Change is in the air Part 2
Minato looked behind himself to the Door of Melancholy for a moment, out of all the sins that was one he was familiar with due to everything he's been through, he turned his back to it and entered through the Door of Hope.
As he entered Minato was more found himself in an area of made mostly of white marble with gold decorations and blue skies with no cloud in sight, it was something he hadn't seen since he first entered Faith and met Michael with all other Virtues appearing in modern day locations.
However, instead of an arena Minato himself in a large hall filled with pools of water and floating mirrors with all reflective surfaces showing scenes of people's lives on repeat, what seemed to be clip shows and some generic motivational messages that all boiled down to things will get better.
"1 Like = 1 Prayer to God~"
Hearing a cheery voice Minato looked in the direction it came from, following the direction the voice came from Minato found a cloaked figure leaning against a marble pillar with her fingers dancing on what looked like an advance touchscreen smartphone but one Minato had never seen before.
"Oh, it'll all work out girl"
The 'Archangel' said to herself as her focus was solely on the phone screen, the light from it illuminating the bottom half of her face showing off her neon pink lipstick. As Minato looked the cloaked figure over he could tell she was around his height, give or take a few centimetres, but everything else was hidden beneath her cloak. Except for one thing, the feeling she gave off told him who the Archangel was.
"Excuse me, Angel Selaphiel" Minato said as the Persona of Archangel Selaphiel let out a sigh alongside Archangel Ramiel. The trend of mismatched Virtues continuing as Ramiel is the Archangel of Hope and Selaphiel was the one more closely connected to humility.
'At least they got the prayer aspect right' Selaphiel said as he prepared for what was to come next.
"One moment sweetie" the cloaked Selaphiel before him said as she kept typing away on her phone, this incensed several Personas but Minato decided to give Selaphiel her moment. A moment that quickly became several minutes, Minato's eyes drifting to looked around to keep himself busy as he continued to wait.
Finally, the tapping stopped as Selaphiel let out a breath "Woah, my fingers are killing me. It's hard on the finger writing up all those one thing equals one prayer to God"
The Persona of Selaphiel was ready to smack a bitch but held himself back, Minato's eye twitching as he asked "Couldn't you just copy and paste that kind of thing?"
"Hmm, who are…" Selaphiel said, having completely forgotten Minato was standing there, her question trailing off as her eyes widened and her breath caught in her throat "You, your- Messiah?"
"I'm Minato-"
"MESSIAH!"
Without hesitation, Selaphiel leapt over hugged Minato, her legs wrapping around his torso and ensnaring one of his arms in the process. The hood of the cloak was lowered revealing long dark hair filled with purple highlights, on Selaphiel's right cheek was a solid green five point star that matched her emerald eyes that looked a little dry.
"Oh I knew we'd meet eventually, my Messianic Candidate. And since it was God that brought us together than that means your going to be The Messiah whose going to save the world!" Selaphiel said with a cheer that came off as a little manic "Oh! Selfie!"
Taking out her phone she tried taking a picture of them both together but quickly found it impossible to get a good picture, partly because Minato was trying to get Selaphiel off him and partly because her breasts kept blocking Minato's face.
"Wait, hold on" Selaphiel said as she let go of Minato, as Minato finally got some room to breath the angel before him threw off her cloak giving him a chance to see what Selaphiel looked like.
Selaphiel had a tanned complexion similar to Sandalphon's own, she a shirt that barely contained her chest with it's sleeves and lower half cut off showing off her midriff. One her arms were detached sleeves with gold bracelets that matched the gold chain on her mini skirt that did nothing to hide her bare legs or the brightly coloured platform shoes that transformed into roller skates she was wearing.
The only thing that popped into Minato's mind would be 'late night party girl' when he looked at this Selaphiel, he wouldn't be surprised if it turned out that green star glowed in the dark.
"Okay~ Give me a pose Messiah, we gotta let the world know of your arrival and purpose. Plus it'll get the others back from looking for those sorry excuse of candidates, they went out looking for you when I knew you show yourself eventually" Selaphiel said as she pointed the camera at Minato before stopping "Wait, what sort of pose should you do?"
Minato cleared his throat "Selaphiel-"
"It has to be respectful and eye catching" Selaphiel said, already trying out different poses herself to get an idea of them "But, it needs something else. Something to draw in the lost flock. Would it need to be sexy?"
"Selaphiel!"
The 'Archangel' of 'Hope' jumped at Minato's raised voice, toppling over so that she was on her back with her legs spread open "Owie, what's wrong Messiah?"
Minato let out a sigh "If we do this photo shoot thing than what are we doing after, you've accepted me as the Messiah your looking for but what exactly happens after that?"
Selaphiel looked a little lost as she thought about it "Well, we find you and than… everything will work out. The Sins will be defeated and all will be right with the world as we follow God's plan"
"God's plan?" Minato asked.
Selaphiel nodded "Yes, God's plan that will make it so everyone turns out for the best. In fact I even immortalized several key moments of God's plan in action"
At her word several of the floating mirrors came towards them, each showing a heart warming moments that would bring a smile to most.
A veteran of war returning home to be greeted their family, friends and beloved pet.
Children holding a teddy bear and ringing a bell as they beat cancer.
Showy marriage proposals where they say yes, before moving onto the wedding and them having children.
More and more of these sorts of scenes play out before them, as Minato looked over them a thought came to him.
"Is it possible to use these mirrors to check up on them to see how things are going with them?" Minato asked as Selaphiel was looking at dozens of different mirrors and scenes before her.
"Well, sure that's what these were originally made for. But why would you, see they got their happy endings" the angel of 'Hope' said as she pointed to the veteran meeting his son for the first time in almost a decade.
Reaching out to the mirror Minato noticed Selaphiel flinched, reaching out to stop him but it was already too late as he had touched it.
The veteran shown earlier was still centre in the image, only instead of being reunited with his family he was in his backyard with a thousand mile stare as lingering PTSD played out in his mind. His now adult son looking out to him before turning away to take care of something.
The child who overcame cancer now found themselves battling depression as they held the teddy bear they had as a child.
Married couples being separated, either do to falling out of love, being taken away by death or still being in love and alive but forces outside their control forcing them divorce one another.
Seeing these sights was too much for as she looked away from them and focused on her phone, Minato went over to her and as he did he overheard her muttering about having to get rid of those mirrors now.
"Why'd you do that?" Selaphiel asked as Minato got closer "They got their happy endings, so why did you have to show me that stuff"
"Didn't mean to show you anything bad, I was just curious to see how things were with them now" Minato replied, looking over his shoulder at the many mirrors "And even if they got a happy ending, that doesn't mean it's The End"
"Just. Stop." Selaphiel said as she began looking for something on her person before quickly realizing that she didn't have pocket "I forgot my earphones" Selaphiel let out a depressed sigh as she began typing away on her phone "1 like = 1 prayer to me finding my earphones"
Minato frowned as Selaphiel's current behaviour was one he had experience with, along with words that followed him during his year with SEES "Selaphiel, covering your eyes and plugging your ears won't change things"
Selaphiel's grip on her phone tightened as she turned to Minato agitated "What do you want me to do, I spend all my time sending out hopeful messaged into the world and no matter how I see things it's never enough. God has a plan for us all, and I put my hope in that. What more do you want from me"
Minato directed Selaphiel's attention to a selection of mirrors, one's she turned her back on as the moments that gave her a shallow were lost to the past, as she looked at them she began to see things move on.
"Look at them, and let their example be a reminder"
The veteran is approached by his adult son who tell him dinner is ready, the slow moving veteran getting up as the sight of his grandchild brings a smile to his face.
The cancer survivor took in a deep breath as they put on a wig, getting up they go meet up with friends who they confide in on how they're feeling. A genuine smile as the demon's in their mind were under control.
Divorced parents finding happiness with one another again or going off to find new happiness elsewhere, loved ones no longer with them looking over the living, parents doing what they could to ensure their children were happy and at the very least not fighting one another.
"Life is filled with ups and downs, having hope is what helps drive people forward" Minato began to explain his understanding of hope "It is something more than just waiting for something to happen, a comfort for many in their darkest time, it's to push on despite the things that drag us down to reach out to something better. Whether that better is a place, person or a state of being depends on who you ask and when"
Seeing the scenes before her brought a smile to Selaphiel, especially the sight of the veteran's grandchild letting out a big yawn. But as she looked over those Minato saw, she also saw others who were not in as happy positions as the humans she was watching now.
"Humans, they really are something else when their not languishing in the Sins" Selaphiel said as she looked humbled at what she saw "I guess if an Angel can still learn a thing or two, maybe look into doing more than just one like equals one prayer" she gained a thoughtful look "Maybe I should start including links to a prayer repository, one organized by what their for"
Minato nodded "It's a start, though including links to support services can be a help as well"
"Good point, I'll take that advice to heart Lord Messiah. After all~" Selaphiel threw her arm around Minato, wanting to bring him in for a hug but instead got him into a headlock by accident "Your the Ideal Hope, the original hope that has existed in the heart of humanity since it's inception, Lord Messiah"
The world converged on Minato again, and as he did he was freed from the hold Selaphiel had on him.
Quest [Supremacy Over Sin and Virtue] Updated
Hope Skill Gained.
{Relationship Speed with those who are "Hopeful" or who are icons that "inspire Hope" doubled [Auto Locked by Minato's Will]}
Archangel Selaphiel Companion / Power Gem gained
Agents of Virtue Updated, Unlocked Hope Units
Max Health multiplied by 3.
Skill: Hope
All skill checks greatly lowered for yourself and those you inspire for the better.
Whether through direct or indirect methods you are able to inspire others. The defeated and broken are able to continue as the drive within them are reignited, and should they spiral back into the darkness once more the memory of you will be able to give them the strength to come back if they so wish. When giving speeches +250% to Charisma.
