Goblin Slayer: The Team Year Two

by GLG-3883

It's been just over a year since the team broke up to both continue aiding Goblin Slayer, and the frontier of course, but also to raise a family in the Sword Maiden's hometown. Now, they must reunite to face a series of some of the greatest threats the world has ever known. Rated M for dark/adult themes; the same as the series itself is known for.

42. Chapter 22 Part I

Hello people, and welcome back to Goblin Slayer: The Team Year 2. Whew...after an exhausting day of saving Water Town, I say the Team deserves a break. So let's get down to celebrations, and boy is one in order.

Review Response: Cambion's a resourceful bastard ain't he? The Goblin Overlord's title should tell you everything you need to know as well. As for the specialists? Well...see for yourself.

I'm not sure if Rhea Fighter and Wizard's bro are a thing in the official version of GS, but frankly, I wouldn't put it past them. The Love Goddess contacting Ranger was a complete shoo-in...although I'm a bit surprised Cow girl swimming with GS, which she said she was going to the last time they went swimming, not including the beach, wasn't mentioned. By the way, I just now thought of this, but Wizard's bro has a bit of a Harry Potter vibe to him...oddly enough.

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"You've been improving..." Summoner said.

"Of course I did. I'm Gold Ranked just like you are for a reason." Wizard said.

"That I can understand, but your summoning is what got me." Summoner said.

"Yeah no kidding." Wizard said as they walked back to the festival.

"What else did you work on?" Summoner asked.

"I got some more scrolls, which I'll look at later, some mana gems-" He cuts Wizard off.

"Can I have some?" He asked and Wizard stops walking.

"I suppose..." She said before handing one over, and Summoner looks it over.

"This should do wonders for my summons..." He said.

"Speaking of which, how many do you have?" Wizard asked.

"By my count, hundreds." Summoner said and Wizard's eyes widened.

"Yikes..." She said.

"Yeah, I actually joked that I was the general of an army because of that." Summoner said proudly.

"Right..." Wizard said.

"Did you make a World Spawn yet?" Summoner asked.

"No I haven't." Wizard said.

"Well...now's a good time." Summoner said and Wizard's eyebrow raised. "Come on, summoning the strongest elemental in the book during a festival? That has "wow" written all over it."

"Good point. But what should I do with it afterwards?" Wizard asked.

"Can I have it?" Summoner asked.

"O.k...what would you even do with it?" Wizard asked.

"Send it into Limbo, or better yet...you could." Summoner said.

"Huh?" Wizard said.

"You didn't study the Demon Lord's tongue have you?" Summoner asked.

"Now to be fair, there was...alot of bullshit going on. Although I did look into it in my spare time." Wizard said before Summoner sighed. "Hey, you get a free World Spawn out of this, and I'm Gold Ranked already, not to mention summoning is your specialty."

"Right...and now that I think about it, two World Spawns are better than one, especially at the same time, and who knows, we might use the one you summon, in combination with my own." Summoner said...then Wizard started rolling her eyes. "What?"

"I just thought of something...World Spawns can only be summoned one at a time because it takes all the stones one has to summon it. But what if the stones were shrunk with alchemy?" Wizard asked and Summoner's eyes widened.

"Then you can store as many summon stones as you want, grow them when you need them...and make as many World Spawns as you want!" He exclaimed before hugging Wizard and picking her up. "You're a damn genius!"

"O.k. o.k...that I am." Wizard said as Summoner put her down and smiled proudly.

"I cannot wait to see how you pull that off." He said.

"Me?" Wizard asked.

"I'm not an alchemist lady. I tried it with the alchemist back at the fort...haven't tried it since." Summoner said seriously.

"Oh well...you can still summon elementals to your heart's content for all the damns I give." Wizard said.

"Permission acknowledged..." Summoner said dryly.

"Well, in any case, I'll get on the summoning later on. I want the people to really get involved in this event." Wizard said.

"Can't argue with that..." Summoner said before they kept going back to the festival to join the rest of the people and he was immediately called over by a barely-audible voice...and they saw Guild Girl waving at them, and Summoner waved back. "I'll see you later."

"Alright..." Wizard said with a knowing smile, and shook her head while walking off to do her own thing.

"Hey honey." Guild Girl said as Summoner approached her in an alley she went down for privacy.

"Hey..." He said before giving her a quick, but sweet kiss while holding her. "Enjoying yourself so far?"

"Yes I am...especially now." Guild Girl said softly as she caressed his smiling face and he gave her a deeper and longer kiss while continuing to hold her, then noticed her silver brooch.

"You still have it..." Summoner said.

"I wear it every time I get a chance." Guild Girl said.

"I ever tell you I love you?" Summoner asked and Guild Girl giggled.

"I do not recall." She teased.

"Let me remind you..." Summoner said before pulling her into another kiss that was deep as first, but then turned more passionate as she clung onto him, before pulling away.

"I love you too." Guild Girl said softly as Summoner pressed his forehead into hers.

"Where's Inspector?" He asked.

"She's with Noble Fencer, discussing what's been happening during the occupation. Poor woman's been through quite a bit actually." Guild Girl said somberly.

"Well...leave it to a priestess of the Supreme to brighten people's days." Summoner said.

"Right...she certainly brightens your day doesn't she?" Guild Girl asked seriously.

"Baby...I love you both just as much." Summoner said and Guild Girl sighed. "What?"

"It's just...nevermind. I know you have room for us both in your heart, and like she said: we're hardly strangers." Guild Girl said.

"Well, if you have an issue, I'll do what I can, especially since...well...I'm thinking about taking a page out of my brother's book and following the Love Goddess." Summoner said and Guild Girl backed up.

"Seriously?" She asked in awe.

"My older brother did it, why can't I?" Summoner asked.

"I know but...isn't that a big decision?" Guild Girl asked.

"Normally, very much so. But in my case? Not really." Summoner said and Guild Girl looked at him funny. "Think about it, I'm honoring my dead sibling, I have not one, but two women in my heart, both of whom were clearly blessed by the Love Goddess...and I'm pretty well-versed on what love is about."

"But...I thought you served the War God?" Guild Girl asked.

"Ranger serves the War God; I just advocate for him, and I follow his teachings, especially the idea of showing valor and fighting the right kind of fight." Summoner said.

"Well...if you think it's for the best, go right ahead." Guild Girl said.

"Alright. Now let's go find the other two ladies." Summoner said and she led him to where Inspector and Noble Fencer were: her manor. Guild Girl knocked and Noble Fencer herself answered.

"Guild Girl and Summoner I presume?" She asked.

"Yes we are." Guild Girl said.

"Come in." Noble Fencer said before her two guests joined her third, and the three took turns hugging, before Summoner gave Inspector a quick kiss.

"So, what's this about?" Summoner asked.

"Well, our dear host has a...bit of a personal dilemma." Inspector said.

"Inspector!" Noble Fencer exclaimed.

"Relax, I can vouch for them; they can keep secrets as well as I can." Inspector said before Noble Fencer sighed.

"I sure hope so." She said before sitting down.

"Dare I ask?" Guild Girl asked.

"Well...you know we have a new demon hunter in town?" Noble Fencer asked.

"That Sword Mage fellow? We never met him, but we know of him." Guild Girl said.

"What does he look like?" Summoner asked.

"Decently tall, purple hair, wears light armor and has slightly pointed ears thanks to his elven heritage." Noble Fencer said.

"Well, I saw a guy that looks like that earlier, but never talked to him...nice-looking guy too..." Guild Girl trailed off.

"Yes, well, it's just...I...sort of...like him..." Noble Fencer said with difficulty.

"Ah...well, have you talked to him before?" Summoner asked.

"Not directly, but I saw him fight the invaders during the occupation, and boy is he a powerhouse..." Noble Fencer said seriously yet dreamily.

"You want us to introduce you?" Inspector asked.

"No, at least not yet. I want to do this naturally, like how Ranger and Fighter got together..." Noble Fencer said.

"It always comes back to them doesn't it?" Summoner asked.

"Well, the Sword Maiden wished their love to be a beacon for others. Wow...even in death, she's as legendary as ever." Inspector said dreamily.

"No kidding..." Guild Girl said before Noble Fencer yawned.

"Well, thanks for giving me a vote of confidence...but I'm going to get some sleep, unless the festival picks up again." She said.

"Not likely; those fireworks were off-the-charts." Summoner said seriously.

"Well...good night all of you." Noble Fencer said.

"Good night." Guild Girl said as Noble Fencer went upstairs, and the trio went outside...and saw Ranger talking to his parents.

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"Welcome back to Water Town." He said...before his daughter whined and reached for her father. Ranger then took his baby without pause and held her close. "Welcome home daughter..."

"She really missed you apparently." Ranger's mom said.

"And I missed her..." Ranger said softly before looking his daughter's face over, and let her touch his face...before getting choked up.

"Son?" Ranger's mom asked before Ranger slowly handed her over.

"Son...seriously. What's the matter?" Ranger's dad asked.

"Just...I had a nasty encounter a while ago, and I don't want to get too worked up in front of my infant daughter." Ranger said.

"Alright." Ranger's dad said.

"She was crying up a storm when we first got here, but she calmed down when we went somewhere quiet. Luckily, she got used to it eventually, and we could enjoy a good chunk of the festival. Some people even recognized her as yours." Ranger's mom said and her son smiled.

"I'm not surprised." He said.

"She's not much different from when you were a baby. She's a chip off the old block this one." Ranger's mom said as she stroked her granddaughter's cheek with the back of her finger, and letting the baby grip her finger.

"Wish I knew how Fighter was as a baby..." Ranger said.

"That's one of the oddest things you've ever said." Ranger's mom said.

"Very funny...anyway, other than seeing the sights, and bringing my daughter back, what brings you here?" Ranger asked.

"Well, for starters, a good chunk of the recruits were so good at the quests they trained for, they each became Obsidian Ranked after at the most, three quests. They were just escort, mining, or goblin-killing quests strangely enough-" Ranger cuts his dad off.

"Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa...they went after goblins?" He asked seriously.

"Relax, they were all trained for it, which includes being told how vicious they were, and they were trained to control their anger. It paid off too; no one died...although, they were pretty shaken." Ranger's dad said.

"Well, at least that can be dealt with." Ranger said.

"Easier said than done; some said they found a dead woman that was sliced up so badly she wasn't recognizable." His dad said and Ranger clenched his fists...before calming down.

"May the Supreme receive her like the Sword Maiden was received." Ranger whispered.

"On a more pleasant note: we also came to see what use we could be to the town, especially since the town could use it at this point and time." Ranger's mom said.

"I see..." Ranger said.

"How did Father's Day itself treat you?" Ranger's dad asked and Ranger lowered his head. "Son?"

"Abhorrent..." Ranger said harshly and his parents both sobered up.

"Son..." His mom whispered.

"Nevermind this invasion...I was beaten by a demon, and then by a pair of specialists, called so for obvious reasons." Ranger said seriously.

"Dear Supreme...!" Ranger's mom said harshly.

"This demon tried playing on my fears and...the specialists came in and nearly finished the job." Ranger said.

"What do you mean?" Ranger's mom asked.

"The demon...it tried to break me by having me listen to my team be tormented in ways...I really don't want to go into. I'm just glad I didn't see it happen." Ranger said.

"It didn't show it to you?" Ranger's dad asked.

"It couldn't...my eyes were slashed." Ranger said and his parents gasped in horror. "I didn't give in to my fears but...my sight being lost really got to me; I'm happy beyond words my eyes were healed, by the Sword Maiden's ghost nonetheless...but the thought of never being able to see my wife, let alone my child...?" Ranger didn't dare continue as his parents continued to stare at him.

"That is so cruel..." Ranger's mom said harshly.

"I got my revenge though; you could probably bury what was left of the specialists who attacked me with a fork and spoon. On top of that..." Ranger shut up and looked around to see they were alone before continuing. "The Love Goddess granted me a vision...one where I could relive all the times me and Fighter were together, and she could tell I needed it."

"She lives up to her title well." Ranger's mom said.

"Well...I hope the rest of this festival makes up for your crappy Father's Day son. From the looks of things, the people are no where near done." Ranger's dad said as he looked around at the still-up decorations, the streets that used to be full of people that are now in bed at this point, and the treasures that were under lock-and-key until the morning.

"Like we established, we'll stay until it's over." Ranger's mom said.

"Good...I love you both." Ranger said as he took his daughter back. "I mean...you three." His daughter cooed and touched his face in response, which earned her a smile.

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Meanwhile, Summoner and the ladies went to the Guild Hall to see what work could be done there in the morning...and both Ranger and GS' teams were there looking at the adventurers themselves...and the place was swelling with recruits who were clearly inspired by the feats of heroism demonstrated by the two teams. Summoner broke away from the trio and went outside to get some air...and apparently Cow Girl had the same idea. She was standing the edge of the lake, looking out as the wind blew through her hair, and the twin moons reflected off the water. She didn't even bother looking in his direction as he approached.

"Long time no see." Summoner said seriously.

"Hey..." Cow Girl said somberly as he reached her side.

"Are you alright?" Summoner asked.

"I never thought I'd become an adventurer a year ago, let alone get my life uprooted...only to then be part of a force that saves a holy city." Cow Girl said seriously.

"I can imagine that's pretty heavy..." Summoner said...before Cow Girl hugged him, and he hesitated before returning it.

"Thanks again for looking after me after the farm was ruined." She said softly.

"Don't mention it. Would you have done the same for me?" Summoner asked.

"Very much so...especially now." Cow Girl said.

"Outside of your career as an adventurer...how are you now?" Summoner asked before Cow Girl pulled away just enough to look up at his face.

"You've seen my new outfit, but I've also gotten the same weapon-morphing powers the rest of the team has, as well as my new rifle." She said.

"I can tell you put it to good use too..." Summoner said with a smile, which she returned before snuggling into him again.

"When the farm was destroyed, I felt I had no where to go, but you took me in and gave me a temporary home, when you could've just left me to fend for myself. It means alot..." Cow Girl said softly.

"You're quite welcome. Although...if I may be so bold, it's not everyday a man gets to come to the rescue of a lovely woman." Summoner said and Cow Girl actually giggled.

"I have to admit...I felt quite safe being in a fortress full of demon hunters." She said.

"I see what you mean. Some people I encountered took refuge in demon hunter bases and said they were so crazy no one would mess with them, and ironically felt safe as a result." Summoner said.

"I felt the same way...but still...a simple farm girl in a fortress full of demon hunters, after she lost her home was...the worst position I was ever in, despite how safe I felt." Cow Girl said before weeping and tightening her hold on Summoner. "I once told Goblin Slayer, I didn't want to leave that farm because of how much I didn't want to lose my home to the goblins again, and then I became homeless again...and I lost my one remaining family member..."

