The natural and social attributes of marriage require that one must reach a certain age to be equipped with the suitable physiological and psychological conditions, and only then can one fulfill spousal duties and bear the responsibilities of family and society.
Only those who have reached the legally stipulated age of marriage are entitled to the right to marry.
Regarding this age, different countries have different views.
Li Zihan had investigated the national laws concerning the girls around him.
Kiana's and Ana's nationality was Austrian, where the age of marriage was 18 for both men and women. With parental consent, one party's age could be lowered to 16, but their spouse must be 18 or older.
Raiden Mei's nationality was from the Far East, where the marriage age was 20. With parental consent, it could be lowered to 18 for men and 16 for women.
Wendy was a Valkyrie from the Oceania Branch, her nationality being New Zealand, a member of the Commonwealth, where the marriage age was 18.
As for the Russian Federation, due to its vast territory, sparse population, lack of labor, and open-minded views, as well as various reasons such as many minors starting their sex lives early, the lower limit for the age of marriage was set very low.
In 2002, the Russian Duma's lower house passed the "Federal Family Law," stipulating that in cases where the children are the only child in the family, with parental approval, or in cases of premarital pregnancy, a wedding can be held after both the man and woman have reached the age of 14.
Although Seele was born in the Republic of Estonia, where the minimum marriage age was 15, she was adopted by Cocolia at a very young age and grew up in the Russian Federation.
Her nationality was the same as a certain duck.
Both were from the Russian Federation.
In other words, under special circumstances, she, having already met the minimum requirement, could apply to the local federal government for marriage.
And Miss Black Seele was clearly aware of this.
Both her age and Li Zihan's were over the line.
As long as Li Zihan, who was a stateless person in this world, became naturalized in the Russian Federation or resided there for a period, they could go and get their marriage certificate directly.
Am I... being forced into marriage?
The young man, who had been asked to finish his mission early and then return to Siberia to prepare for a wedding, thought to himself.
"Okay."
Just as he had said before, he agreed cheerfully.
"Eh—"
Black Seele, who had only asked tentatively and then received an affirmative reply, was stunned.
This guy, drowning in a sea of romantic debt, had actually agreed.
"Perverted Big Brother, do you know what I was just saying?"
Feeling that the fellow might be playing dumb, planning to twist her meaning and just take her to Siberia for a trip, Miss Black Seele narrowed her eyes.
"Probably marriage."
Li Zihan said lightly.
"Sounds pretty good."
Although the Discernment of the Poor inherited from the Little Sun was still in a "dead ball state" because it was facing a problem of the heart and couldn't provide any assistance, he himself was not an emotional idiot.
---o---
This guy might be crazy.
Seele, who had lived at St. Freya Academy for a time and was well aware of how many girls around Li Zihan were interested in him, thought to herself.
And...
Weren't all of them Herrscher-compatible individuals? The kind who would transform into Herrschers the moment they came into contact with a large amount of Honkai energy.
Raiden Mei, who corresponded to the Herrscher of Thunder; Ana, who corresponded to the Herrscher of Ice; Kiana, who corresponded to an unknown character but was definitely Herrscher-compatible; and Bronya, who, through some means, might obtain the power of the Herrscher of Reason.
Miss Black Seele, who had heard from Li Zihan that everyone, including herself, was Herrscher-compatible, felt that Li Zihan's actions were...
...courting death, just a little.
"Big Brother, are you serious?"
Miss Black Seele, suddenly feeling that Li Zihan might get himself killed, asked with great seriousness.
After hitting on a whole bunch of girls with extremely high combat power ceilings, to suddenly announce, "I don't want this forest anymore," and then hang himself on a single tree...
It sounded like sooner or later, he'd be chopped to death and buried in the ground as fertilizer.
"As long as it's something I can do, I won't refuse a request from a girl by my side."
The young man, not particularly worried about a shuraba at the moment, smiled faintly.
Hearing Li Zihan's words, Miss Black Seele was speechless for a moment.
This guy's logic was truly a bit difficult to understand.
---o---
The Clairvoyance from Big G could see through the future.
After this ability was absorbed by Li Zihan, its rank dropped from EX, corresponding to a Grand Caster, to A+, but it still retained the ability to see the near future and the final outcome.
The ability to see the final outcome was not very reliable for reference, as Li Zihan himself wandered through various worlds, and it couldn't observe multiple worlds at once.
However, the short-term observation effect of the Clairvoyance, which was like an MAX-enhanced version of the Scum Boss's Epitaph, was real.
Therefore, Li Zihan didn't think that he, possessing Clairvoyance, would fall directly in a shuraba.
He was a man who could simultaneously use Za Warudo, King Crimson, Bites the Dust, and Made in Heaven!
A true time assassin!!
A time assassin wearing the Three-Target Garment, who in the future had a high probability of becoming the Herrscher of Reason, falling in a shuraba?
What a joke.
"A girl I adore is proposing to me. Why would I refuse?"
The young man, who had already taken sufficient measures and felt he could begin his conquest, said with a faint smile.
The impact of such words was truly a bit strong.
Miss Black Seele could clearly feel the little fool, who had been hiding deep within her consciousness, becoming excited.
"Well then, what about a specific time?"
The girl who had received an unexpectedly good answer bloomed into a smile as beautiful as a flower.
Since Li Zihan had agreed to marry, how could she possibly refuse?
"Durandal has already gone upstream to squat and wait for Saint Kallen, who is expected to be washed ashore this afternoon. We just need to notify the people from Schicksal to come here in advance and arrest her."
The young man, who had already sent out his familiars and transmitted the news of Kallen's presence in Yae Village using the communication methods of medieval Schicksal members recorded in the database, smiled faintly.
"We can leave very soon."
"That fast?"
Seele, who had only been in the past for about a day, was a bit dazed.
"Pushing the historical process forward like this—won't it affect the unfolding of history?"
"Of course not."
The young man, who had seen in the historical records of Tokyo that the description of Yae Village stated it was destroyed by a daimyo for privately building a castle keep, smiled faintly.
The process of Yae Village's destruction did not match Yae Sakura's memories.
In other words, one of them was wrong.
"Because the future we are from is already a future that I have interfered with."
The young man smiled, his next jobs being to take Yae Rin's soul and to add a false memory to Yae Sakura, Kallen, and Higokumaru.