356 Gabriels warning (1/2)

Before even half of the people managed to enter the small world, the male trio that could hold the titles of the first settlers noticed the commotion and approached me. Falling down to their knees as soon as they get into a proper hearing distance, they all bowed.

”Brother!”

Suddenly reminded that Heila was, in fact, a sister of Gabriel's helper, I couldn't stop a slight blush from surfacing on my head, as I realised that I set off to save their families, and returned with her hanging off my arm! But from the looks of it, either this poor guy didn't realise what our relationship looked like, or kindly decided to ignore it. No matter which was it, I couldn't help but feel guilty as hell upon recalling what did I do to his wife!

”You little… Come here!”

Raising his head, the middle-aged man suddenly broke. As if his entire seriousness was nothing more than just a pretence, his eyes turned watery as he stretched his arms forward.

Without a moment of hesitation, Heila rushed towards him, falling into his embrace. Unable to contain the strength at which she approached him, both of them falling to the back. Just as I thought that I would be able to get away from this place and push the topic regarding both of the girls from this poor guy family, Jessie appeared out of nowhere right beside me.

”Dear?”

With tears brimming in her eyes, she jumped into the tangled mess, only increasing the disorder at which the thee of them was hugging each other. With this touching reunion swiftly noticed by the rest of the people coming to my small world, it didn't take long for Gabriel's wife to appear as well and sink into the arms of her husband.

Seeing the opportunity to leave and take care of other matters at hand, or rather, escape the inevitable situation that would appear as soon as Jessie would open her mouth, I was about to sneak out, when my peace got obviously disturbed.

”Dear, I have happy news! I will be able to bear our Lord's child!”

As if a sword of Damocles was hanging over my head, I was unable to escape in time, forced to just stand there in place, unable to guess how the situation would develop. After all, if this poor guy followed the earthly morals, I would be the sole cause of the first major discord in my own damned society!

”Wait, are you serious?”

Pushing his wife away at the lengt of his arm, the man's face turned serious, before he moved his sight on me, causing my entire body to twitch in uneasiness. With how I wanted to appear to be an amiable lord for those people, cuckolding one of the first three of my subjects didn't seem to be a good start!

”I'm honoured!”

Suddenly, the man pushed his wife aside, and with his face somehow brimming with joy, he hit his forehead against the ground, kowtowing before me.

”Not only that! Both me and Heila will be warming his bed from now on! I myself don't have any idea what did we do to deserve such honour!”

At this point, I couldn't help but just smile wryly, as if I could make any sense of the ongoing situation. But despite my as calm as the fake front I had to put on, my thoughts were a mess.

Even someone as unsocial as my former self could say with all certainty that this guy was truly happy when he heard the news, that would devastate any other loving husband. From the way in which he hugged his wife, I had no doubts that he really cared for her, yet despite that, he was still happy to hear that she might be already carrying my child, and if she does not, his damned wife would do her best trying to reach that sort of end result!

With all the words that appeared as I was talking with Heila, my opinion about the morals and virtues of relationships in this world were slowly crumbling, but it was this guy genuine elation that deal the fatal hit to my previous approach to the topic.