A/N: Hey everyone. here's the 10k view bonus chapter I promised you guys, and the full moon arc will start next chapter. Hope you enjoy.
''Thank you for your patronage.''
The store clerk bowed as the customer left with their purchases. It was another quiet day at the local convenience store, and the clerk manning the front counter was starting to get bored to death. He was a young man with black hair, shaved down to a buzz-cut, and brown eyes, wearing a white work shirt, black trousers, a green apron, and white trainers. He lent on the counter while no one was looking, sighing to himself as the day felt like it was dragging on.
''Man, I wish something interesting would happen now, I don't care what.'' He thought to himself, trying his best to stay awake.
DING
A bell chimed as a group of three liminals entered the store. At the head of the group was a lizardman with messy shoulder length crimson hair, green slit eyes and dark green scales, wearing a black hoodie, a red t-shirt, torn blue denim jeans, and a pair of white trainer. Behind him, the was a tanned orc with a small green mohawk and blue eyes, wearing a large brown trench coat, black cargo pants, and brown boots. Alongside the orc was a black-furred minotaur with brown eyes and large ivory horns, wearing a white tank top and tight blue denim jeans. The trio of liminals made their way to the front counter as the clerk stood up straight before politely greeting them.
''Good afternoon, and welcome to Oka-Mart. How can I help…'' He trailed off as the lizardman drew a pistol from his hoodie and pointed it at the clerk's head.
On cue, the orc opened up his trench coat to reveal a pair of AK-47s that were hung up on the inside of the coat. He grabbed one as the minotaur took the other and they pointed their weapons at the clerk too.
''I'd suggest you open up the till and empty it out into a bag for us quickly and quietly, if you don't want to be peppered with bullets today.'' The lizardman threatened the human, waving his gun towards the till to encourage the clerk to do so.
''S-S-Sure. N-No one needs to get hurt after all.'' The clerk stuttered as he grabbed a plastic bag and opened up the till to empty it out for the liminals.
''Nice plan, Drek. We'll be in and out in no time.'' The minotaur spoke with a massive grin on his face.
''Yeah, who would've thought we'd be able to sneak back into the country so quickly! Those goblins are good for something at least!'' The orc added as he let out a hearty laugh.
''Minos! Burter! Cram it! Do you want to let everyone in the city know that we're here illegally?!'' The lizardman shouted at the pair in annoyance. ''Anyway, I need you two to cover the front door, in case more people show up!''
''Damn, keep your tail on man. I'm doing it.'' Minos replied as he aimed his rifle at the front entrance.
Burter's snout started twitching as he picked up the scent of more people heading towards the store. ''HAHAAAAA! Four women heading our way! All liminals too!''
Outside the Oka-Mart, Blare, Kasumi, Kestria, and Raia were making their way to the convenience store, blissfully unaware of what awaited them.
''What do you mean Stud couldn't come with us?!'' Blare shouted in annoyance. She was wearing a white t-shirt, blue denim shorts, and a studded choker around her neck.
''Senpai said he wanted to keep an eye on Vee while she's getting used to her new surroundings, considering she may not be used to urban life.'' Kasumi answered plainly. The empusa was wearing a short sleeved green blouse with four sleeves, a blue plaid skirt, and a pair of white trainers.
''Can't say I blame Medjay, I've heard from some of our co-workers that slimes are quite difficult to handle.'' Raia added, understanding Yuuto's current situation. She was wearing a grey tank top, a black leather jacket on top, a short blue denim skirt, and a pair of black knee-high boots.
''Maybe, but then again, Hotshot might've wanted an excuse to spend some alone time with Grim.'' Kestria said with a wry smile on her face, trying to get a reaction from her squad mates. She was wearing a white tank top as well as green cargo pants.
''Lala?! What's she got that I don't have?!'' The hellhound complained as her flame lashes erupted from the corners of her eyes.
