Clyde's house…

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Clyde held Melody into his arms, staring at a cute face . A young woman with an average bust and beautiful tomato-red hair . In a pink nightgown—skin so soft and well taken care of . The young man was ready to take her if not for one glaring issue .

"She actually fainted," he said softly . His eyes stared at lips that were probably soft and amazing . They seemed to pull him in . He needed her awake . What did Alice and the others have planned? No matter how much he shook and called her name, the redhead just would not stir . Her breathing served as the only indicator that she still lived . He ended carrying the girl to bed, tucking her in . At this rate, he'd never progress with Melody .

And Clyde didn't mean s.e.x . Trying to get her into a conversation or on a date was a ch.o.r.e . What made her so elusive? She surely wasn't like this before . The answer popped into the young man's head instantly, though he didn't give credit to his intellect stat .

Melody was afraid of her own bad luck . Or what she perceived as bad luck, since everything seemed to fall to pieces around her—at least during dates and alone time . The redhead failed to realize that all of the happenings emerged from her own clumsiness .

Even with the sinkhole back in Niyoto . There was a sign clearly warning them—but the young man couldn't stop her in time . Back on the balcony when she attempted to "seduce" Clyde, she didn't take in consideration of the low railing behind them . She dove too hard out of nervousness—maybe even anime-dove .

He observed her room of fluffy pinks and decorative stuffed animals . There was a lot of personality and cutesiness in the large room . Neatly stacked school books with completed a.s.signments tucked into folders, a cellphone on the charger next to her bedside with missed texts from Tear, a closed laptop, and a romance novel on top of a tablet . He wondered if the women hosted some kind of secret reading group .

Clyde gazed at Melody once more before stepping out of her room, quietly closing the door behind him . A feeling of determination surged through the young man as he headed to his room . He'd improve his relations.h.i.+p with the redhead—no matter what it took . A barrier to break .

In his own bedroom, Chika was sleep, but Alice signed and stamped papers under lamp light . She smiled upon noticing the young man, quickly putting away her House Hades workload .

"Test results come out tomorrow," Alice said . "Who do you think will be number one?"

Clyde chuckled .

"To be fair, I hadn't been in this world my entire life . "

Stripping to tank top and boxers, Alice gave him a look .

"You may want to take the rest off . "

He shrugged, easily complying, then joining her in bed . He kissed his life mate while shoving two fingers inside of her . The satisfying moisture set his erection to maxed heights . He brushed aside blonde hair, staring back into glistening pink eyes . When he entered her, she squeezed and softly moaned .

The aroma of Alice's flowery bath soap hugged his nose as he plowed hard and harder . The faint blush on her face grew redder as the endgame approached . The two were one, friends, soulmates, and lovers . A feat that people in the modern era rarely reached . Then again, Satovia couldn't be fairly compared with mundane Earth . Well, not everyone lived a boring life, but the majority…kind of did . Survival depended on it .

Abruptly, Chika woke up right as Alice climaxed . She seemed to strip instantly, pus.h.i.+ng the half-demoness to the side and stroking Clyde . The young man grunted .

"To think you two would go at it with me right here . "

Alice shrugged .

"You were sleeping so peacefully . "

Chika mounted, riding . Alice continued to kiss him . She grabbed his fingers and plunged them inside herself .

He…was taking on two . That night, he released at least six full loads before ending the activity . They changed the sheets and showered while talking about the tests .

[Ki increased! Soul, Command, Radiance from Alice . Vitality, Speed, and Aura from Chika . ]

[*DOUBLE BONUS*]

[Secret quest completed: Have s.e.x with two or more women at the same time . Reward: 1 . 2 million EXP . Combat level increase and random skill level increase . Your combat skill has increased to Skilled! Note: you must attend the dojo 3 more times to s.h.i.+ft from intermediate to Advanced in combat rank . ]

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[Quest: visit the dojo . You must take either Kitome or Melody with you . This quest is mandatory and cannot be refused . ]

[Congratulations, you have reached level 91! Stats increased . ]

Monday . Week 2 . Month 2 . Year 1 . Season: Autumn .

