Inner Voice: All Heroines Hear My Inner Voice Chapter 986 986: Poor Bell

"Kami-sama?" Bell called out to her goddess.

Hestia's movements froze; she pulled her lips away from Eiji's and turned around with a look of surprise.

"Bell-kun, Welf? Welcome back."

"...." Bell.

Is that all?

You don't want to explain anything, Kami-sama!?

Hestia felt no guilt; she was just a little embarrassed because Bell and Welf seemed to have caught her kissing Eiji.

She was also relieved because before they arrived, she and the others had already finished the main event.

Just a moment ago, Eiji had suddenly pulled her onto his lap after she'd gotten dressed and kissed her. She didn't resist, but she didn't know he'd done it on purpose with malicious intent.

After all, there's no way he didn't notice Bell and Welf's arrival! He had even seen them since they arrived at the gate through his light perception.

[Host, you're evil.]

"Miss System, what do you mean?"

[Keep pretending.]

Eiji didn't admit that he had any malicious intent. It had been a long time since he'd seen the protagonist of this world in person; he smiled warmly at him.

"Hey Bell, and you must be... Welf, right? A former member of the Hephaestus Familia. It's been a long time since we last met."

He was still holding Hestia's body on his lap as he said that, and he looked at Welf in a way that made the man himself feel uncomfortable.

"Uh, yeah... Eiji-sama, it's been a while." Bell said awkwardly.

Welf's reaction wasn't any better than his own, "Eiji-sama, hello. It seems we've come at a bad time."

How could it be otherwise?

That's because the man who seemed to have been doing lewd things with Hestia, Lili, and a beautiful woman he didn't know, was Eiji!

He was the man dating his former goddess, Hephaestus.

This man...

Does Hephaestus know he likes to fool around with other women?

Of course, from the rumors circulating in Orario, Welf knew Eiji also seemed to be in romantic relationships with Demeter and the women in his familia.

Even so, he wasn't happy thinking that Hephaestus was dating a bastard!

However, Welf also didn't forget that Eiji had helped the Hestia Familia a great deal. He's also grateful to him, and in the end, he feels conflicted.

"That's not true; you two are members of the Hestia Familia. You can certainly return to your familia's home whenever you want."

"No need to worry about my discomfort, hahaha. Artemis and I just happened to stop by to see how Hestia was doing. It's been over three hours since we've been here."

Eiji laughed like Homelander—or more accurately, like a villain.

That made Bell's mood even worse, and Welf's expression looked grim.

Eiji looked friendly, but the two of them felt intimidated by him. Welf didn't even dare to ask if that man had toyed with Hephaestus's heart?

"Um... Eiji-sama, may I ask you something?"

"Of course, Bell. I have a hunch about what you want to ask."

Just as you'd expect from the protagonist.

His courage still surpasses that of ordinary people like Welf.

Bell glanced at his goddess, Lili, and even Artemis before looking back at Eiji. "What is your relationship with Kami-sama and Lili, Eiji-sama? You two seem very close."

[Good question! I've been waiting for this moment for a long time, Bell!]

Artemis: Eiji, you really are...

How could she not know her man has evil intent?

And this guy named Bell... He's supposed to be the protagonist, right?

In the original work, he killed both her and Antares at the same time to save the world?

Artemis doesn't hate him, but she doesn't like him either because her heart and body already belong to another man.

She just thinks Bell is unlucky because he's dealing with Eiji now.

"We're dating now."

"Ehhh!? Y-You two are dating!?"

Eiji nodded, amused by the despair on Bell's face. "Yeah, Hestia and Lili are my women. Ah, the same goes for Artemis."

He introduced Artemis to the protagonist.

Artemis said nothing, and merely smiled politely.

"!!!" Bell felt a tightness in his chest, but what puzzled him was that he also felt a pang of sadness upon hearing that Artemis was also Eiji's woman.

Why?

Why did he feel that way toward a woman he'd just met?

