A Hundred Girlfriends Who Really Love You... In Another World! 02 (Patreon)

"Ouch... Why is my face hurting?" And that's not all, I also have a massive headache... And my hands are tied to something too. Seriously, what horrible manner of being woken up, it's like I have been kidnapped. Oh.

My expression immediately shifts into panic, but that panic is then killed by the voice of a woman. "That's because I punched you. In the face. Tons of times." It's a familiar voice, as in I heard that voice screaming bloody murder at me.

As my vision finally gains focus, I see that I'm on the ground, my hands really are tied to something, probably a bed... and in front of me there are three people. A boy, a bit younger than me... and two girls, also younger than me, one with blue hair and the other one... she's the red head from before, my supposed soulmate.

My eyes widen. "You knocked me out!? By beating me up too!?" What kind of horrible isekai is this!? Even a tsundere should have limits, this went straight into abuse! No, seriously, I'm really hurting right now...

While the red head keeps glaring at me, the guy awkwardly scratches his cheek. "Sorry, but... I mean, this Eris man. You're lucky she didn't pop your head like a balloon." I swallow my saliva by instinct.

I can't forget that this is another world, so people will naturally be monstrously strong. My poor body can't compete, even if I do work out... Damn it, aren't I supposed to be super strong or something!? Surely Earth's gravity is thousands of times stronger or something!

Eris, assuming that's really her name, nods. "Yeah! The only reason why I didn't kill you, is because you give good vibes!" That's the first time a girl has ever said that to me, I might cry. "Anyways, explain how you sneaked in here already, or I'm killing you!" How do I explain it though!?

Seriously the reveal that I'm from another world is the type of thing that has to happen later... And don't even get me started on the whole soulmate thing. Eris said she had a guy she loves already... Maybe it's this dude who's with her?

My mouth opens, but no words come out... I really don't know what to say. Eventually however, air is forcefully taken from me. "Argh...!" I just got kicked in the stomach, and with the decent force too...! It hurts, it really hurts...!

I'm not used to getting into fights, so I can't handle being kicked in the stomach by someone much stronger than me. The only reason I can handle my face being all bloodied up, is because I had adrenaline running through my body at the time, and then I passed out and had time to recuperate.

The person who kicked me is not Eris, it was actually the blue haired girl, and she snorts too, destroying both my body and my pride. "Just speak up already weakling! You don't look all that, so how did you sneap up here!?" A god brought me here damn it!?

To my surprise the blue haired girl receives a light push by Eris. "Hey Nina, don't go beating him up. He's clearly not a fighter." She's glaring at her friend now, and actually... She looks much scarier now too. So she must have a strong moral fiber...

Nina raises an eyebrow. "Okay...?" She blinks a few times. "Wait, not okay! He's some pervert who sneaked up inside your room! And he's not even an apprentice of here either!" An apprentice? Did I end up in some kind of dojo?

Eris shrugs, her glare disappearing. "You don't know if he's a pervert... Besides, I'm just trying diplomacy! Like Rudeus would!" She nods to herself, a smile on her face. "Even a dog like me can use her brain sometimes." Are you a dog girl!? This is another world, so she could be!

Nina takes a step back. "No you can't!" Eris' glare returns with full force. "Seriously, you even beat him up before I did! And much harder than I did so...!" Ah, you kick felt worse though, since I couldn't fight back.

The possible dog girl blushes. "Well, it's just that... I was surprised okay? But I don't actually condone violence or anything." She steals a look at me, and then looks back at her friend. "It's not the Dead End way. We don't fight non-combatants." What kind of scary name is 'Dead End'!?

Nina's face immediately settles into disbelief. "Bullshit. The other day you broke a guy's nose because he looked at you the wrong way." Scary! What kind of deliquent is this girl!?

Eris looks at me again with another red blush. "Well, I..." She then looks back to Nina. "I apologized didn't I? It was a misunderstanding, that's all." I never broke someone's nose. In fact I'm proud to admit I never got into many fights at all.

Nina's look of disbelief doesn't change at all, eventually however, her eyes widen. "You... you got the hots for this guy, don't you?" And now it's Eris' turn to look shocked. "After all that talk of protecting your lover and going strong... Some dude who's your type enters your room and suddenly you want his sword... a noble through and th-" She doesn't get to finish her sentence.

