Harem Master Chapter 51 (Patreon)

--- Asher Montgomery ---

Asher was slowly leading Madelyn to Lucy’s car, but she seemed more focused on hugging him than actually walking. Her tripping over her own feet wasn’t helping either.

He was surprised she had gotten herself into a state like that, wondering what had happened that she drank so much.

As Asher and Maddy left the building where the party was, Lucy was waiting outside, leaning against her car. Her gaze snapped to them, and a grin spread across her face.

“Hey, Maddy,” she said, clearly amused.

“Hey, what are you doing here?” the blonde asked.

Lucy giggled before replying, “Picking you up, of course.”

“Oh… thanks,” Maddy replied, then giggled too.

“Are you feeling okay?” Lucy asked.

“Mhm…” Madelyn hummed, still pressed against Asher’s side.

“If you start feeling bad during the ride, let me know,” Lucy said. “I’ll stop.”

“Okay.”

Lucy opened the back door of the car as Asher brought Madelyn over to it.

“Come on, Maddy, inside,” he said, gently pushing her away from himself.

Rather than getting in normally, she went in headfirst, crawling onto the seat on all fours, and Asher’s gaze was drawn to her ass without him meaning to. She was wearing her usual loose pants, but in that position, they stretched over her ass anyway.

He flushed and quickly looked away, realizing he was staring at his drunk friend. Madelyn turned around to position herself properly, then lay across the seats and grabbed his hand.

“Come on, Asher, inside,” she said, pulling him in with a giggle.

He had been planning to sit in the front passenger seat, but relented and joined Maddy in the back, sitting beside her.

She immediately scooted closer, leaning against him to the point she was practically lying on him.

“Maddy, you should buckle up,” Asher said.

“I feel safe here,” she murmured, wrapping her arms around him.

Lucy giggled entering into the driver’s seat.

“Sit properly. I’ll sit in the middle,” Asher said, gently guiding her into position until she was seated correctly. He had to fasten her seatbelt for her, leaning in front of her. She giggled, and with his face so close to hers, the smell of beer reached his nose.

“We’re ready,” he said, sitting back. Maddy immediately leaned against him again, her head resting on his shoulder.

“Thanks for coming for me,” Madelyn muttered as Lucy started the car.

“No problem,” Asher replied. “I’m glad you called.”

“Did I wake you?”

“No.”

“What were you doing?”

“Uh… nothing important,” he replied.

“Just fucking Ava,” Lucy added.

“Lucy!” Asher grunted.

“What?” she asked with a smirk. “You have six women with needs to take care of. It’s pretty obvious what you do every night before sleep.”

“Are you able to?” Maddy asked.

“What?” Asher asked.

“You know…” she murmured, trailing off with a smile.

“He is,” Lucy said with a smirk. “Someone’s getting bold when drunk.”

Maddy flustered, her face turning red, but Asher wasn’t sure if it was from the alcohol or embarrassment. She looked away but giggled drunkenly.

“Good party?” Lucy asked.

“Yeah. But not as fun as the truth or dare game,” Maddy replied. “Thanks for inviting me.”

“No problem. We can have another party. Maybe this time you’ll drink with us.”

“Oh, I don’t drink,” Maddy replied.

“No?” Lucy snorted.

“Today was different,” the blonde said.

“Why?” Asher asked.

“I don’t know. Just… different,” Maddy replied quietly, pressing her face tighter against him. “Mmmm… it’s so nice to hug someone,” she murmured.

“Especially if it’s a handsome, fit guy,” Lucy said with a grin, glancing at them in the rearview mirror.

Madelyn chuckled as her hand wandered to Asher’s stomach, and he looked at her in surprise, at how touchy she was getting.

“It’s so weird…” Madelyn muttered. “After I was raped, I thought I would never be able to touch a guy again,” she said, her hand moving over his stomach and higher to his chest. “But touching you feels nice.”

Asher was glad it was late and the road was empty because Lucy suddenly jerked the car, driving a bit into another line, before she returned to the correct one riding straight again.

His gaze shot to the rearview mirror, where it met Lucy’s. Her eyes were wide with shock. She opened her mouth as if to say something, but Asher quickly shook his head. This wasn’t the right moment to talk about it - not while she was driving and Maddy was drunk.

Lucy pressed her lips into a thin line and focused back on the road.

As Madelyn’s hand started to wander lower, Asher caught it before it could go too far.

“I think you should sleep at our place tonight,” he said, as they were getting close to the Academy, trying to change the subject when it looked that Maddy didn't even realize what she had just said in Lucy’s presence.

“Sure,” Maddy replied. “You have a lot of free beds there,” she added with a laugh.

Asher glanced at Lucy, worried she might make some inappropriate joke about inviting Maddy to share a bed with them, but she stayed silent, too focused on what she had just learned, or simply not in the mood for jokes.

“We’re here,” Asher said as Lucy parked the car, hoping Maddy would let go of him, but her eyes were closed, and she was still leaning against him, not looking like she planned to move.

“Maddy?” he asked, wondering if she had passed out.

“Yeah?” she replied quietly.

“We’re at the Academy,” he said softly, brushing her hair out of her face as he looked down at her.

“I don’t want to walk,” she replied. “My legs feel heavy.”

Asher smiled, unsure whether she was doing it on purpose or just not thinking about what she was saying.

“Do you want me to carry you?” he asked.

