RWBY: The D'arc Game of Life

by ThePlayer1Company

Jaune Arc has lived a quite normal life, sans his parents splitting up when he was 10. Regardless, he wants to be a Huntsman, a hero like his father! One day, he messes up in the best way possible, and a tiny splinter grows into a grand adventure, in which the blonde must play a dark game of life. Only time will tell the truth. RWBY/Gamer crossover

7. Through Kindness and Compassion

Well, let me explain myself, dear beautiful readers.

College has been, as the professionals would call it, "Kicking my ass so hard I'm surprised I can even walk"

That being said, I'm going to try to get this written and sent out as soon as possible

As usual, let's start with reviewer responses

Dark Wanderer18: As for Jaune's middle names... I forgot I even left that in there. It was mostly a joke from me but I will say that the truth of that little factoid will come out in this chapter. As for people believing him with little truth... well that's a combo of Charisma, Luck, and his own trustworthiness. Yang semi-believes his ridiculously lengthy name because he showed honesty on his (very expressive) face, and Marbel believes he did all that Grimm killing because she idolizes him and thinks he's really really cool (hence the relationship being "Idol and Fan"

Catacus: Thank you for the nice words, ^w^

dark habit: not to Jaune, it's not, d3

God Emperor of GAR-halla: probably around the range of *words are cut off by a train going by outside*

Darkkseid: okay jeez, gimme some time, Jaune has to have a legitimate excuse to go to Mistral, where Pyrrha currently is, and meet her. I have plans for that anyways, but it's not for another couple of chapters.

A Hopeful Guest: Well I read guest reviews, good sir, and I thank you for taking the time to review my story and share your thoughts on it. I love you (platonically, of course) and hope to see you reviewing in the future

MysticSpider: You say 'Ra' and all I think of is "The Winged Dragon of Ra" from Yu-gi-oh, which is glorious, but sadly that's not going to be for a while, because my rendition of Yang is more modest than most peoples'... right now she's a confident and brash tease-a-tron 4000, but behind the charade, she's a kissless virgin, and she wants to stay that way until the right guy comes along, her Prince Charming (or in her current case, Knight in Charming Armor) so to speak (yeah she acted like she was going to give Junior a kiss, but that was NEVER going to actually happen)... also like I said to Darkkseid, and the other people hoping for Arkos: Jaune would need to interact with Pyrrha to get close to her, and for that to happen, he would need to be in Mistral, where Pyrrha is currently located... as for Ozpin's level: of course not! The Omakes aren't canon to the story, and they don't even adhere to future information (because I can't reveal these things in these non-canon spin-off story snippets, it has to be in the actual story. Why? Reasons.)

Nowdied: Jenkins IS a direction the plot is going in, as is another person's plot. Technically every person he meets has some length of a plotline through their interactions. Conveniently (because it's my fucking plot and it'd also be unfair otherwise) the other members of the RWBYJNPR group have the most significant plotlines.

The Almighty BOB: Your review hurts to read. I'm sorry, I know you make some good points, but I can't take you seriously when you Capitalize Every Goddamn Word You Type. I Can't Take That Very Seriously, Sir, And To Be Frank, It's Very Fucking Hard to Read. Please Refrain From Doing That In The Future.

I am Hobo Joe: who are you again? XD jk, as for an official song... I'll make an omake with one at the end of the chapter, so read on for that.

The Lonely Philosopher: very true, friend, and Yang's inner Papyrus is juuust big enough to make her want Jaune. Don't ask how being Papyrus does that, because you should know that when you're Papyrus, ANYTHING is possible *G.I. Joe theme starts playing*

DarkPirateKing69: but... I'm intending for this story to turn fairly serious down the line, like 'Breaking Bad' serious (please note I have no idea exactly how serious that degree of seriousness is, so I'm hoping it's not TOO bad... but know there will be conspiracies and deaths)

A particularly romantic Guest: I don't know if that's a good idea. I don't think any of my lines are good at picking up the ladies/men. Still, you're free to try, it's your life and you can live it however you want.

4/15/16: Attended my grandfather's funeral, finally flushed the feelings from my body, I'll be okay. I promise.

4/25/16: Getting back into the rhythm after more shit happening at college.

4/29/16: Hopefully will be to write more in the future, I don't know to be honest. Things are happening quite fast in my little world.

5/11/16: Feeling like things are going to come crashing down and fall apart on me. Holding onto faint hopes and a cup of grape juice.

Now then... let's get to the chapter, shall we?

I don't own anything, remember that.

Chapter 7: Through Kindness and Compassion.

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The rest of the day at school had gone by relatively easy, though I did have some fun with my fellow students.

An arm wrestling match with the leader of the power-lifting team, a basketball match with the leader of the basketball team, a race against the best guy in the track team, and Marbel was watching it all.

She seemed to really like it when I gave her a pat on the head, so of course I kept doing it. I was thankful that her closeness didn't shoot up ridiculously high, and that our relationship became something more normal.

Marbel Mayston, +85, Best Friend Senpai

Well... a BIT more normal.

Right now I had her recording my final act of the day. I would do my best impression of a comet. I had a couple of new skills to assist with that, ones I'd gotten while in the bathroom, one of the few places I could get peace (when I wasn't accidentally blowing my dick off with an accidental usage of Energy Bolt)

Channeling the power of the elements to strengthen your body has created the skill "Stone Skin"!

Channeling the power of the elements to strengthen your body has created the skill "Metal Skin"!

I'd used them liberally when I could, which wasn't very often, since I was still at school and they weren't very subtle, what with the grayish-brown or bronze-colored skin.

Now then... I'd also had some thinking done on how my skills would prestige.

As it stood with Teasing, the obvious route, given what I'd started going for, was Flirtation, but what about my other skills?

If I constantly used Soulforge Restoration on myself, would it develop into a more personal-use skill, or a skill to heal others if I used it more on others? What if I used Fireball for its explosive, or more for its fiery capabilities? Cannonball for armor penetration or heavy damage? Volt Orb to disable my enemies, or to deal more nonlethal damage to them? Could I even damage people non-lethally?

Surely I could. There WAS such a thing as unconsciousness... what would happen if I were to fall to 0 HP?

Now that I thought about it... the extent of the injury-prevention of Gamer's Body would make it hard for anyone to tell if I was injured. I'd have to explain that to Yang and Ruby sometime soon, since they both witnessed me obviously breaking bones, tearing muscles, and mutilating skin to get out from under the Ursa Gigantus.

I still had that one quest... alright... I had a plan for what I'd do after I got out of school.

For right now.

"My name is Jaune Prometheus Arc, and welcome to Jackass!" I shouted over the slight wind, trying to make sure I'd be caught by the camera Marbel was using.

I channeled all the power I had, having used the 'spells' I had to give the boosts both I and Marbel needed.

Using Soulforge Restoration with Dust Crystals has converted the elements into an acute, powerful form to enhance the body!

You have been granted the status effect "Feather Fall"!

You have granted Marbel Mayston the status effect "Feather Fall"!

You have been granted the status effect "Boulder's Strength"!

It was pretty interesting, how the skill did that. First the Dust was absorbed into the body via the Aura, then it was, as the notification read, converted into an acute, powerful form to enhance the body.

With what I had now, I could combine all of my skills with this increased STR and decreased weight to jump over the bleachers and into the football field, blazing like a comet and exploding like... like something epic.

I should read a dictionary sometime.

What would happen if I 'read' a dictionary? Could I even do that? Who knew?

All I knew was that I had to position myself in the air perfectly to get the maximum distance while Marbel recorded the display with my scroll.

I Ran and Stampeded off the building, charging up my legs with Power Jump and activating my Aura and my Elemental Aura, set to Fire, to appear like a comet.

The air whistled and popped with azure and red-orange flames as I streaked across the sky like a human comet, the afternoon sky burning up with my powers. I saw Marbel jump down the bleachers to follow me, and silently thanked the powers that be when she didn't stumble and fall. I landed and Stone Skin shattered off my own bare skin as I guided the flames away from the grass for the most part, instead appearing as a massive plume a couple dozen feet tall, I gave a thumbs up, "And that's how it's done!" I shouted while changing the sound of my voice using the powers granted to me by Singing.

It was kind of odd, but incredible how those other miscellaneous skills could assist me in ways I didn't think possible, which was why I was going to do my best to level up every skill I had before going out of my way to find new toys to play with.

I had to see where some of these things would take me, right?

Right!

I grinned and quickly extinguished the flames with Xiburichu, running over to Marbel, vaulting up onto the bottom of the bleachers, "Let's get out of here, okay? Someone's probably called the police and the fire department." I took my Scroll and stashed it in my inventory, quickly picking Marbel up and pouring out every speed boost I had, pushing myself to get back to the school and away from anywhere that was near the police.

Luck be a kind lady, my Stealth turned out to be sufficient enough to get us out of the school and away, police cars and a firetruck passing by quickly, sirens blaring.

I grinned at Marbel, "Hey Marbs, how about some ice cream to celebrate our flawless escape?"

She grinned back, "That was AWESOME! Ice cream sounds PERFECT!" she jumped up onto my back excitedly, then blushed and got off, "S-sorry, uh... my brother sometimes gives me piggyback rides, force of habit." she blushed and giggled sheepishly.

I chuckled, picking her up in such a way that she was hanging onto my back, "I don't mind, Marbs, we're good friends, and I used to do this for my sisters all the time." I grinned cheerfully back at her, hiding the surge of internal sadness behind both my self-control and Gamer's Mind.

I had to call today a success. I'd beaten out a new reputation as the strongest, fastest, most skilled man in the school, and I had had several girls by the end of the day thinking I was hot shit. Lots of guys tried to knock me down a peg, but I didn't let them, my superior DEX granting me an excellent advantage.

In fact, it had even increased a few points due to my current activities and how much physical improvement I'd made with the constant usage of these Ki Skills.

Dexterity: 40 (+45%) = 58

It had also increased the EXP for Aura enough to get it from level 29 to 30, granting another +5% to my passive boosts, which was good.

Passives were awesome.

If I could passively gain ice cream in my inventory, I would definitely, because ice cream is awesome.

Plus, I was finding, quite without exception, all the girls I met liked ice cream.

And why not? Ice cream is awesome.

Now then... where was I? Oh right!

"Now then, to the ice cream~!" I chuckled, Running towards the best place I knew.

Stone Cold Creamery.

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I waved Marbel off with a friendly smile, having answered many of her questions, giving her some pieces of insight to who I really was, which is probably the reason why my relationship had 'upgraded' to Best Friend Senpai.

