— One Year Later —

I let out a tired yawn as I threw myself on the bed. I had to fight the urge not to close my eyes and fall asleep.

Work was getting more and more demanding nowadays, thanks to those shitty corporate fuckers stirring shit up.

"Kakuei, you're not getting on?" Megumi asked with unhidden concern. She hopped on the bed and gently lifted my head to rest atop her pillowy thighs.

I let out a relieved sigh and fought against the sleep that was overtaking me.

This was, without a doubt, the most comfortable place on the planet.

"Nah…I don't think I will," I said tiredly.

"Alright, it's fine; rest," Megumi whispered softly.

"Kakuei, where's my toothbrush!?"

I groaned out in annoyance as the door to our room was opened.

"Kaori, he's trying to sleep!" Megumi whisper-shouted at the woman who walked in. The woman paused in her steps and looked at my tired form before wincing.

"Sorry about that."

Kaori made her way onto the bed and sat beside Megumi, calmly running her hands through my hair in an effort to soothe me. I let out a content sigh as I came to the realization that these two girls were something else.

To think two girls that I met in the game would eventually become my life partners…

— Later —

The next day, I logged onto Yggdrasil and looked down at the empty throne room from my place on the Throne of Kings.

It was a weekend, so fortunately, we didn't have work, but at the rate things were going, I didn't know if such a thing would last long.

If I thought the world was shit before, it's so much worse now.

Companies have increased everyone's workload, which has been affecting not just us but everyone on the planet.

I knew the world would come to this one day, but I had hoped it would be after we had left.

With the increased workload meant less free time for things, which also meant that Yggdrasil was dying at an extreme pace.

When we defeated the boss, the game was already on the path to its grave, but now, with the companies applying significant pressure to everyone, it's only a matter of time before the announcement for the server shutdown is released.

This means that things will come to an end very soon.

A great portion of the guild has already handed in their things due to the stress they've been enduring. Workplaces are firing people who cannot keep up with the 18-hour workdays and hiring more desperate people to take their place. I had tried to keep them on, but it came down to their lives at the end of the day.

If you can't work, you'll die; if you do work, you'll die from exhaustion later.

There is no winning when it comes to this world, which is why we needed to be out of here as soon as possible.

There were still many consistent players playing, though. Touch Me is one of them since he's loaded. He doesn't do much when at home besides hanging out with his wife and daughter, so he often pops in and talks with us. We rarely ever raid or anything like that anymore, but I enjoy our talks, and judging by his repeated log-ins, he must as well.

Pero and Buku still play, even if Pero is a lot less active than his sister.

Ever since Kaori/Buku and Daiki/Pero moved in with Megumi and me a little over a month ago, they've been much better off. Buku still works as a voice actor, but she never had to leave her home in the first place since she'd just record audio and send it out.

Daiki had to quit his job and start working under me as a construction worker. The work is more taxing than his old job but less dangerous, which Kaori has expressed gratitude for.

With both siblings living with Megumi and me, we're a lot better off. We all pay a portion of the bills, and we all go to work together, excluding Kaori.

I only have two bedrooms, so my girls sleep in the same room as me, while Daiki sleeps in the other room.

In everyone's head, it's not a permanent arrangement, only a temporary one until Daiki finds another place to stay, but I plan on keeping it going until the World Change.

The negative about that was Kaori had no intentions of having any type of sexual relations when her brother was still in the house, especially with how loud Megumi would be when we did it. Even though she wanted to join in on the fun, the last thing she wanted was for her brother to hear her screaming my name.

Which was…understandable.

So, I'll have to wait until the world change to do anything with her.

For the most part, I was prepared for the World Change to the New World, but I still needed to get a few things in order.

When it came down to the shutdown day, I knew I could get a good number of guild members since we all have a group chat that we talk about regularly, so I wasn't worried about that.

I was worried about how we would adjust to the New World.

In canon, Momonga undergoes a whole personality shift because he is an undead. While he is still shown to act like himself internally, his external persona shifts immensely, and the last thing I want is for that to happen to my friends and my girls.

From what I could tell, most of the others shouldn't be too terribly affected by it, especially with how most of them act in-game and out-of-game. Ulbert would probably be more or less the same. The guy hates humanity, and I feel like the world change would only add a bit more bloodlust to that hate.

Which is fine.

As for Buku…I honestly didn't know what would happen regarding her, but I don't think there would be a significant change, significantly, since no outside force should affect her personality.

Slimes are…a weird race.

As long as she doesn't grow a slimy hentai fetish, then we're good.

This means that Momonga is the main person I would need to change, and I already had plans for exactly how to do that.

I stood up from the throne and teleported to the Treasury door.

I walked inside and made my way through the vast amount of treasures we had collected over the years, mainly from Asgard.

My eyes settled on one World Item in particular that caught my attention.

[Ouroboros (Rank - World Item)]

I let out a sigh as I summoned the item to me. There wouldn't be any simple way to explain this without queuing them in on me knowing about the World Change, but at this point, it was better than leaving Megumi to her fate.

— Later —

I logged out of the game after using the item and making my request. It would take a little while for the devs to take notice and add the change, but it wasn't like I was in any hurry.

As I lay on the bed, I felt a sudden weight on my lap.

"Kaori?" I asked, looking up at the girl who had her arms on my chest while straddling my legs.

"...My brother isn't here right now." She said softly, giving me a face filled with shy determination. Her cheeks were beyond red, and it didn't take a rocket scientist to understand what she was getting at.

