn’t bother me much, I was still the ‘Lady of Elpinard,’ wasn’t I? I didn’t want any weird misunderstandings about me to tarnish the family name.

‘After all, I’m also a daughter of this house!’

Hehe.

With that thought in mind, I mechanically clicked ‘Accept Rewards’ on all the activated quests in the quest list. None of the quests had surprising content or massive rewards like the one commissioned by the Goddess of Love. All the rewards were modest, each under ten million won.

Normally, I would have wondered if it was worth using a Post-Acceptance Permit for such minor quests, but right now, it was worth it.

‘Completing quests earns me Divine Card Draw Tickets!’

But before I could receive the tickets, coins rained down from the sky first.

I was about to call out to Oink again.

Or, at least, I was about to.

“…Reshia?”

Before I could, I noticed Eugene standing in the doorway, his mouth slightly agape as he watched the gold coins pouring down from the heavens.