A Hundred Girlfriends Who Really Love You... In Another World! 33 (Patreon)

"Um... where did your teacher go? And she dragged people with her too..." More specifically Eris and Wolbach. Thankfully Darkness stayed and resisted whatever temptations the elf used, she's surprisingly serious about being a bodyguard after all.

Fern shrugs, she seems to have washed her hands off the situation. "I don't know... My master will go crazy sometimes." Cute. Silver haired elf girls are even cuter when they're crazy. And she should be crazy for me... if the world wasn't so unfair.

Darkness interjects, she's blushing. "She mentioned some sort of potion..." Um... normally my mind would go towards perversion, but we all know Frieren is as pure as they come. She's also as far out of my reach as they come.

I look up, to the skies. "Should we just wait for them to return? I'm not exactly familiar with the layout of the city, so we could get lost if we just wandered about." I have basically not explored this place yet...

Actually that's not exactly true, I guess I did go looking for Aqua that one time, but that's pretty much it. Usually because I'm pretty busy and tired... Today though, I actually had a good night of sleep.

Fern hums. "We probably shouldn't. My master might take her time, and I do need to go to the magical academy." Oh!? Your NEET tendencies have disappeared!? "I would be grateful if you guided me there..." I guess I can just meet Eris and Wolbach later.

I send her a thumbs up. "Sure, though it isn't exactly hard to find the thing, since it's so massive." You can pretty much see it no matter where you go. It definitely lives up to the fantasy hype.

Fern nods, a blush on her face. "Indeed... But I might as well use this opportunity to familiarize myself with the city. Let's explore as we go, think of it as a date..." So forward...! "Between you and Lady Darkness." Ah, she's not being forward at all.

Isn't this type of behavior a bit strange? A girl who's my soulmate shouldn't be offering herself as a third wheel... Could it be that our love died that fast? Maybe the fact that I have two girlfriends and a sex slave gave a really bad impression?

Still, I that doesn't matter. So I send my sex slave a smile. "That does sound nice, doesn't it Lalatina?" Eris might get mad that I'm treating her well at all, but... Darkness is important to me too.

The knight blushes and play with her hair. "Y-yeah, that does sound really nice." It's always so strange how Darkness can suddenly look so girly. "But make sure to stay close to me Subaru. You never know what one could try in a crowded city." Good point.

I don't want to be suddenly killed, but... "I doubt anyone will try anything with you around. You look strong after all, your muscles are visible." And hot. I'm lucky I got to toy around with two extremely fit girls!

Lalatina pouts, it seems she didn't like that. "Are they really...? Sorry about that..." Why is she apologizing? Is this the famous Saber interaction!? I guess so, Darkness can be surprisingly insecure about the smallest of things.

Well, it's time to comfort my girlfriend... Sex slave! With the power of truth! "Don't go pouting now, you look so cute you're gonna drive me crazy." And she starts pouting even harder, adorable. "And well... I can't decide what you feel of course, but I do like muscular girls... if Eris didn't make it obvious." I like anything that is similar to her at this point.

Who knows, maybe when I die and a god reincarnates me, my love for muscular red heads will remain... Yeah, that would be absolutely ridiculous. Also, so many goddesses like me, that I don't think reincarnation is on the table anymore.

Lalatina shyly smiles. "T-thanks... But I don't want to cute you know? I want to be... sexy..." Ah, that's fair enough. It's just like many men want to be handsome instead of cute as well... But this crusader is also extremely sexy. She has the best of both worlds really.

I give her a wink. "You already are. The only reason we haven't done it yet is because Eris is... needy. As you have undoubtedly see-, heard." I still can't believe I got to sleep today... But once Eris becomes comfortable with sharing a bed then that will end.

Lalatina looks. "Well... I have needs too you know...?" I see... I immediately pull her in and start kissing her of course. With the power of technically no longer living in Japan, I have lost the limitation of not showing affection in public.

Our kiss is short lived though, since Fern clears her throat to get our attention. "Perverts." Sorry! I know you must be feeling real embarrassed right now, but you can't... you must not return to your NEET life!

Lalatina sputters. "I-I'm not a pervert!" Oh really!? "At least not in public!" Oh really!? "At least not in public sometimes, when someone hits a really embarrassing spot." Fair enough I suppose, as long as you're self-aware.

I awkwardly scratch my cheek and look away. "My bad Fern, I bet you probably didn't want to see that." Specially since she just got soulmate'd. Which essentially means her love is completely new and fresh right now.

She nods, a light blush in her fact. "Indeed... that quite the..." And suddenly her eyes widen. "Oh, do not misunderstand me Lord Subaru. I'm perfectly fine with you showering your lover with affection, even in public, in fact I encourage it... But please don't progress to that step..." And now she looks disgusted, great.

