Sudden Extra Seven

Prologue: First of the Five Rings The Brunt & Broken Bridge

Full summary: "It's been two years," he thought. Despite everyone's claims before he and his class entire class were summoned to Tortus, he did have a childhood friend as everyone else did. Her name was Hime Nonaka the girl sitting across from him in his second home to him and the rest of his class. So why did she finally call him despite two years of not speaking or contacting each either that day? At the time he, his class, or his harem didn't know that meeting her once again would lead to an unexpected adventure filled with heartbreak, love, reconciliation, and Fires of destruction. That would at first start with being tricked into becoming a supposed hero out of his Childhood friend's spite and loveless marriages he'd take part of as the final act of his friendship with her and get power. Before he'd leave her on the wayside and maybe just maybe He'd act like a Maou for once out of spite. Like she did to him letting him come to her world with a plus one to fulfill her supposed destiny. As the one who she marries is destined to become a hero with immense power, the Ring Hero.

Disclaimer: I don't own Arifureta or Tales of Wedding Rings characters or their respective universes.

This Chapter/Story will contain Nudity, Lemons, Blood, Gore, uncomfortable themes, hinted Sexual themes, Romance(Maybe), Slight Politics, Character Introductions, Adventure, Drama(Maybe), Dialogue Heavy and World-building

This will be A harem story if you couldn't guess by the title. So It will be Hajime X Canon Harem X Sonobe Yuka(Non-official Harem member thus far but implied mistress)X Wedding Rings Harem.

The Sudden extra Seven applies to the five girls holding the rings and two others within Tales of Wedding rings. If Harems aren't your thing then I'd suggest you don't read this since it's understandable that Harem stories aren't for everyone.

Normal Talking "Hi again"

Internal Monologue (Might as well speak)

Telepathy/Cellphone [...]

Spell Casting/Chanting {...}

Mental Spell casting {...}

Now the onwards with the chapter

Flashback/Dream 11 years ago Tokyo Japan Chiyoda city, in the open woods near the Hie Shrine, January 1st, 2005 10 am Narrator/Hajime pov

The blinding light was all he could remember as within the light two humanoid figures appeared. No was around where he was currently at as he's dropped his Nintendo DS on the grassy rocky ground. He'd only come to this Shrine instead of staying home either playing JRPG, Visual novels, First-person shooters, reading manga, light novels, or watching his favorite anime was because of his parents. Who were otakus like himself or rather he'd was influenced to become one by them in the first place and being open about it

Which now he can only regret thinking about it in hindsight that saying that he was proud otaku since that's the cause of his harassment and minor bullying in elementary school. As he fell on his childish ass with his black eyes and mouth were open wide in disbelief and slight fear.

It was then the girl who would later become his first and only childhood friend till two years ago spoke to him. With her blonde hair tied into a ponty tail breezing in the sudden gust of wind. With bright aquamarine eyes staring at him in curiosity but having warmth about them. Her attire is an open-piece silk light purple dress with a white outline and around her neck having a silver necklace with twin rings attached to them.

? "You boy with the short black hair and eyes along with strange clothing. Do you have a name?" is what he heard her say in a slight regal but a curious voice that for some reason made him want to obey.

? "H...Hajime is my name," he says hastily but still sitting on his ass

? "Hajime is it? What an unusual name, even so, Hajime please keep what you've just seen to yourself, and if you forget about it all together and in return" he heard her say with sincerity in her voice as a bright smile on her face as she extended her hand to him

? "I'll become your friend, and my name is Hime Nonaka" he heard her say honestly while still having the smile on her face.

It was then I knew for certain in my brief decade of living, other than for a moment of a surge of happiness and disbelief that was brewing within me at the thought of having a friend of my own after not having one since my primary school years. I'd for the life of me understood what parents met love if a fickle thing that no matter how hard you'd try. At any moment it will break down your doors and get into your heart. Since at that time She'd done just that

And a few months within that same year after being friends I'd finally asked her about her ring and in doing we made a promise.

Hime "These rings are important to me since I'm going to one them to the person I'd marry in the future." she says happily

Hime "Hajime-kun, when we grow up will you marry me?" she asks with a cheerful and beaming smile on her face

Hajime "Of course I'll mary you Hime-chan. After all, no one can have you other than me" I said happily with slight confidence while blushing shyly and kicking myself internally for using a line from mom's popular shoujo manga.

Hime "Then I'll hold you on to it Hajime-kun" she still said happily with a slight bush on her face which made her all the cute.

At least that used to be the case with her having my heart till three years ago. Where her barely fading place within my heart was utterly destroyed down in that Abyss. Since it had no place for a reborn monster

Flashback/Dream ends, Present-day, Tokyo Japan, Nakano City Nagumo Household Hajime's room, July 20th, 2016 Hajime, Yue, Shea pov 6:40 am

He'd slowly opened his eyes wide with his left red eye briefly glowing in the dimly lit room, while his right is his Demon Eye, which he created from Divinty stone to replace his right eye down in that abyss. After fighting to the death alongside his primary lover and fiance Yue against the True Boss of Orcus Great Labyrinth within Tortus. The world that he and his classmates along with his Sensei who's his seventh lover and fiance as well. Were forcibly summoned too as supposed heroes to fight against the Demon race and their Demon King.

At least that's what they were told to do at the time. He'd slowly sit up before quietly getting out of his massive crowded bed. To stand up displays his fully naked body as he turns to face his current naked lovers under the bedsheets from the pleasant night and late into the morning that he gave them and in turn gave to him. At least the ones that are currently living under his parent's roof. But at this moment he's been looking through various houses and a few mansions in the area. So that he'd still be close by his loving otaku parents he's proud to have. He does have his own Compay after all and has been making excellent money because of it. He's also glad that he has finally done with a certain country sending in their "shadow monks" to try to wake up the dragon that is Japan itself. Along with other stupid decisions they made along the way with Endou and his harem, M.I.6, Omnibus Organzation, Fujiwara Omniyoji clan, Haulia Tribe, The Returnee Division who Fukube-san is a part of Along with Japans special forces, Amanogawa along with his accidental harem preventing any earth's yokai's, Dragons and monsters and mythologies that sipped past Him, Yue, and a few goddesses from the fairy world. Into earth and perhaps the world at large about a month ago. By the end, Endou gained another Harem member to his harem being a loli this time. But likely for Endou, he made said Loli wit till she was 14 to join him and the rest of his harem in their lewd events. Now they just need Amanogawa to get his very own Loli they'll be brothers in arms. Though maybe he'll talk to Moana's little sister whose the current queen in the desert world about becoming part of Amanogawa's Harem. She did seem to love Amanogawa in secret after all...Plans for later for himself and Endou to carry out.

Yue is a vampire who can walk in the sun without consequence along with her being the last of her race and former Queen of her fallen Kingdom that existed within Tortus 300plus years ago. She has very long blonde wavy hair with crimson eyes along with her porcelain complexion and stands 140cm tall. She looks to be a beautiful girl who looks to be 12yrs of age but isn't because her immortality made her stop aging. She has a childish-like figure with slight curves with a decent chest size (A cups) and a slightly big ass. Though because of the Evil God Ehito used her as a vessel for a bit before he'd erased the bastard alongside her. She'd gained a more adult form that looks to be her late teens to early twenties of age. Which has a slight temptress but voluptuous figure with enormous breast size( DD) and stands 180cm tall. Though she'd only swap to it from time to time since she prefers her original form. She'd also gotten the bonus of having some powers from the basterd as a bonus as well. She's his primary lover and 1st finance within his harem.

Next to her sleeping form cuddling her face to face with a pleasant smile on her sleeping face is his second lover and 2nd finance within his harem.

Shea Haulia is a late teen (19yrs) attractive beautiful woman from the rabbitmen race within Tortus, being part of the Haulia Tribe. They used to be docile and harmless but weak rabbitmen tribe until he'd given them "training" three years ago. She has fair skin with long light blue hair with azure eyes and stands 160cm tall. She has a well-toned but slightly voluptuous figure with enormous breast size(DD cups). She's possibly the strongest person within his harem following close behind himself and Yue in terms of raw power and skill. Though in certain instants she'd possibly surpass them both combined if given the chance. Like mentioned she'd his secondary lover and 2nd fiance within his harem.

