A/N: First of all, I'm really sorry for the late update again, it's not because of me slacking my ass off by playing some salty JRPG, it's because of me trying to finish my exams with all my might, anyways what's up guys/girls StarKnight07 here with the tenth chapter! Oh man I still remember the time when I was just your everyday reader and I thought 'You know what? It's been years so time to write my own story!' to myself, and here I am! Honestly I want to say thank you so much for making this story one of your favorites, following this story, giving it a review and other helpful things. It really helps me because oh my god lots of crazy shits have been thrown to my face, knowing my friend being hospitalized is not helping either. Anyways enough with me being sad, this is the tenth chapter dammit! Let's start the chapter, shall we?
Hyperdimension Neptunia is owned by Idea Factory and Compile Heart. I only own my story and my OC.
Chapter ten: "Trouble in Lastation."
"I'm back." I said as I opened Lady Kurome's base's door. It's already 06:30 PM when I arrived. Man the weather really hates me for some reason because I'm literally freezing right now. Walking inside, I immediately feel warmth through my body since the fireplace was lit. Yes I used 'lit' because I'm freezing dammit.
"Oh, Nuit you're back." Croire said as I walked towards the main hall.
"Croire? Neptune was looking for you!" I said as I sit on the sofa.
"Really? I went to do something important though, yeah I know I didn't inform her so whatever." She replied as she continue eating her bag of chips that is far bigger than her body.
"Also, Neptune's hospitalized." I informed the fairy.
"Eh?! That idiot is hospitalized?! Damn." She said in a shocked tone.
I let out a sigh, "At least show some emotion for your partner, you know?" I told her.
Croire laughed, "Partner? Listen here mister, I'm no one's partner. I will tag along someone who could provide some good histories to record, whether that someone is good or evil. It is my job, after all." She explained.
"Yeah, sure. She's at Leanbox if you want to pay her a visit." I tell her.
She smirked, "Yeah thanks. Anyway, someone's looking for you just like Neptune was looking for me too." She said.
"Huh? Is it Steamax?" I asked her.
"No silly, it's that S girl." Croire said.
"S-Eyeless? Huh, that was nice of her. Where is she?" I asked.
"She went to Lowee for some quests, and she will stay at one of the hotels there for a while I guess." Croire answered.
She finished eating and starts floating with her tome, "Well, gonna go to sleep even though it's still early. That woman sure knows how to use all my fucking energy." She yawned before saying 'good night' to me and floats to her and Neptune's (I presume) room.
"And I'm alone again. God it hurts sometimes, even though this is the first for me…" I let out a sigh, I wonder if someone could stay sane after living alone for years. Yeah that's not possible.
"Oh I wonder? Let's see if your statement is true." X said as he laughed.
"Ah, Nuit. You're back." I looked at the direction of the voice, Lady Kurome walks towards me.
"Yes, Lady Kurome. Is something the matter?" I ask her.
"There is, can you help me with something?" She asked.
"Sure, what is it?" I said, raising an eyebrow.
"I need you to go to Lastation to check on the Basilicom's conditions." Lady Kurome said.
"Like, right now?" I ask.
"It's up to you, I'm worried about a certain someone there, well worried is not the right word but it still works I guess." She said as she simply smiled. A hollow smile.
"Oh, um I'll go right now then. Faster is better after all." I said as I stand up.
"Wait, what happened to you?" Lady Kurome asked as she crossed her arms.
"Uh… Nothing too serious…" I look elsewhere as she keeps staring at me.
"Right… A healed hand that was originally broken, scars on your forehead, maybe from a monster attack and a bruised leg. Nothing too serious indeed." Guh! She could tell everything?!
"W-well… That's right… I was hospitalized for five days, so…" I scratch my head.
"And Neptune is hospitalized too, I presume? What did you two encountered at Leanbox? Tell me, Nuit." Oh no the pressure!
"Uh… We fought against this dude from… uh… the group called 'Retainers'…" As I said the 'Retainers' part, I can see Lady Kurome's shocked expression, but she quickly calms herself before I could ask her what's wrong.
"I see… Oh yeah, catch." Lady Kurome said as she threw a handbag at me.
I catch it with ease.
"It's tiring to summon your weapons, is it not?" She smiled once again.
"Yeah… Oh! I have a chocolate pudding if you want. I'll leave now." I take one of the chocolate pudding and walked towards the door.
"You know, I think this is a bad idea." X said.
'What? She asked nicely, so whatever. God knows what she will do to me if I disobey.' I replied.
"Oh great, now you're a fucking slave? Amazing."
'Shut the heck up.' I snapped at him and I try to grab the doorknob. But before I could grab the handle, the door opened.
"Eh? Miss Arfoire?" I asked the *cough* pale-skinned old hag *cough*.
"Hmph. I see you came back. I couldn't care less but, where are you going? I believe it's nighttime already." Miss Arfoire asked.
"Uh, well…. Lady Kurome told me to visit Lastation for something important so yeah!" I answered.
"…I see, well I don't want to block your way, so I'll step aside." Miss Arfoire said.
"Oh, thank you. Also if you meet S-Eyeless, please tell her I'm grateful." I said with a smile.
"….I'm not the type to keep a promise, but I'll see what I can do." She said as she closed her eyes and walked in.