Darkness takes a step back. "W-we haven't progressed to that step even in private, so of course we aren't going to do it in public!" And then, as expected of this pervert, she starts panting while looking at me. "U-unless...!?" Weren't you objecting against this type of behavior a second ago.

I wave her off and start walking. "Let's not do something that you will regret Lalatina. Well, maybe you wouldn't, but I would." I already have the reputation of a shitty gamble who cheats, and as a terrifying man who made a Demon King run. I don't need any more accolades.

However, my walk to escape embarrassment suddenly turns on me, as Fern gasps, her stoicism broken. "Lord Subaru.... w-what is... is that you?" She's pointing at an statue, it seems that our wandering around has condemned me to a terrible fate.

Right now, all three of us are face to face with a massive Subaru Natsuki who is elegantly dancing with a massive Aqua... And the worst part is that these sculptures are so well made that the purple haired immediately recognized who they are supposed to be.

I look down, I could try lying, but I'm guessing there is no escaping my fate. "Y-yeah, that's me. I didn't pay to make this statue though or anything... I swear." At least the silver haired elf isn't here to see this, if she looked at me with scorn thinking I'm some sort of arrogant idiot... I would have died.

Fern glares at me. "Lord Subaru... what is this even supposed to depict?" She looks back at the statue. "That woman... I don't recognize her. She's not Lady Eris, or Lady Wolbach or even Lady Lalatina." She's like the reverse Wolbach, I guess.

Lalatina interjects. "Oh, that's just Aqua, a party member of mine... She's actually delusional and thinks that she's the goddess from the Axis Order by the way." Must we tell everyone about her insanity.

Fern looks at our pendants with a disgusted look. "At least this woman does not follow Eris. Scum." She then spits on the ground... Where did this come from!? Don't tell me this NEET actually worships Aqua!?

And after committing her sins, Fern blushes bright red. "I... my apologies!" At least she has the decency to recognize she shouldn't go around spitting. "A-anyways, does this mean that this Lady Delusional is another lover of yours Lord Subaru?" She wishes.

But Fern said something strange. "Lady Delusional? What's up with that." Fern is a strange girl, she's certainly polite, but it's also like she's trying to mock us while doing so. Well, since my tastes have greatly expanded ever since I got here, I find it cute.

Fern looks back at the statue, paying great attention to the goddess. "I won't shame Lady Aqua by calling some random woman after her." She then bows in my direction. "I don't mean any insult towards your insane wife however." It sort of sounds like you do though!

Still, since I didn't respond her previous question, it seems like she misunderstood. "Um... Aqua is not my lover or anything, just a friend." Admittedly a important one, since she healed Nanahoshi and brought me back from the dead.

Fern eyes widen, she's understandably shocked. "I... must admit, I did not think friends would craft a statue like that." Eh, give Aqua sometime and we might have a giant Nanahoshi somewhere.

Darkness raises a hand, a bright smile on her face. "Well, Aqua built many of these by hand, as a declaration of love." Yet again Fern's stoicism breaks, as her jaw hits the floor. "Subaru then rejected her and she got beat up a little. Nowadays she follows us around and cries sometimes." Don't say it like that! Are you feeling vengeful because I embarrassed you!?

Fern looks at me with disbelief in her voice. "But... you already have three lovers. Wouldn't it be okay to have one more? Specially after such... display of affection?" In my defense, at the time I didn't even know Wolbach existed.

This is definitely a difficult question to answer. "You see... I... Just because I'm dating multiple women, doesn't mean I get to just... go seducing people. There are certain limits in a relationship, and they're defined by the people in it." I will follow Eris' rules.

Fern hesitantly nods. "Fair enough Lord Subaru. I do not have any experience with polyamorous relationships, so please forgive my ignorance." It's not like I have much experience either, I'm figuring out this stuff as I go.

However, a light smile appears on the mage's face. "I'm glad that you seem to have a man with high standards. Without a doubt any woman who wishes to court you would have a difficult time." Um... why are you seemingly happy about this?

Fern is my soulmate so shouldn't this make her feel sad? Maybe she's being self-deprecating? Or maybe her love has just died that fast? I know it's possible for it to disappear considering Ariel, but I didn't know it could be this fast.

Scary, I need to make sure to show my harem plenty of affection. If Eris left me because I was neglecting her, or because I did something wrong... I might die right there, and I won't let Aqua revive me.

Darkness makes a thinking pose. "I don't know if I would say Subaru has high standards... It's more like... um... how to put into words..." Here's a tip. Just don't do it, I don't know what you want to say, but it's probably stupid as hell.

I begin walking yet again. "Wow, isn't this city nuts and beautiful...?" I must avoid whatever conclusion Darkness is trying to reach, for my own sake if nothing else. And now I can only hope we don't run into another Subaru statue.