Next to them with a slight peaceful but slightly lewd smile on her face is Tio Klaurs.

She's his third lover and 3rd fiance within his harem. She's part of the long thought extinct dragonmen race that existed 500plus years ago within Tortus and is the sole living royal princess of their fallen kingdom. A race that can transform into western dragons at will each being different variations of said dragons. Though she'd discard that to live with him and the others in his world after giving it the position to lead her people to one of the suitors that she'd used to have. She's an elegant beautiful woman with fair skin and a voluptuous figure with enormous breast size( EE cups). Though because of him by accident, her previous personality turned a complete 180 from what it used to be. A proud, respected, and regal person to now a huge masochistic pervert with some elegance and respect. Though as to why that is a story for a different time. She looks to be in her early twenties with long black hair with golden eyes, pointed ears, and standing 170cm tall

Next to her sleeping soundly with a pleased smile on their faces are his fifth lover and fiance and eighth lover and 8th fiance within his harem hugging each other almost like mother and daughter.

Remia, part of the Dagon race within Tortus, and Liliana S.B Heiligh former royal princes of the Heiligh kingdom within Tortus.

Remia is a mid-twenties beautiful woman and former widow along with being a loving mother for her daughter. She has long emerald hair with green eyes, fin-like ears, and maple-like hands with a thin folded film in between the fingers. She stands 170cm tall with a motherly but voluptuous figure rivaling Tio with enormous breast size (EE cups). As mentioned she's his fifth lover and 5th fiance within his harem.

Liliana S.B Heiligh is the youngest lover and 8th fiance within his harem. She is an attractive beautiful early teen woman who recently turned 16 yrs of age a few months back. He took her virginity along with his Sensei Hatayama Aiko his seventh lover and 7th fiance, Shirasaki Kaori his fourth lover, and 4th fiance, Yaegashi Shizuku his sixth lover and 6th fiance, and Shea's during his and his entire class remaining month within Tortus after the Final battle against Ehito.

Before he's was able to bring all of them back home three years ago when she was fourteen. Morality doesn't mean much after being in the abyss and transforming into a human hybrid monster and having your main lover looking like a loli. Liliana has long blonde wavy hair with blue eyes and stands 173cm tall. She has a slight fair but light skin along with having an hourglass figure with enormous breast size( D cups) most likely because of her mother's genetics. As to how even she came to love him when he'd barely interacted with her within Tortus during that year is also a story for a different time. Since for him and slightly herself came as a surprise but an understandable one. She's also a serious workaholic that they had two Nagumo household meetings about it. In trying to cure her which is working somewhat. Considering she's managing the Heiligh Organzation( Cough Heiligh Religion) that's ever-expanding even across borders without bloodshed. With its members being from every end of the spectrum and rankings in modern society.

However, his smile turned into a slight frown remembering the dream he was having. Turning away from them towards the Mirror for a bit before directing his attention towards his massive closet.

Hajime "An old crush huh? It's been two years now since we haven't spoken since returning from Tortus two years ago. Not that it matters now even if was a long-forgotten childish promise...How amusing remembering how I was back then," he says to himself in slight amusement with a nostalgic expression on his face

Hajime (Though I doubt we can still call each other childhood friends at this point. Or rather even back then it was a stretch calling us that since I proposed that we would meet up in secret so that she wouldn't get bullied. For the sole reason of her being my childhood friend in middle school and first year of high school...Even her grandfather barely interacts with my parents now after we'd returned from being gone a year. I'd at least like to thank both of the helping my parents and everyone else's in trying to find us at least…")he says mentally in a slightly sad but accepting voice

Hajime (It must be Hime-chan doing or rather Hime-san now huh...I guess it is partially my fault that our friendship became what it is now. I guess there was a little price to pay in having many loves of my life. I guess it's me being greedy in wanting to spend time with Yue and the others and hanging out with Hime-san like we'd used to as kids and halfway through middle school.) he says mentally with a slightly amused but sad smile on his face.

As he reaches his closet and opens it up. Only seeing the person he'd slightly didn't wish to see hidden in there. So with a sigh, he speaks up warmly but softly

Hajime "I don't know how many times I and your mother told you not to hide within the room when I'm doing adult things with your mother or your onee-chans as you call Yue and the others. Though I'm impressed that you can hide so well from my and Shea's perception senses. I guess myself and the other have been training you a little too much" he says in a warm but slightly praising voice as he picks up his adoptive sleeping daughter Myu.

Myu Is a young beautiful girl who's 8 yrs old standing 142cm tall with shoulder-length blue wavy hair and green eyes. She has a childish figure but slight curves to it most likely because of her mother, Remia's genetics. She has fin-like ears with small maple-like hands with thin folded film in between her fingers. She's also part of the Dagon race and her attire is currently something a child her age shouldn't be wearing. Which causes his warm smile to falter a bit seeing his daughter wearing a teal kiss & teel lace split babydoll and panty set he knows that her mother and the others allowed her to buy on their shopping trips. Though he's honestly accepted his inevitable fate of having his adoptive daughter join his harem when she turns fourteen alongside her mother. It doesn't help that he's the main cause for being a caring and kind husband while also being a badass along with accomplishing things no one else could. That she'd had first seats to bear witness his achievements.

Hence the reason for her full-blown love for him and not the adorable daughter loves father love or crush saying she'll marry him when she gets older. But as actual women of the opposite sex since he'd rescued her from being sold as a slave since she was five. At first, he'd deny such a thought but he's been perceptive when it comes to things as this after his descent into the abyss and transformation. It doesn't help that her mother and the others are fine with her joining them as well. But still, he has slight hope that just maybe within the six years remaining. That either a boy or girl would sweep her off her feet and make her fall in love with them. It should be easy since all that person's requirements for his daughter to love them. Is accomplishing all that he has done within Tortus and the two years he's been back on earth. As all be not an arrogant bastard drunk of power and be a kind and humble person while still being a badass like him...He has hope dammit.

Though the slight worry that Myu once again saw the various adults thing he did to her mother and the others. This was confirmed by the slight small clear puddle on the closet floor and the dampness of the slit panties Myu's has protected her woman labyrinth and lily flower.

Hajime "Hah, I guess she did see again us doing adult things throughout the night and late into the morning...at this rate she getting the voyeurism trait by the time she turns 10. I guess this means I even need to put even more security measures within the room to prevent her from entering the first place. I just hope she doesn't bypass them like the previous one with ease." he says defeatedly with a slight twitching grin on his face as he sets her down in between her mother and Liliana.

Nagumo Hajime the supposed Maou or Demon God as people within the nine worlds are calling him as of late behind his back. Though if ever found out that they've been calling him that along with having a secret religion in Tortus worshiping him as an actual god. He'd honestly have an aneurysm before going ballistic at every from the slight humiliation and embarrassment of being worshiped and being called a Demon God. Almost like the secret tsundere he is just don't call him that to his face or catch you saying it unless you wish to be shot by him. He has a well-toned but slightly muscular figure with six-pack rock-hard abbs. Instead of his previous figure of being slim but slightly, bottom figure as Fujoushi in the world would use. He still has his cute butt though even if it looks slightly hard now. Alongside his abbs are his usual hidden red tattoo mana-like veins proving that he isn't human anymore like he'd used to be. Also hidden was his monstrous son who at the moment is flaccid at seven inches long and one and a half inches wide. Which used to be his full length as a human but since his transformation into what he is now. His son also transformed alongside his body become from son to monstrous son full erect at thirteen inches long and three inches wide. Though he'd still expect his monstrous son to have one last growth spurt once he reaches thirty years of age.

Though he hopes it isn't to the length that his lovers created out of curiosity at the beginning of the year and in turn, almost all of them turn into hungry and eager cumdumps after he used it on them save for Yue and Shea thank kami for that. Though he noticed they were barely holding on to their sanity as is. Save to say of those three days he'd called a personal family meeting with them and had a very stern and serious talk about transforming his monstrous son into a Kaiju son at twenty inches long and six inches wide along with having a knot along with having balls the size of small basketballs. With Metamorphosis Magic, was forbidden and even tabooed from being brought up.