"But look at you now. You're part of a force that saved a holy city, like you said yourself. You're Sapphire Ranked after only a handful of quests, your first quest was protecting a child that barely began to live during an invasion on a fortress of demon hunters, you were saved by the Sword Maiden's ghost...and you train and fight alongside a Platinum Rank, as well as Gold and Silver Ranks, and don't get me started on everything else. A lesser person would've given up before even thinking about becoming an adventurer...but you didn't. You were knocked down hard, but you got back up and jammed your feet up the goblins' asses...and then some." Summoner said and Cow Girl started laughing.

"You sounded just like Ranger just now." She said while drying her eyes.

"I guess he's rubbing off on me...but back to the point. Your uncle would be proud of you, and I'd be shocked if Goblin Slayer wasn't." Summoner said.

"I hope so..." Cow Girl said somberly before Summoner held her closer.

"All things considered...you are quite possibly the bravest woman I've ever met." He said seriously.

"I'm not as brave as that Fighter girl. She's unstoppable..." Cow Girl said.

"She has a whole team to back her up, and there's no way she started off as strong as she is now." Summoner said.

"I guess...I do sort of wish we were there when the farm was destroyed." Cow Girl said.

"If you were, you'd probably be dead to-" Cow Girl cuts him off.

"I meant when I'm as tough as I am now!" She snapped before getting a grip. "I'm almost as strong as Goblin Slayer nowadays...if I had been there...my uncle would probably still be alive."

"Bullshit." Summoner said simply and Cow Girl looked right at his stern face. "You're not even Silver Ranked, let alone Platinum. If you went up against as many goblins and demons as me, my brother, and everyone else fought...you'd probably wind up like the Sword Maiden, or worse." Cow Girl sobered up at the memory of when she was dogpiled and nearly violated by goblins before the Sword Maiden showed up, and helped her get revenge. "Blaming yourself for a loss is one thing...but this is just pure insanity."

"Right...what was I thinking." Cow Girl said softly before getting a grip and Summoner tightened his hold on her.

"Either way, don't compare yourself to Fighter, and don't blame yourself for your uncle's death. No good will come out of it." He said, and Cow Girl smiled brighter than ever.

"Thank you..." She whispered before weeping again.

"Actually...I was wrong about something. You and Fighter can be compared: you're both beauties, and you're both beasts." Summoner said and Cow Girl laughed again.

"You sounded like Ranger again." She said.

"If I do that again, slap me..." Summoner said dryly.

"I don't want to slap you, not after all you did for me." Cow Girl said.

"Right...you know what? I can see you becoming Emerald Rank just for being involved in this." Summoner said.

"Well...I did help clear the walls, when we first stormed this place, and when it was invaded again." Cow Girl said.

"What else?" Summoner asked.

"I kept some people away from the battle while the rest of the team fought...someone strong enough strong enough to fight them all at once..." Cow Girl said and Summoner let go of her.

"The Cambion?" He asked.

"No, they called him a specialist." Cow Girl said.

"A specialist...what did they say about them?" Summoner asked.

"Only that his skill and weaponry were enough to give even Ranger a hard time. Two of them nearly killed him." Cow Girl said.

"This just gets better and better..." Summoner trailed off as Guild Girl and Inspector came out.

"I'll rejoin my team." Cow Girl said as she went back inside and the other two ladies joined Summoner.

"Well?" He asked.

"We think we should be transferred here from the frontier." Guild Girl said.

"You sure? I mean, you two are pretty popular around the frontier." Summoner said.

"Not really, at least...not anymore." Guild Girl said.

"Huh?" Summoner asked.

"Don't take this the wrong way, but ever since you showed up, people were less...friendly towards us, if you get my drift." Inspector said.

"Right..." Summoner said.

"On top of that, this place is much nicer than the frontier, there's more work available here, and the place looks much nicer." Guild Girl said.

"And it's not like we'll be irreplaceable; there's plenty of guild workers who can replace us, especially since there's not too much going on in the frontier. Some of them are probably eager to get some more work." Inspector said.

"Well...in that case, I might as well show you my old home." Summoner said and he lead the two women to a house just small enough to not be called a manor, and they went inside. "Welcome to the house me and my old team used to live in." The group toured the house, from the kitchen, to the small library, to the room he used to make his summon stones in, and the ladies went upstairs to check out the bedrooms.

In the meantime, Summoner recalled the old times with his team, from when he caught Werewolf sleeping in the corner in his wolf form, and having to get Assassin to calm him down with a steak before leading him out, to when he counted his coin he made from a job, and Werewolf asking how he didn't lose count, to when he had to leave a mark in a book because Assassin wouldn't keep the noise down when training. The ridiculousness of those times would his face split with a smile as he got back to reality and went to his stone-making room, and tried to shrink one stone with his alchemical prowess...if he had any. He recalled some things the alchemist said about alchemy...and tried to shrink a stone, but nothing happened except that the stone was lightened. A step in the right direction, but not enough. He then heard footsteps coming down the stairs.

"Summoner?" Inspector asked.

"Yes sweetheart?" He asked and Inspector smiled in response.

"This...this is quite a home you had." She said.

"It looked different before actually; they must've refurbished it since I was last here." Summoner said.

"For the better or worse?" Inspector asked.

"If you ask me, the better." Summoner said, then Inspector took his hand.

"Come upstairs." "She said as she gently pulled his arms, and then he stopped her and reached out to hug her.

"I almost feel like I went back in time. I remembered the time with my original teammates just now...I never thought I'd miss them." Summoner said and Inspector returned the hug.

"Summoner..." She whispered softly before Summoner tightened the embrace.

"How do you like the place?" He asked.

"We both like it. Guild Girl probably can't off the bed to save her life." Inspector said.

"Good thing you didn't get on the bed eh?" Summoner asked with a smile.

"I actually drummed up the will to get up." Inspector said proudly.

"Good for you..." Summoner said before giving her a quick kiss.

"Also...my birthday is in a few days." Inspector said.

"Really? How old?" Summoner asked.

"21 actually." Inspector said.

"Any wishes?" Summoner asked.

"Just that you stay with me...mighty general." Inspector teased and Summoner smirked.

"That I guarantee...my sexy priestess..." He said sensually before they mashed their lips together and repeatedly kissed as deeply as they could, and lashed tongues while listening to each other exhale. She even felt his manhood stiffen and did him a favor by breaking the kiss and adjusting it so it was pressed up against his lower abdomen. "So...anything else you'd like.?"

"Whatever you can think of." Inspector said.

"I can do that, and other things. I might even become a priest of the Love Goddess on that day." Summoner said.

"That...would be something else." Inspector said.

"You're not surprised?" Summoner asked.

"Guild Girl told me a while ago." Inspector said.

"What else did she tell you?" Summoner asked.

"What else do you and her discuss?" Inspector asked.

"Right..." Summoner said.

"How old are you?" Inspector asked.

"24...two years behind my brother...and the Sword Maiden." Summoner said.

"They were the same age..." Inspector trailed off.

"Apparently so." Summoner said.

"Well...think you can put some of that loving you have in store for us on-hold until my birthday?" Inspector asked while shifting against him.

"You're quite naughty for a priestess of the Supreme God you know that?" Summoner asked.

"And you are quite sweet for a demon hunter. Besides, we both know Guild Girl's the sweet one between her and me, so you...my sexy Summoner, get the whole package." Inspector teased before kissing him deeply against the wall...and stroked the underside of his manhood through his pants and then he pushed her off.

"Alright alright...that will do." Summoner breathed out.

"Right...let's get some sleep." Inspector said as they went to bed, and found Guild Girl buck-naked in bed under the covers, and she opened her eyes, and watched her two bedmates strip nude...and briefly stared at Summoner's arousal, before the two join her in bed, and the girls snuggled into Summoner's sides, draping their soft, shapely thighs over his own, and pressing their breasts into his shoulders and chest.

"That farm girl, what were you talking about?" Guild Girl asked.

"Mostly, how far she's come, not only as an adventurer, but as a person. She also thanked me for looking after her...while she was homeless." Summoner said.

"He's telling the truth." Inspector said...before Summoner made her tense up in surprise by pinching her butt.

"Did you have to use Sense Lie to tell that?" Summoner asked.

"I was just kidding you hound." Inspector said before kissing him again and moaning as her butt was continuously fondled... and Guild Girl cleared her throat. "Sorry..."

"Well, we're both in bed with an aspiring priest of the Love Goddess, but that's past...anyway, I just didn't want to be left out." She said.

"How can I leave you out? My sweet Guild Girl..." Summoner said before pulling her into a kiss that tugged her heartstrings; he kissed her with no force, and simply placed his lips on hers as they let the feeling of each other's lips speak for itself, before he broke it and looked at her still-parted lips, and resisted the urge to kiss her again, but caressed her hair. "I love you so much."

"I love you too." Guild Girl whispered.

"And me?" Inspector asked.

"I'm pretty sure I made my feelings for you pretty clear." Summoner said seriously.

"Yes..you have." Inspector said as Summoner kept holding Guild Girl and Inspector gave him a quick but deep kiss.

"I'm a bit concerned about that fear demon still being out there..." Guild Girl said.

"Hey, I protected you both against that rhea didn't I? And my elementals are patrolling Limbo all the time, and I have a World Spawn on the loose." Summoner said.

"Right..." Guild Girl said before groaning.

"What's wrong baby?" Summoner asked.

"Well...the day that rhea left his exam, he said I'd regret kicking him out, and I said it wasn't likely, but honestly...he was right." Guild Girl said and Summoner put his hand on her pouting face.

"Hey, that rhea tried to kill all three of us and failed, if he comes back from Hell again, I'll send him back again." He said.

"That is very likely...general." Guild Girl said before locking lips with Summoner, and simply laid there basking in his warmth, while inhaling deeply.

"What about me?" Inspector teased before kissing him again, and even turned around to rub her butt against his side as he groped her breast...and made her moan into their kiss as he pinched and twisted her nipple. Guild Girl then kissed his neck while he used his spare hand to squeeze her butt and rub her milky thighs. Eventually, Inspector stopped moving and turned again as Guild Girl stopped eventually and Inspector caressed his face.

"Would you like to try anything new with us? You know...any new tricks?" Guild Girl asked.

"Now's not the time...I want to have as much in store for my sexy priestess' birthday." Summoner said as he caressed Inspector's smiling face.

"You really are a gentleman..." She said sweetly yet sensually.

"Who's in bed with a pair of gorgeous women who are total sweethearts...especially you." Summoner said before kissing Guild Girl's forehead, then looked them both in their smiling faces, especially Guild Girl's, before Inspector turned his head to give him a deep and sweet kiss as Guild Girl watched in anticipation before the two snuggled into him again.

"You know...if other guys saw your situation, they'd probably sign up to become demon hunters themselves." Guild Girl said.

"Heaven forbid they find out then; being a demon hunter is not all it's cracked up to be...like when I lost most of my people at the fort..." Summoner said with a sigh.

"Well...let the Supreme see them through." Inspector said and Summoner turned to her and held her close as Guild Girl pressed her breasts into his back while hugging him from behind.

"I love you both..." Summoner breathed out.

"And we love you." Guild Girl said before she turned him over, kissed him, then Inspector gave her own kiss and they both snuggled into him even more deeply before going to sleep.

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Meanwhile, Ranger was swarmed by some of the aspiring adventurers for pointers, and he spent several moments lecturing them on warfare tactics, from using intimidation to end fights before they start, either by causing damage, or even suffering, or by proving you mean business with reputation, or actions, to hitting foes directly which he promised to demonstrate after getting some sleep. He even told them a bit about ranger tactics...and how similar they were to what the goblins did. Some adventurers actually said they wanted to become rangers themselves, but Ranger said that was easier said than done, and some had second thoughts, while a handful quite true to their request.

Cow Girl walked inside, and joined Fighter who was holding her sleeping daughter and Cow Girl couldn't help but smile at the little angel, and looked ahead just in time to see Ranger split the adventurers into groups, and used a single Smith miracle to create weapons for each group, one getting swords, others getting spears, others getting hammers, maces, or clubs, and the last one getting bows and crossbows made of flexible metal; holy water boosting the power of miracles was never going to get old.

The whole crowd marveled at the power of the War God being demonstrated before their eyes, but Ranger made it clear that there was a reason so few followed the War God...although acolytes like he used to be at first wasn't out of the question. Some of the adventurers asked for Ranger to put in a word for them as a group of War God followers, and Ranger agreed, but told them not to expect anything beyond making simple weapons, or causing a small blaze. Logically, teaching the more advanced miracles, especially Pestilence was out of the question; that miracle was not safe to use in the company of allies afterall.

Ranger even mentioned how each weapon was made dull for safety reasons, but promised to sharpen them in the morning when they started their training. He even mentioned that two of his teammates were good at enchanting, but the Wizard siblings made it clear that it wasn't going to happen until they got better with their weapons, and Warrior mentioned that they should all learn different styles to mix things up enough. Some adventurers also wanted to learn magic themselves, in addition to their weapons skills. Ranger also mentioned that Fighter was keen on unarmed fighting, which plenty of people also wanted to get involved in, and as always, they were encouraged to be more diverse. At this rate, they would become Silver Ranks in no time. They all left to get their rooms to rest for the morning...then Ranger heard a voice he'd know anywhere.

"Enjoy your time basking in their love?" Hero asked.

"Very funny..." Ranger said.

"Hey, that's what happens when you save the Sword Maiden's holy city for the umpteenth time." Hero said with a smirk.

"Right..." Ranger said.

"Yeah, sometimes you just want the day to stay saved right?" Hero said with a chuckle as Ranger shook his head.

"Tell me about it..." He groaned.

"Oh well, leave it to a fellow classmate of mine to inspire people." Hero said and Ranger scoffed in amusement.

"Classmate..." He muttered.

"What's she talking about?" Cow Girl asked.

"She once told him, and I quote: welcome to the top of the class..." Fighter said.

"Right..." Cow Girl said.

"Why exactly did you tell them about possibly getting the War God's favor?" Sage asked.

"And how did you get so far with the War God anyway?" Sword Saint asked.

"In order: they asked and I answered, not to mention it doesn't hurt to give people a chance...if they're qualified. As for my progress...well, think about it: even as a kid, I was devoted to warfare; even my recreation was based on warfare." Ranger said.

"Oh?" Sword Saint asked.

"Growing up, my toys weren't baskets and balls; my toys were sticks that I pretended were the real thing, and eventually, when I progressed onto the actual real thing...turns out that training with sticks was harder. On the flip-side, my father taught me that fighting just...because, is a hollow victory no matter how much pleasure you get from beating your foes. What's the point of defeating someone if nothing good on the whole comes out of it?" Ranger said.

"Can't argue with that." Sage said.

"No wonder you came so far with the War God." Hero said thoughtfully.

