“We can continue taking them like we’ve always done,” the tiger said stubbornly. “I won’t bend the knee to any stupid human.”
Alice walked over to her. One karate chop to the head later, the tiger girl was out cold.
“To the futas?” Natalia said. “Butt hole—”
“No,” Clyde said, interrupting her song. “I’m not sending Tear to babysit them.” He faced the harpy. “Take her home and find someone to convince the idiot to be civil. Now go. You’re blocking the road.”
“Sorry,” the harpy said. Clyde pat her head.
“Just don’t do this again. Also, no rapes,” he continued. “Until something is done about the Supreme, you’ll have to control the urges.”
The harpy wrote that down. Clyde’s eye twitched, but he shooed away the group. A rare time where the situation was handled with talking rather than bloodshed , the young man thought.
[Your charisma stat of 300 aided in the success of talking down a monster enemy. Good thing there were no males present in this group.]
Undine continued to nag Clyde as they headed back to the bus. He ignored both her and the teary reporter.
“At least answer this,” the reporter said, on the verge of crying. “Are you the leader of Team Stone?”
Clyde thought about a response that wouldn’t risk bringing the Viper, a being capable of nuking a planet, upon him or his team. Not with Stone Mode out of commission.
“The leader of Team Stone is a mystery, a man who rarely shows himself. Make yourself worthy and maybe he’ll appear before you.” Clyde boarded the bus feeling a bit smug. The disappointed reporter, who knew he was possibly full of shit, fell backward.
Natalia, last to board, stuck her tongue out at her. Before the reporter could explode, Hinako closed the door and merged back into the traffic.
“Are you sure that was a good idea?” Ruri asked. “Shouldn’t you let the world know you exist?”
Clyde pressed the button to change his bed back into a couch.
“Yeah. Right now, the Viper is stronger than me. Spilling the beans on international TV is basically painting a target sign on my back. And you can bet your ass that he’s not the only fucker out there who wants to see the world burn.”
Alice nodded.
“Like the demon lords.”
Clyde sat, recalling his demon lord world objective.
[Slay the demon lords: 3/15. Reward: *World star fragment* .]
He wondered if the world star fragment was even worth the trouble. A whopping twelve possible fuckheads to deal with and for what. A magical rock that did nothing on its own. Well, he did have one of seven, but thanks to Selkie. Tessa held onto one for him…
Maybe gathering all of them would be the equivalent to the seven dragon balls . Or the seven chaos emeralds . Or the seven star spirits.
Fuck.
In order to find out once and for all, the young man would have to commit to collecting them. What kind of boss guarded these things? He hoped the next dungeon Airi discovered had one. Yeah right, maybe in easy mode.
Undine continued to stand over him, Yusuke failing to pull her away.
“Sorry Clyde,” the ninja said, his glasses almost falling off his face in the struggle. “I don’t know what’s gotten into her.”
“I may have pissed her off somehow,” Clyde said, “but it’s for your own good. Well, more like, acknowledging your freedom to make life choices.”
Yusuke tilted his head.
“Now I’m curious. And yeah, I do enjoy making my own decisions. So what’s this all about?”
Undine harrumphed like a tsundere. Natalia hopped into Clyde’s lap.
“Pervy husbando onii, shall we continue your training?”
Yusuke glared at the loli.
“Go color or something. The grownups are talking.”
“Grown up? Baka-Yusuke, you hadn’t gone through puberty,” Natalia retorted.
Alice sighed.
“Can we not start this?”
“What’s that? Alice being the voice of reasoning?” Chika said, soliciting a blank stare from the half-demoness. “But I too want to know why Undine’s staring at you in a way that’s making me really…upset.”
Clyde sighed.
“Do you really want to know?”
“Say it loud enough for me to hear too,” Hinako said.
“Do you really really want to know?” Clyde said, causing the others to lean forward.
“Out with it man,” Toru said. Fumi, standing next to him, giggled.