[You have triggered exotic sleep! All stats except paranoia and hidden stats are boosted by 10% You received an endurance boost of 50% for the day!]

The sound of…loud…anime music? No… J-Pop burst through Clyde's room like a cross between a tornado and multiple crates of exploding dynamite . The young man and his two bedmates jumped nearly a foot into the air . Their eyes glared down on a smiling Natalia . The music flickered off .

"It's time for scho…" her voice trailed off as Alice's aura covered the entire room .

As the loli ran, the half-demoness chasing, Clyde shook his head .

"Harumi! Alice is bullying me," Natalia yelled .

"She gets a kick out of provoking us," Chika said tiredly, before rolling on top of the young man . "How'd she get in here anyway?"

"You know, I don't remember actually locking the door last night…or closing it fully," Clyde said . He let out a breath as Chika mounted him, wet . Fifteen minutes of wild riding later—something she named a Chi-quickie—they were in the shower .

[Ki increased! +1 to all of Chika's attributes . ]

Everyone sat at the dining room, chatting and smiling . Clyde was involved in nearly all of the conversations, his attention almost demanded, even by Matsume . Alice and Tear surrounded him in terms of seating . Harumi was in his lap, playfully feeding him and teasing his mountain .

He could swear his stimulation reached a new level since the previous night . Ah, this world's poison . He no longer denied the harem—the s.e.x and relations.h.i.+p levels and the fact that they chose to live with him made it clear . However, the young man could not help but wonder what they felt . Was it a compet.i.tion for his heart or were they okay with sharing?

The answer to that was obvious—Clyde knew that just by observation, but the question became: how? Maybe because they fought, slept and ate together—and truly enjoyed each other's companies?

[The relations.h.i.+p between most of the women is fairly high . Yes, that includes Natalia . ]

[There are still a few that must catch up such as Ruri, Ming, etc . ]

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Etc . ?

[Airi, Hinako, Neko, Matsume, Maki, and Kanako are wild cards . Meaning they have no determined place in your harem, but you may go after them . Increases to your power makes this idea a win-win . ]

At least Melody wasn't a wild card . Wait…Melody's not a wild card . That's right, she's in love with me already, Clyde thought . When Harumi got up, to help put away the dishes so that Sofia and Maki could wash them under Yuki's supervision, the young man hurried after the redhead . She forgot something in her room . When she turned, eyes falling on him, Clyde made the gamble . Well, he tried to, but the flushed demi-G.o.ddess squeaked, startled, and then teleported to the front room .

"Melody, I just want to talk—"

"It'd have to wait," Alice said . "We're going to be late . Jump us . "

Clyde sighed .

"Fine, but Melody, we have to talk . After cla.s.ses, maybe on a walk . "

"We actually need to speak with Melody as well," a familiar voice said . The front door opened before everyone could step out and Tear walked in .

"And it's very important," Natalia said . "You know what it is, Melody . "

"Alright, let's stop the cliché right here," Clyde said holding up a hand . "None of this secretive bulls.h.i.+t and jumping around with the p.r.o.noun game because it will end up with one of us killed . So what's going on?"

He quickly pulled Melody to his side, promptly causing her to faint .

"Sheesh Clyde," Tear said, "you have to be gentle with her . She's hopelessly in… Never mind . Just be nice to her . "

Tear waved a hand over Melody's head, jolting her awake . Her eyes met with Clyde's first before realizing everyone was present .

"Sorry," she said, seemingly meant for everyone, but her eyes were locked with the young man's . He offered her a hand, smile warm . She blushed, accepting it .

"Tear, if you don't mind telling us what's going on . "

The succubus nodded .

"It's nothing that shouldn't keep you from going to school," Tear said, "but one of us has to guard Melody . "

"Is it my father?" Melody said . "And I don't need guarding . "

"You do," Tear said, voice stern . "Matsuko's coming with the Blood Hand . "

Clyde noticed the blood drain from Melody's face .

"I'll guard her . " Airi emerged from the hallway, dressed in designer jeans and s.h.i.+rt . She handed Melody a metallic one-inch statue of what looked like a dragon . "Keep this on your person . The minute you're in trouble, I will be able to teleport to you instantly . It was in that chest last night . "

"Chest?" Natalia said .

