They are all characters I control.

They are all characters I control.

Author: Fierce Cat Man

Summary:

[You have already bound your character: Lia von Rost]

Current Bond Level: 20/100

[Daily login time limit: 60 minutes]

[Recharge 6 yuan for the first time to unlock more features——]

Claire crossed out the recharge ad.

This is his 127th year as the Evil God Emperor, and his 100th year of being sealed away.

Good news: He's been linked to the character control system.

Bad news: You can only choose a female character.

Even worse news: You can only play for half an hour each day.

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In order to break the seal as soon as possible, Claire began to work diligently—

I'll be a game booster for this useless rich girl.

Help her beat the wicked servant, confront her stepmother, and call the prince a bastard.

He taught her rune engraving, mental magic, and how to dig up her own ancestral graves.

I'll also boost her affinity points so I can play for another ten minutes.

Gradually, a legend began to circulate in the empire:

That useless heiress of the Rost family seems to be able to kill a dragon with one punch?

Claire looked at the system notification [Bond Value +5] and fell into deep thought:

What is she so happy about?

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Chapter 1 I'm back!

Thick, cold, and boundless darkness.

As if waking from a nightmare, Claire suddenly opened her eyes.

The first thing he saw was the dark cave ceiling and the seals all around him, followed by his own body pierced by chains and a cross-shaped sword.

But none of that matters. What matters is that I'm back!

He, Claire Ethan, has many titles.

"The Lucky One Chosen by the Goddess", "The Youngest Heir to the Throne in History", "I Don't Know Why He Always Likes to Chat with Noble Ladies", "Just Kidding, He Also Likes Young Ladies", "The Emperor Bewitched by an Evil God", "The Evil One Who Killed the Archbishop"...

At the same time, he is also a transmigrator from a certain blue planet.

Originally, I just clicked on the closed beta invitation for a medieval magic and faith-themed anime game called "Dawn of Faith," but I ended up being transported into the game and becoming the heir to the throne.

Back then, he thought he had turned his life around and become the emperor of the empire.

As it turned out, he was overthinking things; he was just a puppet.

Power was in the hands of a few nobles, and Claire had to consider their moods every day before he could do anything, or he might drown in onion soup at any moment.

How could she tolerate this? Claire has plenty of ancient masters to consult when it comes to scheming and plotting.

After a series of maneuvers, he finally dealt with those powerful nobles.

As a result, the archbishop of the Goddess Church appeared.

By the way, magic exists in this world.

The archbishop, who possessed divine magic, defeated Claire and his followers, but he forgot to finish them off. He was too talkative and loved to show off, and at the last moment, he was killed by Claire in a counterattack.

Claire gained immortality by killing the archbishop and having his blood on her hands, but was also sealed away.

He was sealed away in this dark and sunless dungeon, and no one knows how many years have passed.

Claire looked at her current physical condition. The cross swords stuck all over her body shimmered with a holy light. The seal formed by these cross swords had completely sealed her magic and physical strength.

Although he gained immortality, things weren't much better.

It seems like someone's checking in here every day, right? Claire felt like she'd be dismantled into a Gundam sooner or later.

Another point of confusion for him was that since he was still sealed away, he shouldn't be able to wake up so quickly...

Just then, a familiar light appeared before Claire.

Welcome to Dawn Era: The Bonds of Dawn!

[System detected a special player identifier... Identity verification in progress...]

[...Verification successful, welcome to the game]

[In-game beta benefits... Unlock advanced characters with a first recharge of 6 RMB... Continuous strategic investment (cumulative recharge benefits, 1000% cost-effectiveness)... Seven-day Dawn Celebration (login/daily recharge events)...]

What the heck? So many recharge ads!

What a terrible game! You can tell what kind of content it contains at a glance!

Claire had absolutely no patience for the constant pop-up ads that required real money, and frantically swiped away these annoying, annoying things.

Please choose your preferred character from the following three 'initial characters'.

Finally, the pay-to-win ads ended, and the interface unfolded like a beautifully designed card game desktop, with three "character cards" slowly appearing, emitting a faint glow and with different colors flowing around their edges.

The card features exquisite anime-style illustrations of three girls dressed in different outfits.

The first card features a young girl in a dark blue classic dress. Her long, golden hair, representing her noble lineage, is braided into an exquisite braid, with most of it cascading down, making her fair and delicate face appear even smaller.

[Character Profile: Lia von Rost]

[Identity: Eldest daughter of the Marquis de Rost, student at the Royal Academy]

Age: 18

Overall Rating: ★★★☆☆

Current Bond Level: 0/100

Core Talents:

◇ Single-minded (Passive): When AFK training, the efficiency of gaining proficiency in all magic/skills is increased by 10%.

◇Magic Furnace (Hidden): Possesses a total amount of magic power far exceeding that of other magic types of the same level, but has extremely weak elemental perception and is obstructed by conventional magic paths.

◇Resilient Soul (Unawakened): After enduring immense mental stress, there is a small chance of triggering a "Mental Burst" state.