Since it may have been fun for him at first but it was breaking his tempered steel heart and iron will, seeing his loved ones reduced to that state. Not that he could do that with his monstrous son if he wanted to which he could. If he so wished but that would require him fucking them for about three days straight with the more subtle ones breaking first. He just doesn't do it even more so now after that event. At most, if they really egged him on and tempted him to do that. He'll do so till they're at their limit of him fucking before knocking them out and getting them to have a nice long nap.

He's a devilishly handsome young man who looks to be in his early to late teens (16 or 17yrs). But he isn't since he's 18yrs of age with short pure white hair from his previous black, with his left eye being crimson red and his right being his Artifact Demon eye he created from Divinty stone to replace it after he'd lost it in a life or death battle alongside Yue within the true 100th floor of Orcus great Labrinth or as he calls it the abyss. Against the actual boss monster which enormous multi-headed hydra with each head having different attacks and abilities. He has somewhat fair but pale skin with his right arm looking normal but his left as mentioned being mechanical in nature in black with a crimson outline. His artifact arm he created called Prosthetic arm that feels like a normal arm without issues and can feel and touch anything with it. He's also the CEO of his own company that sells his or rather Orcus's very popular realistic JRPG board game that he found at Orucus Hideout and duplicated it which moves in real-time. Along with him selling his created (Magical) jewel accessories that are also popular thanks to Tio and Remia helping him on that front.

On each of his fingers with five being on his right and three being on his left. Is sleek black rings with various colored outlines to them being his temporary wedding/engagement rings which are also Treasure Trove artifacts he created. He says temporary since his fiances and lovers are thinking up designs and plans to create his actual wedding ring. With him doing the same for each of them and perhaps later on Myu as well that's if she doesn't fall in love with some else like he hopes a bit she will.

Hajime (Might as well get dressed, I know my parents have already left for their respective workplaces. I guess I'll go to Sonobe's family restaurant like usual since by the time I get there they would already be open. I could even look through the various status at how my company is doing at the moment) he says to himself honestly looking at the time before looking to his lovers and adoptive daughter with a warm smile

It is then he'd dress in his school's summer uniform after he'd taken a quick five-minute shower to remove the scent and smell of sex off himself. which is a white short sleeve collard button shirt with a black outline and black pants. He and his class would normally be third years within his school but. Since the school decided to screw them over a bit and held his class back a year since they were all gone. Mind you it wasn't their fault that they were forcibly summoned out of their classroom. But apparently, the school didn't care about their circumstance and still held them back anyways. So his class is the only 18yr olds within the second-year students instead of being third years like they're supposed to be.

However, as Hajime was about to open the door one last thought and reason why his friendship with Hime Nanaka.

Hajime (I guess that's another reason why our friendship isn't as used to be although a minor one. Because soon she'll be graduating normally unlike myself and my class are supposed to be alongside her.) he thought on last time sadly as he finally opened the door and headed out.

But unawares to him his supposed lovers and fiances who should've been asleep had been awake the entire time. As of wanting to surprise him after his usual kiss on their foreheads as he would usually do. But didn't this time and they heard his brief but careless remark that came out of his mouth and with seeing his slight sad but nostalgic expression reflected in the mirror

The five of them didn't have much information to go other than what their Lover and future husband briefly said. However, this was something that even they didn't know about their future husband and never mentioned it even during their year within Tortus and the two years they've been on his home planet after crossing over with him. They knew that Hajime wouldn't be unfaithful to them and would cherish them. But that was that and this was this and this. They wanted to know who their future Husband had a crush on someone since when asked if had one when he was younger. He would either say his Waifus from anime, manga, eroge visual novels, light novels, Hentai, doujinshi, Gacha games, or anime. But never once did he say he'd had an actual crush on a real person and also they were curious about the childish promise he'd mentioned as well. However, they knew if they had a chance at finding out who it was then there was one person within Hajime's harem who would know. It was then Yue spoke up for all of them

Yue "Nn, yahari(As I thought) Bakakori(Kaori) would know since she's Hajime's stalker and hidden yandere within our group," she says clearly but still slightly tired voice

Shea "Just don't let her hear you say that Yue. After all, I'd rather not have to break you guys up again from fighting each other(playfully) desu," she says honestly

Tokyo Japan, Nakano city two-story Apartment Complex room 36, Hime and Alabaster(Or Oji-san that means Grandpa by Hajime) pov July 20, 2016, 6:40 am

Both of them were simply sitting with each other in the living room after both gotten up and dressed in normal clothing from this world. With Hime Nonaka or rather her actual name being Krystal Novelty one of the royal princesses from her Kingdom of Nokanatika. A being barer one of the five Ring King hero's rings. and her Grandfather or rather guardian that's the main reason she was able to escape to this world for the past 11 years. Grandfather Alabaster or rather Great Sage Alabaster as he's been called back home

Hime Nokana (Krystal Novelty) is a late teen attractive beauty who 18yrs of age with waist-length silky blonde hair tied into a ponytail with bangs coming down from her sides to her shoulders. She has aquamarine eyes with an hourglass but a slender figure with a decent breast size( D cups) and a slightly bigger ass. She stands 173cm tall with her attirer her's current school's summer variant. Being long-sleeve button-up white shirt and thigh-high black skirt with the inner cooler being white and having frills. Though she currently has her sleeve rolled up to her elbows and has unbuttoned a few buttons to expose a little bit of her cleavage and black lace bra lingerie she has underneath her clothes. Giving her almost a gyaru look just not as more pronounced.

Alabaster is a late seventies to eighties old slightly dandy man with short white hair and beard. His body white here usual has himself hunched up to appear shorter and not arouse suspicion as a frail old elderly man. But in actuality, he is anything but giving he's 197cm tall with a well-toned but slim figure with a tad bit muscle to his body and having six-pack just not as pronounced. His current attire is a simple white shirt and brown pants.

It was then after they were quietly eating Alabaster opened up his mouth with a sigh

Alabaster "Princess, I highly and strongly suggest before we return home you see Hajime-san once more. Even more so now since you'll never get to see him again after today," he says to her bluntly while looking at her with a stern but warm eyes liking at a young child.

Hime "...I..no we had this discussion multiple times. I will no talk to Hajime-san anymore even more so now when I'm about to return home," she says to him with under the table her hands formed into fists containing her anger and sadness all in one. While she bit her lip a bit remembering that day when She saw him and everyone else who'd gone missing.

Flashback Nakano City Hirokoshi Highschool, School's Front entrance, March 20th, 2014 8 am Hime pov

She was running with all her might with slight tears coming down from relief and join after hearing from her classmates and other friends. Said everyone who disappeared a year ago along with Aiko sensei was walking through the front gates with a few other people as well.

She'd eventually made it past the crowd of fellow students to the front who all were staring in disbelief at Hajime and the others. But...

Hime (Where's Hajime-kun I don't see him?) she asks herself mentally in slight fear and worries as her heart that was once was heartbroken by his disappearance a year ago.

