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Chapter 9: A Dimensional Collision

(Dimension: Ultradimension)

(Nation: Near Planeptune)

(Location: Otori Forest)

(Time: 5: 17 PM)

(Point Of View: Acallaris(Narrator)

FIERCE ENCOUNTER: SAYAMO

PARTY MEMBERS: TIZIUS (Violent Player)

IMPORTANT INFO: ENEMY IS A DANGEROUSLY HIGHER LEVEL THAN ONE OR MORE PARTY MEMBERS

BGM: Winter Scenaries - Team Nekokan

"Aah..." Violent Player's voice was a bit high pitched, but he sounded very sarcastic. "It's that time of the year again? Dear, I thought that the slaughtering wasn't going to be occurring until later in November... Oh well, I guess I get my gift early!"

"T-there he is..." Terra wasn't the happiest person right now, mainly because a psychopath was currently trying to protect him and Tamazaki...he was afraid. "Violent Player, the APL of Planeptune..."

"Slaughtering... You sound like a very interesting person..." Sayamo said to Violent, however, he wasn't fazed by his aura in the slightest. "Unfortunately, I'll have to-"

"Enough talk! You're dead now!" Violent darted over to Sayamo almost immediately and swung his club at his head.

Sayamo ducked under Violent Player, who had made an immediate u-turn the moment Sayamo ducked and swung once again, this time landing his hit. Sayamo slid back from the impact and rubbed the back of his head, despite Violent's level, he still was able to deal a moderate amount of damage onto him.

"Hey! Why are you so far away? You trying to avoid something that's going to be long and painful?" Violent asked his opponent before once again going for them. Sayamo withdrew his shortsword and silently waited for Violent to come to him. Right as Violent was ready to land a blow, Sayamo deflected his attack, which dazed Violent and left him wide open.

Sayamo without any hesitation drove his sword through Violent's stomach. Blood immediately began to soak the APLs shirt as they just stood there in shock. "T-TIZIUS!" Tamazaki was starting to regain his energy that had suddenly left him and called out to his friend.

"If only you were more observant, you would've noticed that I was waiting for you to attack." Sayamo bluntly stated while pushing the sword further into his opponent's stomach. "Also, if I'm able to, I would like to say that I never did hurt-"

"GOTCHA!" Someone had unexpectedly shouted. Sayamo's eyes widened (if you could see them) as he realized that Violent Player was about ready to crack his skull. Sayamo looked up at the exact moment the club met his face. Violent Player sent Sayamo into the ground below them. "Did... Did you really think stabbing me with a TOOTHPICK was going to leave me in some sort of paralyzed state?! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! THIS GUY IS HILARIOUS!" Violent still had Sayamo's sword lodged into his stomach, yet he wasn't showing any signs of fainting despite him losing blood every second.

(Stop BGM)

"Ngh..." Sayamo groaned. Violent looked down at his opponent, as he did, a crazed smile slowly began to grow on his face. Violent began to raise his club over his head, and not even a few seconds in did he start to wildly smash Sayamo's face in.

"I'm smashing your face in! I'm smashing your face in! Smashing! Smashing! YOU'RE GOING TO DIE! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Violent sang while laughing manically.

"Terra..we have to stop Tizius...or else he's going to kill Sayamo..." Tamazaki sat up and looked at Terra, only to be greeted back with a dumbfounded look. "W-what? Is it something that I said?"

"Well...YEAH! NO SHIT IT'S SOMETHING YOU SAID!" Terra shouted. "Tamazaki, why the Hell do you want to save that guy?! He's the reason why you're in this dimension! Plus, if I recall correctly, you said that he's caused you trouble in the past!"

Tamazaki looked over at Violent Player, who was currently having the time of his life. Tamazaki knew that Sayamo pretty much deserved everything that he was getting, but he couldn't help but feel...sympathy. "Well...He is the reason why I'm here." Tamazaki looked back at Terra. "It would make sense to keep him alive so I can go back home...Or something along those lines."

"Something along those lines?" Terra repeated while also looking over at Violent. Terra stared at Violent for a few seconds before wincing and gulping. "Whatever...If that's what you want to do then fine...just...take responsibility for what you've done..."

"Yeah, don't worry I will-"

"And when I say that, I'm not just talking about facing Sayamo." Terra added on to his sentence. Tamazaki wanted to ask Terra what he meant, but decided that it would be best to not waste any time. "TIZIUS! TAMAZAKI WANTS THE GUY ALIVE! HE'S HAD ENOUGH!"

At first, it didn't seem like Tizius was listening, but as time passed by, he began to progressively get slower and slower until eventually he wasn't levitating above the ground anymore. Violent cocked his head towards Terra and Tamazaki, he had a bored expression on his face. "Way to ruin my fun Tammy..." Violent whispered. "I guess that you'll have to make up for it later..."

