BEN 10: THE ONE WHO DEFIES GODS
CHAPTER 5: MY FEMALE VERSION CAN'T BE THIS CUTE!
"Hey, old man, are you ever tired? I mean, whenever I get here, you are seen working."
Azmuth tilted his head to shoot a glance at me and turned back to his work.
"No, I enjoy my work VERY MUCH," uncharacteristically he was being sarcastic.
"Then it's good."
I worked under Azmuth's management as an officer that maintained the peace of the universe.
I had used the Ascalon to erase all the evil in the universe thus indeed I gave away my hero job. I wasn't really into it.
Every time I kicked some ass, I would ask myself. What am I protecting?
Nope, I wasn't protecting anyone. I was just operating as Azmuth commanded.
Hence… I used the power of Ascalon to the fullest to reset the evil.
"It was a foolish choice, Ben Tennyson," Azmuth had judged. "Yet it was wise. Well, you can stay low for two or three years. I hope you like your vacation."
"Thanks," I had replied... though I didn't give him attention.
I found Azmuth difficult to cooperate with, because of his arrogant and selfish personality. He had a far more superior intelligence than me yet he never tried to lower his tone and attitude. He bossed me around... but he could still get away with it.
I didn't understand what he was trying to protect. I didn't really enjoy kicking asses at the first, but later I became obsessed with the job… not the job title.
But he was… well, different. He wasn't a hero, but he and I were sometimes two sides of the same coin – him and me sharing the title of hero yet neither of us truly protected anyone. Say, he created the tech and I used to fight off villains.
That's why he and I were weirdly compatible.
"Highbreed invasion..." he suddenly spoke up. "You wiped out all the Highbreed species. I don't find it in me to praise you..."
Highbreeds… a war king race that destroyed planets at least the half-universe worth. They committed a massive genocide.
Even then, I didn't know what I was protecting, what I was fighting for. But I beat the crap out of them nonetheless.
"Understandable," I muttered.
"But I can't blame you. Well, if I were you, I would probably use simpler means but you aren't a Galvan. You are still a human after all."
He smiled. "You saved billions... no trillions. No, even far more than that in number. It was a genocide, yeah. As you always said, you are not a hero. You are truly evil."
Azmuth is unpredictable. I don't know... he is a person? A bad person?
He is like an angel to me. An angel that saved a person with a death wish.
An angel who can keep bossing around the child with the universe's greatest power.
"And please don't attempt to kill yourself anymore... you have to live on for your Grandpa and cousin."
-(TRANSITION)-
"Looks like this must be the entrance to another labyrinth, huh?"
Back to the present.
Ruby, Shea, and I are standing in front of a stone tablet near the great tree of Verbergen.
"Well, I will try something. Look… here… these slits, aren't they look like…" (me)
"Try it," Ruby encourages me.
I take out the ring I obtained from Oscar Orcus's house. Now I notice it, there is a weird symbol on the ring.
What is this…
Anyway, I insert the ring into the slot at the top of the pattern on the stone tablet.
Suddenly the letters appear on the stone tablet, glowing.
Ha, I expected that much.
"What is this?" I wonder out loud, cupping my chin in a detective pose.
Shea and Ruby also come closer to me to have a better look at the tablet.
"Only to those with four symbols, the power of regeneration, and beacon formed of bonds will open this door once more," Ruby reads.
Regeneration… and bonds… what is that? I honestly don't comprehend the needs of the dungeons.
Ruby slits her hand to extract a little blood and makes her blood and the stone tablet into contact, but nothing happens.
"Sounds like a pain in ass," I murmur, rubbing the back of my head. It seems we have gotta have to search for the way to get into the labyrinth… on a larger scale.
Indeed, using too much effort isn't my style. I am not a lazy type but it's just boring to accomplish work on a larger scale. Well, I don't mind if the work itself is interesting or adventurous. But doing plain boring things isn't my style.
After taking a good time to think, a fair plan pops up in my mind.
"Guys," I grasp their attention. "Give me some time."
I hold up my left wrist to find the right alien for the job and transform into it.
After the green light dies down, I stand before Ruby and Shea as a living soundwave in a small child-size silicon containment suit, wearing headphones.
"ECHO ECHO!"
Wait, Shea-sama… why are you looking at me with pervy eyes? Wait, Echo Echo just awakened something dangerous in you? AHHHH…
I ignore her eyes and turn around to duplicate myself into ten (including me).
"Alright, everyone knows the plan," my high-pitched voice comes out. "Let's get started!"
"Yes, sir!"
The sonorosian clones flood the area to search for the entrance to the labyrinth.
I am with Ruby and Shea to share the information I gain from the clones with them.
How convenient is that!? Whenever I use Echo Echo, I feel like I am a boss. Dunno why but my sonorosian clones are oddly obedient to me.
There are a lot of trump cards I can use… and one of them is related to Echo Echo.
It's boring, let's skip 30 minutes.
"Echo Nine to All Echo Units!" The Omnitrix suddenly announces. Indeed it is a way of communication through the Omnitrix. "I have sent you all the coordinates of the gate. Gather at the point (-,-)."
"Roger!" all the other echo units including me answer in unison.
I shoot a glance at Ruby and Shea and they nod as a sign of comprehension.
"Let's go..." I order, tapping the Omnitrix again. A hologram appears in front of me, and it shows the map of the sea of trees. But the entrance is outside the sea of trees.
Reisen George… it reads.
-(SKIP)-
Minutes later, we somehow managed to arrive at the spot the Echo Nine had told us to meet up with him.
"Seeing clones of Bennison... you are like a group of little children..." Shea thinks out loud.
"Shut up!" We all reply in unison.
"This way... Benny can abuse me… while his clones pin me down in the bed..." Ruby says nonchalantly.
"You are worst," I reply, mentally struggling to deal with her words. I choose to forget her words and still can't.
I am evil and not a pervert my ass. I commend all harem protagonists for being able to put up with this shit.
The worst thing that can happen in life – You think your girlfriend is a kuudere but actually she is a yandere. While you are happy because you've got a harem, the supposed kuudere kills you and your other girlfriend (s) for not giving attention to her. Whoa… such a dark fantasy.
Anyway, let's stop spamming perverse stuff in my monologues.
According to Echo Nine's claim, the entrance must be here...
The entrance… a small slit opening at the bottom of the mountain wall.
We walk into the cave cautiously.
A glowing pinky-purple tablet is found on the wall.
"Anyway, I think we've hit the jackpot–" (me)
"Hi, there! Welcome!"
I am interrupted by a feminine voice.
"Welcome to Miledi Reisen's Super Duper Exciting Labyrinth!"
Where is this voice coming from? It's creepy so yamete kudasai.
We all look around to find the source of voice… for half a minute, we three look dumbfounded.
"We finally found the entrance to the labyrinth," unfazed by the voice, the worthless bunny girl speaks up with a big smile.
She is an idiot after all...
