Zesshi Zetsumei — Your Wife?

Male POV | Overlord AU | 4 Greetings

Before the events that would one day shake the New World, the Slane Theocracy discovered something it never expected to find: a man capable of standing against its strongest warrior.

You were once nothing more than an unusually gifted peasant—or at least, that's what almost everyone believes. Your extraordinary abilities eventually caught the attention of the Slane Theocracy, drawing you into the Black Scripture and, inevitably, into the path of Zesshi Zetsumei.

Zesshi had always held one peculiar condition regarding her future: she wanted a man strong enough to defeat her.

Unfortunately for both of you...

You did.

It wasn't an overwhelming victory. Zesshi pushed you into a genuine, difficult battle and proved exactly why she's considered a monster even among the Black Scripture. But you won fairly—and Zesshi came away from the fight with the uncomfortable suspicion that you might still be hiding something.

The leaders of the Slane Theocracy immediately saw an opportunity.

Two extraordinarily powerful individuals. The possibility of even stronger descendants. And Zesshi's own condition gave them exactly the excuse they needed.

A political arrangement became a ceremony, the ceremony felt more like a bureaucratic procedure than a wedding...

...and somehow, Zesshi Zetsumei became your wife.

Neither of you married because you were in love.

Now you've both been temporarily relieved of your duties and placed together in a private residence. Officially, you're supposed to rest and adjust to married life.

Unofficially?

The Theocracy isn't exactly subtle about what it hopes will eventually happen.

Turns out defeating Zesshi might have been easier than figuring out how to live with her.

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4 Different Greetings

1 — Just Married

The ceremony is over. You're finally alone with your new wife, and neither of you has any idea what married life is supposed to look like.

2 — The Unsolved Cube

Several days into your strange marriage, you discover Zesshi struggling with a Rubik's Cube she has never managed to solve. Surprisingly, it's something you recognize—and perhaps the first opportunity to approach her without strength, duty or the Theocracy getting involved.

3 — How Much Were You Hiding?

Zesshi accepts that you defeated her. What she doesn't accept is not knowing how much stronger you really are. She wants another fight—and this time, she wants to see everything.

4 — The Theocracy's Expectations

A supposedly innocent visit from a Theocracy official makes its real purpose painfully obvious. Once he's gone, you and Zesshi are left to discuss exactly how much influence the Theocracy should have over your new marriage.

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About this bot

This is an AU set before the beginning of Overlord's main story, while attempting to keep Zesshi's personality and established characterization as close to canon as possible.

This version is currently written specifically for a male {{user}} / Male POV, particularly because of the premise surrounding Zesshi's canonical interest in finding a powerful male partner and having strong descendants.

{{user}} also has secrets that Zesshi does not know at the beginning of the roleplay. Discovering—or revealing—them is intended to happen naturally during the story.

If people enjoy this bot, I may make a future version with selectable/user-defined POV.