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Chapter 60: Sam And Salem Become Sworn Brothers? by Harem-Fan

     "Hello Sir Sam Roland, I am Salem Argus, your senior male magic user, mind if we talk privately? I am a fan of yours..."

     He pointed to one of the private side rooms for chatting, and not feeling hostility from him, I agreed, so we both walked off.

     Many eyes followed our backs, with many different thoughts and concerns for what the two of us would chat about...

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     And 20 minutes later...

     "Man, the fact your Southern Kingdom doesn't allow harems seems sad. I had found harems odd till recently, and now that I have found my lovers, I would hate to not marry them all."

     I am currently looking at a book with the pictures and profiles of all 30 of Salem's Letter of Intention mistresses. All the women but one are very beautiful, but Salem just sees them as fuck buddies, and really cannot love them like a man should.

     He explained that these women are only devoted to him with their bodies, as being with another man is worse than death, but because the way the South does their Letters of Intention, he may not marry, because if he does, all of the 30 women he is involved with, would be automatically canceled, and 30 pissed powerful women is not worth getting married.

     Now out of the 30 women, he does care for 2 of them, who have secretly fallen in love with him over the many years of couplings.

     And out of his 450 years of sleeping with these women, he has only made 13 children, and this is pitifully low, compared to the Wind Mage King who died around 15 years ago... That guy had a huge harem of around 100 Mage women, and birthed 72 children with the current King being the youngest child and ironically his only son!

     Salem also told me that all of the 1st years of the Royal Knight and Rosecrans Academy will travel with himself and his Sister. The West Anubis Kingdom also brought their 200 combined students of Knights and Mages along to our Capital to travel with our group.

     In this assessment, the combined 600 students of 1st year will form an Army to invade the border of the Undead Lands to assess their current capabilities, and to determine if they may move on to the 2nd year. Really this exercise is ultimately a way for all 3 Kingdoms youths to work together and not be alien to one another, and to prevent the Humans from fighting one another going forward.

     VIP students like myself and Vera will all be put into the same unit and closely guarded in the shadows, while the other students will fight as normal.

     Salem was not the only one to share information, and upon his request, I told him the highlights of my life. I briefly explained my harem situation, hiding the obvious sensitive information, and his eyes lit up in admiration for my lovers and my relationships.

     And when I told him about Kim and Kelly...

     "Wow! You even married a Widow and took in her Son, and also accepted her Daughter, who is coming South with us?! Sam, I truly respect you from the bottom of my heart. you are the romantic I always dreamed to be, sigh..."

     And then when I briefly explained how Kayo only became a Vampire to be with me, he was floored and had not expected the choice was for love, and how she was to be my Summoned Monster. When he found out that Kayo only drinks my blood, he understood Kayo as an anomaly and not like those Monsters that raided his homeland.

     And as the half hour mark arrived, he asked me an interesting question out of the blue...

     "So Sam, what do you think of my Sister?"

     Well, she is pretty, but she is average when standing next to many of my lovers, but her cold hateful eyes really do not do anything for me, so I tactfully said.

     "As a Queen, she rules the South well, but as a Ruler, she is a bit intense."

     Salem understands that Southern women are indeed more like men in terms of aggressiveness (especially in bed) and a very proud personality, but he asked in a different way.

     "If my Sister was interested in you, would you pursue her?"

     Like Vera, I do not like the Southern male and female relations, and without waiting long, I decisively said...

     "Never... I do not believe our goals and feelings could ever align in this lifetime. Please, I am not disparaging your Sister, but as you and I have compared... It would be impossible for the Mage Queen to accept my lifestyle, and I will never forgo my love for the opportunity to get close to the Leader of the South."

     Salem was happy with my words, for they did not deny his Sister, but the backwards-way the South functions.

     I was also unaware that my words here are the trigger for my future interactions with Queen Argus, who felt challenged for being boldly rejected. (women are complicated and contradictory creatures)

     As Salem and I finished our wine, he boldly said to me.

     "Sam, I feel you are the first man I can respect and have so much in common with. I want to make you my Sworn Brother, and let us help one another from now on? I do not care about our age difference, status, or politics... I just know you are someone I would help no matter what?!"

     Salem really meant it, not only because he wants an excuse to come to the North more, cough... But because most men of the south are lame, and as a Magic User, his perspectives are different.