Mostly because Eris punches her. Hard. I can almost hear the wind cracking, and just the sound of Eris' hard fist hitting Nina's soft cheek is enough to make my stomach churn. The noise of the girl's teeth cracking inside of her mouth, and the smell of the blood she spills is even worse.

She immediately drops to the floor, and Eris immediately gets on top of her to drop more punishment upon her sorry face. That dude was right before, Eris was being super nice, one serious punch from her and it would be over for me.

Nina tries to defend her face with all her might. "No! I don't want to piss myself again!" She also drops some strange comments, but hey I imagine her brain is all scrambled from the beating she is receiving.

The guy who I do not know the name off, tries to pull back this wild dog. "Calm down Eris! Nina was just teasing...!" I don't think she was, but it's not grounds to beat up someone until they bleed anyways!

The guy is failing horribly at stopping Eris' rampage. "Well, then I'm teasing her face! I'm not accepting anyone suggesting that I'm being unfaithful to Rudeus!" She blushes, it looks weird considering blood from another person is flying to her face at high speeds. "And so what if I found another guy kinda cute!? I'm a Greyrat! That doesn't mean I'm jumping his bones!" Seriously, what's with this delinquent!?

Since I'm unused to violence, I simply watch in terror for a few second, eventually though, I raise enough courage to interject. "H-hey, stop that!" Even though this girl kicked me... I feel like she doesn't deserve death by anime delinquent.

A tense silence fills the room, the guy actually looks like he's about to jump in front of me of all things, ready to protect me. Thankfully, Eris just sighs and gets off. "No one insults Rudeus in front of me. Remember that." I will! I like my teeth!

The blue haired girl slowly gets up, her face looks like a complete mess of blood, but... she has a big smile on. Eventually she raises a fist in commemoration. "I did it! I didn't piss myself!" Hey... what?

The nameless dude starts clapping. "Good job Nina. You really did grow after your journey." He doesn't even sound sarcastic or anything! Hell, even Eris gives a coy smile, as if agreeing with him.

Nina scratches her clearly broken nose. "Thanks Jino! It means a lot to hear that from you!" What kind of shounen meathead party did I stumble upon!? Someone take this woman to a hospital, before her face is beyond fixing!

I shout in panic. "Hey, can any of you treat her face before she loses it!?" I probably shouldn't be this worried about my crazy captors, but seriously she looks horrible. I might throw up if I keep looking at this.

Eris waves me off. "It's fine, Nina ain't a crybaby... We will take her to a healer later." She then crosses her arms, blood dripping from her fists. "And maybe you too, if you give a good answer." Ah, I'm still not out of the shithole am I?

Nina nods. "Yeah, enough stalling. Explain yourself already!" How was I stalling!? I'm not the gorilla who decided to beat you half to death!

I grit my teeth. "My name is Subaru Natsuki, and you three might not believe this, but... I'm from another world." There's no point in hiding the truth. Except for the soulmate thing, I should definitely keep hiding that.

Yet again the room is filled with tense silence, the only sound that reaches my ears is the occasional blood drop from Nina's face and Eris' fists. I might actually die here, but... I told them the truth, so I really don't know what else I should say. Seriously, fuck you shitty love god! Why did you spawn me inside of the lion's lair!?

To my surprise my red haired soulmate just nods. "Oh, okay. My name is Eris Greyrat by the way." Her glare then returns. "Wait, you didn't explain why you were in my room at all! Are you trying to trick me!? You think I'm stupid!?" I just appeared here! I'm sorry!

Nina raises a bloody eyebrow, actually all of Nina's face could have the adjective bloody at this current point. "That's what you found weird!? You seriously are stupid!" She chuckles a little.

Eris immediately raisea a fist, but Jino gets in front of her, stopping the loop. "What she meant is... the whole another world thing is incredibly suspicious. Sounds straight like what a witch cultist would say." Oh great, they're already associating me with the generic JRPG bad guys club.

