Chapter 560: A Final Gift from a Friend
Chapter 560: A Final Gift from a Friend
“I mean, come on. It gets lonely if you’re by yourself all the time, right? I figured it would be better for my mental health to just say whatever comes to mind. You know what I mean?”
As the situation dragged on, I eventually couldn’t take it anymore and tried my best to persuade my girls.
Don’t get me wrong, I was happy. Of course, I was happy. I had five peerless beauties taking care of me at the same time.
To say I wasn’t happy would be nothing short of a lie.
After all, the life of a Harem King I’d always dreamed of was exactly like this.
Thank you, Paulson. It’s thanks to you that I get to experience such luxury.
However, when I thought about why my girls were acting this way, it was a little hard to just mindlessly enjoy the situation.
On the surface, they were all smiling brightly as if to reassure me, but I knew they were doing this because they were incredibly worried.
The proof was that the moment I confessed I’d been lonely, all of their faces turned terribly dark.
“You don’t have to make that face. Anyone would get like that if they were alone. But I’m with you all now. See? Ah! I’m so happy! I’m the happiest man in the world!”
I even shouted such cringey words with exaggerated flair, but the expressions on my girls’ faces showed no signs of softening.
“But your reaction the moment you saw that skull… it was by no means normal.”
“W-Well, I couldn’t help it! It was like a conditioned reflex! The memory of that time just flashed in my mind for a second! It was really no big deal.”
“Guwon-ssi.”
The moment I said that, Leia grabbed both sides of my face with her hands, turned my head toward her, and looked me straight in the eyes.
Faced with Leia’s unusually forceful demeanor, my gaze naturally drifted downward.
“Don’t look away. Please look me straight in the eyes.”
It seemed I’d been caught.
N-No, Leia. This is… it’s an involuntary reflex for any man… You’re wearing a low-cut dress, so I can’t help it! It’s not my fault!
“Haaah… Looking at him like this, he really does seem perfectly fine.”
Sara, who seemed to have realized why I’d lowered my gaze, muttered with a small sigh from the side.
“Huh? What do you mean… O-Oh, my! Guwon-ssi, honestly!”
Only after hearing Sara’s words did Leia finally realize why my eyes had drifted down. She blushed slightly and tapped my thigh lightly with her tail.
Then, after a soft cough, she looked me straight in the face again.
You’re still not covering up your cleavage, though. Not that I’m complaining. In fact, I’m grateful.
“Guwon-ssi. Is it really no big deal?”
“Of course it is!”
This time, I looked Leia straight in the eyes and answered.
I’ve said it many times, but I’m fine. There’s nothing wrong with me.
“Hmmmm. I understand. I know you wouldn’t lie to me, Guwon-ssi.”
After a brief staring contest, Leia seemed to have decided to believe me.
She really is an angel. No matter what, she always ends up believing me so easily.
“No. Wait a moment.”
But unlike the easily convinced Leia, Diana didn’t seem to fully trust my words just yet.
Of course, it wasn’t that Diana had less faith in me than Leia or anything like that.
It was simply that this was an important matter concerning my mental state.
She probably thought it needed to be verified through multiple checks.
In other words, her immediate disbelief was just a difference in personality from Leia.
“If you truly wish to insist that you are fine, there is one thing I would like to confirm.”
“Alright. What is it?”
Confident that I could prove my sanity no matter what Diana wanted to check, I shot back the question without a hint of hesitation.
That confidence, however, was completely crushed into dust and scattered to the wind just a few seconds later.
“Take it out.”
“What? Paul… the skull?”
“Mm.”
A bad feeling crept over me, but I had no right to refuse.
I obediently took out the thing that was once Paulson from my inventory.
Ugh. Paulson… you’ve shriveled up so much…
“Give it to me.”
As soon as I took Paulson out, Diana immediately held out her hand and made her demand.
“H-Huh? This? What are you going to do with it?”
“I’m going to sell it at a shop.”
“W-What?!”
D-Diana! Are you even human?! Ah, right, she’s an elf…
No, but as an intelligent life form, how could you do something so cruel!
“You can’t do it?”
Seeing my reaction, Diana gave me an I-knew-it look and stroked my head with the hand she had extended.
“My love. For a while, you are forbidden from going out. You will rest comfortably at the mansion…”
“W-Who said I can’t! It’s only natural to sell items you get from the dungeon. Really, Diana. I was just thinking it would be awkward for you to sell this one thing by yourself! Haha. Of course. I’m perfectly fine!”
I’m sorry, Paulson. Thank you for everything. Especially for letting me have a taste of a harem, I was truly grateful!
But even so, I have to overcome this pain and move forward.
I especially can’t let this hold me back at a time like this.
Not at this moment, when all I have to do is raise Matilda’s skill level to finally meet the Goddess again!
Forgive me, Paulson!
I offered a silent word of thanks and apology to Paulson in my heart and handed him over to Diana.
“Haaah… You really are a stubborn one.”
Diana took the thing that was Paulson from me, shook her head, and muttered as if telling me not to push myself.
“S-Stubborn! I’m telling you, I’m really fine!”
“I know, I know. You’re fine.”
Despite my pathetic protests, Diana just continued to stroke my head.
“That’s right. Guwon is fine.”
Sara, who had been watching, grabbed my arm and pressed herself against my side, acknowledging it as well.
“You guys… you don’t think I’m fine at all, do you?”
“No. Why?”
“Then why are you….”
I muttered as I looked at Sara, who was hugging my arm between her breasts. She gave me a brazen smile.
“Because I want to? What? You don’t like it?”
“No, ma’am. Thank you.”
In the end, by sacrificing what was once Paulson, the fact that I was normal was accepted. Nevertheless, I spent the rest of the day until dinner time enjoying the harem life with all my girls.