Which after she'd brought her grandfather or rather her guardian to the school in the middle of the night the day after. He'd informed her that traces of a powerful magical spell was used. Similar to the one he'd was able to bring them both to this world, however since the magic spell was unknown to him. He couldn't trace the location where Hajime and everyone else went at the moment he need time to analyze the magical traces. To even attempt to locate their location for him to use his spell to go bring everyone back and if at worst only Hajime. It was because of her losing him for that year that she'd finally understood the warm, but pleasant feeling she'd been having whenever she was around Hajime since the beginning of middle school. She'd loved him but she would possibly never once say that she loved him not that's his possibly gone forever out of her reach. At least till today that no matter what anyone would say, she would launch herself around his neck and say that loved him. Consequences are dammed in comparison to the agonizing and heartbroken state she was forced to endure during this past year. Because some fucking mage decide to use a massive summoning spell on Hajime and his class. At least she'd thought she did then

It was then as she saw everyone who came back including the Ikemen of the school Amanogawa Kouki and everyone else as well. Except for a few others that we're missing which was noticed by everyone. However, there were few people she'd never seen before. More especially she noticed how all the girls within the class that disappeared weren't trying to swarm Kouki. Unlike everyone else around her of the same sex, no more as if he wasn't on their minds. No more so how the slight yearning look they gave to the unknown boy with pure white hair with a well-toned but muscular figure with a black eye patch over his right eye and the left being crimson red. Who was a devilishly handsome young man with h Who was being sounded by Shirasaki Kaori, Yaegashi Shizuku, two of Amonagawa's childhood friends, A beautiful young girl who had on their uniform with who looks to 12yrs of age with long blonde hair

Grabbing onto one of the Boy's arms and the other bring grabbed by an enormous-breasted beautiful girl with long light blue hair and azure eyes. Almost as if they were a part of the devilishly handsome boys' harem. However, for some reason seeing the boy in such a position looking over everyone but every so often gave loving and warm gazes to the girls in question and Aiko sensei for a brief moment for some reason. Which she says Aiko blush a bit noticing the look the boy gave her. Caused her heart to squeeze tight and break slightly as if she knew who this person was. However, it was then she noticed how the Boy along with the rest of the followed in unions as if he was their leader. Looked towards her direction within the crowd with his left eye opening wide. With familiarity in his eye as if he who she was which was causes her heart to start screaming in pain saying she knew who exactly the boy is and always did. However, it was then the crowd of students was parting open seeing the rest of this school staff to meet them. As well they all see various T.V news vans start parking quickly in the area with the crews heading towards their location.

However, it was then she hears one of the classmates within the group that disappeared for a year speak up the boy's name noticing the various News crews heading their way. She couldn't at first believe when she heard the Boy who was Sakagami Ryutaruou who was also a childhood friend of Amanogawa, Shirasaki, and Yaegashi. She thought it had to be a lie a cruel joke that was being played for her in some sort of sick fashion. Even more so when the one person she cared for and loved with all her heart these years. Was gone from her suddenly a year ago with her helpless to do anyone about it and during that year her heart broke thinking that she'd never see him again. When she desperately tried to Help the boy she loved parents and everyone else in the Parents Association that Hajime's parents made and led as the spearheading figures. Trying to search for their children. Along with helping from time to time Helping her guardian and grandfather in the magical aspect when she wasn't any good at it and only gathering the needed materials he needed for the search. or ordering them online.

But reality decide to remain that it was a fickle thing and cared not for one's personal feelings on the matter. As the boy reacted to the Name she yearn to hear it again but not in this fashion. Not in this cruel sight breaking her heart once more seeing the one she loved, changed beyond recognition in both physical and personality aspect as well. As Hajime didn't even bat away the two young beauties clingy to his arms like he'd belonged to them and giving loving smiles to Shirasaki and Yaegashi as well. Who gave back blushing but loving smile as well as He and along with the class quickly went inside the school ground. Preventing the News crew from getting in it would mean them breaking the law in trespassing onto the school grounds without permission. She could take it anymore as tears of pain instead were starting to fall down her face as she turned her sight away from Him and his class trying to deny it. As she was starting to run past the crowd of students who were looking at her tearing expression wondering what's wrong. She never once saw her Childhood friend and person she loved with all her heart look towards her fleeing figure for just a moment. Having a slightly pained but sad smile on his face.

Flashback ends...Back to present

Alabaster, seeing the young princess who'd he raised these past 11 years thinking about why she wishes not to speak towards Hajime. He'd seen what the young boy no man has become along with the company he keeps. But he'd also notice that other than just physical appearance, he can see and feel the magical power both he and everyone else within that class have now. With Hajime and few others dwarfing easily his magical prowess by a considerable amount, that if he was the earth then Hajime and the others were in the heavens. However, while he knows the princess hasn't noticed it about all of them. The veteran experience knows how dangerous Hajime and the others now are that if he had to choose he'd rather not even fight them. Especially the veteran air that they sometimes give off as if they have been through war and killed various times staining their hands with blood. That caused his heart to ache a bit knowing that such children had to stain their hands so young. However, he also has a hunch of the reason as to why the mana in the air is possibly more pronounced compared to what it once was. That Hajime was responsible for such a thing meaning he would have to use even less of his mana for the spell to summon them back home. Proven that the unanimous story about them being summoned to fight against evil god to be ever more certain. It was then he'd spoken up once more.

Alabaster "Princess, Take this for this old man who has countless regrets throughout his years of living. If you don't at least talk and inform your childhood friend that you've possibly loved once. Before you marry a man you don't even love for the sake of our world's continued existence. You'll forever regret this day for the remainder of your life. Please trust me on this Princess" he says to her bluntly and honestly without any lies within his words along with a sad smile on his face.

Hime, hearing her grandfather being more adamant about this topic than usual when it was brought up time and again during these past two years. As well seeing the genuine expression on his face causes her for the first time to consider his words. And for a while, they stay in silence eating their breakfast as she for a very long while considers his words. She knows for certain that her grandfather wouldn't lie to her or betray her in any form. However it then Hime gets up from her set with her hair blocking whatever expression she has on. As she picks up her bag before speaking up.

Hime "I'll be heading out now grandfather since I don't wish to be late to in my last day at school after all. Shame I wished to graduate with all my friends at least before completing the destiny that was decided for me." she says to him bluntly while turning her back towards him to head out the front door.

Seeing her feeling back and hearing the sound of the doors closing. He lets out a sigh before getting up himself

Alabaster "Might as well prepare to water the garden we have here again as the gardener for the place...Shame I kind of like myself indulging in my new hobby instead of studying in magical knowledge or finding a way to prevent my World's destruction. Shuu-san, Sumire-san I've done what I could like you guys asked me in hopes of trying the presses the last but longest friendship and perhaps the first love my granddaughter will ever have here. What happens now is out my hands and for what it's worth I really would've liked to hang out with you guys for old times sake like we'd used to do three years ago." she says out loud with a sad but accepting smile on his face within the now cold but silent apartment.

Tokyo Japan Nakano City, on route to Horikoshi Highschool/ Sonobe's Family restaurant, Crossroads. July 20th, 7:10 am 2016 Hajime and Hime pov

She didn't know how long she'd been walking or that because of what her Grandfather said to her. Her body was taken her down the long-familiar street she'd used to meet up with Hajime to chat and walk towards the school three years ago. Before parting ways a bit before reaching the school so that no one would notice them walking together or their hidden friendship. Instead of her new route where she would meet up with her friends who were Gyarus unlike her. The only she knows such a term and countless others is because of Hajime way back when. Making her a hidden otaku amounts to the normal crowd or students and thanks to Hajime making her promise to never reveal that she was one. Since he never wished for her to be bullied to the extent that he was. As well cruelly made her promise to not interfere or defend when he was being bullied severely solely because of him being an Otaku and because Shirasaki at the time didn't get the fucking hint. That because of her kindness she's was making his situation even worse. It is then after stumbling on accident on Hajime in one of the worst states she'd seen him in

Flashback, Tokyo Japan, Nakano City Horikoshi Highschool, first-floor 6th girls restrooms, November 6th, 12:15 pm 2012. Hajime and Hime pov

She'd been walking down towards one of the vending machines near here since she was here getting drinks for her friends after they forgot to buy them within the cafeteria. Luckily no one was within the halls at the moment which made it easier to pick them up. However, as she was about to turn the corner she's briefly heard someone say someone was coming as her footsteps slightly echoed a bit. It was then she'd seen their students bolt out of the girl's restroom around this area with their backs turned to her as they disappeared around a different corner. However, she easily knew who the there were a dread-filled her stomach as she quickly with worried eyes went onto the restroom. Where Hiyama and his followers bolted out of and within the restroom leaning against the back wall. Was something caused her heart to scream in pain as she saw the state Hajime was in

Hajime at the time looks to be a slightly average but cute young man in his early teens(16yrs) with short black hair and brown eyes with a slim figure with a cute butt and stands 165cm tall. Certain if she was a Fujoushi then she was certain one hundred percent Hajime would be a bottom. But if Hajime was going to be anyone's bottom it would be hers...where did that come from? Anyhow he faces was currently had purple bruises all over it as someone punched him. As well his winter uniform which was a white button-up short sleeve shirt, dark blue long sleeve blazer, light brown suit vest, light blue tie with duel red and white stripes, gray pants, and black wabaki(Indoor shoes) were currently in one of the trash cans and by the looks of it. Was drenched in water and dare she'd think it was something else's just from the dark stains on it. With the blooded crumpled or used toilet papers slightly sticking to it from girls wiping their bottoms during their periods. As well used tampons sticking to it. Making his body practically naked save for his socks and white boxers with a few large bruises and some words written on him within Sarpy such as Otaku Pig, or pervert, etc, over his nearly twitching body as she saw him looking towards her with widened eyes.

