Before the original story begins, I reincarnated as a lowly noble burdened with debt. I managed to survive by selling bits of information to an underground guild, but even that has its limits.... more>>

However, as the story is about to start, I know that the villain’s family is looking for a fake contract daughter-in-law to pretend to be pregnant to delay the death declaration of their missing eldest son. If I take on that role for just a few months, I could earn a lot of money.

I was planning to live quietly as a dutiful fake daughter-in-law…

“If you stay here, I’ll give you all of Ekian’s inheritance.”

But the Duke, my father-in-law, likes me too much.

“Why solve everything with money? How about adopting her and remarrying her?”

The Duchess, my mother-in-law, wants to mess up the family registry.

“You did marry my brother, right? You won’t leave if he comes back, right?”

Even my brother-in-law, the villain of the original story, clings to me!

Meanwhile…

“They said after a while, they’ll divorce me and find me a good remarriage prospect personally.”

“…Remarriage? You mean to marry again?”

The head of the information guild, whom I used to sell information to, is acting strangely.

“That husband… he might come back.”

What nonsense is this? According to the original story, the eldest son of the villain’s family remains missing.

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“E-Ekian? Is that you, Ekian?”

“You… you are back? Really?”

Impossible.

The eldest son of this house is never supposed to return!

“Yes.”

Who is this handsome man confidently walking into the mansion?

“I heard I got married. Where’s my wife?”

What? I suddenly have a super handsome husband! <<less

I became a Shinsu squirrel capable of stopping a mana rampage. It’s said that a Shinsu can become human if it absorbs a large amount of mana. However, my current owner had a significantly low mana level.... more>>

I was determined to become a human in whatever way possible, hence I approached the child who would become a villain in the future, and absorbed his mana.

“Kyung!”

I used my front paws to absorb the stray mana.

“Kyu kyung!”

I even dealt with wicked servants, throwing acorns at them.

“Kyung.”

He looked pathetic and lonely, so I patted him till he fell asleep…

“Uh… mmh.”

I never imagined I’d become a human being-

“Ni- nice to meet you?”

Certainly not in his bed!

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In the main plot, the evil boy is summoned and taken to war. Initially, the mana rampage was intense, and his personality became twisted. But now that I’ve relieved his suffering, he’ll grow up to be a decent grown-up, right?

I was even adopted into a really nice place after becoming human. However…

The evil child had grown up and returned as a young man, and his condition was rather alarming… <<less