Hello again everyoene! My apologies for this, but I just couldn't hold it in any longer. The more I played Re;birth 3, the more I wanted to get this out. And since we all know what follows even before the battle with Arfoire ended, we'll be going to an alternate ruite.

"Yay! I'm going to show up soooon!" Plutia says happily.

Welp, since we're all here, let's go!

Hyperdimension Neptunia belongs to

Idea Factory and Compile Heart

Chapter 1: Re;Introductions!

Hello everyone, I am PFC (Private First Class) Garland, or Garland for short. Some time ago, I was brought here to the Hyperdimension as a test and "vacation" by the Oracle of Planeptune, Histoire. I was shocked, but as time went on, I adapted to stuff and new things started popping up. From fighting alongside the very characters I came to like to learning about other Hyperdimensions and meeting either the actual inhabitants or copies of them. All in all, it was fun. Oh yes, we have to get on with the story!

"Are you serious!? It isn't even the second chapter and you're already breaking the fourth wall! Ugh, just forget it. . ."

Anyway. . . It has been a month since the fight with Arfoire, and everything has thankfully calmed down. The CPUs are back in their respective nations and doing their work. Well. . . Except for. . .

"What!? No fair you guys, ganging up on me!" Neptune pouts as her character falls.

"That's one down, only two to go~!" Vert says, giggling.

"Now that you're out of the way Neptune, victory will be mine" Noire remarks, sounding very proud of herself.

"Like I would let you take that title so easily" Blanc said, smiling.

Yeah, they all come over to Planeptune and play games and eat snacks most of the time. Me? Well, after that incident Histoire told me to take it easy and made it to where I'm living in a very nice hotel near the Basilicom. After that, I spent the rest of my days in Gamindustri doing quests of all sorts. I think Vert told me that I have a fan-base after the rescue. . . I sure hope she's just joking. But, the Guild did hire me as a mercenary, so that was pretty nice when IF came to me about it. So I'm currently getting done with a job.

"Ladies, you all are CPUs! You should be doing your jobs!" Histoire yells "And you Neptune and Nepgear, I will be giving you a lecture on how a CPU should act!"

"Sorry Neptune, but I have matters to attend to" Noire says, leaving.

"I must be off" Vert also follows with Blanc not too far behind.

After that whole outburst, a couple quests, and a trip to every nation later, Neptune and her sister made it back to the Bailicom.

"We're home!" Neptune calls out.

"We're back!" Nepgear says.

"Welcome back Nep-Nep, welcome back Ge-Ge!" Compa greets them, smiling.

"Hey you two, you finally made it back" IF said.

"Hey Compa, Iffy! I'm surprised you got off before us" Neptune said, looks astonished.

"Well, it's like that because you and Gear are always in the Basilicom" IF states.

"It's good to see you too again" Nepgear says smiling, then looks around "Hey, where's Garland? He said he was going to visit today"

"He's running a little late, said he was. . ." IF was about to say.

"S-Sorry I'm late!" I called out, running into the Basilicom "My client kept me a bit longer than expected"

"It's fine, Nep just got back" IF tells me.

"Well, howdy do-yah Garly!" Neptune says "How's it hangin' around and stuff?"

"Well, after taking that hired arms job I've been busy" I huffed "I've had an endless flow of clients asking for help or protection. . ."

"Wow, that's sounds amazing Garland" Nepgear says "It must be very fun"

I lightly chuckle "If only you knew Nepgear. . ."

Compa starts to walk off further into the Basilicom "I'm going to make dinner everyone, so go wash those hands"

"Yay, Compa's cooking! I can't wait to stuff my face silly!" Neptune cheers.

After a good 30 to 45 minutes of getting cleaned up, we all sat down in the kitchen area to eat. Compa really cooked up some amazing food this time around. Oh yeah! With my new place established, I get frequent visits by everyone. Compa and IF come over more often since I'm so close to them and the Basilicom. And Compa insists on giving me food she has made.

"Wow Compa, your cooking gets better with every bite!" Neptune remarks, with sparkles in her eyes. How they even do that makes me cringe.

"I'm glad you like it Nep-Nep" Compa says, smiling.

As this was all going on, Histoire floated into the room noticing Neptune and Nepgear "I see that you two are back. Did you do your job, or did you go and slack off in the other nations?" she asks with a stern look.

"Wh-What, of course not! We did our thing" Neptune says. Please don't make it that obvious Neptune.

"You don't need to make it that obvious Nep" IF stated. See! What did I say?

"Now everyone. . ." Compa interjects before anything goes down "If we all start bickering now, our food will get all cold and yucky"

"Very well, we will continue this conversation on a later date" Histoire says before floating out, then noticing me "Oh, my apologies Garland. I do hope your work is going alright" then Histoire sighs "Why can't Neptune take after you. I even told you to take a break, yet you're still working hard"

"It's alright Histoire. I'm just glad everyone is doing great. I can just power through this job" I told the Oracle, smiling. She returns it.

"I'm glad to hear that. I will be talking to you later" Histoire says, floating out of the room.

After that, we all resumed with our dinner. Once we were done, Compa and Nepgear cleaned up dinner. I tried to help but Compa insisted on me not doing anything because I am a guest. I decided that now was a good time as ever to make my way back to my place.

"I'll be seeing you all later!" I called out. I made my way out of the Basilicom and towards my place. As I was walking, someone bumped into me from the side "Whoa there. . ." I turned my head to see it was a young woman

"Oh. . . I'm so, so sorry! Uh. . . P-Please take this pamphlet" she frantically hands me the piece of paper then runs off.

"Well, that was weird" I looked at her confused, then looked at the paper "'A World Without CPUs?'" I raised an eyebrow "Eh, must be from that society or whatever" I folded it up then stuffed it in my pocket. I made it the rest of the way to my room without any more incidents, good. I changed into my sweats and t-shirt and flopped down on the bed, falling asleep instantly.

Authors Notes

"Aaaaaw, I was hoping to aaaappear. . ." Plutia looks bummed.

Hey now, don't be that way Plutia. You'll be showing up very soon. And I mean VERY soon.

"Oh, okay. I caaan wait" She says.

Anyway, hope you all don't mind this. And I hope you all enjoy this like it's counterpart! Take care!