Meanwhile, I walked outside, walking towards the land of black regality.
(Third person P.O.V.)
"Oh, Arfoire. You're here." Kurome said to the witch.
"…Uzume, why did you ask him to go to Lastation? I did my job properly so why send him there too?" The witch, Arfoire, asked Kurome, or 'Uzume'.
Kurome clicked her tongue, making the witch regretting her action. "You know well that I really hate someone who ruined my fun. Don't step on the gas just yet, and what took you so long?" She asked.
"I'm sorry. The defense is too tight even for me. But thankfully I didn't met her and I got what you're looking for." Arfoire said.
"Good. I am sure Azna will gain another part as well. Also since my mood is still in good condition, let me answer your question. The reason why I sent Nuit is that… He has potential." The lady said.
"Potential?" The witch raised one of her eyebrows.
"Yes. Potential. I feel some sort of… connection with him. Isn't that interesting for you? And about his potential, let's just say it's like a double up chance in a poker game. You can use his potential to win, to rule over everything. Or on the other hand his potential will drag you deep, deep into the darkness. But seeing how we works, it's basically a win-win situation, is it not?" Kurome asked.
Gulping her own saliva, which is disgusting if you say it out loud, the witch thought for a second. She didn't know the girl in front of her, she just randomly appeared in front of her on that so-called 'faithful day'. The two of them were strangers to each other, nothing more and nothing less. But the way she talks, the way she act, it somehow reminded the witch to a specific someone, even though Arfoire came from a random dimension that is absolutely different from this dimension, Kurome or Uzume really reminded her to someone really important, but is vague to her mind.
"….You are correct. I'm sure he will help us." Arfoire said.
"I'm always correct, I did think four steps further after all." Kurome laughed. An empty laugh to be precise.
"But still, Lastation's defense wasn't supposed to be that much of a problem for you. It's like someone there knew you're gonna steal something deep under the Basilicom." Kurome said, thinking about what Arfoire said a while ago.
"I was thinking the same thing… Wait, you mean-"
"Bingo, Arfoire. Bingo indeed. I sent Nuit to Lastation because I want to know its condition, its defense in general." Kurome smirked. A smirk that maybe could kill an Ancient Dragon or two. Maybe that is an understatement.
(Hikaru's P.O.V.)
"I swear to all things we call divine beings or whatever they are… WHY THE HELL ARE WE WALKING?!"
"Correction, X… I'm walking." I said as I let out a sigh.
"I can smell something fishy here..."
"It's just your imagination." I said, rolling my eyes.
It's already 09:00 PM and I'm not even close to Lastation. But since the terraport system between the two nations is broken, somehow, I decided to walk. And that is a bad idea.
"God it's freezing here! This is why you need to think twice about your choices, Hikaru. ACHOO! Oh, great now I'm sneezing." X complained again.
"Stop it, okay? I'm not okay with walking either." I said as I continue walking.
"Anyways, tell me Hikaru. Do you think this world is beautiful?" He asked me. It's rare for him not asking me with some sassy tone.
"Well… It is. Maybe just like roses? Beautiful with some dangerous things here and there…" I answer with uncertainty.
"Interesting. Now I'm just gonna say you're indeed correct. This world is beautiful, yes, but it has a price. For example, you have no records of your past, right?" Now that you think about it…
"…Yeah, yeah you're right. But why did you ask me this again? I don't get your mind sometimes." I said, walking while looking at the white moon.
"It's nothing serious. I just want to see if you have 'changed'… but you're still you. The same Hikaru from that lost time." X replied.
"Okay. This is starting to creeping me out, why are you asking weird questions? This is not like you X." I stopped walking.
"Calm down. Man this place sure is cold huh? Hey look, a pub. Let's stay a night there for now, considering it's also an inn." X said. Well he's not wrong. Let's give it a try then.
I walked my way towards the pub, it's called 'Krähenkneipe'. Man lots of these places have weird names. I open the door and walk inside. The place is warm enough and there are thirty tables with three to four pair of chairs for one table. A head of a Fenrir is placed on a wall. The owner, maybe on his late 30s, looked at me with a bored expression while cleaning a shot glass with some cloth.
"Hey there, welcome to Krähenkneipe. I know, the name sounds stupid but my niece gave me the idea so I kept the name. Anyways, what brings you here?" He asked.
The man has graying black spiky hair, red eyes, and slight stubble along his jawline. He wears a gray dress shirt with a long tail, black dress pants, and black dress shoes. He also wears a ring on his right index finger, two other rings on his right fourth finger, and a wing-shaped necklace.
"Uh, I want to stay a night here. There's still a room here right?' I ask the man.
He nodded while opening his flask, "Yeah. I don't have that much visitors lately. Must've been because of the Shift Period coming." He said as he started drinking from his flask.
"…I see. Uh, are you drinking? I mean I know this is a pub and all, but wouldn't it be bad if you were drunk? I bet whatever you're drinking there has some strong effects." I ask him.
He shrugged as he put his flask on the table, "Nah, I'm always drunk anyways. Also I'm a huntsman, I know how to kick some butts." He said as he smirked.
"I see." I replied with a nod.
