Chapter 17: She Came From Planeptune (Part 1)
Two weeks have passed since Rom and Ram left.
Hard to believe I've only been here in Lowee for two full weeks as well but luckily nothing weird has happened since then.
Sadly, Mina has been super busy so we haven't been able to continue from where we left off let alone casually hang out together.
On the bright side, I finally got everything unpacked and even spent money to get stuff like a proper table to eat at.
Concerning my career, work on that preview chapter is going smoothly.
It's only about twenty percent complete though if I had to give a specific estimate.
Right now, I'm walking down the sidewalk to Tekken's place for my first day of training.
She was so ecstatic to hear me take up on her offer when I called her earlier today.
Maybe I'm her first student or something.
"Um, Mister. Do you have a moment to spare?" I hear and see a girl ask some passerby a couple feet in front of me.
"Sorry, but I'm in a hurry," the guy says, walking off.
The girl gets visibly upset.
"Anyone? Can someone please help me?" She calls out.
This is my problem to handle, isn't it?
I guess there's no dodging this side quest.
"Excuse me, miss. Are you in need of assistance?" I question, walking up to her.
What in the world?!
Upon closer observation, she looks like she just woke up and walked outside in her pajamas when this is not a climate to be doing that in!
"Yes, I am! I'm super lost and don't know where to go!" She answers.
She also has this really slow pace of speaking like she's drowsy or something yet she's clearly wide awake.
I can already tell this is gonna take a lot of time.
"I gotta make a quick phone call. Is that okay?" I say.
"Mhmm, go ahead," she says.
Whipping my phone out, I call Tekken.
"Hey Leon," Tekken greets.
"Hey Tekken. I'm gonna have to reschedule," I say.
"Awww, really?" She asks, sounding disappointed.
"Unfortunately, something sprang up just now," I explain.
"Y'know if you didn't want to go on a date with me, then you could've just said so, Leon!" She suddenly whines, sounding like a child.
"W-Wait, what?! So you did lie about training being an innuendo?!" I shout, surprised.
Who said anything about a date?!
Tekken goes silent, most likely because she realizes she just fucked up.
"Um… Um, I'm going through a… tunnel so you're breaking… up. I-I'll call you… some other time," she poorly makes an excuse, imitating the sound of static and pretending to cut in and out.
"There are no tunnels in Lowee and you're obviously still at home because you were waiting for me to come over, remember?" I bluntly point out, unimpressed.
"… Bye, Leon," she hangs up immediately, refusing to confront me.
That just happened.
Anyway, back to the situation at hand.
"As I was about to say, it's really cold out here. How about I take you to my apartment and you can explain your dilemma to me in the comfort of a warm home?" I offer.
"I would greatly appreciate that," the girl says, grabbing and holding onto my hand.
"Then here we go," I say.
Guess this side quest upgraded to main quest.
Leading the way, I take her back to my place.
"Now that we're out of the cold, my name is Leon. What's your name?" I question as we step into my apartment.
"My name is… Plutia," she says.
For a second there, I thought she lost her memory or something.
That would be total bad news bears.
"Okay, Plutia. I need you to get out of those clothes so you don't get sick," I say.
I'll warm them up for her.
"Okay," she says, suddenly shedding her dress with it hitting the ground.
S-Sweet Gamindustri!
Innocently smiling, she stands before me in nothing but her white bra with matching panties, striped knee high socks, and fuzzy bear slippers.
Blood jets out of my nostrils, physically pushing me back a bit.
"I didn't mean do it in front of me!" I shout, shutting my eyes with my right hand clasping my nose.
"I don't really see the problem here," she says.
Does she not know what proper privacy is?!
"Please hand me your dress as well as giving me your socks and slippers please," I say, extending my left arm out to her.
After she gives it all to me, I go to the dryer and throw them in.
Looking into my closet, I grab one of my spare mouse jackets.
I would give her actual clothes but I completely forgot that I threw everything in the washer before I left.
Not having the best of luck currently.
"You're gonna have to make do with this for now. I'll get you proper clothes as soon as it's available," I say, handing her the jacket.
It should be good enough since they were made with heat retention capabilities.
"Thank you," she says, putting it on.
"No problem," I say.
"So is this better for you, Mr. Leon?" She questions, twirling herself around in a circle.
The back of the jacket lifts up, flashing her ass at me.
Her panties have a bear on them! That's super cute!
Posing, she holds up a clenched fist over her mouth, her vibrant magenta eyes shining with seemingly clueless innocence.
More blood explodes from my face, this time knocking me down to the ground.
Why is that exponentially sexier?!
There's just something about a woman in underwear wearing only a jacket!
Quickly getting back onto my feet, I zip it up for her.
"P-Please keep it like that for my sake," I say, my body shaking slightly from blood loss.
"Alright," she sighs.
Why does she look and sound so disappointed about that?!
Taking a moment to light the fireplace, I sit beside her on the couch.
"So back to helping you out. Is there anything else you can tell me?" I inquire.
"Everything's kinda still scattered in my mind at the moment to remember things off the top of my head so try being more direct with your questions. I think that will help me a lot more," she advises.
Goddamn it! I actually jinxed myself about her memory!
Super bad news bears!
"I understand. You told me you were lost earlier. Are you a resident of Lowee?" I say.
"Not at all. I'm from Planeptune. That I am certain about," she says.
Planeptune's really far from Lowee so how would she wind up here?
She must've just gotten here because she doesn't look like she's been living on the street or anything.
Maybe she's mistaken?
"Are you sure that's correct? How can you be so sure?" I ask.
"Because I'm the CPU of Planeptune. Isn't that obvious, Mr. Leon?" She giggles.
E… E-Excuse me, SHE'S WHAT NOW?!