Chapter XI

Hello and greetings to all my great readers! I have returned with a new chapter of Tales of Neptunia. I hope everyone enjoyed the previous chapter, it seems at least a few did. I also hope everyone enjoys this chapter as well! If you do, be sure to post a review and let me know what you think. As usual I would like to thank my coauthor Bakuto Masaki for all of his help with the story so far. Well, may as well move on to the reviewer responses, hm?

demonfox2140: You may see KOS-MOS, yes. That's because I haven't seen Asterisk War. Probably, but Vert's for Jude, no one else. Probably. Well here's the next one. Thanks for you long review.

JMK2: Yeah, shouldn't take too long.

Sonicdude8: I know, but Yukihira is kinda Byakushiki's thing.

CrystalPhoenixBlader: Who knows? Well, I do, but I'm not telling.

superpeirce: You'll find out soon.

Phew! That was quite a few reviews. But with those out of the way, it is time to move on with the main event!

WARNING: There is a lemon in this chapter.

Jude suddenly jumped up and hit her so hard that she went flying into CPU Breaker, causing both to slam into a wall nearby. Jude huffed and panted as he stood, exhausted and bleeding. "I won't let you…!" he growled, his eyes starting to glow red. "I won't let you hurt them dammit!"

"What the…?" T-Elos growled as she sat up weakly.

White Heart gaped in shock. "D – Damn… I didn't see where he went for minute…"

Black Heart nodded dumbly in agreement. "Yeah…"

M stiffened in disbelief. "H – How…?"

Jude immediately dashed towards T-Elos and CPU Breaker, T-Elos growling and summoning her miniguns before firing both plus her missiles all at Jude at once, however, Jude vanished in a moment before reappearing behind her.

T-Elos widened her eyes in disbelief. 'The hell…?!'

Jude slashed at T-Elos forcefully, T-Elos blocking with her beam chainsaw before her right arm transformed into a massive blade that she lunged forward with. However, he caught her blade with his left hand and then slammed his foot into her abdomen, sending her crashing into another wall.

M narrowed her eyes and frowned in frustration. 'We need to retreat…'

Purple Heart blinked and then pointed at Jude in worry. "Hey, guys… look at Judie's eyes…"

Green Heart dropped her jaw slightly in surprise. "It's like… a dragon's…"

Black Heart interjected, "I'm not sure what's going on, but I get the feeling we need to put a stop to this, quick."

"Agreed."

M huffed and then shouted, "Killachines! Cover our escape!"

The many Killachines then converged around Jude to attack.

"Judie!" Purple Heart shouted in fear.

Jude grabbed one of the Killachines by its segmented tail before slamming it into a second one, grabbing one of their large axes, and using it to behead a third Kllachine.

"Whoa…" White Heart muttered in awe.

Green Heart interjected, "I take back what I said before, he's really hot when he's like this."

Purple Heart and White Heart turned to her and gaped.

White Heart remarked, "Th – This is turning you on…? Whatever you say…"

Jude blocked the mace of another Killachine before jumping up and slicing the machine in half, jumped off its corpse to dodge the ax of a second Killachine before beheading it.

Suddenly, Chifuyu ran up to the group. "You have to stop him, now!"

"Wh – Why?" Black Heart asked in confusion and worry.

"His senses are probably numbed from his rage, but the amount of power he's exerting is tearing his body apart, not to mention the blows he's blocking from those things are shredding Byakushiki. If this keeps up he'll –"

Jude suddenly stopped moving, stiffened, and then coughed blood onto the ground.

"Jude!" Purple Heart yelled.

Jude collapsed as Killachines surrounded him.

Purple Heart charged at the machines, unable to reach him in time, however one of the Killachine's had a hole blown in its torso. Purple Heart turned in shock and saw Cecilia holding her sniper rifle up.

"What the…?!" Black Heart gaped.

Cecilia turned to the Killachines and demanded, "Get away from him you brutes!"

"Hiya!" Ling shrieked as she dashed between two of the Killachines, holding her swords out to the side, before the exploded violently.

Tatenashi suddenly appeared and impaled one of the Killachines before encasing another in ice.

Houki grit her teeth as she watched the three destroyed the remaining Killachines. "Damn it…"

Sometime later, the next day, after the battle was done, Jude was lying down unconscious, wrapped in bandages in the academy's medical wing.

"How the hell did this happen…?" Blanc growled angrily.

Maya sighed as she looked at Jude somberly. "I'm not sure but he's going to be laid up for a while. He's got many torn muscles, several broken bones, and internal bruising. To be honest, he's lucky he's unconscious, or he'd be in mind-bending pain."

"I see…" Vert muttered in dismay.

Noire slammed her fist onto the table. "How the hell did Avenir and Arfoire even know we were here?! Or even knew Jude was alive?! Those Killachines only went after him!"

Chifuyu walked into the room, heavy bags under her eyes, and remarked, "I was wondering the same thing, so I've been looking into it."

"And?! Don't keep us hangin' Chi-Chan!" Neptune shrieked.

"It seems they were tipped off when someone noticed Lady Black Heart trying to open the international gate. They've had spies around us since then."

Noire stiffened in fear. "I – I see… So it's my fault…"

"Huh?" Cecilia muttered in bewilderment.

Neptune blinked in thought. "Oh yeah. Cecily doesn't know yet."

"Know what?" Ling asked.

"Noire is Blacky, Vert is Greeny, Blanc is Whitey, and I'm Purpley."

Ling and Cecilia remained silent in bewilderment. "… EEEHHH!?"

Blanc twitched an eyebrow in irritation.

Cecilia shrieked in disbelief, "Y – Y – You can't be serious!"

Vert removed her glasses and turned to the others.

The duo gaped in shock, Cecilia fainting in disbelief.

Immediately, Milla burst into the room with Asuka and the others. "What the fucking hell happened to Jude?!" Milla demanded.

Shortly later, after Chifuyu and the others explained the situation, Milla scowled angrily.

"I'm ripping Ganache in half," Milla growled.

Blanc argued, "We have to get to him first. Besides, we can't do anything with Jude like this."

