As long as the senior opens a harem, all problems will be readily solved!

... What is this faint sense of unease?

Never mind, there's one more.

[Name: Bronya Zaychek]

[Identity: A genuine member of Anti-Entropy who joined Schicksal, Cocolia's adopted daughter.]

Current favorability rating: 68

[Note: Although you are indirectly responsible for her mother's death, you are now undoubtedly the person she trusts most, but...]

Your use of 'just' is even scarier.

Wait a minute, how did their favorability ratings become so high?

[You need to understand one thing, host.]

Others' favorability towards you increases at different rates, but each situation needs to be analyzed individually.

... Since you're being so serious today, why don't you analyze this for me?

[Oh, let's put it this way, Rita's affection level towards you is only 60... Well, 60 is actually ridiculously high.]

However, she still has parents and Bianca, whom she considers her sister and friend. She can't possibly devote all her affection to you, so your affection level will increase a little slower.

Even if you say that, but...

Kiana's mother is dead, her father is missing, and she's having a falling out with Siegfried.

Mei's mother died. Her father hasn't argued with her, but she can't see him.

Bronya's mother died, and her biological parents were sent away long ago. Although she still has friends from the orphanage, they have all been sent to World Serpent.

[After killing her mother with her own hands, Yuno had no one left to rely on.]

If you really analyze it carefully, you'll find that for these teenage girls, the only person they can truly rely on right now is you.

Aren't there Theresa and Himeko too?

Can an older generation with a generation gap be compared to a mature, reliable, and handsome peer?

In short, Rita worries about you and cares for you like a younger brother, but before that, she was an independent woman loved by both parents.

Well, she's only just turned eighteen.

But these people have been working for three or four years; aren't they much more mature than those students still in the ivory tower?

... That makes sense. Why are you being so serious today?

Putting aside all that, the four people around you now see you as a pillar of support, so it's normal that their affection for you is increasing at an absurdly rapid pace.

Is that so?

[By the way, Anna's affection level actually increases the fastest, it's just that she hasn't started spending much time with you yet.]

You're putting a lot of pressure on me...

There's nothing we can do about it; you're the one who saved him.

Although you believe you are acting in self-preservation, you ultimately achieve the result of 'saving them.' In this situation, these future outcomes were actually predictable.

Hey, Anna hasn't been Herrscher of Reason yet!

I was referring to the four of them—why did you add another one out of nowhere?

[This system understands. So you've already added her to your harem list in your mind, haven't you?]

... How dare you slander someone's innocence out of thin air.

[Furthermore, even if you don't consciously intend to flirt with them, you've objectively become a pillar of support for them.]

Why are you playing the "three no's" principle when you're not taking action now? Are you trying to live with the regret of a lifetime?

Putting aside the concept of "regretful for life," can you explain to me what the "three no's principle" means?

[Not proactive, not refusing, irresponsible—isn't that exactly who you are right now?]

[Such advanced fishing skills! This system admits it misjudged the situation.]

[All that flirtatious talk was unnecessary; your actions far surpass what this system could possibly say.]

[Giving them hope, but then taking no further action, and then just leaving them hanging—are you trying to raise fish here?]

Forget it, if I followed those techniques you suggested, I'd be at least a supercharged Steel Jaw by now.

[What's wrong with having a harem? If you don't make things clear, the bomb will only explode more violently when it does!]

Lin Yu fell silent after hearing the system's words.

He didn't know what was wrong with the system today, but right now, Lin Yu felt like there were two little people fighting in his head.

On one of the little figures, it reads, "[System, just listen to these witty remarks casually and don't take them too seriously.]".

On the other little figure was written, "How could the system possibly harm me?"

Normally, the former would be able to completely dominate the latter.

But today...

—The latter actually suppressed the former???

[Make a harem! Make a harem! They like you, and you like them too! So what if it's a harem! This is pure love!]

... Perhaps you are right.

But what about Sirin...?

[Sleep Kiana, even if Sirin causes trouble, she'll still experience morning sickness in the future, what are you afraid of!]

[First fill her up, then continue to fill her up relentlessly with the God-Slaying Spear. Don't be afraid, Himeko won't die unless she's burning her life up. You're stronger than Himeko, how could you possibly die outside?]

Damn it.

I was actually shamefully tempted.

Damn system, you've disturbed my Dao heart!

"Come on, you've always been a lecherous man; it's just that the pressure of survival was too much for you."

[Now that Sue is out, you have a powerful backer to help you suppress Otto, Siegfried and Welt have recovered from their injuries, and you've even brought out the God-Slaying Spear. The situation here is great, and you've relaxed, which has caused your long-suppressed desires to surface.]

