My Husband is Possessed by the Main Character

Wait… what…?

[You must conquer the world and neutralize your final opponent, the ‘Hidden Power Torn from a Novel,’ to receive the quest rewards!]

Huh?

I soon learned the identity of this “Hidden Power Torn from a Novel” I had to defeat.

The quest had turned my husband into the enemy I had to kill in this “couple’s quest.”

Is this what they call a prenatal quest?

Everyone here, including my husband, all the hunters, are out to kill me…

What’s worse, my monster minions and I are so strong that the humans are already at a serious disadvantage.

Even if it’s just a virtual space created for a quest, everything feels so real that the deaths seem almost genuine.

‘If I had known this quest would be like this…’

Let’s finish this quickly.

For the sake of our strong baby, I have to secure the rewards.

At that moment, a few hunters charged toward me.

“I won’t forgive you, vile witch!”

“We’ll avenge the innocent victims!”

‘Oh dear.’

As the hunters entered my range, the system displayed their names and rankings.

[Hunter Rank 3: Cha Soo-hyuk]

[Hunter Rank 5: Kim Jin-ah]

They’re very skilled, it seems.

However, my knightly monsters quickly intercepted them, loyal to the core, defending me fiercely.

Though feeling thwarted by the sudden arrival of my knights, the hunters fought for their lives. Even the Rank 3 hunter was engaged in a fierce battle with one of my knights.

‘This level of damage is significant.’

But how could I complete the quest if I wiped out all my monsters?

‘Right. I need to find the “Hidden Power” quickly and settle this. Even if it’s Alec, after all…’

As I looked around, it became clear that with me here, my knights were more focused on protecting me than on harming the citizens.

‘By now, he should be here.’

And then—

“Ah! It’s a hunter!”

“You, you are…”

Suddenly, someone appeared, shifting the tide. My knightly monsters couldn’t hold their ground for even a moment, toppling like dominos.

Their speed was like light itself. The knights quickly formed a layered shield around me, but this opponent’s speed was just as formidable.

Ding!

[Hunter Rank 1: Name Unknown. ‘Hidden Power Torn from a Novel’]

“!”

Oh, it’s my husband!

At last, my opponent had entered my vicinity.

He adjusted his feather-like silver sword with a casual twist, and as I signaled my monsters, they halted their attacks. The smoke and dust drifting up from the vanishing monsters seemed to add an air of mystery around him.

His long limbs, moving as though emerging from another dimension, resembled a model’s strut.

And that sharply defined face, his black hair flowing like a seasoned protagonist in a tragic romance…

‘My husband looks *so* cool…!’

I wasn’t the only one admiring him. The others looked relieved, their faces lighting up at his arrival. Now that he had appeared, they felt saved and couldn’t look away.

He was famous even here as an extraordinary, unforgettable beauty.

“…Everyone, stand back,” he said in a low voice to the hunters keeping watch around me.

“H-hunter! But…!”

They looked worried but didn’t approach him any further.

No wonder—they were up against the “Hidden Power” who had claimed the number one rank within just two days of arriving in this world.

Initially, people had looked at him with curiosity, asking, “Who is he?” But before long, he had cleared multiple dungeon breaks that had appeared before me and risen to Rank 1 among the hunters.

Securing Rank 1 here was his first objective in this prenatal quest.

Just as my ultimate goal was to defeat him and take over the world, he had to defeat me to save it and complete the quest.

And since this was a couple’s quest, both of us had to succeed to earn the rewards.

…What kind of ridiculous quest was this?

Only one could win, yet we both had to “win”?

*Ding!*

[To proceed to the next story stage, please perform the trigger line:]

[“What’s a man like you doing here? Wouldn’t you rather become my 65th husband than be killed?”]

Glancing at the system window, I hesitated.

Another one of those cringeworthy lines!

This quest occasionally gave us system-mandated lines as triggers. Both Alec and I had to say them to move the story forward.

Holding back a twitch at the corner of my mouth, I mustered up the will to play the role of the villainous noblewoman.

“What’s a handsome man like you doing here…? You’re too fine to kill. How about becoming my 65th husband instead?”

“…”

Alec’s mouth twitched slightly, stifling a laugh. My eyes narrowed at him, though his gaze was as tender as ever.

There was no other hunter who would look at the final boss with such boundless affection.

*Ding!*

[To proceed to the next story stage, please perform the trigger line:]

[“As it happens, I’m looking for the father of my child.”]

Action note: Tenderly stroke your belly.]

“As it happens, I’m looking for the father of my child,” I said, forcing a sultry smile and caressing my stomach.

Alec approached with a look of deep affection, though the words he spoke were menacingly phrased.

It was another trigger line.

“Are you the lady torn from a portrait?”

“Too dazzling to have just come from a portrait, wouldn’t you say?”

“Truly beauti… I mean…”

He almost broke character, blurting out his honest feelings, but then he closed his mouth, looking sheepish as he smoothed his mouth.

It was clear he didn’t like these trigger lines either.

But we had an important mission to complete, to earn the rewards for our strong baby. No matter how embarrassing or absurd the lines were, we had to say them.

If it would mean our child growing up strong enough to avoid even the cold northern chills…

Resolutely, he gave me a mocking look filled with fierce resolve.

“That face may have ensnared others, but not me. To me, you’re nothing but a monster that has slaughtered hundreds of thousands.”

“Are you sure of that?”

I faithfully delivered the next trigger line, stepping closer to him.

As the distance between the top-ranked Hunter and me narrowed, sighs of worry rose even louder from the crowd. Yet, despite the taunt of the final boss of an SSSSS-ranked gate, he didn’t falter.

Of course, he wouldn’t—I’m his wife, after all…

I reached out my hand, lovingly brushing his cheek as I gazed up at him flirtatiously.

“No, don’t!”

“Hunter, dodge!”

“Take your hands off our number one!”

…There was quite an uproar all around.

All I’d done was touch my husband, but everyone acted like I was about to devour him whole. They saw it as the final boss trying to seduce the top Hunter.

And yet, his eyes sparkled as if rainbows were glistening in them, radiating the sweetest expression.

“Hey, number one,” I teased, meeting his gaze more deeply, whispering softly enough that only he could hear, “It’s been a while since we met, hasn’t it? What’s it been, twelve hours?”

At my whisper, he chuckled softly.

“I thought it had been two hundred years.”

“Oh, my.”

Well, twelve hours can feel like two hundred years.

When even a few hours apart felt like an eternity, twelve hours without seeing each other was practically unbearable.

“I was about to lose my mind. Now I can finally breathe again.”

“Ha ha.”

His voice, filled with affection, made me laugh softly as I pulled away slightly. I had felt the same as he did.

A couple simply cannot be separated; we are truly one heart and soul.

With my hand still resting on his cheek, I finally voiced my line.

“Can you really bring yourself to defeat me like this?”

*Ding!*