"Hey Fran."
"Stop calling me that. I don't know you. And who are you, and why do you want me in your harem? Release me from this stupid contract!"
"Nope not happening. I think you're really hot, so thats why I asked. Sorry, once contracts are signed I can't interfere with it. The magic is independent of me."
Fran sulks. "Ugh!!! How did you find me?"
"The contract told me where you are."
She tries to slap me. And I duck.
"Hey."
"What." She tries again, with her other hand. I take a step back so she misses.
"The palace is going to be ready soon. You, want to go and have a look?"
"Ugh. I bet its some dirty, disgusting, ugly place."
"Hey I got some really good architects to work on it. I'll show you."
I grab her by the waist, and lift her up. And I start jumping really, really fast and really really far. I jump.
I jump. Oh, I think I jumped over some cities.
Fran's unconscious. Nothing some magic could not fix later.
I jump again. Oh I jump over some farms now. I think she's vomitting.
The vomit just disappear into the air.
I jump again. Her saliva is coming out now. She looks pale. I snap a finger and blood instant returns to her face.
But when she opens her eyes, she loses consciousness again, screaming.
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I think I hopped easily a hundred miles in about 15 minutes because the valley and mountains I purchased is really far and I used up my portals for today.
And woosh, I land.
And I land with a huge explosion, after all I jump so far and so fast that I am carrying a lot of energy.
But Fran's fine. Unconscious though.
I snap my fingers again.
And she freshens up instantly. She rubs her eyes and she opens.
And she looks at the palace.
Inspired by the castles and palaces in theme parks, I had it built mostly using white marble, it shines like the moon by the lake. There are five towering spires, the largest one in the middle, and there are multiple linked bridges to the other four spires. The workers are currently putting up the decorations, the flowers and the trees. I can't do wood magic and crafts, so I had to pay a lot of money to some druids to do landscaping and nature stuff. I mean, I don't actually have an eye for aesthetics, so I delegate, as all OPMCs should.
It took a lot of money to convince the architects to build it, which they claim the exposed, multiple entrances design is a security risk, but once they understood that there is no way anyone is going to invade this area, they accepted it. And actually they even suggested a moat, but I thought moats are stupid. I can jump over them easily, and pretty sure a lot of people can jump over them too.
Oh ya, I look at archmage Fran, and she stares wide eyed at the palace, her mouth open wide. I think a fly would fly it now, but there's no flies in this temperate, alpine weather. Maybe not yet.
"You built this?"
"No. I paid people to build it."
"Ah. I mean, you.. you own this?"
"Uh yeah." I took out the titles, gotta show this golddigger what I got.
She looks at it. And she stares at me. "You're actually serious about this harem thing. Why?"
At that point I want to slap her. I sealed the contract with divine toer magic, how much less serious can I get?
"Uh. I met the heroes that killed the demons a few years ago."
"Oh!"
"The guy has a harem of 50 gorgeous girls."
The archmage pauses. "Hmm, the hero. Oh yes he is now a Duke. His land is not doing well though. He can fight, but administration is not his strong suit. And yes he's too busy with that harem..."
"I am going to have a bigger harem than him."
The archmage stares at me. "So this is what its about... you're jealous!"
"Yes I am. I am an OPMC, how can this upstart wanna youngling 'hero' have a bigger harem than me?"
"Whats an OPMC?"
"Overpowered main character."
She laughs. "My god, your ego is over the roof."
I felt like slapping her. But then, I don't want to accidentally kill my first harem member.
"Well, OPMCs gotta act like OPMCs, right?"