Fool's New Journey.
Chapter 3
Mantle Sightseeing.
Walking around Mantle they were able to get a more personal impression of the city, Yuuki looked around the city in open wonder with Elizabeth beside her with the same energy. Minato, while more restrained than his companions, shared in their excitement at exploring a new city.
However, there was still one issue that needed to be resolved. That being money, while Minato had an ample amount of Japanese Yen and Macca he didn't have Remanent Credits and Burroughs didn't have enough information to work out the conversation rate between the currencies.
For now, on top of sightseeing they were gathering information on the local economy and searching for possible Quests to earn local money.
As they were looking around the city they found an open square with an unused stage in the center of it, a quest window appeared in front of Minato and Yuuki once they got a good look around the square.
Quest: [Lighten up the Gloom]
The people of Mantle are feeling low due to their perceived neglect by those of Atlus, these negative emotions draw the Grimm which in turn leads to more negative emotions. Through whatever means necessary improve the mood of the people of Mantle.
Reward: the equivalent of one hundred and fifty thousand yen in Remnant Credits, Personal Scrolls, increase in Mantle's mood and less Grimm attacks. Experience Points.
"Well, that's a quick route to solving our financial woes. Though, how should we go about it?" Elizabeth asked as she looked around the people of Mantle, noticing more than a few giving the various soldiers and drones distrusting looks.
Minato looked around the area "Maybe music? Performing arts was part of the Bard Class"
Yuuki eyes sparkled at the idea "Oh! Like an idol performance" Yuuki looked down at winter clothes she found for herself in her room at the castle "Though, I'm not sure if these clothes would be right for it"
"You look perfect" Minato reassured Yuuki, if they used anything too over the top it might get them the wrong sort of attention.
Elizabeth looked at the stage with a smile "I'll admit, it's been a while since I've been able to bust a move as they say. The last time I was able to was during that dancing competition in the Velvet Room"
Minato furrowed his brows for a moment before turning to Elizabeth wide eyed, his recollection of an old dream from his memories resurfacing in response to Elizabeth's words "That was Real!? I thought it was a dream"
"It was a dream, though that doesn't mean it didn't happen" Elizabeth answered mysteriously, confusing Yuuki as she was missing several details. Elizabeth went over to one of the patrolling soldiers and called out to them "Excuse me, may we make use of that stage for an artistic performance?"
The soldier turned to Elizabeth, their helmet hiding their reaction as the solider looked Elizabeth up and down "I'm sorry, could you repeat that?" after repeating her request the soldier looked to the stage before turning back to nod "Sure, go ahead. Just don't do anything not fit for children and don't start a riot"
"Well that was easy" Elizabeth commented as she turned away from the Atlas soldier who watched Elizabeth leave before returning to their duties, as she approached Minato was just finished explaining to Yuuki about the dancing dream he and SEES had "So, shall we begin practicing?"
Penny Polendina walked the streets of Mantle, a smile on her face and a skip in her step as she looked for anything strange. Reports of an unknown vehicle entering Mantle in the middle of the night was worrying enough, one fast enough to leave it and it's passengers as blurs on cameras and able to land without notice only increase that earlier worry.
Penny stopped for a moment as she searched her memories of her time in Vale, how lovely the city and it's people were along with the state it was left in. And her inability to help, instead being a key piece in the plan of the one who brought a kingdom to it's knees.
Since her repair Penny's memories of Vale seemed to have lost their emotion, her first meeting with Ruby was one Penny knew she was happy about but now it felt dull seemingly more like being happy for another person. Penny didn't know why that was, she could still feel emotions in her memories, the joy of seeing her father again or the horror of what happened to Vale, but for whatever reason all her memories of Vale and before felt diluted for reasons even her father didn't know.
Penny shook her head as she refocused her efforts on patrolling for anything strange, as she did Penny could hear singing coming from close by.
[1] "If you just take a moment to blink all those tears away from your eyes" Following the singing Penny picked up her pace as searched for the source "And you manage to conceal your cries"
It wasn't long before Penny found a small crowd of people gathered in square, everyone around taking a moment to sit to enjoy the song or slowing their pace to listen but not outright stopping.
"You'll never fear again because the future you yearned for in your heartache will shine on you for evermore, without a limit"
Penny stopped her search for a minute as she listened to the song, getting a closer look at the performers.
"No matter if one day I wake and blink away this world around me and I'm lost in thoughts of what could be"
The first she saw was a girl with long brown hair that looked around Ruby's age when Penny met her in Vale years ago, behind her was a young man playing a strange guitar while a woman in blue seemed to be playing a piano that was made up of floating glowing rectangles.