"It also helps that unlike an uncomfortably large amount of people...I actually care about how I use my weapons, even in the middle of an intense battle." Ranger said.

"O...k... So what do you say we show them how the biggest of the big dogs play tomorrow?" Hero asked.

"That was part of the plan in case you didn't hear-" Hero cuts Ranger off.

"I meant I want to fight you." Hero said and Ranger raised an eyebrow.

"Not full force, and not here. We just finished repairing the place." He said.

"Then we use other weapons then." Hero said simply.

"Why do you even want to fight me? You saw what I did to the vampire queen; you know you don't stand a chance against me at full strength, and even if you did...your skills don't hold a candle to mine." Ranger said seriously and Hero huffed.

"And they call me confident..." She said.

"I've seen how you fight, and you've seen how I fight; it's a night and day difference." Ranger said.

"What do you mean?" Hero asked and Ranger lowered his head and raised his eyebrows. "Do you have an issue with how I use my sword?"

"From what I've seen...seeing you swing your sword is like eating ice cream and finding it has no sugar." Ranger said and Hero's two companions exclaimed in shock.

"And what's that supposed to mean?!" Hero asked seriously.

"It means you're probably the luckiest person I know. You got your hands on one of the greatest weapons in the world, became a Platinum Rank on that basis alone, minus your fight with a weakened Demon Lord, and you're how old?" Ranger asked and Hero stared at him.

"At the time...15." Sword Saint said simply and Hero growled at her as she shrugged.

"O.k. this is getting out-of-hand..." H.E. Druid said.

"I couldn't agree more." Sage said as she got between Ranger and Hero who kept staring each other down. "You're both Platinum Ranks, there's no sense fighting like kids over something that's easy to fix."

"Well...now I definitely want to fight him later on." Hero said seriously.

"And I still think it's a lost cause." Ranger said.

"But I...would love to get some advanced practice in." Warrior said and the three ladies raised their eyebrows.

"Say what now?" Sword Saint asked.

"That would actually be fair." Ranger said.

"You can't be serious..." Hero said.

"If you didn't have that sword there's no way you'd be where you are, face it. I wasn't just training since childhood, but kept going up since. I highly doubt you can say the same thing." Ranger said.

"The man has a point." Sage said.

"You too?" Hero asked.

"Hey, do you accept my challenge or not?" Warrior asked and Hero sighed.

"I guess so...I can't turn away from a challenger now can I?" She asked.

"Alright!" Warrior exclaimed.

"Now, fair's fair. Both of you are using regular swords, not your blessed ones." Ranger said firmly.

"You have a holy sword too?" Hero asked.

"I doubt it holds a candle to your own, but it's still up there." Warrior said.

"Wait...just for reference, can I see yours for a moment?" Ranger asked, and Hero looked at her companions, and both shrugged.

"Why not...?" Hero said as she tossed her sword over to him, and he exclaimed, turned, and waved it around trying to get a feel of it. He then morphed a copy of it, held the real one in a reverse grip and tossed it back to Hero. "Are you sure this is the real-" Ranger shut her up by slamming the fake one on the ground and it bent, which surprised the trio. "-one..."

"The real one isn't this flimsy, remember?" Ranger asked.

"Alright alright, point taken..." Hero said.

"Why make it in the first place?" Sword Saint asked.

"Don't know yet. Maybe keep it as a wall-hanger, infuse it with his sword, maybe keep it to give it to my daughter when she's old enough...?" Ranger said.

"Well, either way, it's pretty flattering." Sage said.

"Right." Ranger said.

"Well, we better get some sleep..." Sword Saint said and Hero yawned.

"As if on-cue." Sage said dryly.

"Oh shut it." Hero said and Sage snickered at her. "Good night all of you."

"Good night." Warrior said as the ladies went up to their rooms and Ranger joined the rest of the team were were just watching the conversation.

"Well...that was entertaining." Rhea Fighter said.

"You excepted less?" Wizard asked.

"I didn't expect more." Rhea Fighter said and Wizard deadpanned at her.

"Anyways...we should head home ourselves." Ranger said.

"Alright." Warrior said and they went straight to Ranger and Fighter's manor with Cow Girl holding their baby.

"Sir? I actually went to the Temple to check in with the acolytes there, and you're not going to believe this..." Priestess said.

"What?" Ranger asked.

"It's the Sword Maiden and Storm Mage's bodies...they were both cremated, and their ashes were put in the same jar...together." Priestess said softly and the team stopped cold.

"Dear Supreme that's wonderful..." Wizard whispered as her eyes watered and Warrior held her.

"They were close in life, and now inseparable in death." Fighter said.

"In this life, and the next." Ranger said.

"Did they know the two were involved or something?" Cow Girl asked.

"I wouldn't put it past them..." Priestess said.

"Well...like they said, the two are now inseparable." GS said.

"What about Sword Mage?" Ranger asked.

"He has his own place, and it's actually not far from where Noble Fencer lives. They don't live next door or anything, but still." Priestess said.

"Eh, we can talk to him later." Ranger said as they kept going to the manor, and when they went inside, he put the replica of Hero's sword on the top of a cabinet. "I wish my horse was here..."

"You know you can summon her right?" Fighter asked and Ranger paused.

"No, I did not remember..." He said before going outside and summoning his horse in a burst of blue fire and she neighed and reared back as soon as she showed up, and Ranger got to her side and motioned for her to calm down. "Be still...it's me." The sound of her rider's voice calmed her down right away, especially when Ranger caressed her head. "I'd harm myself before I harm you..." She then visibily became more mellow as her rider pets her before neighing less nosily. "Let's go..." Ranger then led his horse to a shed and then cleared out the items them...by absorbing them, and walking his horse in before going back to the others.

"So, any ideas for how we deal with the Cambion?" Warrior asked.

"Well, we went over the scrolls Goblin Slayer's team took from the spire, and unfortunately...most of it is in the demon's tongue..." Wizard said.

"But some parts that weren't mentioned a Goblin Overlord." Wizard's brother said...and the whole team sobered up, especially GS.

"Overlord?!" He asked.

"Apparently that's what he's called, you know him?" Wizard's brother asked.

"No...but I doubt he'll be easy to take down." GS said and Cherub poofed in.

"You don't know the half of it. He lives in a citadel in the middle of the deadlands, and few people go there and come back; that place is practically a paradise for goblins, and who knows what else." He said.

"Great..." Rhea Fighter said.

"We will likely need an invasion force like we did with the vampire queen." GS said.

"I'm on top of that Goblin Slayer." Wizard said proudly.

"What?" Ranger asked.

"Me and Summoner talked about shrinking summon stones so we can make a literal army of them if we need to." Wizard said and the team exclaimed...then looked at the baby who was luckily still sleeping.

"If you do that, you'll get a Platinum Rank for sure..." Fighter said quieter.

"Here's hoping." Wizard said.

"That's not likely to be enough though. We'll need to be through." GS said.

"For the record...we can think of all this later..." Cow Girl said.

"Alright...would you like to sleep here or at your new fort?" Ranger asked.

"Our fort...the one you gave to us." Cow Girl said with a smile.

"Priestess?" Ranger asked and she opened a portal to the fort...before Cow Girl went to hug Ranger.

"Thanks for giving us such a lovely place, even though it's technically an asset of your team's." She said.

"So? It's still your home. Heaven knows you deserve it too." Ranger said before Cow Girl let go.

"And what a home it is...I haven't even counted how many rooms there are, there's a king's treasury in the vaults, and there's farmland as far as the eye can see." She said dreamily.

"Well, introduce yourself to the farmers and they may even see you as their landlady eventually...if you pull the right strings." Ranger said.

"I don't know about that.." Cow Girl said.

"Just get some sleep. You'll need it for tomorrow; it's time to resume your training." Ranger said seriously.

"Alright...good night all of you." Cow Girl said and followed GS.

"Wait...take this." Priestess said as she gave the portal gem to Cow Girl.

"Oh right...we're going to portal here not vice versa...right." She said awkwardly before the portal closed.

"You know I haven't put any enchantments on our stuff in ages." Wizard said.

"Probably because it's rarely necessary. I still have that circlet, although...I infused it into my armor, and of course my mask uses the enchantment itself, as for my weapons...I still have the bow with the power and multi-shot enchantments...ah dammit..." Fighter said as she facepalmed.

"Well, to be fair, the bow has always been a back-up weapon since the beginning, and shooting blades at foes does fit your style better, especially since I used to use throwing knives myself." Ranger said.

"Still...I could've done so much more." Fighter said.

"Fighter...sis, quit being so hard on yourself. You can use it against the Cambion and who knows what other assholes show up." Warrior said.

"That's true..." Fighter said.

"Actually...hand it over." Wizard said and Fighter morphed her bow, and handed it over. "Maybe I can combine the power and multi-shot enchantments into one, and even make the enchantments stronger with my mana gems."

"I like the sound of that." Fighter said.

"I might even do things to the rifles when I get the chance tomorrow." Wizard said.

"Don't forget that." Ranger said.

"Alright...now good night for real." Wizard said as she went to a room set up for her and Warrior, and Wizard's brother when to a room with Rhea Fighter for the night...but they just slept together. Ranger and Fighter put their baby in her crib, and Bard was alone since Songstress apparently went to stay with her son Sword Mage. Ranger and Fighter washed each other off with a bucket and towel as a minor cleaning job. It was still no replacement for a bath, but at least they didn't smell like sweat. She even made two clones instead of one and Fighter watched them lay down with her husband...and then squeezed in with them with a clone on each of his sides, and the original on top of him.

"How's this?" Fighter asked.

"We'll need a larger bed baby." Ranger said dryly and Fighter giggled.

"I'll get one tomorrow." She said before kissing him as the clones watched and shifted against him.

"Promise?" Ranger asked.

"Promise." Fighter said.

"But until then...we can still touch like this." Fighter said.

"Oh?" Ranger asked.

"Yes...you happen to be in a situation where you have no than three ladies on top of you." Fighter breathed out, and the two clones started massaging Ranger's impressive bulk.

"So I've noticed." Ranger said.

"Well? Don't just lay there..." A clone said...before Ranger's hand dug into her butt. With that, all three ladies took turns kissing him. Each kiss lasted mere seconds, but each of those seconds was as sweet as ever, especially with their hands caressing the muscles Ranger spent over a year putting through hell to make as large and dense as they should be. His own hands were just s busy as he rubbed the creamy skin on each clone's back, and especially their butts, which he gladly kneaded like dough. From the moans, giggles, and moans the clones made, they were enjoying themselves as much as he was; they even pressed and shifted their legs and breasts against him.

"Alirght...I think that's enough..." Fighter said.

"Killjoy. I was in the moment." Ranger groaned.

"There will be plenty of moments to come, but we should get a new bed first." Fighter said.

"Alright..." Ranger said.

"Good night honey." Fighter said, and kissed Ranger before her clones got their turn before they all went to sleep.

---

Meanwhile, Cow Girl and GS bathed with a bucket and towel themselves...and giving each other a hand as well, with his occasional hand on her breasts making her let off a horny chuckle as she briefly stroked his manhood before they dried off and he got in bed first, then felt his buxom lover snuggle into him with a dreamy sigh.

"Thanks for swimming with me earlier." Cow Girl said.

"You're welcome." GS said softly.

"Are you going to help with my training tomorrow?" Cow Girl asked.

"If you want." GS said simply.

"I do want." Cow Girl teased and GS gave her a small smile.

"Then I'll help you..." He said before she kissed him deeply and sweetly while her wrapped his powerful arms around her, as if her breasts weren't pressed into his chest hard enough already, not that she minded.

"Good night baby." Cow Girl said.

"Good night...baby." GS said and Cow Girl giggled at him before snuggling into him again and draping her thigh over his lap.

---

In the morning, true to his word, Ranger resumed Cow Girl's training, starting with her rifle getting a power and even a multi-shot enchantment like Fighter's bow...that she never used. One shot from her new rifle tore an earth dummy in half rather than just punch a hole in it; a goblin hit by that kind of force would probably have it's entire abdomen implode. Making the multi-shot work was tricky, but Wizard figured out that making the bullets work in-flight, wasn't going to work, but what did work was making the bullet multiply just as it left the barrel, and Cow Girl took down no less than five dummies with one shot...and was immediately in love with her new toy.

Fighter, after putting on the outfit she wore as a Porcelain rank, including the high-ponytail, put Cow Girl's unarmed skills to more use, from stretching, to her techniques, or even taking her to the garden behind her home to work on opening her chakras. At first, Cow Girl was hesitant about it, but when Fight told her about how she defeated an archdemon with the power of her chakras...Cow Girl was all for it, and it was obviously a doozy.

Overcoming her fears was pretty nasty, considering that she always had a distaste for goblins, and was even on the brink of becoming breeding stock for them. However, when she remembered that Sword Maiden saved her from them, and how vicious her retribution was afterwards, her fears melted like snow in a furnace. Her guilt was even worse...she already talked to Summoner about how guilty she felt about not being there for her uncle, but finally accepted that she wouldn't have made a difference in the least, and the goblins would've absolutely made her a mother against her will. Shame was easier to deal with since...she wasn't really ashamed of anything in particular, quite the opposite; she was proud of being able to pick herself up after such a loss. Speaking of which...

Dealing with her grief was just cruelty; Goblin Slayer, her uncle and the farm were everything to her...and two of them were gone for good, so Goblin Slayer and their new fort had to take their place, but recalling her uncle's carcass...what was left of it, crushed her. She spent the better part of a minute bawling her eyes out over the memory as Fighter held her like the sister she saw her as. Cow Girl eventually got ahold of herself and they got right back to the chakras...even Fighter was blown away by how much willpower she had; how many people go from being torn apart to staunchly determined to keep up going that quickly? Sure Ranger was like that but...he's Ranger.

Dealing with any self-deception Cow Girl had for the next chakra to be opened was pretty easy; she never was a very self-deceiving person. Like alot of people, she didn't want to deal with something, but that was no where near as bad as believing something you're part of to be perfect, so she passed that without trouble. Dealing with illusions, especially where separation was concerned. Yes everything is different, but in the end, they're just different pieces of one whole, simple as that.

Letting go of what attached Cow Girl to the world however was as tricky for her as it was for Fighter at first, but when Fighter made it clear that letting go of her connections to the world for good wasn't just difficult, but a bad idea in general...Cow Girl put her feelings for Goblin Slayer to the side. The moment she did...her eyes turned cyan, and she felt a rush of energy, and her senses were all magnified well beyond the norm. It was so overwhelming that she closed her chakras again by simply willing them closed...which is fairly normal.

---

She then trained with the Wizard siblings, and even though she was still pretty rusty with magic on the whole, she was still interested in the ability for obvious reasons. She eventually picked up on the Repair and Paralyze spells since she saw them to be the most useful. She also studied the fire spell since lighting a fire can be useful outside of combat, but saw little point in using it for combat since there was already two mages with fire magic, and Ranger had Immolation which was...a fire spell to the power of ten.