I didn't really know what Senpai meant, all Gamer's Sight told me was that it was a Vacuan word meaning 'respected older person, usually of higher social standing', so... I'm pretty sure her knowing that I've a family of warriors and lots of money to my name must have made her think such a thing. I could see it.

I certainly sounded like someone important.

Speaking of important things, I saw someone who I personally thought was pretty important.

Robert Jenkins
Title: Forgotten but not Lost
Level: 17

I smiled, "Hey again, old-timer. Sorry for not helping out yesterday, I was looking for more Wizard Spells." I chuckled and helped him to his bench without even being asked, knowing he needed it, "And you're in luck. I'm not the type to let a debt sit. I'm here to help you out." I smiled and placed a hand on his head, "First thing's first, I'm going to unlock your Aura." he went wide-eyed, apparently that was a pretty serious thing, but I didn't even pause, "It's going to make the treatment a LOT easier." I focused hard.

I focused on the feeling I had felt when my own aura had been unlocked, of a veil being cast aside, of a spark lighting a fire, of lightning branching out from a storm cloud...

Suddenly, I felt it all again, but this time from the other perspective in those situations. I was the hand that had grabbed the veil and lifted it. I was the spark that lit the fire. I was the lightning that transformed the rain.

I was the key that unlocked this mighty door.

By augmenting your aura to touch light upon the dormant soul of another, you have gained the skill "Awaken Aura"!

I smiled, and it seemed like my first usage had just been performed.

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[Robert Jenkins] Aura (Passive & Active) Level: 3, Exp: 26.41

Passively increases STR by 50%
Passively increases DEX by 30%
Passively increases VIT by 40%
Passively increases INT by 20%
Passively increases WIS by 15%

Additional 60% increase to STR when activated.
Additional 10% increase to DEX when activated.
Additional 45% increase to VIT when activated.

HPR increased by 80% when activated.

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Robert Jenkins
Title: Forgotten but not Lost
Level: 20

HP: 300/300
AP: 300/300
SP: 150/150

Strength: 36 (-75%+50%) = 27
Dexterity: 25 (-80%+30%) = 12.5
Vitality: 40 (-80%+40%) = 24
Intelligence: 50 (-20%+20%) = 50
Wisdom: 40 (+25+15%) = 56
Luck: 60
Charisma: 43

Age: 76
Birthday: September 13th
Race: Human
Height: 5'9.5
Weight: 145
Build: Withered Old Man
Hair/Eyes/Skin: Aged White / Warm Brown / Aged Caucasian.

Already I could see the effects, however it happened to be that using Awaken Aura cost me 2000 AP, so I would wait a couple of minutes before moving onto phase two of my plan.

"Alright, I've awoken your aura. It's really helping counter the effects of old age for you. However, the gifts don't stop there, because I'm going to be applying the actual treatment here in a couple of minutes, friend. Why don't you tell me another story, hm?" I noted a considerable Closeness increase as he confessed his thanks, but the quest wasn't completed yet, so I just waved it off, "An Arc always keeps his word, and I'm an Arc, I made you a promise and I'm going to keep it."

By forming close connections with others and acting in charismatic ways, your Charisma has increased by 3!

+10 Closeness to Robert Jenkins! (Total: +60)

Your relationship with Robert Jenkins has upgraded from "Personal Friend" to "Dear Friend"!

I smiled, listening to my dear friend's words. He was able to dramatize it with more energy and vigor, putting more emotion and effort into his voice when he told me of wading through nearly waist-deep trench water one terrible night when the rejection field generators had failed, letting the rain in. He started to tell me about how he nearly lost his left foot to gangrene when I saw my AP was full again.

I put a hand on his shoulder, "It's time, friend." I smiled and started to channel my Aura.

He nodded, and I prepared myself.

And then I proceeded to, over the course of the next... about... let's say three and a quarter minutes, I dumped two hundred Soulforge Restorations onto him, each one restoring a tiny particle of youth into him. I saw his skin lose some of its wrinkled sag, his muscles grew a bit more toned and I saw his hair thicken a tiny bit. I was literally, minute by minute, turning back time's effects on this man.

Unfortunately, it came to an end with only a handful of sand taken from the pile that was the powerful status effect.

Robert Jenkins
Title: Forgotten but not Lost
Level: 22

HP: 330/330
AP: 350/350
SP: 250/250

Strength: 36 (-70%+50%) = 28.8
Dexterity: 25 (-80%+30%) = 12.5
Vitality: 40 (-75%+40%) = 26
Intelligence: 50 (-20%+20%) = 50
Wisdom: 40 (+25+15%) = 56
Luck: 60
Charisma: 47

Height: 5'10
Weight: 150

What confused me the most was how he'd gained an inch of height and five pounds of weight, but thinking on it and using Gamer's Sight, I'd found the answer was pretty simple, actually.

His Aura was feeding his body new power, providing energy that, through the magical means of aura, became material. His muscles had grown a bit more toned, increasing their density a bit. His Charisma had also increased a bit due to his skin clearing up from some unsightly marks of age and some wrinkles.

Overall, he looked a lot better in general, "That's all I can do now, but you should be feeling a helluva lot better, Mister Jenkins."

"Please, as I keep saying, just call me Rob, we're friends, Jaune, it's alright." he seemed to be a bit absent from his mild protest, instead flexing and uncurling his hands and grinning as wide as he could at his newfound physical health, "You've damn near cured a bunch'a my stiff joints, but I still got the arthritis, sadly. Still... damn... this isn't even a tiny bit'a what Hunters feel, but... it still feels incredible." I took pride in his joy-filled face.

QUEST COMPLETE!

Completed quest "Witch Doctor's got what you need!"

You gained 1000 EXP!

+5 Closeness to Robert Jenkins!

You unlocked the class "Cleric"!

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Classes:

Cleric: +75% HPR, +25% APR, +100% effectiveness of all healing and support skills.

-/\-

I grinned, happy to have a more supportive class available to use, especially since I planned on doing this until his Status: Withering of Age was no more.

QUEST RECEIVED!
Quest: Young Soul, Old Body, let's compromise.

Description: Strengthen and heal Robert Jenkins until his status effect "Withering of Age" is completely removed.

Reward for success: +100,000 exp, Massively increased Closeness to Robert Jenkins, Robert's "Withering of Age" is removed, partially unlocks class "Cleric v2", unlocks next quest in the chain

Penalty for failure (depending on severity of failure): Death of Robert Jenkins, Robert's "Withering of Age" worsens, partially unlocks class "Dark Warrior", get charged for Murder By Soul.

Accept? Y/N

I smiled and accepted, confident in my chances.

I looked at Rob and smiled wider, "Don't worry, friend, I'll keep fixing you until it's all better, okay?" I was also happy to see that Soulforge had leveled up a couple of times, and with it, the usage cost had gone down by one more AP, which meant slightly more usage.

Well needless to say, I had plenty of time before our conversation grew weary.

...

It had been about an hour until we both felt the same fatigue of conversation, an urge to return to our days apart from each other. I bid him farewell with the 1000th Soulforge I'd used in a row.

-/\-

Robert Jenkins
Title: Forgotten but not Lost
Level: 24

HP: 350/350
AP: 400/400
SP: 400/400

Strength: 36 (-60%+50%) = 32.4
Dexterity: 25 (-70%+30%) = 15
Vitality: 40 (-70%+40%) = 30
Intelligence: 50 (-18%+20%) = 51
Wisdom: 40 (+25+15%) = 56
Luck: 60
Charisma: 50

Age: 76
Birthday: September 13th
Race: Human
Height: 5'10.5
Weight: 155
Build: Lively Old Man
Hair/Eyes/Skin: Smooth White / Warm Brown / Weary Caucasian.

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He was in a much, MUCH better shape than he was before, so much better he must have felt like a new man. I know I did.

I felt very free and happy.

By showing benevolence, good will, and generosity, you have sharpened Gamer's Mind and gained +3 INT!

Odd, though, how these particular INT boosts keep popping up.

I didn't quite know why they seemed so... oddly important, but they were.

It was just the wording of them, 'By showing blah blah something with righteous or being a good person blah blah, you have sharpened and/or reinforced Gamer's Mind and gained such-and-such INT'

What was The Game trying to tell me? That true intelligence is in having a mind sharpened and reinforced against... what? Being a bad person?

Being a righteous person?

Is my semblance a religious nutcase?

By increasing your understanding of The Game, but being a dick about it, your dick size has increased by 0.5 inches!

Oh that is just fucking WRONG.

So you want me to shrink your dick?

Don't you fucking touch my dick!

I AM your dick! Just like I am your brain! I am your eyes! I am YOU! You should realize this by now! I am literally a figment of your imagination, given form and power by your soul! Everything wrong with me is your inner demons coming into play, everything bad about me is how bad of a person you are!

I must be having a panic attack at this point...

You don't GET panic attacks! You don't have a panic disorder! Your only mental disorder is overwhelming and extreme sanity! That and a basically ironclad barrier holding your emotions in check.

This... was too strange. I needed to lie down somewhere.

Hopefully the game would reboot, stop these messages.

I don't know why, but they just...

They disturbed me.

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'Hey, my homwrks dun and I'm bored. Wanna hang out mebe?' -Yang

'Sure! I'll meet you at the docks?' -Jaune

'Ye. Also, we gota talk bout things' -Yang

'Uh, okay' -Jaune

'What do you wanna talk about?' -Jaune

'Ill tel u wen I get tere, k?' -Yang

'Okay then, see ya soon!' -Jaune

'Oh yeah, could you please try to type in actual words, please? I know it may not look too "cool" but reading how you text right now kinda hurts my eyes' -Jaune

'No offense, it's just hard to read. That and I know you can type better if you tried.' -Jaune

I was surprised when I saw the next notification.

+1 Closeness to Yang!

'Heeheehee, I like a man who likes brains, :P' -Yang

'Well I just know that your brain is much better than that broken texting speech. I know you must be pretty smart if you can appreciate art.' -Jaune

'Oh I saw your art books by the way, and I think that's really cool. Art is really cool.' -Jaune

+3 Closeness to Yang!

Damn... that's impressive, especially considering the fact that that was a boost higher than +1 when her closeness with me is already over ninety!

'Heeheehee, ^w^, I like you more and more every day, dude! Cya soon! ^3^' -Yang

I... didn't really understand that second emoticon, was it supposed to be a face?

It looks like the other one, then, but with the three... wait... that makes it look like... did she...

Did she just blow a kiss at me via text?

I was NOT blushing like crazy!

