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SMUT AHEAD! Starting this chapter out strong, lads!

The sun was barely making itself known outside, yet it could still be considered night by many people. Especially after a party, this was no time to be getting up. Jaune's house needed cleaning; there was no doubt about it. The party was wild, and it got wilder as it progressed. Jaune's lawyer friend even managed to perform for the first time in years, and his wife was very happy about that. But this is not about the two old-timers having a good time here!

"Ugh…" Jaune groaned, feeling a slight headache looming in the back of his head. He likely drank a bit too much, but curiously, that was not his current issue here. The current issue he was having was how he felt a strange radiating heat around him and, strangely, a pressure around his dick. Eyes opening ever so slightly, he recalled what went down last night, but when he looked at Lillian, whom he was expecting to be asleep, he saw something else.

Boobs.

He saw boobs right in front of his eyes.

"Finally awake?" Lillian asked with a smirk as she was stroking his dick. "I've been at this for a few minutes now. Surprised it took you this long to wake up."

"L-Lillian?" Jaune jumped up, making her let go of his manhood. "What are you doing?"

"Ain't it obvious?" She asked, her hand reaching for his manhood again. "I want the dick that did Ashley and Aiko!"

"Hol' up, how'd you know?" Jaune asked, looking straight at her.

"Ashley shared the story with me," Lillian confessed. "As for Aiko? Pff. Next time you two fuck, make sure you properly lock your door! I saw it with my own eyes. Taking Sex-ED?"

"There is nothing wrong with learning!" Jaune defended himself. "Also, I didn't consent to this, so can you please not do anything?"

"Why?" Lillian asked.

"Because it's not-"

"No, I mean, why would you fuck them and not me?" Lillian asked again, being more clear this time around. She threw the blanket on the floor completely, exposing herself entirely to him. "Am I not good enough? Are my tits not as big as Aiko's, or is it because I don't have Ashley's looks?"

"What? Lillian, you are making no sense!" Jaune said. He then tried calling for help. "Kyu! Where are you? I need you right now!" However, a glance to the side revealed the fairy fast asleep on the bedstand, her underwear off and a satisfied smile on her face. "Of all times to crank it until you fall asleep, you had to do it now?!"

"Bullshit! I know you want it. Look!" She pointed at his dick, which was still out as Jaune didn't put it away. "You are hard. That is indication enough."

"No, it's not! Lillian, I-"

"Isn't this why you agreed to keep me company for the night?" She asked again.

"No! I was just doing it to make sure you are ok!" Jaune replied, surprising her.

"No ulterior motives?" She asked again. "Wait, so you didn't want to fuck me? But you didn't even object when I stripped!"

"You said you slept naked, and I didn't want to- Wait…Were you as drunk as you claimed to be or just pretending?"

"Pff. Of course, I was wasted! Here!" She opened a drawer, showing him several bottles and vitamins. "This is something called the Sober-Up Kit. Vitamins and water with electrolytes. Sobers you right up."

"That…That honestly sounds like a useful thing. Woah." Ok, officially, Jaune was impressed. He didn't know there was a way to sober up quickly, but apparently, Lillian did her homework.

"I took it before getting to the good part." She went closer to him, pushing him against the wall. "Now, are you a man or a pussy?"

"Lillian…"

Lillian sighed, looking disappointed at the ground. "Knew it…"

"Huh?"

"I am not good enough for you, am I?" She asked, once again putting him on the spot. "I mean, why would I be? You have everything a man could want - maybe a bit more muscles wouldn't hurt-"

"Hey!"

"But you have money, connections, and women flocking to you! And me? Pff. I am just a parasite." Lillian went to her bed, sitting down at the edge of it. Looking at her now, Jaune saw something there. Truth. She wasn't pretending or trying to manipulate him, but rather, the way she looked now, she was not just vulnerable but…He couldn't quite put his finger on it. Jaune would be lying if he said he wasn't feeling bad. This was EXACTLY what he wanted to avoid! Lillian knew of his flings with the others, and now she was getting jealous or something. He cannot tell with her.

"Are you jealous of the others?" Jaune asked.

