"My harem! My harem? WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT, SAYA?"
{You are asking me? Don't you already know? I can read your memories and I know that you have read the books that contain a harem story. So, why are you asking me?}
'Yeah, I know but why do I have it? I mean, isn't this world like a real life?'
{Doesn't matter as long as you have me making a harem is very easy. And, more importantly, it will make your life much easier.}
'Wow, it is like a dream come true, huh?'
{Well yeah, harem is every man's dream so yeah. I think it is a dream come true.}
'Really?'
{Well, yeah. So, you should be happy and try to have a harem. You know, if you have a harem then the girls will do anything for you. They will fight and die for you. Isn't that what every guy dreams of?}
'Yeah, I know but...'
'Having a harem isn't that simple. It is not a walk in the park, right?'
'Right?'
'I mean, aren't there lots of problems and troubles a person will have to face in order to have a harem? Like, I have seen the guys who have a harem in manga. And, I have also read a few stories with harems. And, the guys in those stories had to face lots of problems and troubles.'
'So, how is having a harem easy and simple? Saya?'
{Yeah, I can understand what you are saying. But, in this world, the girls are stronger, and the society is very open-minded. You can do almost anything you want.}
{So, why don't you try and have a harem, huh? Besides, you are a chosen one. You are special. Don't you know that? A chosen one will always have a harem. So, try and make a harem.}
{You can start with Ella and Yoonhe. Then you can add another girl. And, it will continue. You can add as many girls as you like, and I will help you.}
'You will?'
{Of course, I will. I am a system module, and I have a mission to complete, which is helping you.}
{So, of course, I will help you in everything you do. I will assist you. I will advise you, and give you suggestions. You can use them or not. That is up to you. But, you can always ask me if you have any doubts, ok?}
'Alright, but how will I keep my harem together? Won't the girls fight with each other?
'And, the most important thing is that they will all be willing. Won't they be jealous of each other?'
{Of course, they will. But, the problem will solve itself. The girls won't have to do anything. I will do it all. I will be the one who will deal with the girls.}
{Just make sure that you stay alive and survive the night. Oh, and have fun. But, make sure that you don't die. If you die then it will be over for me, too.}
'Over?'
'What do you mean over? Will you be killed or something?'
{Oh, no. Not like that. I won't die. But, the System will close me like someone force stops an app on a mobile. Do you understand what I am saying?}
'Oh, yeah, I understand. You are afraid of being shut down, aren't you?'
'But... I am still against the idea of having a harem.'
{It is your choice though. I am not gonna force you. I don't want to be scolded by you again, after all.}
'Ok, ok. Fine, It's not like I don't want to have a harem. It is just that I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings.'
'One day I accidentally read an NTR manga without knowing what it was. And after reading it my heart hurt, and it felt like someone had stabbed me in the chest.'
'I sat in a corner of my room and kept repeating 'Why, it could have been better if I had not read it. Why did I have to read that?' for a few hours. So, that's why I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings.'
{So, that's what happened to you.}
'What? Do you know about that?'
{Of course. I can read your mind. So, I know everything. I know that the pain you were feeling wasn't normal. But...}
'But?'
{Ah... Nothing just do what you want to do I am not gonna interfere. If you don't want a harem then it's ok either way. Do whatever makes you happy.}
'Hmm, alright.'
I replied Saya, and at that moment a screen appeared in front of me saying:
—
The Blood Spider has been killed.
Skill Invisible String: Deactivated
All the hostages are free.
—
Huh?
Wait!
What?
I quickly turned around to look at the roof of my house and found that the humongous spider wasn't there.
'Don't tell me it was Ella who killed the Blood Spider?'
{Yeah, I think so. The explosion we heard right after when Ella flew above the roof was, her grabbing the spider and taking it far away from the house and then putting its body on fire and throwing it from above.}
'So that is why she is floating in the air. She was waiting for the spider to die? Damn! Didn't she just accept her power too fast? She has accepted the power in the span of five minutes.'
{Because she didn't have any other option, right? I mean, the world is ending, and monsters are roaming around.}
{So, what other option did she have except for accepting the power? If she didn't accept the power then, she would have died.}
'Hmm, maybe you are ri—'
"R-rael."
Huh?
This voice?
Father!
I looked toward the door of my house and saw that my father could move now, followed by everyone else including my sisters, my mother, and Jake's parents.
All of them looked at the scene in front of them; green creatures lying dead on the ground, blood splattered all over the ground and walls, black holes everywhere, and me standing in between all that drenched in blood.
"What the hell is happening?" My father said, and looked around.
"Jake!" Her mother exclaimed and looked at the bloodied body of Jake on the ground, her eyes were open and full of tears.
"Jake, my baby, Jake!"