Ruby is still staring at the pink plate. I look around and see Shea wandering in the cave.
"Hey, Shea, you can't just–"
She pushes a wall and it opens... becomes a door. She loses her footing and accidentally enters whatever room on the other side of the wall.
And the door closes.
Seriously?
I look back at Ruby who then shrugs off my questioning look and walks towards the wall where Shea has entered.
"Whatever…" I decided to take a gamble and follow them into the chamber (?).
After both of us have entered the chamber, the energy blasts shoot towards us out of nowhere.
"CHROMASTONE! Get behind me, Shea, Ruby!"
"Roger!" Ruby answers.
Hmm... where is Shea then?
I activate the energy-absorbing ability and consume the energy blast only to fire UV rays back to whatever is attacking us.
Wait… these are… arrows chanted with some kind of energy.
The room is all dark… the only things that emit light are UV rays and energy arrows.
Tsk… I can't see anything. Well, if I unleash a night vision from my eyes, I will see everything in this room.
So it's decided! I activate the adaptable light energy receiving ability.
Wait... is that... on the other side of the room,...
A puddle of transparent liquid on the floor.
Water? No… it's not. But… it seems…
The poor little bunny girl, Shea must have been greeted by the hail of arrows too. Though she couldn't see in the dark, her sharp senses must have allowed her to dodge. But it has been a near miss, so the arrows have skewered her clothes, pinning her to the wall in a comedic pose reminiscent of those emergency exit signs.
Her rabbit ears are twisted in a weird zig-zag pattern, so it is clear that it has taken everything she'd had to dodge. The reason she is crying isn't that she'd nearly died, though. The puddle at her feet is the cause of her distress.
She wetted herself...
Crap, thanks to the Alien X I've got only one eye. Otherwise, she would have been seen by two eyes.
I hastily look away from her pathetic figure and search for the source of arrows.
But Shea isn't fortunate enough. The blasts stop coming out and the whole room is lightened up suddenly.
The puddle… and weirdly posing Shea… are clear to see as day.
"Oh, you peed yourself," Ruby bluntly comments.
"Benny... please don't look."
In the center of the chamber stands a small shiny tablet. Its surface is so smooth you can skate on it – 90° straight vertically.
"Did that scare ya?" The voice from before speaks again... now with a mocking tone. "Give you a scare, huh?"
"She is asking you, Shea," I jokingly say.
Crap... Shea is still wearing her old clothes... that's nothing more than a bikini and a super-short skirt. Her clothes barely contain her rack.
And the shitter is, I am being a pervert again.
"Hmph!" She pouts at the joke.
Blue symbols, supposed some kind of magic letters, appear on the tablet. It's so annoying I mentally command the Omnitrix to turn off the Universal Translator.
And then the feminine voice continues to mockingly giggle.
"Bennison," Shea is smiling yet I am somehow sensing her bloodlust aura. "Looks like it's time to bring out that thing you made me."
"Huh?"
Before I comprehend what she means, she takes out a small disc with an Omnitrix symbol on the surface. She taps the disc, which causes it to transform into a huge blue hammer. The handle is silvery-white and long. The hammer itself looks even heavier than Shea herself.
She leaps into the air and swings the hammer, slamming it down right onto the stone plate.
"Ho..." there she has tired herself out for nothing.
"Aw... sorry," the voice doesn't stop. "These stone tablets automatically regenerate after a while."
"Whatever," I whistle and walk towards the door on the other side of the room. "Let's move, Shea, Ruby."
For some reason, Shea looks pissed.
"I'm gonna murder you... Once I find your hideout, I'm going to tear you limb from screaming limb!"
Gulp… I finally know the reason why she is fated to join the evil Bad Ben's party.
I thought she was some weak bunny girl.
Well, the next few hours of labyrinth exploration can probably make the mages cry. For unknown reasons, Ruby and Shea couldn't use their magic properly so I had to watch their backs all that time.
The stairs, connecting passageways, and even the layout of the room were completely haphazard. It looked like a three-year-old had just randomly assembled a bunch of lego blocks.
The staircase leading up to the third floor then connected to a sloping path that led back down to the passage leading out of the first floor, while the staircase on the second floor seemed to just end at a wall.
"Hmph, I should have expected this from that rotten bitch. This twisted room is a reflection of her terrible personality!" Yeah, Shea is seriously pissed. Devil, devil, go away. Or else you're gonna die in the hands of a beautiful rabbitgirl.
"Won't you calm her down?" Ruby asks me.
"Leave her be," I reply, "And so she will destroy everything in the path out of anger. How convenient it is…"
"I can't hate the way you have a twisted mind."
I chuckle, proceeding with the exploration.
Anger… sometimes it causes problems, sometimes it gives power. And the other times, it will likely cloud your mind… to the point you can't think straight.
Among the emotions, anger is outright the most dangerous. I don't know if perverse is as much dangerous–
"Clunk."
One of the tiles on the floor sinks a little as I step on it. Looking down at my foot in confusion, I come to realize what happened and what is gonna happen.
"Look out!"
Suddenly— Fssssssh!
The sound of something slicing through the air suddenly fills the hallway as two circular saws appear from either side of the wall.
Tsk… gotta admit that this is no joke.
The one on the right is about neck height, while the one on the left is waist height. The two blades speed toward the party.
I gesture my comrades to get behind me.
"Here goes nothing. LODESTAR!"
After transformation, I feel like my head is pulled and repelled from all sides.
Brushing off the uneasiness, I thrust my hands forward channeling the magnetic force and manipulating the blades, taking them out of the walls without much effort.
Ladies and gentlemen! This is Lodestar of Biot-savartians!
Lodestar has a magnetically floating metal head surrounded by a glowing white aura and levitates in an arch between his shoulders. He has crab-like claws for hands (similar to Brainstorm's) and his body is mainly brownish-black with yellow feet, hands, shoulders, and chest. His body is also made of living alien metal.
"Whoa, Bennison… amazing."
But it isn't the end.
Thanks to my magnetic personality, I can sense all the surrounding metals… even molecules.
Great…
As expected, the guillotine blades drop from the ceiling aiming at us… but they are suspended in the air via the magnetokinesis of Lodestar.
I pile all the blades and saws on the floor.
"Now…" my voice is amplified by magnetism. "Let's just move. I should sense all the traps here."
We proceed with our trip. So far, we haven't encountered any monster… or perhaps there isn't any in this labyrinth, to begin with. Just traps…. Uh, speaking of traps, monsters might also appear out of nowhere like the traps. If I am correct, all the traps so far are physical… and non-magic…
But… oh shit…
Rrrrrrrruuuuummmmbbbbblllleeeee! Something heavy is rolling… towards us.
I realize it is a giant sphere that runs down the stairs.
Crap… I didn't sense it because it wasn't made of metal.
I lift the saws and blades off the floor via magnetism and try to block the giant balls which are as big as the width of the corridor.