“Yeah,” she nodded eagerly, rubbing her cheek against his chest.

“You still need to let go of me so I can get out of the car,” he said.

She pouted with a soft whimper but finally let him pull her hands away. As he stepped out into the cold night and walked around the car, he wondered if there was a reason Maddy had drunk so much.

And why she was being so touchy with him. He had already suspected she was starved for physical contact, but add a few beers, and she was getting really bold - pushing things further than she should between just friends. Even if she was drunk.

When he opened the door on her side, she was leaning back, her head resting against the seat, looking up at him while biting her lower lip.

As he leaned forward to unfasten her seatbelt, she raised her hands toward him and hugged him again, pulling him closer.

“Maddy,” he chuckled, trying to free her from the seat.

“I really like hugging you,” she said, slurring slightly.

He finally managed to unfasten her seatbelt, but she wouldn’t let go of him. As he straightened up, he immediately pulled her out of the car and into his arms, carrying her in a princess carry as she nestled against his chest.

“She can sleep in my room,” Lucy said, closing the car door behind them. “I just need to clean it up a bit first.”

Asher nodded, following the pink-haired girl, still thinking about what Madelyn had said, and what Elara had mentioned earlier about them getting closer. It seemed like Madelyn might be interested, but she was also traumatized and drunk, and he could be reading it completely wrong.

He wondered if this whole harem thing was getting into his head. Not every woman had to be attracted to him. Madelyn was acting like it, but maybe she was just confused, getting comfortable for the first time around someone in months and unintentionally crossing boundaries.

“Give me a minute,” Lucy said, pulling him out of his thoughts. After opening the main door, she rushed into her room.

“You’re back,” Elara said, peeking out from their room.

“Yeah,” Asher replied.

“Hey,” Maddy said with a smile, waving lazily at the other blonde.

“Hurry up!” Ava called from inside.

“Ava!” Elara hissed, then turned back to them. “Are you okay?” she asked, looking at the girl in Asher’s arms.

“Better than ever,” Madelyn replied, her head resting against Asher’s as her hand moved over his shoulder.

Elara raised an eyebrow at him, but he only shrugged as much as he could while holding Madelyn.

“Ava’s getting antsy, so you should probably come back soon,” Elara said.

“I’m not-” Ava started, but the rest was muffled as Elara closed the door.

“It’s ready,” Lucy said, peeking into the corridor.

Asher brought Madelyn to Lucy’s bed and sat her down on the edge, but when he tried to step back, she pulled him down to sit beside her, at least this time not hugging him as she turned toward him.

“Thank you,” she whispered.

“No problem, it was just a few minutes’ ride.”

“No. I mean… for fixing me.”

“I… it’s nothing,” he murmured.

“It’s not nothing. Not for me,” Maddy said, biting her lower lip as she thought for a moment. “You give me hope. And made me drunk,” she added with a giggle.

“I didn’t make you anything,” Asher protested with a smile.

“Yes, you did,” she replied.

Asher snorted, shaking his head as they fell into silence, sitting close to each other, face to face.

Maddy suddenly leaned forward, closing her eyes, but Asher quickly pulled back, stopping her.

“Maddy,” he said, unsure if she had been trying to kiss him or had simply lost her balance.

“What?” she asked as he held her by the shoulders.

“You drank a bit too much. You should get some sleep,” he said.

“I’m a bit tired,” Maddy replied. “Will you sleep with me?”

Asher choked, surprised by her proposition. “I don’t think that’s a good idea,” he said.

“You’re going to sleep with your girlfriends?” the blonde asked.

“Yeah.”

“Are you going to have sex?” she asked with a giggle.

“Oh, you’re going to be so embarrassed tomorrow morning,” Asher said with a smile.

“No, I won’t,” Maddy protested.

“I’m glad you had fun,” Asher said.

“Me too. Thank you.”

“It’s not thanks to me.”

“Yes, it is,” Maddy replied firmly.

He just shook his head with a smile, not intending to argue with her while she was drunk. “Do you need anything?” he asked.

“No,” Maddy replied, then grabbed the hem of her hoodie and pulled it off, tossing it across the room. She was left in a shirt that revealed quite a bit of cleavage, but Asher used all his willpower not to look.

Maddy lay back on the bed, her eyes closed, her hair spread out around her, her cheeks slightly flushed, a soft drunken smile on her lips.

Asher got up and pulled a blanket over her. “We’re in the next room if you need anything,” he said, then leaned down and pressed a light kiss to her forehead. “Good night, Maddy,” he murmured before stepping out of the room, with Lucy leaving first.

Asher closed the door and sighed, looking at Lucy. He wasn’t sure if it had even registered for Madelyn that she had told someone what happened to her. He wondered if she would remember it the next day.

“It’s a secret,” he murmured. “Don’t tell anyone.”

“Who knows?” Lucy asked.

“Only Elara,” he replied.

“Is that bastard in prison?”

Asher shook his head. “Madelyn… she didn’t report it.”

“What?! What the fuck?!” Lucy gasped.

Asher shushed her, then pulled her away from the door so they wouldn’t wake Maddy. He headed toward the kitchen, while speaking. “It was a few months ago. She… didn’t remember who did it. She was drugged. And she didn’t report it back then.”

“So whoever did it is still free?” Lucy asked, anger clear in her voice.

“Unfortunately.”

“There must be something we can do to punish him,” Lucy said.

“Madelyn doesn’t know who it is.”

