The Anime Trope System: Stone vs. Viper, #6 a LitRPG (ATS)

by Alvin Atwater

  Character list. You may skip to the next chapter.

  Clyde: the college boy from our world, who thought he was human his entire life. Main character. The Stone. It’s his story, therefore, I will keep this short. Kidnapped and thrown into a world that he came to embrace. He’d better. Many of us would love to be in his position---err, I mean, he’s the only being capable of learning all elements, skills through magic books, and has frightening hidden powers.

  Alice: a beautiful, petite half-demoness, half-angel (angel type unspecified), with twin tails, complimenting long blonde hair, mysterious pink eyes. Clyde’s life mate and soulmate. She loves her sweets and her Clyde. Very powerful, very intelligent. She has the capabilities of ruling an entire planet, but when it comes to political matters, is a bit irresponsible. See volume 1…

  The heir to a powerful demon throne known as Hades (her family name). While she doesn’t speak much of it, Hades holds a dangerous amount of power within the demon realm.

  Harumi : a kind and caring girl with long pink-hair and breasts that often make other women jealous. She’s the best healer in the world. There’s also more to her than we think. How foxy!

  She’s the most loved on the team and everyone would give their lives to protect her. Not that she needs protecting. When it comes to the power department, this young woman is not lacking! A wonderful cook.

  Chika : a silver-haired, unpredictable girl, who’s love and LUST for Clyde seemingly transcends everything. Yandere. (Not the stabbing kind.) She’s the top student at the most powerful academy in the world. [Sato Academy is a college for the best of the best.] The best rogue! She’s a part of a really powerful family.

  Natalia: a dark-haired super-witch who spends time assisting with political affairs of the House Hades, watching anime, and being mischievous. Stuck in the body of a child due to an unbreakable curse, the adorable loli-witch is one of the most hard-hitting powerhouses on the team. She can switch to her adult form for a very short period of time (no more than a few minutes.)

  Kitome : a blue-haired girl with a short temper. She has the ability to change into a magical girl. A caring but firm sister (her brother is Yusuke.) Takes no one’s shit and sometimes anger is her default emotion, but she’s reliable and responsible. Her soft spot for Clyde peeks out unpredictably. She has no idea that’s she’s on her way to being the most powerful magical girl in existence.

  Tear: Alice’s succubus cousin and the one who taught her magic. She’s actually just two years older than the half-demoness (21). Tear is the driving force behind Clyde’s rising network. A young woman with dark hair, blue eyes, a Harumi-level bust and a seductive smile that could make a man fall to her feet, the succubus is the daughter of a demon lord who has close ties to the Supreme Demon lord.

  Yuki: ex-head maid of a cruel demon named Nezerath, this dark-haired beauty is a team heavy-hitter of power. While officially Clyde’s finance manager, she still runs the young man’s house as the head maid, against his protests. The demoness sometimes works with Tear behind the scenes for political matters. She also guards the house personally, which explains the lack of intruders. Her aura covers the barrier, but everyone’s used to it. She’s a highly advanced chef and very competitive. Harumi picks her brain or competes with her.

  Melody : a red-haired half trickster demon, half dark goddess who is also a member of the Hades’ household due to a punishing favor. Aside from assisting Tear, she attends the academy. She and Clyde started off on the wrong foot—her maxed charisma caused trouble for everyone. Despite her intense beauty, she’s bad at seduction, a hopeless romantic, and often daydreams about romances she read in books, imaging Clyde as the male lead.

  Maki: this purple-haired young woman is the most popular girl at Sato Academy and also has a powerful family to back her elite status. She often acts as the nice girl with every male in the school, having them fall at her feet, but when Clyde showed indifference, she became obsessed with him. At first, it was fun, just a game and a challenge—seduce him, but when a dark god took an interest, things grew weird. She committed a series of sexual assaults which would’ve surely landed her in prison. Clyde instead enslaved her, knowing that with her Ki-based powers, no prison could truly hold her. He saw a use for that power. Yandere.