Goddammit Yang!

...

I arrived at the naval docks with plenty of time to spare, since with my current Max SP, SPR, and the cost of Run, I could Run for a little over twenty-one minutes straight. I was thankful for that, since not only did that mean I could move with incredible speed, probably faster than a car, now. I chuckled, an idea forming in my head.

With my boosted APR, I could manage to use both Stone Skin and Radiant Mane for a considerably long amount of time, and thankfully that little boost to INT helped me focus enough to change the color of the stone to something more convincingly close to my actual skin tone.

It was weird, how much harder some things were to focus on than others. My amulet granted a considerable boost to 'ease of casting', but my Ki skills also gained a considerable additional boost to the ease of channeling aura over my other skills.

Though, I supposed that would be something to consider, the advantages of specializing in one skill 'tree' over another. I had the roots of Ki Breathing and Ki Body, which I assumed were probably in reverse order to the actual skills I'd gained. It was... strange.

I certainly didn't gain skills like other people did, at least. As The Gamer, with these skills, I could put into practice what other people had to learn in theory first. I could instantly learn everything about how to perform a certain skill in theory, and how to put it into practice.

I'd gained Ki Body by using all of my basic Ki Skills at the same time, channeling aura through every part of my body at once, strengthening it as a whole and thus creating a passive skill. It reinforced my body and increased my energy. I could FEEL it, feel the flow of energy entering my body through my soul.

This was it... this was Ki.

Breath, material energy, life force.

If the effects of the skill were true for everyone, not just me as The Gamer, then masters of Ki usage were warriors with incredible physical prowess, using their souls to strengthen everything in their bodies and become far more physically capable than normal people should ever be.

I had to wonder, though, what things were like back then. I hadn't read too many history books, but I knew that there had been many wars, and presumably enough destruction in the distant past to make our recorded history too vague up until you reached a certain point, scattered to the wind by the cruelties of the world.

Not too much had survived before the Age of the Enlightenment, when Aura had become more common, and humanity had become stronger, more resilient against the creatures of Grimm. With the increase of the number of Aura Users, humanity as a whole had managed to carve out enough room in this world to grow, expand and learn.

I could feel it, they'd gathered fire and formed metal to their will, honing shapes made to kill. It was no surprise that we were a violent race, when violence itself, the will to kill, had been what had enabled us to survive in this harsh, cruel world.

I shuddered, my eyes opening as my perception the world suddenly flew back to the field of vision I could see with my two eyeballs. I sighed, rubbing my face with my hands, I'd slipped into meditation, gaining a couple of extra Max AP, if that was worth anything. I sighed, rubbing my eyes clear.

I wasn't very well in the head before this all happened, I knew that. I was just some punk kid willing to roll with whatever punches life threw his way, and who had WAY more willpower than he knew what to do with. I was a blank slate ready to be filled, a nobody with unlimited potential but zero direction.

In a way, that was still what I was now, only now I was more important, and with a lot more direction. I was much stronger than I was before, much faster, much tougher, I was smarter and wiser and even luckier. I was more charming too, if that was worth anything except a number on a page.

However I was still me, in the end. I was Jaune Arc, son of John Arc, grandson of Matthias Arc, great grandson of Nathaniel Arc, and great great grandson of Jacques Arc, who fought in the great war. My family had been warriors for over five generations, probably more than ten, or even tracing back to before the Age of Enlightenment. I didn't know much, but then again nobody really knew.

There were few who knew what happened before the Age of Enlightenment, and even fewer who understood the vague information provided by those ruins, or maybe nobody understood...

Dammit I was slipping back into it again! I had to stop. I don't know what was really happening. I looked around for any notifications that had slipped my notice. Weren't these things supposed to be EASY to notice? That's why they were 'notifications', after all!

I sighed, nothing had happened, or at least nothing that the system thought was wrong. I just had to control my newly deepened thoughtfulness, is all, nothing too bad. I was just distracted from my tasks.

I hummed and quickly began forming plots in my mind, looking around and considering things.

If I wanted to train my VIT, I could torture myself with the constant grinding of metal blades, saws grinding through my infinitely regenerating flesh. I could do whatever I wanted to myself and leave no signs of damage thanks to Gamer's Body.

I had to clear my head. Luckily I saw another head just stepping off the boat, and did a Power Jump of a lunge to meet her, stopping in order to gently hug her from behind, "Hey Sunflower." I greeted with a smile on my lips and joy in my voice, "How've you been? Today's been boring without getting to see you." I chuckled softly.

Suddenly, I saw a new window appear.

Bug detected and worked out!

Changes made: Prestige Skill "Flirtation" corrected in name to "Temptation". Skill "Charming" was properly formed. Numbers for these skills have been properly calculated. Skill trees properly separated.

Huh... odd. I almost felt like a hole in my knowledge was just filled, and I didn't know it was there until Charming filled it.

Analyzing both the description and the feeling of the knowledge in my head, I realized it was essentially a romantic version of Teasing.

I also realized that it was level 71.

I... honestly felt a little bad about that, that I was better at teasing others than charming them.

+1 Closeness to Yang!

Charming's level increased by 10!

I could sense her smiling, "Today's been pretty boring without you too, Jaune." she turned around and hugged me back.

I smiled and let her go, "Well I'm here now, Sunny, so bask in my awesomeness." I chuckled playfully and she giggled with me as I helped her get her motorcycle out of the boat. Once it was out and set on its wheels, I got on behind her and we drove off smiling, the helmet fitting to my head with the ease of Equipping.

I hugged her softly, chuckling, "You know, most of the time, at least in movies, the guy drives the motorcycle and the girl holds onto him."

She giggled and looked back at me with a smirk, "So you're saying you don't like being behind me?" she attempted to tease me, but I was prepared.

Oh boy was I prepared.

Teasing (Passive) Level: 99, EXP: MAX

Teasing Effectiveness: +300%
Teasing Resistance: 75%

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Temptation (Passive) (prestiged from Teasing) Level: 11, EXP: 64.34%

Temptation Effectiveness: +50%
Temptation Resistance: +15%

I chuckled playfully, "No, I like it, but I don't think you want me to like it TOO much~." it was awkward doing this through our helmets, but the message got through.

"So is the valiant knight going to try to slay the dragon with his enchanted sword, hm~?" she teased back, though her blush was evident, I could practically HEAR the rushing of blood in her cheeks.

"Oh my, I didn't know you were so adventurous, Sunflower, I certainly haven't sought out any mighty and majestic dragons to take down with my shiny, tough, incredibly strong and long sword~." I chuckled softly, humming a small tune to ease the atmosphere while trying to ignore another surge in levels from Temptation.

"Hee... heehee..." she giggled nervously, blushing up a storm. I smiled and gave her a squeeze of a hug.

+1 Closeness to Yang!

"Don't be so tense, I'll let you in on a little secret." I leaned in a bit more, feeling my muscles press into her back, "My wizardry powers give me a strong resistance to your teasing. I swear if you'd done this to the me that hadn't gotten these powers yet, I'd be unable to even speak and probably pass out from overheating. As I am NOW though... well... it's pretty obvious I'm winning." I chuckled softly, smiling at her.

QUEST RECEIVED!

Quest: The Mighty War

Description: War, war has changed. This war has, and will continue to be about whose emotional artillery can cause the biggest blush. You must win the war eventually!

Reward for completion: 100 EXP, "Yang's Crown", Yang will see you as S-type, +5 Fire Affinity

Penalty for failure: 10 EXP, "Obelisk Stolen", Yang will see you as M-type, +2 Fire Affinity

I didn't really understand what the context of this quest was supposed to ask me, but... I accepted anyways. Free fire affinity? Free EXP? And I get a crown?

Count me in!

I hummed a bit, calling upon Xiburichu's powers to boost the speed of Bumblebee, adding more heat and thrust to the pistons in the engine, boosting them. Crocea Mors added his touch of metal manipulation, magically reinforcing the metal to an impossibly strong state that wouldn't exist but for the fact that I willed it to.

I became fairly certain that just meditating with Soul of the World and increasing my powers over Metal and Fire over the next months would qualify me enough to enter Beacon Academy just due to the sheer size of my AP bar and the intensity of my elemental power.

Grinning, I closed my eyes and relaxed, "So, where are we going again?" I couldn't recall, or rather didn't even recall it being mentioned in the first place.

"O-oh! Right, right, we're going to the forest outside the city." she said after clearing her throat, trying not to let her embarrassment seep into her voice.

I chuckled softly, "Alright, I have an idea too, a fun little thing we can do. A special sparring match." I smiled and shifted slightly, "Of course, I want to do that AFTER we have a little Grimm-killing competition, whoever kills the most wins and gets to set the rules for the match." I used my Charming skill to add to the appeal of the idea.

"I'd like to set the rules for a match for once." she said with a hum, "Alright, let's do it."

I smiled, "Alright, sounds good. Now I'm gonna trust you to be honest with your kill count, okay? I want this to be a fair competition." I knew she wasn't probably the type to inflate her numbers, but I wanted to make sure.

"Alright, dude, I'm not a liar, okay? I know there's a chance I could lose." she looked back at me with a small pout.

-1 Closeness to Yang!

I nodded with an apologetic expression, "Alright, sorry for making assumptions, I just wanted a fair fight." I softly smiled at her, giving her a small squeeze of a hug.

She smiled again, but the Closeness point didn't return, sadly. Ouch, I'd apparently done a bit of damage with that mistake. Shit.

I did not want to do that at all, no sirree.

I opted to hold onto her while she drove towards the edge of the city, the silence growing uncomfortable.

I broke it with a statement I didn't expect, "So I never told you, but I'm five-eleven, how tall are you?"

She blushed a bit, "Just a little bit under five-seven." I hummed a bit, "So uh, why'd you just randomly say that?"

Clearing my throat, I quickly looked at what I thought was the culprit and sure enough, Stay True now had some more EXP. It had gone up to level six just from my conversation with Marbel, "Just an urge to break the silence."

She giggled a bit, "You seem more teased and nervous than you seem to want to let on." she smiled.

"Well how can I not be nervous when I don't want to anger the sun? I feel like NOT getting burned." I chuckled, "Plus the sun shines so bright and pretty when it's happy." I hugged her closer to my form while saying that, smiling warmly and happily when I felt her smile at me again.

+1 Closeness to Yang!

There we go. THAT'S what I was looking for. I didn't want to lose any good points in my friends' books, after all.

