Harem in a Labyrinth

Before I even open my eyes, I feel a warm, lively tongue meeting mine. As my eyes flutter open, I see the silhouette of a gorgeous girl kissing me passionately.

My hands rest against her soft skin, and I close my eyes again, fully immersing myself in the bliss of the morning kiss.

"Good morning, Master," Roxanne whispers after breaking the kiss.

"Good morning, Roxanne," I reply, gently caressing her soft dog ears.

Haa... as I am holding her amazing body with a rock hard cock, I feel thankful once again to be woken up by the kiss of such a beautiful, naked girl.

Unable to resist, I claim her lips once more. Roxanne responds eagerly, her passion burning brighter as our kiss deepens. When we finally part, a string of saliva lingers between us, and I realize I may be falling truly, deeply in love with her.

"Haaa… Good morning, Master," a drowsy voice murmurs. I turn to see Sherry, her thin form wrapping around me in a sleepy embrace. Her lips seek mine, and I oblige, sharing another tender kiss.

"Good morning, Sherry," I say, breaking the kiss and patting her soft, bouncing hair. Her sleepy, sloppy kiss fills me with warmth. Perhaps I am falling in love with Sherry too."Good morning… Master," a shy voice sounds from behind Sherry. Lillia steps into view, her striking torpedo breasts rising and falling with each breath. She hesitantly approaches me and Sherry gives way. Placing a hand on my chest, Lillia tiptoes to kiss me.

Her kiss is gentle and tentative, but I wrap my arms around her waist, letting my tongue explore hers, as her soft breasts are squished against me. "Good morning, Lillia," I say, breaking the kiss and gazing at the shy redhead in the candlelight.. Maybe… I am in love with them all.

"Good yawn morning, Masterrr," Anastasia mumbles sleepily, her light purple hair a tousled mess as she crawls toward me.

I let go of Lillia as Anastasia hugs me tightly, pressing her lips to mine. I pry open her mouth and play with her sleepy tongue before letting go. "Good morning, Anastasia," I say, rubbing her head affectionately.

"Moning-desu!" I feel a soft body clinging on my back as I have to let Anastasia go, and bring that body to the front. It was my sleepy catgirl, who has her whole body pasted against me, with my hard dick poking her belly. She also has her eyes closed, but she wraps her arms around my neck and pulls me into a sloppy kiss. 

Her rough tongue plays a morning battle with mine as I have to break the kiss early, as my hands were getting a bit too handsy on her naked body. "Good Morning Miria" I say with a smile as I rub her cat ears, making her open her eyes and give me a sweet smile. 

As I look around at these incredible women, I know there is no room for debate. I am hopelessly in love with each of them!

"Let's get ready for the labyrinth," I say, smiling as I reluctantly push aside other thoughts for now.

"Yes, Master," Roxanne replies, she is the one who is the most awake and active among the girls. After five days of venturing into the labyrinth, even I have grown accustomed to these early mornings.

The room is dim, with the candles burned down and no sunlight yet streaming through the windows. I sigh, missing the convenience of electricity.

"Lets light up the candles, before leaving the room we can keep the burning candles in the Explorer's backpack. And when we return we can take them out, they will be still burning then." I suggest, not wanting the girls to fumble in the dark.

"That is such a clever idea, Master" Roxanne says in amazement. 

"Will it work, though?" Sherry asks skeptically.

The other girls are still very sleepy, to take part in the conversation as they are trying to get out of the soft bed. 

Roxanne retrieves some candles from the bag, and I use my Fireball spell without releasing the ball, and light up the candles. Sherry places one candle inside the backpack, and it disappears into the black space. When she retrieves it, the flame is still burning. "Maybe it can work" She says thoughtfully. 

"As expected of Master's Magic Bag," Roxanne says with admiration as she replaces the candles around the room. With the candles lighting up the room the girls are also more awake. Roxanne opens the cupboard and brings my clothes out, she then proceeds to carefully dress me. While I could do it myself, I know she enjoys this routine, so I let her.

It is a bit awkward as my dick is still hard so I wear the silk underwear and pants myself. After that I sit down and watch the other girls get dressed up. 

Miria's tail swishes happily as she slips into her clothes. Lillia is still feeling shy, as she tries to hide her nipples while dressing, and Anastasia remains the sleepiest, her swaying body requiring Lillia's support to keep from falling. I chuckle at this amusing sight.

"Lets freshen up first" I suggest, after seeing all the girls hide their naked bodies inside their clothes. Opening a Warp to the bath, I lead the way. The other girls follow me and we proceed to do our morning business, there are plenty of toilets in this mansion so no one has to wait their turn. 

We regroup in my room shortly after.

"Master, our Equipments" Roxanne says, handing me the bag while giving me a perfect view of her cleavage in her new outfit.

Though I first go ahead and hug her tightly. Feeling delighted that my increased height allows me to envelop her soft body completely. She is surprised but hugs me back with a smile. I kiss her forehead and hand her the equipment from the bag.