She even had her emerald necklace's life-boosting enchantment amplified by a mana gem...which was easy for even her to use, and the scrolls were mostly useless since they didn't even have a basic spell on them, and the others were gateway scrolls, which didn't have much thought put into their use...one scroll however was downright startling. It was one that could put any enchantment placed on it onto an item directly. Considering how many enchantments there were, the goblins getting their hands on enchanted gear was frightening...but now it was in their hands, and could be used against them...and it will be.

Cow Girl knew a thing or two about horses already, and Ranger's horse did recognize her, so getting a handle on how to ride one was pretty easy. Granted, Ranger had little need for a horse nowadays, but she was still useful for other people, and could be summoned to carry goods, or especially pull a cart if need-be...and that was excluding how much Ranger owed his horse for her services, and how much general love he had for her.

Most people saw horses as a means to an end, but with others, like Ranger, there was personal connection, like a kinship. When they done with the horse...Cow Girl tried picking up Ranger's greatsword again, and even without opening her chakras...she actually swung it around comfortably, but like Goblin Slayer, she preferred to use her shield and a smaller version of his greatsword for close quarters. Now she had a reason to be proud: that part of her training was complete! Ranger even treated her by showing his Smith miracle to make dozens of large weapons...and then absorbing them into his armor via his chains...much to her surprise.

When noon struck, Guild Girl's first act as a resident of Water Town was to give Cow Girl a promotion exam, and she was a complete shoo-in for an Emerald Rank, and was an inch away from getting a Ruby Rank; she may have helped clear the walls and chopped apart her fair share of goblins, and a few lesser specialists, not to mention keeping the civilians out of the fighting...but that was pretty much it. Her training however earned her a place just under Ruby Rank, so if she does much more, she'll be Silver Rank in no time.

---

After their business was concluded, Fighter commissioned a larger bed like she said she would, and the team joined together for a feast, with Ranger cooking fish, potatoes, and other veggies, while Cow Girl scrambled eggs, and toasted some bread and grilled a few pork chops. Eventually, Dwarf Rifleman and H.E. Druid showed up to the party and sat down.

"So...what were you up to?" Wizard asked.

"Mostly just taking in the sights of the city I haven't been to in ages after saving it no less than two times." D.R. said dryly.

"Right..." Wizard said.

"Also, Noble Fencer wants to talk to you Ranger." H.E. Druid said.

"What? Why?" Ranger asked.

"Something about the adventurer-training system." H.E. Druid said and Ranger sighed.

"Alright I'll check in with her later." He said as he and Cow Girl finished up the food and everyone got their food one by one and then sat down to dig in...and GS even took his helmet off to relax, and Cow Girl didn't even have to goad him into doing so.

"You know Goblin Slayer...you really need to go around without your armor more often and get some sun." D.R. said.

"I get plenty of sun nowadays." GS said simply.

"Yeah, and I'm a hog's nephew..." D.R. said.

"Knock it off kids." Wizard said dryly and D.R. deadpanned at her, much to her amusement after getting back to her food.

"Oh, guess what? The two of us went to get some coconuts from that beach we went to, made a ton of coconut oil from them, and even made some more with our alchemy. Sold some for some copper too." Her brother said.

"I could use some myself..." H.E. Druid said.

"Me too." Cow Girl said.

"What?" GS asked.

"Hey, there's a reason that stuff is popular among those who know about it: it does the body wonders, especially the skin and hair." D.R. said.

"Right." Wizard's brother said.

"Then hand me some." Rhea Fighter said.

"Once we finish I'll fix you up." Wizard's brother said.

"Give me some too..." Fighter said.

"Sheesh, we might as well give all of you some..." Wizard said dryly.

"What about ice cream?" Fighter asked.

"I suppose we could pick some up, especially since we that farm is almost up and running again." Wizard said...and Cow Girl sobered up.

"What?" She asked in awe.

"We stopped by that place just to see what was what, and some adventurers scouted the place big time. They not only found no goblins, but also helped clear out the forest with some workers and mages. We even left some stone elementals, who reinforced the place with stone walls and small towers. That place gave us some milk that we can use to make ice cream later on." Wizard said.

"I'll use my ice axe and get right on that when we're done." Cow Girl said firmly.

"Really?" Priestess asked.

"Why not? All I have to do is freeze something, take off the ice, store it in a metal box, and...there's the ice. Then throw in sugar, vanilla, maybe some chocolate as well, and the milk, and bam. Ice cream for everyone." Cow Girl said.

"Not a bad way to do it..." Ranger said with a smile.

"You need help, don't hesitate to let use know." Wizard said.

"You kidding? We'll probably owe her an enhancement to that ice axe." Her brother said.

---

Rookie Warrior and Apprentice Cleric arrived to see a crowd of people gathering in the main square.

"What's going on?" The latter asked.

"The Hero's going to fight someone, and the Ranger's going to watch." A civilian said.

"Two Platinum Ranks in the same place...this we've got to see." R.W. said as the two weaved through the crowd and saw Hero with a regular sword...and Ranger was holding her holy sword for keeps, and Warrior was on the opposite side of the arena.

"It really is them..." A.C. said harshly.

"Quiet, they're about to start..." A civilian said, and just as the speaking died down the two opponents took their places in the middle with Ranger sitting on the sidelines.

"You know the rules: five hits marks a win, I will keep a close eye on your movements, and how much damage you do. Remember this is a duel, not a fight; you're not trying to harm each other, let alone kill each other. When I fire my gun, you may begin." Ranger said before the two retreated to the sides of the space the crowd made and they each took their stances. Ranger noticed that Hero's was relatively plain, but not unsteady, and Warrior was more determined and he could tell that Warrior wasn't going to get knocked over if someone pushed him. "You two ready?"

"Yeah!" Hero exclaimed.

"Ready boss!" Warrior said.

"Three...two...one..." Ranger said before firing his gun and the two charged at each other, and Hero lunged at Warrior's upper body...and he moved to the side and rolled along the ground, before she changed direction, swung at him over and over, which Warrior simply standing there and deflecting her swings as he watched them come at him. Ranger noticed the people gluing their eyes to the duel, and some even exchanging coins as bets.
Eventually, she got fed up with her opponent's apathy, and put more force into her swings, and Warrior got serious. He leaned into his blocks, and even side-stepped some of them...and got the first point by spinning around her and tapping her back. "That's one to nothing." She copied his move and he defended himself by switching hands and blocking her swing with a reverse-grip block, then deflected her swing before she kicked him in the gut. "That's counts as a point. One to one..."

"It damn-well better..." Hero breathed out, before Warrior recovered and he waved his sword around while swinging at her with both fake, and real swings, and even used the momentum generated from her deflecting his attacks to lead into new swings until he pushed her back far enough that the crowd backed up, and he retreated to the center as Hero pursued him, and then jumped over him to hit his back.

"That's one to two." Ranger said, then Warrior swung at her head, she blocked it, then he forced her sword into the ground before snapping his sword up to her throat...which completely surprised her. "That's two to two." Hero then yelled as she ducked and tackled his mid-section, then he got his footing again, and threw her to the side. "That's three to two..."

"Good enough for the Hero, good enough for the rest of us..." Warrior said smugly.

"Don't get cocky!" Hero exclaimed before charging at him, and bringing down a heavy swing which, he blocked with both hands, then swirled her sword out of her hand before half-swording her collarbone...but stopped at the last moment.

"That's four to two..." Ranger said and the crowd started murmuring among themselves. Hero then gave Warrior a quick punch to the lower chest, making his double over before rolling to get her sword, before she ducked under a sword swing and put her sword at his lower gut. "That's...four to three..."

"Good one..." Warrior groaned before stabbing at Hero, only to have his thrust deflected, then threw one swing after another at Hero, who furiously blocked each barely-visible swing, as Warrior danced circles around her, then eventually locked blades with her, and held that position while staring each other down; the pressure was clearly getting to them. Eventually, Warrior shoved her sword to the side...and she shoved in the same direction before hitting his leg.

"Four to four..." Ranger said seriously, then all bets were off...Hero and Warrior rapidly slashed and stabbed at each other as the crowd ate up the display. The two dashed around, clashing blades every now and then, jumped over and ducked under each other, and the match ended with Warrior knocking Hero off-balance and putting his sword's tip at her neck like he was about to deliver a coup de grace...and Ranger stood up. "Five to four..." The crowd erupted in applause as Warrior helped Hero stand up and she took a moment to compose herself.

"I can't say I'm fond of being beaten in front of all these people, but at least I gave them a good show." Hero said.

"Hey, how many people get to fight the Hero, win or lose?" Warrior asked.

"True..." Hero said after looking at her fellow Platinum Rank who was just sitting there watching as casually as ever. "So...?"

"That was one hell of a show." Ranger said.

"You don't say..." Hero said proudly and Ranger sighed.

"I must confess...I underestimated you. I saw the way you fought before, and...you did things that someone should never do with a sword, especially overextend your swings, but just now? No, your adaptability was subtle enough to escape even my attention; I actually thought you were doomed when Warrior was blazing ahead of you." He said honestly.

"I take it you're having second thoughts about fighting me now?" Hero asked and Ranger smirked.

"Yes...I am..." He said.

"Well...glad to see that's cleared up, but for the record, I have used normal swords before." Hero said.

"My good ma'am...it shows..." Ranger said and then spotted R.W. and A.C. slowly approached them.

"Wow...both Platinum Ranks in one place..." The former said.

"Quite an occasion isn't it?" Hero asked proudly.

"Very much so..." R.W. said.

"We actually made Emerald Rank a few days ago." A.C. said as the duo showed their tags.

"Sweet..." Hero said.

"We actually came here because, well things are pretty low-key in the frontier, so we figured there'd be more to do here in Water Town." A.C. said.

"Well, there's plenty of things to do to celebrate the city's salvation." Warrior said.

"That reminds me...Noble Fencer wanted to see me, probably about business of some sort. I'll see you all later." Ranger said as he stood up and walked off.

"Alright, later boss." Warrior said as Ranger kept going.

---

Eventually, he reached Noble Fencer's home and knocked, before she eventually opened up for him.

"Just the man I wanted to see." She said before motioning to come in.

"So I've heard. Now what's this all about?" Ranger asked as he sat down with her in front of him.

"Well...I'm just going to come out with it: I'd like to know your input on how this region is run." Noble Fencer said.

"Say what now?" Ranger asked.

"You've been around the entire country right? Surely you've seen how things were being run, and then there's the adventurer training system going on throughout the country. With you, and maybe your team on it as well, we could get things running even smoother than before." Noble Fencer said and Ranger just sat there staring at her.

"I'm an adventurer, not a politician. I don't plan decisions, I put them into action." He said seriously.

"You're an adventurer that's done more in one day than most do in their whole lives, that kind of experience would make you a complete shoo-in for the political game; you know half the game flawlessly on that basis alone." Noble Fencer said seriously.

"Ask Priestess as soon as she becomes archbishop." Ranger said simply.

"Don't take this the wrong way but...she's too young to be archbish-" Ranger cuts Noble Fencer off.

"She was chosen by the Sword Maiden specifically, and good luck finding someone who would disagree with her." He said.

"I'm not saying it's a bad decision; Priestess' power is unquestionable. What I'm trying to say is that people outside of Water Town might not have enough faith in her. I hope that's not the case, but it needs to be addressed by at least someone. On top of that...what does Priestess even know about being in a serious position within the church?" Noble Fencer asked.

"That much I can agree with, but like I said: good luck finding someone who'd disagree with the Sword Maiden." Ranger said.

"Well...I hope you're right. But back to the original point: why not get involved in politics? Wouldn't that suit your campaign at least somewhat?" Noble Fencer asked.

"Maybe, but most of my campaign requires me to be on the front lines, not behind a desk making others fight for me." Ranger said.

"Surely you can do both to at least some degree?" Noble Fencer asked and Ranger sighed.

"I do admit, the idea of having power in the government is appealing, but...on the off-chance I become willing or able to get involved, I have no idea if it's even a good idea as of yet, especially with that damn Cambion running around causing Supreme knows what mischief." Ranger said.

"I get it...and who knows how many people want his head on a spike for the Sword Maiden's murder..." Noble Fencer said somberly.

"Make no mistake...the Cambion will pay for this." Ranger said firmly before sighing.

"Sorry for piling onto this...I know you and her were close." Noble Fencer said.

"We still are; she even helped save my daughter." Ranger said.

"But...she's dead." Noble Fencer said and Ranger looked around with Life Sight to see no one was close-by.

"What I'm about to tell you, must never leave this room." He said and Noble Fencer looked at him funny.

"O...k..." She said.

"After we discovered the Sword Maiden was assassinated...me and my team were devastated, but a while later, we were asked to head to the monastery not far from the frontier, and there she was...alive and well, as a Nephilim." Ranger said and Noble Fencer's eyes widened.

"A what?" She asked.

"You heard right. I don't know how it happened exactly, but her devotion to he Supreme not only immortalized her, but gave her...immeasurable power. The miracles she's pulled are like absolutely nothing I've seen before." Ranger said.

"I'm alittle afraid to ask..." Noble Fencer said.

"Well, let's just say that I will bet every coin I have that she helped defeat the Demon Lord 11 years ago by weakening him with her holy arts, and letting her teammates do the actual fighting, but nowadays...she could probably kick the Demon Lord's ass all by herself." Ranger said.

"Dear Supreme almighty! And that kind of power is on our side...!" Noble Fencer exclaimed.

"The bad news is that Cambion...somehow, is immune to holy arts, just like the vampire queen was; even the Hero's sword couldn't hurt her. Chances are, even Sword Maiden's new power won't do much good here. Cambion even snapped my greatsword in half between his fingers like it was a toothpick. The good news however is that I'm much stronger, and better-equipped than I was at the time, and so is my team, and they've actually fought him, so they know what we're up against." Ranger said.

"Well...I wish you the best of luck against the Cambion." Noble Fencer said seriously.

"Thanks. But to wrap up the original point for good...me and my team aren't above training the adventurers in our spare time; we actually promised some training last night, and I could see some of them watching the duel between Warrior and Hero." Ranger said.

"I saw that myself from the porch...you Gold and Platinum Ranks really know how to make a scene." Noble Fencer said.

"You don't know the half of it..." Ranger said and Noble Fencer sighed.

"I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed that you don't want in on this deal, but I get it. Besides, there's too few people on the front lines as it is." she said.

"I could throw some of my funds into the mix if you need it. I have more than I can possibly use by myself anyway." Ranger said.

"I'm sure the other people involved in the system will be thankful for this." Noble Fencer said as they stood up and shook hands. "If Priestess does become archbishop, I strongly recommend you at least give her some input."