What he didn't know was that Artemis was one of the women who loved him in the original story. Yet, he had killed her with his own hands.

Hestia and Lili were also supposed to have only him in their hearts. But in this life, both of them have...

Welf: Now I'm sure that before Bell and I arrived, those three women had sex with Eiji! They did it in the living room!

As a man, it would be a lie if Welf said he wasn't jealous of Eiji.

He glanced at Bell and hesitated to tell him about it.

"I... I see. Kami-sama, Lili... congratulations. And Eiji-sama, I hope you take good care of them." The protagonist forced a smile while clenching his fist.

The corners of Eiji's mouth turned up higher, "Don't worry, I'll definitely take good care of them. I've never treated my women badly, and I'll give them all a good future!"

Hearing this, Hestia and Lili were moved; they looked at him with infatuated expressions on their faces.

Artemis felt the same way; she detected no lie in Eiji's words.

Bell envied Eiji, not just because he had a harem as his grandfather (Zeus) often said, but because he had the confidence to say such a thing.

There was also anger in his heart because he felt his goddess and Lili had been taken from him, but he was too kind that instead of picking a fight with Eiji, he actually offered them his support.

Eiji thought that a protagonist like Bell found it hard to hate others, even if that person had stolen his wife.

[This is what is called a Yasashi Protagonist (Kind-Hearted Protagonist); Bell is one of them. People like them are viewed positively, especially in the original work. But when dealing with NTR villains, they are completely helpless.]

[They don't try to fight back or take revenge on the people who stole their wives or lovers.]

[As proof, when he found out that Hestia and Lili had become my women, Bell just forced a smile and gave us his support.]

[Bell, you're so kind! I wonder how long you'll be able to keep your personality...]

What if I steal the woman you like too, Ais?

In that case, what would you do?

Eiji didn't say that in his inner voice.

The heroines: Speaking of NTR villains, you're one of them, aren't you, Eiji?

"By the way, Bell, how's your relationship with Apollo going? Is it going well?" Eiji suddenly changed the topic of conversation.

However, the topic he chose made Bell's face go pale and she stammered, "A-Apollo? What do I have to do with him!? How could you think I have anything to do with him, Eiji-sama!?"

"...." Hestia, Lili, and Welf.

Do you seriously think Apollo has nothing to do with you, Bell?

However, they weren't sure either and were curious. After all, none of them knew what the two men had actually been talking about yesterday.

Eiji took this opportunity to reveal a shocking secret, "Did I say something wrong? I heard a rumor that a famous Rookie, Bell Cranel, was seen kissing the Sun God, Apollo, in an alley. Honestly, I don't believe it—it's not my place to tell you who you can like, Bell… But I'm curious and wanted to ask you."

Hestia, Lili, Artemis, and Welf all widened their eyes.

Their gazes all turned to Bell as if asking, "Is that true!?"

Welf shuddered and moved further away from him.

"That… It's not what you're thinking! It's true that Apollo and I kissed, but that—"

"Bell-kun, you actually kissed Apollo!?"

Hestia nearly jumped out of Eiji's lap; she stared at the protagonist in horror. She wasn't sad, of course; she was just extremely surprised.

Eiji: Jie jie jie.

Before coming here, he had used Rasiel to find out the details of Bell and Apollo's conversation. When he first found out, he was surprised himself and thought the effect of the thread of fate was truly extraordinary.

It was capable of changing a person's sexual orientation.

"Kami-sama, please listen to my explanation! At that time, I—"

"Bell, you don't need to explain the details. Lili understands." Lili felt disgusted; she really didn't want to hear the details of the romantic relationship between Bell and Apollo.

Bell felt like crying.

Why do these women keep interrupting his explanation?

He was a victim, okay!?

What happened between him and Apollo yesterday was an accident!

Actually, he wanted to keep what happened back then a secret from everyone, but he didn't expect Eiji to have heard such a rumor about him.

Naive Bell didn't know there were no rumors about him and Apollo; Eiji was actually lying about it.

