Extra's Harem: Invincibility Starts with Marriage and lots of Children

'....You can think too,' it was slightly surprising for me to know how the system did it intentionally.

Turning my attention toward the woman with her glasses, messy hair, and dull eyes, her clear appearance made me remember one of the side characters in the story.

Considering that unique appearance in this world of cultivation, where mostly people preferred to wear robes and traditional styles, this woman, who appeared to be wearing a mixture of a modern professional outfit and traditional design with glasses, was instantly recognizable as Milena Grafia.

According to this story, I could recall that, given her inability to cultivate, she had somehow, through her hard work, become a member of the Scholar Club, which acted as the proxy for the heirs and was appointed as the proxy for the Northern Territories within the Arctus family.

This position was definitely a dream for most scholars, similar to how a cultivator wanted to achieve immortality.

For those with no hope of cultivation and living a mortal life, their aim was to become the proxy of a state, effectively acting as the managers of the territory but wielding complete authority.

What motivated them to want this position were instances in history from a few decades ago where, after ascension, the heads of families under whom this proxy served naturally left the territory.

These were managed by the proxies, who, having a short lifespan, ensured the future of the upcoming generations, allowing them to become the ruling families over territories that previously belonged to cultivators.

Given their ascension and enormous lifespan, it was highly unlikely for them to ever descend back to the lower realm to reclaim these mortal territories.

So even being the proxy meant that if the head ascended, it was like reaching new heights for both the head of state and the proxy as both achieved their desired position—one becoming the head of the state for generations to come and the other ascending towards immortality.

However, the last such case was a few decades ago, yet motivation still remained among scholars who were unaware that with their human bodies, they needed to act within a territory ruled by cultivators, managing towns, creating drafts, and pushing themselves to their limits, which had clearly taken a toll on Milena Grafia as well.

According to the story, after Leon's death and Kyle's departure from the kingdom, the Princess, after taking the Northern Territory, naturally realized the true potential of this woman due to her acumen and instantly appointed her as her own proxy, allowing herself to focus on cultivation while planning to secure the throne with a stable foundation.

It was another matter that there were not just one or two major characters fighting for the throne, so before ascending the throne of the kingdom, most of the major characters ascended to the higher realm.

Between the kingdom and the higher realm, they would naturally choose the higher planes, leaving Milena as the sole caretaker of the Northern Territory.

However, the story would focus more on major characters.

In the later part, when the princess came down to the lower realm for some business, the last mention of Milena was that she grew old without any partner or marriage.

Milena died of old age after suffering from her mortal illnesses, unlike the princess, who remained unchanged when she ascended and arranged for another proxy for her land before ascending once again.

A short story of a potentially strong woman ending with no major role, just casual mentions.

'System, check her qualifications.'

My intentions were not to marry her out of attraction but mostly out of pity for her situation, and also because I believed she was best suited for handling the Northern Territories.

This prompted me to inquire about her qualifications, which I assumed would be adequate as they were for Kyle too.

Indeed, she was mentioned as the first woman whose qualifications were detected by the system when Kyle was trying to run away from the territory, and it was around 94 or 95 at that time.

But given his desire to escape and not waste such crucial cultivation on a seemingly useless non-cultivator, his ego and false pride led him to leave the kingdom without ever contacting her or anyone else from this place.

[ No, she does not meet qualifications -- 87/100 ]

'Huh?'

As I saw the system display her qualifications, I blinked in disbelief, realizing how that idiot lying unconscious with her wings and sobbing had received a perfect 100, while this woman, who was clearly smart and loyal to her job, did not even meet the qualifications.

Don't tell me that the system qualifies people based on their power levels rather than their potential.

But if that's true, then why even bestow power upon them if they are evaluated solely based on their power?

[ Marrying a very compatible wife has increased the overall qualification value; you need to have children in order to decrease the qualifications value. ]

'...What?'

Again, the system provided information that caused me to momentarily blank out as I stood there processing what it just said.

Realizing that by forming a marriage pact with that idiot, who held such high qualifications, I had reset the overall qualification standards to a much larger extent, and to reduce them, I would need to have children.

My eyes turned towards that bat-like mosquito lying asleep, and before closing my eyes, I commanded, 'Destruct yourself, system.'

[HOST—!?]

[WH-WHAY?!]

'Because you are useless now.'

I laughed at this useless system, which would never be of any use to me, given that if having children decreases the overall value of the qualifications, and if the only way to rectify things was to have children with that idiot, then I would prefer to live in this world without this system.

Yes, without dying again either way.

[ Wait, no, host, you just need to find a woman with more qualifications; that's all and just think, wouldn't it allow you to choose from the cream of the crop now that the standards have been raised? ]

'....'

Hearing the system's tone, it was clear that it was desperate.

I was also thinking the same, as it suggested.

Considering that now, the potential, unlike what was mentioned in the original plot where just any random woman was qualified, was not the case for me, giving me both an advantage and a disadvantage.

The disadvantage was that I would not just find a random woman with good qualifications like Kyle did and randomly marry them, where their potential would stagnate after reaching a certain value, while those with higher qualifications would accompany him in the higher realm, thus making those with good qualifications potentially stronger.

Of course, the system had the ability to bestow internal energy, bloodline, and more to ensure someone's potential increased.

But again, as a human being, the quality at which they can utilize those strengths matters.

And the qualifications are purely based on their potential to adjust to newfound strength and overall power.

'Fine, I will just check any other one.'

Putting that thought aside, I focused on the present, noticing that Milena was clearly trembling with embarrassment, as evident by the crimson hue on her face.

I exhaled and moved toward the nearby drawer, taking out my clothes.

"Y-young master, I need your signature here."

While putting on the robe, which kept me busy, I heard her trembling voice approach me.

I looked around, saw a pen-like brush and ink at the edge of her hand, took the paper, and signed Kyle's name.

'Shit,' as I wrote Kyle's name, I noticed the flicker of realization widening in Milena's eyes, causing me to remember that in this world, given the aristocracy's practice, they normally use seals—the emblems of their identity—to sign something by doing a stamp using internal energy.

"Here,"I said, stopping the pen, as I realized that without internal energy, I would not even be able to use the identity emblem for doing signatures.

I took out the emblem belonging to Kyle from the cloth lying on the floor, offering it to Milena, and added, "From now on, you have full authority over the territory, is that clear?"

'!?'