     My gut feeling tells me to accept, so I do...

     "As the only two living men of the Human race that can use Magic, I believe the two of us becoming Brothers will help our two Kingdom's get along going forward... But really, I think you are a good person, so let us do it!"

     And after a handshake, the two of us left the room because we had been gone for too long...

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     Salem with his arm around my shoulder, and the two of us laughing, made many unsure why we are so close.

     Then seeing his Sister's cold eyes at him holding my shoulder made Salem, who wanted to make his sister nuts, said to everyone near the three Kingdom's tables.

     "Sam Roland and I, Salem Argus, have become sworn brothers! So now we will always help one another!"

     The Mage Queen's eyes dimmed, not understanding why her Brother is betraying herself for a Northern man. Despite her arrogant views, it is her Ice Element that curbs her emotions, making her more rational and calculating. This is something that even Kelly struggles with, as Ice makes the caster more rigid in their hearts. But Ice users can still have their hearts melted, as Kelly's heart has been.

     Leonardo's eyes lit up, not expecting for me to befriend Salem, the other man of magic. His smile blossomed like a kid getting a present.

     Dakar furrowed his brows in thought, as his dead Father had a good friendship with Salem for a time. So he just hopes his West Kingdom can still befriend me, after the unfortunate incident in the Beast Forest. So he dragged his Daughter the criminal to apologize and make amends.

     Evil is downing the expensive wine and eating delicacies to replenish her spent energy, and seeing us, she smiled. She knows that me befriending Salem is the first step to me becoming a strongman in the future. Then her eyes moved to glare at the Mage Queen.

     Queen Argus felt a killing intent towards her, and when she saw Evil Loli staring at her, she, like Leonardo, shuttered in fear.

     Almost 400 years ago, some of her noble women attacked the North for personal reasons, and this vile Headmistress, sent her 9th Circle Dracolich to lay waste to some noble families, and because the Dragon is immune to most-types of magic (only Light and Life affect him), no woman could stop his rampage. The Dragon is a Mage's true nightmare. Only strong Aura attacks can even affect Falbium.

    As Evil saw her look, she smiled and then looked to me, implying to not fuck with me. The Mage Queen understood that Evil Loli taking me as her Apprentice was a real relationship, so she needs to make sure her nobles do not try dark schemes while I am in the South, or Falbium will end their lives, letting the Undead reign.

     Dakar had inspiration seeing me and Salem chatting happily, and he said to his Daughter.

     "Daniella my dear, come with me to talk with young Hero Roland. If you want your house arrest to end, then make sure to get his forgiveness. If our Anubis Kingdom loses a friendship with an upcoming Hero, only we will suffer as sinners. Your Grandfather was a good man, and from what I have learned about this man, he is like my Father. King Leonardo dotes on him as well... So do not let me down."

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     Daniella's life really changed after being deceived, and she regrets her mistake everyday, because her Father had become distant to punish her.

     So for a half year, she had been isolated in her personal home, not allowed to adventure or participate in the Kingdoms affairs. All of her younger siblings scolded and mocked her endlessly as a failure, and she too understood she was the villain here.

     Before meeting the West Duke's children, her Father said she would be offered to Sam as a political marriage, and at the time she was excited to do it, because male casters are truly rare, and she thought of Sam as another version of her Grandfather she missed.

     Then when she was lied too about Sam's bad character and being subdued by the Northern King, she lost some of that urge to be with Sam, till she witnessed his courage to save his friends, and after losing some of her friends in battle, and learning she was deceived in a plot, her heart broke.

     And now for a half year, she finally had a chance to make things right, but would Sam easily forgive her crimes?

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     "Father, even if Sam rejects me, I will never stop trying to make things right... I really failed to get to know him before, and made a terrible mistake. Father, do not worry, even if I have to kneel I will make Sam understand me."

     Dakar, who hates scolding his favorite Daughter, does it to make her a better human being, and he only wants to hug and make her feel better, but his Father's teachings made him be firm with her.

     "Then, I will support you. Even if you grovel, your Father will not scold you for it. Just fix your relationship with him, and Father will forgive you."

     Then the King and Princess came to Salem and Sam...@@novelbin@@

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     To be continued...

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