"Why wouldn't I be?!" She snapped at him. "I mean, Ashley is a Remnant-tier model, that chick Aiko knows how to move money around, and even that others like Beli for all of her zen stuff and yoga bullshit! But what can I do? What do I know? Nothing! That is what! Shit, they even fucked you! Or you fucked them! Shit, I don't even know!"

"Hold on, you are not jealous because I slept with them, but rather, you are jealous of them in general?" Jaune asked again, clarifying everything. Things made a lot more sense now. "Lillian…" He sighed, sitting next to her. She drew away from her.

"Don't. I know what you are trying to do, and your big-brother talk routine won't work on me." She warned him, giving him the cold shoulder. "Just get out of my room."

"A room which is in my house." She scoffed at that line.

"Now, you sound like my father." She dryly remarked.

"Not my intention. But…" He inhaled deeply. "Ok, look, I won't sugarcoat it. You have a right to be jealous of them."

"Wait, what?" Her reaction told him she didn't expect that.

"You are right. Ashley is a model, and Aiko knows how to make money. Even Beli is as she is because she knows how to connect with people and is generally good company to be around. But you? You are overly sarcastic and often make weird comments. I barely see you going out of your room, and honestly? You never seem to do anything constructive."

Lillian gasped at his words. "Well, fuck you, too!"

"But there is also potential," Jaune added swiftly before she totally flipped out on him for calling her out like that. "Lillian, think about it: You are still young, with your whole life ahead of you. There is time to find something you can do. Something to be proud of. I failed the first time to do that very thing…" He paused for a bit. "But now I know I got a second chance, which I don't intend to squander."

"Why?" Lillian asked. "Look, we know you were once a Beacon student, and something went down that saw you expelled. But you are very tight-lipped about it."

"I know. Honestly, there is a good reason I am so secretive about my past. It can come back to haunt me. No, fuck that! It IS haunting me! Lillian, I…I cannot leave the island." He confessed.

"What do you mean? You have enough money to buy your own Bullhead!" Lillian argued.

"Yes, and my father will likely track it and use the chance to drag me back home, where he will have full control over me." Jaune suddenly said, taking Lillian by complete surprise.

"Shit dude…I thought my father was a dick."

"A lot is going on in the background with me. But I am still aiming to become a Huntsman, Lillian. So, tell me: Is there really nothing - absolutely NOTHING you ever wanted to do or were good at before?" Jaune asked, firmly so.

"You really want me to look that deep?" She asked. "Well, I guess there is one thing I used to be doing that I really enjoyed."

"See? Progress." Jaune said with a light smile on his face.

"I used to paint." She admitted. "But I gave up when my father criticized it as a career with no future."

"That's not true. A good artist can rack in hundreds of thousands of Lien if they are talented." Jaune said.

"Well, I don't know. It's been a long time, so I might not have that talent anymore." Lillian said, voicing her worries. "I am just not sure I can just start painting again. But…I can try."

"All I want to hear," Jaune said, glad to have managed to get through to her. For a moment, he closed his eyes, letting out a deep sigh. "You know, you are not an easy person to- Lillian, why are you reaching for my dick again?"

"Can you say you don't want to?" Lillian asked slyly, but this time, Jaune saw something different in her eyes. She was not doing this to show she was just as good as the others anymore. She was doing it because she wanted to do it.

"I do…" He admitted, removing her hand from his cock. "But I'd rather put some of the stuff Aiko taught me to work."

"Wait, what do you- Woah!" Making use of his superior strength, Jaune pushed Lillian onto the bed and then positioned himself with his head between her legs, spreading them with his arms. "Hey! What are you- Oh! Oh, my - You- Fuck! Keep going…"

Jaune began using his tongue to please her, licking her cunt. Thanks to Aiko teaching him a few things, he improved his technique greatly. As she told him, he might have a big dick, but his technique was lacking a LOT! Well, not anymore. While not an expert, he could now put in the work. The way he was giving oral to Lillian right now was one of his first lessons to better prepare his partner for penetration.

That and multitasking.