"I know that I will find my way, cause now I have this light within me"
Penny wasn't sure why but she had a feeling the song was already nearing it's end, the clouds parted overhead to let sunlight shine down on the singer like a spotlight. Almost as if the Gods themselves were recognizing the girl for her performance.
"It shines on me for evermore. And shines and shines for evermore" The girl reached out her hand and let it roam over the crowd before bringing it to her chest with a melancholic smile "For you, and me, eternally"
The crowd erupted into clapping with even a few whistling to show their appreciation, Penny found herself clapping at the performers as they gave a bow to the crowd, looking to the side Penny saw some Atlus soldiers clapping as well and those who weren't smiled at the performers before returning to their duties.
"No idea who these lot are but they sure brought up the mood around here" Penny looked to the side to see a group of friends talking amongst themselves, their words of not recognizing who the performers were making her think back to the issue of unknowns entering Mantle.
'It would be my best lead yet, and if nothing comes of it I could just hang out with them for a minute or ten' Penny thought to herself as the performers got off the stage.
"Thank you Mantle you've been wonderful!" The sole male of the performers said causing the crowd to erupt into another round of cheering.
'Oh, it's to be thorough' Penny reassured herself, waiting for the crowd to disperse a little before meeting the performers.
As she waited Penny couldn't help but notice the change in the air, looking around she couldn't help but feel the area around them was brighter not just literally but also metaphorically.
"Whoa!" Yuuki said as she looked through her new scroll, amazed at not just the technology but also the games that were already installed.
After clearing their quest they decided to use their new funds to try one of the restaurants in Mantle, as they waited for their orders to arrive they decided to check out their new scrolls that functioned as hybrid of a computer and a phone that could easily fit inside one's own pockets.
Right now Minato was researching the basic facts about the world they were in, namely the Fall of Beacon as it seemed Elizabeth played a role in another version of the event. From what he could learn the Fall of Beacon was when the Kingdom of Vale was attacked during a festival by a splinter group from the White Fang which drew in Grimm that ravaged the Kingdom and brought down one of the communication towers.
There were no hard numbers, only the words 'massive lose of life' to describe what had happened at Vale.
Going to Remnant's version of YouTube or Niconico to see if there was more information on the topic, however as soon as Minato got to the website he was shocked to see him on it "What the?"
There were several video recordings of their performance in the square from different angles with differing levels of sound quality, it showed their singing, dancing and even the improv acting that was leading into a place better not trended at the time. All the videos were getting a lot of views on them and the comments were positive for the most part, when they weren't complaining about the sound quality or making comments not fit for a public board where children could easily read it.
"Looks like people loved our act" Yuuki said as she spotted the high view count on the videos and the overwhelming likes, she glanced over the comments to see what they said.
Elizabeth looked over the number of videos with a puzzled expression "Hmm, I wasn't aware we were being recorded. Though if it could brighten someone's day I see no harm in sharing it" as she said this Elizabeth heard footsteps approaching them, glancing over her eyes widened in surprise for a moment before she quickly hid it.
"Salutations!"
Turning around to face the person that walked up to them Minato saw a girl with long orange hair, bright emerald eyes and a bright smile, she clasped her hands together in front of her chest "Sorry for disturbing you while your eating, but I just wanted to say I really enjoyed your performance early in the square. It really brightened my day"
"Oh, thank you. I'm happy to hear it" Minato said, looking to the orange hair girl with the emerald eyes who, for some reason he couldn't put his finger on, reminded him in some way of Aigis "I'm Minato"
"Yuuki, aspiring Idol and master swordswoman" Yuuki said with a confident energetic smile.
"Elizabeth" looking over the girl for a moment the Velvet Room Attendant turned to her companions "You know, we could use the help of a local to get to know the city better"
"Penny Polendina, and I'd be happy to show you around Mantle" the now named Penny said without missing a beat, before looking between those sitting at the table with uncertainty "I mean, I don't want to butt into anything"
"It's perfectly fine" Yuuki stood up from her chair, pocketing her new scroll "We were just looking through our ph- scrolls to see what there was" Yuuki quickly recovered from almost calling her scroll a phone "We were just about to head out after having a quick meal"
"Really, you coming along is a real life saver. We don't really know the city at all" Elizabeth got up, smiling as she looked at Penny but there was something off from what Minato could tell.
Putting a pin in that for later Minato reached out his hand to offer Penny a handshake "Looks like we're in your care for the time being"
Penny grabbed Minato's outstretched hand with both of her hand and shook, a little too hard from what Minato could tell "Don't worry about anything, I may not look it but I'm ready for anything"
Minato smiled, he only really met her but he had a feeling he'll come to really like Penny.
