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Time*
Arc 1 - Chapter 4
30 minutes later*
Meeting Chris could have been better, but it could have been worse too. Either way, she is the least type of girl I would like to deal with, even for a few minutes. Darkness' type is a lot easier than many would realize. It's just her being a masochist that throws many off or those that don't even know what a masochist is.
All three of us just accepted a quest to eliminate a large group of unicorn bunnies.
The unicorn bunny is a rabbit monster with sharp horns protruding from its forehead. Despite their cute appearance, they are carnivorous, usually traveling and attacking in large groups. It is a big headache for new adventurers who haven't dealt with these monsters before. Most female adventurers without a veteran with them would fall for the unicorn bunny's cute appearance.
All three of us: Darkness, Chris, and myself are heading where these unicorn bunnies should be. As these monsters are causing problems for a local farmer's family, it's our job to either kill the unicorn bunnies or at least reduce the numbers to the best of our abilities until we need to retreat from being overwhelmed in numbers. It would also be great to make the unicorn bunnies to be the ones to leave the field, but I highly doubt that would be possible.
"So, other than killing these little monsters. What else do we need to worry about?" I ask this because I have never taken this quest before since it is usually further away from Axel, and there is a chance of me getting lost due to being unfamiliar with the area.
Christ snorts, then keeps quiet, not wanting to answer my question even if it could be a matter of life and death.
Well, not really, but it could. Since Chris could help me avoid risking or informing me about unknown rules that many knows of that should be told to reduce the risk of causing problems for others. Yet, Chris here isn't doing that. Or maybe I'm overreacting a bit?
Nah. Because who knows if the enemy has a powerful defense or something that could kill me due to underestimating them.
Take the giant toads, for example. They are immune to brute damage, and if people didn't know that, then it would be easy for these giant toads to eat their attackers while the lack of damage dazes them. Worse, if the attacker was alone, they better hope someone nearby noticed them before it's too late.
So these unicorn bunnies could have deadly attacks that require some methods to deal with or find the best time to dodge. Of course, I could also overestimate them, where they are easy to kill, like those packs of wolves I dealt with a few days ago. Not to mention, I have Magical Items for protection. So I won't be utterly unprepared against the unicorn bunnies.
If the look Chris gave me, I would guess she plans to watch me having trouble fighting the unicorn bunnies while taunting me to beg for help.
Like I would do such a thing unless there is something beneficial for me.
Lucky for me, this isn't a two-person party as there is a third member of this party.
"Well, they don't say it. But, we have to be very careful not to cause too much damage to the farmer's crops as they rely on them to earn money to live. So other than killing the unicorn bunnies until they go away. We need to be aware of our surroundings." Darkness explains to me, where I was a little surprised to see a normal smile on her face; that's not the smile of lewd.
Chris clicks her teeth.
Well, that should prove Darkness' words. I have to be careful of causing any damage to the farm itself, and I don't feel like paying for the damage instead of getting paid for dealing with the unicorn bunnies.
Honestly, I would already know not to damage the farm, but I know it's unavoidable, depending on the number of monsters and the available resources. It's a good thing I have my Magical Items and Chariot Requiem.
"Thank you for telling me, Darkness." I give Darkness a small kiss on the lip for a second, causing her face to turn red while Chris' face became red too, but for a different reason.
While Darkness became lost in her little world, I just provoked Chris by kissing Darkness right in front of her.
I better prepare for any sneak attacks from Chris. Even with Darkness by my side.
10 minutes later*
Well, we've arrived at the farm. And oh boy, many unicorn bunnies are scattered all over the farmland, eating the crops without a care in the world and if nothing is done by the end of the day. Everything would be consumed by the unicorn bunnies, making the quest a failure. So it's good we've picked the quest on time and bad because if we don't stop them at the end of the day, we will be hit by the penalty.
