His stared at the mirror, looking at that all-too-familiar face, and let out a heavy sigh.
When he woke up this morning, memories of his past life suddenly flooded into his mind, making him—who had lived over a decade as a wealthy young master—realize that he had been reincarnated into a Yuri-themed gal game he was playing in his previous life.
And even worse, he had become His Blackstone, the designated “yellow-haired” villain of that game!
As a qualified tool villain, His appeared in almost every romance route of the heroine Feng Aotian, trying to steal her women, only to be spectacularly taken down by Feng Aotian and her harem, becoming a stepping stone in their emotional journey.
Even the entire Blackstone Family’s resources became an experience pack for Feng Aotian to rebuild her family’s glory.
His took several deep breaths and began to organize his thoughts.
Fortunately.
He had already cleared the entire game, all story routes and endings, and had a thorough understanding of every plot point, every character’s fate, and even the trigger conditions for every side quest.
If he wanted to survive and continue living his peaceful life, the first thing he should do was…
“Great news, Young Master! Early this morning, the eldest daughter of the Falier family came, saying she wants to apply for a maid position. Would you like to handle it personally?”
A mature female voice came from outside the door, a hint of indescribable seduction in her tone.
It was Florin, the housekeeper assigned to him by the family.
“Oh, alright. Tell her to wait a moment…”
Before he could finish, His suddenly recalled something.
“Wait? Falier? What’s her name?!”
“Young Master…”
A soft sigh came from outside the door.
“Did you drink too much again last night? The eldest daughter of the Falier family is that Rafina. During the Harvest Festival before, you even praised her beauty to me. Now she’s coming to us…”
His’s eyes immediately lit up.
‘Here it comes!’
Rafina Falier.
The main consort of Feng Aotian in the original game.
According to the game’s plot, Rafina was born into a poor family. Her mother remarried and left early, and her father had recently died of illness, leaving her and her sister to depend on each other.
To make matters worse, her sister had been frail and sickly since childhood, and the cost of medicine alone was a considerable expense.
To support her sister, Rafina chose to come to the Duke’s Mansion as a maid, but was repeatedly humiliated by the wicked young master His.
In the end, unable to bear it any longer, Rafina chose to flee on a rainy night, then encountered Feng Aotian, thus starting their romance route.
At that time, Feng Aotian had not yet become a Hero; she was just an ordinary girl determined to revive her family.
Just as Rafina was telling Feng Aotian about the abuse she suffered from His at the Duke’s Mansion, His happened to come with his men.
Thus, unsurprisingly, he was driven back by Feng Aotian, who had just awakened her power, and became the start of her glorious legend.
It could be said that Rafina’s escape was the most important turning point in the entire game’s plot.
And this was precisely the first problem he needed to deal with if he wanted to survive!
His took a deep breath, trying to calm himself.
At this point in time, Rafina had just come to apply.
Although there wasn’t much preparation time left, it was still better than transmigrating after Rafina had already been humiliated.
His’s mind raced, and the plan he had just thought of resurfaced in his mind.
In the later plot, Rafina would awaken the rare Light Magic and become the most important healer in Feng Aotian’s harem.
If he could turn her to his side…
No, he didn’t even need to bring her into his camp.
As long as he dispelled her hostility toward him and made her no longer want to flee the Duke’s Mansion, he could destroy the opportunity for her to meet Feng Aotian, cutting off one of Feng Aotian’s wings!
After all, the reason Rafina had such great resentment toward His in the original was essentially because of months of humiliation from His during her days as a maid.
If from now on he treated this “ancestor” well, providing her with good food and drink, and let her live a stable life, couldn’t he nip this hatred in the bud?
The knock on the door sounded again.
“Young Master?”
Seeing that His showed no intention of coming out, Florin’s tone became more urging.
His steadied himself and finally made up his mind.
‘Since I want to survive, I might as well start by stabilizing this main consort!’
“Got it. You go ahead. I’ll be right there.”
“Yes, Young Master.”
Florin outside acknowledged, and her footsteps slowly faded.
***
Duke’s Mansion Hall.
The girl before him had her pale golden hair simply braided into a ponytail resting on her shoulder.
Her features were clear and beautiful, her temperament gentle.
She truly deserved to be Feng Aotian’s main consort. Even in a coarse cloth dress, her beauty was impossible to hide.
But His’s gaze didn’t linger on her for long, because the moment he saw Rafina, several lines of glowing text appeared beside the girl:
[Today’s Breaking News!
“Girl Applies as Maid at Duke’s Mansion, Diagnosed with Such a Fatal Disease!”
Pay 100 Gold Coins to Unlock Details.]
‘What… is this?!’
His widened his eyes, quickly glancing at Florin and Rafina.
From their completely unresponsive behavior, His was certain that only he could see these glowing words.
His gaze returned to Rafina.
‘The information in this report seems to be about her? But she only looks a bit pale, not like someone with a fatal illness. In the original game, it only mentioned that her sister was sickly from birth. Could it be that she awakened Light Magic later and cured herself? Forget that for now! One hundred gold coins is nothing to him as the son of a duke.’
“Pay one hundred gold coins.”
His silently recited in his heart.
To his surprise, the text actually changed. Whether the coins were automatically deducted from his private stash or not, the report that had only shown a title now displayed the full content.
The Falier family possesses high magic talent. But because this talent is too powerful, every member of their family who awakens magical power suffers from magic element disorder, even losing their lives.
Throughout history, no one has ever been able to see the distribution of elements inside the human body. Thus, even today, this disease has no cure. Only a Light Archmage can barely alleviate the symptoms.
Since only a small number of people afflicted with this condition manage to survive, the Falier family declined as a result. Now, a thousand years later, they have completely fallen to commoner status.
As descendants of the Falier family, Rafina and her sister already suffer from this disease.
Below the text information, there was even an attached portrait of Rafina. Some places on the portrait were marked with red dots. It seemed these were the locations of the elemental disorder.
“Good day, Young Master His. I am Rafina Falier. I’ve come to apply for a maid position. As long as you allow me to occasionally return home to care for my sickly sister, I am willing to do any work—cleaning, laundry, cooking, gardening.”
Feeling His’s burning gaze, Rafina lowered her head, gripping her coarse cloth dress tightly.
She had long heard of this young master’s bad character and had mentally prepared herself on the way here.
No matter what demands the young master of the Duke’s Mansion made, she had to endure.
Because she really had no way out now.
She had worked at a tavern for a whole month, but the boss, seeing she was alone with no backing, used various excuses to directly deduct her entire month’s wages.
Now her sister’s medicine had been delayed for a few days, and she was penniless. She really needed this job!
“Ahem, Rafina, right?”
His cleared his throat.
“You said just now that you’re willing to do anything, is that right?”
“Yes, Young Master His. I hope you can give me a chance.”
Rafina bit her lip, her trembling voice filled with tension and caution.
“Then it’s simple. Take off your clothes first.”
“Yes, Young Master Hi… Huh?!!!”
Rafina immediately wrapped her arms around her chest in shock, stepping back two steps involuntarily.
This person is really just like the rumors!