Stella, the duke's daughter, was fastened to the guillotine.
Rigel cut the string holding the guillotine blade in place.
Just as the blade began to fall under gravity, about to sever Stella's neck, he grabbed the string again at the last possible moment.
"N-nooooooo!! I don't want to dieeeeeee!! Stop it, pleaseee!!!"
Stella screamed in a half-mad frenzy.
Her face was a complete mess of tears and snot.
Seeing her like this, Rigel broke into a genuinely delighted smile from the bottom of his heart.
"Haha! Don't worry. If you obey what I say, I won't kill you."
"Really? You're telling the truth? You're not lying?"
"Yeah, it's true. I'm a man who keeps his promises."
Rigel declared confidently.
In truth, he did keep his promises fairly well.
With his cheat skill [Rape], he could live however he wanted in this world without needing to honor any agreements.
So why did he bother keeping promises?
It was a form of self-imposed restriction.
