Chapter 171 27: Resist Temptation! Main Story Quest!

Tessa and Zell quickly arrived home to a quiet place, the lights were dim, and the eerie silence filled his cool, vacated home.

"Those girls are probably all game addicts now..." His voice trailed off, interrupted by the jingling of a cats bell; Yanfra, the silver tabby, hopped down the stairs slowly, her feline body swaying like a slalom with each step, shimmering eyes locked onto Zell's body as if seeking only one thing.

"Nyaooo!" (Where is my fish?)

Of course, that's what she wanted!

None of the girls in his home could cook the fish either; Cryska was busy and cooked meat better, sometimes using butter and burning the fish, which caused Yanfra's tongue to feel sorrow; Anya couldn't cook a piece of toast, so she was denied.

Thus, if Zell weren't there, these girls would order pizza or take it out using his card!

Things had gotten easier thanks to a strange weekly income from what seemed to be Tessa's mother, but the 1,000 credits a week was far more than he could spend when taking into account Anya and her mother's 250 credits, and they bought their extra ingredients.

The silver tabby hopped onto his chest, clawing at his black shirt and kneading against his muscular pectorals, while Zell, in turn, began to ruffle her fluffy fur, playing with her long lynx ears with the fluffy tips.

'Ah, I feel like it's been a long time since I relaxed at home... Yanfra is right, let's make a smile meal before we go downstairs, and I will start the Main Story and make some progress finally.'

"Shhh, I'll cook it, I'll cook it! Haha, please play with Tessa for now, okay?"

"Nyaaa!!" (That woman is scary, look, her eyes are evil, she's going to yank my tail and beat me up!)

Yanfra didn't allow Zell to hear these words; to him, it was just a cute meow.

However, Tessa's face suddenly froze as she realised it might be harder than she thought to hide all her emotions as she quickly grabbed Yanfra; the soft silver fur deleting all her jealousy and envy as Tessa began to nuzzle Yanfra's soft, fluffy belly as the pair moved to the living room.

With a whisper, Tessa asked Yanfra earnestly, "was it really that obvious?"

"Nyaoo...." (Only a fool would miss those feelings, don't worry, I am happy to support your romance and marriage! Fufu~ Yinfra will be so happy; her champion will marry Zell.)

"I'm Yinfra's champion?" Tessa asked, her voice a little strange as she switched the channel to a music program while stroking Yinfra's body thoroughly.

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Zell equipped a legendary-level apron and began to dice a lemon, spinach and carrots as he knew the moment he began to cook, those vultures would appear like zombies smelling human blood in the apocalypse.

'Well, at least every day is vibrant and enjoyable now... I would be so lonely without them all!'

"Cut the carrot in half~ shave it in the bowl. I squeeze the lemon juice~ into the cheesy dipping sauce. The pan is hot~ so now let's pour the oil~ I sing my song, a cook for these cute girls!"

Zell's melodic voice is more charming than a world-class singer's; his deep and enchanting song about cooking spreads through the entire house like some ballad; Yanfra and Tessa look at each other with strange looks before looking at the man in the kitchen.

"He's so dorky, but why does Zell look so sexy right now?" Tessa spoke her true feelings as if in a trance.

"Nyaoo...." (The lyrics are so mundane, but why does it sing so dramatically like it's his life on the line!? It's level of those idols in the east!)

His body began to sway and slide around the kitchen as his salmon was squirted with a touch of butter and oil. A small amount of lemon juice sang into his spatula before flipping onto the scales for the last 20 seconds, the sizzling heat and flavoursome scent blasting his face under his masterful touch.

"The first is perfect~ now let's dish everything up! Those girls, feet are stompin'. Now let's have 'em' chompin'!'

Like his song, the footsteps of several women suddenly began to sound, the sizzling heat of the eight servings of fish with a touch of butter sauce, lemon zest and spinach placed on each plate, Zell serving it up like a restaurant with a faint smile on his face.

"What was that funny song? Why did it sound so handsome!" Anya said, her new phone playing a faint jingle which was Zell's melodic singing while cooking this food.

"Haha, why is he so dramatic look, he's still dancing!" Cryska added, her eyes fixated on Zell's lower body as he began to shake his hips, both his front and back sensual and alluring for the females that began to sit down as he spun in circles.