I wanted to be a good friend

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We came to a stop outside the city walls, where I'd safely stored Bumblebee inside my Inventory and took Yang over the wall with a Power Jump, watching her blush and unable to ignore the intense jiggling of her chest. I smiled broadly and brightly, "Well, let's get started, shall we?" I set her motorcycle down, "We'll rendezvous at the motorcycle in 10 minutes, kill as many Grimm as you can in that time frame. Whoever gets more gets to set the rules for the sparring match later." I shook her hand, smiling charmingly.

She grinned at me, "Well, prepare your body, Jauney, because I'm gonna be blazing like a comet getting those kills." she giggled dangerously.

I snapped my fingers, "Ah, that just reminded me." I pulled out my scroll, "I shot a video for you." I brought up the video and played it for her.

Yang's Respect for you increased massively!

"Oh yeah, did I mention I'd be dropping out of civilian school on Wednesday? Because I am. I did that as an act of awesomeness, since I gotta keep up the awesomeness ratio in the Golden Shield team." I chuckled and put my scroll away, then paused when I saw Yang's face.

She looked at me with an intrigued expression, one fine eyebrow raised, "What did you just call us?"

"Golden Shield, since well, you're golden, and I have a shield." I clarified. Shouldn't it have been obvious?

"We need a better name." she said simply, and I sighed, leaning against the nearest tree.

"Alright, let's brainstorm. Usually when people make these specialized teams they take a piece of each others' names and put them together." I blew air upwards, my hands in my pockets, "Let's see... we could be... Sun Shine? You're Yang, and that means Sun. My middle name is Prometheus was the person who discovered the methods of unlocking auras easily, so it's Shine."

"Nah, maybe something like... Dragon Slayers? I'm a dragon and you're a knight."

"Oh~? So you want me to slay the dragon~?" I teased, then internally sighed at seeing Temptation rise at an embarrassingly high rate.

Yang was just too easy of a target, it seemed. If you could push past her offensive barrage, her defenses were nil, "Okay how about a different name? Solar Eclipse? Your shield has the moon on it, and when the moon covers the sun, it's an eclipse."

"So the sun wants to be covered by the moon?" I chuckled, "My my, some people might get the wrong idea."

With several more levels in Temptation, Yang responded with a bright red blush, "I don't see YOU trying to come up with any names."

"Well I mean with the path you've been taking with these names, I expect at some point you're just going to say 'Yang Arc.'" I chuckled.

And then I realized my mistake.

By raising "Charming" to level 99, you have earned the skill "Flirtation"!

Flirtation's level increased by 30!

Temptation's level increased by 10!

+1 Closeness to Yang!

Yang stared blankly, her ears leaking faint wisps of steam. Her entire face was bright red, so saturated with her blush that it seeped down her neck and across her chest and shoulders.

I felt bad, I'd pushed too far with that last one. I walked over and touched her forehead, sending dozens of Soulforges into her, not caring about anything besides making her feel better. I hummed, then used my aura with a Water Dust crystal and...

Combining a normal spell with the element Water has created the skill "Rain Burst"!

Two hundred droplets of cool water splashed her face and neck. She flailed at first, like a surprised kitten, but relaxed when the cool feeling shocked her back to normal, "Calm down, Sunflower, we could call it Celeste, since you're the sun and I'm the moon, and Celeste means the sky, so it sounds like a partnership." I smiled calmly at her.

She smiled back, wiping the water off her face, "Alright, alright, that one sounds pretty good."

I smiled, "Good, now then... before we start this, I want to be honest with you. I've been telling a minor lie to both you and Ruby, and I've felt very bad about that... but I trust you." I raised a hand, preparing what I'd asked the question for in the first place, "And I'm going to tell you something important. You can't tell anyone at all, okay? Not Ruby, not your dad or your uncle, none of your friends, it's vitally important to keep secret, okay?"

"You're not going to show me your dick are you?" she asked with a giggle, trying to ease the atmosphere with a silly joke.

"No Yang, now I need you to promise me that you won't tell." my hand hovered in the air, "Swear to me that you'll keep my secret." I gave her a very serious look.

She cleared her throat and raised her arm, "I, Yang Xiao Long, solemnly swear to not tell your secret under any circumstances, for as long as I live." she definitely spoke in a solemn tone.

I smiled, "Good. Now then..." I sighed.

And hit the button.

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(Third Person POV)

Yang flinched back when she saw the window pop up in front of her eyes.

PARTY INVITE!

You have been invited to Jaune Arc's party "Team Celeste"!

You will be brought into The Game with this action.

[Accept] [Decline]

She stared at Jaune, "What kind of spell is this?"

Jaune sighed, "It's a trust spell. Do you trust me?"

She hummed, listening to her heart, 'Do it! You can trust him with your safety. He's proved he's not going to hurt us. He's practically perfect!'

She hit Accept.

All too suddenly, she felt a burning at her core, like her soul itself was shuddering. Suddenly, she saw a new window appear, outlined in the golden color of her aura.

Information boxes flew up to greet her eyes. She read each one carefully, and while her mind reeled, she felt her mind growing sharper and clearer, noting several notifications for her Intelligence and Wisdom increasing. She felt a bit indignant at that. She wasn't an idiot, and made her displeasure known with an angry pout. Jaune chuckled a bit, "I had to go through that too. This damn power feels like it's chastising me half the time, and the other half it's patronizing me."

She giggled, feeling a bit better at hearing his dilemma, "Wow... just... wow..." she stared at her profile.

Jaune stared too, because it was very impressive for a girl of her age.

-/\-

Yang Xiao Long
Title: Hotter than the Summer Sun
Level: 36
Class: Martial Artist
Nickname: Sunflower

Hit Points: 1150/1150
Aura Points: 1750/1750
Stamina Points: 1350/1350

Strength: 67 (+85%) = 123.95
Dexterity: 39 (+30%) = 50.7
Vitality: 52 (+65%) = 85.8
Intelligence: 30 (+30%) = 39
Wisdom: 30 (+30%) = 39
Luck: 18
Charisma: 69

Age: 17
Birthday: December 12th
Race: Human
Height: 5'7
Weight: 145
Build: Medium Athletic
Hair/Eyes/Skin: Golden Blonde / Lilac Purple / Light Tan
Bra Size: 34E

-/\-

He also had the decency to blush upon noticing the last line that had been added, very recently it must have been, because it wasn't there yesterday.

The knight cleared his throat, "Right, well, let's just ignore that for now." especially the part where she had pitiful bars compared to his.

HP: 3600/3600
AP: 7202/7202
SP: 4000/4000

"How come you have so much more HP, AP, and SP than me?" she asked with a pout.

He sighed, 'I wanted to avoid this', he shrugged, "I don't know, all I know is my bars are bigger than yours." soft chuckles poured from his mouth, "It shouldn't affect anything, just be careful, okay? I don't want you to get hurt, you're important to me, even more now, because you're the first and only person I've told about this." he smiled softly at her, seeing her blush, "You're something special, you know that?"

Flirtation's level increased by 20!

+1 Closeness to Yang!

"A-alright then. But seriously, I'm pretty mine should be bigger." she pouted a bit.

"Nah, mine's still bigger." he shrugged once more, then turned towards the treeline, "Anyways, this should make this little competition easier, and plus, I can message you now." he smiled and demonstrated.

Jaune C: Like this, this is voice chat :C

Jaune: Or like this, this is text chat.

Jaune W: This is a whisper, so if we had someone else in the party, this would keep the information private from them :W

He then activated the camera that had become available, "And this is a face-cam." he waved at her through the image.

Yang activated her own camera and smiled, waving back, "This is incredible! I'm gonna have to play around with this later. For now, I guess we go fight Grimm?"

"Yeah." the gamer turned off his camera, "We can probably report our kills through the party chat." he was also able to see a small headshot portrait of himself and Yang in the corner of his HUD, leading him to breathe a sigh of relief. He could keep a good eye on her in case any trouble came around. Smiling, he drew his sword and shield, both gleaming in the light, "Alright, ten minutes to kill as many Grimm as possible, starting in three... two... one... GO!"

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(Jaune POV)

I immediately tore off like a speeding bullet, all the movement speed buffs I had were immediately stacked, plus...

Using Soulforge Restoration with Dust Crystals has converted the elements into an acute, powerful form to enhance the body!

You have been granted the status effect "Haste"!

Just one Lightning Dust crystal tripled my speed for the next twenty seconds.

Racing through the trees, I had my Fire Elemental Aura activated, and sent out several loudly exploding Fireballs, humming as I heard the nearby Grimm make their respective sounds and become attracted towards me.

They entered the cleared and I heard even more bestial, guttural sounds from some of the larger beasts.

I wasn't left wanting enemies at least. And I was equipped for the job.

Majorsaetranas (equipped)
Description: An Ursa Gigantus pelt shaped into a furry leather coat. It is heavy, but very durable. The back has a complex pattern of white spots the forms an eyeless Ursa's face.

Effects: +25 Armor, +5 STR, +5 VIT, induces status effect "Red Sugar", induces status effect "Crystal Veins", induces status effect "Bulk Power"

-/\-

Ragrindus (equipped)
Description: A Boarbatusk hide shaped into a pair of leather bracers. They are infused with the speed and powers of the dark beast. It has two small conjoined plates on the front end, pointed towards the enemy.

Effects: +2 Armor, +2 DEX, induces status effect "Thieving Pig"

-/\-

Whitesteel Armor (incomplete)
Description: A pair of half-bracers, a pair of shoulderguards, and a breastplate all made from whitesteel. These plates are built more heavily than most armors.

Defense: 250
Toughness: 15

-/\-

Red Sugar: Influences the wearer to desire to perform violent acts against others much in the way that a person with a sweet tooth desires to eat sugar. (Negated by Gamer's Mind)

Crystal Veins: Increases blood pressure, stress, and can cause hardening of the veins and arteries based on blood sugar levels. (Negated by Gamer's Body)

Bulk Power: Grants a boost to effective STR based on the wearer's Height and Weight. Current Boost: +21.5%

Thieving Pig: Influences the wearer to steal things. (Negated by Gamer's Mind)

I had to do something about this armor situation, I didn't have much to work with, and the way armor seemed to work in this game was based much more in reality than in game terms. I only had extra defense on parts of my body that were actually armored.

That was a bother.

I put away my sword and shield, wishing to work on another set of skills.

Boxing.

And luckily for me, I managed to also download several songs, which I began to play in random order as the Grimm gathered around me.

I couldn't help but feel joy at the first song that began playing.

Tonight I'm going to have myself a real good time

I feel alive

I got into position, opening my stance before preparing to deliver a smackdown. The grimm around me seemed hesitant, which was good. I needed time to perform this.

