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

by Alvin Atwater

  - Zelt’s printer. Level 1/25.

  - Wind blade. (item class: very rare.)

  -Melody’s note.

  - Deed to the Ashfall estates, treasures, etc.

  - Honey Potion of Healing (item class: rare.)

  -Wind blade. (very rare) +16 to attack. Wind element.

  - Place of Power Core (item class: Relic) (item value: priceless)- establish a place of power.

  - Super health potion (item class: common)

  - Max MP replenish potion (item class: epic)

  - bundle of materials. (Item class: rare.)

  - Forger’s hammer. Item class: very rare

  - Storage ring. Item class: rare

  - Exploding blowup doll. Item class: *One of a kind * Unsuspecting enemies will experience a nice surprise. Does dark deity damage.

  - Sharpened Crystal Dagger. Item class: uncommon

  -3 rubies, 3 diamonds, 3 emeralds, 3 casper-jewels.

  - Root Tree seed. Item class: epic.

  - Magic lamp . Item class: *Relic*

  -Moon Drop Potion. Item class: epic. Unknown effects. It is recommended to take this to an expert before usage.

  - Mysterious Harp. Item class: *One of a kind * this special harp is loved dearly by a special type of harpy called the Gandharva. Handing this to her will get you a *World Star Fragment* and another reward.

  Plants and herbs:

  - Uni-plant. This plant can be used in medicines and potions. An alchemist could make use of it.

  Equipment:

  * Legendary Sword: Ludicrous (Ashfall family loom)- +33 to attack. Fallen Angel element. Can fire raw magic from the weapon. Does magic damage. Lv. 2.

  -School uniform or casual clothes.

  -School shoes or casual shoes.

  - Necklace of Her Devotion . Item class: *One of a kind* This necklace was made with love. Unknown benefits. Has a 1% chance of triggering Enlightenment mode 1 during battle. All stats will increase by 100% during the mode .

  -Ring of Emergency Magic. (Very rare) +20% MP.

  - Steel-set armor (Rare). +25 to defense.

  - silver dagger- +ice and earth damage. (rare.)

  Stone-Tokken Deck:

  The Sorcerer’s Creed.

  Classes: (year1).

  -Satovia History 1.

  -Romance Literature 1.

  -Sciences 1.

  -Crafting 1.

  Phone numbers:

  -Chika.

  -Harumi.

  -Naomi

  -Toru

  -Clare

  -Seth

  -Kitome

  - Melody

  -Dark

  -Hinako [professor.]

  -Ming

  -Alice

  -Tear

  Quest log:

  Main story.

  Defeat Dark in a Real game (Stone-Token quest.)

  Call or visit Chika in the late hours. (MS.)

  Wait for Melody to come to you

  Investigate Niyoto (multi-step quest. Required to defeat demon lord)

  Craft 1 complicated item. (MS)

  Get to know Sazuki over time.

  Take all female party members on one date.

  Investigate the Dragon threat.

  World Objectives:

  Slay the demon lords: 2/15. Reward: *World star fragment* .

  Receive special training. Reward: Stone magic line access.

  World side objective: learn more about this world. Current knowledge of Satovia: 1.8%

  System opinion: you suck! Get on it, godling.

  **

  Friday. Week 1. Month 2. Year 1. Season: Autumn.

  City: Niyoto, Satovia

  [Current quest: Investigate Niyoto. Final step! End the demon lord’s reign! Red Raid.]

  Day five!

  [Card bearers in the immediate area: 2. Ming, Unknown.]

  [Cook-off opponents in the immediate area: 5. Harumi, Advanced chef Yuki, Alice, Kitome, unknown. ]

  Why did he purchase the harp…

  It was at last time to commence the raid. Clyde and the party woke early, ate breakfast, and stretched. They made sure everyone’s gear was up to par. The young man tried to convince Kitome to make some things for everyone, but she refused.

  “I’m not a miracle,” she said. “I can’t think of anything on the spot.”

  Clyde nodded.

  “It was worth a try.” He smiled. Kitome gave him a playful light punch in the arm. They were off to the side.