Quest: [A Harem worthy of a Multiversal Overlord Messiah]
You have done much for several different worlds, and it's about time you got your due.
Objective: Make a harem of…?...Calculating...Calculating…
Minato put his hand on his stomach as he showed visible discomfort, giving the girls an apologetic smile "Sorry, I'll just be a few minutes"
[Give us a moment] Burroughs mentally communicated to Elizabeth and Yuuki [A… Strange quest popped up]
Entering the men's bathroom Minato entered one of the stalls and sat down, taking a moment to clearing his thoughts he turned his attention to Burroughs 'Why did that quest pop up?'
[It appears to be a pre loaded quest in the original system, the objective remains the same though it changes the wording to make it seem unique] Burrough explained, summoning windows to show Minato the different wordings the could show up in that particular quest window.
[It also appears to be a multi parter, you even cleared several of them already! I had a feeling you were a skirt and trouser chaser] Female Tico said with cheer, a smile clear on her face.
[Once the system has processed how many are in your harem we should be able to give you your rewards Master] The Male Tico said, keeping his demeanour professional.
'I don't want it. Cancel the quest and lock it, along with any quest like it, away' Minato said as he left the stall, doing his best to stop himself from scowling.
Minato was in the middle of washing his hands when the Female Tico spoke up [Are you sure? There's a LOT of rewards for you to claim]
'I will not have those I care about being reduce to numbers for a stupid quest' Minato replied, his words stern as the mere idea of his loved ones being dehumanized for a quest got him angry. Letting out a breathe he commented on the quest itself 'Either way, another piece of evidence that this power encourages hedonistic behaviour or at least the version I came across'
[Cancelling quest as per your request, Master] The Male Tico said, Minato picking up a faint sound of approval in his voice [There seems to be two others prepared like this 'harem' quest. One involving your ascension into Godhood and another regarding Sin and Virtue]
'I have no interest in Godhood at the moment' Minato answered, the unspoken request of sealing off the Godhood quests as well 'What does the Sin and Virtue Quest involve?'
[Bringing up the details now] Burroughs said moments before a new quest window appeared in front of Minato.
Quest: [Supremacy over Sin and Virtue]
Some say you can learn all there is to a soul by the sins that enslave them and the virtues they serve, but you know that a soul is more than merely sin and virtue. Master Sin and Virtue alike and claim their power as your own.
Objectives:
Claim supremacy over the concepts of Sin
-Master Pride
-Master Envy
-Master Greed
-Master Wrath
-Master Sloth
-Master Gluttony
-Bonus: Master Vanity
-Bonus: Master Melancholy
Claim Supremacy over the concepts of Virtue
-Master Faith
-Master Diligence.
-Master Chastity
-Master Patience
-Master Kindness
-Master Charity
-Master Temperance
-Bonus: Master Humility
-Bonus: Master Hope
Rewards: Skills and Servants relating to each Sin and Virtue. Induce Fear and/or Awe in non mortal beings. Increase reputation gain with those who display strong examples of mastered Sins and Virtues. Companion/Power Gems of ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ? and ?
'Certainly a lot better than making a harem for power, how would I even go about mastering these sins and virtues anyway?' Minato asked as he dried his hands.
[It would appear much of the work is already done, seems you having Messiah as your Ultimate Persona took care of most of the Virtue Quests and taking the Power of Bel did the same for the Sins] Burroughs answered, the AI looking over the new information along with the Ticos.
[Seems there's duels you'll have to face off against embodiments of these Sins and Virtues to fully master them] The Female Tico said, tilting her head before looking to the other AI [Given the hedonistic leanings of these system who wants to bet these embodiments will be sexy and scantily dressed?]
[Sister, someone who has any experience with this system would know it's foolish to bet against that] The Male Tico said.
Exiting the bathroom finally Minato met up with the others as Penny led them through Mantle.
Penny led them throughout Mantle, showing off the various landmarks and businesses as she explained some of their history. As their tour neared it's end an alarm could be heard through out the city, Penny froze for a moment before turning to them with a smile.
"Sorry, I need to take care of that. Go with the others to somewhere safe, I'll see you later" With those words Penny flew off in the direction several people were fleeing from.