And the world, I'll turn it inside out, yeah

I'm floating around in ecstasy

Aura flowed through my veins and into my muscles, bones, skin, and nerves. I chuckled darkly as I prepared to unleash.

So don't stop me now

Don't stop me

I prepared to activate Ki Body, feeling energy flow through me. My fists were cocked, locked, and ready to unleash.

Cause I'm having a good time!

Having a good time!

The skill flared up immediately in a plume of life-force and fire. I shot forward like a cannonball, my fist Jabbing into and shattering a Beowolf's skull. I kicked off of it and performed a swift Uppercut to knock a Boarbatusk up into the air.

I'm a shooting star leaping through the sky

Like a tiger defying the laws of gravity

I began tearing into its skin with my aura-sharpened fingernails and swiftly ripping out its beating heart, crushing it in my fist. I dashed over to an Ursa and delivered a blindingly fast combo, Double Strike and Power Strike empowering the already fairly devastating Hooks, Jabs, and Uppercuts. I felt its black furry stomach become more tender, my blows beating its internal organs into mush.

I'm a racing car passing by like Lady Godiva

I'm going to go go go

I blocked a paw swing from another Ursa with a Left High Guard, grabbing its bulky mass by the meaty wrist and tugging it to the side, my skills and powers giving me enough Strength to swing it around like a puppet, impaling its brother's beaten chest and nearly liquefied organs on its spikes.

There's no stopping me

Dashing to my next foe, I jumped and Uppercut an Alpha Beowolf so hard its neck broke, kicking it with the force of Power Jump, sending its body slamming into the forest floor. I flew through the air, fire trailing behind me.

I'm burning through the sky yeah

Two hundred degrees

That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit

I hit the ground running, meeting a Longhorn's side with a double Jab as I lunged towards it.

I'm traveling at the speed of light

I want to make a supersonic man out of you

Name: Lycandrot
Title: The Onyx Snitch
Level: 18

I briefly chuckled on the inside as Gamer's Sight told me about the disgusting creature's habits of acting as a scout, running away when it sensed or saw humans and 'telling' other, more powerful Grimm about them, essentially drawing a horde to a possibly unsuspecting civilian or even Hunter. I grabbed the cowardly beast's face and did a simple Crushing Grip on it, breaking its skull.

It fell as Ki Body deactivated, having drained all of my aura. I panted, feeling full of energy all over my body, but my core felt empty. I stood up, drawing my sword and shield for real this time. I activated Signal when my Aura came back a minute later, after several more Beowolves, Boarbatusks, and even two Longhorns had fallen to my blade.

I swung Crocea Mors with immense force, letting out a battlecry as I caught a third Longhorn by surprise, bisecting it with a Power Strike.

Your "Mana Affinity"s level increased by 1!

I checked the skill. It had been crawling upwards, and was now level 10, which had granted me a lovely boost.

Mana Affinity (Passive) Level: 10, Exp: 0.00%, (achieved by raising Intelligence above 50)
Long ago, Man, who was born from dust, learned to draw upon the light of their souls to survive in an unforgiving world. This skill increases the user's sensitivity and control over that power, improving their affinity with Aura.

25% Increase in APR.
10% Increase in total AP.
10% Increase to Magic Attack.
10% Increase to Magic Defense.
35% Increase to AP related skill effects.

I felt the new increase boost my power.

Yang's "Unarmed Skill"s level increased by 1!

Damn, she was fighting pretty hard then.

Especially since the damn skill was level 84 now!

I Ran and Stampeded when the Aura had come back to me. I needed to win.

I checked Yang's bars and found them sufficiently full enough that I didn't need to go check on her. I smiled and cut down another Ursa. I sensed the many creatures of darkness flocking towards my Signal.

I grinned.

---

Your level has increased by three!

Performing great physical exercises has increased Jaune's STR by 3!

Enduring great damage and physical stress has increased Jaune's VIT by 2!

Exercising and toning his body has increased Jaune's CHA by 3!

You gained the item "Canishigek Tre"!

You gained the item "Whircak Spiarus"!

You gained the item "Owla Navis"

You gained the item "Skillbook: Metal Skin"!

You gained the Grimm Mask "Diecharys"!

You gained the Grimm Mask "Inquisicorra"!

I had discarded most of the other items, mainly since they were just copies of older items. I used the skillbook with my Scholar title equipped, gaining an additional five levels for it.

I felt better, especially since I'd killed over two hundred Grimm. I noted the other notifications that came up, outlined in gold to signify they were from the party.

Enduring damage and physical stress has increased Yang's VIT by 1!

Exercising and toning her body has increased Yang's CHA by 3!

Rendezvousing at the motorcycle, I gazed at Yang's sweaty body, which seemed to glow a bit more than usual with its loveliness.

Yang has received the status effect "Tired Beauty (Low)"!

Yang has received the status effect "Worked Beauty (Low)"!

I blushed a bit, finding her far beyond normal beauty. I scanned her profile and found a rather interesting skill she had.

Eternally Gorgeous. The effects of it granted beauty-enhancing status effects 'under most-all conditions' and doubled the effectiveness of these status effects.

"My my, isn't this power supposed to be part of your mind? What are you trying to say, Jaune?" she winked at me and waggled her eyebrows.

I groaned, pinching the bridge of my nose, "It claims to be me, but it has a damn mind of its own. I can't control it, I can only influence it. I swear to you, Yang, those statuses are all you, not me."

She pulled a cloth from the concealed storage box of Bumblebee, pulling out a small towel and wiping the sweat from her face, "Right, well, I killed about a hundred and twelve, what about you?" she took a drink of the water bottle I threw to her.

I took the bottle from her and took a drink as well, draining a quarter of the thing before wiping my mouth and handing it back, "I crunched out about two hundred and twenty-five... so over twice yours." I chuckled, "And I have loot, too. You probably noticed some money, possibly clothing or books that the Grimm dropped?"

She nodded, "I didn't stop to pick up the clothes and books, but I saw them."

"Well, let's hold off on any sparring to go pick up our loot and recover, okay?" I smiled and took her hand, "Let's start in the area you cleared out, then we'll get to some of the stuff I think I might have missed." I was lying about that. I had burned the things I hadn't desired to take, not wanting anyone to stumble upon them and get hurt by wearing them.

But any time spent with a friend was time well spent.

We walked together, the birds nearby singing a beautiful song. A pleasant breeze flowed by, billowing Yang's hair in a way that shouldn't have been graceful, but was. Maybe it was her Charisma, or the way the sunlight caught the glistening sweet dotting her face, neck, and chest. I wasn't quite sure what exactly it was. I couldn't help but look up and down her form, noting her curvy figure, the way her outfit accented her shapely, toned legs and smooth stomach, which I'd had the chance to feel while hugging her on the drive over, and knew that it was rather tight, but still had a pleasant softness to it. Speaking of soft, I also couldn't help but notice the way her sweat dripped into her bountiful cleavage. I smiled at her smile, which practically glowed with life and light, like her namesake. I swore she started to look at me right as I turned towards the first piece of look, "Ah, there." I jogged over and picked it up.

You gained the item "Orsanas"!

It was the basic Ursa version of Orsitranas and Majorsaetranas, thinner and less protective, but it only induced the status effect 'Red Sugar', where as Orsitranas added 'Crystal Veins' on top of that, and Majorsaetranas added 'Bulk Power' on top of THAT.

I sighed softly, picking up a Canishigek Un, which was from a normal, unprotected Beowolf, "I could see you wearing this, Yang." I noted with a smile, "Want to try it on?"

She shrugged, looking a bit nervous, "Sure, why not?" was the answer.

I smiled, opened my inventory, and quickly unequipped her brown leather jacket and equipped Canish Un, "How does it feel?"

She blushed bright red, then let out a low hum, "I-i-it c-c-could use a bit of washing, but... it's r-r-really n-n-nice..." she sounded nervous. I offered a reassuring smile to her.

"Don't worry, it won't hurt you, it just gives a minor boost to your natural bloodlust." I explained, switching Un with her normal jacket, "It's pretty good, too. However I think Canish Du might be a bit much for you, the boost is over twice as much and it adds a bit of unnatural bloodlust to your brain. I'm afraid it might cause permanent after-effects, and I want you to be safe, Sunny." I gave her a kind smile.

+1 Closeness to Yang!

Huh, well I guess I was saying the right things. I channeled the knowledge and information of Charming as I brushed her hair out of her face, "Maybe you should tie your hair back, too, it seems like it keeps getting in your face, you need to see." I tucked the golden tresses behind her ears, "Now come on, let's go."

She followed as I led her by the hand. I was firm, but gentle in my direction, since I'd noticed she sometimes had a tendency of stopping her stride to stare at me sometimes, and I didn't want to let her fall behind. I hummed softly, then activated Tale Teller's Story mode to help the conversation flow.

It was after gathering several tens of thousands more lien that she spoke up again, "So this is real money? It's not counterfeit?" I hummed at the list I was provided.

"It's real, you can take it to the bank."

"You can buy drinks with it and only worry about underage drinking laws."

"Just don't bribe any police with it and you'll be fine."

"I haven't tested it out yet."

"..."

Note: You can say something besides the provided statements. These responses are based on most effect.

I chuckled playfully as I gave her a thousand of it, "You can buy drinks with it, and all you have to worry about is underage drinking laws." I joked, taking well over ten thousand more lien for myself, "Of course just don't spend it all in one place, especially where you're known, or people might question how you have all this money... also, don't let the money go to your head, okay?" I had, in just about ten minutes, pushed my funds close to a hundred thousand lien, which would cover the costs of materials and anything else I would probably need.

"Don't worry, Gameboy, you can trust me with money." she gave me a playful, but respectful smirk, like a weird mixture of pride in me and having told a joke.

You have received the nickname "Gameboy"!

I hummed and noted the larger boosts Gameboy had over Jantastic, if only aligned for Yang and not both her and Ruby, then equipped it, because I just felt it made sense. I was with Yang, I should equip a nickname that shows a better bond held between us.

I mean, we DID have a bond, we were very close friends, who were apparently oddly comfortable with each other.

I certainly felt comfortable with her, I'd told her about my semblance and, thankfully, she took it well.

"Alright, but remember, don't spend it all in one place, because you always see the coolest shit when you can't afford it." I chuckled, noting the sky slowly starting to darken, "Let's get onto that loot I left behind, shall we?" I flashed her a grin before leading her to the area I'd cleaned out.

