Harem Streamer System: Every Crime I Broadcast Wins Me a Superheroine-Chapter 198: Crucial Solutions

SILENCE.

You could hear the flick of ash, the faint hiss of lava cooling on black rock, the sharp breath of disbelief caught in everyone's throats. The moment Foxgirl's bloodied, broken body was tossed like trash, everything stopped.

What was once a chaotic, over-the-top arena full of snappy remarks, exaggerated flexes, and competitive showboating—suddenly felt like something else.

Something darker… maybe even uncomfortable.

Vixen took a single step forward, but her legs trembled like reeds in a storm. It was almost like she'd forgotten how to walk. Her breath caught somewhere between her chest and her throat.

"Si…"

Her lips parted—no sound.

Her eyes were wide, glassy, and trembling like a dam on the verge of bursting. Her entire body shivered uncontrollably as she tried to process something she didn't have the tools to understand.

And yet—Ezel just… tossed her.

Like garbage.

Foxgirl's beaten body spiraled through the air in what seemed like slow motion—until a flash of light caught her.

Streaking across the battlefield like a comet, Pulsar caught her mid-air in a careful cradle.

She dropped to one knee, brushing the blood-soaked hair from Foxgirl's face.

Her voice barely came out, stunned and quiet.

"Woah… it's a miracle she even survived that…"

Ezel brushed off the blood from her steel-like knuckles like it was water.

She sighed, annoyed.

"I've entertained this pitiful challenge out of competitive spirit… and respect for a higher force…"

Her eyes shifted up toward Luminyss.

The blue lady was still hovering with a smile on her face and her mic casually twirling in her fingers like this was still just another episode of her show.

A disappointed sigh left Ezel's parted lips.

"If not for that—I would've ripped off every single head here in seconds and claimed Scott for myself."

Her blue eyes narrowed dangerously.

It was similar to a blade being sharpened.

"He's not just some man. He's the bearer of Mael's Flame. None of you are worthy of his seed."

It was all silence after that.

Then—

"Uhh, excuse me?"

Miss Mercury planted both hands on her hips, glaring like she'd just witnessed a sin.

"What in the actual hell does that mean?"

She waved her hands wildly for emphasis, eyes wide.

"Has Scott McQueen suddenly become sooooo…"

She dragged out the word with a snarky flare.

"… good, only a gorilla bitch like you deserves him?!"

Ezel gave her a half-lidded side-eye.

"Bitch. A word common with you monkeys. I'll assume that's an Earth insult. But I don't think a woman who can't even satisfy my beloved in bed should speak."

Mercury's entire face flushed red.

"WHA… WHAAAA…?!!"

Steam blasted from her head.

"WHERE DID THAT EVEN COME FROM──?!"

Rope Girl blinked. "…Mael?"

Witch shrugged. "Don't look at me. I wish I knew."

But Lady Fortress was quiet.

Her eyes fixed on Ezel with a calculating stare.

『How does she even know that name? Could she be from some unknown planet in my galaxy? No, that can't be it. I worked with the Alpha Guards—I would definitely know if there was such a planet. Besides, the name "Mael" isn't known on Earth… or anywhere in the whole Milky Way Galaxy. So then… how does she know it?』

She narrowed her eyes as her thoughts stretched.

Meanwhile, Vixen still knelt beside her sister, silent… but boiling with anger and disgust. She brushed Foxgirl's hair aside, revealing the swollen, bruised face beneath.

Her hand shook as she whispered:

"I… hate you…"

The words were soft—barely audible—but packed with such raw emotion that everyone heard them.

Everyone felt them.

Still kneeling beside her, Pulsar gently placed a hand on her shoulder.

"… Vixen? Are you—?"

PAH!

Vixen slapped it away.

Her piercing glare shot across the battlefield.

"Fix her…" she growled at Ezel.

Ezel tilted her head, slow and robotic.

It was almost like she was an android trying to process a new, but meaningless piece of information.

"How interesting… you think a weakling is in any position to give me orders?"

Her voice turned cold.

"On my planet, that would mean your swift death."

──DUM!

Vixen's fist slammed into the stone ground.

… CRRRK!

Cracks spiderwebbed from her knuckles.

"Then try it."

"If you insist…"

Ezel's eyes narrowed right away.

And at the same time, all the superheroines tensed up and got into their fighting stances. Some held out their weapons, while others started powering up their abilities.

They were all clearly ready to take on Ezel!

And then—

"ENOUGH!"

Scott's voice roared across the arena like thunder.

He gripped the armrests of the throne with so much force, they cracked beneath his hands.

A surge of raw power erupted around him as he stood.

Luminyss' eyes widened slightly.

『H-, He broke the bindings…? Did his body somehow adapt? Or… is it… something else…? Then again, it's him… I shouldn't be surprised.』

She quickly hid her surprise with an exaggerated whistle as she floated casually.

"Hm? Whatever do you mean, Scotty?"

She said with a clueless smile and the face of a goldfish. free𝑤ebnovel.com

Scott stomped forward as sparks of blue technophage energy crept up his neck.

"Lumin. I don't know what your game is, but it ends now. If I could've broken free sooner, I would have. None of these women want to be here. Ezel's a damn threat—she shouldn't be anywhere near us."

