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Chapter 28: The Last Supper… Kinda (1)

I have now reason to believe in the 'Self-Jinxing' theory I have long tried to dissuade myself from believing in its existence.

The 'kind' invitation forwarded in the form of a group of Devilukean guards rushing through the main door of my flat only to tell me that I had to be prepared for the important event that was set to happen by the Yuuki household, an event where Gid Lucione Deviluke and Sephie Michaela Deviluke were going to be the main guests of and…

Yep, today wasn't just going to end positively as I had long prayed and hoped for.

Getting some space and privacy from the little squad sent to escort me was easy to manage, my mind quietly elaborating numerous hypothesis clashing with each others over the sudden presence of the two greatest monarchs in the universe, panic dictating a majority of the ugliest scenarios possible and…

I was a little afraid as of why I was supposed to be invited to the situation. Could it be that Gid knew about Momo's infatuation over me? Or that I was now connected with Nemesis?

There were just so many possible situations that saw me mostly killed or forced to marry the pinkette, the latter predicament being a non-negligible and horrifying defeat from a moral standpoint as I had been sure of keeping my connection with the girl friendly at best.

She was a nice lady that was going to seriously become a gorgeous and smart woman once she was done with high school, but even then I couldn't see her differently from now.

A young woman that was struggling with so many personal issues and difficulties that her capacity to think was simplified by mere affection at the most realistic attempt to show care, which was from me-

Not that I deny that Rito did spend some wholesome time with the girls but… those moments were easily forgotten in the never-ending troubled caused by the clumsiness and tripping and I wouldn't lie exactly over the romantic feelings coming from the girls.

Of some I was certain of, Haruna and Lala having displayed the closest attachment to Rito from a more romantic standpoint, or at least in the pinkette's case a bond beyond the sexual and the temporary.

They were confirmed in my opinion as optimal choices, but there were also some that were harboring secret feelings and keeping most of those hidden from the public, thus denying anyone's chance to get some sure answers about their stances over losing Rito to 'a rival'.

Momo was the proof that girls her age couldn't certainly stick around a simple idealistic figure. Rito was kind and lovable if one accepted his normality and humble personality, but the young man was also incredibly inexperienced in dealing with love as an emotion.

Heck, the first episode of the series stressed how he had been unable to confess to Haruna, and at the time the blue-haired girl had been the only one to actually be considered a candidate as a girlfriend.

Fast-forward to now, the orange-haired teen was stuck in the ugliest situation ever with so many love interests throwing their part in making his life quite difficult to face everyday.

The fact he had now started to mind where he walked or be careful to catch himself during his usual tripping on himself had truly lessened the chances of him ending in any pervy but also beating-prone aftermaths.

I huffed calmly as I finished adjusting my shoes, my fine clothes hopefully being just enough formal to not appear pompous or arrogant.

The last thing I needed was to somehow provoke Gid into pummeling me to dust, something that was incredibly-

"Horrible to even consider," Nemesis' voice concluded for me, her tone showing particular distaste at that outcome.

I froze still as I started to turn around right by the… bed. The tanned Transweapon was in her adult form, she was a fine dark dress that showed some of her legs and she looked quite irritated.

I noticed the soft gust of air coming from the now open window and I connected the dot-

"Yes," The girl sighed tiredly as she continued to spy in my thoughts. "The window was the only mean to enter inside without getting caught by the pesky guards outside."

Her little scowl warped in a pretty smile as she reached out for a hug. Her arms wrapped carefully around my neck as she stared deeply in my eyes, her glowing orbs sending some shock back to my mind at the mere sight.

"And now, I will see if you really did mean everything you said a while ago, back in the park," She mused quietly. "About not jumping to action if there is a chance to avoid it."

I huffed in annoyance at that. As if I would be the one jumping-

"To help me," She interrupted with a blink. "I meant helping me in case of someone attacked us at the dinner."

...What?

"We are going to deal with the Emperor himself," Nemesis pointed out with a frown. "And you know my original purpose- my creators' purpose."

I blinked at that comment, but then my eyes widened in realization. "But you aren't going to-"

"You are the only one to know this and I am honestly willing to not attack first but..." She slowly leaned her face on my chest. "Do you think the Emperor knows that or that he would care?"

That very idea wasn't truly wrong to have from someone as pragmatic as she was.

Timeline-wise, Gid wasn't as strong as he was when he fought Nemesis in Egypt and I was unsure that the man would have been much at ease at having someone meant to be his perfect counter to come at dinner, where his entire family was supposed to be.

And his future replacement, the one that could give him the chance of get away from the mountains of paperwork that was mostly signed by his wife, which meant further boredom and annoying 'diplomacy' with the various vassals under his reign.

And knowing that he was the kind of guy that would shoot first and ask questions later, I shared her views over the matter that this was going to be a difficult dinner.