The young man took a deep breath and let it out, drumming up the anticipation. He savored this moment, awaiting the reactions.
“She wants to make babies with Yusuke.”
Silence, before they anime-fell forward. Clyde thought the reaction in real life was ten times funnier.
“Are you serious?” Kitome snapped, her hands going for Undine’s throat, only to faze right through her. “Turn off your ghost powers. I want to—”
“So what if I want to mother his children? Clyde has two! Two! It’s not fair.” Undine folded her arms. “Besides, he’s on his way to becoming the world’s strongest and most honorable ninja. As Yusuke’s wife, I’ll mother his children to the best of my abilities. Also…I’m kind of a joke right now. Seriously. Thousands of years old without any little ones whatsoever.”
Yusuke finally stopped widening his eyes, his face the color of a tomato. Undine watched him.
“He’s not having—”
“Kitome, shush,” Yusuke interrupted. His sister’s glare settled on him. “It’s something I’ll consider some day, but right now, no. I’d like to figure out what I’d like to do one day. With a degree from Sato Academy, a lot of opportunities will open up. When I’m able to fully support you and a kid, then I could—”
Undine wrapped her arms around the ninja, cutting off his speech.
“I’m sorry for bringing this up.”
“Don’t be,” Yusuke said. “Although not all of us magically got into crazy riches like our leader.”
Clyde shrugged. Kitome huffed.
When the others took their seats again, Naoko crawled onto the young man’s lap to join Natalia. He and Alice shared a blank stare.
“Do I look like a daycare?” Clyde said.
“Onii-chan, training,” Naoko said.
“Training, training,” Natalia sung cheerfully as she rocked side to side. “And you too Lady Alice, before you blow up like a big balloon.”
Alice blushed.
“You… And how are we supposed to train on a bus?”
“Leave that to us,” Natalia said.
“We will visit a special instance, spiritually,” Naoko said.
“Misaka, I found your glasses,” Clyde heard Sazuki say.
“A spiritual instance?” Alice said.
“You’ll see,” Natalia said.
“Let me join,” Kitome said as she approached. “I’d like to get stronger, tap into what I’m capable of. After that fight with the elder dragon…lately…” She sighed. “I want to be useful to the team.”
Alice covered Natalia’s mouth, knowing the insult was on the way. The munchkin seemed to have a nickname for everyone. Well, except Harumi.
Clyde made eye contact with the magical girl, a little baffled. Did Kitome not know her own strength? He kept her on the offense team for a reason—and that’s because her attacks did A LOT of damage. Her main element was energy and maybe something else. The fireside magical girls pursued her relentlessly, knowing the potential.
In addition to high damage, the magical girl fought as a long-range attacker, a sniper, although like everyone else trained by Toru, dished out the martial arts when the time called for it.
She was one of the strongest members of his team and didn’t know it. But if the lolis could draw out her confidence… The innocent look in her eyes almost caused a nosebleed for the young man.
“Alright, join us on the couch,” Clyde said. “The lolis have a lot
to teach us.”
**
Unknown city...
Aunder stared at himself in the mirror as he brushed his teeth. Improvement? Excitement in his glowing purple eyes? His plans were at last ready to come together.
Curing the snot-nosed brat was simply a side quest, bringing with it a chance to put another arrogant deity in its place.
He washed his face then looked into the mirror. Su Yang stood behind him. The man chuckled.
“I missed her so much that I hallucinate.”
The “spirit” smiled at him, before promptly vanishing. Something…strange and wet fell from Aunder’s eyes. He flinched. The man never thought he was capable of such things. His late brother and he lived their lives as battle-craving, maniacs of honor. Well, his idiot brother focused less on women and booze, the refusal of taking a break leading to his downfall.
Aunder splashed water on his face again.
