5 Declaration and Punishmen (1/2)
The group had their fill from the food while Aria's sisters came to know of the situation.
The younger ones like Jade and Monet were just distracted by the fact that they would be moving to their dream house. It had been one of their dreams to move to that place and were greatly excited by the fact that they would live luxuriously. They were also very sensible enough to thank their elder sisters that worked hard to make their wishes come true.
The triplets were happy for their little sisters. Although it was initially unrealistic, their perseverance finally paid off. The trio would take turns at the job and it just so happens that Aria was scheduled on the day that Aster wanted to pay for it. They did not forget to also curse the city lord for forcing them to these situations.
”We should already be done with the pleasantries. Now, I would like to know what bribery this Aster has done on Aria to make her agree with the shared ownership.” Eve was the vice leader of sorts in their household so she was the first to be skeptical of the entire agreement. She was also picking on Aster for laughing at her shame earlier.
”He did not persuade me but the other way around. It was not explicitly stated but I persuaded him with use of my body and household skills.” Aria had no choice but to blurt out the truth. She may look the more mature one but her siblings were in no way inferior to the knowledge and dark dealings of the world.
”So, it is some sort of slave trading, huh. It even borders prostitution.” Eve was incensed with her sister's decision. Although she has contributions to their family, Aria was the one who truly put in more effort in keeping their family together.
Their downfall started just when Jade was born. Even then, they were still eleven and Monet was nearing the age of two. They would have long lost their lives if not for Aria pulling herself together. For her to sacrifice herself again for their sake had put a bad taste in their mouth.
”How about I take over her responsibility to Aster? There is nothing to lose for me, given that he saw me naked already. Who will marry me when his eyes sullied my chastity?” Plum tearfully cried. She was masterfully faking it with but with sincerity. Her weak personality has always been a burden to them, now was the chance to give back.
They stared each other down in animosity. This was a fight for supremacy to ease the burden in their hearts. They were all princesses who were supposed to live a life of luxury but were harshly designated to tragic conditions.
Aster, who was the indirect reason for all of this was stifled. Their imaginations were truly out of this world. He just took the offer for the two thousand gold coins discount. Sure, he thought that the maid freebie was great but he was never really going to go through with it.
The best solution was a preemptive explanation to resolve the misunderstandings. So, he opened his mouth and said. ”Uhm... I can explain all of this stuff.”
Plum and Eve glared at him while Aria was curious about what he is about to say.
'He must be saying that he'll take us three together. What scumminess!' This was the verbal abuse that was going on inside their heads. Aster would literally spurt blood if he would hear it.
”What is it?” The triplets uttered at the same time. The triple glare really put him on the spot. There was even the glare from Monet, who mostly understood the flow of the conversation. Jade was just nonchalant about the whole thing.
'Damn! They must really think I am some pervert trash by now. Maybe buying another house was a better deal to go for or they could have just canceled their need to buy the expensive house. Whatever! A man's got to be bold in these moments!' With his internal monologue finished, he stood from his seat and loudly declared. ”We may have just met but I can say that you could put your trust in me and I'll shoulder your burdens. This may come as a shock but I think I will take you as my wives as repayment for my deeds.”
”Don't overstep your boundaries. We'll pass and find out true love by ourselves. There is bound to be someone better than scum like you.” Even scowled while her siblings agreed with the exception of the younger ones who have no clue about what they are talking about.
Oblivious to their rage and shock, he continued. ”Do you all think that some rich and handsome dude with nice manners will show up for the five of you? They'll cradle and care for you like gems. Guess what, who in their perfection would be able to save you from cruelty? No one!”
”In this world, the rich and powerful want more and better than their last possessions. Even Saint rank entities in this world stepped in this world with cruelty. Who is there to say that they were loyal to their babe? The true saints and singular wifed must be eunuchs and weaklings” He rambled nonsense at this point.
”Can you beauties be satisfied with eunuchs? Can loyal weaklings protect you from greedy folks that eye your goddess-like assets? Even if you like to choose these paths, you should be considered a psychopath that wants to doom yourselves.” Truthfully, he realized he never really knew the connections with his words by now. ”If true love is what you wait for, then I'll ask you this. If true love exists, our ancestors must have piled up a lot of references and dissertations about it by now. How come there isn't any?”
”Society is run by benefits and imperfect emotions. Why strive for perfection when you live in an imperfect world? Now, why not just put your trust in me? A perverted, no-good, devilish, outstandingly handsome, lecher who is loving the fact that I could potentially bed a harem of goddess-featured sisters. What is your choice?” Even Aster by now was proudly standing due to the fact that he just justified the reason for harems and the existence of the harem franchise.
'I haven't even gotten to the part where if legendary gods where perfect, then why opt for incest. The Goddess of Love that embody affection and other Goddesses that live by supreme laws were not spared of these situations.' He mused in his head when he could put another set of influential words of wisdom that could revolutionize certain concepts of their world.
Aster proceeded to look at the girl's expression and as expected they were stupefied.
'I really want to put this harem plan into fruition but there is really too much at stake here. Preaching about weak and powerful when I haven't even reached the first level of the Novice rank in mana cultivation' He said to himself whilst his mind was formulating a plan to save himself from the barrage of curses that would be expected to follow after his blatant remark.
In his knowledge, change was fearful for those who are used to the current way of things. In this case, he, who was the innovator of the radical change would face prosecution. He already imagined himself being beaten up by the triplets while the younger girls would just look at him in amusement.
To prevent that from happening, he said with a cough. ”Now that your thoughts are cleared and not clouded by angry emotions. I will explain my side of things.”