Hajime "...Hi..*Groans in pain*..me-chan?" she hears him say in slight disbelief but a pained voice

Hime "Hajime-kun! Look what they did to you. Hear let me get you to the nurse's office and explain who did this to you!" she says out loud within the restroom thankfully no one else's within. With slight pained tears and anger were beginning to fall as she tries to pick him up by putting one of his arms over her shoulder.

But she then felt Hajime grab her wist with enough strength that made her pause as she turned to face him with a surprised expression.

Hime "Hajime-kun?" she asks in slight surprise but a worried voice

Hajime "Don't...Try to take me...like it or not if I'm seen with you...your image within the school as one of the four beauties... within our year and perhaps top ten throughout the school...would be damaged. And...I know for a fact would get the wrong idea about our relationship...even if it looks like your simply carrying me to the nurse's office." she hears him say in a slighlt kind but informing voice through the pain.

Hime "You still have to say stupid things like that even now?! I don't give a dam about my Image Hajime-kun! What kind of childhood friend would I be if I didn't help you out right at this moment!" she yells at him in a painfully with a slight angered expression looking at him. But she merely sees him slightly give her a kind and warm smile before speaking up once more

Hajime "...It's because if you were truly my childhood friend then you wouldn't try to carry over your arms or tell them who did this to me...Besides this is nothing compared to the other things they've done or made me do...The various senseis already know who I am at this point for this exact reason...and no I don't tell them who it is since I always say I blackout from the pain they do to me...I have a weak body after all...Besides compared to everyone within the school you're the most beautiful person of them all...So I'd rather not die because of extreme jealousy being carried by the number one beauty...I still wish to have a family of my own after all" she hears him with a slightly kind but warm smile on his face

Hime "...Your too kind and cruel at the same time Hajime-kun...at least let me tell a sensei your in here...please," she says to him almost pleading with a slightly sad but helpless smile on her face with her slightly blushing at his last words and her heart beating so fast that it threatens to burst out of her chest.

Hajime "...Fine, just make sure you go back to your friends after you said I'm in here. You're already wasted time speaking to me here instead of getting them what they ordered..." she hears him say reluctantly with a warm smile on his face.

It was then she'd got up and ran out the restroom door to go find a sensei nearby which didn't take her long to fine. But it was later after school she'd heard from Hajime's parents that. He was taken from the hospital since by the tie the sensei got to him, he'd passed out from the pain he was feeling and the internal pain from having his rib cage bones bruised as well.

Flashback ends...back to present

Real quick she'd understood back then that if for whatever reason she would've defended him and interfered. She would've made his situation even worse than it was than what main cuprate bastards for his buying. Hiyama Daisuke and his crew would have possibly given him worse beatings and done worse things that may have been life-threatening at the time. That bastard was jealous of him for hogging that thieving slut Shirasaki's attention after all...

Hime "Wait, slut? where did that come from...Must have been because I'm thinking of possible speaking with Hajime-kun again because of grandfather's words," she says to herself with a slightly self-deprecating smile

However, it was then she was noticing the long-familiar sights around the familiar narrow road.

Hime "Is this..." however as she was about to speak up to finish her thoughts, what she was thinking of became reality

As soon she'd turn her head down the left from the crossroads narrow street, She'd spotted the familiar outline figure of Hajime mounted on a pure black custom American style bike. That she knows no models for the said bike even exists which has a Black helmet and visor on his head. She'd didn't even hear the bike get to her much less stop just a few feet away. That she knew for certain she would've heard the bike regardless if her mind was lost in thought and remembrance of that awful day. It was then she'd heard him speak up once more

Hajime "Hime-san, standing in the middle of a usually crowed road is recipe for disaster. Especially more so when you've gone down this route countless of times," he says to her informing from behind the helmet.

Hime (No Chan added to the end huh?) she says mentally with a slightly sad smile forming on her face

Hime "Hajime-san...you may be right but you would also know that it's empty this early in the morning. Or did you forget about the tidbit of information in that thick skull of yours?" she says to him with a slightly smug smile on her face

Hajime "No I knew that hence why I'm even riding my Steiff early in the morning. You lucky I even stopped you on the street else I would've run you over and you have to pay your medical bills," he says honestly while shrugging his shoulders.

Hime "Good thing then, after all, medical bills are expensive and I doubt you that type of cash to easily pay for my medical bills if it did happen," she says honestly as well

Hajime "Well compared to the united states it's cheap, but yet still quite a bit of sum. But trust me I would be able to pay your medical bills if I ran you over in America easily. Not my parent's money since a man of a household has to earn money for his family after all" he says to her in a slight smug but honest voice

Hime "I see..." she merely says with a slight smile on her face.

Hime (I guess that is something I didn't know about him till now. Seems he's able to have enough money to provide easily for his thieving harem of his...Just stop it already...you've already accepted that you lost to them...after all childhood friends never win) she says to herself sadly while having a slight fake smile on her face

Hajime from behind the helmet and black visor narrowed his eyes at the expression on her face. Knowing something is up that's making her give him such a pathetic fake smile hiding her actual feelings. Most likely him being the cause and knowing that he speaks up...

Hajime "It was nice having a quick chat with you Hime-san...but I'll need to head off now so that I could get my morning coffee before heading to school. As well check up on a view things as well," he says to her respectfully but honestly

Hime "That it was, sorry for keeping you a bit. Perhaps sometime we'll have time speak and hang out like we used to do," she says to him honestly while still having the fake smile on her face

Hajime "Perhaps...Later Hime-san," he says while behind the helmet and visor has a frowning expression on his face

However, hearing says though words and seeing him move past her in the bike that doesn't even make a sound as moved around her. She remembers one last time her grandfather's expression on his face saying she would regret this day for the rest of her life.

Hime (Dammit I don't have anything left to lose at this point anyway. After all, might as well have one last good memory of this world before I head back) she says to her in a frustrated but determined voice as she turns to face back as he was about to take off and yells out

Hime "Hajime-Kun wait!" she yells out in an almost pleading but a determined voice with a slight desperate but determined expression.

Hearing Hime saying his name like the days before his fall into the abyss and in such a voice at that. For a moment cause him to hit the breaks on Steiff to a complete stop just a few hundred feet away from her. As he then turns to face her and sees the slight relieved but determined expression on her face seeing him stop.

Hajime "What is it...Hime-chan?" he asks her with a familiarity that it slightly surprises himself he'd called her name like he used to do.

Hearing her name like he'd used to cause her heartbroken heart-grown cold beat once again as a genuine smile forms on her face this time and speaks up.

Hime "Are you free right now for just a few minutes?" she asks honestly with a determined expression

Hajime "...I could be but You would end up being late to school if I did that," he says to her informally with a narrowed gaze behind the helmet and visor

Hime "then you could just give me a ride to school then if that's the case. Or are you saying you wouldn't do your childhood friend a solid?" she asks knowingly with a slight grin on her face

Hajime "Fine...Just hop on the back and wrap your arms around my waist tightly. I don't wish you to fall off after all," he says informingly with a defeated sigh escaping his mouth.

Hajime (It seems I'll have to make it to Shizuku and Kaori later on...since it was their turn in walking with me to school.) he says to himself honestly as he sends the both of them an apology text over his Smartphone Artifact that he created and gave to each of his classmates and families

Once he's done he feels Hime's slender arms wrap around him as well as feel her breast touching his back.

