Hi I am Benji Himura this is my new fanfic. I apologize for any spell or grammar error English is not my first language so try to understand.
I don't own any one of the Tenchi muyo cast, I will be using then. I don't own any characters or songs of any other series that might show up here. Any character that you don't know I own.
I hope that you enjoy reading this story.
Signed: Benji Himura
The warnings in the earlier chapters are still valid.
"Text" Talked sentences.
'Text' Thoughts.
-Text- Sounds effects.
(Text) Talked sentences in a foreign language as English when everyone else speaks Japanese.
: Text: Messages show in an electronic screen or written.
Text: something important being recalled, flashbacks, scenes being replayed.
Text: a detail found in a location, scene, person, recording and images that originally wasn't there.
Chapter nine: Short lived new routine
A little over one month passed since the day that the royal family met Benji and everything is back on the routing taking the out the fact that Aeka is now acting civil around Benji and is staying around him as much as possible when he is around.
After the royals left a certain altering made by Van on Benji's body by Benji's order is disclosed, actually Benji revealed it when practicing on his war room not knowing that Ryoko and Aeka were seeing it.
On his time drugged Van linked with Benji's mind through the watch and a complex system to interact with his nerves, Benji ordered to strengthen his body and that his new arm should have some kind of special power that he could use in combat. Not really wanting to obey Van protested saying that she would need to add information on his DNA and make it stronger to accept the new changes. Benji was firm and said to her do it as long he remained human.
Not seeing a choice other than obeying Van did so, using her ample knowledge did the requested upgrades. While using Washu's already available Masu technology was temptating Van decided that was too dangerous mix Masu with a human organism. Then Van worked hard until she found a humanoid race with natural powers of the kind that Benji wanted, while the race was extinguished because Ryoko destroyed its home planet when in Kagato's control the DNA sequence and matrix were stored in the Galaxy academy and Washu's lab.
Benji would complain later of side effects of the upgrade but he was the one that wanted it. Van worked carefully rebuilding the DNA sequence to match Benji's own sequence and complementing the human sequence to create the needed powers and making his body able to endure the power with out destroying itself.
Needless to say that Washu was enraged at their actions, especially because she could have made an even better upgrade using dozens of races DNA and make Benji a superhuman fighting machine with uncountable powers. Benji was content with his new gained powers, they were lightly similar to Ryoko's as the energy projectiles and generation of the energy for them and that was all that Benji could to, create solid electricity projectiles and other small feats with electricity.
While limited by his body in how much power he could use and generate Benji wasn't as powerful as Aeka or Ryoko, his only advantage was that his off tunned spiritual signature made all his attacks armor piercing to any kind of defenses. Washu quickly created a tunned defense for herself which could effectively block Benji's new energy attacks.
With aid of Ryoko and Aeka Benji was learning how to use his new gained powers and how to manipulate the electricity to suit his needs. Katsuhito tries to get a similar defense from Washu just to find it denied Washu also wanted to see Yosho get burned for his actions.
Tsunami out of guilt had asked to Funaho to give Benji the water of life and Tsunami herself gave to Benji an apology present that was making him able to use the hilt that Seto gave him as a sword similar to the Tenchi-ken. Benji was still overwhelmed by the events but was accepting everything that he was gaining.
Kiyone observed everything at some distance, she also felt guilty for being one of the causes of Benji sterility, part of her thought that Benji gave her the water as a mean to make her life last longer to suffer more, other part of her knew that he did it out of their friendship and relation.
She only watched in silence while Benji broke one of the Galaxy Police laws with out even knowing, it was strictly forbidden to one make genetic enhancements, alterations and mutations that could be passed to one's future generations. Benji was sterile and there wouldn't be any future generations to take from his altered DNA.
Kiyone felt guilty for wasting so much of Benji's sperm when she was on the heat, if only one had fulfilled its destiny and impregnated her things would be much easier to him and for her, even the child being unexpected.
After everything the peace returned to the Masaki household, Kiyone moved to Benji's cabin, they didn't shared a room but Kiyone wanted to be near Benji. No one spoke about the incident, but Aeka was in touch with her family looking for updates about Ayako or other members of her family that could attempt anything.
