"I'm so glad we got to meet like this. I really have a good feeling about you," the man said as he nodded his head frantically.Caleb smiled stiffly as he said, "Me too."The man proceeded to talk more about the game, but Caleb couldn't focus on the words. Something felt off. He couldn't put his finger on it. It was on the tip of his tongue. However, it felt like a haze was clouding his mind. How did he get here? He remembered seeing the name of the meeting place and leaving the house to meet one of the developers.There was nothing unusual about that. The problem was that he couldn't recall anything else. He couldn't remember how he got there or what they had been talking about. The former could have been excused as he was moving automatically. Since the chosen location was a place he was familiar with, he could have easily traveled the same way he normally did and not think about it.The latter could also be excused as him being worried about his current situation. He didn't really
"You're joking," Caleb blurted out. "What's going to happen to me while that happens? Is my body even here?"It would explain why he didn't look like his original self. However, it mentioned that this was some kind of limbo. Wasn't limbo the place between life and death? There was no way he would be able to survive years in this place in one piece. Also, it never mentioned if time moved differently between here and the other two worlds. What if time moved quickly?Wouldn't that mean that by the time he returned home, his relatives would have already passed away, leaving him all alone? He would be homeless and stuck without any way to live. It wasn't like he could go around saying he was Caleb. His age wouldn't match, and people would think he's someone crazy. No, he absolutely couldn't accept the system's suggestions."There has to be a third option," he said as he slammed a hand on the table."There is no third option. We've clearly stated that there are only two choices," it said.C
Caleb frowned as he glared at his desk. It had been days since his confrontation with the system, and he still hadn't been able to come to a conclusion. Both choices were just so final. He feared that if he picked one, he would regret not choosing the other option. If only there was someone he could talk to about his choices, then maybe he could come to a decision.Unfortunately, there was no one he could turn to. Everything here was just a fake move, based only on his memories. No, even if it wasn't fake, he wouldn't be able to talk to anyone about his problem. His relatives would certainly be of no help. They would just put him through more stress if he tried asking them. He had no friends to speak of, so he would have been on his own.He sighed as he rested his head on the table. If those demons and Grace were here, they might have been able to help him out. As soon as he thought of them, he chuckled. Why was he thinking about them at all times? He guessed they were the closest he
Caleb took a step back. This was bad. He was in no position to protect himself. He didn't have any of his skills or the system with him. He was effectively defenseless against Lisa. If she decided to kill him, there was nothing he could do to stop her. Any attempts to protect himself would be laughable. However, he wasn't going to let it happen without a fight.Lisa lowered her hands as she said, "Lucky for you, I'm not going to do that."Highly suspicious of her, he asked, "Why?""Why what? Why am I not going to kill you to become the demon king?" she asked. "Obviously, it's because I'm not sure it counts if I kill you here. I don't know what this place is, but it's obviously not our world."That was actually a valid point. It was possible that she wouldn't be able to become the next demon king because she killed him in a place far from her world. The safest bet would be for her to bring him back with her. That just gave him more incentive to stay away from her so she wouldn't kidnap
Once Caleb stopped screaming, he immediately called out, "System."There was no response. Wasn't the system waiting to hear back from him? So why wasn't it responding to him now? If it didn't do something, he was going to fall to his death. Actually, was it possible for him to die? This place was just a temporary waiting spot for him until he chose to go back to the other world or was able to go home. If he could die, then it would defeat the purpose of this place.Well, he wasn't willing to try and see what happened when he hit the ground from such a height. Frantically calling for the system while flapping his hands in an awkward attempt to slow his fall, he could only watch as the ground grew closer and closer. Seeing that the system was no help, he turned to the only other being that could help him."Lisa, wake up," he snapped as he turned his attention to her.Unfortunately, she was unconscious and unresponsive. Reaching out to her, he grimaced when he was unable to get to her. S
It was Ruth and Takisha. Caleb wasn't sure when they arrived, but it couldn't have been that long ago. Now they were only missing Grace. However, since she was the one responsible for the portal, he didn't think she would be coming over any time soon. She was probably anxiously waiting for them to show up on the other side. Unfortunately, he was going to have to disappoint her."When did you two show up?" Lisa demanded as she narrowed her eyes."Since the two of you were taking so long, we had to see what was taking you so long," Takisha calmly said."Yeah, what were you doing? Were you flirting?" Ruth asked.Caleb's face scrunched up in confusion. Where had she gotten that idea? Even though they were all in his harem, they didn't have that kind of relationship. Their relationship was more of a give and take. If he had nothing to offer, then she wouldn't care about him. The fact that she was eager to drag him back to kill him should have been a big hint."As if," Lisa said as she cros
Caleb tried to secretly sneak back into the house without being spotted, but it was significantly harder to accomplish when he had four demon women right behind him. Even though he asked for them to at least hide themselves, they had refused. Their reason was that they didn't want to waste energy hiding themselves. They also didn't see why they should.He had tried to explain to them that he didn't want his relatives to see them, but none of them could understand what was wrong. In fact, they were quite confused about the concept. For a brief moment, he had forgotten that demons didn't have families. They might reproduce, but they didn't consider each other family, so they were understandably confused when he tried to explain it to them.Unfortunately, this meant that they didn't listen to his request. Since he didn't see the car in the driveway, he hoped that no one was home and he could hopefully sneak everyone to his room. He hadn't worked out the logistics of having four women sha
Just like Caleb expected, it was a tight squeeze to fit everyone in the room. There was no room for everyone to sit down comfortably, so three of them were forced to remain standing. Caleb had been one of the lucky ones to sit down in his chair. Takisha also managed to sit down on his bed and wouldn't let anyone else sit beside her.The other three women didn't look happy about it, but they didn't protest as Lisa asked, "Now that we're here, what do we do?"That was a good question, and Caleb didn't have a good answer. They had been the ones to refuse to leave, but there wasn't really a place for them to stay. Caleb doubted that they would want his bed to rest. They would probably be offended by the idea since his room was plain compared to what they were used to. He had forgotten what their rooms had looked like.Takisha looked at Caleb as she asked, "Are you really sure you know nothing about how to escape this place?""No," he lied. "I don't have a clue."She frowned as Ruth said,