One.
Two.
Then—
a breath.
Dark purple eyes snapped open, pupils dilating as Aquarius rose sharply to a sitting position.
His lungs drew in air like it was the first breath he'd ever taken in this world.
The silence that followed was instantly shattered by a glowing purple screen flashing before his eyes, white letters forming in elegant, pulsing script.
[Welcome, Aquarius, to the novel 'SSS-Ranked Monster Hybrid: I Can Evolve Infinitely Into Any Monster!']
Aquarius blinked. Once. Twice.
Then his eyes widened as fragments of memory surged through him. The voice, the white expanse, that last moment before everything went black.
"I'm actually here..in the fucking novel.." he whispered, disbelief and awe tangled in his voice.
[That's right, Aquarius! You've already acquired your Talent and Skill. Now it's time to introduce you to your System!]
He didn't move. Didn't speak. Just stared..silent, tense, but listening with laser-focused attention.
Another flash. Another screen.
[System Acquired!]
[Supreme Yandere & Tsundere Monster Harem System]
Aquarius let out a stunned laugh. Then another. Until it turned into an amused, resigned chuckle.
"So I've got a harem system on top of an Ex-Ranked Talent and Skill?" he muttered, rubbing the back of his neck. "This must be a dream or heaven because if it is, please, please don't wake me up."
[I can assure you, everything you've seen so far is very real, Aquarius! The Supreme Yandere & Tsundere Monster Harem System promises to make you the strongest Harem God you've ever seen, and ensures your heart will never be broken again like it was before.]
"Damn..well, I appreciate that at least." Aquarius said, his tone genuine for the first time.
[Of course! Before we get started, I will now display your Stats, Talent, and Skill together.]
[Status Window]
Name: Aquarius Sims
Level: 1
Vitality: [5,000 / 5,000]
Essence: [10,000 / 10,000]
Rank: FFF
Harem Rank: Simp
[Physical]
Strength: 1
Agility: 1
Dexterity: 1
Endurance: 1
[Mental]
Focus: 1
Intelligence: 1
Perception: 1
Talent: Ex-Ranked [Oblivion Eyes]
Allows user to devour, extract, and steal any Skill, Bloodline, or Essence.
Comes with hidden effects yet to be unlocked.
Skill: Ex-Ranked [Millionfold Multiplier]
Can be applied to any attribute, ability, reward, etc. Grants a ×1,000,000 boost to the chosen target.
System: [Supreme Yandere & Tsundere Monster Harem System]
Enables romantic, emotional, seductive, and lustful bonds with monster girls.
Drawback: every bonded partner will either be a Yandere or a Tsundere, no in-between.
Aquarius exhaled deeply.
If he was being honest, the only thing that gave him pause..was that System description.
Tsunderes? He could handle that.
But Yanderes?
That was another story.
Think of the craziest girl you've ever met, but on a million more steroids of crazy.
He chuckled dryly. "Don't think I didn't read that Harem Ranking part either."
[Haha! Don't worry, Aquarius. With the way you're about to progress, that rank won't last long. But for now..you're officially a Simp in the Harem World!]
"Guess the title followed me from my old world into this one."
He sighed and shook his head with a smirk. "Alright then, System..where exactly am I?"
[As you know, there are six Zones in this novel—ranked from the most prestigious and powerful, where elites and top-ranked beings reside, down to the lowest, where the forgotten and unawakened, both humans and monsters, are cast aside.]
[Right now, you are in the Fifth Zone.]
"Wait.." His brows furrowed. "Did you just say the fifth Zone? Isn't the main charact-"
[You're actually at her makeshift house right now, Aquarius.]
His eyes shot wide open. "Wait..what!?"
[And that brings us to your first quest in this world, Aquarius!]
[Quest Received!]
Objective: Tame the Kitsune Monster Girl
Reward: Unknown
Failure: Castration
The purple window shimmered, and Aquarius felt his heart skip a beat.