"So how are we going to do this? I have a magic to put all these unicorn bunnies to sleep without causing any harm to the crops." I said to both Darkness and Chris, "Unless one of you two has an idea to solve this problem. Also, we may want to decide quickly as these bunnies aren't stopping while we're just standing here doing nothing." I look to see many unicorn bunnies and wonder how other adventurers have taken care of them in the past.
"Oh, go ahead. Do your thing. We'll watch." Chris grin at me, not in a good way, but more of watching someone making a fool of themselves before others and can't wait for me to fail to do as I say.
"I know you can do it, Daisuke." Darkness smiles at me, 100% faith in doing what I say.
I roll my eyes at Chris while nodding my head at Darkness, acknowledging her words at the very least. Then, slide my Fox Mask over my face before summoning the Requiem Stand. I have already upgraded the Fox Mask to work on the Requiem Stand as well. By increasing my ability to control Chariot Requiem better than I could without wearing the Fox Mask and making it look like I have trained Chariot Requiem for years.
"Chariot Requiem." I didn't shout as I found it not needed.
Chariot Requiem appears behind me, then giving it a few mental orders, and the Requiem Stand performs a big jump to the sky and slowly floats down into the middle of the field while activating Grand Scale Soul Manipulation; after that activation, Chariot Requiem puts every living being in a large area around it into a forceful sleep. During that sleep, Chariot Requiem can switch the soul of one organism with that of the closet body, regardless of species.
With the Fox Mask, I can stop certain parts of Chariot Requiem's powers and not target those I don't want to affect or make it not take effect in the first place.
I glance at the corner of my eyes underneath the Fox Mask to see Chris looking at Chariot Requiem with disbelief, making me widen my eyes a little. To learn that Chris can see the Requiem Stand, where she may also possess a Stand or a particular ability to allow her to see Chariot Requiem.
But, for now, I need to deal with these unicorn bunnies as almost all of them are put to sleep.
With another mental order, Chariot Requiem deploys its Sniper Trigger: Lightning and leaps to the sky once more as it starts sniping all the unicorn bunnies within its range with rapid fires. Not a single shot was wasted and making it so none of the nearby unicorn bunnies would be able to react in time upon seeing their kind being killed by something they couldn't see.
The Sniper Trigger: Lightning is light in color, except for the barrel and the pistol grip. Overall, it has a futuristic design, with a squared-off forestock extending well past the muzzle and matched by a similar protrusion on top of the barrel, making it vaguely identical to a Railgun. Unlike the other Sniper Triggers, it has a digital scope on the left side, automatically framing the target in a hexagon and displaying additional information. Furthermore, the Sniper Trigger: Lightning is the fastest Sniper Trigger, boasting excellent muzzle velocity, with average but good range, rate of fire, and lightness, but lacking bullet power.
Nevertheless, it only took a few seconds for Chariot Requiem to kill all the unicorn bunnies within 100 meters before switching to another area to kill more.
By the time all the unicorn bunnies are killed, the field is now filled with corpses of unicorn bunnies, where is a hole somewhere on each of their bodies. All this was done in less than half an hour.
I look at both Darkness and Chris, where the former is looking at me in awe due to me not even moving from my spot, doing all this, while the latter is looking at me with a blank face. But, I can see that she more than ever wants to get rid of me just from looking at her eyes alone.
"Well, the quest is complete." I said to the girls as I brought out my Adventurer's Card, where I'm now level 29 after killing all these unicorn bunnies and making me frown a little; that will require me to hunt down monsters to level up more. At least I gained 18 more skill points to use and got closer to getting the magic I wanted.
"What kind of magic was that, Daisuke?!" Darkness asks me with excitement, and I would make up some lies to not reveal Chariot Requiem, but this is Darkness, who looks at many different things from a different view.
"Sleep Magic and so on." I mention the Sleep Magic since it should be common magic for many. Therefore, a front cover for Chariot Requiem. As for the sniping part. I didn't bother to come up with a lie for it. Since Chris clearly can see Chariot Requiem and I shouldn't lie entirely. Mostly half-truth; too bad I got nothing I could think of on the spot to cover this.
