Magic and Elder Tale

by Battleship Vytalia

When he was asked to repair his half sisters boyfriends laptop, with magic whilst it was downloading DLC for an MMO he was expecting the computer to restart at worst work at best. it was not to somehow transport him into said MMO.

20. Chapter 20

Disclaimer I do not own Log Horizon, Harry Potter or anything else I may reference

Magic and Elder Tale

Chapter 20

2nd June 2027

Yamato

Akihabara

Like the days it had been before the sun shone brightly on the old ruined Japanese city, people were up to their usual antics of speaking to each other discussing the topics which affected them on a regular basis. These topics ranged from rather bland topics such as how nice the day was with the bright blue sky that was situated above them, talking about their favourite markets and places to buy products or sell there were even rumours that a high level player only known as the villain in glasses had returned and raped the leader of the Crescent Moon Alliance. However the last set of rumours were not spoken as loudly as the others were partly because of how sensitive such an issue would be and partly because it was the first thing in the morning and when it was the first thing in the morning everybody headed to one place.

"Whoa look how many people are going to this store it must be super popular" As per always Naotsugu's method of speech drew the attention of the entire group as they headed to the large tower that soared over everything else in the city with its British Flag waving proudly.

"Thanks for taking us out Maryelle you really didn't have to do anything" In response to the soft spoken words Maryelle only smiled her normal cheerful energy back with the sun acting almost as if she was a solar panel.

"Oh it's all right after what you lot did to save Serara the least I can do is treat you all to breakfast not to mention its really good" The man's blue hair ruffled slightly as the gentle breeze blew through it covering his grateful eyes and forcing him to move it out of the way so he could see again.

"She's not kidding ever since Britannia opened up everyone has gone there for fresh served meals even though you can buy normal grocery things" Turning his head to face the new speaker Shiroe saw the blonde haired Asuka smiling as she remembered the texture and taste of food that was hidden within the tower. "The menu is really cool and they offer a very large variety of food to order from it's absolutely the best." Smiling gently at her Shiroe was soon interrupted by his friend/pet assassin/loyal ninja.

"My lord you are not thinking ill thoughts about the girl are you" Hurling backwards as if her words had been a wrecking ball Shiroe soon enough found himself on the ground staring at the girl he was talking to and then at Akatsuki and then back to the other. This happened for a small amount of time as his head rapidly switched between the two with his cheeks going pink and his eyes also starting to show horror.

"You know Shiroe I didn't know you were into younger girls" His eyes went as wide plates fear evident in his eyes as if to be called a paedophile in any second for the sheer thought of it. As for Maryelle the woman who had stated such things she stared down at the man an amused expression on her face as she took in the image of a shocked Shiroe lying on his back unable to respond to what had just been said to him.

"Its not like that I swear" Desperately he tried to defend himself picking himself up on the floor now hiding at the back of the group as all the other members just stared at him smiling at him amusingly.

"Well the age of consent in Japan is thirteen years old and the wonderful Miss Asuka here is surely that age so there is nothing wrong with that" The ears of the cat man twitched as he watched his friend turn an even deeper shade of red.

"Chief" The strangled cry of the enchanter did nothing to prevent them instead Shiroe could swear he just saw their eyes glint in the sunlight as if they were some kind of villains in an anime.

"I suppose it's only natural that a young man would want to release those kinds of urges and as Nyanta said Asuka is a very beautiful woman" Shiroe couldn't believe what he was hearing as even Henrietta turned on him adjusting her glasses as she did so making her appear for some strange reason both smarter and more intimidating.

"It's alright dude if you want to go at it with Asuka here we'll give you some advice" Traitors they were all traitors as far as he saw it everybody in the group had turned on him in a single second all he had done was smile at the girl and now they all thought he had feelings for her no not just that they all thought he wanted to. His blush intensified as he thought about what those possible actions were something he shouldn't have done as Naotsugu instantly took advantage of. "First wear a condom you really don't want to be doing it raw your first time"

"Naotsugu" His embarrassed voice echoed for a few streets around them but it was nowhere near as loud as the screeching that came from the guardian as he soon found himself flying high through the air at an impossible feed.

"My lord may I have permission to kick Naotsugu" He didn't face the purple clothing wearing woman as she knelt on one leg in front of him obviously showing what she believed was ultimate obedience. Instead he only concentrated on the man who had shot into the air becoming smaller and smaller as he went higher and higher soon enough there was a twinkle.

"Looks like team rockets blasting off again" All eyes faced the smiling Maryelle as she watched the kind hearted man replicate the same effects that a certain gang of trouble makers had done in an anime she had watched as a child. Seeing this was his chance Shiroe quickly turned to Asuka bowing his head low to show his respect in the traditional manner.

"I'm sorry if I offended you by any means by smiling at you" The girl smiled in return as she looked at the older man who was bowing his head offering his apologies.

"Its okay it's just a joke Maryelle said to do it so you could lighten up a bit" He blinked multiple times facing the girl and then slowly turned to the other members of their group all of whom were laughing at his shocked expression.

"Lighten up" He was afraid to ask as the other still looked at him with amused expressions although they were staring to calm down now enough so that the first member could speak.

"After seeing hoe tense and worked up you were yesterday we thought it best if we cheered you up and try to take your mind of things at least for the morning so you can eat" As always the strict yet fair voice of the blonde hared sectary was always nice to hear giving a warm feeling that showed that whilst they had taken the piss out of him that they did care about his well being.

"Really Nyanta" His voice spoke softly as he talked to his life counsellor should he say after all out of everyone he was the best suited to the job and had given great advice as evidenced from the night before.

"I did say that you need to lighten up a bit you've been worried to much my man relax a little before you go back to work" He saw the smile on his face as he took in the words remembering the conversation from last night.

"You did look troubled last night my lord" Her eyes were downcast almost as if she was expecting a punishment for her actions instead he just touched her shoulder getting the assassin to stand up again and join the rest of the group.

Crash

"And besides we just spent all that time going to Suskino and back the least we can do is have a few days to ourselves" All eyes landed on the figure that was Naotsugu just pointing his finger at the enchanter smiling like the rest happily as he gave a reason why the group should lighten the burden they currently had and enjoy a small amount of time together.

"I guess you're right and I do want to try some of this food that everyone is going crazy about no offense to you chief" The reaction from said person was only a smile as he got in line again with Serara who had happily taken to the much older man discussing many and varied topics although she would regularly blush when given a compliment from said man.

"It's alright Shiroe truth be told I would like some proper food not just random stuff thrown onto a fire" With his reply given Shiroe gave a gentle smile indicating that he was happy that the man had accepted his apology in case he had offended the chefs cooking. After all it was a bad idea to insult the only person that they knew who could cook since that person had the ability to kill them with their food although Shiroe doubted that his cat friend would do such an action.

"So what's this place like you keep talking about the food but is it really that good" Before the normally energetic blonde could reply to the man wearing big bulky armour another member of the guild spoke trying to put in their opinion.

"Its the best they have chefs prepare every meal by hand and they have a really good selection to choose from especially since they do all sorts of nationalities" At the sound of different types of food the level ninety guardian couldn't help but mentally picture food from around the world some of it was traditional Japanese food that he and probably the majority of players on the Yamato server had grown up with but there was also western food.

"That sounds epic" Perhaps due to his loud voice the guardian quickly noticed that quite a number of people were looking at them questioningly but then he noticed that their eyes seemed to harden with them looking at Maryelle in concern and Shiroe with disgust. "Uhm guys do you know why everybody is staring at Shiroe likes he's some kind of monster" Naturally this drew the interest of the group as they started looking at all the other players who had gathered staring at them and now whispering to one another.

"Well this is certainly strange it's like we've committed some horrible crime" The stern voice of the sectary put her guess to the group as she actively noticed the hostility that was being directed by Shiroe.

"Yeah I guess you are right what did you do to annoy everyone Shiroe" Watching the people's eyes as they spoke he couldn't help but be confused why there was such a large amount of animosity being directed at him. All of a sudden at hearing the words from his elf friend ne noticed that the obvious anger spike up rapidly.

"Why is everyone so angry with me" He spoke quietly to himself as he tried to contemplate anything he might have done to cause such a large offence to people but nothing was coming to mind after all he hadn't even come up with a plan on to fix Akihabara yet so there was no reason to be angry at him.

"My lord I believe I know why everyone is so angry with you" Turning his head to face his ninja friend he saw an obvious amount of anger rising in her eyes but despite this he could tell that it was directed at a certain set of people rather than at him.

"Well go on then Akatsuki tell us" Inwardly frowning at the sectary as she hadn't even given her as chance to continue before she interrupted she continued informing the group of what she believed the main problem was.

"Last night I heard a rumour going around that my lord raped Maryelle last night" Everything froze as all eyes instantly faced the girl as she looked up at her master soon enough the hearing of deep coughing could be heard as Naotsugu struggled to breathe as a fly through into his throat forcing him to collapse as he dealt with the intruder. Ignoring this completely the horrified looks of all the other members clearly showed what they thought of the accusations that had just been said.

"Where did they hear that Shiroe was only comforting me last night because I got upset over Akihabara" Whilst it was said in the best words Maryelle was completely appalled by the rumour the fact that her friend had raped her the night before she couldn't put it into words just how bad she felt but what worse was how Shiroe felt. His head facing the downwards taking in the shapes of the floor he whispered to himself constantly in a tone of voice that reeked of despair.

"That's how they feel about me" Nyantas eyes went worried as the man in the white cloak collapsed on to one knee hugging his staff tightly, moving quickly to help je pulled the enchanter up.

"Stand up my man they're just lies that some trouble maker has stirred up" Sadness alongside anger burned in the eyes of the leader of the Crescent moon alliance seeing the gleeful and vengeful expressions of those who had surrounded them she took action.

"Shiroe did not rape me those are pathetic lies all he did was look after me as I was feeling sad" Loud and defiant her tone echoed through the streets to anything which had ears informing all that the lies that had been spread were false and cruel.

"It is not polite to spread lies about people someone better come forth and inform us of where you heard these rumours from" The crowd who had once been angry at the man who was wearing a white cloak stopped all of a sudden and faced the stern sectary of the Crescent Moon Alliance going silent as they naturally fell into line due to her commanding presence. "No one" Her voice cut straight through people intimidating them to their cores so much that some actively had sweat running of their foreheads in fear of what the woman might do to them.

"I heard the rumours from this guy" All eyes turned to face a young man with purple spiky hair that he had obviously thought looked good even though it was a wreck with it all over the place.

"Tell us more about this person" The young man tensed as he spoke obviously expecting some form of repercussion for coming out and telling the group what that they had heard.

"I didn't see them they wore a cloak to cover their face and body and their voice sounded strange" Shiroe having finally recovered looked at the teenage looking player as he spoke about what had occurred but he also got slightly annoyed by the situation due to the general lack of information there was on the topic. "They said that they were watching the stars from opposite the guild hall when he noticed that Maryelle was crying and that the Villain in glasses had caused it since he was the only on there and then that she got into bed with Shiroe leaving later". Maryelle shivered as she heard that the very idea that someone had been spying on her during the night really got to her sure she liked to tease people with her body but it was done on her terms so the idea that someone had spied on her was frightening.

"That's not cool man spying on women when they go to sleep is wrong" As per always the ever thundering voice of Naotsugu informed the people how they thought about this accusation.

"Indeed people should be respected and not be spied on I promise we will find who did this and bring them to justice" Giving a calm smile the main victim in this rumour simply turned to her friends grateful for their support.

"Thanks guys and were going to get rid of those horrible rumours about you Shiroe" Nodding in agreement still being a little shocked that the accusations that had been levied against him Shiroe didn't respond verbally but was still grateful for her help.

Grumble

All eyes turned to where the sound was coming from and found it to be none other than the level ninety guardian who in response grabbed his stomach and smiled bashfully at them as if his face would deny what had just occurred.

"All right lets go get some food" Akatsuki just looked at him in a deadpan expression with how his stomach had reacted to a rather serious accusation but for some reason this seemed to relieved the tension and anger that all the members were feeling towards the person who had began the terrible rumours.

"I think Naotsugu's stomach wants to be fed and I couldn't agree more let's put this nasty rumour business behind us for a while and relax" Ever the suave gentleman nobody disagreed with the cat man temporarily changing topic so they wouldn't be forced to think about the current set of events that had fallen upon them. As result of this they talked about random things and how each member of the guild was doing as well as the less experienced members of the Crescent Moon Alliance asking Shiroe and his group how their journey went. All in all they were having fun even when Serara let it slip that they had used Gryphons to transport them the massive gap that was between the two locations.

"Well here we are Britannia park and behind that Britannia" All eyes of the new group took in the image of the beautiful park, in all honesty they could hardly believed that the once ruined area that had surrounded the giant silver tree was now such a wonderful area.

"Wow this place is really different to everywhere else in town" Shiroe couldn't help but agree he had seen part of it the night before when he had his talk with Nyanta but now it looked far more beautiful as well as tranquil.

"So who called it the Britannia Park?" Henrietta gave a quick turn of her head the face the speaker who in this case was Shiroe before she answered.

"The park had no official name at first but seeing as whoever created Britannia also redecorated the local area it was considered only fitting that it was referred to as Britannia park" What she didn't mention thought was that there was nothing else they could really call it, besides the giant silver tree which had existed before the rather rapidly created tower the name of Giant Silver Tree Park sounded too long and ridiculous. Adding to this before Britannia the area had nothing going for it besides the large empty and overgrown space but with the addition of the park outside many people would just gather to relax.

"Whoever did the gardening of this park must have really known what they were doing looks and smells wonderful" Serara smiled at the cat mans words as he walked over to a rose that had been growing and plucked it carefully ant then destroyed its thorns with his swords before handing it over to the girl. "For you a beautiful flower to start tour wonderful new life in Akihabara" Instantly her face heated up as he gave her the flower ensuring that she held it correctly before then deciding otherwise ad putting it in her pocket so that people would be able to see it.

"Thank you" This time the powerful guardian deigned to keep his mouth shut but that did not stop him from giving a large impish smile to swashbuckler. In contrast Nyanta only gave the raising of an eyebrow back show casing as well as daring for the heavy fighter to state what was on his mind although he decided that he didn't want to do such a sort of comment after the rumours about Shiroe and Maryelle.

"Can we please just get the food already" Slightly stunned with the flat and slightly annoyed tone of choice that had just left the assassins lips the other members agreed wanting to get into the massive tower building and eat the food which actually had flavour.

"Right this way everyone" Taking her position as leader of the group all the members fell into line as they followed their elf leader as she seemed to jump up and down in the spot in excitement most likely because she could have nice flavourful food again.

Walking over the drawbridge and into the foyer Shiroe noticed that there were trolleys in a line but instead of having the typical metal net design it was instead made of wood into a solid design but it was also when he first saw a member of staff.

"Wow they're really into the historical setting I almost feel like they're here to invade" Whilst not responding to Naotsugu's remark with words he couldn't help but agree as he took in what appeared to be the staff members old red coat design. It wasn't in the exact coat that had been used for hundreds of years with it looking more modern but it did still make their appearance look smart and educated.

"Okay everyone into the lift" Shiroe blinked they had working lifts here perhaps it was him but the very idea that someone had actually managed to not only create a tower but add in modern electricity and engineering systems amazed him. Still he followed the group into the lift door which he suddenly noticed was far larger on the inside.

"Whoa dude how did they make a tardis in a lift" Suffice to say Naotsugu was acting as the person who was stating what they all thought at the moment but to Shiroe it was mind boggling this type of stuff only happened in television or anime or books not in real life. Then again he was in a video game but despite this he couldn't remember a single bit of the lore which covered the ability to mess with the laws of space in a location.

"My lord I'm not so sure what to think about this" looking around him he could see that Akatsuki was really confused and after all so was he what was currently happening in the lift should have been impossible. In fact Shiroe started to think about all the lore he could remember checking every little bit in immense detail perhaps if he could figure out what had done this than he may have a chance of getting him and everybody the ability to get home. If he had been watching himself at that moment he would have hardly believed that he would have lost track of his surroundings as Maryelle pressed the number of the floor they wanted commanding the elevator to speed of their current position and up to the first balcony.

