The Lust Temple wasn't just crawling under our skin anymore.
It was inside us.
After Raven's solo trial, the team walked in silence—everyone stealing glances at her. Not out of pity or suspicion, but a strange mix of admiration and awareness. The kind that only shows up when someone comes back from a personal hell stronger.
But I was the one starting to feel… different.
It began with a headache. Then a wave of warmth rushing up my spine like a reverse orgasm. My legs buckled for a second, and I had to lean against a pulsating wall just to stay upright.
"Hiro?" Aria was beside me instantly. "You okay?"
"Yeah… maybe." I blinked and glanced at my status.
[Harem Synchrony Detected – 3 Active Bonds Linked]
[System Feedback Initiated: Neural Bleed Threshold Approaching]
What the hell does that mean?
I scrolled down.
[WARNING: Your class is currently processing accumulated emotional and sexual resonance across all bonded parties. Temporary Symptoms: Cravings, Confusion, Mental Echoes, and Phantom Sensations.]
Phantom sensations?
Right on cue, I felt a sharp pinch on my ass.
I spun around. No one was there.
"Okay, this class is insane."
Mei chuckled from behind me. "You're getting feedback, aren't you?"
I nodded slowly. "It's like all of you are leaking into my brain."
"Some of us have been doing that for a while," Iris muttered with a wink.
Boss Room – The Echoed Flame Mistress
As we stepped into the next chamber, a massive altar lit with twin-colored flames stood in the center. Gold and red. Pleasure and pain. Unity and division.
From the flames rose a humanoid woman with wings of fire and eyes of smoke. Her curves made lust look like a religion.
[Boss Encounter – Echoed Flame Mistress – Lv. 28]
Type: Hybrid Entity (Pleasure/Pain Construct)
She floated down slowly, her voice a purr of desire and menace.
"You've passed the trials. But can you withstand your own desires turned against you?"
[Boss Ability Activated: Harem Feedback Overdrive]
For every bonded member in the party, one illusion will manifest representing their suppressed craving.
Suddenly, six figures stepped out of the mist.
Six versions of my girls—but twisted.
A succubus Iris with dripping chains. A feral Mei with lava veins. A blindfolded Raven in black lace with a smoking pistol. Aria with angel wings and nothing else. Lira in nothing but books and rope. And the last? A version of myself—shirtless, eyes glowing, with every skill I'd unlocked so far.
"Oh shit."
"Yeah," Raven muttered. "We're fighting your sex life."
Battle of Desire
Iris was the first to strike. She launched a chain of mirrored spells that locked down the fake Lira.
"Don't take it personally," she muttered. "You're hot, but I'm hotter."
Raven rolled forward, blasting her dark clone with Piercing Shot.
Mei roared and met her fiery duplicate head-on. The two clashed in a cyclone of flame and heat.
I focused on the Echoed Flame Mistress, using Libido Burst to amplify my strength. Then I activated a new skill.
[Skill Activated – Domination Pulse Lv. 1]
Nearby enemies suffer Charm-based shock and receive 15% reduced defense for 6 seconds.
My illusion staggered. The boss hissed.
I lunged.
With my blade charged in erotic aura (yes, really), I slashed across her torso. It wasn't just an attack—it was like rejecting temptation. The echo versions began flickering.
"Now! Hit them hard!"
Everyone focused fire. Aria summoned spectral chains. Mei used Heatstep Rush. Raven's bullets flew in perfect rhythm.
[Boss HP: 24% → 8% → 1%...]
The Echoed Flame Mistress screamed—then burst into radiant ash.
[Boss Defeated – Loot Acquired: Flame Sigil x2, Echo Memory Core, Class Fragment: Volcanic Seductress]
[EXP Gained: +2,200 to All Members]
[Level Up! Hiro – Lv. 19 → 21]
+6 Stat Points | +2 Skill Points
[Level Up! Mei – Lv. 21 → 22]
[Level Up! Iris – Lv. 22 → 23]
[Level Up! Raven – Lv. 27 → 28]
[Level Up! Lira – Lv. 20 → 21]
[Level Up! Aria – Lv. 23 → 24]
I opened my status and made my allocations:
+3 STR, +2 VIT, +1 CHA
[Skill Unlocked – Harem Domain (Passive) – Slight stat boost for each nearby bonded harem member. +2% All Stats per active link.]
We collapsed onto the velvet grass in the aftermath chamber.
My brain was still buzzing.
I felt everyone's tension.
Everyone's heat.
Everyone's desire.
It was building toward something.
But not yet.
Soon.
End of Chapter 34