Chapter 105: A Harem? Seriously?
Marcus laughed under his breath, hands tucked in his pockets as the cool morning breeze swept lightly across the stone-paved path. Victoria’s words still echoed in his mind, her tone casual but layered with more meaning than he was ready to admit.
"While it sounds nice," he began, casting a sideways glance her way, "and you do make a solid point—same world and all..."
His voice trailed off for a second, thoughts catching up to his tongue. "But we still have a dating system, which makes it a little... odd. I mean, it encourages us to make others like us. Multiple people, even."
There was no bitterness in his voice—just confusion. Like someone trying to apply real-world logic to a game-like mechanic that refused to fit into neat boxes.
Victoria chuckled, lips quirking as she nodded, clearly unfazed. "You make a fair point," she said lightly. "But I don’t really mind. I’m fairly open-minded, you know?"
Marcus didn’t know whether to feel relieved... or out of his depth. Victoria wasn’t just quick to adapt—she made him feel like he was the one being tested.
"I didn’t expect you to suggest a harem..."
"I’m indifferent to it," she said with a shrug.
Her smile lingered like the aftertaste of something sweet—and maybe just a little dangerous.
"If that’s how this world works, then why not adapt?"
It wasn’t flirtatious or coy—just honest. And somehow, that made it even harder for Marcus to process.