"Let me handle THIS!"
Shea takes a step forward and swings her hammer, striking the first ball… causing it to collide with the other balls thus destroying the walls of the corridor.
"See…" I say to Ruby, shrugging my non-existent shoulders.
Later…
Somehow we get into the first room we were in.
"Hmm… so this is the room where Shea p–"
I stop my speech midway as I feel a piercing glare on my back.
Such a powerful murderous intent.
About girls, #1 don't ask their age. #2 don't bring the time they piss themselves if it ever happened… bringing up a single woman's age to a public conversation will probably have you dead in the anime universe.
"Uh, Ruby and Shea, I will cheat and find out her hideout so… please wait here."
Ha, genius me. I'm gonna run away before a hammer strikes my back.
I transform into Big Chill and turn intangible to see all the rooms in the labyrinth.
Before leaving the room, I hear the voice of Miledi Reisen.
"Hmm… I know you are a handful but try your best."
"Yeah…" I mutter, casually flying through the wall.
"No… you can't do that!"
Finally, I turn invisible and float around on the different floors of the labyrinth. All those traps are useless against me. And then eventually I find a chamber where robots with large metallic armors are contained.
But I don't stop here. I phase through the wall and find out the supposedly last boss fight area.
"Where… where are you!? You can't do that to me."
"Very well I can," I declare revealing my human form in the boss fight area. "You will love my moves…"
The supposedly last boss area is nothing but like… a space with pitch-black background, with floating stone cubes. A large knight robot with a metallic exoskeleton stands on a floating stone cube.
I smack the Omnitrix insignia on my torso, transforming myself into…
"Wow… this one is new. But… I feel much better…"
"What kinda freak has you become again?"
Standing afloat mid-air, I proudly declare. "DEEJAY EMCEE! I'm gonna call this one Deejay Emcee."
(A/N: In memory of Derrick J. Wyatt. Deejay Emcee is the joke name given by Derrick J. Wyatt to the pugnavore transformation of Ben 10.)
In a blink, my presence disappears from the chamber and reappears before Ruby and Shea.
Teleportation! Yes, this is what I did. Deejay Emcee can teleport by channeling a form of high-speed rays that can easily pass through most solid materials and the ray itself will carry the animate or inanimate objects that Deejay Emcee wants to teleport. Usually, a well-fed pugnavore can teleport across the galaxy.
Ladies and gentlemen! Deejay Emcee of the Pugnavores.
Deejay Emcee is a human-like alien except for his green skin, long antennae, and green hair. His outfit is similar to that of a stage magician.
"Benny… is that you?" Shea asks.
"Yeah, we are gonna go to the last boss area. Come on!"
"Hmm…" Ruby walks towards me and hugs my waist. Shea is hesitant at first, seeing Ruby hugging me. But she is over it and then jumps onto my back.
"Whatever," I shrug off the weird feelings and teleport all of us into the last boss chamber.
"Wow… you skipped a lot of steps but it's a wise move."
Though I don't know where Miledi Reisen is, she complements us.
"Um… it's…" Shea says looking up at the towering giant figure of at least 70 ft height.
"Huge," Ruby comments.
"Don't tell me…"
"It's everyone's beloved Miledi Reisen!" Her voice echoes throughout the chamber.
"Well, anyway, am I supposed to kill this thing? Are you not a human?" I ask. "I have reached the bottom of the Orcus Labyrinth. So this will be child play for me…"
"Hmm… you have cleared dear Oscar's labyrinth, huh? What's your end goal?"
I chuckle. "To slay gods? I'd like to challenge the formidable enemies."
"So you plan to give your friends the ancient magic. You are an interesting person. It's gonna be tough but good luck with that."
Floating in front of us is a massive golem knight.
It is fully armored, and this one was twenty meters tall. In its right hand is a glowing red heat knuckle. In its left was a flail, its fingers wrapped around the chains.
"Not a joke, huh, but I'm gonna enjoy this battle. HUMUNGOUSAUR!"
Enlarging my body to the maximum in seconds, I pull back my fist which becomes bigger and bigger. And when I become big enough, I throw the fist at the golem, who blocks the fist with its forearms but the armor on its forearms begins to crack.
And it… hurts like hell.
"Damn…" Then I begin to deliver blows on the golem's body while Shea jumps into the air with her hammer prepared but Ruby stays in the place because of the instability of magic in the area.
"Did you get her!?" (Shea)
"Of course not," I answer, seeing the Golem, recovering from the damage. "Shit, the metal is so tough– wait, metal?"
"Oh my gosh… he found out," Reisen's voice says.
"LODESTAR! Metal meets magnetism…"
I lift the golem off the ground via magnetism and slam it down on the stone floor.
Again, I vibrate the whole golem body at will.
"Hmph… Here's what you got!"
I notice a large number of stone cubes falling to where we are.
"Damn…" magnetically, I can't do anything to them… with my magnetic personality.
I slam the Omnitrix insignia to transform into…
"GRAVATTACK! Meet the greatest fundamental force of the universe!"
Curling his body to a planetoid sphere, I rise into the air and create a gravity field around me, turning all the incoming cubes into satellites that are orbiting me.
"Wow, it is such an impressive– "
Shea leaps into the air and swings her hammer, striking the golem again but does not make much damage.
"Hold up!"
Channeling a powerful gravity field, I send all the cubes flying in the opposite direction from me.
"I shall finish this in a blink," I declare and transform into Diamondhead.
Landing on its torso, I punch the metallic armor and attempt to use…
Crystallokinesis + Transmutation!
In fact, I am not transmuting the armor. I am creating crystals in its body and controlling them… thus I can finally freeze the whole body.
"Ice? No… these are…" (Reisen)
"Yes, crystals. A lot tougher than ice…" I say, delivering another punch into the stomach of the golem.
The spike drives even further into Miledi's chest, breaking the core apart, shattering it completely. The light fades from Miledi's eyes.
When the golem is finally sealed, I jump down… meeting up with Ruby and Shea.
"And you," I turn towards the golem who is lying on the stone floor. "Care to talk now?"
The light from Miledi's eyes, which has gone out just a second ago, has returned.
"You are so mean to me, Ben-ni-son~" (Reisen)
Hazukashīnode yamete kudasai.
"But how do you know I am still alive?" (Reisen)
I let out a sigh out of annoyance. "Crystals. The crystals embedded in your body tell me your body is still vibrating somehow…"
"You have to be an experienced fighter… judging from your abilities and skills… are you not from this world?"
"Yeah," I answer, with a hint of disgust in my voice. "The shitty god of this world summoned me here to clean his shit."
"Oh~ Ben-ni-son, you shouldn't be rude to a de-li-cate little girl."
"Huh? Which part of yours is delicate?" I reply, annoyed, kicking her metal arms.