  “Besides, my crafting ‘services’ are only limited to you.” She lowered her voice to a whisper. “And they require lots of love. Which we must make.” She kissed him. Clyde laughed.

  “A fair price,” he said. “You drive one hell of a bargain.”

  Kitome’s blush still remained.

  “You’re making me say embarrassing things.” She covered her face. Clyde waited until she moved her hands then kissed her. If time permitted, the duo would’ve snuck to either the young man’s room or the back for…comforting.

  Instead, he split everyone into teams—those who would take out the remaining magic circles, the main force, and the secondary wave. Clare and the magical girls would take another path, clearing out any enemies in sight. They’d detain anyone non-resistant. Anyone else were to be killed.

  The fact still remained was that they devoured humans on a nightly basis, let the minotaurs run rampant, as well as a crazy cult, and attracted crusaders. The holy warriors were still scummy assholes that Clyde planned to deal with, but also fought for the side of humans.

  “Neko stay behind with Hinako—”

  “Nyaa—no can do,” she said, interrupting the young man. “Also, did I tell you of the Omen’s sphere?”

  “Alright then, Hinako you’ll have to play the waiting game,” Clyde said.

  The professor stared blankly. She marched up to him, grabbing the young man by the arm.

  “You didn’t spend any time with me,” she said after pulling him around the corner.

  “I warned you, didn’t I?” Clyde said. “Despite that, you’ve been a big help, gathering so much intel. It’s not about combat.”

  “That’s not the point,” Hinako said then pulled Clyde in for a kiss. “I honestly don’t care about you running what looks to be some kind of harem, but don’t ignore me.”

  “Who could ignore you?” Clyde said after giving Hinako a quick once-over.

  “I’ll cut you some slack this time,” Hinako said. “And thank you…for what you’re doing for these people. I don’t know much about demon lords and their intentions, but you really sound like some kind of hero out of a story. Saving people from the hungry monsters.”

  Clyde shrugged.

  “I don’t know about that. Anyway, let’s get back to the others. We’ve got a time crunch.”

  [Team main: Clyde, Alice, Natalia, Tear, Harumi.]

  [Observer: Neko]

  [Team 2: Melody, Toru, Nina, Ruri, Matsume.]

  [Team 3: Ming, Yuki, Seth, Kitome, Airi, and Chika.]

  [Team 4: Clare, Sahara, and the magical girl team.]

  “Move out,” Clyde said flatly. He placed his hand on Clare’s shoulder. “Good luck. We’re counting on you.”

  Clare smiled.

  “Thanks.”

  “Just a head’s up,” Tear said. “My succubus network just told me that the guards in the skyscraper and around the magical circles have doubled. They’ve also discovered the disabled one, but Nattie shattered it really good.”

  “Saw that one coming,” Clyde said. “By the way, what’s the progress on your newest recruit? That dark priest chick?”

  “Saki is doing well, actually,” Tear said. “She was a bit of a pain in the ass at first, but the girls taught her well.”

  Clyde nodded then set the teams out. It was raiding time.

  [Objectives: 1. Deactivate the demon lord’s barrier. 2. End the demon lord’s reign. 3. Secure the Omen’s sphere.]

  Why didn’t this feel quite right? The young man wondered if he
could get a word in to the demon lord…Forget about them being demons and just talk. He kept picturing that peaceful expression. Was the missing human thing really on her? Well, with the raid in session and the system demanding blood—just like it did for Natalia—he’d have to come up with a secret plan.

  “Alice.” He gave her an innocent smile.

  “Love, I don’t like that look. What are you planning?” Alice said.

  “I have a task for you,” he said. “After all, you and this Necro have quite a bit in common.” His life mate’s eyes widened. There was a gleam in Clyde’s eyes. “I’m counting you on, my Heart.” He kissed Alice.

  Episode 36 (Part 6)

  [Twenty-second Quarter] [Silent Street]

  On the opposite side of the street, pretending to be coffee shop patrons, Clyde and his team, as well as Clare and the magical girls waited, gazing at the forty-floor building. Alice’s job was on a tougher time crunch than the assault teams, but there was no guarantee that she’d save lives. He took a look at the two skyscraper guards and shook his head. On a nice, cloudy day with a somewhat mild temperature, they were about to be splattered across the pavement. Talk about back luck. Eventually the texts of the hour flowed into the group chat.