Your limits have softened allowing you to reach greater heights, this same surpassing of past limits is shared with all whom you inspire. All for the day they join you in the sun.
Able to take on all damage your allies, or anything under your protection may sustain whether it's flat out damage or debuffs.
The more people who place their hope in you, who pray and cheer for your victory, the stronger you become. With this the heartfelt support of one person would be enough for a normal person to bring down a full grown tree in one punch with the barest effort, but with more you become able to perform truly mind boggling and outlandish feats. Things people would associate with a Silver Age Superhero, or a Saviour able to protect everyone.
"Alright, last one" Minato said as he spun the doors, bringing to centre stage Humility and Vanity. He looked up to his Health Bar to see it slowly begin to fill up to the new max amount, as he waited for it to fill up he centred himself "What time is it now?"
[It's the middle of the night Master, Mistress Yuuki has gone to sleep after fighting her way out of her wardrobe and Mistress Elizabeth is trying not to doze off as she is still in her meeting] Burroughs answered, showing a clock to reveal it was passed midnight along with chibi animations of a sleeping Yuuki and Elizabeth trying to stay awake.
Minato smiled as the little chibi animations finding them cute, seeing his Health Bar was full he pushed forward with his back to Vanity and entered the Door of Humility.
Once more Minato found himself in a place made of white marble with gold decoration, a massive library stretching out as far as the eye could see, overhead was a sky filled completely a puffy white clouds with barely any blue sky to be seen. Looking over the countless shelves Minato saw grand tomes detailing the world's history, before long coming across numerous pieces of literature.
And among the literature was manga and light novels, the first he saw being a love story between a magical girl and a transforming superhero. Not long after Minato began to hear a familiar tapping sound, following it he quickly came to a blanket fort in a secluded corner of the library.
Hearing the tapping of keys inside of the fort Minato tried knocking on the nearby bookshelf to get the attention of whoever was inside "Excuse me"
The person in the blanket fort let out a scream as they jumped up, hitting the roof of their fort and causing it all to come crashing down on them.
"Ah! Help, I can't get out!" the person in the blanket fort cried out as they thrashed around trying to get out but only making themselves more tangled up in the blankets, jumping into action Minato helped free the person trapped inside.
Removing the last sheet Minato made eye contact with the person inside, Ramiel the 'Archangel of Humility' and it seemed the most conservatively dressed out of the angels he had met though that wasn't a high bar to cross. A black blouse without sleeves a short skirt that did nothing to hide the bike shorts she was wearing underneath, short dirty blond hair framed eyes of purple with black marks showing a lack of sleep.
The two stared at one another for a moment that stretched out into a minute, Minato growing increasingly concerned as the Ramiel before him hadn't moved an inch since she saw him.
"Are you okay?" Minato asked, not getting even the lightest reaction from the angel. Reaching out he poked her cheek to see if she was alright.
Ramiel jolted as soon as Minato's finger made contact "M-M-M-Me-Messiah, I'm sorry I haven't greeted you properly!" Ramiel bowed her head, her forehead touching the ground "I am Ramiel, and uh"
Seeing her stuttering Minato tried to calm things down "It's nice to meet you, Ramiel. I'm Minato. Come on, there's no need to bow"
Ramiel looked to Minato's outstretched hand offering to help her with wide eyes, shooting up straight under her own power "No need for that, oh messianic candidate. I can get myself back on my feet, no need for you to put any effort on such a sorry excuse of an angel like me"
"There's no need to be so hard on yourself" Minato answered, as he did he noticed Ramiel was quite the bit shorter than him. Around the same height as the Gabriel of Chastity he met before, another thing he noticed was that she was pale like she hadn't seen the sun in years.
Some of the blankets of the now toppled fort slid down, revealing a laptop with headphones plugged in and a document being written up. Ramiel saw Minato's notice something ans when she turned around she saw her computer out in the open for all to see, her eyes bugged out as she realized her messianic candidate could read what she had written.
Leaping over she closed the laptop, she knelt there for a moment as she wasn't ready to face Minato.
"Are you okay?" Minato asked.
"Yeah, perfectly. This is just a story I'm writing up for fun" Ramiel said as she hoped that answer would be enough to satisfy his curiosity.
To Ramiel's dismay, it seemed to only enhance Minato's curiosity "Really, what is it about?"
"It's about a girl who has super amazing sisters, wanting to become like them so she is able to face her own nemesis" Ramiel said, hoping he wouldn't ask anymore of the topic.
Thinking over the premise Minato nodded "It sounds interesting, certainly a lot better than most of the Light Novels I had to do illustrations for. At one point they all just meld together, I sent artwork for four different towns to the wrong people and not one noticed. Although I suspect one person did and just rolled with it"
"You… drew Light Novel illustrations" Ramiel said, her expression was very conflicted as a bead of sweat rolled off her forehead.
Minato smiled as he had an idea of what the little angel wanted "Do you want me to do some art for you?"
"I… can't ask of you such a think Messiah, nor can I afford something like that" Ramiel admitted as her shoulder's slumped.
"I'll do it for free-"
"NO YOU SHALL NOT!" Ramiel exclaimed surprising Minato "Your time and efforts are far too valuable to make art for my lowly literature for free!" Ramiel blushed madly as she knelt in front of Minato "Even if I would agree I would insist on repaying you, Messiah. Offering up whatever service you wish of me, even" Ramiel began panting a little as her face was practically glowed as she stared at Minato's feet "Cleaning your feet with my mouth-"
'Ah, there's the perversion' The Persona of Ramiel said as he saw how this version of himself, one suppose to represent humility, degrade themselves and seemed to enjoy it.
'I'm guessing this one would be the masochist of the group' the Persona of Aleister Crowley commented with a chuckle.
Kneeling down to be at eye level with the angel Minato offered up a comforting smile "It's alright, you don't have to do anything for me. Drawing is something I can't do too often so it's something I want to do, though it may only be a pencil sketch unless you have some art supplies I could borrow"
Ramiel shook her head sadly "No, just pens, pencils and paper"
"Those will do fine, now all I need is to read a bit of your story" Minato said, as Ramiel handed him pencils and paper on a small folding table. It looked like it was designed to be used by someone laying in bed.
Ramiel began sweating profusely wanting to refuse but finding herself unable to when she looked in her Messiah's eyes, instead she handed him a binder filled to the brim with paper.
"This is my first draft of volume one of my story, I think only three chapters should be enough for you to get an idea for art" Ramiel said with a slight stutter in her voice "So, it may need a lot of polish"
With an understanding nod Minato began reading what he was handed, taking great care in handling something Ramiel worked so long on and being sure to read slow so as to properly digest the story. As he read Ramiel looked increasingly nervous, she tried to do whatever she could to distract herself whether it be reading books no her own, playing games, watching something or surfing the internet the fact remained her thoughts kept drifting back to Mnato as she read through her story and was planning to make art for it for free.
Hearing Minato tap his finger on the binder he was given Ramiel looked over and saw him lay the book down full opened, grabbing a loose sheet of paper he folded it up to make a bookmark before closing the binder with the bookmark in it.
"Ramiel, that story was wonderful" Minato said, Ramiel stopping anything else she was doing to pay attention to what Minato was saying "I wanted to keep reading beyond chapter three but considering how nervous you were I forced myself to stop"
The angel fidgeted, not being able to handle praise "What did you like about it, or is there anything you think needs to be worked on?"
"The characters for one thing, they have a real depth to them that shown in your words. Normally the characters I drew for were bland for a wider demographic, but this is one of the few that truly peaked my interested and encourage me to put just that little more effort into a project" Minato said, a smile on his face as he answered with it only becoming a thin line as he looked over to the book "As for things to be worked on, I felt one scene dragged on for a little while. Maybe lose a paragraph? But other than that I would need to finish the volume first"
Ramiel looked down "Well, to be honest, I based the sister characters off of my own. I may not be as strong, developed or anything compared to them. Out of all the angels I'm little better than dirt. But" Ramiel raised her head, with a determined look in her eyes "That just means the only way to go is up!"
"Quite the hopeful world view, though I would have to disagree with you on one thing" Minato said, waiting to make sure Ramiel was looking at him before continuing "Your not, instead of focusing on things your sister are better than your at try and see a strength that you have that they may not have"
"I can't do that, I'm the angel of humility. Out of all the angels I'm the one who much endure humiliation" Rameil began to say before being stopped by Minato putting a finger against her lip.
"Humility is to think of yourself less, not to think less of yourself" he removed his finger as he shrugged "Liking being humiliated in a controlled and consenting fashion is a completely unrelated thing" grabbing a sketch book and a pencil Minato began drawing art for Ramiel's story even as said angel was reducing to a blushing puddle.
It took a while with Minato double checking the character profiles Ramiel had on hand for her characters to ensure consistence with Ramiel's vision, drawing sketches of the characters first before moving onto to a possible cover art for the volume.
The only issue he had was that Ramiel gave little information on what the protagonist looked like, so he improvised.
"Wow. They look so cool! And…" the angel paused as she saw the sketch of the protagonist, one that looked like a cooler version of herself in Ramiel's mind.
Seeing the sparkle in the angel's eyes brought a smile to Minato "I hope I don't mind but I based the protagonist's appearance on you"
"No no no no, it's perfectly fine. I love it" Ramiel smiled brightly "Your art is really beautiful, Lord Messiah. Far better than anything I could do, I'm practically trash" a pervy smile began to appear before Minato flinched Ramiel's forehead.
"Do I have to be blunt about it, stop thinking less of yourself. Just because I can do things that you can't doesn't make me better than you" Minato said as he scolded the 'Archangel of Humility' before Ramiel brought out what looked like a phone and took a picture of Minato "What's that?"
Ramiel began typing away at the device furiously "Simple Lord, this device reveals the triumphs and deeds people have achieved in life. This way I… can… show… you…"
The angel of humility drifted off as she actually began watching what was being shown, and being taken aback at what she was seeing. Looking over her shoulder Minato saw it was an incomplete clip show of his life, going over his time with SEES, in the world of DxD and his time during the Tokyo Lockdown.
