It sucks. Last week, Jaune opened all his gifts from OTG, and they all weren't usable until he was fifteen.
It's not that Jaune needed to unlock them, it's that he can't use them since he was still short.
For example. The gift was a toy motorcycle as Saber Artoria's V-Max with the Mana Burst armour.
It may look like a toy that is the size of a hot wheel from Jaune's previous life, but that is only in its storage form. When tossed to the ground, it would expand into a full-sized motorcycle.
Jaune found it cool, but it bummed him out. He could not use it until a later date.
Another example was a gift similar to V-Max, it was the Milano from Guardians of the Galaxy. Another gift he can't use until a later date.
However, there are a few gifts that are usable now.
One of them is a storage ring… to store all the things that he can't use for now.
This made Jaune think that OTG was trolling him.
All these things have one thing in common, they are all indestructible.
…
Currently, Jaune is with Jade. They were learning to dance.
Earlier in the morning, Jaune was in the kitchen, with Beryl learning how to cook under their mother's supervision.
After that, in the afternoon, Jaune was with Cyan, learning how to play the guitar. Cyan wanted to learn it with Jaune in the morning, but that would have disturbed the others that were still asleep. Hence, they did it in the afternoon.
Now Jaune was with Jade, learning how to dance formally. It has been a few hours since they started, and it would be dinner soon.
"Come on, Jade. Let's perfect this, then let's go to the kitchen and help with the cooking," said Jaune. Jade nodded at him with her head down. She has taken a lot of his time amongst her sisters. "Hmm? What's wrong?".
Beryl only took an hour of Jaune's time to cook breakfast. And Cyan took only two hours of Jaune's time for guitar practice.
As for Jade, she has taken four hours of his time. She had her head down, as she hadn't given her brother time for himself.
"It's just, I took a lot of your time," said Jade. She felt embarrassed. "Also, you only got out of the hospital recently".
"Pfft! Is that all? Please. I would rather spend time with you and the others rather than rest in bed for a few weeks!" said Jaune. He was enjoying his time with his sisters. Those beats resting. "Now come on, let's perfect the heck out of this waltz".
Jade smiled at Jaune. She loved her big brother. He knew what to say to make her smile.
One thing Jaune realised only now is that the triplets, although only seven years old, wake up quite early. When it came to learning what they like, they would persevere, no matter how difficult.
For example, Beryl has multiple minor cuts on her fingers due to sometimes not properly handling the knife. Although Amarilla and Jaune were watching, they miss it when Beryl cuts herself a little. It wasn't deep cuts, but it still stings a bit. The knife that Beryl uses is designed as a safety knife. How that works, Jaune didn't know.
Then there is Cyan. When she started learning to play the guitar, her fingers blistered as she presses on the string, but no matter how much blister she gets, she continues to play the guitar.
Last, Jade. When she started learning to dance, she had multiple blisters on her feet, but she continued to persevere.
The triplets and Jaune's other sisters are all women of dedication to their chosen craft.
Hence, Amarilla and Giallo suspected Jaune would end up training on his own. However, they never saw him do so. This confused them.
Surely, Jaune would ignore their order, and they would have to work hard to make sure that he doesn't train, but none of that happened.
Jaune had never once trained since he got out of the hospital.
Most of Jaune's time was doing different activities with the family.
This action from Jaune made Amarilla and Giallo scratch their heads.
After dinner, Jaune's sister, Ivory, pulled him into her room. She took out a board game.
It was Remnant: The Game.
"This time, this time for sure, I'm going to beat you," said Ivory. After Jaune's return from the hospital, he beat her with ease at the game. She, in the family, is known as the person who is a dozen steps ahead of the game, but Jaune took her down easily. "I finally figured out a way to beat your play. It took me a week, but it finally pays off today!".
Jaune looked at his sister and sat down opposite her.
The game began, and Ivory was smiling. She predicted Jaune's every move. She was gaining the upper hand.
Suddenly.
Everything became reversed with a single trap card. Her troops were destroyed. Her repair time is taking longer than necessary because of missing supplies. All this whilst being Atlas, which has the fastest repair time, a single turn.
"H-How?! When?! What?!" said Ivory. She didn't know, nor did she expect the current play of Jaune. It baffled her.
"Since the beginning," said Jaune. He had a triumphant smile. "You assumed I only know a single play, but that's where you're wrong. Each second the game goes on; I create more and more game plans. If one fails, I make ten more. If all those fail, I make a hundred more. I change the way I play as the game goes on".
