I Was Summoned To Be Sold as a Son-in-Law

rob z says:

Thirty-five chapters in, and its OK. The basic premise is MC is transported to a reverse gender roles world to be married off by a powerful sorcerer family to the daughter of a warrior family. The sorcerer family, however, is the one of the only families where men control, because the head of the family is a powerful mage.

MC at first says “hell no, send me back” because he is pissed that they messed with life. The head sorcerer then threatens him with some funky purple magic, so he gives in. (As an aside, the sorcerer family keeps all information about the family secret, so people outside the family don’t even know who the kids are or how many they have, so they can play off MC being a family member because he has the same trademark black hair which only members of that family seem to have.)

So MC asks what the girl he is supposed to marry looks like, and the answer is basically “well, she’s really talented.” However, remember this is a reverse gender world, so women who are rugged, outdoorsy and flat chested are considered attractive. FMC, who is an amazing swordsman, looks like what our world would consider beautiful – pale skin, huge mammaries, thicc, etc. She is also very passive and quiet, which is also considered unfeminine / unattractive. Because of that, every potential marriage partner rejected her (and no, she is not 5 like one poster commented, she is about to graduate the academy, so I am guessing around 20). MC is not informed of what she really looks like, however.

So MC trains to become a husband (really, a bride) – etiquette, piano, painting, etc., but is also trained in magic. He has no magic power internally, but incredible magic control and talent. MC’s new family (and they really do get along well and embrace him as a family member) send a picture of MC to FMC. Seeing a big, rugged man for the first time, FMC is smitten – love at first sight. But she is really concerned he will reject her if she sends a picture back to him, so she doesn’t.

FMC and MC finally meet, except FMC is under an illusion spell that makes her look more like what that world considers beautiful. MC still finds her attractive enough, and is very polite and kind with her, but maybe just a little disappointed (lacking those tracts of land). MC’s adopted mom knows there is an illusion spell, but doesn’t tell MC right away. There is also some comedy gag about her knocking over her tea because her breasts are just too big and get in the way, but because MC doesn’t see through the illusion spell, he thinks she’s clumsy. And the story goes from there, which seems like it will be a sweet romance.

I don’t want to give away too many spoilers, but there are some politics involved (e.g., fights between the noble faction and the faction that supports the king). Also, the main story seems to involve the return of the demons who were thought to be defeated over 300 years earlier. The story is what I would call a
measured pace, so maybe a touch on the slow side, but its OK so far. I like both the MC’s and the FMC’s characters, MC seems just like a normal dude, and FMC is the cute shy type (although maybe a little scarred by how she was treated sue to her looks) – however, you already see some signs of possessiveness / yandere. The RGR elements aren’t too offensive, although there is one stupid gag that really annoys the f#ck out of me about a pervert potion maker who keeps making gender switch potions that the MC ends up taking (I think the potion maker is FMC’s sister).

So nothing poisonous and worth a read. I will hold off on a final rating until I get through all the available chapters, but likely a 7.5-8 out of 10 for me.