"No, no, no. I worked so hard to hide it and now I'm ruined, everything I worked so hard for will be ruined." Melissa panicked.

"Why would you be ruined from me learning this?" John asked, confused.

"Well you're bound to go sell this to the press or something." Melissa said.

"Do you really think that poorly of your best friend's boyfriend?" John asked with a tiger frown.

"I have heard about your past and how you lived in the slums. It was on the Genesis news network, how can someone like you not care for money? Surely you know how much you could sell this information for right?" Melissa asked.

John looked at Melissa as if she was stupid before saying, "Girl I'm going to marry multiple women who are going to be the rulers of their respective race, do you really think I care about money now?"

"You have a point." Melissa said before asking, "So you won't reveal this information to anyone?"

"That depends on you." John replied.

"I knew it, you're going to blackmail me." Melissa said in disappointment before asking. "What do you want, bear in mind that even if you ask for my body it's not happening."

"Thanks for the warning but I'm not interested in your body." John replied.

"You're not?" Melissa asked, "I mean I'm proud of it and take really good care of it."

"I'm not saying you're not attractive, I'm just saying I'm not interested in having your body because I'm not allowed." John replied.

"Not allowed?" Melissa asked in confusion.

"Did Adria not explain any of the details about the harem?" John asked.

"No." Melissa replied before realizing something and saying, "Wait is this to do with that hole not allowed to touch anyone not in the harem? I thought you would have insisted that only apply to the women and not you."

"You really don't think much of men do you?" John asked.

"Nope, they're all male chauvinist pigs who think with their dicks, when I was still young to the idol scene many male producers and managers offered me deals if only I would have sex with them, luckily I found a good agency that didn't ask for that." Melissa explained.

"Must have been hard." John replied sympathetically.

"It still is, even to this day rich and powerful people like that fat prince try to win my heart, I know they really only want me as arm candy and a bed warmer." Melissa said with disgust.

"No wonder you're on the impossible princess list, it seems everyone on that list has the same issue of men only wanting them as arm candy." John replied.

"Most." Melissa agreed, "Though there are some who have men after them because they truly love them."

"Then I feel sorry for those men since it seems the impossible princesses are not interested in them." John stated.

"Not everyone on the impossible princess list is nice like Adria or princess Alea, many know their beauty and value and use it to get what they want without giving anything in return." Melissa replied. "Anyway, what is it that you want to stay quiet?"

"As I said that depends on you," John replied before explaining, "I know your planning to explain you being a half-elf to Adria, I will decide whether to reveal this information after I hear your reason for not telling your supposed best friend."

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"You would do that for Adria?" Melissa asked in surprise as she looked at John with newfound respect.

"Of course, she is my girlfriend and future wife, I would do the same for all my lovers." John replied with shame.

"What's to stop me from lying?" Melissa asked curiously.

John smirked before saying, "Trust me when I say I know if you will be lying."

"How?" Melissa replied with growing interest,

Instead of replying John just shared the information of one of his new spells.

[Revealing Bolt - The stars reveal the truth to you when a person is hit by this bolt]

"Huh?" Melissa replied.

"In simple terms I plan to use this spell on you when you explain yourself to Adria and I will know if you're lying to her." John explained before adding in a colder tone of voice. "And if you befriended Adria without pure intentions then you know what will happen."

Melissa gulped slightly at the cold tone in John's voice and how his eyes turned cold as she shivered slightly.

Melissa gulped again before saying, "I admit it wasn't completely innocent, I fancied Adria from the moment I saw her and I wanted her body."

John showed a surprise look before calming down and saying, "Well nothing wrong with that, she does have a great body."

"I know right." Melissa agreed happily before she caught herself and asked. "Wait, you're not mad?"

"About what?" John replied. "So you fancied Adria and wanted her body, I can't blame you for that."

"I thought you would be, after all I have been with your girlfriend." Melissa replied.

"Not since the harem was created and I have no right to judge about what my girlfriends did with other people before me, I mean look at Sarah's long list of failed relationships, I don't hold that against her, just that she had terrible taste in men."

"I once again agree with you on that." Melissa replied.

"So you need the antlers of the silver deer right?" Tommy asked.

"Yup." Melissa confirmed.

"Then we better find a stag then." Tommy said as he turned and headed into the forest.

"You don't mind me tagging along then?" Melissa asked again.

"Nope, Adria asked me to let you. I'm fine with it, plus I get the feeling that you really do consider her your best friend." John replied.

"I do, I love Adria." Melissa said honestly.

"Friend love or more?" John asked curiously.

"Will you be upset if I say more?" Melissa asked cautiously.

"Well you kind of just admitted it." John replied with a chuckle before saying, "But no I won't be upset, in fact you should be the one who is upset since I technically stole the women you love from you."

"I won't say I wasn't sad when she told me, but it's not like I didn't expect something like this to happen eventually." Melissa explained. "I'm sure you're aware that same sex relationships are frowned upon, especially for nobles or famous people, that is why we always just said we were friends."

"We both expected that Adria would be forced into a marriage of convenience eventually because of pressure from the ministers, even if her mother didn't want that."

"At least this way she is with someone she loves and wants to be with." Melissa explained before asking, "Why are you so open to this? Most men in positions of power don't like the idea of their women loving someone else or someone else loving them."

"Maybe it's because I have never had a singular girlfriend." John explained. "My current girlfriend's plural, is the first I ever had and we have all had group sex a couple of times now so I often saw them kissing and pleasuring each other."

"Wait, you all have group sex? It's not just you fucking them one after another?" Melissa asked, slightly surprised.

"Yeah, didn't Adria mention anything about it.?" John asked, confused.

"Sure, but I thought she was just saying it to get me to join your harem… shit." Adria replied before realizing she said too much as she stammered, "I….I….I didn't."

"Relax." John said calmly. "I already know she wants you to join."

"You do?" Melissa asked surprised.

"Oh yeah, she mentioned you even before the harem was officially formed, she has wanted you to join since the start, both to protect you from the prince and because I can tell she really loves you. Though she hasn't admitted that yet, I think part of her is afraid I will be upset if she admits to loving someone other than just me." John replied.

Melissa gapped at John before saying, "For someone who has never had a girlfriend before you're pretty clued up."

"Not really, I still have much to learn if I want to satisfy them and make them all happy." John replied as he looked around for another silver deer.

"From the way Adria talked about it, your cock seems to be satisfying her and the other girls plenty." Melissa said with a smirk.

"I haven't had any complaints so far." John admitted. "However I believe a successful relationship can't just be about sex."

Melissa looked at John again as she found her interest and respect in the man growing.

"You are a rare Vincarna, not many men in this day and age think about women as more than just sex objects, especially to powerful and influential ones."

"Call me John since you're my girlfriend's best friend, also I don't care what other men are like. I just want to protect and make happy those women who helped me when I needed it most and also choose to spend their lives with me." John replied.