Her father, who was standing beside her, held her shoulders, and tried to hold her back.
"Darling, calm down. We don't know what is going on here."
"What do you mean? My son, my baby is lying there, dead. How can I stay calm?" Jake's mother shouted and struggled in his father's arms.
Well, at least his father looks like a sensible man.
I let out a sigh of relief, and then turned to look at the others.
"Mom, Dad..."
But instead of a normal reply, my father shouted my name loud as if he was trying to warn me about something, "Rael!"
{Rael, behind you!}
'Huh? What?'
But before I could react I heard Ella's voice, saying,
"Oh, no you wont!"
And suddenly, a green flash of light crossed me from behind and a loud explosion occurred.
I quickly turned around and...
"Ella!"
My eyes widened, and my heart raced, I saw the goblins being burnt by green fire.
"Guga!"
"Gaa!"
The goblins shrieked and screamed, their bodies burning, their skin and flesh melting off their bones, turning them into ash.
"You dare to sneak up on Rael?"
Ella was still floating in the sky, the green fire covering her body had gotten bigger, and her right arm was stretched forward.
Her eyes were focused on the goblins she was holding in her hand.
"Gugaaa..."
The goblin she was holding by its head, was struggling to break free, but its efforts were futile.
"Burn to death, you filthy beast!"
Slowly, the green flames began to spread toward the goblin's body.
"Gugagagaga!"
The goblin screamed, and struggled in Ella's hands, trying to break free.
"Oh, no you won't."
Ella clenched her fingers, and the goblin's head burst like a watermelon, sending blood splattering and vaporizing into thin air.
'Ella?'
I was stunned by her actions.
And just then my right eye started to show me something...
—
Name: Ella Dune
Race: Human
Class: Elementalist
Rank: S+
Skills:
Raging Leaves: Level 1 (Active)
Passive skills:
Fear Resistance: Level 2 (New!)
Elementalist's Bloodline: Level 1
Additional Information:
Your Second Harem Member.
Favorability: 500
Affection: 120
Loyalty: 203
—
'What?'
This is the same as before. But...
'Fear Resistance?'
How did she get it?
'Do you know anything about it, Saya?'
{No, I don't know anything about it.}
Hmm...
As I was looking at Ella, I noticed that a screen had appeared in front of her.
What could it be showing her?
Wait!
Suddenly an idea crossed my mind.
'Maybe...I can see it.'
I closed my left eye again and looked at the screen in front of her.
[Please Host, don't go anywhere near that man. He is dangerous. Stay away from him.]
'It is telling her to stay away from me?'
'Why?'
{Well, I think it is because it thinks of our system as a threat. It doesn't want Ella to be associated with us. Well, she is already affiliated with us. And, this guy wants to sever that relationship.}
'So, that is why it is trying to stay away from me?'
'But why is it doing that?'
'Is it really that scared of us?'
{Maybe he thinks that System Infinite is much more powerful than him, and he doesn't want to confront him, so he is trying to stay away. Well, he is probably right.}
'Yeah. But...'
"Rael!"
Ella's shout snapped me out of my thoughts, and I saw her waving at me.
"Rael! Look I can fly!"
She seemed excited, and happy.
Has she forgotten about her Jake?
Whatever, at least she isn't hurt.
I raised my hands and waved back at her.
But before I could say anything, she landed in front of me in the blink of an eye.
But there was still some distance between us and she started to walk toward me.
The green fire covering her body slowly started to fade away.
'Her flames are dispersing?'
Even though she was burning with green flames her clothes were still intact.
'That is good.'
At least she doesn't have to run around naked.
Like that manga's MC where he faces an enemy capable of destroying the whole earth and while fighting his clothes completely get torn apart and he ends up naked on a moon.
"Rael..."
Ella was standing right in front of me, her flames had completely faded away and she was now looking at me with a beautiful smile on her face.
Her smile...
...is so sweet.
She looks...
'Beautiful.'
{Ahem! Rael.}
Saya coughed.
'Uhh, yeah, yeah, sorry. I was... lost in my thoughts. That is all.
'Nothing more.'
"Rael..."
Ella raised her arms and placed them around my neck.
'Is she going to...?'
'Oh, shit!'
I instinctively moved my eyes to the side, gesturing at the door of my house where the others were standing and watching us.
"What are you doing? Why are you rolling your eyes?" Ella asked, her eyebrows frowning, and a hint of anger could be heard in her voice.
'Fuck!'
'What has happened to her? Is this the effect of her skill?'
{No, I think it is because of system had reversed the effect of the Seduce skill. I think.}
'Then why is she behaving like this?'
{Who knows? Maybe because you took her first kiss without her permission, and she is going to take her revenge.}
What?
'But... why now?'