A Hundred Girlfriends Who Really Love You... In Another World! 48 (Patreon)

"Subaru, what am I watching?" Eris' words confirmed that I jumped from the fire pan, into the fire. "Well, she's better than the other girl at least." I'm assuming you're referring to Emilia? Geez, what's your problem with her...?

I sigh. "Sorry about this, but I found out a bunch of new stuff about me and Frieren." By the way, the reason my girlfriend is angry is that I'm carrying the Granny Elf with a piggy back.

Also, probably that the Granny Elf in question is so happy that she's purring. "Some wonderful stuff..." She then addresses my fiancee. "Don't worry too much about this Eris, I do not mean to intrude." Really...? Well, whether this is considered an intrusion is up to Eris.

And while Eris thinks over it, Megumin points at my teacher turned lover. "What you mean don't worry!? You're hugging her fiance!" As soon as MMT says that, Frieren... nibbles on my ear.

I almost jump from the shock. "H-hey, what's the big idea!?" Please don't suddenly attack me. Both because you're way too cute, and becaure there are tons of people watching, including your student...!

Fern however, looks almost as happy as Frieren!? "What is this... wonderful scene?" And yet, she sounds livid. I have a feeling a cascade of confusing emotions are going through her head, like a kid who found out his parent is meeting up with somebody new after a divorce.

You want to feel happy for them, but at the same time you keep thinking... No way is this person worthy of my dad/mom! Or at least that's what I think Fern's thought process is, I'm not a mind reader after all...

Eris pouts. "I don't know if I would consider this wonderful..." She then starts biting at her nail in stress. "Argh, why did Rudeus go to sleep already!? I want to ask for his advice!" Please don't!

Also, I imagine that much like Rudeus has decided to big goodbye to today, Emilia, Hiropon and Yunyun are sleeping too. Which is probably a good thing, too many cooks make it hard to convince Eris that she shouldn't divorce me. Eh? That's not how the saying goes?

Anyways, I might as well ask what's bothering her. "H-hey Eris... Is there an issue with this current situation?" There definitely is! And I'm sorry for it, but I can't just abandon Frieren after everything she told me!

Megumin crosses her arms, and speaks for Eris. "The problem is obvious... That woman is not your lover Purge King! Have some common sense! Of course your fiancee would be pissed if you showed up carrying our teacher like that!" She starts tapping her foot, and I have a feeling she's angrier than Eris.

The smile Frieren sends her way is enough to light up the entire room. "Oh, don't worry. I proposed to Subaru and he accepted! We will have a joyous marriage...!" She then whisper in my ears. "I adore you, my guiding star..." O-oi...!

I guess I shouldn't complain, and just be grateful that Frieren is calling me Subaru and not Flugel. Not only would it confuse everyone even further, but it would also make me feel... I don't like being called that, even if the evidence seems to point at us being the same person.

Eris whacks Megumin's head, it's almost enough to knock her out. "Don't speak in my place." I think you just gave Megumin a concussion. "And Subaru... I... Am not totally against this, but I wish you had consulted me before!" She nods to herself.

And then she continues nodding to herself as she speaks. "I mean, of course you seduced your legendary teacher, you're you after all! But like... you can't just marry a girl without me being there...!" That's true...

I look down. "I... sorry Eris, you're right of course, but..." I cannot back down on what I said to Frieren in that room. It's a responsible I chose to bear, but at the same time... I also chose to bear the responsibility of making Eris happy.

This is just another reason why I'm scum. I'm the type who makes hundreds of promises, and then when I inevitably can't fulfill then all, I fumble the bag. Except this isn't me fucking up a school project, I'm talking about marriage right now!

To my surprise however, Eris ignores me and continues talking to herself. "Besides, there's management and stuff too...! How am I supposed to handle three other people!?" You aren't counting Darkness as people!? "And then there's your sex slave too...!" You really weren't!