“We can find him. I can hire a private investigator or something. My father definitely knows someone.”

“And then what?”

“Find that piece of shit.”

“And?”

“Punish him.”

“After so much time, there’s no proof it even happened,” Asher said. “It would be her word against his, and he wouldn’t be convicted.”

“We have to at least try!”

“And put Madelyn through that?” Asher asked. “Even if we find him, they would probably have to face each other. In court or something. And then he walks free, because there’s no evidence. Unless it was recorded or something, it’s just word against word. Without any proof it really happened.”

“That’s so unfair,” Lucy said.

“It is,” he replied, grabbing a bottle of water and heading back to Lucy’s room.

When he entered, Madelyn already seemed asleep, curled on her side, clutching the blanket close. He placed the bottle on the nightstand and found her phone in her bag, plugging it into Lucy’s charger before leaving the room again.

“We have to do something,” Lucy said.

“Let’s talk about it tomorrow, okay?” he asked.

The pink-haired girl pouted, crossing her arms under her chest, clearly unhappy. “Promise we’ll talk about it and not keep putting it off.”

“I’m not trying to ignore it,” he said. “It’s late, and it’ll be better to talk about it when we’re rested… and when you calm down a bit,” he added. He had been angry about it before too, and it still came back sometimes, but even though he had learned about it not that long ago, it wasn’t as fresh for him as it was for Lucy.

“Okay…” she muttered. “Poor girl,” she added, looking at the closed door.

“Yeah…”

“That explains a lot.”

“Unfortunately,” Asher replied.

Lucy sighed deeply before stepping closer and hugging him, pressing herself against his chest. He returned the hug, gently brushing her back.

“Are you going to help her?” she asked quietly.

“I’m trying,” he replied.

Lucy hugged him a moment longer before pulling away, lifting her gaze to his face. She stared at him in silence for a moment, both of them completely still, just blinking, until, without a word, she leaned in and pressed her lips to his.

“Let’s go to bed,” she whispered as she pulled back, turning toward their shared bedroom. When they opened the door, the rest of the women were already waiting.

“Ugh, finally!” Ava grunted, jumping off the bed and dashing toward Asher. She dropped to her knees in front of him, immediately grabbing his pants and pulling them down.

“What are you doing?” he asked, not stopping her as she freed his soft cock.

“We have like five minutes for me to get my mana stack,” the Latina replied, wrapping her hand around his shaft and bringing it to her mouth, closing her lips around the tip.

She brought her other hand down to cup his balls, rolling them gently in her warm fingers.

Asher hardened in her mouth within seconds, and she immediately started stroking him, her lips and tongue moving over the head of his cock.

In the last moment he could still think clearly, he reached back and closed the door, just in case Maddy wandered out, so she wouldn’t get an unexpected show. Then he let himself sink fully into the sensation of Ava’s mouth and hands.

“It was so funny to see her getting anxious about sucking your cock,” Elara said.

Ava grunted something in response, but her mouth was busy, and she had no intention of wasting time on talking as she bobbed along his length.

Lucy slipped out of her clothes and pressed her naked body against Asher’s side. As she grabbed his head and pulled him into a kiss, his hand moved to her chest, squeezing her soft breasts.

With their time limited, he didn’t hold back, letting himself enjoy the pleasure fully. Soon, the tension built too high, snapping into a strong, blissful release. As he started filling Ava’s mouth, she stopped using her tongue and lips, but kept stroking him, still rubbing his balls.

Lucy didn’t break the kiss as he came, the pleasure washing through his body in a quick but intense orgasm.

When he finished, Ava sucked once more before pulling back with a soft pop, swallowing, and turning toward Elara on the bed.

“Did we make it in time?” she asked.

“Yeah, two minutes to spare,” the assassin replied.

“Great,” Ava said, sitting back on her heels, relaxing.

“We didn’t reach the experience limit with everyone today,” Asher said as Lucy finally pulled away from him.

He had gained some earlier during the day, and before they were interrupted, but he was pretty sure he hadn’t reached it with Elara or Lucy. He wasn’t sure if Ava’s blowjob was enough, though it probably was.

“Then let’s not waste those last two minutes,” Lucy said, pulling him into another kiss, this time pushing him back until he landed on the bed.

Elara immediately joined, capturing his lips as Lucy moved down, taking his half-hard cock into her mouth.

Even after midnight, they didn’t stop, staying up for well over an hour, collecting experience for the next day’s limit.

--- Asher Montgomery --- Morning ---

When Asher woke up, he was holding Lucy in his arms, her ass pressed against his cock, which was already hard between her cheeks. Despite the late-night sex, he was ready for more. Before they had finally fallen asleep, Lucy had managed to level up, reaching Relationship Level 6.

Ava had swallowed another of his loads, insisting she needed to take it as soon as possible to not even get close to missing it again.

He was close to leveling up his Harem level, but he hadn’t quite made it before falling asleep. They also hadn’t reached the experience limit with Elara yet, and he was pretty sure he could level up with her.

They were starting classes a bit later that day, but he was already awake. Despite staying up late, he felt rested and full of energy. He wondered if it was because of his class, or simply because he was sleeping with so many women - four of them currently in bed with him.

Gently sliding away from Lucy, he moved over Ava, who was sprawled on her back, and knelt next to Elara. He gently brushed her arm, trying to wake her without disturbing the others.

When she stirred, she hummed softly, blinking her eyes open.