"Ouch… don't be so mean~"
I suddenly feel a shiver sent through my spine… I tilt my head to steal a glance at Ruby and Shea. Crap, they are giving off penetrating glares…
"Ben-ni-son…" Shea says, imitating Reisen. "Why are you flirting with the enemy?"
"Our Benny boy is so perverted he can't even restrain himself from flirting with a golem…" Ruby bluntly bashes me.
"G-guys…"
"Ahem…" Reisen fakes a cough. "Jealous girls can wait. Things aren't looking so hot for me, so I'd like to get this out of the way before it's too late."
Hmm, what is she gonna talk about? Hope it isn't nonsense…
"I'm just using what little power's left in my core to talk to you guys for a bit! I'll be gone for good in a few minutes."
The fact that the light in her eyes is flickering and fainter than before, combined with the fact that she doesn't move, seems to support her statement. She is on the verge of disappearing for good.
Liberators… living alone for centuries on the deepest floor of a labyrinth… and waiting for the winners of their labyrinths…
I can't even imagine how Miledi Reisen lived for centuries.
But… what if I can't die successfully in the future… will I be spending my forever alone?
Ruby… at least if she is by my side if she can become who can share my forever,... the sufferings… will disappear. I hope so.
I am snapped out of my thoughts by the liberator's voice.
"You'll need to acquire all of the ancient magic the Liberators left behind... in order to achieve your goal… yeah, also thanks. Thank you for picking up my dream– no, our dreams. The dreams of liberators to protect all those beings from gods."
"Why don't you tell us where all the other labyrinths are, then? The records have been lost and no one knows where most of them are anymore. Or so they said."
"Ah, I see... So it's already been so long... that people have forgotten where the labyrinths are… Okay, well... they're..."
Miledi's voice grows weaker and weaker. It looks like she is reminiscing about the past. Ruby and Shea look down at her silently. They respect her determination. For the sake of her goal, for the sake of her dream, she's abandoned human form and transferred her spirit into this inanimate object.
Miledi mumbles out the location of the remaining Great Labyrinths. Among them is one that comes as a surprise to everyone.
Alright, I am keeping it secret for the plot's sake. It's more interesting this way.
Readers be like: Huh? Please tell us!
Me: Noooo….
"Say… what if I become the god of your world?" I ask bluntly. It even shocks Shea whereas Ruby is expressionless as always.
"Ha… I am not sure how strong you are. But… I don't want another manipulative god for them."
"I won't become such a shitty god," I assure her. "I want to rewrite this world, end all those sufferings, and give fair treatment to everyone of every race. But of course… only after I have defeated the shitty god."
I think I hear a giggle from her.
"I can't thank you enough if you do it. Fufu... That's fine... live your life however you wish... I know... your choices... will definitely... help this world..."
"You guys are welcome to run,
but that won't change anything.
You'll all just wind up in the chains again.
You stand together –
you can do anything. Anything."
- Ben Tennyson -
(while saving the enslaved workers in Mad Ben's world)
Glowing blue light envelopes the Miledi Golem. It flickers faintly, like the pale light of a firefly as it floats up to heaven like a soul finally being freed. It is a wondrous, mystical sight.
Ruby suddenly walks up to Miledi. There is almost no light left in her eyes.
"What is it?"
Miledi's voice is barely a whisper. Ruby replies in the same hushed whisper, giving her last parting words to the great Liberator.
"...You did well. You can rest now."
"..."
Ruby… I didn't know you were that mature… *sobs* *sobs*
Words of praise. It is all one of the living could give to her, an almost legendary hero that has waited all alone in the darkness for centuries, never giving up hope that her dream will one day be realized. It might have been odd hearing those words from someone far younger than her.
"Thank you."
"Mhmm…"
This reminds me of the "Arigato Jiiya" scene from Kamen Rider Kabuto. It almost makes me cry. I am not the type who watches drama.
"Now then... it's finally time... I pray that... the blessings of the gods… never reach you..."
Hold on, those were the same words Oscar told us back in his house…
They are people of the same kind… comrades of the same mind… after all.
With that parting remark, Miledi Reisen, one of this world's Liberators, vanishes. Entranced, Ruby and Shea watch as the light of her soul rises up to the sky.
Finally…
Yay! I kept myself from crying in this emotional shit. I was struggling to maintain my composure this whole time. Even women didn't cry. If I had cried… oh shit, that would have been one heck of memory that Ruby and Shea would never stop bringing up from time to time.
I am evil Bad Ben! I don't cry for an emotional–
I notice that a section of the wall has begun to glow. It is relatively high up…
"Alright guys, let's move on!" I encourage them and smack the Omnitrix symbol on my torso.
"BIG CHILL… Benny Transportation Service has arrived!"
When I turn around, they are not there anymore.
"No need," Ruby whispers nonchalantly and hops onto a floating block. Shea does the same. But the moment their feet touch the surface of the block, it begins to move and take them right to it.
Wait, why are they so pouty…
AHHH… I mentally scream. The girls from the fantasy world are difficult to understand and quite a handful. Or… am I just being stupid!?
IT CAN'T BE! THE GLORIOUS ME WOULD NEVER–
"Ben-ni-son… aren't you coming?"
Shea calls me out.
I shake off my internal conflicts and leap into the air, unfolding my wing as I respond with my freaky voice. "Coming, Shea."
After ten seconds of travel, the stone block stops about five meters before the glowing part of the wall. At the same time, the light begins to fade and the part of the wall that has been glowing falls away. Behind it is a passageway made of polished white stone that shines with a brilliant radiance.
Hmm… it is somehow thrilling…
The floating block Ruby and Shea are standing on, begins taking them through the passage.
Where is it taking them to? I quietly float just behind them… I can't help but be worried and always keep my guard up.
I find a wall engraved with the Seven Liberators' crests… so I decided to examine the wall.
It is the same wall that led to Oscar's house in his labyrinth. As I approach, the wall slides to the side. The block doesn't slow at all and takes the girl through that opening as well.
I frown at the thing I see on the other side.
"Hey there! Not-so-long time no see! It's me, your beloved Miledi!"
This old hag… Give back my imaginary tears!
Now Miledi Reisen is a small mechanical golem that has a smiley face and is dressed in a bright yellow hooded robe.
Shea and Ruby are stunned speechless. As for me… I really want to cry… no, I feel like crying. If I cry now… Reisen won't stop teasing me until I leave!
Give back my pity for you, old hag!
In stark contrast to Shea and Ruby's glum expressions, Miledi seems sickeningly cheerful.
"Huh? What's this? Why's everyone all quiet? Come on, shouldn't you be more surprised? Or are you just so surprised you don't know what to say? I guess my surprise was a huge hit!"
The miniature Miledi Golem looks a lot more human than her giant counterpart. She has a white mask over her face.
Ruby and Shea whisper quietly.
"...Then what was that back there?" (Ruby)
"Hm? Back there? Oh, did you think I died? Nah, no way! I'd never leave!"