Hime "My Hajime-kun didn't know you had a six-pack underneath the shirt. It conceals it well almost makes me think you'd work out. I'm proud of you exercising a bit instead of reading and watching anime," she says honestly with a slightly amused grin on her face

Hajime "You'd be surprised that I didn't gain these because of working out. But thanks for the compliment anyway, it helps a guys ego a bit when a beautiful girl such as you say such a thing," he says back to her in a slightly amused but honest voice with a mischievous grin

Hime "Haha, in any case where are you heading before we get to school? Is the place where you learned to flatter girls finally. I wonder how many hearts you would've made swoon and broken if you had the confidence that you do now." she says to him in a slight teasing but honest voice

Hajime "Had to pick it up eventually when you have eight women in a relationship with you. But well probably a few but that's me giving myself too much credit at that. After all who would've loved a bullied Otaku who at the time was slightly dense as a brick. Not knowing when a girl was into him or tricking him into thinks she was so that said girl could get an easy laugh out of" he says honestly shrugging his shoulders

Hime "You never knew perhaps you would have been wrong in saying a few. But eight I thought you had four of them being Yaegashi-san, Yue-san whose using your last name, Shirasaki-san, and Haulia-san?" she asks slightly surprised

Hajime "Funny I thought for certain you would've said six after the incident during the school festival last year. Seems you didn't believe the two older beauties weren't in a relationship with me. The same could be said about the young girl the both of them brought being my daughter as well. But yeah it's those two women and two others with the one you already know hiding in plain sight" he says bluntly with a slight grin on his face

Hime "Okay mister eroge protagonist, just get us to where your heading at the moment so that I could say a few things before we head back to school." she says to him sarcastically.

However, A slight sad smile dawns on her face again. While internally her heart was once again breaking hearing something she wished she didn't. Proving that old Hajime she knew was gone and replaced with this devilishly handsome eroge protagonist. who has even more women in his harem and she hopes adoptive daughter he's taken care of. She hopes the young beautiful little girl she and everyone else saw just once last year is adoptive since she knows her heart wouldn't be able to handle knowing that she was his genuine daughter he had with that older foreign beauty. The rest of the ride over to Sonobe's restaurant was quite one as both Hajime and Hime's minds were in deep thought

Tokyo Japan, Nakona city Sonobe's Family Restaurant, July 20th, 2016 7:20 am Hajime, Hime and Yuka pov

Customer#46 "Thanks for the coffee and breakfast Sonobe-san, be sure to give my compliments to your parents as well." she says to her with a smile

Yuka "No problem, still thanks for your constant patronage Fubuki-san. And I hope you continue coming as always, that being said can we expect you to show up around 4 like usual?" she asks knowingly

Fubuki "Rightly so, my order for that time hasn't changed either. So it should be ready in a few minutes after I get here like always. Though don't worry about it being delivered at the usual time. After all, you guys do get packed from time to time after coming here a while. Though be sure to be on time for school you hear? since it's bad enough you were gone for a year. All of us regulars don't wish to have a heart attack again. See you later then" she says informing with a slight happy smile on her face as she walks out the door

Yuka "You don't have to tell me that. But well I should get ready to leave soon." she says out loud with a slight pout.

Sonobe Yuka is an 18-year-old beautiful late teen woman with shoulder-length chestnut hair and green eyes. she stands 171cm tall with a slight well-toned but hourglass figure with a decent breast size ( C cups). Her current attire is her school uniform under her green work apron, with black running shoes. She's supposed called Hajime's mistress by everyone within the returnee group, Hajime's harem, her's, and everyone else's parents as well. Of course, both she and Hajime have denied such claims but she knows very well that she's has hidden feelings for Hajime. Which was almost from time to time brought out by Yue and her others during their private conversations. Luckily she has folded them all for now since she doesn't know if her feelings for him a merely a temporary crush or genuine love. But she knows she has had feelings for him since two years ago when they've return home because of Hajime. One of the reasons was when before he fell down Orcus and transformed into what he is now. He saved her life from almost dying from a monster which at first was admiration and gratefulness. Along with a few other reasons why as well after they came back home as well. Though it does hurt her a bit time and again saying she isn't his mistress even though she asked him to deny such a claim. Since for one she doesn't wish to prove her parents right she has the makings of a first-class mistress. And two because secretly she wishes to join Hajime's harem as one of his wives if came down with her being a mistress or joining them. Like Yue and the others have for the past two years told her to join them and given her temptations to do so.

Though another reason she denials such a claim is because at least from her perspective. Hajime isn't interested in her romantically so she'd content the ways things are between them. With her having hi to herself within this restaurant for a few hours of the day when he comes to complain about his work, ask for advice, ranting a bit, or very rarely she gets very juicy information and ammunition to use against Yue and the others. Should one day she'd join Hajime's harem for the countless times they've been teasing her so that she could do the same back to them. Whenever he complains about them, however, it is then she hears the family door chime of the door opening.

Yuka "Wellcome to Sonobe's...Nagumo-san..." she mostly says politely but stops noticing the unknown girl beside Hajime that isn't part of his harem.

Whose currently look around the place making it the soothing color pallet of the interior as well sets a table of the place.

Hajime "Yo Sonobe-san, I'm sorry I'm coming in slightly later than usual. Had some unexpected company I haven't seen in quite a while last minute." he says to her with a shrug pointing his thumb to Hime

Yuka "I see...I'm assuming you aren't here to chat or complain to like usual?" she asks questioningly while slightly narrowing her eyes at the girl wearing their school uniform

Hajime "Sadly that's the case, shame too since I wanted you to console me while complaining about the recent things Yue and the other are doing," he says sadly with a grin

Hime "Hajime-kun, I'm assuming she's one of your classmates that disappeared with you?" she asks him questioning while unconsciously comparing herself with her

Yuka (Hajime-kun? The fuck?) she says to herself mentally in slight surprise but mostly an annoyance for some reason

Hajime "Ah that's right, though mostly I just come here for her brewed cup of coffee and have her listening to my ramblings. I'm honestly surprised she puts up with me, but well she has her minor complaints from time to time. So far trade I suppose, why don't you get a seat for us in the meantime and I'll bring you a drink from this place that almost a second home from me and the others from my class Hime-chan" he says to her with a slight smile pointing to vastly empty seats and booths.

Hime "Heh is that so, well as along it's not coffee I'm good then. I'll go find us a seat," she says to him honestly in slight surprise while briefly looking at Yuka one last time before heading off to take one of the empty booths

Seeing Hime's residing back before picking a spot to seat on Yuka speaks up

Yuka "Hime-chan huh? Hajime-san didn't know you were the unfaithful type...should I call Yue and the others that you're here messing with another girl than them. Or rather blew off Shizuku-san and Kaori-san for this random gyaru? Or rather who is she?" she asks him in a slightly threatening voice with a smile on her face but in reality promise pain as behind her back are two knives seemingly floating in a threatening manner just under the counter.

Hajime "I wouldn't exactly call her random when I've known her for the majority of my life. It's only today for some reason she finally called me out to talk a bit again like used to. This is surprising considering the look she gave me two years ago when we all first arrived back in the school. Also, don't accuse me of being unfaithful since I would rather face Ehito solo a thousand times than be chased by my various op wives with one already breaking the system. Plus she's your senpai who used to be in the same year as us before we were all summoned." he says honestly with a slight twitching grin and shudders just thinking about his enraged and murderous wives trying to kill him over and over again after reviving him countless time

Yuka "That they would, plus I would join them as well in killing you over and over. But you still didn't answer the question what her name." she says honesty while still having the same smile

Hajime "Himeno Nonaka or Hime like I call her, my secret childhood friend I've kept hidden and prevented anyone from finding out during my middle and high school years. Until I told you today that is," he says honestly with a shrug

Yuka merely stares at hime with a slightly surprised expression while looking towards the Girl in question whose looking out the window while from time looking in their direction.

