sounds in the dark

In the hospital room, the melodious cries of beautiful women filled the air. My name is Roberto, and I'm experiencing a minor health issue. Nothing serious, just on the verge of dying. Yet, at this critical moment, some despicable person decided to call all my girlfriends. Are they trying to hasten my demise? It's outrageous!

Now, I find my head resting on the smooth, fair thighs of a charming maiden, her tears flowing like pear blossoms in the rain. Beside my sickbed, a seductive, voluptuous woman with shapely curves kneels on the floor, fervently pleading for me not to die.

"I want to live!"

"I'm still young, I don't want to die!"

Roberto's innermost desire to survive is fiercely erupting. Suddenly, the door to the hospital room swings open.

"Roberto, Roberto!"

Four more stunning beauties rush in, their eyes red with tears. In an instant, the room seems brighter, but my heart grows darker.

"Two could still be manageable."

"But six?"

"Oh... forget it, it's better to die than suffer alive."

"Let death take me away quickly, stop dawdling, just let me die!"

Faced with the imminent ordeal, some people may be physically alive, but their spirits are already dead. Roberto closes his eyes, kicks his legs, and slips into darkness amidst the cries.

"Oh! Esteemed handsome host, would you like a wife or not?"

In the void of darkness, Roberto suddenly hears a strange voice.

"I'm dead!"

"But it seems I'm not entirely dead?"

"Is this the legendary system?"

Roberto is both shocked and surprised.

"Yes, indeed, it is I."

"What did you just say?"

"Oh, great host, would you like a noble and dignified wife? As long as you agree, I'll deliver her to you immediately."

"What a bizarre system."

Roberto has read novels before, he's not unfamiliar with systems, but this one seems a bit... unconventional.

Can it just randomly send wives? What if it sends me to my girlfriend's bed and her husband happens to return? Then what?

He'd have to die again, and take away another one.

"But since fate has given me a chance to live again, I must make good use of it. Saying 'no' to show off might really lead to my death."

"Esteemed host, would you like a wife who exudes nobility and majesty, like a female pope, or a glamorous and enchanting saint?"

"Ah, well..."

"Would you like a cute and lovely princess, or a hot and charming noblewoman?"

"Don't joke around, why are you changing it again?"

"Would you like an icy and aloof dragon lady, or a bewitching nine-tailed fox empress?"

Roberto smiles, is it hard to choose?

Only children hesitate; adults just go all-in. Any delay shows disrespect to the system.

"I'll take them all, thank you!"

Roberto laughs, "As your 'supreme and noble' host, this small request should be easy to fulfill, right?"

The system falls silent, it's utterly flummoxed. It has never encountered such shameless audacity.

"...?"

"Dare I ask, esteemed host, are you polite?"

Roberto immediately apologizes, "Sorry, I was too greedy. How about just three?"

"???"

System: I feel offended; I gave you options, and you got stuck here causing a glitch?

Roberto patiently explains, "As a mature system, you should learn to fix bugs for the host."

System: Do you take me for a fool?

"Due to the host's delayed selection, random confirmation of target..."

"Target confirmed: Isabella, the enchantress with a thousand charms, the nine-tailed fox empress."

"Additional rewards: Pure Immortal Body, the most potent latent dual martial souls of all time!"

"Detected a scoundrel attempting to claim your bewitching empress. She urgently needs your rescue. Initiating transference."

"Destination: Soul Martial Continent."