  Toru: Our circle’s done. Good luck.

  Chika: We’re done! On our way, Clyde.

  Clyde: Good work. And thanks. Both groups.

  Clyde glanced over his team: Tear, Harumi, and Natalia. Neko didn’t count.

  “Are you sure it was a good idea to send off Alice?” Harumi said.

  The young man placed a hand on Tear’s shoulder.

  “We’ve got nothing to worry about,” he said. The succubus blushed. He was definitely going to get her on a date, with some kind of thank you gift, regardless of what the system said. What did she like to do in her off time? Thoughts for later.

  “Let’s do this. The magical girls are about to snipe.”

  Clyde gave the signal. The pre-transformed women unleashed quick and precise hell on the two guards, in the form of beams to the heads. Of course, they were non-lethal, sleep beams. Well, somewhat non-lethal.

  “Let’s go. Knock them out unless they pose even the slightest resistance,” Clyde said.

  “I sure hope this doesn’t backfire, onii-chan,” Natalia said.

  “Well with the strongest members on my team, I doubt it,” Clyde said. “Except Airi.” Harumi sighed.

  “You give me too much credit,” she said.

  “You mean not enough credit,” Clyde said. “No need to be modest.” He patted the pink-haired girl. “Are you ready to end this and get home?” She smiled.

  “You know it. By the way, why didn’t you include Airi?”

  “To be honest, I simply forgot,” he replied with a chuckle. “Same with Kiko and Sazuki. But they’ll be fine guarding Hinako. Chika and Melody’s strengths will ensure the success of the other groups.”

  Clyde and his team rushed into the building. The others followed shortly, orders in mind.

  [You are about to enter a Raid. Difficulty: Hard. You’ve pre-selected yes, so no takebacks.]

  [Demon lord’s Skyscraper.] [Floor 1 of 40] [Lobby]

  A sparkle caught Clyde’s eye. He walked over to it and knelt. The moment he touched the floating snowflake-like object, he received a system notification.

  [You’ve found a set of Super Health Potion x2 item class: uncommon.]

  Clyde shrugged then hurried up to the others.

  “I found the elevator, but it needs two key cards to activate,” Tear said.

  “What kind of bullshit elevator…Never mind. Do you think any of the guards would have them?” Clyde said.

  “There’s only one way to find out,” Tear said then sent a text. “The magical girls went left. We’ll continue right and meet up at the elevator if we find the cards.”

  “Alright,” Clyde said.

  He observed the place as they ran. It resembled a hotel, decked with pink marbled floors and the works. Nothing remarkable to the young man, other than being a place for the rich.

  The first guards showed themselves—monsters in armor. With a brief analysis, he caught the range of levels fifty-nine to eighty.

  “Hey! What are you doing in here?” the monster shouted.

  “We’re here to see your demon lord,” Clyde said. “We’ve—”

  “Over our dead body! PROTECT HER SMILE.”

  With a single wave of her hand, Tear gathered them all with the force, smashed the monsters against the wall, denting it. That kind of force could kill any normal person , Clyde silently noted as he stared at the unconscious bodies blankly.

  “We don’t have time for small fry,” Tear said.

  “She’s right-right-right,” Natalia said.

  And so, they moved on until reaching a background that predictably held a mini-boss. Before Tear could move in for the inevitable sweep, Harumi struck it down with a blue Kitsune lightning.

  Clyde thought the demon—a young man with spiky red hair—was a goner, but he survived. He assumed Harumi held back. Natalia dug into his pockets, pulling out the keycard.

  “Here it is, pervy-nii,” she said.

  They soon met up with Clare and the others.

  [Elevator active!]

  [This elevator goes up to the 40th floor. It is optional to explore the others. The 4th floor belongs to the minotaurs.]

  “Clare, take the magical girls to clear the fourth floor,” Clyde said. “That’s where the minotaurs are located.”

  “Are you stupid?” Clare said. “You expect us to face an entire minotaur army?”

