MonMusu Geass
Finally! We got this one uploaded. Apologies for the delay of this one, not only did I have some issues in how to start it and its outline compared to anime/manga canon, but that I was distracted by the video game "The Last of Us". It was infuriating to get that one stupid trophy "I want to talk about it" only to learn online that it was actually a conversation near the very beginning of the penultimate level.
But with both it and Crysis 3 out of the way, my latest distraction is the Jak and Daxter collection and already I got a platinum for the Precursor Legacy portion of the game.
But before I ramble, let's go over some reviews since last time. Personally I'm concerned that there weren't any for chapter five, but whatever.
The SENDER and the TRAVELER – Yeah, it's a toss-up between which is worse; C.C. and her usual habits or being in a "relationship" with liminals that could potentially snu-snu you to death even if accidental. Free cookie on whomever gets that reference.
CPU zero heart – Why thank you! Though now that I think about it, I'm not sure what that says about the fandom as a whole…..
MM Browsing – As I said in the PM earlier, you're half right on what's coming up next Lelouch harem-wise. As for the other anime choices, I'm afraid I'm not familiar enough with those franchises to justify their inclusion. Sorry.
blueblaze123 – As I mentioned in that one PM I sent ya, Lelouch doesn't really have any romantic prospects with Smith. Both Yukio and Cathyl are already in relationships so it wouldn't really be justified. As for the MON Squad members and possibly the farm liminals, well I'm not sure about the latter, but I do have a poll on my profile page that anyone's able to cast their vote on their favorite liminal girl choices for Lelouch.
Granted, there may be missing choices in the poll and that'll probably be either a) they're already in a relationship in canon or b) I've already considered them. If anyone's preferred choice isn't up, just hit me with a PM to justify your choice and if it's convincing enough I'll consider adding it to the poll.
I do have another poll for how I should address Kimihito Kurusu in the story, but I have no idea how to access the public web address. I do have the poll ID of 484518, but other than that I haven't the foggiest in how to have anyone vote on it other than put it up on my profile page and potentially knock the Liminal Poll out. Ideas anyone?
ewertondragon – As I mentioned in that PM, that's the exact feeling I wanted to convey with those two. Just gotta figure out what hijinks I can pull for Cerea since, well, until the next two-three liminal girls come into the harem there really is not competition for Lelouch's affections.
Miia's misplaced jealousy aside of course. You'll know what I mean soon enough.
I'm glad that you enjoyed the humor I put into this brainfart of mine, especially the dry humor in the end. It really punctuates the absurdity of the whole thing.
Akytsu Frozen – I wasn't completely confident with the chemistry between Lelouch and Cerea as I mentioned before in the PM, but I'm glad that it turned out satisfying enough. Also, like MM Browsing, you're half right with the choices. I'll just let you and every one of my readers of this brainfart try to figure out what I'm talking about in terms of upcoming liminal girls for Lelouch.
As for Tionisha, did I put her on the poll- Yeah, I did.
infadinityfollower – Why thank you. Not sure what is it that you liked in the fic, but I'll take it.
Half-Dragon127 – I'm glad that you found some compatibility with my brand of humor in this brainfart of mine, especially since I'm mixing together two anime franchises that could be more further apart.
Well, apart from some harem elements found in Code Geass, but it really didn't turn out well in the end so oh well. Though, to be honest, I do have a similar crossover project to MonMusu Geass in the works called Code Rosario to Geass. I'm already up to four completed chapters and still working, i.e. struggling, with chapter number five. I already have an outline for that chapter in mind, I just gotta get to writing it and, well, the rest of the project. Not sure if anyone even wants to read that one after so many years after the canon anime ended, but who knows? This was a surprise hit if only because it's so quirky and out of left field.
Zathol – Yes, many of the liminal girls seen in the anime/manga canon so far do offer interesting storytelling potential, especially when it comes to comedy. As for Lala, initially I wasn't too sure if it would be a good fit for Lelouch since *redacted due to manga spoilers*, but having her try to reap Lelouch's soul and failing each time does have a kind of "Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote"/"Tom and Jerry" feel that just might make her more than a wallflower in the house.
As for Suu, I do have a different way to introduce her compared to anime/manga canon. Only issue is if luckychaos might object to said idea since it was inspired by his own take on the story.
The King in White – First off, it took me a while to figure out what you meant by "kek". Not a WoW player for starters….
And yes, as I had mentioned in the PM beforehand, I have been tempted to bring still living Code Geass characters into the MonMusu world. However I'm having a bit of an issue to justify in-universe their arrival.
Still, not a bad idea for a running gag.
