{Oh right. A royal consort that'll give plenty heirs.}
"Huh?!" Finn snapped, his voice rising sharply the moment the system's voice echoed in his head. "So you're actually here?! Which means this isn't some damn dream?!"
His outburst sent waves of shock through the ladies, their bodies stiffening in confusion.
{I only appear when something important needs to be said.}
"What the fuck do you mean by 'heir to the kingdom'?" Finn demanded, shooting to his feet, his hands planted firmly on his waist. "You better not be talking about me."
The servants exchanged puzzled glances, clearly not understanding his words.
"There is also a prophecy," the lady added carefully. "It speaks of a human who will appear....though it does not specify whether they will be male or female. This human is destined to bear heirs who will end the disasters plaguing our world. There are said to be other conditions as well, but the priests claim the king will understand everything once the human appears."
She paused before continuing.
"The King Mother believes you may be that human. However… there is only one way to confirm it."
Finn already knew he wasn't going to like what came next.
"You must conceive."
Now that's just insane, Finn thought, a hysterical laugh bubbling up inside him.
{She's not wrong, host. Your presence alone will spark conflict among powerful figures who will want to claim you. However… you could turn that to your advantage. Build your own harem. Unite them. Use their strength to defeat the monsters roaming this realm and earn rewards while doing so.}
"This is crazy," Finn muttered under his breath, clutching his head. "I didn't sign up for any of this!"
{Relax, host. You'll understand everything in time. For now, just know this....you're in the Beast World. And you are the only human here.}
"Just shut the fuck up," Finn snapped inwardly, irritation flaring. "You're seriously annoying."
He turned his attention back to the lady in front of him.
"Royal consort?" he repeated, his tone laced with disbelief. "The king is a man. I'm a man. Even if this really is another world… there's no way gays exist here, right? This is not the modern world I know."
The lady didn't even hesitate.
"The king has the right to take both men and women as consorts," she replied calmly. "In fact, everyone does. In the Beast World, men can also bear children. It is entirely possible, my lord."
Finn staggered back, his eyes widening in shock.
"The King Mother wishes for you to become a consort," she continued, her expression serious. "Despite the king having over a thousand consorts....both men and women none have been able to give him an heir."
"One thousand?!" Finn screamed inwardly. "He's slept with one thousand people?! Are you serious, or is that just an exaggeration?!"
He scoffed aloud, shaking his head.
"If that's real, then your king is basically a walking STD."
Overwhelmed, he dropped to his knees, frustration and anger crashing over him.
The ladies gasped and rushed toward him immediately, surrounding him as they tried to help him back to his feet.
"My lord, please...."
But Finn could barely hear them, his mind spinning from everything he had just learned.
"Can we attend to you now, my lord? The King Mother will be furious with us, she might even have our heads if we keep wasting time. Please, have mercy on us and allow us to do our duty."
The lady's voice trembled with a pleading tone as she spoke.
{To remind you… every coin you earned by defeating monsters has been used to pay off some of your debts. However, you still haven't cleared the remaining debt of 2000 coins for the combat ability, so you'd better start working hard, Host.}
"Just get lost, you stupid system!" Finn yelled loudly, placing his hand on his waist while panting heavily in both frustration and anger.
The female servants exchanged confused glances, clearly startled by his sudden outburst and not even understanding his words.
"I saw a gust of fire that destroyed the monster. Who did that?" Finn asked, raising a brow.
{You just told me to get lost, Host.}
"You can get lost after answering this damn question," Finn snapped impatiently. "Because I really thought I was going to die back there especially since that seemed to be what you wanted, considering how you abandoned me when I needed help the most."
{I didn't abandon you, Host. I was preparing your Dragon King to assist you and he did, eventually. He is a Dragon King, after all, one who commands fire. The flames he released were what defeated the monster.}
{And yes, you obtained the monster core. You can absorb it to gain its ability… or perhaps you'd prefer to offer it to the Dragon King.}
"And why should I do that?" Finn asked, letting out a heavy sigh. He then turned his attention to the ladies still kneeling before him.
"Help me get ready," he said more calmly. "I'd like to explore this place and clear my head from all this nonsense."
"Yes, my lord," the ladies chorused in unison.
They rose to their feet and moved closer to him. Without wasting any time, they began removing his clothes until he stood completely bare. Finn then walked toward the mirror, his gaze settling on his reflection.
Unlike the transmigration stories he had read where the protagonist would wake up in a completely different body....his face remained unchanged.
His curly blonde hair fell softly over his face, partially covering one of his striking blue eyes. He looked flawless....if anything, even more handsome than he had been back on Earth.
Despite all the injuries he had suffered since arriving in this world, his body bore no scars whatsoever.
His gaze drifted downward, and a light chuckle escaped his lips.
He felt no shame standing naked before the female servants. If they had been men, it would have been a different story...after all, he was only attracted to men.
"It's time for your bath, my lord," one of the servants said gently.