Still, as we march on to the academy, I can't help, but think that maybe we should be checking out some shops or whatever. We were supposed to explore the city on our way there, but we really aren't doing that.

Um... I don't want to just stop at a restaurant though, since we just ate, but maybe I can go to a gift shop or something? I don't know... What I do know is that I have some spending money due to my gambling. Not every last penny of that is going to my business after all, so maybe I should buy Wolbach a welcoming gift or something...

"Hey, ain't you the Purge King!?" My train of thought is cut by a screaming man in a alleyway. "They got a nice bounty on ya head..." Who's this generic looking ass thug!? Is this a scripted encounter!?

No serious, he's fat, bald, ugly... Maybe I should start worrying for the Rudeus syndrome? Anyways, he's also clearly threatening me, for what I assume is money given by the casinos I fucked over.

I put my hand on my sword, I'll attack him before he attacks me. I'm a practitioner of the Sword God style after all, and our standard tactic is nice and easy to understand... Win in one blow, and be sure to land that blow before your opponent does anything.

Well, it's not like I can use the Sword of Light that the Sword God is known for, but I'll still try to finish this as quickly as possible. It's a real good thing that I started carrying around my weapon recently or I would have been...

Darkness dashes forward and uppercuts the man, he gets knocked the fuck out immediately. "You're screwed! I already have a scummy looking master!" Scummy looking!? But yeah, for a second I forgot Lalatina was my bodyguard.

Fern raises an eyebrow in my direction. "Bounty? What's that all about?" That's what you're surprised for? Not the man that just lost a few teeth...? Fair enough I guess, the guy did try threaten me.

I begin walking towards his downed body while I answer Fern. "I have some... clues about it, but I'm not sure yet." It's definitely related to my gambling adventure. Did those guys really put a fucking bounty on me!? Is that even legal in the firs place!?

I kneel down in front of the guy. "So... good job Lalatina." She blushes, and looks at her hands. "But... I'm surprised you didn't use a sword." She's a Water Emperor after all. That means she's a master at combat.

She sputters. "W-well, it's just that I wanted to approach him first! T-that's all!" I see... That's understandable enough. If the Sword God says you must strike first, the Water God say you must never strike first.

Because of that difference in styles, Lalatina had no choice, but to rush at her opponent and use her fists... Honestly, I think she should probably dabble into other styles too... Not that I'm experiencing enough to lecture a fucking Water Emperor of course.

I get up again. "Well, let's leave I guess..." But from the side of my vision, I notice an interesting looking shop. "Lara's Friend Making Shop...?" What kind of place is that? It sounds ridiculous, and it's in this random alleyway too, so it's hard to find.

Fern crosses her arms. "That symbol besides the name... It's commonly associated with Summoning Magic. And consider the shop's name, it probably deals with the spirit side of it." Spirit magic huh? I haven't heard much about it to be honest.

I walk over it. "Let's check it out then! It sounds interesting!" Maybe I can find something for Wolbach here. Though an amazing Dark Goddess like her probably has no uses for anything that this place is selling.

Fern nods, her eyes show curiosity. "Well, I admit this looks interesting. Summoning Magic is quite rare after all, even Master struggles with it sometimes." Oh! Well, I know that the Academy has classes for it, but they only have basic stuff, much like for Yin Magic.

Darkness moves to my side. "Indeed, which is why it's suspicious this place is in the middle of nowhere. Summoning Magic is a rare and sought after skill after all..." Oh, she's still in bodyguard mode?

I smile and put my hand on the door's handle. "It should be fine Lalatina. It's not like people will build an entire building to kill me." Just thinking about that makes me chuckle. What's next? They're gonna build mechas and then pump me with all poisons including aphrodisiacs? Nobody is that desperate.

Lalatina sighs. "True enough, but please stay close to me... This place is giving me a bad vibe... It's like I'm being watched." That does sound bad. "Or more like... nobody is watching me? Does that even make sense?" It doesn't, but the instinct of a Water Emperor are nothing to scoff at.

Ah, now I'm kind of nervous, but I enter the shop with Lalatina and Fern by my side. And the first thing that greets me is... a gigantic white dog who's sleeping on the floor. Welp, that's probably not a good sign.

I awkwardly raise my voice. "E-excuse me...? Is there anyone here?" Should I be expecting the plot twist of the dog being the secret shop owner!? I guess I shouldn't be doubting stuff in a fantasy world...

Thankfully another voice speaks up. "C-clients!? I actually found some!?" A... little girl dashes in from another door. Is she so broke that she was lazing around while her own shop was open!?

Well, that doesn't matter. What matter is that her appearance is pretty surprising. First, as I said before, she's a young woman, can't be older than Megumin, in fact their aesthetics are kind of similar... she even has an oversized hat!