"But we saw light leaving your body." (Shea)
"Fufufu, pretty good performance, right? I'm such a good actor! I really am a genius at everything I do!"
Miledi gets louder and louder as she speaks. She becomes proportionally more annoying as well. Ruby sticks her hand out while Shea pulls out her Hammer.
"Uh oh, did I go too far?" Miledi mutters worriedly.
Yes, you did. Though I don't show, I am as annoyed as Shea and Ruby are. Sorry, I am not saving you.
"U-Umm..." She looks apprehensively from Ruby to Shea, momentarily at a loss for words, but then she seems to resign herself to her fate as she speaks.
"Ehehe, just kidding~"
"Die." (Ruby)
"I'm going to kill you!" (Shea)
I fold my arms looking at the comedy sight. I transform into Deejay Emcee shortly and summon a cup of popcorn with pugnavore's object creation power. Emotions, feelings, and drama are all delicious for Deejay Emcee. Ha… this way, they aren't annoying anymore. They are just delicious creatures for now.
"W-Wait! Please wait! This body's really weak! I really will die if you smash it! Calm down, please! I'll apologize, I promise!"
The way Reisen apologizes to the duo… how magnificent…
"Save me! Bennison!" This time she says my name naturally.
"Nope, it's too entertaining for me to interfere," I bluntly say.
"On second thought… you are worse than–"
The Haulia bunny brings the divine hammer slam on the poor liberator.
And hey, you worthless bunny girl, do you not have etiquettes? You have to wait till her dialogue is finished!
Oh… she didn't die. Much thanks to Alien X.
"Alright…" she weakly says, holding up a white flag in a comedic manner. "I will teach you my ancient magic.
Miledi quickly starts up the magic circle. The three of us step inside it.
Seconds later…
Holy shit, I suddenly gained the knowledge of how to use her ancient magic…
Did she put it directly into my brain? No, the appropriate wording is… "Did she just fucked my memories?"
AHHHHHH! Liberators are terrifying… Ancient Magic is scary…
My wild conflicting thoughts come to a stop as I notice Ruby shows no visible reaction to the literal "memory fuck." She is unique but well…
But Shea jumped out of surprise when it happened. In just a few seconds, all three of them have the knowledge of how to use Miledi's ancient spell.
"This is... I knew it, a spell that lets you manipulate gravity."
"That's right~ My specialty was gravity magic. Make sure you use it well... Or so I'd like to say, but it looks like you and that bunny girl over there don't have any affinity for it. Like none at all, holy cow!"
Ah… Hahaha… Reisen must really love to fool around.
"Don't sweat it. I already have natural gravikinesis," I declare proudly.
"It isn't magic, right? Looks like you are a natural-born God… Your abilities are all-natural…" (Reisen)
"And biological…" I added.
"Hmm… Well, that bunny girl over there can at least use it well enough to make herself heavier… At least Blondie over here is fit to use it. Train hard until you master it, okay?"
Ruby nods seriously, and Shea looks stricken. She's finally gotten her hands on god-level magic only to be told the most she'll be able to do with it is make herself heavier.
Great… when I get access to Master Control, I will let you use, Gravattack abilities, Shea.
Obviously, she has no intention of making herself heavier, but even learning how to make herself lighter won't be of much help. Becoming lighter could mess up her body proportions just as badly. Either way, it is of no use to her... Shea sinks to the ground, clearly depressed.
"Hey, Shea, don't be so down. Uh… I will try to create something for you to make up for the magic… I mean, beastmen naturally don't have an affinity for magic, right?"
I am trying to cheer up Shea but I receive a glare from Ruby for some reason.
"Uh, haha, come on," I laugh awkwardly and give up the idea of encouraging Shea. Instead, I look at the white mascot liberator.
"Ah, any other rewards? Or artifacts? If not, we are leaving."
"Ha, good boy, Bennison," Mini Miledi ruffles through her pockets before pulling out a ring and throwing it to me. I have to catch it mid-air.
Reisen's crest is two ellipses connected by a single stake piercing through both of them.
"There you have it, and…"
She then brings out a large quantity of ore from seemingly nowhere, then rifles through it, picking out some kind of stone-like ore.
"Thanks," a portal appears next to me and I throw all the rewards into my inventory dimension.
"What's that? Treasure Trove?" she asks.
"Oh… Treasure Trove, yeah, but no. I rewrite the structure of treasure trove… a bit."
"Uh, you never fail to surprise me."
"Ah, haha," I laugh awkwardly and shoot a glance at Shea who is being cheered up by Ruby. Ruby isn't good at talking, but she is being honest – so honest it sounds like mocking.
I look back at Miledi. "We should leave before Shea tries to murder you, hahaha."
I am so evil I can say dark jokes with a straight face.
"Good Luck."
Then, I tap the Omnitrix faceplate and find the right alien for the job. The faceplate slides down as I release it and the core of the Omnitrix pops up. I slam it down… causing the green light to engulf my body and die down to reveal…
"DEEJAY EMCEE!"
"Oh, I hate that one," Miledi comments.
"Me, too," needless to say, Charles Zenith…
I grab Ruby and a depressed bunny girl. "Now, we will take our leave."
"Bye-bye ~ Good luck with the other labyrinths!"
And blink.
-(SKIP)-
Brooke Town…
Brooke is a small village surrounded only by a makeshift wooden fence and moat. There is a wooden gate where the village met the road, with tiny huts lining either side of it for the town guards to reside. There is also a watchtower that is 10 m tall.
Three figures walk into the Masaka inn. A human, a vampire, and a bunny.
Before getting into the town, we made some preparations and I decided to take a disguise.
Also, I made a less revealing outfit for Shea.
Shea's new outfit still exposes her belly. But it completely covers the cleavage.
"Welcome to Masaka Inn."
"Give us two double rooms," I speak to the receptionist.
"Right away, Ma'am," the receptionist is a green-haired young girl.
"Uh, also, I heard from the Adventurer Guild that you've got meals and drinks, too."
I notice the people sitting at the tables and having meals and drinks.
"Yes, we have."
"Then add on…"
Suddenly, Shea takes a step forward.
"Th-that means you will sleep together with me?" she stammers for some reason.
I look down at my body and raise an eyebrow at her question.
"No, uh–"
"Benny is sleeping with me," Ruby protests, grabbing my arm.
"No, I'm going to share a room with Bennison!" (Shea)
The girls are arguing behind me and I am so embarrassed I can't bring myself to turn around and stop them.
Grr… female hormones are so annoying…
"Oh, and then what?" (Ruby)
"A-and then… I am going to ask Bennison to take my virginity."
Crap… what in the hell is happening in my back? Damn, all the customers of the inn are silently staring at the weird bunny girl who declared proudly. And at me…
The receptionist girl is clearly embarrassed…
What? The problem is…
I am not a man at the time. I am a girl.
Their stares directed towards me apparently carry disgust. Probably… they are thinking I am a womanizer GIRL who takes the virginity of women… and has a BUNNY GIRL fetish.