Washu had finished a special set of armed sensors that would be undetected by any kind of Earth's technology, Kiyone had installed a new program on the Yagami that should prevent Mihoshi of destroying those new sensors, Benji had prepared the Kotae for immediate departure in case of any emergency, Van installed sensors and force fields tunned to react to Mihoshi's DNA and block her entrance not only in the cabin but in the Burial Grounds.
Aeka watched the group working in silence, their efforts were doubled because the failure of the first attempt of keeping sensors on the Solar System; even the bunny maids are working hard not only around the two households, but on the Kotae and the Burial Grounds.
It was a surprise for mostly everyone when a not unfamiliar ship landed on the lake. Princess Hanabi leaves her flagship; Benji greets her while moving on he direction. "What is going on?" Ryoko asked confused. "Benji had a trade with Hanabi." Kiyone answered to the space pirate. "He ordered more battle maids to be the crew of the Kotae, as well the working staff of the Burial Grounds."
"More maids?!" Everyone else exclaimed in shock. Hanabi chats with Benji before handing to him a surveyor's board. "As you requested your new army isn't only composed of bunny girls." Hanabi said in a casual tone. "We brought cat girls from Mimimaru 4, dog and fox girls from Mimimaru 6, lizard and amphibian girls from Mimimaru 5, bird girls from Mimimaru 8 and the demonic girls from Mimimaru 9; as mentioned before six hundred androids of six species and divided in sixty groups of different races."
Benji nods pleased with the new androids. "Thank you for bringing them so fast." Benji thanked in a polite tone. "Anything for our hero." Hanabi answered with a flirtatious smile. "We also added our most advanced armaments on the request." Everyone stares in shock before turning to Kiyone.
"As I said they will be the crew and staff of the Kotae and the Burial Grounds." Kiyone explained to them. "We needed more battle maids." "But that is too much!" Tenchi exclaimed seeing the crowd of unitard clad kemonomimi girls marching towards Benji's cabin and the bunny hall led by Benji's bunny girls.
Sasami found the scene rather amusing as the bunny maids led the new girls with few command and a chain like line leading to the cabin, once in the bunny hall they would be separated in smaller groups and named.
Nobuyuki is happily recording the entire thing, he was in heaven seeing so many sexy kemonomimi girls wearing virtually nothing marching in a single line, and even Tenchi had to admit that was a sight seeing those girls' figures being displayed by their skin tight outfits, it actually appeared to be a second skin of so tight.
After one hour chatting and dealing with Benji Hanabi leaves Earth, Benji sighs knowing that the long work of naming and assigning posts for the new maids would be hard and take a long time, he would have to study the abilities of each maid and each species and race before assigning the posts.
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Two weeks passed since the arrival of the new maids most of them are happily working underground and in the Kotae while few of them are assigned to work in the bunny halls among the original bunny maids. Benji decided to give the maids even the new ones something else to do and opened a theme café in the city, needless to say that it became very popular shortly.
Tenchi looks at Benji, nothing that the older man did made sense for him, and Tenchi couldn't understand why Benji was so obsessed with raising an army and defenses, especially when the army was made of very sexy kemonomimi girls, some of them if not all of them actually very eager to perform nightly actions to their master.
Sasami was happy with the new friends even thought the main mass of the maids stay on the base, some cat, dog, bird, fox and demonic girls took place of some of the older bunny girls that decided to work more on the base. The demonic girls only had a pair of horns, pointed ears, sharp fangs and occasionally tails, most of the girls had tails, oddly the bird girls are the only ones with out tails.
Aeka wouldn't deny being pleased with the maids working on the households, it made her life so much easier since they are so eager to please, it took some time to getting used to the bird girls and their wings, while rather beautiful the wings are somehow inconvenient since even shrinking when not used they are still somehow bulky.
Benji is on his cabin working with Kiyone, they are busy making the final arrangements of the maids. Benji didn't imagined that it would be so troublesome to manage six hundred and twenty battle maids. Kiyone smiles sympathetically at him, Benji was so worried in protecting everyone that he haven't thought in smaller details and she was the one that together with Van sorted the maids to their final posts in the Kotae and the Burial Grounds.