My panic resurfaced, this time my worries over the important topic causing me to feel a slightly more afraid about messing things up.

I gulped nervously as my mind was having some issues in elaborating anything that could work to our success, but even though I wasn't confident of a successful end of the day, I still slowly went to caress her head, perceiving her tension at the touch as she leaned on that caring hand of mine.

"Then we will have to retreat if things escalate," I admitted with a neutral tone, the best I could pull out from my state of inherent uncertainty.

I ended up drawing a sigh out of the tanned young woman, the girl slowly moving away from this closeness, enough to stare up at me once again. A little smile brightly reminded me that she wasn't someone that panicked as much as I would if I had been in her role.

"That I can agree too," Nemesis sighed and nodded, then she assumed a thoughtful look. "Do you think that… hiding somewhere in Hawaii will work?"

I frowned at that suggestion. "I thought we would have left the planet-"

"Until we are on Earth, there is no risk of seeing the planet blown up by Gid for the sake of killing me," The girl replied with a serious tone. "If we were in another planet, he wouldn't have hesitated and just obliterated the planet."

I paused just a moment to think about her words, soon my brain catching up with her logic.

"But since Earth is a planet his daughters have grown to love and his successor lives here," I started what I got out from that initial point. "He wouldn't try to cause himself issues by having to directly blow it up."

She nodded and, as her lips parted to continue with her explanation, we heard three knocks by the room's door.

We both realized that it was one of the guards and… maybe it was time to prepare and face the music before things ended up heating up further.

She nodded at me as her arms slipped right by my arm as she keep close to me as we started to walk towards the door, my hand reaching the handle and opening it up.

The masked guard looked surprised as it was two people that left the room where they had only seen me entering my room. I nodded at them. "This is my partner for the dinner, Lord Gid did say that I could invite someone-"

"T-The King did that, yes-" The leader interrupted, stumbling a little before nodding steely and ordering his men to cover the perimeter as we slowly made our way to the Yuuki household.

The walk was uneventful as it was quite late in the day and just a handful of individuals were seen passing around at this hour, getting scared by the glares coming from the clearly armed and dangerous men escorting us through the path to the medium-sized house.

Nemesis kept close even when we ended up by the small entrance of the lovely home, her eyes looking everywhere, studying and scanning anything useful and that could be used in an eventual confrontation with the Emperor and-

We finally entered inside, Mikan greeting us with a small smile, stopping a moment as her eyes widened in surprise at noticing Nemesis, either panic, awe at her appearance or a mix of both.

The tanned girl was quite elated by the reaction and merely winked her way, causing the younger female to blush before letting us inside the house and leading us to the living room where a noticeable group was currently chit-chatting around as they waited for the main event to happen.

I could see some of the close friends to Rito, Mikan and the Deviluke trio, but I could also see Mikado and Tearju talking quietly by one of the couches, a few people stopping to talk to them and… soon I was greeted by two missiles, a blonde one and a red-haired one, their arms perfectly reaching out to hug me at the same time.

"Onii-san." Yami smiled happily but her response was much softer than usual, I connected her tired expression to the fact she was still recovering from the ordeal she had gone through a few hours ago.

"Cas-nii!" Mea greeted chirpily and with a big grin. "Mikan-chan is making some delicious snacks! I ended up eating a ton and-"

I reached out to pinch her cheek, stopping her as her face contorted in comical pain. "Mea, I don't think you are truly unaware of the concept known as moderation."

"Bwut the snwacks are gwood! Owie." I pulled harder, making her squirm a little before letting her go.

"You are going to get yourself some stomach-ache if you continue like this," I admonished with a frown, causing her to huf and pout.

"But I can will it away-"

"Mea-chan," Yami interrupted the redhead, causing the younger Transweapon to look at her sister. "Onii-san said that you have to not exaggerate. I agree with him."

The little threat was clear as the blonde's hair sported several razors approaching the slightly-panicking girl.

"I-I will not eat too much of those-" She pleaded as she started to dodge the continuous deadly attacks directed at her. "I-I promise."

I smiled. "Good and…" I blinked as I looked around and I ended up noticing that there was no sight of Rito and Mikan. "The two Yuuki siblings?"

It was Yami to reply. "Since there is so many people around, Mikan-san has recruited the help of the rest of the family, even Ringo-san and Mangaka-san."

Their parents are home? I guess Gid wanted to have them around for whatever occasion had driven the Emperor to organize this sudden event and… actually, what could have gotten him to make this kind of predicament?

It wasn't something that I was aware of his personality, maybe it was connected to fun or-

"Mortimer-san," A steeled voice called out and I saw someone approaching towards us. I blinked as I recognized Zastin, the man looking serious as he wore his armor. "Mortimer-san, Lord Gid wishes to speak with you about… Momo."