"Then heal him."

Noire twitched an eyebrow and retorted, "And exactly how do you plan on doing that? He's the only person in our group who can use healing magic."

"That's not strictly true," MAGES. rebutted as she walked into the room.

Neptune turned to the blue-haired girl with a grin. "Hey ya MAGEY!"

MAGES. then held up her staff and announced, "Everyone stand back, this spell takes time to cast."

"Uhh… you're not gonna turn him inside out are ya?"

"That's not the purpose of this spell, but there's no guarantees."

IF tugged on MAGES.' ear and pulled her away. "No way. We are not going to trust using such magic." IF turned to Milla with a sigh. "Have you ever seen Jude's body exhibit regenerative abilities?"

Milla put a hand on her chin in consideration. "Hmm… A few times. Why?"

IF sighed with a light tinge on her face. "Th – Then I might be able to help. B – But you all need to look away, got that?"

Compa tilted her head in adorable confusion. "Huh? Why Iffy?"

"J – Just do it!"

Neptune waved a hand dismissively. "Geez. Fine Iffy. Ya don't have to be all shouty."

"… Well? Turn around!"

The others all turned around in unison.

IF gulped before walking over to the unconscious Jude and leaned over him before pressing her lips against his firmly.

At that moment, Cecilia awoke from her faint and saw IF kissing Jude. "Eehh!? Stop kissing my Jude you strange tramp!"

"What!?" Neptune and the others shouted as they turned in unison.

IF paled in shock from the shout, causing her tongue to fall from her mouth into Jude's.

Jude snapped awake instantly, causing the two to gaze at each other intently, Jude remaining silent and stiff, unable to decide how to proceed.

Compa pouted in disappointment. "That's not fair, Iffy. I wanna get lovey-dovey with you and Ju-Ju to!"

IF sprung up suddenly, her face deep red, and rebutted, "Th – This isn't lovey-dovey! I – It's energy transfer!"

"Rrriiiggghhhttt…" Neptune retorted, unconvinced.

Jude blinked curiously as he sat up and began pulling the bandages from his body.

The others gazed at him in surprised confusion.

Jude looked over himself and flexed his arms in surprise. "I'm… all healed up…" He then turned to IF with embarrassment. "Though… was the tongue necessary?"

IF turned bright red as steam poured from her ears.

Neptune snickered in amusement. "Wow… you really got hot and heavy with Judie, Iffy."

IF turned to her and demanded, "Sh – Sh – Shut up!"

Vert giggled lightly. "So cute when she is flustered."

IF stiffened before fainting.

Tatenashi frowned as she looked at Jude. "You sure you're alright?"

Jude nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I am. But… if I'm this beat up I won't be able to fight in the Class League Match. Is there any way to speed up my healing…? I don't want to put Tatenashi's training to waste…"

"Well IF gave you a little boost so for now that's all you can do."

Jude frowned in frustration. "Maybe some Healing Artes can help."

Noire raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Healing Artes?"

Jude's hand then began to glow with green light.

Marvey's eyes lit up excitedly. "Ooh, it's the warm light again!"

"Again?" Ikaruga questioned.

"When I got all beat up at Lastation Jude used it to heal my wounds."

"Ah."

At that moment, Relie walked into the room. "How is he?"

"Better," Maya answered.

"Good. The whole school saw your battle, Mathis."

Jude blinked in surprise. "They did…?"

"Yes." She pointed behind her at three people in the hallway.

Jude blinked in thought. "And they are…?"

Chifuyu frowned in annoyance. "Ah crap."

The first of the group, a young woman with short, chin-length blue hair, her fringe parted to the left over her dark blue eyes, wearing the standard academy uniform with a moderate bust. "Shalice Balshift, leader of the Triad, third year!"

The second of the group, a girl with long, light brown hair tied up in a high ponytail with a white ribbon, her bangs framing her face with her fringe formed into a single point falling between her amber eyes, wearing the standard uniform with a modest bust. "Tillfur Lilimit, second member of the Tried, second year!"

The third of the group, a plain-expressioned girl with short, chin-length black hair in a straight cut with green eyes, wearing the standard uniform with a petite bust. "Yes, Noct Leaflet," she said in a plain tone. "Yes, third of the Tried, first year."

"I – I see…" Jude muttered in surprise.

Relie chuckled lightly in amusement. "Energetic, aren't they?"

"Y – Yeah…"

Later in the day, Jude sighed as he walked down the hallway when he looked up and saw a figure running across one of the rooftops. Rushing up he growled at the person. "Hey! Stop!"

The figure stopped running long enough to look at him before continuing to sprint.

"Dammit!" he cursed as he began the chase. "Byakushiki!" he shouted before donning his IS and running after the cloaked person. "Now I've got you!" However, before he could grabbed the person, they ducked under him, kicked him in the back, then jumped up and stomped on his head, deactivating Byakushiki and sending him crashing down through the roof. "Ow… well… that happened… Where am I…?" He then looked down and paled as he realized he was straddling a petite girl with elbow-length, blonde hair, deep red eyes, and petite breasts, whom was completely naked.

He immediately stood up and turned around. "S – Sorry!" However, he paled when he saw numerous other girls completely nude. "Wait… this is… the baths!? Oh come on! My luck can't be this bad!"

"You… pervert!" the blonde shouted before swinging her foot up, hitting him between the legs.

"Not… a… pervert…" he cried out before collapsing.

Sometime later, Jude groaned as he sat in a prison cell. "… How could this happen…? Just… how…?"

Chifuyu sighed as she walked into the area. "Good grief. Why did you do something like this?"

"I got knocked down from the roof and through it."

"And why were you on the roof?"

"Chasing someone in a cloak."

Chifuyu twitched an eyebrow in annoyance. "… I'm not an idiot."

"It's true! Do you really think I'd lie?!"

"Why would someone be on the roof?"

"Don't ask me. But they knocked me through the ceiling."

At that moment, the door to the cell block slammed open.

"Oh what now…?"

The blonde he had landed on before, now wearing the academy uniform with her hair tied to one side in a ponytail, walked towards him angrily.