Otherwise, if what this system said today wasn't even a third as radical as usual, you should have listened to only half of it and then ignored it completely.

This system's words are merely giving you an opportunity to confront your true self. What you're thinking right now...

This is clearly what you truly mean.

Chapter 193. As long as the senior builds a harem, all problems will be easily solved!

In the end, Lin Yu tried to forcefully end the conversation by saying, "After the core was implanted, you started to bewitch me. Are you helping the Honkai?"

While this reason isn't entirely untenable, well...

Ugh, so annoying.

Is it the Honkai 3rd that's bewitching me, or is it because I've been relaxing a bit lately that those distracting thoughts have surfaced?

I really don't know what to say.

I've never been the type to be an ascetic, and maintaining this tense mindset since I transmigrated is really not appropriate.

But...

If you truly believed this was a seduction from the Honkai, you wouldn't be in such a predicament.

Admit it, that's who you are—but there's nothing wrong with being that way!

[Besides, Simulated Herrscher Core; how could it be that destructive? You're not just scaring yourself again, are you?]

Stop talking, I need some peace and quiet.

You're always like this, whether it's life or a battle, you always complicate things.

Often, taking the first step is the best strategy, but excessive worry keeps you in a state of indecision.

There's nothing I can do, that's just who I am.

Otherwise, I probably wouldn't have been chosen by the Swaying Scales.

One of the conditions for awakening the Swaying Scales is having a will that cannot be broken even in hesitation. You are hesitating now, but—where is that unbreakable will?

[I'm not saying all this today entirely to prank you; mainly, you should have noticed by now.]

Because of your exceptional abilities and prolonged use of certain skills, some hidden dangers have emerged within you.

[Besides the fact that your overuse of the Phantasm Lantern Barrier is bringing you closer to the tragic end of 'disappearance,' a second problem has emerged.]

[If the Swaying Scales fails to awaken, sooner or later, in battle, due to overdrawing the power of the Jewel or being overly attached to certain emotions, you, as the Jewel Wielder, will have your emotions washed away and lose your judgment.]

I've only had this thing for less than a month, is it really that exciting?

[Isn't that obvious? You've been trapped in this illusion for years, can you honestly say you haven't secretly studied the power of the pearls and jade?]

No, does this even count as time?

[Nonsense, who told you to be a "rolling dog" (a term used to describe someone who rerolls excessively)? As you roll more and more, your skill level will increase, and the pearl/jade will naturally get closer and closer to the second stage.]

Those Jewel Wielder will naturally fall into a crisis of going berserk.

While these two items are indeed very powerful, however...

—Sigh, these additional abilities are such troublesome abilities.

Now that you mention it, something doesn't seem right. You're encouraging me to mess around? Are you afraid I won't get enough excitement, or do you want to see me suffer the consequences before I'm executed?

[You've got to be serious, going berserk over a girl's sleep? You're a real prodigy.]

Do you remember what this system said to you when we first met?

CAST IN THE NAME OF GOD, YE NOT GUILTY?

Yes, CAST IN THE NAME OF GOD—this thing is forged in the name of God; that refers to this system.

[YE NOT GUILTY, forgive you—this is for you.]

Hmm, that sounds like a very sophisticated term, so what are you trying to say?

[It means you shouldn't feel guilty; just go for it!]

[Start a harem! Start a harem! Start a harem!]

Opening a harem... Opening a harem... Opening a harem...

Lin Yu felt like he was being hypnotized.

However, he felt that the system might actually be right.

He has so many choices to make in the future, yet he's wavering even in this situation—what kind of precious Jewel Wielder?

Stay true to your beliefs!

I'm a pervert!

I want to sleep, Sister...

Damn, if the previous generation of Jewel Wielder saw me using this kind of mentality to complete my awakening, they would probably be both amused and exasperated.

But one thing is one thing, and the other is another. Right now, I really need to adjust my mindset.

Whether this was a prank by the system or my own desires doesn't matter. What's wrong with my current mental state is that it's a big problem that anyone can see.

Not to mention the people around them, even Mike and Ghost Teacher, who had only met them three or four times, could tell that there was a problem, which means that the problem was already very serious.

Perhaps I should pause for a moment and listen to my inner voice.

Just before reaching Himeko's house, Lin Yu took out his communication terminal and sent a message to both Yuno and Bronya simultaneously.

Perhaps the system is right.

What's the difference between me now and a scumbag who adheres to the "three no's" principle?