Did she already know what I would ask her for?

Ch 281: Maybe I’m just jumping to conclusions…

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Late yesterday, I made several plans for what I would do today, while my girls went to the clinic to work.

But as sometimes happens, today I found that the world had other plans for me.

When I returned home in the early hours of the morning, after spending a few hours exploring alone in the no man's zone during the night, I discovered a carrier pigeon waiting at the entrance to my home.

One of the bird's legs held a letter my parents had written.

The letter explained that my parents had finally found information about my classes.

So, after breakfast with my girls, I bid them farewell as they left to go to the clinic and set out to open an illusory door to Dominir town.

I didn't tell Alessia and Delia about the letter, as there is no point in them coming with me just to hear the same information that I am already going to hear.

If it turns out that my parents tell me something important about Harem Member and Harem Lord, I will let Alessia and Delia know later.

"Emir! You look so pale and scrawny; isn't Alessia cooking for you? What did you do to deserve this punishment?" says my mother, who, as always happens when I come to Dominir town, finds me before I can surprise her with my visit.

'It's wonderful to see you too, mom.'

' - He is much thinner since the last time I saw him... And that pallor on his skin... it can't be healthy... Still, somehow he looks much more... solid than before... Hmm, I'd like to test how strong he's become'

In this case, it's understandable to some extent that she discovered me first upon arrival, since they called me to come.

However, it still annoys me that my mother opened the front door to the house before I had even a chance to touch the doorknob.

I mean, they don't have any windows to have seen me coming.

But for some reason she opened the door.

Maybe they were hot.

Be that as it may, Luck played in their favor.

As always happens with them for as long as I can remember.

' - I don't think it's a matter of lack of food... Those dark circles under his eyes... Hmm, I imagine Emir must not be getting enough sleep.'

"I don't think lack of food is the problem, my dear. I think Emir is having slight problems keeping two women satisfied at the same time," says my father with a smirk full of haughtiness from the kitchen table.

' - I knew it! As appealing as it may sound to have two women at the same time, it's something that must remain in men's fantasies... a man can't serve more than one woman without wearing himself out in the process... But Emir has gotten himself intentionally into that situation alone, and now he will have to deal with it as best he can.'

"Yeah, I guess you're kind of right... But not in the way you think," I say, smiling back at him and walking into the house.

'I know what my father is implying, but he's wrong... I am more than enough man for Alessia and Delia, and I can even add Melisa to the list with no problem.'

"Is everything going well in your... relationship? Why didn't you bring Alessia with you? I was hoping to see her again... You should have visited us before," says my mother, who seems to be more interested and worried about my first girlfriend than about me.

But I am not surprised by this possibility. 

I guess she sees her as a sort of adopted daughter.

During my childhood, while I was growing up, my mother more than once complained that she would have preferred to have a daughter instead of a son.

But my father doesn't want to have any more children, and his absurd Luck counteracts my mother's.

They are both incredibly lucky, and when their luck combines, crazy things happen.

But if they disagree about something...

They just have the luck of an average person.

"Alessia is busy. She has a new job, which she's doing together with Delia." I say as I sit down at the kitchen table in front of my father.

"You have your girlfriends working for you!" my mother exclaims incredulously, as she also sits down at the table, to my father's right.

At my mother's words, my father laughs with pride, but his expression quickly changes to one of absolute seriousness as my mother gives him a murderous look.

"It's not like that!..." I exclaim at full speed, annoyed by my mother's recent penchant for assuming that I am always the villain of the story.

"... I have rented a place in the capital to set up a small healing clinic. Just so you know, Delia is ecstatic about her new job, and Alessia is simply taking care of her."

"And where are you usually while they are working?" asks my mother in an authoritative voice, clearly annoyed with the idea that my two girlfriends are working while I am doing other things.

"At the labyrinths, usually. I have a problem and I need to get stronger as soon as possible..." I say irritably, raising my voice and slapping the table with my palm, which makes the wood creak.

' - Yeah, definitely this brat is a lot stronger than before.'

