(A/N: Everyone in this chapter is an adult! P-san, please don't get the wrong idea!)
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"If you can really imitate the supernatural abilities of someone you've seen before... Eiji, try using my magic, Realize."
Shortly after Eiji told his women about his new ability, Divine Replication,
Lilith was the first to want to test it.
Eiji knew Lilith's magic—specifically, it was from the Luxuria Archive, and her branch of magic was Outer Alchemy. In the world of Trinity Seven, only a few mages are capable of walking the same path as Lilith.
And Lilith was the best among the other mages of the Luxuria Archive. In the original work, the protagonist was able to replicate her magic, Realize (a spell to materialize any weapon), only because he possessed a copy of the Astil Manuscript, Sora.
But even without the legendary grimoire, Eiji gave a faint smile and held up a single finger. Instantly, several anti-tank weapons floated in the air. The appearance of these weapons was familiar—they were the ones Lilith often used in battle.
"My Telluric Buster!?"
Among everyone else, Lilith was the most surprised, of course.
Eiji could actually imitate her magic!
"Should I test the firepower of these weapons?" Eiji asked.
Lilith shook her head frantically, "No, no, you don't need to do that, Eiji! I believe in you—you really can mimic other people's supernatural abilities..."
Just then, a black-haired woman suddenly fell from the ceiling; she had stopped camouflaging herself.
She looked at Eiji with a sparkle in her eyes.
"Wow! Eiji, does that mean you can now become a ninja just like me!?"
"Levi-san, please stop hanging from the ceiling! And since when have you been here!?"
Lilith scolded Levi.
Levi ignored the red-haired woman, her gaze fixed solely on Eiji's handsome face.
A vein bulged on Lilith's forehead.
She wanted to smack the woman on the head, but she held back and sighed. Mira looked at Lilith with pity in her eyes, wondering if she hadn't yet learned that telling Levi to stop using her ninja techniques inside this house was a futile endeavor?
"I can use your techniques, Levi. But no… I'm not interested in becoming a ninja."
Eiji rejected Levi's offer to become a ninja.
"Huh!? Why? Eiji, ninjas are cool! Look at all my techniques—you won't just be my husband, you'll be my heir!"
As if to prove her point, Levi formed a seal with one hand and said, "Ninja Technique: Illusion Conceal."
A gust of wind enveloped her body, and right before everyone's eyes, Levi's figure split—she duplicated herself into more than a dozen people.
The room was now filled with copies of Levi.
Imagining Eiji duplicating himself that many times, Lilith and the other women shuddered.
Oh no, giving Eiji the idea to become a ninja is a terrible mistake! With his perverted personality, he might…
[I feel like Lilith, Mira, and Mai are thinking something rude about me.]
Mai: Are you sure you're not reading our minds, Eiji?
Eiji ignored Mai's suspicious gaze; even though he wasn't interested in imitating the technique Levi had demonstrated, he'd already mastered it.
To others, his eyes were wide open, and his star-like pupils had glowing red lines running through them.
That was a sign that Divine Replication was active.
"Eiji-sama, your eyes are cool." Ravel complimented his eyes.
Eiji rubbed his nose; he was happy to hear Ravel's compliment, but he kept staring at Levi and said, "No, thank you, Levi. Being your husband is more than enough for me."
Lilith, Mira, Mai, and the other women who had been listening to their conversation from another room felt relieved.
Only Levi frowned, but her attention was drawn to Eiji's eyes. "The way your eyes look… Eiji, is that a sign that you've mastered my technique?"
"Ahem! You could say that."
Eiji pretended to cough and said.
"!" The other women.
It's over—in their next sexual encounter, Eiji might do something called a gangbang with each of them.
One Eiji was enough to make them cry or beg in bed—what if there were many of him!?
"Show us!" Levi said enthusiastically.
"Levi, stop it!"
"Don't push Eiji, Levi."
"Levi, are you crazy?"
Lilith, Mira, and Mai tried to stop her.
Levi was confused; she also noticed the sharp glares they were directing at her and felt a little intimidated.
Eiji shook his head, "Yare-yare."
He used All Fiction to make someone call him, helping him escape the situation.
Soon, his phone rang.
"....." The women fell silent.
Eiji answered the call.
"Moshi, moshi... Gamma? Okay, I'll be right over."
He hung up the phone and glanced at the women in the room.
"As you heard, Gamma called me. I have something I need to take care of at the company."
"See you later."
The next second, his figure suddenly burst into smoke and turned into a pair of red panties.
