Harem Hero

Full Force Fantasia - Part 1

The next few days are comparatively quiet versus what you've become used to.

Naturally – there are still occasional attacks by gangs of mooks into various areas of the city, but it feels like even the aliens aren't putting forth an honest effort to actually defeat you. With everyone going through the motions, Mitsuru takes the time to advance her various projects. Even they are struggling to find purchase at the moment, or rather, find the illegal materials Mitsuru needs to finish building the various devices.

You float bringing Revy and Balalaika through to hook her up with some criminal networks, but she shoots it down in short order. Both of them would need to spend significant time and resources to form a connection like that, time which would be better spent doing things the 'hard way,' by brute forcing it until someone relented and took the money.

But you note it down for later. This isn't going to be the only anchor built, after all.

"Tired of working your fingers to the bone? It's time to enjoy a getaway from your daily life, without having to compromise with your schedule! The new dream-luxe hotel is now open on the corner of Fifth Station. Enjoy a luxurious evening away from your worries with our world-beating service!"

Yet despite all of the things that need to be done – you find yourself splayed out on the couch watching bad TV like a vegetable.

"This slice of paradise doesn't need to break your bank. Our deeply immersive holiday experiences pack all of the fun, sights and sounds into a single place, without burdening you with troublesome airport travel or losing your head over booking!"

This damn ad has been dominating every commercial break for the past week. Where the hell did a local motel get the funding to saturate the airwaves like this? They must have some serious venture capital behind them to fund these expenses, there's always a bunch of cash sloshing around for stupid ideas like this.

"How the hell do you manage to look so bored with two dozen fawning girlfriends?" Mitsuru quips from the bench.

You fire back, "Why did you bother building all of these compressed space laboratories below ground when you still end up using the old garage for everything?"

"Soldering some circuit boards does not demand an expensive laboratory."

"Well, everyone is busy at the moment."

You pull out your 'special' phone and check the status indicators of your summoned girls (and Issei.) Pretty much everyone is occupied with something important at the moment. It's a sea of small red icons next to names and images that represent each person. Even if they were available – you're not in a date-organizing mood at the moment.

"I think Barbara ended up telling some of her superhero friends about me."

"She did?" Mitsuru murmurs.

"I think Supergirl swung by and prodded holes in her story. She ended up letting the truth slip, and now she wants to meet me too."

"She'd be extremely powerful. It would be a large escalation from your other summons so far."

"Huh? Android 21 can crush a planet if she tries hard enough. You don't get much crazier than what happens in Dragon Ball."

Mitsuru tilts her head in mixed agreement, "I suppose that's true – but she isn't invulnerable like Supergirl is. Kryptonite does not exist in this universe either."

"Let's just agree to disagree then. I really don't know how strong they are in comparison to each other anyway."

"Sure. We haven't had a good power-level debate in a long time."