'I'm not a kid anymore for my parents to interrogate me like this! And I'm not intimidated by their dumb Luck anymore.'

In the last few weeks I have been earning enough points to get my Luck profile to now have more points in that stat than my parents have individually.

It's true that the strength of their combined Luck could probably still be an issue, as the stat doesn't seem to work for them the same way it does for me.

And it's also true that, according to the smart clone's advice, I shouldn't activate my Luck profile unless it's an emergency.

But I'm not going to let myself be overwhelmed anymore.

If I need to, I'm going to activate my Luck profile and give them a little taste of their own medicine.

I've been watching for 15 long years how reality always adapts to their benefit, but no more.

My head hurts a little from lack of sleep and I have a lot of accumulated stress from the delicate situation my girls and I are in.

I didn't come here to be arbitrarily second-guessed for my decisions.

"... That's why I've been quite busy lately, and that's exactly why I haven't been able to visit you sooner."

"It's okay, Emir. Take it easy. No need to raise your voice; no one is attacking you," says my father placatingly as he gives his wife a reproachful look.

"Sorry if you felt attacked, son. I'm just worried about you..." says my mother, softening her tone of voice.

'Yeah! I highly doubt that'

"... You said something earlier about you having a problem. Can we help you?"

"I highly doubt that you will be able to help me..." I say, trying to control my irritation.

"... But I'll explain about that later. Now I'd like you to explain to me what you found out about the Hero, Harem member, and Harem lord classes. That's what you called me for, isn't it?" 

Lately I get irritated too easily over the silliest things.

Surely this is another sign that I should stop using up the energy potions, but I can't.
I need to stay awake as long as possible.

"Okay..." says my father after giving my mother a strange look.

After which he pulls out two thick, old, and very worn books from inside a storage ring.

"... One of our friends has a strange fondness for books and has one of the largest book collections in the kingdom, if not the largest. Thanks to him, we found these two books..."

I would like to know what kind of adventurers my parents were in their youth to have this kind of friends.

Adventurer is a job that allows for a very wide variety of tasks.

It's not the first time that thought has crossed my mind, but for some strange reason I've never been able to get my parents to explain exactly what they did before they came to live in Dominir Town.

"... There are others that also mention these classes, but these two are the ones with the most complete information we have found."

"The first book is called Lost Classes. It mentions the Hero class as a slow-growing class, but one that greatly benefits the person who possesses it, with time and perseverance," says my mother as she touches one of the two books.

It's the older looking of the two, though the other also appears to be quite old.

"Growth?" I ask, somewhat confused by the term.

"Yes. We're not sure about the term either, but this is probably information that was collected before the existence of levels was known, and that's why that term is used to refer to the rate at which the class increases in level," my father says, downplaying my question.

"The hero class is also supposed to boost the growth of the people who fight alongside the hero..." says my mother enthusiastically.

'So... Was Hero and not Harem Member all this time the class that allows my girls to level up without going to the labyrinth?... Interesting'

"... However, the effect is limited to a very small area. I'm unsure of how they could have verified this. But that's what the book says..."

'Or maybe I'm just jumping to conclusions...

At the end of the day, I could see that Melisa has been leveling up without fighting only since she got Harem Member...

And she didn't benefit from that shared experience effect before having the class...

But I don't know how reliable this information about the hero class is...

Maybe this shared experience effect has certain requirements, or something like that'

"... In addition, it amplifies in the person the desire to do good to others and to care for and protect other people, among other things. To put it in a nutshell, Hero is a class that amplifies all the qualities I expect in a child of mine... Not like that other damn class of yours..."

At those words, my mother's enthusiasm is replaced by an expression of deep dissatisfaction and disgust.

'I suppose she means Harem Lord… What must my parents have found out about the class for my mother to have that kind of reaction at the thought of it?'

"... Emir, I am your mother and so I know what is best for you. That's why I want you to deactivate that class as soon as possible. And you must also deactivate Harem Member on Alessia and Delia. Those classes will only bring you trouble. It's dangerous for you and your girlfriends to have them activated." 

Emir: !!!