The Kotae was now with four hundred maids assigned as working crew, seventy maids were assigned in various positions on the Burial Grounds and the remaining ones are the pilots and infantry of the Kotae. "Done." Benji said in a tired tone while stretching on his chair. "You did a good job." Kiyone commented with a smile. "Now we can rest a little with out worries."
"Why you didn't told me that getting more maids would be this troublesome?" Benji asked to the teal haired police woman. "It is not like you would listen to me." Kiyone replied in a teasingly tone. "Besides once we were done with the initial deployment and arrangements it would be much easier."
"I won't deny that it feels a littler safer with the maids monitoring the space." Benji said leaning back on his chair and rubbing his left shoulder with his right hand. "I just can't believe that you guys never worried about things like that." Kiyone smiled meekly in embarrassment.
"I am a policewoman; I can't break the galaxy law and installing probes, weapons and sensors out there. I only live in this planet I don't have any power to do anything truly important to defend it." She said standing up from her chair and walking around the large desk. "I am already turning a blind eye on the fact of you and Washu deploying the new defenses."
"And I am thankful for that." Benji said in an honest tone. "I know." Kiyone replied moving behind Benji's chair and placing her hands on his shoulders. "I do that because I know that you won't use those defenses for any other reason than defending everyone, and I also know you far too well to just ignore your worries." She added gently squeezing his shoulders. "You are very tense, still worrying about new invasions?"
"Yeah." Benji replied enjoying the massage. "Since I arrived there were two invasions, not to mention that I am not really sure that I killed Ayako with that blast, after all I am still alive." Kiyone frowns a little but continue to work on his tense shoulders as he did to her uncountable times before. "You had luck that Ryoko transported you in the instants before the bomb exploded. I don't think that anyone could survive that blast, one nova bomb, several small atomic bombs and several power stations blowing all at once are too much even for a ship of the size of the Kotae."
"Luck is something that I have lots of it." Benji commented relaxing. Kiyone smiles a little bitterly, since the incident with Ayako and the disclosure of her heat Kiyone was taking a medicine created by Washu, the medicine controlled her hormones preventing the nearly mad lust of her heat and subsiding it for a easily endurable warmth.
Kiyone knew that the last thing that Benji wanted was sex, she accepted and understood it, even with her body craving for sex Kiyone also didn't wanted either, she still feels guilty for so carelessly receiving Benji's sperm.
Kiyone didn't held many hopes but she had send all the clothes, panties and sheets that she worn when on the heat, her small hope is that somewhere there it could have one living sperm so she could use to impregnate herself. Knowing how long passed since their last time together before the Mimimaru incident Kiyone didn't hold many hopes in finding.
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Few more days pass calmly; Sasami is playing with Maria, a blonde cat girl and Ako a silver haired dog girl. They are playing in the bunny hall's game center. Sasami loved the company of Benji's maids, unlike the palace maids Benji's maids aren't as submissive, traditional or formal, and they treated Sasami as a normal girl and played with her whenever they weren't busy with something.
Oddly enough Sasami felt content when some of the maids refused to play because she is performing a chore, for Sasami was like acknowledging her as a girl and not a princess that every wish should be fulfilled. While Sasami was a little unpleased in not working around the house as much as before gaining so many new playmates made up for that.
Sasami still cooked all the meals but the maids cleaned everything, with more time on her hands Sasami needed more distractions, deciding to enjoy more her stay on Earth Sasami decided to enter in a normal school in the start of the next term, it wouldn't hurt having more friends on Earth.
Aeka was unwilling at the beginning but Sasami used her ultimate cute attack and convinced Aeka and everyone else to agree. Benji was immune to that kind of attacks but he also thought that was a good idea to Sasami study, not much for learning things in the school but gaining precious living experiences in school, having friends, seeing hardships of the daily life and other small things that would turn Sasami into a more experienced person.
