The Anime Trope System: Stone vs. Viper, #14 a LitRPG (ATS)

by Alvin Atwater

  “You’re fine,” Clyde said. “You’re welcome over here anytime.”

  He gave a nod to Kimiko and Aimi. Both blushed, although Kimiko being the tsundere that she was, turned her head in that familiar manner.

  “Liru?” Harumi exited the hall to hug and greet her big sister.

  “Where’s Naoko?” Chiyo asked. “Oh, there she is.” She left Clyde’s embrace to pick up the kuudere loli. “You’re so cute, I’ve missed you.”

  Clyde expected Fuyoko to glare in jealousy, but the girl with blue-green hair only agreed with the dragon.

  “She’s the cutest.”

  Clyde needed to find a way to max out his stats to protect this peace. Everyone was getting along, preparing for the upcoming semesters, eating together, and just enjoying what life had to offer. He did not want another group like the Inquisition coming in to cause another tragedy. The sting of that would probably haunt him for the rest of his life.

  He switched the territory system from “lite” alerts to full—something he learned recently. The lite mode tracked threats and powerful beings only. There were a few in the city that he personally kept tabs on and had both Tear and Noona’s networks monitor. He also kept tabs on the mayor, mostly through Tetra.

  However, knowing that Misaka was the daughter of the freaking Yakuza boss, he no longer knew what to think in that aspect. Maybe the mayor made the right call to work with the goons. Maybe he didn’t. Misaka was a kind phoenix girl. If her father actually planned something bad, the young man doubted she’d keep that secret.

  [Current Lot City stats. Crime rate: 3%, low. Emergency: none. Citizen happiness: good. Current concern: none.]

  [Congratulations. Citizen happiness has increased from decent to good. Increasing such a stat is incredibly difficult in the modern times.]

  Clyde yawned, a little surprised at his tiredness. It was just a little past nine-thirty.

  “We can talk about things in the morning,” Chiyo said. “That is, if you don’t mind us staying over.”

  Airi popped into the room, Matsume at her side. She held up a bottle of booze.

  Harumi softly facepalmed. “That’s my best friend, everyone,” she deadpanned.

  Tetra, who hadn’t left yet due to helping out Tear, emerged from the hall laughing. “That Toru,” she said to Kitome. “Did the goat really...” she paused upon noticing everyone. “Oh, hello Liru, Chiyo, and her little sisters.”

  Chiyo put Naoko down. “Hi, Tetra. We were about to start a drinking party. Clyde-sama’s doing the honors.”

  Clyde flinched.

  “Unless you don’t want to,” Yuki surprisingly said, giving him a challenging pouty face.

  “I’ll do it,” Alice said.

  Clyde quickly snatched the bottle. “I think I was the one elected here.” He looked at the glass, noting that was in fact one of Yuki’s strongest. One they’d had before.

  “I’m going upstairs to the library,” Natalia said. “I don’t feel like dealing with a bunch of drunks.”

  Naoko followed her, Loli Saga manga in hand.

  Clyde raised the bottle and looked at the Stone Maidens. “Everyone, welcome the lovely maidens to the team. Ichika, Arch Priestess, right? And the High Priestess maidens being Megu, Emi, Jae, and Yumi.” He allowed himself to be impressed at actually remembering their names. Well, with Emi, he almost called her Ina, but… She shall never know.

  Yuki filled his cup to the brim, ignoring his blank glare. The smell of fruit and demonic alcohol licked the young man’s nostrils. Isn’t this a little too much? he thought.

  Clyde boldly downed the sweet nectar of death.

  Airi took the bottle from Yuki. “Don’t be stingy, everyone drink up,” she said.

  Matsume laughed. “Tomorrow, we’ll—” she hiccupped. The alcohol seemed to be taking effect right away. Emerging from Ming’s room, Misaka and Ming joined everyone in the front, curious about all of the commotion. The poor phoenix girl didn’t see Airi coming, tickling the girl, and then pouring booze down her throat. She immediately flushed with drunkenness.

  The shy persona vanished, showing everyone the angry side of her. “Is this all you’ve got?” Misaka barked. “Such weak stuff!”

  “I see someone can’t hold her liquor,” Airi said, passing the phoenix girl another cup.