Eris pouts. "No, it isn't. Those guys are much more insane than that, trust me." She nods to herself. "Besides, I'm not stupid, and I'm a good judge of character too... This guy ain't lying." She sends me a smile. "You're definitely the type who's way to cowardly!" Not true, since I'm holding back information!

I nod however, many times even. "Yeah! I really am from another world... hell, I don't even know how I'm speaking your guys languange right now!" I imagine it's the standard Isekai perks package. "Seriously, just look at my clothes!" While they're dressed like medieval people, I'm wearing a tracksuit!

Jino squints his eyes. "Well, your clothes are weird..." He then shakes his head. "But nevermind that for now, I'm buying Eris' game." For real!? I definitely wouldn't.

While the red head gives him a toothy smile, Nina's eyes widen. "Really!? Why though!?" I would like to say you're the smart one of the group, but you did have a weird... thing, about not pissing yourself.

The guy pauses for a while, but then answers. "Because Eris' intuition isn't something coming from a nobody, it's the intuition of a Saint-Ranked Sword God practitioner, one who has been acknowledged by the Sword God himself." He nods. "She might as well be able to read the wind." What does that have to do with anything?

Nina looks away and pouts. "Whatever. I have good intuition too, and this guy doesn't give me trustworthy vibes at all... Better than the Quagmire though." After saying that, her eyes widen and she gives Eris' a fearful look for some reason. Thankfully the red head doesn't enter delinquent mode.

Eris nods. "Well, now that everyone is on my side... Explain why you chose my room to appear in!" Right, I still have to defuse this bomb somehow, and I have to do it without saying I'm her soulmate and that a love god brought me here.

I clear my throat. "Well, I... didn't really pick where I got to show up. I was just relaxing back home, and then bam, I got teleported here. I..." A embarrassed blush appears on my face. "I'm not really a fighter or anything... Just a normal guy." I'm less than a normal guy, I'm a NEET. I would rather die than admit that though.

B-but now that I'm in another world, things will start to change! I can find soulmates, preferably those who don't have a boyfriend, and I can learn magic and swordsmanship...! Surely I'm gonna be super talented at that... And I'm gonna start waking up early and... Yeah, I'm gonna be better!

Eris suddenly grips my right arm. "You aren't a fighter huh...? I figured, because you didn't put any resistance back there, but you're actually quite muscular..." Her face is now really close to mine, I can't help, but blush.

I stutter out my response. "T-thanks, you're pretty muscular too!" I definitely shouldn't have said that to her, but I couldn't control myself. I received plenty of compliments from women during my life... all adults who were praising me, back when I was known as a prodigy.

But right now, even if she doesn't know, she complimented me. A attractive girl said Subaru Natsuki was muscular, she noticed a part of me that I worked hard to obtain, something that I didn't just fail to copy from my father.

It's definitely wrong of me, but my heart starts skipping a beat. I do my best to kill that emotion by remembering that she has a supposed boyfriend, so the words Eris is a major angel won't be escaping my mouth any time soon. Probably.

Eris grins, and flexes her arm. "I know right!? You have a good eye! I guess I should have expected that from someone who both looks annoyingly like the Dragon God, but somehow pulls it off without looking like a... like the Dragon God." I feel like you just compared me to a scary guy, thanks. Eris is a major an- Nay! Resist my heart...! She is my soulmate th- Resist!

She then moves back, now our faces aren't close anymore. "Anyways, since you don't know how you got here... I'm taking you under my wing!" She nods to herself. "I'm making you strong enough to stand on your two feet!" Screw it, she's definitely an angel.

While Jino sighs, Nina glares at her. "Are you stu-, think for a second Eris! None of what he said adds up! Besides, you gotta ask father permission if you want him to stay here!" So your father owns this stupid dojo?

My red headed soulmate shrugs. "Yeah, I guess I gotta, if he doesn't let me, I'm just beating him up though." She scratches her nose. "Besides, I'm always trying to catch with Rudeus so... having someone trying to catch up with me might nice for a change." A laugh escapes her.

It looks very cute. That said, it also looks... strange. Mostly because she's laughing while blood drips from her fists, her previous carnage completely and utterly forgotten.

This girl is no angel. "Eris is a Major War Goddess...!" She is both scary and cute. That's what my heart has decided.