Anywho, enough selfish plugs and let's get this show on a roll. Starting with the FBI mandated disclosure agreement.
Disclaimer: The basic intellectual properties that inspired this story are not own by the author. Instead, the franchise that is Code Geass is owned by Gorō Taniguchi, Sunrise, Bandai Entertainment and Funimation. Likewise, Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou is owned by Okayado, Tokuma Shoten publishing, Tatsuya Yoshihara, and studios Lerche and Seva. Please support the respective official release of each property however possible.
Everyday Life at Lunar Shores
Lelouch could honestly claim that he was curious about what the lamia had planned with the dry erase board that she had brought out to the living room for the occasion for all present to see, nevermind the question of where exactly Miia had procured such equipment. As far as the anime character was concerned, Kimihito had no such dry erase board that was on its own rolling support frame.
The eyeglasses that she wore, on the other hand, could simply be chucked up to just fitting the atmosphere and to fulfill the role of academic presenter.
"Now then!" Miia began with her lecture. "Let's go over the rules of the Cultural Exchange Program! First, neither humans nor liminal beings are allowed to harm one another. Second, a liminal being is not allowed outside without their host families as escort."
And then Miia's true motive was made clear as she drew upon the dry erase board. "Third, and most importantly, at the homestay the one exchange student who has longest residency has privilege over the others! So listen to everything I say, okay!" She declared as she ranked rudimentary drawings of Centorea and Papy while her own self portrait was more visibly impressive to showcase her own standing.
"Thou shalt not alter the law from nothing to thine own advantage!" Centorea scolded. "'Tis unnecessary!"
"Really?" Papi noted as she held the look of a studious individual as she held the Cultural Exchange Book within her grasp. Her studious mentality, however, was questionable.
"Be not deceived, Papy!" Centorea countered.
"Do you understand me, Centorea?" Miia inquired almost arrogantly.
"Silence. Verily I be familiar with the rules and laws written within the Cultural Exchange Program!"
"If that is true Miia," Lelouch interrupted from his work upon his personal laptop computer. "Then I should be the one with said privilege. I was first to enter the house so I wouldn't use that line of logic if I were you."
Miia was about to counter Lelouch's argument, logic be damned, when she noticed that the anime character was currently occupied with his own project. "What are you doing Lulu?"
"Aye, Milord." Centorea asked as well. "I too ponder what thou hath occupied before thee."
"Well I need some way to cope with my trauma and issues that is Code Geass, and the best way to do that is with comedy." Lelouch answered. "However, since the good abridged series Code MENT, and both the old and new GeassTAS have ceased production for the foreseeable future for one reason or another, I figured I might as well do my own."
"And you're writing…..?" Miia rolled off her question.
"A script. Best to start with the basics before I invest in sound recording and video editing equipment." Lelouch answered. "Besides, what better way to set the record straight about all of my past anime relationships than with a web video people will actually watch?"
"Cultural Exchange Program funds thou plans to utilize, milord?" Centorea inquired.
"Ultimately. It won't be easy to 'persway' Smith from giving me money. Not without geass anyway."
"Why not use those smarts of yours and just do some stock exchange investments or whatever they're called?" Miia prudently asked.
"As intelligent and plausible ideas that does sound, Miia, there are certain… legal hurdles that make it less than realistic in my condition." Lelouch noted. "The internet overwatch laws in this country do not help in that regard either."
"Then why not hack your way into it?" Miia suggested as if it were mere petty crime and not a major criminal offense. "I mean you're smart enough for that."
"Absurd!" Centorea exclaimed with a gasped look upon her face. "Milord would never stoop such a dishonorable and criminal act just to acquire mere income to-"
"Actually I tried that." Lelouch interrupted, much to Centorea's chagrin and Miia's shock. "I barely escaped with the skin of my teeth considering my lack of skills in such an area. Though I do feel bad for that Korean general, but then again it's not as if he didn't have it coming."
Before either liminal female could ask for an elaboration, Kimihito leaned into the living room with a cell phone to his ear, "Centorea-san, Smith-san says that you need to fill out your homestay application…" And sported a hoof mark upon his face, it was clear who was the one that gave the Japanese man the oddly shaped shiner.
"Remember what I said, okay….?" Miia hissed, mostly to show her displeasure in what the centaur had done to Kimihito.
"W-wait a minute Miia! I can explain!" Kimihito attempted to fill the role of peacemaker before it became violent between the liminal girls.
"Let me guess," Lelouch began, "You accidentally walked into Cerea in the bath?"
"Y-yes, how did you know?" Kimihito answered.
