Story: It's Fate

 

Oh crap. Oh crap, crap, crap, crap, crap! Eito really didn't want to think about it. No, more like he couldn't let himself think about it, while the room itself and everything in it insisted on making him think about it. He'd lost all reason. Come to it, so must they. How had this happened? He remembered something about... a bottle being crushed against his chest, or something, then something smelled really good and he felt really good for a fairly long time and now -

"Mmm, Eito~"

That was not a sound he wanted to hear right now from a girl in this condition! Eito grabbed a shirt and fled the room, feeling himself turning scarlet. He put it on as he left - but found it was weirdly tight for some reason...? He stopped in the bathroom to take a look and - 

"Oh my god, I'm cut like a diamond," he whistled. Barely recognising his own body. Flexed a bicep, and - Woah! His arms were huge! Looking down, so were his legs, and that wasn't fat. Against his better judgement, he pulled the shirt away and looked down between his legs, and - It was like being stared at by a surprise cobra. Or perhaps a boa constrictor would be a better comparison.

Either way, <i>crap!</i>.How had this happened? Would his clothes even fit him anymore? Oh hell, those girls were gonna kil him when they woke up! If his heart didn't give out first!

He found some clothes that fit him, albeit barely. Some baggy trousers he normally used for a lazy day, and an oversized shirt his grandmother got him for one Christmas. It was certainly not oversized now! Fit him pretty well, actually! It was astonishing, did he not have an ounce of fat on him, or -

He moved for the front door, hearing movement coming from upstairs. Nope. Not gonna be here. One of two reactions was likely here. The first, they kill him. The second, they pulled him back into bed, and he was pretty sure he didn't have it in him to say no if they tried that play. WHich meant getting out of here, and - And rushing to Chise's house. Pronto.

Luckily his shoes were fine. Apparently the muscle mass down there hadn't gone up any. Or hadn't gone up enough to change the size of his feet by anything like a noticeable amount. He also noticed that he was moving quickly, efficiently, and didn't feel even a little tired by his approach.

Thus, he reached the hidden cave under Chise's house faster than expected. Once within, he took a deep breath and stared at the all knowing computer. It must have expected him. If its ability worked the way it said it did!

"Okay! What's going on here?!"

That had been a bit more forceful than he had intended. Adrenaline from all the activity he'd been having, or was he more naturally aggressive because of the changes to his physique? That had to have had side effects on him, surely!

YOU ARE ON TRACK TOWARDS YOUR REQUESTED OUTCOME the machine's screen read. IF YOU FULFIL YOUR FINAL TASK, YOUR NEW GIRLFRIEND WILL WIN THE SWIM MEET.

"I didn't ask you to make her my girlfriend!" he replied, again, really forcefully. He thumped the wall with his fist and made a dent in it ."How does that have anything to do with anything?! Why did I do that with all of those girls! They'll -"

THEY WILL NOT KILL YOU. THEY ARE ALL PERFECTLY HAPPY WITH THIS ARRANGEMENT.

That threw him off quite a bit. What? Really? "No way," he said. "They're all so different, no way would they be okay with sharing one guy!" It was hard to put into words exactly, but he kind of figured the sort of girls that would be okay with a polyamorous relationship would have to have a particular type of personality, and none of those girls had that type. "You... Arranged for me to cause things to happen that would make them act like that, didn't you?"

IT WAS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED OUTCOME, the screen read. KOEMI'S SKILLS AS A SWIMMER WERE NOT SUFFICIENT TO WIN THIS SWIM MEET. THE COMPETITION WOULD HAVE TO BE DEALT WITH IN ONE CAPACITY OR ANOTHER. THE GIRLS FROM THE OTHER SCHOOLS ARE NOW IN LESS OF A CONDITION TO SWIM THAN THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN OTHERWISE, BUT NOT DUE TO MASS INJURY OR ILLNESS BECAUSE THAT WOULD HAVE ENSURED THE EVENT WOULD HAVE BEEN CALLED OFF.

He stared at the monitor in disbelief. "So, how does giving me a harem that I didn't ask for do that?"

THE GOLDEN SALMON WERE ANOTHER ISSUE. THEY WOULD BULLY AND HARASS KOEMI - BUT NOW TWO OF THEIR MOST TROUBLESOME MEMBERS WILL DO ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING TO GET ON THAT DICK.

Had he actually just read that from the screen? Yet it went on.

NO REALLY, I CHECKED THE FUTURE AND THEY WOULD DO ANYTHING. THOSE GIRLS HAVE IT BAD FOR YOU. MY CALCULATIONS INDICATE YOU ARE CURRENTLY UNDERESTIMATING HOW BAD THEY HAVE IT. IF A NUMBER WERE PUT ON IT, THEN IT WOULD BE ABOUT TWICE YOUR CURRENT APPROXIMATION.

"Okay, okay, I get the idea!" Eito said. Phew! "Uh! I think we can call this test over at this point. Good job! I believe you can predict and manipulate the future. That's... that's really great. Can you give me some instructions on how to keep this harem manageable, and maybe, you know, amicably break it apart eventually?"

INSTRUCTIONS UNCLEAR, IMPOSSIBLE REQUEST GIVEN. ERROR, ERROR.

Oh, that was really cute. "Are you trying to give me a harem on purpose?"

NEGATIVE. IT IS SIMPLY A COINCIDENCE THAT YOUR INSTRUCTION WILL REQUIRE YOU TO HAVE AN ABSURDLY ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF SEX.

The phrasing there was extremely off putting, and kinda gross. "Why didn't you tell me this before?"

IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT YOU WOULD NOT FULFIL YOUR INSTRUCTIONS IF YOU HEARD THIS IN ADVANCE. Oh! Really now! That did make perfect sense! Of course he wouldn't have done it! He didn't want a bloody harem! Ohhh, this adrenaline rush from his enormously improved physique must be getting to him, he was definitely feeling a high level of aggression right now!

"So what, you deliberately manipulated me into getting a harem I didn't want?" he asked. "Was that your goal from the start?"

NEGATIVE. I AM A COMPUTER. MY ONLY GOAL IS TO SERVE.

Sure it was. Sure. Apparently he couldn't do anything about the fact that he had a harem to start with, but...

"Can you give me new instructions?" he asked. "On how to, you know, keep them happy and stuff?"

INSTRUCTIONS RECEIVED! THEY SHALL BE PROVIDED TO YOU AFTER THE SWIM MEET.

That was something at least.... Though now he was left in a bind. Now, he had a harem, and an upcoming swim meet. Urgh! So it was up to him to do stuff now? At least they were all pretty. I mean, really pretty... He ran through them all in his head and -

Wait a minute. Hold on a second here!

"I get Koemi," he said slowly. "I get those girls from the other school, they all make sense," he said. "But what about Chise?"

"Yeah, what about me," Chise whispered into his ear. He froze on the spot. Uh oh! That was not her happy voice...!