''An air of mystery and a flare for dramatics, plus I believe Senpai mentioned that they have some sort of history together.'' Kasumi replied, though like Blare, she was feeling slightly jealous of the dullahan herself.
''Plus, she doesn't have a temper like you do.'' The raptor harpy added teasingly.
''Oh, shut the hell up, Kes!'' The hellhound shouted angrily.
Raia merely smirked at Blare as she unwittingly proved Kestria's point.
DING
The bell chimed as the group entered the shop, though, the were too engrossed with their current conversation to notice the rifle wielding orc and minotaur in front of them, until the two large liminals cocked their weapons and pointed them at the group. The four liminal women looked at them with shocked eyes as a sinister grin crossed the orc's face.
''Hands up, ladies. Don't wanna ruin your pretty faces now, do I?'' Burter said menacingly as he pointed the AK47 at the girls individually.
''Yeah, let us be gentlemen and take your purses out for you.'' Minos added as he stepped forward, now towering over the empusa standing in front of him.
''For fuck sake! We finally get a day off and this happens?!'' Blare exclaimed in frustration as she raised her arms above her head.
''Well, this is rather inconvenient for a convenience store.'' Kasumi added as she did the same with both pairs of arms, oddly able to stay calm even in this situation.
''Yeah, and these dolts look like major pervs too…'' Kestria said in an annoyed tone as she held up her wings.
At the mention of the raptor harpy's complaint, an idea popped into Raia's head, a simple enough plan that would get the girls out of this sticky situation. ''Damn, they probably want us to flash them too, and there isn't a thing we can do about it…'' She said in mock distress.
Burter and Minos turned their attention towards the mummy, now eager to take advantage of her supposed slip of the tongue. ''Well, if you're so insistent, why don't you be a dear show us what you're hiding under that jacket of yours.'' The minotaur said with a perverse grin on his face.
''Hell yeah, I always wanted to see me some mummy tits!'' The degenerate orc added all too enthusiastically.
''Raia, what the hell are you…OUCH!'' Blare was cut off as Kasumi elbowed her hard in the side. ''The hell was that for?!''
Kasumi merely looked towards the hellhound and gave her a smile and a wink.
''…Oh.'' Blare said in a hushed tone before clearing her throat, ready to play along with the plan. ''Raia, you better do what they say. Seems like they're serious.'' The hellhound said with mock worry.
Kestria caught onto the plan almost immediately and decided to have some fun with it. ''Hey Raia, you sure you want these guys to see your nipple piercings? I don't think they could handle it.'' She said in a teasing tone in order to wind up the already high-strung orc and minotaur holding then hostage.
''NIPPLE PIERCINGS?! NOW THIS I GOTTA SEE!'' Burter shouted as his face went bright red with excitement, with his minotaur partner just as eager to see them.
''Will you shut the hell up?! This is meant to be a quick and discreet operation here!'' Drek shouted from the counter, still pointing the pistol at the clerk, though now he was looking towards Raia as his interest in the girl showing off her assets had peaked.
A seductive smile crossed the mummy's lips as the orc and minotaur, as well as the lizardman, had their attention on her. ''Well, it seems I have no choice in the matter.'' She started as she undid her leather jacket and grabbed the bottom of her tank top with both hands. ''Are you boys ready?'' Raia asked with a wink.
The three liminal men nodded their heads eagerly.
''Okay then, here you go.''
As she started to lift her tank top up, their eyes widened in anticipation, eager to see her fine assets, but as soon as it was high enough, three separate bandages shot out from her torso, each wrapping around the weapons the three criminals were holding. In an instant, their guns were yanked from their hands, and no sooner than that happened, a predatory glint could be seen in the eyes of the hellhound, empusa, and raptor harpy. Before the liminal men knew it, the three girls lunged forwards, each picking their own target.
Blare leapt towards the orc, and before he could act, the hellhound grabbed his face as she flew past him, pulling his head down towards the shop floor at incredible speed, till the back of the orc's head smashed into the floor hard, causing the floor to crack where his head made contact.
