God of Systems: Maker of Heroes and Villains

Rebecca was caught off guard by the accusatory edge in her brother's voice. She looked at him, feeling both confused and betrayed, but she still decided to explain what was going on, hoping that he had misunderstood her intentions.

"Keith, this is Mister Glynov and this girl is his daughter. We were just talking about how she'd be a great fit for you so why don't you take a seat and get to know each other?"

Hearing her words, he silently turned to look at the family of three who were already scrutinizing him. Though, Keith also noticed the guy's eyes fall on Clara. Keith watched him stare at her with a frown for a few seconds before he pointed at her doubtfully.

"Did I see you somewhere?"

Clara who was taken aback by the set up in front of her, did not know how to respond. She was still slightly at a shock and did not know how to act in this situation. Too many things happened at the same time in her mind, making her confused on what to do.

She didn't know whether Keith wanted the public to know about their relationship and a part of her also shot up her insecurities back up, making her wonder if Keith will feel shame if she claimed herself as his partner.

Luckily for her though, Amelia spoke up.

"Her last name is Glynov too and her father used to be a baronet. That should be enough for you to guess who she is and also..." she began, but Keith held her hand and shook his head.

That was enough to stop her from spilling the beans. She knew that she shouldn't expose her friend's relationship with Keith until the debt was settled.

Unfortunately, it was too late. The Mrs Glynov got up from her seat and pointed at Keith accusingly, "Young man, are you trying to say something to us by bringing to girls with you? If you have any problems with my daughter, talk to us like a man instead of bringing girls to intimidate my daughter."

Keith raised his eyebrow as he looked at her, but her husband stood up and grabbed hold of her shoulders before pushing her back into the couch, "Let's talk peacefully, all of you. Let's give each other a chance."

"Yeah, these two are his colleagues from work and I just brought them here so that they can support Keith." Adam spouted bullshit as he walked into the room and stood beside Rebecca.

Keith took a deep breath and glared at Rebecca before he took a seat in front of the family. Amelia and Clara stood behind Keith's chair along with the two couple, waiting for chaos to unfold.

"Alright, from what I can tell, you guys came her for a marriage proposal. Am I right?" he asked as he looked at the three of them.

The girl acted meek, looking down at the floor the moment Keith's gaze made contact with her eyes.

"Yes, Rebecca said that she knew someone who had established himself as an official employee of the Protection Church, so we thought that we'd come and meet you." the man said and immediately, he wife began to tell him about her daughter.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"I've taught Tina how to keep the house clean, to take care of all the chores and how to cook. She's been learning since childhood and I'm very proud of her. On top of that, she knows how to read! Having a literate wife is a huge plus in the society and this alone will make people look up to you, make them respect you."

Keith silently listened to them and once they were done, he looked at the girl, "Tina." he said and saw her lift up her head.

"Listen, I have nothing against you so don't let this get to your head." he said and then looked at her mother who frowned when she heard his words.

"I can cook, clean and do everything that your daughter can do. On top of that, being able to read doesn't mean that she's literate. Before we go around arguing about various things, I'd like to tell you that I have someone I like and I plan on spending my future with her."

Mrs Glynov waved her hand and chuckled, "Hahahahah, that's fine! Tina can be your second wife, I don't have any problem with that. Rebecca just told me that you got promoted to an Inquisitor, so that means that your salary is pretty high. You should be able to take care of my daughter on top of having another woman, can't you?"

Keith ignored her since listening to her alone made him feel exhausted. Instead he looked at Tina and her father instead.

"Ignore your mom for a minute and listen to me, okay? I said that I have someone I plan on spending my future with, which means that I care about this person a lot. Even if we do get engaged, the foundation of it was a single meeting, which is this.

Think about it logically. Do you think that I'll give both of you the same amount of time and affection? Do you think that you can handle seeing me spend more time with someone else while not giving you enough attention? Think about it and tell me. And sir," he addressed Tina's father, "Do you really want to see your daughter go through emotional pain?"

Keith's words were partially true, but he wasn't someone who would ignore someone just because he liked someone else more. Marriage was a responsibility and while he didn't have any intention to marry the girl in front of him, he also wanted her to come to an understanding that the marriage is a bad idea.

Just rejecting her directly felt like a heartless thing to do.

"It's fine, she's a tough girl!" the woman said, pressing him more, but Keith had reached his limits with her garbage.

The mental clarity he had gotten thanks to his pipe, simply amplified his annoyance as her words made absolutely no sense when context was considered.

"I said that I'm talking to your daughter and your husband. Not you, so please shut up or do you not understand such simple words?"