Ding

"Floor 23 Restaurant and Balcony"

Following the others out of the opening doors Shiroe turned his attention away from whatever had screwed up the laws of physics to see a giant park beyond his imagining.

"My Lord how is this possible" Her didn't answer in fact none of the group who had been to Suskino answered just staring at the sheer majesty of the place.

"Dude this is awesome" Which promptly lasted only a few moments before Naotsugu broke it as he loudly expressed what he thought as he took in every part of scenery that the restaurant had to offer and there was a lot.

"Impossible" His eyes could only stare at the scene in front of him with complete and utter bewilderment whilst the expanded space in the elevator had been one thing the area for the top floor looked like someone had just sliced part of the planet up and placed it in the room like a piece of cake. Forgetting about the sheer of the restaurant fort the moment he couldn't help but wonder how on earth someone managed to cart so many raw materials, just looking at the mountain which soared upwards showed and destroyed everything he knew about science.

"This is one nice looking place to eat" He ignored his friends comment as he tried to make sense of what was happening, everything he knew about the world had seemed like it was just destroyed and never to return. Sure he knew he was living in a game world but this sight ahead of him was impossible to believe even with all the magic that was stated in the game. All his life he had dreamed of magic pretending to do spells when his parents weren't looking so did many other kids after all they were allowed to imagine a better world and with how the world was going many people were turning to any sort of medium for relief.

He hadn't been one of those people instead joining the gaming community because he liked the media in general and had been brought up with a world that was obsessed with them. But the sight in front of him was what he had imagined when he played those games a fantastical landscape that seemed utterly impossible in real life but still a rather interesting idea.

"So where do we sit to eat there's so many places" Leaning his body forward with his right hand above his eyes Naotsugu rotated his body almost like he was pretending to be a sailor looking for land.

"Well we did the forest yesterday so why not try the waterfall?" Hien was the one to suggest the location with his big bushy fox tails and ears it was obvious what race he was playing as still by the way his eyes glanced from area to area it was obvious to anyone who observed his movements that he was familiar with the place and therefore by extension the food.

"Oh that sounds brilliant and a really good place to start" Before the villain in glasses had known what happened he could only feel himself moving at ridiculous speed and his body flapping through the air like a kite. In contrast Maryelle ran as fast as she could wanting to take the place by the waterfall before someone else had taken it and in her mind the best way to do that was move the group by force. So determined to grab the location where water fell down that the blonde elf didn't notice as multiple people took in their appearance of limp fast moving human shaped kites rushing through the empty space jumping over tales and obstacles like an Olympic athlete albeit with far more speed than was natural in the world.

"It seems that the rumours about those two were unfounded" Adjusting his glasses since the gust of wind created by the woman had knocked them out of place the leader of D.D.D spoke softly and leaving a small smile on his face to greet the day.

"By their speed and direction I can only guess that they are heading to the waterfall it does seem to have become one of the most popular spots to eat" Turning his head Crusty gave his attention to one of his second in commands specifically in this case it was the blonde haired one Rieze who like normally since she was on guild business was dressed in her typical attire.

"Oh it seems you've learned the layout of this place any particular reason why?" Continuing to watch the group leave the half alv strategist responded to her boss.

"As the only location in Akihabara that you can eat at it's important to know the layout in case we wish to eavesdrop on anyone" She answered quickly giving a tactical reason for learning the entire layout of a store which just so happened to sell some very useful items.

"Of course it does make it easier to buy equipment when we know where its kept, those computers and laptops we bought the other day surely did make organising things far easier didn't they" Responding with his own tactical response the man waited to see how his friend would react to the situation.

"I have also been learning the layout so we can buy equipment and clothing for the guild if necessary with so many people joining we have had to restock several times." Thinking back to what had happened the last few days the sorceress would admit that she was concerned at first with accepting so many into the guild after all they had to look after them and there were while a noticeable amount wouldn't do anything just stay in the city.

"I understand your worries I really do but all everyone is trying to do is feel safe and by accepting more people we get to bolster our ranks and improve our own power by doing so". Sighing now that he realised that she was still not completely with the idea he went to elaborate further. "Look with more members in the guild we can control larger hunting grounds our meeting with the Black Sword Knights and the silver swords has already shown that people are starting to grab any small amount of power they can to protect themselves". Walking with the woman who helped control the guild he subtly glanced round taking in the appearance of all members inside the building but especially the ones who belonged to the more powerful guilds.

It was not a stupid move and something that a lot of people had been doing recently, since Britannia was the only place in the entire city that a person could go and buy real food it meant that eventually all people would arrive at the tower and as a result be used as a meeting place. Plus with so many people seeking new guilds it had become a guarantee that the leaders of influential people would be found as the tower making it far easier for both sides when it came to expanding their power.

"Shall we try the lake I've heard it's a rather wonderful place to eat breakfast" Taking the offer that had been given to her the blonde haired woman blushed slightly as she was taken for a meal by her guild leader which would just happen to be alone on a secluded boat in the middle of a lake.

Screech

"And here we are" Seemingly no longer stopped by the force of physics Maryelle stopped all of a sudden causing the people who she had dragged with her to collapse to the ground as gravity came smashing down on them.

"Please not again" Pushing the scabbard to her weapon into the ground Akatsuki proceeded to place all her wait into it using it essentially as a walking stick pulling herself up to her feet after the rather strange experience of becoming a ragdoll. Looking to her right she saw that he lord was in the same position with him hunched over his staff desperately trying to put himself into a position to stand up.

"Well that was an interesting ride" If he wasn't feeling the effects of what seemed to be several g-force Shiroe would have laughed at Nyanta with the sudden change appearance that had occurred due to the fast paced and energetic Maryelle.

"Hey chief you may want to look at yourself your fur is all over the place" Taking the words of the heavy armoured guardian the swashbuckler did indeed look at himself only to see a mess. First and most obvious was his fur instead of the typical nicely groomed look that he had his fur had seemed to have been electrocuted as it pointed din every direction making him appear larger than he was normally since he had become so puffed up. Aside from that his whiskers had turned in at the edges allowing for a curl shape to appear and bend them.

"It seems that I'm in need of a good bath does anyone know where I could find a good place to clean up". Upon his words the members of the crescent moon alliance thought about all the possible places that they could take the fur covered man so he could wash himself up yet nothing ever came to mind.

"You could always buy a bath from one of the floors below I've heard that they make their own water so you wouldn't have to worry about finding a well" Speaking again as she realised that there were no kind of outside bathing facilities the sectary of the guild remembered from one of her trips that there was a floor which specialised in furniture.

"I might just do that a nice bath would be nice and far better than just having a dip in the sea" Upon hearing his words Serara could not help but imagine the image of Nyanta on the beach his beautiful fur drenched with water as he chased her along the sand beaches.

"Actually that reminds me how come we haven't bought a bath" Adjusting her glasses as she thought about Maryelle's' question Henrietta couldn't help but wonder if this type of thing would be what she would be doing all this day.

"We don't, have a bath or bathroom because we don't have a spare room in the guild hall and before you ask we don't have the funds to upgrade to a bigger a room" Hearing that Maryelle suddenly remembered all the ways that not only she and all the others in the city had been dealing with their waste before the construction with Britannia suffice to say that area was starting to sink. Despite it not being said the others could all tell what the blonde was implying and as such tried to squash the rather unpleasant memories.

"If they don't have the funds they can't help with my idea" It wasn't stated but rather thought but the fact remained the same as he looked subtly over to the leaders of the guild who0 had so kindly offered to pay for breakfast that morning.

"My lord should we sit down" Looking down to see the person pulling at his leg Shiroe agreed with the assassin walking over to the still empty table which had somehow not been taken by a rival group and sat down comfortably.

"Oh are you sitting down in that case lets join" Henrietta stated nothing as she joined at the table making herself comfortable in her seat picking up the menu which had been laid in front of her and ultimately being the method of purchasing the food which was cooked somewhere in the building.

"Whoa you weren't kidding this menu is massive" Looking up from the menu the guardian turned his gaze to the main two ladies of the group giving them an innocent smile as he went to get the information.

"All right everyone choose what you want and then I'll pass my menu down so just increase what you want" Confused Shiroe watched as the elf looked through the menu and then laying it on the table he watched as she just pressed the food on the menu adding a certain type. Looking at his own he decided to go through it eventually choosing what he wanted to eat first thing in the morning as a result of this when Maryelle's menu came round he simply added what he wanted to it and then passed it round to Akatsuki who was sitting next to him.

When everybody had chosen heir choice of food the menu was handed back to the person who was purchasing the food which in this case was Maryelle and so after pressing the buy the money. To show this a little animation showed the money leaving the woman's account letting her know how much she had left before being closed by the woman.

"So how long does the food take to get here cause I'm really hungry and going by yesterdays food this is going to be awesome" Smiling at the man Maryelle gave him a morning hug smashing her body against him before then rubbing it all over him.

"Naotsugu you Meany you never paid me attention this morning" Around him the others laughed as the happy woman smothered the young man in her love and attention which was demonstrated when she managed to get her assets into his face causing him to suffocate as he lost air.

"Maryelle can't breathe" Breaking off from her assault she gave the man an innocent look before touching her breasts in a teasing manner and moving closer to him.

"What don't you like them I promise only to smother you in that sort of attention" Strangled noises left his mouth as the ever tough but kind guardian couldn't think of any appropriate words to give to the woman as she battered her eyes at him and leaned forward slowly all the while she kept a sly smile on her face.

"Maryelle I think that's enough you're going to kill him like that" Pouting Maryelle turned to her fellow blonde almost like she had just been betrayed by the words with them cutting deep into her.

"I'm sorry Maryelle for not saying hello I was just really excited for breakfast is there any way 8i can make it up to you" Al of a sudden the pouting and sad expression on her face disappeared as she jumped from her seat again and glomped the man rubbing herself all over him again like a caterpillar.

"Of cause there is Naotsugu you can come with me and tell me how I look in some swim suit's summer is on the horizon and I don't want to miss it" At the mention of swimsuits mental images of models filled the mind of the guardian in risqué poses showing off as much skin they could whilst putting on risqué expressions and poses.

"Swim suits" Leaning away from the man as drool began to pour out of his mouth Akatsuki looked at the man that her lord called friend in disgust.

"Pervert" Unfortunately for her Naotsugu wasn't the only member of the group that one of the women who lead the guild wanted to take part in with swimsuits.

"Oh Akatsuki I would very much like to see what you would look like may we should go with string or perhaps lace maybe even satin" Drool poured from her mouth as she leaned forward in contrast Akatsuki could only stare in horror as the evil woman looked at her with lustful eyes as all possible ways of dressing her in a swimsuit came to mind.

"Ha you've got to be joking with a chest as flat as hers all she needs in a School swimsuit"

Punch

AHHHH

Smash

No one really cared about what happened to Naotsugu as he ascended into the sky before eventually smashing himself into the roof and then falling down although he never created a hole of crack in any of the substances that had been subjected to his body.

"Naotsugu you really had that coming its not a gentleman thing to do to insult a lady" Unfortunately for the guardian he was not met with the kind eyes of his companion but rather the eyes of an angry merciless beast which happened to be in the form of a flat chested ninja.

"Shiroe some help here" The enchanter could only grimace as he watched the girl he had angered so much approached him with her blade in hand he knew the man wouldn't die and that violence wasn't allowed but for some reason he had a feeling that it wouldn't matter as justice was about to be brought down upon him.

"No thanks I think you're all good" Waving his arms in front of him to showcase that he wasn't going to get involved in the dispute he could only chuckle slightly as he saw his friends reaction.

"Trai AHHH" All males around the table instinctively went to protect their most prized part of their anatomy as a swift and powerful kick smashed into their companion's family jewels.

"That's what you get when you call me flat chested" Shiroe could only gulp as he saw the assassin look up at him and it only got worse as her angry expression turned into her normal stoic one.

"My Lord my I have permission to punish the filthy pervert" Flicking his eyes downward to the man who was just lying there not moving almost as if he was dead he promptly gave his answer by nodding his head and giving a friendly smile hoping not to antagonise the girl. "Thank you my lord I must punish the pervert everything he says something lewd" Multiple reactions were given by the group the females besides Maryelle all nodded in agreement whereas people like Shiroe and Nyanta grimaced as they realised just how often an occurrence it would be. The other reaction from the males of the group was a rather noticeable movement away from not only Akatsuki who had done the deed but also away from all the other females as they saw burning hot passion inside their eyes ready to be unleashed like lions on Christians in the coliseum as soon as they found and identified a pervert.

"All perverts must die" Smiling at the declaration Nyanta could only chuckle as he saw all the men distance themselves as much as they could with their female teammates.

"It seems you've struck a nerve ladies these fine gentlemen over here seem to fear you as if you were the devil himself" Looks of horror etched onto their faces as the girls and women turned on them centring their glares of malice on them.

"Well I'm sure that as long as they behave themselves and act like true gentleman than we will never have a problem like what Naotsugu is having right now isn't that right gentleman" Like it was death itself the chilly voice that was used sent the incredibly clear message as it left the lips of the sectary all the while she used her fingers in a playful snipping motion. Gulping nervously the boys backed down only more as her frosty smile combined with her face giving of a truly terrible nightmare for them as she looked like a psychopath who was more than ready to come and carve them up one by one.

"Ha ha, Henrietta I think you should cut it out after all we are here for breakfast" Blinking a few times the blonde haired woman smiled softly her eyes going to their gentle nature as she no longer threatened to cut anyone who dared to spy on her.

"I'm sorry Shiroe I was just teaching these men a lesson what happens when you try to spy on a lady" Nodding slowly so as not to annoy her as well Shiroe chose not to respond.

"Finally the food has arrived" Yet again it was the words of the high level swashbuckler which carved up the atmosphere alerting all to the fact that their food had arrived and therefore there was no reason to fight anymore instead just eat.

"Mmm this smell's really good but I bet it tastes even better" Some might have questioned how a man who had just been beaten up so badly could have recovered so quickly that he could yell before digging into his food but the people at the current table didn't really care instead just following his example and helping themselves to the food in front of them.

"Wow this is really good I know the food chief made was good but wow this is amazing" Said chef didn't reply instead preferring to savour the taste as it went down his throat. When he had discovered the trick to giving food taste he had been happy after all so many days with just bland mushy food and it got not only repetitive but disgusting however with real tasting food he had given himself salvation from that hell which he later shared with his friend. But this food was sublime already he could tell it was used with fresh ingredients not just whatever he and Shiroe had been able to scrounge up when they were anywhere else.

"I guess the food we had at the party was a simple introduction because without doubt this is the best food I have had since I landed in this world"

"Oh it's like this every day despite the food that you can buy downstairs everyone prefers to buy it fresh at the restaurant it just makes me wonder how they did it" Maryelle exclaimed happily adding to the conversation as the cat man complimented the food on the other hand Shiroe was thinking rather intensely.

"This isn't good, I had planned on using real food preparation a part of my plan to raise the money but there's no way we could compete with somewhere like this" Internally he was annoyed even with the help of the Crescent Moon Alliance his original plan was in tatters, firstly his plan would have only had a very small pallet of food probably just a few burgers and if he could have managed it fries but this restaurant offered a massive range of food. Second was the price even if he was able of getting a good deal there was no way he could get the amount of how much the food cost to even double at its lowest. Thirdly was the customer base despite being open only for a few days by the sound of it the store had a very loyal customer base who would come everyday not only to buy the freshly produced food but also for the products that the store sold. "I need to think of another plan"

Whilst this sounded easy in theory it was a lot harder to do his whole plan had hinged of being the only person who knew the secret of real food preparation. From there he would have set up a stall and earned business by selling food gaining a reputation which would make the big trading guilds meet up with him to fund his plan but without that there was nothing he could do. Aside from a powerful raid there was very little money he could get and even if he did do a raid boss the money wouldn't last for what he really needed was a constant and steady source of income but whoever had set up Britannia had ripped that chance away from him.

"Perhaps I can get a meeting" It was all he could really do even if he attempted the idea for a business it would never work as they just wouldn't get the customers since they would have to pay more and there would be very little option in choice. Still though that left how would he get into contact with the person who ran the store the others he could contact easily they knew each other even if it wasn't a great amount but the founder of this store was quiet and didn't want to be spoken too. "Maybe if I write a letter" It was probably a stupid idea but if no one knew who the founder and owner of Britannia was then the only shot he had for his plans and getting an investment was too just write a letter and hope it caught their curiosity just enough to attended a meeting.