The android girl was barely out of sight when Elizabeth turned to Minato and Yuuki with an idea of what the two were going to do "I'll handle on keeping the people safe, meanwhile you two can focus on stopping the monsters"
Yuuki nodded summoning a steel sword with smile "Stay safe and let us know if something comes up" with those words Yuuki raced forward on foot, the Advanced Mitochondria in her body enhancing it further than what the Gamer Ability already gave her, the longer she took the higher chance someone would get hurt or even killed.
"Good luck" Minato said to Elizabeth as he followed after Yuuki, Elizabeth looked to Minato's back for a long moment before her eyes were drawn to a display showing a bearded man in a military uniform.
'This world of fairy tales is very different from the one I visit once, how have things changed with you' Elizabeth thought for a moment, the image she held of General Ironwood coming into conflict with what the man had become, hoping that the tin man's heart was still there.
Meanwhile, Penny arrived just as several Grimm were wreaking havoc in the streets of Mantle. Wasting little time she charged in to battle the monsters, using one of her blades to sever the head of a Grimm as it got close to a civilian. Penny was able to look over her shoulder to make sure they were alright before turning her attention back to the Grimm around her.
Atlus forces were already en route to help the civilians and handle the Grimm so all Penny needed to do was to defeat as many as possible and keep the people safe, though she was often good enough to handle all of the Grimm herself before backup could arrive.
A scream drew Penny's attention to the fleeing civilians where a Beowolf had emerged from one of the side streets and stood in the path of several civilians running for their lives, Penny to readied one of her swords to attack but she wasn't fast enough.
Instead the Grimm was bisected vertically down the middle, the two halves of it's body splitting apart before disappearing to reveal Yuuki standing with sword in hand. With a confident grin she turned to fast to face more Grimm that began emerging from the same side street as the first, she dispatched them faster than any of the civilians could follow
Hearing what sounded like a Grimm yelping everyone looked over to see a canine Grimm flying over their heads and impacting a gathered group of Grimm, said Grimm began to glow for a moment as it thrashed about before exploding with light that burned the Grimm but left the area unaffected.
Minato took in a deep breath as Hamon coursed through his body alongside further empowered by his Personas Light Skills, a Grimm attempted to attack him but the course power of Light and Hamon sent the beast of darkness reeling back before Minato struck with a series of blows that made short work of the monster.
Working together the three of them made short work of the invasive Grimm that had entered Mantle, enough so that some civilians actually stayed close by to watch the fight much to their annoyance, and once the breached was closed as the Grimm were all disposed Penny turned to the two that helped her.
"Thanks for the help, although I'm surprised you two are that skilled at fighting" Penny said, grateful for the help but still taken completely off guard at the fighting ability the two 'entertainers' before her displayed. Yuuki moved so fast more than once Penny herself couldn't keep track of her despite the upgrades her father had given her since Vale and Minato struck the Grimm with a strange light that seemed antithetical to the Grimm to such an extent that just being near him burned them in ways she had never seen before.
Yuuki smiled as she pointed at herself with her thumb "We may not look it but we have had our own fair share of fighting" she looked to Penny with a sparkle in her eyes "Still, it was so cool how you fought with those swords. I've only seen one person use two swords before but seeing you use eight at once was so cool" she looked over at Penny's swords and tilted her head "Although, their still cool even if you use them more like funnels"
Penny looked confused before turning to Minato "What are, funnels?"
"I think their remote weapons that fly around that support a main unit, I think" Minato said, knowing he heard that word before but couldn't quite remember if he was right.
"Funnels… funnels" Penny smirked as she said the words "It's fun saying that, I'm be sure to remember it" She looked around as people started coming out of hiding, relief and frustration plain to see as they offered their thanks for saving them. All the while cameras zoomed in on the faces of Minato, Yuuki and Elizabeth.
When a group of special Huntsmen came to them saying they wanted to ask questions both Minato and Yuuki were suspicious but went along mainly due to Penny vouching for them, and so the trio of Minato, Yuuki and Elizabeth were taken to Atlus.
Flying over Atlus it was hard not to notice the difference between it and Mantle. Where Mantle had the feeling of a city with a long history with old buildings maintained and refurbished over the years Atlus felt like a new city built with the finest and most modern of means from the smallest thing like the bins to the large like the buildings themselves, another way to put it was that where Mantle was humble and hard, Atlus was extravagant and strict.
It's honestly reminded Minato of his return to Port Island after almost a decade away, he was staying with one of his relatives in the countryside helping with the farmland beforehand. Major difference was that he wasn't being watched by armed soldiers while here they were.
Soon they found themselves in the office of General Ironwood. The general sat behind his desk with Winter at his side with Penny joining the two on the other side of the room, General Ironwood got up from his desk and walked over to the group of three.