[I know I've said this many times, but you're a villain, host.]

"Miss System, I know you like what you see, so just praise me."

[You're slandering me, host! I don't like seeing things like this. I'm the Inner Voice System. I'm not… forget what I said.]

That's what the woman pretending to be the Netori System said.

Eiji couldn't believe what she'd just said.

"It was an accident! It wasn't on my end, okay!? When Apollo talked about how much he loved me, I rejected him. He said goodbye, but then... He suddenly kissed me! I was caught off guard at that moment, and couldn't avoid it!"

Bell said all that in one breath. This time, he didn't let anyone interrupt him.

He thought that was enough to clear up the misunderstanding.

However, the way Hestia and the others looked at him was still the same. There was disgust in their eyes, but they tried to hide it.

Bell was at his wits' end.

"We all understand, Bell. You and Welf must be a little tired; you can rest." Hestia said gently, but she was actually shooing the two men out of the room.

Hearing this, Bell's eyes turned red and he ran toward his bedroom on the other side of the mansion (Men and women in the Hestia Familia live separately).

Misunderstanding!

Everyone's misunderstanding him!

He's normal; he doesn't like men, and he likes women—especially Ais!

However, remembering how he hadn't immediately pushed Apollo away when he kissed him passionately yesterday, he cried and hated himself for it.

There's something wrong with himself!

"Um... I'm leaving too." Welf said politely before leaving the living room.

Eiji laughed to himself, but on the surface? He spent a little time with Hestia and Lili before saying goodbye.

Before leaving, he certainly didn't forget to tell them that they could also stay at his familia's house, just like the other women.

On the way back, he took the opportunity to go on a date with Artemis. The blue-haired goddess was delighted; she didn't even refuse when he pounded her ass again in an alley.

Artemis, the Goddess of the Hunt, had truly fallen. For Eiji's sake, she didn't mind becoming his meat toilet.

After that, in front of the gate to his famila's house, Eiji was a little pleased when he saw two familiar women.

If he wasn't mistaken, they were former members of the Apollo Familia, Cassandra and Daphne. The two women noticed him and abandoned their intention to ring the gatebell.

The one who spoke first was Daphne, "Good afternoon, Eiji-sama! I am Daphne Lauro, and the woman beside me is Cassandra Ilion. We are former members of the Apollo Familia. We're here to see you."

Cassandra was quiet and shy; she hid behind Daphne. However, she tried to give a friendly smile to Eiji and Artemis.

Eiji also smiled warmly, "Daphne and Cassandra? I remember your names. Why do you want to see me?"

"Well…" Daphne nudged Cassandra. Then, they both bowed their heads.

"Eiji-sama, I want to join your familia!"

"Eiji-sama, I want to... Just like Daphne, I want to join your familia!"

Artemis glanced at Eiji impassively; she could see his smile widening as he looked at the two women.

Her lips twitched.

The man clearly wouldn't refuse two beautiful women who wanted to join his familia!

And sure enough, Eiji pretended to cough before saying, "Raise your heads, both of you."

Daphne and Cassandra did as he said; they looked nervous and worried they'd be rejected.

After the Apollo Familia disbanded, they had no permanent place to stay and were considering the idea of joining another familia. However, the first familia they thought of was the Seiya Familia.

Who didn't know that the Seiya Familia was currently the strongest Familia in Orario? Even though they were very weak compared to the members of the Seiya Familia, they wanted to give it a try.

"Alright, you can join my familia." Eiji said casually.

"Eiji-sama, even though we're both only level 3, we'll work hard to... Huh? Eiji-sama, you're accepting us!?"

Daphne was prepared to be rejected and wanted to plead, but she reacted too late when she heard Eiji agree to let the two of them join his familia.

"Yes, you two are quite talented and beautiful. I have no reason to refuse having you both in my familia."

Hearing what he said, Daphne and Cassandra were overjoyed. They were also shy enough to blush, since he seemed to like their appearance as well.