"Oh!" Lillian was surprised when he managed to reach with his hand, grabbing her breast. "Are- Shit! Are my tits to your liking?" She asked through labored breathing. But Jaune didn't reply and instead put more effort into giving her pleasure. Lillian's moaning filled the room, and she was clearly in bliss from his work. Likely didn't receive a lot of oral from others before.

Jaune kept going until Lillian reached down, grabbing and pulling on his hair. Aiko told him this was something women do as a way to maintain control if need be. But it pays to notice their grip, as it can indicate to him when they might orgasm. And Lillian was grabbing him pretty tightly, suggesting she might be close to her orgasm.

"J-Jaune! I can't- It's- It's coming! I'm coming!" Lillian shouted, and Jaune pulled away just in time to watch her spasm from her orgasm, her pussy flowing with her juices. After her orgasm subsided, she rubbed herself, including the breast he had fondled. "That was…"

"Not done yet!" Jaune declared and climbed on top of her.

"Woah there…Don't you think you are moving a bit too fast?" Lillian asked, clearly nervous.

"Depends." he dove down, kissing her full on the lips. Lillian didn't expect him to go for her mouth, at least not like this, but she melted into the kiss. Her arms wrapped around his neck, pulling him in closer, and Jaune allowed her to pull him in. His body pressed against her, but she didn't complain.

However, Jaune was considerate and spun them around, putting her on top. Lillian broke the kiss at this, noticing her new position on top of him. She stood up, giving him a full view of her as she made herself comfortable on his stomach. She smiled, leaning back. "Look…" She reached down to her womanhood, spreading her folds to show him she was soaked. "It's waiting…"

"Well, it can wait." He said, pulling her down again to continue their make-out, but this time, with Lillian on top, she began to rub his dick using her thighs. His dick was nicely nestled between them, and she knew that. She started stroking it using her thighs as the two kissed passionately. Lillian, however, eventually went down to his neck and sucked on it with all she had, trying to leave a hickey. However, his aura had other things to say.

"Tch. Stupid aura…" Lillian swore, but then Jaune's hand found her ass. "Oh! Getting restless? Come here." She resumed the kissing, yet slowly, as her core burned, and she couldn't help herself anymore. She wanted him. Slowly, as they kissed, she reached down with her hand to line him up, and she lifted her lower half.

"L-Lillian?" Jaune broke the kiss, but in the next second, Lillian dropped down on his dick. "Dust!"

"GOOODDSSS!" Lillian moaned loudly, tears forming in her eyes as she clung tightly to him, and her insides became tighter.

"Lillian, did you just-"

"Shut up!" She snapped, looking at him. "I didn't cum from just putting it in! I did not!"

"Sure…"

"Fuck…" She tried to move, but she found it difficult. "Why'd you- Shit!" Every move to her felt like she might go over the edge again! Or split apart…" You are too big!" She complained.

"Here." He lifted himself, holding her in his arms.

She hissed, however, as he felt himself go deeper into her. "Fuck~" She moaned in his chest. "You are too big for me!"

"Want to pull out-"

"Fuck no!" She shouted. Then, slowly, she began to bounce on it, each movement sending waves of pleasure into her body. She was moaning loudly, however, as every time she dropped down, she could feel him literally kissing the entrance to her womb! It wasn't that he was some monster dick. She just never had one so big before! That, and all in all, he was just too big for her to handle!

"Damn, Lil', you are tight!" Jaune remarked, but he tried to keep silent, letting her get accustomed to his size. Slowly, she seemed to be getting there, as her movement was becoming more frequent and easy to do, yet her moans were getting louder as well. He hoped no one had been awakened by her loud moaning.

However, suddenly, Jaune felt her tighten again, and she dove into him, bitting down on his shoulder to muffle a scream as she came on his dick. "Easy there." He held her, letting her ride out her orgasm.

"Fuck…" She whined. "You didn't cum even once."

"Can't say I am not getting there, Lillian," Jaune confessed.

"I don't know if I can keep going." She confessed as well. "My legs are like jelly, and I am starting to feel the exhaustion."

"Let me take over then." He suggested and once again changed positions. But this time, when he got on top of her, he caught her lips again before starting to thrust in. And Lillian knew what this was. The way Jaune was doing her right now, holding her fully, kissing her while he dove into her folds - it was like how lovers fucked.