Asher quickly put a finger to her lips to keep her quiet. As she focused on him, he mouthed a single word: shower.

Elara smiled and nodded, and the two of them quietly slipped out of bed. After putting on some loose clothes, they headed out of the room.

“Wait a moment,” Asher said quietly as they passed Lucy’s room. He knocked as softly as he could, then peeked inside. Madelyn was sleeping on her side, wrapped in the blanket, snoring softly. She seemed fine, so Asher closed the door and followed Elara into the bathroom.

“Let’s take a bath,” the blonde said as she closed the door behind them, already pulling off her shirt and pushing down her pants, quickly getting naked. She chuckled as she passed Asher, who couldn’t help but stare, especially when she bent over to turn on the water, her pussy at full display between her thighs.

“Are you going to stare, or join me?” she asked, stepping into the quickly filling bath.

That was all the invitation he needed. Asher quickly got rid of his clothes and slipped into the bath behind her. Elara shifted between his legs, resting against his chest with a soft sigh.

He wrapped his arms around her, one hand settling on her flat stomach, the other cupping her tits, making her giggle softly.

For a moment, he simply groped her breasts in silence, enjoying the hot water and even hotter woman in his embrace, before Elara brought her fingers to his wrist, brushing over the bracelet Ava had given him.

“Do you really like that gift?” she asked quietly.

“Yeah,” he replied.

Elara tilted her head to look at him, doubt in her eyes.

“I really do. It’s just… you know it’s really expensive. It probably costs more than my parents earn in a month.”

Elara snorted. “You can add my parents too. And make it three months.”

“So yeah… I feel a bit uncomfortable getting something like that. But I still like it.”

Elara just hummed softly.

“It kind of feels like they’re from a different world,” Asher continued. “Ava and Lucy. Giving gifts like that. Having a family lawyer. Fixing problems with money.”

“She didn’t start the fight,” Elara said.

“Yeah, but without a lawyer and money, it could’ve caused much bigger trouble, even if Morgana would’ve been found guilty in the end. This way, it was solved in less than an hour, and Lucy can just forget it ever happened.”

“Maybe they are from a different world,” Elara replied. “But we’re going to join them. With your class and this team, we’ll progress quickly, reach higher levels, and start earning a lot. Risking your life every day has its advantages in the end,” she added with a smile.

“Yeah… you’re right,” Asher murmured. Maybe in a year, a gift like that wouldn’t feel so out of place. They were already earning decent money, and once they moved into level two dungeons, the loot would only improve.

So would the risk. But they were ready. Level two would be harder, but still manageable without taking unnecessary risks. And with his class, they could always grow stronger even outside the dungeon.

“I’m close to leveling up,” he murmured, squeezing Elara’s tits again as his other hand wandered lower along her body.

“And here I thought my boyfriend wanted to spend some sexy time alone with me,” Elara said with a smirk. “But all he thinks about is his class and grinding experience.”

“You saw right through me,” Asher murmured, pressing his lips to her neck, kissing her soft skin as his fingers moved lower, reaching her pussy, rubbing softly along her folds.

Elara tilted her head to the side, giving him better access, letting out a soft purr as he pushed his fingers into her body.

Asher held his girlfriend pressed tightly against himself, slowly fingering her, the palm of his hand rubbing against her clit while his mouth remained busy exploring all the sensitive spots on her neck.

He wasn’t in a rush and didn’t really intend to push her toward orgasm this way, just to work her up before they finished in another way. But Elara seemed impatient, as she pulled away from him and, in the limited space, turned around to face him.

“Get up,” she said.

Asher grinned and quickly got to his feet, his hard cock bobbing in front of Elara’s face. He hoped she was going to give him a blowjob.

“Let’s try it,” she murmured, lifting herself higher and bringing her chest against his shaft instead. He frowned slightly, realizing she was going back to trying to use her tits on him. The last time had ended with her getting angry because he’d approached the subject the wrong way.

At least this time she was the one initiating it, and he decided it would be better not to say anything and just let her try.

She raised her blue eyes to his face, watching him for a moment before focusing on his cock again. Grabbing it in her hands, she pressed her body against it and then squeezed her tits around it.

Though they were too small to really wrap around him, she still managed to press them against his shaft. As she tried moving up and down, the soft flesh rubbed against his cock. She adjusted her angle, pressing her body closer into him before trying again, pushing her boobs more firmly against his shaft.

“That’s good,” Asher murmured, hoping to encourage her. It wasn’t as good as her mouth or pussy, or probably even her hand, but she was stroking him up and down, even if most of the stimulation came from her chest rather than her tits.

In a way, she could have been rubbing her back against his cock and it would’ve felt similar, but mentally it was different, and there was something undeniably hot about her trying so seriously to pleasure him with her tits.

Finding a bit of rhythm, Elara looked up at him again. “Is it any good?” she asked.

“Yeah,” he breathed out, watching her tits squeeze and move around his shaft.

The blonde, kneeling in front of him, pouted slightly, focusing again on his cock and trying to press her tits tighter around it, but it didn’t really work.

Asher’s breath quickened as he enjoyed her stroking his length with her body, though it wasn’t building him toward orgasm quickly. He could probably get there eventually, but one of them didn’t have the patience for that.

“Oh, fuck it!” Elara gasped, frustrated. “It's uncomfortable, and you probably don’t feel anything anyway. Sit down,” she added, pulling away from him.

