"Alright, what's your grand plan to defeat this thing, Nep Jr.?" Neptune asked as the eight CPUs and Candidates sat in the room of the Basilicom. Nepgear stood up and moved to where everyone could see her next to a giant notepad, where she cleared her throat.

"I'm going to develop a series of items to help us take on this monster." Nepgear explained, and flipped a page of the notepad. On the first page we're rough sketches of different tools, weapons, and armor. "These items are gonna be like nothing we've ever developed before, and it's going to require a lot of rare materials. I'll need help collecting them. I know these just look like sketches, but I have the detailed blueprints somewhere else." Nepgear flipped another page, which showed a map of Gamindustri with some circles around some place. "I've marked out dungeons where we can gather some, and I've split you all into groups. I think we should head out now, as the sooner we go, the better."

"And you really think this is gonna work?" Noire asked.

"I don't know, but it's better than waiting around for things to happen! Please just trust me on this." Nepgear pleaded.

"Oh! I'm going with you, Nepgear?" Vert asked. "How lucky for me!" Neptune gave Nepgear a suspicious look, but Nepgear shook her head. Sure, Vert could be a bit…much, but if something were to happen, Nepgear believed that Vert would do almost anything to protect her, both her life and her modesty. Plus, having Neptune come with her just seemed to invite trouble. Plus plus, the area they were searching was near Leanbox, so maybe Vert knew the area.

"Is everybody good?" Nepgear asked, and everyone nodded. "Alright, let's go!"


"Ah, going exploring with my beloved Nepgear!" Vert said with joy as the two walked through the forest.

"Vert, please pay attention. This is serious." Nepgear said.

"Oh come on, lighten up a little. This is a beautiful opportunity to get to know each other better!" Vert said as she sidled up next to Nepgear, causing Nepgear arm to come in contact with Vert's breast, making her jump. Vert simply laughed while Nepgear sighed. The two went silent as they searched the area. They were looking for animala mushrooms, which were supposed to be a rare find that only existed in very small patches throughout the entire forest. They needed to find just one, however, so they had to keep their eyes peeled.

"You know…if this doesn't work, we can always try something else. You don't have to put so much of the work on yourself." Vert said. Nepgear sighed again.

"It's just…I'm so tired of all of this, you know?" Nepgear said. "Both for me and for all of you. I also feel…responsible. I think I egged it on." Nepgear continued onward, and heard the sound of rushing water nearby, then she heard something else…something strange. Like a low rumble, or a growl. It was also steadily growing louder, and louder. Whatever it was, it was moving closer. "Vert…?"

"Yeah I hear it…" Vert said, summoning her spear. The two examined the nearby area, waiting for something to show up. The two did their best to still their breath, and listen very carefully. The forest around them was quiet…too quiet…

"ROAAARRRRRR!"

Suddenly, a dragon-like monster ripped through the trees and blew flames at Nepgear.

"Nepgear!" Vert shouted as she tackled Nepgear out of the way as the flames singed past them. Unfortunately, Vert managed to tackle Nepgear through some trees…right off into a river.

"V-Vert!" Nepgear shouted as the two were swept away downstream. Nepgear tried to grab onto a branch, but she missed, and instead it sliced open her dress, which quickly became washed away in the river. Nepgear cried out as she saw something similar happen to Vert, but Very strangely didn't seem as distressed as Nepgear, and instead had a look of happiness on her face. Before Nepgear could question why, she found herself tumbling off a waterfall, and heading towards the river below. She screamed as she fell, but was suddenly stopped as yet another branch caught her by her panties. Her panties rode right up into her pussy and ass, giving her an intense wedgie that made her shriek in pain. Thankfully, it didn't last long…unfortunately, that was because her panties snapped, and, now bottomless, she tumbled into the water, making a loud splash as she made contact.

Thankfully the water here wasn't as fast, so she was able to climb out, and lay down on her back, clad in nothing but a bra, feeling the warm ground against her bare ass, as anger coursed through her body.

"My, my, that was unfortunate…" Vert said as she quickly walked up next to Nepgear. Nepgear quickly shot to her feet, placing both hands to her crotch as she looked over to find Vert…standing there happily, leaving her pussy uncovered and bare. Normally, Nepgear would've questioned it, but she was too angry right now.

"Ughhhh, SEE?! This is what I mean!!" Nepgear said. She looked up, and shouted. "Why?! If you wanted to do this, why not just make me nude, huh? Why leave the bra?!"

"Ah, Nepgear, might not want to anger him. He could still teleport us naked in the middle of the city, which would be bad…for you." Vert said.

"It's not like he hasn't already!" Nepgear continued. She raised her hands to the sky. "Come on!! If you want to mess with me, then come and face me like a man…or whatever you are!! AHHHHHHH!!" She shouted, letting out all her anger as Vert watched, though her gaze was drawn to Nepgear's absolutely adorable little bare pussy, which was now fully exposed. Having finally let out her anger, Nepgear collapsed onto the ground, catching her breath. Vert sighed and knelt down, getting a slightly satisfaction in knowing she was exposing her crotch quite a bit by doing so.