"R-right." I could feel her stopping her stride, and gently tugged her to continue.

"Come on, I don't wanna leave you behind, Sunflower, okay? Sunflowers are meant to have all their fun during the day and then rest at night." I hardly knew what I was trying to say with that sentence, but it did coax Yang to at least walk a little faster, but not fast enough.

I resorted to drastic measures, "W-whoa~!" she exclaimed in surprise as I picked her up in my arms.

"Ya too slow, sweethea't." I said in an attempted accent, quoting some movie, "By the time ya get the'e, it'll be tomaraw!" I chuckled playfully.

She blushed furiously, probably from the embarrassment at being carried like a child, but she held onto me, "I'm not slow, you're just fast." she protested, holding onto my shoulders.

"But how are you sure it's not that I'm going normal speed and you're going slow? Because you most definitely have an odd habit of stopping mid-stride and staring at me." I booped her nose, then resumed carrying her like a princess.

"I-i do not do that! A-and if I do, then it's because... you're... very stunning, like electricity, ya Boltman."

You have received the nickname "Boltman"!

"Stunning? How am I stunning?" I asked with a smirk, channeling my Charisma through Teasing, "I don't know about electricity, Yang, but I have a Metal and a Fire elemental, and they both grew off of the giant tree that is my soul." I chuckled softly, "I don't have any electricity in my giant tree, so how I am stunning like electricity?"

"Because you say embarrassing shit and act like you don't know what you're implying!" she suddenly cried out in indignity.

"... I do?" that was...

Well, I mean, I guess it was hard to judge myself with Gamer's Mind putting a leash on all my emotions, and Teasing and Charming both providing a seventy-five percent resistance to their respective efforts.

"OF COURSE YOU DO! You were just now talking about your big tree!"

"My soul. When I summoned my elementals, my soul appeared to me as a tree. I don't know why a tree specifically, but it did." I still didn't understand that, but I had a guess that it was supposed to imply a connection to nature.

"O-oh..."

"What did you think I was talking about? My penis? That's rich! Almost as rich as me~." I drew out the word while dropping lien from my inventory, through my hand, and letting it flutter down over her like a rain of money.

She quickly grabbed the offending notes and crumpled them together in a big ball, "Put this back in your inventory." she said with a pout, and I did as asked.

Even after doing as asked, she was still pouting, which didn't sit right with me, "Stop that." I demanded gently, pausing in my own gait as I looked down at her.

"Stop what? I'm hardly d-doing anything, just being carried l-l-like a... like a..." she seemed to be unable to put a name to my hold.

"A princess? That's how I picked you up, at least." I clarified helpfully, smiling softly at her, "Now anyways, still, I want you to stop that."

She looked up at me confusedly, "Stop being held?" that damn pout was still on her lips.

"No..." I started, sighing softly and looking at the options provided.

"Stop pouting, it isn't right."

"Stop looking so pretty, it makes me feel bad."

"Stop being so awesome, you're making me look lame."

(Kiss her)

"..."

I blushed at the fourth option, then cleared my throat, "Stop a lot of things, okay?" I said with a mock irritation in my tone, "Stop being so awesome, alright? You're making me look lame in comparison." I gave her a small frown that held no heat of irritation, "Stop looking so pretty, I wanna be pretty too but you're hogging all of it." I chuckled playfully, then gave her a gentle smile, "Most importantly, stop pouting, okay? No pouting, it isn't right for a girl like you to pout, okay? Smile. Every girl, in my opinion, looks much better when she's smiling, so stop pouting and start smiling, alright, little dragon?"

You sense a resonance from Yang's soul, unable to be understood at this time.

Flirtation's level increased by 30!

I honestly started worry for her and Ruby's mental health when talking to them caused these huge spikes in the levels of those interaction skills.

Was it the way they were raised? Yang had told me that her dad scared off any boys attempted to get close to her or Ruby to this very day. From what I'd been able to glean about their upbringing, they were either so idealistic that I was their (quite literal) knight in shining armor, or they were just so innocent and inexperienced with boys that I, the only one that had managed to stay close, had easily torn down their cardboard mental defenses against my male charm.

Given how apparently my mind was reinforced against sins with the sharpness added to it by INT, and they both had a decent bit of INT, I knew it had to be the former, as the latter just made no sense to me... well, with Yang it didn't, since she very well knew how to tease and charm.

Charisma: 62

I wasn't THAT charming, no matter what that damn number said.

Sighing softly, I looked deep into my heart.

Surprisingly, in my mental reflection, I didn't find a dark void where love had shriveled up and died, but rather a warm pool of azure water that gleamed in the light of the sun, resting atop a mountain.

A mountain?

Odd, why was my mental reflection so literal? Must have been my increased INT and WIS...

I cleared my throat, "Okay... I'm going to be honest, I already cleared my area, I kinda just wanted to keep hanging out with you, because you're a good conversationalist and I kinda feel like my mind is trying to fracture with all of the INT, WIS, and other mental bullshit going on in my head."

You sense a resonance from Yang's soul, unable to be understood at this time.

"Oh... well... I like spending time with you too, Jaune, you're the nicest guy I've ever met." she smiled softly.

I smiled back, "And you're the nicest girl I've ever met... well besides my sisters... and my friend Marbel... and Ruby is also extremely nice and likable, so uh..." I rubbed the back of my head, as if trying to massage out the words. Luckily, they came forward, "The nicest girl I've ever met who's also my age." I corrected, "Anyways, I think it'd be best if we headed back to our respective homes now. Can you give me a ride? I'll wax your motorcycle for you." I offered with a small chuckle, only partially joking.

She giggled softly, blushing pink, "You don't have to do that, Jaune."

I shrugged, "I don't HAVE to, but I want to." a smirk played across my lips as I mounted the yellow and black machine, "Mind if I drive this time, actually? I want to improve my Drive skill. I promise I'll take good care of it."

I gave her my most honest look, and it seemed to be enough, because she got on behind me and held onto my chest, "Don't crash my beauty." she warned softly, and I chuckled.

"This thing isn't your beauty, you are." I smiled and cranked Bumblebee up, taking off at a steady, moderate pace, since I didn't want to make any mistakes with my closest friend riding with me, especially since it was her ride anyways.

We took off from the forest, leaving the smell of pine and oak behind, soon replacing it with pavement and car exhaust.

---

(Third Person POV)

Yang's mind raced as she mulled over Jaune's latest statement, a simple proclamation that he was going slowly because he didn't want to have any accidents with her on board. The sweet and caring side of this boy- no, this man who she adored and would gladly call her best friend, was worming his way into a special place in her heart, and he didn't even seem to notice! He didn't notice when she hugged him a little tighter, intentionally squishing her bountiful bust further into his taut, muscular back.

He was tall, bright, strong, kind, funny enough, liked her puns, was careful with her, and willing to treat her like a princess despite her strength. She adored the chance to relax and not worry about someone ogling her or being nervous.

She didn't mind admiring eyes, but there was a balance that only Jaune had achieved thus far, of affection and admiration, of kindness and confidence, of gentleness and strength, and of courtesy and toughness. He certainly was proving to be a challenge in terms of getting teased most of the time, but she managed enough to feel confident that...

To feel confident that...

That...

That what?

She didn't feel confident at all! She felt shy. She felt uncomfortably warm. She felt her insides turn all squishy. She felt a rush of sensations that reminded her of her great femininity as she subtly felt at Jaune's masculine form, knowing even if it wasn't as physically strong as hers, he still had great strength regardless.

He was absolutely amazing, in her eyes. A literal knight in shining armor, who would be the royal guard to her princess, who would keep her safe with his life.

And she would do the same.

She just needed one last thing to seal the deal.

Just one... last... little... tiny... thing...

"We're here." he said with a bright smile, getting off, "Thanks for letting me drive." he opened the gate to the fence around his front yard, "I'd invite you inside but my dad is home, and I'm pretty sure you wouldn't want to deal with him. He's... eccentric." he chuckled a bit, "To put it lightly... anyways, I'll see you tomorrow? I feel like doing dinner together, if I can manage it. I'll, uh... meet you after Signal classes let out?"

She blushed furiously, trying to mask her disappointment, "Sure, see you then. It's late, I-i-i should get home." she mentally screamed at herself to go for it, to jump into his arms and press their lips together in a deep and passionate kiss.

Her more logical half told her to wait. To hold on just a little longer and confirm a couple other things, namely that he would be alright with kissing her. She couldn't ask him, so she had to figure it out through body language, namely his relaxation.

From where she was sitting, he was not very relaxed.

Jaune waved her goodbye, smiling and unaware of her internal struggle between urges and logic. She actually briefly considered wishing she was dumber, so at least she wouldn't consider holding back and thus would just go for it. Go for the thrill and try to secure before someone dive-bombed in and stole him from her.

She would wait, but she couldn't let that happen.

The knight watched her drive off, briefly adding a bit to her speed by using his Fire Elemental, then he walked inside, bracing himself for whatever teasing words his father would use against him.

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(Jaune's POV)

I walked inside, bracing myself for whatever my father would say, feeling that he probably had sensed I'd traveled home with the accompaniment of a woman.

Nothing came, "Dad?"

"Yes, son?" he said from the kitchen, sticking his head out from the side of the doorway, "Something the matter? You look tense." his look became tinged with concern.

"No, no, nothing's the matter, I was just coming back from some training in the forest." I wasn't lying, at least, "What is that? Smells good."

"Fried chicken, cornbread, mashed potatoes and gravy, and fried okra." he grinned and I heard my stomach growling.

Damn that sounded good right now.

I excused myself to my room, walking up the stairs and sat in my computer chair, sighing and rubbing my hands over my face.

Honestly, I couldn't deny one thing about my powers.

They were starting to change who I was. I could hardly remember anything about the past eight years except mom and dad fighting and me moving to Vale City. Everything else was just a blur. Was Gamer's Mind disconnecting me from my life? What was my life anymore? Who, or rather WHAT, was I before becoming The Gamer? Was I just The Player? The NPC? The Background Object? What?

Who was I before, in the eyes of who I am now?

...

What was I before? That was easy.

I was weak, and slow, and frail. I was idiotic, foolish, lacking fate or charm. How was I supposed to get into Beacon when I hadn't made any progress in years?

Well that was easy enough, now that my stupid emotions weren't clouding my judgement and my mind was clearer than ever before. I would train without end. I would do everything I could to make sure I was worthy of Beacon's reputation.

But that was my goal... what about me?

Me as in Jaune Arc. Not a Beacon Hunter, not a part-time waiter at The Angel's Garden, not...