“It was good,” Asher said, but listened and lowered himself back into the water.

Elara immediately straddled him, rising on her knees in front of him as she reached between their bodies to guide his cock. Her tight pussy took his shaft, wrapping it in a hot embrace until she sat fully on him, his dick almost completely inside her.

“As good as my pussy?” she purred, with her eyes closed, enjoying the sensation of him filling her before rolling her hips once, her inner walls brushing along his length.

“Nothing can compare to that,” Asher replied.

“Go fuck their big tits. I prefer you like that anyway,” she groaned, eyes still closed as she started grinding against him.

“I love being inside you,” Asher murmured. “And I love your tits,” he added, leaning down to kiss her hard nipples, catching one of them in his mouth, sucking and licking as she kept moving on top of him.

The tight space of the bath didn’t allow them to move quickly or roughly, but the way her insides shifted around his shaft felt incredible, sending shivers through his body as pleasure steadily built. From Elara’s moans, it was clear she was getting close too, quickly, even, as she pressed herself harder against him.

As he neared his own release, he instinctively thrust his hips forward, pushing his cock deeper into her as they both lost themselves in the sensation, grunting and breathing in ragged gasps.

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Harem Level up!Harem level: 19

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Asher closed the message immediately, too occupied with his girlfriend to care about levels.

He stopped caressing her chest with his mouth and instead placed his hands on her hips, helping her move even faster as he watched her face show more and more pleasure consuming her body.

“Fuck!” Elara groaned, arching her back with her eyes closed as she stopped moving, her pussy clenching rhythmically around his shaft.

As close as he was, he kept thrusting up into her while guiding her body, trying to push himself through the finish line just as she reached her peak, managing to do it before she even came down from it.

With a grunt, he came inside her, pulling her body against himself and stopping all movement as they held each other close.

Asher panted, catching his breath, his cock still inside Elara.

“God, I love sex with you…” she mumbled.

“I love sex too,” Asher replied with a snort. “And I love you,” he added, hugging her a little tighter.

“I love you too,” she replied quietly.

After a moment, Elara lifted herself, letting his cock slip out of her before turning around and returning to their previous position, sitting between his legs and leaning against his chest as he gently rubbed her stomach with both hands.

He didn’t want to disturb the peaceful moment, but he had promised Elara to tell her everything, so with a sigh, he decided to share his conversation with Ava from before the date.

“There’s something I need to tell you,” he said, slightly worried about how Elara would take the news.

“What?”

“I talked with Ava, and we made it official that she’s my girlfriend.”

“What? Since when?” Elara gasped, her body tensing.

“We talked yesterday, before our date,” Asher replied.

“And you didn’t tell me?”

“With everything happening yesterday, there wasn’t a good moment.”

“You should have asked me before it even happened,” Elara said, the anger in her voice unmistakable.

“The moment felt right with Ava. And Lucy didn’t even ask, she just stated it,” Asher replied.

“So Lucy too?” Elara asked. “Perfect!” she gasped, getting out of the bath.

“Elara-” Asher tried to speak.

“Go find yourself more girlfriends without my knowledge!” she snapped, rushing out of the bathroom.

Asher sighed, lowering himself into the water. It was better to let her calm down before trying to talk to her again. He had been worried she might react this way, but he’d hoped she would take it better.

They had managed quite a while without an argument. A few days. Considering everything that had been happening, that was already something.

He wondered if he could have handled it differently, but after talking with Ava, it had been almost certain Elara would get mad. Still, he didn’t believe that not asking her for permission in that moment had been wrong.

It had just felt right with Ava, and Elara had already mentioned before that he would get more involved with the others than just gaining experience, so it shouldn’t have been such a surprise. Especially after he had already told her that Ava had feelings for him.

So he had a hard time understanding what exactly Elara’s problem was. And with the others still sleeping, he wanted to talk to his blonde girlfriend before they woke up. She didn’t have much time to calm down, but he hoped they could at least talk instead of her running away and shouting at him.

After drying off and putting on fresh clothes, he headed to the living room, wondering if he would find Elara there or if she had gone to the training square. He doubted she would return to bed, to the rest of his girlfriends.

He found Elara on the couch, her head resting on her knees, her arms wrapped around them.

As he sat down in front of her, she lifted her gaze to look at him. She didn’t seem as angry anymore, but she only sighed deeply, remaining silent.

Finding her was easy, but now Asher had no idea what to say. He more or less expected she would say something, either still angry or already coming to terms with everything. He wondered if he had caught her somewhere in between and waited a moment longer.

“Can we forget that it happened?” Elara asked finally.

“That Ava and I talked about being together?” he asked.

“No, about me rushing out of the bath and shouting.”

“I guess,” Asher replied. “But are we okay?”

“Yes,” El replied. “It just pissed me off, but… I’m not even sure why.”

“It’s not like I did something behind your back,” Asher said. “You know about me and Ava and Lucy, so…” He shrugged, still confused by her earlier comment about him finding girlfriends behind her back.

“I know,” Elara groaned. “I mean, I don’t know why I said that. I always say stupid things when I’m angry. You know that.”

“Yeah…” Asher replied.

Elara shifted, moving on all fours across the couch until she pushed herself into Asher’s lap, straddling him with her crotch pressed tightly against him, getting really close.

“I’m sorry for screaming,” she whispered softly before pulling him into a kiss. They kept making out for long moments before finally breaking apart to catch their breath. Asher’s hands rested high on her thighs, squeezing them gently.

