Why settle for one when you can have them all…?

This is the core of a harem — a fantasy men dream of, crave, and never stop imagining. But to Johnny Steele, it had never made sense.

Why chase countless women when he already had Mia, the love of his life?

Johnny was an intern, young and broke but hopeful. He and Mia had been together for five years. She was his heartbeat, his anchor, his everything. He would have taken a bullet for her without thinking.

And today — Valentine’s Day — was meant to be special. Not just chocolates and roses. Tonight, they had agreed to take the final step, to make love for the very first time in five years.

Even his boss had noticed how deeply Johnny loved her. So much so he had paid for their deluxe Valentine’s Day package at the most luxurious five-star hotel in all of Pantheon Valley — The Nebula Hotel.

Johnny never questioned the gift.

“Reservation for Johnny Steele,” he said proudly at the receptionist’s desk, holding a bouquet in one hand and a box of chocolates in the other.

The receptionist was a stunner—blonde hair that flowed over her shoulders, her uniform hugging her ample chest so tight the top buttons looked ready to pop.

But Johnny couldn’t care any less, for the only woman in his mind was Mai, no other lady could match her beauty in his eyes.

But then, the receptionist froze for half a second. Her polite smile faltering before she tapped the keyboard,

“Yes, sir… Room 907.”

Johnny frowned. That hesitation—what was it about?

The receptionist smiled. “Your companions have already checked in.”

Johnny’s chest swelled. She was waiting for him, probably in something skimpy, her body on display just for him.

His smile was wide as the clerk handed him the keycard. Mia had already checked in, so all he had to do was walk to the room and surprise her.

His chest felt full of love. His head felt dizzy with excitement, imagining peeling off her clothes to reveal that goddess-like body of hers.

As he stepped out of the elevator, he heard a sound down the corridor: a woman’s laugh. Sharp and breathless.  

For some reason, it made his skin prickle as Johnny’s heart pounded, not just from excitement, but from a feeling he couldn’t name.

But ultimately, he brushed it off, as he walked the long hall to the ninth floor, a grin on his lips. Tonight, was going to be perfect. Nothing could possibly go wrong.

Or so he thought.

But that happiness died the instant he opened the door.

His smile shattered into disbelief. His breath caught. The bouquet trembled in his hand.

Mia was on the bed — legs spread wide, her lacy lingerie pushed aside, her massive breasts bouncing wildly as her body moved, moaning for another man.

For his boss.

Johnny’s mind went blank.

For a moment, he thought he had walked into the wrong room. But no… that was her hair, her voice, her body.

The same woman who had promised him forever, her thick thighs wrapped around someone else.

“What the fuck?!” Johnny yelled, his voice cracking.

His boss turned his head, smirking. “Oh, look. Your little boyfriend is here.”

Johnny’s heart sank. “Mia… what are you doing?”

She didn’t even look at him. Her moans filled the room as his boss took her, loud and shameless, her hips bucking up greedily, as if Johnny wasn’t there.

Her nipples stood hard and pink, sweat glistening on her heaving cleavage. Her skirt was hiked up, exposing her soaked panties dangling off one ankle.

Finally, she looked at him — only to sneer, her cheeks flushed red from pleasure.

“Are you blind? Can’t you see? I’m with a real man.”

The words hit him like a punch. Johnny remembered every night she had pushed him away with “Not tonight, I’m tired.”

Yet here she was — screaming for more, begging another man to ruin her, her body arching in ecstasy, breasts spilling out of her bra.

Johnny staggered back, bile rising in his throat. Every thrust, every sound was another nail hammering into his chest.

“Johnny… you’re sweet. Sweetness doesn’t buy diamonds, Johnny. He does.”

“Mia….” Johnny whispered, tears stinging his eyes.

Mia snapped, “Why waste myself on an intern when I can be with the boss?”

“But…” Johnny froze, every nerve screaming.

“Now shut the door, or stay and watch — I don’t care.” She winked at him mockingly, her tongue flicking over her lips.