  Clyde attempted to slip away for some water, but what he didn’t know was that the women anticipated that. Yuki, Maki, and Sophia stood in front of the kitchen. He wouldn’t be able to get around them no matter how much he tried.

  Misaka lit the top of her drink on fire with just a thought. Before she could foolishly drink it, the fire snuffed out.

  “She’s so adorable,” Airi said as she released her magic. She bent Misaka over on her knee. “Bad girl. We can’t have you burning down the house.”

  “Let me go,” Misaka snapped. “And give me more to drink.”

  Grinning widely, Tear smacked her ass. The phoenix yelped. Tear delivered the second smacking, succubus magic infused into the blow which caused Misaka to moan loudly.

  Tessa peeked out from the hall, shook her head at the commotion, and then proceeded back to her room. Or at least she tried to. A drunk Alice pulled her deep into the center of the party.

  “Come on, Tessa, don’t be left out,” she said, blushing. She giggled. “It’s nice, being with everyone.”

  Clyde turned back to see Tear bent over this time and Misaka rubbing her own ass, eyes teary.

  “Clyde,” Tear said, drunkenness oozing from her in waves. She clearly had something stronger. That or started as early as Airi and Matsume. “Punish me.”

  Before the young man could do anything else, a drunken Ichika, teamed up with Chika, ripped his clothes off.

  “Me too!” Alice chanted and stripped. Clyde, trying to gain a little control of the situation tripped over something, falling right onto Misaka. Misaka just happened to be on all fours, also naked after angrily joining in the half-demoness’s rave.

  Attempting to get up, Clyde’s wood slipped inside the phoenix. Due to Tear’s succubus magic, she was already wet. And tight. The lights snuffed out and music turned on, drowning out Misaka’s moan.

  “Sorry,” Clyde said, as he tried to get up.

  “No, keep going,” she said. “It feels good.”

  Clyde was not about to take advantage of a drunk girl. Fuck that. And what would literally everyone watching him think? However, that didn’t stop Misaka from going all phoenix on him. He tried to stand, hoping to offer her a hand, show her that he was a team leader worth trusting and not some scumbag desperate for sex. Tear’s nice ass had his attention for that.

  Fiery wings burst from Misaka’s back. She had… become some kind of phoenix hybrid, like an angel infused with the sunset.

  In a flash she tackled Clyde to his back, kissing him while attempting to mount. The lights flickered back on in time, distracting her long enough for the young man to slip away from her.

  She’d wake up the next morning full of shame. And Clyde’s chance to build a relationship with her would be lost forever.

  Tetra pulled him into her. “I saw the whole thing.” She licked her lips. “You’re a good man, Clyde.” She wasn’t naked, but dressed in a short gray dress. Clyde’s wood was right on her stomach.

  “What’s this, willingly joining the harem?” Tear asked. Before Tetra could say anything, the succubus’s tail shoved inside her. The dark elf let out a moan as she clenched her fists and made a pleasurable expression. Which turned into embarrassment, then a glare as Tear removed her tail. “I can allow Clyde to finish you off.”

  “I will not let you ruin this, succubus,” Tetra said as she got up, juices leaking down her leg. Her haste to the restroom made Tear laugh.

  Clyde turned around to see more of the women stripping. Good thing the lolis left the party before it truly began. Did they anticipate this?

  Melody anime-dove into Clyde, sliding his wood into her, and riding while yelling, “Ride me, my knigh
t in shining armor.”

  “Melody! Melody!” Tear and Airi chanted.

  Clyde shrugged and just enjoyed himself. He almost released inside of Melody, but Ruri pulled her away just in time.

  “My turn! And I want head pats later.”

  “This isn’t a sex party you know,” Tessa said.

  “I should’ve invited Sazuki and Kiko,” Tear said. “Sazuki’s cuteness will be amazing to watch as she gets embarrassed. Kiko will probably drain our Clyde dry.”

  The music suddenly shut off. Clyde rode Ruri and then immediately gunned for Tear afterward.

  The sex with her was so intense that everyone paused to watch. He considered giving in and just blasting into the succubus. In the end, the young man decided that he’d leave that to one-on-one sex. He already had her consent. Yuki’s too. Not that he was trying to have a million children or anything… But he loved his women. He also admired their hopes and wishes, respected them. Which included being mothers. Goddammit anime.