Yuka "I'm assuming Yue and the other don't know about her do they?" she asks questions

Hajime "Well yeah, I was going to introduce her to them and everyone else once she came to me...But well she didn't bother for some reason until today that is. Though considering Kaori was my unknown stalker and yandere at the time. She'd probably be the only one who knows who she is, properly had the wrong idea about our relationship. When we hung out in secret almost all the time and she slept over at my house from time to time. With myself staying over her apartment complex alongside her oji-san as well" he says bluntly while having a slight nostalgic expression remembering fun those times during those grim years of his life

Yuka "Huh didn't expect you to have an actual friend at the time. Good, it feels like decades of remembering how you used to be. Though I do understand why you didn't say anything about her being your childhood friend or hanging out with her in school. Maou knows how much worse your situation would've gotten considering the beauty she is. As well as not knowing what the piece of shit Hayama and his group would've done to you if they knew that not only you have Kaori's attention because she was in love with you. As well as having her as your childhood friend. You certainly dodged a bullet didn't you" she says knowingly with a slightly sad smile remembering those early years before Tortus.

Hajime "Ah you don't the half of it. She and her Oji-san we're honestly the second reason why I didn't off myself back then with my parents being the first. But well in the abyss, it seems Hime-chan and her Oji-san along with something else related to Hime-chan weren't a good enough reason. Since my desire to come back home and parents were the only things that prevailed sadly...Talk to you later Sonobe-san since it seems Hime-chan is getting a little annoyed at the moment with me not talking to her like I promised I would." he says to her honestly with a slight cheerful grin on his face

Yuka "...Just so you know I'm coming along with you in going to school," she says bluntly and honestly with a serious expression on her face

Hajime "...Why don't you have your parents to take you?" he asks honestly with a raised eyebrow

Yuka "Please, you don't honestly think you arriving at the front gates with your childhood friend in toe in front of everybody. With whole-school knowing that you only arrive with four specific people within your harem. Aren't going to get the wrong idea about your relationship with a beautiful girl whose our senpai that you never once talked or interacted with besides all our classmates that came with us. Even more so with Yue and others who have no Idea, other Kaori may have given them inaccurate information about your previous interactions before Tortus. He'll they may just think you've been cheating on her with them and them with her." she says informing with a grin on her face

Hajime "Well when you put it that way it makes me out to be a bastard who already had a girlfriend from the get-go. Who I never introduced to them or mentioned her even once during Tortus and our mutual relationship with each other." he says in a slight grim but honest voice with a twitching grin

Yuka "This way I can help you mitigate the damage quite a bit with me arriving alongside you guys as well. After all, everyone in school including Yue and the others knows that you and I talk quite a bit and hang out here for a few hours. Plus it'll just make it seem we'd picked her up cause she was running late. Along with Yue and the other for the time being until you tell them. Will think that you blew off going with Shizuku and Kaori to school is because you lost track of time talking with me. Instead, the actual reason being her" she says honestly still smiling

Hajime "...Thanks Sonobe-san, I'll own you one for doing a favor. Just let me know what it is and I'll do everything in my power and influence within the nine worlds to make it a reality. I'll tell you telepathically when we're about to head out." he says gratefully with a smile on his face

Yuka "Okay Maou-sama, I'll hold you onto that, now go before she gets even madder," she says with a knowing grin as she pushes him towards Hime.

As she watches Hajime walking towards Hime who has a smile seeing him walking towards her. Her cheerful grin turns into a slight frown before turning her back on the both of them and letting out a sigh

Yuka (The things a woman in love does...Hime Nonoka was it? Don't make me regret helping you just this once in trying to save your friendship with Hajime and spare you the wrath of Yue and the others coming after your head. Even if I'm letting the jealousy of your previous relationship with Hajime affect my judgment) she says mentally in a serious voice while looking towards Hajime and Hime with a slightly narrowed and analyzing gaze.

Before simply walking away from such a sight to go prepare Hajime's usual coffee and a slight sweeten tea for Hime before all there need to head off to school in 20minutes.

Tokyo Japan, Nakona City, Hirokishi Highschool Front gate/Entrance, July 20th, 2016 8 am Multi pov

Shea "So you're saying you don't know who Hajime could be talking about when he said he had a crush on someone or the promise he careless let slip out," she says honesty with a raised eyebrow

Kaori "I'm not completely saying that, all I'm saying is that I'm having a hard time at the moment remembering the Inse...I mean the thieving girl that Hajime always hung out with secretly. Who he might have been referring to or at worst was in a temporary relationship before we came along. All I do know is that she goes to this school and if I am right she's our senpai even if she's my and Shizuku's age" she says informing with a narrowed gaze as well letting her tongue tsk in annoyance not remembering the insect who was with her Hajime back then.

Shizuku "Does narrow it down but it's still a lot of girls to look through. At worst we may have to ask Hajime directly what he meant and if not force it out of him. Which mind you, we should be doing instead of trying figuring out who this girl is" she says informing with a serious gaze looking at three of them as they wait nearby the Gate for their Lover and future husband to arrive

Shirasaki Kaori is an 18-year-old beautiful woman with long waist-length black hair tied in the back and half ponytail with brown eyes. She stands 170cm tall with an hourglass figure with a slightly bigger ass and decent breast size ( C cups). She currently has her school uniform attire like Yue, Shea, and Shizuku have on at the moment along with her temporary wedding/engagement ring on her right ring finger. Like the other three have in either their right or left ring finger which double as their treasure trove artifact. She's Hajime's fourth lover and 4th fiance as well not being fully human-like her childhood/best friend Shizuku, Aiko, and Liliana still are. Since she's an Apostle-human hybrid with an unknown life expectancy or at worst having longevity of about 500yrs or so. As to how she came to be is a story for another time but she did have to die once unfortunately and unwillingly at the time by a certain scum bag who could take a hint for her to even be what she's become

Yaegashi Shizuku is an 18-year-old teen who encompasses the word Yamato Nadeshiko perfectly describing her beauty. She like mentioned is Kaori's childhood/best friend along with being Childhood friends to Amanogawa Kouki and Sakagami Ryutarou. She has long waist black hair tied into a long ponytail with a well-toned but hourglass figure with a decent breast size (C cups) and red eyes. She has her temporary wedding/engagement ring on her left ring finger as well being Hajime's sixth lover and 6th fiance within his harem. She's still human like the majority of her classmates that came to tortus with them still are along with Aiko and Liliana. She also has her Hirokishi school uniform on as well like Kaori and the other female students around her. As to how she came to be part of Hajime's harem in the first place fully knowing for a long time Kaori had feelings for Hajime even before Tortus to a freakish and stalkerish level. Is also another story for a different time.

Shizuku "You all know Hajime will tell us honestly what he meant if we'd just ask." she says honestly

Shea "Perhaps, but you do realize that he won't as well hence why even you agreed to this secret investigation of ours even after everything you just said desu," she says bluntly

Shizuku "That is a risk, yes but I'm sure our future husband can keep secrets of his own no? Or have you already forgotten what it was like for him before even meeting the both of you and being summoned to Tortus? After he'd told you how miserable and horrible his life was simply being an Otaku in this country who frowns and is disgusted at such people being open about it. As well the harassment and bullying he'd been forced to endure, Myself, Kaori, and the rest of his class clarified a few things adding our two cents. After you guys wished to know Hajime wasn't bullshitting you guys and we did absolutely nothing about it. Save for Aiko-san but she was just doing what a sensei should've done." she says with a sight shrug but frowning expression on her face remembering those days back then

Yue "Nn true, but we just want some info of Hajime's preferences in girls back then. Or aren't you curious what his tastes were back then?" she says informing but with an amused grin

Shizuku "I mean...you aren't wrong." she says reluctantly with a slight blushing expression

Shea "See, now...Oh, Hajime is almost here along with two others with one being familiar and the other one isn't it" She says informing as her perceptions sense greater than Hajime. As she turns to face the front Entrance with a slightly narrowed but curious gaze

The others knowing Shea is saying the truth turn in the same direction with equal but curious gazes after hearing some person Shea doesn't recognize. Is coming alongside Hajime with another familiar person. It is then and all other students See Hajime pull up In Steiff to the front gate with Yuka-san hugging tightly Hajime so that she doesn't fall off. And a completely different woman unknown to them hugged tightly Yuka in the same manner. It is then they see Yuka and the other woman who's in their school uniform along with being a slight Gyaru beauty with blonde hair and aquamarine eyes.