"To be honest, it seems like par the course as of late." Lelouch answered.
"Tis verily that I hath not informed our host of my morning run nor of my need to wash away the salt of my sweat, but to have thine bath absent a lock be beyond queer!" Centorea explained, though not in a tone that made the lamia any less angered.
"Actually I can answer that one." Lelouch spoke up without his eyes strayed from the laptop. "Historically, the Japanese have placed an importance of the community above the individual. Though an archaic design choice, the doors of a family home do not feature such locks as a form of trust with that community, that family."
"Same thing happened to you?" Kimihito inquired, barely able to hide the snicker.
"Nope." Lelouch answered with a shudder. "It was worse. FAR worse."
Though the centaur and lamia were unsure as to what was referenced, Kimihito had a general idea of what it might entail as he declared "Suddenly a hoof to the face doesn't sound so bad."
"Still, an apology I must owe unto thee." Centorea turned towards Kimihito. "My reaction, though justified, was too severe for but a simple mistake."
"It's alright, I'm at fault." Kimihito countered. "I should have at least knocked on the door."
"Which is what I've been saying all this time." Lelouch interjected.
"Oh jeeze!" Miia exclaimed as she placed herself between Kimihito and Centorea, much to Kimihito's chagrin as he gained another shiner on his chin and gotten familiar with the floor, again. "You're monopolizing my Darling! Hurry up and fill that application already!"
"I-I shalt." Centorea answered, unsure of how to respond.
"I swear, centaurs are so violent." Miia complained. "Darling only saw you naked!"
"Tis be the pot that calleth the kettle black!" Centorea, insulted, shot back. "To ignore thine own faults? Milord hath informed me of how thine hath dislocated our host's shoulder!"
"I-I just couldn't contain my emotions…" Miia barely spoke out.
"She does have you there, Miia." Lelouch added to the lamia's chagrin.
"You two, that's enough." Kimihito began when he noticed that the living room had begun to fill with steam.
Lelouch had noticed as well and inquired. "Is something burning?"
Soon enough, it was found what caused all of the sudden steam as Kimihito looked upon Papi with concern as she held a blank look upon her face. "What's wrong, Papi?!"
"The interspecies bill is too confusing…" Papi mumbled. "My head is hot; I want to go swimming…"
"And here I thought it was just a Loony Tunes thing." Lelouch mused.
Miia then turned back towards Centorea. "A-anyway, Darling's mine so don't think of trying to steal him from me!"
"T-thine verily believe in such a plot upon me?!" Centorea exclaimed. "Why shalt I be engaged in such a fashion with our host when Milord is by my side?"
"Please, Cerea, you don't need to address me so honorably." Lelouch countered. "After all, I'm no longer royalty of any sort so you don't need to be so formal of me-"
"What centaur could not?!" Centorea interrupted. "Thine hath martyred thyself for a peaceful world onto thine loved ones and comrades, verily it be the truest form of nobility!"
"Well it's not like it was a philanthropic deed or anything of the sort." Lelouch corrected once more. "I'll be glad that the peace I died for lasted at least a decade."
"So you didn't hear about it, Lulu?" Miia inquired.
"Hear what?" Lelouch questioned soon afterwards. Then the displaced immortal was directed towards a teaser entitled 'Code Geass R3: Lelouch of the Resurrection'.
Lelouch, naturally, was not amused. "Eden Vital! It's as if I can't leave any of them alone for five minutes!" He exclaimed. "No wonder so many people remembered the anime after all these years! I couldn't fathom why this was so but this makes so much sense!"
"Milord, if it pleases thee," Centorea began. "The fact that thine Zero Requiem hath lasted for so long be proof that thine hath not died in vain."
"'Several years' Cerea, 'Several years' is what that accursed teaser stated!" Lelouch exasperated. "Not even a couple of years at best judging from how little the others have aged- Forget it! It's no longer my problem! If my death doesn't solve it, nothing will!"
"But aren't they still your friends, Lulu?" Miia inquired, still slightly disturbed by the immortal's actions. "I mean if they're in trouble, shouldn't you be at least concerned?"
"Miia, even if I wanted to, I can't go back to my world and solve their problem." Lelouch answered. "I have no idea how I came into this world to begin with, so I could not fathom a way to return. Besides, shouldn't you be more concerned about Papi?"
"Huh? What about-" The lamia looked around and realized that the harpy was no longer present. "Where'd she go?"
"In the bath with Kimihito, alone, last I had checked-" Before Lelouch completed his answer, Miia rushed out of the living room and into the bath.
"Milord, it be verily to agitate Miia in such a fashion?" Centorea inquired.