"That will not be a problem. She might actually serve as a walking pool for our input should we have to throw it into the political game so to speak." Ranger said and Noble Fencer chuckled.

"I ever tell you I like the way you think?" She asked.

"Once or twice." Ranger said.

"Make it twice or thrice then." Noble Fencer said and Ranger got a laugh out of it before he turned to leave.

"I'll be at the guild hall if you need anything." He said.

"Alright, see you later." Noble Fencer said as Ranger left.

---

When Ranger got to the guild hall, he saw Cow Girl standing there holding his daughter while Summoner and the rest of the team watched Fighter take on some men, all at once. Cow Girl was further from the action since she logically didn't want the baby to be disturbed. Turns out some demon hunters showed up awhile ago looking for Summoner to lead them, and now Fighter was asked to give them a pounding that Summoner feels they could use. On top of that, they were all Sapphire Rank and below...so she was in her original clothing, and going up against aspiring demon hunters, and if history was anything to go by...the lady had it in the bag.

And the assumption was correct; Fighter clobbered every single one of them without effort. She simply swatted away a kick before lunging forward and backfisting her opponent in the face before sweep-kicking his feet out from under him, and he landed on his back which knocked the wind out of him. Fighter then side-kicked another in the gut before jumping off his back, which shoved him into the ground and gave her an opening to knock another guy down with a single round kick. When she landed, she stopped a hook punch from another, kneed him in the gut, and shoved him into another before jamming her elbow into the diaphragm of another guy and then picking him up and throwing him into another guy who caught the thrown guy, and set him down before looking at the other guys Fighter floored, then at his still-energetic opponent...and put his hands up in surrender.

"Smart man..." Fighter said before looking at her smiling...and most-likely excited husband who saw the whole thing, like the rest of the team, which including Dwarf Rifleman sitting in-between H.E. Druid's legs.

"Nice going people, in a few months, you might be ready to fight a handful of imps...if you're lucky." Summoner said dryly.

"Hey, give them a break. They tried their best." D.R. said.

"That they lost isn't the problem; it's why they lost. They didn't think as a team, fight as a team, or even lose as a team. In other words: each of you fought by yourselves instead of together, and even Platinum Ranks have a hard time by themselves. None of you are even middle-ranked, so do the math. Work on your cooperation, then we'll talk..." Summoner said as he left the arena and the guys who were floored picked themselves up and left, with the one guy who wisely gave up helping some along...much to Fighter's enjoyment.

"Hey honey? How about you get in the arena and show them how it's done?" She asked.

"Alright...Goblin Slayer?" Ranger asked and GS stood up and went into the arena without a word, before Ranger watched Fighter go take her baby from Cow Girl...and watched her join GS in the arena.

"A handycap match? Oh this will be good..." D.R. said, then Ranger entered the arena, and he de-morphed his torso armor to reveal his skin-tight underarmor but kept his leg armor. He then morphed a hand-and-a-half sword like Warrior's, minus the blessing of course, as Cow Girl morphed her sword and shield, and GS unfolded his own, and drew his sword. Ranger's two opponents moved to the sides but kept in front of Ranger. The three then spent the better part of a minute staring each other down, with GS and Ranger observing each other, and Cow Girl trying to keep calm; she saw Ranger in actions who-knows-how often in the flesh, and thanks to the recallers, and even though she trusted his discipline...going up against someone strong enough to become Platinum Ranked, even with someone helping her was pretty scary.

GS eventually charged at Ranger, who deflected a series of slashes from him, and Cow Girl charged at Ranger afterwards...and nothing changed. Ranger soundly deflected and dodged every swing of their swords until they eventually backed off and circled him from both sides as Ranger casually stood there perfectly calm. The two then charged at Ranger, who morphed a second sword in his spare hand, and held it in a reverse-grip as he deflected both their attacks, then shoved their blades to the sides, spun around, and poked them both in their breastplates, upwardly slashing at both of them, and then downwardly stabbing both of them with both blades at once with each motion, and they barely had time to defend themselves. Ranger then rolled away before fusing his two swords back into one, as the crowd got even more pumped up by Ranger dodging and dashing away as his opponent pressed their assaults with increased vigor...which included Ranger kicking GS back as Cow Girl jumped over him and brought down her heavy shortsword from above, which made Ranger roll away again.

Ranger then charged at them for a change, then rapidly swung at GS who struggled to block his attacks with his shield, as Ranger blocked and deflected not only GS' swings, but Cow Girl's as well as he waved his sword around quickly, precisely, and powerfully. He couldn't help but notice how similarly they all fought. GS' prowess in combat spoke for itself; years of killing goblins tends to make one pretty rapid, and fluid in their movements, and Cow Girl adapted quite well, and throwing in Ranger's precision, and raw brutality into the mix helped quite a bit. She even threw her ice axe a Ranger, who narrowly dodged it, and Cow Girl jumped up to catch it as it came back to her hand while she came down on him again...which he had to admit looked pretty awesome, and he side-stepped just in time, and saw her switch to her heavy sword.

GS and Cow Girl eventually locked blades with Ranger at the same time, and pushed him back in unison, before Ranger rolled back using the momentum, and then GS pressed the assault as Cow Girl stayed back, got her barrings, and then moved to the side and charged at Ranger who was still defending himself against GS's relentless sword swings and shield bashes, and Ranger actually grabbed GS with his spare hand and swung around him, and then threw GS behind him as Cow Girl was about to thrust at him.

The two then fought with him protecting himself against her own relentless assault, with her throwing quick, heavy, and combo attacks from head to toe, as they waved their swords around and eventually they locked blades together and stared each other down.

"Impressive..." Ranger breathed out, before he heard GS attack him from behind, then pushed Cow Girl off him and ducked under GS's thrust before upwardly slashing with his own sword, swatted GS' sword away and rolled away towards it to catch his breath. He then kicked GS' sword back to him for good measure.

"How are you handling this?" GS asked softly and Cow Girl actually smirked and closed her eyes.

"As a matter of fact...I'd like to do this alone." She said.

"What...?" GS asked as Cow Girl stood there sucking in one deep breath after another...before opening her now-cyan eyes, which Ranger was visibly impressed by, before huffing.

"You opened your chakras? You're going to need them..." He said seriously.

"I've noticed..." Cow Girl said before charging at Ranger...who barely had time to put his sword up in time to deflect her thrust, then she clashed blades with him over and over, with him barely keeping up with her as she soundly kept up the attack. The crowd backed up some more as she kept attacking her Platinum Ranked opponent, and eventually waved her sword around to throw a fake swing to his head, before changing it to a thrust at the last moment which he was just fast enough to avoid.

He then morphed a second sword and then it became a fair fight as they two clashed blades, and she ducked a swing to the head, then backed up to avoid a knee to the face...but then he jumped up to put his other foot right on her armored chest, which knocked her down, and then he caught his breath before morphing his light armor and then relentlessly attacking her, and even with her chakras open she had to put everything she had into keeping up with him, and eventually...she had to back up to catch her breath. When she did, she charged at Ranger again...and he reacted by morphing a greatsword over his head, much to the crowd's awe, and slammed it into the ground, with enough force to shatter the ground and cause a brief earthquake, which stopped Cow Girl dead in her tracks by knocking her back with the force of the slam.

"I...think that's quite enough for one afternoon..." H.E. Druid said.

"Me too..." Cow Girl said and she laid there shaking like a leaf as the crowd kept dead silent as Ranger extracted his sword from the ground and de-morphed it.

"Good news boss, I used my Silence spell to keep your baby from waking." Warrior said.

"Thank you very much...I cannot believe that slipped my mind." Ranger said.

"But my progress didn't slip mine." Cow Girl said softly and GS put his hand on her shoulder.

"You've come a long way..." He said softly and got a smile out of her.

"I had plenty of good teachers." She said proudly.

"I remember when you and everyone else came to save the farm a year ago...how you put that clapping trick to use, despite not drawing any goblin blood directly." Ranger said.

"Something even the Sword Maiden got use out of..." Cow Girl said thoughtfully.

"On our first quest, we used it to lure the goblins to us, and Goblin Slayer here said it was risky." Ranger said.

"It was, but...it also makes a good distraction if anyone who isn't armed is in the area." GS said.

"As yours truly demonstrated." Cow Girl said.

"Right..." Ranger said.

"That reminds me: how about I give both your rifles some upgrades? Like the ones Ranger's guns have?" Wizard asked.

"Alright, have at it." Cow Girl said.

"No way, no how. This rifle is my baby." D.R. said.

"Dwarf...it needs to grow up someday." Summoner said and D.R. sighed.

"Alright boss..." He then tossed his rifle over to Wizard who caught it. "Treat her right."

"That's the plan." Wizard said.

"Well, first things first, we should get on with our day. There's still plenty of celebrating to do." Rhea Fighter said.

---

When the night just got started, the fireworks continued, and so did the people's feasting, drinking, and socializing. Fighter was in her daughter's room watching the fireworks through the window in her brown and grey outfit, with her hair down, as her daughter drank from her partially-naked breast. Eventually, she turned to see her husband...in his original outfit!

"What? How-?" Fighter asked.

"I used the recalled to help me make a model of the armor I wore when we first met. It's a shame I got rid of my original outfit but...what are you going to do...?" Ranger said.

"Still...I never thought I'd miss those colors." Fighter said softly as she looked over his leather and scale armor, green cloak, and even the belts with throwing knives and his dual short swords.

"Well, you wore your old outfit, I might as well wear mine. I'm even thinking of making an outfit like this for when our daughter grows up." Ranger said.

"As if you weren't good enough of a father." Fighter said with a smile.

"Says the woman sharing her milk with our daughter..." Ranger said as he looked at the baby drinking from Fighter's breast as she looked at the baby as well, and even re-positioned so the baby could have a better angle. Eventually, the baby let go and yawned much to her parents' delight. Fighter then put the baby in her crib and rejoined Ranger as they watched the fireworks, with her snuggling into his side and getting his powerful arm wrapped around her. Eventually...she embraced him fully.

"I'm sorry..." Fighter whispered.

"For what?" Ranger asked.

"For having you check out the temple alone..." Fighter said.

"I wasn't alone; the Sword Maiden was with me." Ranger said.

"Ranger...you were subdued not once, but twice, and...I kept my mouth shut over it, but I cannot shake the feeling that it's my fault..." Fighter said.

"Fighter..." Ranger breathed out as the goddess in his arms tightened her hold.

"I'm amazed I didn't weep alongside you." She whispered.

"Fighter...it wasn't all pain, quite the opposite in fact." Ranger said and Fighter backed up with a confused look in the face.

"What are you talking about?" She asked.

"When I was...out-of-commission, the Sword Maiden sent me to the bathhouse...and I was contacted by the Love Goddess herself. Fighter...she gave me a vision of all the times we made love, and it swept every ounce of pain I had aside. Even in my dreams you smother the flames burning my world..." Ranger said.

"Oh Ranger..." Fighter breathed out before kissing him just as softly as he spoke to her. When she pulled back, she snuggled into him and looked back at their daughter.

"Seeing her after going through all that hell never stops being worth it..." Ranger whispered.

"We should continue this conversation in our room. Can't have her waking can we?" Fighter said and Ranger walked her to their room...and marveled at their new bed which was twice as big as their old one. He then broke away from her, she helped him remove his armor...and briefly ran her hands over his bulk before he went over to the bed and laid down, much to her amusement. "Good?"

"Very..." Ranger breathed out before looking at his smiling wife. "It's too bad all the staff went to the festival; maybe we should go see if our daughter can handle it after she eventually wakes up."

"Actually...I will take her. You...have a date." Fighter said as Ranger looked at her funny.

"What?" He asked.

"Wait here..." Fighter teased before heading to the closet...and stripping her torso naked as she walked before going inside. When she came out not five seconds later...she wore the thin gown she wore at the beach. "Remember this?"

"How can I not? You're still as sexy as before." Ranger said as Fighter giggled and slowly walked towards him until she was right on top of him. "Now...who do I have a date with?" Fighter answered him by making three clones of herself.

"Them..." She said as she motioned to them...and saw her husband's breath hitch. "Ladies? Show my strong and loving husband a good time for me...if you please." With that, the original took off her gown, giving Ranger a preview of what was to come as he looked over her voluptuous figure, before she grabbed her belt and morphing a hybrid between her armor, and a dress. Meanwhile, her clones helped Ranger stand up, and removed the rest of his clothing for him. "By the way...if you're a really good boy, I might make even more of me..." Ranger couldn't help but chuckle at the idea, especially with three copies of his working on his tired and beaten body with their strong yet soft and gentle hands.

"Any ideas ladies?" Ranger asked.

"Well, first things first...I think a bath is in order." A clone said and the other two nodded and giggled as they led him to the bathroom...but Ranger grabbed a sterility potion out of a drawer and downed a swig before they left.

"We can't get pregnant remember?" Another cloned asked.

"All the same; I'm not taking any chances." Ranger said seriously.

"If you insist." The clone said before gripping his arousal and leading him to the bathroom as the other two hung on his shoulders. When they got there, they all shed their gowns, and while one of them went to draw the bath...the other two massaged his shoulders, and arms, squeezed his chest, and, with one handling his front, and the other handling his back with the front clone gave him a deep, noisy kiss. The whole time however, he watched the clone drawing the bath as she was bent over and showed off her watermelon-sized and half-circle-shaped buttocks and incredibly enticing womanhood...as if he wasn't aroused enough.

The clone in front of him stopped massaging his abs and reminded him of what was happening to him by pulling his head towards her to give him a smirk before licking her lips, and making sure he saw as much of her tongue as possible before he gave her an equally-passionate kiss as she rubbed a leg against his own. Ranger then pulled her into his embrace and gripped her supremely muscular, yet thick-skinned thigh, and her softened butt cheek while they lashed tongues with their lips no longer connecting and she gave his stiff manhood several slow but determined strokes.

"You like these legs of ours?" The clone asked and Ranger groaned in acknowledgement. "Legs made for stomping, with asses made for grabbing, and they're all yours..." The clone behind him sucked on his neck while pressing her full breasts into his back and used rubbed up and down his back with her breasts, while rubbing his sides with her hands, and shifting the rest of her body against him.

"Remember...the original gets all the memories we do, so..." The clone behind him trailed off and Ranger broke the kiss with the clone in front of him and smirked in acknowledgement before turning his head to the other clone who immediately lashed tongues with him while the clone in front pressed her breasts into his front and rubbed against him as well. The clone that drew the bath walked over to Ranger and the clone in front moved over so her fellow clone pressed her breasts into his lower abdomen while massaging his powerful legs and buttocks.

The clone Ranger was kissing then broke the kiss and the trio all kept rubbing their soft, ample breasts into him as they listened to him let out one deep breath after another while closing his eyes and just focusing on them work their magic.

