Chapter 151: The Only Man In The Temple (1)

Everyone's eyes were on him. Well, not everyone-everyone—but a good majority of the women in the temple were sneaking some discreet looks at Li Yang.

Lunchtime was in session, and here was the newcomer who had sat all by herself and with her consort. Women were more inclined to attribute thoughts and suppositions for such events as this.

"Why isn't she talking to anyone?"

"Did you notice the chambers that she received even though she only arrived today?"

"I thought no one could have a partner."

Quiet conversation happened all around them, and it was something both Li Yang and Setsuko ignored, even if they were close enough to hear of it.

The man quietly picked up a slice of seared meat with chopsticks and then put it into his mouth. The soft taste of something similar to chicken melted into his mouth, but held a richer flavor. He soon ate some rice and enjoyed the meal set out for him.

While some stares of women were too much, he had already gotten used to the idea of being the center of attention. It happened in certain event functions he had already attended before, and he only wished they approached him if any of them had something to say.

But it was plain curiosity piqued.

"Open your mouth, Yang," Setsuko held up some food to him. Her blue eyes bore on his face, focused entirely on him and none other of the women.

He raised a brow, but did so and was personally fed by his bonded partner.

"What's this for?" Li Yang did not peg her to be the woman who enjoyed public displays like it, but it wasn't for him to complain about. He had no troubles with such things unless someone were to scold them for it.

If anything else, this was a little too indulging.

Setsuko averted her gaze and put some food into her mouth. "Do you not like it?" she asked a little cross. Didn't men enjoy it when a woman was soft and kind to them? Most of the people in the Kin Hunters didn't exactly enjoy the fact that most women were in charge and preferred to not deal with them if possible.

"It's surprising, but not undesirable."

"Good."

Setsuko Hirayama smiled briefly and continued to feed him now and then. She made it clear that she could not care even one bit on the opinions of all these virgins around her—which wasn't a bad thing to be, but if they had troubles with her, then it was better they approached her.

She didn't like how some of them gawked and eyed Li Yang either.

But finally, some women walked over to them. And it was the same group that Li Yang and Setsuko met in the hallway before theirs, a young blonde woman and other Priestesses.

"Good afternoon, could we join you at this table?"

Li Yang glanced briefly at Setsuko and wondered how she would take it—and saw her reluctant nod. The same woman who asked to see his dick immediately plopped down beside him, while the other women all took different seats on the table.

They numbered four in total.

"Welcome to Mashiro Temple, I'm Ellwyn, and the two of you have already met Leila." A dark-haired woman introduced herself with a calm smile and motioned to the blonde lady beside him.

Leila immediately bowed her head with a squeak.

Li Yang raised a brow, a bit surprised at her embarrassment until now before he looked back at Ellwyn.

"And this is Mareena and Tomura." She introduced the other two women sitting on the other sides and then said, "We wanted to come here to both apologize and get to know our latest Priestess in training."

Setsuko tilted her head. "I'm not really sure if I see myself as one."

Her answer elicited some shared glances from the other women, to which even Li Yang understood wasn't a good one.

He cleared his throat and decided it might be alright to speak if it were this group of women who approached them. "When Lady Setsuko received the letter, it was simply to assist her in her current condition."

"Oh, we didn't know that." Ellwyn said thoughtfully.

Setsuko nodded. "And from what I understand, all women in Mashiro's Temple take a vow of celibacy, do they not?" She glanced briefly at this Leila and reminded her of this.

"Huh?"

A couple of giggles erupted from the group of women. Before the woman with short hair, who had been pointed out to be Tomura spoke up, "There are those who take the Ceremony of Chastity, but it's not actually a requirement. Mashiro Temple is a sanctuary for all women."

"Although most end taking part in the vow since most of us have stayed here since we were children and do not have any plans of leaving the temple to find ourselves a man." Mareena added.

Leila finally spoke up with a blushing face. "There are some Priestesses who end up traveling and wandering about from village to village in order to spread the word of our Goddess, and it's mostly them who sometimes experience spending a night with another man."

