What was the best way to make an unforgettable impression? Blast them with power.
Previously our house was in a position between noble and upstart. We had a foot in each side and people respected us… Until My parents died.
How could the Karino family still stand when there was no one at the helm? What more, Mamako couldn't be too controlling or she would be accused of trying to manipulate us.
In short we were in a pretty shitty situation. Or we would have been if it was still in my world. This world though, had another way to judge people.
Mana.
Mana was one of the ways people were judged nowadays. For the physically weak humans, the sole way to equal the other races was to have a large quantity of mana.
What more, anyone with a certain quantity of mana could even apply for a noble title on the other side.
Mana was the proof of one's talent and potential.
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The moment I entered, I could feel it. Everyone in the room stopped to look at me.
Then, the retaliation was immediate. Mana surged from all over the room as every last of them urged the power inside of them and blasted it out.
The previously peaceful atmosphere all but vanished as the pressure steadily grew larger.
On the side I could see some of the young people of my age sweating buckets, while some of them looked like they were about to faint.
In high society, blasting one's own mana was seen as rude and a sign of provocation. More precisely it was a challenge. If I had to put it into words, I basically entered the room while screaming, "Bring it on bitches!!!"
Yeah, not the best way to make friends.
This was their answer. If I failed to support their combined pressures and showed weakness, I would be seen as a bragging brat that didn't understand his own limits. Making our already precarious situation even worse.
But…
'There is no way I am going to lose.'
I was still lacking. Some few weeks of training wouldn't transform me into a badass fighter. Frankly in a straight fight, any of the adults here would crush me like an ant.
But, this wasn't a straight fight. We were just comparing mana.
I lacked many things. But mana?
I could feel a grin form on my face as I thought about my stats in mana.
'I have a shit ton of mana!!'
*Rumble!!*
The moment I thought so, I immediately doubled my pressure. The grin on my struggling to not stretch wider. As a fan of anime, this scene was basically something out of my wet dreams.
Tens if not hundreds of people releasing their mana in order to counterattack mine. The earth trembling and the walls quaking. Some people shivered as they were slowly unable to deal with it, while some others frowned as they decided to bring out more.
The situation slowly but surely entered a stalemate. A careful balance that could crumble at any moment. Then, like a lie
*Whoosh*
The mana suddenly vanished as it was taken back. Then, with the brightest smile I could manage, I spoke with a measured tone,
"Good evening everyone. I, Akira Karino, prepared this feast tonight in order to celebrate my coming out of coma. I am happy to say that I am now in perfect health."
I walked towards a table near me and took a glass of wine before raising it towards them.
"Here in front of everyone, I swear that the Karino house will not fall in my generation. But I am still an inexperienced young boy and I am bound to make mistakes. I hope that all of you will support and guide me towards success. Tonight, I drink for a bright future."
Saying so, I tilted my glass before downing the wine in it in one go.
"For a bright future!!"
The people present, followed my track as they repeated my words.
Of course I wasn't naive enough to think that it wasn't enough. All I showed was my potential as a fighter. This wasn't some kind of xianxia. The Karino family was first and foremost a family of business. It didn't matter how powerful I was if my management was shit. Still, this was sufficient for now. I didn't need to be in a hurry.
All that mattered was that I had sent a simple message through my actions.
'The heir of the Karino family was now awake, and he wasn't a fucking pushover.'
It was then,
+30 affection points with Saeko for showing your power.
+30 affection points with Yumeko for making a risky gamble.
+### affection points with Anna for making her wet.
Wut?
He should not eat any mysterious cookies or other things made by Anna using her "secret" ingredient.....rest is okay
Okay, Anna will be the easier one to seduce(normally she would have had the hardest first hurdle, but since the MC already awakened her sexual desires, even if accidentally, the rest will be smooth sailing), Saeko is also pretty straightforward: train and get stronger, the problem is Yumeko, just gambling is not enough to get her(Although that alone could be plenty dangerous, since she won’t accept low stakes), you need to genuinely trust her(at least she was really happy when her sidekick in the manga said he wasn’t just a slave following her for directions, but a friend who trusts her), overall the biggest problem is that she’s really good at reading people, so seducing her on purpose could be quite the challenge(makes me wonder how he’ll deal with Matsuzaka, the “love” she desires is pure and childlike, a harem MC is literally in the worst position for seducing her)
Yep. Sato will be a challenge. I may or may not use her. Since the list I gave was just one for making a baseline. I will see how I go with it.
@HikaruGenji I kinda imagine her to know the original body since young so maybe that could fit the pure and childlike by being childhood friends.
@HikaruGenji Okay, so I was thinking about how it would be possible for Sato to enter the harem and had two ideas(I'm just brainstorming, so please use or not these ideas however you want):
1) Temporary Amnesia: since Sato is too cunning and cynical to be seduced by the MC you could create a situation where she loses her memory and is taken care of by the MC(kinda like Elfen Lied), allowing her to fall in love with him before she recovers her memory. The thing about Sato is that she's not INTENTIONALLY hard to seduce, she actually desperately wants to fall in love, no matter with who, so even after recovering her memories she would still love the MC
2) Accidental Seduction: I hate the "dense MC" trope as much as anyone, but as I said before there's no way for the MC to get her affection if she notices him trying to do it, so one of the easier ways to get her in the harem is make it so they start as friends(maybe the MC has no hope that he would be able to seduce her or maybe she hides her appearance/identity) and the MC unwittingly makes her fall in love(you could make some reason for her to hide her feelings, since she's an excellent actor it woud be possible for the MC to not notice it without needing to be braindead), of course an important part of this idea would be for Sato to have a way to block his identification ability, so he doesn't discover her growing affection(and maybe hidden identity), I don't think that would be much of a problem though, since the existence of identification abilities is common knowledge there should be methods to defend against it
The love nectar.....
Thx
For the physically weak humans, the sole way to equal the other races was to have a large quantity of mana
Mmm, firearms? You know, Mr Colt and Dr Browning.
Nufufufufufu~ Chūsei~
What a power move
Does affection always make jumps in 30s? it seems weird that almost all the time it jumps up in increments of 30 unless there is a reason
More author more chapter pls