Pleasantries were exchanged as they introduced themselves and Ironwood thanks them for helping the people of Mantle from the Grimm, everything seem pleasant enough if not tense. It wasn't long before Ironwood asked a particular question.
"Yesterday evening an unknown vehicle moving at high speeds entered Mantle and seemed to have disappeared into thin air" Ironwood looked over the unknown trio, looking for hints of them being agents of Salem.
"Oh, that was us" Elizabeth said without hesitation, surprising the General and the soldiers in the room "I admit I still need to get a bit more experience driving"
Winter narrowed her eyes as she looked to Elizabeth with a stern look "And if I may ask, what brought you to Mantle in the first place?"
"That's, a complicated issue" Elizabeth said, tapping her chin "Short version. I am aiding this young man here, someone dear to me, by helping him train and find his way to his new home"
General Ironwood turned to Minato, his gaze while still stern seemed to soften somewhat, wanting him to continue.
"My home, is a place that I can't return to" Minato let himself show how that fact hurt him, it waited half a second before continuing "I found a new place to move to, even have some friends there, Elizabeth is helping get there while training so what happened to my first home doesn't happen again" Minato bowed his head to Ironwood "Sorry for being a bit vague, it's just something hard to talk about"
Ironwood glanced to one of the soldiers who seemed ready to say something, his look telling them to hold back "I understand, tragedies are something sadly common, We have some professional on site and in Mantle that help people deal with trauma, no money needed" he turned to Yuuki next, giving her the same look as he did Elizabeth and Minato "If I may ask, where do you fit into this?"
"I would be dead right, had Minato not intervened" Yuuki said matter of factly, all except Minato and Elizabeth tensed slightly at her words, Ironwood knew by the look in her eyes that she was being honest "I don't have a place to return to, so now I'm travelling with Minato and Elizabeth until I can find somewhere new to settle down"
Ironwood nodded "I see" his expression softened as he looked over the three who all looked like they would still be students "Thank you for being frank with us, things have been a little tense lately and was better to be safe than sorry"
"Considering what you have outside your walls, that's completely understandable" Minato said, briefly remembering some expressions the people of Mantle were shooting at the Atlus soldiers as they were taken up "Is there anything we can do to help while we're here?"
Ironwood smiled, his instincts telling him that Minato was genuine in his words. Still, the trio before him were all unknowns. Better to be cautious and optimistic than foolhardy.
After about half an hour Elizabeth, Minato and Yuuki headed back to Mantle while Ironwood stayed behind in his office.
"Sir, are you okay with letting them go?" Winter asked.
"We can't hold them for long without evidence of them doing anything wrong, the most we have is them entering Mantle in the middle of the night, plus with how popular they've gotten with fighting off the Grimm and their little performance it would likely rile up the people of Mantle and attract the Grimm" Ironwood answered as he sat back at his desk "Though, I do find it odd they came to Atlus while everyone is in lockdown my gut instinct is telling me they don't mean any harm" He looked to Winter and gave her a reassuring look don't worry, I'm not going to blindly trust them completely"
Ironwood turned to Penny, going by the general's expression she already knew what he was asking of her "I'll keep an eye on them sir, to make sure they don't start trouble and help stop trouble"
'Their spying on us, aren't they?' Yuuki asked mentally as she and Elizabeth settled into their room at an inn for the night with Minato renting the room besides them.
'Very likely, while General Ironwood is a good man he really dislike unknowns' Elizabeth responded mentally as she bounced on her bed, while not uncomfortable she was likely don't to get much sleep from it.
Minato was already in his bed with his headphones on, had anyone walked in they would think he fell asleep listening to music 'Any ideas on how to get passed that?'
'We'll need to earn his trust, even if we were to leave there is a very real chance he'll have his forces to track us. And considering the state this world is in, I suspect us leaving would cement us as enemies in his minds while helping the people would endear us' Elizabeth said as she laid on her bed, she looked over to Yuuki to see she was sitting on the bed with a slightly uncomfortable look "Is something the matter, Yuuki?"
"Oh, no nothing really. I just really feel that tired is all" Yuuki said to Elizabeth before continuing their mental conversation 'So we do more performances and fight more Grimm to increase our reputation with Mantle and Ironwood, or is there any special quests we could under take to specifically increase our standing with Ironwood?'
[Allow me to check, Lady Konno] The Male Tico responded and after a few moments brought up a list of quests that could help raise their standing with Mantle and Ironwood, on the list the live performances was listed as a repeatable quest.
