Chapter 816

〈 Chapter 816: Part 3, Chapter 1, Episode 18 – SOX is… But It’s Not the Wind! 〉

After logging out.

After a light meal, I called my three wives over for what I deemed a “family meeting.” The reason I emphasized the word “family” was to underscore its importance. After all, I am a family man, a husband, and most importantly, a man with a wife.

“I don’t mess around with Kinna-ra.”

Facing the trio seated before me, I laid down the law. This wasn’t just something I had to say as a husband; it was an oath I had to uphold. How could any man betray his spouse? Even in another world, such behavior would be unacceptable.

“I’m your husband. There’s no way I’d sleep with someone else. Besides, Phoenix, the Apostle of Blazing Flames, is on a quest to find her lost wife—it wouldn’t make sense character-wise either!”

The Apostle of Fire hunting for her lost wife while secretly sleeping around? Absurd!

What I said was truth. I *was* the truth. If I asked 100 people, all 100 would agree with me.

But that’s from a human perspective.

If I asked 10,000 humans, they’d all say I was right—but if I asked three goddesses, they’d unanimously call me wrong.

“Characters can evolve as needed.”

And so it went…

“Let’s say you’re searching for your wife by… uh… certain methods?” *puhuhu.*

“What if we say you only remember one thing about your wife—her anatomy?”

“It’s practically a ‘Husband Hunt’ now!”

Not “Husband Hunt Across Ten Thousand Miles,” but close enough.

“Why do you keep pushing me to do this? That’s betrayal! Cheating! And you want me to cheat?! What kind of logic is that?”

“But sex doesn’t diminish your love for us, does it?”

“You’re not the type to leave us for some other girl anyway, right?”

“Technically, in the game world, you’ve already slept with 16 heroines…”

Yuna’s words made my hands and feet tremble.

“That’s different—it’s a game!”

“Even in a game or virtual reality, sleeping with other women still counts as… well, you know.”

“And it’s not like it’s just one or two women—it’s more than that!”

“Me? I’ve done it with you ten thousand times already!”

I was speechless.

Though I knew I was in the right, the more we talked, the more I felt myself sinking into quicksand.

“Listen carefully. Having sex with spirits isn’t cheating.”

Shin-ra opened the floodgates.

With an utterly serious expression, she encouraged me to step out of bounds.

“It’s not cheating!”

“But you haven’t even said anything yet.”

“Your face says otherwise. No matter how I think about it, this feels like a test—are you trying to tempt me? Are you testing my loyalty?”

True.

While I thought I knew Shin-ra well, I hadn’t anticipated this situation. Perhaps she was testing my devotion. First, as an in-game character, then as a woman I met during my 20 years on Earth, and now as someone suggesting I have sex with spirits.

Yeah.

In Dark Legion terms, Shin-ra was attempting to corrupt me into a harem life.

“So, let’s verify! Am I lying or not? I truly believe having sex with Tera’s spirits isn’t cheating.”

“Hmm…”

I grabbed Shin-ra’s chest impulsively.

To my genuine shock, she didn’t react.

“It’s… not a lie?”

“See? My nipples aren’t erect. I have no reason to deceive you.”

Surprisingly, Shin-ra was sincere. She genuinely believed in encouraging me to have sex with Tera’s spirits—and she didn’t see it as infidelity.

“Why?”

“There are several reasons. For starters…”

Shin-ra conjured a figure of flames.

“The spirits of Tera lack the power to combat chaos. Their only source of strength lies within me, within the flames of Blazing Phoenix.”

“So sex is the method to grant them that power?”

“Yes. Tera needs the force to counter chaos.”

Shin-ra explained that I was spreading the flames of Blazing Phoenix to secure Tera’s safety—a concept I found reasonable. The problem was the method.

“It’s similar to how commanders supply mana through intercourse. You, as the Apostle of Blazing Flames, are granting the spirits their power through the same act.”

“Is there no other way?”

“Yes. None exists. That’s simply how the avatar system was designed.”

There was no turning back.

Creating avatars for interdimensional travel required this specific method—no other means existed to transfer mana.

“Maybe monster transformation would work better. I’ll chant full incantations. From the first spell to the final resurrection ritual, I’ll prepare everything in one minute. Please, spare me from sex and intercourse.”

“Nope. Only direct transmission through the womb allows the spirits to contain the flames.”

“What happens to my mana reserves?”

“They won’t deplete. Through photosynthesis, you’ll recover whatever you use. While creating avatars limits your maximum mana at 90, transferring part of your existing mana to other spirits is possible. Your mana naturally replenishes up to its cap anyway.”

“So why must it involve sex?”