"You want a drink or something? Looking at your eyes, I bet you are looking for something grand."
"Uh… not the strong one please." I answer him.
He laughed as he take a medium-sized shot glass and then he adds two ice cubes. Finishing what he started, the owner poured a… whiskey? Into the glass.
"Uh… I'm gonna regret this, huh?" I said as I take the glass from the owner.
"Heh, relax. That thing is not strong, I even dare to say that it's weak. Anyways, name's Krähe, what's yours?" The owner, named Krähe, asked me.
"My name is Hikaru, although I use the name 'Nuit' whenever I'm doing my 'jobs'." I answer. A bit of a lie mixed with a bit of truth as well.
Krähe laughed, "Nicknames, huh? One of my niece would love to meet you then." He said.
"Really?"
"Yeah. She went to some special school because she wants to be like yours truly, although she almost met her end because of her using my scythe back then." Krähe said, pointing at his scythe that is stuck on the wall with his thumb.
"Ain't that disturbing." I commented on his story.
He just laughs it off, "No, it's nothing. My family is somewhat… complicated, so to speak. We serve the Goddesses, yet one member of my family went to fuck everything. She's still running wild around Gamindustri, just be careful if you see an unkindness. Shit's gonna come to snap your neck in half." Krähe said as he drinks from his flask once again.
"I will be careful then. Anyways, cheers for this amazing place man." I smiled as I raised my glass, Krähe did the same with his flask. The both of us gulped down the contents in one go together.
"Woah. Didn't thought you gulped that thing in one go. That thing is actually the strongest." He said as he started to laugh. WAIT WHAT?!
"Eh?! I thought this is the weakest! OH NO WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO MY BRAIN?!" I shouted as I grabbed my head with a shocked expression.
"Just a massive headache. Nothing dangerous…" Krähe said.
"Wait a sec… Hey I don't feel anything." I said as I sighed in relief.
"Really? Damn, I thought only that man could survive from drinking that thing." He comments while putting away his flask.
"That man? Who is this man?" I ask the drunk huntsmen.
"Eh I don't know much about him, he visited like I don't know maybe five weeks ago. Messy black hair, golden eyes. His eyes were menacing, as if he's half human and half ancient dragon." Krähe explained.
"Okay… Also you said something about the Shift Period? What's that about?"
Krähe let out a sigh, "It's basically the time where people across Gamindustri becomes bored and start to search for a new Goddess to pray to, which is absolutely stupid in my opinion. I mean, those four Goddesses and their little sisters loved their people equally and protects this fucked up world together. I may be a drunk huntsman, but I do know that my family served the Goddesses eons ago until now, and my instincts keeps telling me to serve the Goddesses as well, keeping the legacy strong. Its family business, and I will keep on doing that until I think my nieces are ready to take my place." He said as he looked at a picture on the wall, my eyes followed his tired gaze.
"Those girls, they are my nieces. Although one of them is not related by blood to me, I still love them both. I did say that my family is complicated, their parents… their father married another woman after my sister, his first wife, ran away two days after she gave birth to that girl,"
Krähe paused as he pointed at the amber-haired girl, her violet eyes shines brilliantly and her smirk shows great confidence. He then points at another girl, a black-haired girl with hints of blue on her hair. Her cerulean eyes shows nothing but two things; innocence and bliss. Both of his nieces hugged him tightly on the picture, the three of them smiling together like they're the happiest family across the lands.
"That's the niece I'm talking about, you know the one that almost killed herself from playing around with my scythe, her mother is that woman who came into our family. The woman's name is Aestas. A nice woman so to speak, much more nicer towards her daughters than my sister, even though one of them isn't related by blood." Krähe said as he gritted his teeth.
"Woah… Sorry to hear that man, I… I don't know how to feel…" I pat his shoulder with a pitiful look.
"Nah, it's cool. Their father went to a mission and never came back and Aestas… She… She was killed on a mission. I tried to save her but it's too late. I guess I'm just not lucky, not lucky enough to save the last hope for my nieces. So long story short, I became their guardian. And maybe one day they'll be my guardians when I became a dusty, old drunk huntsman." He smiled at his thought, and I can't help to smile for him as well. Even though he looks like your typical alcoholic, he cares about his nieces so much that I bet he'll put his life on the line to protect the two of them anywhere and anytime.
"Anyways, you wanted to stay for a night right? Here. Room 24, just go upstairs and you'll find the room." Krähe said as he passed a key to me.
"Thanks. Good night man, and… If you want to have a talk like earlier… I'd be happy to help." I said with a smile.
He laughed, "Yeah. Thanks."
I nodded and walk towards the stairs. As I reach the second floor, I could see several rooms, maybe 30 of them. I walked my way towards room 24. I stopped in front of the door and I unlock the door with the key Krähe gave me. I open the door and walk inside. It's a nice room with a medium-sized bed, a cupboard and a bedside table with a lamp neatly placed on top of said table. There's another door, I think it leads to the bathroom. There's a television and lastly a crow-shaped clock.
"Wow. This is better than I thought." X said as I went to the bed. Man am I sleepy.
"Hey X… Do you think the Shift Period gonna be… y'know, a pain for all of us later on?" I ask him as I rest my body while looking at the ceiling.
