S.P.E.C.T.O.R – [A Sci-fi space adventure with fantasy elements]

Adam sighed before saying, “It’s not that I don’t feel bad for her; I just don’t like the idea of any of them touching another man’s private male appendage.”

“Understandable; we all have our likes and dislikes,” Aphrodite said, nodding. “Though I can’t say I dislike this possessive side of you.”

Adam smiled at her before nodding towards Lorelie and Muriel and saying, “Also, I’m not sure if I should do anything about that.”

“Worried Muriel might make an inappropriate move on Lorelie?” Elemence asked.

“Not so much that,” Adam explained. “I trust Lorelie to deal with it if that were to actually happen, especially after her recent realisation.”

“True, and Muriel doesn’t catch me as the type that would try to force something… unless she was left with no other option and her desire for Muriel is greater than we realise,” Aphrodite added.

“That’s a bit dark, don’t you think?” Adam asked.

“Even though you’re dating two divas with possibly more on the way, you’re still yet to fully grasp how fanatical some fans can be,” Aphrodite replied. “True, it’s only a small percentage, but there are some out there that are… what’s the Earthling term, oh right, yandere.”

“You think Muriel’s a yandere?” Adam asked in concern.

“No,” Aphrodite quickly answered. “Considering her history as a famous Water Sphere player, Muriel understands the pressures of being adored by fans; I mean, Lorelie herself is her fan.”

“And that’s one of the reasons why deciding Muriel can’t join the harem is so difficult; I know how much Lorelie was hoping for that,” Adam said with a sigh.

“At the end of the day, pleasing your women and making them happy is important, but you need to know when to put your foot down,” Elemence advised. “This is supposed to be your group relationship after all, and you need to keep an eye on both it and your lovers, lest they grow feelings for one another that are stronger than those towards you.”

“Are you telling me to ban feelings in the harem?” Adam asked with a frown.

“No, of course not; that would be impossible,” Elemence replied.

“Especially since Stacey and Lorelie have already grown feelings for each other,” Aphrodite added with a smirk. “Don’t worry, though; they both love you way more than each other.”

“Is sensing feelings one of your gifts now?” Adam asked.

“It always has been, as long as they’re connected to sex and desire,” Aphrodite answered.

“Then what about Lorelie’s feelings towards Muriel?” Adam asked.

“Hmm, what’s this? Are you worried?” Aphrodite teased. “Well, you shouldn’t be. While there is attraction there, which is unsurprising since she wants Muriel to join your harem, that’s about it. It hasn’t reached the stage of desire.”

“Honestly, Aphrodite would be a good addition to any group relationship; you should really consider letting her join before someone else steals her away,” Elemence suggested, surprising the pair.

“I never expected you to play wingman for her,” Adam remarked in surprise.

“Wingman? As in someone who flies another fighter and supports you?” Elemence asked in confusion.

“I suppose that’s the traditional meaning, but on Earth it has another meaning,“ Adam explained. “It refers to a supportive companion who helps a friend in social situations, particularly regarding romantic situations.”

“Oh, how interesting,” Elemence said while nodding in understanding before continuing. “I was explicitly providing Aphrodite assistance; I just think that with her Succuba ability to read the romantic desires of others, she could help you maintain balance in your group relationship.”

As Aphrodite heard Elemence’s suggestion, she puffed out her chest proudly, or at least until Elemence added, “Honestly, though, any Succuba could fill that role, not just Aphrodite.”

“Gee, thanks,” Aphrodite retorted.

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“What exactly do you mean by keep balance?” Adam asked as they approached the house.

“I suppose monitoring your other lovers would be a better term,” Elemence replied as she began to explain. “Because your harem has reached the stage where your current lovers want to invite their friends to join the group relationship, it is reaching an important point where you have to make a decision.

Normally, there are only two options for how to build your group relationship going forward; however, Aphrodite here opens a third option for you. The first option is to build it purely around yourself. This is generally the more common and safer option and involves only allowing those who are interested in you to join. While there are occasions where the group members are intimate with each other, that is generally few and far between, as they only have an interest in being intimate with the group leader.”

