"Huh? Wait, what's this?"
Wise sensed the strange atmosphere around him and couldn't help feeling confused, but the many girls surrounding him paid it no mind.
Drawn by a mysterious attraction, their expressions first turned puzzled, then gradually grew fervent as they unconsciously closed in around Wise.
At that moment, Wise also learned the reason from the system.
It wasn't acting on its own. Rather, because of everything that had happened, he hadn't 'done that' for nearly an entire day and could no longer keep himself under control.
And so, what followed became an especially wild "party," with Wise as the evening's only VIP...
Thankfully, the video store's soundproofing was excellent. Otherwise, if the neighbors had heard the commotion inside, they might have reported it to the Public Security, even though members of the Public Security themselves were involved.
As the sounds inside the video store gradually faded, most of the girls eventually fell asleep from exhaustion.
Wise carefully settled everyone down and covered them with blankets. Seeing this, the few who were still awake, such as Miyabi, immediately opened their arms for hugs after helping him clean up.
Naturally, Wise didn't refuse. He hugged not only Miyabi, but also the others who remained awake yet were too shy to ask.
Still, after everything that happened that night, even Wise felt exhausted, mainly because a certain 170-centimeter-tall lady (around 5 feet 7 inches) had been far too fierce.
After settling everyone down, Wise found a comfortable spot in the middle and lay down, soon feeling soft warmth pressing against him from every direction.
The next morning, while Wise was still half-asleep from the previous night's exhaustion, he already heard the sounds of arguing nearby.
"What? You mean you all knew already?!"
Lucy's disbelieving voice rang out through the room, and Belle immediately responded.
"Yes, Lucy. Even if my brother is a bit of a playboy, he treats all of you very well too, right?"
As Belle spoke, she glanced around at the others. Anby simply nodded blankly.
As for Nekomata? She was still fast asleep.
Ellen also hadn't woken up yet. Corin had no idea what to say. Rain and Koleda merely nodded in agreement.
In short, among the first few girls who had accepted the situation, only Belle could properly keep the discussion moving.
'I've never felt this helpless before... Brother, hurry up and wake up already!' Belle cried inwardly.
At that moment, Miyabi also nodded and spoke seriously.
"As I said yesterday, I have no objections. Besides, beauties belong to the strong. I am a beauty, and Wise is strong."
In Miyabi's eyes, it wasn't unusual for a man to have multiple women, whether among the previous heads of the Hoshimi Family or within the upper class itself.
Although she personally didn't particularly like such arrangements, she was part of that world, and many of the girls present were also important people to her.
"Ugh, you fox-eared woman, by your logic, wouldn't every beautiful girl in New Eridu end up with this guy?!" Lucy couldn't help but retort.
(T/N: Haha... who's going to tell her?)
As the young lady of the Montefio Family, how could she possibly not understand such things?
She simply couldn't fully accept it yet. Although, after what happened last night, she had more or less accepted reality, she still couldn't stop herself from complaining.
"Hmph! I absolutely won't give up on Wise! Don't even think about stealing him from me!"
Lucy's tone was far more domineering than it had been yesterday.
"It doesn't matter. Wise will be adopted into the Hoshimi Family," Miyabi replied calmly.
"Is that so? I don't agree!" Lucy shot back fiercely.
However, at that moment, an unexpected person suddenly spoke up.
"Wise has already met my parents..."
It was Zhu Yuan.
Was she joining the dispute as well?
"What a surprise. It seems Zhu Yuan has grown quite bold."
Qingyi nodded in satisfaction. As Zhu Yuan's colleague in the Public Security, even Jane looked surprised by her actions.
"But for something like this, shouldn't we ask the person involved what he thinks first?"
As she spoke, Jane wrapped her tail around Wise, who could no longer continue pretending to sleep.
Everyone's gaze immediately turned toward him again, causing immense pressure to fall on Wise's shoulders.
Because the question before him was no different from the one Koleda had once asked him.
If he had to choose only one among them, who would he choose?
It was an impossible question, because if he truly chose only one, the others might actually tear him apart.
And so, Wise could only choose all of them.
Although the girls were more or less dissatisfied with that answer, at least none of them were completely disappointed.
"Hmm? Is it this late already? That's bad, I need to go!"
Ellen, who had just woken up, hurriedly sat up, put on her clothes, and glanced at the time before quickly saying goodbye and leaving.
She had plans to hang out with several close friends that day. She never expected to sleep this long and now had to rush out.
"Ah, right! We still need to submit a report to the Public Security! Senior Qingyi, we need to head back too!"
Zhu Yuan suddenly remembered the matter as well.
Seeing this, Miyabi couldn't help but sigh.
"Zhu Yuan, you've worked hard."
"Chief Miyabi, Section 6 still needs to file its report as well," Yanagi added with her usual gentle smile.
"Ugh... Yanagi, you've worked hard as well."
"Chief... honestly..." Yanagi sighed helplessly.
As always, the Section 6 report would ultimately fall to her. Still, Wise would help her with it afterward, and just thinking about that made her feel slightly better.
Soon after, Lucy and the others left to deal with their own matters, and Koleda also returned to handle her responsibilities. Although Jane had participated in the operation, her original mission still wasn't finished.
Nicole mentioned something about preparing for future commissions, then left with Anby and Nekomata before they even had breakfast.
As for Rain, she had only stopped by for a visit in the first place, so she also left after eating breakfast.
And thus, the challenge that had kept Wise in constant danger finally came to an end.
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