"Shiroe, Shiroe, SHIROE" The sudden loud voice in his ears grabbed his attention looking over he saw Maryelle staring at him in obvious concern.

"Yes Maryelle" Giving a sigh of relief since he hadn't apparently become death the woman continued her speech.

"Shiroe you Meany your suppose to listen to beautiful women when they listen to you" Her stern expression didn't hold out for long though as her general personality forbade her from remaining angry or sad for long periods of time. "I was saying that after we have breakfast me and the rest of the guild have to do something so you'll be alone" Adjusting his glasses the blue haired glasses wearing enchanter looked confused at the sudden change in plans that had occurred however a quick look to the rest of the members of the guild showed that it was nothing dangerous.

"What came up?"

"Oh I just got a message from some of the smaller guilds and they want to try and have another talk and see if we can come to another agreement it was rather sudden so we won't have time to stay and show you around sorry". Giving a small sheepish smile Maryelle tried to put through how she felt about things but that ultimately as much as she wanted to shirk off work she still had responsibilities.

"That's fine we can still enjoy our breakfast before we have to depart" He spoke casually perfectly understanding the position Maryelle was in after all before he had even tried to set up a government to try and stabilise the city Maryelle had tried and had even succeeded in getting a meeting but it was ultimately a failure.

"Sure we can just tell me how you find the store once you've done because I bet you'll be here for hours" Her eyes temporarily moved down almost as if to indicate of the treasures that lay in the building that could be someone else's as long as they were willing to pay the price of said item.

"Yeah the prices are great too then again nobody else is selling the stuff they sell here so it could be really expensive, but I don't think so with how easy it is to afford things without enchantments". Speaking quickly the enchanter faced one of the female members of the guild who then began to talk about all the bath products you could purchase and how the baths actually had hot and cold water in them. Upon hearing this the rest of the group decided to question her about how she knew all this knowledge only for it to be revealed that she had spoken to one of her friends outside the guild who had bought one and allowed her to use it herself resulting in her nice clean body.

"Henrietta do you have any idea how much money the guild has I need a rather large investment for my plan" Just looking at her he could tell that his question had sent the woman into deep thought as she went silent adjusting her glasses whilst the rest of her face took on the scrunched up expression as she thought about it.

"Going by how much stock they have the monopoly on all of it and the prices of the products plus the time they've been open I would say maybe they would have about three million in profit" Eyes turned to face the woman as Naotsugu spat out all of his drink covering the patch of floor to the side of him in milk causing him to choke as he struggled to breathe before then eventually standing up using the table as support and leaning forward so that he was in the face of the woman who had just spouted the information.

"Three million this place has only been open for a few days" A quick glare from the sectary forced the man to recoil and sit back down giving a quite apology as he did so for his behaviour as he had accidentally spat on the woman's glasses with his loud tirade.

"Yes as I was saying due to how much the store is selling and the exclusivity of it the store should be making millions and be capable of investing in your plan Shiroe but just out of curiosity how much money do you need?" Her voice was rather interested as she took in the man she considered to be a both a good person as well as an amazing strategist in contrast Shiroe was looking at the group nervously. The Crescent moon alliance weren't bad people far from it they were one of the friendliest guilds there were and that was how they formed just being friends rather than joining to control the wealth or be the largest guild they simply formed the guild because they enjoyed each other's company. Still despite being small they were rather reputable and part of that was due to their leader who had not only made a name for herself being highly respected by the people who hung around Akihabara but also being a skilled and talented player. Yet it wasn't them he was concerned about in fact it was likely that they would have assisted him with his original plan had it been feasible however the people he was concerned about were the other people who would hear the information via one way or the other way and try to approach him for some reason. Now this could be good as it would likely call sponsor to him but it could also be rather bad as he would have a major disadvantage when it came to negations'. Still the curious looks of the guild members were getting to him and he couldn't go around them without feeling bad not after everything they had done and offered to try and help with his plan even if they didn't know what it was.

"Five million in gold" Frozen that was one way to describe the people as they heard the words that the enchanter gave on the total cost of his plan in of which they had never heard him describe.

"Five million dude why do you need so much money yet alone where would you find that type of cash" All eyes continued watch the form that was known as Shiroe as he faced his guardian friend before turning back to the group all though this time his tone of voice was softer.

"I can't say as it could jeopardise the plan but five million would be the starting cost and it would likely increase as time went on" Admitting to the group that the extraordinary figure would only be the beginning of the plan the others couldn't help but only speculate on the plan although that was quickly cancelled as Henrietta cut in to the conversation.

"Shiroe that is a ridiculous amount of money even if we were to sell everything that the Crescent Moon Alliance had we wouldn't even have half a million" Shiroe simply bowed his head and gave a sigh as the group looked at him in curiosity.

" know that's why I've been looking for investors especially from the big trading guilds as they would be the only ones who could help me" Turning their heads to face one another the two main women of the guild seemed to have a silent conversation going on between them with their eyes before turning back to Shiroe and giving a nod.

"Shiroe we'll do whatever we can to help just tell us what you need us to do" Shiroe smiled happily as he heard the raw conviction come from the elf's mouth it was really amazing to have friends like them who would support you no matter what happened.

"Ill speak to you after your meeting but until then we should enjoy our breakfast" Smiling in return the two ladies of the guild dug back into their food giving them the energy they would need for the day ahead especially since they had the opportunity to try and sort out the city again and end the madness.

"Don't forget us Shiroe whatever your plan may be we will help you no matter what after all we are a guild" Nodding in thanks to the swashbuckler the guild of Log Horizon also joined their friendly guild in eating food prepared by a super store. The rest of the meal went without incident as all the members present spoke comfortably about random topics although one of the most popular was what they were going to buy at the store still such a relaxing moment and warm reunion would have to be put on hold until after Maryelle and the rest of her guild had their discussion with the other guilds about banding together.

"Okay everyone back to the guild hall we have a meeting with the other leaders" Like clockwork the members of the Crescent Moon Alliance began to rise from their chairs some even patting their stomach showing satisfaction about the flavour. Shiroe and the rest of the group also stood up but slowly as they had eaten a rather large meal compared to what they had been eating before allowing their stomachs to get used to the massive intake of food before doing anything strenuous.

"See you later everyone and thank you Maryelle for the meal" In response to his kind words Shiroe soon found himself being hugged tightly by the woman her head resting on his shoulder whilst she gave a smile to the rest of the guild who watched the enchanter leader with interest.

"It doesn't matter Shiroe after all you and the rest of Log Horizon went out and rescued Serara from Suskino and those horrible bullies that were after her so as far as I see it I owe you one" Pulling backwards she then proceeded to give a hug to Akatsuki's much smaller frame showing of a vast contrast in shapes and designs of what a person could look like.

"And you Akatsuki look after Shiroe whilst I'm at the meeting when we meet up later we can have some fun" Looking around her quickly her happy smile turned into a different expression that the younger girl couldn't explain but what she did know was that it was scary and not something she was use to. "We could have some fun girl talk about the guys we like" Blushing slightly Akatsuki turned her head away from Shiroe though she didn't know why but that had only made the leader of the friendly guild green even more. "Anyway we'll talk later" With her goodbyes said to the only female member of Log Horizon the woman turned to the more buff member of the group. "Naotsugu"

"Ooh" Nobody cared as the lone guardian of Log Horizon found himself taking a step back as he caught the full force of Maryelle colliding into him as she wrapped her arms around his neck and began to squeeze tightly. "Maryelle what are you doing?"

"I'm sharing my love with you what else would I be doing" Two sets of eyes met as the person being held onto took in the pouting expression of a person what was considered one of the most respected women not just in small circles but bigger ones as well. As he took in the big lips and fake watery eyes that were shown his way he realised he had lost and sighed allowing the woman to squeeze even tighter.

"Yay I knew you cared about me Naotsugu" Nyanta could only chuckle as he saw Naotsugu a man who was typically on a quest to steal panties be defeated by a woman as she hugged him tightly showing in what his eyes was her way of appreciating them man. Apparently the woman knew that she had business to keep up with as she dethatched from the bulkiest member of the group and walked in front of Nyanta offering her hand out.

"Thanks for everything chief we'll speak later?" Nodding his head slyly at her he took the offered hand with his own shaking it.

"It was nothing Maryelle little miss Serara is a fine young woman and an excellent member of the Crescent Moon Alliance and thank you for the meal as well it was truly delicious" Looking over to where the young woman was he saw her turned away from him as she was with the rest of the group who had started to head back to the guild so they could await the other people who had stated they were coming. However if he had been able to see her face he would have seen it turn bright red and her begin to stutter as imaginary scenarios came to mind that involved her and the man who had been transformed into a humanoid cat thanks to the game that they had all found themselves apart of against their will. "And yes we can speak more later if you want"

"Thanks chief" With that said she left the newly formed guild to join her own saying more goodbyes with the rest of their group even if they were only going to meet up later to discuss possible plans.

"I would say that was quite an enjoyable breakfast despite the little hiccups on the way" Idly staring at the two members of the guild who fought the most his mind also went back to the rumours that had been spread round the city of a lie.

"I know right dudes little Akatsuki getting made because she has a washboard for a chest" A sigh was all that was given from Shiroe as he had grow used to the amount of times Naotsugu would get beaten up in a day because he refused to keep his mouth shut. Suffice to say He and Nyanta carried on walking away from the table and towards where the lift was ready to explore the shop that they were in not just for shopping purposes but also so that the leader of the guild could try and see if there were any gaps in the products that he could exploit for his own use. Akatsuki joined straight after she kicked the guardian straight into the roof again and the man she had sent colliding with the ceiling of the building joined later though complaining about how a ninja kept attacking him nonstop.

"All right guys where should we start bottom or top?" Crowding into the empty lift the rest of the guild thought about whether they should start from the bottom of the building or the top.

"Might as well start from the bottom dude that way we get to experience it like everyone else and if we take too long we can then have lunch once we reach the top again" The other seemed to be in agreement and as such they went down in the lift landing on the ground floor where they could still see some trolleys left.

"Welcome to Britannia I hope you enjoy our products" Naotsugu smiled at the woman as they walked past her with the cat man pushing the trolley slowly directing the speed in which they would move around the store.

The next few hours would be spent in the store as the group took their time walking around taking in the stuff that was being sold on the shelves. Some items were picked up picked up by the group on later levels as they had the ability to use it unlike other things such as washing machines since they had no place to put it without their own home and they couldn't just dump it in the Crescent Moon Alliance headquarters until they finally did that would be considered rude. Still casual modern clothes were bought giving them some nice apparel to wear besides their adventuring gear which had begun to get dirty with their constant adventuring. Naturally Nyanta bought himself multiple combs with the reason being that a cat had to look after his fur, the others didn't really care though as at one point or another during their venture they were each finding a part that they really enjoyed or found interesting.

An example of this was shown when the enchanter spent longer than he probably should have when he got into the book section but man was he impressed with the sheer variety that was on display. Books on every subject harboured in the walls of this building and if could go along with his plan the actual information inside them could be used to rejuvenate the city and potentially allow for progress in technology. Of course this could only happen if his assumptions were right but he doubted he was wrong already his friend has discovered how to make real food by preparing it normally and having the high enough skill level so it should only stand to reason that this effect could be duplicated and used on multiple projects.

Hours later

"Dude I can't believe how much stuff this place sells its like were back at home "Stretching his arms before he sat down the powerful guardian made himself comfortable as he took his place at the table. Around the group were lush green forests with a bright blue sky and while fluffy clouds rolling by at the same time the sounds of birds singing relaxed the group allowing for the other members of the guild to sit down at the table and pick up the menu that was in front of them.

"It's hard to believe its five o'clock already were we really in there for that long" Pulling up his menu to confirm what the swashbuckler had stated Shiroe found himself with the realisation that he and his group had indeed spent hours in the store looking around.

"I guess so" Turning his head to face the cat man he spoke softly betraying the fact that he was slightly shocked at the sheer amount of time they had spent in one store without noticing. "Its hard to imagine at first but this place is really big and with the stuff they sell its really easy to waste time just looking at things" They all nodded their heads on that point when they had went into the store they thought it would only be a quick look around to try and find anything of any use what they hadn't expected was that they would be buying things left right and centre.

"It was still an enjoyable trip even if I did have to punish Naotsugu when we reached the clothing are" The monotone voice of the assassin caused said person to instinctively protect what he considered valuable whilst the others only laughed.

"Panty heaven" Whispered words were heard by all but the result of said whispering was still the same as the person who had spoke them found himself being launched into the air for the ninety third time that day.

"That's ninety three times today Akatsuki don't you think you're going a bit overboard" A stern expression was the enchanters reaction as the purple stoic eyes stared into him although not menacingly.

"The perverts of the world must be punished my lord, if I fail in that arena than I am not a good ninja" With a sigh he let the topic go it seemed that for whatever reason the girl was fascinated with not only being a ninja but his personal ninja than again from what he had learned many people role played in video games as it allowed them to be someone else completely and by acting differently they could convey that more effectively in their mind.

"I don't have a problem with it after all we just come back to life if we die so I'm sure Naotsugu can take the hits" The resulting sound of a large thump alerted the other three members of the group that rocket ship pervert had once again came back to earth.

"Ow you know pipsqueak this is really starting to hurt you know" The resulting purple eyed glare shut him up where he lay forcing him to wait before she finally took her eyes of his battered form to get up and sit back at the table and order his food like a respectable person.

"Still this place is really great I wish I had more cash to splash out on stuff here like those drones they sold" Nudging their leader he and the rest noticed that they had got the man to adjust his glasses meaning that they had probably forced him into thinking about things. "Yo Shiroe what's up?"

"Its the drones well not just them all the electrical equipment bough here works but there is no source of electricity which means"

"It means that whoever had been working with the drones and other tech knows not only a way for working without electricity but has done so in a way that leaves no physical difference of on the products" Akatsuki's eyes widened as Nyanta briefly thought about the odd one or two pieces of electrical equipment that he had bought.

"My lord this type of power could be incredibly useful in your plan" Thinking back to what Maryelle had discussed with him the other night he remembered that she had mentioned a person who had not only repaired the intercity transport gate but had also stopped a fire that other players couldn't put out. On its own it could be unrelated but this type of ability and skill with magic likely meant that the mysterious person worked for the Britannia allowing it to rise in power so fast. Thinking back on his original plan that Britannia had destroyed it relied on getting the most powerful and influential people to work with him but now he realised a flaw he has only planned on getting those type of people and neglecting a very crucial part.

Influence and power were good but without the skills and knowledge how to use it any possible endeavours that the city could make could fall though and have massive ramifications. What he needed were people with skill and talent and Britannia had quite a bit of it; in such a short time frame they had gone from not even existing to becoming one of the richest guilds within less than a fortnight (two weeks). Added to this the mysterious magic user also worked for the store allowing for its physic smashing size as well as getting technology to work and creating a massive park along side so many other things.

At first he though Britannia should be invited and if it didn't want to join they could cope but now he realised how wrong he was; it was painfully obvious that with the amount of gold flowing into the place alongside its monopolies and lack of violence due to the barriers that any sort of government would need Britannia's cooperation. His plan would have to change unlike the other guilds who were suffering problems Britannia was fine this meant that he would have to truly offer a brilliant deal to the leader to join. If he failed in getting the store to join it didn't matter what would happen when a government did form, if they tried to impose a tax it wouldn't work due to not being able to enforce it and even if they did accept they would more than likely hike up prices to compensate for the lost revenue. Aside from this as the only supplier of many important goods that was necessary to modern day life the store had significant political sway, cut access to the store and people would be restricted to horrible food. There were many problems that arose with now having the store named after an old Latin name for a country join and he didn't want to think about how hard it would be. The only thing he did know for certain was that for any sort of peace to be maintained in Akihabara Britannia had to back them up completely.

Still that left how to contact the person who was in charge of the store obviously they didn't want to be spoken to refusing any contact with all other people besides their employees. The only fathomable way was to leave a letter and hope as much as possible that it wouldn't be dismissed immediately.

