As I stepped outside, I immediately noticed Paimon and Lumin, who were most likely waiting for me.
"Evernight, good morning." Paimon said, waving.
"..." Strangely enough, Lumin didn't speak to me or even look at me.
Did I offend her somehow?
"Good morning, Paimon, Lumin." I greeted back, but Lumin didn't even look at me.
"Evernight, have you had breakfast yet?" Paimon asked, to which I nodded.
"Yes, I just had breakfast with Jean." I replied simply, but Lumin, for some reason, didn't like it, judging by her body language.
"Anyway, let's go. We're supposed to meet Jean at the temple." I said, to which Paimon nodded, and Lumin simply walked forward, ignoring me.
What could I have done to make her like this?
"Hey, Paimon, why is Lumin acting like this? Did I do something wrong?" I asked the flying girl, who simply shrugged.
"Maybe she didn't get enough sleep? She didn't sleep all night." Paimon said, as if it were obvious.
This news stumped me.
"Why, she didn't sleep all night?" I asked the girl.
"Well, probably because she found out you slept with Jean." Paimon said.
I just bowed my head, not understanding what the big deal was.
"Well, yes, but why is Lumin angry about this?" I asked.
Paimon just sighed.
"I see you don't understand girls' hearts?" Paimon asked.
And what do you think that means?
"Evernight, you slept with another woman. Lumin didn't admit it, but she has feelings for you." Paimon said.
"..."
I'm probably stupid, but how did they even know... Lisa...
Knowing her, she'll say it straight out of context, so it'll look like I spent the night in Jean's bed having sex...
Damn!
I quickly caught up with Lumin and grabbed her hand.
"Let go." she said, not looking at me.
"You've got it all wrong!" I tried to tell her.
"I'm not interested, you can go back to your Jean," she replied.
"Lumin, listen..." I said with a sigh, and she finally turned to look at me, but instead of seeing an angry expression, she was... crying...
I don't know why, but seeing this girl crying made me feel terrible...
"Lumin... Listen, I haven't been in this kind of 'relationship' with Jean." - yet...
I'm stupid, but not blind. I saw the way Jean looked at me, just like Lumin did. And I don't know how it's possible that they both managed to fall in love with me, even though we've only known each other for a day. And my overwhelming charm is probably to blame, but doesn't that mean I simply made them fall in love with me without even realizing it? I don't want to think about it that way...
"W-what? But Lisa said that you and she..." she said, trying to suppress a sob.
Sigh...
"Lisa... she just likes to tease... She probably told you that I'm in bed with Jean?" I asked, to which she nodded.
"Lumin... I was in bed with Jean, but I was just sleeping... She fell asleep last night because she was tired... So I carried her to the bed, but she grabbed me and wouldn't let go... So I had to spend the night in her bed," I said, to which I saw Lumin relax.
"Really?" she asked, to which I nodded, then smiled.
"So you like me?" I said, causing her to blush.
"I don't understand what you're talking about..." I cut her off. "Lumin, even though I like you too, I'm not going to start a relationship for now… well, at least for a couple more weeks…" I said.
"Does that mean I still have a chance?" she asked, blushing but quite enthusiastically.
"Yes, but… what you were thinking about Jean, that could happen…" I told her, causing her to frown.
"What does that mean?" she asked.
"Well, I mean, I'll have more than one girlfriend… So, I want you to think about it, and if you still want to be with me, but also share me with other girls, then I'll gladly accept you… And don't worry, I'll love everyone equally," I said, though I didn't believe it myself. I wasn't even 100% sure I needed a harem, let alone that I gave love to everyone equally. After all, there can always be disagreements, and it's not entirely fair to love a girl you've just accepted into your harem, and a girl who's been in your harem for a long time—at least it should take time. Well, at least I'll try... If it doesn't work out, I'll be alone, so I don't break anyone's heart!
"I... I need to think about it," she said, but she wasn't so upset anymore.
I simply nodded to her, and we continued on our way, until Paimon asked a question...
"So, can I join your harem too?" she asked, almost tripping me.
"I'm not a lolicon!" I declared.
"Loli-who?" Paimon asked, but could only sigh.
"Don't pay attention... Yes, you can, but only when you grow up..." I said, to which Paimon became angry.
"How rude! I'm not short! For your information, I can get taller! It's just that right now I..." - but as if she realized something, she fell silent.
I decided to just shake my head, knowing she was hiding something, but I wouldn't force her to tell me.
I also noticed how Lumin kept glancing not at me, but at my lips, and a fool like me could clearly see what she was thinking.
Of course, I'm not ready for a kiss on the lips yet... but...
I walked closer to her and leaned in a little, kissing her cheek, which she didn't expect, and she squeaked, which was quite cute, especially how red she turned, like steam was about to come out of her head.
I smirked and walked forward, not forgetting to sway my hips, which was something I'd never done before, but judging by the blank stares I was getting, I did everything right...
Finally, we walked out of the city, heading towards where we were supposed to meet Jean.