“I leveled up earlier,” Asher said.

“You have four points now?”

“Yeah. I can upgrade any of my skills.”

“Partner Enhancement would boost two of us?” El asked.

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Partner Enhancement (Level 2 -> 3 - Active - Cooldown: 1 hour, duration time: 10 minutes) - Master can boost 1 stat of 1 -> 2 of his partners by 10 points. (4 points)

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“Yeah, but it costs four points,” Asher replied after closing the upgrade window for that skill. “Same as Stats Amplification.”

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Stats Amplification (Level 2 -> 3 - Passive) - Master gains 5% -> 10% of every one of his partner's stats as additional points to his stats (4 points)

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“You should upgrade it,” El said.

“Rather than Partner Enhancement?” Asher asked. He preferred Stats Amplification, but was surprised Elara suggested it first. “I could boost your Agility and Naomi’s or Ava’s Intelligence at the same time.”

“Sure, but you can double your stats,” El replied. “And how many health points would you get?”

“Forty-one,” he answered.

“That’s a lot. It would make you much safer on the front line.”

Asher nodded, then focused on spending all his skill points to upgrade that one skill. After that, he opened the basic information about his class, which, in his case, wasn’t nearly as short as it was for everyone else.

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Name: Asher MontgomeryAge: 18Class: Harem Master (Support)Class Level: 8 (46%) (0 skill point(s) available)Harem Level: 19 (4%) (0 skill point(s) available)

Harem partners (6/7):

Elara River - Swift Blade (Assassin) - Relationship level: 9 (91%) (0 skill point(s) available)

Ava Black - Fire Mage (Mage) - Relationship level: 8 (78%) (1 skill point(s) available)

Rachel Shaw - Arcane Witch (Support) - Relationship level: 7 (56%) (2 skill point(s) available)

Sam West - Aegis Defender (Tank) - Relationship level: 7 (3%) (4 skill point(s) available)

Naomi Tanaka - Spirit Archer (Ranger) - Relationship level: 7 (27%) (3 skill point(s) available)

Lucy Izanami - Dawn Valkyrie (Warrior) - Relationship level: 6 (6%) (2 skill point(s) available)

Harem pets (1/1):

Sisi - Forest Dryad - Relationship level: 4 (1 skill point(s) available)

Stats:- Strength: 8- Agility: 12- Intelligence: 25- Vitality: 13- HP: 99/99- Mana: 212/212

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“Done,” Asher murmured. He looked through his stats, which were starting to look much better. And it didn’t even include the bonus stats he always got from wearing his legendary ring. “If only I had some use for that Intelligence I get from Rachel,” he added.

It was his best stat, but he had no skill that benefited from it. Unfortunately, it didn’t enhance his real-life intelligence, only magical abilities, and not even all of them.

“How much does the upgrade cost now?” El asked.

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Stats Amplification (Level 3 -> 4 - Passive) - Master gains 10% -> 15% of every one of his partner's stats as additional points to his stats (4 points)

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“It’s the same. Four points for a five percent increase.”

“Adding someone to that empty slot would help you get more points,” El replied.

“It would.”

“How was Madelyn yesterday?” Elara asked.

Asher snorted at her hinting at it again. “She got drunk,” he replied, shrugging. “And she blurted out what happened to her while Lucy was listening, so now she knows. But I’m not even sure Madelyn realized it.”

“Can Lucy keep it a secret?” El asked, frowning.

“I think so,” Asher said. “Other than that, nothing really happened. Maddy was just giggling and… saying stuff while being… a bit too touchy.”

“A bit too touchy?” Elara repeated.

“She’s been missing physical contact for a long time, and while drunk, she was probably compensating for it or something.”

Elara rolled her eyes. “And the fact that she likes you has nothing to do with it.”

“I don’t know. We’re just friends. And she was drunk.”

“You’re not just a friend to her, Asher. Whatever you two say, you’re more than that to her.”

“Are you sure? She just feels safe around me for some reason. That doesn’t mean there’s anything more to it,” he said. “And if you’re wrong, or if I’m wrong, and I make a move, it could end really badly considering her past. I might destroy our friendship and traumatize her even more.”

Elara didn’t answer. Instead, she pressed her lips to his in a slow kiss, which was cut short when someone in the corridor opened the door and walked toward them. They both turned and saw Ava, wearing black shorts and a tight black shirt clinging to her body.

“Hey, gorgeous,” Asher said.

“You’re up early,” Ava replied, giving a small wave.

“Yeah.”

“I’m going to take a shower,” the Latina added, still looking at him.

“I just did,” he said with an apologizing frown.

“Sure,” she replied, then headed upstairs.

“Hey, gorgeous,” Elara mocked, still sitting in his lap, but she was smiling. As Asher tried to respond, she kissed him again. That kiss didn’t last long either, as someone else stepped out of their room. This time it was both Lucy and Sisi.

“Hey, what are you doing?” Lucy asked, dropping onto the couch with her head near them and her legs over the armrest, looking at them upside down. Sisi joined on the other side, sitting normally with her legs tucked under her, covered by Asher’s oversized hoodie.

“I was upgrading my Stats Amplification,” Asher replied. “Talking and kissing too.”

“Cool,” Lucy said. “I want Aurora Shine,” she added with a wide grin.