He pointed at the arena.

"People are getting hurt. You want a show? This isn't a show anymore."

Luminyss' grin faltered.

"Oh please~"

She proudly flicked her snow-white hair.

"It's not like you can actually do anything to me, honey~ I'm a Thalorian. With a snap, I could turn your entire galaxy into a glass of milk and eat it with cookies."

Scott didn't flinch. He leaned in, eyes locked to hers.

"Enough."

Luminyss rolled her eyes and snapped her fingers.

A massive scroll popped into view, along with a cartoonishly large magnifying glass.

"Well~ according to the contract, all the women agreed to be on the show—"

"I never signed anything." Mercury folded her arms.

Irina nodded, lips pursed.

"Yeah… not that I'm siding with her…"

She jabbed a thumb at Mercury.

"But I didn't either. And… and besides, even if I was here, it wouldn't be because of a lame head like Scott McQueen, I have zero affection for him!"

She crossed her arms but then… paused.

Her glare softened, turning off to the side.

Her fingers shyly brushed her arm — like she was terribly embarrassed about something.

『I say that, but… I've never actually liked anyone in that way before. Uh… maybe Miss Mercury? No, no way — I could never like someone like her, she's such a slut. But then again… am I just saying that to avoid admitting I might be kinda drawn to that Nightwatch guy?』

She gulped nervously.

『Hnnn~ the same one Vincent's always warning me about? Still, it's not like I can say that out loud — not with people like Rope Girl and Witch hanging around. They'd probably blow my head off.』

Irina snapped back to reality.

That ingenuine, prideful look was also back on her face.

"Well, whatever."

Luminyss waved a finger.

"And yet none of you ever said no~"

Scott's veins pulsed brighter as his technophage surged.

"Didn't you hear me?! I'm calling this whole stupid circus off. End it. Make everything go back to normal."

Luminyss floated down elegantly until their faces were nearly touching.

"I told you. You can't do anything to me."

Scott raised a hand—and pointed.

Luminyss turned.

Vixen was still there, silently crying as she gently stroked her sister's face.

Not screaming. Not sobbing. Just… broken.

Luminyss' smile vanished.

"… Look, kid… you don't have to go through with this harem thing. It's for entertainment, okay? Just a little fun… a little ratings boost… good for me, good for you!"

She turned to the invisible audience, arms outstretched.

"Right, guys?!"

Nothing.

Then—

BOOOOO!

An explosion of boos and jeers erupted from the stands.

Slimy blobs and neon trash rained down on her.

All the aliens were pissed.

"You hurt the sweet dog girl!" someone shouted.

"YEAH! END THIS SHIT!"

"I didn't sign up to watch a massacre! I wanted fanservice and fluff!"

"AND WE DIDN'T EVEN GET THAT!!"

Luminyss looked around, stunned.

She summoned her info board — only to see the numbers plummeting faster than a meteor.

Her pupils shrank. "Wh—what do I do?! MY SHOW?!"

Scott shrugged, yawning exaggeratedly.

"Eh. If it were me? I'd just end it. Start over. Some other time, some OTHER place."

Her eyes lit up.

"GENIUS!"

SNAP.

Everything exploded in a puff of sparkling pink smoke.

･･･

Scott opened his eyes with a long, slow blink.

The sky was… blue.

The grass, the trees, the cracked sidewalk.

A couple of birds flew past lazily as they chirped without a care in the world.

He turned his head slowly and saw Jake's neighborhood — just the usual, boring old suburbia.

Same picket fences. Same mailboxes. Same lawn gnomes.

"… Phew~ everything's normal again."

Scott placed a hand on his chest and softly exhaled.

"NOOOOOOOOO!!"

A sudden scream.

Scott flinched like he'd just heard a demon screech its death knell.

"What now?!"

He turned sharply—and there was Jake.

The boy was standing in the middle of the sidewalk, arms held out like he was expecting someone to return and hug him, face drenched in tears that glistened down his chubby cheeks.

"They're… gone…"

Jake whispered with trembling lips.

"My sweet… sweet insectoid harem is gone…"

Scott's face instantly collapsed into the emotional equivalent of a flat tire.

"… Uhm. That wasn't a harem, bro. That was more like a hive of horny insects."

He rubbed his face tiredly.

"You know, like in that one weird diplomatic episode of Star Conflicts… the one where the ambassador of Golbdoria gets stung in the—"

"BUT THEY WERE MY HORNY HIIIIIIIVE!!!"

Jake's wail echoed through the block like a siren.

Scott blinked twice. Slowly.

Then turned around, completely ignoring his friend, and saw something much stranger.

There, standing on the lawn, was a humanoid beaver with a thick, oiled mustache and a set of dusty handyman overalls.

He was taping the last of some boxes shut.

"Uhm… who're you?"

Scott asked with the dullest curiosity he could muster.

The beaver looked up and tipped his cap.

"I'm Jeff."

Scott stared.

『Hnn… he kinda looks like a combination of Marmot Man and Gwen's uncle… Jeff…』

He shook off the weird image and coughed.