Ramiel turned to Minato in complete shock "You, have already saved the world. SEVERAL times!?"
Minato looked away, the reverence in the angel's eyes was not something he would ever get used to "Anyone else would have done it, were they in my position" not getting a response he started to get worried "Ramiel?"
Looking back to the angel Minato found her frozen again, only this time him poking her did nothing to get her moving again.
'I believe you broke her mind' the Persona of Ramiel said, drawing Minato's attention to the device that now showed Minato as the Great Seal.
"I should help her lay down, just to be on the safe side" he said just as the world converged on him again.
Quest [Supremacy Over Sin and Virtue] Updated
Humility Skill Gained.
{Relationship Speed with those who are "Humble"doubled [Auto Locked by Minato's Will]}
Archangel Ramiel Companion / Power Gem gained
Agents of Virtue Updated, Unlocked Humility Units
Max Special Points multiplied by 3.
Skill: Humility.
Able to perfectly hid your powers and create the perfect disguise with just a pair of glasses with a slight change to your hair style, letting you experience being an every man and a Superman.
The simple joys in life are taken for granted by most, but not you. No matter how many times you see a sunrise or visit new places the same feeling of when you first experience something stays with you. Your Heart is truly immortal, may your joys never be fleeting again.
Regardless of how much power you come to wield or from where that power comes from it can never corrupt you, this also covers powers / items / locations or whatever that may try to take you over, you control the power not the other way around.
Able to cheer others on, giving them a significant boost in power and skill with all skill checks being lowered.
So long as you have at least 1 SP remaining your HP cannot decrease below 0.001
[Congratulations on your progress, the quest seems to be going well] Burroughs said, before Minato had a chance to react several message windows popped up. The first being another photo that had Selaphiel and Ramiel in the foreground looking directly at the camera with a surprised Michael in the background between Selaphiel and Ramiel, the second being another group shot of the Virtues all together with Selaphiel and Ramiel being present as they flew with their wings wearing white robes.
Beyond that there were several messages detailing bonuses for mastering all Virtues.
[Additional Bonuses for Mastering all Virtues]
Titles earned: "Ideal Hero" "Beloved of Virtue"
All Virtue Perks Enhanced to be doubled in strength.
{Relationship speed with those who are "Virtuous" "Lawful" "Good" "Angelic" "Divine" "Celestial" "Light Side" doubled} [Auto Locked by Minato's Will]
Greater Resistance to Sin related powers used against you, anything of yours cannot be stolen and even so would be fatal to the thief. Able to reverse Sin related abilities and powers regardless of their strength.
Adding an additional 4 Ranks, for a total boost of 7.
Expression: 9 → 13
Knowledge: 9 → 13
Diligence: 9 → 13
Courage: 9 → 13
Understanding: 9 → 13
Proficiency: 9 → 13
Charm: 9 → 13
HP: 3 → 7
SP: 3 → 7
Able to bring stronger foes down to your level, no beast is above your sword.
Agent of Virtues stats boosted.
[Further rewards retained until after quest]
Minato began clearing the message windows that popped up in front of him, once they were cleared out he brought up the Virtue perks and gave a nod at them "Alright, this can work. If things go well we might be able to both Atlas and Mantle from whatever is coming"
[What shall we do about the other doors, it seems you have an option to end the quest here if you so wish] Burroughs asked, causing Minato to look at the Sin doors.
"Obviously I'm going to complete them as well, though not until we make sure an entire country isn't going to be wiped off the map" Minato answered as he left the void the doors resided and found himself back at the castle.
Night had fallen and the light of the crystal tower shined on the expanding world around them, looking out Minato was tempted to explore the lands beyond the castle grounds like Yuuki had before but with things the way they currently were he put it onto his to do list.
"Burroughs, tell me, would it be better if I had book for teaching Hamon with me or let someone from Remnant 'talk me' into making a book for teaching Hamon?" Minato asked, wanting someone's opinion to help him decide on his next course of action.
[Hamon is a thing that has never existed on Remnant prior to your arrival, having it appear one day with the sole text on it on your position would be cause for some suspicion] Burroughs answered, pausing for a moment before continuing [However, oral traditions being secretive or lost to time is not unheard of. Couple that with the Grimm and you could make the case for you and Yuuki being the last Hamon master and student, one who would forgo tradition to spread out Hamon so that it isn't lost to time like it had come close to in the past. Surviving due to luck and the wills of it's masters]
"I figured as much, than I'll hold off on creating those skill books until some time tomorrow. Maybe use it as a chance to meet up with Dr Polendina and have him take me on as a student" Minato replied, having an idea of what his plans for tomorrow were "I'm guessing everyone else is asleep?"
[They are, are you ready for bed master?]
"In a minute, I'm curious of what's inside my wardrobe after what you told me what Yuuki found in hers" Minato answered as he headed to his room.
-=-]Several Hours Later[-=-
"So we're in agreement of never going too deep into those wardrobes again" Elizabeth asked as they prepared to set off for the day, she looked between the two with a concerned look "Do you wish to talk about your experiences?"
"I was chased by dresses that wanted me to wear them" Yuuki answered as the memory of Wedding Dress-Zilla was still fresh in her mind.
"I got caught up in a boxer and briefs war, and I'm pretty sure both sides were committing war crimes" Minato answered as his ears were still ringing from the explosions.
Elizabeth blinked as she tried and picture what she was told before shaking her head "Still no word from Ironwood?" seeing both shake their heads the Velvet Room Attendant thought about what she knew about Ironwood "If we don't hear from him by midday it's safe to say he won't be ready for you by tomorrow"
"We could do a Hamon Class and a performance" Yuuki suggested, remembering fondly of her idol debut.
Minato nodded "People have been asking when we'd do another one, draw in a crowd with music before teaching them an ancient martial art from another world. Like a shonen mentor Pied Piper" taking out his scroll Minato brought up the number Whitley gave them "In fact, let's see when Whitley is free today"
After sending off the text message Whitley replied after a few minutes, saying he was ready to meet at any. After some discussing they decided to split up, Yuuki and Elizabeth setting things up for the concert and class while Minato went and met with Whitley.
Once they had returned to Remnant Minato used the skill he gained from his bond with Koromaru Beast King to try and place both Mantle and Atlas under his protection, originally it was limited to a city street but with the Charity skill that problem was quickly dealt with. With a flex of his will Minato found himself within the area where the Schnee mansion was supposed to be.
Arriving at the front door of the Schnee mansion Minato knocked before sending another message to Whitley to let him know he had arrived, as he waited the sound of rushing footsteps made themselves known to him before long.
The front doors open to reveal a boy who couldn't have been more than fourteen years old, he dressed smart wearing a white short sleeve dress shirt and tie under a waist coat with grey slacks and black shoes. All of it complimenting his pale complexion, white hair and blue eyes.
Overall, the person before him gave off the feeling of someone who liked being in control. Mainly of themselves but also of the situations they find themselves in, the boy performed a small bow "Thank you for coming on such short notice, I was worried for a moment that you hadn't received my message. Whitley Schnee, pleasure to make your acquaintance"
"Minato Arisato, likewise" Minato returned the bow as Whitley invited him in "I'll be honest the message you sent was a surprise, I'm curious to hear what you have to say"
"I'm make sure this visit is well worth your time, is there any you'd like. Something to drink or eat?" Whitley offered.
Minato allowed himself a small smile, he could practically hear President Tanaka advising him on what to do "It's very kind of you to offer, but I don't wish to take up too much of your time"
"I see, than shall we get straight down to business then. Follow me, the room for our meeting is just down this hall here" Whitley led Minato through the Schnee mansion, walking pass suits of armour and a giant portrait of a man wearing similar armour who shared many similarities with Whitley.
"My grandfather, Nicolaus Schnee, the founder of the Schnee Dust Company. A great man without question, although business intrigue was not one of his strengths" Whitley said with a melancholic look in his eyes "Sadly, he passed away before I was born. Miner's lung, if it wasn't for that I'm certain he would still be with us today"
"I'm sorry for your lost" Minato replied, paying his respects to the portrait of the man before he and Whitley continued on.
The youngest of the Schnee smiled "Thank you, he passed away peacefully in his sleep in case you were wondering. It was the only time death would have taken him, it was too scared to come for him when he was awake, or so the legends that go about him say" Whitley said, interjecting something a little light hearted to bring the mood back up.
Coming to a decently size room with a roaring fire place with shelves of books and tall windows letting in the morning sun, appearing to be some sort of study or at least one designed for having business guests over.
"However, the issues of Miner's Lung is something I was hoping you could help us with" Whitley said as he and Minato sat down "This… Hamon, it is able to heal others and I was hoping it could be used to help prevent or even just treat the condition. While the company is moving to an automatic work force the process is slow going with a significant push back from those worried of losing their jobs and shareholders worried about costs"
Minato nodded "I see what you mean, as for Hamon…" he closed his eyes as he gave it careful thought "Hamon's fundamental component is one's breathing, damage to the respiratory system can not only damage one's ability to use it but if they cannot not get a breath than they simply can't use it" he opened his eyes to meet Whitley's gaze "However, practitioners of the past have developed means of treatment. Focusing on the respiratory of another to hasten recovery is one such method, while the treatment varies depending on the skill of the one healing and the severity of the condition it has been proven affective"
"Meaning it's better as a preventive rather than a cure?" Whitley asked, making sure he understood what he was being told. Receiving a nod he returned with one of his own "I see, while not the miracle cure all the people online is claiming it to be I am still highly impressed"
"Would you care for a demonstration, I could even give you Hamon and teach you a little, let you get a better idea of what Hamon is on a personal level?" Minato offered, after all it would prove the worth of Hamon.