It felt intimate, but above all, it made her feel something. "Yes!" She shouted internally. "Fuck me, Jaune! Do me!" She pulled him closer to her as he kept pounding. "Hold me! Don't let me go, please…Never let me go! Please…"

Lillian broke the kiss, taking a deep breath as Jaune began grunting. Before long, he began to twitch inside her. A warm feeling invaded her nether regions, and she couldn't help but start cumming as well. They both orgasmed at once, with Jaune unleashing his torrent deep into her. But as she came, Lillian smiled. She felt happy.

"Please…" She said to Jaune as their high faded.

"Huh?" Jaune looked down at her.

"Please…Love me." She said, and Jaune's eyes widened. This…No. He couldn't think that right now. "I promise…I promise to try my best."

"Lillian."

"Never let me go. Please." He bent to her, kissing her again.

"I won't." He told her.

"I am tired…" She said, and finally, she fell asleep again. With that done, Jaune pulled out of her, but that was when he realized his mistake. He came inside…And with his family's fertility rates, he might have just impregnated Lillian!

"Fuck! Ashley's gonna kill me if Lillian shows up one day with a positive pregnancy test!"

"No worries!"

"Kyu!" Sure enough, the fairy in question was awake again, a sly smile on her face. And a small puddle underneath herself. "Kyu, what the fuck?! Did you wake up while we were going at it and rubbed one out on us?!"

"One?! Dude, I came at least five times watching you two go at it like newlyweds! What happened? I thought you weren't the type to dive right in." Kyu asked him.

"A lot happened, Kyu…"

"Hmm. Well, one thing is for certain. It looks like Lillian here bloomed again."

"Come again?"

"Don't think I can. I am at risk of dehydration, and-"

"Kyu!"

"Right, right! Look, Jaune, first off, lemme tell you that you are in the clear. I used a spell to make sure you won't get surprises later, essentially. Your boinking here produced quite a bit of mana, and I know why! The bad part? It means Lillian is falling in love with you."

"Oh…"

"Good part? You helped her." Kyu added, and for the first time in a while since meeting her, Jaune saw her speak in a more solemn way than ever before. "She lost her maidenhood in a very shitty way, yet tonight, I think she just gave it another go. She treated this as her real first time, and you made it good for her."

"Wait, so you're saying she just replaced the unhappy moment with a happier one?" Jaune asked.

"Yup! We can talk more later, though. For now? I suggest you get yourself some underwear and go shower. Lillian ought to need one later as well. You reek of sex!"

"Got it!"

SMUT OVER! SAFE LAND FROM HERE, LADS!

Come the next day, or rather, afternoon, the whole household was finally up and about, with one extra person in the ranks there. Lailani was among them, looking a bit worse for wear than some of them. "Afternoon, everyone." Jaune greeted them as he and Lillian walked into the room, acting as natural as possible. Both he and Lillian agreed not to tell the others yet of their little affair. At least, not yet. Jaune had no doubt Ashley would find out first from Lillian. "Lailani? I thought you went home."

"Not quite." The poor girl replied, clearly going through a hangover. "Ashley and Lola had me try a lot of clothes and drink…I drank a lot."

"Yeah…Owww…" Ashley whined, rubbing her head as well. "Most of us are hungover from last night. Killer party! But Gods, the aftermath is always the issue."

"No kidding," Aiko added. "I mean, look at the house!"

"Oh, right…" Jaune said slowly, and looking around, the place was indeed very messy.

"At least Nicky got good business, even if he had to work the night," Beli noted, and Jaune noticed she was not hungover. "Something the matter?"

"Are you not hungover, Beli?"

"I don't drink," Beli replied. "Alcohol is not really good for the body, so I tend to avoid it. I did drink a bit last night, but not enough to give me a hangover."

"Lucky slut." Aiko said with some spite at Beli's foresight.

"I will chalk that as the hungover speaking, Aiko," Beli replied to her friend. "Come on. I think some of us could still use some sleep."

"So glad I made sure to get a day off for today as well. I will need it." Lailani said. "Can you call that taxi of yours? I'd like to go home."

