A/N: Long time no see... I won't make any excuses but I do update you at the end. For now, enjoy. (I wrote and deleted this chapter a thousand times. This version was written in a day so if there's a lot of typo's please excuse me.)
Y'know, I don't wanna burst my own bubble and say I'm a natural at this gamer ability, but I mean I've gone up 10 levels in two days so I think the proof is in the pudding.
It does help that this universe has been very gracious with handing out experience points. With almost each quest I've gotten I've been able to level up multiple times. Though in this universe I'm going to have to level up as fast as I can to compete with everyone else.
If my plan is to beat Momoyo one day I'm going to have to grind HEAVY; but how do you even grind in this world? Is there a bunch of low level thugs I can just whoop on every time I run into them? It's not like they're AI, surely there'd be repercussions for picking a fight everyday.
Moreover, I still need to learn how to actually fight. I've learned some things here and there from Wanko but I'm still leagues behind everyone here who's been fighting their entire lives. Even if I get strong I'm still nothing without technique.
"OMARI!" Suddenly, I'm thrown out of my thoughts by the screech of my homeroom teacher. "Are you dozing off in my class? Don't think because you're from another country that I'll be any less harsh with you!" And with that I felt a sharp pain erupt on my face.
"EEEGAKKK!" I let out a weird sound as I fell out of my chair. I had been whipped. My ancestors weeped.
"Pay attention next time. If you ask a question I've already gone over, I won't have any mercy for you," Sensei said as she cracked her whip once more. "Now, back to what I was saying-"
I laid down for the rest of the period, making sure to keep close attention to her words this time.
…
"Hey Yamato! Yesterday's girl from class S is calling for you." The monkey boy known as Ikurou informed Yamato.
Girl from yesterday? Did I miss something? I mean, to be fair, besides my match yesterday, I didn't really focus on anything else.
"Huh? You mean the girl who was at the gambling den?" Yamato asked.
Ah yes, good old Yamato and his gambling addiction. Reminds me of my uncle.
The monkey's face began to blush as he recalled yesterday. "Yeah. It's the girl you want to tie up and make cry."
NANIIII?
Yamato must have seen my face because he looked at me and shrugged with a nervous laugh before turning his attention back to Ikuro. "What a bother. What does she want to play this time?"
"It's not the gambling den. She says to come to the rooftop."
"Well, I don't want to ignore her and have her calling me a chicken. I'll go. Wanko, Miyako. Will you two come with me?"
The two girls agreed and the group left the room.
Now normally at this point the story would follow those three… But I'm not playing as Yamato so I just stay in the classroom, not wanting to intrude.
"So uh, What's up Chris?" I spoke to chris, not having anyone else to really talk to.
"Oh, it's Mari-kun," She gave me a reserved smile. "As two foreign students we must hold ourselves with dignity and represent our countries well."
"I feel like regardless of what I do, everyone has made up their minds on how they view the U.S at this point."
"Ah Yes, the U.S.A. I've been there a few times myself. Wonderful country."
Chris and I made small talk about our home countries for a while.
"Hey Mari-kun," The pretty girl known as Chika got my attention. "I heard you're living in Kawakami temple right now. How is it living under the roof as the most popular girls in school?"
Her statement began to start a stur of conversation in the classroom. Most of the males in my class cursed the day I was born, or re-born, I suppose.
"H-How is it? Well I've only spent one night there so, if I had to say, so far, it's tiring."
Another eruption of conversation broke out in the classroom.
"Tired huh? He must have been up all night."
"I swear if he puts his hands on my queen then I'll gut him."
"Kuzuko is mine!"
Said conversation began to scare me.
After a while of explaining my living situation it seemed to lower the pitchforks if only slightly. I still haven't even gotten the chance to enjoy living in the same house as them anyways. It's mostly just sleep and training.
Maybe tonight will be better. I haven't really gotten the chance to talk to Momoyo at all, even though she took me under her wing as her protege.
"Perhaps we should battle one day, Mari-kun," Chris suggested.
"One day maybe, I'd totally lose at my skill level now," I say as I see her level 30 floating above her head.
…
Some time passed and Yamato finally came back to the room. It seemed that he had a new challenge on his hands. Aoi Touma, one of the top 3 popular boys according to Chika.
"Though Mari-kun made a big debut splash, he might be in the top five," She said as she winked at me with her tongue out.
R-Really?
"It's because he's foreign, it's literally just because he's not from around here! GOD you women are shallow!" Gakuto complained. It seems like he still doesn't like me that much.
The monkey Ikurou chimed in. "Shallow women make me horny."
A look of slight disgust appeared on Moro's face. "Everything makes you horny. I bet you'll eventually get horny over a coke bottle or something."
"Just hearing the word soybean makes me horny."
What's wrong with this dude?
"Anyways Yamato, how are you two going to compete? You'll lose if you compete on your looks." Ikurou asked.
"Is that your personal opinion?" I joked.
For whatever reason Gakuto jumped in the conversation again. "I'm pretty confident in my looks, but… Against Aoi, I'd say I'd be back by about half a game."