"It's less to rile up Miia and more to ensure that Papi doesn't do anything untoward with Kimihito."
"It be noble that thine be occupied with our host to follow the rules set forth by the Cultural Exchange Program."
"It's not a full charity, Cerea." Lelouch explained. "If, by chance, Kimihito does find himself in sexual congress with either Miia or Papi and gets arrested, he will not be the only one punished for such a transgression. Chances are the rest of us will be relocated to a new host family and, knowing Smith, that host family will not be the most ideal."
"I understand thine plight, but I fathom little in how-" Centorea began when Lelouch interrupted.
"You should be concerned as well. There's no guarantee that we'll all have the same host family if and when we are relocated after Kimihito." The centaur understood clearly soon enough.
"You damned bird!" Miia's voice called out from the bath.
"Papi must have tried something again." Lelouch mused. "She's quite the opportunist if given the chance, despite her limited cognitive abilities."
"Papi be but a child, yet-" Centorea began when Lelouch interrupted her.
"Actually she's about your age." Lelouch corrected.
"Verily?!" The centaur gasped in shock and surprise.
"Well when it comes to biological flight, every kilogram counts." Lelouch continued to type away upon the laptop with his script amidst the muffled noises of physical conflict just a room away. "As for her limited cognitive abilities and less-than-optimal memory capacity, I simply have no idea. Though I swear if it's due to the whole 'bird brained' pun I swear I'll shoot myself in the head."
"Doth such an action hath any true benefits, Milord?" Centorea inquired.
"Beyond that oh-so-brief moment of peace and tranquility in between death and resurrection? Not much." It was then did the immortal recalled. "Speaking of, did you complete that application Cerea?"
"Not fully, Milord." Centorea answered reluctantly. "The lamia has proven to be quite…. the distraction."
"Miia does have that kind of effect on people." Lelouch mused. "Still, it would be best if you have that finished by the time Smith comes over. The less time she spends inside, the less of a chance she'll have to dump some kind of problem on us."
"If she hath lingered for supper mayhaps?"
"Well then I tried." Lelouch shrugged. "It does raise the question of what her salary is like if she continues to mooch off of us whenever the opportunity shows up."
"Mayhaps sloth instead?" Centorea suggested.
"...Yeah, that does sound most like her." Soon enough, Smith had indeed arrived at the house to pick up Centorea's completed homestay application along with something Lelouch had dreaded: She had an announcement and wanted to tell Kimihito in person.
With a sigh, Lelouch volunteered to get Kimihito. However, when his direction of travel was evident, Smith could not help herself but inquire "He's not doing anything prohibited in there, is he?"
"I haven't seen him, Miia, or Papi leave and it sounds too painful to be the, what is that word…? Oh yes, hanky panky!" Then a thought occurred as Lelouch turned back towards Smith. "Speaking of words, what am I classified as?"
Smith simply shrugged her shoulders. "Right now it's narrowed down to a few choices: Transversal Individual, Different Dimension Person or DDP, Dimensional Being or D-Bee, and Alternate Continuity Lifeform. Though D-Bee is getting traction, probably a few fans of some obscure pulp fiction space opera or something."
"Why not 'Dimensional Traveler'?" Lelouch inquired.
"'Traveler' usually assumes the ability to freely travel to and from somewhere. Not one way tickets."
Lelouch simply shrugged. "Fair enough." And he returned to his original intent.
Still, Lelouch was concerned that whatever argument or battle they were currently occupied with Kimihito the unfortunate collateral damage victim, it should have concluded long ago by then. So what could have prolonged it?
Either way, he would find out the moment he would open the bathroom doors and inquire within. However, said doors and Kimihito slammed into the immortals as both smashed through the washroom doors and finally crashed onto the far side of the hallway walls. It would seem that Miia's tail whip was noticeably stronger this time as both Kimihito and Lelouch slipped into unconsciousness, or to be more accurate of the latter, another death.
Slowly, but surely, Kimihito and Lelouch awoke back into consciousness. Though the resulted headache did little to make such a transition neither smooth nor easy.
"Ugh…. What killed me?" Lelouch groaned as he sat up from the floor.
"I… I think it was me…?" Kimihito answered in an unsure tone as he pushed himself up from the sofa.
However, this action did not go unnoticed by the immortal. "Wait… Why am I on the floor?"
Kimihito simply stared at Lelouch, then at his place on the couch, and then back at Lelouch again. Then he spoke "Good question…"
"Actually, it didn't seem like a good idea to mess up the sofa with such a stain." Smith answered from a nearby chair. "I mean with two doors, it's a miracle that there was anything recognizable left."