"Ninja Arts: Body Replacement Technique!? Eiji, have you also learned that technique from me? That's amazing!"
Levi exclaimed, picking up the pair of underwear lying on the floor.
"But... whose panties are this?"
"Kyaaa!! That...! That's mine!"
A hand snatched the panties from her grasp, and her gaze—along with everyone else's—immediately turned to Lilith.
Lilith's face was almost as red as her own hair; she silently cursed Eiji as a pervert in her heart.
She also wondered how Eiji could have one of her panties.
He must have stolen them secretly, which embarrassed her.
"Pfft! Hahaha! Just as expected of Eiji, the way he uses my technique is truly fascinating!"
Levi laughed.
"Don't call that fascinating!"
Lilith glared at the woman.
"By the way, Lilith… where did you buy that sexy panties?" Mai asked, pointing at the panties in Lilith's hand.
"!" Lilith hurriedly stuffed her panties into her skirt pocket and coughed to hide her embarrassment. "Mai-san, I don't remember, and please don't get the wrong idea… I bought it by accident—I'm not some pervert who likes to wear panties like that!"
Mai rolled her eyes.
Mira also stared at Lilith blankly.
Who's going to believe your words, Lilith?
And as a mage from the Luxuria Archive, it's only natural for you to be perverted.
Just admit that you're a perverted woman, okay?
At this point, you don't even need to be ashamed of it. After all, they've all seen the lewd side of every woman in Eiji's harem.
...
"Poor Lilith..."
Eiji said as he walked toward the company entrance in front of him. His car, a silver Mercedes-AMG, was parked in the parking lot.
Not only did he use Levi's ninja techniques, but he also used All Fiction to instantly teleport to that spot.
"My Lord, welcome."
Right in front of the entrance, Gamma greeted him while wearing a women's business suit.
In the eyes of the company's employees, she usually projected the image of a cold female CEO. But at that moment, she smiled gently at the man in front of her.
"Gamma, it's been quite a while since we last met. Did you miss me?" Eiji asked casually as he wrapped his arm around her waist.
The female employees peered out from inside, gasping, and stared at Gamma—also known as President Luna—with envy in their eyes. After all, Eiji was incredibly handsome, and they all knew who he really was.
He was the true owner of the Mitsugoshi Company—and Luna's lover!
"My lord..." Gamma blushed and gazed at Eiji's handsome face with an obsessive look. "I've missed you so much, of course."
"I can tell—your panties are getting wet."
"This... I'm sorry for being so rude, my Lord."
The blush on Gamma's cheeks deepened; she didn't try to deny it—which was the same as admitting that she was aroused because Eiji was hugging her.
She and the other members of Shadow Garden tended to overreact when Eiji touched them. It wasn't just because of a loyalty akin to that of a cultist, but also because they loved him!
They were all tame yandere.
But anyone who insults or offends Eiji in front of them—even if they're gods—won't end well.
"It's okay, I like seeing a woman as beautiful as you get turned on by me. Keep it up, Gamma."
"Yes!"
Gamma was overjoyed; Eiji's words were like a love whisper in her ear. Even if he told her to crawl and show off her two lower holes in a place like that, she wouldn't mind and would let him fuck her in front of everyone at the company.
[What have you done to turn her into a hentai heroine, host?]
'Miss System, you know I'm just giving her the love the protagonist never gave her in the original work.'
'The same goes for Alpha and the other Shadow Garden members.'
Eiji answered honestly.
He wasn't like Cid, who was too busy pretending to the point of ignoring the feelings of Gamma, Alpha, and every member of Shadow Garden.
As a man, how can you not even be romantically interested in those beautiful women?
"Eiji, it's rare for you to come to your own company."
A cold voice, yet one that also contained a hint of gentleness, could be heard. Eiji glanced at a beautiful woman with burgundy hair walking out the company entrance. The company's women's security uniform couldn't hide her incredibly sexy, curvaceous figure.
That was Hila, a heroine he had stolen from the protagonist Han Xiao.
"Hey, Hila. You're getting even more beautiful and sexy. I came here because I missed you, Gamma, and Aurora."
Hearing Eiji's sweet words, Hila's lips twitched; she held back a smile and kept up her serious expression.
"Oh."
"Just 'oh'? Where's my hug?"
"You want me to hug you? Right here?"
Hila widened her golden eyes; she knew Eiji was a shameless guy. But she herself still had some sense of modesty!
Even so, her body didn't resist. Suppressing her embarrassment, she wrapped her arms around the man in front of her.