Asher rolled his eyes, glad the skill was actually useful, because Lucy clearly had some questionable reasons for wanting it.

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Aurora Shine (Level 1 – Active – Cooldown: 10 minutes, Mana cost: 40): Available only when the skill owner has Harem Master’s cum in their body. Loads the blade with holy energy and releases a shining wave forward, dealing 14 (8 + 25% Strength + 25% Intelligence) magic damage to all enemies within its range. (2 points)

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She wanted it, or at least claimed she did, mainly because it required sex with him, and she was jealous that she hadn’t gotten a skill like that yet. Focusing on the upgrade, he added the skill for her, using both of her points.

“Yay!” Lucy gasped. “Now Ava can’t say she has priority.”

Asher shook his head. Ava only had one point and was waiting until she had three to unlock a new skill that would completely change her class.

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Elemental Mage (Level 1 - Passive) - Grants new class: Elemental Mage for the owner of the skill. Unlocks skills from other elements. First unlocked element: Ice. (3 points)

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Though two more levels would take a while to reach, even if she was getting close to level nine.

“You have one point,” Asher said, looking at Sisi. “And two possible upgrades.”

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- Forest’s Release (Level 1 – Active – Cooldown: 6 hours, Usable by: Harem Pet): Can only be activated at the moment of a partner’s climax caused by the Harem Pet. Releases a wave of natural energy into that partner, increasing their maximum Health by 10 and maximum Mana by 50 for 3 hours. (1 point)

- Forest Touch (Cooldown: 1 hour, Usable by: Harem Pet): The pet can restore health and empower the target with her touch, healing 20 -> 30 health points and granting +5 -> +7 Strength for 5 minutes. (1 point)

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One option gave her a new support skill, the other upgraded her healing. The four of them agreed that upgrading Forest Touch had priority, so Asher spent the point on that.

That left Sam and Naomi with four and three points respectively, which they still needed to spend, but Asher wanted to wait until they woke up.

“Let’s make breakfast,” Asher suggested.

Lucy immediately said she needed to wash and disappeared, avoiding helping him, but both Sisi and Elara agreed, and soon the three of them were preparing a simple breakfast.

When Lucy returned after washing, she brought Naomi with her, who went upstairs to get Sam and Ava.

“Should we wake Maddy?” Lucy asked.

“No, let her sleep in,” Asher replied, handing Lucy a plate. She rose on her toes to peck his lips before heading to the living room, passing Sam and Naomi on the way.

“Hey,” Asher said to the redhead, handing her a plate. “Kiss,” he added with a smile, leaning forward over the food.

Sam looked at him for a moment, unmoving, but then closed the distance and pecked his lips. Asher was hoping that things would move in a better direction with Sam from now, and the soft smile on her lips as she moved away only brought more hope in him.

Naomi was next. As she approached him, she was already blushing, but he didn’t need to ask, she also rose on her toes to kiss him before quickly rushing out of the kitchen, her cheeks turning even darker.

Asher snorted, unable to stop himself from grinning at the whole situation, surrounded by gorgeous women he was kissing or fucking… or both.

As they sat down to eat, he shared the recent skill upgrades before asking Sam if she was sure about upgrading Shared Life, for which she had gathered enough points the previous day.

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Shared Life (Level 1 - Active - Cooldown: 24 hours): After achieving mutual orgasm with the Harem Master during vaginal intercourse, the skill owner can use this skill to absorb half of the damage that would be dealt to the Harem Master for the next 2 hours. When the Harem Master takes damage, the skill owner receives a portion of it in the same location. (4 points)

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With his improved stats and higher health, the skill wasn’t as necessary, but since Sam had more than twice his health, she could easily take that damage for him. On top of that, she had much better health regeneration thanks to her stats and abilities.

“Yeah, we should keep you safe,” the redhead replied with a shrug.

Asher smiled, wondering whether she was worried about him or just thinking about the team’s survival. Without commenting on it, he added the skill, then turned his attention to Naomi.

She had enough points for either of the two available skills, but one of them was… problematic.

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New Skills:

- Piercing Arrow (Level 1 - Active - Cooldown: 30 minutes, Mana cost: 40): The next released arrow deals additional 20 damage. Only available to use when the skill owner made Harem Master orgasm in the last 3 hours. (2 points)

- Spirit Walk (Level 1 - Active - Cooldown: 6 hours, Mana cost: None): Instantly teleport to a visible location within a short range. Only the skill owner and their equipment are teleported. (3 points)

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Piercing Arrow sounded great, as Naomi’s only goal in the dungeon was to deal damage, but at their current point in the relationship, Naomi wouldn’t be able to use it at all, and it would likely pressure her into moving things forward.

Spirit Walk was situational and had a long cooldown, but it could save her if she ever got into trouble.

“Do you want me to give you Spirit Walk?” Asher asked. “Or something else?”

Her cheeks, which had just returned to normal, flushed again as she avoided looking at him, clearly thinking about the same issue.

“Y-Yeah… I think it’s the best choice for now,” she said quietly.

“Alright,” Asher replied, granting her the skill.

With that, aside from Ava’s one point, only Rachel had two, but she wasn’t there to decide what she wanted.

After dealing with the skills, Lucy started chatting with Naomi about the clothes they had bought the day before, quickly pulling Sisi into the conversation.

As Asher listened, it sounded almost identical to the previous day, but Lucy was clearly still excited about all the new clothes she hadn’t had a chance to show him yet.

