This is after the scene I will later put as a chapter, the threesome from before. Just saying so you would not get confused at what is going on right now.     

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The next morning...     

Yomite woke up and immediately noticed it was already past noon.     

Yesterday's night was one of the wildest things in his life thus far.     

And it was also the first time he'd had a threesome. From one girl to the other, it was quite the challenge, pleasuring two women correctly, even though each woman gave him attention equally well, but eventually he figured out a good way and he sticked to it.     

He did it inside of them so many times yesterday, that he wouldn't be surprised if one or both of them were already pregnant.     

The thought of having children was frankly, quite a bit scary for Yomite.     

A lot of responsibility would be on his shoulders after all.     

But still, he longed for a family one day, and decided to take this as a sign that such wishes might come true sooner rather than later.     

He ought to be prepared himself before any of these situations arose.     

The two of his women, Hu Tao and Fischl lay naked next to him, holding his arms tightly together in their sleep.     

They looked really peaceful, like nothing could disturb their slumber.     

He scooped both of them into his arms with care and held them tight against his body like sleeping puppies, gently stroking their backs. They stirred upon feeling the touch from behind but quickly fell back asleep again anyway.     

"I love you two so much...but saying stuff like that out loud is just way too embarrassing." He murmured quietly to himself while they rested comfortably in his embrace.     

These two women were too precious to him; they were more than simply girlfriends and lovers.     

The problem was with the other girls...     

Barbara was likeable, attractive and devoted to him, but she wasn't a person he loved deeply. They barely knew each other.     

Lumine was the same, he felt attracted to her and liked her a lot, but for now, he didn't really love her.     

Only Hu Tao and Fischl were able to make Yomite feel this way about them: they had managed to melt down his heart. And the three of them had a special connection.     

Of course, it would take some time, but he was sure he would develop sincere feelings of love for all of them eventually.     

For now, Lumine and Barbara were close enough to him that even though it wasn't real romance yet, he was very comfortable being around them and liked them well enough.     

Fischl and Hu Tao were simply meant to be together with him from the start. If he believed in fate, he would say that these two girls had been destined to be together with him since the very beginning.     

Two naked girls hugged each other in their sleep like precious sisters, as if clinging onto one another for dear life.     

The sight made him smile wistfully, realizing how lucky he truly was...and yet at the same time, he still couldn't help but question whether he should have such luck in the first place.     

Then again, he was misfortunate enough to die in an elevator accident on his way to work, so maybe this life was just what he deserved after all. A story filled with pure luck and happiness.     

After kissing his ladies once more and tucking them back into his bed, Yomite headed off to the bathroom to get ready and shower. He planned on meeting with Lisa today and wanted to look presentable when doing so.     

Her teaching made him grow in power exponentially and changed him a lot for the better; despite being lazy as hell, she was a good teacher that always did her best to teach him things right away without much hesitation or confusion.     

After showering and getting dressed, Yomite walked towards the door before stopping dead in his tracks.     

Barbara was sitting on the couch in the living room, reading through a book while drinking tea from the cup beside her.     

She didn't seem to notice his presence at all and didn't react even when he stood behind her for several moments.     

Yomite used this chance and sneaked up behind her slowly and snuck his arms around her, hugging her from behind.     

"Uwah!? H-Hey there..." Barbara let out a startled squeal of surprise, turning around in the blink of an eye.     

The book slipped from her hands to the floor with a thud, but luckily it was unharmed by its fall.     

"Good morning." Yomite smiled gently at her reaction. "Did you sleep well?"     

"Yup...good afternoon, it seems like you three also slept well. Could it be that by showing me your affection like this, you're finally planing on taking things further with me tonight?" She asked him mischievously, not giving him any time to answer as she pressed her lips against his.     

"Haah... this again?" He sighed softly and kissed her back, unable to deny the fact that he really wanted to kiss her again now after seeing her just a few seconds ago.     

"You know, Barbara, you always think of sex, don't you...?" he whispered quietly into her ear as they held each other tightly in their embrace.     

Yomite was aware that what he said was quite rude considering how innocent she was in comparison to himself, who lusted over almost every woman in sight; but if anything, Yomite liked her innocence about her and cherished it more than her naughty side.     

"I want to get to know you better and be more intimate with you, there's no reason for shooting straight ahead towards sex, is there? We should start out slowly," he suggested to her, "Let's be real. I want you to understand that I like you quite a lot, you're cute and wonderful and very devoted which makes me happy, but there's not yet enough chemistry between us for me to go all out right away and call it something like love. Give it time, and let's develop feelings for each other properly instead. That way, we'll both end up being satisfied when our relationship turns more romantic down the road."     

"..."     

She took this all in silently while still embracing him tight.     

"Hmm...so this means we've only reached the fourth stage of the Seven Stages of Love?" She pondered aloud.     

"The Seven Stages of Love? What are you talking about?" Yomite asked her curiously.     

Barbara suddenly pulled herself free from his arms to stand on her own feet and reached for the fallen book she was reading from before, handing it to Yomite, "You see, there is a study from Sumeru, that says that humans go through seven stages when falling in love with someone, the first stage is hand holding, then hugging, then kissing, and then cupping, which means touching each other's body. Next stage would be sex, then marriage and then a baby."     

Yomite laughed lightly at what sounded like something basic straight out of an elementary school textbook.     

"That sounds pretty old-fashioned to me...but I guess that works?"     

The thought of Barbara reading something like this made it even funnier to him; but he soon realized Barbara had actually been quite serious about it.     

"Alright, let's leave it at that...I was planning on visiting Lisa. Would you come with me?"     

"Regarding the...training you mentioned before?"     

"Yep, I plan on getting stronger, and you wish for that as well, right?"