"At least it was quick this time." Lelouch then turned towards Kimihito. "Speaking of which, what happened with Miia and Papi?"
Kimihito scanned the room. "Where are those two anyway? Usually they come running when something bad happens."
"Good question," Lelouch mused. "I know Cerea and I only recently met, but she should have been here by now as well."
Smith answered both men with a pointed gesture. The two then followed the finger towards a nearby doorframe where only half of the liminal girls' head were seen beyond the doorframe, as if they did not wish to be seen. With consideration of what had recently happened, it was not to terrible a logical conclusion.
"Wh-what are you all doing?" Kimihito inquired. Slowly, reluctantly, but surely, the liminal girls entered the living room with heads hung in deep regret.
"Because Papi and I were fighting that you were hurt, darling.." The lamia apologized.
"I'm sorry, Boss…" Papi nearly spoke in tears.
"I hath failed as thine servant, Milord…" Centorea apologized to Lelouch. "If I hath been more vigilant-"
"You're not to blame Centorea." Lelouch interrupted. "How could you have known that was going to happen. Myself on the other hand…." The immortal mumbled to himself.
"Milord…" Centorea nearly glowed from Lelouch's words. Miia and Papi, on the other hand, were more concerned with their own actions and their consequences.
"So, the thing is, Papi and I have decided that from now on, we'll hold back so we don't cause any more trouble for you!" Miia declared forlornly.
"Hold back?" Kimihito asked.
"Yeah, I won't ask you to play with me!" Papi added as well.
"What are you guys' talking about?" Kimihito interrupted. "Sometimes you guys do go too far, and it's not good to fight. Problems happen, so aren't learning to overcome them part of doing a homestay? And since this is a homestay, that makes us family, all of us."
"Family…" The liminal girls echoed.
"So none of you need to hold yourselves back."
"True, we're not the most 'conventional' of families," Lelouch agreed "But when you really get down to it, we're really just like a family with all the quirks and problems that come with it. So long as we're together, none of that should really matter."
"And considering what your other family's like, that's high praise there, Lelouch." Kimihito noted.
"It's been a good long while since I had the kind of serious, fuzzy feeling inside that those TV shows keep harping about," Lelouch half-growled at Kimihito "So I'd appreciate it if you didn't ruin it for me, if it's not too much to ask."
Kimihito raised his hands defensively, but with a smile as he turned back towards the liminal girls. "See what I mean?"
"That's perfect then!" Smith declared before anyone else could even respond.
"Eden Vital! I actually forgot about all that."
"Lelouch-san?" Kimihito asked as Smith mumbled to herself.
"Smith said that she had an 'announcement' that she wanted to tell you personally."
"Really?"
"Yeah, pretty sure it's going to be bad."
"Oh I don't know about that, Lulu-kun. The two of you just might like it."
Lelouch simply crossed his arms and spoke "Humor us."
"Recently, there's been a movement to amend the Interspecies Exchange Bill." Smith began.
"And it took them, what? Three years to figure this out?"
"It's just a few minor changes, to be sure." Smith answered. "However, one of them would allow humans and liminals to get married."
If it were possible, Lelouch's face had paled. "Eden Vital, I do not like this particular train of thought..."
"Wh-what is she implying..?" Kimihito faced Lelouch with an equally pale face.
"Naturally, the higher ups aren't sure if it's a possibility yet, so they've been looking for a test case." It was all too clear what Smith had in mind.
"I knew it… We're guinea pigs…" Lelouch then turned towards Kimihito. "To be exact; you are."
"What?! Why me?!"
"Because despite claims to the contrary from my fans, I'm technically a liminal. You're not."
"So then, 'Darlin-kun'," Smith concluded. "We want you to marry one of these three-"
"I beg thee pardon?!" Centorea exclaimed.
"Two, Two! I meant two!" Smith then cleared her throat. "I mean, we want you to marry either Miia or Papi!"
"Wh-why would you tell me to do that?!" Kimihito exclaimed in shock and frustration.
"From now on, humans and liminals are going to interact with each other, which will include marriage. This is unavoidable." Smith answered. "For liminal species such as lamias and harpies, they are comprised of a single gender, so they need to marry a human to propagated and survive. As a test case, you-"
"That's not the point!" Kimihito interrupted. "You can't just suddenly tell someone to get married just like that! That's just crazy!"
"Kimihito does have a point." Lelouch agreed. "Marriage is not a decision to be made so lightly. It's not like deciding if you should bring an umbrella with you or not, this is a life-altering choice with heavy consequences of its own if done recklessly."