Whitley shook his head "That's kind of your to ask, but I find fighting is not to my taste"
"Hamon isn't just about fighting" Minato said, the young Schnee raising an eyebrow "Yes, while it has combat applications Hamon it is more of a meditative art. Pushing the body and mind to be more than it once was before" Minato gave Whitley the salesman smile President Tanaka helped him cultivate "Think of it as an exercise routine, one that could allow you to perform feats such as healing, walking on water and turning a glass bottle into a one shot gun"
Whitley looked away as he considered the offer "Just, tell me one thing before I say anything? Is Hamon's healing ability capable of repairing damage to the liver, or removing toxins from someone else's bloodstream"
"With a bit of training yes, though it would be more than I could teach you in a day?" Minato said, seeing the slight slumping of the younger boy's shoulders he got up "But, if we start today I think you'd be capable of such a feat in about a week. Though you will need some basis on how the body functions to get the results you want"
With a slow nod Whitley stood up "Very well then, I assume we'll begin with-" he was cut off as all the air in his lungs were forced out, Minato pulling his hand back to reveal his outstretched pinkie. The heir of Schnee doubled over onto the ground before rapidly getting back onto his feet as he started refilling his lungs with air "That was painful, but you can really feel the difference"
"Well, let's get to work. We don't have a lot of time for training today, unless you want to attend a class we're having later today?" Minato asked as Hamon energy crackled across his frame just as similar sparks danced along Whitley's forearms. The Schnee gave the question a contemplative look, while hesitant he reached out a hand to shake Minato hand's hand.
"I suppose I will, if nothing else it'll help the Schnee Dust Company on how to run our own course on Hamon"
A little while later a now disguised Whitley arrived in Mantle with Minato, doing his best to blend in with the rest of the people as he gauge the performance of Minato and his group. All the while unaware of a pair of eyes watching him, one's that changed colour.
-=-][-=-
After ensuring Whitley got home safety Elizabeth, Minato and Yuuki went to visit Dr Polendina and Penny.
"So, he was looking to hire you all and teach the people working in the mine's Hamon" Dr Pietro said as he thought it over "I have heard that one miner that's been attending those classes of yours has seen a big leap in quality of life, nothing too extreme by he says he could breath normally again"
"That's good to hear, I'm glad Hamon is being of some help to the people here" Minato answered as he watched Pietro work on a new camera system meant to better gather information on Hamon and it's effects on one's mind, body and soul.
"I tell you, he and his family is over the moon for what you and yours have done for them. They were actually asking if you had any books on Hamon they could send to a relative of there's down in Mistral, with the recent uptake in Grimm they could use all the help they could get" Pietro looked over to Minato with a smile the quickly faded as he saw a very conflicted look on Minato's face "Is something the matter?"
Minato shook his head "It's nothing really, it's just" Minato paused, both to better sell the fake backstory he was about to give and actually remember the details "Hamon has a long tradition of being taught orally, as a symbolic means of passing on the torch to the next generation and to keep it's secrets well hidden"
Pietro nodded "I see, than I'm guessing you don't have a book you could loan out"
"No, but perhaps I should" Minato said, surprising Pietro "While accepting of all other advancements writing and drawings were not something my fore-bearers believed she be used in teaching Hamon, even though it has been nearly wiped out in the past" looking closely at the special camera Pietro was working on Minato let out a sigh "I'm the last Master of Hamon, not due to passing some great test but because I'm the only one left"
He took a seat before continuing "My master passed away due to old age, his descendant believed it was possible to save him by mixing my Semblance, Hamon and using my own blood as the delivery method, but he passed away before testing could be complete"
Pietro looked at Minato alarmed "This 'Descendant' wanted to use your blood to try and save your master?"
"Yeah, Descendant is a shorter title to use as they actually had several greats in there, and the worst part of it all was it seemed like it could have worked. It worked on the test animals at least" Minato said, continuing on with the story "Point is, if something happened to me than that's generations of knowledge and skill just gone. Even if I taught everything to Yuuki I'd just be putting the same burden on her without things changing, I can't do that so things have to change"
"Change how?" Pietro asked, wanting to know what the young man before him was planning.
"Dr Polendina, I know this may be a big ask, could you help me in creating both a digital and physical records of Hamon to help teach others. That way it'll survive even if I don't, and-" Minato looked away appearing a bit ashamed "While I know the basics, my skills with technology is a bit lacking, due to being raised in remote areas"
Dr Pietro smiled "I'd be happy to my boy, I'll even teach you a few things while I'm at it, we can start soon as we're finished with this" turning the camera on he aimed at Minato "Okay, whenever your ready"
With a nod Minato gathered up Hamon in his body and performed a Zoom Punch to knock over a target set up nearby.
"You just dislocated every bone in your arm and put them back into place" Dr Pietro said in morbid curiosity.
Gained Dr Pietro Polendina as a Mentor
Boost to Engineering Skills and Technology / Magitek Classes.
With Dr Polendina as his mentor now all it took was to finish the Blue Fairy Quest was some Dungeon exploring.
Quest: I WILL be the Blue Fairy! Completed
Objectives: [ 3 / 3 ]
Max out the Engineer Class: [ 50 / 50 ]
Max out Remnant Hunter Class: [ 100 / 100 ]
Gain Dr Pietro Polendnia as a Mentor [ Completed ]
Reward: Able to help Penny 'Vale' regardless of route she wishes to take. EXP gained.
Hidden Objective: Raise Reputation with Dr Pietro Polendina to over 50 before gaining him as a Mentor
Hidden Reward: Increased speed of Research, Development and Construction of technology and Magitek.
Hidden Objective: Raise Penny 'Atlas' Polendina Reputation to over 50 before maxing out Remnant Hunter
Hidden Reward: Sentinels of Atlas Perk [+350% to all stats in areas under your protection, applied to all allies]
Hidden Objective: Raise Reputation of both Dr Pietro Polendina and Penny 'Atlas' Polendina to over 50.
Hidden Reward: Pietro is more open to the idea of you dating his daughter(s) and they are more open to the idea as well [General dating advice, nothing else]
Player Level: 80 → 81
Equipped Classes Maxed, overflowing EXP going to next Equipped Class.
EXP for Classes Multiplied by 42 due to Diligence and Limit Form [7*6= 42]
Equipping [Keyblade Wielder] and [Teacher]
Keyblade Wielder: 21 → 30 {ERROR: Cannot level up further, Switch for another Class}
Equipping: Saver
Saver: 1 → 2
Teacher: 1 → 50 MAXED
Equipping: Researcher
Researcher: 1 → 50 MAXED
Equipping: Cook
Cook: 1 → 25
Author's Notes:
Done, this one went on for longer than I expected.
For those wondering, Selaphiel and Ramiel continues the trend of the Virtues being mismatched with their respective domains being swapped. For a little extra help imagining what they look like Ramiel looks like a fusion of Dropkick on my Devil's Pekora and Fate GO's Mysterious Heroine X (Alter) in her second form. Selaphiel's appearance was based off of Crush Crush's Roxxy.
And Now~~
~Chibi Time~
"Is it just me, or does everything feel a bit off?" Minato asked, looking in a mirror to see that he and the world around them were deformed into something that could be called cute.
"Hmm, perhaps we accidentally stepped into another world line. Though what would cause such a thing I'm uncertain off" Elizabeth said as she saw Yuuki try out the more cartoony physics of the world around them.
"Sister, perhaps whatever you were fiddling with led to this. Maybe wires being crossed?" the Male Tico asked, directing everyone's attention to the Female AI.
Fem!Tico raised her arms in mock defence "Hold on, all I did was make it so that Minato's charm was always active and automatic to see what would happen as a joke!"
[Why would you-] Burroughs began to ask before someone ran into Minato and fell on their backside as a result.
Minato reached out his hand to help the person up "Sorry about that, are you alright?" he asked as the runner looked at Minato.
Charm Roll: 6d100 = 294 + 2633 = 2.927
"I love you" the person said as soon as they made eye contact with Minato.
"Eh?" Minato was thrown off guard by the statement, he also noticed a small icon over the person's head saying they were Charmed.
Out of nowhere appeared several Beowolfs ready to attack them-
Charm Roll: 222 + 2633 = 2.855
They all stopped in their tracks, the charm icon above them flashing rapidly before they ran away. Love was something Grimm could never truly feel, but these Grimm got a true taste of it as their bodies began transforming into something else.
"Huh? Guess Grimm can love" Fem!Tico said in amazement.
Dang it, hold on wrong channel. That's the Chibi side of the multiverse.
The Protagonist's OP Daughter meets her Father's Harem Friends.
Aka, Daughteru Protects Fatheru Finale.
"And here we are, Draconic Deus or DxD. The place I landed after you freed me" Minato said to Elizabeth as they found themselves in the same park Minato was when he saved Issei and drove off that previous Gamer.
"It looks really… plain. Not even naked ninjas in trees" Yuuki said as she looked around the place her dad ended up in, trying to spot anything out of the ordinary.
Minato sweat-dropped a little at his daughter's use of the inside joke their group developed "Give it time, you'll see the pervert parodies of many modern stuff soon. Though it seems the Showa era stuff is mostly the same" taking out his phone Minato access the internet to see if anything happened while he was gone "Huh? Looks like only two days passed since I was last here"
"Hmm… It seems I was right in us going to that naked ninja world, it would have taken us only one more jump to get her if it wasn't for what happened with them" Elizabeth said, wanting to make sure if her previous estimate on where {being a relative term) DxD was.
"Uh, dad, is that normal?" Yuuki pointed up into the sky where a massive gathering of what looked like clouds was rapidly approaching them.