"Incredible…," said Ivory. She now has a goal. Beat Jaune in Remnant: The Game. She has a feeling that this is going to be a long time goal. "One day! One day I will beat you in this game!".
A knock on the door caused Ivory and Jaune to look at the door.
"Are you guys done yet?" said Saphron. She wanted to play a game with Jaune, too. "I want to play Kung Fu Ninja Slayer Ultimate Death Battle with Jaune".
"Wait? Did you lose to Jaune as well?" asked Ivory. Saphron nodded. It was shocking. Saphron isn't known to lose at Kung Fu Ninja Slayer Ultimate Death Battle. Saphron dominates the game as Ivory dominates Remnant: The Game. "This is quite a surprise".
"You're telling me!" shouted Saphron. The memory of her absolute loss was horrid. "Thirty matches, three rounds each. I won none of them".
"Ha-ha-ha-ha! That's hilarious!" laughed Ivory. "Oh, man! That is one way to lose".
"Well, at least I didn't get my troops used against me in Remnant: The Game," said Saphron.
"Touché, Saph," said Ivory. It stings to have your troops destroy your territory.
"Now, come along, Jaune," said Saphron. She was going to beat him at all costs. Even if she must cheat.
In the end, cheat or no cheat, she lost. Saphron doesn't get it. Did the cheats not work? Did it not load correctly? So many questions, but no answers.
Saphron's eyes twitch.
"Again!" shouted Saphron.
…
Five Years Later.
Jaune was in the living room with Saphron and Terra.
Terra is Saphron's friend. She comes by a lot.
It was not a surprise when Saphron came out and told everyone that she was dating Terra.
Terra got along with Jaune, just like with Saphron. She found him unique.
"Anyway, I got to go," said Jaune. He promised he would help Viridian with her novel. "Viridian needs a proofreader for her recent novel".
"Aren't you writing a book as well?" asked Saphron. Jaune nodded. "Can I read it once you're done?".
"Um… Maybe you shouldn't," said Jaune. His books were a bit on the risqué side. Okay, it is straight-up smut. It is Ninjas of Love. He tried finding the infamous book before, but he couldn't. So, he made his own. "It isn't a book that the family should read".
"Is it porn? It's porn," said Saphron. She has no shame. "No need to hide it. I know you read that book that Viridian got you for your tenth birthday".
"Fine! I'll let you read it when I'm done, but it would take some time since I am only halfway done," said Jaune. Saphron would not stop asking otherwise. "Anyway, I'll see you, girls, later".
Jaune headed to Viridian's room.
Terra looked at Saphron.
"Your brother differs from other guys I've known," said Terra. She looked at Jaune as he headed upstairs. "Kind of refreshing from the usual machismo attitude".
"Duh! He grew up in a house with eight girls," said Saphron. "Plus, Jaune would help us out with things like make-up, what to wear, the smell of perfume. If you need something, Jaune is the guy to ask in the family".
"That's quite sweet of him," said Terra. "Why is he single?"
"Um… I don't know?" said Saphron. It was a lie. She was the most responsible for why Jaune was still single. Well, half the reason. "I think the girls around town get intimidated when the girls are around".
"Right… So it's your fault?" said Terra. She sighed. She wondered what it would be like to have a sibling. Unfortunately, after her deadbeat dad left her mother after her conception, her mother never got back into dating. "You know, I envy the Arc family. You have such a big family, and you are all cohesive".
"It's not all sunshine and rainbow. We get into a lot of fights," said Saphron. Then she thought about it. "Then again, every time we get into a fight, Jaune is always there to mitigate. With him around, the fight never escalates".
"You know, I don't know if you realise, but you are quite doting with your brother," said Terra. She then wanted to tease Saphron. "You know, if I didn't know better, you have a thing for your brother".
Saphron was about to refute, but she couldn't.
"Oh, my Oum! You do!" said Terra. She found it quite funny.
Terra and Saphron didn't know it, but Jaune headed downstairs to take his scroll that he left behind, but when he heard what Terra said and Saphron did not refute, he headed back to Viridian's room to help her and leave his scroll for later.
"Don't give me that! I know that you've been staring at my brother's ass since you were first introduced," said Saphron. She knew. "For someone that says she is a lesbian, you sure stare at my brother's ass quite a bit".
"Ahem! I don't know what you're talking about," said Terra. She was looking away from Saphron. "I have done no such thing".