Fern tries to console her. "Do not worry Lady Eris, it is easy to take care of Master, all you have to do is...!" As she speaks, it is as if she realizes something extremely important. "W-wait, it's not easy to take care of my foolish Master at all...!" With that comment, Frieren holds me tighter.

Fern sends me a worried look. "You have to wake her up, you have to cook for her, you have to do her laundry, you have to clean her room, you have to put her to sleep...!" What is she, your Tamagochi!? "And this all needs to be done in a very specific way, or she will be even grumpier than usual." She's normal grumpy!?

The purple haired mage continues without pause. "Right, these is all probably too much to take in, so I'll write you a list of tips... a book of tips for taking care of Master." The more you talk, the more I regret my decision.

Eris looks terrified. "It's all over...! I'm a newbie at this, so...!" She looks to the ceiling. "Ghislaine! Help me Ghislaine, my husband has a bigger appetite than I thought, and I don't know how to deal with it!" I think my wife might be having a mental breakdown.

Megumin snorts, and yet again increases the flames. "Heh, this is why harems are a bad idea." Not the time my perfect angel. "And to think you could have kept Purge King all for yourself Eris..." Please go back to being concussed...

Eris covers her ears. "I don't want to hear any words that aren't Ghislaine coming to help me right now!" Yeah, having three other fiancees finally broke her limits. And not because she's jealous, but because she's scared for the future.

I get it. Eris has always been insecure about her position in our relationship, and her... very straightforward skillset. It's only natural she will freak out when she's suddenly supposed to be the 'head wife' over a legendary hero like Frieren.

And it's specially bad because I didn't even warn Eris. I just sort of showed up carrying my cute elf gremlin... Honestly, I wouldn't blame my War Goddess if she decided to dump me right here and now. I'm also scummy enough to hope that it won't happen of course.

So for now I have to break through her defenses and restored her mind. "Eris you..." She's not listening to me, it's clear on her face. "Eris is the best, the cutest, the sexiest, the strongest, just the best." And by the end of it I get her attention, judging by her red face.

It's my opportunity! "I know this is coming super sudden... But there's a reason for it. And it involves the whole thing with the..." Should I really say it with Fern and Megumin here...? Eh, screw it. Megumin already knows about Hitogami, and Fern is Frieren's apprentice, she's bound to learn eventually. "Human God, it involves Hitogami." The air shifts.

She suddenly looks super serious. "I see, please explain it to me Subaru." Ah, I feel bad for using that guy as a shield, since I definitely could have rejected Frieren, even if it would be super mean...

Fern raises an eyebrow. "Human God...? Am I about to hear some heresy?" As expected of an Axis Cultist, she's interested. Probably because she's hoping to call the Man-God a shit bag while claiming Aqua's superiority.

Frieren waves her off. "I'll tell you the details later Fern..." The purple haired mage hesitantly nods. "Like when you're on your thirties, this type of stuff is way too much for you currently." And now she very much regrets nodding!

But before she goes on a tirade with her teacher, I explain the situation to Eris. "Frieren and I did some... testing...? If you could even call it that... And it turns out I'm probably the reincarnation of this guy called Flugel, or maybe even the guy himself." I still don't understand how that works.

Megumin sighs. "The tree guy? Lame. He's lame, and you're cool. Have some pride Purge King, he's copying you, you are not copying him." He came way before me though! Even if I do appreciate your... strange compliment.

Eris raises an eyebrow. "Tree guy...? I'm sorry, but I don't know much about history, so I don't recognize you Subaru..." She looks down. "First I can't manage our life, and now I fail to recognize my husband...! Mom was right, I really am a failure of a woman!" W-wow, you really are feeling way too insecure!

This is part of the reason why I'm not a harem guy, but it's too late for regrets now! "W-wait Eris! He's not really a popular figure, so it's not your fault! And you're definitely an success of a woman!" As far as I'm concerned she's the best woman!

Frieren nods. "Yes, Flugel is not recognized by many people... I do not know why, but his achievements were all, but wiped out. So he's only known as a small player in the Laplace War nowadays, and as the planter of Flugel's Tree." Ah, she's about to tell them I'm the Sage, that's gonna be embarassing...!