Chifuyu looked at the girl, confused. "Princess?"

Jude blinked in confusion. "Princess?"

Chifuyu then turned back to Jude. "Ah, you probably don't know her. This is Lisesharte Atismata, the crown princess of Atismata, that kingdom you were told of."

Lisesharte folded her arms angrily. "We met already."

"Ah… I guess you were the one he fell on?"

"Unfortunately," Jude muttered in frustration.

"I can't believe a pervert like him was let into this school," Lisesharte grumbled.

"I'm not a damned pervert!" Jude growled.

"Then what do you call jumping from the roof, landing on me, and… and…!" she trailed off as her face reddened and she put a hand over her small bust. "Only a pervert would do something like that!"

"Nah, Judie's not smart enough to be a pervert," Neptune commented, suddenly in the room.

Lisesharte immediately jumped to the side in surprise, with a shriek Jude could not help but find rather adorable.

"Cute…" Jude muttered quietly.

Chifuyu then interjected, "I'm sorry your highness, but Mathis is staying."

"Wh – What!?" Lisesharte gasped. "I can't approve of that, at all!"

"You don't need to, because it's not your decision."

Lisesharte twitched an eyebrow in irritation. "Alright, then a wager!"

Jude sighed in annoyance. "Let me guess… a duel. I win I stay you win I go."

"Exactly."

"When and where?"

"Third arena, immediately."

"Fine."

"What?!" Houki shouted in disbelief. "He's getting in another duel!?"

"Yeppers," Neptune answered simply.

"Is he trying to die!?" Cecilia yelled.

Neptune shrugged in response. "Not a clue."

"Just let him do this," Chifuyu urged.

"Indeed," Milla added.

Jude, meanwhile, was looking over Byakushiki. "Okay…" Jude then put a hand on Byakushiki's armor. 'How you holding up, Amelia?'

'Good, you?' Amelia returned.

'Fine.'

'Now really.'

'… My body's on fire.'

Amelia sighed in exasperation. 'Then why'd you agree to the duel?'

'No choice.'

'… Well just try not to overdo it again.'

'Okay.'

Later, Jude and Lisesharte stood opposite each other in the arena, both in their pilot suits.

'Why are those things always so revealing…?' Jude wondering in annoyance with a sigh.

In the announcer booth above the arena, Tillfur stood with a wide grin. "You ready to go!?"

"Yes," Jude and Lisesharte answered in unison.

"Then go!"

"Tiamat!" Lisesharte shouted before becoming clad in red and gold armor with a black rifle in her right hand.

"Byakushiki!" Jude exclaimed before the armor appeared on him before dashing forward at her.

Lisesharte dashed back away from him and fired a flurry of shots from her rifle at him.

Jude dodged to the side before surging up and around.

Parts on the back of Tiamat then detached and flew outward.

Jude smirked before firing the thrusters on the back of Byakushiki and bursting forth.

'Fast!' Lisesharte shouted in her head.

Jude slashed at her with force, Lisesharte barely blocking with her rifle. Jude then kicked her legs out from under her.

"Kya!" Lisesharte gasped before putting a hand on the ground, redocking her flying parts, and then flew back.

Jude dashed at her swiftly, Lisesharte firing a barrage of shots at him. Jude deftly weaved through the barrage.

'Dammit!' Lisesharte cursed before throwing the rifle to the side. "Seventh Head!" An absurdly large cannon with seven barrels at the end appeared in her grasp in a flash of light.

"What the…?" Jude muttered.

"Oh great…" Chifuyu grumbled.

Energy particles began condensing and collecting around Seventh Head before an immense beam of energy fired outward, powerful enough to smash through the barrier surrounding the arena.

Jude gaped in awe, having just barely dodged the shot. "Th – That was… almost as strong as the Lance of Kresnik…" His eyes narrowed suspiciously before he turned back to Lisesharte, only to see her sweating profusely from exhaustion and panting heavily. "It's over." However, Jude's attention was taken when a strange tune filled his ears. "Huh? What's that music?"

Suddenly, the alarms across the academy started blaring.

The entire school was stilled when a loud, ear-piercing roar tore through the air.

"Is that a dragon?" Jude wondered.

At that same moment, a large, humanoid, mechanical, reptilian creature flew down from above, landed on the wall around the arena and swiped at one of the pilots standing there, slicing her in half.

"The hell!?" Jude shouted before immediately flying up at the beast.

"No!" Chifuyu shouted fervently. "Jude, wait! That's a Gargoyle!"

Jude charged at the Gargoyle, however the beast smacked him away with its powerful claws. Jude managed to right himself in midair, growling with frustration, and charged. As he charged, the blade of Yukihira split down the middle and spread, allowing a large blade of energy to appear that he swiped at the Gargoyle with, however it guard with its claws. Jude growled as he was sent sliding back from the impact. 'I'm not weak! I can beat this thing!'

The Gargoyle reared back with a loud roar and flared its wings, sending out feather-shaped projectiles. However, before they could reach him, the projectiles exploded.

Jude blinked in confusion and then turned to the side to see Lisesharte holding out her rifle. "This is my fight you stupid lizard!"

Jude twitched an eyebrow in frustration. "Stay out of this! This is my fight and you are not ready for more combat!"

Lisesharte hissed and retorted, "I can't let this thing beat you! That's my job!"

Chifuyu argued loudly, "This duel's over you idiot! Evacuate the area!"

"Yeah," Jude interjected, "now go!"

"That applies to you too, Mathis!"

Jude ignored her and kept fighting the Gargoyle, swinging his blade at the beast, which it dodged, before retaliating with a swipe of one of its claws. Jude bent to the side to evade the strike and then kicked it in the abdomen, sending it sliding back and then smacked it across the face with the broad side of his sword, knocking it off the wall.

The Gargoyle stood with a roar as Jude leapt down, his sword aimed down to impale its head. However, the beast turned swiftly and whacked him with its tail, sending him crashing to the ground and leapt on top of him and began repeatedly swiping at him with its claws.