How much time had passed since he tapped into psychic energy? All espers had it, yet he denied them since the beginning, preferring to make the sword his lifelong companion. Steel and battle and the feeling of splattering the blood of his enemies only heightened the warrior within. Yet, something was missing. The abilities he was born with? Or…
Aunder, for the first time in his life, drew upon psychic energy. A green aura surrounded him as he closed his eyes. How many Viper Maidens remained. Did Julius and Momo succeed in destroying them? How can he bring back the Venus sisters? Maybe then, he’ll…He’ll do what.
A dark voice spoke within—a voice consisting of the old him, taint, and power.
“You do not have the time to succumb to weakness, Aunder. Remember who you are. Remember your purpose. Crush this world! Crush the gods! Here’s a suggestion. Make your presence known to the world. You could build an army, crush the governments—you could actually do that yourself. Su Yang’s death was the fault of the gods. If they hadn’t forced you into this game. If your War goddess hadn’t forsaken your world. She is the reason why you’re the viper.”
Aunder flinched. The war goddess ...Ruin wasn’t much of a goddess anyway. She supposedly created the planet, maybe spoke with the ancient espers, then of course isolated herself. Many centuries pass with the belief of her dropped to a few. Those religious fanatics claimed that all of the battle and dueling rules of their world was created by Ruin.
Could she really be the reason why he was stuck in this goddess-forsaken dimension? He needed answers.
The voice had a point. This wasn’t the time to give in to weakness. He’d destroy the other “players” and sabotage the stone-viper games. First…He warped his faithful glowing orange sword from the inventory.
God-fang needed an upgrade. The description promised that with enough blood, it’d have the power to slay even the most difficult of deities. Aunder didn’t believe a word of it…Then again, maybe he really didn’t kill enough.
This sword alone wasn’t going to do. He needed to make the Forgotten Party relevant again. This time, he’d take a different approach. Recruitment.
He walked back into the hotel room.
“Dire, get up. We’re taking a trip to my castle.”
“You have a castle?” Dire said as she opened her eyes. Excitement bloomed within.
“Indeed,” Aunder said.
“I get to be the first girl to go to your castle!” she cheered.
For a brief moment, Aunder noticed the “spirit” of Su Yang in the mirror…glaring utter hatred at Dire. He blinked and the image vanished.
Strange…He hallucinated her jealousy too. Damn did he miss her. But…that kind of hatred at the snot-nosed runt felt off.
The man shrugged. He was beginning to lose himself. A solidified purpose should clear this problem in no time, he hoped.
Episode 56 (Part 1): Improving.
Outside Lizardwomen village…
After sprinting with all of his might for nearly half an hour, Dark found himself at the edge of the forest, panting. The young man spent nearly four hours listening to the lizardwomen argue over his “chastity.” That led to an angry rival sneaking into his holding room and cutting off his ropes.
He sighed, shaking off a strange dream between him and someone from the beyond…Ugh. To think he had the balls to fall asleep in the enemy camp village like that. The great lord of the dark was becoming more reckless by the day.
When he took over this miserable planet, Dark would return to this filthy—actually very clean—filthy village and show them all! He’d teach these reptilian anime girls that all should fear the great dark. All will bow.
Abruptly, the young man’s phone beep. He answered.
“WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?” Selkie barked.
“Same to you!” he yelled back.
Minutes after bickering, the group reunited.
“How the—”
Dark raised a hand, cutting off the entity.
“No more hunting this Falcon. It’s clear he has no intention of participating in the stone-viper games. Let’s just focus on the task you wanted me to do when you brought me to this world. And also kill off the crusader organization.”
Myriad cheered.
“What the pervy chuuni said.”
Dark spared her just a micro death glare before facing Selkie. The green-haired woman gave him a thoughtful look.
“I was just hoping to add some much-needed strength to your party,” Selkie said. “As your guide, I hope to place you on the path of success. But.” She smiled. “If you want to assert yourself, for once as a leader, then I will leave the decisions to you.”
Fifteen minutes later…
As the group bolted away from a large horde of lizardwomen, Selkie prepared the Jump.
