Learn about her

You were still wondering if this was a good idea or not, but your parents were persistent.

"We have already imported Reze from Japan's Public Safety. She will be arriving here tomorrow, I think."

"What!?"

You yelped, both surprised and excited.

Your father shrugged.

"If you don't take her, she is going to be imported back anyway, so it won't be hard to convince Reze to marry you."

"I don't know..."

You scratched the back of your head.

You didn't like the idea of semi-forcing someone into your marriage, especially if said someone had the ability to blow up an entire city.

Still, there was no way you could stop what's happening now...and the idea of having Reze as a bride was very tempting.

While you pondered over the news, your mother placed a hand on your shoulder.

"Son, your father has everything under control. You know he was the devil hunter in this country at his prime."

"That's right."

Your father nodded, looking proud at the mention of his youthful days.

"All you have to worry is how you're going to get her to be a nice bride. There's a document prepared about her if you want to see it."

You nodded without a thought.

Knowing more about Reze before meeting her sounded like a good idea.

Your father handed you a thick document with nothing but「TOP SECRET」 written on the first page.

"Thanks, dad."

"No problem, son. We will be going to receive shipment tomorrow morning...about at 9 am, so be ready by then."

You nodded before heading up to your room.

You threw yourself on the large bed you had since your childhood and opened the pages of the document.

It had everything there was to write about Reze, from her body profile to her backgrounds, all of her past missions that she took part in.

You learned how she became known as the bomb devil and how many people she had killed as one.

You had hoped that learning more about Reze would help you decide what to do.

Instead, it made you feel more conflicted than ever.

'Do I be nice to her? Or do I be coercive?'

You could see both attitudes working in different ways.

Since she was going to be imported after being neutralized, Reze didn't have much chance to be a threat to anyone.

If you were nice to her, she might open up and gladly be your wife. But then again, she might use your kindness as her advantage and run away.

If you be coercive to her, Reze was sure to rebel against you...but if you make her understand there is no other better way, she might give in and be your wife anyway.

Since this was the marriage partner your parents chose, you couldn't simply say 'no' and be done with her.

You had to give it your best shot.

You wondered about your options on the bed for hours until drifting off to sleep.