Thankfully she just smiles at my comment, instead of punching me again. After a moment though, her eyes widen. "Ah, I didn't even fully introduce myself did I? The name is Eris, as you have figured out... But my last name is Greyrat. Don't forget that." I definitely won't!

Jino smiles, he looks actually kinda shy. "If we are finishing with introductions, then... My name is Jino Britts. It seems Eris is gonna drag you around, so I wish you luck." I'm just glad someone took pity in me, since I apparently don't have any starting equipment.

The bloody blue haired girl scoffs. "And I'm Nina Farion. You are about to meet my father, Gal Farion... the most skilled swordsman around, so be polite, got it?" I nod.

I guess I'm gonna meet a scary guy...

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I kneel, mostly because Eris is doing it as well. I have long ago learned that the nail who sticks out gets hammered in, and in this case it might be my head getting turned into dust instead of an unimportant nail.

The guy, ssupposedly the best swordsman ever, groans. "Who's this? Some escort your brought in?" He waves us off. "No need to ask permission of me or anything, feel free to fuck him until his dick falls off, just don't go getting pregnant." Hey, you just made some crazy assumptions there!

Eris immediately stops kneeling, now she's growling at him. "Shut up! Why is everyone acting like I'm gonna marry this guy!?" She points at me. "He's like... like... a little... pet...? Yeah, he's like a lost birdie I found in my room!" Wow, just wow.

Gal scoffs. "I don't know about the rest, but I can tell because you're fucking drenched Eris." He chuckles mockingly. "I can smell it you know? It's a skill I'm proud to have learned." That's a scary skill to have!

To my surprise, Eris doesn't immediately jump at him like she did to Nina. He really must be strong. "Whatever. You know just what I'm training for...!" Her lips tremble. "It's just that...!" Ah, that's the bad part of being soulmates.

The love god said a man slowly falls in love, while a woman immediately falls in love. Sorry Eris', but that's the sexism inherit to the system! It's far beyond me... Well, I could probably tell you about the soulmate thing, but I'm not that suicidal.

Still, now that everything seems friendly and nice, I get up. Immediately Gal and Eris send me shocked looks for some reason. I ignore them and do my iconic pose! "Hello my man! The name is Subaru Natsuki, and as Eris has said, I'm no male prostitute! In fact a male prostitute probably has way more money than little old me!" I then send him a thumbs up. "It's nice to meet ya!" Nina seemed... reasonable. So I'm assuming her father is as well.

Eris keeps looking at me and then at Gal, the man however just laughs. "Nice to meet ya, name's Gal Farion, the Sword God." He hums. "And you are either skilled and brave, or foolish and weak, both will entertain me, I guess." I like to think I can be both!

I grin. "Oh, I'm just a jester of fate, a beautiful chaotic star!" It's okay to say chuuni stuff right? I mean, this is another world after all. So saying stuff like this is like a dream come true. "And I heard you're the strongest swordsman alive..." The key to chuuni roleplaying is glazing the other chuuni as well.

He snorts. "Oh, I wish. There's plenty of people who surpass me... Orsted the Dragon God, Reinhard Van Astrea..." He starts contemplating. "And there's plenty of people who I wish to cross blades with, The Blue Lightning Cecilus, that Demonic Sword Mitsurugi who I have been hearing so much about..." Yeah, this guy is a shounen mentor alright.

He looks at my red headed soulmate. "Eris, don't forget to journey and meet each man I have cited after your training here is finished. Fucking around is fine, loving around is fine, but in the end the only person who gets to do that, is the one who is strong." Eris simply nods.

He continues. "Anyways... Why did you bring this Subaru fella to me?" He takes a quick look at me. "To be honest, I don't see anything special at him, even if he trained his whole life I would be surprised if he reached the Saint-Rank." I will definitely have immense talent! I mean, doesn't saint rank sound awesome!?

Eris groans and mutters. "I figured, but that does sound like a pain..." She then looks back at her teacher. "He is some guy from another world who appeared in my room, I'm taking him as my apprentice until he's strong enough to survive." Thank you my cute tutorial soulmate. Wait, didn't you say some absurd stuff just now!?