  “Dog pile on Clyde,” Matsume shouted. And in the commotion, the young man felt his shaft slip inside her. Shrugging, he happily satisfied the hellhound while sucking the breasts of a random woman above.

  “Will we be okay to work in the morning, Clyde-sama?” Chiyo said after the dog pile cleared up half an hour later. He was sure he satisfied most of them with his fingers, tongue, and hell, maybe even toes.

  “Maybe the afternoon,” Clyde laughed. He’d for sure do a little grinding for his skills.

  [Ki increased. Tear, Matsume, Yuki, Harumi, Ruri, Ming, Airi, Chika, Melody, Neko.]

  Kanako lazily floated into the living room, asleep.

  “She’s… sleeping in midair,” he deadpanned.

  Ako, Princess Kaguya, Dera, and Amina had only stayed for the opening half of the party before exiting; however, Clyde knew they had to have heard all of the commotion. He’d talk to his deck leader in the morning, hopefully clear up some of the embarrassment, get her forgiveness, blame it on the alcohol.

  Amina’s room…

  Amina removed her fingers from herself, flushed, and finishing. She got a good glimpse of Clyde making love to the women. That sparked something within. A longing.

  How could she call herself the wisest sorceress if she couldn’t contain something like desire? But Clyde… courted her, and in his eyes was hope. She didn’t know what for until this moment. Or at least… maybe that was her own hope reflected back at her.

  A hope to no longer be stuck as a lonely sorceress… A lonely woman.

  She flinched, pulling herself together. Now was not a time to be like this. The energy of the outside world tickled her personal barrier.

  It was then that she felt… the faint lure of Emyo. Or what the people of this realm called the Thousand Year Dragon.

  A being powerful enough to trouble the gods in Celestial. And… she walked the planes of Satovia, under the Supreme demon lord’s influence.

  That was someone that not even Clyde should encounter. That lure… so close. Less than two nations away.

  Amina paled. Oh no.

  Episode 69 (Part 3)

  Aunder’s castle…

  Noon…

  Auditorium…

  The execution of Aunder’s plans for Satovia grew closer and he would not fail. Really, the plans were more for what was beyond Satovia than the realm itself. The world of the gods, the land of gold as they called it. Aunder wanted to crush it all.

  He looked at his core Forgotten Party members, all wearing Reaper’s cloaks of different colors.

  Aunder was dressed in his usual black. Dire, the apprentice, wore red, standing at his side. Facing him were the others. Terrance, the strongest psychic, wore dark green, Tiffia in purple, Kaymen the Devourer sported orange, Su Yang white, Julius had gray, and Momo was dressed in light blue.

  “From now on, you will be known as my Reapers of the Forgotten Party,” Aunder said before pulling out a flask and taking a drink. “Now, off you go in pairs to do as I planned.” He looked at Momo and Julius. “Remember, after this is all said and done, I’ll undo the bond. But if you cross me, I’ll ignite it. And you both will die. Don’t make me do such a terrible thing.” He addressed the party. “We’ll all have a meeting once a week in astral form, through Terrance. Make sure you find a decent place for an hour during that time.”

  Aunder’s Reapers were paired as the following: Dire and Su Yang, Terrance and Tiffia, Kaymen and Olivia, and Julius and Momo. Each of them was assigned a task and expected to carry it out flawlessly.

  Aunder helped them with training; however, these handpicked Reapers were already incredibly talented.

  When Aunder entered his room, he found Su Yang there waiting for him. She kissed the man before he could get a word out. Love-making followed afterwards.

  “You’d better not bring another girl here while I’m away,” Su Yang said after the climax.

  Aunder laughed, caressing her head, pulling her closer to him. The woman had grown on the esper. “And you’d better get back to me with not a scratch on you,” he said to her.

  Su Yang huffed. “Who do you think I am?”

  Monday. Week 2. Month 3. Year 1. Season: Winter.

  [Satovian Universal Calendar: Domino, 46389.]

  [School: Winter Break. Day 17 of 30.]

  [Current declared fiancée(s): Melody, Alice, Tear, Harumi, Chika, Natalia, Kitome, Yuki, Tessa, Ruri.]