"I don't think so," Jaune replied. "Nicky is likely resting as well. We all had one wild night."

"In more ways than one," Lillian said, slyly hinting at something that had Jaune tense up, thinking she was throwing hints at what they had done. "I mean, I threw up on Jaune here!" And he relaxed, glad she was not spilling the beans this early.

"Well, Vomit Boy strikes again…Somewhat." Jaune said softly.

"Vomit Boy? Hol' on! Was that, like, your nickname or something?" Ashley laughed, and everyone seemed to find his embarrassing nickname funny. "Dude, how'd you even get stuck with it?"

"Threw up on someone's shoes. Motion sickness." Jaune replied, plain and simple. "But I'd rather not dig into that right now. Everyone with a hangover can rest, but everyone else? Help clean the house!"

"Ugh. Do we have to?" Lillian asked. "At least throw in a sweet reward."

"Such as?" Jaune asked.

"Unlock our aura." Lillian's response, however, made the whole room grow silent. "What? Did I say something bad?"

"Lil'...Jaune cannot legally unlock our aura on Bella Dia." Ashey replied to her cousin.

"She is right," Jaune added. "I might have an aura and be able to unlock the aura of another person, but that doesn't mean I can do it! Suppose I wanted to unlock someone's aura. In that case, it'd have to be after that person informed a lawyer to prepare all legal documents needed to register yourself as a person with an aura on Bella Dia. And even then! The only time it is excused for doing it without any legal preparation is when the situation is dire. Like, major injury-dire."

"I see…Well, that is disappointing." Lillian replied, looking dejected. "Hold on! Don't you know a good lawyer?"

"Oh yeah, I do. But there is also the issue of all the island's aura-related laws now applying to you." Jaune added. "Plus, I don't know if he'd be willing to just go through that process right now. Sorry, Lil'. Can't do anything about that aura of yours unless you unlock it naturally."

"Pfff. Useless, blonde, cute idiot." Lillian muttered angrily under her breath.

"Wait, I caught useless and idiot, but did you also call him cute?" Aiko asked her, to which Lillian was quick to reply.

"Fuck off, your ears must be drunk as well!"

"Even so, it doesn't excuse the fact we need to clean, Lillian!" Jaune reminded her.

"We are only three, and the house is…Well, very messy." Beli pointed out. "Perhaps we should consider calling a cleaning company?"

"There are such businesses on Bella Dia?" Jaune asked, to which Beli nodded.

"I have the number of one such company in my scroll." She replied.

"Looks like you got off easy, Lillian!" Jaune told the gothic chick, then began dialing the company in question. Safe to say that they were quite eager to take the job, considering the client in question was a known rich boy around the island. However, when they arrived, bringing a crew of six people, they were quite amazed at the mess they had managed to cause. They put it in some of the top ten after-party messes ever seen in their company history!

And things didn't end there. As they cleaned, being sure to check every room the party people had access to, they found quite the sight…A sight Jaune hoped not to be exposed to. Apparently, his lawyer friend, Mister Mours, and his wife were found butt naked in his bathtub. That bumped him into the top 5, and the leader of the crew said they would request extra payment for the emotional trauma.

He didn't object to that. They deserved it.

After the couple woke up, although they were quite embarrassed that they were caught, they also seemed quite pleased and well-rested. If Jaune had anything to guess, it'd be that Kyu's little spell helped Mister Mours perform like in his youth one more time, and his wife greatly enjoyed it.

It was a scene he'd rather not think about, but it was still a good gift for the elderly who missed the action.

After they left and the cleaning crew did their job, Jaune decided to head out, deciding to go with Kyu to a spot on the beach that was more or less deserted to have a serious talk about their current situation.

"So…" Jaune began, "Are you sure Lillian is starting to develop feelings for me?"

"Yup. The mana gain doesn't lie, dude." Kyu replied.

"Fuck…" Jaune swore, sitting down on the beach. "What do we do, then? Kyu, I…I slept with both Ashley and Lillian!"

"Technically, Ashley just gave you a quick, cheery pop. With Lillian? And Aiko! Do not forget her! You slept with those women!" Kyu pointed out.