To my surprise Gal barely reacts. "From another world...? I guess that does happens sometimes." He glares at me, his gaze is completely different. "I heard people from another world are strong, but are they stronger than-" He is cut off by Eris.

"Subaru here is a weakling, I beat him up completely. Anyways, you know about people from other worlds!?" For some reason I feel like Eris just averted a really horrible bad end. The words 'ten seconds' come to mind for some reason!

I too raise my voice. "Yeah! I'm not the first one here!?" Don't take away my special badge...! Though I guess there are probably many world travelling gods...

Gal nods. "Yeah. It's just rumors, but occasionally you hear about one or two fellas who come from other worlds... Typically they appear in Belzerg though." Ah, my whole special stick has been completely broken.

Eris smiles. "Got it! So I'm training Subaru here...!" She pats my back, I almost fall to the ground with the force she's using. "Until he can get to Belzerg safely! Maybe there he can learn some clues about how to get back home!" Huh?

Going back home? That's... I don't want that. Why are you even assuming that in the first place...? Maybe it's the natural thing to assume, and I don't have enough courage to tell her that I don't want that just because I happen to be a loser back home. So I just... stay silent.

Gal makes a thinking pose. "Um... This guy screams North God to me. Teach him that style as well, because he might be actually fairly talented in this one." I will be godly talented at every style! Trust me! "Actually I expected Subaru Natsuki to reach intermediate in one of the sword ranks, and advanced in the other." I feel like I really am being underestimated here!

Eris takes a step back. "Why though!? Don't mess with me! You just said this guy had not talent!" Hey...! Have some respect my War Goddess! "It's gonna take years for him to reach that level...!" Seriously, my heart might break.

He nods. "Maybe, we will see if he has true motivation or not. Eris the truth is that teaching someone is a valuable lesson, trust me when I say you're gonna grow leaps and bounds by doing it." An actual fair point. "And besides... You're the type who grows by caring for people." Isn't that everyone?

I raise an eyebrow while Eris stays silent. "What do you mean by that? That's pretty much how everyone evolves right?" As a Japanese boy, I grew up hearing that be screamed at me from every TV show under the sun.

The Sword God chuckles. "How optimistic! Anothet trait I heard you otherworlders share! The truth is that not every one is like that kid. Some grow 'cause they want to cum inside women, others grows 'cause they want food in their fat stomachs, some are just so naturally talented that they just... get strong." He snorts. "Fucking Jino." Please don't insult the man who tried to save your daughter from Eris' rage.

He continues. "Eris right now is training to kill a man, but she wants to kill a man because her little maidenly heart was beating fast towards some guy. Some real Sword Demon stuff." I have no idea who that is. Cool nickname though.

Eris steps on the ground. "He is not some guy! Rudeus is the guy!" I'm sorry Rudeus, but apparently your girlfriend is very loyal anyways. She's hyping him up like he's a shounen character about to die to the final villain.

Gal simply rolls his eyes. "Don't care. The point is, you grow strong when you love Eris, and not all love is romantic. Get attached to this new little pupil of yours, maybe one day you will get strong from the feeling of pride he brings, or maybe one day you will be filled with rage once he is cut down. Either way, you're getting stronger." He yawns. "Besides, you want him to survive a continental trip? Then he better become advanced at something." A whole continent huh? And I don't even want to go towards Belzerg.

The worst part is that the look in Gal's eyes tells me he knows that. He just isn't calling me out for some reason, maybe because he thinks I'm a convenient tool at making Eris stronger? Whatever, once he realizes the incredible talent I have he will regret not paying attention to me!

Eris sighs. "Right... If I'm gonna take responsibility for someone's life, I can't do things halfway." She punches my shoulder, thankfully she controls her strength while doing so. "Get ready to train like you never did before." There's a fire in her eyes.

I grin. "Get ready to be surprised." My amazing talent is gonna blow her expectations right off!

[HR] [/HR]

"Good night Subaru." There's no way I'm gonna be able to sleep like this. Not when I now a girl who is supposed to be my soulmate is in a bed right next to me. It also doesn't help that I'm not typically a guy who sleeps at night at all, my internal clock has been destroyed ages ago.