I need to go through all the skills list I can get. Maybe there are a few of them I haven't noticed and will be very useful later. But, after I get the one I have my eyes on first.
"Huh, that's how you put me to sleep last night." Darkness mainly said to herself, causing Chris to glare at me harshly. As if I took this chance to rape Darkness in her sleep.
Honestly, the nerve of this woman. Like I would do that when it wouldn't even be considered rape if Darkness wants it, be it if she awake or not. Either way, Darkness would gladly take it with a smile on her face.
"Yup, now that the quest is complete. Do one of you want to inform the client that their problem is taken care of, or should we head back to town, where we can leave it to the guild to inform the client?" I ask the two as I rather not waste any more time if possible. I do have to continue my training with Chariot Requiem and field testing my other Magical Items.
"Well, it wouldn't take much time to inform the client and return to town in the afternoon." Darkness replied, not noticing how Chris was trying to put a hole through my head with that cold glare she was giving me.
"Alright, let's get this over with." I said to Darkness as she led us to the farmer's family.
"Let's get this over with so you can leave us." Chris nearly snarls at me if it wasn't for Darkness' presence.
"Kay, Darkness, you can go with your friend and report this to the client while I head back by myself." I said to Darkness, who didn't seem to have any problem with that.
"Make sure to stay safe." Darkness hugs me, much to Chris' displeasure, as she separates Darkness from me and drags her away while giving me one last glare.
I retrace my steps to Axel while practicing with Chariot Requiem to snipe any nearby monsters within range. While simultaneously preparing myself for the battle with another Stand User. However, I don't know if Chris is a Stand User, and all I can do for now is wait for the time when we battle to see if she has one or not.
On the way back to Axel, I have leveled up once. Making me a level 30 Arch-Wizard now. But, still not close to enough skill points to get the magic I wanted. Therefore, I spent most of my afternoon hunting down many monsters to level up as I'm just 18 skill points away from getting the magic I want.
A few hours later*
Good news, I got enough skill points—a total of 60 skill points and reached level 39, one level before level 40. Also, I manage to increase Chariot Requiem's accuracy, speed, and range further. Even more good news is that due to being level 39. My mana reserve is a lot bigger than when I was level 1. Now, Chariot Requiem can be summoned 24/7 without costing me anything. As the amount of mana it takes to stay summoned. It is no longer a problem as I regenerate back that amount of mana faster than it could be used.
This means that my Magical Items that also use mana will last longer. As long as I don't use everything at once, that is.
The only bad news I could think of is that I no longer have that 60 skill points, and now it's back to 0 again. Since I purchased the magic, I wanted it the first time I saw it.
Magic Name: Control of Weather
Magic Tier: Advanced
Effect: Allows the user to control the weather itself, be it the rain, wind, hail, lightning, snow, sleet, fog, and temperature changes.
SP Cost: 60
No clue if any other Arch-Wizard got this magic, but who cares because now I can control the weather and never have to worry about being annoyed by the weather again. I don't particularly appreciate certain weathers, so directly with this magic, I can change it to something I like instead, or at least in a small area with me in the said small area instead of the entire weather, which is impossible for me with my current mana.
Yup, I got the Control of Weather more for comfort than anything else. Sure, this is a major waste, but that's fine since I got the Omnifabrication to back me up in my lack of anything related to combat and non-combat. The only limitations for this are my imagination, time, and materials.
Plus, as long I don't use Control of Weather on a large scale, it shouldn't use up too much of my mana if I just focus it on around me.
Oh, wait, another downside is I have to practice using the Control of Weather and get more skill points to upgrade the Control of Weather to suit my needs.
Nevertheless, I did not regret getting the Control of Weather at all. There are so many useful things I could do with it.
Now, that is over. I think I deserve a break and head to the adventurer guild for a late lunch. Maybe find Darkness there, because I forgot to ask her where the house is or what it looks like. Other than knowing the house is located near the edge of Axel, that's it.
30 minutes later*
I walk into the adventurer guild's building just in time to hear something interesting.