"Not my point! What do I do? The idea was to try and avoid them developing feelings for me so as to avoid jealousy and discord among the women of the house!"

"Not to mention any future additions," Kyu added. "Look, dude, it's still good. You are still in the safe area, just…Don't make anything official yet."

"What do you mean by that? Kyu, we slept together. That is the same as effectively sealing the deal in terms of starting a relationship." Jaune argued back.

"And?"

"And, if she asks me later, I'll seem like some fuckboy who only wanted one thing, and one thing only! And we both know it is the thing I got this early morning!" Jaune argued further. "I am not like that!"

"Sheesh, yeah, that'd be a bad image to paint yourself in. Hmmm. This is tricky but not impossible." Kyu continued. "Tell me, Jaune. What do you feel?"

"Huh?"

"You have been worrying about the girls for some time now, yet aside from your Beacon drama, you never went into much detail about what you feel about them. So, tell me." Kyu insisted.

"Ok? Well, if I am to be honest, they are all…Something. I don't know how to describe them better, but I guess it is like what I said to Lillian before. They are all unique in their ways. They all have things they are good at, and looking at them, I am amazed to see how they manage. Aiko is smart. That much goes without argument. Sure, she has a bad gambling habit, but she has been working hard to fix it. Beli is just so…Calm. She is healthy, never seems to get upset, and the way she stretches is just out of this world!"

"And? And?" Kyu asked, pressing further.

"Ashley is just so confident. She is so easy to speak with, and her confidence makes her even more amazing! I mean, being a model is not easy work. I get that now! Especially if you need to pose in such revealing clothing! That takes confidence!" Jaune added further. "And even Lillian! I can just tell there is more than she lets on. So much more she can be if she just allowed herself to try."

"You admire them."

"They all have things I see myself lacking, you know? Aiko's smarts. Beli's calm. Ashley's confidence. Even Lillian! I can tell that she is strong-willed. They just have such great qualities. And me?" He kicked the sand. "A liar. And a coward."

"Hey now, don't start beating yourself over it," Kyu said, trying to interject before he spiraled down. "You know that isn't true."

"Kyu, look at it from my point of view. I am lying to them. I've been doing so since the first day I met them all - since I arrived on this island! You were there to help me through the lottery, the casino, and even some talks. I just start to wonder if having your aid means I need to play with the emotions of others."

"That is bullshit! I never intended for you to hurt anyone!" Kyu proclaimed. "Look, Jaune, I won't lie. The situation gets stickier by the day. Especially with Eros breathing down our necks. But you cannot give up."

"I never said I was!" Jaune argued.

"Dude, having doubts is the first step toward thinking about throwing the towel!" Kyu argued back. "You need to clear those doubts."

"Easy for you to say," Jaune replied bitterly. "I just don't know what to do if I have to choose one of them, you know? If there is ever a time I might be forced to make such a choice, of either one or none at all, how can I make that call knowing the others would be hurt as a result of my decision? I just can't, Kyu…But I also cannot back down now, either."

"They need you." Kyu reminded him.

"Aiko needs my aid so that she does not fall back on her gambling habits. Beli needs my assistance to get back on her feet. Ashley and Lillian? It was convenient since I could provide housing on the island, free of charge for a struggling company." Jaune noted down each reason. "But I am just so confused and…Angry at myself for doing this. It's not fair to them, Kyu."

"Then…How would you make it fair?" Jaune and Kyu both leaped up as they heard a voice behind them. Standing there was one person and one person only. Beli.

"Beli! I, ummm- I was talking on my scroll?"

"Jaune, your scroll was not anywhere near your ear. And who is Kyu?" Beli asked, looking at him with a puzzled yet nervous look. "The things you were speaking about. Your relationship with all of us and how you think you are playing with our hearts…Is that really how you view us and yourself?"

"Beli, I…Fuck this…" Jaune collapsed on the sand. "You will think I am crazy."

"Why would I think that?" Beli asked.

"Because everything IS crazy, Beli," Jaune replied to her question.

"Jaune, I think I might have enough mana to wipe her memory. Just tell me and-"

"No! Don't do that!" Jaune shouted at Kyu.

