My Friend’s Harem Is Obsessed With Me – Chapter 163

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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: FusionX
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“So, what do you want me to do?”

Hayun, her forehead resting on her palm, looked utterly exhausted.

Unlike me, who could casually rob pirates, she had no family support and had to constantly work to cover her living expenses, even during breaks.

I felt a bit guilty.

I made a mental note to give her a generous tip when I picked up the custom order I placed with her.

“Belin wants to date my sister, but I’m not exactly good at these things. You’re a love expert, so I thought you could give him some advice.”

“Don’t you remember my shining record of one confession and one rejection?”

Hayun shot me a rare glare, her annoyance palpable.

I quickly averted my gaze, only to meet Belin Mayas’s expectant eyes.

“Uh, brother-in-law, maybe you should be the one to teach me.”

His faith in Hayun seemed to have dwindled after witnessing her recent outburst.

“No, trust me. Hayun’s amazing at this stuff!”

“Really? Well then…”

“Hold on, I haven’t even agreed to help yet.”

Hayun sighed, her expression a mix of exasperation and resignation.

“I’m really busy right now. I’ve taken on a lot of custom orders for the break. And because of the competition, I couldn’t work for a while, so I’m low on funds.”

Ah, so that was why she was so irritable.

I was about to apologize, but Belin, his eyes shining with a solution, jumped in.

“I’ll pay you for your time. By the hour.”

A classic move from someone with a silver spoon.

Hayun looked at me, her expression clearly saying,

“Why would you even consider taking money for this?”

But I just subtly gestured for her to seize the opportunity.

“Fine, let’s hear what he has to say.”

Driven by her need for quick cash, Hayun succumbed to the golden lure of the rich kid.

It also meant that Belin was truly desperate.

“I want to date Diana, Daniel’s sister. But once she graduates, that’s it. She’s going to Dragon’s Boundary, and I can’t follow her.”

Now that he mentioned it, his chances were indeed dwindling.

No wonder he was clinging to me so desperately.

It made me realize just how precious our time at the academy was.

Hayun, seemingly struck by the same sentiment, glanced at me before letting out a deep sigh.

She gracefully knelt on the floor, her posture impeccably composed.

Even when I told her to relax, Hayun always insisted on kneeling whenever she received orders or discussed work-related matters.

She considered it proper etiquette.

“Well, we know Diana’s preferences because of Daniel.”

“I already told him that.”

I explained our earlier conversation, telling him that Diana liked anything I wore or ate.

Hayun frowned.

Her look said it all.

“That’s utterly useless.”

“Well, then…”

And so began the love lecture by Hayun, the self-proclaimed love guru who learned everything from books.

“Thank you so much! I’ll definitely win her over!”

Belin, his face beaming with newfound confidence, left my room.

Hayun and I saw him off at the door before heading back inside.

“Please, never ask me to do this again.”

“Sorry. But you’re the most sensible person I know when it comes to relationships.”

“I learned everything from Tana and Eve, you know.”

Eve was too focused on theoretical knowledge from romance novels, while Tana’s approach was too grounded in reality.

Hayun, who had absorbed both perspectives, was the true love expert.

Of course, she hadn’t even held a boy’s hand properly yet, but still.

“Why don’t you get a boyfriend yourself? You’re pretty popular, you know?”

Hayun, who had just moments ago been kneeling on the floor, dispensing relationship advice, now sprawled on my bed, her upper body completely relaxed.

“I’m busy. Plus, boyfriends are expensive, aren’t they?”

“Well, yeah, I guess.”

“And there’s no one I’m interested in.”

“Really? There are some decent guys in Class A, even if not in Class B.”

It was a coincidence, but most of the handsome, well-connected guys were concentrated in Class A, so I thought she could easily find someone there.

“I don’t know. I don’t care.”

If she wasn’t interested, there was nothing I could do.

I was about to change the subject when Hayun sat up abruptly, her expression serious.

“What about you? How are things with Eris?”