"I know Akatsuki but contacting a person who doesn't want to be spoken to will be difficult and the only way I can see even getting a message to them is by a letter" Sighing loudly his mind returned back to the importance of the superstore they were in and the power that it contained currently his plan was unlikely to work but there was nothing else he could think off besides spreading rumours about his plans but that would be utterly disastrous.

"Shiroe just do what you've got to do we have you're back and with you leading us we can't fail" Nyanta looked at the man with a reassuring smile on his face as he seemed to lose some confidence in his ability to solve problems.

"Yeah dude just write the letter and if they refuse just keep writing them into they accept eventually you will annoy them enough that they're going to talk just to end the letters" Grinning at him Naotsugu didn't notice Akatsukis grimace as his teeth showed large flecks of food which were staining the parts of the body that did all the chewing, grinding and cutting internally.

"First you should brush your teeth it's rather ugly" Glaring in response to the smaller member of the team.

"Hey my teeth are all right it's just a bit of food that got stuck on them so leave me alone" Raising an eyebrow in response to the tirade the assassin revealed that she was not amused instead rolling her eyes giving an obvious indication that the pathetic response given from the man were not enough to change her mind about things.

"All right you two calm it down for a while it would be nice after all to have a friendly meal without you two constantly at each other's throats" Continuing to glare at one another the two most confrontational members of the guild began to back off sliding in their seats once again picking up their respective utensils and eating the food. "I swear you to are going to be a massive problem for infrastructure I can only hope that the poor fools home you're going to wreck has insurance" Shiroe chuckled slightly at the mental image of Akatsuki smashing Naotsugu into a building like some game of cricket although he had this strange feeling that a hurling level ninety guardian would do more damage to a house than a small ball that would be hit with a bat.

Sometime later

"All right time to meet up with Maryelle and the others" Pulling out a small piece of paper from his pocket the man known as the villain in glasses handed it over to a member of the staff who was at the front entrance clothed in the typical uniform that all members of staff had to dress in.

"Please give this to your founder its important" Blinking rapidly at having a piece of paper pushed into her arms the woman couldn't give it back as the far higher levelled and more experienced player rushed out of the door to join the others. Looking at the letter she put in her pocket after all she had been told that whilst she was refused to give any details about her boss or how to contact him she was allowed to receive letters that were destined for him but only as long as she never said anything about it.

With Nathanael

His purple eyes scanned the interior of the building all around him were people chatting to each other about something or other. Most of the discussions seemed mild mannered about general things that were going on such as how much cash they had made that day the politics of the city which essentially meant the large guilds who while not directly ruling were the best off people in this world that they had all found themselves in.

As for him well he was sat at the front of the tavern that most people had crammed themselves into however he was not recognisable since he had altered his appearance. Not with magic he was still recovering and he'd rather not risk that instead he had changed his appearance by simply purchasing a tattered looking cloak and putting it round himself whilst also changing his typical sabre to a more traditional katana.

"Can I help you?" The barkeeper was young by appearance but going by their magical power they were an experienced player or had been before they took the job working for a person of the land. Subtly he pulled a small pouch out of his pocket and gently placed it on the counter but covered it over with his hand.

"I need information on a certain player named Shiroe" He spoke softly allowing the voices of all the other patrons at the tavern to drown out his voice therefore preventing anyone from eavesdropping on the conversation. Looking down at the hand covered pouch the barkeeper leaned forward so that he could place his lips closer to the buyer of the information.

"Shiroe is a level ninety half –alv enchanter apparently today he formed a guild alongside players called Nyanta, Naotsugu and Akatsuki" Sliding the small pouch over to the man the wizard brought out another bag indicating he wanted more information. "He's a talented player used to be the strategist of the Debauchery Tea Party, Besides that he went on a quest to rescue a member of the Crescent Moon Alliance from Suskino word going around currently is that he's found some type of massive new quest although nobody knows for sure". More money was handed over with that information.

"Where does this information come from?" His voice was stern from underneath the hood all the while he gripped the handle of his sword making very subtle gestures to warn those that would come and dare to intervene in their conversation.

"Some dude heard it off one of the Crescent moon members apparently they were spewing that the man needed five million in gold although I can't work out what for all quests before that you had to invest in beforehand have never even been a tenth as expensive" Continuing to listen to the man who sold drinks for people Nat learned more information on not only the man he wanted initial information about but also about those that were connected to him. As a result he parted with a small amount of gold before heading out of the small pub and back onto the streets.

The reason for his quick trip to the tavern was to gain information on the man not just because of the amount of speculation and rumours going around but because before the man had returned from his trip many players talked about about him and his apparent legacy that originated from his guild before it had split up several years ago. Still he would have to be subtle if he gave his position away too soon it could hamper possible communication with him. Finding and learning about the possible future members of an Akihabaran government would be necessary if he wished to gain power. However he couldn't take the words of one simple bartender things get skewed in translation and without even bothering to check the information given to him he could fall straight into a disaster.

With his cloak blowing gently in the wind behind him he headed to the next best known tavern in the city from there he could potentially learn more information on the villain in glasses as well as the other leaders of powerful guilds.

Later

Akihabara

Britannia Top Floor

Walking into his room at the top of the largest and most successful store in the entire city Nat headed to the side of the room absently pulling out a knife from the side desk and sitting down with it. Stabbing the knife into the envelope he quickly began cutting the top slicing through the paper rather easily before then removing the letter that was inside the envelope. The letter was written in Japanese but that wasn't a problem as he could read it as well as the fact that the game's systems allowed for instant translation between languages.

Dear the founder of Britannia

I am writing to tell you that I have found a venture that I would like you to invest in; whilst I cannot disclose any more information at this point in time I would like to have a meeting. As a result I have set up an appropriate time and place which will be on the fifth of June and in the main meeting room at one o'clock. Whilst it is perfectly acceptable to refuse I do believe that this venture will benefit you substantially allowing you to increase your profits.

Thank you for taking the time to read this letter.

Yours Sincerely

Shiroe

Guild Leader of Log Horizon.

Analysing the letter Nat was able to notice a few things first the handwriting was neat far more so then the average person second the place of their meeting was an apparent neutral ground. Thirdly he refused to even mention what this venture was and fourth the short term notice indicated that this venture was rather important. Fifth the man had attempted go gain his attention by playing to what he assumed was his greed with the mention of profit.

Leaning back on his chair he thought about this possible meting the rumours and information surrounding the man revealed that he was a powerful and respected player. According to his information he had only really come to the forefront of players minds when had joined the semi-guild of the Debauchery Tea Party. The guild acted more like a bunch of friends than any other guild did with them joining up together when try could and doing all sorts of hard quests that the average player couldn't do. A staple of this was the fact that he had a Gryphon which was a rare mount for players allowing them to move incredible distances quickly without the use of the transportations gates. Apparently he was a master strategist capable of keeping track of multiples peoples cool down times and predicating an enemy attack on the group for about half a minute which was considered extraordinary. Another shining testament to his skill was the fact that he was a level ninety enchanter showcasing that he knew what was generally considered to be a useless class incredibly well. Without doubt the man who had sent him he letter was highly intelligent with some even calling him a villain in glasses due to his abilities.

As for what he man's venture was well it was easy to imply that with the information that he was going around and checking out multiple buildings especially the guild hall and the cathedral that he wanted control of them. This wasn't a surprise as anyone who figured out that the two main buildings could be bought would work towards purchasing hem but asking for what would likely be a pretty sizeable amount of meant that he was willing to work with others to archive his goals.

His mind was already made up he would attend this meeting and discover what the man was sup top and act on it; his magic would be completely recovered tomorrow and when it came to the meeting all he had to do was read the man's mind and if he dislike what he saw wipe it clean of the respective memories. Of course he wouldn't want to as it appeared that he was going to be the one to seriously put effort into making a functioning guild and actually succeeded unlike his friend Maryelle who had failed in both of her meetings with the other smaller guilds.

His plans for tomorrow would stay the same however a quick visit to the Dukes Palace would hopefully give him the rights to all the land in Yokosuka after that he would begin plans on expanding his business empire. He was pretty sure that without any allies or people he could rust he need everything little thing he could grab in the future to not only protect himself but keep the stability in the region.

3rd June 2027

Maihama

The stone walls' appeared into view as the land rover drove down the old worn dirt path towards what could be considered the capital of the Eastal league of free cities. Unlike the palace of eternal ice which he had visited on his first journey there was no sense of old mystery that lingered here ever connected to an old race that had been wiped out in a war. Instead the city ahead of him was what he expected of a medieval city including the rather horrid stench that accompanied it thankful for him he had already protected his car from such things.

Driving the car to the front gates which connected the two sides of the wall together he found himself being stopped by a guard something which seemed to be a common theme to him. Pressing the button to pull down the glass window he hid his facial expression of disgust as the smell of the faeces and daily living of city hit him full on. With his arm on the side of the window he looked down as the guard with the big pointy stick approached.

"Can I help you?" The guard stared at him sternly his grip on the weapon becoming tighter as he obviously recognised that Nat was an adventurer rather than a person of the land giving him far more physical and magical power than the average person.

"State your name and business is Maihama" The voice was commanding obviously an attempt to try and get him to back down in the face of authority not that it worked since the rest of his actions indicated fear.

"Nathanael Tempest I have business with Duke Serjiad I have papers to prove it" Seeing the man blink Nat pulled out a roll of parchment and passed it to the guard. Taking the parchment he opened it up instantly moving his eyes downward to where unknowingly to him a fake symbol of the duke lay showing its validity. Releasing that he may have insulted someone important the man bowed forward in a respectful manner.

"I'm sorry my lord I did not realise you had business with the duke go straight ahead" Nodding to the man he was soon able to move his vehicle one again as the guard got away from the car allowing it to drive into the city.

The city of Maihama was somewhat similar to Hakone before it had been turned into what he presumed was a pile of ash although it smelt far worse. Unlike the old fortress city the capital had no obvious sewer system allowing all the stuff which made plagues happen easier to occur although that was not his concern at this time bur rather his business deal. Driving through the city took some time with people moving in and out of the street compared to at home where there was the pavement and the road besides this with the amount of people he had to drive slowly or else risk crashing into someone and ending their existence prematurely. Still he eventually made it into the second ring of the city which seemed to house the important houses for all the guests that came round looking for fun.

With a more in-depth look at his fake transcripts he was allowed into the second ring allowing him to drive constantly upwards on the round incline which took him to the last sets of gates he had to pass where the main courtyard of the castle lay behind. Powering down the vehicle he was not surprised when he saw the strange looks on the few people who were looking at the motor vehicle after all he had in a sense travelled back in time with a car and just parked it casually.

Getting out of the vehicle he quickly tucked his shirt in and adjusted his tie before heading towards the large double wooden doors which guarded the internal part of the stone castle. Unlike when he had visited the palace of eternal ice dressed in a casual uniform this time he was wearing the appropriate clothing to make him seem smart and cultured. It was nothing fancy if he was to wear it back home; its design was simply a white buttoned shirt alongside a black tie and blazer alongside smart black shoes and trousers, his hair had also been tied back and kept neat with a simple black band putting into a plain pony tail.

Walking up to the front doors he noticed that the two outside guards didn't stop him personally he found it strange but it could also be gathered that since he had entered the castle without problem that they didn't consider him a threat. With his entry unbarred he walked up the stairs calmly but also with the correct stride and tempo of a noble instead of making it appear like he was a peasant who had been dressed up smartly.

Walking through the small corridors to the main hall he found that whoever had done the interior decorating at the other castle had also done the same thing here as there were many copies of paintings of the family members here and other topics. The guards also seemed to be well trained for the time and they even seemed better armoured and armed although that was to be expected since they were in their home territory. They watched him closely though, with his sabre gently banging into his leg they were more than likely attempting to see how dangerous he truly was. Of course though he was aware of this since his eye sight was far greater than theirs allowing him to concentrate thing in the corner of his eyes without anyone the wiser. Still he didn't wish to cause offence and having his hand dangling near his weapon would surely alarm the guards but that little problem was over soon enough as he walked into the great hall.

Like the castle before it the great hall was truly grand in scale far larger than most if not all muggle castles ever constructed back on earth, with the light illuminating the interior from the windows which had been placed high up in the structure he could confirm that the castle had some defensive capabilities. In fact the entire castle was far larger than most if not all muggle castles although Hogwarts was bigger but then again the school had been built to accommodate thousands of students in the hope for a massive magical child boom which had never taken place leaving nearly its entirety useless. However this castle was used and filled with the right amount of people as guards stood at alert by the edge of the walls looking stoic as they clutched their pole arms tightly and tried to look smart in their flash armour.

However despite the grandeurs of the room with its marble interior and weapons stacks which adorned the walls and glass chandeliers dangled down from the ceiling showing tantalising glances at the wealth and power that the family possessed. The grand hall was not his final destination instead it was only used a hub for him to use to find the right corridor to where the meeting room was located.

""Can I help you" The voice was a little ff but he knew who had said those words the princess Rayneshia, dressed in a frilly dress the teenager looked at him with a well practised smile that would have fooled many other but not him. Despite this he gave a nod of his head before presenting the piece of parchment he had been given to the princess when she finally arrived.

"Yes Lord Tempest I have a meeting with your grandfather Grand Duke Serjiad" Watching her facial expression he could see the tiniest amounts of annoyance as she had to read the words telling that her grandfather had indeed invited what appeared to be a boy her age to a meeting. With a forced smile she returned the letter into the wizard's hands allowing him to continue on his way whilst he did so he paid careful attention to the young girl as she also returned to standing back at the throne looking pretty for the few lords and ladies who were milling around talking.

As he walked away he noticed she gave a very big but quiet sigh and then talking to herself in hushed whispers about the fact that she had to entertain guests instead of being allowed to laze around. Honestly he found it hard to believe that she would whisper such things in public than again she was being quiet and was a fair distance away so no one should have heard her it was just a shame she was dealing with an adventurer.

Still walking slowly through the castle making an effort of looking for his destination fooled the guards as he instead followed the invisible smoke trail spell that led him directly to the man in charge of the semi-country. The real way he knew he had found his destination was when he found a room which had two guard standing either side of it armed although the fact that they were far more heavily armoured and armed plus the higher quality revealed quickly that whoever was behind those doors was important.

"What is your business with Duke Serjiad?" Loud and direct was the only way the royal guards could have been described as they took in his appearance with their eyes lingering on his sabre that dangled from his side? Revealing the piece of parchment he handed it to them allowing their well experienced eyes to examine the parchment in depth, whilst one did that the other guard continued to stare at his swords and since he wasn't wearing a helmet it was obvious to Nat that he was curious in the strange blade.

"Where did you get such a blade?" His curiosity it seemed had gotten the best of him leaving a flaw that the wizard quickly exploited as he slowly pulled it out of its sheath and passed the blade to the man who took it carefully. Unsown to the guard the enchantments had been disabled as the wizard didn't wish for an incident.

"Its called a sabre, it's a weapon from my homeland of Britannia mostly it can only be used on un-armoured opponents since its designed for slashing rather than thrusting" Internally Nat gave a smirk as he saw the man look the blade over even gripping the handle and feeling the balance of the weapon.

"Nice balance but not good enough for a battlefield" Returning the sword back to its user the sword found its way back into its heath preventing danger to anyone it was also at this moment that the other guard was finished with parchment he had been given.

"Everything on this letter is genuine but I have no memory of Duke Serjiad having a meeting today" Eying him suspiciously the man moved his free hand so it was actually touching the hilt of his sword but not yet gripping it so he could pull it out and fight. Ever so quickly Nats violet eyes glanced at the weapon giving him the brief picture needed for thinking of a possible battle plan if it came down to it, the swords were typical medieval one handed swords which would be used in conjunction with a shield.

If a battle did break out then he could either knock them aside easily with a spell or give a quick slice to the tendons on the back of their feet crippling their movement in a permanent manner. Still by watching the two guard's actions he could tell that a fight was not the next set of events as the one who had read his fake letter turned around and knocked on the door three times before opening it slowly.

As the door opened slowly revealing the guard the man inside heard the voice of his protectors as they bowed in respect although they did in turn preventing an easy attack route for the visitor who stood directly behind them.

"Your grace I'm sorry for disturbing you but apparently you have a meeting now" Frowning in confusion the old duke stared at the guard as he held out a piece of parchment.