Daphne and Cassandra had certainly heard that the members of the Seiya Familia were essentially Eiji's harem. However, instead of feeling disgusted like they did with Apollo, they were actually excited.

Eiji was very handsome and seemed kind. If it was him... Daphne and Cassandra's faces grew even redder; they had no resistance in their hearts.

"Thank you, Eiji-sama!!"

The two women said in unison.

Ignoring Artemis's glare, Eiji recalled that in the original story, Daphne and Cassandra joined the Hestia Familia after the Apollo Familia lost the War Game.

At first, he didn't try to stop them from following the path of the original story. But since Daphne and Cassandra chose to come to him, he certainly didn't refuse.

[Daphne and Cassandra aren't heroines, but they're also women who liked Bell in the original story. Since Bell would never even consider returning their feelings, let me take care of them instead.]

In other words, you're also lusting after them, Eiji?

Many heroines who knew him well interpreted his words.

(A/N: Actually, only Cassandra might have liked Bell in the original work, but she and Daphne are like a two-for-one deal. I changed it to suit my NTR preferences.)

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Meanwhile, Eiji brought Daphne and Cassandra into his familia home, making them his—ahem, or members of his familia.

On the top floor of the Tower of Babel, a gentle breeze blew through the large windows that looked out directly over the entire city.

The room was magnificent, dominated by white marble pillars and draping purple silk curtains. In the center of the living room, Freya, the Goddess of Beauty, sat on a velvet sofa, staring blankly at her wine glass. Across from her sat Aphrodite—another goddess of beauty who had come to accept her invitation.

There was also a member of the Aphrodite Familia, Harmonia, sitting beside her goddess.

"So..." Aphrodite broke the silence, leaning back with a sensual, coy grace. She played with a strand of her own hair while smiling seductively. "Someone like Freya, who only needs to snap her fingers to make every man in the world fall to his knees, is calling me because she needs help with a man? This is a new history in Orario."

She had heard a summary of the problem Freya was facing.

Freya herself had told her, and it had surprised her so much she wanted to burst out laughing.

However, she held back when she saw the aura of depression surrounding her. A man who could make Freya like that was extraordinary!

Aphrodite wanted to know who he was.

After all, Freya hadn't mentioned his name during their conversation. She had only mentioned his gender.

"He's different, Aphrodite," Freya said in a low voice. There was also a sense of frustration and defeat in her voice. "His name is Eiji Seiya. His soul... glows with a color and intensity I've never seen before. But every time I approach him, try to seduce him, and even after I release my charm... he doesn't budge. My charm has no effect on him; he's immune! He isn't affected by the charms possessed by goddesses of beauty like us, Aphrodite."

Aphrodite widened her eyes. Eiji Seiya? The man who made Freya look so desperate and pitiful is him!?

Harmonia was also surprised, but she didn't join the conversation and just listened while munching on the snacks on the table.

"Immune? To the charms of a goddess of beauty like us, and even you? Impossible. But if that's true, that's interesting." Aphrodite said as she sat up straight.

"I'm not joking, Aphrodite." Freya glared at the woman in front of her.

Aphrodite found it amusing, "I know, and I get it—you're hoping I'll give you advice so you can win that guy over, right? You seem really desperate, huh."

"How could I not be? Eiji isn't even human; he's a god who can wield his power in the lower world. Ouranos is also on his side, and doesn't blame him for killing the other gods."

Actually, Eiji had killed one god and one goddess, Dionysus and Ishtar. Freya didn't bother mentioning their names.

Aphrodite was stunned; she had no idea Eiji was that powerful, and it seemed Ouranos held him in very high regard.

"This is indeed difficult... even if you use your Arcanum, your chances of success are very low and the risk is too great."

"Is that so?" Freya had certainly thought about what Aphrodite had said earlier.

Actually, she wanted to do it. However, she wanted to know if there were any better ideas?

That's why she asked the goddess in front of her for help.

Freya didn't know she'd regret it; she'd forgotten the fact that Aphrodite was a bitch just like her.