One by one, I do the same for Sherry, Lillia, Anastasia, and Miria, enjoying these little moments of connection.

I also take out my own Equipment, the whole Steel getup. Now that our party is full, my position is better utilised at the back so I equip my Steel Cane once again. 

I never disbanded the party so I don't have to invite them again. "Today we don't have much time but still let's try to clear the Vale Labyrinth's 5th floor" I say with a confident smile looking at our full party. 

"Yes, We can do it Master!" Roxanne says raising her fists, sounding even more confident then me. 

The other girls also nod, even Anastasia looks a lot less worried this time. I open the Warp thinking about the last location where we exited yesterday. 

"Let me go first Master" Roxanne says holding a shield and a rapier. 

I nod knowing that there can be monsters on the other side, and Roxanne is the one with the best reflexes among us. I still have already applied an Enhanced Plating to all of us, so she would be able to tank one hit with no damage. Although I can't even imagine her getting hit. 

She steps inside the door vanishing from the sight and I stand nearby the Warp door, ready to assist her. 

'Master there is just one Cheep Sheep here, I have its attention right now' Roxanne's Telepathic message rings in my head. She is able to communicate with us because of my Telepathic Party Link.

'Alright we are coming' I reply to her as I look at the other girls who have also heard her message, "Lets go!" I say entering the Warp door. 

[Cheep Sheep Level 5]

I step in the familiar dark corridor again, and see Roxanne expertly piercing the sheep's side. Wasting no time, I cast a Firestorm spell.

The Sheep cries out with a sharp "Baa!" as flames engulf it, creating a chaotic blaze. Roxanne takes advantage of the distraction, pressing her attack without hesitation.

Storm-type magical attacks are the best, as it affects every monster in the vicinity, so I don't have to aim. The others enter behind me, ready for action.

Sherry and Miria are the first to charge, their coordinated strikes hammering the Sheep relentlessly. Lillia and Anastasia pause briefly, seemingly caught off guard by the sight of the burning sheep, but they quickly join the fray, their weapons striking it from behind.

I use a second Firestorm, and the Sheep dissolves into a puff of smoke.

[Sheep's wool] 

"Let's start the labyrinth run for real now," I say with a sigh of relief as the tension eases on our party. "Roxanne, lead the way."

"Leave it to me, Master," Roxanne replies cheerfully, as Sherry hands me the wool drop.

I am grateful for Roxanne. Without her guidance, I would be wandering aimlessly, unsure if we had already explored the left or the right side of this corridor.

Our six-person party advances cautiously in yesterday's familiar formation: Roxanne and Miria take the front, Anastasia, Lillia, and Sherry hold the middle, and I cover the rear.

Now that I know that this is an AU world, the cogs in my mind start turning as I start thinking about every odd thing in this world. For example the demons are the biggest anomaly here. They don't bleed blood like the rest of us, instead they just vanish in a puff of smoke, as they leave behind a tangible drop. 

It is uncannily similar to a game. But maybe I should stop chalking up everything to being a game like fantasy world and really uncover the whys. What are these demons, truly? The most plausible theory is that they're entities made of magic or condensed experience. That would explain the lack of blood and how the labyrinth can continually generate them.

Then there is the matter of this body. Back when I first read the original story, I and even Michio himself were under the impression that his body got transported to this world. But my own existence here disproves that notion. 

This body ... A body native to this world might have been... created in that village barn, and a soul might be Isekai'd here and inserted into it. And they somehow messed up in the soul teleportation step and I got transported here instead.

It is just a theory for now, but there are points to support it. For example, both my body and Michio's were capable of producing an Intelligence Card, which should only be possible for natives of this world.

Lost in these idle musings, I continue spamming spells from the back while the girls handle combat with surprising efficiency. They have improved a lot since our last run, so I didn't have to worry much more about them. 

As we march toward the next group of monsters, Miria suddenly bolts ahead.

"(Miria don't rush ahead!)" Roxanne speaks up in alarm. 

"Miria?" I ask, surprised as she quickly retrieves something from the ground and scurries back to me. She opens her hand to reveal a Black Crystal.

[Magic Crystal]

"Miria, how did you spot a Black Magic Crystal in this darkness?" Anastasia asks, her voice tinged with astonishment.

"Catkin have very good eyesight so they are able to see much better in darkness" Sherry answers her question. 

"Very good Miria" Roxanne smiles happily from the side. 

"Fish-desu?" Miria asks looking at me expectantly. 

I knew from the original story that she had been taught to find these magic crystals in the labyrinth so she can have money for fish. 

"Sure, you can have an extra fish today Miria" I say with a smile not wanting to ruin her excited mood. 

Miria smiles happily hearing the word fish from my mouth.

With spirits high, we resume our search, soon arriving at a room with a massive closed door looming before us.

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