"No, but it's nothing to worry about" stepping forward Minato gestured for the 'clouds' to get closer. As he did six lights appear in them as three canine heads formed from the clouds and began rapidly approaching Minato. Condensing more and more as fire sprouted from it's body as it took shape. And once it was finished it took the form of a small three headed dog that jumped up into Minato's arms with whining, turning around he showed the little dog to the others "This is Bridget, my charge, she's sort of my pet"
Before anyone could do anything else a blur of black and red slammed into Minato, causing him and what hit him to roll along the ground before coming to a step when they crashed into a tree with a notable trench in the ground. Bridget, having fallen out of Minato's arms during the collision, rushed over to her master with Elizabeth and Yuuki right beside the Chimera Hellhound.
Yuuki ran over prepared to draw on her sword to help her father when she saw what actually hit him, though he took a moment to get a good like with all the moving around but once that stopped she got a good look of who was responsible.
Behind her father with her arms wrapped around him was buxom woman with long red hair and orange reptilian eyes, going by what Yuuki could see of the woman's outfit she seemed to fit the delinquent look. Meanwhile, onto of her father was a young girl with long black hair wearing a Gothic Lolita dress with her face against Minato's chest as she used both her arms and legs to hug him.
The smile on her father's face as he greet them stopped Yuuki from unsheathing her sword, but she kept her eyes on the two in case they did anything funny. Both woman took out the Light Message Crystals Minato had been sending to this world to ease their worries, Yuuki was brought out of her thoughts by the now little monster dog beside her and Elizabeth letting out a bark and running over to the forming cuddle pile with her father in the middle of it all.
"I must say, this is an interesting start" Elizabeth said, drawing the attention of the woman in red and the girl in black to her "I believe introductions are in order, are they not. I am Elizabeth, one who rules over power and attendant of the Velvet Room on temporary leave"
Both the woman in red and the girl in black focused their attention on Elizabeth, their arms never leaving Minato as they did.
"I am Great Red" The woman in red replied "Your that Elizabeth, huh. Minato told us a lot about you"
"He spoke of you very, fondly" the girl in black responded, both her and Great Red's hold on Minato becoming tighter as if Elizabeth was going to steal him away otherwise "I am Ophis"
Having enough of the state her father was in with these two women Yuuki stepped forward "I am Yuuki Konno, now could you two please let go of my dad so he can get back up after you both slammed into him"
Great Red and Ophis looked puzzled as they turned to a smiling Minato "It's true, Yuuki here is my daughter"
""Wha-?""
-=-][-=-
"WHAT-!?"
Minato, Elizabeth and Yuuki felt their hair blow back by the force behind everyone's exclamation. They had returned to the Arisato Residence which had become the main meeting area for the search parties that were trying to find Minato when he went missing, in one corner were a collection of the Light Message Crystals he sent were gathered with notes taken on what the message in them was while in another was a sketch of Issei's original attacker.
"So, she's actually your daughter. Your Future Daughter from a parallel timeline" Kiyome said as she wrapped her head around the situation.
Minato nodded at his teacher turned partner's words "Yeah, it was a bit of a shock when we met but I can't begin to tell you how happy I am that it did"
"Gotta say, Yuuki's mum must have been some woman. Considering she managed to snag and have a kid with you, whereas..." Azazel began to say to Minato before deciding to cut himself off due to the stares he was getting from the others around.
"Anyway, Yuuki if you don't mind me asking, how old are you and what year did you come from?" Valerie asked, the Dhampir Princess wanting to know more about her possible step daughter and new addition to the royal bloodline through marriage.
"Well, I was born on Sunday the 23rd of May 2010 and when I met dad it was Sunday the 29th March 2026. I was 15 when we met but I'm actually 16 now due to the amount of time we travelled together across different worlds" Yuuki explained, covering as her bases as much as she could due to similar follow up questions people tended to ask.
Issei raised an eyebrow "16? I thought you might have younger due to your-" as soon as Issei slowly moved his hands to his chest he felt a massive degree of killing intent being directed at him from Minato, lowering his hands Issei decided to rethink his statement "Young appearance"
Sensing his daughter's distress Minato cleared his throat "Issei, each person develops differently" Issei nodded without saying a word closing off that line of questioning.
"16, huh. Then we're the same age" Bennia said with a grin "I can show you the ropes around Kuoh Academy if you transfer in if you want to"
"I think it would be too early for that, if Yuuki is staying with us than she needs time to settle" Satou said, interrupting the small grim reaper as she looked to Yuuki with a sweet smile "I'd be more than happy to show you around town"
Yuuki gave the girls a smile "I'd like that, I'm really curious about this world dad ended up in and I want to learn more about it"
Michael turned to Elizabeth with a small smile "Ms Elizabeth, let me be say thank you looking after Minato. Both freeing him from his previous state thereby allowing him to arrive in our world which he has saved numerous times, and again for helping him get back. We all owe you a great debt"
"Oh, you owe me nothing really. I acted under my own will to help free him from his burden, your world and others benefiting from that is something I had no control over" Elizabeth answered, not wanting what she felt was undeserved praised.
"Even so, Minato has made our world a better place since he got here and we can't over look the part you played in bringing him here" Michael's smile faded for a moment as he moved onto a more serious issue "That being said, do you know anything about the person that led to Minato being knocked out of our world"
Before Elizabeth could answer she heard Yuuki raise her voice "What are you two doing!?"
Great Red turned to Yuuki as she and Ophis just finished putting on what looked like a collar around Minato's neck that faded away when he was closed "Well, we don't want Minato being lost in some other dimension again so me and Ophis made this here"
As Great Red spoke a thin pink line emerged from the collar they put on Minato, from those pink lines two more collars appeared that Great Red and Ophis put on as soon as they were formed.
"With these, we'll always find each other. No matter what" Ophis explained.
Yuuki gave the 'Dragon Gods' an incredulous look before summoning her Keyblade, the sight putting everyone on edge "Well, it's creepy if you ask me" a small among of magic appeared on the tip of her Keyblade unlocking Minato's collar much to the wide eyed shock of the Dragon Gods and everyone else as the collar was made to be unbreakable.
De-summoning her Keyblade like nothing happened Yuuki closed her eyes as she addressed Great Red and Ophis "While the idea had good intentions, making it into a collar ruins the intent behind it" she turned to the dragon gods and saw an alarmed look in their eyes, likely realizing they made a mistake "Someone needs to keep an eye on my dad, and I've gotten a lot of practice in protecting him from all manner of threats and hussies"
"Sweetie, your making it sound like I can't take care of myself" Minato said, a little embarrassed but his daughter's action. He picked up the collar Ophis and Great Red planned to put around his neck and put it on his wrist, coming to something of a compromise.
"Hussies?" Ophis asked, tilting her head as she did so.
Great Red frowned "Wait, protecting him from what exactly?"
What followed was an overview of the adventures Elizabeth, Minato and Yuuki had been on, the different worlds they visited, the people they met and the threats they had to face. Especially a certain type of threat.
"So, the guy who attacked me was one of these 'Gamers'?" Issei asked, wanting to make sure he understood things.
Minato nodded "Yeah, he was likely after your Sacred Gear among other things. I suspect after he killed you he would have gone off and 'played' with the new sandbox he was in"
Rias narrowed her eyes "Are all Gamers like this?"
"No, most are content with getting impossibly skilled with certain skills sets and settling down. But those who could be called evil can be really bad, we're talking genocide on an entire world for a slight against them" Yuuki answered, wincing as the memory of being impaled by one of those creatures came back to her with a vengeance.
Elizabeth nodded "While they are usually undone by their own hubris they have usually caused no small degree of suffering before than, so a counterbalance was needed"
"That being a reverse engineered version of this Gamer Ability coupled with a pan Reality Alliance to mitigate the destructive aspects of Gamers and putting down Evil Gamers, who are essentially Evil Dragons" Great Red said, looking over Minato with a twinge of concern for her husband "Has it… change you in anyway?"
Minato shook his head "I'm fine really, it was due to me having a strong grasp of who I am that Stephen asked me to be the beta tester in the first place. If I have gone under any changes it due to new experiences and not some power booster that unpersons all those around them"
"Speaking of new experiences" Kuroka began, wanting to lighten the mood a little "You mentioned you would sometimes take on other forms to help blend in with other worlds, I'm really curious to hear a bit more of that"
Minato paused as he considered what to say "Well, the first thing that comes to mind is when-"
"My Little Pony, My Little Pony~"
Minato tensed as he turned to his daughter to see her struggling to keep her laughter in "Sorry, I couldn't help myself. That is literally the most notable world change we've been through"
"Disregarding that" Minato said as he turned away from his daughter, planning on recounting a different event but the look in the others eyes proved they wouldn't going to allow that "It's really not that interesting, now there was this one time we arrived in a world and we turned into actual food"
"The more you try to avoid it the more we want to hear~" Kuroka said with a devilish grin.
Hanging his head in defeat Minato let out a big sigh "It's not really anything that special, what happened was-"
Walking into the selected world the first thing they were met with was a wall of magic, the place they found themselves had magical energy in abundance.
"Alright, let's track down the next Tri shard and get out of here" Minato said, the uncomfortable feeling of the transformation to better fit in this world passing. He turned around and saw his companions for this mission had transformed into a Griffon, a Dragon and some sort of giant insect mixed with a horse. Looking down to where his hands were suppose to be he instead found two hooves, along with the awareness of a pair of wings on his back and a horn on his head
You've been granted [Alicorn] as an alternate form while in Equestria, to retain this form for later worlds and retain bonuses complete a series of tasks [].
Minato sat back as his daughter told the others of his 'adventures in pony land' and filling in some missing details, at this point all he could do was join in on the laughter.
"Wait, so every thing in that world thought Minato was the long lost son of this Pony Princess of the Moon. Who was born and raised during the time said Moon Princess Pony was evil" Kiba shook his head "That's complete absurd"
Yuuki nodded "I know, though dad didn't really help things when he summoned Dream Eaters" She began digging around her pockets "I have a picture of him when he was an Alicorn, look" Yuuki said as she brought out the photo for the others to see.