Wait, part-time waiter?

Coming to knowledge about your former self has increased your INT by 1!

Craft's level increased by 6! Cooking skills increased massively!

Oh shit! Oh god what?

QUEST RECEIVED!

Quest: I am I, Jaune Arc

Description: You have become aware of the phasing out of the memories from your normal life. Reclaim them and re-learn who you are!

Objective: Rediscover all 7 forgotten memory chunks

Reward for success: +5000 EXP, +10 INT, remember fully who you are, ?, ?

Penalty for failure: (partial failure) +500 EXP for every saved memory, +1 INT for every saved memory, remember some of who you are. (complete failure) -10 INT, forget who you were as Jaune Arc

Time Limit: ?

I hit the accept button before even reading the word. Determined again, I stood up and hummed, wondering about these lost memories.

I remembered my sisters plenty enough, all seven of them. I remembered how I used to dance with them... wait, yeah, I danced a lot when I was younger!

RECOVERED MEMORY CHUNK! (2/7)

Dancing's level increased by 20!

I felt my soul shudder, the skill increasing and my perception of my body increasing in sensitivity.

I did a quick dance, the smoothness of the movements greatly increased. I felt even better.

Let's see... I'd recovered the fact that I had a part-time job at The Angel's Garden, and that I used to dance a lot with my family.

What else?

---

I was sweating, I felt it pouring down my back. I was breathing heavily, in through the nose, out through the mouth.

Ki Breathing's level increased by 1!

-/\-

Ki Breathing (Active) Level: 16, EXP: 34.65%, Cost: 10 AP

Increases APR by 85 AP/min. (10)
Great external shock will break Ki Breathing and induce Aura Confusion

-/\-

I'd carried hundreds of pounds of steel out here, forming it into a punching bag and wailing on it with my all the skills I could manage being maintained. I was only a hundred yards into the forest, punching away until something would break through. Eventually I'd stop, but not right now.

Not when I had so much to do.

Lucky Spark had increased to level 5 during the thousands of punches I'd performed with Boxing on the 'bag', increasing it's chance to give EXP to 0.14%, a which was almost a whole half better than before, but not quite.

I let out a low grunt as the 'plan' I'd come up with halfway through this endeavor charged again.

Crocea Mors
Title: Metal Soul, Yellow Death
Level: 4

Race: Summoned Elemental w/ 4 Charges

The metal knight charged at me, sword and shield in hand as I fought back with only defenses and fists.

A dismembered arm faded to white mist on the ground while the one that immediately replaced it crashed into the knight's helmet with enough force to dent the surface three inches inwards. Given that the steel had been reinforced to thrice the strength of normal steel (to give me a chance to actually deal some damage) it wasn't anything to laugh at, even in the world of super strong Hunters.

Speaking of super strong... I felt my torn muscles repair instantly as another notification rose up.

That made a lot.

By enduring great damage, your VIT has increased by 2! (52)

Raising VIT above 50 has earned you the skill "Iron Body"!

-/\-

Iron Body (Passive) Level: 2, Exp: 63.42%, (achieved by raising Vitality above 50)
An ability given to those rare few born with surpassing vitality. The user possesses a body with great resistance to harm and unending strength to endure.

51% Increase to Stamina recovery rate. (50)
20% Decrease in Damage from physical attacks. (20)
10% Increase to total HP amount. (10)
10% Increase to total Stamina amount. (10)
30% Increase to VIT related skill effects. (30)

-/\-

By exercising your muscles to extreme amounts, your STR has increased by 6! (51)

Raising STR above 50 has earned you the skill "Incredible Strength"!

-/\-

Incredible Strength (Passive) Level: 2, Exp: 36.42% (achieved for raising Strength above 50)
An ability given to those blessed with tremendous power. The user possesses great physical strength, casually reaching beyond the limits of most men.

51% Increase to Physical Attack Damage. (50)
50% Increase to STR related skill effects. (50)

-/\-

I pounded my fists against my chest, the skin letting off dust with its Stone Skin reinforcement, "Come on! Stop trying to hit me and hit me!" I blocked the sword with an arm and Metal Skin, focusing everything I had into making sure every hit would hit hard, hit fast, hit true, and hit fatally.

If Crocea Mors' level was properly calculated (the four was just from how many Elemental Summon Charges I'd put onto him) then it would easily be in the high sixties or seventies, no doubt, due to how tough he was to fight.

Or maybe that was just because I was fighting barehanded.

Surprisingly, the High Guard and Low Guard also increased my reflexes to perform them, like muscle memory getting implanted into my soul. Or maybe it was that I'd done it many thousands of times, when for a normal person it took only about one thousand repetitions of an action to commit it to muscle memory.

Jenkins had told me once he had been laying down suppressing fire and had gotten to his third magazine before he realized he was switching mags without even thinking about it. That just goes to show the power of the mind over the body.

I didn't know. It was my last day at school and I intended to make it go my way.

Marbel was my friend, after all, and I always helped my friends.

Especially if... they were... my friends before...

Shit... I just remembered ANOTHER thing!

RECOVERED MEMORY CHUNK! (3/7)

+5 Closeness to Marbel Mayston!

Your relationship with Marbel Mayston has upgraded from "Best Friend Senpai" to "Good Old Best Friend"

You have gained the nickname "Arthurius"

You have gained 50 Max AP from the light of friendship!

Pursuing in spite of opposition and exhaustion, and being industriously persistent has sharpened your mind and increased your INT by 6!

Gamer's Mind has been massively reinforced against the calls of Sloth.

I felt the changes take place, remembering games we played together. Some D&D, pretending to be the rulers of a kingdom while on a camping trip (my father knew her aunt, apparently) and I'd stayed up half the night setting up what amounted to basically some sticks stuck in the ground to act as 'walls' for our little kingdom.

It was only one time, however, I didn't remember anything else about her from that set of memories. That would explain why, almost five years later, she didn't remember.

I could fix that pretty easily.

I began to pull out my scroll, but quickly stashed it away a millisecond before hot shrapnel tore at my Metal Skin.

Metal Skin's level increased by 1!

Metal Skin has gained a new bonus for reaching level 25!

Level 25 Bonus (Heated Treatment): Simultaneous attacks and Combo attacks all deal 10% less damage.

Luckily, however, it only threatened to shred my arm off instead of hitting my entire body all at once. If the the pellet spread had hit me like that, I'd surely be dead.

I instantly brought Crocea the elemental back into my being, letting the solid metal knight, not even a drone as more of a golem of metal, change back into the form of what was essentially a solid steel barrel. I quickly brought my sword and shield up to bear, thrusting the shield behind me to protect from a second attack.

Slowly and smoothly, I turned to see who had fired at me with so powerful of a shotgun.

I saw gray hair and an information block...

You know, I had a feeling that these sorts of sights would end up being bad for my health. Without a single doubt, two-for-two for these cases, my heart sank somewhere in the vicinity of my ankles.

Sense Danger's level increased by 1!

Detect Bloodthirst's level increased by 1!

You have detected a dangerous, bloodthirsty presence 20 feet away! Origin: Person

You have detected an extremely powerful life form 20 feet away!

I stared as my suspicious blue eyes met his calm, almost amused reds.

I didn't dare move for fear of what would happen, but the entire time I just couldn't stop thinking.

Why?

Why this?

Why here?

Why now?

Why in this way?

Reflection time was over the second he spoke.

"Jaune, I presume?" he asked, and I nodded slowly, "We have a looooooot~ to talk about, kiddo." he smirked, then reached into his pocket while I tensed, then relaxed slightly as he pulled out a flask and opened it.

I could smell the alcohol from here, both on his breath and in his flask.

Qrow Branwen

Title: ?

Level: ?

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BOOM! Cliffhanger! Woot! Everyone likes a good cliffhanger, right?

Right?

No?

Oh...

*sits in the shame corner*

Wait a second!

*comes out*

It's delicious drama!

Let's see how our Magical Boy handles his first lethal diplomatic encounter! (spoiler: he survives, but that's a given seeing as how I plan for this story to go on for longer than 8 chapters)

So now we wait. I study for finals and you all enjoy this chapter and be sure to favorite and follow the story and me, and be sure to leave a juicy review for me to read. I enjoy all the reviews I get immensely. It makes me feel warm inside.

So... let's get to that omake, and then to the sign-off and the stat block!

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Omake: Till Death do us part, so be mine or I'll kill you.

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(Start of week 2 of Beacon, Jaune's POV)

I sorely wished I hadn't said anything.

No I'm not exaggerating, I was sore, and I wished that I hadn't said anything to anyone here.

I checked my profile.

Jaune Arc
Title: Master of Harems
Level: 110
Class: Tank v5
Nickname: Jantastic

HP: 100/65,600
AP: 27,532/122,700
SP: 42,700/83,500

Strength: 100 (+70%) = 65.25
Dexterity: 40 (+70%) = 60
Vitality: 200 (+70%) = 340
Intelligence: 170 (+50%) = 255
Wisdom: 180 (+50%) = 270
Luck: 110
Charisma: 160

Stat Points: 0

Age: 17
Birthday: November 20th
Race: Human
Height: 6'4
Weight: 260
Build: Heavy Athletic
Hair/Eyes/Skin: Golden Blonde / Brilliant Azure / Beautiful Fair
Penis Size: [Soft] 7" , [Hard] 13"

I just wanted to not break any hearts, but now it seemed like the phrase 'rip your heart out and step on it' was becoming literal.

These girls were fucking CRAZY!

"Oh JaaaAaaaaune~." I heard the feared redhead chime, and I expanded my senses around the corner.

Shit, shit on shit, that's it... that's the apocalypse.

-/\-

Pyrrha Nikos
Title: Lovingly Sick in the Head
Level: 99

-/\-

Yang Xiao Long
Title: A Deadly Flame fueled by Love
Level: 111

-/\-

Ruby Rose
Title: A Reaper of Death and Hearts
Level: 104

-/\-

Weiss Schnee
Title: Chillingly Cold and Affectionate
Level: 91

-/\-

Blake Belladonna
Title: A Deadly Act in the Night
Level: 96

-/\-

Nora Valkyrie
Title: A Storm of Love and Hate
Level: 106

-/\-

Somehow, some way, I'd both completely seduced and royally pissed off all of them.

I Ran away with extreme speed and desperation, my Aura bolstering my Movement Speed along with my skills and equipment.

Sure I looked like a psychopath dressed in Kitsuninja clothing and sprinting through the halls, but I was alive at least!

And why has my erection not gone down yet?

