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On the yacht!
Staring off in the direction where Minato and the others disappeared, Tony was a bit speechless.
"…Andre, what do you think of that guy?"
It was a long while before Tony finally spoke.
That terrifying golden lightning…
But there was no sign of any Authority.
As a God Slayer, he could at least make that kind of judgment.
That terrifying lightning—if the other guy had really used it—he'd be more than just seriously injured.
A being who started out as a demon and ended up becoming a God Slayer, yet was absurdly powerful to this degree?
Andre just shook his head. "I'm not in a position to judge the King."
Tony rolled his eyes. "Andre, can you not be so boring all the time?"
"You're the one who always asks these dumb questions. Either way, our enemies have never been the Campione. It's always the rogue gods."
Andre sighed. "At the very least, this King doesn't seem hostile toward you, right?"
"Haha, when you put it that way… yeah, fair enough."
"Still, I wonder what the other five are gonna think about all this."
Komaō Town — Minato's Home
Looking around the apartment, Erica spoke up. "King, were you really that desperate to move in with me?"
"Well, you're one of my followers now, so obviously you'll be living with me."
After parting ways with Tony, it wasn't long before Minato teleported both girls back here using magic.
By the way…
Andre had been super efficient.
Now Minato's magic space was packed full of magical books—enough to keep him reading for a while.
"What do you mean 'one of'?!"Erica blinked, confused. "You've got other followers?"
"Of course."
Minato answered seriously, "I am a demon working on building a harem. You think I'm joking?"
"…"
Erica fell silent for a moment before cautiously asking, "How many… followers do you have right now?"
"Hmm, a bit over ten, I think."
"All women?"
"Duh. What man builds a harem with dudes?"
Listening to their conversation, Liliana's expression started to look… odd.
…More than ten?
That many already?
Her King really was wild.
"Master, you're back!"
Just then, sensing Minato's presence, Utaha and the other girls came out of hiding one after another.
Naturally, Erica's eyes immediately landed on the group of girls.
The King's harem… wow, top-tier quality.
This was serious competition.
As Erica's eyes scanned the girls, her eyelid twitched involuntarily.
She might have been all talk earlier, but deep down, she had already made up her mind to become the King's number one.
But now—
Even she, with all her confidence, went quiet.
This… this was gonna be tough.
"Let me introduce you two."
Minato pointed at the girls. "This is Utaha, Asia, Jenova, Irina, and Artoria. Just these five for now."
Liliana quickly stepped forward. "Hello, everyone. Just call me Liliana!"
Erica smiled warmly. "Call me Erica. Looking forward to getting along with you all!"
This woman… isn't simple.
Utaha narrowed her eyes slightly.
There was no way she was wrong—
She could smell the "bad girl" energy from this one.
Still, at least this one didn't break any rules.
Utaha wasn't going down without a fight.
She quietly hyped herself up.
After a bit of small talk and introductions, Erica got a better understanding of who the other girls were.
The others were whatever…
But when she found out about Artoria's true identity, she was totally shocked.
A heroic spirit? Really?
Her King truly had all kinds of connections.
"Alright, let's get down to business."
Minato clapped his hands. "Time for me to give you girls blessings."
"Blessings?" Asia tilted her head. "What's that?"
"It's me sharing some of my power with you."
Minato explained, "Basically the same thing as mana replenishment."
"Ah—"
At those words, Artoria, Illya, and Asia all blushed.
Come to think of it…
They hadn't… tried mana replenishment yet.
"Haha, guess I'll go first~"
Utaha confidently strutted forward, her black-stockinged legs leading the way, and walked right up to Minato.
Then she practically threw herself into his arms.
She took a few deep sniffs of her master's scent before looking up at him with sparkly, expectant eyes.
Jenova, a little shy, still walked up and grabbed Minato's arm.
They had already done everything with him, so they weren't shy anymore.
"I want… I want a blessing too…"
Irina hesitated for a second. Her voice trembled, but her actions didn't—she wrapped herself around Minato's other arm.
So… this is what the master's presence feels like?
This first close contact made Irina tremble slightly, but she bit her lip and held her ground.
With two new women joining the group, there was no way she could fall behind.
Feeling the soft, squishy warmth pressing in on both sides, Minato smiled.
"Uh…"
Asia and Artoria stood there awkwardly.
Wasn't this just mana replenishment?
Why were they making it look like… that?
Now they didn't know what to do.
They felt kind of out of place…
Also—
Utaha, stop squirming!
If this kept up, it was definitely going to be way more than just replenishing mana!
Artoria and Asia exchanged glances, sighed, and slowly walked forward.
Seeing that, Minato smiled faintly and started with Utaha, blessing each of the girls in turn.
"Mmm, so hot—definitely worthy of the Fire God's core."
"Jenova's gotten a lot bolder, huh?"
After blessing the first two, Minato turned to the next three.
"Alright, your turn."
"Mhm."
The three girls nodded shyly and closed their eyes.
Since these three didn't have any prior mana replenishment experience, Minato was extra patient.
And during the process, he got to enjoy three completely different kinds of beauty.
Sure, he was a pro when it came to mana stuff—
But Artoria and the other two each had their own unique charm.
All with their own special flavor.
Once it was all over—
Utaha even claimed she was low on magic again.
As her master, how could Minato not fulfill his follower's request?
"How long are they going to keep going…?"
Blushing bright red, Liliana asked hesitantly, "Is this gonna… ever end?"
"Who knows…" Erica could only smile bitterly.
"....."