Shizuku "It seem it's Yuka-san that came along with him. But I don't recognize the gyaru that came along with them, Shea can you hear what they're saying?" she asks honesty seeing Hajime, Yuka, and the other girl briefly talking before Yuka heads on ahead.

Shea has her hidden rabbit ears and fluffy bunny tail via artifact that Hajime created for her, Remia, and Myu. So that they could go out in public without fear of everyone around them noticing that she isn't human. Are stood up in attention listening to what Hajime, Yuka, and the other girl were talking about briefly talking about and the current brief conversation Hajime and the unknown gyaru are talking about.

Shea "It seems the slight Gyaru is our senpai and her name is Nonaka-san that goes here. It seems Yuka and Hajime picked her up last minute on the way here since Nonaka-san woke up late. And when she spotted Yuka and Hajime on the red light she was at she quickly asks for a ride which Hajime and Yuka allowed." she says informing however

Shizuku "Kaori what's wrong your face is a little scary to the point I swear I could see a Hanyou mask appear next to you." she asks questioningly noticing Kaori's froze for just a second before having a very serene smile that promises pain. That she always has when something upsets her or angered at remembering something upleant from memories

Kaori "It's her..." she says out in a slight cold but informing voice

At her words, all of them immediately knew what she was talking about as they turn to face the girl in question whose walking away from Hajime. Whose just sitting on Stieff for a bit almost lost in thought before he pulls away from the front gate so that he could park Stieff in the parking lot behind the school. Since he can't just use one of his treasure trove rings on his person to store away Stieff like usual.

However, it was then Yue and the other sees Shea make a slightly complicated face and speaks up

Yue "Shea, what did you hear Hajime and that girl talk about," she asks with slight forcefulness and bluntness in her voice as she narrows her eyes dangerously at Nonoka's fading form through the crowd of students.

Shea " Well..." she begins to relay back the brief conversation Hajime and Nonoka had after Yuka left and whose heading in their direction with a slight warm smile on her face treating them

Going back a bit for a few minutes after Yuka left both Hajime and Hime behind. It was then before Hime left she spoke up towards him with a slight smile

Hime "Just remember to be there at the summer festival near the shrine at 6 so that we can hang out one last time. And alone without any of your harem members since there's something important I need to inform you. That I could back at Sonobe's restaurant." she says honestly with a slight smile

Hajime "...That isn't my call to make on my own and you know it Nonaka-san." he says to her honestly with a slight respectful smile on his face after he'd removed the helmet off his head once he arrived at the front gates

Hime "I guess that's fair but if your harem did truly love you as you say they do. Then after you explain to them why they'll understand and let you go Nagumo-san. I hope to see you there." she says informingly with a slight pained but happy smile that she made sure no one saw other than Hajime. Since it would get troublesome real quick in stupid rumors that would start about the both of them.

Luckily both knew to nearly raise their voice so from the outside they merely exchanged pleasantries possible with Hime saying thank you to him for giving her ride here with Yuka.

Hajime "...Please don't say such things about Yue and the others. Even if it's you I'll get mad since it's been two years since we'd last talked, three if you count when we weren't here. Even if we had an amicable relationship back then, don't be disappointed when I'll call you on the phone saying I can't go because they wouldn't allow me to after explaining everything to them. You know they have every right to prevent me from meeting you, I'm there and the same with them being mine. Would you allow your boyfriend if you had one to meet a girl you didn't know about for almost their years? Just to supposedly hang out with her for a single day because of your past relationship with them. That he never told you about till just now? I don't think even you would Nonaka-san knowing you as I do even after hearing what type of relationship they truly had." he says honestly with a serious expression on his face and narrowed eye

Hajime "I'm playing with fire at that point. So don't get your hopes up," he says bluntly as he turns away from her ready to take off to park Steiff in the schools parking lot

Hime "You think I haven't changed from what I once was? That's selfish of you to assume I haven't changed," she says bluntly with a narrowed gaze

She merely sees Hajime grin for a bit before speaking

Hajime "I'm not wrong in saying you haven't changed a bit since the last time I talked to you three years ago. Even after all this time," he says confidently with a slight grin on his face

Hime "Ohh how can you be certain mister knows it all?" she asks bluntly with a slight angered expression on her face with a slight forceful

However, she sees Hajime merely giving her a slight genuine smile with a serious expression on his face

Hajime "Because even now, you're still the one beautiful woman back then with a cheerful, blunt, and outgoing girl who at times felt like a princess and possessed a blinding smile. A girl who had my heart in her hands back then and yearned for you to be mine but, I was too much of a shy and scared idiot who was afraid of taking that chance to ask you out. Since I didn't wish to lose the comfortable space he had along with losing my second light. But now well not much needed to be said right" he says honestly with a slightly serious expression on his face as he continues to speak

Hajime "Hence why I know out of the both of us you remained the same, whereas compared to me. I've changed from that bullied and cowardly kid back then who let people walk over him since that's the only thing I could do. And hoped I wouldn't get hurt in the process or at least hoped the pain and suffering would end quicker. Your just girl I knew back then Hime-chan, that's all you are to me at this point. Perhaps maybe if you didn't run away two years ago when I returned from being gone to me. Our realtionship would've still been as it was three years ago and we would be hangout and having fun. But you made your choice that day in not trying to talk to me that day or contact me even once these past two years. Only because of our good realtionship back then is that I'm even considering having my neck out and possibly ruining the loving relationships I have. Since it seems I'm the only one who thought our past meant anything even after I had every right to not even talk to you despite how desperate you sounded early today when you stopped me. So Hime-chan no Hime-san, if they say I can't go a meet you after telling them everything because I'll know they'll ask. Then I won't and it'll be the end of that" he says bluntly with a serious expression on his face as turns away from her

Hajime "Sorry if what I'm saying is harsh but's that the reality of things. I completely understand if you don't even show up at the shrine if they let go and this is the last time we see each other again. Even if it was bittersweet, but please if you wish to prove me wrong and make me eat my words. You'll be there waiting for me after sending a text that you'll be there. If not then well I guess this is where we part ways for good and it was nice seeing you again despite what I just said just now. Take care Hime-san" he says honestly with a warm smile as he then takes off disappearing from her and everyone's sight

For just a moment She just stood there soaking in after what Hajime said to her as she looked within the sky with a slightly self-deprecating smile. Before she simply turned on her heels and walked past everyone at a steady pace. Made sure everyone who saw her speaking briefly with Hajime was only pleasantries and gratitude as a fake smile was plastered on her face that no one could see through. As well as tightly clutching on straps with her left hand on her student's bag that she threw over her shoulder. Containing the various emotions with her that she desperately wishes to let out but can't but let out a single word representing all her emotions

Hime "Baka..." she says in a low but pained voice not knowing she was saying it to herself or her childhood friend that she might have lost forever

...To be continued...Maybe...

Thanks for reading till the end and I hope you enjoyed it. Or at least thought it was decent enough for you to read through. Hope you guys the character interactions weren't forced or exaggerated in your eyes while reading. Like I said reviews and helpful criticisms would be much appreciated considering by all accounts this would be my second attempt at taking a hand at writing a story like this along with my other story that's also ongoing as well. The Ideal Maou life which is also might have romance elements as its main focus and relationship development...Possibly since I'm too certain. Anyhow this will be a slow updating story since I don't know when I'll write another chapter for this story much like my other ones.

Do let me know if I portrayed the character's personalities right and as mentioned within the Arifureta Timeline. This takes place after the still ongoing events in Abyss Lord Chapter three in Arifureta After Story. Anyhow, I hope you guys have a good day or night where ever you are and I hope to see you guys again in the next chapter whenever it comes out.

Also, a little thing I notice at the beginning of the first vol of Tales of Wedding rings. Right at the begin why does it say when Hime is introduced say at first Hime Nokana and the next page says, Hime Nonaka. I'm pretty sure Himeno is the full alias name since the Protag just calls her Hime instead of her Full Name Himeno Nokana or Nonaka. I don't know what was current so I simply used the second right after. let me know if that was the right call or not