Harem Tournament of Champions

"I-I never thought you would be interested in that." She turned her attention to the floor the moment she could see her eyes blur with tears brimming.

'Was I manipulated into thinking he was the cause?' She furrowed her brows in concern for her dilemma.

"I had no idea of such cruel treatment lashed out on those who disagreed if I had known–"

Pesa nodded her head and placed her index finger on his lips, stopping him from explaining. If he went further, so would her guilt, and she didn't want to aggravate it any further.

Snff!

She sniffled multiple times as the scene repeatedly played in her thoughts.

'Mother, father!' She mouthed and felt the crushing weight lodge at her chest. She had thought she would be strong and face the reality of things, but at the moment, she blamed herself for thinking he had ordered their deaths.

Pulling her closer to him, he made sure she cried out all the pain that she had kept hidden in her heart.

"Let it all out." He patted her back, hoping that was enough for her to vent out.

Slowly pulling away, she exhaled and muttered a thank you.

He had wanted to get up when he was pulled into a liplock.

'What the hell?!' Hisha's eyes widened in shock by her spontaneous action.

When she let go of him, she blushed and refused to look at him. "I would try to act more like a harem while I'm given a chance to reduce my duel limit."

Hisha nodded and got to his feet, satisfied with the progress he had made.

Offering her his broken arrow as a souvenir out of the three he had in his possession for investigation.

With a smile, she took it and examined it carefully, "I shouldn't be with this."

She placed it back into his palm.

Her little gesture had confirmed she had no hand in the attack that had been done on him, but it also seemed to him she knew something that was about it.

Placing it at her bedside, he walked out before she could process what he had done.

*****

[That went fairly well]

HTC commented seeing how their interaction was much smoother than the tension that usually permeated the surroundings.

'It wasn't bad if I do say so myself.' Hisha smiled and had his hands on his back.

[What would you like to do?]

'It's funny you should ask that.' Hisha replied with a smirk.

Spotting the door that leads to his room, he held his smirk as a wicked grin graced his thoughts.

'It's about time I use a few of my points to put to my personal use.' Hisha affirmed.

Although Hisha had not mentioned what he had planned, HTC could already tell it would be a sick plan by its host.

Opening his door and closing it behind him, he called on his status.

[Name: Lord Hisha]

[Level: 1003]

[Height: 185cm]

[Position: Supreme Overlord]

[Ability: Replicate]

[Sux: 600/1000]

[Meretrix: 1]

[Points: 11100]

[Exp: 8]

[Total number of your harem: 6251]

With his eyes set on the points he had accumulated, he was more than overjoyed that he would carry out his experimental decision.

'HTC, I am almost as sure as I can be that there must be something in the inventory that could change my appearance, even if it's just for a day.'

HTC processed his request through the numerous options right in front of Hisha.

Ding!

[Disguise mask available]

[The user who puts on the mask would automatically customize their looks according to those familiar to others watching or manually selected by the user]

[Cost of purchase: 3000 points]

[Time limit: 6 hours before it wears off]

Hisha rubbed his chin in thought to the tempting offer, finally going through with it, he accepted the item.

Ding!

[Disguise mask purchased]

[Accumulated points: 8100]

Materializing in front of him was a venetian half face mask with the right eye hole in a slit which made it look as though nothing could be seen on the other side.

'Are you kidding me? What the hell is this?' He questioned and gawked at the black mask that had dropped on his palm.

[Your mask]

HTC deadpanned with an uninterested emoji.

Hisha's lips drew into a thin line, 'here goes nothing.'

Placing the mask on his face, the open half was covered up by the branched part of the right.

He felt a surge of Sux course through him and was pleasantly thrilled to know that he could still see from the slit hole.

Looking at his palms as a confirmation of the body change, he was disappointed to see his hand and frowned.

All he could see in front of him was the holographic timer flashing in his face with its signature countdown.

[05:58:09]

'Nothing happened.' He commented in disappointment, clenching his fist and wallowing in regret for his points lost.

[Who do you think is the most familiar face or body you could think of?]

Hisha thought for a moment before catching on to what was implied.

Internally facepalming at how stupid he could be not to realize the mask only takes effect once someone sees him.

'Fair point.' Hisha shrugged and made his way towards the window.

Placing his hand on the sill, he cast a gaze down at the long distance from where he was and to the ground.

Spotting vines creeping from the walls, he made use of it to slide down the window with relative ease but lost his grip when he was about to get to the floor, falling into the nearby bushes that cushioned his landing.

'Ow! Ow!' Hisha groaned from the tiny branches that poked beneath his body, before rolling away from the bush.

[How could you have made a slip?!]

HTC flared at the thought of them being caught by anyone who could have been listening or being on guard.

"Did you hear something?" A guard questioned his companion who had also heard the strange sound somewhere around them.

Getting out their spears, they approached the very bush that Hisha had landed on and jointly created a barrier that temporarily trap anything inside it.