Johnny stumbled back, unable to take more. The bouquet slipped from his fingers. Petals scattered across the carpet like broken promises.

This couldn’t be real. His girlfriend of five years was having sex with another guy, right in front of him.

The chocolates fell — sweet turned bitter, crushed under his shoes as he staggered out of the suite, his heart breaking.

He drifted out of the hotel like a ghost, lifeless. Yet he couldn’t leave. He sat on a bench across the street, staring at the glowing entrance of the Nebula Hotel, waiting, praying it was all a nightmare.

His chest felt hollow. Something inside him had just been carved out. That wasn’t Mia. It couldn’t be. It had to be a nightmare.

Hours passed. People came and went, and each time, relief flickered in his chest. None of them was Mia, so maybe it indeed wasn’t real.

That was until he saw her.

Laughing. Clinging to his boss’s arm, her tight dress riding up her thighs, showing off her lacy stockings.

His hand groped her ass openly as she kissed his neck, pressing her soft chest against him.

Johnny’s body trembled. His vision blurred. He wanted to scream, but before he could, Mia stepped into the street — smiling, gazing only at her boss.

She didn’t see the truck from the side of the road. No horns. Just speeding toward her.

For a heartbeat, he froze. She didn’t deserve saving. Not after what she had done.

But love wasn’t logical.

Johnny’s body moved before his mind, as he threw himself into the road.

His body collided with hers, completely shoving her clear of the road, whilst leaving himself at the center of it.

He trading her life for his own.

And then – impact.

The truck smashed into him with brutal force, tossing him into the air like a ragdoll before he slammed into the asphalt. His bones cracked. Blood spilled.

Time froze.

Johnny felt his ribs snap. His blood sprayed in the air.

His vision blurred, as memory flickered in his mind – a memory of Mia laughing under the cherry blossoms when she first said “yes” to dating him.

But it was only an illusion.

In reality, his fading vision caught Mia — but she didn’t run to him.

She didn’t even look at him — her eyes only searched for the boss.

She ran to him. Clinging to him like he was the only thing that mattered in this very moment.

In his final moment, Johnny finally understood — not wisdom, not truth, but a cruel lesson whispered in his heart:

Why settle for one when you can have them all?

The answer was simple: “Because when you belong to no one, no one can break you.”

Johnny closed his eyes, ready to embrace the darkness. But the darkness didn’t come.

Instead, the air shifted and a glowing screen appeared before him.  Words began scrolling across the screen, and a female voice he had never heard rang inside his head.

…

[Host Found…]

[Broken. Betrayed. Bleeding. Perfect.]

[Hidden Condition Certified]

[System Initialization]

…

'Host? System?'

Johnny had no idea what it was saying.

‘No, before that, what is this voice? Where is it coming from?’

Ignoring his thoughts, the voice continued.

[Initializing Player Data…]

Then the voice shifted, becoming smooth, sultry, and teasing, like a lover whispering secrets.

[How pitiful. One woman destroyed you. But why settle for one… when you can have them all?]

His heart jumped. “What… what are you talking about? I’m about to die….!!”

Johnny wanted to scream, to curse, but his chest was collapsing, his blood pooling on the asphalt floor.

Maybe this was insanity, maybe near-death hallucination.

[Congratulations! You have obtained: Ultimate Harem System]

[Do you accept?]

Johnny was utterly confused.

‘It sounds like it’s giving me something? If I accept, will I still not die?’

As he waited in hesitation, the voice asked again,

[You do not have much time remaining. Should you refuse, your heart will stop in 0.02 seconds. Do you accept?]

Whether or not this was a hallucination, one thing was clear, Johnny had nothing left to lose.  Mia had betrayed him, shattered him beyond repair, and led him to his death.

And in that hollow, bleeding moment, a cruel clarity settled over him:

 “If one woman could ruin me, then every woman would be mine to claim."

Johnny did not speak the words. He merely thought them.

But the voice answered.

[SYSTEM ACTIVATED.]

Welcome, Johnny Steele, to the Ultimate Harem System.

[Your new life begins now.]