I Became the Villainess, But My Beast Husbands Can Hear My Mind?!-Chapter 47: A Fox Who Wants Them All

[No,] the system replied firmly. [It is a real vow commonly used by the bird clan.]

Roxanna immediately sat up. She was utterly confused because she had truly thought that what Cyrus said was nothing more than teasing.

After all, she hadn’t felt any change at all after that kiss. There wasn’t a strange feeling, no sign, completely nothing.

[What were you expecting, Host?] the system asked. [An explosion? Shining light? Flower magic? No. Sealing a vow doesn’t need to be dramatic. Once the kiss happened, and your souls connected, the vow was already sealed.]

"Then... what will happen after that?" Roxanna asked softly. "Does that mean Cyrus will never leave me? Just like what he said in his vow?"

[Yes. The bird clan usually makes that vow when they get married. But because the evil Roxanna forced Cyrus to marry her, he never used that vow before,] the system explained.

That vow was not just an ordinary marriage oath, but a pledge stating that the male would protect his female and their nest until his last breath.

Roxanna bit the tip of her nail and whispered, "In other words... he willingly offered himself to me? But why?"

She couldn’t understand it. Even if she no longer treated him or her other husbands badly, Cyrus should still have some resentment, at least a little, right?

How could Cyrus and her other husbands forgive her so easily? Did they all have the memory of a fish like Azul?

If not, then it meant they forgave her because their hearts were so innocent and kind, almost like angels.

Since she had earned their trust, she swore on her own life that she would never break it.

[Ding! Ding!]

[Side Mission Activated: Remove your husbands’ seal crystals without them noticing.]

[Reward: +7 days lifespan.]

Roxanna tilted her head, staring at the mission shown on the system panel.

"Are you... joking?" she asked in a small voice. "You’re really going to give me seven days of lifespan?"

She almost screamed, but quickly covered her mouth. Seven days meant she didn’t have to rush anymore, and she wouldn’t need to panic about choosing which husband to mate with next.

However, how was she supposed to remove the seal crystals without waking her husbands?

They were all beastmen. They had incredibly sharp hearing! Even Roxanna herself could hear things from far away, to the point that it sometimes made it hard for her to sleep.

[Host, the system sells sleeping smoke. If you throw it into the common area, your husbands will fall asleep for at least fifteen minutes. That’s a short time, but enough for you to remove the seal crystals from their necks.]

Roxanna narrowed her eyes. "Is that... free?"

[Free? Host, nothing in this world is free!] the system said in an overly cheerful voice that sounded like it was mocking her. [You must pay 2,500 SP to buy one smoke ball.]

Didn’t that sound a bit expensive?!

She only had 6,400 SP in her account, and the price the system mentioned was almost half of what she owned.

[But Host, isn’t 2,500 SP a fair price for seven extra days of life? Don’t you think so?]

Roxanna let out a long sigh. "Yeah... you’re right."

If anything, 2,500 SP was actually cheap compared to seven extra days of life. Still, Roxanna didn’t understand herself. Why was she so desperate to live longer now?

Back when she first came to this world, hadn’t she decided that if she couldn’t gain more lifespan, she would simply accept death?

Was it because of her husbands? They had treated her so well that Roxanna sometimes felt as if she were living in heaven.

But... if she removed the seal crystals, she would be facing two possible outcomes. Cyrus had already taken a vow to stay by her side, so she didn’t need to worry about him. But what about the others?

Well, maybe one husband was enough.

Roxanna lowered her head, looking at the wooden floor beneath her. Still, if she was being honest with herself, she wanted all of them to stay.

She knew that kind of wish made her seem greedy, but it was the truth of what she wanted. Besides, she didn’t even know which husband she would choose if someone asked her which one she liked the most.

[There’s only one way to find out, Host.] The system spoke again. [Do you want to purchase the smoke bomb?]

After a short moment of thought, Roxanna nodded. "Yes. I want to buy it."

[Ding! Ding!]

[Purchase successful: 1 Sleeping Smoke Bomb.]

[2,500 SP has been deducted.]

[Remaining Spirit Points (SP): 3,900.]

Alright. She could probably earn more Spirit Points in the future. What mattered most right now was that she would gain seven extra days of lifespan in return.

A few seconds later, a red ball appeared out of thin air, and Roxanna immediately caught it. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

[You can roll the smoke ball into the living room, and it will automatically release sleeping smoke.]

Without wasting any more time, Roxanna opened the door slightly and peeked outside. Honestly, she was a little surprised to see that all of her husbands were sleeping together.

"They’re so cute," she whispered to herself.

She took a few deep breaths, then gently rolled the smoke ball into the common room. As the smoke slowly spread through the space, Roxanna closed the door and covered her mouth and nose with a cloth.

[The effect will begin in 30 seconds.]

The smoke ball made no sound at all as it released the smoke, and the scent was more like aromatherapy than poisonous gas. Because of that, none of her husbands noticed anything unusual as they slept.

[Ding! Ding!]

[Sleeping smoke has been activated. You may go out safely now.]

[Remaining Time: 00:15:00.]

Roxanna swallowed hard and slowly opened the door. Her husbands were asleep, their breathing steady and calm. None of them moved around, not even when she stepped closer.

Seeing that, Roxanna hurried toward them to remove their seal crystals one by one. She started with Zeir, who was sleeping closest to his bedroom door.

"Alright..." Roxanna gently touched the crystal seal around his neck. "Whatever choice you make in the future, I hope you find your happiness."