With a plan for tomorrow made up the three went to bed, however only two of the trio could sleep. Yuuki laid awake in her bed and after an hour of not being able to fall asleep, she let out a sigh and got up to take a walk.
Walking through the streets of Mantle was much different than the day, it almost seemed like a dream with the shining city of Atlus in the sky over the city of Mantle that fought off darkness with what little light they had in comparison to Atlus.
The cold air blew against her skin was brisk, she wasn't sure if the city's heating systems were helping keeping her warm or the new powers she was given.
Taking in a deep breath Yuuki felt Hamon course through her body, looking down to the ground she saw how the snow melted and blades of grass grew around her. Taking a step back she bent down to feel the grass, little pieces of life that got a chance of life even in this cold world.
She knew she was a copy but didn't know how to act with that information, in fact it didn't change much about her situation.
She had now home to return to, Yuuki Konno's family was gone and her friends already went through the pain of her death. Having a copy appear out of nowhere would not be good for them, she didn't want to hurt them.
'Guess I should count my blessings the guy who summoned me is a big supporter of Free Will' Yuuki thought to herself as she continued walking through Mantle, her eyes wandering as she looked in the windows of buildings to see the light within them 'While not a bad place to live, I don't think I'll settle here. Maybe check out some other worlds first, I mean I am moving to a new place'
As she continued through Mantle Yuuki heard something, taking a moment to focus her hearing she could make out someone coughing down a side street. Looking down she saw someone sitting on the ground wearing clothes that seemed too light for the weather even with Mantle's heating system, they had their hood up so she couldn't see their face.
"Hey!" Yuuki rushed over to the person, as she got closer Yuuki was able to see the person was a girl a little older than herself, extremely pale and cold to the touch. She tried to wake the nameless girl up but nothing seemed to work, Yuuki looked around to see no one around due to how late it was.
"We need help over here!" Yuuki called out, silently cursing herself for not having any healing skills to help the girl.
With that thought Yuuki remembered the new skills she got besides the various Sword related classes she took, Hamon and Advanced Mitochondria might have been eactly what she needed right now.
[Can we be of any aid, Lady Konno?] The Male Tico asked after he and the other AIs heard Yuuki's call for aid [Oh dear. She is in quite the condition]
'Is there a way I can safely use Hamon and Advanced Mitochondria to heal someone? There's someone here in bad condition and I don't have any dedicated healing classes' Yuuki asked, she had a plan in mind but she needed to make sure it wouldn't make things worst.
[Scanning. Hm, seems easy enough. A drop of saliva containing cells ordered to heal the girl and not to mutate her, empowered with a bit of Hamon energy, should restore her to peak condition. Unless she has some funky soul stuff going on with her there shouldn't be any issues, just putting the drop of spit on her skin is enough to get things started] The Female Tico said, her cheery tune held back as she knew it was a serious situation.
'I wanted this class because I didn't want to to repeat what happened' Yuuki thought to herself, memories of how she spent most of her life in hospitals because of one mistake she wasn't guilty of 'I didn't really think about helping others with it at first, but' Yuuki took off one of her gloves and held out a finger, she took in a deep breath to empower herself with Hamon before sticking her finger in her mouth and pulling it out wet with Hamon energy dancing around it
Looking at the unconscious girl for a moment Yuuki put the saliva on the girl's cheek, barely a moment later the saliva was absorbed into the girl's body as she glowed with life. Colour returning to her and her breathing becoming more eased 'I'm glad I could help others'
Yuuki let out a sigh of relief before she turned to the matter of what to do with the girl.
She didn't know where she lived so it was either taking her to the hospital or contacting the police, though both options weren't the best considering Yuuki wasn't familiar with the circumstances both had in this world. Were the police harsh, like they could be in Japan, or did taking the girl to the hospital risk burdening her in unpayable debt.
With a shrug Yuuki picked up the girl and carried her back to where she and the others were staying, Yuuki had no intention of sleeping tonight so she might as well give her bed to someone who needed it.
"While I have no business on who you bring to your bed in the middle of the night, I must ask you do so when you have a private room" Elizabeth said as the group ate breakfast with an extra addition "It was a bit of a surprise seeing your new bedmate in your place" Elizabeth said with a teasing smile.
"Oi, don't say it like that. I don't want to get that kind of reputation, I'm going for a pure idol persona and not sex, drugs, rock and roll" Yuuki said with a pout.
Minato quietly ate his own breakfast, his eyes drifting to the girl Yuuki brought home in the middle of the night. The girl had long curly hair with a pair cow ears on her head, which was the most notable thing about her to Minato due to the fact he originally came from a world that didn't have such things and even in the more urban fantasy kitchen sink one he found himself they were still more of a rarity.