"Exactly! How am I supposed to do something THAT important?!"
Smith paused as she pondered her answer before she spoke once again. "Do you best?"
"Eden Vital! Did you not understand the gravity of the entire thing?!" Lelouch growled in annoyance.
"Hey wait!" Kimihito then saw that Smith began to walk out of the living room. "Why are you trying to leave?!"
"Well, I got what I came for." Smith answered as she brandished Centorea's homestay application. "Also, I have other issues on my plate and little time to do them. Bye. Give it your best!" And with that, the door closed. In its wake was a stunned silence.
A silence that was interrupted by the resident immortal. "Eden Vital, it's like living in bad reality TV!"
Kimihito, for his part, was an incoherent mess. "But- Wha- She- And then- Isn't it-"
"Alright, I think it's best if you just go upstairs and clear your head." Lelouch advised. "In fact, we should all just go to our rooms and just calm down. It's been a rough enough day and Smith only made it worse." Kimihito barely agreed and went upstairs to his bedroom.
Miia and Papi, however, were more hesitant. The lamia turned uneasily towards the code bearer. "Um…. Lulu… About-"
"Look, Kimihito's not against marrying you or Papi. He's just against Smith basically ordering him to marry one of you on the spot as if it's no big deal." Lelouch interrupted. "This is just too much for any human being to handle at once and he just needs some time to at least process this."
"Really, Lei-Lei?" Papi asked.
"It's 'Lelouch', and I'm very certain of this. This is Smith we're dealing with after all." With equal reluctance, Miia and Papi went to their respective rooms.
Centorea, however, lingered beside Lelouch. "Tis be wise council, Milord?"
"It's the best I can give them." Lelouch shrugged. "It's hard to imagine Kimihito handling such news any better, but it's past and we all need time to process what happened before we proceed with, well, anything. Hopefully it doesn't degrade to weekly 'did you get married yet?' from Smith or anyone else from the program. Help a man calm his nerves about marriage, it does not."
It was the witching hour and Lelouch had lied upon his bed in an attempt to try and melt out his mental frustration of the entire incompetence of the Cultural Exchange Program when he heard a noise; a window broken. Unsure as to what it could be, but still uneasy as to what was the cause, Lelouch rushed out of his own room and headed towards Kimihito's own bedroom.
This had not gone unnoticed as Centorea quickly joined the code bearer "Milord, what hath disturbed thee so?"
"I heard something bad from Kimihito's room and I'm making sure that he's alright-" Both Lelouch and Centorea burst through the door, though with the centaur's mass and strength ripped the physical portal from its hinges, and saw a rather compromising vision of Papi sans pants and underwear and Kimihito with his underwear fully exposed. "EDEN VITAL! What are you two doing- What's Miia doing over there?!"
"A-art we too late…?" Centorea inquired, her face crimson and faced away as Kimihito struggled to put back his pants despite the head injury he sustained.
"Thanks you two," Kimihito thanked "Both Papi and Miia are acting weird tonight."
"I think it's less 'weird' and more 'promiscuous'." Lelouch noted as he sought some form of cover for the half naked lamia and harpy.
"'Tis be little surprise." Centorea explained. "This eve be the full moon."
"A full moon?" Kimihito asked.
"And why is this significant?" Lelouch inquired as well.
"Verily, the night the instincts of many a liminal instinct art awakened and unleashed fully." Centorea answered. "Coupled with thine words of marriage hath loosened the lesser minded to the power of the very moon itself."
"Just because of that?" Kimihito looked up at the moon through his broken window.
"Wait," Lelouch interrupted. "Are you telling me that liminal species have that time-of-the-month that they become instinct driven animals, and no one at the Cultural Exchange even bothered to put that up as a WARNING?!"
"If that's true…" Kimihito turned slowly to face Centorea "Then are you alright Centorea..?"
"But of course!" Centorea proudly proclaimed. "I shalt never be weak of mind as to loose myself to the likes of the full moon!" The centaur then turned towards Lelouch, though the canter suggested less than logical restraint. "I swore loyalty onto thee, Milord. My heart and body art yours. Therefore, thy may doeth anything onto me!"
"Cerea…. I'm not liking that tone…." Lelouch half-whimpered as he was pressed against a nearby wall by the centaur's mere presence alone. His hands were then found to be held within Centorea's own grip.
"'Tis be the definition of marriage!" Centorea then pressed Lelouch's hands against her own well-endowed mammaries, her cheeks flushed with passion and lust. "Come, touch upon my bosom unto thine heart's content, Milord..!"
"Aaaand there goes our voice of reason…." Lelouch half-mused.