No, but seriously, what's wrong with Eris? Instead of asking Gal for a new room, she just put a mattress right next to her bed, and told me to sleep on it. Thankfully differently from most of my Japanese brethren, I'm actually used to sleeping on mattresses and not futons, but still...!

The knowledge that Eris is my soulmate keeps repeating in my head, it's... Damn it, she has a boyfriend or something, so even if destiny says we are compatible, it can't be helped. Sadly I cannot fall in love with this girl.

I'm a romantic after all, if harems are bad in my books, let's not even start with cheating. That's why I definitely shouldn't think about her amazing muscles, or her big tits, or her big ass...! Ah, I'm a virgin damn it!

I can't see her face, but Eris' tone sounds confrontational now. "Hey, say goodnight back!" Oh, she got angry because I just stayed silent and got lost in my own thoughts. I never said goodnight to someone besides my own parents, so I don't know the normal etiquette for something like this.

I try to sounds as apologetic as possible, both to make her happy, and because I would like to not lose any teeth before I'm a old man. "Sorry, just lost in thought Eris. Goodnight to you too." Sleeping is gonna be hard, but hopefully my body will just give up if I keep my eyes closed for enough time.

She grumbles out her response, her previous angry thankfully gone. "You scared?" I don't really know how to respond to something so strange. "Don't worry, I won't call you a coward or stupid for being scared of being away from home." Ah, so that's what this is about.

I nod, even though she can't see me. "Yeah, I guess I'm a little bit scared." Not as much as you would expect however. This is something that I have been waiting for a long time, not the soulmate stuff of course, but definitely the isekai! The only thing I'm truly scared about is going home suddenly.

That would be just like me, suddenly being whisked away back home because I'm too useless or something. If something like that happened, even dad and mom might finally give up and laugh at my face.

Now her tone makes it sound like she's trying to comfort me. "I see, then let me promise I'm gonna make sure you will get home safely." As I thought, she has a strong moral fiber, now that she has taken responsibility for me, she isn't gonna give up easily. "Your hands are pretty soft you know? Girly. You totally look like a pampered noble girl." What's with the sudden insult!?

I obviously have to object here! "Hey, don't go around insulting my hands! I'll have you know I work hard everyday!" Working out is not easy, specially since my dad never lets me stop increasing the difficulty.

I have a feeling Eris is smiling. "Yeah, sure. You remind me of a stupid girl I knew once, so I'll be your Rudeus and lend a hand, until your soft hand is callused enough to hold a sword properly." Rudeus... That's her lovers name, isn't it?

I might as well ask. "Hey Eris, if you don't mind answering... Who's Rudeus?" A boyfriend to a girl like this? I can't help, but imagine a really tall delinquent, or Goku. Or a Goku delinquent. Either way, apparently he helped a girl Eris knew before, and that girl clearly is Eris, so he can't be too bad. Sorry delinquent Goku, I really don't mean to be your tanned Freeza!

She sighs, which is not what I would expect coming from a girl talking about a lover. "He's the most amazing mage ever, and he's pretty smart too. He's also... the man I gave my first time to." Ah, for real!? I definitely don't belong in the middle of this... "Rudeus helped me a ton, and so I fell in love with him." That's a simple and understandable love story, I guess.

She continues. "We knew each other since we were young, and... he's always in front of me, I'm always deadweight. That's why I decided to part ways with him for a few years, to catch up." I... understand the feeling of being behind someone you love more than anyone else.

Which is why I don't say anything as cold as you're already perfect, or you can do it. "Work hard then, hopefully he will appreciate the results." I don't know this guy, but I know it's impossible to reach the level of some people.

She giggles, it's the first time I ever heard her say that. "Thanks... Most people here make fun of me for training to get strong for one guy." I imagine most people who did that are now in a ditch. Seriously, who would be stupid enough to bully this girl of all people?

I giggle too. "Well, I won't. In fact, I'll be trying to get strong for you from now on." I can't intervene in her relationship with this Rudeus guy, but I still want to pay Eris back. I have a feeling that my entrance in a new world could have gone a lot worse, so I'm really thankful for her.