While they were still eating, a door opened. With everyone else already there, it could only be Madelyn.

They all fell silent as soft footsteps approached. Maddy peeked into the room, wrapped tightly in a blanket.

“A-Asher,” she stammered, clearly distressed.

“Give us a moment,” he said, getting up and walking toward her.

She turned and quickly retreated back into the room she had been sleeping in.

“Hey, how are you feeling?” he asked after closing the door behind him.

Madelyn stood there, her face flushed, still wrapped tightly in the blanket.

“Okay,” she murmured. “My healing skill works wonders on a hangover’s headache.”

“Do you remember what happened yesterday?” he asked.

“M-More or less,” she murmured. “I-I mean… Ugh…” she grunted a few more times, trying to force herself to speak, but struggled.

“Do you remember the ride back?” he asked.

“Yeah. And that you… carried me here, and… our talk.”

“So you remember everything,” Asher said.

“S-So that’s all that happened?” Maddy asked.

“Yeah, you just went to sleep,” he replied.

“Oh…” she said, biting her lower lip. “I… Ugh… I-I don’t know where my pants are,” she mumbled, barely audible.

Asher started to laugh, realizing why she was clutching the blanket so tightly around herself.

“D-Don’t laugh at me,” Madelyn protested.

“Sorry, I’m sorry,” he said quickly, realizing that waking up without her pants and with hazy memories could be unsettling for her. “You went to sleep in them, you probably just took them off and tossed them somewhere,” he added, moving around the bed to check the other side. “You threw your hoodie across the room before going to sleep.”

“I-I looked around,” Maddy said. “They’re not here.”

“Did you go out of the room during the night?” he asked.

“I don’t remember. I just woke up without them.”

“Wait here, I’ll check the bathroom. Maybe you left them there,” he said, quickly stepping out.

“Is she okay?” Lucy asked, waiting outside.

“Yeah, but she lost her pants,” he replied.

In the bathroom, on top of a pile of clothes, a mix of his and the others’ he found a pair of black sweatpants.

“Are these hers?” he asked, holding them up between him and Lucy.

“Yup,” she replied. “Does she remember… what she said in the car?”

“Yes, but I’m not sure if she’s realized yet that you know,” he said, heading back toward the room. He stopped before going in and turned to Lucy. “Do you want to talk to her about it?”

“Yeah, we need to do something and catch that bastard,” Lucy said.

“Not now, okay?” Asher asked with a sigh. “She just woke up and is probably embarrassed about last night. Give her some time, then we’ll talk to her, alright?”

Lucy frowned, but nodded.

“Tell her her secret is safe with me,” Lucy added.

“Even though you want to find that guy?”

“I won’t tell anyone without her agreement. But I can still look for him myself.”

“Wait until we talk to her, please.”

“Okay. I’m not going to do anything stupid.”

“Thank you,” Asher said, before entering Lucy’s room where Maddy was sitting on the bed, the blanket now covering only her legs.

“Found them,” he said, tossing the pants to her. “They were in the bathroom. You probably went there during the night.”

“Oh… Thanks,” she said.

“I’ll give you a minute,” he added, stepping out again and returning shortly after she got dressed.

“I’m sorry,” Madelyn muttered.

“You don’t have anything to apologize for,” he said, sitting down next to her.

“I-I shouldn’t have drunk so much.”

“You just had fun. There’s nothing wrong with that,” he replied.

Madelyn looked at him, then bit her lower lip, staring down at her hands clenched in her lap.

He reached out and gently squeezed them. “You’re not forbidden from ever having fun again. And you did the right thing calling me. You can call me anytime, I’ll always come to make sure you’re okay,” he said softly.

Madelyn raised her light blue eyes to his face, holding his gaze for a moment as they shimmered with tears.

“T-Thank you,” she stammered, looking away.

They sat in silence for a moment before she suddenly gasped. “Oh my god!” She quickly pulled her hood over her head, lowering it to hide her face as she looked down.

“What?” Asher asked.

“Ugh…” she groaned. “A-All those things I… I said yesterday. Oh my god…” she mumbled.

“I told you,” Asher chuckled. “Don’t worry. It’s all my class’s fault, it’s starting to feel normal to me. And we’re friends. Friends talk about stuff like that, right?”

“I…” she began, lifting her gaze, but quickly looked away again. Even that brief glance was enough for him to see how flustered she was. “I should head back to the Academy. I should… wash before classes. Right. And eat something. I really need to go,” she added, quickly getting up.

“Do you want me to go with you?” Asher offered.

“No!” she gasped. “Ugh… It’s okay,” she added, heading for the door.

“Maddy,” Asher called after her.

“Y-Yeah?”

“Your phone and bag,” he said with a smile, gesturing toward the nightstand.

“Oh…” she muttered, grabbing them. She stole one more glance at him, still clearly flustered, before quickly leaving the room. Asher followed her out, and she dashed out of the house.

He hoped she’d be okay, that she’d calm down after some time. He would check on her later, and they needed to talk about what she had revealed in front of Lucy. Especially since he doubted the pink-haired girl would be able to wait long before bringing it up.

But for now, he needed to finish breakfast before heading to class, and their first exploration of the level 2 dungeon afterward.

I’ve updated the status sheets in my file, but I want to go through them once more tomorrow just to double-check everything. After that, I’ll update them on Patreon to match this chapter (and I’ll do the same for TC as well)