"Jude!" Neptune wailed before transforming and charging at the Gargoyle. However, before she could do any damage the monster backhanded her, sending her flying back.

"No! Neptune!" Jude cried out before coughing blood as the beast hit him in the abdomen. 'Damn it! I need more power! If I don't have it… I'm going to die… my friends… will die… And I…' He tightened his fists with rage as Byakushiki began to glow brightly. 'Will not allow it!'

Suddenly, the entire academy was illuminated as light sprang from Jude's IS, spreading through the entire campus.

"What's happening?" Cecilia asked as she looked around, standing with the others.

"Look!" Ling shout before pointing to where Jude and Purple Heart were.

"Judie…?" Purple Heart asked with worry as she saw the bright light swirling where Jude was, the Gargoyle having been knocked back by the force.

Suddenly, the light dispersed, Jude appearing from within, now clad in a completely new IS, one that was tall and black, with huge wings on the back and red lines flowing all over it.

"I-Chan…?" Philuffy muttered as she and the others gazed in confusion.

Jude looked over his new IS in awe. "This… is incredible…"

The Gargoyle roared before sending its projectiles soaring at Jude once more, however, he grabbed several large daggers from the side of his unit and threw them outward, causing them to explode and destroy the beast's attack and then charged forward at high speed, holding a long, black sword in his grasp. The Gargoyle fell back, one of its arms severed as it howled in pain.

Luno and Airi stared at the machine in disbelief.

"Th – That machine…" Luno muttered weakly. "How…?"

Houki gaped as she looked at Jude's IS. "His IS… changed? How?"

Jude charged at the Gargoyle, the beast blocking his swing with its claws but his sword cut straight through its arm before he raised his sword high. "Die!" he bellowed before cutting the beast's head off.

Lisesharte gaped in disbelief as Jude stood, exhausted. "He… beat it…?"

"Yeah," IF replied.

Jude stumbled weakly before coughing blood to the ground and collapsing as the black IS around him vanished.

Sometime later, Jude groaned as he yet again awoke in the infirmary. "… I am starting to hate that ceiling…"

"If you keep pushing yourself to the breaking point like that you'll keep seeing it," Chifuyu chided as she stood beside him.

"If I don't I'll never get stronger…"

"And you can't get stronger if your body is broken."

"She's right, Jude," Milla commented, sitting beside him.

"I see…" Jude muttered.

At that moment, Presa walked into the room.

"Hey Presa…"

"You're lucky you're still alive," Presa chided.

"I guess…"

"I don't know why, but I think I know how to help."

"Really?"

Presa put her hand over his chest before it began to glow a soft green.

Jude blinked in surprise as he felt the healing warmth flow through him.

Chifuyu then remarked, "You should thank Lise when you're done here."

Jude looked at her curiously. "Huh? Why?"

"She's the one who dragged you here and patched you up."

"I see…"

"There," Presa noted. "Should be done. I think…"

Jude sat up and tested his muscles. "I feel great… Thanks, Presa."

Presa nodded with a smile. "You're welcome, Jude."

Jude stood and made his way to the door.

"Where do you think you're going?" Chifuyu interrogated.

"To train, and to thank Lisesharte," Jude replied.

"No. No training."

Jude stiffened and tightened his fists with a frustrated frown. "… Fine…"

Later on in the day, Jude sighed as he sat in class. 'I wonder which classroom Lisesharte is in…'

One of the other students then raised her hand and asked, "Hey, Miss Orimura, are we still having the Class League Matches?"

Chifuyu turned to the student and nodded in response. "Yes. However, they've been postponed for a few days to repair the damage to the various arenas."

Jude let out a heavy sigh of relief.

Chifuyu turned her attention back to the blackboard. "Now, let's start the lesson already."

Later on, after the classes for the day were done, Jude sighed as he made his way back to his shared dorm room and looked around. "Huh… I guess Houki isn't back yet. Oh well, guess I'll start on dinner."

As he began heating up one of the meals left in the refrigerator, he heard a knock at the door. He opened it curiously before blinking as he saw Lise standing in the doorway. "Lisesharte?"

The petite blonde looked around uncomfortably. "I – Is there anyone else here…?"

Jude raised an eyebrow but then shook his head in response. "No, just me. Want to come in?"

Lise nodded slowly and followed him into the room before locking the door behind her.

"So what's the problem, Lisesharte?"

Lise gulped and interjected, "L – Lise…"

"Huh?"

"You can call me… Lise."

"Um… okay. Anyway, I'm in the process of making dinner," he explained before reaching for a plate. "So you can have so – what the hell!?" he shouted before dropping the plate as he turned to see Lise standing with her skirt raised high and panties pulled low, causing him to turn away suddenly with his eyes shut. "What the hell are you thinking taking your clothes off?!"

Lise, her face red with embarrassment, retorted, "I – Idiot! I'm not taking my clothes off!" Her expression lowered demurely as she said quietly, "You… you need to look…"

Jude gulped heavily and turned slowly before he noticed a large, red, wing-like mark shortly above her hairless mound. "What the…?"

"It's the mark of the Arcadian Empire."

"Ah…" Just then he raised an eyebrow in bewilderment. "But wait, I thought you were the princess of Atismata."

"I – I am… This… this mark… is the real reason I challenged you to a duel."

Jude tilted his head in further confusion. "You challenged me… because of a tattoo?"

Lise frowned slightly in annoyance. "It's not a tattoo. It's a brand."

"Ah… and… it's important… how?"

"I… I can't tell you that right now… but I was worried you had seen it, so I… wanted to make you leave the school so you wouldn't tell anyone."

"Why would I tell anyone?"

"Huh…?" she mumbled before looking at him in surprise.

"I don't even know what that mark supposedly means. So I'd have no reason to tell anyone."

Lise widened her eyes before a teary-eyed smile filled her face. "… Thank you… if it got out that the princess of the new kingdom has the mark of the old empire on her body, I'd be disgraced and cast out."

"I see…"

"So… thank you for not telling anyone…"

However, the duo's tender moment was interrupted as Houki, whom saw Lise with her clothing still mostly remove, remarked angrily with a pulsing tic mark, "What… the hell… is going on here…?"