  [Expecting: Harumi, Alice, Kitome. Time left: Harumi, kitsune: 5 months until due. Alice, half-demoness, half-angel: 5 months until due. Kitome, human: 9.3 months until due. Harumi: week 3, day 4. Alice: week 3, day 2. Kitome: week 2, day 2.]

  Shaking…

  Clyde just knew it was early in the morning. He could feel his fiancées passed out beside him, just as naked as him and snuggled beneath the covers. Today’s agenda would consist of grinding as much as possible and the meeting with Chiyo, her sisters, and Liru. Well, that meeting would take place in the afternoon.

  Shaking…

  Clyde also had a bad habit of putting things off. Every time he had something planned, one of his many women would completely change his mind. It was time to put his foot down, be firm. Right now, no one, and he meant absolutely no one, could steal his newfound determination.

  Shaking…

  He opened his eyes to see Amina above him, eyes worried.

  “We need to talk,” she said.

  “If it’s about what happened yesterday, I’m sorry,” Clyde said. “When Team Stone parties, we party hard. Sometimes—”

  “I don’t mean about that,” Amina snapped, blushing heavily.

  “Ugh, who’s being so loud?” Alice groaned.

  “How can you possibly have a hangover?” Amina asked the half-demoness. “You’ve only had like one sip of alcohol. Then Tear took it away, reminding you about the baby.”

  “She’s really weak to it,” Harumi said, snuggling into Clyde, wrapping her fox tail around the young man. Ruri did the same on his left, grinding against his leg a little. Tear’s tail wrapped around his morning wood, stroking at a steady pace.

  Amina pulled Clyde out of the nestle of bliss. “We don’t have time for this. Emergency meeting, now.”

  The young man sighed. “Fine. You heard the woman. Shower, bath, meeting.” He saw his folded, ironed clothes of the day waiting on the dresser for him. Despite the previous night, Yuki still carried out her intentions without missing a beat. She walked into the room when Clyde finished bathing and brushing up, dressed in her usual maid outfit.

  “Breakfast is waiting,” she said as she undressed then promptly crawled back into bed. “Give me the highlights on the meeting.”

  “I wish I could join you,” Clyde said. Fortunately, the bath did take away most of the tiredness. Yuki’s breakfast would take care of the rest.

  “Harumi,” Clyde said under his breath. “Do you mind making sure she’s okay?”

  “I can hear you,” Yuki said, “and I’m not sick if that’s what you’re thinki
ng. I plan to relax a little. The Stone Maidens and my girls did all of the chores this morning. I’m also currently adding some magic to the barrier, so it will take me a few.”

  Clyde nodded. “Take the rest of the day off.”

  “You know I won’t,” she said. The kuudere demoness continued to stare back at him until he gave up.

  “We’ll be at the meeting,” Clyde said then kissed Yuki. Caressing her face, the young man said, “I love you.”

  Yuki fainted.

  “Yuki?” Clyde asked. “See, I knew she was tired.”

  Amina, Melody, and Kitome’s shocked expressions still took a bit of time to go away.

  “Pervy husbando, I love you too,” Natalia said as she dashed into the room, anime-diving into the young man, snuggling her face into his chest.

  “Natalia can’t be the only one stealing the love,” Melody suddenly said, then dove into Clyde, kissing him.

  Amina cleared her throat. “Breakfast. Then meeting. Now. This is important.”

  The urgency in her voice made them hop into action. Clyde gave Melody’s soft ass a squeeze before they crawled out of the bed to go to breakfast.

  After breakfast, almost everyone gathered into the boardroom, including the Rose Dragon sisters and Liru.

  “We have a huge developing problem,” Amina said. “Who here has heard of the Thousand Year Dragon?”

  “Me!” Natalia said cheerfully.

  “The god of the dragons,” Liru said grudgingly.

  “Not of the dragons,” Aimi said. “Just the cult and the Soulless family. And that’s led by the Disciple.”

  “I can feel the presence of the dragon god,” Amina said. “She’s close. At least two nations away. It’s faint, but I know Emyo’s flow of intense magic anywhere. She’s like a sun, radiating heat to the nearby planets. I’m not sure if she’s headed this way or preparing to pass by, but we DO NOT want to draw her attention. Liru and Harumi would surely be attacked.”