"And who with" Seeing that he was being ushered in Nat walked slowly into the room giving a customary nod of his head in respect to the old royalty. As soon as the old eyes caught site of the young figure in front of them they widened slightly before going back to the usual stiff look which was expected of royalty so they did not appear weak.

"Your grace it's a pleasure to see you again it's such a shame about the confusion of our meeting though" Like the last time his normal stern tone was dropped for a respectful one showing of the courtesies that were used when two people of noble birth spoke to one another. The Duke stared at him in return taking in his far more noble state compared to when he had first seen the child heir with his future daughter in law.

"Indeed please join me" With a small smile the guards were dismissed back to their duties of guarding the door at the same time Nat cast a set of wandless privacy charms as subtly as he could joining the duke at the table. "I'm sorry to inform you Heir Tempest that I did not invite you to a meeting so I can only say that you have been given a false letter". Speaking slowly the man tried to explain what first came to his head about such a meeting without his knowledge

"I see that is as ahem as I had things I wished to discuss with you your grace" Curious the man looked at the far younger should in the room as he spoke with disappointment and confusion.

"And what may that be young man" Eying the smartly dressed heir carefully he tried to read him for what the boy wanted as a way to possibly gain some advantage in him but every time he tried he came with nothing.

"Your grace I wish to purchase some land of you so that I may rule it" Now the wizard knew he held the man's attention gaining land back in medieval Europe wasn't easy since the lords owned it and the peasants worked it so for a person to own land it physically showed not only wealth but that he was of noble blood.

"And why would I wish to do that?" Serjiad's eyes narrowed at him from across the table scanning every single party of the younger persons face seeking answers before they were stated in contrast Nat kept up his calm expression as he continued to talk slowly.

"My homeland is very far away and there is a possibility I may never see it again as such I believe it would be in my best interests to start anew and of course I would be compensating you" The last bit got the old man's attention more than any other after all he was promising the ruler of the area something valuable that could assist him.

"And what exactly would this compensation be?" Continuing his ever calm expression he ignored the attempt the man did to try and know how much he was willing to pay before the land in question was even put into question.

"First I believe it is prudent that you know what land I am talking about" The man kept calm as he thought about just how well planned the child seemed to be in the negotiations easily bypassing his way of trying to seek payment and possibly fleece him for a higher amount.

""What spot of land are you after?" The old man's mind went through all the provinces of his kingdom who owned what piece of land who owed him money who was the most loyal who was the richest all the information and details that he could remember about each of the lords and children passed through filed away to be used at any moment.

"The Yokosuka peninsula" Giving a warm smile to the old man he watched silently as the man went through all the information he had on the land before he stopped, looking at him sternly his eyes suspicious at the mention of the highly important location.

"The land is overrun with goblins, orcs, mountains and trolls no one has ever managed to clear it out not even with armies" Nat knew that he had gained that information why he had first met the old man as he had pilfered is knowledge for his own personal use and from what he had learned of the area it was a rather sore subject.

"True but unlike them I'm an adventurer with some time I could easily dispose of them permanently and we both know that would solve the pirating issue you've had" The pirating issue had become a major thorn in the nobles of Eastal with monsters essentially controlling the strait many shipments had been attacked and raided killing the sailors who transported precious goods as well as preventing trade from getting to the mainland in general. Thanks to his pilfering Duke Serjiad information on the topic Nat had been able to learn that it had become a lot worse as of later sowing some discourse with the rest of the nobles but nobody was willing to do anything about it due to what would be a fight over the land.

"Perhaps but why should I give a child control over such important land?" A small smile appeared on the calm heir's lips as he looked at the old lord who had obviously grown tired of politics and was waiting for his grandson to grow up and replace him.

"Firstly you wouldn't have to play favourites and go through political madness to try and stop a civil war brewing between the lords as you chose just who got the land. Secondly s much as it is in your territory you don't actively control it and as you said you said armies have failed to clear the land, third if I take it you won't have piracy to deal with anymore as I can put systems in place to guard the straight". Leaning forward Serjiad looked at the boy in the eye before speaking slowly but sternly alongside heightened suspicion.

"And what do you get out of this?" Ever subtly like he had done when he last met the old man a subtle compulsion charm was placed on the man making him more amicable towards what he would say.

"First I will be independent second I will have the right to charge a toll on ships passing through, third I will get to control who is allowed in and out" Not concerned about the frowning Nat went straight to the payment that this would require. "I offer half a million in gold for the land" Almost as if he had been suddenly struck in the face the old man sat upright staring deeply into the eyes of the young man who was essentially trying to buy his way into nobility.

"And why should I accept your offer I could always pay another set of adventurers to do the job and take the land afterwards." The question was a decent one but it was still easy to answer for the young wizard and as she watched the old man he couldn't help but wonder if the man was testing him to see how he would respond.

"If you pay another set of adventurers to clear out the land what's to stop them taking the land by force after you pay them or not charge you a ridiculous amount" Continuing to watch the old man as he thought about the situation Nat decided to reinforce the message he was giving.

"I'm offering to end your piracy trouble, pay you money for the land I want, prevent any possible civil war that would come after taking it and offer you friendship something I would say you rather need considering the fact that most adventurers have retreated back to Akihabara and Hakone fell to the other lot in Westerlande" Instantly the old man's eyes widened as Nat mentioned the fall of Hakone before they turned incredibly stiff searching intensely at the young man who sat before him calmly all the while armed guard rested outside of the room and more guards protected the rest of the castle.

"How do you know about Hakone I only got the news recently?" Smiling internally Nat knew he had the man's support of the plan it was only subtle but the man had showed no honest hostility to his plan instead being rather relieved by it. As for Hakone it was just revealed that the man had gotten the news giving him the information that the communication of this land was far slower than it should have been for this type of time leaving a giant hole to exploit if it came to war.

"A few survivors arrived at an inn I was residing at, after paying for a few drinks they allowed themselves to relieve their troubles to me I must say I was rather surprised" Nodding the man sat back in his chair as he easily accepted the answer unaware of what had truly occurred and who exactly he was speaking to nor the events occurring in the city which most adventurers had started to call home even in its rather gloomy state.

"Half a million is a rather large offer for such a small amount of land especially when you have only been here for such a short time unless of course you are giving me back half the gold I gave you" A well practised fake smile was what greeted the duke as Nat pulled out a chest from his internal pocket it was small having been shrunk down but still he placed it on the table in front of the man where with a quick wave of his hand it became larger.

Surprised yet curious the Duke opened up the chest revealing a set of contents that he knew quite well gold. His entire kingdom in fact not only his but the whole of Yamato and even the faraway lands that he had only heard rumours of used gold as their currency of battering it made things easy to use and was abundant since every monster dropped it when killed. According to some rumours there were even adventurers who had a ridiculous amount to the point where it had become worthless or only just capable of affording the best quality weapons and armour that far exceeded anything his smiths could make. In fact when he had paid the boy in front of him he had only given such a large amount of money due to how important the girl was not only as she would give birth to his grandsons heirs but because the potential disappearance of the girl could have caused a civil war as families would have been slighted as he was forced to choose an new bride of his grandson.

This left his final decision on the matter in all sense he was selling part of his kingdom to a foreigner who would not take orders from him but yet life would continue on as it had done. The teenager was right despite the land being in his territory he not his family had never once ruled the area as it had been overrun with disgusting and barbaric monsters that had slaughtered and raped his citizens when they passed nearby. If the creatures were wiped out then it would be a boon to the kingdom but that would leave more problems and with his age he did not want a civil war as it would be his grandson who at this stage in life was far too young to deal with the problem. However the foreign young man had said it would take time to clear out the creatures he didn't know what exactly the teenager had planned but ultimately it was rather obvious that despite his age he knew what he was doing. Plus if he could regain half the money he had given to the teenager he would be in a better financial position and if needed, to hire a group of adventurers should anything else happen in the future though he hoped that he wouldn't.

Before he made his decision though he had to make an observation of the boy who was asking for his own kingdom. Nathanael was young and foreign but had showed his ability in combat if he was capable of defending his daughter in law when she was in a forest full of monsters and despite not actually ruling anything yet the way he spoke indicated intelligence. Plus he was unlike the other rowdy lot who had started complaining and attacking people as soon as the catastrophe occurred instead preferring to talk out situations softly rather than heading straight off to war as some of his underling lords would wish to. Adding to this was the fact that adventurers were becoming more dangerous despite retreating to the holy city of Akihabara they were more powerful than people of the land with only the knights of Izumo able to stop them and they had disappeared. If he was capable of befriending a powerful adventurer than it could work well for his kingdom and in future he could perhaps strengthen his own family with his adventurer blood giving the royalty more power to help control the kingdom.

"I accept Lord Tempest your requests are reasonable I believe we should have an agreement set up" Smiling at the young man he rose from his seat before walking behind him picking up carefully a quill and some parchment and some writing utensils before setting them down.

"Indeed your Grace this is a momentous occasion for both of us" With a soft fake smile plastered on his face Nat would remain with the lord as they agreed on deal that the two had struck well more of deal Nat gave and duke accepted it without more thought than he should have due to magic being involved.

A little while later

"Now Lord Tempest I would like to formally invite you to the lords meeting and ball on Friday the thirtieth of July, whilst you are not a member of my kingdom it is still polite to invite you to meet the other lords and ladies of Eastal" Tipping his head slowly as a mark of respect Nat stood up and shook hands with the old man.

"It would be an honour grace I assure you that I will await an invite just send it to Britannia in Akihabara you can't miss it" Negotiations now complete and the objectives for the day completed Nat walked out of the room going past the guards and head back towards the courtyard where he had parked his car getting back into it and driving back to Akihabara.

Akihabara

Driving through the tattered gates of Akihabara was more difficult than it should have been but there was nothing that could be done about it since all the roads were cracked and broken and he didn't have the spare time yet to repair them. Either way though he insured that he drove quickly through the town to Britannia going through less used roads in the city or some that weren't even used at all to avoid detection. Whilst the windows of the car had been blacked out the main problem would be getting out as many people would like to know where he had gained the money to purchase such a vehicle since money wasn't exactly abundant.

As for why he had rove back instead of apparating well it was a relaxing experience and the movement of the car allowed his mind to think more freely on future events such as his meeting with Shiroe. He also wished to get more used to driving as despite passing a fictional drivers test he didn't own a muggle one since he was a few years under age not that it mattered anymore since everybody had new bodies. Some people on this new change had definitely drawn the sort end of the stick as their new statures were far beyond helpful such as the dwarves who had major problems doing things and had started dying in combat more than they should have. Powerful they may be but they were not a yoda who could just jump all over the place like a energetic kitten on catnip plus their weapons were not the best since they were shorter hindering them. Hell goblins back home knew how to fight in the medieval age but that was back home and had developed them rather than going by what Tolkien had wrote in Lord of the Rings in fact if he remembered there was a video on YouTube about this topic. It was an interesting subject until the comments underneath went on something about unscrewing the handle and ending them rightly whatever in Merlin's name that meant.

Still it could be worse if this game had followed others Ant had mentioned to him than the dwarves should be running around shooting everybody with blunderbusses, truly it was strange was people could imagine. Anyway pressing a button on the tab the car turned invisible and then started to float in the air before gaining speed and acting more like a plane then a car as it flew upwards to the top of the tower. Unseen to the people down below the enchanted car landed gently on the roof before climbing out shutting the door as he did so as well as locking it and then taking a quick walk to the edge to see what was happening down below.

"Interesting" Strangely the park was having a few more people than it typically had it wasn't anything massive but it was drawing attention. Like he had done before he summoned a set of binoculars using them to gaze closely at what was happening down below. The sight that greeted him was one he had expected to arrive but not so fast he had assumed he had about another week before somebody else discovered the art of real food preparation but it wasn't a problem he had prepared for it.

Thanks to the enhancements of magic he was able to zoom in on the small stand as people purchased what appeared to be burgers that were dressed up as you would imagine from a fast food restaurant. The stand was nothing special with it being small and not even having the kitchen anywhere near in sight as for the people who were working the stand it was obvious that they were imitating a fast food joint but why well it was likely for money. Still with the zoom enhance binoculars it was easy for him to read that the guild responsible was the Crescent Moon Alliance since they had plastered 8it all over their stand for the whole world to see. As a business man it was his next goal to see what they were selling and thankfully they weren't a threat not that he had ever expected them to be one just starting off. The store that the small guild was operating only sold burgers with a small salad pieces with it and some sauce which he had a strong feeling was purchase from his store but besides that nothing else was sold at the makeshift stand. As well as the enhancements of the binoculars for optical viewing they had the nice little ability of allowing him to hear what was being said.

"Thank you for visiting Crescent Moon Alliance refreshment stand what can I get you?" With flailing arms and a far larger smile than what should be used it was rather obvious that Maryelle the supposed over energetic woman was in charge as she approached people as they tried to go through the park to reach Britannia. The customer which in this case seemed to be a buff wolf fang dressed in medium blue armour with a single long sword stuck to their back as they actually took the time to visit their stand and try to find something to purchase.

"Yeah ill have two crescent burgers" With a large smile the woman rushed back to the stand picking up one of the many wrapped up bundles of food and give it to the man as he pulled out some gold from his inventory and gave it to her.

"Thank you for your purchase" With that Maryelle waited for the next customer though most people ignore them as they headed to Britannia for their meal. As for the man he gave one of the burgers he just ought to his female companion getting them both to taste the food as they walked through the small park that had been created by the wizard.

"It's not bad but Britannia's food tastes better" The woman spoke critically of the food looking towards her companion awaiting his opinion on the subject matter.

"Not to mention being far cheaper that place charge fifteen gold a burger you can get a whole meal from Britannia for what this just cost "Smirking internally Nat continued to watch the group as they began discussing the ridiculous amount of gold that was being charged for a simple burger as well as the fact that his store offered far more choice when it came to meals.

He watched the group for a little while longer even seeing how much the group were making off their sales although it was rather obvious that they were failing since they had to compete with Britannia. Still though he continued to watch their movements even following their guild as they captured the creatures that they were using to put into their burgers as well as keeping tabs on the other trading guilds to see how they would react. Naturally they reacted how expected them to with offers to buy the recipe only to be rejected by the small guild as they attempted but still ultimately failed to gain any reasonable amount of money.

5th June

Akihabara Guild meeting hall

His blonde hair sung gently from to side to side as he walked through the stone structure which housed the bank of the city as well as acting as an essential hub for many other things and hideouts for guilds. His goal here today was simple, meet with the villain in glasses and see what he wants and then gain the political power that he wants. Approaching the door to the room in which he would meet the man he knocked on it three times waiting for an answer.

"Come in" The voice was happy and energetic and incredibly similar to Maryelle realising that he would be speaking with more than one person he quickly prepared himself. Pushing down the handle he then opened the door allowing his eyes to roam the rather large room, tall statues dotted the room symbolising in his mind some kind of deity that had once belonged to the planet although it wasn't important at this moment in time. In the centre of the room lay a large circular table where a large amount of crystals laid in the middle obviously acting as a decoration but it was the tree people sitting at the table who interested him.

He knew of the three people sitting at the table as it consisted of the mysterious and supposed talented Shiroe or villain in glasses, going by only reputation he would save his judgment on the man until later after he had some time to work with him. The other two were easier to recognise as he had seen them before on the right sat the over energetic blonde elf woman who went by Maryelle and on the man's left was the stern but fair sectary of the Crescent Moon Alliance Henrietta.

As his eyes quickly flickered around them he noticed that there was a some steaming hot water as well as some biscuits obviously they wanted to try and make the right impression on him before they started the negotiations. Locking his gaze on the leader of the group he sat down before speaking.

"Shiroe I presume" The man wasn't much to look at physically then again he was a magic class and the seemingly common features of magic users here were their rather weak frames. Still the man in front of him was not exactly what he had expected then again he had no idea how he should expect people to look since they had all been thrown into a game with abilities that they could only dream to posses.

"Correct" He answered fairly calmly before moving his hand to indicate who he was talking about when he carried on his interdictions. "This is Maryelle the guild leader of the Crescent Moon Alliance and this is Henrietta the sectary and as you know I am Shiroe the leader of Log Horizon" Idly Nat moved his eyes to look at the two women as they were introduced before returning them back to the enchanter who supposedly wanted something.