"Right. So… where's Lumin?"

"HERE!"

POOF.

She materialized inches from his face, smiling brightly like she hadn't just nearly dismantled the fabric of reality.

And next to her—Brigid burst forward with a shout.

"LORD NIGHTWATCH ❤️!"

She threw her arms around Scott with glee. He caught her and wrapped an arm around her waist, gently patting her head with a small, warm smile. Then he glanced at Luminyss, who was staring at Brigid with an empty softness.

Scott sighed. "So I guess you're leaving now, huh?"

Lumin rubbed the back of her neck, cheeks puffed a bit.

"Well, uh… yeah. Kinda got a little carried away after being freed from that stupid dimensional prison. I should probably, yunno, live my life with a little less entertainment… for now, at least."

She floated over, hovering lazily above the pavement like she didn't weigh anything at all.

"Oh, and in case you were wondering, I already sent the other ladies back. Wiped their memories clean of all this mess. Bam, like it never happened."

She smirked.

"But the experiences and emotions they all shared? Yeah, those'll probably linger. Can't build a harem without a little leftover chemistry."

Scott's face soured.

"So… does that mean Emma still remembers about me and Nadia, huh…"

"Ding ding!"

Luminyss replied with a wink.

"Look, you can't keep sweeping women under the rug like junk mail. Nadia's too good to keep on the sidelines, yunno? At some point, you gotta have THE talk."

Scott groaned and looked away as embarrassment crept onto his face.

"Yeah… yeah, I know."

He looked out at the street again.

The same quiet neighborhood.

"Besides… that's honestly the least of my problems right now. The whole country hates both versions of me — Scott and Nightwatch. I'm at rock bottom. Any new disaster is basically an upgrade."

That sentence hit harder than it should've.

Even Jake paused his grieving.

Brigid hugged Scott tighter, her eyes soft with concern.

『I really feel bad for Lord Nightwatch…』

She nuzzled his chest aggressively.

And then—

"BAHAHAHAHA!"

Luminyss exploded into a fit of laughter so loud it startled birds off nearby rooftops.

Scott jumped. "WHAT?! What's so funny?!"

She placed her hands on her small, yet wide hips and threw her head back, howling.

"Oh, Scott! You! You absolute moron! I just looked back at the timeline again—"

Scott's eyes widened. "Wait… you can do that?"

She waved him off.

"Don't interrupt! Listen. I can erase all that dumb stuff you pulled at the funeral. The whole 'blame Nightwatch' move? That PR suicide campaign? Yeah, I can wipe it all clean. Make Earth Two's Scott look nothing like you. No connection. No scandal. No drama."

Scott straightened up so fast it popped his spine.

"WAIT REALLY?!"

Brigid stumbled slightly as he moved.

Luminyss nodded casually.

"Sure. Least I can do for all the trouble I caused ya. The Earth Two stuff? Retconned. You're off the hook."

"What about people like Gwen or Emma?"

Scott asked quickly.

"Dark Elf? Others who already know—"

"Blah blah boring details!"

Luminyss yawned theatrically.

"Leave that to me. Just say yes."

"Okay…" Scott said slowly, still blinking. "Sure?"

SNAP!

She snapped her fingers with a devilish grin.

"Done."

Scott took a few cautious steps.

Everything looked the same.

He pulled out his phone.

Scrolled through social media.

Headlines about the Super Scott attack.

Talk of Dragonman's funeral.

Blue Atom missing.

Nothing about the scandal.

No hate campaigns. No name-calling.

Scott slowly smiled. "Yeah… everything seems fine…"

"ALRIIIIIIIGHT!"

Jake cheered, slapping his hands together like cymbals.

"TV TIME, BABY!"

Brigid threw her hands in the air. "YAAAAAY!"

Scott chuckled, watching the two go running toward the house. Then he glanced up at the blue sky and whispered to himself—

"This was one crazy day…"

Behind him, the work-focused Jeff was already tossing boxes into a glowing portal. Luminyss floated up to the edge, then slapped on a pair of oversized shades.

"See ya, sis!" she called to Brigid.

Brigid waved. "Mhm! Come visit soon!"

"Sure will…"

Lumin grinned.

"I'll bring my big sister. We'll have a blast."

She turned to Scott one last time.

"Oh, and Scott?"

"Yeah?"

She gave him a meaningful look.

"When I said this was all entertainment… I didn't mean all of it. A lot of those women? They matter. You've got connections. Emotions. You can't keep pretending you're some fool who stumbles into all this by accident."

Scott swallowed. Then nodded.

"I—I know. Just go already."

She smiled. "See you around, harem boy."

She flew into the portal and vanished.

Jake rushed over, practically vibrating.

"Did she do it?!"

Scott held up his phone again. Took a deep breath.

"Yep. It's done."

Jake whooped.

"YOOOO, LET'S BINGE SOMETHING STUPID!"

Brigid was already dragging out popcorn and yelling about picking the movie.

Scott watched them both.

Then looked up one more time at the sky, still smiling.

『Yeah… this was one crazy day.』

Just when it seemed like it was all pointless… it took off one of the heaviest weights he'd ever experienced.

『Thank you, Lumin.』