...Oh God-

"It's about her strength."

Oh… A little better. Still bad but at least I could deal with that without getting murdered instantly by an angry dad.

It was… progress?

I nodded and, after promising the two girls to speak more after this meeting, I proceeded to follow Zastin with Nemesis wherever the Emperor was and we ended up by the kitchen, a particularly amusing scene unfolding before our eyes.

Mikan and her mother were happily and determinedly dictating orders to the two half-crying males of the house... and to the giggling pink-haired woman with a veil on her face, the five individuals swiftly going through the tasks to prepare the dinner for the large group of guests waiting in the living room.

Gid was sitting in one of the four chairs by the little table, glancing at us with a curious glint while Momo was giving us her back as she was staring at him and she was placed right on the opposite chair to his father's.

The girl had her shoulders sagging a little and she seemed unaware that we were there as she was distracted by something else.

If until now her luck had been mostly well-balanced and forgiving towards her simple mistakes, now Momo had to admit that things weren't certainly faring well to her as his father finished to tell her about her next life after today, how everything was going to change for her.

She had been hopeful that the man had been unaware of her current bout of anger, the one that saw a major section of the city cracking under her inner might that she had so well-kept hidden from him to avoid… this kind of situations.

It was Zastin's partial fault, she was there to listen the predicament escalating as the captain guard wasn't certainly known to keep secrets when asked and he ended up blurting out about the specific episode and gaining a scowl out of Gid.

The Emperor was partly-angry, his glare moving to his wife as if to try and get more clues about the predicament brought up to light so suddenly and… the woman had refused to reply at that stare, causing the ruler of the universe to pause a moment to recoil at that reaction.

It wasn't a unique moment considering the several acts of defiance her mother had displayed when her father would get too harsh with his decrees, but it was easy to call those rare as Gid would hardly try to cause annoyance to himself by getting his wife's ire on him.

The pure-blooded Charmian was soft-spoken and well-versed in diplomacy, but she was also very stern and fierce against acts of injustice, condemning who's responsible for those heinous deeds, family or not.

Father had decided to shift the discussion elsewhere, to a place where no one would have caused any distraction and… it partially worked.

The kitchen was loudly displaying the sounds of the activity of preparing some food for the dinner, the entire Yuuki family joining together for the efforts and her mother deemed it correct to assist them to, hiding a little badly about her interest in finally cooking after so many months.

The woman was just the best chef in their mansion back in Deviluke, even the greatest man or woman to complete the simple tasks required by the food-preparation were baffled by the mastery and speed the Queen of the universe was able to show so easily and so flawlessly.

Still, food wasn't their priority much to her chagrin as Gid decided to instantly begin ranting about her potential, her duty and her future as a possible Queen to Deviluke.

It was an ugly prospect that terrified her, the full assumption of the draining role of ruler of a vast empire that spans the whole universe and…

She was afraid. Momo was afraid that with that discovery, even if she had continued with her Harem Plan, her freedom was forever sealed away from her reach and now… a lonelier path had opened to her.

A path that was imposed to her, not one she had chosen to walk and that just left her embittered and furious.

But what was fury supposed to do before someone that wouldn't take any protests from her, his might and influence beyond anything she could even try and dare to contrast in that precise moment.

If mortal life had to be defined with milestones, then her father represented the unreachable goal that scared people off from their ambitions.

He was there, behaving so childishly, so selfishly around the massive fief he had conquered by waging major wars all over the galaxies, dragging people to die and suffer just for the sake of owning everything.

Like a spoiled child wishing to have the entire toy shop, just because everything looks so shining and interesting but in the end nothing seems to truly appeal to be used properly.

So the pinkette decided to do something she had long learned to do for this specific situations since her final attempt to speak against her father's brash attitude and that was keeping quiet.

Keeping quiet and let everything hit her as she continued to stay still and… endure.

It was so unfair, she was aware that she was meant at least try and fight back but…

Why?

Why should she try to do something this suicidal and inane? Why?

WHY?!

And while the turmoil stormed within her core seemingly endlessly dragging her consciousness away from reality, her external composure was now displaying a submissive outlook that worst fitted with the slowly-softening rant from her father.

Momo was too distracted to notice, but the man sighed tiredly as a genuine look of sadness crossed the Emperor's face.

Then the man looked to the side and noticed the approaching duo before looking back at his daughter with a sigh, heavy thought weighting much within his head.

The pinkette tensed when she felt someone patting at her shoulder, her pink eyes glancing to the side to notice the concerned expression owned by the young man crouching to look at her.

Casey blinked with a worried glint in his eyes, causing her to widen in surprise while a petite blush spread on her face, shocked by the sudden close-up.

"Hello Momo," He greeted quietly before taking seat on the left side of the table, her attention shifting as she felt a soft hand patting her head.