That said, if she's Megumin, then she's blue Megumin. One with blue hair with a braid in the back and blue eyes... Her smile radiates smug aura just like MMT as well, what a sudden powerful boss did I stumble onto!?

However her aura is diminished because... she also exudes Rudeus aura. I don't know why either, maybe it's because their facial structures are similar? She could pass off as his younger sister.

I can hear Fern silent whispering. "Wow, a Migurd... you don't see that everyday." A Migurd...? Is that a fantasy race or something? Should I assume this is not a little girl at all?

She analyzes us one by one, a light smirk on her face. "So what do you guys need...?" Eventually our eyes meet, I didn't bother to dodge her gaze, since I was stunned by her appearance. Is it weird that...

That in some ways this feels just right? It's like I'm looking at a silver haired elf... It goes without saying, but a shock runs through my body and she blushes slightly... I don't have a thing for little girl mages, I swear.

I wave at her. "Um... We are just looking around. We got interested because of Summoning Magic... We actually attent the Ranoa Magical Academy, so we know how rare this type of stuff is." At least this isn't a trap.

It feels like someone is mocking me though, since I met two new soulmates today, and none of them were silver haired elves! Seriously, did I do something bad!? Am I being punished... by having two woman fall for me...? Yeah, I'm shutting up now.

She sighs, that cocky smirk of her has disappeared. "Of course... what was I expecting? Welp, I'll show you guys around, if none of you buy anything then I'll be suing for wasting my time." I don't think that this is something that can happen!

And now that cocky smirk is back on her face, I'm beginning to think that might be her natural expression. "Anyways, I'm Lara. Thanks for checking out my shop, I like money." Understandable...?

I chuckle, this girl is pretty weird, but I'm used to it. "No problem, we'll buy something, I promise. Anyways, my name is Subaru Natsuki!" I motion to my friends. "And these are Fern and Lalatina... you can call her Darkness though." For some reason I want to do my iconic pose.

To my surprise however, Lara reacts by getting bug eyes. "Subaru Natsuki...? Did I hear that right?" I hesitantly nood, the mood has suddenly changed. "I... I messed up. Badly." I have a bad feeling, so I move closer to Lalatina.

The Migurd points at her dog, she doesn't say anything though, and then she sighs. "I can fix this...! I can fix this...!" Great, she's not just weird, she's crazy. Which I'm also surprisingly used to. Thanks Aqua... and Nina... Blue haired girls man.

She then points at me. "Y-you! You gotta go to Lugunica in like... three months or something! That's a prophecy! I'm a divine so I know!" I have a feeling I won't be doing that... "Ah, it's gonna take way more than three months of travel to get there!" She start rummaging around her shop suddenly.

Darkness whispers in my ear. "We should probably leave... That dog is glaring at you." It's just like she said, the big man has woken up, and he hasn't taken his eyes of me. This place is so weird.

Fern interjects. "Should we though? Maybe she's just quirky... All great mages are." For some reason I have a feeling she thinks about a certain silver haired elf. Frieren gets a pass though, because I wish she would be my wife.

Suddenly Lara raises up a scroll of some kind. "Found it" She walks to me, her confidence restored. "Okay cutie, here how it's gonna go..." She called me cutie!? Cute! "Around three months from now... maybe a little bit earlier to be sure, you're gonna put some mana into this, and then bham! You're in Lugunica!" Does that contain a teleportation circle...?

There's no way right? To make something that can bring me into Lugunica... The only person who I think of that could probably do that is Wolbach. Maybe Nanahoshi too, but both of them would struggle with mana...

I take a step back. "I'll pass Miss Lara... both because you have not given me a reason why, and because I definitely don't have the money to buy that." It's gotta be like... thousand times the price of standard travel.

She starts sweating. "D-don't worry your handsome little self about prices! This is on the house!" Suspicious... "And don't worry about reasons... I can see the future! Sort of... You definitely need to go there!" Even more suspicious!

My eye twitches. "Sorry, but I can't leave Ranoa anytime soon. I'm engaged to someone here..." And now she seemingly notices my engagement ring... Honestly, why am I even arguing with her?

She gasps. "What...? W-who did you even get engaged too!? None of this is right!" Her smug aura from before has been completely removed. Right now the only thing that remains is Rudeus.

I take another step back. "Um... this girl called Eris Greyrat. I doubt you know her." A tense silence settles in for a moment.

And then Lara loses her battle against her inner Rudeus. "Ars... Christina... I fucked up, really, really badly." And as expected of someone that has Rudeus aura, she starts vomiting.

Darkness basically picks me up by the scruff, almost as if I was a cat. "The dog is growling, let's leave." No objections to that, even if I do feel sort of bad for this weirdo loli.

Welp, I have a feeling I won't be coming back to this place ever again.