Luke seriously couldn't believe he was doing this. Even though he told the demon king that he refused to add another harem member to the group, he didn't really have any other choice unless he was determined to kill Violet. He had already determined that the other options had a certain issue when he was determining how to get Grace to join him, which applied now.He swore that he had added Tracy to the harem not that long ago. If this was going to be a consistent issue, then he would gain at least a dozen more before the year was over. No, not even that long. The idea of having so many women traveling along with him and weighing him down wasn't appealing in the slightest. This was going to be the last time. He promised.[You can't know that. A situation similar to this one might occur again in the future. Besides, she hasn't even agreed yet. It's possible she might refuse.]That was certainly a possibility, but Luke had determined that the chances of that happening were slim. Since Vi

"Stay back," Luke ordered Grace as she met Violet's knives.Luke couldn't see what was going on behind him, but he could distinctly hear running footsteps. Good. It looked like she had listened and run off to get out of his way. Now he could focus his attention on dealing with Violet. He knew this would have been a possibility when confronting her, but she had given him a reasonable excuse to kill her on a silver platter.The angels must have surely seen that she had made the first move. If he killed her, it would be in self defense. He wouldn't even need to use the magic circle to call on the demon. Of course, they might be suspicious about why she attacked him out of the blue, but the modified conversation they heard should be enough to deal with any of those concerns.Luke jumped back as she tried to trip him up with a kick before lunging at him again. This wasn't the time to get distracted. He needed to focus on the fight. While Violet wasn't as strong as him, her speed was quite

Realizing the mistake she had made, Grace stared helplessly at Luke, who gave her a disappointed look. She wasn't supposed to reveal Tracy's involvement in the matter. There was a reason why he didn't have her join their group when they split up. He had to have at least one more person to make the groups fair, and it made more sense for it to be Grace.The reason was simple. Luke and Grace already had the reputation of being girlfriend and boyfriend. If he were going to bring up the harem, Grace should be with him instead of Tracy. Otherwise, Violet would make the connection that either they had pretended to be dating this whole time or all three of them were in it together. She would probably guess the former, which he had wanted to avoid.Of course, Grace ended up messing that up, but that was fine. The chances of Violet getting out alive if she refused to listen were nonexistent. Ther

In the end, it took nearly a month before things were somehow resolved in the town. Luke was annoyed at how their schedule had been postponed by a whole month, but he supposed it couldn't be helped. It could have been worse. Instead of one month, it could have been two months or longer. Then they would really be behind schedule.[Quest][Help the Survivors][You have helped the survivors rebuild their homes and return to as close to their old way of living as possible.][Quest Reward][You will be given 10 gold.][You may select one of the following Rare items, one of the following Uncommon items, and obtain one skill.]The quest rewards reminded him of the emergency quest reward they had received so long ago when they fought the giant goblin. Of course, it was slightly better as they got an extra item and some gold. They must have done a decent job if the system was willing to give them this much. It made the experience somewhat bearable, but just barely.Luke glanced up to see the o

"So that's it then. Now that everyone has their rewards, we should get going," said Bobby."Wait," Grace squeaked, making everyone stare at her and causing her to wilt under all the attention.Luke had no problem speaking for her and said, "Grace hasn't chosen her items yet. She says she doesn't know what to pick.""Oh, I can help then," said Chris as he waved his hands in the air ecstatically.Grace gave him a small, uncertain smile. She obviously didn't want to ask him for his opinion after his poor choices, but she couldn't bring herself to reject him outright. Well, Luke didn't have a problem with telling him outright, and he wasn't the only one either. Theodore, Tracy, and Violet seemed to think the same as him, given the looks they were sending Chris's way."You," Theodore scoffed as he crossed his arms.As Chris glared at the man, Bobby patted Chris's shoulder and said, "I think that while she appreciates the offer, I don't think we are the right ones to judge. The other three