Let me introduce Benjamina Tennyson.
Benjamina Tennyson is my direct female version. She possesses the PEAK beauty of humanity's females. Yet her facial appearance and figure are similar to Gwen's. Piercing green eyes, a pair of heavenly pink lips… and so. Her body is unrivaled, carrying the meanings of healthy, beauty, and fit figure.
Yes, I am the man who stands atop of the gender-bender characters! Bad Benjamina!
No, I am not crossdressing. I am biologically and totally a female… right now.
Let's have a flashback…
Our party arrived in the Reisen Gorge after leaving the dungeon.
"Yay! Finally…"
Shea jumped out of joy… although the last five minutes were some of the worst moments of her life.
"Let's get to the nearby town in the human kingdom," Ruby suggested.
I shook my head gently. "No, first we need some preparations! I want to wear a disguise."
"Huh, why?" Shea asked curiously. "Are you a criminal and not a summoned hero?"
"I am summoned but not a hero. Anyway, it will cause problems if my classmates know I am alive. Well, perhaps,... and then… perhaps not. But it is better to take cautious measures."
Ruby folded her arms, staring at me with her half-opened eyes.
"Glad to see that you are twisted as always."
"I don't know why but since it comes from Bennison, it must be the right thing to do…" (Shea)
Disguise… speaking of disguise, ID Masks are the only things I have knowledge of.
Hmm… I opened the Omnitrix logs to see what it could do.
And found a forbidden function!
The feature that can turn the user into the opposite gender!
Hahaha… Bad Ben is evil as always.
After the green light vanished, the female version of myself stepped out…
"Wow… you are so beautiful… and…"
"Glad to see you are a pervert," Ruby comments.
My outfit had then changed into a womenswear version. The T-shirt underneath the coat had a V-neck that exposed my (?) cleavage.
"And your chest is not flat like Ruby. Hers is flat as a board–"
That comment earned Shea a kick from Ruby.
"Hahaha…" Man… hey, Omnitrix, do you have a function that makes my breasts smaller?
Omnitrix: "In your dreams."
And so I became a woman.
Well, Ben Tennyson is every shape and size so it isn't out of place.
Oddly enough, I didn't feel any inconvenience… with my breasts. I mean, they weren't so out-of-place but I felt like I had been living with these for all my life. Heck, the Omnitrix didn't make a bra for me, yes, it did make panties though. It turned my underwear into a pair of panties, yet it didn't do anything to support my… chest.
Later in the Brooke town,
Three young women walked into the adventurer's guild building.
The receptionist was a middle-aged woman who possessed a large, but well-built figure.
I wasn't particularly interested in making money or taking on commissions but I'd love to make my days adventurous. And we would clear the great labyrinths anyway. Extra rewards won't hurt…
I glanced at my status plate.
Name - Benjamina Kirby Tennyson
Age - 17
Gender - Female
Level - 2
Class - Transmutation Artist (Synergist), Adventurer || Unknown Disturbance Found || Error
Strength - 12 || Unknown || Error
Vitality - 12 || Unknown || Error
Resistance - 12 || Unknown || Error
Magic - 320 || Unknown || Error
Magic Resistance - 320 || Unknown || Error
Skills
• Transmutation
• Cyclone Joker
• Cyclone Metal
• Cyclone Trigger
• Luna Joker
• Luna Metal
• Luna Trigger
• Heat Joker
• Heat Metal
• Heat Trigger
• Blaster Mastery
• Master Swordsmanship
• Rising of the Shield Hero
• Great Bow of Dawn
• Lightning Sonic
• Thunder Mach
• Rabbit Tank
• Magic Edition
• Language Comprehension
Hmm… fair enough.
"Where can we stay for tonight?" I asked the receptionist.
"I recommend Masaka Inn. They also serve meals and drinks, too," she answered.
And so we reached this point.
I look into the receptionist girl's eyes, though I'm as embarrassed, and beg quietly.
"Ignore them, I am not a lesbian."
The green-haired girl nods again and again as a sign of comprehension.
I sigh and look back at the girls.
-(TRANSITION)-
Sitting before us is a well-dressed handsome blond man who is supposedly in his 40s.
"I am Ilwar Chang, head of the Fuhren's adventurer's guild."
The Independent Merchant Republic of Fuhren… this is where we are.
Unlike Brooke, which is supposedly under the government of Heiligh though it isn't part of the kingdom, Fuhren is independent, yeah. The largest and busiest mercantile city in Tortus. It sits between the Heiligh Kingdom and the Hoelscher Empire and is an extremely popular place for merchants, craftsmen, and tourists.
As soon as we arrived at Fuhren, we were summoned to the adventurer's guild and forced to meet the branch chief.
"Aw, nice to meet you," I respond to his introduction, on behalf of the party.
Indeed I am keeping my voice cute. We were summoned to here with short notice and an untold reason. Grr… he is totally a stranger – I wanna punch him for some reason. Yeah, I am twisted but my twisted personality will never surpass that of an experienced merchant.
Especially in the merchant town… I must keep my guards up.
"Miss Tennyson, Miss Ruby, and Miss Shea, I've been looking for you."
"Hmm? Why?" I question him.
"There are rumors going around the town of Brooke," he answers. "Rumors of a group of three young, beautiful, and talented girls, who easily made their way through Reisen George."
"Aw..." tsk, I wish they never knew I am a man.
"I believe your skills would make you well-suited for a request I'd like you to undertake."
Hmm... now someone who wants to boss us around has appeared.
"Say, is it exciting? What are the benefits for us?"
"Ask for one thing you want when the time comes. Yes, it is exciting... uh, maybe."
I roll my eyes and look at Ruby and Shea. They won't object to my decision.
"Fair enough," I say, leaning forward. But I retreat immediately as I remember I am a girl and my cleavage is exposed. "But make it two."
"Ok... now we've got a deal..." The Branch Chief smiles. "Let's get down to the business."
-(TRANSITION)-
Well, the request is to find an adventurer group, one of which is a son of a higher-up. Adventurers took on the commission and tried to search for them and have yet to be successful.
This is where we come in.
Along the road that leads to the town of Ur, a black hover vehicle with green circuits on its surface runs down the north. The vehicle is levitating above the ground. It resembles an RV (recreational vehicle) truck. The vehicle has no doors.
"I thought I would get to ride Bennison again, what a shame," Shea murmurs.
"Shut up," my feminine electro-techno escapes my vocal organs.
"I didn't know you would pull such a move," Ruby says, folding her arms. "As expected of Benjamina."
"Well, it's a pain to carry you two on my back and fly... I mean, I can travel to the town in like... a second. But this isn't funny..." (me)
"I don't understand you, Bennison," Shea says. "But doing something you love is fun, right?"
"Of course."
Though my mechamorph body has become a car, my head is on the outside surface, to have a better look at the surrounding. Its fortunate no one is on the way, and we are the only ones traveling.