"Honestly, I don't know. But when it comes to worst, I bet we'll see some serious shit like war between nations. Although that is very unlikely, we need to be careful. You see, I'll tell you one bit of your past, just this once. The Gamindustri you know now is different than the one from your lost time. Four nations means four lands, but at your time, there's only one nation. One nation and one big land. But something happened, something that changed everything. And oh boy trust me on this one, you're gonna kill yourself or kill everyone within your reach just to calm down when you found out what happened back then. Well that's it and now you better sleep or I'll force you to sleep." X replied while giving me a new part of my lost memories… That's terrifying though.
"…I see. Well, I just need to stop the war when it happens, right?" I ask him.
"Correction; we will stop the war, the three of us. And don't think stopping war is easy. Note that War is the second member of the Horsemen. Conquest leads to War, War brings Famine into the fray and lastly Death will come to take our lives. A beautiful yet terrifying process. But don't think about it too much, your story is far from over." X answered.
"…..Got it. Well, good night X." I said as I turned off the lights.
"Good night." As X said that to me, I close my eyes while yawning. The sound of the crow-shaped clock is the only sound that accompanies me as I went to dreamland.
*BZZZZZT!*
"Well, these are your new teammates. You're their leader now."
"The fuck?! Oh great my teammates are a 9 year old, his older brother that is maybe four years older and a 15 year old. I have your blood but for the sake of every dogoos on this world, I don't get how your old brain even works, old man."
"Wow. He actually nailed it at guessing how old we actually are."
"He's a magician! Don't you think so, bro?"
"…Negative. He's too hot-headed to become a magician. Besides, you're the only one who could open that tome so you're the only magician there is. For now."
"Who's hot-headed? I'll kill you all fuckers!"
"Hey, hey! Calm down! Anyways, you four will work together as a team from now on. I just hope she will train you all properly though… That woman is slightly stupid after all…"
"That woman? What the hell are you talking about? H-hey, old man! Dammit he left."
"So… You're our leader now?"
"*Sigh*… Yeah, and I'm not okay with this situation either."
"Well, we are! Right, bro?"
"…Right. Teacher is an extraordinary fighter. I'm sure you, as his son, is a great fighter as well."
"I don't give a flying fuck about my connection with him. He failed, and I'll never accept it."
"He failed? Uh I know this is family thing but what did he do?"
"Something that makes the one in front of you three lose his will to live. But that piece of rotten crap gave his 'legendary blood' shit to me that makes me into a Hunter like he was. Anyways whether I like it or not, we're a team now. So, can I have your names?"
"Sure! My name's Ace. Ace Rodwell! And this is my big brother Max, short for Maximilian Rodwell, and our friend Leonardo Genesis!"
"I don't like my name, so call me Leo."
"Uh huh… Well, nice to meet you all."
"…What's your name? It would be rude of us to not ask for your name."
"I don't know about you guys being rude, but fine. You can call me Hikaru. Just don't use my family name. I hate it."
"Well, nice to meet you, Sir Hikaru."
"Yeah! Nice to meet ya!"
"Whoa, what's with the sir, Leo? We're all literally still kids, well I'm eighteen but that doesn't matter. Just call me Hikaru."
"…But that would be disrespectful. Don't you think so, Ace?"
"Uh yeah, of course. Just like Max said, it's not okay for us to call you with your first name!"
"Uh, well… *sigh* just call me whatever you guys want, alright? We're still in training after all, we're not ready to join the battle, well if there's a battle in the first place."
"Well… How about… Chief? Yeah, Chief!"
"Ha?! That doesn't make any sense!"
"*Gasp* Hey, Ace… You're a genius!"
"Leo's right. You really are a genius, Ace."
"Well it's decided! You're gonna be called Chief from now on, Chief!"
"What the- heh, alright then. Nice to be your chief then."
The four of us grinned at each other, accepting each other as fellow teammates. This is the start of our life, not as ordinary kids anymore, this is the start of our life as a group called the Shadow Hunters.
*BZZZZZT!*
"….Uhh…." I opened my eyes as I stretched my arms. It's already six in the morning, huh maybe I really like waking up early. But… I had a weird dream… Wait a sec…
"….I see…. Heh, well at least I know how the four of us met now…" I mumbled to myself as I get out from the bed and walked my way towards the bathroom. The tiles are painted in stark white while the walls are painted in a shade of red. It has a bathtub and also a shower, lastly the water closet is at the corner. Pretty cool and it is also very clean.
"Not just your ordinary shade of red, its name is 'Lust'. Huh, knowing Krähe, I bet he took the idea after reading some book about the seven deadly sins or something." X commented as I wash my face with the sink's flowing water.
"Geez, thanks for the useless info." I said as I rolled my eyes.
"Excuse me?! It is a useless info but at least it's not ridiculous!"
"Alright, alright. Thanks for the not-ridiculous but still a useless info, X." I said as I wiped my face with a towel.
"So, what are you gonna do now? Continue walking to Lastation or something?"
"Yeah. That's the only choice I have anyways." I answered as I opened the bathroom's door, and walked towards the bedside table to grab the bedroom's key. I went outside the room, and locked it.
"It's a long trip though, hey maybe Krähe could help?"