A purple fog had enshrouded Violent Player for a few seconds before disappearing. Once the fog had vanished, both Tamazaki and Terra got a clear view of Tizius, only this time he was back in his human form. Tizius began to sway back and forth before finally falling on his back and passing out. "Tizius!" Terra shouted and ran over to his friend.

Terra kneeled down beside Tizius and lifted him off the ground. Fortunately, Tizius didn't seem to be suffering from any sort of major damage, the only thing worth mentioning was the stab wound that he had received on his stomach. "Thank…God…" Terra let out a huge sigh of relief.

"Uhh…You're welcome?" Tamazaki answered.

"Huh? What are you talking-" Terra was about to ask but suddenly remembered that Tamazaki was a God back in his dimension, meaning that Terra was thanking him…for no reason. "Oh piss off! You didn't do jack shit!"

"N-Ngh….Uugh…" A certain someone let out a large groan as they started to climb out of the crater that was made exclusively for them. "All of this…transpired in just a matter of seconds…How was I not able to keep up?"

Tamazaki and Terra exchanged looks with one another before turning back to Sayamo, who was trying his best to get up on his feet. "Maybe it's because you underestimated your opponent." Tamazaki stood up and started walking over to Sayamo. "Always keep an close eye on the ones who look like they lack the most strength, you never know what trick they'll pull out of their sleeves."

"W-What?" Sayamo was taken aback by Tamazaki's words for a second. It wasn't until Sayamo had given up on trying to stand that he noticed that Tamazaki was standing directly in front of him. "What do you want with me? As you can see, I have nothing that could interest you." Sayamo and Tamazaki had locked eyes with one another for a few minutes (Tamazaki just looked at where his eyes COULD be), it wasn't until halfway through their mini staring contest did Sayamo realize what Tamazaki wanted. "You wish to return to your dimension…correct?"

"Took you long enough to figure that out." Tamazaki replied. "You technically brought me here, so you can technically bring me back to where I belong." Sayamo stared at Tamazaki before starting to chuckle. "Hey, what's so funny? Last time I checked, I'm a main character, not a comic relief character."

"Oh no, I'm only laughing at your stupidity…" Sayamo stopped chuckling, but still had a smile on his face. "Now tell me, did you really think that I would be capable of opening some sort of portal as if I was some sort of interdimensional Guardian?"

"Well…You're not classified as a Neptune, so not really...And don't ask me what that means either, I really don't understand what I just said at all." Tamazaki said. "But besides that, when you say you're unable to get me home…Do you honestly expect me to believe you?"

"Judging from your persona, I'd say no." Sayamo looked up into the clouds. "What I say at this point of time doesn't matter at all, you'll assume that I'm lying to you and think that I'm keeping quiet because I'm either too stubborn, or someone is forcing me to keep my mouth shut."

"(Forcing me to keep my mouth shut?)" Tamazaki repeated what Sayamo said in his head. "(That's oddly specific if you ask me. Then again, Sayamo doesn't look like the guy who would just willingly let some guy point a gun to his head…right?)"

"Alright, fine then. You're coming with us." Tamazaki expected some kind of reaction from Sayamo, but as expected, Sayamo was calm. "…Jeez, it's really hard to get some sort of reaction out of you. Is that why you and Mono argue about everything under the sun?"

"…Perha-"

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SUCCESSFULLY CREATED A NEW FOLDER TITLED: ORGINS

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... OPERATION COMPLETE

(Dimension: Ultradimension (?)

(Nation: Planeptune)

(Location: Eastern District)

(Time: 6:30 PM)

(Point of View: Tamazaki)

"Hey! Main Protagonist! Wake up!" Someone was snapping their fingers right in front of my face. I did what I was subconsciously told and snapped out of my…trance? Wait, why was I in some sort of trance? What could possibly be running through my head right now? "Jeez, do we need to take you to the doctor or something? You've been drifting off all day!"

"Err…no, sorry about that." I recognized the person as Terra…although, something about Terra didn't feel right. "Today has been really…huh?" I noticed that we were standing outside of the guild, even though I could've sworn that we weren't over a minute ago. I slowly turned my head to Terra and Tizius, who seemed like they were hiding something from me. "Guys? Weren't we just…"

"Okay, thank God. I thought Tizius and I were both going insane." Terra wiped the sweat off his forehead. Just a minute ago, we were standing in Otori Forest…Yeah, that seems about right. I looked over at Tizius, he had his hoodie zipped all the way up.

"Hey Tizius? Are you still-"

"Terra made me zip up my hoodie so people wouldn't see the blood on my shirt." Tizius answered me before I could finish. Honestly, as long as Tizius is in good condition, then I don't really have to worry that much…Although, getting stabbed in the stomach should hurt for more than just an hour, so why does Tizius look completely fine? "But are you okay Tammy? You looked like someone who was REAAAALLLLLYYYYY far off into space."