“Because it’s the most effective and efficient method. Simply put…”

Shin-ra pointed to her stomach, clenching her fists dramatically.

*Kyuk kyuk!*

“……”

*Kyuk kyuk!*

“You’ve grown distasteful now that I understand.”

*Kyuk kyuk* solves everything.

My head throbbed as I sought clarity.

“Bro, you seem heated.”

“I’m overheating because of her! Listen, I, uh… sex—”

“I don’t care.”

Seok Harang, even you?!

“Harang?”

“I don’t mind if you sleep with the spirits. You can’t get them pregnant anyway—it’s just about transferring mana. It’s like injecting medicine with a syringe. Same difference, right?”

“A syringe isn’t just a syringe!”

“Doesn’t it sting the same though? *Hmph,* let’s set jokes aside and be serious…”

Seok Harang grabbed my face, pressing my forehead against her bosom as she embraced me tightly.

“For the sake of billions of lives, for the entire world—if my husband must sleep with others to save it, then so be it. If saving the world requires it…”

“Have sex. If it helps protect people, do it.”

She was earnest.

“Showing heroic sensitivity here seems odd.”

“Bro, protecting Tera is the same as protecting Earth. We can save our mom too. Sure, this might erase my existence, but since I’m already here, it’s fine. I don’t mind if you sleep with others. I really don’t.”

*Clop.*

Seok Harang leaned forward and kissed me upside-down.

“Sex is okay, but no kissing. My lips belong to us.”

“What does this even mean?”

“Isn’t it the same idea?”

Finally, Yuna spoke up.

“If a man who married an AV actress finds out his wife sleeps with others for work, would she really get mad?”

“……”

Is… that true?

“It’s the same with you, Bro. In fact, your situation carries even more justification. All your wives agree, and it boils down to your decision alone.”

“But…”

“You know how stubborn Bro can be. You rejected everyone’s advances because of Shin-ra, right? But now…”

Yuna gestured toward Shin-ra.

“She’s standing right here with us now, isn’t she?”

“Exactly. *Puhuhu,* and we have proof of our bond with you, don’t we?”

Shin-ra placed my hand on her lower abdomen.

“So relax. In that world, you can’t produce sperm, so there’s zero chance of pregnancy.”

Apparently, the avatars were meticulously designed.

“That’s how they made it. Just think of yourself as someone with azoospermia. Got it?”

“We wouldn’t have created these avatars if there was even a 0.01% chance of pregnancy. We’d block you from entering Tera entirely if that risk existed.”

“Wow, worry-free intercourse! *Puhuhu.*”

These women are dead serious.

“And actually, there’s a deeper reason we need you to have sex…”

“Bro only dates virgins, right?”

“Well, if you have sex, they won’t remain virgins anymore, will they?”

“Oh!”

“Sleeping with the Apostle of Blazing Flames automatically disqualifies them as virgins. Isn’t there some lore where Phoenix burns female companions who aren’t pure? *Puhuhu.*”

“To clarify, that line was a joke—but still true. Bro mentioned he selects companions who eventually go to other men later on.”

“The chosen virgins Bro picks are bound to become S-Rank women. Either they join the ‘protected’ roster or lose their status as companions after losing their virginity. Doesn’t that sound simple?”

“Hah, hahaha.”

Despite feeling absurd, it seemed inevitable.

But…

“Still being stubborn, huh? Fine. Let’s coerce you into it.”

“Should we?”

“For Bro’s sake, we’ll hurt him if we must.”

All three lunged at me simultaneously. Then…

“Let’s have as many children as there are spirit conversions under the Church of Blazing Flames.”

“Handle intercourse with the spirits. Pregnancy is our job.”

“Tera isn’t bound by Earth’s laws. All we need to avoid is…”

“No kissing.”

“No oral.”

“No deflowering.”

“Everything else? Totally fine. Okay?”

Shin-ra’s nipples remained soft and pliable.

* * *

Log back in.

I woke up in the inn room.

Kinna-ra stood nearby, adjusting her clothes, while Hari waited patiently for me.

“Are you back to normal…?”

“…No.”

My head spun.

Though I’d received “permission,” I still couldn’t fully grasp why this was necessary.

Would problems arise later?

But…

“Non-virgins can’t qualify as companions to the Apostle of Blazing Flames, right? *Puhuhu.*”

Recalling Shin-ra’s words, I steadied my resolve.

What I was about to do was akin to deploying Pokémon.

Farewell, Kinna-ra.

“Hey, Kinna-ra.”

I tapped the bed with my palm.

“Kyuk kyuk.”

Ultimately, all that mattered was ensuring my seed reached her womb.