"Maybe. But I'm not sure about that." I replied as I went downstairs. As I arrived at the first floor, Krähe is there, sitting on one of the chairs while reading a newspaper. His trusty flask is on the table as usual.
"Hey, Krähe." I greet the man as I walk towards him.
"Oh, hey. I see you're prepared to continue your journey to Lastation?" He asked as he put his newspaper away.
"Yeah, thanks for the room. It's cozy there. Here you go, keys." I said as I gave him the bedroom key.
"Hikaru, there's something I want to ask you." He said as he took a sip from his flask.
"What is it?"
"I want you to kill my sister." He said with a serious tone.
"What?! No way, man! That's like, your family business!"
He sighed after I replied with a shocked tone, "Look. I know it's a difficult wish but what's in today's newspaper is one of the reason why I ask you. 'A village near Lastation got destroyed, 100 people died while 200 people got massive injuries.' You see, as far as I know, this particular village is known for their guild members that are strong individuals. And one of the witnesses said that the murderer is a 'lady in red and black, killing innocent people with her jet black sword.' which is definitely my sister." Krähe explained.
"Okay, let's say I would go and kill her. But wouldn't it be like, you know a major problem when your niece found out that her mother was killed by this random asshole?"
"It will be a major problem, but as long as my sis could be stopped once and for all, I'm okay with it." Krähe answered.
"Also, I found out recently that my sister works with a certain group." He continued to explain. Wait, a group?
"D-don't tell me it's a group full of people with the demonic dragon circle…" I said, feeling nervous.
"You guessed it. The Retainers." As he answered my question, I pulled some credits and put them to the table and I immediately dashed towards the main door, opening it.
"Oi! Where are you going?!" I stopped as Krähe stood up from his chair and asked me with a concerned tone.
"I… I changed my mind. I already met one of those Retainers. I can't just… I can't just stand still while knowing one of them is rampaging across Lastation. Look Krähe, whether this is family business or not, I'm helping you because you are one of the people I met that I feel like we could be friends and all, y'know? And also, I know those Retainers could unlock some of my lost memories, and I'll 'hunt' them all in order to get my memories back." I answered the man as I look at him with a serious look.
He laughed, a grateful laugh. "I… I don't know what to say about your statement. 38 years of my life and you're the only one who would help me with some legit reason. You can always count on me if you have some problems 'hunting' them, friend."
The both of us smirked at each other, waving my hand, I ran outside towards Lastation.
"Hey, Hikaru. Know that you made the right choice. But I'll ask you this, are you ready to face the reality? Fighting Glenn is hard enough, yet you told Krähe you would 'hunt' all of them. Are you sure about this?"
"I don't care. I just want to help Krähe and his niece, that's all. Also I think that someone from my past life knew something about Glacies, so let's say the other Retainers have a partner, maybe I will unlock my memory by defeating them. Pretty stupid of a logic, I know, but one can be hopeful right?" I answer the spirit inside of my head, still running with all my might.
"I like you, truly I am. How about I give you a little push? You're welcome by the way." As X said that, my right hand glows in a greenish color… Wait, green?
"This is?! X, what did you-?!"
"Shut up and just crush that orb, I know you want it." X said before I could finish saying my line.
"Whatever you do, I'm grateful. Wings of Famine, Spread Out!" I shout as I crush the familiar orb. For a slight moment, my body was shining in a green aura. Not long after that, a pair of dragon wings appeared on my back… Just like the old times.
"Let's do this!" I jumped into the air, and our wings automatically flapped on its own, making me soar into the sky.
"I'll tell you this, Hikaru. The way this power works right now is different. You don't have a time limit, but the pain is twice more painful when you undo your transformation. A rule is a rule, and you can't break it. But… you can bend it, though… Well, the rest is up to you…" X said. Wow you are actually helping a lot these days, surprising.
"Uh huh, thanks. I think we're still far away from Lastation, though… Well, let's go-!" As I use the dragon wings' power to create a magic circle to boost my speed, something passed quickly and stopped, blocking my way.
"Goddammit, now what?!" I snapped at the unknown being in front of me. This thing in front of me… It looks like a human, but… Something feels, different…
"You. Prepare to die…!" The human-like creature said as it flies towards me, revealing a greatsword on its hands. It tried to slash me with the greatsword, but I dodge them all.
"….dammit, who are you?!" I asked the thing as it took a fighting stance, now that I think about it, this being has… wings of a… raven…
"She's still running wild around Gamindustri, just be careful if you see an unkindness. Shit's gonna come to snap your neck in half."
"Oh fuck, Hikaru we need to go now! We're not ready for this!" X said as I stare at the thing. I guess I'm unlucky, huh.
"…..No. I'm gonna deal with this shit once and for all!" I shouted as I create a magic circle to boost my movements. I fly up into the air and pull a skydive kick at the thing, it blocked my attack with its greatsword.
"You fucking dumbass! If I said we're not ready, then we're not ready! That's it end of the line!"
Wait a sec, I know this sensation… Goddammit X can you not control my body without my permission?!
"Fuck off, okay?! I'm doing this for you! WINGS OF ATONEMENT: DEATH COUNT REQUIEM!" As X shouted, our wings creates three little tornados. The tornados swirls around the being, making it unable to move easily.
