“Exactly. Look at our little Theresa. She is still shy!”

A girl from the Harem smiled.

All the girls were shaking with laughter.

“There’s no need to be shy, Theresa. Now that we’ve sincerely accepted you as one of us, we certainly won’t be jealous of you. Just wash yourself clean and welcome Lord Black Jack’s gift!” said Hera, smiling.

She waved her hands, and all the members of the harem crowded close. Countless hands that looked like tender lotus roots tried to lift Theresa up high and send her to Jack Thunder’s tent.

Theresa’s mind went blank.

She had never seen such a scene before.

Not even one brain cell had ever imagined such a scene in the craziest dream.

She felt that she was like a piece of pork that had been washed clean and thrown onto a chopping board.

It was about to be eaten.

Damn it. She had always been a glutton!

Surrounded by countless girls, Theresa felt that she was surrounded by zombies.

“Ah!”

Theresa held her head and screamed.

In the depths of the forest, a flock of strange birds with long, slender wings were startled. They flew into the colorful night sky and vanished into thin air.

The smiles on the beautiful girls’ faces gradually disappeared, replaced by confusion and worry.

“What’s wrong, Theresa? Are you not feeling well?” asked Hela, who was acting like a big sister.

“Is the black magic that Eric the Shapeshifter planted in you still torturing your mind?” Natasha guessed.

“It doesn’t matter. Lord Black Jack possesses mysterious and powerful strength.”

Princess Summer smiled. “Let him exorcise you, Theresa. I guarantee that you will experience the feeling of rebirth when you wake up tomorrow morning. You will feel that your entire life has been renewed!”

“You—”

Theresa held her head helplessly, finding it hard to understand what the girls were thinking. “How could it be?”

“Do we have a problem? We really consider you one of us and want to give you the best!”

Princess Summer said, somewhat aggrieved, “Weren’t you attracted to Lord Black Jack just like us? Isn’t it the greatest joy and the most sacred sacrifice in our life to offer ourselves to him?”

“The most sacred sacrifice…”

Theresa shuddered.

He felt that there must be something wrong with the girls’ heads.

But she could not point it out directly.

Judging from their fascination, they must’ve been deeply possessed. Whoever tried to refute them would be torn to pieces.

She could not even say that she did not like Jack Thunder. Otherwise, there would be no reason for her to join an adventure team and go to the Blood Demon Sector.

“Listen, I am, uh, I like Lord Black Jack very much, but…”

Theresa racked her brain, trying to find the right words. “But don’t you think that it was too fast and hasty? We didn’t even go through the normal procedures!

“A normal procedure?”

Hera frowned. “What is that?”

“It’s the normal procedure of love!”

Theresa said, “A boy should at least treat a girl to a romantic candlelit dinner, listen to a concert, watch a play, and say some sweet nothings. Even if everybody knows that sweet nothings are just nonsense, the ritual of self-deceiving is still very important, isn’t it? If you don’t want to go through the formalities, don’t you think it’s a bit… cheap?”

“So, Theresa, you like watching drama, too? You are truly a descendant of a noble family!”

Princess Summer said in surprise and joy.

In the Jadeite Continent where resources were scarce and the glory of the church was everywhere, where thrift and simplicity were valued, ‘watching a show’ was not a way of entertainment for the ordinary people.

However, Princess Summer was still confused. “What’s a concert?”

“…That’s not the main point. The main point is that we have to go through the procedures. We have to pretend to be a phoenix in the moonlight and deceive each other!”

Theresa hurried to say, “It’s like a suitor who wants to show off his talent and courage by reciting sonnets, or, yes, by killing the giants of the Blood Battle Demon Sector, such as Lord Cooper, in order to attract girls to him. Isn’t that more reasonable?”

The girls looked at each other in bewilderment.

“As long as Lord Black Jack is willing, he can certainly kill Grand Monarch Kuba,” said Dragon Lady Hera with complete certainty.

“Is that so?”

Theresa was skeptical.

Although Black Jack’s combat ability was quite impressive, the infamous Grand Lord Kuba of the Blood Demon Sector was still far from what Eric, the ‘Transformation Bug’, could achieve.

“Of course.”

All the girls of the harem shouted at the same time, their faces full of infatuated confidence, “Lord Black Jack is invincible!”

“Therefore, what are you hesitating for? In regard of valiance, Lord Black Jack is definitely the strongest man on the continent—no, in the entire world.”

Princess Summer held Theresa’s hand and smiled. “Come on. Offer yourself to Lord Black Jack!”

Terrified, Theresa shook off Princess Summer’s hand subconsciously.

“Listen, listen. I’ve discovered that we have a minor disagreement on certain concepts.

Theresa took a deep breath and tried to calm her burning brain. “Let’s say—okay. Let’s say that I admit that I do like your Lord Black Jack a little bit. I also admit that he is the strongest man in the world. But that doesn’t mean that I have to throw myself into his arms, wash myself clean, jump into his bed, and even offer myself to him.

“Firstly, don’t you feel that every one of us should be an independent entity? Our lives don’t just belong to Black Jack, but also belong to ourselves. Besides racking our brains to figure out how to serve Black Jack, do you not feel that we have a lot of things that we can do ourselves? At most, Black Jack occupies a very small part of our lives. For example, 1%?

“Secondly, we love each other and hate each other. It is something that we all enjoy. Of course, we have to pick a time when we are both relaxed and in a good state. But right now, we are in the middle of nowhere, and there are so many people watching us. I don’t have such a hobby. I can’t relax at all. Why should I ‘dedicate’ myself to Black Jack?

“Speaking of which, dedication is such a weird word. We are merely fulfilling each other’s needs!

“Can you understand what I’m saying or not? Hey, just say something. Don’t look at me in such a weird way!”

…

Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar! From today onwards, <> will be officially renewed!

This was a story where a boy turned into a man and regained his true masculinity. The subsequent updates would probably be accelerated and would be completed as soon as possible.

While he was resting, Old Cow came up with a lot of new chapters, such as ‘Ding Lingdang’, ‘Lu Qingchen’, ‘Kuafu and Houyi’, etc.

Please look forward to it, everyone!