"He's fine Tizius, I just think it might have something to do with what just happened." Terra answered for me. If I were to answer for myself, I would say that I have a really terrible headache. Although, that's probably because of something entirely different…knowing my luck, it probably isn't. "I think we should be asking, "How are we at the Guild?"

That is something we should be asking; how did we end up back here at the Guild? Did someone knock us out and bring us here? No, that wouldn't make any sense. If we were knocked out, we'd wake up in the Hospital. When I came to, I was just standing there…Maybe we got teleported here? That seems like the most logical answer at the moment. "…Teleportation is all I got."

"Hm…Maybe we should see if Hinato has something to say about this, after all, he spends his free time reading the trivia and the cartoon section of the newspaper." ... Midginato…really is a 7 year old kid in disguise…That's fan-fucking-tastic. "We'll turn in that quest later, we've got more important stuff to worry about right now."

Tizius and I both nodded our heads in agreement to Terra's idea. If I had to ask someone about teleportation from one area to the next,i'd ask Hinato...Even though I hate the bastard with a passion. (Doesn't really apply that much toMidginato…I hope).

Not too long after we left the Guild, it started to rain. "Huh...The weatherman said it was going to be sunny all week…" Tizius muttered, he seemed upset since it wasn't sunny any more. "I really hate rain…"

The three of us threw on our hoods and ran for shelter. We soon came across a grocery store, apparently this is a grocery store that Midginato, Terra, and Tizius go to all the time. "Both of you wait out here, I'm going in to buy something." Terra told the both of us.

Tizius and I waited outside the store for Terra to come out, unfortunately, my headache had just gotten five times worse than it was when we were at the Guild. While waiting outside, I noticed that there was a girl next to Tizius…For some reason, she seemed oddly familiar. "Why won't the rain go away Tammy?" Tizius turned towards me. "The rain is like that one person you didn't invite to your birthday party, that person shows up and eats all the food and is making friends with everyone better than you, so you just want to follow them to the bathroom, and STAB THEM MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL THEY START BEGGING FOR MERCY, AND THEN DRAG THEM DOWN INTO YOUR BASEMENT-"

"TIZIUS!" It was at this point I noticed that Tizius had gotten the girl to look in our direction. Tizius tilted his head and turned around, he finally noticed the girl was staring at him as well. "Um…I'm sorry if he's disturbing you ma'am." Even though I say ma'am, this girl looks like she's just started middle school.

"I'm really sorry…" Tizius apologized

"You don't have to apologize, it's okay to be angry at the rain." This girl was able to speak proper words…but she said them VVVVVVEEEEEEERRRRRRRYYYYYYY SSSSSSSSSSLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWLLLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYY….Pretty much the exact same way I just did. "Mr. Rain can make lots of people sad, so that's why it doesn't really have a lot of friends."…Either this girl has an active imagination, or she's just an airhead.

"Do you like Mr. Rain?" Tizius was now identifying the rain as "Mr. Rain", just like how this girl was…I think I can safely assume that one or two people in this conversation are complete airheads. "It's okay of you do, after all, it does need a friend since nobody like it."

As the girl was about to respond to Tizius' question, Terra walked out of the store, he didn't seem to be too happy. "LET'S. GO." Terra pushed an umbrella into my hands, took Tizius' hand, and opened the umbrella that he was planning on sharing with Tizius. Tizius never even got the chance to say goodbye to the girl, or hear her answer, all he was able to do was wave as Terra dragged him away.

"Well uh…Have a nice day!" I told the girl before running after Tizius and Terra. After running for a little bit, I think the girl was saying something, but I couldn't really make it out.

"Terra, why did you drag me away like that?!" Is what I heard Tizius ask as soon as I caught up with then both of them. " I was having a really nice conversation with that girl about the rain and how much I hate it!"

"Tizius, never try to get friendly with woman." Terra said to Tizius while practically dragging across the sidewalk. "They are absolutely disgusting, evil creatures that you can never trust." Damn Terra, you really have some serious trust issues. First you don't trust me, now you don't trust 90 percent of the Neptunia Universe's population? You need to get some help.

"Terra…Did something happen while you were inside the store? Cause you were pretty calm about five minutes before you went inside." I asked Terra once I was able to adjust to his walking pace, however, all he did grunt in response. "…I'm just going to take that as a yes."

"Um…Terra? Where are going?" Tizius asked him. "Isn't the Basilicom the opposite way we came from?" …Tizius is correct about that actually, the way to the Basilicom was to the right of the Grocery Store. Terra made an immediate U-turn the moment Tizius corrected him, he never made a comment about it. "O-Ow! You're pulling too hard Terra!"

