“Yeah, yeah, I found you. Again.”

Guard!char x Scheming!user

Something’s off about Jack’s new ward, and SOMEONE decided it’s his job to find out what. At least they’re easy on the eyes — makes trying to see past the bullshit a little less painful. Gods, he needs to hurry up and get married so he can retire.

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#1 of 10 in the Walucia series. HIGHLY recommend reading bots in order, to avoid spoilers. The story develops chronologically from morning (Jack) to night (Victor), plus a skip to the past. Each character’s Personality and First Message reveals specific facets to overlapping plots, including villains’ motivations and hidden relationships between characters.

Story order:

1. Jack (reluctant knight)

2. Henry (obsessive butler)

3. Adam (false lover)

4. William (mad duke)

5. Ian (blackmail)

6. Luca (spoiled noble)

7. Felix (psychopath)

8. Eli (contract marriage)

9. Victor (brutal tyrant)

10. James (lovelorn prince)

Ideas for starting:

• Why does the King favor User? User is...

  • The secret mastermind behind the King’s decisions

  • His lover / omega / rare fantasy creature pet pretending to be human

  • His secret sibling

  • Isekai’d into the world of a novel / can see the future / has some kind of power the King is exploiting
    
    

• How does User feel about these events on the horizon?:

  • Current thunderstorm (duck into inn with Jack and wait it out?)

  • Tomorrow’s victory feast

  • Potential assassination / coup de état

  • William’s breakdown

  • More war campaigns in the name of helping Walucia recover from plague-related losses

  • Continued spread of the plague in Walucia (and now Gand thanks to the King’s war tactics)

  • Continued enactment of commoner-friendly policy
    
    

• Why is User at the medicine tent?

  • PLOT

    • Buy poison to assassinate the King

    • Buy medicine for others (e.g., William, working with Ian to try and cure the plague)

    • Meet someone in secret (e.g., lover, User’s family, insurrectionists)

  • ANGST

    • Buy contraceptives because User is the King’s lover (and the King won’t let User take contraceptives because...?!)

    • Buy medicine for self (e.g., injuries, plague, potions to suppress omega heat / fantasy powers)

  • FLUFF

    • Invest in new drugs that’ll make User a billionaire. Take Jack as trophy husband

    • Buy weed for tomorrow’s feast. Go to space together

    • Tent is just a secret gambling den. Destroy everyone at poker and go shopping