It took some planning but soon Benji and Sasami came with a commuting routine, Sasami would go to the school with one of his maids, after all seventeen of his twenty five main maids work in his theme café in the city and commute everyday, seeing a nice opportunity to do more things Sasami also requested to be allowed to work on the café after the classes, it would allow her to return with the maids as well give Sasami a source of income other than her allowance, not to mention that she can alter her working days if she joins a club or go out with any friends that she makes.
Benji didn't have objections, he knows how hardworking Sasami is, in the other hand Aeka wasn't really happy at the idea and Sasami had to convince her, it wasn't like Sasami couldn't just decide to quit on the café when she wanted to, the café was another distraction for her.
Tenchi wasn't all that supportive towards the idea because Sasami went to a different school than he goes it wouldn't be possible for Tenchi to take Sasami there or pick her up, being the reason that Benji and Sasami came up with commuting with the maids, the café was closer to Sasami's school so the maids could drop her there before opening the café.
Tenchi had also visited the café a couple of times, the place was rather big and was always crowded, the kemonomimi maids attracted not only several men but some girls that loved the cute maid outfits and the sweets sold on the store, most of the males actually went just to see the maids, the food and drinks that they purchased was just a bonus and more an obligation.
Tenchi's classmates drooled over the maids and Tenchi learned that cameras are forbidden, any pictures taken there were ruined because all the maids had a disturbance aura that ruins the shot. Because of their sensors the maids also found the one that took the picture and offered them to either leave the shop or leave the camera with them, either way the person would be billed with a fine on their bill.
Tenchi knows that all the maids are battle maids and can protect themselves and Sasami, but he still worried about Sasami in the school and on their way to the café, on his minds uncountable things could happen to Sasami, from being hit by a car to being kidnapped by a pervert.
Kiyone agreed that there were dangers in Sasami going to school but they aren't any different than the dangers that Tenchi himself is exposed going to the school, as a policewoman Kiyone was aware of statistics and other factors, there wasn't many dangers to Sasami, Kiyone had studied the crimes, accidents and police reports of Okayama using Van to aid with everything Kiyone concluded that Sasami was very safe studying there, the crime rate was very low, there wasn't murders only a rare passion murder, accidents happen but the rate was also low.
Unable to deny the logic of the policewoman and the AI Tenchi and Aeka accept that they don't have excuses to prevent Sasami of entering on a school, especially with mostly everyone supporting the idea; even Ryoko seemed to be agreeing with everyone that Sasami should enter on a school.
Sasami looks at her character at the game that she is playing with the maids, she was having fun and enjoying herself knowing that in a couple of months she would be starting school and a new period of her life.
Ryoko also changed a little with the Ayako incident, she became a little more mature even thought she is still Ryoko and flirts mercilessly with Tenchi and fighting with Aeka. Mihoshi appears to be the only one of the household that isn't affected by the entire ordeal or even changed; she remains the same bubble head, klutz that sleeps more than the needed.
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Summer arrived and Sasami looks at the bunny hall and Benji's cabin, three months passed since Benji left the shrine. His absence was felt by nearly everyone, Katsuhito was happy since the death threat over him wasn't there. Kiyone was sad but haven't said anything to stop Benji from leaving; Sasami was also sad and didn't really understand why Benji felt like leaving the shrine.
Aeka was a but confused but accepted, somehow she felt that he needed to isolate himself; Tenchi felt the loss of his only male friend that understood his situation and didn't tried to make him do things to the girls, Tenchi became friends with Benji and often asked for advices to the older man.
Ryoko was sad with the departure of her friend, Benji was like Tenchi and didn't care about her past, but unlike Tenchi Benji didn't cared at all at her antics and was always there to talk with her and lend a ear, Ryoko only confided to him knowing that he wouldn't use her words against her as everyone else would.
Mihoshi actually didn't seem to notice Benji's absence and is acting as she normally does. Washu was understanding and accepted that Benji needed some space, she was still working in a way to at least make Benji fertile again, she knows that she can't send him to his world, at the very least she wants to allow him the chance of having a legacy on his new world, living for centuries can be really lonely; being that one of the reasons that she created Ryoko.