I watched as Tizius was dragged away by Terra once again, this time, Terra was sort of making Tizius go through unnecessary pain. All I can do right now is sigh, and pray that Terra doesn't pop a blood vessel on our way back.

(Location Updated! Northern District)

(Point of View: Acallaris (Narrator)

Tamazaki, Tizius, and Terra made their way back to the Basilicom after a long and eventful day. Even when they got back, they would most likely be showered by a ton of work, especially Tamazaki.

Terra continued to drag Tizius across the sidewalk, Tizius continued to beg to loosen his grip or to let go, and Tamazaki continued to silently walk behind the both of them. It was at this point that Tamazaki's headache was practically unbearable and had evolved into a migraine, he was beginning to feel very nauseous and a bit light headed.

The guys and trap (Yes, Tizius is a separate entity from Tamazaki and Tizius) started passing by a few people, most of them were likely adventurers. At one point however, Tamazaki stopped walking and dropped his umbrella. Tamazaki's umbrella was carried by the wind and flew past Tizius and Terra. "Huh?" Tizius noticed the familiar looking umbrella and turned around. "T-Terra! Look at Tammy!"

Fortunately, Terra seemed to have calmed from earlier and started listening to what Tizius was saying. Terra stopped and turned his head, only to find that Tamazaki was just standing there with slightly widened eyes and slightly opened mouth. "What…The Hell?" Terra muttered. Terra walked over to Tamazaki and let go of Tizius' hand. "This is getting annoying really quickly. He keeps spacing-"

"I…didn't space out…" Tamazaki said. "I swear…I just saw…" Tamazaki slowly turned around.

Terra and Tizius were both surprised that Tamazaki was still present in reality, but they were a bit confused to why he had stopped like that. The boy and the trap spotted a group of three a few feet away from them. At first, they didn't really get the message Tamazaki was trying to send out, but on closer inspection, the group of three consisted of girls who were all looking in their direction. "…Wait just a second…" Terra squinted.

"You're that girl/boy from outside the store!" Tizius and the same girl from earlier shouted. Apparently, the girl that Tizius was talking with outside of the grocery store was one of the girls that were a part of the other group.

"YOU'RE THAT BITCH/BASTARD FROM INSIDE OF THE STORE!" Terra and a very familiar pig-tailed girl shouted. Apparently, the girl who Terra was shouting at was the reason to why he was in such a bad mood when he walked out of the grocery store.

"..." Tamazaki and the final girl said nothing and only stared at one another in complete silence. The last girl seemed to be someone very familiar to Tamazaki.

"Well then! We're out in an open space! Nobody but us in around!" Terra summoned his Buster Sword without any hesitation and pointed it at the girl with the pigtails. "And last time I checked, I'm not afraid to beat the shit out of girls like you!"

"It's typical for a guy like you to instantly resort to violence." The girl with the pigtails summoned a rapier and pointed it toward Terra. "Guys like you really get on my nerves, you just don't know when to back off!"

"Terra, what are you doing?!" Tizius asked.

"Asserting male dominance!"

"Noire, why are you fighting random people? You've never done that before!" The middle schooler(…?) asked.

"Sorry Plutia, but this guy is far from a random person; he's a nuisance!"

It wouldn't be long before a battle started between the two. Once the battle starts, there's a chance it won't end until someone is terribly injured... or worse. Before anyone could make any moves, the final girl who had yet to say anything broke away from her group and ran towards Tamazaki, who got down on one knee and pulled the her into an embrace once she was close enough.

"…" Terra and Tizius looked at Tamazaki and the girl before exchanging looks with one another. "...Uhh..."

"…" The other two girls did the exact same thing as Terra and Tizius. "...Uhh..."

Tamazaki and the girl took the time to look at their friends, all of them seemed to be winning the "most confused in a matter of seconds" award... Too bad it wasn't Alex, he would've gotten an achievement just from this event. "...Could we get an explanation, or...what?" Terra asked.

Tamazaki and the girl both exchanged looks with one another and smiled. They then turned back towards their friends and said in unison... Err...Well, they sort of said it in unison. "This is Tamazaki/Neptune, he/she's my girlfriend/boyfriend."

What's going on everybody? My name is Acallaris, and I hope that you enjoyed this chapter!

To be completely honest, I don't really have anything to say... yeah, surprising, I know. I mean, the only thing worth mentioning is that during the end of the chapter, the dialogue started to get... really crappy and didn't feel right, so I apologize for that.

Oh! And I also got the chapter out in less than two weeks! So hooray!

(Crickets chirp)

...Yeah, I don't really have much to say as I just said. All I can say at this point is that Tamazaki and Neptune have been reunited! And my God did it feel... weird to write... Man, I really need to take a break and do something a bit more creative... nah, I'll be fine.

Anyways, hopefully I'll be able to get another chapter out very soon. But we'll just have to wait and see how long I plan to procrastinate! See you guys later!