"….Those will do. Well, we really need to set some distance so… Screw it I'm gonna use one of those." X mumbled as he summon a… bottle?
"Well, here goes… *gulp!* *gulp!* *gulp!*… AH FUCK THAT'S DISGUSTING! S-see you later you weird piece of trash!" X shouted as he threw the now emptied bottle to the being, hitting its head.
Just like what X said, he literally ran away from the fight, continuing the trip to Lastation.
'You know, I really hate running away.' I said inwardly to X.
"….Shut up, it's not like we can't win, but do know that I'm doing this because Lady Kurome's order is far more important." X grumbled.
'Wait, what do you mean by 'it's not like we can win'? And what's with that bottle?' I ask.
"…You are special. You, well we, can win if we tried. Also, that bottle contains a huge amount of poison, it will shorten your lifespan, but when you undo your transformation you won't feel pain." He explained.
'I see… WAIT WHAT?!'
"God, stop with your annoying shout please. Oh great that thing is chasing us even though my tornado army is still limiting its movements." X said as he looked behind, the raven/human thing gives chase, although its movements are way slower than before.
"Well, I'm kinda want to help Krähe as well, so… Welp, we're near Lastation… COME GET ME, YOU BIRDBRAIN!" X shout as he soars with a greater speed.
Getting annoyed from X's shout, the thing, you know I'll call this thing behind us Ravenman for now. Ravenman gives chase, loosening itself from the tornados' grip.
'X! I see Lastation, like maybe… 800 meters from here?' I told him.
X grinned, "Perfect. Let's do this!"
*BAM!*
Using the wings' force, X created a shockwave to make himself, well my body, faster as Ravenman is still chasing the both of us.
700… 600… 500… 400…
"Come on…!" X clenched my fist, focusing towards the industrial land.
300… 200… 100… 50…!
"I've had enough! WINGS OF ATONEMENT: RULE BREAKER!" X shouted as he landed. As if knowing what to do, our wings creates a gust of wind, sending it directly towards Ravenman.
"Guh!" Ravenman fell into the land, 80 meters away from us.
"*Huff!* *Huff!* that's what you get, dumbass! Now then, how about you reveal your true identity, I bet your raven traits are nothing but an effect from some magic. You're actually some Retainer's partner, aren't you?!" X asked Ravenman.
"…You're smart. As expected from the Wings of Famine user… Yes, you're indeed correct. My name is Fallen Wing Dragon."
"Wait a sec… Did I made a pun, because your name is Fallen Wing Dragon, and you fell because of my Rule Breaker… Okay since you're a birdbrain I guess you don't get it huh." Please don't be so harsh X, I know he's a birdbrain but still.
"But it seems you have a dirty mouth. Truly a disgrace for your rank. I will take your life, for my one true Goddess!" Fallen Wing said as he dashed towards me, I mean X while he's controlling my body. GAH THIS IS CONFUSING!
"Halt!" An unknown person said as a… sword fall from the sky, stuck into the ground at the right moment because Fallen Wing's greatsword almost landed a hit on my body, but instead it hit the now stuck sword instead.
"Who dares to interfere with my fight?!" Fallen said with an angry tone.
Both X and Fallen Wing look up towards the sky. A woman, wearing a black and white swimsuit, its top breast and its stomach area being cut out while it connects around the woman's neck. Her sleeves are pure black, with silver patches in the bicep and triceps area, her gauntlets are black with silver protrusions on the knuckle. She looked at Fallen Wing with an unamused look, before smiling confidently.
"Console Patron Unit, Black Heart has arrived." The woman in black, called Black Heart, said in a tone full of confidence.
Fallen Wing clicked his tongue as he backed away while X whistled, "This day is becoming better and better." X said, now smirking as the new player enters the fray.
(Well, surprise! Our favorite tsundere has arrived! I don't need to write about her information, but maybe there's some of you that don't know about her (although this is very unlikely) so I'll write her information too.)
- Black Heart
Name: Black Heart (could be a pseudonym.)
Age: Unknown
Gender: Female
Status: Alive
Appearance: She has a pair of lime green eyes, pure white hair that goes down below her shoulders, with her fringe standing above her eyes and bangs caressing her face. She wears a black-and-white suit that exposes a mild amount of her cleavage. Her sleeves are pure black, with silver patches in the bicep and triceps area, her gauntlets are black with silver protrusions on the knuckle.
-Fallen Wing Dragon
Name: Retainer of the Demonic Dragon, Fallen Wing Dragon
Appearance: A white dragon that wears a crimson armor. Its hair is stark white in color and it goes down below its shoulder, just like Black Heart. It has a pair of raven wings, two demonic dragon circle on each wing, it also uses a black greatsword for battle. (There could be a weapon form for this monster, but it is not confirmed yet.)
Strength: A (Dragon form) / ? (Weapon form)
Speed: B (Dragon form) / ? (Weapon form)
Durability: B (Dragon form) / ? (Weapon form)
Precision: B (Dragon form) / ? (Weapon form)
Range: E (Dragon form) / ? (Weapon form)
(Phew that's some long info right there. Well then, let's continue the story!)
The woman, named Black Heart, slowly descends from the air with the aid of her blue, mechanical butterfly wings. She landed gracefully near me.