Vali broke down laughing "Oh man, you look like some toy for little girls like that"
Minato frowned "Isn't the parent meant to share embarrassing photos of the child, not the other way around"
"Well, it's a shame you don't have any of those" Yuuki replied with a cheeky grin, a grin that fell as soon as she saw Minato holding up a photo album.
"Who says I don't" Minato moved the album out of his daughter's reach as she tried to make a grab for it "Now, where is that photo of the pretty princess dress? Oh, or maybe the superhero ones?"
Yuuki's attempt to get the photo album out of her father's hands became more frantic "No, wait! I'm sorry I mentioned the Pony stuff, anything but the pretty princess fiasco!"
Out from the album flew two pictures, one being a photo of Yuuki playing football with child like versions of Minato and Elizabeth and being a newspaper clipping talking about superheroes saving the people of Tokyo from an interdimensional invasion.
-=-]Later that night[-=-
Yuuki sat down at one side of a table while on the other was the people who were romantically interested in her father.
"Okay, now that everyone is here let's get down to the heart of the matter. That being how things are going to be going forward" Yuuki said as she gave the women across from her a hard look.
"I, hope we can have a good relationship" Ophis said, being the first to speak up.
Great Red rested her head in her hand as she prompted up her arm on her leg "We aren't expecting you to just accept all of this right off the bat, but just to see how things go and hopefully you'll see us as part of the family"
"Maybe not as mothers, or even those your father is married to, but at least family in some way" Kosho said, trying to get a read on Yuuki's thoughts but finding no luck.
Yuuki let out the breath she was holding "Look, the truth is I can tell you all genuinely care for Minato and he the same for all of you. I'm not going to get in the way of my dad finding happiness, but" Yuuki's harden look returned in full force "There are some aspects here that are bit much for me to accept right away"
"Like what?" Satou asked.
"You and I are the same age! It's weird seeing your parent dating someone that's the same age as you" Yuuki exclaimed.
Satou's expression remained unchanged "We're not. Your from the future, in the current year you would be at most 2 years old. While in your time I would be 30"
"Well, it still weird me out. What else did we need to talk about?" Yuuki paused as she went down her mental list "Right, no matter what I'm not calling any of you mum. That's just not happening, and if any of you hurt my dad than I will make you pay personally"
The others looked at each other with each giving a nod.
"Okay, now it's our turn. How do you feel about having lots of little brothers and sisters?" Kuroka asked with a purr in her voice "Of course, not right away. But a few of us are looking to having as many children as possible with Minato in the future"
Yuuki's left eye twitched a little much to the concern of the others "Sorry, it's just the way you said that brought back some unpleasant memories regarding the hussies that tried to take advantage of Minato in the past" she took in a deep breath "I don't have any issues with having lots of brothers and sisters, so long as your not forcing my dad to have them"
Seeing the eyes of her father's suitresses narrowing earn them some points of approval in the back of Yuuki's mind.
"Explain"
"You know how dad has a tendency to help others and getting mixed up in things, even when he's been done wrong he tries to be merciful" Yuuki asked, receiving a collective nod from everyone "Well people noticed that and have tried to take advantage of his good nature, like this ninja clan that tried to drug him to father children into their organization or a totalitarian world government that tried to-"
Yuuki went on about the times she had to save her father when mercy was not an option, and as she went on the others gained a higher opinion on Yuuki. They were glad Minato had someone like her to help keep him out of trouble.
-=-][-=-
"Okay, time for introductions for the others that joined us" Minato said as everyone had gathered to meet the allies that joined with Minato on his journey across worlds.
They stood outside the Arisato Residence with a bowl filled with paper slips, on each slip was a name for one their allies and when called they would introduce themselves. This was the best compromise they could come up with without having everyone coming as one massive crowd or fighting over who went first.
"So, these people knew that you were travelling across different worlds and decided to join you?" Xenovia asked as she looked at the bowl of paper slips, seeing how full it was made her wonder just how many had joined him.
"Well, most of them are" Yuuki said, deciding that she would the best to tell this part "You see, another factor of these Gamer Ability is Companion Gems. Think Gacha systems that summon copies of random people that follow the summoner, the one summoned could be anyone but there is a higher chance of the one being summoned is a being the Gamer already knows or is related to"
Rias looked a bit alarmed at Yuuki's words "Wait, so are you saying there could be copies of us out there serving an Evil Gamer?"
Yuuki looked away "Well, we actually already met a copy of you Ms Gremory. Though the other you wasn't working for an Evil Gamer" she quickly added as Rias began to pale "They were working as a stock broker while that particular Gamer was developing video games" wanting to steer the conversation away from that piece of information Yuuki pointed to herself "Anyway, it was through a Companion Gem dad summoned me moments before my death"
The alarmed looks on everyone's faces were something Yuuki was expecting, she waited a moment before pushing forward.
"While dad didn't care about summoning people against their will to serve him he couldn't over look that it gave his own daughter a second chance at life, and that's when he got an idea" Yuuki said as she turned to Minato to say what it was.
Minato shrugged "It's not really anything that special, I could force the system to produce gems that summoned people dealt a bad hand and give them a chance for a fresh start. Some sticking around and others going off to carve out their own path" lifting up the bowl Minato gave it a little shake "Truth is a lot of people have joined up with us, but many have also gone on their separate ways after discovering something on their journey, this isn't even half of the people who joined up with us"
"Alrightie-o! Let's get this show on the road!" Female Tico appeared besides Elizabeth shocking everyone from DxD.
Elizabeth smiled "Well than, to start of introductions why don't we start with the AI helping running these beta version of the Gamer Ability. May I introduce the head AI Burroughs along with sub AI the Ticos"
[It's nice to meet you all, Master Minato has told us much about all of you] Burroughs said with a nod, the male Tico going a bow while his sister did an energetic wave.
"Are you telling us you have THREE self aware AI running that Ability?" Azazel asked as he looked at the AI in question. At first thinking they were just holograms until the female Tico picked up the bowl of names.
"Let's get this show on the road, if we took the time to explain everything properly we'll be here all week"
[Normally I would reign her in, but she is right on this one] Burroughs said as Fem!Tico picked out a name.
"And the first companion is, and I'm 99% sure she used her powers to cheat so she could be first, Alma Wade!" Fem!Tico said before diving out of the way as Alma appeared as she was calling out her name. She was wearing a red dress with her long black hair moving in the breeze.
Alma was keenly aware of everyone staring at her, and despite her best effort she was more than a little nervous "I am Alma Wade, I was born in 1979 and due to my psychic powers I was experimented on by my father and the company he worked for. I was sealed away before my eighth birthday and I was summoned moments before my father and his research team attempted to impregnate me to produce more psychics for their weapons developments. I'm 15 years old but due to time travel I would be 32 by today's date if I don't die in 2005 at the age of 26"
Without saying a word Alma went over to stay with Yuuki, who gave the psychic girl a pat on the back for doing so well with her introductions. With the only real issue with it getting a bit too personal.
"I'm so sorry you had to go through something like" Asia said, her words genuine as she looked at Alma. The more Asia looked the more she felt something was off with Alma, like there was a madness hiding behind her eyes.
Alma looked to Asia with a soft look and a nod "Thank you, and if it's alright I'd rather not go into details" she looked over everyone from DxD "My backstory gets more messed up the deeper you dig into it"
[Next up, without anyone cheating this time] Burroughs said before pulling out another name [Ludger Will Kresnik]
Unlike before with Alma Ludger appeared out of thin air without anyone jumping out of the way, he wore blue and grey dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up with a yellow tie and black slacks held up by suspenders.
Ludger looked completely surprised as he looked around "Oh, it's my turn already. Ahem" Ludger coughed into his hand before straightening his posture "I'm Ludger Will Kresnik, 20 years old but I can't really get you a birthday you'd recognize as I'm from a completely different world than Earth" He looked over to Alma for a moment "And since Alma shared her story I guess I'll do mine, I was summoned from a Companion Gem too alongside my current wife and my own future daughter from another timeline. Thanks to him we're able to live together happily as a family"
"Wait a minute, how often does this happen? Future children from parallel timelines coming back to live with a parent?" Akeno asked as she turned to Minato for answers.
Minato shrugged "Enough that we have a book club" he turned to Ludger with a raised eyebrow "I thought Elle and Milla were joining you for a family debut"
"Well, that was the plan originally. But Elle and Milla fell asleep and I didn't have the heart to wake them up. I asked my brother if he wanted to come but he turned down the offer" Ludger rubbed the back of his head as he answered.
The male Tico reached into the bowl for another name "Let's see here, next is oh" he showed the slip to his sister and Burroughs "It's a two for one"
The next to appear were two girls in maid outfits, neither could have been more than 13 as they walked together side by side with their arms intertwined.
"Hello sirs and madams, I am Marie Korbel and this is my dear friend Patricia Watson. It is nice to meet you all" the maid with brown hair and blue eyes said as she bowed her head, her eyes glancing to the side as Patricia bowed her head as well with a notable shake in her body language.
"Let me guess, Companion Gem?" Koneko asked as she, Kuroka and Bennia felt something off about Marie.
Marie shook her head "No actually, we joined Mr Arisato after his visited our world. As for our reasons" She stopped as Patricia put a hand on her shoulder.
"Allow me, LIGHTS!" Patricia said with a barely contained glee as all light around them faded away leaving everyone in a dark void with the only source of light being a spot light shinning on the two maids.
"Marie and I were merely two among many war orphans, we came to live at a makeshift orphanage owned by a kind nobleman who took in children without parents or homes to return to. We made due with what we had, we came to wear these maid outfits as it helped us watch over the younger children" Patricia said with an overly dramatic flair as she moved around the stoic Marie. Patricia's orange hair and green eyes seemingly glowing.
"But then, fiends came for us. Demons that wore the skin of man, metaphorically speaking" Patricia said, dropping the dramatics to explain that the people weren't actually demons "Slavers came to take us away in chains, forcing we who were naught but children into slavery. And yet, they're cruelty knew no bounds as in response to my defiance they mutilated me and removed my eyes. I was left for dead"
Patricia mock fainted into Marie's arms, continuing on her performance despite the reactions her audience was making, Marie simply let out an exasperated sigh as she knew what came next.
