Harem In The Intergalactic Apocalypse

Chapter 5 So-Called

"Sorry, I didn't think about that," Amy said quietly, and I gave her a slight squeeze.

"Don't worry about it. It's not that I don't think you are attractive; I just don't want to make things awkward. While I am not what you would call nervous, I don't normally sleep like this with a girl on the first night," I joked.

"Just how many girls have you slept with?!" Amy asked, trying to turn in my arms, but I held her in place.

"Next question, and first rule. Never ask a question you don't want to know the answer to. I may be a bit of a shut-in and a nerd, but I enjoy chatting and doing things like this with females from time to time," I said, briefly thinking about Anya, Mr. Holdt's daughter.

She wasn't the only one, but like the others, they all had plans for the future and would move on at some point. That's what I looked for in a woman, someone that just wanted to spend fun alone time every once in a while.

"Do you have a girlfriend?" Amy asked next, sounding peeved that I had ignored her first question, and I held back a sigh.

"No. I prefer to make connections with people that have plans to move on. I am looking for life's simple enjoyments, but I think those things will become nothing but dreams now," I said, closing my eyes.

"Are we going to talk about what happened after you saved me? How are you still alive?" Amy asked slowly.

"I don't have a good answer for you, mostly because I don't believe what is happening is real. I feel like tomorrow I will wake up, and you will be gone, and I will be back to my normal life, but," I said, stopping at the end, not sure why something in my mind seemed to want me to change.

It was like a feeling in my head that prevented me from just wanting to hide and go back to being normal. The feeling kept pushing me towards thinking of my growth and how I could move forward from here.

"But now something has changed inside of you? You don't want to just be a nobody?" Amy asked, her voice getting quieter.

I could feel her arms clench that she held under her breasts, pressed into my arm. Something about those questions seemed to bother her.

"I guess it's something like that, but I feel like I am being pushed into it," I replied.

"I wish that I could disappear. Your life that you had sounds like what I want, but my family keeps pushing me to become more. I just want to relax for once!" Amy said as she started to shake.

That made sense to me, and I could reason with her for the most part. I was alone all the time, and no one could tell me how to live my life, so having people like parents forcing you still as an adult had to be exhausting.

"Well, until we figure out what is going on with this power, you can stay with me. I am sure you can get a hotel if you want, but if the power and phone stay out, you might have a hard time getting money out. I have some cash, so I can buy you clothes tomorrow," I explained, and Amy's shaking slowly subsided as I did.

"Are you sure I can stay here? I only have my father's credit card, and I am not allowed a bank account, so I have no way to get funds. So, I will only be a burden on you," Amy explained, and I shrugged.

These parents sounded like real monsters written into a light novel, but this was real life. And real life was about to get really weird if there was a single word of truth in anything that Orphus had said.

"Something tells me that things will get much worse long before it gets better from tomorrow going forward. I don't really want to talk about it yet, and it's not because I don't trust you; it's just stupidly unbelievable. Even for me, that reads fantasy as a passion; I still have my belief suspended mostly," I said, and I felt Amy nod.

"We should get to sleep, but I want to thank you for saving my life and allowing me into your bed like this. Also, for being a gentleman, which is truly surprising with the way you talk about yourself," Amy said with a cute giggle, putting a hand on my arm.

"Goodnight; I hope tomorrow turns out to be a good day," I said and closed my eyes.

I was still awake after Amy's breathing had become rhythmic. I was trying to wrap my head around everything that had happened.

From the point that Amy had called out for me to help her. That moment will be burned into my memory, but the God seemed like he was going to be a problem.

The biggest thing that stuck out was the fact that there would be evil people that would more than likely have Systems like mine. Hopefully, the other good people like me would start popping up, but he said there would be more bad people than good.

How many of these evil people were in the city right now? Would they just start destroying things and killing people, or would they be attracted to me?

I looked down at the girl in my arms and sighed quietly as I watched her sleep. I was going to have to keep her safe from now on, but there were other girls that I wanted to track down since I had been close to them.

With that settled in my mind, I started to count my breaths. It took me a bit, but I slowly slipped off into a deep sleep.

Watching unseen, Orphus laughed to himself but then let out a tired sigh. This boy had no idea what was coming for him; no matter how strong he was, this would break him, maybe.

There was also something about him that made the so-called God get excited. The others tended to give the good side a few more to make a sport out of destroying worlds, but the good had prevailed last time, and the previous world was spared.

This time, the others wanted revenge, and only Orphus was left as a defender. All viewed life as worthless, but Orhpus had grown to like being a Defender.

This was his test because he was the best, and for jest, he would not take this seriously and be nothing but a pest!