"I must say you're one of the only people who figured out how to contact me as such I got curious" It was a very basic part of negotiations when you weren't dealing with enemies in military a simple compliment made you come across as polite and friendly as acting like a sort of polite greeting. Smiling in return Shiroe gestured towards the steaming hot water and biscuits which sat on the edge of the table ready to be consumed.

"Can I offer you some tea before we begin Mr." Henrietta staled as she realised she hadn't yet been given the name of her guest as well as hiding her surprise about who the supposed leader of Britannia was.

"Tempest Nathanael Tempest" It may have been a bit clichéd with the bond films but unlike those productions he was using the introduction since he was likely dealing with a culture that put their last names before their first names when it came to conversation. "And yes please, tea with milk no sugar" Hearing his request the woman got to making the beverage for the entire group even placing it on a saucer before walking over and placing it in front of him. Taking a sip of the drink due to it still being hot he savoured the drink before placing it down giving a polite mile to the woman as she finished serving the other members in the conversation. "A delicious brew miss Henrietta"

"I know right Henrietta makes the best tea" The interruption from the loud elf didn't offend Nat and as polite as he was being this wasn't a formal meeting and they all knew it since they were wearing casual clothing. The advantage to her speaking in her normal fashion for Nat was that he could monitor her more closely without the need of magically enhanced equipment.

"Indeed her tea skills are truly great I'm sure you will make someone very happy in the future" Again another compliment as it seemingly worked as the woman flushed ever so slightly but what was far more interesting was the way her eyes darted ever so quickly to her right. The introduction seemed to be over as Shiroe spoke up after taking another sip getting to business.

"Firstly I would like to thank you for attending our meeting Tempest Kun I believe that this opportunity could seriously help both of our interests" That was the first clue informing the wizard that the enchanter was not actually going for business it was a rather subtle set of word play but it was already obvious that the man was not used to talking in such a manner with people.

"Indeed but before we continue please just call Nat whilst I can understand honorific's I prefer not to use them as they have a tendency of becoming annoying" He spoke calmly taking another sip of his tea all the while his eyes kept track of their facial expressions seeing how they would react to such words thankfully he didn't have to wait long.

"Thank you In that case please just refer to us by our first names" Nodding his head slightly in acknowledgement the conversation carried on.

"Very well now what was this proposition you wished to discuss?" He continued to keep his calm expression as he looked at the three unlike the other trade guild leaders he had gained information on he knew how to keep a calm expression not revealing any information unless needed.

"My guild Log Horizon had partnered up Maryelle's guild of Crescent Moon Alliance to take on a major operation" Speaking slowly Nat noticed that the way Shiroe talked indicated that he did not expect Nat to understand what he was speaking about. Despite this Nat said nothing allowing him to continue talking and gain information out of the man. "However we've come across a problem we would like to ask you alongside a few others for an investment which is why we're taking to you today" His words were easy to understand and had also likely been used to try and draw out questions from the young wizard about the last bit of information provided. Nodding his head to hear that he had heard what the enchanter had said Nat took a sip of his tea before asking a simple question.

"And what exactly is this operation?" The question was a decent one however yet again it seemed that the group were unprepared as well as unused to such discussions as for a very brief moment a look of panic flashed through the blonde elf's eyes alerting the wizard to the situation. However whilst unused to negotiations the leader of the group replied quickly.

"I'm afraid we can't say much other than the fact that your help would be greatly supported and very much worth your while" The large glasses emphasised what appeared to be sympathetic eyes coming from the man but again he was inexperienced and as such easy for Nat to read through.

"If that's the case then I can't help you" Another sip of Henrietta's freshly made tea was drunk normally this would have prevented a person looking at the group of three as they shared a silent discussion with their eyes but by moving in the right position Nat could very much watch them.

"Can I ask why?" With his eyes still focused on Shiroe he answered the question that had come from the sectaries mouth.

"I rather like to know what I'm investing in and going by the fact that you haven't given a simple answer it's not anything normal plus I'm the only one here and you mentioned speaking to the others at a later date". The very rapidly widening eyes of Maryelle and slightly shocked appearance of her sectary informed the wizard he was on the right path even Shiroe the legendary player was showing signs of surprise.

"You've got it all wrong were just doing a normal expedition which will help everyone and bring you more profit" Flailing her arms around frantically doing her best to deny what the wizard Maryelle's facade broke decimating her and the rest of the groups rather weak facade. Giving a small smile Nat took a sip of his drink he had them now honestly it was incredibly easy to win this little fight with words in fact he doubted that they were prepared for anyone who actually knew what they were doing.

"You're acting's rather terrible" Slumping down in her seat as she realised that she couldn't misdirect him she allowed for the wizard to carry on speaking. "You're utter refusal to lie was rather obvious you wanted my trust which indicates that this project isn't some temporary thing where you could speak to somebody else but rather a permanent thing where you need my trust and co-operation" running rather pathetically Nat continued to look at Shiroe not allowing the man to speak as he continued to mow into their argument. "Since you're not doing a business and you haven't threatened to black mail me about your store it means that it's something different added to that is the fact that you've been circling the guild hall which can now be bought" Internally Nat smirked as he saw the complete and utter expressions of defeat as their entire plans were unravelled before them.

"It's just a coincidence I assure you" Speaking softly Shiroe pushed his glasses up as she tried to redirect the conversation and prevent the utter disaster of his plan but it was a shame he was dealing with the wrong person.

"Likely story" Nats tone was sarcastic before he ploughed back into the group. "I've checked the price five million in gold. That type of money can only be found with certain people typically the largest trading guilds and as of recently Britannia, As for the reason you want it well control of the guild prevents people entering as well control of the bank and guilds" With a sigh Shiroe gave up a quick look of shock coming from his companion informed the wizard that they hadn't expected that before the conversation started but how now been utterly devastated. "Control of the guild would not be a useful investment for cash as it would likely deplete you rather than reimburse however the political power that comes with it is rather immense".

"So you've seen through my plan I guess you can tell what I want to achieve" Taking another sip of tea he carried on with his calm expression.

"Indeed the power would essentially allow you to force people to follow a set of rules through blackmail but that won't last long this council trying to form will need the leaders of the most powerful guilds to work." Nodding his head in acceptance Shiroe put on a sterner expression as he looked at the teenager in front of him.

"Correct, despite only recently being formed Britannia has multiple monopolies which gives you both immense political and economic power as such we couldn't make policies effective if the most powerful members refuse to join" Nat knew what the man was talking about besides the basic image of the powerful members actually listening and helping there was also the subtle fact that most of the big guilds had become far larger since a lot of people were joining to feel safe. As a result of this the big guilds had to get its members to obey any rules to be put forth or else it was all worthless even if the smaller guilds did band together.

"Indeed, I agree to your proposal" The smiles that started to appear on Maryelle's face were rather obvious before Nat spoke again. "But this is still negotiation I want things and if I don't get them then consider me out" The worried and concerned faces instantly replaced what had for a brief moment been happiness as it seemed they were a step closer towards their plan.

"What do you want" Speaking slowly Shiroe knew what was at stake besides a pretty large investment of gold the teenager knew of their plans allowing him to blab to the rest of Akihabara about them which would utterly destroy his plans.

"First I want in on your plan" Nodding at him Shiroe and the other indicated that they agreed with the demand in fact in their minds having assistance from one of the richest groups to help set out things could be very useful. "Secondly without doubt in the future you will start to put in taxes on what people earn, I want complete immunity from any and all taxes" Instantly the others started to frown why they had no idea of implementing taxes anytime soon they knew that they would have to do eventually and a potential massive source of revenue were the massive companies of profit guilds. If they left one without tax it would look unfair to the others as well as deprive the future council of a decent amount of funds. Still as he looked at the teenager drinking his tea he couldn't risk the knowledge of his plans getting out and preventing the formation of any sort of council.

"That's hardly fair why would we give you an exemption on tax?" Looking to his right he silently congratulated Henrietta on her speech but inwardly knew that it was pointless his original goal had been torn to tatters and had also lost the imitative in the negotiations.

"Because if you don't I walk and tell everyone what your plans are, tell miss Henrietta how do you think the people will react when they discover that the Crescent Moon Alliance and Log Horizon had been planning on taking over the city". There was only silence in response waiting for a few moments after taking another sip the rather one sided negotiations carried on. "Even if you gain support of the smaller guilds you won't achieve anything as there will be too many people involved what you need is the large guilds and they won't touch you. You may have thought you were being clever with this approach towards the other guilds and perhaps it will work since they know you and are use to such talks". Another sip of tea was taken as he watched them before pressing on with the conversation. "But I'm not them and you need my assistance if you want to succeed which means you have to give into my demands"

Narrowing his eyes through his glasses Shiroe glared at the younger person who was now blackmailing them how it came to this he couldn't have imagined but it was rather obvious he had picked the wrong person to try and fool.

"Very well neither you nor your business will have to pay tax" A quick look from the teenager forced Shiroe to change his words. "Fine nothing involved with you will be taxed" Nodding his head slightly Nat carried on with his side of the argument.

"Don't worry I will be investing in the city but I'm going to do it my way. Now thirdly I will not be a public figure I prefer my privacy so no interviews or giving away my identity the same will go for the rest of the council once you've convinced them to join". The demand in the group of threes mind was far more reasonable than the second although the latter didn't sound as bad since Nat had said he was planning on investing in the city.

"Anything else"

"Yes at a later date I will need assistance dealing with some rather annoying little pests I would like you to help" The problem with disposing of the monsters on his recently acquired land was still a problem although one that would hopefully be sorted out soon and with help from the two guilds it wouldn't be a problem. With that demand put forth he watched as the members thought about the request briefly before replying.

"So long as you give us time to prepare we can certainly help you out with your situation" Adjusting her glasses Henrietta frowned internally at having to give into another it was really annoying how they had hoped to gain a large investment only for it to turn completely on their hands.

"Good now onto the business of the actual guild hall, after the initial purchase you're still going to have to maintain it how exactly are you going to pay for it?" The others blinked at that realising that they hadn't thought that far ahead only thinking of the current situation. Sighing internally Nat carried on speaking now that he had seemingly become part of the group. "The prices won't be cheap control of the guild hall is good but you need more than that the cathedral for instance is a vital lifeline" All knew what the wizard was getting at maintenance of buildings wasn't exactly expensive on their own at ten thousand gold a piece in a month however for a strong government many more buildings would have to be purchase which would significantly ramp up the cost.

"We hadn't thought that far ahead is there anything you can do" Speaking plainly Shiroe decided not to tell lies gaining the support of Britannia was highly important and if even if he had seemingly gained it he couldn't affords to mess anything up.

"At the current moment taxes are the only way to gain significant income, whilst the other guilds may pitch in every now and again its hardly fair to force them shoulder all the weight the citizens have to contribute" As much as Shiroe wanted to deny it the teenager was right whilst setting up and governing required strong individuals such as the leaders of the big guilds he knew he couldn't force to much. Charging the group single handily for the up keep of the city would cause resentment to foster which could lead to guilds not paying or worse leaving completely. If any of the major guilds rebelled it would be a disaster however if they left the economy of the city would take a nose dive, he could easily charge higher than average people since guilds had more money than the average person but it couldn't be too high.

"People will not like being charged taxes" Raising an eyebrow in return at the rather weak statement Nat interfered.

"Of course they won't but it's necessary, everyone knows the current feeling of the city once you've restored order the people will not want everything to collapse due to money and if they demand that the big guilds front the cost then simply ban their guilds from all stores until they pay up". Maryelle looked slightly disturbed at the idea of what essentially would be the utter destruction of free will if people didn't pay taxes as well as the harshness of the action.

"Don't you think that's a little too much" Maryelle's voice was troubled showing rather obvious nervousness. "I mean banning them from stores would stop them from getting food and good tasting food" Un-amused Nat carried on.

"We're trying to create order and for that you need co-operation and obedience it will be just like home if you don't pay taxes where you get arrested we can't have a civilization where only some members contribute and the others get away with being lazy" Defeated the elf looked to Shiroe a brief flash of help appearing on her face before it was squashed as the man spoke.

"You're right we need co-operation and if people don't help pay for the costs of the city then they shouldn't be welcome" Looking at the early empty tea in front of him Nat with a slight amount of magic refilled the container with more of the beverage.

"We aren't to be liked you and me Shiroe we're going to have to set up leaders in certain fields to run things" Looking to Maryelle he carried on. "Maryelle should act as the public face, people like and trust her as such they're far more likely to do something if it comes from her than they would if you or I did it." Blinking in shock the mentioned woman looked between the two male members of the conversation but before she could intervene she would hear some words that she hated.

"Of course that is a brilliant idea Maryelle is rather famous in Akihabara plus with her energetic feel people will flock to her" Adjusting her glasses Henrietta sent and evil smirk to the leader of her guild. "Of course that will mean plenty of paper work since that amount of organisation and talking to people will have to be logged down for future events in case it is needed" Laughing internally the sectary could only find the situation funny as Maryelle sent a very clear "Traitor" look to her face as she was informed of the sheer amount of work she would be stuck with.

"That right we would also need a person in charge of people if we need to get involved in a massive fight" Mentioning the subject Shiroe looked at Nat questioning with his eyes if Nat was the type of person who could lead people into conflict.

"I'm a tactician not a leader for something like that you want a person with experience and who gets on well with their subordinates most likely one of the leaders of a combat guild since that's the most likely place they would come from". Nodding in agreement Shiroe had a brief thought about who would be the best person to lead a task force out of the combat guilds he could think of but that lasted only a few moments before his mind decided.

"I have someone in mind that can fill that role though we will have to speak to him later once the Round Table if formed"

"So that's what were calling it, very well I take it you've named it after this table were sitting at and not for the British legend" Nat calm expression was up as he questioned the man in charge of the new government they were forming subtly seeing if this type of naming trend would continue using old fantasy names to name stuff.

"Yes I thought it was appropriate since this would be our place of government" The location they were in was okay in Nat's view the room was large a bit too large for the fact that only a table lay in the centre of the room in all honesty the amount of wasted space was obvious and should have been used more for balls than formal meetings but it would do the trick.

"I think we should end our discussion here and wait until the actual meeting do you have a date set?" Pulling out his menu screen Nat started do slide through all the menus until eventually coming across the friends list and sent invitations to the group. "It will be easier to contact me like this than with letters" Looking at the screens that had popped up in front of them then group of three accepted his friends request therefore making it easier to speak to one another when the time would eventually come. At the expectant look from the other three people in the room Nat summoned up his investment for the group via a large chest leaving it on the table. "Two million gold one million for my entry and the other million for Log Horizon's and Crescent moon Alliances entry" Blinking rapidly the rest of the group looked at the rather large investment internally though they were jumping for joy as they gained two thirds of the amount they needed however Henrietta was the one who questioned the wizard.

"Why pay for us?" Curious and also wondering the same thing the other members of the group looked at the wizard expectantly for an answer on why he would give more than his fair share paying for not only himself but two other guilds.

"Business needs competition and with your plans we need co-operation consider this an act of friendship" Turning his head back to Shiroe he asked one last question. "Do you have a date for the next meeting?"

"For the moment eleventh of June though I will tell you the time once I can confirm it" Nodding at the information given to him Nat got out of his seat and walked towards the doors he had entered the room from originally and left as soon as he got outside apparating back to his tower.

A breath of relief could be heard as Maryelle relaxed back in her seat grabbing a biscuit as she did so taking a munch on it before speaking.

"Well that went ... Shiroe did that go well and badly" Adjusting his glasses Shiroe could perfectly understand Maryelle's predicament their original goal of getting an investment had worked but on the other their entire plan had nearly been blown.

"Well I think besides the tax we didn't suffer anything and dealing with some pests should be easy enough when it comes down to it" His voice was calm as he thought about the meeting he had never expected for the things to happen that did perhaps it was naiveté that had nearly set his plans on fire not truly knowing on how to deal with this situation.

"I am inclined to agree but we also learned something very important about our future round table council" Speaking softly Henrietta joined the rest of the three in relaxing after that rather tense set of negotiations in all honesty she hoped she never had to do that type of thing again it was just a shame that she would have to do so shortly.

