??????????!


    [ ??????''?? ????????????, ?????????????? ?? ?????????????? ???????? ?????????? ???????????????????? ???? ???????? ?????????????? ????????????!! ]


    Suddenly, the robotic voice of the system began to transform into a more womanly tone, infused with urgency, as it warned the man not to undertake an action that would jeopardize the mission.


    [ ???????????? ??????''??! ?? ???????? ???????? ?????????? ??????????! ??????''?? ???????? ?????? ????????????! ]


    SWOOSH


    But upon noticing his eyes turning ck, the voice instantly seemed to materialize into a small fairy, no more than an inch in height.


    With her appearance, the entire world seemed to lose its color, transitioning into ck and white, as time around them came to a halt.


    The only ones in color were Damien and the fairy, who had secretly worked behind the system to manipte the plot.


    Indeed, the fairy served as Damien''s side assistant, helping him wield the perks thate with ying a viin role—such as the System, soul beasts, or special abilities—her task being to adjust things as necessary like penalty, rewards etc.


    ''....I am inplete control, Lyra, don''t panic,'' Damien kept his eyes fixed on the figure of the woman, now frozen in a colorless static image after pping him. She red back at him with anger and teary eyes, halted by the time stop, his ws poised near her neck yet restrained from harming her or strangling her delicate neck.


    It was clear he was under control, evident from him opening the portal for constetion votings, causing the entire world to freeze momentarily until he chose his next move.


    As part of his daily routine as a transmigrating viin, he relied on input from his clients, who ultimately suggested his forting actions.


    Though notpelled in the slightest, he could easily dispose of the woman who had pped him.


    A woman who ignored the efforts of this body''s previous owner to gain her attention. And yet, if he were to kiss another woman, her reaction would be exaggerated—hypocrisy itself seemed embarrassed in this scenario.


    Of course, Damien, ying the role of a viin and a star employee in this field, would never be angry just because she pped him.


    His anger stemmed from the pain inflicted by such hypocrites on all the viins he chose to portray.


    ''Open the Suggestions of Constetions,'' Damien ordered, his ck eyes tilting slightly upward.


    Lyra exhaled in relief, knowing her bonus was secure, and flew upwards. She circled and sprinkled a stardust substance that quickly formed into a screen.


    ?═─────Constetions────═?


    ????????????_?????????????? = ???? ?????????? ???? ?????????? ?????? ?????? ???????? ????????????


    ????????????_???????????????????? = ???????? ??????, ???????? ????????, ?????????????? ?????? ??????????, ?????? ???? ????????


    ?═─────Constetions────═?


    ''Only two?'' Damien remarked, noting the limited number of constetions suggesting the next course of action. He attributed it to their ignorance of how the system operated, their roles merely observational and not taking part in doingments.


    ''Lyra, didn''t you add an announcement?'' Damien queried, turning to the fairy.


    She flinched, then averted her tiny body, scratching her chin with a broken smile as she realized she had indeed forgotten to announce the special privileges granted exclusively to constetions by Damien—privelege to suggest his uing actions.


    ''Should I request another assistant?'' Damien contemted recing the incapable fairy who couldn''t even handle a simple task, leaving him with just two suggestions for the next plot.


    Whenever his eyes turnedpletely ck, he would open the portals for constetions and listen to their suggestions, deciding for himself whether to ept them or not.


    With limited options, he reviewed bothments from the constetions.


    ''Kill her, hmm'' Damien mused, focusing on one of the cruelest constetions who relished in suffering.


    However, he quickly realized he couldn''t simply erase this world, as it required his investment to secure a seat in different worlds and hecked enough investments.


    Technically, all these worlds were real, born from the supreme consciousness of the constetions.


    But now each seeking a new path for the destinies of these worlds.


    This establishment gave rise to thepany where Damien excelled as a star employee in the viinous roles.


    And to establish a particr world as his yground, Damien collects investments from constetions in the form of Power Stones, a special currency used exclusively for selecting specific worlds.


    Each world has its own price, paid solely in Power Stones.


    Observing how one constetion suggested destroying a world that had cost him half of his life savings, Damien closed that window and pocketed the suggestion for future consideration.


    As a star employee, he securely kept all suggestions to use at his discretion, disregarding those from constetions that didn''t suit his ns in future and using back up he stored for now in future.


    ''Let''s begin then,'' Damien said, lifting his finger to select the constetion he had decided upon. In that moment, the sound of his snap echoed, shattering the colorless world like ss.


    Snap


    "S-stop it!" Amelia cried out, her hand poised after delivering a resounding p to the man who once imed to love her more than anyone, now caught in a vulgar situation with another woman.


    ''Amelia?'' Edward''s senses tingled with an unfamiliar unease as he witnessed her pulling Damien and Emilia apart and delivering a decisive p.


    Edward recognized the significance of that p and Amelia''s enraged, tear-filled eyes—it hinted at feelings for Damien were still inside her heart which Edward could never ept.


    GASP


    Every member of the high society present held their breath, shocked at Damien Raphael receiving a p, regardless of it being from someone like Amelia Crimwell—this was truly unprecedented.


    "Heh?" Damien, his eyes back to normal, stared at Amelia unfazed by the p he received, without blinking, confronting the woman who felt betrayed and cheated upon.


    "How could you!—SLAP " Before Amelia could finish, a sharp pnded on her cheek, causing her body to stagger and tumble to the ground, veins in her neck tensed from her words which was disrupted by a hit on her face.


    thud


    Her bodyy on the floor, hands trembling as tears welled in her eyes, reaching slowly towards her now warm cheeks. She couldn''tprehend what had just urred. ''N-no, did he just p me?''


    ''now, it''s your turn'' Damien, observing Amelia''s fallen form with disheveled hair, formed a smirk and lifted his gaze toward Edward.


    "N-NO AMELIA!!" Edward''s widened eyes and clenched jaws betrayed his shock and fury as he lunged toward Damien, his body pulsating with internal energy that shattered the floor tiles beneath his feet.


    "I could at least hit her back, can''t I?" Damien added casually.


    "DAMIEN! YOU BASTARD!!!" Edward roared in rage as he swung his fist towards the man who had dared to lift his hand on a mere woman.