  Ming : a dark-haired young woman with one eye red, the other blue. Strikingly beautiful and a bit of a hopeless romantic. She is the Stone’s prophet, a person with the capability of locating very important items that could help him with his quest, linking with him to access Link-magic, and sometimes foresee when he’s in danger of getting a game over. Fortunately, a simple warning can instantly change that future. She’s the author of the Loli Saga.

  Ruri : a petite, beautiful hellhound princess, with white hair that drapes just past her neck. As well as being Alice’s childhood friend, she also has a strong compatibility with Clyde. Really loves being petted. When she’s serious, her aura’s vast enough to cover an entire metropolitan area. Loves to read light novels and manga and watches a ton of anime. Ruri’s a special hellhound, lacking the dark features of an ordinary hellhound. Pale skin too.

  Matsume: Ruri’s most faithful servant, personal bodyguard, and a loved friend. She’s also of a somewhat of a rare variant of hellhound. She houses the features of brown skin, dark brown hair, and a hunger for men. She controls this sexual appetite to serve Ruri to the best of her abilities.

  Toru: brown-haired noble, whose spirit energy attracts monster girls like a magnet. Why it does, this is a complete mystery. He’s a skilled martial artist, incorporating the light element into his attacks. His blank stares are infamous for annoying or pissing off nearly everyone, especially Kitome and Chika.

  Seth: a tall blond-haired young man who sports a surfer-like way of speaking. It is unclear to whether his hair is naturally blond or dyed. An easy-going person. Reliable—he’ll turn off his humor when it’s time to get things done.

  Yusuke: Kitome’s brother. A blue-haired young man who is unintentionally a delinquent. Not counting school work, the glasses-wearing boy splits his time between light novels and anime and beating up those who challenge him in his “territory.” He often has no ambition though one wonders what could be behind this lack of desire. While his sister transforms into a magical girl, he becomes a ninja.

  Aunder : the Viper himself. Our “antagonist” who lives for the honor of battle. An esper (from a warrior-race). Like Clyde, he was brought into Satovia against his will. Universally powerful, this man is feared. The soul taker was a nickname given to him on his home-world, though he doesn’t acknowledge it. He’s not evil, but will not back down from the sweet call of the fight. He’s on a journey to seek out the other “players,” following the rules of the game. However, his heart isn’t in it. His decisions will mostly depend on the journey. He single-handedly enslaved all three Venus sisters. Let’s not forget his love for the drink.

  Su Yang: a Venus sister. Venus sisters are incredibly powerful sorceresses dedicated to Venus, the Goddess of Love and Sex. She’s a woman with long dark hair and alluring brown eyes, a beauty that transcends time. She began to fall for Aunder, because despite being the Viper (the Venus sisters know all about the stone-viper games), he was doing more good than anything. Liberating villages, slaying dragons, and saving children. It irritates her when the man blames what she feels in her heart on Stockholm syndrome. Her sister Oliva believes her to be a yandere, which is downright ridiculous. What woman wouldn’t get jealous if another woman approaches what is hers? She won’t let anyone else have him.

  Olivia: a Venus sister. A tall, busty woman with dark blonde ha
ir. She serves as Aunder’s tracker, presenting him with possible whereabouts of the other “players.” She’s the reason why Aunder found the others so easily, despite their vast distances apart. Because the Stone hasn’t imitated the others, she is unable to track him. At least not yet.

  Momo: a Venus sister. A white-haired cool beauty. Lacking in the breast department, she is often seen in more revealing clothing. She’s able to Jump the party vast distances, though Aunder preferred to travel by feet. She the best at hiding her emotions, not that the Viper cared. Neither of the Venus sisters can harm him due to the Soul Bond.

  Princess Dire : mysterious figure throughout the lore, known to be named after a curse that turns its victims into children. There is a possibility that the princess herself is a victim of the curse. Aunder rescued her from being publicly executed by a group of crazy villagers who practiced witch hunting.