For some reason her comments snap Eris of her funk. "Eh? What do you mean wiped out...?" She's slowly going from depressed to angry. "Someone sabotaged my fiance's legact!? I'll kill them!" Please don't!

The Granny Elf immediately agrees. "Yes. I used to not think much of it, because I thought him dead, and he never cared too much about glory, but... He's alive now, and trying to start a new business." Oh, I didn't think of that...

It is true that having the title Sage attached to my work would probably give it a big boost, but... it would also create tons of problems and call tons of enemies. For example, that Shaula person has carried the title for years, I imagine she would be pissed if I took it back.

Frieren frowns. "Let's just say that I will be writing some strongly worded letters to the Council of Wise Men. My..." She giggles. "My Subaru should received all the love and adoration from what he has done." Ah, my heart skipped a beat just now.

While Eris nods repeatedly, like a dog, Fern raises an eyebrow. "But just what were these accomplishments exactly...? Do they even offer any prestige at this point?" Huh? Well, I guess you don't know how much of a big deal I am yet!

Woah, hold your horses there Subaru Natsuki. While the world may be telling you that you're some bigshot hero, you must remember that no bigshot hero would be you. Sure, Flugel did some crazy stuff, but maybe he was just absorbing some credit from Volcanica and Reid? Like a an ugly guy hanging around with two handsome dudes so he can enter their social circles and succeed in finding a girlfriend.

Fern continues, unaware of my mental crisis. "I'm guessing he was acting on Lugunica due to your mention of the Council of Wise Men? I suppose that makes sense... But it does not yet explain why you two suddenly became lovers." Her tone and face scream accusation at the end.

And then she quickly backtracks. "Not that I'm against this. You have my full support in courting Lord Subaru." Nice. Man, am I lucky that your love has died at this point... This would be very messy otherwise.

Frieren waves her off. "Be patient Fern, I'm explaining... Also, you too have my full support to court Subaru!" Where did this come from!? Well, it's probably just a joke made by a gremlin type teacher.

Fern takes a step back by pure instinct. "Please do not say such things Master! Specially in front of your lover!" Frieren simply gives a toothy grin in response, her brat energy is surprisingly high for a granny.

Megumin glares at Fern. "I'm beginning to think it's not Crimson Demonip, it's womenip." She glares at the elf. "So, spill it, was Purge King some mega casanova in his past life or something?" Well, I did bag the Witch of Envy.

And isn't that crazy... Should I... like... do something about that? She apparently went crazy because of a Witch Factor, not because she's a bad person so... so what? She's still crazy powerful and dangerous, I must not call her, no matter what.

Somehow Frieren's grin gets even cuter. "Subaru used to be the Sage... Yes, that Sage. Somehow Shaula ended up taking the credit." I wonder if I should try meeting up with this Shaula person. She probably knew past me too, right? She might have some answers...

Immediately all my companions get stars in their eyes. First, Megumin cheers to herself. "I knew he had a cool dark tower!" I do!? Oh, right... There's that whole Pleiades Tower thing... I have a cool dark tower!

Fern's jaw has hit the floor. "Lord Subaru... the Sage!? I knew my taste was better than some bum who depends on his lovers to live!" Actually, I really am that bum. "N-not that I possess any romantic intentions towards Lord Subaru of course!" Well, not anymore...

And as for Eris... Eh? She's not that impressed? "Well, it is Subaru after all." No, it's not that she isn't impressed, there is a gleam of pride in her eyes... It's that she always trusted Subaru Natsuki to be great in the first place.

This woman really is too dangerous for my heart. "Anyways, we should go murder this Shaula person." She's also way too dangerous to random people apparently...!

I immediately interject. "Wait, Eris there is no reason to kill anyone!" Specially when Shaula might be my key to figure out how this whole Flugel thing works... Or at least she might give me some new leads, I am in desperate need of those.