"However, I was rebuilt by Lab 8. Meaner, Better, Faster. Stronger" she jumped to her feet and spun in place, gone was the maid uniform to be replace with a dark coloured dress with a large top hat. Her arms were replaced with long mechanical arms, with what looked like red eyes along them, that ended in large white gloves. Her teeth were replaced with metal and her green eyes were replace with only darkness "I became the most dangerous dame of the Canopy Kingdom, Peacock!" from behind Peacock appeared a group of what appeared to be cartoon characters "And with my crew at my back, my mission is to stop the Skull Girl"
Everything returned to normal, with the exception of Patricia still in her Peacock form with cartoon characters behind her.
Confusion was shared among everyone from DxD, Elizabeth gave them sympathetic nods "Patricia, or Peacock as she likes to be called by everyone who isn't her friend, is able to bend various aspects of reality allowing her to give physical form to her imaginary friends behind her"
"Shall I begin my part?" Marie asked before getting the go ahead, at once a deathly aura surrounded Marie as her hair turned silver and her eyes a blood red with skull marks on her pupils. Skeletal creatures appearing behind her "The Skull Girl Patricia was referring to is I, granted power by a cursed artefact I took vengeance on the Slavers who tormented us before moving onto the mafia that funded them" Marie closed her eyes "However, in exchange for power I would become a monster that would threatened the entire world itself. Because of this, Patricia and I became enemies forced to fight one another"
"At least until that was how things were suppose to go, before this soft hearted schmuck got involved" Peacock said as she fell through a sudden hole on the ground and landed on Minato shoulders, using her large gloved hand to poke his cheek "He flipped the table on everything, went inside the Skull Heart to kill the lingering will of a dead goddess and stopped Marie from becoming a monster. Basically making her the last Skull Girl"
Marie smiled as she opened her eyes, the skulls in her pupil gone while remaining red "I decided to travel with Minato to master this power, with Patricia joining me in case the worst were to happen"
Peacock jumped off Mnato's shoulders and summon a large cigar to smoke, taking a puff before speaking "And all we have to do is help watch out for the refugees and orphans this blue berry takes in"
"Minato, is everyone you picked up like this?" Issei asked as he watched the skeletons and imaginary friends getting into an argument.
"Rias, is it just me or does Marie look a little like Grayfia. Like they could be related?" Akeno asked Rias as the Skull Girl went to break up the fighting.
"I was thinking the same when she had the blue eyes, now she looks more like Freed and Lint" Rias answered as she saw the more skeletal form Marie had taken on.
Azazel raised his hands "Okay, let's take a short break after that last one" the fallen angel turned to Minato with a confused look "What are they talking about refugees and orphans?"
"HEY! OVER HERE!"
"I asked if we could have a break from the introductions" Azazel asked as he rubbed the bridge of his nose, as he did he suddenly felt an extremely powerful entity getting closer to them.
From above them a ball of slime fell from the sky and bounced along the ground before transforming into an androgynes individual with long light blue hair and yellow eyes with a mask on top of their head. Once they came to a stop they awkward gave a wave to the people who were either confused or on edge.
Minato was among those who were confused "Rimuru, how did you get here?"
"Well, the thing is-" Rimuru stopped as Yuuki stepped in between Minato and Rimuru with her sword drawn and pointed at the new arrival "Yuuki-san, I'm guessing your a little mad on the terms we left on"
"You forced yourself on my dad you literal slime ball" Yuuki said, causing Ophis and the others in Minato's 'unofficial harem' to glare at Rimuru despite any difference in power there was.
Rimuru spluttered in response "I stole a kiss, that's it! Don't make it sound like I did something worse!"
"Still grounds for sexual harassment" Yuuki retorted.
"By that logic it make the time Minato was inside me a worse offence" Rimuru replied, causing everyone from DxD to turn to Minato.
"Long story short I got the power to temporarily possess people's bodies and perfectly replicate any and all abilities they have as well as using my own, I had to possess Rimuru as part of a complicated plan to save a world" Minato explained, Issei raised a finger prepared to ask if that meant Minato could take over his body when he was with Rias or the others but lowered it as he didn't want to know. Minato was scary enough already "You can tell if I'm using it on someone when their right eye goes red"
Rimuru raised their arms in surrender "Look, we can talk about that later. Right now your all in danger" as Rimuru met Minato's eye it was enough for him to know the severity of the message the Ruler of Monsters brought "Lil'Ouroboros has assembled a force against you for revenge. I don't know what she wants revenge for but she's after you"
"Little…?" Great Red began turning to Ophis.
"Ouroboros" Ophis said, narrowing her eyes as she felt somewhat threatened.
Minato blinked with a tilt of his head "Lil'Ouroboros? I haven't seen her or anyone from Babel in a long while. I can't think of anything that would warrant revenge"
"Neither can I, from my understanding we all parted on at least neutral grounds with Ouroboros and those from Babel. Ouroboros even joined our Alliance, so I cannot think of a reason for revenge" Elizabeth added, reviewing her thoughts for anything she may have missed as she searched for Ouroboros's contact information to see if she knew anything else.
As Minato was processing this new information he felt a familiar weight and arms wrapping round him, turning his head slightly he saw Ophis giving him a blank look with a slight pout "Ouroboros, Lil'Ouroboros. How many Ouroboros have you come across?"
"Uh, whose that?" Rimuru asked Yuuki as he pointed to Ophis.
"Oh, that's Ophis. She's known as the Ouroboros Dragon or the Infinite Dragon God of this world, apparently" Yuuki answered as she lowered her sword and turned to to look at the little dragon god possessively clinging onto Minato.
Rimuru blinked "Wait, so is she like a True Dragon then?"
"True Dragon, huh" Great Red said before she went over to Minato as well "Minato, how many 'True Dragons' have you met?" she asked as she pressed her chest against his as she looked him in the eyes. The possessive look that was in Ophis's eyes now in Great Red's.
-=-]A While Later...[-=-
With Rimuru's information they went to the location that Lil'Ouroboros was to appear, those from DxD hid as they waited for a surprise maneuverer with the exception of Ophis and Great Red who stood with Minato and his multiverse team.
"Huhuhuhu, I see the little slime tattled on us and ruined the surprise"
Reality warped as a large circular door appeared out of nowhere, on it were twelve circle that decorated the centre, the door spun create an increasingly more complex magic circle before opening up to allow what appeared to be a little girl enter the world.
The little girl wore a white and black strapless dress with glowing blue markings decorating it, beneath the dress appeared to be the night sky filled with stars with her legs seemingly appearing of the darkness between the stars with what seemed to be hexagonal stockings offering her feet any protection. One half of her short hair was silver while the other half was purple, with two bangs framing her face and her similarly tonal eyes.
"It's been a while, saviour of worlds. I see you and your forces have grown much since we last met" Lil'Ouroboros said as she stared Minato down, floating in the air above everyone "But, for every ally gained so too have you gained an enemy. All who have come under my banner for retribution against you"
Minato looked up to Lil'Ourboros, wanting to know why she was doing this "Retribution for what exactly, I am unaware of doing anything wrong by you"
"Isn't it obvious, you-"
"YOU STOLE MY FIANCEE FROM ME AND RUINED MY LIFE!"
"Huh?" Lil'Ourboros said surprised as she was interrupted, as she turned around to see a blond warrior exiting her portal "Oi, I'm not done yet!"
"Not you again" Yuuki groaned at the sight of Peter Grill, meanwhile several of those from DxD felt an uncanny resemblance between this Peter Grill and Sona's Pawn Saji. Moments later several monster girls appeared alongside Peter.
"Peter, I did none of those things" Minato said as the blond warrior glared at him "Luvelia needed time to herself and to get away from everything after she caught your infidelity AFTER you were engaged to one another, it just so happened we could give her that. And more importantly"
Behind Minato appeared a portal from which Luvelia walked out of, without saying a word she approached Peter who froze up at seeing her.
As she stood before her fiance Luvelia kept her head high as she looked Peter in the eyes "Peter, when I found you in bed with that elf behind you it broke my heart. And when I learnt you've done the same behind my back it added onto the pain in ways I thought not possible, especially when those who I thought were my friends hid the truth from me"
"Luvelia, I-" Peter tried to explain himself but was cut of by Luvelia.
"Please, let me say my piece. What hurt me more wasn't you sleeping with other women, it was you hiding it from me. Going forward we need to be honest with each other, no more hiding these types of secrets" Luvelia said firmly, locking eyes with Peter to show the steel and warmth within them.
Peter Grill was gobsmacked "Luvelia my love, you still wish for us to be together?" he asked, his voice shaking as hope blossomed in his chest.
"I do, I love you Peter Grill" Luvelia answered as she took hold of Peter's hands "I know you meant me no ill, your just weak willed to women and can't control yourself"
Peter winced as if he was ran through the hard with an arrow "Well, I can't argue against that"
"She's too good for him" Saji whispered from his hiding spot.
"Luvelia my love, let's return home together right now" Peter suggested, as he did he could feel a chill run up his spin.
Luvelia scratched her cheek "Well, the thing is I already went back expecting to find you but you were long gone from our world. I rejoined the others as I knew we'd be reunited that way, and we brought someone else along"
"Hey, how much longer are you going to be. We're still looking to get that baby juice between his…" One of the ogre girl's began to say, holding up her weapon to point to Minato only to notice a shadow looming over them "...legs?"
With a single swing the four monster girls, or Demi-Humans as they're called in their world, were all struck with a huge heap of iron too large to be called a sword. All four being hit by the flat of the blade causing them to be smacked away instead of sliced through.
