For the host, Lin Luo's subconscious held a clear conviction: she was both an ally to fight alongside and a person he needed to protect. Their fates had become intertwined through shared survival, making her existence literally tied to his own - thus cementing her status as "his woman."

This wasn't about harem dynamics, but simply human possessiveness manifesting naturally. Though Lin Luo himself might not consciously recognize this mindset, his actions already embodied it perfectly.

Yet even with these subconscious biases, Lin Luo wouldn't act inappropriately toward the host. He granted them maximum respect and autonomy - at least for now he lacked both the audacity to pursue threesomes and the desire to force anyone. His approach required mutual consent through natural development... though...

After confirming it was Gaia's Loli who had orchestrated this mischief, Lin Luo felt his teeth gnash with frustration. He wouldn't have minded those Lolitas casually perusing some erotic art; after all, they'd eventually see the Crystal Palace anyway. Just a harmless introduction to help them acclimate mentally would suffice... except now wasn't the right time for advancing on Artoria.

He had only just resolved the tensions between Fujin and Kiku Chrysanthemum, carefully cultivating an environment where their conflicts remained contained yet competitive - a stable dynamic that could become habitual with time. Eventually, even if he proposed "You'll all be my wings," their initial resistance would soften under the weight of shared experiences battling deities.

This was his secret harem cultivation manual: you couldn't expect every beautiful girl to throw themselves at you merely by radiating alpha energy. Five years ago such tactics might have worked, but not anymore. The modern harem master's way required cultivating a collective happiness mindset until it became second nature - that was the true art.

But now this nascent harmony was already under threat. If Lin Luo pushed Artoria here and word reached Fujin or Kiku Chrysanthemum, their fragile little group might disintegrate like morning mist...

Though the possibility of all four embracing together existed, Lin Luo didn't entertain such fantasies. Better to retreat than risk disaster - even if Gaia merged his room with Artoria's, sleeping on the couch was still an option.

Unfortunately for Lin Luo, heaven and hell had different plans. When he reached for the door handle, he found it locked with a twist of fate. More ominously, all energy in the four walls had congealed into perfect stasis.

"Dammit! Even my escape route is sealed!" Lin Luo groaned. Gaia's antics were becoming legendary - though he'd sleep on the floor if it killed him first!

"Ahh?!"

The instant this thought crossed his mind, Artoria's side of the room reacted immediately. His body suddenly convulsed, moving toward the bed with robotic precision while his voice box locked up entirely. He could only watch helplessly as his hands peeled back the covers like a tiger pouncing on its prey - this was pure cinematic irony!

The resounding thud confirmed Lin Luo's worst fears. Pressed fully against Artoria's bare skin, every nerve ending ignited with primal instinct. The naked girl beneath him stirred awake from deep slumber either through their abrupt contact or because Aśrīya had lifted her restraints.

"Ah! You!" Any woman suddenly finding a man atop them mid-sleep would panic naturally - so of course Artoria did too, instinctively adopting an aggressive stance before Lin Luo's reflexes locked her arms in place.

Realizing the situation with terrifying clarity, Artoria turned crimson. And Lin Luo? He was already sobbing internally, though he didn't know when this farce began or would end - just that his reputation as a pervert was now sealed.

"You! What are you doing?! Let me go right now!" Artoria's attempts to break free only revealed an unexpected vulnerability. Their physical contact wasn't merely stimulating Lin Luo - it was affecting her too, her body betraying her with rising heat and strange reactions.

"Umm..." Lin Luo found his voice suddenly unbound mid-thought. "It's not my fault! I'm the victim here! It's all the world's fault!"

Previously this excuse would have been cowardly, but now he spoke with righteous indignation - after all, factually speaking Gaia was behind this. Though inconvenient truths rarely earned trust.

"What do you mean it isn't your fault?!" Artoria hissed through clenched teeth before her words faltered as something hard pressed insistently against her core like an electric current. Her body betrayed her again with involuntary shivers.

She wasn't stupid, nor unaware of male anatomy or its implications. The sudden mental image nearly silenced her completely as she turned away in mortified shame.

Suddenly the lioness transformed into a trembling kitten - Lin Luo found his own irritation dissolving inexplicably. His mind calmed despite the raging desire within him, no longer needing to explain anything beyond what was already happening.

When he felt all constraints vanish, Lin Luo gently tilted Artoria's face toward him and whispered, "Is it okay?" Her flushed cheeks and amber eyes misting over with tears answered better than words as she closed her eyes in silent surrender.

The lack of explicit consent didn't matter - the girl's body language spoke volumes. With no hesitation left, he claimed those tempting cherry lips in a kiss that instantly overwhelmed his remaining clarity. Months of repressed passion exploded through their entwined tongues and wet noises as he explored every inch of her silk-smooth skin.

Artoria made soft moans between half-lidded eyes, responding to his tender yet aggressive ministrations with increasingly frantic movements. Though chronologically not a teenager anymore, physically she remained fifteen - having only experienced the most chaste embraces from Gwenhyfarr and fleeting kisses before.

Now surrounded by Lin Luo's masculine scent and overwhelmed sensations, her rational mind dissolved into pure desire. She abandoned both maidenly restraint and regal dignity to become just a woman claiming what she wanted with desperate hands and wanton body language.

When his fingers finally touched the soaked evidence of her readiness, Artoria arched up instinctively, cradling his face with smoldering eyes as she whispered "Take me."

This became the final trigger. With one violent thrust he breached her maidenhood to an agonized scream mingling with crimson tears. "Keep going... don't stop!" she commanded through pain.

The tightness drove Lin Luo wild, and when he obeyed her command with brutal intensity, watching this beautiful woman writhe beneath him became equal parts physical ecstasy and spiritual fulfillment. When his climax finally erupted into her depths, the girl clung to him like an octopus, moaning in bliss as their shared passion refused to die down.