Jyahnar didn't resist, didn't refuse, and didn't struggle.
Instead, she listened obediently and earnestly.
That in itself was a very good attitude.
Having sorted out some of her thoughts, everything suddenly became clear.
All at once, the way she looked at Elysia seemed different. Even when Elysia wrapped an arm around her shoulder and leaned in close, she didn't seem quite as resistant.
Really.
She's just so easy to read!
Not a hint of threat at all.
Elysia smiled smugly.
Though she had her little schemes, it was all within reason. After all, a girl's little tricks could be quite endearing sometimes.
While she certainly had Jyahnar figured out, she genuinely liked her too.
She adored all the lovely girls in Kiana's harem, but some she favored more than others. And this version of Jyahnar? She loved her even more now, felt more tender toward her, and wanted to spoil her all the more.
Her heart felt so soft.
Affection had blossomed.
No matter what the other did, she could accept it.
As long as it didn't truly cross the line!
"You should think it over again."
Elysia took what Eden had told her, polished it with her own understanding, and shared it with Jyahnar.
"So many girls will be by Kiana's side from now on. If you get jealous over every single one, will you ever have the energy for it?"
"They all have different traits. Sure, some might overlap with ours... but so what?"
"Even if there are parallel world counterparts who look exactly the same..."
"Aren't they each unique in their own way? Kiana doesn't think so."
"Right?"
She spun her sweet words, talking non-stop like a flowing river.
"Mmm..." Jyahnar narrowed her eyes slightly.
Elysia continued.
"Everyone will compete, that's for sure. But competing alone is far harder than competing as a group. Helping each other means everyone gets a share. If everyone just pulls each other down and keeps each other in check, wouldn't that mean no one gets anything?"
"Would you want that?"
"And even if you were willing, others wouldn't be!"
"They have different personalities. Different preferences. Different values. Because of their world's environment, life experiences, and so on... all sorts of reasons shape who they are."
"Not everyone believes that liking someone means monopolizing them, and not every world follows a one-spouse system."
"Just imagine, if you were Kiana! So many equally lovely girls, a dazzling array where you can't possibly choose! You can't pick just one! You'd want them all, not letting a single one slip away..."
"Between those who accept you having a harem, and those who can't stand the idea..."
"If you had to choose, which would you pick?"
In truth.
Elysia was fundamentally the type of girl who could readily accept Kiana having a harem.
Because, after all, that would be her harem too!
It's just that before, perhaps because she was the Origin and Kiana the Finality, she'd focused too intensely on Kiana alone, wanting to have her all to herself.
But once she broadened her perspective.
She was still herself.
The familiar Miss Elf Elysia, who held affection for every girl.
So, she wanted even more to dissuade Jyahnar from this idea of keeping everything for herself.
That's why she spoke so much, and tried so hard.
After all, Jyahnar was different from her.
She truly wanted to have Kiana all to herself, to monopolize her.
If no one reasoned with her, she'd never figure it out. She might not even want to.
She didn't care about the other girls, and she couldn't possibly like them. Her eyes were only on Kiana.
This was where she and Elysia were fundamentally different.
One saw Kiana as eight-tenths of her world, but was willing to share the remainder with others.
The other saw Kiana as twelve-tenths—other girls didn't just get none, they were in deficit by two-tenths.
Elysia didn't expect Jyahnar to fully accept the situation all at once.
But she needed to plant a seed.
And she needed Kiana to know that she was trying.
Trying to help manage the harem for her.
In the end, she wouldn't lose out.
As long as she left a distinct impression in Kiana's heart.
She'd come out ahead.
Just think.
Who wouldn't love a wife who not only accepts you having a harem, but even helps you maintain it?
Sweet and spicy, and so pretty to boot!
That's what you call competitive edge!
Once she identified a problem, she worked to fix it.
Elysia's ability to take action was certainly not lacking.
"And, you should also know this!"
Her sweet voice carried a hint of temptation. A mere Miss Jyahnar? Handled! Wrapped around her finger in minutes!
"Even if our traits clash, or our roles overlap, it's fine! No, I'd even say... it's better this way!"
"Mmm..." Jyahnar pondered.
"Because if you think about it carefully, among the future sisters of ours that were revealed, weren't many of them taken all together?"
Elysia chuckled, "Sisters, mother and daughter... colleagues. Or, some other combinations..."
"Kiana likes us for who we are, not just to collect us. We are ourselves, so why worry so much?"
"Maybe with both of us together, Kiana would be even more excited."
"How about we give it a try?"
"Next time, we can both accompany Kiana. I can even help you out. What do you think?"
"Hmm..." Jyahnar was indeed somewhat tempted.
She was kinda getting talked into it.
After all, upon second thought, hey! It really made sense!
Elysia just loved such straightforward kids. Sometimes, she could be a bit of a bad woman, you know.
Cut her open, and she's not black-hearted.
But!
Who says a pink-hearted girl can't have her own little calculations?
Aren't they clinking away clearly right now?
Securing her position.
She absolutely had to compete for that top wife spot.
"Alright, my dear Kiana."
Elysia turned to face Kiana, "Jyahnar and I have finished talking. From now on, I'll take responsibility for little Jyahnar's lessons."
"Mm." Jyahnar nodded.
If you said she was easy, she wasn't really.
But if you said she wasn't easy, she was actually quite manageable.
She was like a stubborn little donkey.
Stroke her fur the right way, and she'd be easy to handle.
Even easier than the equally sharp-tongued Mobius.
Having succeeded so thoroughly on her first try, Elysia probably just gained more experience, becoming more skilled, right?
Though Mobius and Vill-V were still on the outermost fringes.
She wouldn't let them go.
She'd help Kiana win them over.
Because, this was also helping herself!
Putting in some effort to expand her own harem wasn't anything to be ashamed of.
"Then I'll leave it to you, Elysia."
Though Kiana was still curious, she didn't press about what the two had been whispering about earlier. As long as the outcome was good, that was enough.
She gave a slight nod.
Looking at her pleased expression.
Jyahnar seemed to understand a little better.
She remembered Kiana telling her before that she wouldn't give up a whole forest for just one tree.
Wives... the more the merrier.
If this was Kiana's wish...
She... would fulfill it!
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