“Boring,” Aphrodite commented.

“While Aphrodite is not wrong in that this is the more boring of the options, it is the safer of the options,” Elemence continued. “The second option is the path your group relationship is currently aiming towards. This one is where you, as the group leader, allow your lovers’ friends to join the group and be intimate with each other even when you’re not around.

While this sounds good on paper, it carries the risk of two such lovers growing feelings for each other that even exceed their feelings for you; in such cases, those lovers often leave the group relationship, damaging it as a whole.”

“That’s true; I’ve been in such group relationships before,” Aphrodite stated.

“It was probably you joining that caused it to collapse,” Elemence replied while rolling her eyes.

“I can’t help it if I’m better than the group leader in bed and this leads to the other members falling in love with me,” Aphrodite replied innocently.

“And you want me to let her join?” Adam asked.

“Yeah, it might be better for you to find a younger, less experienced Succuba,” Elemence teased.

“Hey!” Aphrodite complained before grumpily saying. “Just get to the third option.”

“The third option is where you let Aphrodite or another Succuba join the group relationship,“ Elemence continued. “That Succuba would have a special role of monitoring the other members’ feelings and alerting you should those feelings get problematic. You would then have to take steps to either rectify the issue or eliminate it.”

“The way you say eliminate it sounds pretty dark,” Adam replied.

“I’m just giving you my opinion.” Elemence shrugged. “While not uncommon, there is a reason why most group relationships collapse. They are, after all, far harder to manage than just a normal relationship.”

“And how exactly am I supposed to control my lovers’ feelings towards each other?” Adam asked.

“Wouldn’t be a problem if you were an Incuba,” Aphrodite joked. “That way you could make them all addicted to sex with you.”

“Well, considering none of them is addicted to sex with me, I think it’s safe to say that I’m not an Incuba,” Adam replied.

“Tying them to you in some way would be a good way of preventing them from ever leaving, but it’s also dangerous, and I have no idea how you would do such a thing,” Elemence replied before adding with a frown. “Plus, I don’t like the idea of Revi losing her freedom after she joins your group relationship.”

“The easiest way would be to make sure they all love you more than each other,” Aphrodite stated before glancing at Muriel and adding, “But I doubt that’s possible with some individuals.”

“Then you need to stick with your original decision and not allow Muriel to join,” Elemence replied.

“Thus we return back to my original issue of hurting Lorelie, even though she says she understands my decision,” Adam sighed before thinking.

{I hope she doesn’t take it too hard.}

[I have a suggestion regarding this problem.] Spector suddenly announced as she addressed him alone.

{Go on.} Adam thought in surprise.

[If the only issue is her having a penis, then she simply needs to have it removed.] Spector replied simply, causing Adam to stumble upon hearing her words.

“Whoa there,” Aphrodite remarked as she quickly supported him. “You ok?”

“Yeah, sorry, just tripped,” Adam replied.

{What are you even saying? You want her to cut her male appendage off?}

[Well, that’s one way to do it, but an operation would probably be the less painful and safer option.]

{That’s not what I meant.} Adam thought in annoyance. {You obviously have no idea what his private male appendage means to a man.}

[I do not, but Muriel isn’t a man, so there’s no problem.]

{Oh gods, save me. I can’t simply go up to her and say: hey, sorry you can’t join, but have your male appendage removed and we’re all good.}

[I agree, that would be rather a callous way to tell her.]

Adam’s shoulders slumped, and he sighed, causing Aphrodite and Elemence to look at him in surprise.

{Nope, nope, I ain’t doing that. There’s no way she would agree to having her male appendage removed in order to be able to copulate with Lorelie. I mean, without her male appendage, she can’t copulate with any woman.}

[She could still use a strap-on. Besides, you just have to incentivise the idea by telling her that you will give her a child in the future.]

This time, Adam literally choked and began to cough as he heard Spector’s words.