"She's lost it!" Kimihito panicked. "She's definitely lost it!"
"Perhaps thine shalt hold strong preference untoward direct contact?" The centaur offered as she unveiled her now bare chest to Lelouch.
"Hold that thought." The immortal then used Centorea's own arms to cover up her bare chest, though not unscathed as he internally cursed his anime character nature, and quite possibly dark ages inbreeding, for the nasal discharge of blood.
Meanwhile, Miia and Papi have recovered from their previous knock out injuries and took the opportunity to envelop Kimihito as well. "Hey, Darling, have you decided yet?"
"Really?!" Kimihito squeaked. "You're asking me that NOW!"
"We're not asking you to choose." The tone Miia spoke sent deathly chills down Kimihito's spine. "Tonight's special."
"Let's all get along together, Boss." Papi added.
Kimihito then became a scatter brained mess, mumbles and incoherent words were all that escaped from his lips. The lamia then pushed him against the bed. "Darling, can I squeeze you?" Kimihito then witnessed how her tail had crushed the headboard railings as if they were little more than tissue paper, now the only words that escaped from his mouth were deathly silent shrieks of abject terror.
"I want to sqeeze Boss too!" Papi exclaimed as her talons nearly gutted Kimihito.
"Yeah, that's actually worse then what I thought was happening." Lelouch then turned towards a still lustfully blushed Centorea. "Cerea, you do recall what would happen if our host were to break any of the Cultural Exchange Program rules?"
"Aye, yet I cannot fathom how-" The centaur began.
"Then imagine what would happen to all of us if Kimihito were to suddenly die due to unbound sexual congress with both Miia and Papi." Lelouch interrupted. "For all we know, Smith may send us to separate host families as punishment for not protecting him from such a fate."
"V-verily, that may become such a fate!" Centorea then pulled both Miia and Papi from Kimihito's body. However, when she turned to be showered in praise for her actions from Lelouch, all three liminal girls have found that the bedroom was vacated of all males.
Within one of the closets upon the first floor of the house, Lelouch and Kimihito hid from the lunar-crazed liminal housemates whom were unable to control their urges and superhuman strength.
"Why did everything end up like this!" Kimihito yelled in the loudest whisper he could perform. "All because Smith-san told me to marry one of them!"
"With Smith involved, it's always her fault." Lelouch verbally castrated the Cultural Exchange coordinator, just as Kimihito's flip phone chimed an incoming call from his back pocket. He quickly answered the call to lessen their chance of discovery as Lelouch deduced the identity of the caller. "Speak of the devil."
"Darling-kun, are you alright?" Smith inquired from the cellphone. "I forgot to tell you that tonight's the full moon-"
"We know that already!" Lelouch also yelled his loudest whisper. "Don't you think you should have warned people about something that might happen if they HAD a liminal homestay?! Can you even imagine the injuries that would have caused?!"
"Yeah, at this rate the girls'll consummate the marriage before the ceremony and I'll die as a result!" Kimihito yell-whispered.
"Did you do any of them?" Smith asked.
"I did not! Lelouch and I barely survived! Since you brought up all that m-marriage talk, they're way more excited than usual! They're beyond my control!"
"That's putting it mildly." Lelouch added. "Also, stop avoiding the issue Smith!"
"Don't worry, we've made sure that no one will get injured if a liminal does get lunacy fever." Smith reassured.
"Yeah, well you're doing a bloody piss poor job at it!"
"So, has Darling-kun decided on whom he's going to marry?"
"Really?! That's your major concern?! We barely got out of there alive!"
"I'll take that as a 'no' then." Smith sighed.
"You don't get to 'sigh' Smith!" Lelouch counter-whispered. "We were too occupied with avoiding a brutal death by snu-shu!"
"Snu-snu?" Kimihito inquired in a confused tone.
"I'll explain it later." Lelouch then turned back to the cell phone. "Smith, even you must realize that no sane person could ever make such a decision on the spot like that! Not with something like marriage!"
"What about future plans with them?" Smith asked. "Did any of you discuss it with any of the girls? Instead of just run to your rooms and hide?"
"More like cooling our heads down after the tense atmosphere YOU left!"
"Well it shouldn't be that surprising that they're all uneasy and nervous if none of you are willing to talk to those girls." Smith half-chastised. "That's why they're acting like that."
"Again, no thanks to you." Lelouch countered. "I even tried to explain to them that Kimihito needed time to process the whole ordeal YOU just dumped on his feet and left him out to dry, but clearly THAT didn't work!"
"Either way, for the time being you two will have to cool those girls down."
