- Son, press the “Divorce” button on your Marriage Screen.

[- Wha..?]

Jack had had the weirdest meal of his life. First, the foods didn’t have any gold in them, wait, no… that was only uncommon ever since he came to Another World.

They were common foods, but something unusual struck him - there were his favorite foods on the table, or at least his favorites before he came to Another World, but also a lot of other foods he didn’t knew of.

His eldest son, Sandro, looked extremely happy at eating a kind of… armored lizard-thing? His second son ate a weird mollusk shaped like a face. And his daughter liked… a vegetable?

The weirdest things, however, had to do with his wife’s and mother’s dishes. Elicia ate with sad eyes a meal comprised of the roasted kraken she liked so much… but also a bunch of other foods.

As for his mother… she ate a ghost.

Not like a “ghost-like” plate. A literal ghost. A NPC with ethereal flesh, and no taste at all.

Then, each of them drank different drinks, and now the table was clean with the exception of some kinds of tea and biscuits.

It was a formal meal, but it didn’t contain a single grain of gold in it.

They were dragons! Where was the gold?!

And now…

- I said, divorce your wife.

Jack’s confusion crystalized in time. Instead, a bad attitude took even him by surprise.

[- Like fuck I am. Hell you talking about?!]

Silence issued. Jack himself felt his heart palpitating. Why did he answer like that?

No, why did this person in front of him even thought about that?

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What… was that really his family?

A blinding golden light fell from the heavens. It carried the chantings of buddha and arhats. It was the Level 100 counter-magic spell, “Breaker of Heavenly Delusion”.

Still, nothing happened. It wasn’t an illusion. Even multiple level 100 illusions would be unable to fool him. His stats should guarantee that.

Unless, somehow thousands of years had passed? Maybe that was what happened. Someone took his family and cast a sleeping spell on him. Hundreds of thousands of max-level players should be able to do it.

He looked at the Player’s Screen clock, and then on his Player Log.

Nothing.

Jack looked ahead. His mother was in silence, his wife as well. The children were surprised and uncomfortable.

Sandro had an expression which showed a slight hint of pleasure, whilst his contempt for his father seemed to have been shaken. Pietro seemed to be sad. And Sandra… well, she seemed tired and frustrated.

“Saying these kinds of things in front of the children. Wait, no… maybe… I’ve got it wrong? Shit, was this a joke or something?” - Jack thought, while relaxing and blaming himself.

The position of useless son was so comfortable for him. As long as he could blame himself and shove it to the side as him being irresponsible, all would be good.

He was the irresponsible parent, so, it was only expected of him, right? He didn’t have to worry about it, he was allowed to be like that.

- Your wife is in love with another man. She has been faithful to you for hundreds of years now, but you have been faithful to your sleep instead. Marriage was made to last 50, at most 80 years. Release her. She has the right to love other people.

A small tinge of regret assaulted Jack’s senses. “Oh, so it’s about that…” - was the kind of thing going through his head. - “Elicia did say something about it, many years ago. Well, no problem, right? I mean…”

[- I.. I don’t think I can endure it well, but I will try! I….] - Jack got out of breath. Something was boiling inside of him. However, his mental resistance skills immediately got into action and released the bad feelings in a mouthful of bad breath

[ - You can go out with other guys. I… won’t stop you from doing it, if you want to sleep with them…] - He finally said, his throat constricting.

- I don’t want it anymore. - Elicia said

[ - What?] - His voice was low and tin.

- I don’t want to be with you anymore, Jack.

His mother was there. His children as well.

[ - Why?! I’ve already said you can see other guys!]

- Because I don’t want to be your spouse anymore! Nor your girlfriend, nor your fiancée! I’m tired of being with you… just that.

Jack couldn’t answer.

[- Babe, please… what… ] - He was confused. His skills would activate from time to time, but somehow his hand seemed to move on its own accord and deactivate them.

Did he want to stay confused?

- There. That’s it. Done.

*Your spouse has divorced you!*

Jack froze in time, the pop-up window in front of him making it so his vision was lightly obscured.