Sasami knocks on the cabin's door and after few moments Maya one of the bunny girls of the original group opens the door and greets Sasami. "Kiyone is busy?" Sasami asked to the maid. "She is reading in the library." Maya answered. "But she haven't instructed us to not disturb her, I believe that she will receive you."
Sasami smiles and enters on the cabin, when Benji left the shrine Kiyone hasn't moved back to the Masaki household, she continued to live on the cabin as if waiting for Benji's return.
"Hi Kiyone." Sasami said when entering on the library. "Hi Sasami." Kiyone replied lowering the book that she is reading. "Why you came visit?" "I wanted to know if you had any new about Benji-niichan." Sasami answered walking towards Kiyone.
The policewoman sighs. "Nothing yet, Van doesn't really tells me anything other than he is doing fine." Kiyone answered while Sasami sits in a chair facing Kiyone. "I don't have that much access to Van, I am just a secondary user; Benji's orders are absolute, she isn't to tell to anyone where he is."
"It is because of me?" Sasami asked meaning Tsunami. "Of course not." Kiyone answered. "Benji just want to stay alone for a while, he never really had time to settle with the entire issue of being sterile because we were so busy setting new defenses. And Taro coming to visit struck him quite hard."
Sasami recalled the event, Tenchi's aunt Kasumi came visiting again with Taro since the still young couple needed a day off for themselves, recalling how fond Taro was of Washu Kasumi decided to take him to the shrine.
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"I am sorry to drop in so suddenly." The elderly woman said in an apologetic tone. "I was taking care of Taro so his parents can enjoy some time together when I recalled that he really liked staying here." "It is okay aunt." Tenchi replied with a smile "Washu-chan will be very happy with his visit."
The other girls are looking at the infant and recalling the previous incident, Washu was still on her lab working on her own projects, Benji and Kiyone are in the city dealing with few things as well a small shopping for Sasami. Tenchi calls Washu and tell her about Taro's visit, Washu happily takes a break and go see the child.
"We are back!" Kiyone called from the entry. "Sasami we couldn't find the brand of miso that you asked so we got a different one. I hope that you don't…" Benji said while they enter on the house, Benji drops the plastic shopping bag that he was carrying when seeing Washu with Taro.
"Anything wrong?" Kasumi asked in a worried tone, she haven't seen the young man before but could tell that he was somehow part of the family. "I am fine." Benji answered with a smile while picking up the bag. "I just stepped on something." He pretends to look under his sock clad foot and takes something from it. "It is a pebble. I guess that Ryo-oki brought in by accident. I will put the bag on the kitchen."
Benji enters in the kitchen and places the bag in the counter. "You are okay?" Kiyone asked in a worried tone, she noticed that Benji pretended that was something other than Taro. "Yes I am." Benji answered turning to Kiyone and smiling. "I was just a bit surprised."
Kiyone looks at his eyes and is about to say something. "Don't worry about it, it was just a surprise." Benji said gently caressing her cheek with his hand. "I am fine, let's go back to the living room before someone think that there is something wrong." Kiyone nods actually disarmed by the caress, she would protest and tell that she noticed that he was lying but his touch disarmed her.
In the living room everything is fine and the household attentions are all focused on Taro; after a while Aeka noticed Benji's absence, not hearing his usual line when returning to his cabin Aeka knows that Taro's presence affected him, she suspected of that when Benji dropped the bag.
Aeka excuses herself and leaves the house and moves to the cabin, in there Aeka doesn't see a sign of life inside and moves to enter on the bunny hall and ask for one of the maids about Benji. Aeka stops moving when seeing Benji sited in one of the chairs of the beautifully styled bunny garden, Benji's arms are rested on his thighs while he is leaning forward clearly depressed.
Aeka is about to call Benji when she sees Kiyone walking towards him from behind and gently placing her left hand on his right shoulder from behind; there wasn't words of comfort or an supportive embrace, just that gesture.
Benji reaches to Kiyone's left hand with his left hand and gently places his hand over hers and caress her, acknowledging the gesture with out even looking at Kiyone or saying anything.