Moro sighed. "How shameless of you. There would be a larger margin for sure."
"Is that your personal opinion?" I joked again.
"Thinking about who's hotter than who is making me horny!" The monkey yelled.
"Even though we're talking about guys?" questioned.
Chika sighed. "That horny monkey in the back is loud, can you make him shut up?"
"Yonpachi." I guess that's the monkey's nickname. "I'll give you something to fantasize about." Yamato spoke.
"What!?" Yonpachi perked up in excitement.
"Go talk it out with the other guys in the back. Here's the topic: your daughter brings home her boyfriend."
Yonpachi immediately turns to the guys. "You have to kill the boyfriend for sure. I'd kill him at least 20 times and write 'violate' on his forehead."
Moro chimes in. "That's something you see in the news that'd make you depressed."
Suguru the long-haired otaku gives his two cents. "Hold on. I think the most important question is if your daughter's blood-related or not?"
That wouldn't change what I do at all.
"I probably wouldn't do anything. In fact, it'd be kinda depressing if my daughter didn't bring home a boyfriend eventually," I decided to join the conversation.
"..." Miyako maid a slight noise under her breath.
"Do you have something you wanted to say?" Moro asked.
"... It's nothing."
"If you got something on your mind, say it." Gakuto demanded.
"Well I was going to say, it's needless to worry because you wont get to have children."
OUUUUUUUUCH! GOD DAMN.
You could practically hear her words pierce Yonpachi's heart. "You… Dont… Have to be so flat out."
Suguru scoffed. "What a tasteless comment. You 3-D women."
Gakuto laughed. "She told you guys."
"... That was for everyone besides Mari-kun."
Oh my God really Miyako? That's so nice of you, I could cry.
""It's because he's foreign, it's literally just because he's not from around here! GOD you women are shallow!"
As the conversation winded down a little bit. Yamato continued to question the class about what they knew about Aoi. It seemed he was gathering info for his upcoming battle.
….
Later that night, we went down to the river bank to work on our stamina and speed.
YAAAAH! FINISH!" Kazuko called out as she crossed the finish line and Gakuto stopped the stopwatch.
"Oh your time's finally starting to get worse,' Gakuto noted.
"What's… My… Time…" I said doubled over attempting to heave air into my lungs. Gakuto tisked as he mumbled my time under his breath. "WOOOO!" I let out a scream as I fall down onto the grass.
Keep Up Mari-Kun pt.2!
Description: Continue to beat your time with each run you make.
Reward: 500XP!
"Haa, haa, haa. I need to work on my stamina…" Wanko said in between breaths.
"It's still good though. Don't get greedy," Gakuto scolded her.
"What… He… Said," I agreed.
"I'm nowhere near good. I need strong legs…" She said as she rubbed her thighs.
"They look good to me," I said, eyeing up her nicely formed legs and thighs up to her butt. I don't mean to perve but it's kinda hard not to when you work out with a girl all day.
"You think so?" She said happily seemingly not catching on to my perviness.
"Fuahahahahahaha!" Suddenly our workout was interrupted by the sudden sound of laughter. "It's convenient if you're resting right now! Azumi! Stop the car here!"
A familiar duo came into view. A man with white hair and a golden suit along with his maid. "Yes, understood, Hideo-sama!"
"Whoa… It's Kuki-kun." Wow, I've never seen Wanko look this sad about something.
"Is that a bad thing?" I asked her, only slightly remembering the relationship between the two.
"N-Not really bad or anything," She said looking more sad than before.
"My lovely Kazuko-dono! I'm glad to see you're doing well!" Kuki spoke loudly and with his chest.
"Ahaha, yeah," Wanko chuckled nervously.
"By the way, I'm doing well too! Look at this sign of glory!" Kuki said as he showed off a dragon emblem on the back of his suit.
I stood up from the ground and stood next to Gakuto. Covering my mouth I asked him a question, whispering. "What exactly is going on here?"
Gakuto scoffed. "Don't stand too close to me, pretty boy." C'mon dude. "Kuki is in love with Wanko and Wanko doesn't love him back, you feel me?"
"Ah, I see, I see."
"You're shining brilliantly like always as you work hard towards your dream," Kuki complimented Wanko. "Your sweat is more beautiful than diamonds!" Okay that was taking it a step too far bro.
"Ummm…" Wanko seemed very uncomfortable.
"Please go out with me. Let's start by using exchange diaries!" Wow a sudden confession here out of nowhere?
"...Sorry, no thanks." AND A SUDDEN TURN DOWN OUT OF NOWHERE ACK IT HURTS MY SOUL.
"I see. Then I shall ask you again some other day." Wow, Kuki didn't even seem the slightest bit upset. "If there's something you need for training, I can use all the powers of the Kuki corporation to obtain it."
"I appreciate your offer, but no thanks. Hahaha." Yet another turn down, it truly hurts to see it.
Kuki eventually left and it was just the three of us again.
"I guess you're not into Kuki huh?" I asked the obvious.
"No, not at all haha," Wanko laughed sheepishly.
