Typically, one skims through erotic novels, right?

Especially this one, where the descriptions became so repulsive towards the end that she skipped parts.

And who remembers the names of the male protagonist’s butlers?

There were four male leads, after all.

Besides, in the novel, it was just written as ‘butler,’ so she didn’t know the name.

“If I had known, I would have read it thoroughly…”

Charlie sat in the room Tanner had shown her, biting her nails.

Why did Nova say it was a Count’s household?

Surely, everyone in the empire knew about the Hunt family.

The situation was highly suspicious, but in the end, she was the one who signed.

“Calm down and think. Yes, I read the beginning carefully.”

If she couldn’t undo what was done, survival was the priority.

This world was set in the Empire of Graham, which worships the god of prosperity and fertility.

s*x is considered an act that reaches the gods and a blessing, making this place very open about s*x.

Moreover, while pheromones and alphas exist, there are no betas or omegas in this peculiar worldview.

A dominant alpha has s*x with another dominant alpha, knots, and becomes pregnant.

Additionally, those of Master rank or higher could use abilities, but there was a price to pay.

Headaches and severe insomnia. And a burning pain.

Of course, purification was also possible. Through contact with someone with high holy power. The most certain method was having s*x and ej*culating.

s*x partners thus became each other’s guides.

But for the extremely dominant Grand Master, it was bleak.

Until the female protagonist Liliana appeared, only the Emperor and the Grand Duke were at the same level.

This is why the imperial family conducted holy power tests on the citizens.

Even if a commoner was found to have Master-level holy power, they would become a part of the imperial family and gain a noble title.

However, this was a very rare case.

Even the female protagonist, Liliana, was the first saintess to appear in five hundred years.

Thus, the imperial family maintained their lineage through incest among relatives, excluding parents. Additionally, the imperial family had prepared some countermeasures for this.

In the Graham Empire, if a dominant was born, they must be presented to the imperial prince and princess. The imperial family met all the dominants in the country to find matching pheromones.

Verified dominant guides sprayed massive amounts of pheromones and helped with ej*culation. The same applied when attempting to knot with a spouse.

Moreover, due to the existence of harems, they received periodic s*x, or purification.

But Hector was different.

The Hunt family hid the fact that he was a Grand Master.

That didn’t mean there were no measures at all.

One of the Hunt family’s hidden abilities, a dark magic called Rut, could temporarily elevate the other person’s holy power to the highest level.

The Hunt family used this ability to momentarily turn dominants into extreme dominants, then knotted to barely maintain their lineage.

However, during knotting, they poured out so much magic that it led to death.

Given this situation, there were four dominant male leads affected by Liliana, with the two most extreme being Emperor Kaisis and Grand Duke Hector.

“Hector even has mysophobia, so ej*culation, let alone s*x, is difficult.”

Hector, who rarely received purification, suffered from accumulated side effects of his ability, experiencing severe pain and insomnia.

It was impossible for him to be sane.

How could he not start a war just because he wanted to swing a sword?

The miracle that came to Hector, Liliana’s powerful holy power, drove him insane.

From their first meeting, he showed mad obsession and committed kidnapping.

Afterward, Hector imprisoned and r*ped Liliana, even using dark magic.

“That scene was truly shocking.”

It was as if it turned people into animals in heat.

The scene where the rational Liliana, who hated Hector, inserted his c*ck into her v*gina, moved her hips, and moaned was too much to watch and had to be covered.

But in the original work, Hector never knots with Liliana. It wasn’t because Liliana was a Miracle, a higher rank than Hector. To knot, not only the body but also the heart had to move. So it was impossible.

“Someone needs to teach him.”

Even if knotting was successful, the Hunt family, who had exhausted all their magic using their ability, would die within a year. The same applied to the partner who became extremely dominant.

“Miss Charlie. It’s Tanner.”

“Yes!”

Charlie, lost in thought, stood up abruptly.

“I will guide you through the mansion.”

“Yes, yes. I’m coming now.”

But that was before entering and working in this crazy Grand Duke’s mansion in this novel.

* * *

Why is this house, which isn’t even the main house, so grand?

Charlie, who was following Tanner closely, gradually became dizzy.

More precisely, she couldn’t remember any of the explanations she heard after leaving her room.

No wonder, as there were dozens of rooms on one floor alone.

The doors looked so identical that without nameplates, she wouldn’t even be able to find the bathroom.

Moreover, each room had different uses based on status, as Tanner was explaining right now.

“The room we just left is the audience room used to greet those of higher status than the Hunt family. Since His Grace is a Grand Duke, it is only used for the Emperor’s visits. And this room is the drawing room for lower statuses like Marquis, Count, Viscount, Baron, etc.”

Suddenly, Tanner stopped speaking.

Charlie, who looked exhausted, was blinking her dazed eyes.

“Miss Charlie.”

“Yes?”

“How much do you remember?”

“…….”

“It seems you don’t remember anything after leaving the room.”

Could Tanner’s ability be mind-reading?

Charlie tried to empty her head as much as possible and answered.

“So this room is the meeting room….”

“It’s the drawing room.”

“…….”

Tanner looked down at Charlie with a disdainful expression. The height difference cast a long shadow over Charlie.

“I forgot for a moment that Miss Charlie is a Zero.”

“…….”

“It’s my fault for not considering it, so don’t feel bad.”

I don’t feel particularly bad.

This man has a knack for hitting people with facts in a calm manner.

Charlie gently erased her past thoughts of liking Tanner.

“Since you won’t remember even if I explain more, let’s go straight to the main building where you will work, Miss Charlie.”

“Pardon? The main building?!”

Charlie’s steps came to an abrupt halt as if rejecting him.

That’s right, Hector despised women.

Not only because of the pheromone scent but also because of the women who threw themselves at him.

Just as men went crazy over Liliana who has high holy power, it was natural for women to go crazy over the Grand Master-level Hector.

Thus, it was said that only carefully selected male attendants were in the main building.

No, the entire Hunt family consisted solely of men.

This was a well-remembered fact, as the Hunt family’s knight order was a female-free zone in the novel and was highly favored.

But what is this character collapse, no, this work collapse?

“I am a woman, though.”

At Charlie’s statement, Tanner’s eyes sharpened and pierced through her.

“What do you mean by that……?”

The murderous intent was so intense that chills ran down Charlie’s spine.

The fact that Hector was a Grand Master and had mysophobia was top-secret, known only to his closest confidants.

Realizing her slip of the tongue, Charlie hurriedly made an excuse.

“Oh, that……. I heard you were looking for a Zero maid because you disliked the scent of pheromones…….”

As Tanner’s gaze slightly softened, Charlie quickly continued.

“I heard there’s something called pheromone insensitivity, where lower-class pheromones are found repulsive.”

“You don’t need to worry about that. Your pheromones are not repulsive, Miss Charlie.”

Finally, Tanner withdrew his fierce gaze.

“On the contrary, they are very pleasant.”

“What? Mine?!”

“You didn’t know?”

“I’ve heard they were pleasant, but I didn’t think they’d be liked by nobles…….”

“Well…….”

Tanner looked Charlie up and down and said,

“It feels like holding a very small and soft pure white kitten.”

“Haha……. A kitten, huh.”

Hector would probably tear that kitten to pieces.

Charlie forced a smile.

Whether he knew this or not, Tanner faintly smiled.

“His Grace might actually like it.”

What did you say, you demon?

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