Melody examined the object, but didn't pocket it .

"You really shouldn't have to get involved and possibly killed over our problems . "

"You really don't know who I am, do you," Airi said, placing hands on her hips . She smiled . "I'm an S-cla.s.s adventurer for a reason . I live for this . " She winked . "Besides, I like you . You've got some good tastes in books . Oh and thanks for lending me the one about the prince—"

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Melody covered her mouth, blus.h.i.+ng .

"L—let's stay relevant here . " She turned to Tear . "Are you sure? How do you even—"

Abruptly, Clyde felt a strange presence—a mult.i.tude of them—smash into the city right as Melody's voice trailed off . Her eyes widened . He mirrored her .

"Matsuko's strong," Tear said . "Even for me . " She looked at Airi . "Are you sure you can handle this? The moment you sense fallen angel energy, get her here . The barrier around the house is a little weak, but it's better than nothing . Sure we have Yuki's aura, but it won't help us here . "

[Your relations.h.i.+p with Airi has increased to friend level 5, very interested and curious . ]

"Whoa whoa, whoa, slow it down," Clyde said . "Fallen angel? What exactly is going on here?"

"With Uncle gone, Melody is no longer serving her unfair punishment time," Tear said . "Her father is sending elite guards to probably retrieve her . Maybe even punish our girl on the spot—I won't stand for it . "

Clyde nodded, feeling cold inside . He'd f.u.c.k up anyone that tried to harm Melody .

"I'll increase the barrier's strength," Clyde said . "I've been neglecting that . "

He recalled the first prompt about the Power Core System .

[You can utilize power core points (PP) to create automatic guards that will engage at your order and keep intruders out . You'll need PP to level them up, give certain abilities and specialized commands, and increase damage capability . You'll need barrier points to increase the strength of the barrier . Use MP to pay the daily maintenance cost . Do you wish to have this done automatically?]

That was done automatically, but he never noticed any guards . The system explained matters .

[Your guards will sp.a.w.n when needed to defend your place of power . So far, they killed a total of four random monsters that pa.s.sed through the area . Due to your auto-maintenance cost which happens when you go to bed, your guards are at level 99, the max level until your BCFUS reaches rank 3 . ]

He recalled the other old prompt, about barriers .

[You may convert free points to PP or BP . Be warned that the value of free points dramatically outweighs all other points . You currently start off with 5 points pre-distributed to each field . It is up to you to make your place of power stronger . Thanks to the combined power of your friends, they've managed to start you off with a level 6 barrier . It won't be enough to keep out the most powerful, but you will remain nearly undetectable . ]

Now the big fish were in the city . Good thing he saved up so many free points . Now he'd invest enough to allow everyone to sleep soundly at night . Although…if he had the composure stat at two hundred, he'd be able to project himself to wherever the enemies were located . Maybe scare them?

[Your total *free points*: 215! Incredible . ]

[Current Main barrier level: 6 . PP: 25 . BP: 25 . ]

Clyde invested fifty into both PP and BP .

[Your barrier has leveled up!]

[Current Main barrier level: 11 . PP: 75 . BP: 75 . ]

The seventy-five bugged him, so he invested twenty-five more into both .

[Your barrier has leveled up!]

[Current Main barrier level: 13 . PP: 100 . BP: 100 . You are moderately protected . Not even deities would easily detect you . ]

[Free points remaining: 65]

That was the message Clyde wanted to see .

"Done," he told the others . Natalia, Alice, and Tear swarmed him .

"How did you do that?" they asked simultaneously .

"Long story," he said, "but we've got to go . Can I count on you, Airi?"

"d.a.m.n right," she said . "Oh and tell Kitome to punch Toru in the gut for me . Irritating meme…making fun of my br…" she sighed, then hugged Harumi . "Have fun in school . "

"I still wanna go to your school," Natalia said then made a pouty face . Alice pinched her cheek .

"Ow! Lady Alice you bully," Natalia said .

Alice smiled .

"Let's go people," Chika said . "Some of us have grades to maintain . "

They all laughed until Clyde activated the Jump skill . The stomach-lurching wasn't as bad as before, but it still sucked .

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