Eiji grinned; he wrapped his arms around Hila's waist and even squeezed her butt. He could see her ears turn slightly red.
The famous Goddess of Death from the original work was so docile in his embrace, and had become one of the women in his harem.
He was proud, of course, and thought Han Xiao was an idiot for not choosing to open a harem in the original work.
A few moments later.
After a bit of physical contact with Gamma and Hila, Eiji entered his company.
Gamma led the way for him, taking him to a division called the "Ramen Development Lab", which had been created specifically for a woman. You should know who she is—
"Eiji, you're here!?"
A woman with snow-white hair had just stepped out of the room they were heading toward. She wasn't the woman Eiji was thinking of—she was Aurora.
She had grown a little taller since the last time they met; she looked like a beautiful and gentle female secretary.
Just like her older sister, Hila, she also worked at his company simply because she wanted to. When she saw Eiji, she rushed toward him with joy on her face.
She even ignored Gamma's displeased glare and immediately hugged the man in front of her.
"Aurora, unlike your older sister, you know how to welcome your husband."
Eiji hugged the woman while ruffling her hair.
"My older sister? I can smell her scent on you; she must have hugged you before I did." Aurora narrowed her eyes like a cat; she seemed to be enjoying the stroke on her head and let out a slight sigh because she'd been beaten to it by Hila.
But Eiji praised her, and she was very happy just because of that.
"Are you sniffing around? Are you a cat?"
"I'd rather be called a dog."
"Oh? What kind of dog is that?"
Eiji looked down and gazed curiously at Aurora's face. This was the first time she hadn't denied it and had actually called herself a dog.
Aurora put on an innocent, pensive expression. "Hmm... A Pomeranian?"
"All right, my cute little Pomeranian. Is your friend inside?"
Hila might pinch Eiji hard for calling her younger sister by the name of a dog breed.
Even though they were clearly just joking around.
"My friend?" Aurora was confused at first, but she suddenly realized who Eiji was referring to. Otherwise, she and Gamma wouldn't have come to that division. "You mean Koizumi? She's inside."
You're right—it's Koizumi.
She was actually one of the reasons Eiji came to his company. That's because, during a previous phone call, Gamma had told him that even though it was Monday, Koizumi had taken a day off from school just so she could work.
She wasn't doing her job as a professional ramen tester for him—Eiji knew she just wanted to eat ramen and really loved it.
Gamma and Aurora escorted him into Koizumi's workplace. As soon as the three of them arrived, the savory, intense, and richly spiced aroma of tonkotsu broth immediately assaulted their sense of smell.
At the end of the long table, Koizumi was sitting with her long blonde hair tied back in a ponytail. In front of her were three bowls of prototype ramen, with tempting wisps of steam rising from them.
Today's main agenda was to inspect one of the assets in the product research division—which happened to be ramen. Koizumi, the legendary ramen lover from the series "Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles", willingly took a sick day from school and came to the company to taste the ramen.
*Slurrrpp!*
Unaware of Eiji and the others' arrival, Koizumi slurped up a mouthful of noodles with perfect technique. She did so with her eyes closed.
However, when she opened her eyes to savor the flavor, her gaze immediately fell on the man and woman who had just walked in.
"Huk—?!" Koizumi choked slightly—something that rarely happened to a ramen professional like her.
The bowl of ramen she was holding nearly slipped from her hands. Her brownish-orange eyes, which usually looked calm and expressionless, were now wide with surprise. Her usually ice-cold face showed a look of pure shock. It had been weeks since she last saw her boss.
She choked and coughed.
"E-Eiji…?" Koizumi muttered, her voice trembling slightly. She hurriedly set down her bowl and wiped her lips with a tissue in a somewhat frantic motion, trying to regain her lost composure.
"Koizumi, how are you? I heard from Gamma that you're very dedicated to your work."
[Or rather, you're too dedicated. You tricked the teachers at your school by claiming to be sick, and came to my company.]
Hearing Eiji's inner voice, Koizumi was stunned and felt ashamed.
"I'm fine. Eiji, did you come because you have a problem with me skipping school to work at your company?"
She thought Eiji was going to scold her.
But no, she had misunderstood.
"Huh? Why would I have a problem with that? Did you forget? I'm a high school student too, and right now, I'm not at school."
[In other words, you're a delinquent student too, host.]
'Miss System, thank you for stating the obvious.'
[You're welcome.]
Miss System pretended not to notice her host's sarcasm.