"Wh-what should we do?" Kimihito asked.
"Are you near a refrigerator?"
Lelouch snuck a peak from the closet door to make sure that the coast was clear before he turned back to both Kimihito and the cellphone. "Give us a minute."
Soon enough, Lelouch and Kimihito successfully stealth their way into the kitchen and were before the refrigerator door. "Okay, now what?"
"Alright, get some ice out of the freezer and put it on their heads." Smith advised.
"….We're hanging up now." And Lelouch ended the call. He then turned back towards Kimihito. "Well that was a huge mess of useless."
"So what do we do now-" However, any conversation was interrupted when Centorea, Miia, and Papi ambushed the two males and crashed into the ground. The liminal celebration soon turned to horror as Miia found both Kimihito and Lelouch slick with a red liquid. Could they really have killed their host out of their unbridled lunar fever? How could they even face their-
"Ow…!" Kimihito groaned in pain as he pushed himself off the floor. He then saw the mess of condiments, eggs, and other such refrigerator groceries and items spiraled across the floor. "Ah man…. everything fell out, the ketchup is just everywhere…. I hope I can get the stain out…"
"Ugh…." Lelouch groaned as well as he pushed himself off the floor. "We seriously need to work something out for next month…"
"Darling/Boss/Milord…." The liminal girls called out to Lelouch and Kimihito.
"Are you guys finally feeling a little calmer…." Kimihito turned towards the liminal girls and immediately did not like the aura they collectively gave off.
"I'm leaning towards a 'no' for this one." Lelouch answered.
Morning could not have come early enough for Kimihito and Lelouch as the liminal girls slept their lunar fever away and allowed time for them to recover from their injuries. Although Lelouch, as a Code Bearer, was able to rapidly recover from the previous night, Kimihito was not so fortunate as he was bandaged and gazed with wounds that still needed time.
From the events of last night, they both decided upon two things: Kimihito will date Miia and Papi as potential marriage partners, and that everyone goes to bed early on the night of the full moon. Just then, the doorbell had rung.
"I'll get it." Lelouch offered. "You need to deliver the news in person." Kimihito agreed as he headed towards the living room to wake up Papi, Miia, and Centorea.
Lelouch, however, felt rather uneased as he approached the front door. Normally, he could still hear the clamor of his fanbase outside, but now it was deathly quiet. Perhaps they finally gave him the space that he needed?
When he opened the door, he found the last thing he could ever expect.
"Ohayo, my name is Tanjiro Kawakami and I'm sure you know of the person next to me very well." The middle-aged man greeted. "I can also assume that you know why we're here, Lamperouge-san. I have seen you on the news but it took me the longest time to finally have the opportunity to finally meet with you face to face. I'm sure the two of you will have plenty to talk about."
Lelouch, for his part, could not help but stare deeply into the yellowish green eyes that he did not believe that he could ever see again in this world or the next. Her orange locks framed her face as she looked down, barely able to look upon Lelouch's own face and twiddled her thumbs.
"Hi, Lulu…"
The moment, however, was interrupted when a voice in the crowd called out "Shirley sucks!"
"Okay! Which one of you was the insensitive bastard who said that?!" Lelouch roared into the crowd. Needless to say, there was a new headline for the coming days.
Aaaand that's a wrap! Now wasn't that a surprise? And you can bet that there's more where that comes from, abet not as dramatic. Still, something to look forward to in the coming chapters now that Lelouch has the proper number of females in his harem to spark up romantic conflict and other such typical shenanigans. The only reprisal being that Shirley's living with a different host family, but I'm pretty sure that she'll make regular visits if only to draw the line in the sand when it comes to Lelouch. Still on the fence on whether or not to have any of the other canon characters homestay with her as well to be honest. Though I'm sure some of you might have some ideas, maybe even with the choices for that poll just to make things interesting or at the very least justify their meeting with our resident immortal.
And I'm sure those of you familiar with either the manga or the anime just what kind of shenanigans Kimihito will be suffering from in the coming chapters, though it's almost guaranteed that he won't face them alone. Well, not sure about the next issue Miia would have, but I'll figure it out once I cross that bridge. Probably may have to combine episodes/chapters to make up for it.
And before I go, I had the most ingenious of brain farts occur to me just. It's so brilliant that I'm surprised that it never crossed my mind until now and it will be GLORIOUS!
Or at least interesting. Pretty sure a good chunk of you will hate me for it and probably stop reading this story, but for the rest of you? Oh will it really throw a wrench into everyone's plans- Anya? Where'd you get that picture from? What- NO! Don't you dare upload that to-