In the end, the two girls failed to stop Chen Xiao from rewarding Ram. The bedroom ended up looking like a scene out of White Album, but Elf Yamada and Ruri Gokou did not have a meltdown like a certain character from that series.
Quite the opposite. Although they were annoyed that Ram had made Chen Xiao kiss her right in front of them, they felt more anticipation than jealousy!
Because this worked in their favor!
Unlike the previous two occasions, when they had forced him into it, this time Chen Xiao had taken the initiative...
Or rather, he had gone along with it and stopped resisting.
After all, he only had to think about how many more situations like this awaited him.
With those materialized figurine girls taking turns tempting him, he would eventually reach a point where he could no longer hold out. Rather than torment himself and the figurines like this, he might as well go along with it.
He would satisfy everyone's initial requests first.
Whatever happened in the future was a problem for the future.
At least for now, they stopped asking for more once he kissed them.
"That should do it... right?"
Blushing, Chen Xiao pulled his lips away and stepped back twice to put some distance between them, doing his best to calm his pounding heart.
"Thank you for the reward, Master. Ram will treasure the feeling of this kiss forever... Though it's a little disappointing that it wasn't Master's first kiss."
Ram lowered her head slightly and lightly covered her mouth with one hand, as though savoring something. Her eyes shimmered with lingering desire.
Then she turned back into a figurine and returned to the cabinet, standing beside her younger sister, Rem.
You wanted my first kiss too?!
Chen Xiao's mouth twitched as he silently griped.
Unfortunately, his first kiss had already been taken by the "Angel." If there was anyone to blame, it was her decisiveness. She had seized the moment and gone straight on the offensive.
If this had been the plot of a romance novel...
He would never have given away his first kiss without dozens, if not hundreds, of chapters of buildup, with all sorts of back-and-forth and misunderstandings thrown in along the way.
But the figurine girls Chen Xiao had created did not care about any of that. If they were a step too slow, another figurine would get to feast first. Every bite they missed was their own loss.
Playing emotional tug-of-war was a complete dead end!
Even if a figurine like that materialized, she would only be able to watch her beloved kiss, cuddle, and screw other girls, while she hid like a turtle in the display cabinet, fooling herself with lines like, "That isn't true love."
Of course, if it were only because of the transcendent feelings Chen Xiao had bestowed on them while making them, the girls would not have acted so aggressively, like lovesick perverts intent on devouring him whole.
The main reason was that the greatest threat to most of the figurine girls at present...
Was [Azur Lane] and [FGO], which occupied two-thirds of the entire display cabinet!
While the latter had its share of absurdly powerful beings, such as the Magma Swimming Quartet, the Shipgirls from Azur Lane were not only stunningly beautiful, big where they should be big and small where they should be small, immensely powerful, and wholly devoted to their Commander, Chen Xiao. Every single one of them also had a wedding ring Chen Xiao had given her in the game in his previous life!
Their starting point was every other figurine girl's finish line!
If those Shipgirls could materialize now, any one of them could end the competition outright!
That was why the girls were so impatient.
As long as they pushed their progress bars to the same level as the Azur Lane Shipgirls, they would at least stand a fighting chance when the time came, instead of being left without even a sip of broth.
That was what all the figurine girls, including Mahiru Shiina, were thinking. Winning him over could be a gradual process, but their advances absolutely had to be forceful and intense. No matter how shy they were, they had to "eat" their fill!
Chen Xiao knew nothing of the girls' secret little schemes. He was still comforting himself with the thought that only a small minority of the figurines would behave like this.
"A-Xiao, sit down."
At that moment, Elf Yamada spoke up after tidying her hair a little.
"Huh?"
Although Chen Xiao did not know why she wanted him to sit down, he obediently sat on the edge of the bed when he saw how displeased she looked.
His head was now level with Elf Yamada and Ruri Gokou as they stood before him.
Now I get it.
The confusion on Chen Xiao's face instantly turned to numb resignation.
He let each of the two girls take a "bite" out of one of his cheeks.
Probably because they knew Chen Xiao's personal boundaries had not completely collapsed yet, they did not kiss him on the lips, instead using a gentler method to get what they wanted.