Eiji ignored Gamma and Aurora's stares; he kept looking at Koizumi's pretty face and chuckled.
"...." Koizumi didn't know what to say.
But one thing was certain: she no longer felt embarrassed because the man in front of her was a student no worse than she was.
"So, what do you think of the new product our company is going to sell?" Eiji asked like a boss.
He walked closer, standing right in front of Koizumi while resting one hand on the table.
That pose...!
That's the pose of a boss flirting with an employee at work.
Gamma was jealous because she wanted Eiji to do that to her, too.
Aurora wondered if Koizumi would become one of her sisters.
Seeing Eiji's handsome face so close to hers, Koizumi took a deep breath, trying to calm her heart, which had suddenly started racing.
Eiji's charm was too dangerous, even for a woman who loved ramen more than anything else.
"T-This third broth variant has just the right balance of umami flavor," Koizumi replied, trying to return to her professional demeanor even though the faint blush on her cheeks gave her away. "However, the wavy noodles used are a bit too thick. I suggest switching to straight noodles with 32% moisture content."
Eiji smiled with satisfaction and told Aurora to note down the feedback on her tablet. "Good analysis. I'll have the production team make the change right away."
"Mhm." Koizumi simply said that in a soft tone.
Deep down, she was happy that she was useful to Eiji and quite excited to receive her salary this month.
If it weren't for the salary—which was many times higher than that of other part-time jobs—she wouldn't have agreed to work at this company.
After all, she needed the money to buy lots of ramen.
Eiji's lips twitched—this blonde woman's head was filled with nothing but ramen! But she was beautiful; he didn't mind courting her slowly and hiring her just so he could be the only man in her heart.
From their conversation so far, he'd managed to boost her positive level by a few points.
In her heart, he was at least the person of the opposite sex she liked the most.
A few hours later.
After Eiji spent quite a while with Koizumi evaluating each ramen product.
At noon, he offered to drive her home because, at that moment, she had no work left to do at the company.
Koizumi was initially hesitant to agree, but under Eiji's persuasion, she gave in—I mean, she agreed to let her boss drive her home.
She followed him to the parking lot and got into his Mercedes-AMG.
Jie jie jie, thought Eiji.
"By the way, I forgot to thank you for your hard work today, Koizumi." On the way, Eiji glanced at the woman sitting next to him and said that to her.
Inside that luxury car, Koizumi felt that the distance between her and Eiji was closer than ever before. She couldn't help but feel nervous, so she turned her face toward the window. She hid her face, which might have been flushed at that moment.
"This… this is my job. Finding the perfect ramen is my life's purpose."
Eiji smiled gently, his eyes fixed intently on the side profile of Koizumi's face, which looked sweet in the glow of the car's interior lights. "The perfect ramen, huh… You know, Koizumi? In this world, there are people who can create all kinds of ramen you've never tried before using their creativity, and it tastes much better than most ramen. I'm one of them."
The people Eiji was referring to were Erina, Rindo, Soma, and the best chefs from Totsuki Academy.
Koizumi looked at the man beside her curiously, but before she could ask, he interrupted her.
"But I'm often busy, so I can't cook very often—except for the women who live in my house. Using my connections to have the people I'm talking about make ramen specifically for you would be going too far."
[Unless you're my woman, of course.]
Hearing Eiji's words—including his inner voice—Koizumi's eyes immediately lit up. As a die-hard ramen otaku, that offer sounded like heaven on earth. "I-Is that true, Eiji?"
Still, she wasn't stupid.
She knew Eiji was hinting at something!
And that something required her to become...
"Yes." Eiji leaned in, then gently reached out to tuck a few strands of Koizumi's loose blonde hair behind her ear. That gentle touch made Koizumi's body freeze instantly, and the blush on her cheeks now spread all the way to the tips of her ears.
"But of course, there's a condition." Eiji whispered in a low, subtly seductive tone. "As I said earlier, I'll only do things that for my women. So, how about you become one of my women, Koizumi? Almost every week or every few days, I'll make sure your whole life is filled with the best ramen ever."
He didn't say every day not because he couldn't afford it, but because he was worried Koizumi's stomach would be filled with nothing but ramen.
That's not good, okay?
[You're so sneaky, host.]
"This isn't the first time you've said that, Miss System. Whatever."
[The tactics you used to woo that ramen-obsessed woman were brilliant, our king!]
'Leme, thanks for the compliment.'
Koizumi was stunned. Her heart suddenly began pounding—much faster than when she'd tasted ramen at the company.
She also became more nervous.