For fuck's sake!

No, no no no no no NOT for fuck's sake! For the opposite of fuck's sake!

I looked back and sighed in relief to see they hadn't followed me. I suddenly hit the floor with a body under me.

I looked down.

Glynda Goodwitch
Title: The Sexy Deputy of Beacon
Level: 157

Shit...

"I'm so sorry Miss Goodwitch!" I apologized profusely while standing up and helping her up with me. I removed the helmet on my head and looked her in the eyes.

"Mr. Arc! Why are you running so desperately? What are you running from?"

"The girls on my team and the entirety of Team RWBY! They want my dick and they'll kill to get it!" I didn't hold anything back as there wasn't really much time, I could detect them starting to get closer.

Glynda looked at me unimpressed, laughing amusedly, "Mr. Arc, such a claim is too audacious to believe."

I facepalmed and explained the entire story, watching Glynda's face as I told her all about the situation.

I suggested a threesome to Pyrrha, it was a joke but she broke my ribs. My pained sounds attracted the others and they learned about it and the six started fighting each other, but before long they agreed that because of my Wizard powers (damn Ruby, when did she become a pervert?) there would be plenty of me to go around but they got pissed off that I'd run away and they all wanted me for themselves, but also for the whole group to enjoy.

I was NOT having any of that and they'd already killed Cardin and maimed the rest of his team for getting in their way.

Glynda reviewed some camera footage and stared at the lifeless corpse on the ground.

"So you see my dilemma?" I asked desperately.

"I do, Mr. Arc, and I must say, to put them all in such an unstoppable frenzy... I am extremely curious myself... would you care to show me what they're fighting over?" she asked with a seductive smirk.

I turned and ran, "NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE!" I poured on the aura to pour out the speed.

With my senses, I saw her change.

Glynda Goodwitch
Title: The Mistress of Love and Pain
Level: 160

Oh shit, I was NOT into BDSM and didn't plan to be.

On the bright side, I had prestiged Run and Ki Body during this entire endeavor, getting much more powerful skills that quickly boosted my speed to the point that I was running up the side of the emerald tower.

I broke into Ozpin's office and stopped to catch my breath.

Blue eyes met stoic brown as the headmaster took a sip from his coffee mug, "Dramatic entrance, Mr. Arc." he said with a slight chuckle.

Okay, okay hopefully this would turn out good.

Ozpin shouldn't be affected by my women-charming skills due to the simple fact that he was not a woman.

"Pleeeeease don't turn out to actually be a really convincing crossdresser..." I muttered, standing up fully.

The man raised an eyebrow, "What was that?" he took another sip of his coffee.

"N-nothing. Look, there's a HUGE situation and it's now affecting the staff too, and I'm sad to say I'm the one who caused it." I began explaining the entire situation, from the offhanded remark, to the jealousy, the fights, the fact that my arm had been torn off and regrown thanks to my semblance (though I didn't explain how that worked) and even when Goodwitch seemed to be unexpectedly wooed by my accidental charms.

All throughout the explanation, Ozpin simply stared at me over his coffee mug. His eyes scanned my entire form several times over.

I gasped for breath, a sense of panic overriding a portion of Gamer's Mind as I awaited his response, "And that's everything up until the part where we started talking. You HAVE to help me, Ozpin, it's... it's..." I shuddered to think of it.

Ozpin didn't react.

I let it loose, "IT'S THE YANDERENING!" I shouted, panting and recovering with the activation of my aura.

About a minute later I was fine enough to breath normally, and looked up from my position doubled over in the middle of the room.

The old huntsman stared at me, then gave a small hum, "You claim to be... thirteen inches long?"

I facepalmed, "Yes but this isn't the time for a dick measuring contest this is the time that you put your Huntsman knowledge and intuition to use and help me fix this PLEEEEASE!" I begged him, my eyes full of pleading.

He stood up, "Actually, if this is a peaceful moment, I think it is the perfect time for a dick measuring contest." I stared in shock as one hand moved down to his pants.

"NOPE! Nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope NOOOOOPE~!" I mashed the button for the elevator, and thankfully it arrived soon enough.

I blinked as the doors opened and the seven women who's wrathful lust I had inspired stood there. We all stood frozen for several seconds, then I calmly reached inside the elevator and pressed all the buttons on the way down.

The doors closed, but then were blown open with an unholy symphony of "JAUNE!" as they all shouted and grabbed me, a ridiculous amount of knives at the ready, courtesy of Blake and Ruby.

I gulped, then cast a thousand Soulforge Restorations on myself in rapid succession, the blinding glow of magic making them all flinch. I flexed and stood up.

I charged towards the window opposite the one I broke through, "THERE BETTER BE A FUCKING HAYSTACK DOWN THEEEEERRRREEEE~!" I screamed at the top of my lungs as I plunged towards the ground below.

The air burned my eyes before my aura flared up, my vision sharpening as I looked down there.

There was no fucking haystack down there.

Damn you Assassin's Creed, damn you I say!

Luckily, I had my Air Elemental ready, and my fall slowed to a halt, ending mere inches above the ground.

I breathed a sigh of relief and allowed myself a smile, then looked up.

I gasped in horror as I saw the seven women, plus Ozpin now, all falling towards me.

I sighed and looked at the ground.

Let's see... six otherwise innocent, if amorous young huntresses-in-training, one of which was a prodigy.

Plus a respected and revered Huntress who had leagues of influence.

Plus the headmaster of Beacon Academy.

Yeah, I'd be hunted down by every goddamn Hunter on the planet if I just killed them with some super-condensed air and plasma.

Plus I'm pretty sure Yang would lose the 'lust' part of the 'wrathful lust' and go about a googolplex higher on the 'wrathful' if I killed Ruby.

I couldn't evade them forever, they were all wildly chasing me and though I had high SP, it'd eventually run out, and I'm pretty sure Glynda and Ozpin had higher SP than I did, even with their age.

I sighed again, for maybe the thirtieth time that day, and let the air suspend them.

"If you put away the knives and get Ozpin to leave me alone, ladies... then I'll give each of you the night of your lives." I bargained, setting them all on the ground.

Seven pairs of furious feminine eyes glared at Ozpin as he looked straight at me.

I looked straight back at him, "And no knives, girls, that turns me off." I added, and they all immediately threw their knives away so quickly and so vehemently that I'm sure there were several shockwaves from breaking the sound barrier.

Ozpin sighed and took a sip of his coffee, which hadn't spilled a drop from the fall, "Rude." he turned and walked back into his tower.

The second he was out of sight, the seven pairs of eyes turned to me, their ire replaced by pure lust and affection, and I sighed, "Right... now then... who wants dinner, who wants a bath, and who just wants me?"

They didn't respond, but I could see puddles forming under each of them.

This... was going to be exhausting.

---

(Elsewhere, Third Person POV)

Amber eyes stared at the screen, there were many images she flicked through with her slender fingers, each of them depicting the same seven women.

The same seven women who were in various states of incapacitation.

Ruby Rose, nerve damage in legs from overstimulation.

Weiss Schnee, absolute muscle exhaustion, compounded by her thermal circulatory deficiency and some traces of nerve damage.

Blake Belladonna, pregnant with... sextuplets? So the stories she'd heard about cat faunus were true.

Yang Xiao Long, pregnant with twins and currently finding her chest growing as heavy as concrete.

Nora Valkyrie, internal organ damage from overexertion during insertion of a large member.

Pyrrha Nikos, pregnant with triplets despite using some of the best birth control/menstrual mitigation medicine in the world.

Glynda Goodwitch, completely fine but experiencing symptoms of ADD and... an acid trip? The examinations showed she seemed to be in a blissful state halfway between dreaming and being high, mentioning 'no stupid fucking teenagers' and 'perfect fucking'.

She sighed, trying to ignore the longing growing in her nether regions, and made a call, "Roman." she stated simply.

"Aaaahhh! Cinder! Hello. No I haven't picked Vale clean of dust yet, yes I'm working on it, and no, the White Fang's numbers haven't picked up." came the voice of the criminal on the other end.

Cinder groaned, "I'm not calling about that... we need to push plans forward as soon as possible. I'm sure you've received the files I sent you."

"That little red runt, the old hag, the champion, and four other little skanks from Beacon got disabled or pregnant all at the same time, in the same vicinity of one another. I know that, I'm relishing in the fact that now I can get things done with less opposition."

"You will find opposition in their oppressor." she stated simply, "A boy called... Jaune Arc... hmmmm~." she had to admit, he was extremely handsome.

"Him? I'm pretty sure he's just a punk who life decided to be nice and made him a Big Dick Rick, but from what I saw of him he's no better than any other crappy little kid trying to be a hero."

"I knew you didn't read the reports I sent. He also battled the two Huntsmen Taiyang Xiao Long and Qrow Branwen to a standstill. You know Qrow Branwen, the one who ruined our plans with Autumn?"

"Oh... well then, what's the plan, boss?"

"Simple... I will seduce him and kill him in the act."

"Oh well that makes sen-WAIT WHAT? Are you sure? He made that old hag a braindead fool!"

"I am much better than that old hag, I will not be so easily broken." she removed her scroll from the side of her head, "Goodbye, Roman, when we meet again, we will be without opposition except from the arrogant fool playing king." she smiled and closed her scroll, ending the call.

She had work to do, clothes to buy, lingerie to choose.

He would be hers even if it killed him.

Especially if it killed him.

A dark, yet gleeful and almost schoolgirl-like giggle escaped from her lips.

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Well there you have it, the Yanderening. It's scarousing as all hell.

I'm so sorry to all my loyal and fantastic readers who had to wait so long for this to come out, but life was throwing curve ball after tennis ball after bowling ball at me and I had to roll with it before being able to write anything.

I hope this makes up for it all!

Thanks for reading, and hopefully the next chapter will be out before June, hehe.

See you next time~! ^w^

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Jaune Arc
Title: Novice Scholar
Level: 27
Class: Tank
Nickname: Jantastic

HP: 4100/4100
AP: 8500/8500
SP: 5300/5300

Strength: 51 (+50%) = 65.25
Dexterity: 40 (+50%) = 60
Vitality: 52 (+50%) = 78
Intelligence: 73 (+3) (+50%) = 114
Wisdom: 81 (+3) (+50%) = 126
Luck: 110
Charisma: 62

Stat Points: 24

Age: 17
Birthday: November 20th
Race: Human
Height: 5'11.5
Weight: 187
Build: Medium Athletic
Hair/Eyes/Skin: Bright Blonde / Bright Azure / Fair

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