[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-harem-system-in-a-fantasy-world":3,"chapter-harem-system-in-a-fantasy-world-harem-system-in-a-fantasy-world-chapter-8":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Harem System In A fantasy World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},185727,383,"Chapter 8: Not anymore","harem-system-in-a-fantasy-world-chapter-8",8,"\u003Cp>Afternoon sessions would be devoted to combat training, but there were still two hours of free time, lunch, and rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The perfect time for gossip and boasting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elion spotted William talking animatedly with a group of girls, his usual followers hanging on his every word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was obvious that he was telling them some story about his exploits in the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elion snorted in disgust. It was probably all lies, but the girls seemed to be eating it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every fibre of him wanted to stand and smash that smug smile off William’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bastard had tried to kill him for no reason, pushed him off a bridge into the dark, and yet here he was, preening like a rooster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elion ground his teeth and forced himself to breathe slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relax,he told himself.His time will come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at William with a cold and patient gaze.Your death won’t be painless. I’ll make it slow, agonizingly slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>William’s laughter died mid-sentence. He stiffened as if a cold hand had passed over him, then turned, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh. I could have sworn I felt someone’s killing intent just now,\" he muttered to himself, scanning the room. \"Weird. I must have imagined it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elion had shifted his gaze elsewhere just as William had turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He caught a glimpse of the beautiful Isolde, the clueless cause of his near demise, standing slightly apart from the rest, listening with a skeptical expression on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her long, pointed ears twitched faintly, a telltale sign of her elven heritage. Even among elves, she stood out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her silver-blonde hair cascaded down her back like liquid light, glinting under the soft illumination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pale blue eyes, sharp and thoughtful, were fixed on William as if dissecting every word that fell from his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the others, she didn’t seem entirely convinced by his stories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Elion watched, another student, a catkin girl, Lyra, approached Isolde and whispered something in her ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isolde brushed a strand of hair behind her ear, unaware of his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a fleeting moment, her eyes drifted across the room and locked onto his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a heartbeat, neither of them looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, to his surprise, she smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small, warm, reassuring smile, gentle in a way that almost disarmed him. It wasn’t mocking, nor pitying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was... kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elion blinked, caught off guard. No one in the class ever looked at him like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her smile lingered for a moment longer before her cheeks turned a faint shade of pink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly averted her gaze, tucking a strand of hair behind her ear as if embarrassed by her own reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elion stared at her for a few seconds more, feeling something strange stir in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t sure what to make of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as if to shatter the fragile moment, William’s voice cut through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seized the moment like the coward he was. \"Hey, trash!\" he called, loud enough for the room to turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cronies snapped their heads to glare at Elion, faces twisting with the practiced disgust they wore like armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elion’s eyes flickered to William’s table, where the boy was now staring at him with a violent expression\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need a target for practice later,\" William called on, the cruelty curling into a grin. \"Make sure you don’t run off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gaggle of boys snickered as they swept out of the room, triumphant in their small theater of cruelty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As always, the rest of the class pretended nothing was happening, and chatter resumed. Elion said nothing; silence was his habit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And William took that silence for acceptance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little did he know, this Elion had no intention of playing the obedient fool anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m not the same helpless guy I was, William. By the time you realise that, it will be too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elion noticed Mira clinging to William’s arm, as possessive as ever, pressing herself against him as usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no secret that that bitch had given herself completely to William; she even made a point to make sure that it was known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elion’s eyes flashed with a hint of rage, I’m going to enjoy slowly breaking that bitch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the first few months at the academy, back when William still played at being the model student and Mira wasn’t yet draped around his arm, things had been different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, she’d been just another ambitious girl, beautiful, cunning, and determined to climb the academy’s social ladder by any means necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she had set her sights squarely on William.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the golden boy of their class, talented, confident, and surrounded by the kind of reputation that drew attention wherever he went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira wanted that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted the eyes, the whispers, the envy that came from standing beside someone like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But William, for all his arrogance, had standards; he didn’t chase, he chose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, she had to make him notice her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, she tried charm. Subtle glances, feigned laughter at his jokes, small compliments dropped like seeds waiting to sprout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When that didn’t work fast enough, she changed her approach, more aggressive, more daring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was when she turned her attention to Elion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the perfect pawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The William’s punching bag, the one everyone mocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By targeting him, she could curry favor with William without seeming desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every insult she threw, every \"accidental\" mishap she caused him in class or training, earned her a glance, a smirk, a word of approval from William.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hadn’t taken long before William took the bait. Hook, line, and sinker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found her \"bold,\" \"spirited,\" even \"amusing.\" And soon enough, she’d gotten exactly what she wanted: his attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, months later, Mira had everything she thought she desired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was his unofficial girlfriend, though \"bedwarmer\" was a more accurate word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>William paraded her around like a trophy, a pretty thing to hold onto when he wanted to show off his dominance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Mira played her part perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She laughed at his jokes, flattered his ego, and let him drape his arm possessively over her shoulders while the rest of the girls glared in envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But behind that perfect smile was something else.\u003C\u002Fp>",1029,"2026-05-29T05:38:49.249Z","2026-06-01T04:29:19.998Z",1,"novelbin.me","0b0c7d1d29f8c1be1dafb888030cbc9938f416add75015c47a1e33f3ad819d9b","harem-system-in-a-fantasy-world-chapter-9","harem-system-in-a-fantasy-world-chapter-7",340,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fharem-system-in-a-fantasy-world-cover.jpg"]