Lise turned a vibrant shade of red in embarrassment and turned slowly towards Houki.

"WHY THE HELL IS THE PRINCESS GIVING YOU A PEEP SHOW!?"

"I haven't a clue," Jude answered plainly.

"You liar!" both girls answered with equal venom.

Shortly afterward, Jude sat in the infirmary with a sigh, two large welts on his cheeks.

"Wow, they hit you pretty hard," Compa commented as she looked at him in worry.

"Yes…" Jude replied with a slight muffle from the swelling.

Milla looked at him and poked one of the welts slightly, causing him to flinch. "Looks like it hurts."

"They do…" He slumped forward with a deep sigh. "Just once I'd like a peaceful day…"

Suddenly, the silence was broken by a shrill cry of fear. "PPOOII!"

"What the…?"

At that moment, a person suddenly rushed into the room and hid under one of the beds.

Jude blinked in confusion before he watched a woman with long brown hair rush into the room, look around fervently before growling and leaving. "… You can come out now."

After a few short seconds, out from under one of the beds crawled a girl with long, waist-length, light blonde hair, in a straight, hime-cut style, with a ribbon over her bangs, and wearing the standard academy uniform, who stood rather shakily. "… Is she gone, Poi…?"

Jude stiffened slightly as he looked at the girl. 'C – Cute…' He shook his head of the distracting thoughts. "Y – Yeah, she is."

The blonde then turned to him curiously. "You're that boy, Poi."

"I have a name. And it's Jude. Yours?"

"Yuudachi, Poi," she answered with a smile.

"Right. Nice to meet you. So why were you running from that woman?"

"She's mean, Poi!"

"She's only mean because you won't do your homework properly," Maya rebutted.

"All that hiding…" Jude muttered, "because of homework…?"

Yuudachi pouted and retorted, "But it's so boring, Poi. I don't wanna do it, Poi. It makes me sleepy, Poi…"

Jude chuckled weakly with a bead of sweat falling down his cheek. "Maybe you need help to study?"

Yuudachi blinked in surprise and turned to him in thought

"Maybe I can help."

"Really, Poi!?" Yuudachi asked excitedly.

"Yeah, sure, I don't mind."

"Great, Poi!" Yuudachi exclaimed before hugging him.

At that moment the door opened and a woman with long, elbow-length brown hair, a white hairband just behind her fringe, with matching brown eyes, wearing a long, dark purple blouse with a white collar, white, elbow-length gloves, a tight black skirt, white stockings, and plain black shoes walked into the room, highly annoyed. "Ah, there you are, Yuudachi."

Yuudachi paled in fear. "A – Ashigara-Sensei!?"

Ashigara smiled wryly as she held a short whip in her hand. "It's rude to flee from your punishment."

Jude frowned incredulously. "That's a bit extreme, don't you think?"

"It's the only method she responds to."

Jude's frown turned into a scowl. "You ever consider she has a hard time doing her homework because you frighten her?"

Ashigara twitched an eyebrow in annoyance.

"So instead of scaring her anymore, why not let me help her study?"

"… Fine… We're having a test at the end of the week. You have until then to make her improve."

Jude nodded in understanding. "Right."

Ashigara left the room, causing Yuudachi sighed in relief.

"You okay?"

"She's scary…" Yuudachi muttered weakly.

"Right. Well let's get started."

Maya then interjected, "It's way too late for that. It's already time for everyone to go to bed."

"Really?"

Maya pointed up at the clock nearby.

"Huh…"

Jude gulped as he walked into his room and saw Houki sitting on the end of her bed. "Hey, Houki…"

Houki stiffened slightly and turned to her. "Oh, hey… how's your face feeling?"

"Better."

Houki glanced away in shame with a light tint to her cheeks. "… I… I'm sorry."

"… Don't worry about it…"

"H – Huh? O – Okay… Though… Lisesharte explained what happened, so… I should've listened to you first…"

"Oh…"

"Anyway, are you… going to make dinner…?"

"Yeah."

The next morning, Jude made his way into class, only to suddenly be surrounded by many of the girls in the class.

'… Oh what now…?' Jude muttered in his head in annoyance.

One of the girls suddenly exclaimed, "Hey, hey! Is it true that you're a tutor!?"

Jude merely looked at the girl in confusion.

Another girl added, "We heard you're tutoring a girl from Class-D, Yuudachi!"

Jude sighed. "I – I'm just helping her with her homework…"

Lise then interjected, "Hey! If anyone's going to have Jude as a tutor it's me!"

"That's no fair!" the first girl pouted. "You're a princess, so you can just pay for a tutor!"

Jude sighed in exasperation before looking ahead as he saw Phi approach him holding a book in her arms. "I-Chan…?"

Jude gulped deeply. "I – It's Jude…" Jude then groaned as the girls started crowding around him harder before he was suddenly yanked from the crowd. "H – Huh?"

"You alright?" Krulcifer asked, holding his hand lightly.

"Yeah…"

"Rather rambunctious, aren't they?"

"You can say that again… Wish they'd be calmer…"

"You'll get used to it."

"I hope so…"

Chifuyu then entered the room and ordered harshly, "Okay everyone, in your seats!"

Noire sighed as she looked at the girls dispersing around Jude.

Later in the day, as classes continued, Noire sat silently, gazing longingly at Jude, though attempting to hide it.

As she did, Vert leaned over and quietly noted, "You're not going to get anywhere just looking at him," causing Noire to stiffen.

Neptune snickered and added, "If you want Li'l Judie you'll need to be obvious. Like walk right up and kiss him or lay in his bed in sexy underwear."

Noire's face instantly turned a vibrant shade of red. "Are you insane!? I could never do that!"

Neptune shrugged in response. "Then you'll never get to experience Li'l Judie rocking your world."

"Oohh…"

At that moment, several chimes sounded across the school.

"Ah, lunch time," Jude said hungrily.

"Now's your chance, Nowa," Neptune remarked.

Noire stiffened and then gulped deeply. After a moment she walked towards Jude. "U – Um… Jude…?"

