First of all, that sword is cursed. Mark my words.
Second of all, population control does not include killing off pregnant females. That's called extermination and will drive a species into extinction quick smart.
A love rival is fine, it can force the characters to take action. As long as it stays as just a rival and doesn't swerve hard into haremshit territory.
@ciera Daddy is clearly a classic manipulative narcissist. He's likely attempting to garner sympathy from his clients in a way to seem more likable to them but it backfired bigtime because he doesn't realize his daughter switched with his client.
We really need to ban scanlators from translating "papa" into "daddy." They no longer have the same meaning.
That aside, I know all about the pain of having a narcissistic, control freak father. It's tough and I'm impressed Rico can be as positive as she is with a father like that.