“…I think I’m getting over it.”

Time heals all wounds.

I was starting to believe those words.

It had been over two months since I last saw Eris, and I was slowly sorting out my feelings.

I didn’t know what the outcome would be, but…

“For you, who’s struggling so much…”

Hayun pulled something out of her skirt pocket.

It was a beautifully crafted bracelet, woven with colorful threads.

“My mother told me about this love bracelet.”

“Love bracelet?”

“Yes, if you wear it and keep it on until this time next year, your true love will be revealed.”

“…If that actually worked, everyone would be marrying their crushes.”

“Are you saying my mother was lying?”

Well…

Hayun’s parents had been assassinated by her uncle, Heaven Len, so I couldn’t exactly say that.

While I was trying to figure out how to escape this awkward situation, Hayun gently grabbed my hand and slipped the bracelet onto my wrist.

“There. You have to keep this on until next year. Then you’ll know who you’re truly meant to be with. Personally, I’m rooting for Eris.”

We both knew it wasn’t a magic charm, but a charm was a charm.

Every time I looked at the bracelet, it would remind me to sort out my feelings and make a decision.

“Thank you.”

“I only accept payment in cash.”

Hayun’s words made me feel a little lighter.

Talking to her was always comforting.

Eve and Tana were closer friends, but Hayun was the easiest to talk to.

Eve and Tana often teased me, after all.

“You’re going to visit your uncle during winter break, right?”

“Yes, that’s the plan.”

We were going to confront Heaven Len, who had known about Ares’s mark before he even got it.

Not just the three of us, Hayun was coming along as well.

I told her she could enjoy her break instead, but she insisted on seeing things through to the end, taking responsibility for her former family.

“How did he even know about it?”

“He must have gotten the information from the Priestess of Time.”

Through the power of Time’s Pendulum, my memories and the Priestess of Time’s memories had been exchanged.

It was a literal pendulum, so the amount of memories exchanged was balanced.

I gave her 28 years’ worth of memories, but I couldn’t access all of hers.

She was older than me, so it made sense, but the scale felt off.

‘She’s probably much older than she looks.’

Just like elves who looked like they were in their twenties but were actually centuries old, she must have used the power of the Goddess of Time to freeze her appearance.

It felt like a hazy fog.

Still, I managed to learn about the Earliest Apocalypse and the saviors who were destined to save the world.

The task had seemed daunting at first, but I was starting to see a glimmer of hope, a belief that Rin could be saved, a feeling that the end of this journey was within reach.

“Oh, the gift I’m making for Sen is almost ready. I should be able to give it to you in a couple of days.”

“Really? That’s great. Sen asks me about it three times a day.”

“It’s probably her first gift from anyone.”

“Well… maybe not just from anyone.”

I had a hunch that it was probably her first gift from anyone, period.

What would they give her in the Chokugen Faction? Orders and daggers?

Knock, knock.

Someone knocked on the door while we were chatting.

“Not many people bother to knock.”

Rin and Hayun were the only ones who did.

Rin, however, occasionally just picked the lock and barged in, so it probably wasn’t her.

Hayun was already here.

“Yes, who is it?”

When I opened the door, I was greeted by a truly unexpected sight.

It was someone I knew, but not well.

Elise, her golden hair flowing freely, stood there in a robe that covered her entire body.

She usually called me “Master” and barged into my room as if she owned the place.

Why was she knocking?

Her face was flushed, and a trickle of drool escaped her lips.

Elise, her hands clutching the robe tightly, subtly opened it, making sure no one else could see what was underneath.

A collar around her neck, and lingerie that left little to the imagination.

“Would you like to take me for a walk, Master?”

Slam.

I shut the door and sighed.

It wasn’t about Elise.

It was about the fact that I was starting to get used to this kind of life.

I shouted for the one person who could put a stop to this madness.

“Bertiaaaaaaa!”

Where was that maid when you needed her?

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[Broooooooo Bertia gotta come pickup the dog lmaoooo]