"And what's that?" Many possibilities whizzed through Maryelle's mind there had been lots of things learned first that they wouldn't have to worry about the acceptance of the other major guilds about not paying their way; Then there was the fact that the apparent leader of one of the most powerful business was a child or at least looked like a child it was hard to tell since none of them had their original bodies.

"We just found our politician" Frowning at the answer Maryelle thought back to the original conversation when it came to the people they would need to run the government sure she could understand the leaders of the trading guilds since they controlled commerce but a sleazy evil politician.

"I don't like him the way he talked and blackmailed us" Beginning her tirade Henrietta could only sigh as she looked at the position where the teenager had sat and left a giant chest of gold for their plan. Understanding Maryelle's dislike for the kid was easy instead of being the rather oblivious little fish they had hoped he would be jumping up onto their fishing hook at the mere mention of profit Nathanael Tempest had instead found their hook dragged them down to the bottom of the lake and held their entire lives at stake unless he got what he wanted.

"He was one fish we should have been more careful around" An un-amused glare was sent her way via Maryelle as they remembered how they were discussing the different trading guilds. "Still I see where Shiroe is coming from if we have to have meetings with people Nat is the best person to send since he's able to read people and guess their plans as well as play the game of politics" Maryelle's frown didn't let up as she just carried on ranting about some no good politician who would destroy everything only caring about his personal interests and leaving the rest of them to rot.

"Maryelle I hardly think that's fair we didn't have that long to get to know him and all he did originally was ask us some simple questions that we should have prepared for and Henrietta is right we were all destroyed in the negotiations we need someone like him to speak to the people with power around Akihabara" With another large sigh the woman let up on her tirade looking at Shiroe in defeat but not saying anything as much as she wanted to argue this was Shiroe's idea and he out of all of them would best know how to deal with situations as such she would place her faith in him and allow him to carry on with his goal of bringing law and order to the city that they resided in.

"Off the actual negotiations what did everybody think of him?" Popping the question Shiroe answered the human sectary first preventing Maryelle from another outcry.

"He was friendly and well mannered he's also intelligent and as we can all say knows his way with negotiations. There was a collective nod of agreement from all the members even Maryelle who didn't like him due to blackmailing them couldn't help but agree that he was entirely civil about the affair add the fact that he had paid for their membership and there was nothing they could say bad about him that wouldn't reflect on them especially as they would be using the same tactics on the other members.

"All right then let's go put that money in the bank and have a nice meal since we don't have to sell all our stuff" Chuckling slightly Shiroe watched as the two members of the crescent moon alliance walked off discussing how excited the rest of the guild would be when they realised that they wouldn't lose all their property. When they left however he frowned on the surface the contribution of paying for their membership was kind and a friendly gesture but he could tell what it was a warning telling them that they knew who they owed their success to.

The other members he wished to invite to his round table were not interested in politics having no experience with them or the interest this would have been advantageous to him as it would have made life simpler but now he had come across the first complication. Nathanael Tempest whilst young physically was intelligent he had rapidly decimated their plans taking control of the negotiations fleecing them for rather useful benefits and threatening them to destroy them if they refused. It was a rather scary experience he knew that if the others had learned of his plans that he would have been destroyed alongside the current rumours about him all the other possible members would have demanded ridiculous amounts of benefits in return which would end any possible round table. Already he knew who his biggest internal enemy was however if he could get Nathanael to work with him than his plans would face no opposition as his power would bully the others into agreeing. Added to this was that he was rather skilled in politics seeing the possible consequences of purchasing buildings was something he hadn't thought of but would be rather important in the future.

Still despite all this he was happy with the results he had gained two fifths of the amount needed lowering the cost of the other trading guilds making it a more opportune investment plus it also meant that the trading guilds were more likely to invest if they knew Britannia was involved. However thinking about the situation would have to stop he needed to get to work on the investments as well as laying out a rough plan for how the round table would work. Gripping his staff he pulled himself up re- attaching his cloak and then walking out of the doors to meet up with the rest of the guild as they did whatever they were doing whilst waiting for him.

Akihabara Random Street

There wasn't a sound made as a wizard materialised out of thin air transporting themselves away from the large building that they had been in previous. Instead of being within the fantasy stone walls of the guild and whatever civilisation created them he was now outside standing on a random road which housed many old structures that had likely been homes to people at one point. The buildings like all the other structures like all other besides the guild, cathedral and transport gate were in a state of heavy disrepair; vines wrapped around buildings covering them in green moss whilst trees had shot right thought their lone and deep vines entrenching themselves firmly into the ground. There was nothing particularly special about this street it was just a fairly common one with old tattered skyscrapers which soared into the sky whilst its glass windows were gone only shards lying on the floor mixed with the foliage.

Some might have called this sight beautiful as it appeared that nature had wrested back control from humans coating the entire city in a colour of green however to the wizard this sight whilst pretty was not liked. The city in front of him represented anarchy all over the city people just slept rough on the streets cradles in the ruins of a dead civilization never acting to better themselves or the city instead just wallowing in self pity and misery. It was this reason why he had assisted the enchanter in his plans besides defending himself politically with power it would assist his future plans on finding a way out of this world and back to his beloved island home. Britannia had been a great success so far raising a ridiculous amount of gold for him in such a short time enough to buy land and become a lord as well as contribute to the founding of a new government. But it wasn't enough in the coming future his control of modern products would be untested however money could come from many different areas besides shops. He didn't know if any of the other big guilds would realise it but surely in time somebody else would get the idea to invest in property selling it off to people and the earlier you started the more dominance you got in the field.

So that lead Nat here on a random street out of the way with damaged and smashed buildings that could easy be said were in some need of care and attention but when they were finished would net him a nice income in rent especially as the charms he would place on the house would prevent him from having to pay maintenance on the building. Walking up to the first structure he saw the menu screen showing the price of the building.

100,000 Gold

Compared to the massive plot of land and damaged tower that he had originally purchase this tower was relatively cheap sure it would take work but unlike with his own personal property he didn't have to perform ridiculous amounts of magic instead keeping it to a simple size. Quickly purchasing the structure he then went on to purchase the rest of the buildings located on both sides of the road eventually purchasing a total of twenty buildings for two millions.

Looking at his total amount of gold he shrugged his shoulders he may be close to broke now but it was a worthwhile investment that he was sure would pay of soon and as for paying his staff well he ensured that all costs were put aside first before profit. As such he paid his staff at the beginning of every month out of the money he set aside specifically for them and that was done before any other expenditures after all it was stupid not to pay your staff. With the buildings purchase he began work on the first structure starting with a few spells to get rid of the vines that were growing all around its edges.

11th June

Guild Hall Meeting room

"Morning Shiroe, Maryelle, Henrietta" Walking through the hall to the main meeting where the group of them would be setting up the round table Nat noticed a few more faces in the room then what he would have expected but chose to ignore it.

"Good Morning Nat are you ready for the talks" Shiroe replied in a friendly way as he noticed the wizard was no longer keeping his friendly face that he had originally worn in their first meeting instead going with the typical calm expression he exuded.

"Indeed I brought a few things to help out as well" Thanks to the fact that everybody had magically enhanced storage due to the game mechanics none of the members questioned him when he brought out a set cups and plates. In fact they only watched the wizard as he proceeded to place them on the table which had since been modified so that the red circle could now swivel round allowing for the transportation of items. Carrying on with his actions the table soon found itself with multiple cups and beverages alongside the right items needed to make them more favourable to drinker alongside some freshly baked pastries that had come straight from Britannia's kitchens. He didn't stop there though placing name stands in front of where the coming leaders would sit, the stands were rather simple in design being made of polished steel carrying the names of the person who sat behind the stand as well as the name of the guild and the symbol they used if they had one.

"I still don't get why we're placing name stands" The ideal question of Serara was directed to the cat man who Nat had learned through certain sources was called Nyanta he had also learned through those sources more about the man including the fact that he was part of Log Horizon.

"We'll miss Serara the big meeting needs to look more professional so people are willing to go along with this idea after all this could backfire quite badly" A quick glance from Shiroe how he felt about Nyanta little comment showing a little bit of anger but more anxiousness at what would happen if they did fail.

"Just to recap everyone knows who's coming don't they" Internally rolling his eyes at Henrietta's comment Nat decided to go through the names of the guilds just in case somebody had forgot for whatever reason which leaders had been invited.

"You have the combat guilds consisting of D.D.D, Black Sword Knights, Silver Sword, West Wind Brigade and Honesty after that you have the major trading guilds consisting of Marine Agency, Roderick Firm and Shopping District 8 after that you have the small guilds consisting of Log Horizon, Crescent Moon Alliance, Radio Market and Grandeur then you have Britannia which isn't a guild but a massive business owning several monopolies" Nodding seeing as Nat knew what guilds would be coming to the meeting Henrietta stopped her little inquisition not that Nat hadn't been expecting it since they were all checking on their facts preparing themselves for what was about to come.

"Right let's just hope this thing goes off without any problems " Not saying anything in return Nat walked towards his place on the table and sat down the others could meet and greet each other all they wanted but here was here to get things sorted and this was a time he had to show strength. With a knock on the door and it revealing the first member who was not in on the plan the discussions had begun.

"Hey Shiroe it's nice to see you" The first possible member was the person who had sent all the invitations out Soujiro the leader of the West Wind Brigade. Behind him was the woman who was the second in command of the guild with her purple animal ears that stuck out of her head indicating that she was playing as one of the animal classes.

"Its good to see you as well you too Nazuna" Smiling in return to her once fellow party member the woman said nothing instead just proceeding to stand at the edge of the room though she locked her eyes on the unfamiliar player sitting down calmly drinking tea.

"So why did you invite us all here?" Asking slowly Soujiro gestured towards the table noticing like his fellow guild mate the rather young player curious he focused on the name plate in front of him his eyes widening slightly as he realised who this person represented.

"Ill tell you once you all arrive but feel free to help yourself to tea and cakes" Nodding once as he realised he wouldn't get any extra info out of the man he walked to the table sitting down where his name plate was located. Looking at the name plate of the young teenager he realised that the players name was Nat but more importantly he was likely the founder of Britannia and if the rumours were to be believed the person who had repaired the transport gate and quelled the fire incident a few weeks ago.

"Hi, I'm Soujiro leader of the West Wind Brigade" Reaching his arm across he watched and then felt as the teenager grabbed his hand shaking it as a greeting whilst giving the same courtesy back.

"Nat founder of Britannia" Pulling his hand away Nat continued to watch the door whilst he sipped his drink curious to see how many people would actually walk through those doors thankfully he wouldn't have to wait long. The next two people through the doors were the leaders of Radio Market and Grandeur both of whom gave their greetings to Maryelle and Shiroe obviously believing that they were the two leaders before than joining the two at the table reading the name plates. Like Soujiro they were surprised when they realised who Nat was but didn't say anything instead just helping themselves to the tea and cakes provided whilst they waited for the rest of the people to show up.

"Well we're here Shiroe" The loud and booming voice of Mitchitaka was the first indication that the trading guilds had arrived the other was the very fact that behind the large muscled man the other leaders of the three most powerful trading guilds emerged.

"Mitchitaka, Roderick, Charasin thank you for coming we'll get under way once the other's join us for now help yourself to tea" Nodding in acceptance the group of three headed towards the table each of them analyzing the people who had gathered there after all to their acknowledgment this could be a major discussion meeting about Shiroe's quest.

"Well what do you know we finally meet the leader of Britannia" Upon hearing the much larger mans words both Charasin and Roderick turned their gaze to where Mitchitaka was smirking though to their surprise the leader wasn't what they had expected. "Nat huh interesting name would you care to tell us why you're here" Instead of answering Nat ignored them instead just carrying on with his cup of tea though he watched them carefully out of the corner of his eye unwilling to allow his sigh to waver from the door.

"You do know its rude to ignore people" Charasin spoke up as he just watched annoyed as the teenager sipped his tea not speaking a word to him instead seeming more interested in the next group of people who would walk through the doors shortly later. Roderick seemed to be the only one who had any semblance of what he was doing realising that as much as the other trade guilds wanted to speak to Nat the person in question had no desire to speak with them cutting off any conversation rights. As such neither h nor any of the others got to introduce themselves to the wizard before the final group arrived and unlike the others it was incredibly obvious that these were the combat guilds with how they wore their attire.

"Good Morning Shiroe I take it we are suppose to find our seats" Nodding in agreement to the statement Crusty one of the two heavily armoured members simply walked towards a place to sit down whilst his Lieutenant's walked to the side joining all the other none leaders.

"Well Villain in glasses I hope you're not wasting our time" Like always Isaac seemed to speak with a more angry tone then what would normally be accepted in society then again when you wielded a gigantic sword on your back and wore ridiculously sized metal armour you could get away with that type of thing well at least until someone brought along a gun.

"It won't be, Isaac for now though why not make yourself a drink" Compared to the first two the other two combat guild leaders said nothing bar a simple hello and joining the table performing the action of learning who everybody was via the name plates and like everybody else stopped when they saw the youngest member sitting at the table.

"Well, well, well looks like Britannia decided to grace us with their presence what's wrong short stuff could boss not find anyone better than a kid to handle their affairs" Looking over at the man Nat kept a calm face the man was obviously trying to rile him up obviously using references to his height to see if it would bother him but it didn't.

"Says the man who's current guild finances are in utter shambles after losing a bet during a drunk night fighting a dragon" Isaac froze as he looked at the kid who had just revealed that little tidbit of information which shouldn't have been known especially as it immediately drew the interest of Crusty and Mathew.

"And how would you know that" With a blank look Nat didn't answer winding the man up as his face turned red. "That's guild news only who told you that" Internally Nat found it rather amusing as the leader went all angry as he shouted at him deadening that he reveal his sources all the while he stayed silence.

"So you lost a lot of money did you Isaac" Upon hearing the question the man faced Crusty as the man asked him how the general state of his affairs was doing.

"He did five days ago he and his pals got drunk after consuming all their exp potions they took on a high level dragon all the while they took out their savings out of the bank on a dare suffice to say having alcohol in your blood before a fight is rather bad planning," If Isaac had been a Kryptonian then without doubt he would have burned a hole through the wizards head as he revealed a very important piece of information on the guild which had just decimated part of their reputation.

"So how much money did they lose" Smirking clearly Crusty looked at the young man he hadn't expected this outcome but he was rather glad of it the scene was incredibly amusing as he watched a big tough player seemingly get obliterated by a young teenager with only words.

"All of it they were really intoxicated" A look of utter horror came across Isaacs face as he took in the evil smirk of Crusty as the leader of D.D.D realised that the massive strength they had once had enjoyed since they wouldn't be able to pay for important things like food or shelter.

"You little punk if you have a problem with me or my guild we can take it outside if you want" Nat didn't answer instead just remaining silence as the other combat guilds questioned Isaac determining their strength with some even question whether he should be allowed to attend. Of course the conversation ended rather quickly since Shiroe was rather anxious to get the meeting going but the goal of distracting the members away from Nats presence onto another person had worked well even if it meant making an enemy of one of the members for a short period of time.

Standing up slowly with his chair disappearing as he did so Shiroe looked at the people who had gathered around the table sternly informing them it was time to shut and listen which somehow worked although that could due to a rather healthy respect for the man.

"Firstly I would like to thank you all for coming here today" With the greeting done Shiroe got straight to business. "I'm Shiroe guild master of Log Horizon" With the sudden change of pace and realisation that the meeting had finally begun everybody stopped what they were doing and gave the level ninety enchanter their full attention.

"Why don't we keep the introductions short and sweet former strategist of the tea party" Nat didn't know if anyone else saw it since they weren't looking but as soon as the heavily armoured man known as Isaac began speaking his character bio came up revealing who he was. Ignoring it for now since it wasn't doing anything to hinder negotiations Nat refocused his attention on the founder of the meeting. Despite the interruption Shiroe kept along with his conversation giving a gentle bow of his head thanking the man for his recognition after which Isaac promptly replied with stating he could never forget the leader of the Debauchery Tea Party.

"Well if you don't mind I would like to know what I'm doing here." The slightly annoyed tone of the leader of the Silver Sword was rather obvious in fact Nat likely believed that he and the rest of his guild had likely been planning for some kind of raid after gaining information about them.