"Even if I was stripped of my panties in public, I can't keep on crying! All right, Darkness. I'm sorry, but I've decided to join a profitable dungeon exploration party! I'm penniless after my panties were taken hostage." Chris said to Darkness, where everyone else heard her as well, giving the short and slightly spiky chestnut-brown hair and green eyes teenage boy a disgusted look. At the same time, I could see a few males giving the brown-haired boy a hidden thumb up.
"Hey, wait a second. The female adventurers aside from Aqua and Megumin are starting to give me cold looks, so please don't speak anymore." The short brown-haired boy pleads with Chris to stop.
Chris laughed happily at the short brown-haired boy's misery.
What the hell did I just come into?
But, with my stomach growling. I will find out later and head to my usual table and order food for me to eat.
I watch Chris run to the bulletin board, recruiting for members. While Darkness didn't follow her, making me raise an eyebrow at this. Instead, I see Darkness sitting at the short brown-haired boy's table, his party of that shitty goddess and that little girl dressed up as a Mage or something.
For now, I won't get involved and wait for my food.
20 minutes later*
After waiting for my food to arrive, I got right into eating it since I was hungry. During that time, Chris found a party to join and left the guild with a few adventurers. And up to now, Chris still hasn't noticed my presence.
I look over to where Darkness is, then glance over to Aqua where I did the same thing as before. Pouring water over her head via Magic Hand, then Create Water, which leads to her jumping onto her feet and looking around with rage, trying to find the culprit.
Ah, the look on that shitty goddess' face makes me feel relaxed every time I see it.
It took around a few minutes before Aqua cooled down, then the little girl, Megumin, I think that was her name if I recall correctly, asked the short brown-haired boy, who I learned is Kazuma, if he learned any new skills.
Kazuma stood up with a confident smile and snorted with cockiness, "Why not see for yourself? Here I go, Steal!" He shouted and reached toward Megumin with his right hand, grabbing a black cloth tightly.
I deadpan to see the guy holding a little girl's panties.
"What happened? After your level and stats increased, did you change the class from an Adventurer to a Pervert?" Megumin asks with embarrassment, "Um... It's a little drafty, so please give me my panties back..." Her face became red and close to crying.
I honestly would be surprised if there is such a class.
Kazuma quickly returns the panties to the little girl under the increasingly cold glare of the females around him. Then, someone suddenly slammed the table.
It was Darkness who had knocked her chair away and stood up with a blush and a slight drool at the corner of her mouth.
"I was right! To strip the panties of a young girl with so many people watching, you really are the worst...! Please...! Please let me join this party!" Darkness shouts with the eyes of a predator that just found its prey.
"No." Kazuma instantly rejected her request to join his party. Without even bother thinking about it.
"Eh...?!" Darkness's face turned red, and her body trembled when she heard Kazuma's immediate reply.
Honestly, I'm not jealous or possessive, but that doesn't mean I can't use this as ammo against Darkness. Also, the look on Kazuma's face is a good reaction, and I would like to see how 'normal' people deal with Darkness. Would he be able to hold himself back and not have his way with Darkness, or is he too turned off with the way Darkness acting?
"Darkness, we might look this way now, but we're serious about taking down the Demon King." Kazuma said to Darkness, trying to stop her from joining his party.
I didn't bother to listen further as I just realized this Kazuma is a fellow Japanese who was also sent into this fantasy world. Maybe he looks Japanese but from a different timeline or parallel dimension.
So, to get my answer, I head over, where Darkness noticed me first as she rushes over to greet me with a hug, but I sidestep, causing her to crash into a nearby table. I continued to head over to Kazuma's table and sat down without asking permission if I could sit at their table.
"So, how did you die?" I ask Kazuma, who looks at me with a confused look on his face, making me roll my eyes at him. "You're born from the planet Earth, right? And meet that shitty goddess over there." I point at Aqua, who glares at me for calling her a shitty goddess, while Kazuma's eyes light up and finally connect the dots.