The nameless girl hadn't said much since she got up, ordering a simple breakfast before sitting down at the same table as them. She absent mindedly ate everything off her plate before turning to Yuuki "You shouldn't have helped me"
"What do you mean? You could have died out there" Yuuki replied wanting to know what the Faunas girl was thinking.
The cow Faunas sighed "That was the idea, I have a condition that makes it hard for me to move. I can't even lift my arms above my head, watch" the cow girl lifted her arms as high as she could, it took her half a minute to realize they went past her head to their full length "Wha-?" The Faunas girl said with breathless confusion.
She began jumping up and down along with attempting to perform a cartwheel before being told by other people to stop it, she went back to the table with confusion still clear on her face "I couldn't do that yesterday…"
[2] It took a while to explain that Yuuki had healed her last night soon after finding her with Hamon, choosing to mention how Yuuki used her spit to heal the girl as that could cause issues later on.
It took a practice match between Minato and Yuuki with them showing off Hamon as a martial art and some of it's other abilities to prove that it was possible of healing others, before long the Faunas girl Yuuki brought home was leading them to others she knew that needed healing. They were able to help everyone they were brought to, Yuuki handling the easier cases by using the mitochondria in the person's body while Minato handled the more severe cases due to him having a larger range of healing skills.
Overall not much of note happened beyond that, they got a massive increase in their reputation with Mantle with more than a few asking if they could learn how to use Hamon. The problem was that they weren't sure if they could or not, Hamon was from another world entirely that not even they had visited before so their was grounds to think that the people of Remnant couldn't use Hamon despite wanting to teach them.
It wasn't until after Burroughs and the Ticos tripled checked everything before telling them it was possible to teach Hamon to people from other worlds who have no connection to the Gamer System, although there were chances it would undergo some form of change due to different worlds being involved.
Before the day was out Penny came to them wanting to know more about Hamon, having originally thought it was Minato's Semblance. Getting on a call with Ironwood it wasn't long before they were hammering out details about teaching martial art to the Huntsmen of the country and any civilians from either Mantle or Atlus, the other thing of note was Minato, Elizabeth and Yuuki being recognized as Hunters so they could help more.
And as soon as they were officially registered as Huntsmen…
You have gained a new Primary Class: [Remnant] Hunter
Warriors of the World of Remnant who with transforming weapons and their own souls battle a seemingly endless horde of monsters outside their walls and monsters within.
Due to your nature as a Wildcard and the Gamer Ability's Reputation Perk System, a new possibility has been born.
REPRESENT: The Power of Bonds manifested as the ability to copy a portion of the Semblances of those you bonded with, the strength of the copied semblances is dependent on how deep the bond is [At minimal being able to use a Semblance at 1/10 it's original potency with being able to perfectly replicate it being possible]
'Reputation Perk System?' Minato asked himself, unaware of such a thing existing within the Gamer Ability.
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[All 'Perks' that increase the development speed of relationships have been disabled and sealed] Burrough said looking over the large table of the castle to Minato Elizabeth and Yuuki. All three having returned to the Castle with illusions back on Remnant making whoever was spying on them think they were sleeping [Shall we do the same for all similar perks in the future?]
"Please do" Minato said, wondering what else was going to pop out at him due to this Gamer System. The [50/100] Perks in particular rubbed him the wrong way, it felt more like subliminal messaging to get others to like the user more rather than them coming to an understanding of each other. It could be argued that the perks were suppose to represent how his understanding of one person could help him understand others in similar situations, but it didn't feel like that to him.
"Aside from the possible brainwashing perks, a couple of theses look really useful. Especially for teaching Hamon" Yuuki added in, bringing up the Perks [Legacy], [Bulwark of Knowledge] and [Trainer without compare].
"Indeed, though I am surprised there isn't anything here relating to one's Persona I was expecting of the sort to be here" Elizabeth said, looking over the list of bonds Minato has made across several worlds.
[OH! Speaking of Personas, we uncovered something interesting. The Gamer Ability hasn't been showing the effective stats of them, just their base] The Female Tico said, appearing on top of the table with her brother standing beside the table.
Yuuki eyes widened in shock as she leaned on the table towards Fem!Tico "Wait, you mean there were modifiers not being counting?