"Are you sure?" I asked, placing my hand on her chin and adopting a serious expression. This was a big moment in our relationship, one I didn't want her to feel like she had to experience as soon as possible.

She leaned down to my ear and whispered: "I'm more than sure."

I could feel my shorts tightening from her attempt at being sultry, which I had to admit was hotter than Megumi's first try, whereas my skeleton queen was more cute.'

"I've listened to you and Megumi do it for weeks. I don't think I can hold myself back anymore."

If she wanted this, then who was I to turn her away?

I flipped us over, eliciting a surprised yelp from her. I leaned down and took her lips, wasting no time in sticking my tongue in her mouth and dominating the kiss. She wrapped her arms around my neck and pulled me down closer, deepening the kiss and causing me to press my bulge against her covered mound.

I let my hands roam her body freely, grabbing a generous handful of her large breasts. They weren't as big as Megumi's, but they were more than enough. She let out a moan that I drank up eagerly in our sloppy kiss.

Eventually, I had to pull away, and we tried to gain our breath while looking at each other hungrily.

I wanted her right here, right now.

"M-Make me your woman, Kakuei." She pleaded.

I pulled off my shirt, revealing my naked upper body to her. She eyed my chest and abs with a hunger I hadn't seen from her yet and grinded her lower body against mine. I grinned down at her and ran my hands along slim waist and up her sides under her shirt. I began pulling it off and marveled as her bare breasts popped out.

"No bra?" I questioned with a teasing look.

She looked away from me with a blush. "I-I didn't see a purpose in wearing one if it was gonna come off anyway."

"That's fair." I chuckled, wasting no more time and grabbing two handfuls of her soft, bouncy breasts.

"Mmm!" She let out a moan muffled by her hands as I continued to knead her breasts and tweak her nipples.

I didn't need to check down below to know that she was dripping wet, and anything other than sex at this point was just teasing her.

Which I had to admit is very fun.

"K-Kakuei, s-stop—Annh~ b-bullying me." She breathed out with a face full of lust. "Please, take me."

Well, who could turn down such a cute and honest girl. She knows what she wants, so it's time to give it to her.

I reached down to her waist and began pulling off her shorts, exposing her bare pussy to the air. It seems she didn't wear panties either…What an impatient girl.

I grinned at the sight of her naked body beneath me. Never did I think I would be able to look at another girl without feeling like a major piece of shit, but the fact that both girls wanted me was a turn-on like no other.

I'd have to see about getting Megumi to join us next time, but for now, it's just me and her.

I pulled off my shorts and underwear, revealing my hardened member to her. She quickly took interest in it, reaching down with her hand and giving it a few pumps.

"It's big…"

"I've been told." I grinned, eliciting a pout from her.

"Jerk."

"I've been told that as well."

She continued her pouting until I began rubbing the head of my cock against her soaking pussy.

"Mmm~"

Her moans, coupled with her gorgeous body and my love for her, made it hard to keep teasing her.

I wanted to take her, to be inside of her.

So, I lined up my cock with her entrance and gave her one last look, giving her a chance to back out. She gave me a small nod, and slowly I pushed myself into her tight feminine folds.

"Annnh!" She moaned powerfully as I sheathed myself fully inside of her.

"Are you alright?" I asked in concern. Megumi had never moaned so loud when we had sex, and Kaori is a bit smaller than her, so I was worried I may have hurt her.

"I-I'm fine." She reassured me, wrapping her arms around my neck and bringing her face close to mine. "I love you, Kakuei."

A warm smile crossed my face as I placed a soft kiss on her lips. "I love you too, Kaori." We pressed against one another, starting another deep kiss as we flicked our tongues around one another's. I pulled myself out of her and went back in slowly, making her moan in my mouth.

She was tight, almost as tight as Megumi was when we first made love.

The smooth grooves of her pussy clenched down hard on my invading shaft, making me groan in her mouth. One of my hands came up to flick at her nipple, increasing the pleasure she felt in my embrace.

As I continued to pump my full length inside of her, a dangerous thought came to my mind, one I quickly killed.

We were too close to the end for me to think of anything like that.

"Annh, K-Kakuei, i-it's good~"

Her moans increased my pleasure and before long, I could feel myself growing close to the edge. Her pussy clenched down on me, harder than it had before, and at the last moment I forced myself to pull out of her, releasing my seed on her stomach and her thighs.

Deep breaths escaped both of us as we basked in the great pleasure we just experienced together.

I threw myself on the bed beside her and stared up at the ceiling with a small frown. I didn't know if she was on birth control like Megumi is, so that could have been bad if I waited any longer.

I felt her warm body on mine and looked to see her laying her head on my chest with her hand tracing lines on my defined upper body.

"I love you, Kakuei." She said again, this time without being blinded by her pleasure.

I wrapped my arms around her tightly and kissed her forehead. "I love you too, Kaori."

I couldn't mean those words more.

We lay like that for a couple of minutes before I felt her soft breaths on my chest, signifying that she had fallen asleep.

I looked up at the ceiling in thought. The end was drawing near, and even though we were ready, I knew I needed to do more for everyone to be happy.

There was no way Megumi, Kaori, and the others didn't realize that I knew about the World Change after I used Ouroboros to alter the Eclipse race.

Which means I had to let them know on my own terms.

— Chapter End —

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Author's Note: I hadn't realized that I failed to release this chapter publicly (I know, I'm an idiot.)