  “Combined with Sahara’s buffs and a surprise attack, could you not wipe them out?” Clyde said.

  “Minotaur magic,” Clare said. “Now if you don’t mind, we’d like the continue the original assignment.”

  “What weaklings,” Natalia said. “I’ll handle them. And without—”

  “We’ll do it,” Sahara said. “A quick surprise attack under the piercing power of the thirteen witches.”

  “I call the shots,” Clare said. “And we’re not doing it.”

  “But we—”

  “No,” Clare interrupted Sahara, voice cold. “You know what they can do—and I’m not in the mood to try seven on two hundred, even with a surprise attack. Unless killing is permitted.” Clyde blinked. “We can’t knock that many bodies unconscious while holding back. It’s kill them or no deal.”

  “Fine, continue your original assignment,” Clyde said. “We can’t kill them because we need answers. If we don’t find out where they’re holding the men, this will be all for naught.”

  **

  When they stepped out of the elevator onto the fortieth floor, Clyde spotted a large office door ahead, with two guards. One was a level ninety demon wizard, the other a level seventy-two green pumko. Tear used the force to pick up a large dining table. The bowls and silverware on it clang to the floor. She hurled it at them, but at the last second it stopped, gently falling to the side.

  “Do you have any idea how hard the maid works in here?” the demon wizard said. “Look at what you’ve done? Is it that hard to…wait a minute—who are you?”

  “I presume your master’s behind that door? Stand aside or get hurt,” Clyde said.

  “Pfft, as if you scare us with your puny level…” the demon wizard’s voice trailed off at the sight of Tear. “A succubus…What do you want?”

  Tear magically pinned him to the wall.

  “You will treat my Clyde with the upmost respect, worm.” She tossed the minions to the side like used ragdolls.

  “You can’t go in there, my lady has a guest,” said the green pumko. “It’d be rude to interrupt.”

  The party ignored the idiots, entering the large door without so much as looking back. Alice and Necro were arguing. Clyde’s life mate spoke with passionate words, attempting to convince the demon lord to relinquish her power. The beautiful blonde demon lord didn’t seem to be taking the situation seriously
at all.

  “So villain, you’re here to take over my home,” Demon lord Necro said. “Well, I won’t have it. You’ll have to challenge me to a duel! And if I win, you and your evil doers must leave my city forever.”

  “Or we can simply kill you,” Tear said. “But Noona, you seem like someone who can be reasoned with. My Clyde.” Alice gave rolled her eyes at the succubus, but didn’t interrupt. “Sent Alice ahead in hopes that we can sort everything out peacefully.”

  “By wrecking my home?” Necro said. “You’ve sent forces all over it.”

  “You’ve ignored all six of my attempts to contact you,” Tear said. “I even sent a letter to invite you to tea. Ignored.”

  “I…haven’t received any of them,” Necro said. “Leo was supposed to…It doesn’t matter now. You’re still a threat. Now duel me, savages.” She pointed a finger at Alice. “And I will crush you with friendship and the heart of the cards.”

  Everyone nearly fell backward. Clyde facepalmed.

  [Warning: there are three card bearers now. Noona Necro has declared herself a card bearer and unknowingly made a contract with her dead father’s deck leader.]

  [Raid Objective: Defeat Noona in a Real game. This is objective is mandatory and cannot be refused. Warning: if you lose, you fail the entire quest line. And you will be magically banned from this city. All citizen relationships with you will drop to murderous hatred and sworn nemesis while in Niyoto.]

  Clyde facepalmed again. For such a beautiful woman, she was oblivious to her irresponsibility, thrown into a leadership position without a clue how to run things. Perfect. A regular demon lord would be deadly. This one could be saved.

  “Stand aside, I’ll face her,” Clyde said flatly.

  “Ah, so someone has a deck, good,” Noona said. “I was a little worried there. I don’t have any extras.” She did the anime girl “silly me," gesture, giggled, and even stuck her tongue out. Clyde and his party were already behind blank stares. “I hope you’re prepared to lose, because I fight for my friends. Well, I don’t have any—but that’s beside the point.”