Honestly, stupid love god. A girl who's away from her boyfriend trying to be worthy of him, and then suddenly her soulmate appears? That definitely sounds like the plot of a NTR, just replace the power of cock with the power of fate or something. I won't follow it though, because I don't want to hurt anyone... There's plenty of fish in the sea, and Eris isn't even a silver haired elf girl.

For some reason her angry tone from before returns, and she starts stuttering. "Y-you...! Don't say stuff like that!" I messed up somehow!? "Anyways, go to sleep! Goodnight!" Yeah, I definitely said something wrong by accident...

I sigh. "Good night to you too Eris, I can't wait to see you tomorrow." I can hear her shouting in her pillow for some reason... But I ignore it and close my eyes. It's time to try to drift towards the world of dreams.

There's a ton of things in my head. Like the possibilities of learning magic, or swordsmanship, or trying the cuisine of this new world, or seeing new landscapes, or new animals...! Which is why it takes a long time for me to actually fall asleep.

Eventually I do however, it's a nice feeling.

...

I wake up to the feeling of gentle, yet uncomfortable heat. It's strange, since last night it was neither too hot, or too cold. There's also a soft sound reaching my ears... and something soft wrapped around me. Something soft and yet hard, and yet wet, and yet...! I'm not built for this.

My eyes open as fast as thunder, and my face morphs into shock. Right now the poor, virgin who never pursued romance called Subaru Natsuki is being hugged by a woman who looks like a model who also happens to be a golden medal Olympic gymnast.

My heart might explode, specially since she keeps softly breathing in front of my face... How the hell did she end up here!? And she is still asleep too! What kind of romantic comedy moment is this!?

I need to calm down. There is no time for indecision. That's right, even though the woman who is destined to fall in love with me, who should already be in love with me according to a god of love, is right in front of me. Through all of this I'll persevere and keep calm.

Which is why I should wake her up and warn her of this embarassing sit- I want to touch her butt so god damn bad. I never had the chance to do anything like that, so my hormones are screaming at me.

To be honest, I just never... never was too interested in girls in general, though I wasn't into guys either. For some time I even though I might be asexual or something, but... then I saw a random anime with a silver haired girl and my life was forever changed.

I just have a very specific type. I just haven't met the right girl yet. When I get into college I'll make a girl fall head over heels for me, just like dad did. Those are all things I used to tell myself, before I became a NEET that is.

Of course I don't have a girlfriend. I don't have enough courage to talk with someone. I'm not deserving of anyone. Who in the hell would spend time with me? These were all the dark thoughts that passed through my mind everyday.

Right now however, my heart is skipping a thousand beats per second. This woman... I'm definitely attracted to her, in every possible way imaginable. Except she has a boyfriend...! No, that is the least of the problems with this, I shouldn't be touching a sleeping girl in the first place. What kind of scumbag would do that?

I can't wipe away the thoughts of Eris' body, and much less her smile, that's just impossible, I can't forget this War Goddess. It feels like I'm a poor Sumerian being entranced by the goddess Ishtar... So what I do is push those thoughts away for a minute, they're still there, but I'll ignore them.

Slowly I whisper. "Hey Eris... wake up please..." Should I try shaking her? She's already touching me, so surely something as innocent as that is fine... No, I have a feeling that would lead to a bad ending, so I just keep up whispering. "Seriously Eris wak-" Her eyes slowly open.

My body is untangled, a flash of light, my brain can't keep up. "The hell are you doing!?" There's a sword pointed at me, I didn't see her move, I barely felt her move. That's just how fast Eris moved, that's just how elegantly Eris moved, the little dust this room contains has been blown off.

I don't freak out though, mostly because I'm still half-asleep. Seriously, how early is it? "I didn't do anything... I am the one who woke up with a woman hugging me...!" It's way too much stimulation for me, my type might change for silver haired elf girls, to red haired amazoness if this keeps up.

She blushes. "I...! Sorry for doing that! I guess I sleepwalked!" She actually  apologized!? "Now follow me! We gotta start training early!" She gets off my body and walks away, leaving the room. Thankfully Eris has not decided to kill me for her mistake... This tsundere can be reasonable sometimes, I guess.

Ah, I'm gonna have to wake up this early? This is the worst.