"How does it feel? Having this many breasts pressing into you?" Another clones behind him asked, and Ranger turned to her again, listened to her let out a horny chuckle while smiling brightly and pressing her breasts into his back before giving him a quick kiss before sucking on his neck. The clone rubbing his legs then gripped his manhood and looked it over before standing up.

"Would you like to get a taste of what's to come?" She asked sensually.

"Oh yes..." Ranger groaned then the clone approached his ear.

"Then take me now..." She breathed out before the two clones backed off as their fellow clone got directly in front of Ranger, turned around, and bent over in front of the mirror, presenting her enticing buttocks to the hungry man behind her. Ranger got directly behind her, tapped the sides of her feet with his own, signalling her to spread her legs even more, grabbed her hips, and slipped into her warm, moist opening. The clones next to him held onto him to feel his large, smooth, and dense muscles flex while he mated with the lucky one in front of him. Ranger then used the mirror to watch the clone's face twist in pleasure and her wonderful breasts bounce while he drove into her womanhood, and even used his hands to smoosh her butt cheeks together to increase the friction as he listened to her moan in bliss.

"Yeah, get in there...." A clone said while her heart and lungs worked harder in anticipation as they both watched Ranger's swollen manhood slip in and out of their fellow clone's narrowing entrance and pressed their legs into his own, feeling his lower entire body flex to get an idea of the strength he used to mate with the clone so rapidly and forcefully, yet passionately. The clone that was getting Ranger's girthy manhood stuffed into her groaned and tensed up from the pleasure, and Ranger continued to faithfully mate with her, all while listening to her throaty moans and the sound of her butt being struck repeatedly. Eventually the clone, and Ranger himself groaned and spasmed from their orgasms as a healthy dose of his seed was squirted out of his manhood into the clone's womb, despite her complete infertility. A while later, he rubbed the clone's back and sides for good measure, before removing his now-limp manhood from her body.

"Don't forget, you have three bodies to work with." The other clone said sensually.

"Three sexy bodies..." Ranger groaned, before the clone he looked at let out a horny moan and licked her lips before Ranger smashed his lips against hers, and she and the second one at his side got a turn kissing the behemoth of a man they were charged with pleasing. After they each had their turn kissing him, pressing and rubbing their milky breasts against him, and getting their butts groped, one led him to sit down in the bath and leaned into his sides and continued to caress him while the third one recovered from the grogginess caused by the euphoria she just went through.

She then turned to see Ranger lashing tongues with one of them as she leaned back into him while he barely fit one of her delectable breasts into his hand and alternated between them while the other stroked his manhood until he became aroused again and dragged her tongue up his chest and neck until she got to his cheek, and Ranger turned to see her giving her a toothy grin that demanded that he kiss her, and he gave her one that was as deep and passionate as the other ones while she leaned into him.

The clone to his other side continued to press her breasts into him and he repaid her by rubbing and pressing his hand into her thigh, noting how moist and smooth her skin was and how muscly her leg was; they really were made for stomping...and more. The third clone eventually got her barrings and walked over to the bath tub while Ranger changed positions and got one clone in his lap and sucked on her breasts while she threw her head back and held his head while he sucked on her nipple like a starving infant while the other simply watched. Eventually, Ranger noticed the last clone approach...and she turned around to present her perfectly fleshy buttocks to him.

"Spank her..." The idle clone said before Ranger gave the clone's butt a hard but loving slap and watched it jiggle as she let off a horny chuckle.

"Good one." The last clone said, before the one Ranger spanked joined them in the bath and watched the other two clones enjoyed Ranger's body for all it was worth. The one in his lap continued holding Ranger's head as he got back to licking her perky nipples, and getting her alternate breast squeezed over and over. She then started groaning and even growling as Ranger started chewing on her breasts, and kneading the flesh of her lower body with more force. The clone behind her watched Ranger feast on the breasts of the clone in his lap, and then Ranger locked eyes with her while fondling the breasts he just devoured.

"You already fucked her. I'm next." The clone in his lap said before gently pushing him down against the wall.

"That you are..." Ranger said as the clone put her hands on his shoulders to stabilize herself as the other clone positioned his manhood to slip into the first clone's opening as she came down on it, and she took in as much of his girth as she could before moving up and down on it. She then started riding Ranger's organ while sucking in as much air as she could over and over while Ranger's manhood scraped the walls of her swollen womanhood. The other two clones got next to Ranger and watched his manhood slip in and out of their fellow clone as she moved up and down, and the room was filled with the sounds of the water swishing and her gaping mouth letting out pleasured moans as she vigorously bounced up and down on his lap and eventually sat up straight and bounced on his lap even more as her butt rubbed against his thighs.

Ranger watched the clone's ample breasts bounce up and down and her hair flail about as she threw her head back and let out higher-pitched moans. He then gripped her waist firmly but not enough to slow down her mission to extract an orgasm from the man beneath her, which she eventually received...but not before Ranger thrusted up into her to get his own, and her own was dragged out enough to get her to actually scream in pleasure before gasping loudly until Ranger himself burst with pleasure as well, and let out a groan before the two went slack.

"Please tell me you're not spent yet." The last clone said.

"Not at all..." Ranger groaned.

"Good...but we'll finish up later on. First we continue cleaning up here." The other clone said.

"Right..." The clone on Ranger's lap breathed out before the other two got their hands on some soap and waited for the last clone to get off of Ranger, who sat up and let the others lather up the soap in their hands before Ranger soaked his head in the water. He then let the others de-tangle his hair as they smeared the soap over it, and used a small nearby bucket to help wash the soap out when it did it's job. When he brushed his hair out of his eyes and opened him...one clone surprised him with a kiss. The other two used another soap for his body as they smeared the soap over him while throwing in a massage and even some nerve point stimulation for good measure...and he became aroused a third time as a result.

Once they noticed, two of them gave his erection gentle strokes, which made it swell even more, and make Ranger tense from the pleasure. If the clones weren't doing that, they were massaging the dense, and plentiful flesh of his arms, abdomen, and especially his chest, legs, and shoulders, pressing as deeply into his muscles and as gently along his skin as they could. The three clones then position Ranger in the middle of the bath, and start rubbing their breasts all over his torso, with them taking turns kissing him, and sucking on his shoulders and chest. All the while, they extracted pleasured groans out of him as he reveled in the feeling of having no less than six mounds of plump flesh being rubbed against his body, along with the swollen nipples on their ends.

Eventually, one clone got in his lap, held up her breasts from underneath, and Ranger immediately answered her silent request and began sucking on her nipples, and kneaded the one he wasn't sucking on. The clone started gasping in bliss as her sensitive nipple was sucked on, and watched Ranger savor her flesh. Another clone got in on the action, and tempted Ranger with her own breasts, and Ranger stopped working the first clone's chest, and went to the other one's. The last clone continued rubbing her own breasts against Ranger's back, as he worked on all four of her fellow clones' breasts, until he extracted a dose of milk from all of their breasts.

Once he did, Ranger gave the two clones he just pleasured a break as they leaned back into the wall, but he did not miss the chance to watch their heaving breasts rise and fall as the clones sucked in and expelled air through their enticing lips. The last clone interrupted Ranger's analyze of the other clones' bodies by putting her lovely hand on his face and passionately kissing and eventually lashing tongues with him. Ranger returned the passion in full as his tongue danced with the clone's, and his hands traveled over her creamy skin, and felt the small amounts of fat just beneath her skin, as well as the thick muscles beneath that. The two spent as much time as they could afford tasting and feeling each other's bodies, with Ranger caressing the clone's thighs, hips, and buttocks, while she caressed his entire torso, as well as his own lower body.

The other two clones got ahold of themselves to see Ranger and the last clone feeling each other up, and Ranger even reached between the clone's legs and began stroking her womanhood, making her break the kiss and gasp in pleasure. She then spread her legs to give Ranger an easier time as his fingers rubbed the sensitive lips between her legs, and his spare hand held her up as she held his shoulders while tensing and gasping from the euphoria. Eventually, she groaned from the bliss...and Ranger dragged it out by continuing to stroke her, but finally relented when she began to retreat. Once she did, Ranger watched the clone of the woman he married catch her breath, and then he held her close when she got ahold of herself, and got a warm smile from her as a reward for his affection.

He then looked at the others as they all got up, while Ranger held onto the first clone, and continued to hold her hips as her hands rested on Ranger's chest. The other two clones were so touched by how tenderly Ranger was holding her, that they threw their lust aside, and began to gently caress his back while leaning on him. Next thing he knew, he was sharing kisses with the clone he was holding, and she even grabbed his hands and placed them on her butt, which he started rubbing and gently squeezing from every angle. The rest of the clones got their own turn to kiss him one by one, while their strong yet gentle hands massaged his mountainous physique, and his own hands groped their butts.

"You're such a sweet man...holding her so close to this godlike body of yours." A clone said.

"Such sweetness should be rewarded too." Another clone said.

"How so?" Ranger asked.

"Like this..." The clone in front of him breathed out as she began sucking on his neck...and slowly fondling his manhood. Ranger groaned as soon as the beauty in front of him gripped his swelling manhood and used her hand to simulate what it's like thrusting into the moist tunnel of flesh between her legs. The other clones shared glances and then one clone sucked on the alternate side of his neck, and the other took the first one's place on her side of Ranger's neck. The first clone then went down to lick up and down Ranger's brawny chest like it was covered in honey. In the meantime, the other two clones ran their hands along his rippling abdomen, and went past his groin to feel up his legs and buttocks.

Ranger's lungs rapidly inflated and deflated along with his racing heart as the three goddesses surrounding him treated his body, and his manhood was so heavily stimulated that he groaned and relaxed as his seed squirted out and covered part of the wall. The three clones then stopped working on his body, and one clone went to clean the wall Ranger made a mess on with the water, and her hand, but the other two didn't let go of Ranger for anything; he was wracked with pleasure and they were both more than strong enough to hold up Ranger despite how big he was.

"All done." The clone cleaning the wall said, before joining her fellow clones in holding Ranger.

"I love all of you." He said softly, and the clones all shifted against him, and one turned his face towards her so she could kiss him.

"And we love you." She said before continuing their kiss, as the other two watched.

"Alright...now let's go test that mattress...the fun way." Another clone said, then before they all got out of the bath, and each grabbed a towel, helped dry Ranger up, and he took his time drying each of them off. He went between them patting their hair until they were no longer dripping wet, and then ran his hands through the strands of silky, pitch-black hair with reverence. He did the same thing for the rest of their bodies, with his eyes taking in the priceless sight of their powerful, yet luscious figures. Occasionally, he planted a simple kiss on one of their breasts, caressed their abdomens, thighs, or upper torsos, or gave their butts a simple spanking. Eventually the clones led him to the bedroom with two of them holding his sides while his hands dug into the warm, moistened flesh of their butts, alternating between each softened cheek as they walked on...with the last clone gripping his newly-aroused manhood.

When they got to the bedroom, they all surrounded Ranger, and took turns kissing his lips or neck on both sides, as they continued to rub him down with their breasts, and even lined up in front of the bed so he could playfully pound on their butts with his fists and he extracted laughter from them. Eventually, the three had enough, and pushed Ranger onto the bed before they crawled onto it to start kissing his lips while others licked and sucked on his neck, his chest, and even his abs, if they didn't rub him down with their hands or put their breasts in his face so he could stuff as much of their flesh into his mouth and lick their nipples or get their hips rubbed.

"Wait...I have an idea." A clone said before walking over to a drawer full of bottles with melted ice cream in them, then went over to Ranger, and slowly poured some on his torso. He shivered from the cold, but then the clones got to work licking it off of him, much to his delight as they tickled him with their tongues.

"Too bad we just washed up, but we can fix that with a cloth and bucket right ladies?" Another clone asked.

"Right, plus we just washed so...like the saying goes: clean enough to eat off of." Another clone said.

"Clever..." Ranger said dryly before the three clones all deadpanned at him.

"Like you're not having the time of your life right now." A clone said.

"Are you kidding? One beautiful woman is enough to brighten my day...three of them...?" Ranger trailed off before one of them crawled over to him and caressed his face as the other two simply laid down on top of him.

"You saving the Temple of Law no less than two times against impossible odds alone warrants this. Throwing everything else on top is just overkill." The clone touching his face said.

"Right...so let's get back to business shall we?" Another clone asked and the others nodded and one went to get the water bucket and used a cloth to clean Ranger's torso again, and another to dry him off while another grabbed a bottle of coconut oil.

"Flip over." She said and Ranger flipped over and felt the oil get slathered all over his shoulders, arms, legs, butt, feet, and even some in his hair.

"You might also need this." Another clone said as she handed over the life-boosting pendant the original Fighter wore and Ranger put it on right away to feel his vitality get boosted and his muscles all flexed at the same time to get the blood flowing again before the clones made way to let him get up and stretch out a bit.

"So...who wants to go next?" Ranger asked.

"Me!" A clone exclaimed, and the other two backed up as she spread her legs, and Ranger got between them. He then pushed into her and she gasped as she took his solid organ into her body and he even bent down to kiss her as sweetly and deeply as before while pushing in and pulling out of her as the clones watched. The clone Ranger was mating with let off one blissful moan after another, even as Ranger's lips were locked with her own, and his thick manhood was getting repeatedly shoved into her. Eventually, Ranger extracted such a loud moan from the woman beneath him that he had to break the kiss and focus on driving her to orgasm like the others.

Eventually...he took it up a notch by picking her up with his forearms supporting her legs from behind her knees as she laughed at the unexpected action while he continued to mate with her. She then took control and wrapped her legs around his sides, and slid down them until his manhood was once again perfectly aligned with her entrance and their playful yet passionate mating session continued. The other clones watched Ranger's manhood get rammed into their fellow clone, and her buttocks ripple as Ranger slammed into it. After the better part of a minute of him doing nothing but thrust into her warm, wet, and narrow womanhood, and the occasion kiss, she screamed out an orgasm and then was placed back on the bed and allowed the pleasure sink in as she went limp...but he remained as strong as ever.

"I really did get the best didn't I...?" She asked as she kept laying there trying to catch her breathe with a toothy smile on her face and her eyes remaining closed.

"From the look of it? Absolutely." Ranger said proudly.

"You up for more honey?" Another clone asked.

"Yes...much more." Ranger said.

"Any ideas?" The last clone asked and Ranger smirked.

"Surprise me..." He said before the two got up and pulled him onto the bed with them, and the clone that just got intensely pleasured watched the man who did it kiss one of the clones who got on top of him, and get her buttocks fondled while the other one watched and waited for her turn to kiss him which came when the first one broke the kiss. While Ranger was kissing the other sideways, he still kept his thorough yet gentle grip on the first one's butt while he dug into her priceless flesh, as his arousal returned at last.