"Don't do what?!" But Beli, being unable to see and hear Kyu, thought Jaune was speaking with her.

"Not you, Beli! Kyu!"

"Jaune, there is no one else here!" Beli pointed out.

"This is why I said you'd think I am crazy!" Jaune pointed out.

"What? No, I need to know the truth, Jaune!" Beli said sternly. "I don't care how crazy it might sound. Tell me everything, now."

"But…How do I prove it to you?" Jaune asked, but then Kyu sighed.

"Tell her to look down." The fairy said, flying down to the sand.

"Beli, look down." Jaune's eyes widened as Kyu seemed to be…Writing in the sand! That's it!

"Down? What do you- Oh…Oh!" Beli was shocked to see words forming in the sand. "Jaune, what is this?!"

"Easy now! Easy…It's Kyu. The one I was talking with." Jaune replied.

"Hold on, Kyu is real?" Beli asked, only to see the sentence in the sand complete.

"Hello! I am Kyu, Jaune's friend here!"

"Couldn't you have written something better?" Jaune asked her.

"You try to communicate via writing in the sand!" Kyu argued.

"I think I need to sit down," Beli said, taking a seat on the sand herself. "Jaune, who - or rather, what is Kyu?"

"Well…She is a fairy."

"A fairy? Like, from tales we used to be told as children?" Beli asked.

"More or less," Jaune said since he wouldn't say Kyu had any kind of place in a kid's storybook. In fact, that is the last place she should ever be! "It's a long story, Beli. Like, going all the way back to why I came to Bella Dia."

"But it is all truth, correct?" Beli asked. "Jaune, look at me. Right now, I will admit that I am having problems processing what I just saw. A supposed invisible fairy named Kyu…But I also choose to trust that you are an honest man despite the things I overheard you say about yourself."

"How much did you hear?" Jaune asked.

"Since you said we were all something," Beli replied, meaning she was there for almost the entire talk. "But I feel like I am missing a lot of context."

"Well…I guess I should start from the top." Jaune said, making himself comfortable on the sand. "My name is Jaune Arc…And I faked my way into Beacon Academy."

Sharing everything with Beli turned out to be more challenging than he had thought. Initially, she was taken aback to learn that he had only made it into Beacon with some falsified papers, prompting him to clarify his reasons for that decision! They hopped from topic to topic, and Jaune did his very best to stay focused on the main point.

But he eventually managed to tell her the essentials. How he met Kyu, what she was, and why she needed him. About the lottery, the casino, and everything! Her reaction was hard to read. In one part, Jaune clearly saw she was distraught about everything she had heard, but she also found most things hard to believe. Still, Kyu did more demonstrations, such as pulling on Beli's hair to prove she was indeed real.

Eventually, however, Beli made her own decisions about everything. "Ok. Wow." She said, clearly still processing everything. "Your past is…Messy, to say the least. I now understand why your relationship with your father is so strained as well. Still, you faking your way into Beacon, being the partner of THE Pyrrha Nikos, and then being kicked out of Beacon, ending on the streets barely scrapping by, only then to have a literal fairy drop from the sky and turn your life around - it all sounds so…Unreal. Like a fever dream."

"Yeah, I know," Jaune replied. "But I swear on my life that I told you nothing but the truth."

"So, you are helping Kyu recover mana by having sex with women?" Beli asked, looking at him strangely.

"I didn't make the rules…"

"Neither have I!" Kyu pointed out.

"And Kyu says neither did she." Jaune transmitted what Kyu said. "We are just forced to oblige by them."

"Do you know how many women you need to sleep with until you are done?" Beli asked.

"Nup. Kyu never gave me a number, and she likely doesn't know either…She just told me she really doesn't know. Technically, from what she is telling me right now, she could have me keep going until she has enough mana to challenge Eros, but that'd not be possible in my lifetime."

"Right, Eros, the current God of Love hellbent on killing you to get to Kyu?" Beli asked, receiving a nod from him. "You know, Jaune. Had it been Aiko, Ashley, or Lillian who caught you here tonight, they might have chalked you off as crazy and ran off."

"Ouch. No need to point out the painful truth." Jaune remarked.