"Nepgear…it's going to be alright." She said, and Nepgear looked up at her. "I believe wholeheartedly in this plan of yours. Everything is going to be fine, and we'll soon have taken care of this vile beast." After a few silent moments, Vert could hear Nepgear sobbing as she held her head down. "Hey, don't-"

"Vert, I'm just…so tired of all of this…" Nepgear said. "Why can't it just…stop? I just feel like this is all…my fault. Maybe it would've stopped by now if I hadn't…"

"Nepgear, don't you think everyone also feels the same way?" Vert asked. Nepgear looked up at her as tears streamed down her face. "Everyone is tired of this, that's why we're doing this, right? Gathering materials because we trust your plan to beat this thing."

"You…really trust me?" Nepgear asked.

"Of course, you're probably one of the smartest among us, in all honesty." Vert said. She grabbed Nepgear and pulled her into a tight hug. Usually, Nepgear would've been opposed, but this time, she happily accepted. She embraced Vert back, even accepting her head being somewhat strategically placed between Vert's breasts. Nepgear sobbed loudly as she enjoyed Vert's warmth. "We trust you completely, and we know that you'll be able to help us stop this thing, no matter how long it takes."

"Th-thank you…" Nepgear said, sniffling. The two sat there like that for a while before Vert finally let her go, and the situation started to crash in on Nepgear. "Uh, Vert? Why aren't you…you know…covering yourself?" Nepgear asked nervously. Vert smiled.

"Why should I?" She asked, and turned around. Nepgear couldn't help but gaze at Vert's ass as she faced the waterfall. "There's nobody here but the two of us, but even if there was, why should I hide the beauty of a woman's body from the world? Especially when it's my own body?" Vert took a deep breath, and then let it out. "In fact…" To Nepgear's shock, Vert then reached behind her back and started undoing her bra.

"V-Vert what are you doing?!?!" Nepgear shouted, wanting to avert her eyes out of respect but finding herself unable to as Vert pulled off her bra and threw it aside, leaving her completely naked before Nepgear. Vert bent down, displaying her ass even more to Nepgear, who at this point was blushing intensely. Vert rubbed her hands against her legs, making her way upwards to her hips, where she gently rubbed her sides. Her hands slid behind her, where she gave her ass cheeks a firm squeeze, letting them jiggle a bit before her hands went back to her front, where they gently tickled her lower lips. Her hands went up her sides then, to her breasts, where she squeezed them in a similar fashion to her ass, lifting them up, and then letting go to let them bounce around a bit. Finally, she brought her hands up to her hair, and ran her fingers through her locks for a bit before she took another deep breath, and exhaled with a smile on her face.

"Are…are you done?" Nepgear squeaked. Vert turned to face her, and Nepgear's eyes immediately shot to her chest, which only made her feel more embarrassed.

"Come on, Nepgear. Join me in letting your beautiful body be exposed to the amazing nature around us." Vert asked.

"N-no, that's too embarrassing!" Nepgear said, her hands clenched firmly between her legs.

"But it's only me here." Vert said.

"That doesn't really help!" Nepgear said.

"Oh come on, Nepgear, stop covering yourself like that~" Vert said as she made her way over to Nepgear, pressing herself against her side. The warmth that had just a minute ago provided Nepgear with comfort now gave her discomfort.

"I-I don't think that's a good--EEEEK!" Nepgear squealed as Vert pinched one of her ass cheeks. Nepgear temporarily uncovered her front to cover her ass, subconsciously thrusting her hips out in an attempt to get her ass further away from Vert, which only drew Vert's eyes to Nepgear's crotch. When Nepgear saw where Vert's eyes went, her hands shot back to her front as she turned to face Vert, backing away.

"Come on, I promise you, it'll feel good!" Vert said, and squeezed her breast with one hand while shoving the other between her legs to emphasize. Nepgear felt the redness in her cheeks growing, and her embarrassment turned to frustration.

"Let's just get going, stop messing around." She said, and started to walk away, not even caring anymore as Vert stared at her ass intensely as Vert followed her.

"You have to lighten up. All this anger is stress is bad for you. I wouldn't want you to ruin that beautiful body of yours with worry wrinkles." Vert said as she poked Nepgear's back, making her shiver.

"Please stop." Nepgear said, and while usually saying that wasn't very effective, this time, the way she said it made Vert pause. Vert frowned, and then shook her head. She was determined! Vert ran up next to Nepgear, reached out, and poked her cheek.

"What are you doing now?" Nepgear asked. Vert said nothing as she continued to poke at Nepgear's cheeks. It only took a few times before Nepgear finally removed a hand from her crotch to smack Vert's hand away. Vert took the opportunity to grab Nepgear's hand, and pull it away. In Nepgear's confusion, Vert was able to grab her other hand, and yank it away, before swiftly moving behind Nepgear, and pinning her arms behind her back. Nepgear felt her cheeks flush as she was left completely exposed, even though no one was around and not even Vert could see.