"You didn't have to explain that, Leila." Ellwyn shook her head slightly.

But for Li Yang, it was actually interesting for him to learn and made him curious. However, he had no plans to ask how to find the difference between those who made the vow and those who didn't.

Some questions like it would arouse suspicion among them.

And so he would leave it like that. The conversation between the Priestesses and Setsuko would be brief—somehow, it seemed like it needed some time before she warmed up to the other girls. Regardless, the Priestesses were more than happy to inquire and eat before lunch finally ended.

"Are you sure that you'll be fine, Yang?" Setsuko asked. "I'd feel more at ease if I walk you back."

He raised a brow. "All I need to do is stay in the room and wait for you. I doubt that any woman here would mistake me as an intruder when everyone knows I'm staying with you."

"We really should hurry now." Mareena added. "The teachers don't take it kindly to those who are late."

Tomura agreed. "He'll be fine as he said."

"He wouldn't be punished if he was caught alone—all he needs to do is explain that he's staying in your quarters. We really should get going now." Ellwyn was the one unafraid to push Setsuko forward towards the training area. She grabbed the woman by the shoulders and started dragging her to the door with no second thoughts.

Tomura and Mareena rushed along with her, whereas Leila waited a bit more until they were out of earshot. Right before he could head away, she spoke up to his surprise. "A-ah, have a good day, Yang."

"Oh, to you as well… Miss Leila?"

Her eyes widened before she beamed at him. "I'll see you around. Have a good day." She spun around and dashed away from him, not even realizing she greeted him twice.

It was oddly cute, but Li Yang headed back to the living quarters. Which wasn't a problem for him? He would get to see Setsuko again later, and it was a good time for him to pay full attention to discovering all the new stuff about the System.

His thoughts once again drifted however to the Zone Warper, and what kind of energy did it need to work again? And even then, if it worked again—would it only be usable for him or one person only? Perhaps if he gained massive energy, it could sustain transport for over one person?

Was it too early to consider something like that? Setsuko had only found her place recently, and he never mentioned taking her along… but would their bond break if that happened? Several questions sprang up in his mind.

Each one of them required a concrete answer, even if he hadn't thought about them considering the recent events. He needed to get stronger here, so how many Charm Points did he have? They were just called Points this time, weren't they?

He would finally get a quick log of all activities that helped him gain points:

] Successful Encounter (Tigress Spirit) 3000 Charm Points

] World Warper Achievement 5000 Power Points

] Energy Bond (Demihuman - Fox ) 5000 Power Points

] Successful Encounter (Demihuman - Fox) 3000 Charm Points

] Second Companion (Demihuman - Fox ) 2500 Power Points

] Popularity, Charm and Intrigue Factor 1000 Charm Points

[ Conversion from Charm to Power Points Complete! ]

[ Current Total Points: 81,659 ]

Li Yang found himself relieved to see that certain events really brought in some points—even if Taiga hadn't been from his harem, he still earned with her as he did with Bo Lifen back then. Li Yang however simply raised his brows at the 'energy bond' points earned because it seemed impressive at first.

However, he had earned 50,000 Charm Points with Bai Minghua during his time with her.

It was probably a non-Main Quest then, but it still showed that somebody could still end up tied to him regardless if they were chosen by the System? The man decided to check on the Points Shop and see if there was anything useful he could buy—

When Li Yang opened the door to his room, he would come across the sight of another woman on his bed. Mitsuko stared up at him, her fingers were clasped together.

"I have been waiting for you."

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Author's Note: I bet you didn't expect her—well, you might have guessed it. But he now has two women who dropped by his room, the first one being Leila and now Mitsuko. Thank you for reading the chapter today~ I hope you enjoyed this little cliffhanger *cough* Another book on Webnovel, Hyde WorldWalker Reborn inspired World Warper Achievement! What's your favorite Harem book? Do you only read Harem? Taking a survey xD