In a Different World with a Smartphone - Chapter 8: Magic and Aptitude

This is the reupload (at his request) of the chapters previously posted by craftyprogamer as he wants to focus on his own book

I was a failed experiment

[SoL Heavy][Ding! SSS-Rank Service System Activated!][Ding! Daily 10x Reward Multiplier Initialized!][Ding! Job Gained: Junior Sanitary Engineer!]Reincarnated as Dorian in a fantasy world, a PhD student in Business and Marketing decides to become the richest man alive with the help of a system and also improve his new world's economy.Dory doesn’t need a sword to win. With his SSS-Rank Service System, he treats every small job like a big business deal. His 10x Reward Multiplier turns simple work into a mountain of money and gold.[Ding! Skill: Material Restoration Acquired!][Ding! Skill: Spatial Optimization Acquired!]He can make old, rusted tools look brand new. He can organize a messy shop so it works faster and better. He is bringing modern skills to a world that is dirty and slow. Whether it is a broken house, a messy warehouse, or a poor kingdom...Hire him to fix anything and everything! Cause he has an SSS-Rank Service System!**********What to expect:Very Slice of Life: A chill story about doing a good job and growing a business.Low Stakes: No big scary battles. Just fun, work, and making money.Smart MC: A PhD student using modern ideas to fix a fantasy world.Modern Jobs: Using modern professional skills to change the world.Road to Riches: A slow and happy story about becoming the wealthiest man alive.Harem: A focus on romance and relationships (No Smut, No Yuri, No NTR).

“I only want you, Theia. Always have always will and this shall never change. How could I ever want another when I possess the one I solely exist for?”“Phobos,” I call his name fondly a need to hug him and breathe in his calming scent surfaces.“I do not wish to treat you like you are made of glass because you aren't. Your body was made for me and it can handle everything I choose to give it. And this I will prove it to you.”“When?” I ask breathlessly as he ultimately turns around to meet my curious eyes. Golden rings outline his irises his beast announcing his presence and they stand as one before me. A wicked smile paints his face with a flash of canine displayed to me. A promise he gives that I will be ruthlessly devoured.“When I fuck you senseless.”~~~After years of excruciating loneliness, Phobos approached me. A frightening beast, my soulmate who emerged from within the bounds of a ruthless thundering storm. The male I yearned for. He caught me off guard and I was under the spell he cast through his ocean eyes. A spell I couldn't defeat and that very moment I knew I was in trouble. The second our eyes met I knew he would bring me endless heartache.We were childhood friends, him and I. Phobos the gentle and playful juvenile I grew up with and looked up to as a pup vanished and was replaced by a cold-hearted barbarian, he terrified me as he killed many with a blink of his eyes. No regret, no concern his beast often in control surging forward consuming his senses. They were equals.How can I connect with a beast like him? How could I make him call me his? How can I love my childhood friend who has become a merciless monster?