"But I pride myself in believing I can keep an open mind. Plus, it is hard to falsify the evidence. Umm. Kyu? If you can hear me, can you please not tug so hard on my hair?" Beli asked.

"Alright."

"She agrees," Jaune said, speaking for Kyu. "So?"

"So?" Beli echoed, confused.

"Are you going to pack up and leave?" Jaune asked, thinking she might just leave him now that she knew the truth.

"Oh, absolutely not!" Beli said strongly, confusing both Jaune and Kyu.

"Come again?" Both Jaune and Kyu spoke at once.

"Jaune, if all you said is true, then you have a heavy burden on your shoulders. Not to mention the stuff with Origin. If we leave you right now when you are struggling against forces beyond our comprehension, it would be cruel and unfair. You didn't choose this fate to be thrust upon you. It just happened. And I believe everything happens for a reason."

"Destiny," Jaune muttered.

"Destiny. Yes. It might be your destiny to aid Kyu in her endeavor and safeguard her from Eros. But then there is the issue of your personal feelings about the entire journey. Jaune, let me first say that I am deeply touched by how thoughtful you are about us and our feelings. Not seeing us as less than instruments for pleasure or means to an end. You actually care. Even if this attitude of yours, from what you said, gets on Kyu's nerves."

"Thank you! Finally, someone agrees with me!" Kyu shouted.

"And I can't say I don't agree with you on most of your words. The way things are shaping up, it could really get messy." Beli added, seeing his issue. "But I think you should keep going."

"What?!" Jaune gasped. "Beli, what do you mean by that?"

"Jaune, there will come a day when you will need to tell the others about all of this as well. And if what Kyu is saying holds, more might follow in the future as well. Our destinies are intertwined, and we are fated to meet. I know it."

"Woah. Beli, you are…Honestly, you are being very chill about it all." Jaune noted.

"Honestly? I think I will need a drink. But…I want to help." Beli declared, surprising the two.

"What?"

"The reason I told you to keep going is simple, Jaune. You are planning to keep all of us happy and do not wish to break any of our hearts. You want to establish a harem." Beli said, and Jaune would be lying if he said that was not the plan.

"Kinda the plan, yeah? Kyu had the idea after she heard you speaking about them."

"Well, let me first start by saying you had a good grasp of how to form one but failed in several key areas. Avoiding love and the reciprocation of feelings would have led to disaster. Instead, how about I help by moving things along on the feminine side?"

"Dude…This is perfect!" Kyu rejoiced.

"Hold on! Beli! You do realize what you are saying, right?" Jaune asked her, finding things to be going too well for his luck. "You are essentially agreeing to help me and Kyu seduce women and build a harem! And you see nothing morally wrong with- Actually, you do come from a culture where harems are culturally acceptable." He remembered.

"Trust me, I am not helping you seduce anyone blindly." Beli clarified. "I am just helping move things along. I could probably convince Aiko to help as well."

"Woah there! The secret is out to one person already, so there is no need to expand it further." Kyu said, not agreeing with Beli's words.

"Kyu says it is not a good idea to bring more people into the full know-how," Jaune said.

"Really? Ok, then. Still, I do think it is essential that you try to treat everyone well. Just keep doing what you have been doing until now, and I will provide additional help from the backlines, so to speak." Beli added, but then, she seemed to blush. "And…I wouldn't mind…If you chased me as well."

"Beli…" Jaune rubbed the back of his throat.

"Jaune. Honesty. Keep it in mind." Beli reminded him.

Jaune sighed. "Honestly? I know from Aiko that you are a virgin, and to be fair, your boobs are just the kind that a guy wants to get drowned in! There! I fucking said it!"

"Oh my!" Beli blushed deeply, looking down at her chest. "Are they really that big?"

"Big? Girl, you look like you had KIDS!" Kyu said, but Jaune didn't pass on that message.

"Yes, but they are beautiful as well!" Jaune added further. "Now, can we move on to the next point on the list? What now?" He asked, looking at Beli and Kyu.

"Now?" Beli said with a smile on her lips. "Now, I think it is my turn. So, Jaune…Would you like to go on a date?"