Eris huffs, looking away. "Of course there is a reason! She's a thief...! You probably worked to the bone to become the Sage, and she just stole your hard work!" Well, being remembered isn't everything, but I sort of see your point.

Eris works super hard, and I have been working hard recently too. So I can understand why someone would get mad at people who steal the rightfully deserved recognition of others...

Thankfully Frieren puts our thoughts to rest. "Nah, Shaula is a mega idiot... She wouldn't do something like this, and she was Flugel's apprentice too." I have a Fern!? I should definitely go see her now. "This was probably someone's doing..." That's interesting...

Megumin is muttering to herself, it actually sounds a bit creepy. Though her beautiful voice mostly eliminates it. "Ah~... I'm friends with the Sage..." Wait, considering my comments over her voice, I'm definitely the creepy one here! "Wait a minute, none of those infodumps answered why Subaru is now engaged to my teacher!" She had a powerful sudden realization!

Fern glares at her. "You simply need to look at it deeper...! It's clear that my Master was deeply in love with Lord Subaru back when he roamed the lands! And after he died or disappeared or whatever, her heart remained broken until now!" Hey, that's... actually right? A young girl's ability to make fanfiction in their head must not be underestimated, I see...

Frieren gasps. "Did you suddenly learn Divination Magic Fern!? Because you're actually correct!?" Huh, now I'm wondering the same thing...

Fern smiles. "Not at all. I simply pay far more attention to you then you know." Oh, that's sweet... and a bit creepy. Mostly sweet though, a true unbreakable bond between teacher and student. I know because I abused it so I wouldn't die.

Megumin's eye twitches. "A destiny love that has been in the works for four hundred years...! That's so cool...! But it's with Purge King!" For some reason she starts muttering about ignoring me for eight hundred years. Please don't, my heart will die.

Eris lips tremble. "But that's... How did this love go exactly?" She sounds super sad when she says that. Today has been a bad day for my fiancee, first there was the thing with Emilia and now this...

Frieren takes a deep breath, she's probably losing herself in the few memories she has right now. "I... For years and years I loved Flugel, but I only realized it years and years after he passed away... I remained without a lover until now, until I found my soulmate..." Ah, I did tell her about the soulmate stuff.

Frieren continues. "And I know I'm not the only person who loved Flugel, therefore I shall allow this harem engagement." She giggles. "My lover may love as much as he wants." You are perfect...! Please stop saying that while looking at Fern though!

She's clearly super embarrassed right now...! And her love for me died some time ago. I guess I have to explain how that works to Frieren eventually, or she might make more mistakes like this. Well, not that she knows Fern was ever my soulmate in the first place.

Eris takes a deep breath. "Well, since there is clearly a ton of history here... I'll allow it! But seriously Subaru your harem is getting too bi-" Her eyes suddenly widen, and she points at Frieren. "H-hey, don't presume you can choose how things go around here! I'm the head wife! The first wife!" Death. My instincts scream death.

Frieren tilts her head. "Not really. Flugel was married to Satella after all... Even if she went crazy eventually. Which means you were never the first wife... Not that you're married in the first place." But that death was never aimed at me, it was aimed at my fiancee.

Eris is paralyzed, she doesn't say anything at all. Fern does however. "This... wait, wasn't she your student!?" Yeah, the NTR is shocking me as well. Sorry that your mind is being destroyed right now.

Frieren nods and gives her a thumbs up. "Yes, I learned that waiting for my pupils in love is not a wise move! But... We can work together Fern!" She's not in love with me! Even if she looks like she's about to explode right now...

I'm ignoring them both however, instead I'm trying to console my fiancee. "Um... Eris, you can still be the head wife and stuff... I mean, I don't even remember meeting the Witch of Envy so..." She's definitely not listening, my fiancee is broken.

And while all of that happens, Megumin mutters to herself. "Well, it makes sense that Purge King would shack up with the most evil woman in the planet... Wait a minute...!" Death. My instincts are fearing/feeling death again!

