Extra's Harem: Invincibility Starts with Marriage and lots of Children-Chapter 132 - Too Much Messed Up Backstory

"What do you mean by 'she is fake?'" Turning my attention back towards Mialthara, I directly inquired about this confusion, as her words had struck a chord in my mind regarding fake people, but I did not want to link everything to my already known information of story.

Knowing this story not only gave me ideas for the future but also focused my vision on the original plot while giving me an oversight where I might ignore minor details.

It is often seen that if someone knows the cure for a snake's poison, they start to link every two small bites together as being caused by snakes due to their excess familiarity.

Here, the word 'fake' brought the first name to my mind: Puppet Master.

Until...

"She is a creation of one of the disciples of Puppet Master, named—" Before Mialthara could finish, the name of that individual came to my mouth.

"Selenia Veyera." Indeed, the only disciple of the Puppet Master I was aware of was none other than the Empress Dowager herself.

"...."

"Pfft, why are you calling out that woman's name? Isn't she the fail—Ahem, no, she isn't the one."

The sudden burst of laughter followed by a halt caused me to stand blankly, looking towards Mialthara, as she clearly tried to mock the woman I knew as one of the strongest—perhaps even stronger than Mialthara if a fair battle were to occur between them.

Completely confused, I stood not understanding if I had misinterpreted the story I read.

"Then?" I controlled my eagerness to talk back, considering my need for information from Mialthara; I needed to tolerate her words.

However, being a fan of certain characters naturally brings out that instinctive annoyance when others mock them.

I was well aware of the Empress Dowager, who had naturally hit a bottleneck and was most likely in future become disabled, just like the king of this kingdom in present, yet was strong enough to confront someone like an immortal whom even three factions feared.

Selenia Vyre had made life-altering decisions in her life, including killing her own second doll—Nista.

The playful version of the Empress was possessed by the soul of an immortal who caused enough havoc to kill most of the cultivators and shake the very foundation of the Azure Flame Kingdom.

This forced Empress Selenia to fight a battle where she would inevitably become weaker.

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If she killed her doll, she would suffer a backlash, damaging her dantian; if she fought an immortal, she would still sustain several injuries.

She defeated that immortal, killing her own playful version, while sustaining deep injuries to her already stagnant cultivation, and finally, when another immortal ascended in the body of Prince Orion, it was an inevitable defeat.

However, this world is now reality, so perhaps in this story, the depiction of major characters, including side ones like the Empress Dowager, was portrayed in a way that her bravery made me perceive her as the strongest.

Maybe due to the portrayal of how, even after hitting a bottleneck, she went against the immortal that most major characters found hard to tackle and even fought the next one who arrived afterward to take revenge for her fallen version—a duel that definitely turned the tides of battle.

Technically, Selenia Vyra killed and injured two immortals before vanishing, leaving an impression that, at least for me, made her one of the strongest characters, unlike those self-proclaimed individuals from all three factions who ran away into hiding—atleast in volume 1 of the story.

Mialthara was no different.

While possessing power that was incredibly strong—perhaps even overpowered for nearly all three realms, including this one—she would have done better than others against the immortal who was already injured.

However, she was dead after failing in a forbidden technique and temporarily losing her strength, which led to the opportunity for the orthodox faction to hunt her down.

This marked the end of the Blood Demoness before the Immortal's arrival and the Empress Dowager's end at the hands of the second immortal.

So, technically, the development of a story that begins by portraying a few characters as the strongest ends with their deaths one after another, much like in a typical series I used to watch in my past life.

Whenever they were about to show a character as strong, they would have it win against a muscular green guy when he was, naturally, the strongest.

The same happens in most of these stories, where they first introduce an overpowered character and then kill them off to use as a stepping stone for the major characters.

"I am talking about the daughter of the Puppet Master and his righteous disciple named Ytrisia Clayvon. She is also the princess of Soaring Phoenix Kingdom; that's all there is to know about her in the outside world. Even the information guild knows only this much."

"Huh...." I stood with my eyes looking towards Mialthara before glancing back at Aleriana, whose gaze was fixed on me while moving between me and others to keep track of their movements.

For me, everything seemed to slow down.

Forget about the so-called information available to the outside world; I knew more than anyone could either way.

But the issue was that this woman lying half dead was a doppelganger made by one of my future wives—yeah, Ytrisia was the same major character who got her hands on the Progeny Stone, as per the original story.

And major characters—women in particular—were my target to link with, given they are the highest quality women I could find, and love would automatically bloom given my familiarity with their story.

However, there was no mention of Ytrisia's being the daughter or rightful owner of the Puppet Master's legacy, given the key to that place was held by the Empress Dowager.

'Wait, wait.... So, that's how it is...' It took me quite some time due to confusion.

But soon enough, I realized that even though she was a major character, it was never mentioned that she was the daughter of the Puppet Master or had any relation with him depicted in the story.

This meant she was abandoned by him or maybe not choosen.

Most probably, the Puppet Master chose his first disciple, who might be Selenia, for his legacy, making her dolls as his key.

Though these were merely hypothetical assumptions.

The reason why Ytrisia would need the Progeny Stone was most probably to awaken her founding ancestor—to learn about the secrets of her power, which her father wouldn't have given to her but to the Empress Dowager.

However, at the age of 12, Selenia had come to Azure Flame Kingdom after running away from her home due to an unwanted marriage proposal, giving another idea to me that Selenia was the first disciple of the Puppet Master, who bestowed his teachings to her until she fled from the kingdom.

After a few years, the Puppet Master may have had a daughter.

Given that Ytrisia's age was around a decade younger than Selenia Vyre, it is most likely she wasn't able to inherit anything from her father because of some reason.

The problem with web novels is how they show a narrow viewpoint without mentioning chronology, making me confused about when exactly the puppet master died.

Either way Ytrisia couldn't claim the legacy, considering it was already given to the Empress Dowager.

Now things were making sense and also making me recall why I don't mention every detail or recall them at a single point, considering how confusing it is to have so many names in mind.

But, wait.

"By the way, why did you call the Empress Dowager a failure?" Naturally, I was not so distracted as to ignore the fact that Mialthara definitely mentioned how the Empress Dowager was a failure and that I shouldn't mention her name in connection with the Puppet Master.

"What, you don't know? She ran away after killing the son of the Puppet Master, to whom she was proposed to marry. Princess Ytrisia was around 5 years old when she lost her older brother at the Empress's hand...."

'My head... what is with this drama?'

[Too many details; can you break it down a bit, host?]

'Forget it, I will explain it to you sometime later. First, I need to do something about my first impression.' Somewhat understanding the whole story, which I needed to confirm firsthand, either from the Empress or her dolls, as they also share the memories until the time they were formed from the Empress, making it clear that both of them would have the memory of young Selenia.

There were also a few loopholes in this information, which I understood were due in particular to my not knowing everything, and the gaps would eventually fill as I learned more details, but for now.

"Ytrisia, if you are seeing this..." Knowing about Ytrisia's ability, I leaned at just the right angle to come into the dying woman's line of sight. Unlike the Empress, whose story was different, Ytrisia had the ability to turn dead people into loyal puppets and then share their last memories like some black box.

This made it clear that this woman had once been dead and had been living a false life for 30 years after turned into a puppet by Ytrisia.

It also clearly demonstrated how dangerous Ytrisia was, likely even in her tender years. I added, "Then you must have already seen what I am capable of. If you want the progeny stone, then come to me. I will be waiting for you at the legacy of the Puppet Master."