Chapter 401: The System Reveals the True Emotions of Five Princesses!

Rhaenyra entered with an angry expression, her crimson eyes immediately settling upon Luke.

"Huh? Why?"

Luke looked at her in confusion, momentarily forgetting that he had intended to thank her for saving his life.

Unfortunately, his innocent question only made Rhaenyra angrier.

"Huh?! Are you seriously asking me that?!"

She approached him and grabbed his collar, pulling him closer until they were looking directly into each other's eyes.

"I allowed you to wander around because I thought you would behave like an ordinary, docile human, but instead, you went around provoking an entire Orc tribe and nearly got yourself killed! And now you're asking me why I'm not letting you leave?!"

"..."

Luke couldn't immediately find an answer.

After all, her accusation wasn't entirely wrong.

Although he had attacked the Orc outposts because he desperately needed to advance his cultivation, that explanation didn't change the fact that he had nearly lost his life.

So he looked toward Rhaenyra.

"Sorry."

"..."

Rhaenyra immediately became silent.

She had expected him to argue, make some ridiculous excuse, or behave shamelessly as he usually did.

Instead, Luke had simply accepted his mistake.

Before she could respond, he continued.

"And thank you for saving my life."

"..."

This time, Rhaenyra was completely speechless.

The very human she had nearly killed during their earlier confrontation was now sincerely thanking her for saving him.

Luke noticed her silence and smiled.

"I knew I could trust my wife."

[Tch! Luke, you're playing with fire again.]

The System's familiar warning immediately appeared, although Luke ignored it.

Meanwhile, Emberlyn, who had been listening from behind, became startled upon hearing his words.

'Wife?'

She remembered how furious Rhaenyra had become when Luke called her that during their earlier encounter on the Human Continent.

'Isn't Big Sister going to hit him again?'

Emberlyn immediately became cautious, preparing to intervene if Rhaenyra attempted to attack him.

Fortunately, the expected punch never came.

Instead, Rhaenyra's furious voice echoed through the room.

"WHO IS YOUR WIFE?! I've already told you that someone weaker than me cannot become my husband!"

She released his collar before folding her arms.

"And I don't need a husband at all!"

"Hmph!"

Rhaenyra glared at the smiling human standing before her, feeling an increasingly strong urge to strangle him for acting so shamelessly.

Unfortunately, something was bothering her.

'Why can't I hit that face anymore?'

During their earlier encounter, she hadn't hesitated to attack Luke when his behavior angered her.

Yet now, despite his continued teasing, she found herself unable to raise her hand against him.

'Maybe it's because he only just recovered.'

Rhaenyra quickly offered herself that explanation, hoping it would settle the strange feeling.

However, deep down, she understood that something had changed.

Whether she had simply become softer toward Luke or couldn't bring herself to treat him the same way after kissing him during his treatment, she wasn't entirely certain.

"Okay."

Luke accepted her refusal without arguing, feeling rather pleased that his dragon wife hadn't attacked him again.

'Looks like her feelings really have changed.'

Unfortunately, there was another problem.

He genuinely needed to leave the palace.

"Hmm, Rhaenyra, I actually have something urgent to do, so I need to—"

"No means NO!"

Rhaenyra immediately interrupted him, glaring at him as though he were deliberately pretending not to understand her words.

"..."

Luke sighed.

'How am I supposed to deal with this woman?'

After considering the situation, he decided to examine the current emotional status of his wives.

A familiar System panel immediately appeared before him.

### Wife #1 — Human Princess (Aurielle Valmont)

* Dependency: 100%

* Core Affection State: /Obsession/Possessive/Love/Trust/Dependency.

* Current Mood State: Worried.

* Inner thoughts: {Is Luke safe now?}

### Wife #2 — Elf Princess (Elaria Moonleaf)

* Dependency: 0%

* Core Affection State: Neutral.

* Current Mood State: Calm.

* Inner thoughts: {Seems like that human survived.}

### Wife #3 — Dragon Princess (Rhaenyra Crimsonscale)

* Dependency: 0%

* Core Affection State: Like.

* Current Mood State: Worried.

* Inner thoughts: {Should I kidnap him again and lock him somewhere else?}

### Wife #4 — Mermaid Princess (Naivara Tidewhisper)

* Dependency: 0%

* Core Affection State: Like.

* Current Mood State: Worried.

* Inner thoughts: {Is Luke safe now?}

### Wife #5 — Vampire Princess (Selene Nightveil)

* Dependency: 50%

* Core Affection State: Natal-Yandere/Obsession/Possessive/Love/Trust/Dependency.

{Warning, host is suggested to make healthy yandere, but the current natal yandere is going towards host death, due to Selene's jealousy.}

* Current Mood State: Worried.

* Inner thoughts: {Is Luke safe now? I shouldn't have let him run away earlier!}

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"..."

After so many days without checking his wives' statuses, Luke was surprised to discover several changes, although a few of them didn't seem quite right.

'System, is that warning in Selene's section actually true?' he asked, focusing entirely on the warning rather than the disturbing fact that an healthy yandere could even end up killing the person she loved.

[Of course it's true. You should take care of her more.]

'Okay.'

Luke acknowledged the warning but decided not to dwell on it for now, since Selene was far away, while Rhaenyra was standing directly in front of him with an angry expression that didn't match the emotions displayed by the System.

'So she's faking it?'

He looked at Rhaenyra again, finding it rather strange that despite her apparent anger, her actual mood was worried, and she was even considering kidnapping him again and locking him away somewhere.

However, as Luke continued examining her status, he finally noticed something that surprised him even more.

'Wait, she actually likes me now?'

His attention remained on the Core Affection State: Like, and although he was pleased by the discovery, he couldn't understand how her feelings had changed so much.

'Really? But why?'

After thinking about it for a moment, Luke recalled something the System had previously explained regarding the golden chains.

According to the System, whenever one of his wives developed even the slightest curiosity or any other positive emotion toward him, the golden chains would silently amplify those feelings over time, gradually strengthening them and making the changes permanent.

However, this effect was different from the temporary emotional amplification that sometimes occurred as a side effect of the chains.

'Hmm, that seems like the only possibility,' Luke concluded, completely unaware of the actual reason behind Rhaenyra's growing feelings.

Nevertheless, when he looked at her again, he could now recognize the worry hidden beneath her angry expression, which made him reconsider how he should approach the situation.

"Okay, Rhaenyra, then here's what I need. I want to visit a place where lightning strikes most frequently, and you can accompany me there."

Hearing his unusual request, both Emberlyn and Rhaenyra became confused, wondering why he suddenly wanted to visit such a place immediately after recovering.

"Why do you need to go there?" Emberlyn asked from behind him, prompting Luke to turn toward her with a smile.

"You'll find out soon."

Emberlyn's mouth twitched upon hearing his answer, since during the month she had spent accompanying Luke, she had already discovered how much he enjoyed keeping secrets, especially whenever he was planning to do something unusual.

Meanwhile, Rhaenyra considered his request for a moment before finally giving her answer.

"Okay, but you aren't allowed to run around freely," she said angrily, making it clear that she had no intention of letting him wander off on his own again.

Hearing her agreement, Luke immediately nodded, a teasing smile appearing on his face as he replied, "As my wife wishes."

"..."

'Cheeky brat.'

"Hmph."

Ignoring his shameless behavior, Rhaenyra turned away and walked outside, deciding to wait for Luke to finish whatever preparations he needed to make before they departed together.