Megumin ends it all. "Isn't the Witch of Envy right here, sleeping in another room!? Your wife!?" Damn it MMT... Emilia is not my past life's spouse! Are we gonna call every black haired person you now!? Oh, I sort of do that.

I have to end this thought process before Megumin ends up ending me! "Megumin-Tan... Haven't we established at this point that Emilia is not the Witch of Envy? Besides, wouldn't it be strange that she didn't recognize me?" There you, talk your way through that!

Megumin smirks, and takes my challenge. "Well, I wonder who also doesn't remember anything." Ah, I shouldn't have challenged a Gumin! "Besides... I now see what happened to you! It wasn't you being enchanted by some love spell! It was your natural husband feelings coming out!" It definitely wasn't!

Eris falls to her knees. "Ah, so this was that bad feeling? It's over..." I go to console her, but before I can do that, she sends me the look of a puppy who has lost his owner in a war. "Subaru... Can we go to sleep... I'm tired..." I...

I nod. "Sure Eris, but you can still be the head wife." She obviously doesn't listen to me. My wife has been broken, and her insecurities have been poked at... Which means I need to give her time to recover.

It's time to go check on everyone else.



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"I'm surprised you guys didn't go looking for me..." I have finally arrived at the house of the nutjobs. To be honest, I don't plan on spending the night here, but the rest of my harem was here, so I at least needed to pass by.

But instead of finding everyone panicking, they're all fine and sipping tea. Is it weird that I'm actually a bit offended right now? Probably, but in my defense, I would have really appreciated their help when Emilia showed up.

Wolbach does look a bit apologetic at least. "Well, it's not like you and Megumin are kids so we knew you would be fine." But the whole Emilia thing! "I did get worried once the pillar disappeared, but the world didn't immediately start to get destroyed, so we knew it was nothing big, probably just an error." She completely read me.

As expected, Wolbach is as unbeatable as always. She's a stable rock who keeps this harem in order! Or at least she did until now, hopefully Frieren's addition to it won't shake things too much... Ah, I need to tell them that.

The Dark Goddess smiles. "Besides, our time separate did let everyone cool their heads right? Decisions that were made in the heat of the moment may have been undone and all..." I guess... At least Yuiyui hasn't attacked me yet.

Megumin smiles. "You're right Sensei, mom does look a lot better." She looks at Yuiyui. "See mom? I told you that you were having a midlife crisis! And now it's already over." Her mother nods her head.

Again. And again. And again. Her body is trembling. The cup on her hand is trembling and crackling. There's a familiar feeling washing over me, it's DEATH, but this time it's definitely not aimed at my fiancee!

Wolbach claps her hands. "Yes, about that..." She sends an apologetic look towards my companions. "Now, I would love to entertain everyone... And catch up with Frieren and Fern, but we need to talk about something Subaru, something really important." We need to talk...?

Wolbach is definitely the reasonable type who would start divorce talks with that...! No, I don't want to lose my rock! My harem will crash within weeks damn it! No, it won't last a week in the first place!

Aqua suddenly sends Wolbach a serious look. "Are you sure...? There's no going back from this, you fiend." Oi, why do you sound genuinely concerned there...!? It's definitely a divorce, isn't it!?

Wolbach slowly nods. "Yes, I am. I applaud your... restraint, specially considering the situation, but... I'm not the type to sit down and watch. That's why I didn't last long in Heaven after all." Ah, this might be even more serious than a simple divorce.

Aqua sighs. "Sure, I guess it benefits me too... It leaves a bad taste in my mouth though." She sends me a smile. "Subaru, no matter what, know that you always have the ability to choose. Sometimes that route may lead to death, or worse, but... I guarantee you that there is a choice." O-okay...? This is some scary talk...

I clear my throat. "Right, but I also have some import stuff to discuss so..." Like for example the fact that I bought a new fiancee home. Man, if Yuiyui finds out about that, I'm definitely dead. So I'm taking Aqua's advice, and choosing to not tell MMMT!