The person we have to search for is a noble's son.
A party of adventurers headed to the northern mountains on a survey. Among them is the third son of Count Cudeta, Will Cudeta. The adventurers who accompanied him are quite skilled, yet they couldn't handle it. That means... it is a serious threat happening in the forest.
"When will we stop for dinner?" Shea asks.
"Um... let's stop in Ur." (me)
Ur is a lakeside town that was full of natural resources. It has many fields for cultivating its specialty foods. It is just west of Urdea Lake (also called "Ur" Lake), which is Tortus' largest lake. Just north of it is the Northern Mountain Range which is full of various monsters.
As we arrive on the outskirts of the town, I detranstorm and turn myself back into a beautiful girl.
"Alrighty! Dinner!"
The people of Ur have a pretty simple and lovable lifestyle. The buildings aren't cramped in the streets as in our towns. And the town itself is filled with farms and farming-related buildings.
It was shorter a trip than I expected. The sun has yet to set when we entered the premise of the town.
Dinner... it means we need to find the inn first.
Oh, there is a local worker othe farm.
"Excuse me, ma'am!"
The woman looks around as she hears my voice and then she faces me with a smile.
"Yeah, how can I help you, little girls?"
"We are new here. I want to know where to find an inn called the Farmer's Paradise."
"Oh, I know. Uh, just around the corner, after three farm blocks. You will find a path... oh," she points at a building in the distance. "It is the inn you said."
"Thank you so much, ma'am."
"You are welcome, little girl."
After a minute...
We walk into the Farmer's Paradise Inn.
"I'd love to eat meat again," Shea thinks out loud.
"I thought rabbits were herbivores," Ruby comments.
"I love meat!"
"You just arrived at an agricultural town and you are talking about meat? Whoa, whoa..." I stop her urges from overflooding her mind.
The ground floor of the inn is a restaurant. I don't think Ur has many visitors other than traders. The inside is pretty neat and the tables are prepared in separate chambers.
"Then I'll eat rice Bennison recommended!"
"Yeah, it's nutritious. People from Japan usually have rice as a main dish or staple food."
Despite the experience living in Japan for years, I didn't have rice every day.
Uh, thanks to my Grandpa who often cooked... weird meals, Gwen and I had to learn how to cook and then make our own meals on our summer road trips.
"Japan?" (Shea)
"Oh, a country I came from."
Well, don't underestimate me when comes to gourmet! I can mention a whole lot of good restaurants in my town back in Japan.
Suddenly, I am confronted by a woman... who I supposed is between 20 and 30 years old. Um... this is...
"Hatayama... sensei..." oops, I slipped!
I am in a disguise ... and now I've gone and done it!
"You are Ben Tennyson, right?" Hatayama sensei demands.
Aiko Hatayama, 25 years old. A high school teacher.
For her, being a teacher isn't just about teaching a subject to her students and making sure they kept their grades and their appearances up. Of course, those things are important as well, but what Aiko values more than anything is being there for the students. More concretely, that means she wants to be someone outside of their family that her students can rely on whenever they are in trouble.
"No!" Shea gets between me and Aiko Hatayama. "She is Benjamina Tennyson! Definitely not Ben Tennyson!"
"You are not helping her," Ruby pulls the bunny girl away from sensei.
Crap... I am dumbfounded!
I never dreamed... to see the goddess of agriculture... in the town of farmlands.
"You just said my name! You called me sensei in Japanese! And you talked about Japan! You look exceptionally similar to your... uh... you have changed," somehow... my breasts grasp her attention. "How did you... become like that?"
She then becomes a sobbing mess...
I roll my eyes and look around... now I notice the group of my classmates sitting at the nearest table to us and watching us with weird eyes...
"Uh, sensei... calm down. It's just... mad scientists did this to me. They turned me into–"
"Mad scientists turned you into a big-chest girl!?"
No, no, she becomes more of a mess. Damn...
"Let's first take a seat and talk about it in private."
I lift her off the floor and kidnap her into a room.
"Drink this and calm down..." Ruby somehow managed to get me a glass of water which I then handed to Aiko Hatayama sensei.
"I am so glad *sob* ... you are alive," she says, taking the glass from my hand.
"Calm down..." Ruby, though unfazed by the situation, tries to calm down the teacher.
The teacher gulps down her urge to cry and begins to speak more clearly and slowly.
"Sorry, I lost my composure," but she still has questions. "What happened to you, exactly?"
I put on an awkward smile... and let out a cheerful gal tone. "First of all... take a seat. I will treat you... and answer all the questions you have, okay?"
She sniffles and nods... and then takes a seat at the table.
I sigh and take the place next to her seat.
"Ruby... you handle the orders," I request Ruby who nods as a sign of comprehension. "Okay, I will have rice and..."
"So that's the food you like, huh?" Ruby nonchalantly asks.
"Lady Ruby! You are jumping in on that!" (Shea)
Well, it's not strange to see these girls fighting anyway...
After I have given my orders, I shoot a glance at the teaher. "What do you want to eat, sensei?"
"Get me what you just ordered..." she replies, wiping her tears.
"Hmm, okay, repeat my order, Ruby."
"Mhmm..." (Ruby)
I can sense a number of eyes peeking into our room... but I choose to ignore them.
"First off... who are these girls!?" Hatayama sensei questions, looking at the two girls who are fighting... over me.
"Hahaha..." I laugh awkwardly. "My sworn comrades..."
"Nice to meet you. I am Benny's lover, Ruby," alright, Ruby has gone and done it. She just nuked the whole conversation now I am gonna have to clean the mess.
"Huh!? Y-you are Bennison's lover? Don't say the impossible! I-if anything, I am m-more suitable for... B-bennison," Shea argues over something worthless. AHHHHH... a teacher sees her 17 year-old student who got transformed into a female two-timing...
"I am Shea. I belong to Bennison."
"Tennyson-kun?"
"H-hai! Sensei!" I tilt my head nervously to look at the teacher.
"Are you... two-timing?"
"You know... I am a girl now. Hahaha..."
I don't know why I am laughing anymore.
"Lesbian... two-timer... if that's true, it's completely unacceptable!"
Hatayama sensei stands up from her seat, giving off a dangerous aura.
"Yep, no way am I going to let that go!"
"Also, Benny isn't a girl though she is biologically and completely a female..." Ruby betrays me and spills the beans. You! Traitor! You said you were my lover, right? AHHHH... "She can change back to male."
"Is that true, Tennyson-kun?"
"Y-yeah..." the green light overwhelms my body and when it vanishes, my original body is revealed.
"You are also a perv–! Tennyson-kun, no way am I letting that slide. You're getting a lecture! You'd better change your ways!"
Nooooo... sensei is totally misunderstanding me...
"Look, I can explain!"