"You are all here because you guilds have the ability to affect the state of affairs in the city of Akihabara" There was a mixed response as the faster members of the group began to realise that this meeting was not what they had likely thought it had been for which was most likely a high level quest for a large reward. "We have been trapped in this world ever since the event that most of us refer to as the apocalypse, currently we don't have a foreseeable way of returning home. In consideration of these facts this conference was called to keep things in the city from getting any worse" There was a small amount of silence as all the members in the room finally understood why they were here.

"You don't ask for much do you" Yet again the leader of the silver sword seemed to be the most opposed to the idea however thanks to gaining information via a number of ways the enchanter had expected this after Nat had informed him of the situation. Nat didn't know why as he looked at the people present but for some reason the glasses on the leader of D.D.D's face briefly shined in an unnatural way curious he watched the person who just so happened to speak up next.

"Okay Shiroe are we talking about orchestrating another alliance of the smaller guilds" Adjusting his glasses a thing Nat noticed that Shiroe did a lot the former tea party strategist continued on the conversation.

"That's not our intention this time my goal here is to ultimately improve life here in Akihabara that's all" Despite his rather noble intentions it was rather obvious to those that were paying attention to the leader of the Silver Sword guild was getting bored of the conversation something which showed with his next set of actions. Standing up from his position the man stated clearly what he thought of the entire idea.

"All right you go ahead and discuss that, Silver Sword is a fighting organisation and we have no interest in petty politics, we'll still come by to sell our winnings to the merchants of course. Just do us a favour don't ask us to come in here and fix this city for you again" And with that the number of round table members reduced to twelve ultimately making any possible decisions made harder since there wouldn't be a deciding vote. "You want to live here and deal with all its little issues then feel free" Turning his head to face the rest of the members a small smile on his face which was ultimately ignored by Nat as he ignored him as a political statement. "It's actually kind of charming that you think you can talk it all out by talking but I know a lost cause when I see one. Regardless we're not interested whatever you do, do it without us" With a loud echo the doors into the chamber slammed behind the guild leaving the people around the edges of the room to talk to each other about the fact that the most likely guild to leave did.

"Continuing on I've called this meeting to discuss and possibly resolve the social issues in the city a round table conference if you will" There was a brief silence for a short amount of time before Crusty interrupted the enchanter.

"And what issues are you talking about?" Narrowing his eyes at the man as he concentrated on what the enchanter would say Crusty was unprepared for when somebody else answered the question.

"The fact that people starve on the streets since they can't access hunting grounds, prostitution is rife is especially at night, the general depression that covers the city which has lead to insanity since some people have attempted suicide on multiple occasions" Focusing their eyes on the young teenager the members of the room couldn't help but listen as the wizard listed multiple issues that the city was facing. "Trade guilds can't access recourses due to the price that certain combat guilds are charging£ A brief glance was taken at the black sword knights causing a twitch. "Racketeering markets, theft, murder, rape, multiple other crimes, a lack of housing, no fresh water or food, no trade laws and rules in general it's just become an utter lawless place" With only some of the many issues that were facing the city listed off Nat went back to his tea waiting for a reaction to his remarks or if Shiroe would carry on speaking turns out it was the latter.

"Nat is right the atmosphere of Akihabara is terrible and as such should be our immediate goal to improve it as well as doing the same thing to general safety. After that we should discuss issues as and when they arrive" Raising an eyebrow Nat interrupted.

"That's all well and good buts it's not enough" Once again founding himself at the centre of attention Nat elaborated on his point. "We are here for the foreseeable future no way home or any leads on how to get home as such we desperately need to sort out things we can't carry on like we have been the last few weeks. People are afraid and require help and guidance whilst Britannia is capable of giving back some normalcy of life with technology we all know that we won't feel any better until we feel safe and that requires leadership and co-operation. By working together we can share resources that will benefit everyone which if we're lucky will lead us to a way home. Just acting to not get in each other's way won't work we ultimately need to put in hard laws which people will respect and give off the feeling that they have some normalcy back in their lives" As ever his tone was calm but Nat could easily tell that the people of the table were considering what he was saying so far most people had just drifted from place to place doing what they wanted. It wasn't particularly fun and Crusty knew what the wizard was talking about since his guilds numbers had swelled as people just wanted to feel safe and he also knew the comforts that Britannia gave with technology and food.

"Before we get to that why did you select the people you specifically invited here today" Idly as Nats eyes glanced across each of the people around the edges of the room Nat noticed that a woman with blonde hair obviously a member of D.D.D due to her attire gave a very small blush as she concentrated her eyes on her guild leader. Nat didn't particularly care for romance and was only idly watching the rest of the people so he could see who was doing what in case they tried something; but he still found this small bit of information useful since he could exploit this specific member if he needed to.

"First warrior guilds Black Sword Knights, D.D.D, Honesty and the West Wind Brigade you're the strongest and have invested quite a bit of time and talent in the city already. Silver sword has chosen to disregard this" Taking back his place as leader of the meeting Shiroe began listing of the guilds and why they were here even if it was rather obvious to anyone who knew why they were here but Nat guessed Shiroe was doing this to seem polite. "Marine Agency, Roderick Merchant Guild and shopping street eight were chosen to represent the crafting guilds, Crescent Moon Alliance, Glendale and radio market aren't just here of their own accord their voice is the voice of adventurers in smaller guilds and those who haven't joined one it's the right thing to do"

"And quite necessary combined the guilds only represent six thousand players in the city" Eins spoke as he quickly figured out that despite the guilds having a large population they were still heavily outnumbered by three thousand other players by those who did not have a guild to call home.

"And that technically means that nine thousand in the city don't have a voice at this table but with the smaller guild here they can at least have a voice by proxy" Rolling his eyes as the dwarf stated the obvious Nat idly continued to watch the reactions around the halls after all even if the people here were the leaders of their respective guilds they would need the support of their underlings to make anything worse.

"And you and Nat here "Speaking bluntly as his eyes focused on the last two members who hadn't been mentioned Crusty made his attempt to gain more information.

"I am here as organiser of this conference and author of its proposals" Stopping he looked over to Nat as he sat quietly drinking his tea getting the message Nat gave an internal sigh before speaking up.

"Britannia isn't a guild" Eyes widened slightly at that to them the whole idea that such a rich business not being a guild was rather strange but before they could interject Nat carried on. "Britannia is a business as such I will more than likely represent pure business's, non guild players alongside the others as well as the person who will lead any political negotiation since I have experience" There was a brief amount of silence as the other members at the table took in what had been stated to them, mostly about the fact that Britannia was not a guild but also the fact that the apparent kid actually had political experience forcing them to change what age they though he was into something much older.

"So if Britannia isn't a guild how do you get people to work under you?" The overly curious Mitchitaka asked as he thought of possible ways that he could gain some of the customers that he had lost to the new superstore which had gobbled up a good chunk of his guild earnings in trying to compete.

"Why do people work for a living back home" Nats sarcastic reply was in a calm manner but instantly shut the other man up as he realised that he had asked a rather stupid question. Before Charasin could speak though Nat cut him off. "No I'm not telling you what I pay them but they are quite satisfied working for me" To Nat it was rather obvious why the people under him enjoyed working for him it was a calm and steady job which gave them enough disposable cash to live on since they had all their utilities and food provided for so long as they resided at the tower. In fact the deal he had given had started to become slightly problematic as he was receiving more letters from people just begging for a job personally he didn't care about their struggles as he had only hired people to get a job done but that couldn't mean he didn't understand the attraction that Britannia was. Of course if they started to form another protest thing just to speak to him again than he would make a port key and drop them in the ocean.

"Uhm back on your topic Shiroe could you carry on please" In response to Sojirous request Shiroe gave a nod of his head in recognition thanking him from solving what could have become an in-depth interrogation of one of their members.

"So basically you organised this meeting and invited everyone here knowing full well that was your only chance to have any sort of input" Rolling his eyes yet again Nat wondered what was with everybody touching their glasses every bloody moment you would have thought that for a medieval world that they wouldn't have modern glasses but apparently they did and it was becoming a nuisance.

"That's correct" As the next person in the conversation began to speak Nat realised quickly who were going to be the major players in the future government but decided to keep it to himself since there was no one he was friends with.

"Lets say for now we create this little council of yours how are we suppose to keep the peace and just where do you get off saying that the city isn't safe and we got to do something about it" Internally Nat slammed his head on the table at Isaacs reply did the red haired man not here a single thing about the problems he said were affecting the city then again this was a person who was causing quite a few of them with his cooperation with the exp potion racketeering markets. Narrowing his eyes Shiroe went to reply but Nat beat him to it.

"Did you not hear me or did you refuse to, since you're involved with quite a few of these activities most prominent of which are the exp potions. You know the group who essentially kidnap low level players and fleece them of their items for what could be eternity if we don't sort it out" As he saw the heated glare from the leader of the warrior guild once again harden on him Nat carried on with his words. "Or do you not simply care if children are exploited after all if you don't give a dam about innocent children being violated then I'm sure you don't have a problem with the other problems like rape that are effecting the city. In fact according to rumours that guild that you're buying the exp potions in on an incredibly friendly level with a child prostitution guild with them exchanging exp potions for sexual favours"

Silence became prominent as what could only be described as utter horror descended across the group all staring at the man known as Isaac in horror at the revelation that the guild that he had been buying the potions from were exploiting children. Nobody said anything as they tried to process the information even Isaac showed the fact that he been utterly unaware of the fact as his mouth lay open before he turned to the person who had said all those words.

"Where did you get that information" Sipping from his never ending tea cup thanks to magic Nat smiled internally as he realised he had just won the argument his words were incredibly harsh but they were true. By mentioning and phrasing what was happening the way he did he left only one reaction that could come from the man's mouth since if Isaac refused it would make it appear that he was a heartless bastard who didn't care if children were violated and exploited. Naturally this would devastate both his and the rest of his guilds reputation and when they worked in the business that they did reputation was highly important. Of course Nat also knew this would create an enemy out of the man but it was for this very reason that Nat adored magic because as soon as everything was signed all that would be required was a simple obliviation charm and everybody would forget what happened returning things back to normal.

"All right Shiroe you got my help but the question still stands how are you going to enforce any rules you put in place" It was rather amusing for Na as he saw the once proud man utterly defeated his loud and obnoxious tone now soft and accepting asking gently the man in charge of the meeting about his plans.

"Well impose a penalty" Shiroe's reaction was immediate he had honestly expected to tell people about his trip to Suskino and what had occurred there but Nats story had been far more effective. Forcing people to think on moral grounds Nat had essentially devastated Isaacs guild reputation even if what the wizard had said wasn't true due to their being no law most people as shown with everyone sitting at the table had been horrified at the news instantly telling everybody why they needed to form such a government.

"Penalty what kind" The concerned question originated from Crusty as he pushed up his glasses which had seemingly fallen down his face again.

"Banish them from the city of course" It was a rather lack lustre from of action in Nats opinion but in the current situation it was the only one that would work, naturally they just couldn't execute any perpetrators since people would come back to life well aside from the people of the land. As for jail well as of yet there were no places that could act as one not until a suitable location could be found and guards to protect it. Blackmail and violence wouldn't work due to the wards since they could always leave but that in the end was the best solution as of yet. With any perpetrators out of the city people would feel safer in general however that did leave anyone who was not garrisoned inside one of the adventurer cities to their mercy. Still this was why they were here to rectify the problems.

"Banishment" The idea was absurd to Crusty as he tried to think of any possible way to keep people out of the city but couldn't think of anything that they could control which would give them enough power to do such a thing.

"And if necessary we make them break up their guild" The shocked surprise didn't stop the enchanter from speaking instead just carrying on what he was saying looking at the faces of all those who weren't in on the plans confused expressions.

"Banishment what"

"We can't impose a death penalty on anyone here or anything" Remembering his idea from when he had this conversation with Shiroe Nat voiced his idea on how it might be done if they wanted to.

"It's not entirely impossible all we would have to do is keep killing them until they get drove into insanity and attempt to commit suicide as often as possible" The disturbed glances that were sent Nats way never bothered him nor did the brief action of the people sat next to him move away, honestly it was an effective way of dealing with troublesome people if you didn't want to kill someone but didn't require their minds intact then the best course of action without other alternatives was to physiologically destroy them. Seeing their reaction to his plan Nat voiced what everyone other than him was thinking. "I take it we can't destroy them mentally" The still disturbed and horrified looks sent his way answered his question. "Fine just a suggestion"

"Its not like you're going to be able to enforce these new laws of yours with your puny little guilds, you're going to need numbers and muscle" It was rather amusing to watch from the sidelines as the typically loud and brash Isaac spoke far more calmly then he did normally with his eyes taking constant glances at the person who he believed might be an escaped patient from an insanity hospital. "Because whether you like it or not there's a good chance that more than a few of the major guilds are going to look at this little law making and say screw all of you" Nat said nothing as Isaac had seemingly recovered from the time he had thrashed his reputation still he had expected as such and brought out a massive folder making it appear that it had been brought out of his inventory. "And what's this, a small little book on your finances kid?"

"No only the deepest darkest secrets of every single guild in the city from their personal lives to their game actions as well as any details relating to the guild" Returning to his drink he left the folder on the table observing as everybody froze in horror yet again.

"Is this real? Eins looked at the folder with doubt honestly how anyone could gather that much personal detail about someone let alone their businesses.

"Why don't you check" Without hesitation the green haired man took the folder and found his guilds name and a number going directly to the page he began to read the contents only as he did so his face was one of pure shock before he dropped the folder on the table.

"How" Eins whispered softly almost as if he had been winded from a massive blow his gaze purely on the youngest member sat there who was ignoring them like it was nothing. Curious as well as worried Crusty picked up the folder next and read what it said about his guild and like with Eins his facial expressions said everything.

"Impossible where did you get this information" Placing the folder down Crusty wasn't fast enough to react as Soujiro took it next and then Mitchitaka after that soon enough all people stared at the person sitting down calmly as he drank his tea. With a simple gesture the folder came straight back to him where he placed it in his folder before gently placing his tea cup back on its plate facing them with a polite smile.

"I have my sources" The ever angry expression on their faces didn't lesson as they looked at the one person who seemingly knew everything about them but not just them their guild and the leading members of their guilds. "As you can see we have a way to enforce rules but that's not our only method, Shiroe if you would" Returning back to his tea again Nat laughed hysterically as he watched the terrified faces move to face the person who had organised the conference. "Oh I love Legimens and obliviation charms" He didn't say those words rather thinking them but if a wizard had heard him say that they would have been shocked at the sheer efficiency Nat had essentially taken control of everyone.

"Shiroe how could you do such a thing I truly do believe that setting up the round table is a good idea but to black mail us into it with our most personal information" The outrage in his voice was contained but it was still obvious just how badly Crusty felt about this and all the others did as well as they narrowed their glares. Shiroe on the other hand looked at his business partner both in horror but as well as respect when Nat had stated that he would bring a backup plan just in case he was not expecting so evil but it had obviously done it job.

"I wasn't involved in any of that Nat only said that he had a backup plan he never said he would black mail you with your personal details" Analysing the face of the person who had started up the meeting the other members silently agreed upon the fact that Shiroe wasn't lying and glared at the wizard.

"You are an evil child, spawn of the devil himself" In return to the insult Nat simply smiled happily at Isaac in return something which frightened the terrifying shit out of him.

"If you think that's it wait until you realise that Shiroe bought the entire guild building four hours ago preventing anyone from entering without his express permission giving him control of everybody's finance. As well as that he can dismantle guilds and stop people leaving or entering one so you're pretty much fucked if you don't go ahead with our plan." The small smile that Nat spoke with broke everything.

Silence

All heads turned towards Shiroe the utter in utter horror as they realised what had occurred it was only when the youngest member of the group spoke again that everyone finally accepted what had occurred.

"I take it this begins the negotiations"

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So i know its been a while but here's chapter 20 and yeah a lot has happened in this one. Thanks for waiting so long.

One more thing I'm planning on starting a new story but i have quite a few ideas that i,m stuck in a sort of limbo as such it would be a big help if you could head to my profile and vote. Don't worry Magic and Eldertales will still be my major work and any other story will be a project on the sides so you don't have to worry about updates for this story. There is more information on my profile and you get two votes and from what ive seen in the summaries of stories my ideas will be original if that helps.

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