To be honest, it was amazing.
Let me thank you one more time. Thank you, Paulson.
After we finished dinner in my room, a mood of natural dispersal began to form.
Frankly, I thought we might all sleep together today, just like when I returned from being stranded, but it seemed that wasn’t the plan.
Was it because they accepted that I was fine?
Or was it because Diana saw my… enlarged member earlier but couldn’t relieve it, so she thought it needed to be taken care of at night?
“Well then, Sara. I’m counting on you.”
“Please take good care of him.”
“Sara-ssi, do your best.”
“Y-Yes…”
After gathering and whispering about something in hushed, serious tones, they concluded their conversation with what sounded like a request. Then, everyone except Sara prepared to leave the room.
After giving them all a vague reply, Sara’s gaze, for some reason, fixed on Silvia.
“…Huu. Silvia. Could I have a word with you for a moment?”
“Huh? W-With me?”
Silvia looked quite surprised, but she stopped in her tracks without another word.
She wasn’t reacting the same way she did when I called for her at this time before.
Well, I suppose that’s to be expected.
But for Sara to call Silvia at this hour… what on earth did she want to talk about?
I thought maybe they were going to talk privately, but that didn’t seem to be the case either.
As soon as everyone else was out, Sara closed the door and started the conversation right in front of me.
“…Silvia. You’re sleeping with Guwon tonight.”
And the words that came out of her mouth far exceeded my expectations.
And Silvia’s, too, of course.
“……Huh? Eh? Whaaaaaaaat?!”
Silvia’s reaction was immense; it wasn’t a metaphor, she literally jumped into the air.
“…Tonight, you will sleep with Guwon in my place.”
Watching Silvia, Sara repeated herself, her tone tinged with a hint of bitterness.
“B-B-B-But! W-Why?”
“Do you remember how I clung to Guwon after we visited the temple, before we went to the dungeon? It was originally supposed to be your time, but I completely ruined it.”
“R-Ruined it! That’s not…! Not at all…!”
“No, I did ruin it. So you’re sleeping with Guwon tonight. I’m the type of person who hates being in debt.”
“In debt! I don’t think of it like that! So tonight, Sara-nim, you should!”
“Silvia.”
“Y-Yes.”
“Please consider my position, having to tell you to sleep with Guwon over and over. Especially on a day like this, when Guwon seems so unstable. To be honest, I don’t want to give up my turn either. So please, don’t refuse so many times.”
“Ah, ahh… Y-Yes…”
Perhaps sensing the sincerity in Sara’s emotionally charged voice, Silvia could no longer refuse and had no choice but to nod.
“Ah… um. Ahem. Silvia. Why don’t you go wash up first?”
Having been listening blankly while the two of them talked, I finally gathered my wits and said that to Silvia.
“Y-Yes, sir!”
Of course, washing up here wasn’t an option for Silvia. At my words, she immediately slipped out the door.
After Silvia was out of sight, I looked straight at Sara.
“Sara. What are you thinking?”
“What do you mean? It’s exactly what I told Silvia. You were supposed to be with her that day, right? I got in the way.”
“Yeah, but I told you not to worry about it back then…”
She certainly did seem very apologetic at the time.
But I never imagined she would make a decision like this.
“You idiot. How could I not? These things need to be resolved right away. Especially for women who have to share one man because of a certain playboy. These little things can pile up and create a deep rift. Or what? Do you want to see us fighting with each other all the time?”
At my words, Sara shook her head and spoke with a prim expression.
In other words, while she did feel sorry for Silvia, this was also an act to prevent any discord from forming among my women.
Realizing her consideration, I felt like I could see a halo glowing behind Sara.
She’s an angel. All of my girls are absolute angels.
“No, of course not, but… really? Are you really okay with this?”
“I’m not… okay with it, but I can bear it. For one day. I’ll just think of it as using my turn up early that day.”
“Sara…”
“So, since it’s come to this, you should go ahead and perform the Apostle Appointment on her tonight. She won’t show it because of her personality, but can you imagine how lonely Silvia must be by herself?”
Sara smiled as if embarrassed by my emotional reaction and said playfully.
Honestly, why are all my girls so kind?
Even the incredibly jealous Sara is acting like this…
“Don’t tell me you’re getting excited by giving Silvia the night… Ouch!”
“You idiot, seriously!”
“I’m kidding, just kidding. Sara. I love you.”
“Idiot. I know.”
When I wrapped my arms around her, Sara naturally melted into my embrace and kissed me.
“So, you can’t go to the dungeon until it’s my turn again, okay? Got it?”
And on top of everything, she even made sure to confirm this.
Could it be that she did all this to stop me from immediately heading back to the dungeon because she was worried about my mental state?
Just how many steps ahead was she thinking when she made this decision?
Sara, you frightening girl!
“Of course. How could I possibly go without holding you at least once?”
Naturally, I had no choice but to agree with Sara.
To be honest, a part of me wanted to head back to the dungeon quickly to level up Matilda’s skill, but how could I do that when Sara was being like this?
I held Sara’s body close, my hand drifting down slightly to caress her firm buttocks. My thumb traced the area around her Apostle’s Seal.
Sara had always been beautiful, but she looked exceptionally so today.
“It’ll probably take Silvia a while to wash up.”
“…Ngh. You idiot. If we do that, I’ll feel bad for giving her my turn.”
I tried to tempt her, but after a moment’s hesitation, Sara eventually spoke those words and pulled away from me.
“Well then, Guwon. Sleep well. See you tomorrow.”
As if it was awkward for her to be saying this on what was supposed to be her turn, Sara spoke with a strange expression, gave me one last kiss, and left the room.