Ranger then signaled the other two to stand up with his fingers and the clone who was just shagged watched them press their plump breasts into his chest and rubbed him with them, and Ranger singled one out to suck on her neck while holding up one of her legs, and the other one actually rubbed her butt against him.

"Any ideas now?" A clone asked.

"One of you get on the bed, and the other lay down straight." Ranger said, and both clones chuckled before one bent over and the other simply laid down before the one bent over takes Ranger's manhood again and he wasted no time pounding her entrance as rapidly as he could right off the bat. He looked on with pride as the clone he was pleasing let off blissful, throaty moans as the fleshy slapping sounds filled the ears of the four people on the bed...especially as the clone getting pleasured shook her buttocks in tandem with Ranger's thrusts to increase the pleasure, until Ranger pulled out not even half a minute later, much to her confusion and displeasure. Ranger then finished her off with his fingers as he stroked her opening which made her snap awhile later...and then continued moaning while he continued to finger her.

"Ranger...Ranger! That's enough...! Please stop!" The clone exclaimed between gasps and Ranger stopped right away and cleaned his hand in the bucket before pulling the other clone up, raised her leg up and rested her ankles on his shoulders; her flexibility came in handy in more ways than one. She then rested her entire upper body on the bed as he plunged his still-erect organ into her, and listened to her moan herself as he mated with her until he had his own orgasm and it was capped off with the clone letting out an elongated moan that signaled an orgasm, and even more moans that followed as he finished her off with his fingers...and spanked her for good measure which drew a laugh from her. He then finally laid down next to the third and final clone who watched him catch his breath.

"Had enough yet?" She teased.

"For now yes..." Ranger groaned.

"You were...quite a sight to behold, fucking me and them this frequently and forcefully." The clone said.

"You've seen me fight, even without this pendant." Ranger said.

"But you were supported by your armor, but this? This was all you: raw, natural...and passionate." The clone said.

"Oh?" Ranger asked.

"Yep." The clone said and they shared a smile. "How about you finish off that ice cream?"

"Please..." Ranger groaned.

"You even ask me nicely...you're earned every ounce of bliss you're in right now." The clone said before kissing Ranger sweetly before heading over to get the rest of the ice cream poured on him earlier...then turned to see that Ranger's eyes were glued to her flawless lower body, and his manhood was slowly erecting again which she reacted to by giving him a teasing smirk before turning to go back to him and when she got close enough, he took it, downed the melted ice cream and put it on the nightstand.

"Ice cream and sex...perfect combination..." Ranger said and the clone smiled at him, along with the other two clones who scooched over to the other side of the bed to recover from the pleasure they were drowned in.

"Can you give me another round?" The clone asked.

"You have any ideas?" Ranger asked.

"I'll ride you...backwards." The clone said firmly as she mounted his lap, turned around, and came down on his manhood and he watched her perfect ass tighten and flop around as she rapidly bucked her hips. The other two came over to get a better angle of their man's organ appear and disappear into their fellow clone's opening, and listened to her moan in the process. The clone on top of him didn't even bounce in his lap for ten seconds before he spoke up.

"Wait...wait. I have an idea for how to finish this." He said as the clone stopped moving.

"And?" She asked.

"The same way we started...all three of you get up and bend over the bed." Ranger said and the three followed his instructions, with the clone that was riding him in the middle, and he plunged into her body, and pressed his hands into the other clone's butts to stabilize himself and he listened to her laugh at his forcefulness as well as moan in bliss. He then pulled out of her...grabbed her feet, and surprised her by holding her legs out straight, and the other two clones held her legs up as Ranger gripped the clone's now-soft buttocks as he continued drowning her in sexual bliss. Her moaning continued ever onward, especially when she had her second orgasm. Ranger then pulled out and laid down on the bed with the clones surrounding him and simply snuggling into him.

"What do you think? Does this make up for all that bullshit you went through?" A clone asked.

"Oh yes..." Ranger groaned.

"Based on what you did with each of us, your wife is going to be one...happy lady." Another clone said seriously.

"I hope so..." Ranger said.

"I'll bet you're not going to forget this anytime soon." Another clone said.

"Are you kidding? The memory itself is going to get me by for a while." Ranger said.

"Glad to hear it, and I cannot wait to be reunited with the original so we can all see what each other experienced." The clone said and the others all hummed in agreement.

"Chances are, the next time we make love...it'll be to have our second child." Ranger said.

"Good...you still owe her as many as you can give her." Another clone said.

"I haven't broken any promise worth keeping yet have I?" Ranger asked and the clones shook their heads. "Didn't think so..."

"Also..you never answered my question: how does it feel, to have this many naked breasts pressing into you?" A clone asked while pressing her breasts into him, and the others followed suit.

"Probably the best way you've ever used your breasts, aside from feeding my daughter..." Ranger groaned out and then saw the three clones all apparently were inspired by what he said; they al held up their breasts from underneath, and he started sucking their nipples, alternating between the six of them as his vitality suddenly spiked, and each clone that had their breasts worked on held his head in place and rubbed his neck and shoulders while breathing deeply...which incited him to squeeze, suck, and chew on their breasts with even more passion.

---

Meanwhile, Fighter took the baby and went out to see the festivities up close, and even when the baby woke up, she didn't take it too badly...so far. She was greeted by several people who were and weren't her neighbors, and even some local children greeted her and looked the baby over, and were stared at by the infant. When they were done getting their fingers gripped by the baby, Fighter kept going, until...

"Fighter! How's the little angel?" Hero asked as she approached, and Fighter showed the baby who was eyeballing Hero.

"Just as you see here." Fighter said and Hero reached out to take her, and the moment Hero took her from Fighter...the baby started screaming and actually tried pushing away from Hero, much to her surprise, and Fighter took her back, which calmed her down right away.

"Apparently this baby doesn't like strangers." Sage said simply.

"But...babies love me." Hero said.

"Apparently this one doesn't..." Sage said dryly.

"You're hardly the only person with this problem; even that farm girl Goblin Slayer is involved with has issues with her...every now and then." Fighter said.

"What's her deal anyhow?" Sword Saint asked.

"She's actually part of our team now, and she's made...quite an impact." Fighter said.

"Speaking of whom, here she comes now." Sage said as the ladies turned to see Cow Girl in a dress moving towards them and some people who were either congratulating her for her work with Ranger, asking about how long she was adventuring, or simply commenting on her looks, all of which she was both flattered and overwhelmed by.

"Hey." Cow Girl said cheerily.

"We were just talking about you." Sword Saint said.

"How so?" Cow Girl asked before the baby cooed and reached out to her, and she couldn't help but smile and take the baby.

"Hello..." The baby said.

"Hello." Cow Girl said softly as she let the baby touch her face.

"What does she have that I don't?" Hero asked.

"Besides the fact that they know each other, she actually saved her, and frankly, she's much sweeter?" Fighter asked.

"Hey! I'm sweet...when I want to be..." Hero trailed off.

"Not as sweet as her, or anywhere near as often for that matter." Sage said.

"She also has a more developed body." Sword Saint said.

"Alright, I get the point..." Hero groaned.

"Where's everyone else?" Fighter asked.

"At Noble Fencer's house actually, and so is that Sword Mage guy." Cow Girl said.

"Oh, we've met him before...strange man." Sword Saint said.

"Demon hunters are notoriously strange." Sage said.

"Well, let's go meet him." Fighter said.

"See you later." Hero said as she watched Fighter follow Cow Girl, and eventually reach Noble Fencer's place and went inside to meet the rest of the team.

"Fighter!" Priestess exclaimed as she went to hug her psuedo-older sister.

"Where were you?" Fighter asked.

"Getting back in-touch with the Earth Mother. Luckily, the two deities aren't that different, in both power and personality, but...I cannot help but feel like I neglected the Earth Mother." Priestess said.

"Didn't most of your miracles come from the Earth Mother and not the Supreme God?" Fighter asked.

"Oh...how did I forget that?" Priestess asked and Fighter ran her hand through Priestess' hair.

"Who knows?" She said before Priestess' smile turned upside down, and Fighter turned to D.R. and H.E. Druid. "Where were you two?"

"You mean other than looking over the city I haven't been to in years and spinning more yarns about my travels?" D.R. asked.

"Which you never said to any of us for that matter..." Wizard said.

"Well, you'll have to wait your turn missy." D.R. said and Wizard deadpanned at him.

"I was also at the Temple of Law helping for the Sword Maiden and Storm Mage's funeral." Priestess said.

"What? I thought they already had it?" Fighter asked.

"They were going to, but...things didn't work out." Sword Mage said as he came back.

"Who are you?" Fighter asked.

"The Sword Mage, the same one who helped me and Goblin Slayer." Priestess said.

"That's right, and they've told me quite a bit about you...and your Platinum Ranked husband." Sword Mage said.

"Alright...well, if my little sister vouches for you, I trust you." Fighter said...and Sword Mage looked the two ladies over.

"You look nothing alike. Unless you mean a friendship that deep?" He said and got a nod from them both. "I suppose that makes sense..."

"Anywho, why did you want to see me as well as everyone else?" Fighter asked while taking a seat.

"A better question is where's Ranger?" D.R. asked.

"I'll...tell you later." Fighter said.

"O...k..." D.R. said.

"To answer your original question: I wanted the two of you here because...well, your mage friends have something to tell you." Sword Mage said seriously.

"We've got bad news: Summoner helped us translate some of the scrolls and tomes we took from the spire...we got answers to alot of questions about the goblins we wish we never got." Wizard's brother said.

"Such as...?" Fighter asked.

"Why the God of Wisdom blessed them, and why the Demon Lord is using them as weapons again: they are weapons!" Wizard said and Fighter's heart sank.

"What...?" She breathed out.

"The goblins used to be the same as the rest of the world's peoples, albeit more primitive and still more hostile, they even had two genders once, and reproduced as such...until the God of Wisdom stepped in and changed all of that." Wizard said.

"Now they're little more than walking weapons, and just like all weapons...they're a threat to everyone and everything they encounter, arguably as much as the demons. Granted all the God of Wisdom did was give us a reason to cut their throats, but even that's part of his plan." Warrior said.

"I don't believe this..." Fighter said somberly.

"The Demon Lord is now using the souls and essence of those dead goblins to not only take revenge on those who got in his way, but also to soften the world up for his return." Sword Mage said.

"But he's not due to appear for another nine years!" Fighter exclaimed.

"Well...things are speeding his return immensely. The fight with the vampire queen, the damage done by the hell goblins, the Cambion's actions, even the attacks on Hell itself. It's all working in his favor." Sword Mage said seriously.

"So we go around keeping the world safe, and by doing so we're making way for the Demon Lord's return? How do we fight that? Stop fighting? Stop saving people?" Fighter asked.

"No...there has to be a way to stop all of this." Priestess said firmly.

"Besides, if the Demon Lord does show up, we can kick his sorry ass." Warrior said.

"I sincerely hope you can back that claim. There's a reason why beating the Demon Lord is an automatic promotion to Platinum Rank." Sword Mage said.

"We have a Platinum Rank leading us, someone probably as strong as the Sword Maiden was, and several blessed weapons on our side, plus we're getting stronger every day. On top of that...I can think of several ways to make us stronger with enchantments and alchemy." Wizard said.

"If you say so." Sword Mage said.

"Also, you never told us why the Sword Maiden and Storm Mage never had their funeral. Why wouldn't they just get it over with?" Fighter asked and Sword Mage sighed.

"I actually spent quite a bit of time with my mother today, and she told me that...after the late archbishop died, the whole city was devastated. Several days were spent mourning, and who knows how many people locked themselves in their homes. She even said that she could hear people wailing in sorrow or yelling in rage from the manor." He said.

"Manor?" Fighter asked.

"The manor she lives in with you and Ranger." Sword Mage said.

"Songstress is your mother?" Fighter asked.

"Yes, and she was here when a representative of the Evil Sect appeared and demanded we submit to them, and he was sent away. My mother knew this wouldn't go well, and tried to send letters to all of you. A day later...this siege..." Sword Mage said.

"We...never got any letters." Fighter said.

"I figured as much..." Sword Mage said.

"Why exactly did you come to Water Town?" H.E. Druid asked.

"To find my mother of course." Sword Mage said.

"But why, after all this time?" H.E. Druid asked.

"Because...she's now the only family I have left." Sword Mage said somberly.

"May I ask?" H.E. Druid asked.

"It's my father. I've lived in the same neighborhood as him for about 45 years, but after...an incident, I came here to find my mother. It took alot of searching, but I found her eventually." Sword Mage said.

"Is that the only reason you're here? I mean, I'm a demon hunter by trade myself, and I'd like to know who I might work with later on." D.R. said.

"You're a demon hunter too?" Sword Mage asked.

"Yes...I am." D.R. said proudly.

"Well, to answer your question: I won't say no to the chance to work here, even if this place didn't need me..." Sword Mage said.

"May I ask about that incident?" Wizard asked.

"Well...I left the town to look into strange occurrences that required a demon hunter's touch. As it turns out, some Evil Sect bastards were stirring up trouble, and one in town apparently couldn't keep his mouth shut about dealing with some old man who lived with a demon hunter they were looking for. That same old man cost him the structure of one of his legs, and cracked his skull with a cane." Sword Mage said.

"You had one tough dad." Warrior said.

"I could not have said that better myself." Sword Mage said proudly before sighing. "Since that thug couldn't do his job, the Evil Sect resorted to...other means, namely a pack of goblins, and they loosed them all into our home...which turned out as well as it could have. They kicked him senseless, tore his face off, broke who-knows-how-many bones, eviscerated him...when they were done they didn't leave much for anyone to find..."

"Dead Supreme..." Priestess whispered in horror as she covered her face with her hands and tried catching her breath.

"I took care of the goblins to avenge him, so don't feel too bad." Sword Mage said.

"How can you say that so casually?" Cow Girl asked in awe.

"That's hardly the worst thing I encountered...I actually saw one of the local girls after some goblins used her for...you know..." Sword Mage trailed off.

"Is she alri-" Sword Mage cuts Priestess off.

"No...she was far from alright. I actually overheard a goblin shaman call her a goblin mother..." He said and Wizard shuddered.

"Could any two words go together to make a more disgusting term...?" She trailed off.

"Not likely, but what's even more disgusting is her reaction to me killing off the goblins, and even the children. She asked me why I killed her family." Sword Mage said and the whole team sobered up.

"They weren't her family..." GS growled.

"No, but she was so mentally broken that she talked about how much she loved the goblins she gave birth to, and how much their fathers loved her; I dare says she saw what they did to her as natural, pleasurable, or both...and don't get me started on how unsteady her speech pattern was, or how...primitive her vocabulary was." Sword Mage said.

"I...think that's quite enough." H.E. Druid said.

"No kidding. I hate to think how normal that is by their standards." Sword Mage said.

"You know I said that's enough right?" H.E. Druid asked.

"Right..." Sword Mage said.