"Huh?" Jude muttered as he turned to her. "What's up, Noire?"

"U – Um… I, uh…" Noire stammered, fidgeting nervously. "I – I want to…"

Neptune pumped her fists excitedly. "Yes… yes…"

Noire took a deep breath to calm herself. "I – I would like to talk to you about something. A – Alone. I – In my room…"

Steam shot out from Neptune's nose with excitement.

Jude raised an eyebrow in thought but then nodded. "Um, sure."

"Good," Noire answered. "L – Let's go then."

Shortly later, the duo walked into Noire's room, Jude noticing it was dimly lit. "Why is it so dark?" Jude turned the lighting in the room up, hearing shuffling in the background. However, when he finished turning it on, he stiffened as he saw Noire lying in her bed, clad only in lacy, dark blue lingerie, her nethers barely hidden by the thin cloth, her ponytails undone, her hair pooling loosely behind her. Jude's face instantly turned bright red in embarrassment. "Wh – What the hell?!"

Noire sat stiffly, her face also bright red. "… W – Well…? A – Are we going to have s – sex or wh – what?"

"H – Huh?"

"Y – You heard me…"

"Y – You want to have sex… with me…?"

"Yes!"

"R – Really…?"

"Oh for the love of god!" Noire groaned before getting up and pressing her lips against his forcefully, her tongue working its way towards his, Jude's eyes widening in shock before she pulled away.

"Wow…"

Noire smiled and then pulled him close to her.

Jude gulped slightly and looked over her form, putting his hand against her sides and tracing down her body. "You're beautiful, Noire."

Noire stiffened and glanced away with a blush. "D – Don't say something like that… stupid…"

Jude chuckled as he played a hand through her hair. "Your hair's so soft." Jude leaned towards her, put a hand on her cheek softly, and then placed his lips close to hers. He stopped as he felt her tense breaths slowly brush against his lips before moving forward, his tongue reaching into her mouth for hers.

Noire trembled as she felt his tongue caress and hers. 'H – His tongue… it's… so soft…' Noire tensed slightly as Jude's hand grasped one of her generous orbs.

Jude pulled away slightly from her in concern. "Are you alright?"

Noire nodded slowly. "I – It's okay… you just… surprised me…"

Jude flexed his fingers, squeezing her soft mound in his hand.

"Hau!" Noire moaned in response before his hand began rolling and kneading her breast.

He reached up his other hand for her other orb and began squeezing and gripping her breasts firmly over the thin cloth. "Your breasts are so soft and round. They're beautiful, Noire."

Noire stiffened and put a finger at her lips with a blush. "Y – You idiot… don't say stuff like that…"

Jude gulped as he continued kneading her breasts in his hands, the sensation on his fingers starting to drive him crazy. Suddenly, he pulled her lacy bra up off her orbs and sunk his fingers into her mounds.

"Hyau!" Noire moaned loudly. "H – Hey! Don't squeeze them so tightly…!" Noire moaned out before losing her balance and falling back, Jude falling as well, landing atop her. Noire stiffened and looked up at him as he straddled her. 'I – I can't believe that… this is actually happening… I'm seriously going to…'

Jude gulped as he gazed at Noire below him, her face reddened with lust and embarrassment, contrasting against the porcelain white skin over the rest of her body.

"W – Well…?" she muttered quietly. "D – Don't… just sit there…"

Jude nodded with a smile as his hands returned to massaging her bust, his fingers periodically flicking past her stiffened nipples. At the same time, he leant his head down and began kissing her neck lightly.

Noire moaned loudly as Jude's fingers pinched her peaks tightly, his lips pulling and kissing all across her neck. She hissed in arousal as his fingers pulled tightly on her peaks, stretching her nipples slightly. "Hau!" Noire moaned loudly before his lips pulled tightly on her neck.

"You alright?" Jude asked as he pulled away slightly.

Noire, moaning and sweating, nodded slowly. "Y – Yes… don't stop…"

Jude moved down slowly and kept his left hand on her breast before his mouth wrapped around her other peak, causing a loud moan to escape the ravenette's lips. His other hand slowly moved down her side, gently coasting over her skin, his finger flicking her navel lightly.

"Hyan!"

His hand reached over her thigh and rubbed her skin firmly, his fingers gripping tightly before reaching to her round ass and grabbing the skin tightly.

"Hyau!" Noire moaned loudly. "M – My body… is getting so hot… your fingers… the way they're rubbing on me feels amazing…" As his fingers coiled around her ass tighter her back arched. "A – Ah… yes…!"

Jude looked up in thought as his lips continued pulling on her nipple. His remaining hand then moved down and both of his hands began rolling and kneading her rump in his grip.

Noire widened her eyes as his hands massaged and gripped her ass firmly. "M – My ass… you're… rubbing my ass so firmly…" She then stiffened as Jude bit her nipple lightly, his teeth tugging on it. "Hyau! Y – You're tugging on my tits so hard!"

He moved his hands tighter on her ass, his fingers beginning to caress and glide just above her flower.

"H – Huh? Wait, you're not really going to…!"

She received her answer when Jude's finger began pushing into her ass, the digit enwrapped in her panties as it did. "Mm… your insides are so soft."

Noire grit her teeth with a moan. "D – Don't say… hau… something so embarrassing…!"

Jude chuckled lightly as his finger pushed deeper and began stirring inside. "And yet you're tightening around me when I do it."

"Th – That's not… not true… hyau!" she cried out as his finger pushed deeper. "A – Ahn! Your finger is… going so deep… in my butt…!" She wrapped her arms around him, pulling him close into her cleavage as she tensed, feeling his finger twirl and move within her backside. "Th – There's something… welling up inside of my body… I can't… I can't… hold it in any longer!" Noire stiffened and trembled harshly, her body shivering in Jude's grasp.

Jude blinked as he felt fluid gush from Noire's mound. He leaned back gently and chuckled. "Looks like you came."

Noire slumped against him, panting weakly. "N – No I didn't… you jerk…" She then whacked him on the head with a pout.

"Gah!"