"….You, I take it you have a problem against the monster we're looking here?" She asked X.
"Eh, a problem is not the best word to explain it. I'm just helping a dear friend of mine that I just met yesterday. So yeah, kinda a problem." X said, shrugging my shoulders.
Black Heart chuckled while taking her sword from the ground, "Well? Do you want a little bit of aid from yours truly?" She smiled at X.
"Well, I appreciate it." Replied X as he summon my gun and the sword that I used during the fight with Glenn.
"A two against one match? As a knight, I would say I'm disappointed at you. But! As a servant to my Goddess, it is an honor to test out my strength, facing the Magician of Famine and also the ruler of Lastation." Fallen Wing said as he took a battle stance. Wait a sec… ruler?
"Don't you dare say that title ever again, asshole." X said while gritting my teeth.
Black Heart didn't say anything, she just stared for a while and took a battle stance as well. A pair of lime green eyes, another pair of ice blue eyes both glaring daggers at the Dragon. Without saying anything, X dashed first towards Fallen Wing, while Black Heart followed suit.
*Clash!*
X's sword and Fallen Wing's greatsword collided against each other. Black Heart came in, using X's shoulder, my shoulder, as a booster, she jumped high into the air. Knowing her plan, X backed away as Black Heart let gravity aid her as she tried to attack Fallen with her sword.
"Foolish. I've seen that technique again and again during my years in training. To think that the Goddess of Lastation would use such simple attack. You truly disappoint me." Fallen said, blocking her attack while smirking.
Black Heart simply smiled, "Well. It is a simple attack. But since you're too busy blocking my attack right now, you can't block an attack from another person, can you?" She asks.
"Don't tell me-!"
"Checkmate, bitch. BLANK X SHOOT!" And X pulled the trigger.
*Bang!*
Let me explain, even though some of you already gets the point. Fallen Wing was still blocking Black Heart's attack, but being the cunning spirit he is, X secretly walks away just to make some distance. When Fallen realized this, Black Heart already disappears with a speed faster than light, and X shot Fallen Wing with my gun. And it's pretty interesting to note that it's a… magic-infused bullet? I need to ask X about that later.
The bullet zapped its way towards the dragon's head, as if it was made from lightning. But the result is nothing like what I and X expected. As the bullet almost hit Fallen Wing's head, the dragon's body transforms into an unkindness.
"Okay, this is fucking ridiculous. He's a FUCKING DRAGON GODDAMMIT!" X cursed as Black Heart flew towards him, or me to be exact.
"Calm down. Hey, your wings… Can you do something that will, uh what did she used to explain this… Oh, right! Can you 'debuff' him or something?" Black Heart asks.
"Oh, say no more." Replied X as he fly up once more.
Fallen Wing is still on his unkindness form, his raven form scattering all over the area, making it hard for X to concentrate. But not long after that, the unkindness meets in one area. It seems like it has some sort of time limit?
"Heck yeah it has. Let's do this! WINGS OF ATONEMENT: RULE BREAKER!" X shouted an all too familiar attack name, the one who crushed my body with the force of a goddamned steamroller. Four tornados surrounds the unkindness, forcing Fallen Wing to undo his transformation.
"Gah! You bastard! You'll pay for that!" Shouted Fallen, as he undo his transformation by force.
"Oh, I wonder about that. You see, mister edgy writer still has zero experience in writing complicated shits like battle scenes, and I'm low on energy right now so… I'll just stall some time while my new friend Black Heart is charging up her attack. And she's done, I guess." X said, smirking at the dragon.
"Wait… what?"
"Let me show you, the Lastation's CPU's power!" Black Heart shouts as flew towards Fallen Wing with a blinding speed. She slashed the dragon with perfect precision again and again, as her movements becomes faster every time she landed a hit. Before delivering the final blow, her blade glows in a mix of colors. She slashed the dragon one more time before throwing her blade towards the dragon's body.
"AHHHHHHH!" Fallen Wing Dragon, just like his name, falls into the ground with his body having severe cuts all over the place.
"I didn't even need to reveal my 'hidden' part of my attack, shows how really powerful I am! Don't you think?" Black Heart asks X, both of them still floating midair.
Instead of answering her immediately, X frowned, "Hmm… Oh, yeah. You're strong, very strong. But do note that pride is the most dangerous sin of all… It could make you lose the true meaning of life,"
Before X could continue any further, Black Heart cut him off, "And what do you mean by that?!" She asked, feeling annoyed.
Shrugging my shoulders, X smiled as he points at the ground, "My point is, the game is not over yet. It seems Fallen Wing escaped… And your sword is there, lying peacefully." He explained.
Black Heart looked at the ground.
"…..WHAT?! HOW?! I-I was certain I dealt the final blow?!" She said with confusion as she lands with a hurried manner while X followed suit.
"Ugh, I swear I'll get that dragon! He's the reason why that village was destroyed!" Black Heart shouts as she picked up her sword.
"Well, I came to Lastation to hunt that dragon too, so… thanks for the help." X said.
"Hmm… Hey, did you made those wings?" She asked, pointing at our wings.
"Oh, these bad boys? You could say that, yup. Pretty cool, don't you think?" X asked back.