Kasumi crouched low until she was underneath the minotaur, at which point she swept her leg under his to knock him off balance. With that she poised herself, aiming her folded sickles at his gut, and thrust both of them forwards with great force. The minotaur keeled over in pain as he was sent flying into the shelves behind him, landing hard on his back, holding his gut in agony.
Kestria flew towards the lizardman, before thrusting a talon forwards to grasped his head in between her claws. With amazing aerodynamic skill, she twisted her body mid-air, and flung the man towards the ceiling with a graceful backflip. The lizardman hit the ceiling hard enough for his upper body to penetrate the surface, though not forceful enough to pass through fully, as his lower body was left hanging limp from the ceiling.
The silver-haired raptor harpy landed gracefully in front of the counter, standing herself up straight as she looked towards the terrified shop clerk on the other side of the counter. ''You okay there Bud?'' Kestria asked with a face full of confidence with a massive grin forming on her lips.
''Y-Y-Yeah, I'm good thanks to you girls.'' The young man replied as his face went bright red at the sight of the graceful harpy.
Kestria folded her wings under her chest and rested them on top of the counter, staring straight back at the clerk. ''Awesome. You think you could hook us up with some free stuff for taking care of these thugs for you? Pretty please?'' She asked him with a flirtatious smile and a wink as she used her feminine wiles to coax the young man into giving her some freebies.
While the raptor harpy was busy teasing the store clerk, Raia shot out three strands of wrappings from her arms, pulling the criminals towards her, and then wrapped them up in order to prevent their escape. ''Well, that was disappointingly easy.'' The mummy commented as she sat atop the bound orc who was currently unconscious, crossing her legs as she did so.
''Yeah, didn't even break a sweat.'' Blare added with a hint of disappointment as she rested her back against the front counter and propped her elbows up on the counter top.
''Indeed, I was hoping for more of a challenge.'' Kasumi added with a slight pout on her face.
DING
The four liminals looked towards the front entrance to see Vee in her child-like form running in, wearing her dark blue rain coat and boots. The slime girl's eyes lit up upon seeing her friends. ''Kasumi!'' She exclaimed as she ran towards the empusa and hugged her.
Kasumi wrapped her lower arms around the slime girl's chest and placed her sickles atop her shoulders. ''Vee, what are you doing her? Isn't Senpai with you?'' The empusa asked with a quizzical look on her face.
The adorable orange slime girl looked up happily at Kasumi. ''We're here to get snacks, Yuuto said this was the best place to get them.'' Vee answered gleefully.
DING
The sliding doors opened as the aforementioned blonde agent came running into the convenience store to catch up with the excitable orange slime, stopping to rest his hand on his knees as he caught his breath.
''Vee, what did I tell you about running off by yourself? You know you can't…'' Yuuto trailed off as he looked up to find his squad mates standing around a group of tied up liminal men, while noticing that the interior of the store looked like a bomb shell had just hit it, namely the girls of Squad Bravo. ''What the hell did I just miss?'' He added as he raised an eyebrow quizzically.
''Hey Stud! You just missed one hell of a fight! These dumbasses didn't stand a chance!'' Blare replied excitedly as she waved a hand at him and gave him a wink.
''Yeah, you should have seen their faces when I ripped their guns from their hands.'' Raia added with a smile of her own.
''Hey Hotshot, you want something while we're here? It's on the house.'' Kestria asked, looking over her shoulder at the human agent.
''B-But I didn't say I could do that…'' The shop clerk stuttered from behind the counter.
''Senpai, could you call Ms Smith about getting a detainment team here please? I would do it myself, but I am currently occupied.'' Kasumi asked plainly, while Vee was nuzzling herself against the empusa's chest.
''…I can't take my eyes off you girls for one minute, can I?'' Yuuto sighed to himself in disbelief.
At the very least, there was never a dull moment for the members of MON's Bravo Squad.