"You jerk… why'd you do something so embarrassing?"

Jude laughed weakly before pulling his finger from her behind. "Now, why don't we move on?"

Noire looked up at him weakly, her eyes half-lidded and her face flushed, and nodded slowly. "R – Right…"

Jude moved himself up and pulled down his zipper, causing his tool to flop out and stand tall toward the ceiling.

Noire's heavy eyes widened as she saw his rod standing, twitching slightly. "It's… so big…"

Jude smiled and put his hand over her mound, rubbing her folds firmly, feeling her soaked panties against his fingers. "And you're absolutely soaked."

Noire's face turned red as she leaned back slightly. "That's your fault… d – dummy."

"Then I guess I'd better take responsibility for it, huh?"

Noire's face began to practically glow red in response. "H – Huh!? D – Don't say stuff like that!"

Jude then grabbed her soaked panties and pulled them away from her mound, a long thread of arousal connecting them to her before he pulled them off from her feet and tossed them aside.

"Don't be so careless… I bought those specifically for you."

Jude blinked in surprise. "For me?"

"Of course, dummy. You're the only guy who's ever going to see me like this."

Jude widened his eyes and then nodded in understanding as he positioned his hose near her entrance. "Then I'll make sure I'm worth your expense."

Noire widened her eyes momentarily before nodding with a minute smile. "O – Okay… then you'd better prove it."

Jude nodded in return. "Here I go. You ready?"

Noire nodded silently before Jude began pushing forward, her lower lips began to open as his tool made its way in. "Guh… it feels… a lot bigger than I expected…"

"It doesn't hurt, does it?"

"J – Just a little… but I'm okay."

Jude nodded and continued his movement, feeling her hole begin to spread open as he made his way in slowly. "W – Wow… your pussy is… so tight…"

"Th – That's not… you're just… too big…" she huffed out weakly, barely able to string together words as she felt pain and pleasure shooting through her with each motion of Jude's cock. She winced suddenly as he brushed against her hymen. "Guh!"

Jude frowned in worry. "You sure you're okay, Noire?"

"Y – Yes…! I'm… fine!" she retorted with a hiss. "J – Just… keep going…"

"Okay…" he muttered, unconvinced and pressed onward with increasing force before feeling her maidenhead finally give way as his tool reached inside her.

Noire arched her back harshly with a hiss of pain. "I – It… hurts… way more than I… thought…"

"M – Maybe we should stop…" Jude noted weakly before Noire grabbed him by the arms. "N – Noire…?"

"N – No… we won't… stop… after coming this far." Noire took several moderate breaths before looking at him with a strained smile. "O – Okay… I'm ready."

Jude nodded and continued his motions, Noire's virgin blood beginning to flow out with each thrust of his dick, mixing it into her lustful liquids. "N – Noire… your pussy… it's so soft… and warm… it's wrapping tightly around my dick."

Noire flinched lightly and turned away, covering her face in embarrassment. "Aauu… don't say stuff like that…"

Jude stopped his motions with a frown.

"Wh – What…?" Noire muttered before turning to him, uncovering her face slightly.

"I want to see your face, Noire," Jude expressed. "I don't want you to hide your beautiful face from me." He leaned down and pressed his lips against hers and began twirling his tongue over hers. Pulling away slightly with a smile, he added, "I don't want you to look away from me, okay, Noire?"

Her eyes widened, her face reddening even further. But after a moment she nodded with a smile and reached her arms up to Jude's shoulders and wrapped them around him. "Okay… but in return… think only of me… right now… I'm the only girl you should think about."

Jude nodded and continued his thrusting with increased vigor, each forward motion pushing his tool deeper into her canal, his lips grasping hers as their tongues twirled and danced amongst each other.

Noire moaned and huffed as she felt Jude's cock burrow deeper and deeper into her, each thrust stirring her insides and spreading her walls deeper. 'M – My pussy… it's being stirred so much… and it's getting so hot… My head's getting so foggy…' At the same time her tongue was pulled and twirled by Jude's, his hands massaging and rolling her breasts firmly, all the sensations coursing through her body intensely. 'There's so much… my head's going insane…!'

Jude grunted as he felt Noire's walls grip and wrap around him like a vice, the heat pulsing through his body. "Noire… your pussy… it's crushing my cock… it's so hot it feels like my dick's going to melt," he muttered with a muffle as his tongue caressed throughout Noire's mouth, tasting every part of her mouth.

"M – My whole body is… melting…" Noire rebutted weakly, her senses starting to flow away into nothing but pleasure, the pain completely leaving her as he plunged deeper and deeper with greater force. "You're stirring my pussy… with your dick… so much… It's making me feel like… I'm going to go crazy!" Her eyes widened as she felt the head of Jude's tool begin to peck up against her womb. "Wh – What…?! H – How did… you make it that far in…?!"

Jude chuckled lightly as his plunging continued to grow in ferocity. "W – Well… it happens… a lot… But… it almost feels like… your pussy… was made for me…"

Noire's eyes widened as heat suddenly spread throughout her body, causing her to stiffen harshly.

"N – Noire?" Jude asked in concern.

"M – My body's getting hot…!" Noire exclaimed. "It feels like something's welling up inside, like I'm about to burst…!"

Jude smiled as he began thrusting faster. "Sounds like you're about to cum again, Noire."

"A – Again!?"

"Yeah. Honestly… I'm about to cum, too."

Noire gazed at him in surprise before smiling happily and nodding. "Okay, then let's cum, Jude. Let's cum together."

Jude nodded as he began thrusting faster and faster, his tool hitting against the door to her womb with greater force, the entrance starting to give way slightly. He flinched lightly as his motions continued, feeling Noire's walls constrict around him.

Noire tensed as well, feeling Jude's cock start to swell, burgeoning with his essence. "H – Here it comes… y – your dick… is about to explode inside of me… and fill me with cum…!"

"I – I can't… hold it… any longer…!" Jude shouted before thrusting himself as deep as he could, his cock pushing open her cervix and gushing semen into her womb.