"Anyway, since webnovels in this world are still at the stage of pure wish fulfillment, this is the perfect stage for me, Elf Yamada, to show what I can do!"
After taking her bite, Elf Yamada put her hands on her hips and declared this proudly, feigning composure.
"Of course, I'll also pick a title that suits what people in Shenzhou are used to."
After all, the title of her debut novel in the original story, "The Dark Elf of Explosive Flames," really did seem a little incomprehensible to people in this world's Shenzhou. A four-character title that suited the times would be better.
"I'll call it 'Supreme Throne'!"
In an instant, Elf Yamada had even come up with the title.
"..."
Beside her, Ruri Gokou watched with the corner of her eye twitching.
Come to think of it, aside from her delusions of grandeur, she did not seem to have any skills worth showing off. She really could not do much to help Chen Xiao.
Could I only use my body...
No, no, it's not time for that yet!
"But for the illustrator, I want Eromanga Sensei... Yes, Sagiri!"
Elf Yamada pointed straight at Sagiri Izumi in the figurine display cabinet.
"I-I don't know anyone with that name!"
The next instant, a bright-red Sagiri Izumi materialized before the three of them.
This beautiful girl, with her snow-white skin, long silver-white hair, aqua-blue eyes, and delicate, youthful features that begged for sympathy, now sounded like a little puppy that had been bullied by a human, her voice carrying a faint whimper.
What kind of unbelievably adorable creature is this...?
All three of them could not help thinking it, overwhelmed by her cuteness.
"But if it's drawing, I'll help."
Fortunately, Sagiri Izumi did not refuse Elf Yamada's request.
"Illustrations, huh..."
Chen Xiao began thinking too.
Although some people in this world's webnovel scene included pictures in their books, no real [illustration] culture had developed yet. So Elf Yamada's fanservice-packed wish-fulfillment fiction plus Eromanga Sensei's "lewd art" would definitely produce a result greater than the sum of its parts!
This really could become a massive hit!
"Ahem! If we're talking about novels, I can help too, A-Xiao."
At that moment, another beautiful girl with short hair, a graceful, refined manner, and a light summer kimono materialized before them.
She was Muramasa Senju, who came from the same work as Elf Yamada and shared the same profession.
"Huh? Doesn't that mean I'll have to illustrate two works at once?"
Seeing that Muramasa Senju also wanted to start a novel, Sagiri was momentarily bewildered.
"Heh heh~
! If little Sagiri can't handle both their works at once, leave this one's illustrations to me!"
At that moment, a certain blonde, twin-tailed loser in love also materialized and announced that she could serve as Muramasa Senju's illustrator.
"If I remember correctly, Eri Kashiwagi, don't you draw hardcore stuff?"
The moment Chen Xiao saw Eriri Sawamura appear, he could not help laughing, then asked her that question.
"I-I don't know any Eri Kashiwagi!"
Ah, she had said something just as transparently incriminating as Sagiri's denial.
"I'm just an ordinary illustrator... But you can rest assured when it comes to my drawing skills!"
Before she could finish speaking, however, another girl jumped out.
"I can... help with drawing too."
Mashiro Shiina, the pet girl from Sakura Hall, also materialized and spoke in an even tone.
"Urgh...!"
The pressure instantly shifted onto the first two illustrators. Judging by their established abilities alone, neither could remotely compare with this artistic genius.
Yes, at most, the two of them were illustrators, while Mashiro was a world-class artist!
At best, Mashiro might fall short of them when it came to lewd art.
"Uh..."
Looking at these girls who had volunteered to help bring in money, Chen Xiao felt both happy and a little embarrassed.
Come to think of it, does this count as living off women?
Oh well, so be it. They're all my "wives" anyway.
Besides, everyone present was an ordinary person. For Chen Xiao as he was now, their consumption might not even outpace his mana bar's recovery, so keeping Elf Yamada and the others materialized for long periods was entirely feasible.
After all, they would be earning money at home.
"All right, all right. Whether you want to write novels or draw, you're all welcome to. There's no limit on the number of spots... Oh, right. We only have one computer at home right now, which definitely won't be enough. I'll go buy equipment tomorrow."
At that moment, Chen Xiao had yet to realize just what a terrifying pack of monsters he had unleashed with this insignificant bit of freedom and modest support.
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