The second card depicts a dark-haired girl in a simple nun's habit, kneeling in a modest prayer room. Her face carries a martyr's serenity and a subtle vulnerability, while a simple holy emblem around her neck glimmers faintly.

The third card depicts a red-haired girl with a high ponytail, wearing slightly worn but well-maintained light armor. She stands in a corner of the training ground, diligently polishing a standard-issue longsword. Her face is beautiful yet carries a sense of heroism and hardship; her eyes are sharp and resolute, like an unsheathed blade. Minor wear and repair marks on her armor indicate that she is not someone who lives a life of luxury.

All three initial characters are female, and they all fit the aesthetic of anime/manga.

It's obvious at a glance that this game is pandering to otaku.

The girls, all wearing black stockings and with slender waists, are undeniably beautiful.

But if it weren't pandering to otaku, and didn't have skins and character art, I wouldn't have even touched this game in the first place.

But Claire wasn't interested in the three beautiful girls in front of her; they were of no help to her current sealed state.

However, when Claire's gaze swept over the unlock reward story of the girl in the first card, she immediately perked up.

[Lia von Rost - Unlocking 100% of the character's bonds will grant the reward 'The Keeper's Gaze']

He was very familiar with the surname Rost, as it was one of the first noble traitors to swear allegiance to him, who later betrayed him and defected to the Church on the eve of his final showdown with the archbishop!

Leaving aside the betrayal and such, it's basically about 'a higher offer'.

What Claire was concerned about at this moment was that the other family possessed a special magical item—[The Guardian's Peeping].

That thing can temporarily nullify any magical barrier and seal; it was what Marquis Rost betrayed them because of a 'higher offer'.

He used the "Guardian's Peeping" ability to break through the royal capital's defenses and became the guide for the archbishop and the church knights.

Claire needs such an item to break the seal on her body.

Since the Rost family has such a thing, there's no need to hesitate when choosing the starting character.

He controlled the panel and tapped on Lia.

[Loading character data... Constructing a soul link channel...]

[Energy infusion... Connection stable!]

[Current time: 327 years before the main events of Dawn Era, in the month of Frostfall.]

Welcome to the Rost family mansion.

Holy crap? Claire now knows how many years she's been sealed away.

One hundred years! So he transmigrated during the prologue of the game's storyline?

Enjoy the game...

Instantly, Claire felt the coldness of the dungeon, the excruciating pain in her body, and the weakness in her soul recede like the tide.

His consciousness began to sink again, but as he continued to sink, he saw a bright light.

When he awoke again, he opened his eyes not to see the dark, damp ceiling of the dungeon, but to see an exquisitely decorated ceiling and a chandelier inlaid with jewels.

However, when Claire tried to sit up, he realized he was sleeping on the carpet next to the bed.

Still covered with her soiled maid's dress as a blanket, Claire stood up and looked at the large bed beside her, which was clearly meant for her.

However, a maid was lying on the bed, brazenly sleeping in her master's bed.

The master sleeps on the floor, while the maid who serves him sleeps on the bed? And she's even wearing the master's pajamas?

What is this called, "Reversing the Heavenly Gang"?

Claire was so angry at the sight that she laughed. She grabbed a whip hanging on the wall and lashed it across the servant's face.

Chapter 2: The Bullied Heroine from the Female-Oriented Category?

A piercing "crack!" shattered the peaceful morning of the Rost family.

Anna, the maid, was fast asleep and still having a sweet dream when a sharp pain, as if she had been branded by a red-hot iron bar, shot through her cheek, causing her to jump out of bed.

She screamed and sprang up from the soft, comfortable bed, covering her burning face. Sleepiness and confusion were replaced by pain and shock.

"Who?! Which bastard..." Her angry curses stopped abruptly when she saw who was standing by the bed, replaced by a deeper sense of astonishment and absurdity.

Standing by the bed, holding a short riding crop inlaid with silver ornaments, was the nominal owner of this bedroom.

Lia von Rost, the eldest daughter of the Rost family.

The girl, dressed in a thin nightgown, stood barefoot on the cold floor. Her long golden hair was slightly disheveled from sleeping on the carpet, but her delicate, pale face showed no trace of her usual timidity or hesitation.

For some reason, Anna felt a little unfamiliar when she met those deep blue eyes.

"Miss Lia, what are you doing? If you bow your head and apologize to me now, I'll consider forgiving you." Anna covered her face, suppressing the inexplicable feelings in her heart.

She knew Liya better than anyone else. This young lady, who lost her mother at a young age, would never hit anyone, and she wouldn't even have the heart to step on a small flower.

I guess I bumped into myself by accident.

Not to mention that she was Lia's childhood playmate, and Lia only had her as her friend. Lia, who was afraid of being alone, had treated her like a sister since childhood.

So, she was probably having a nightmare or trying to gently wake herself up when she accidentally whipped herself in the face with the horsewhip.

"Lower your head?" Claire was amused again. He controlled Leah's body and swung his arm at Anna without saying a word.

Anna hurriedly grabbed the pillow behind her.

After a "smack," feathers flew everywhere from the pillow.