  Julius: Seth’s older brother and ex-member of a powerful cult. Bound to Aunder as a member of the forgotten party, he shares a mutual discomfort of the Viper with Momo. It is unknown to what use Aunder has for him.

  Dark: the Leaf. A chuuni and an interloper from Earth; aka a “player.” Only five interlopers are allowed in the stone-viper games; however, many watchers consider them illegal, along with any other intruder. Dark’s element is…well, dark. Brought there by a guide of his own, a green-haired entity named Selkie, the young man is on a comical mission to…take over the world. Or so he says aloud. The truth is, Satovia is an escape of his horrific old life on earth. He’s soul-searching. Unfortunately, when he thought he found a place of belonging, the Viper showed up and forced him to abandon them. Selkie was unsuccessful at getting him to return. He did not feel he had the right to show his face to the maids and butlers. He can never face Izumi again.

  Neko: a beast kin or catgirl, who’s an observer in a family that supported the Stone for many years. Though it seemed like this time around they didn’t want to involve themselves with the stone-viper games, but Neko insisted on it. Long white hair with cat ears and tail, she has way more power than she let on. Mischievous with an odd sense of humor, she’s always reliable.

  Sazuki: a strikingly beautiful young woman with long black hair and grey eyes. The student council president. One of Harumi’s best friends. She’s sometimes referred to as the ice queen, although she isn’t cold all the time. She’s prideful.

  Airi : one of Harumi’s best friends and her magic and combat teacher. Airi is one of the most powerful adventurers around. Legendary among the adventurer community. Dark purple hair, milk chocolate skin, with light brown eyes. She’s secretly envious of Harumi’s breasts.

  Clyde refers to her as TheLegend27 in his head, possibly sarcastically.

  Kiko : Sazuki’s younger sister. Short black hair, grey eyes. She was turned into a vampire a little after Airi left. The vampire blood running through the young woman gives her the sexual cravings of a monster girl. And with Clyde saving her, her daydreams after often about him.

  Detective Tetra: a dark elf/ Alethian in charge of the investigation of missing Lot City people. Long black hair complimenting dark skin, large breasts, and hazel eyes. She’s a dedicated detective, which gets on people’s nerves.

  Hinako : a professor at Sato academy. Thirty years old, unmarried and single. Her friends call her a workaholic, but in Hinako just isn’t very social. Long dark hair, curvy and beautiful, even some of the married male professors had tried and failed to get a date with her. Soon, she was simply dismissed as the work-robot, which infuriates Hinako. She took quite the interest in Clyde when it openly saw her as a woman and not a workaholic machine.

  Clare : a shopkeeper during the day, a maiden during the night. Long black hair, striking blue eyes with breasts that are almost on par with Harumi’s. Her weapon of choice is the bow.

  Sahara: leader of the Fireside magical girls. Long silver hair, red eyes. Cool, calm, and collected: she is the picture of serenity. Powerful and resourceful. The FM has a history of trying to recruit Yusuke and Kitome into their group. Clare’s shop has been booming ever since she opened the café half of it. The maid café on 21st Street may start to notice…

  Entities revealed:

  Mortem, Selkie.

  Characters to keep an eye on (that hadn’t made their presence fully known.)

  The Oyabun [Misaka’s father.]

  Misaka

  The red-hooded stalker.

  The Stone Maidens.

  The Viper Maidens.

  The ex-kid-maid (the 14-year-old Mei sent away in volume 2.)

  Venus, Goddess of Love and Sex.

  The Watchers.

  Ako, Neko’s sister.

  Alena (Alice’s mother.)

  Madrian Tanaka (Chika’s mother)

  Episode 32 (Part 2): The Stone vs. the Quest Log.

  Last time on The Anime Trope System, Clyde had to teach Yusuke a valuable lesson about working as a team and not running off on his own. Solo idiots received defeat more than efficient teams.