Wolbach smiles. "I'm assuming that has something to do with Eris, who you are bridal carrying?" Yes, I had to stop the Frieren ride and start the Eris ride, so I could give my fiancee some energy.

The Dark Goddess' smile dies out a bit. "I'll gladly hear it all about later, but for now please leave Eris for a bit and follow me." W-wow, this is shaping up to be something absolutely crazy...

I nod. "Sure..." And then I crouch down to put Eris on the floor. Megumin's family has no sofas of course. "I'll be back soon, sorry." Sadly I have to ignore Eris' pleas to not be abandoned. I'm not even abandoning her!

Wolbach leads me to outside the house, and we walk quite a bit. If this is a ploy to kill me... now it's the time! Except not really, since everyone knows we left together, but she's acting so seriously that it's freaking me out. So I'm making jokes to calm down.

She turns around and faces me. "Subaru, what I'm about to tell you might sound crazy, but... Please remember our first meeting, please remember your first meeting with Eris, and even Yuiyui." Hah? "You see, there's this thing called soulmate and..." Oh, so this is what this is about.

I raise a hand to interrupt her. "Don't worry Wolbach, I know about soulmates." Her eyes widen. "The truth is, I'm from another world, and I got brought over to here because a Love God messed up and all my soulmates were here." Huh, it's nuts that I didn't tell her this until now.

So I continue. "A soulmate is when two people's eyes meet and they feel a spark right? Men take time to fall in love, women fall in love immediately... Yada, yada." I guess she was just being nice and trying to explain stuff to me as always.

She slowly tilts her head. "You... knew? But then why... why are you rejecting Yuiyui? Are you that disgusted by her?" Not really, she is very beautiful to be honest. It's just that she's the mother of my best friend.

I shrug. "Not really, but I'm hoping her love dies out and all that." And then Megumin can return to her normal life. And I can return to having a clean conscience! Everyone wins really!

Wolbach tilts her head the other way. "Fall out of love...? What do you mean by that Subaru? Please explain it clearly to me." Geez, ain't it clear enough already? Well, I won't be rude to my infallible rock!

I awkwardly scratch my cheek. "You know how being a soulmate makes affection go to max? I just wait it for it to drop to zero! I did with two people at this point, and we are back to being platonic friends!" Ah, sweet success.

Contrary to my expectations of seeing an impressed Wolbach, she actually looks... horrified? "Subaru... how many soulmates do you have?" That feels like a sudden and strange question, but I guess I'll answer it...

Even if it is embarrassing. "Well, there is you of course... And then Aqua and the goddess Eris." I'm trying to bring some structure to my answer, by categorizing everyone in groups! The first one is the goddesses of course.

But there are many more, like the Kazuma gang. "And then Darkness and Megumin..." And then the Crimson Demon gang. "Komekko, Yuiyui and Yunyun are my soulmates too... And so is Frieren and Fern." The super adorable mage gang!

But I'm not done yet. "There's Sylphiette and Ariel..." The princess gang! "Then Emilia, she's a new girl I met today, and Lara, that's the migurdian involved with Hitogami stuff... And Eris of course!" My one and true love... Man, fifteen soulmates... I hope I didn't forget anyone, that would be mean.

Wolbach looks completely pale. "Subaru, this is... Fuuuuck..." Ah!? Did she really drop the f-bomb!? Well, I'm not against it, but it's surprising coming from Wolbach of all people. I wonder why that reaction though...

She almost falls to the ground, but holds herself together. Still, now I'm incredibly worried. "Sweetie, dear, honey, love of my life... You know I would never lie to you right?" I nod immediately.

If I can't trust my rock, who can I trust!?

My rock breaks my head with no mercy. "The truth is, a woman will never lose the love gained from being a soulmate... Though neither will a man." Hah!?

"Hah!?"

She continues. "How... how did you reach the conclusion that people can lose their loves Subaru? Did this obviously suspicious Love God tell it to you...?" I... feel like I'm about to be swallowed by a gigantic monster.

I can only shake my head. "No... I assumed that it was the case, because... because Ariel and Fern sounded like they didn't love me anymore, so..." I... but they really have been acting differently!