Saphron raised an eyebrow at her.
"Fine! Okay, I admit, I have a thing for your brother," said Terra. She sighed. "I don't even know why. I guess, it is like I said to you, he is unique, he is different".
"Oh, my, are you into younger men?" asked Saphron as a joke.
Terra shook her head.
"No. The thing is, I was never attracted to any men before I met Jaune," said Terra. "Plus, we're already dating then. Besides, can you even say that is younger than us? When I first met him, it confused me since you said he was younger than you are. He acts and thinks maturely".
"Yeah, okay. I have heard many people mistake him for being older than I am," said Saphron. The people in town, even after knowing that Jaune is younger, would think he was older than Saphron. Not because of his looks, but because of the way he carried himself.
Saphron had an idea. It was crazy.
"Hey, Terra," said Saphron. She then whispered something in her ears.
"That's crazy!" said Terra.
"It is," said Saphron, but she was smiling.
"You have it bad for your brother, huh?" said Terra. She then sighed. "You know if I didn't have just as bad, and if I was any other person, I would have broken up with you".
"Oh, please!" said Saphron. She then slapped her ass. "I know you have a thing for my brother's ass, but I know you like mine just as much".
"True, there is no other ass like an Arc ass," said Terra. She laughed. "So? When are you going to do it?".
"In a few weeks," said Saphron.
…
A few weeks later.
Jaune was in a bit of a predicament.
"Sorry, can you repeat that?" said Jaune. He was sure he heard wrong. "I think I misheard you".
"I said, I want you to come with me to my date with Terra," said Saphron. She was enacting her plan. "I need you to help me stop when I'm about to do something stupid".
Jaune knew that this was Saphron and Terra's first official date. Their other dates can't be called a date since they were at the Arc Family house. That can't be called a date. Or could it? Jaune didn't know. He has never been too one.
"How am I going to do that?! If you haven't noticed, I've never been on a date before either," said Jaune. He raised an eyebrow. "How would I know if what you're doing is stupid or not during a date? I've never been to one myself!".
It's one of Jaune's shame, fifteen years, plus over seventy in his previous life. That makes Jaune at least an eighty-five-year-old virgin. He would never stick his dick in just any girl.
"Also, isn't it weird to bring your fifteen-year-old brother to your date?" asked Jaune. "I'm sure Terra wouldn't appreciate the third wheel on her first official date with you, or any of your dates".
"Well, I thought I would hit two birds with one stone," said Saphron. "Terra wants to spend more time with my infamous brother in a more personal manner. A week ago, you started avoiding me and Terra".
Well, Jaune was only avoiding Saphron.
"Infamous? What did I do to be infamous?" thought Jaune. He has done nothing to garner such a moniker. Plus, there is a reason he was avoiding her.
"Also, my answer is a no," said Jaune. He sighed. "I don't want to be a third wheel. Besides, I know Terra likes you a lot. I think nothing stupid you do would push her away".
Jaune then whispered something to himself.
"If there is anything Terra would have pushed you away for, it would have been your non-denial of that," whispered Jaune.
"What was that?" asked Saphron. "I didn't hear what you said. You sort of mumbled".
"Nothing," said Jaune. He then thought. "Stupid accidental eavesdropping".
Ever since that day, Jaune started seeing Saphron differently. Hence his avoidance of her.
"Stupid accidental eavesdropping, and stupid hormones," thought Jaune. "Why did I have to hear it? Ugh!".
Jaune then went to his room.
Saphron pounded on Jaune's door and plead for him to come with her, but Jaune refused.
Whilst in the room, Jaune sighed.
Suddenly, he heard OTG's voice.
"Oh, my," said OTG. Jaune jumped. In his mirror was OTG. He was using it as a medium to speak to Jaune. "You're in quite a predicament".
"Wait! I thought you said that you can't descend to the world?" said Jaune. "So? How are you doing this?".
"I'm not here physically, Jaune. I'm merely using the mirror as a gateway communicator," said OTG. "I very much am still in the Eternal Darkness".
"If you could do this, then why didn't you do so before?" asked Jaune. "You know, when you're bored, you could speak to others".
"I could have, but why would I do that?" asked OTG. "If I was to reveal myself to others, the person I contacted would have been thought as crazy. That would not be very nice, would it?".