"I'm glad to see you are alright. But what happened in the labyrinth?" She doesn't listen to me... ha. I am a fool here. Everyone is making fun of me, grrr... gonna go back to anti-social Bad Ben life.
Just before I begin to explain, the dishes I ordered arrive so I choose to taste a bit first.
"I killed all the monsters heartlessly... and conquered all the floors down to the 100th! Impressive, right?"
I declared proudly...
"He's still level 2 though," Ruby says nonchalantly as she consumes the food.
I earn a couple of disbelieving stares.
"Please show me, your teacher, the status plate, Tennyson-kun."
"Hai... sensei..."
I take the status plate out of the inventory dimension and give it to the teacher. Inventory dimension makes the watching people "wow"...
"Hmm... magic point 320 and magic resistance 320... and all others are still the stats of an average level 2 person. It's been a week, why didn't you grow?"
Aiko Hatayama is confused, reading the stats intently. And she probably noticed the tons of skills I had.
"With these stats, Tennyson-kun survived the bottom of the labyrinth?"
Wait, sensei, why are you asking Ruby and Shea, not me? You just met them and you are now totally trusting them on answering about me! AHHHHH that means she believed I am their lover.
"I met him in one of the deepest floors and he saved me," Ruby's expression is unchanged... no, she is naturally expressionless... anyway, thank you, Ruby. I will now regain my reputation.
"Hmm... and you!? How did you meet Tennyson-kun?!" Hatayama sensei doesn't stop yet and continues to question Shea.
I silently gulp down the food. The Haulia bunny is an idiot and she can be dangerous... I stare at Shea Haulia as she opens her mouth.
"He... kinda saved my family and my race. So I owed him."
"Mhmm, that means Tennyson-kun saved Shea-san to two-time Ruby-san..."
AHHHHH–
"How did you get to that conclusion, sensei!? Let me explain!"
"No, no need, Tennyson-kun. I understand that kids today want a harem of their own after reading light novels and manga. I understand you."
You are sorta right... but... THAT'S NOT THE POINT!
Sensei is justifying that I want a harem.
"Tennyson is lucky, ha... he had two girls fall in love with him and he's so popular now... I won't be surprised if he's got a harem. I am so envious."
It is a male classmate.
"I don't know why but... his style suits him so much... he's so cool now..."
This is a female classmate.
"Yeah, I know right? Maybe he's still a wimp wearing make-up..."
Another female classmate. I don't know it's an insult or a compliment. Two parts of her speech contradict each other.
Back with the desperate teacher...
"Why didn't you come back to us, Tennyson-kun?"
"I love adventures so much," well, this is a rare genuine answer from me. "And I don't want to follow–" I steal a glance at the armored guards in the restaurant. "– the order of hypocrites anymore."
The blond hair knight who seemed to be the leader of the guards walks into our room and slams his fist on the table.
"I don't know who you are, but don't be rude, dude," I murmur, stuffing the mouthful amount of food into my mouth.
"Rude am I? You just called the royal palace and the Church... hypocrites!"
"Hmm? I don't really care about them. They are putting the lives of 17-year-old students on the line for their pathetic war against demons. Demons don't put the lives of children on the line as you guys did. And so damn irresponsible. They left me dead in the labyrinth and no one from the palace or the Church didn't come to save me. Ha, come to think of it, you are a government dog, too."
I am not fazed by your armor, blondie. I have fought the conqueror of ten worlds, and the warlords who destroyed several planets...
Yes. Bad Ben doesn't fear such things at the very least.
"What! You... you need to learn how to speak properly to your superiors!"
I stuff another spoonful of food into my mouth before mumbling. "Huh? What are you talking about? You are not making sense."
"And what are you doing, sharing a table with a filthy beastman?"
Shit... this bastard...
I get up from my seat...
"What? Wanna fight–"
My body is engulfed in green light, which blinds the nearby people. And the light dies down to reveal...
"Fight, huh?" This certainly makes all those people other than Shea and Ruby to gasp in awe.
I clenche all my four red fists. "You don't know who you are facing. Don't ever speak ill of my comrades."
My bulky veiny red muscles should scare the shit out of him. I am so disgusted I could close my three eyes and punch the crap out of that bastard.
"You... you monst–"
30 seconds later...
"Ahem, so that settles it. I understand so well why you humans can't win demons. It's because you are all talk but no work... weak as fuck. I think I can give you a good match in my human form."
The pathetic blond knight is now sitting on the floor, in pain, leaning against the wall. His armor is torn in many places.
Hmph... I drop a bag of diamondhead crystals as compensation for the damage I caused.
"Watch your language, Tennyson-kun!" Although sensei is surprised to see my Tetramand form, she is still a teacher at the end of the day. "That aside, what was that?"
"My secret power... Omniform! I can convert my DNA into a DNA of any sentient species that I have met or have knowledge of!"
Yeah, I lied. (The coolest line in the Ultimate Alien series. By Ultimate Echo Echo to Gwen before fighting Ultimate Kevin.)
"Hmm... that explained why your stats don't improve..." she cups her chin like a detective.
"What do you mean, sensei?"
I feel guilty for lying to the innocent teacher but... yeah...
"Nothing. Don't mind me… but you really care about your friends, Tennyson-kun. I am delighted to see you defend them but… you shouldn't solve everything with violence."
"Uh… I'm sorry, sensei."
"Mhmm, don't let your anger take the better of you."
This time when I smile at her, it isn't a forced smile. It is… genuine.
Sometimes… Bad Ben can also become Good Ben.
"Oh, we have to search for the adventurers and a noble's son, so please excuse us, sensei."
We three stand up from the seats, but sensei doesn't respond. She looks like she is thinking about something and her mouth is preparing to speak out loud.
"Then…"
"Yeah, sensei?"
"... take me with you. I want to hear more about my student's life after falling into the depths of the labyrinths."
I am stunned for some seconds… before recognizing the meanings of her words.
"Excuse me?"
This is it for CHAPTER (5).
I used Bad Ben for more than one reason. Naturally for Ben Tennyson, everything is a big joke. For Bad Ben, he's more serious but even then he is still Ben Tennyson. He will mock and fool around his opponents. Thus he will mock other characters. He is kinda Deadpool and rather anti-hero than true evil.
I find Ben 10 Vs Green Lantern hilarious. Well, it's a Ben 10 fan speaking. I can't just blame the producers because of one single match. I was proud to even see Ben 10 in a death battle tbh.
I don't dislike harem but well, in my other story, I intentionally avoided the harem route. In this story, I want to demonstrate Bad Ben as a massive gentleman like Anos Voldigoad.
Let me remind you not to take everything Bad Ben said seriously. I mean, yeah, most of them are true, but he is a twisted character and someone who has tried dying. But sometimes he lies. Although he is interested in the two girls, he will not show his interest and entertain the girls.
Thanks for reading and writing reviews.
I will be writing a new chapter of Ben 10: Rising of the Shield Hero for the week. So until next time…
Christopher Paradox Chronos.