Wolbach sighs. "They must be devasted, hiding their true feelings..." I... am awful. "S-Subaru...! Don't look so sad, it's not like you knew or anything!" Still...! Shit, what do I do then!? It's not like I can have a massive harem or something!

Wolbach looks me deep in the eye. "You will need to build a massive harem." For real!? "Don't worry, I'll support you every step of the way! But first... let me re-educate you. Clearly this Love God was not up to par." R-right!

Wolbach raises a finger. "Okay, so here's how a soulmate works. First, a Love God finds two individuals who are supremely compatible! The type who would definitely fall in love even without soulmate stuff." That's... reassuring?

Sort of? "And then they give those documents their love stamp." You just said some outrageous stuff. "You know how the shock works, but it has an official name, it's called... 'Cupid's Arrow', but it's chuuni so nobody calls it that." Oi.

I wonder if there's a Gumin god, but now I'm also curious about something else, curious enough to interrupt her. "Wait, why do Love Gods get to choose stuff for you? Aren't you a goddess as well...?" Surely that would cause some fighting?

She shakes her head. "I may be a goddess, but Love Gods are simply... above. It would not be wrong to call them the apex of godhood, love transcends all forces in the universe after all!" What's with this anime logic!? "Besides, Love Gods used to be normal gods who evolved. It's only natural they're that powerful." Okay, they're a digievolution, got it.

She clears her throat. "Enough about them however, we need to clarify stuff about soulmates. So after two people feel the Cupid's Arrow..." Didn't you just say no one called it that!? "A girl's love is set to max, and it's locked that way, but a woman is not the only one affected." I guessed that was the case.

But I'm glad I'm finally gaining a clear explanation. "First a man's love cannot ever go down, and it will steadily go up with proximity no matter what... Which means that even if it's someone like Aqua, eventually the two of you would fall in love if locked in a room together." Scary...!

She grimaces. "But that doesn't matter right now, what matters is that if a women's love is rejected for long enough... She will probably die." Oh, I see... I think I might take a page from Rudeus and start to vomit all over the place.

This is the worst case scenario. "What do you mean they die!?" I... The Love God did say something or another about it, but I thought he was exaggerating damn it...! I was risking everyone's lives!?

Wolbach flinches. "Well, it's not like they have a countdown over their heads or anything... It's just that, the pain from being rejected from one you love... one you literally could not love more... It hurts far too much for most." So, that's probably what Frieren has been going through in the past hundred years.

She didn't get rejected technically, but Flugel died all the same. That said, there is something interesting about what the Dark Goddess said. "Hey, I know I shouldn't trust what that Love God said, but he sort of implied death could happen specifically because I never met my soulmates. To be honest, I thought he was being dramatic, but..." He clearly wasn't.

She slowly nods. "Well, he was sort of telling the truth... You see, males who have never met their soulmates are in constant risk of being erased by the universe itself. True death, that cannot be undone." Hah?

She puts her hands on my shoulders. "Now, you need not worry about it too much. The universe will conspire for you to meet your soulmates no matter what, you will only be punished if you avoid their call too much, like avoiding people's eyes for example." Hah?

Hah?

Hah?

No, seriously, hah!?

She shakes me. "I hope that information has convinced you that is incredibly important for you to accept all your soulmates... I know it's complicated, but... Please do try Subaru." I have to make a massive harem, I have to juggle a massive harem.

She continues. "By the way, did the Love God tell you how many soulmates you had? Or give any clues? Now that we had this talk, we should begin to prepare." Sorry, my Subaru brain has stopped working.

She shakes me again, so I'm forced to answer. "Um... He didn't say any specific number, but he did say I had so many that I could never get a normal relationship. Apparently normal people will get disgusted at the prospect." Hopefully that's enough to give her some help in figuring out an estimate.

She pales again. "Subaru... that means you're maxed out." Hah? Hah? Hah? Hah? "You have a hundred soulmates." I...

I pass out.