"What about the Evil Sect's troops? How did they recruit so many?" Fighter asked.

"That much we haven't discovered, from the scrolls or the books, but something is quite clear: they didn't." Wizard said.

"What do you mean?" Fighter asked.

"Don't know, but there's no way they just went around saying hey, come join the army of the Demon Lord and reap the rewards of a hundred battles, or whatever other bullshit they could come up with." Wizard said dryly and D.R. started laughing, along with Warrior, Wizard's brother, H.E. Druid, and eventually even Cow Girl and Priestess started laughing...after Priestess used the miracle of Silence to keep the baby from waking up.

"Oh that was rich..." Warrior said.

"Well, it would make sense for them to get more troops with cloning, like how they cloned more women for breeding." GS said.

"And those specialists could've been clones as well." H.E. Druid said and Fighter cringed.

"What?" D.R. asked.

"It's the ones we were attacked by. Not only did the one we fought in the city look like...well, a male version of me, but the two that Ranger fought in the Temple of Law looked the same way." Fighter said.

"Well, that confirms they're clones." D.R. said.

"But why do they look like that?" Fighter asked.

"Maybe it's just someone they picked and they happened to look like that." Cow Girl said.

"Or maybe they were made to look like that." Sword Mage said.

"Now that makes even less sense; why would they-" Sword Mage cuts Warrior off.

"To cause a disturbance. He looked like your Fighter friend right? Well, having the clone look like her tends to make one...pretty uneasy, and that's likely what the intention was." He said.

"I for one wouldn't put it past them..." Wizard said.

"All this means is that they just cut their own throats." Rhea Fighter said.

"True, but that also means they know a thing or two about getting in people's heads." Sword Mage said.

"Well, let's run this by the boss and see what he thinks." Warrior said.

"Wait, before we go...where's Noble Fencer?" Cow Girl asked.

"Probably out socializing. Can't say I blame her." Fighter said.

"Well, be sure to get Ranger in the know. Chances are, we'll need him." Sword Mage said as they all got up and went out one by one.

"So...why is Ranger not here?" D.R. asked and Fighter sighed.

"I...left him at home to recover." She said.

"Without you?" Warrior asked.

"I left some clones behind..." Fighter trailed off.

"So...you left your husband, who's in pretty bad shape, with more than one clone of you?" D.R. asked and Fighter nodded. "Lucky bastard..."

"Hey..." H.E. Druid snapped.

"Oh relax Your Highness." D.R. teased.

"Quit calling me that." H.E. Druid said dryly.

"Alright princess." D.R. said and H.E. Druid tapped his shoulder and D.R. laughed at her.

"Well...I'm going to check on my husband." Fighter said.

"I'm going to help set up the funeral." Priestess said and hugged Fighter before they separated.

"What about all of you?" Fighter asked and the rest of the team looked at each other.

"We'll think of something." Cow Girl said.

"Alright, see you later..." Fighter said.

"Bye." Warrior said before Fighter took her baby from Cow Girl and went home.

---

When she gets there, the first thing she hears...is her clones moaning in pleasure as she nears her daughter's room. She then puts her in her crib and leaves to let her sleep before heading to her own room...

"What have we here?" Fighter said dramatically as Ranger stopped sucking on one of her clone's nipples and all four of them looked at her, and she could see the lust on their faces. "You all enjoy yourselves?"

"Oh yes, you're going to get quite a bit of mana out of this." A clone said.

"You know...I never thought of that when I thought of this." Fighter said.

"We made absolutely certain our good man here had as much fun as we could." Another clone said as she held Ranger's head against her cleavage.

"And wait until you see what he did to us..." Another clone said.

"I can hardly wait." Fighter said before walking up to Ranger...who was barely conscious. "Did you enjoy yourself honey?"

"Oh yes..." Ranger groaned and Fighter smiled at him, and got one in return.

"Did that pendant help you out?" She asked.

"Very much so." Ranger said.

"Did you...you know...burst?" Fighter asked.

"At least six times." Ranger said and Fighter let off a whistle.

"I'll bet you got quite a bit of mana yourself. If we keep this up and you learn to open your chakras properly...the Cambion is so dead..." She said.

"Comforting." Ranger said and Fighter touched his coconut-oiled up chest...and felt his neck.

"Sheesh, your heart is racing like a horse." Fighter said.

"It's no wonder why." Ranger said and Fighter giggled.

"I think someone's earned some more bodies to work with..." She teased.

"Fighter...I've had enough sex for a while." Ranger said.

"Believe me, when you absorb us...so will you." A clone said.

"But...you might want to absorb them one by one. I can barely think straight as it is." Ranger said seriously.

"Alright..." Fighter said before she absorbed one who stepped forward...and Fighter immediately moaned and trembled until she collapsed to her knees. "Oh yes...!"

"Wait until you get the rest of us." A clone teased.

"Let me...process this first..." Fighter breathed out and the clones gave her space until she went to one, absorbed her and had another burst of euphoria...and then absorbed the last and collapsed on top of Ranger who held her close as she caught her breath, looks up at him with her eyes half-closed and her tempting lips parted, before pressing them against her husband's as they simply laid there mashing their still-hungry mouths together, lashed tongues, and took their sweet time doing it.

"You know...that time I fucked one of your clones while she leaned on the bed? I haven't done that to you in far too long..." Ranger breathed out.

"Shut up and kiss me..." Fighter groaned before she pressed her lips against his again.

---

About and hour later, the sun went down completely, and Ranger came out with Fighter after they sobered up enough from all the euphoria their minds were drenched in. They then saw a crowd of people gathered around the main square and lining the channels as Priestess led a group of acolytes from the Temple of Law to the statue of Sword Maiden for her long-overdue funeral...which completely sobered them up as they rushed to join the rest of their team who had their eyes glued to a convoy...

Priestess had the honor of carrying the urn with her and Storm Mage's ashes to be placed into a compartment installed in the statue's base, so the two can rest beneath the statue itself as the acolytes circles the statue and knelt before it. When Priestess fulfilled her task, she turned to the crowd.

"Good people? I remember when I first met the Sword Maiden. I was so thrilled to meet her I could barely contain myself, and later I had...the unspeakable honor of having her take me under her wing. Some of you have even seen me as the one she sent to save you; she was great before all of this, but who could've known that the archbishop of the Supreme God, would turn into the Matron Saint of Water Town? She has been the greatest figure in my life, and an honorary member of my team. She not only helped defeat the Demon Lord over a deacde ago, but aided in the vampire queen's defeat, and helped Ranger, my leader, and brother become the 11th Platinum Rank, and when the Cambion came to ask for her aid against the world...she gave her life to keep her power out of the wrong hands. I myself have done everything I can to honor her memory, including altering my appearance to reflect her own. For those of you who aren't aware, she wore the same outfit I wear now before she became the archbishop. I even wield a sword like she did back then, and it was made from an dwarven dagger that was altered to become a sword that even contains silver in the core. I am certain all of you treasure her memory as much as I do, the statue behind me is proof of that. May it, and the people themselves continue to honor her legacy..." Priestess said softly before secretly shedding a few tears, especially when Bard stepped forward and started to play a tune which tickled Ranger's memory...it was the same tune played at Noble Fencer's birthday that addressed the personification of pain and asked it to leave the hearts of everyone who heard it, for all the good it did. The people bawled even harder at the sound of the somber tone of the song, and the soft voice Bard used to deliver it.

"This song was that of my truest friend Storm Mage, the Sword Maiden's loyal and loving guardian. The man who faced the vile Cambion and stood by his lady until he drew his final breath. The man once consumed by avarice in his olden days and regurgitated by the hope instilled in him by the Lord of Heaven, only to be cast into the soft, warm, and benevolent arms of the archbishop. From vagabond to protector, from reaver to lover, from man to angel...that is the friend I had, that is the friend I still have. Now he may protect her even when his body is in cinders. No fire shall burn hotter than that of the love he shared with Her Grace, even the fire that rended their bodies." Bard said seriously, and just as he was about to join the crowd...a flash happened behind him, and when it died down, lo and behold, the Sword Maiden appeared.

"The Sword Maiden! She lives!" A man yelled.

"She has returned to us from Heaven! Even the Death God cannot hold her!" A woman yelled.

"She lives!" Another man yelled.

"I knew you would never leave us!" Another man yelled.

"She lives!" A woman yelled and the and the crowd continued cheering as the Sword Maiden watched them shower her with their love.

"People. People please! Calm yourselves!" Sword Maiden said as she held her hands out and the crowd eventually settled down. "I have not returned; I am here to say good-bye properly." With that, the crowd went back to being somber. "I have watched over all of you yes, and I have even directly interfered with Ranger and Goblin Slayer's teams directly when they were in danger...but I cannot remain here on Earth; my place is in Heaven, now and forever, at the Supreme God's side, and with Storm Mage at my own. I will offer my services to the teams that oppose the Cambion until he is defeated, but after that, I will only return when the Supreme sends me here. Priestess? Embrace me..." She then held out her arms, Priestess approached her, and Sword Maiden pulled her into a hug befitting of a mother. "I have...never been more proud of anyone than I am of you, my daughter. People? The young Priestess you see is my heir, and from this moment forward...the new archbishop. She will oversee Water Town in my place, as the Supreme God wills it." Priestess was instantly filled with both excitement and nervousness...and the crowd murmurs to themselves, making their disbelief known, but eventually they all show their acceptance by bowing one by one.

"Hail the new archbishop." The crowd says one by one.

"Me...the archbishop..." Priestess trailed off.

"You've earned it Priestess; remember the knowledge I gave you, and you will have nothing to fear, especially with a man as wise as Ranger aiding you." Sword Maiden said before letting go of her. "Before I depart...there is more I wish to tell you, about my protector. The good Bard is more correct than he knows: the Storm Mage was my lover...but it was not a distant romance; he shared my bed, a decision I have never regretted." The crowd exclaimed in disbelief at this.

"Please understand...he did more than just protect me, and my home from demons, he purged me of a crippling fear...a fear, of goblins. You have heard of the nightmarish fates that befall those ensnared by them, I can tell you: they are all true. The reason I wore a blindfold for so long, is because I fell victim to the little terrors myself before I faced the Demon Lord. Were I a lesser person, I would condemn all of you for adding to my fear of not being accepted for being able to face the mightiest of the demons, but not a race of monsters seen as pitiful...but how can a servant of the Supreme ever hold a grudge, let alone one who willingly took up the mantle of archbishop? Ranger and Goblin Slayer's teams have kept my agony in their hearts whenever they battled them, and they even took the liberty of healing my eyes for me, which purged yet another horror wrought upon me. Storm Mage has taken every opportunity to show his love for me, a love that ran as deep as the ocean and twice as far as the wind. He saved me in my hour of most desperate need when the Demon Lord sent the same goblins who tortured and violated me all those years ago; even the strength of a goblin champion was no match for the love that drove him to fulfill his duty, and I have been grateful to him ever since. I even accepted his hand in marriage under the eyes of the Supreme God..." Sword Maiden then looked at the statue of hers and smiled as brightly as she could before looking back at the crowd.

"Now his ashes and my own are intertwined within the urn in that statue...just like our hearts were, just like our hearts are still. I feel I have cheapened the purpose of this funeral by appearing before you all, but nevertheless, I am deeply touched that all of this was done to honor my passing, and I will keep of you in my heart, as you have kept me in yours. Farewell my dearest family and friends, and do not forget: through her actions, or through my own wishes, your archbishop is with you." With that...the Sword Maiden vanished as if she wasn't even real...then Priestess' outfit was turned into the archbishop outfit Sword Maiden used to wear...and her staff turned into the same as Sword Maiden's, but her sword remained on her side.

The crowd was so blown away by the revelations that they didn't say a word as the rest of the team approached Priestess one by one, and gave her approving smiles.

"The new outfit suits you...Your Grace." Fighter teased with a bow and Priestess actually laughed at her before Fighter hugged her as tightly as she could and Priestess returned it.

"I love you all..." Priestess said softly and eventually broke the hug and approached Ranger who couldn't stop looking at her.

"I cannot believe we joked about this a year ago, and now you even look like the new Sword Maiden." He said, and Priestess smiled before hugging him. "Congratulations Your Grace..."

"Thank you..." Priestess whispered as the rest of the team continued to look at her. Then footsteps were heard...and Sword Mage approached.

"The previous archbishop had a protector; it is only fitting that the new one have one as well, if you will have me?" He asked and Priestess looked at her teammates, especially Fighter who side-glanced at the demon hunter.

"You have shown how strong you were before, and you are clearly devoted to your craft..." Priestess trailed off as Sword Mage drew his sword and put it on the ground as he knelt before her.

"By the sword and armor I use to fight your foes...I pledge my services." Sword Mage said seriously.

"Um, Your Grace...? I have the perfect way to wrap this little festival up, if I may?" Wizard asked, and Priestess smiled.

"Go ahead." She said, and Wizard formed up several summon stones...and to the crowd's umpteenth surprise...a World Spawn was formed with it's feet submerged in the channels as it flexed itself out. As the crowd eyeballed the elemental behemort, Wizard slowly chanted in the Demon Lord's tongue, along with Summoner...and it vanished into thin air. The team even laughed among themselves as some people actually passed out from the mental exhaustion put on them.

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Outfit and scepter? Check. Absurdly strong holy arts? Check. Sword skills? Check. Bodyguard? Check...although for the record: Priestess is not getting a love interest...period. But on a serious note: all that build-up finally paid off, and now Priestess is now the new archbishop; that was even built-up since Year One, Ranger even said so himself. Anyways, I told myself this wasn't going to be a long chapter, and look how well that worked out. Anyways...Cow Girl got in some good work didn't she? Well, she's no where near done so she'd better watch it.

Now, for the record, you know how I was going on about the different Lantern Corps? Well, considering what she went through, and how she picked herself up from it, I think Cow Girl is Green Lantern material, because let's face it: her accomplishments and what she pushed through have "I'm strong-willed" written all over them. Also...I did some more things in this chapter I've wanted to do for ages: Ranger talks to Noble Fencer about politics, Sword Mage's...disturbing background story, Summoner reuniting with Cow Girl and glorifying her,

the duel with Hero, although considering that she and Ranger are probably rivals at this point in time, we should probably expect them to duke it out sooner or later. Another is...to be honest, that 4-way with Ranger and the clones...but enough of that. How will the team's training pick up from here? Well, you'll just have to Rate, Review, and Share while you wait, won't you? So...stay tuned...

P.S. For those of you who are tired of me just mentioning that a song was sung...well, I'm not a songwriter by any means; I tried to a few times just for the heck of it but...it's not as simple as putting down words, and I certainly can't show how a song is supposed to be sung, especially since I don't know how to write music, I doubt most of you people know how to read music let alone execute it, and on top of that...I cannot write musical notes on my keyboard so...there you go.