Was gonna say, Like... is it that hard to have just one romance path per person? Have Syrup find some1 else, have the rest of the OG LI's either have their own, or fall for the OGML... like it's not THAT hard is it?
Harems generally end up ruining the characters of the females, not that the target male has much character generally either, and reduces them down to basic stereotypes...
Syrup is gonna be the die-hard physically stronger one who for some reason always needs to be saved, Karin is gonna be the basic bitch who blushes anytime ML does anything for her, the dark skinned cat lady is gonna end up being the thunder I can feel it, and the merchant girl is gonna be the one he's having battles of wits against...
Ihml, because I really like the premise of "Lazy dude using magic to supplement his lack of enthusiasm for physical stuff" but when it starts getting more into the actual romance I'm gonna get ick'd
WHY SHOULD IT BE A HAREM??
LOT OF WOMEN ISN'T AN APPEAL ANYMORE.