Harem Stealer: Reborn with the God-Tier Sharing System

Virgo remained alone in that meadow after, Noah's words echoing in her head like a cursed parrot that had learned a new phrase and would never shut its bloody mouth.

She was lost—utterly lost—her mind clouded by insecurities and fears she hadn't even known she carried until now.

Guess being alone does wonders to your mind.

'Sigh… what am I supposed to do now?' she thought, her feet swaying back and forth in the clear stream, raising small ripples that spread like fragile waves across the water.

Noah had told her to think about her role. But what role was he even speaking of?

The role she would play in this so-called "new" life where everything had abandoned her? Or the role she would play among this strange family of siblings heading into the unknown?

Virgo felt it was both.

She just needed to decide who she would be, from this moment onward, in relation to Noah.

Enemy. Or ally.

If she chose enemy, then she might as well kiss her dear life goodbye, because it would be over the instant she tried.

She wasn't foolish enough to believe Noah would pity her because of his dazzling smiles or the "darling"s that rolled from his lips.

He was a monster. A smiling monster who could charm you while tearing your heart out and devouring it in front of you.

Sometimes, Virgo wondered if Noah could even love. From what she'd seen, it seemed impossible for someone with such towering self-esteem, such boundless arrogance, to love anyone but himself.

And yet Virgo didn't know that…

He was a paradox.

Yes, he loved himself shamelessly. But he also loved his wives with a ferocity that surpassed what most could imagine. He loved his siblings too, even now, as they sulked in their solitude, locked away in their rooms.

Noah was watching them even now. His hands twitched, aching to go to them, aching to speak to them and gave them his endless epithets to make them stronger, aching to pull them back into their playful nature.

But he didn't. He held back. He knew rushing to them now would only wound them deeper. So he sat still, the arrogant cat perched on his lap, waiting for them to gather their minds.

So the thing about Noah was simple…

Yes, Noah was cruel.

But if he cared about you, he was also loving, gentle, protective, unbearably human despite being something far beyond any man.

And so Virgo asked herself the question again..

If enemy was not an option, then ally was the only path left.

'What kind of ally?'

An ally was someone useful. Someone who could give something back. If she was to survive at Noah's side, she needed to provide value — something to his life, to his path, to this family. Whatever.

At that thought, unwanted memories of their recent encounter flashed in her mind with Noah peeling off his shirt, the sight of that impossible body etched into her soul, an image she knew she would carry until the day she died.

Her cheeks burned, though it hardly mattered when her skin was already red by nature. Still, she was almost grateful for that cursed skin in this moment.

'But no… I cannot go that way. If I do, I will be no different from a whore who sells her body for survival.'

Not that there was shame in that path if there was good reason. But her pride would not allow it…not yet.

She was no child. She knew what Noah had done. He had tempted her. He had stirred something in her that had slept untouched for years. He had awoken her hunger.

And she knew that if she spent too long alone with him, she would eventually collapse. Noah carried that kind of gravity, that kind of irresistible, insufferable energy.

He was a bastard. A loving bastard. A bastard who could destroy you while holding you close.

'I have never seen a man like him…'

Her resolve began to crystallize. She would not crawl to him and spread herself like a desperate fool. She even suspected Noah wouldn't accept her if she did.

First, she would learn to discard who she had been. She was forsaken now. She had nothing, no name, no one left to claim her. She had to accept that bitter truth and move forward.

Then, she would show her usefulness. And she already knew where to start.

She was not of this universe. She carried knowledge of another: its powers, its structures, its rulers. She could share that, leverage that, perhaps even guide him there someday.

And if, after all of this — after proving she was more than a warm body, more than a woman for the bed or the house or the children — if after all this she still stood at his side…

…then, and only then, would she allow herself to fall into the temptation known as Noah Vaelgrim.

That was her last stance.

That was her meager pride speaking.

That was her rebellion.

"Urgh…!" Virgo jolted as something brushed against her feet in the water.

She looked down and saw a strange fish circling her toes.

It was red, the same shade as her skin, with golden eyes so bright they seemed to illuminate the stream itself. Small, delicate, its body sleek with a single trailing tail, its head petite and strangely endearing.

And etched into its scales were letters —mystical, flowing, runic enough to impress even her.

Virgo was immediately drawn to it. And the fish seemed to love her in turn, its gaze warm, as though comforted by their shared color.

An unconscious smile crept across her lips.

"Why are you here, little one? Are you hungry?" she asked softly, her voice gentler than she expected.

The fish circled her legs, mouth opening and closing eagerly.

Yes. Hungry.

Virgo chuckled at its cuteness, then glanced around for food, only to realize she had no idea what such a creature would eat.

So she asked.

The response stunned her.

"My… my teeth?" Virgo repeated in disbelief.

The fish nodded eagerly, its golden eyes gleaming, its tiny mouth stretching in anticipation.

Virgo groaned. 'Urghhh… how could I disappoint something this cute?'

Reluctantly, she reached into her mouth, pulled out two of her lower teeth, and offered them. It didn't hurt, but it felt bizarre.

The fish devoured them greedily, bliss painted across its tiny face.

Virgo laughed aloud, watching it, her stress momentarily forgotten, her spinning thoughts silenced as she focused only on this little creature.

Seconds later, the fish fixed its golden gaze back on her, eyes wide, demanding more.

Virgo's smile twitched.

And so began a strange night where Virgo fed a ravenous fish.

But by the end, she had something she hadn't realized she needed.

A companion.

A friend.

Or maybe just a strange creature that lusted after her teeth.

She laughed anyway.

—End of Chapter 341—