(Life is like a encounter.)
Encounter have a knack into barging in our lives whether at least you're prepared or not, is like a playful trickster that will bound tricks upon you when you caught off guard in the midst of a consistent routine.
They're are the anomaly whose at good when crashing the plan unpredictability, intervening by adding a dose of unexpected events into otherwise mundane life.
Whether it's unforeseen problem with one of the hardest questions in the middle of exam, or stumbling upon a fortunate encounter with your childhood crush during the first day of high school, such encounters often find is way of reminding us that life is full of mystery and happiness waiting for us to stumble.
(That is why is called present.... But now, why the hell is it the reason I'm about to meet her?!)
"Greetings to you all, I'm Aria Gloryfield."
(Are you kidding me, why is she heading here?!!!!)
I have stumble many encounters in my life but not as dangerous as this one whose in front of me.
(Where the hell did I make a mistake?)
That old sales manager convinced me that this darn game was a golden gem, so I just bought it and played it out as plain curiosity.
Encountering such a golden gem game, I thought, why not try it the first time?
And after finished the first walkthrough, my mind was already blown away, it was really a golden gem game and well made one at that.
I even quickly searched countless forums and fandom websites about this game and founded out that is was so underated as weren't many people talk about it.
For me, stumbling upon this game is like a treasure trove within every gamer's collection.
But please, tell me why....
Why is this kind of situation in front of me?!!!
Just within the glamorous room where countless nobles waiting just to meet her, a princess was approaching towards me.
"Corrin, darling?"
(Fucking shit, I shouldn't bought this game in the first place...!!!)
I even tried my best to avoid as many significant events that would related triggering her event flag, yet here I am this goddamn event was still happening.
(Judging from her overly calm smile that I knew she was upset about my decision right now)
[ Dragon's Heart ]
That is title of the game, as it was romance fantasy game set in the beginning at the Academy and then War arc which would happen in the latter half of the game.
Where innocent and youthful drama of the characters unfolded in the verge of a large scale war, featuring a tactical aspect, a good blend of action and adventure along with complex and well written cast of characters, each of their own unique personality, background, as well their own roles in midst of chaotic war.
Though, it's wasn't as perfect as it had some parts of the story have well over-use tropes, cliches and archetypes in it.
Overall, its was still a really well made game despite having these big three being used to this day, for a reason, after all these were still existed because it's 'Unique' and 'Fun'.
The addictive story and narrative along with a slice take of each characters, as well as really beautiful heroines, exploring each in and out of each common routes and every heroines' routes, side-character routes; including testing out all of the bad endings with all of them.
Not to forget that they were included a very steamy erotic scenes if you have manage to conquer or romance the heroines before and after the final battle in the end.
It would've have been around on my top-tier best romance game of all time, if only for a fact that I hadn't been so clumsy enough to just transport into the game.
Is this the reason why old sales manager convince me as to bought this game? It's because the golden game, a fucking curse?!
That's not possible, for all I know that he's not God or maybe something like a devil himself, right?
Or maybe is it because that my heart went so fast upon finished a 100% completion walkthrough by achieving a true harem ending in my last run of the game.
Is it because that I fell for each heroine?
(Bullshit!!! There's no way for me to fell on them would actually make me fell in the game itself!!!)
That would be the last freaking stupid thing to happened of me.
Sure, I was been very happy to finally achieved the best of the best endings in the game, which took me hours and even a lots of days, or hell even took a miracle in reaching at least a month due to how freakishly amount of branching routes were included in the game.
And I would have brought me in the end, surprisingly waking up in a newborn baby as this freakish character that....
"Hello, Darling🎵 are you not going to say something to me."
"....."
My monologue has went silent. I knew very well that she was already aware that I ignore her presence even before her grand entrace, after all this woman in front of me was a daughter of the duke.
Oh! I seems that I was too deep in the monologue, I almost forgot to mentioned to you all that today was her birthday, and she was now turning 14 this year.
Okay back again, hearing her over calming voice from miles away made my skin crawl. So much it was possible that her voice alone could send my heartbeat and mind into full stop, not to mentioned those overpowered eyes of mystique of hers.
Yet still played this waiting game, hoping that if I didn't respond, she would just go away, lose some of the affection points that she have for me before the main events of game began.
Ponyuu🎵
But of course, It could said that my plan went backfired on me as the hope is lost when my arm was magically slip in between her well shape buns, it's pillows were soft and warm like I was in melting marshmallow in her...
(Wawawawawaiiit!!! Don't fall yourself!!!)
"I'm sorry, Darling. You wouldn't respond, so I was give you something that will break your silence... fufu🎶"
(Don't you mean you just ignored as well, you cunning saintess)
As I quickly turned my head away while trying to break away, though I could only further deeper in as her grip was already tightened.
"Darling, I have bare good news it seems that both of our parents were already discussing about our engagement at this moment."
"....."
So in the end for naught, since we ended up getting engaged as expected. I've been planning to delaying or to say break off this engagement, but I guess it was still bound to happen one way or another. Just like what happened in the beginning of the game.
"Don't you think it's about time to accept their wishes, Darling?"
"...."
"Try feign ignorance won't change their minds nor mine, Darling."
(You don't know that!!!)
"Turning away from the reality like that only makes you more desirable, Darling~🎵"
She whispered into my ears, even though I already turned my head away yet her surreal voice, it gave me goosebumps just from her alluring tone.