  Now his goal is to really tackle and clean up his quest log! A trip to Niyoto sounded like a pretty good idea. Slay the demon lord and stop the minotaurs. All should be well, right? Right?

  Welcome to….

  The Anime Trope System Volume 6:

  The Stone of the Public!

  Sunday. Week 1. Month 2. Year 1. Season: Autumn. First day of the month.

  Later that morning….

  Clyde decided to get some crafting done, maybe level up his skill a bit, before Harumi returned with her friend. He was on his way out the door to do buy a crafting table, for outside use, when Chika entered. She looked to the left and right, realizing that the young man was alone. A grin emerged on her face. The silver-haired girl closed the door behind her and locked it.

  “Harumi’s having lunch with Airi,” Chika said. “I told her I had other matters to attend to and wanted to speak with you.” She gave Clyde a once over, casually undressing. “I think wherever you’re going can wait a few more hours. Oh, and don’t forget about the team meeting. Harumi kind of hates Yusuke.”

  “I wouldn’t say she hates him,” Clyde said as Chika yanked his shirt off with a technique so impossibly good, he considered sitting her down for step by step instructions. “But you can safely add ass-chewing number four to the list.” Chika tackled Clyde to the couch, giving him a taste of strawberry-flavored lips. The young man blinked to see that he was completely naked. “Woman, that’s impressive.” Chika’s juices were already dripping, her eyes emitting a familiar yandere lust. “I can buy that crafting table tomorrow.”

  “Of course you can,” Chika said then smiled. “Darling.”

  “Oh not that darling nonsense,” he said with a laugh. “Melody already tried it.”

  Chika sighed as she mounted him.

  “I’m losing my touch, being outdone by that strawberry head.”

  The feeling of Chika’s insides always made him want to immediately burst. The young man supposed it was always liked that for someone you loved. Twisting, turn, and panting, the duo fucked like half-crazed rabbits.

  It wasn’t until after he released onto Chika’s stomach that someone from the hall spoke.

  “Nya, give it to her.”

  Chika’s face turned three shades of purple.

  “Nya, you were like, oh! And like uh! I’ve never seen you so vulnerable.”

  Clyde said nothing as he put his clothes back on. He knew the dangers of provoking a yandere. Even a non-murderous one like Chika. Non-murderous for now.

  “Neko, I’ll give you a five-minute head start,” Chika said as she slid her skirt back on.

  “Nya, you were the ones who woke me up,” Neko said. “I would say let me join in but the others are approaching. You may want to clean up and make yourselves look decent. Nyan, you’ve got less than fifteen minutes.”

  “Well fuck,” Clyde said.

  “Literally,” Chika said, joining him to clean up the aftermath of their wild sex.

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  Candy Shop in Lot City…

  “Enjoy yourself, young lady,” the clerk said, waving at Natalia. The loli waved back, a potent smile on her face. Some surrounding people gave her awes.

  Matsume growled as they walked away.

  “Why am I here again?” she said, irritation in her voice. Natalia waved at another group of people who adored her.

  “Oh my god, she’s so cute. She’s apart of Team Stone. Please take a picture with us.”

  Natalia took the attention of even the men, which made Matsume want to die. Her pride felt small as she somehow started mentally comparing herself to everyone, loli included.

  The brat caught her in a good mood. Harumi had cured her, which meant she could finally get pregnant. A miracle. She’d get to have her own litter. A real family.

  She wanted to pounce Clyde and take him hellhound style, but Ruri insisted on mimicking the humans. As her servant, she’d respect that. Strive to be like her. Still, a real family! Maybe if she asked him…Yeah right. There was probably a secret race to bear his first child. Matsume would only be able to win that by nabbing him hellhound-style. That would, of course, get her kicked out and scorned by Ruri.

  She glared at the kid. Even she had more physical contact with Clyde, always on his back, kissing his cheek, hugging his neck. So insulting for a hellhound of her grade to watch everyone around gain his affection.