Aeka knew that no words were needed, she stays in silence observing the scene with a heavy heart, she couldn't explain why she wanted to comfort Benji at that moment, or even why she felt so bad seeing Kiyone doing it. Benji gently laces his fingers with Kiyone's fingers; Kiyone closes her eyes and responds to the gesture holding back on his hand allowing Benji to gently pull her down.
Moving herself and her arm a little Kiyone wraps her right arm around Benji's neck while their left hands remain together, Kiyone rests her chin on his shoulder gently leaning her head on his.
Aeka could see something glittering on Benji's shadowed face before falling down on the grass, she feels her heart crushed on her chest seeing for the first time Benji crying and Kiyone in silence holding him, Aeka felt so jealous of Kiyone holding Benji like that; but Aeka knew that Kiyone was there first, not in the garden comforting Benji, but on his life.
Kiyone turns to the royal family and bows politely. "I know that you traveled a long way to check the safety of your daughters and to thank him for his actions when rescuing them, as his mate I apologize for his actions and ask for your understanding on this matter."
Aeka leaves her hiding spot on the main gate of the garden and slowly walks back to the Masaki house. Aeka stops walking on the stone walkway and leans in one of the light posts beside the path; she takes a glance at the direction of the bunny garden. "I always seem to care about someone that isn't on my reach…" she whispered in a sorrowful tone. "I can't be angry at Kiyone…she said to everyone that she is Benji's mate…his companion and consort…she was there first…I am pathetic…why I am like this…he is a man-slut…it doesn't matter that he saved me…that I know that he is a nice person…that Ayako that thinks like me fell in love for him during their fight…I am Aeka, the first princess of Jurai… I am not like Ayako…we are different we have different feelings…I don't love him…" 'Then why it hurts so much seeing Kiyone comforting him…'
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"Why not using Washu-chan's sensors?" Sasami asked to the teal haired woman. "We do that once and a while to know where he is wandering." Kiyone answered. "We don't do anything more than just learning the city that he is staying. We want give him some space, when he feels like returning he will come back, we will be here waiting."
Kiyone smiled seeing Sasami's reactions. "When you are long lived as we are the world becomes a rather small place." Kiyone said in a gentle tone. "I am going to live for at least five hundred years more than my race's lifespan, Benji at least two thousand years after his, what we have to spare is time. And isn't like everyone else here is going to age."
Sasami stays in silence knowing that it is true, in few years she would age much slower until she stopped aging at all when she became one with Tsunami, Ryoko and Washu are ageless beings too, Aeka is a Juraian and have a naturally centuries long lifespan, Tenchi is part Juraian and would live much longer than a normal human and with out the water of life much shorter than a Juraian; Benji's maids are all androids they wouldn't ever age.
"You are right." Sasami said after a while. "I guess that I am being selfish, but I miss Benji-niichan." "You aren't the only one Sasami." Kiyone said in a gentle tone. "I miss him too, so all the maids, but we all know that right now he wants to live alone. For us that care for him all that we can do is respect his wishes."
End of the chapter nine:
Author notes and explanations:
This chapter is an old chapter that has been in the storage for a while, style changes, grammar and spelling might differ from my most recent chapters in other stories, and I apologize for any mistakes in the story.
New arm powers: As described in the story mostly electric related abilities, weaker than Ryoko's powers. Side effects to be revealed later.
GP laws; DNA alterations: In a technologic level where many races can alter the DNA of themselves and other species there should exist laws that prevent misuse of those technologies, someone could make a human expel poisonous pheromones that can kill everything in a five hundred meters radius, and those alterations could create a race of humans like that.
There are countless possibilities for alterations that can lead to disaster, to prevent that a set of laws were created to prevent DNA changes in sentient races by other means than natural evolution.
New maid army: For lack of other means to populate his secret base and his ship Benji asked for Hanabi for more battle androids, already used to a small army of them and knowing their capabilities to learn and improve, also their unshakable loyalty Benji bought more androids.
Each race has one or more special abilities that the others don't have. Cat girls are perfect spies and assassins because their natural stealth. Dog girls are perfect guards and soldiers because their natural stamina and resilience. Bird girls are suited for aerial operations. And so the list goes I won't list everything now.
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