My cowardice is showing.

Using the excuse that I was tired (which was true), I snapped up the offered key immediately and got out of there, finding my room.

The snide grin on Violet's face made me wonder if something was up, but I wasn't thinking straight.

I collapse on my knees after opening the door at the far end of the second floor.

My huge room is the damn wedding suite or something.

What the hell.

"Nii... what's wrong?" Kiku and the others wander up, showing some concern.

"Ah!" She then exclaims, putting her hand over her mouth.

Seria starts cackling.

"Fufufu... I think she got us good."

"Omygadds... really..." Aria also realises.

My head cranks around like some broken dolls.

Yes, much like I feared.

Everyone has a key labelled 'seven'. How lucky.

"It appears to have quite an extensive bed, yes?" Kaede states un-needed information.

I feel a sense of dread.

"Kekeke... is this to your standards? It is the nicest room. Unfortunately, this inn is a small one, and we only have seven rooms, but I am currently burdened with six lodgers." Violet appears, suddenly the picture of helpful customer service.

"Um... Nii... we... err... don't have to stay here... it..."

Kiku is fidgeting.

Nope. Why my sudden cowardice? Was I just rattled as the consequences of a six-girl party started to rear their heads? Is my interest that shallow?! I should be jubilant!

I leap back up.

"Thankyou for the hospitality. This will be fantastic." I state, with firm resolution.

Violet appears momentarily surprised and squints, with a snort.

"Huh... maybe you have at least one ball after all."

She cackles, rubs her hands together, and wanders off.

Most of the girls are gobsmacked.

"Fufufu... I like this woman!" Seria says, ignoring the frozen others and linking arms with me.

"Well, student of mine, we need our rest. Let us go."

I certainly am tired...

Exhausted even. My feet are killing me. We've been non-stop since the manor.

"Ah! Me too!" Aria grabs the other arm.

"Then I shall join Nii-sama also." Kaede looks frustrated at her loss of initiative, grabbing a finger.

"Eh wot! Then!" Kiku grabs another with her.

"Haaaaah!? What in Sendervil's name is wrong with you all! You!" Rishya is the voice of reason for a change.

"You cannot do this!"

And then she glomps me from behind. I feel her chest pressed up through my fabric.

Reason...? Not so much...

Pressed from behind, yanked forwards, pulled by hands and fingers, there is a disturbing sense of cohesion in movement towards the huge king-size four-poster bed.

I swear I feel a snide, bemused gaze from the stairwell as well.

My breastplate and cloak are removed, and I am basically thrown onto the sheets. It is in fact a lovely bed. Clean white sheets that feel good, lots of pillows.

Heavenly.

Just a shame I'm surrounded by girls that have become furious devils.

I shut my eyes, resigned to my fate.

...

...

...

...I really was tired...

I think in my life there was only a handful of times I fell asleep almost instantly.

But then again, dungeon crawling and deadly combat was not a hobby of mine before.

I am surrounded in a serene picture.

Lolis in various stages of undress, arranged around me in a whirlpool.

Stuff is piled up off the rooms side, including armour, weapons and clothes. Most of the girls are sleeping in just tops and panties. Kiku and Kaede's hair is down.

At some point, Kali has also appeared, and, basically only wearing her body bandages, has joined the group.

The sun is starting to fall in the sky. A nice breeze is coming off the sea through the window, mitigating the heat of this six-girl pile-up.

That's good, really. My legs and arms are dead exhausted. It's like I had a hard session at the gym before sleep. I couldn't move far without touching something anyway.

Well... I have been sleeping with Aria nearby before, sort of accidently... but this is new.

Perhaps I was needlessly scared. This is... nice.

I may have dodged a bullet though? The girls almost seemed a bit feverish at the end there.

I don't appear to have lost my pants. Thank the gods.

Even though it’s not a naturally erotic scene, I can't resist being terribly excited downstairs, compounded with good old morning wood that has no reason to go away.

I sit up slightly and cautiously, and drink in the sights.

Didn't I resolve earlier I wouldn't care what people think?

Watching many lovely girls sleeping besides me... Is this not actually like a lifelong dream?

I'm so used to not being the subject of such luck. It is luck, right?

Maybe I will eventually need to come to an important decision.

But for now, I should just relish in my good fortune.

I'm an honest to goodness master of a harem of lolis!