"Well it's fine, he seems to have a strong spirit," I noted as she seemed a bit sad that she might possibly hurt the dudes feelings.
"Yeah…"
"He does have a good taste in women though." Before I could stop myself I let something slip.
"H-Huh?" Wanko questioned.
"Nah, nothing, l-lets go." I ignored her question as I started the trek back to the temple.
I don't know why that slipped out but… Wanko is a really cute girl, that much is for sure.
A/N: Hey I'm back, I've been in and out or rehab along with working on my original writing. I did promise you I wouldn't quit, so here's a chapter of good faith. I promise more uploads more often at the very least.
BTW if you didn't know Mari is Level 10 currently.
Question of the chapter is, why do you guys like this fic? Because it's sadly the most active fic? Is it the best written? Do you like the concept? Do you like Mari? Lemme know.
Also I wrote up a record of the characters and their levels if you're curious. If you're not, you can skip it.
(Another question is, what would you guys like to see more in this fic? I love character interaction with Mari but some of you guys seem to see it as Filler. So just because I'm curious, what would you guys want?)
(Another Another question. What ship are you feeling for Mari based off of what you read? Do you have a favorite girl you want romanced? Let me know.)
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SS Tier (91-100):
Kawakami Momoyo, Hume Hellsing(Rank 0), Luo Haou(Kouu), Cookie108(Super Form) Kawakami Tesshin, Zozma Belphegor(Rank 4), Musashibou Benkei(Standing Death of Benkei), Matsunaga Tsubame(Hiraguno Finishers)
S Tier:(81-90)
Lu Shihandai, Shakadou Kyoubu, Nabeshima Tadashi, Mayuzumi Yukie(Special Sword Skills), Matsunaga Tsubame(Hiraguno), Claudio Nero(Rank 3), Kuki Ageha, Yoshitsune (Shyana Ou Gekirin)
A+ Tier(71- 80):
Mayuzumi Yukie, Matsunaga Tsubame, Kurogane Otome, Hazakura Seiso, Takae Tachibana, Itagaki Tatsuko(Dragon), Musashibou Benkei, Minamoto Yoshitsune, Nasu no Yoichi(Chuunibyou Sniping), Rinchuu, Mayuzumi Taisei, Ultra-Rock, Matsunaga Misago, Bushou, Shibunkyo, Mogami Aki
A Tier(61-70):
Itagaki Tatsuko, Margit Eberbach, Oshitari Azumi(Rank 1), Fuuma Chourou, Kyofu(Oomura Yoshitsugu), Sheila Colombo(Rank 109), Mukade, Che Dominguez(Rank 11), Stacy Connor(Timeskip[Rank 1]), Kiriyama Koi(Rank 42), Taijiri Yasushi, Youchi(Not using Copy skill), Cosima Lorbach
B+ Tier (51-60):
Margit Eberbach(Eyepatch), Naoe Yamato(Kuki Butler[Azumi, Rank 21]), Shiina Miyako(Kuki Butler[Azumi, Rank 22]), SuiSui-Go/Zhui (Motorbike), Stacy Connor(Rank 15), Lee Jinchu(Rank 16), Nasu no Yoichi(Distance Archer), Shishin, Thelma Muller (Armour)
B Tier (41-50):
Shiina Miyako(Accuracy Heavenly Archer + Melee), Naoe Yamato(Kuki Butler[Stacy, Rank 716]), Uonuma-san, Frank Friedrich(Mephistopheles), Mouri Motochika(777 Techniques), Lisa Blinker
C+ Tier (31-40):
Cookie4(All Forms), Aiseu(CookieIS4), US Cookie Models, Usami Kyojin, Kojima Umeko, Caracal Gail/Gates(Combo), Souri(Prime Minister), Cookie Series, CookieIS Series, Gakuto(Kuki Butler [Rank 888])
C Tier (21-30):
Chris Friedrich, Kawakami Kazuko(Route Powerup), Ishida Saburou(Super Saiyan), Takeda Kojuurou(Rank 999/743), Itagaki Ami, Itagaki Enjeru (Angel)
D+ Tier (11-20):Naoe Yamato(Kuki Butler[Lee, Rank 996]), Kawakami Kazuko, Frank Friedrich, Mayuzumi Sayaka, Nanjou Michelle Torako, Sakakibara Koyuki, Itagaki Ryuuhei, Inoue Jun, Thelma Muller, Sigrun Kohlschreiber, Shimazu Gakuto, Minamoto Tadakatsu, Kuki Yamato(Monshiro), Chousokabe Muneo, Hachiya Issuke, Shima Ukon, Ootomo Homura, Ryouzanpaku Members, Fine Bergman, Mogami Yuusai
E+ Tier (1-10):
Fushikawa Kokoro, Yaba Yumiko, Kuroko Haguro, Ukita Hidemi, Ryuuzouji Takamasa, Amago Haru(Both Twins), Mouri Motochika(Techniques Heavenly Archer), Marple(Rank 2) Musashi Kosugi(Premium), Kumagai Mitsuru, Manager, Kuki Hideo(Injured), Naoe Yamato, Kazama Shouichi, Musashi Bunta