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Session 62

Mahora's Mess pt 2

When we last left off, Protag had just defeated his time traveling future daughter and won the tournament. His prize?

The information to where his dad was, of course. Because that suddenly matters all of a sudden. So, he got a group of the most talented people in his class. Or in this case, his partners and a bunch of other people who unintentionally went along for the ride.

What followed, was our hero getting his ass kicked and the entire group scattered across the magical world. Of course, he had gotten stuck with the robot and the 'internet star'. And by that, I mean a teenage girl with an obscene amount of outfits and some knowledge of photoshop. In their defense, youtube wouldn't come into existence for a couple of years. What followed, was the usual reaction one would get from leaving a fish out of water. A mix of panic and fear. Of course, the robot was totally fine with all of this. Especially since she now able to go into water without short circuiting along with a large amount of things her creator hadn't added. Considering they were using 'canned magic' to power the robot, they probably should have seen it coming. Not that it really mattered at that point. They were now trapped in a world where everything wanted to kill them. Add in Protag somehow managing to get the blame diverted to him, it was going to be a bad time.

And for some, it was that way. Somehow, one of the girls managed to get themselves quite sick. Which forced her two companions to sell themselves into slavery. Kind of a messed up deal when you think about it.

Protag gets word of this, deciding that he's going enter this fighting tournament to raise the money for it. Which somehow alerts the rest of group to make their way to the city he's in.

Of course, in order to enter this tournament, Protag needed to train. So he found a man will call 'Epic Guy'. Just how epic was this person? This guy's weapon of choice was a twelve story tall sword that could also function as a surfboard. Just in case such a situation of that came up and you somehow your twelve stories tall sword with you. But I digress.

Of course, Protag decided that he would move to 'darkness magic' in order to get the necessary advantage. I guess the power of believing doesn't apply to magic? Oh well.

As that happened, the rest of Protag's group managed to get their bearings and make it to this specific city.

Of course, with the tournament, came festivities. You would think after what happened last time, they would take precautions. Of course not. They decide to just piss the big bad off. Especially after he offers you a way for the unintentional tagalongs to leave.

Thankfully, Epic guy and his sword were there to save the day. Though, it did result in one of his girls getting kidnapped and being replaced by an entirely different girl somehow. Did Protag notice? Of course not and decided to just enter the tournament anyway. Even though he would also would be facing Epic Guy and his sword. And so, Protag fought his way through a second tournament. Only to find himself facing down Epic Guy.

What followed was a battle of epic proportions, with Protag pulling out all the stops and showing off a bunch of moves he somehow didn't have before. Which won him the tournament. But still not enough money to save the three students from slavery somehow. So, Protag had to do some things in order to raise the money. Once that was done, he got the medicine, he and his harem were invited to another party. One would think they would realize these sorts of activities have done nothing but bring destruction and lower morale. Of course not. They take up the invitation anyway, mostly on the promise that the bounties on their head would be removed and they would get information on where the fuck they even were. Or in this case, a parallel version of Mars. This is the general explanation they give for this world. I am not making this up, somehow.

What followed, was Epic Guy deciding he would take on the main bad guy. It went as well as one expected it too. Then Protag is offered by their host to help stop this mess, only for their host to just sic the military on the party anyway. To add insult to injury, the bad guy and his goons showed up and kill Epic Guy. Epic Guy then gives his last words, telling Protag to find the fake girl. Which he does. And it turns out some of the people are just really complex illusions. And that Protag needs to complete super form before he can rescue her.

While this all happens, that girl that got replaced discovered the bad guy's secret plan: Destroy all the illusions then transfer whatever remains to earth.

It didn't take Protag that long to complete his super form. Afterwards, it was time to beat up the big bad. Somehow, this actually went quite smoothly. As long as you don't count another one of Protag's students showing up and revealing themselves to be a demon for some reason. Then she decides to just send the boy into his dream world, where everything is peaceful and right in the world. Only for Protag to break free and rescue the damsel in distress, who turned out to be the princess of mars.

With that, the final battle began. Only to end five seconds later offscreen and everything somehow return to normal with some form of lasting peace. Well except for the 'bad guy' now being a substitute teacher. Everyone went their separate ways, believing their journey was at an end.

All that changed with a single letter. It was an opportunity at something greater, to create a future where peace could be achieved. If the two that took up that offer knew what awaited them, would they still have chosen this fate? Maybe. It is the sort of thing that one could never tell.

What followed, was giving seven children some 'candy'. Or attempting too. Especially with some punk claiming he would take them him down. Then a couple years of 'peace'.

All for it to shatter in a single moment. Another stupid decision to add too the pile. In retrospect, maybe they shouldn't have taken as far as they did. Not that any of them could ever change what happened that day. So they went their separate ways.

For a time, this worked out. Heck, the 'bad guy' had even managed to score himself a teaching job back at Mahora. And then the Mahora Incident happened. The author fucks up, a bunch of people die and two of the survivors managed to 'free themselves' from this rock.

For the big bad, that meant letting go of his old form and holding onto the sliver of hope that he could turn into something more.

For the lucky one, someone else was currently making the decisions for her. Yet, fate had other plans for this one.

Finally, for the robot, sleep was all that awaited her. Maybe, one day, her purpose would be finally fulfilled.

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Polly took a deep breath.

Even with that helpful storytime, things still didn't make much sense. So many questions still remained within her, seemingly growing with each passing second. Yet, she was content with that. There was little use in attempting to force anymore out of either of her partners. If anything else came up, she suspected they would fill in the details later. Or could be in a sudden realization. She wasn't picky about it.

Thankfully, they had now reached the far edge of the Dream World. Here, they could maybe catch a ride back to Hunter's End. If nothing else, they could hitchhike their way back.

"Is there anything you want me to explain, Polly?" Fatemon inquired, only for the monk magi to shake her head. "Are you sure?"

Polly nodded her head again and took a deep breath. She had already made her decision. There wasn't much use in going back on it.

"So what's the plan now?" she whispered only for the sound of an engine roaring to pierce through the silence. "I guess that answers my question."

A few seconds after saying that, a slightly beaten-up jalopy rolled up and Aaron stepped out.

"Hey guys." the detective greeted, only for Gentleman to land before him.

"Aaron!" Olrumon announced and ran up to his human, who seemed quite happy with what his partner had become.

"Do we have to take them with us?" the jalopy driver shouted and mumbled something under her breath. "Especially that harem bitch. You never can know what sort of diseases and STDs that thing could be carrying."

Mermaid's Droplet!

The jalopy and it's currently sole occupant quickly found themselves up in the air, only to fall back down just as fast.

"Say that again. I dare you." Polly shouted and smashed her fist into the vehicle. "I fucking dare you!"

Fatemon then grabbed hold of her, giving the monk magi a slight glare. She reluctantly nodded back, mumbling something about getting her revenge.

"Let's get going, Gentlemen and Ladies." Gentleman whispered and ushered them into the car.

With that, the group headed off...

Notes:

She does have a 'good' point. We have no clue what Polly really did during those 'parties'.

Next Time: Officer EMT gets his revenge as the 'endgame' looms upon us...