"There you go!" Vert said. Nepgear struggled against Vert's grasp, but it was too strong. Nepgear had no choice as Vert led her through the forest. Vert was close enough that Nepgear could feel her nipples rubbing up against her back, which made her shiver. She didn't know why she was feeling so much embarrassment, despite no one being around to see her. Vert said nothing as she pushed Nepgear along, until they eventually emerged into a clearing. As soon as they emerged, Nepgear felt the warm rays of sunshine on her bare body, and finally stopped fighting against Vert. Feeling Nepgear stop, Vert stopped moving.

Nepgear looked around, taking in the beauty she could see. Little squirrels ran around, playing with each other, as birds flew overhead and nested in trees, chirping happily. The sun shone down warmly and brightly, as the sky was devoid of almost any clouds.

Vert finally let go of Nepgear's arms, but Nepgear didn't cover herself. Nepgear simply laughed with joy as she took a step, feeling the grass gently tickle her toes.

"See? What did I tell you?" Vert said as she stepped up next to Nepgear. She had to try really hard to resist touching Nepgear's body, as she didn't want to ruin the moment. Nepgear smiled as she took a deep breath, and then exhaled, enjoying the beautiful, cool, pure air. "Soooo…?" Vert said, and reached a hand up to Nepgear's bra. "Why not enjoy it? All the way?" And with that, Vert unclipped Nepgear's bra, and Nepgear did nothing as it fell to the ground, freeing her beautiful breasts to the air. Nepgear felt a twinge of embarrassment, but also a strange feeling of joy and bliss as she took a step away from the bra, completely naked in the outside world, yet, for the first time, happy about it. She twirled around, and did a small bounce on her feet, feeling her chest bounce as she did so, and couldn't help but giggle. Vert watched with starry eyes.

"You're…you're right! This is great! What was I so worried about?" Nepgear asked as she twirled around and danced on the ground, her breasts swaying and bouncing with every step, her elegant nude body a beauty to Vert's eyes. Nepgear laughed loudly as she ran up the hill. She closed her eyes so she could better take in the feeling of the soft breeze against her bare skin, and the gentle grass against her feet. Once she reached the top of the hill, she stood with her legs spread wide, and lifted her arms to the sky, shouting with happiness as she finally felt free.

Then she opened her eyes.

And found dozens of pairs staring back at her.

Down below on the other side of the hill we're dozens of people sitting on blankets eating. As soon as she saw them, Nepgear froze, while Vert walked up next to her.

"Ah…right, I forgot to mention this is a place where people like to come and have picnics." She said, and Nepgear's face quickly turned multiple shades of red as she felt all those eyes scanning over her nude body, from her breasts to her hips to her thighs, to her pussy…

Until she finally screamed. She tried to turn and run, but in her rush, she tripped, and fell down in such a way that she began to roll down the hill, heading straight towards all the people she'd been trying to avoid. Meanwhile, Vert watched with a bit of nonchalance, as some waved to her. Of course, by this point, Vert had become known as a streaker, and while to many, this was quite a crazy thing still, to see a goddess walking around nude, those who frequented this area had seen her a lot, as it was her favorite place to go naked. Nepgear, however, was new. So they were very interested as the nude candidate rolled down the hill, her breasts flapping wildly as she went down.

She screamed as she went, crashing through someone's basket and getting covered in some strange cream that smelled of vanilla. She continued rolling until she finally crashed into some poor (or lucky) man, landing on top of him.

It took Nepgear a moment to regain her senses, but when she did, her embarrassment grew tenfold as people swarmed her, taking pictures of the candidate completely naked, covered in white stuff. On top of that, Nepgear felt a strange sensation down below, and when she looked down, she found the guy she'd crashed into…where his face was buried in her pussy, and he stared up at her with wide eyes. He tried to open his mouth, the sensation causing her to unintentionally moan, to which she covered her mouth. When she realized that left her breasts exposed, she moved to cover them again. The surrounding people closed in, snapping pictures and recording videos.

"Aahhhh…aaahhhhhhhhh….AHHHHHHHHH!!!" She screamed, and finally got up and started to run out of the clearing, giving people an excellent view of her gorgeous ass jiggling as she ran away. Vert simply watched her with a sad expression. Then, she noticed something on the edge of the clearing.

"Ah, the mushrooms!" She said, and started making her way over to them. A couple people had gathered there in an attempt to follow Nepgear, and so she made a point of bending over to pick them. She could practically feel their gazes on her ass and pussy as she shook her ass for them as she very slowly grabbed the mushrooms. She was sure they could see how wet she was, and she was happy to hear some gasps and the snapping of cameras. "My, you're all so lewd, I might just have to…" Vert moaned, and finally stood up. She turned to face everyone, and smiled.

"Alright, I can give you a show…just this once~" she said, as her hands started making their way down…down…down…