'Ah, I feel so relaxed in my kitchen.' Zell thought to himself as he left the strange sense of concentration as the final dish for Rika, with extra carrots, was placed down with the clang of the white china dishes.

Today, he served a dry red wine, hoping to counter the zesty main course and salad with a tarty and full-bodied taste, with a light hint of red fruits and dark chocolate but lacking citrus because he used it in the dish. He poured two glasses, handing one to Rika, who looked surprised but accepted it politely.

Rika took a sip of the wine after thanking him, then immediately coughed violently as she covered her mouth.

"Wow, that's strong." She said as she opened the glass to Zell, her eyes wide open.

"You're not wrong. This is an aged red; you should drink it after taking a bite of the salmon rather than drinking the wine first. It's good to try something different occasionally, eh?" Zell replied with a smirk as he drank his wine, feeling the warmth of the alcohol spread across his stomach.

"This is great! What kind of wine is this?"

"It's called Shiraz; the main flavours are a touch of blueberry and blackberry; it should be from Europa II, Italica, the shop had a few bottles, so I got a bottle from them recently, but I can't use it much due to its high cost. Oh yeah, how do you like the salad?"

"Oh wow, this is amazing. You know exactly what goes well together! How many days did it take for you to develop such a wonderful combination?"

She ate a spoonful of the salad, smiling widely. Her cheeks flushed pink as she chewed away happily, making Zell think about asking her out again. Zell just shook his head; this girl ate 90% shredded carrot and 10% spinach and called it amazing; taking her shallow compliment, he began to move to his seat, looking at all the girls as they began to have a de-facto last meal.

'I will be really busy after this, only able to meet them a few times a day at most...'

Zell thought with a sense of sorrow, even more so when he travelled with Alizée to that damned world summit meeting; something made him wonder if several of Tessa's suitors would be annoying, not like he cared and would just beat them all down and show them who the master was.

But that was a problem for another time. For now, he had to focus on tonight's dinner.

"Now, let us eat~."

After eating the delicious meal prepared by Zell, the girls gathered around the table, chatting excitedly about various topics until Anya broke the silence.

"So, uhm... who are you sleeping with tonight?" She asked timidly, staring at Zell's face.

"Huh!?" Everyone exclaimed in surprise. Even Tessa gasped loudly, causing the others to look over at her.

"...Wha-" Zell stammered as he stared blankly, completely lost for words as he tried to come up with something witty or sarcastic. But nothing came to mind; instead, he sat silently with his mouth agape.

This girl was so blunt, shocking him despite seeing all her body and tasting all that she had to offer; Zell quickly recovered, maybe the red wine getting to his head, as he looked across the table at all the women present.

Two cute kitties, eating fish from expensive china bowls, secretly watching his eyes as they chomped down on the poor dead fish. Anya her eyes were glimmering with her little fangs showing as she giggled; Tessa looked uncomfortable, hoping he didn't forget his promise about the VR tank, while Rika was enjoying the carrots and would sneak into his bed even if he was fucking other women, most of the time getting her ass fucked as a reward.

Cryska was quiet; her eyes closed as she enjoyed a sip of the strong wine, her flesh now a dark purple as even in real life, she became succubus-like. With a slightly blushing face, she peeked at Zell as their eyes crossed paths. She nodded to him with a bitter smile as she seemed to understand that tonight wouldn't be her night, but he gave a wry smile.

Zell stood from his chair; it slid along the ground slightly as he gave them all an apologetic smile before his deep voice began to echo in the room.

"Sorry girls, tonight I will be really busy and need to start my main quest and will probably level solo; however, Anya and Tessa will be logging in overnight in my pod, and from tonight until next week when I leave for the world summit with Tessa's mother, I will alternate the girls I sleep within the VR unit... Is this an alright compromise?"

Everyone cheered, cheering for Zell to fuck more women and having two girls share his bed, especially when they heard Tessa would join him later.

Anya grinned broadly, rubbing her hands together gleefully, and Tessa smiled brightly, too, nodding eagerly.

"Yes, thank you, darling! We'll wait for you in your VR Pod!"

All the girls thanked Zell, greeting him with hugs and kisses before heading towards the kitchen and cleaning. If Zell cooked, the girls would clean together almost automatically now.

'I managed to resist the temptation! Success! The main quest, here I come!' Zell thought as he moved to the basement with a happy smile.