“What was I thinking? You need training! Since I cannot interfere, I will take you to someone who will train the living hell out of you. You too Myriad.”
“Why me?” she whined.
“Because you were the one who actually provoked the lizards. Also, if you’re going to catch his eye, you’ll need to evolve,” Selkie said as she activated her magic.
**
Spiritual Instance…
Clyde gasped as he took in the land in which they stood upon. Snowy-capped mountains were far to his north, while a forest dwelled in the south. The area felt like a surreal scene from a beautiful painting, emitting a calming effect on the young man. Perfect temperature, a beautiful river a few meters ahead.
He glanced at Chika, who joined the warp at the last minute with a wish to improve herself.
But…how did the lolis…
“Onii-chan, welcome to our spiritual instance,” Naoko said. “Natalia and I worked together to construct it.”
Natalia hopped onto Clyde’s shoulders, massaging them. Alice, Chika, and Kitome glanced around, sharing the same expression of amazement with the young man.
“Natalia this is insane,” Clyde said, as he continued to scope the magical plane of existence. “I assume you’re able to warp us back to the bus.”
“The instance is on the bus,” Natalia said. “Think of it as a giant glass bottle and we’re inside. Of course no one from the outside can see or here. Magic can’t leave this place without our permission, so you won’t accidentally zap anyone.”
The kuudere loli led them to a table with four teacups.
“Before we begin, husbando onii, relax, have some tea.” Natalia hopped to the ground and eyed the young man. “You will need it.”
“Afterwards, things will get serious,” Naoko said. “If you cannot awaken your true power, the world will fall to he who bathes in blood and battle. “
Clyde, Alice, Chika, and Kitome took their seats at the chairs provided for them. The tea…had a honey flavoring, mixed with a tang similar to Earl Grey , but…a very strange aftertaste. It was as if they were using the tea to cover up something.
Suddenly, he felt the erection of a super boner! Maxed hardness. He could fuck for centuries nonstop—the feeling…oh no. He turned to see lusty expre
ssions in the eyes of Alice, Kitome, and Chika, juices oozing down their legs. His manhood throbbed.
He fought strongly against the urge to push one of the others down and unleash his desires.
“I hope you don’t mind, pervy-nii,” Natalia said. “We spike the tea with Hyper Sex potion.” She smirked. “Training begins now. The antidote is at the end of the forest. However, Alice, Chika, and meanie pants will be chasing you. And magic is allowed. If one of them succeeds at humping you, you’ll have to start all over.”
“Natalia, you—”
“The tea of the girls was spiked with a little extra,” Naoko said. “So…I’d suggest you’d start running now, onii-chan.”
Clyde just barely dodged Chika’s anime-dive.
“Clyde, I need refueling, right now,” Chika said.
Kitome, who tried to fight the urges, lost as she said,
“I can’t take it anymore! Clyde!”
“Oh one more thing onii chan,” Naoko said. “There is a camera recording everything. It will automatically send a video to all of your friends, including Detective Tetra if you’re caught by one of the girls.”
He grimaced at Natalia’s grin.
“Which means if you’re having sex in front of me and gloomy, she’ll be really really mad.”
[You’ve entered a Chase !]
[There are dire consequences awaiting if you’re caught by the women.]
[The goal has been marked on your Mental Navigation System.]
“You little brat,” Clyde snapped as he took off toward the forest. “Alice, no!”
“I am your fiancée,” Alice said, chasing, tossing balls of magic at the young man. “You’re not allowed to deny me.”
They’re not listening , Clyde thought. That potion was no joke. Fuck.
As if running with a full giant hard on wasn’t awkward enough, he wanted to stop and just let the girls send him to heaven.
However, Tetra aside, he would not be able to look Fumi, Seth, Toru, or any of the bystanders in the eyes. He did not fancy the idea of getting roasted by Seth. Did this include his non-Team Stone friends? The bratty lolis threatened to ruin his life!
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