"Quite right, Lady Yuuki" Male!Tico answered with a smile before bringing up a stat window with a portrait of Pixie on it "If I may, this is how a Persona like Pixie would normally be presented"
Name: Pixie
Arcana: Lovers
Level: 1
Strength: 2
Magic: 3
Endurance: 2
Agility: 3
Luck: 3
P ATK: 62 | P DEF: 59
M ATK: 64 | M DEF: 59
"BUT~ We also need to factor in two things, Minato's ability to interact with the world through Expression, Knowledge, Diligence, Bravery and Understanding, and the strength of his bonds. Or more specifically, those who shares a bond connected with the Lovers Arcana" Fem!Tico spun around as she and her brother gestured to the screen "With the power of self improvement, Friendship and Love this little Pixie jumps from the single digits to~!"
Name: Pixie
Arcana: Lovers
Level: 1
Strength: 90
Magic: 120
Endurance: 90
Agility: 120
Luck: 120
P ATK: 350 | P DEF: 200
M ATK: 413 | M DEF: 215
"Please keep in mind, Pixie's base stats remained unchanged and should they increase normally then so too would the modified stats. As seen in this example" Male!Tico said, showing an image of Pixie's base Magic increasing to 10 and her modified Magic stat becoming 330.
"...Really puts Pixie beating up those Grimm easily in a different light" Minato commented.
Yuuki looked at the high jump in numbers in shock, in the back of her mind a little voice reminding her 3 was the average for a normal person "The Power of Friendship is one heck of a power boost"
Elizabeth merely looked on with a knowing smile.
A little while later…
Minato decided to try his hand at the Sin and Virtue Quest to get an idea of what it had in store for him, he had to go alone as no one else could go with him to take part in this quest line. With just the intent to take part in the quest a doorway opened before Minato to enter, with the others observing him as he walked through the doorway and began the quest.
He found himself in a void divided between black and white with fourteen doors, seven yellow doors and seven red doors. Not seeing anything else Minato walked forward to examine each of the doors in question and saw each emblazoned with the name of a sin or virtue, each lining up with their respected counterpart.
Standing in the middle Minato walked to the Door with Faith, his back to Pride, and opened the door. Beyond the door was an arena made of white marble and gold decorations, above them a blue sky filled with clouds slowly drifting across it, in the centre of it all was a cloaked figure.
The cloaked figures power began to increase as they looked to Minato, the power feeling similar to that of Archangel Michael, as soon as their eyes met the power subsided and-
"Omph!"
Minato is suddenly hugged by the cloaked figure, the tight embrace of the hug revealing two large soft things hidden in the cloak.
[3] "Forgive me, for thinking you were merely a Candidate. Looking at you now, there is no doubt" the cloaked figure said as their glow broke apart in nodes of light to reveal a woman wearing a red military uniform with too much cleavage and something too short to be called a skirt, her orange eyes shining as she looked at him "You truly are Messiah!"
Meanwhile, Burrough let out a sigh, the Ticos either laugh or just smiled, Elizabeth looked on at the odd form for an Archangel to take and Yuuki had a bright blush as her nose bleed a little at the sight of the scantily angel when a thought popped into her head 'If an Angel dresses like that, than what will the Demons look like?'
Author's Notes:
[1] The song being sung is the first ending song of Sword Art Online
[2] Originally, Yuuki used her own blood but considering her backstory… I decided to change it to saliva / spit.
[3] Yep, using the Sins and Virtues from Seven Mortal Sins (NOT Seven Deadly Sins) and Seven Heavenly Virtues. Just thought I mention that the series has a gacha game released this year called Seven Mortal Sins X-TASY.
Codex:
Primary Class: Remnant Hunter
Huntsmen of RWBY, along with Aura and enhanced physical abilities, grants weapon empowering abilities and a random power or Semblance. Semblances can be broken down into two elements, those being Effect and Trait like Ruby's Effect of enhanced speed and Trait of rose petals.
REPRESENT is not a Semblance, rather it's the wildcard ability of Semblances. Just like Minato has Orpheus and Messiah as his original / True Personas but is able to swap out for others, he can also swap around / mix and match the Traits and Effects of multiple different Semblances. It can be ANY Semblance as the need to form a genuine bond is the only real limit of the power.
Personas when summoned gain a modifier in stats dependant on the user's Ranks of Expression, Knowledge, Diligence, Bravery and Understanding with the rank affecting the relevant stat of the Persona.
Strength - Expression
Magic - Knowledge
Endurance - Diligence
Agility - Courage
Luck – Understanding
The different ranks in each grant different Modifiers. For example, let's see how the different modifiers affect a stat of [10]
1 = 0.5 [5] (Lowest possible rank, because of it)
2 = 1 [10]
3 = 1.5 [15]
4 = 2 [20]
5 = 2.5 [25]
6 = 3 [30]