"Fair enough, but you can ask them not to tell anyone of your existence," said Jaune. OTG stared at Jaune. "Right, never mind. If a normal person were to know about the One True God, I doubt they could contain themselves for long. They would probably preach how they met God and all that".
"Precisely. Anyway, enough about that. Like I said earlier, you are in quite a predicament," said OTG. "But you know, it's not like it's illegal in this world".
"What are you talking about?" asked Jaune. He feigned ignorance. "I don't get what you're trying to say".
"You know very well that I can read your mind. It is pointless to pretend," said OTG. He laughed at Jaune's antics. "Anyway, what is holding you back?".
"What do you mean, what is holding me back? She is my sister!" said Jaune. That is a big, big issue. "This is not normal".
"Ha-ha-ha! You're hilarious, Jaune," said OTG. "You know that this is not your original world, right? The way this world and your original world works is different. Even the way DNA works in this world is different. Plus, there is no law preventing you from having an incestuous relationship".
"I know that! I've done my research," said Jaune. He then crossed his arms as he pouted. "My way of thought still corresponds with my previous world".
"Then I suggest you forget about your old world's view," said OTG. He then gave the gift he promised Jaune. "Because, across the multiverse, most of the world does not correspond to your original world. Their views, their morality, and their laws".
On the back of Jaune's right hand was a tattoo that looks just like Shirou's command spell.
"What is this?" asked Jaune. "Is this a command spell?".
"No, I design it like a command spell, but it is a power that allows you to travel the multiverse," said OTG. "I promised that if you didn't train until you are fifteen, I would give you a gift".
"Eh? I thought learning the Tsubame Gaeshi was your gift," said Jaune. He always thought it was. He then looked at the tattoo. "Which worlds can I enter?".
"The world that you loved in your past life," said OTG. "Also, why would you think Tsubame Gaeshi would be the gift I was talking about?".
"I don't know. You said it was something that would be useful for my training, and that I would love it," said Jaune. "When I read it in the paper, I thought it was the gift since I couldn't learn it until I was fifteen".
"Understandable," said OTG. He then looked at Jaune with a serious light. "Now, I will only help you this once. I won't do so again. You will need to learn to understand it yourself. The real reason Saphron was asking you to join her on her date with Terra is that they both have the hots for you".
Jaune's jaw dropped.
"You're joking!" said Jaune. It shocked him to know that. Sure, when Saphron introduced Terra to the family, he got along with her. "Nah! That can't be!".
When OTG said nothing, Jaune knew.
"You're not joking," said Jaune. "But they're nineteen and I'm fifteen!".
"Again, Jaune. Not your original world. People in this world died constantly because of the Grimm. The age of being an adult differs from your old world," said OTG. "Do you remember why Glynda got pissed when RWBY and JNPR acted very childish and had a food fight?".
"Yeah," said Jaune. "It was one of my favourite scenes in the show".
"Did you not realise that Glynda did not see them as children?" said OTG. "Ozpin had to remind her they are still young. That's because, in Remnant, the age of adulthood is not the same as in your old world, where it is eighteen. Heck! There are even countries on Earth that have adulthood to be sixteen".
"Dang it!" said Jaune. "Hold on… Does this world allow multiple partners?".
"Yes, yes it does," said OTG. "This is a world of bloody evolution. Grimm outnumber Humans and Faunus. Multiple partners are one way to change that. Plus, the other is for the Huntsman family to have an incestuous relationship".
"Huh? What?" said Jaune. He didn't understand. "How does that work?".
"It has to do with Aura, Jaune," said OTG. "This world works differently. Here, in this world, if you are part of a Huntsman family, that means you have someone with an unlocked Aura. People that have an unlocked Aura can produce a child with a stronger Aura if they copulate with another that has Aura. However, long ago, scientists learned a child could have a stronger Aura if the people that produce the child copulate with someone with high compatibility. They also learned that direct relatives have the highest compatibility. You get what I mean?".
"Oh… Oh!" said Jaune. He got it. Took him a second. "That's messed up".
"In terms of your old world, but not here," said OTG. "Things are different here. That's why I said, do not correspond this world with your old world, they are simply too different".
"Still, it would take me some time to accept the difference," said Jaune. He sighed. "It's not that easy to just accept".
"So, may I suggest you go on the date?" said OTG. "Perhaps it will help you accept it more if you go on the date. You already see Saphron other than a sister".
"Hmm… You know what? You're right," said Jaune.
And thus, Jaune spoke to Saphron and accepted to go with them on their date.