"Stay away from my big brother AND my boss, hussies" a girl's voice, one filled with unmistakeable bloodlust, rang out a the one who attacked was a young girl with blond hair and blue eyes wearing a black cloak and black armour that covered her entire body save her head. On her back was a massive sword identical to the one she held in one hand.
"L-L-Lucy!" Peter cried out at the sight of his little sister being here 'Wait, don't tell me the someone Luvelia mentioned they brought along was' Lucy turned to her big brother and as she did Peter crossed his legs before forcing them apart to get ready to run "Wha-what are you doing here, my wonderful little sister?"
"Big Brother, I was told about what you did to Luvelia. How you cheated on her and lied to cover it all up, I was prepared to hunt you down and do the same to you as I did to our father" Lucy said, slowly walking over to her older brother who was frozen in fear "But" Lucy let out a breath "Luvelia, the one whose heart you broke, and Minato, the one who you place the blame for the wrong turns you have taken, talked me out of it and explained to me how you weren't the root of the problem"
Peter felt a moment of relief before his little sister grabbed him by his armour and forced him to her eye level, any relief he had before vanished as he saw the manic grin on his little sister's face "I'll just beat you half to death without castrating you and shoving your own **** down your mouth, like I did to our scumbag of a father, on the condition you perform the Lovers Protection Ritual with Luvelia so this doesn't happen again"
All men within earshot of Lucy's words crossed their legs on instinct. Peter nodded rapidly even without knowing what the ritual his little sister was talking about, he just wanted to save his 'boys', but Luvelia quickly explained it was to prevent the methods the hussies used from working. Effectively being a magically enforce monogamy marriage contract.
"Ack! My head, who the hell are you!?" The large ogre asked as she and the others in her group got back on their feet.
"This is Lucy, my little sister who just so happens to be every bit as strong as me" Peter said, doing what he could to stop any further fighting or the 'Demi-Humans' losing their lives.
"Well, even so it won't matter much. As Lil'Ouroboros has given us greater power for joining her, right now each one of us is stronger than even Peter was before" The elf said with a haughty tone as similar blue markings that were on Lil'Ourboros appeared on their clothes and body, causing Lil'Ouroboros to question having said Demi-Humans as allies and Lucy to smile.
"Well, that's funny. Because I also got more power from Minato, the boss gives us all a power boost to help us survive if we ever get ourselves in a sticky situation" at she said this an aura of power exploded from as she and her equipment grew even more powerful.
Lucy Grill
Base Stats: + 3500%
Equipment Stats: + 15500%
Ability Stats: + 1700%
Bonus to Damage dealt and Healing: + 6900%
"Now then, let's have a little chat in private" Lucy said as she and the monster girls who were tormenting Peter disappeared to fight in a pocket dimension.
The area was silent for a few moments before Lil'Ouroboros turned to address Minato's group "Alright, as I was saying before being interrupted. The reason for my revenge against you is-
"Hey, little princess. You may want to speed this along, everyone's getting jittery and I don't think they'll wait much longer" from behind Lil'Ouroboros appeared a blond woman wearing a black mask with a primarily red and black outfit that did nothing to hide her inhuman arms.
Lil'Ouroboros groaned "Fine! I assembled a force of over a hundred-" hearing her ally loudly cough Lil'Ourboros turned to her "What is it?"
"Our forces actually number under a hundred, I had to prune our ranks to get rid of some troublesome elements" the blond said, looking down at her hands and noticing a spot of blood before cleaning it off.
"Liliya, Why?"
The now named Liliya sighed as she knelt down to be eye level with Lil'Ourboros "Little Snake, I get you want to make him pay for leaving you behind, but you can't just take everyone we come across" Liliya removed her mask to reveal gold eyes "Some of those you chose to take with us were not only a danger to us but to entire worlds, don't get me wrong I'd perform a live vivisection on this Minato guy if you want me to"
The casualness of Liliya's words of what she was willing to do put everyone on edge, especially when she flashed her clawed hands.
"But I rather keep bystanders out of it, I mean those lunatic Three Sages were gleefully planning to kill all males with no exception. I kind get the whole not liking men stand point but total genocide on a multiversal scale to wipe out the Y chromosome, it's just unthinkable"
"Wait, they were planning to do WHAT?!" Lil'Ourboros cried out in shock.
Great Red blinked in shock as she turned to Yuuki "Wait, aren't those Three Sages from that Totalitarian world you told us about last night?"
Yuuki nodded "Yeah, the same ones that doomed their own world to such an extent dad had no choice other than to rewind time to stop the MK-Virus from ever existing in the first place" Yuuki frowned with her eyes narrowed "I was sure we dealt with them"
Letting out a roar Lil'Ouroboros pointed towards Minato and his group "Oh forget it, attack!" behind her the large circular door opened wide as waves of power poured out.
The world around them rumbled and broke away as they found themselves in a spiraling void with platforms and crystals dotted around it, this place is the battle ground for the fighting to come.
Everyone became separate and eventually came into conflict with Lil'Ouroboro's forces, Burroughs and the Ticos worked on getting every connected with a communication network to regroup. Minato found himself on a single rock floating through the void, already he could hear fighting in the distance.
"Time to get to work. Oma, Xehanort" as he called out those names Minato's shadow split into three before two other beings appeared besides, one wearing armour of light and the other armour of darkness. The two summons nodded before taking off towards two different areas of the battlefield to help the others, meanwhile he could sense Lil'Ourboros practically broadcasting her location to him. While likely a trap, it would be the quickest way to end the fighting.
His mind made up Minato leapt forward to face the Serpent Princess, Messiah manifesting behind him as he flew with his Dying Will Flames providing a nice speed boost. He looked down to the string connecting him with Ophis and Great Red, sending a message to them to see if they were alright and that he was heading to face Lil'Ouroboros to end the fighting.
The battling was a chaotic experience with many different individuals and powers on display with interesting interactions between certain powers, rarely you would even come across two different versions of the same person fighting each other.
Such as a 15 year old Eren Yeager who travelled with Minato to gain new equipment and abilities to kill Titans battling his 19 year old self who had taken on the power of the Founding Titan, the power from which all Titans in his world sprung from.
The battle raged on with no end in sight, even Ophis and Great Red found opponents who they couldn't easily best. It seemed like the fighting would never end at one point, until Lil'Ouroboros's voice brought the fighting to a stand still as she asked her forces one simple question they had to answer.
What did they think was Lil'Ouroboros's reason for going after Minato?
Surprisingly, and to Lil'Ouroboros's dismay, they all had the same answer. Even if worded differently it boiled down to the same thing.
"Aren't you this Minato's unwanted love child? He went to different worlds and left you behind"
The answers her allies gave broke something in Lil'Ouroboros and offended Minato, even as he was fending off Liliya "Oi! Any child of mine will never be unwanted! Each one is a treasure I would protect and nurture with my life!"
"I'M NOT AN UNWANTED LOVE CHILD! I DON'T HAVE PARENTS TO WANT ME!" Lil'Ouroboros yelled out shaking the arena they were all fighting in "I was born from Ouroboros's desire to observe humans up close because she couldn't, I give humans test for them to overcome, I wanted to go to other worlds with Minato to observe humans there and test them while giving out special training! I- I-"
Lil'Ouroboros eyes began to water as she choked back a sob, both Minato and Liliya stopped what they were doing as they turned to Lil'Ouroboros. Try as they might, the waterfall of tears couldn't be stopped at this point.
They did their best to sooth Lil'Ouroboros with little progress, the fighting coming to a complete stop as a result. Finding Ouroboros's contact information she called her to help with the situation, she arrived a minute later to find Lil'Ouroboros crying and once the smaller girl saw the one she idolized she ran towards her.
"Ouroboros, everyone thinks I'm an unwanted love child!" the little serpent princess said as she cried into the chest of the one she spawned from, who did her best to soothe the smaller girl despite never seeing her in such a state before.
"There there, everything will be alright" Ouroboros said, rubbing the Phantasm being she spawned to calm her down, her eyes were soft when looking at the crying Lil'Ouroboros before they hardened as she turned her attention to Minato and Liliya "Who made her cry?"
-=-][-=-
Minato collapsed onto the couch exhausted, glad the day was over and things had settled down. Lil'Ouroboros and her forces went home to their own worlds (with more than a few being forcefully sent back), although he had to promise to take Lil'Ouroboros on trips to other worlds whenever he could to help calm the child down.
Still, he was in his new home, surrounded by the people he loves and a steady job with Stephen as he wants Minato to hold onto the beta version of the gamer ability for a while longer. Acting as a reference point as well as an example of long term use of the gamer ability as he rolled out the reverse engineered version of the Gamer Ability.
However, he felt like he was forgetting something. But he pushed the thought aside, if it was really that urgent he would have remembered it or the system-
Quest: Taxi Service.
Lucy Grill has just now finished beating up her brother harassers, send Mr Peter Grill, Ms Lucy Grill, Mrs Luvelia 'Sanctos' Grill and the unconscious / highly traumatized hussies back to their world.
"Ah, that's what I forgot" Minato said with a groan, if nothing else this Gamer Ability functioned as an excellent reminder for things.
One quick teleportation and opening a corridor of light to their world later the Grills and others were sent home, though Minato was surprised by the kiss on the check Lucy gave him before running into the portal.
Author's Notes:
(Almost 9 thousand words later) That took, longer than expected. And it seems I wrote another Omake that dwarfs the actual chapter, unless you combine part 1 and 2 in which case I didn't do that.
Things were getting so large I actually had to cut certain scenes out, like a sane MGQ's Ilias wishing to travel with Minato after her people no longer need her but still exalts her name as a Mother Goddess who came to think she and Minato were Lovers if not outright married, the Disgaea characters making an appearnace, Homelander from the Boys getting his ass kicked, Mechas flying around. And general a lot of little things, including Minato using the one becoming thirteen ability to summon twelve different alts of himself [Burning Noir] [Spirited Sports] [Card Summoner] [Superhero] etc, etc.