"You're from Japan?!" Kazuma cried in happiness, "Wait, why are you here?" Kazuma looks even more confused and looks back at Aqua, who avoids looking at him and sweats a little. "Aqua. Why is there another person from my world here as well? Didn't you say I was the chosen one or something, and I was the one to defeat the Demon King?"
"Well... uh. Haha. About that..." Aqua said nervously but couldn't think up an excuse on the spot.
Going by my name was given to me by my parent; I shall help her with this problem.
"Didn't she tell you? She and other gods send many other people from our world and other worlds into this world. Mostly to repopulate than defeating the Demon King." I grin at Aqua, who pales at the way Kazuma looks at her now.
Did I say I would help the shitty goddess with this problem? What I really meant was to cause more problems than solve them and help myself by enjoying the problems I cause for others instead.
"Daisuke, why did you dodge?!" Darkness questions me as she wraps her arms over me from behind as she rubs her face against mine. While fake being sad.
"Fuck off." I pushed her face away, which made Darkness happy instead of being sad like she was pretending to be.
I look at Kazuma while keeping my hand on Darkness' face to keep her away while she tries to get into my personal space.
"Aqua..." Kazuma growled at the goddess.
"Uh, Kazuma... You may want to calm down." Megumin tries to calm him down while feeling a bit scared to see the rage on his face, which looks like someone about to kill or at least maim someone.
Watching the show, I have caused has put a smile on my face while continuing to ignore Darkness' attempt to hug me or kiss me, even both, and maybe more. But I didn't care and didn't want her to ruin my entertainment. So, I didn't move my hand away from Darkness' face, and she wasn't trying to avoid it either.
"Now, Kazuma. I have told you this before, did I not?" Aqua tries to look innocent while giving me a look of promise filled with pain.
"How many did you even send before me?" Kazuma asks Aqua, not answering her question.
"I don't know?" Aqua didn't bother to come up with a lie at this point.
Kazuma looks ready to blow a fuse before sitting down on a seat and letting out a frustrated sigh, "Well, I got that out of my system."
Aqua, who closed her eyes when she saw Kazuma about to blow up, opened her eyes and found Kazuma looking worn out.
"Kazuma, are you okay?" Megumin asks with concern.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I should have already expected this from a useless goddess." Kazuma glare at Aqua, but not much heat behind it.
"Hey, I'll let you know I have mentioned this to many people before, and you just forgot about it." Aqua sees that Kazuma is not about to hit her and decides to scold him in return for making her, a goddess, feel afraid of a mortal.
"I find it interesting that you're missing the main point. Kazuma, was it?" I was a little disappointed that Kazuma didn't let himself go out of control with rage but still interesting that he calmed down in a matter of minutes.
"Yes, I'm Kazuma." Kazuma replied, "And what do you mean I'm missing the main point?" Kazuma looks at me with his eyebrows furrowed.
"Why the main points, that other than this fantasy world and our world. There are others. For example, anime." I pointed this out, and I wasn't disappointed when the look on Kazuma's face when he finally gets what I was hinting at the beginning.
"Wait, do you mean we could go into those anime worlds?!" Kazuma forgot how there are other candidates to defeat the Demon King in this fantasy world and became more excited about entering an anime world, where there are many things one could do and characters to meet.
"If that shitty goddess and other gods can send us into this fantasy world. What say they can't do the same by sending us to anime worlds?" I answered with another question, causing Kazuma to feel pumped up and turn to look at Aqua, who didn't like the way he is looking at her.
"I'll leave you guys alone. Come on, Darkness." I channel Chariot Requiem through my left arm to increase my physical strength as I apply a bit of press onto Darkness' face and drag her out of the adventurer guild so that she can lead me to the house I'll live in for a while.
"Oh, yeah. If you want to chat, I'll be here tomorrow morning." I told Kazuma, who gave me a thumb up, to let me know he heard me as he continued interrogating the shitty goddess—leaving a confused Megumin all by herself, who has no idea what's going on.