Noire's eyes widened and her back arched as her body filled with his semen. "I – It's comiiing!" she exclaimed, her pussy gripping him like a vice, pulsing and squeezing his cum from him.

However, as he continued pulsing seed into her, Jude's knee slipped and he fell back, causing his cock to pull from her hole and spray a fountain of semen.

Noire gasped in shock as Jude's cum rained from above, coating and caking across her body, even pouring into her open mouth.

Jude groaned as he sat on the floor before standing. "You alright, Noire?" he asked before his eyes widened as he saw Noire lying on the bed in front of him, her entire body coated in his essence, her eyes filled with love and lust as her chest slowly heaved with her breaths.

After a moment she opened her mouth, displaying the cum sitting on her tongue.

Jude blinked and then smiled. "Good girl."

Noire then closed her mouth and swallowed the thick fluid, before opening her mouth once more, showing it clean.

Jude patted her head gently before she slumped back, sleeping from the exhaustion.

Jude sighed as he made his way to his room. "Well that was something… I hope Noire's alright. Oh, who am I kidding? Of course she is, she's a Goddess." As he walked through the hall, he noticed a girl standing in the courtyard, looking around curiously. "Huh." He made his way over to her and asked, "Is something the matter?"

The girl, with short brown hair, straight cut fringe just above her brown eyes, her bangs hanging down, framing her face, a small ponytail hanging below her neck, wearing the standard academy female uniform with a backpack, turned to him and stiffened before bowing. "O – Oh, I'm Fubuki, and I just transferred here."

"Oh. I see."

"Um, are you a student here?" Fubuki asked nervously.

Jude nodded in response. "Yeah. Why?"

"Can you help me find someone?"

"Sure."

"I – I'm supposed to share a room with Mutsuki and Yuudachi. Do you know where they are?"

"Sure, follow me."

Shortly later, Jude and Fubuki stood in front of Mutsuki and Yuudachi's room.

"Here we are," Jude noted.

At that moment, the door opened and a girl with short, chin-length, red-brown hair that curled at the ends, bright red eyes, and wearing the standard female uniform with brown stockings stepped out and looked at Jude and Fubuki. "Um, can I help you?"

"What's wrong, Mutsuki, Poi?" Yuudachi asked as she walked up behind her and then saw Jude. "Jude, Poi!?"

Jude answered, "Hey. You got a new roommate."

"Poi?" Yuudachi muttered before looking at Fubuki. "You're Fubuki, Poi?"

Fubuki nodded and bowed. "I am."

"I'm Mutsuki," the redhead greeted with a smile.

"I'm Yuudachi, Poi," the blonde added.

Fubuki tilted her head curiously. "Um… what does Poi mean?"

"Huh, Poi? Poi is Poi, Poi."

"I see…"

Mutsuki interjected, "The sun's still up, so we can give you a tour of the school if you want, Fubuki."

"S – Sure," Fubuki answered unsurely.

Jude blinked and then rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment. "Um… is it okay if I tag along? I never got a tour of the school."

Yuudachi smiled happily. "Not at all, Poi!"

Shortly later, Mutsuki motioned to the large cafeteria. "This is the cafeteria, though the older students call it the mess hall."

"Wow…" Fubuki muttered in surprise. "It's huge."

"Of course it is, Poi!" Yuudachi exclaimed.

"I've actually never eaten in here before," Jude noted.

"Really, Poi?"

"Yeah. I usually eat elsewhere."

Mutsuki remarked, "Okay, next is the baths."

Shortly later, the group stood in front of a large door.

"These are the recuperation baths," Mutsuki explained.

"I see…" Jude noted. "So, where will I bathe?"

The others all remained silent.

"What?"

Mutsuki answered weakly, "There's, um, only one bath."

"… Uh-oh… I guess it's good the rooms have their own… Otherwise…"

"Right…"

"N – Next…?" Fubuki interjected.

"These are the training yards," Mutsuki noted as she pointed to a large area of targets and weapons.

"Training yards?" Jude questioned.

Yuudachi answered, "Where we come to practice with our weapons, maneuvers, and tactics, Poi."

"I see…"

Fubuki turned to the side and widened her eyes in disbelief. "No way… Akagi-Senpai!?"

"Who?" Jude asked before turning to see a young woman with long, flowing, dark brown hair that was parted above her chestnut brown eyes in three points, her bangs framing her face and falling just above her moderate bust, rather than the standard uniform, she was clad in her IS, which included a white gi overtop a red kimono top, a short, pleated, red miniskirt, a thick chest protector over her bosom, a long, flight deck like pad attached to her right arm, a similar piece of armor over her waist, thigh-high white stockings, high-heeled shoes resembling the rear of a ship, a long, red quiver on her back, and a long bow in her hands.

The woman then raised her bow, ready to launch one of the arrows, standing calmly.

"Whoa…"

"Yeah… Akagi-Senpai is amazing…" Fubuki swooned as she watched the woman fire the arrow.

"How?"

Fubuki turned and excitedly answered, "She's from the First Carrier Group, she almost never gets injured in battle, and one time her group took out over twenty Abyssals without losing a single member."

Jude looked at her curiously. "Abyssals? What are those?"

The trio of girls looked at him in disbelief.

"Weren't you… told about them?" Mutsuki asked.

Jude shook his head in response. "No. I thought this was a school to learn how to pilot the IS. Nothing more."

"Oh boy… Well, you know about all those monsters appearing around Gamindustri?"

"Yeah," Jude answered with a nod.

Fubuki illuminated, "Well among them are extremely powerful monsters that appear exclusively from the oceans and make sea travel almost impossible. They're called Abyssals. They're incredibly powerful, and full-sized battleships are too slow and bulky to fight them. So we need to use the IS against them since it's the only effective weapon."

And there it is! That concludes the eleventh chapter of Tales of Neptunia. Let me know what you thought of it with a review. If you enjoyed it, post a review. If you were confused, unsure, or had questions about anything let me know in a review and I will do what I can to address your queries. If you did not like the chapter, do something you actually enjoy instead, but review if you must, though be constructive about it. Well, with that said, the chapter is over, so I will see you next time!