"Momo-hime~." Nemesis' greeting was slightly more relaxed, but she could perceive some concern in her body language and her tone.

A trick? Maybe it was a ploy to capitalize on her weakness, to appear better in front of the young man and- Uh?

Her entire self stiffened as she felt her pale hand conquered by her tanned one, a comforting squeeze sending her some strange signals back to her brain as Nemesis looked… so relaxed and supportive.

It was weird, odd, impossible and… yet it was happening right in front of her.

Why?

But just like before, that simple query found no answer to the multitude of emotions conflicting over this unexpected action coming from her former enemy… but also current enemy.

"Casey Mortimer, the one guy that I had to replace the inefficient pervert that once governed at Sainan High," Gid greeted with a neutral tone, a little grin interrupting such emotion to appear on his face, showing glee and curiosity all at once. "I hope things are doing well as I heard at the school."

The New Principal nodded. "Things have improved a lot… Lord Gid," The young man replied carefully, but not stuttering with his words. "Some of the issues that were hindering, distracting or hurting students have been properly fixed right now."

The child-sized ruler nodded, his grin widening at the news. "That's a good prospect, a proper educative center to see my daughters foster their talents..." He paused just a moment, glancing at Momo. "Most of them at least, as little Momo is going to return with me in Deviluke and-"

"Did I do something wrong, sir?" Casey suddenly interjected, showing a 'genuine' display of surprise at the development.

The King of Deviluke frowned for a moment. "What?"

"I was entrusted Momo to my care for the sake of giving her the means, just like the students have, to expand and reach out the fullest limits of her potential," The principal explained with a quick pace. "Until now we, the staff and I, have made sure to have the students given said means by providing assistance and even tutoring to help them accomplish success-"

"Momo's strength can't just be tutored by a normal human!" The Emperor exclaimed tiredly. "I understand that it sounds sudden, but she can't just learn enough from-"

"What if it was the strongest Deviluke to teach her?"

Silence ruled for a moment, the questions putting a pause to the activity in the kitchen as everyone was now staring at Casey.

Momo's eyes were wide open at the strange proposal, knowing perfectly that the-

"Mortimer, I'm the strongest Deviluke. What the hell are you talking about?!"

The human merely smiled and nodded. "That is a correct assessment, sir… but I would like to ask you a private offer."

Gid blinked in confusion at the request, finding it incredulous to believe that this little mortal was so eagerly trying to trick him.

It had to be a trick or-

Maybe it was something else and… curiosity was a powerful incentive for someone like the Emperor.

The child-sized man nodded and soon Casey reached for his ear to whisper something difficult to make out, everyone having trouble to understand what he was saying except Gid.

Gid himself blinked again, this time in surprise and… amusement. A chuckle stopped by his lips as he looked at the retreating human.

"That sounds like an intriguing plan, Mortimer, and I bet you have more to help the situation to happen smoothly for us." The King nodded smugly, almost like the principal had just told him a particularly-funny joke instead of offering a serious proposition.

...What? What was going on?!

Momo couldn't just make head of what Casey could have offered to get his father to actually approve-

"I did think of this eventuality and yes, I do have some plan to help the process to be smoothly," The young man mentioned with a small smile. "Still, I think you will have to sign up some papers and-"

"Consider it already done." The admission further increased the pinkette's confusion and then, the child-sized ruler turned to her. "What do you think, Momo-chan? Would you like for your parents to come to live here on Earth for some time?"

...Eh?!

"W-What? But father, you said that-"

"Mortimer proposed something that would erase most of the paperwork, leaving me to try and enjoy my new work here," He explained with a wide grin. "And I would also be able to see you and your sisters around, with no worry about having numerous men to keep watch for some dumb suitors trying to kidnap you. Because I will be here in Sainan."

…

"Casey-san," Momo decided that understanding the insanity coming from her father was too much for her poor brain and thus turned to the saner of the two men. "What is father talking about?"

The principal smiled and nodded. "Since Terumi-sensei, our gym teacher, has recently asked about retiring after spending decades helping teaching students at Sainan High, I think it's high time to provide for a proper replacement… in the form of Lord Gid."

…

…

"YOU WHAT?!" Momo exclaimed loudly, her eyes going wide open and her composure breaking at the sheer amount of madness she had just listened to.

What did just happen?! AND WHY!?

AN

So, I bet people were expecting some crescendo, some seriousness… but it is actually the first chapter that will provide the new story's setup.

And I emphasize the word 'First' as next chapter will have even more details that will add up to the beginning of the sequel and… quick warning, Gid is going to realize something about Gym educative system in Japanese schools that he isn't much acknowledged about.

And how is paperwork going to be solved with? Why, with a devoted unpaid assistant being given a proper job finally!

So yeah, next chapter will conclude this story and… will begin the sequel.

Yay!

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