Without giving any time for me to respond, she effortlessly pull me in as both of our face meet each other in solemnly passion.
Her pale blue eyes were locked into mine...
Facing into me about right now, was a dazzling beautiful woman with blonde hair shines as bright as the morning glory and the paleness of her blue eyes were as calm as Blue lake.
Her white and blue dress were highlighted that all of her great assets...
(Beautiful...)
That's the first thing that comes from my mind when every time my eyes meets her.
Her presence were distinctive in the game, but what's made her so special was she emitted a unnatural aura.
It was mentioned in the fandom website that her elegance and beauty were exuded both an air of nobility and an aura of saint which the moment you look at her gaze makes you kneel down and kiss her hand.
Both her presence in the game or now this moment in front of me, no matter how many times, its was still always felt breathtaking like my brain was engraving her image.
You feel that the world turn slow.
As she earlier introduced herself, she was Aria Gloryfield, the grand heroine of the game, titled as the saintess, the Valkyrie of the Warmaidens, and the very reason that her encounter to my mundane life was come to end as she was the deathflag that will end my life.
As well as my childhood friend, sweetheart and, as already been sealed by fate by now, my future fiancée.
"Hi..." I stammered.
"Come now, you're still shy around me, Darling."
She smiled as her hands traced my cheeks, sending chills all throughout my body.
Every strand of my hair were practically stood on end with fear as her sweet voice grew cold.
I'm sure by now that you all would actually say that I must be grateful of having such a beautiful lady who embraced me and showed affection, so let me put into my perspective that right at this moment I knew....
I fucked up....
"Darling, tell me why are you avoiding me rather openly? I've noticed this quite a lot lately, but don't you know that there is limit to how much my big heart can take without your affection, right~"
"...."
Told you so.
To tell you the truth. My mouth was actually so dry that I only could do was swallowed the words back where they came from.
Lying wasn't an option that could pull it off without being detected by her unique skill [Eyes of Mystique], guaranteed my deathflag rather early.
The brightness in her eyes was started to darkened slowly.
It's just like the one coming from Memory CG's in the game that were deep engraved, resurfaced as I saw her making that expression.
[Bad End no. 69: Saint's Loving Embrace]
It was the same expression she have when she hugged the protagonist from the behind before stabbing him completely.
Though there's no blood on her face right now, still it made me chills right down to the bones.
(Shit.... She's not really going to stab me from behind, isn't she?!)
I knew ignoring her for almost a month straight was already risky decision, but what can I do in this situation.
I had to made sure that the goddamn, dense as the deep space, main protagonist to safely to meet one of favorite heroine of the game.
I can't just tell her so simply like...
[Aria, there is this girl that needs to meet with my friend or something like that... teehee~]
That's the moment my deathflag would raise my tail, considering her overly possessive personality if when she heard another girl's name, not to mention certain heroine.
As she was the special heroine who wouldn't be part of the common route if she wasn't to meet up with the dense protagonist during the prologue chapter in the game.
I had no choice but to guide the protagonist towards her. Of course that was the last thing I would intervene at this point for now, as encounter her would also triggered.
Yes. She was also one of the deathflags would I encounter in this world.
"Darling~ You were gone for four weeks straight without knowing where you headed.... I have feared that leave me and what was force me make some extra measures to make sure everyone will know you will become entirely mine"
What I've learned during the first run in the game when I tried to romance Aria....and that was never go to other heroines' routes.
Sadly, it seems my first time had repeated once more by just guiding the protagonist.
Was I did wreckless?
Yes. You could said that.
But even still, that was one to make sure that can deviate some parts of the narrative in the game. I could even change my narrative that was awaiting for me.
At least that was I thought before determined my decision...and after the way Aria was looking at me right now was really scary... That was last thing I could do before the main narrative would take place.
As someone who almost completely the game down to every nook and cranny, I knew very well just how my miserable fate in the future would be, also with various heroines in the game.
Yes. All of them were the deathflags that I need to avoid an encounter with.
I can still remember very well that this character I born into was brutally murdered for her love to the protagonist.
[Scene no. 79: Broken Engagement ]
"Aria–"
As I wanted to try explaining my situation to amend my mistake, but Aria prevent me to speak, as her gentle finger touched my lips.
"!!!"
I take that back, her finger were actually cold as it was encased my dry lips by her frost, it felt that it bleeds a bit.
Then Aria patted my head before pulling me into her blossomful bossom.
Though I want to break away but my body went into freeze mode as she embraced me.
"I trust you that wouldn't cheat on me, Darling~"
Haha... It seems this is I can do at the moment to prevent any early flags and to live as mundanely as I could possible, but this the best that I can do.
My life as Corrin Ashfallen, to already be signed my deathflags as Saintess's fiancé, the very character would be killed in the hands of this heroine, as well other heroines in the near future from now...
"I promise you."
Just these three words and her cold aura that she gave were gone but her cheerful smile instead.
She nestled deeply and cuddle me like a cat.
It seems that she was reassured of my sincere words, as her unique skill cannot be seen.
"Darling~ you are mine..."
Seriously, there is no moment for me to take a break...
To think that this heroine who in a few years will be the one at the end of sword and penetrate my heart to be so possessive of me instead the protagonist like the narrative of the game.
I wonder how I make such crucial slip up...
With her around, but also encounter all of them.
Just how fucking am I to survive this unknown girl's battlefield!!!.