"I guess, but I'm asking because a certain girl I knew loves machines, it's not like I'm also interested or something!" She said with an annoyed tone. Wait, that character… No way…
X smirked playfully, "Heh~ so the Goddess of Lastation is a… Tsundere, huh? I bet you love making, or even wearing, costumes?" He asked.
"Forget about me being a tsundere or not! May I ask you for your name?" She ask X.
"Hmm…. Well, call me… A random person, for now. I don't want to get my identity revealed so easily, y'know?" X answered, undoing my transformation.
"Ha? Anyways, you said you want to go to Lastation? Well, you have arrived, but where are you exactly going?" Black Heart asked.
"Hmm… A 'friend' of mine wants me to check your Basilicom's defenses, she really like your nation so much even though she lives in Planeptune, maybe because Lastation's Goddess is truly powerful. I bet she would love to hear my experience, considering I fought alongside the Goddess of Black Regality herself." X said, bowing like a so-called gentleman he is… wait, is this your plan, X?
'A cunning spirit won't tell his secret, even to someone as important as you. But, yeah it is. Playing with her pride will make our mission easier.' X told me inwardly.
"W-well, I suppose I could give you a tour when we made it back to my Basilicom. T-that's if you w-want to." Black Heart said as she crossed her arm, wait why did she muttered the last part again?
"I would love to! Shall we go, my Goddess?" X said as he smiled towards the Goddess in black. I don't like this situation…
"Yeah, we shall." Replied Black Heart as she flew with a slow pace.
'X, what in the world were you thinking?' I ask him.
X smirked to himself, "I was just playing with her pride, as I said to you earlier. It seems I still have my tricks. Honestly, living with her was a pain in the ass… But I enjoyed it." He said in a low tone so that Black Heart can't hear our conversation.
"So, mister… Random person. Why did your friend ask you to check on my Basilicom's defenses?" Black Heart asks.
X shrugged, "My friend's goal is to make the perfect defense system there is. I don't think she checked on the other nation's Basilicoms just yet though. Also can you please don't say a word to other people about this? My friend would kill me if the word spreads like a disease." X answered.
"As this nation's Goddess, I swear on my word… well, if you're acting suspicious, then I suppose I'll spread the word." Replied the Goddess.
"Well, I hope I'm not too suspicious for a Goddess like you, Lady Black Heart." X said as he smiled.
We have reached the capital of Lastation, and oh boy the air is not that fresh at all. Good thing I went here when I was searching for Steamax, I guess I'm doing fine for now. The citizens on the street greets their Goddess with a smile, and their said Goddess smiled and even waved back at them. The kids looked at her with admiration, and some of the girls probably thought to themselves, 'Can I be as strong as Lady Black Heart?". Well I know it's definitely impossible for a human to outmatch their Gods or Goddesses, but hey they can always hope. That is what makes this world beautiful after all. Wait, why am I thinking about other people? Maybe I'm always been like this?
"Well, we're here." Black Heart told X as we arrived in front of the Basilicom.
The Basilicom is, well, big and magnificent. It has a religious feel surrounding it, well I guess that's a given, considering the Goddesses live here. Its primary color is a mix of stark white and gold with an accents of red, green and blue.
"Hmm, maybe I'm wrong but aren't you tired, staying in your Goddess form all the time? Considering you fought hard against Fallen, or I presume it was only half of your strength?" X asked Black Heart.
True to what X said, our fight against Fallen Wing Dragon was more intense than the fight with Glenn. But since mister writer didn't know how to properly write a battle scene, he simply wrote it as 'Oh no the villain blocked the Goddess' attack, but thankfully our main character pulled the most cliché finishing moves that lets the Goddess end the match with her amazing skill!' or something like that. Oh great now I'm starting to break the fourth wall too…
"Well, yeah, I am a little bit out of energy right now…" Black Heart let out a sigh before a pillar of light engulfed her body. OH GOD IT'S SO BRIGHT IT HURTS X FUCK YOU MAN CLOSE MY EYES DAMMIT!
'Heh, no way.' X told me inwardly.
After the light that engulfs her body dissipates… Let's just say Black Heart looked like an entirely different person.
The lady in front of me now looks like a girl, maybe in her mid-to-late teens, with a… slender figure, red eyes and long black hair. Her hair is kept tied into two pigtails with blue ribbons, and go down to her waist. Her fringe isn't kept parted and she has two bangs that go down to her chin. Her attire consists of a maid-like black top with golden trimmings and white frills around her upper arm and chest, and also reveals a certain portion of her… cleavage. Her skirt is white with black trimming and is rather frilled compared to her top, and goes down to her lower-thigh.
"*sigh*… It really is exhausting, b-but it's not like I want to take a break, okay?!" Black Heart said as she crossed her arms, puffing her cheeks. Kinda cute if you ask me.
"Hahaha, who said that you wanted to take a break? But to be honest, when you changed back to your human form… How do I say… You're more charming this way, Lady Black Heart." X compliments her with a smile.
"W-w-wha?! W-well… it's not like I want to be praised or anything… Anyway, let's go." Lady Black Heart said as she walk towards the Basilicom's door.
Without her opening it, the door opened from the inside, revealing the one who opened the door for said Goddess.
"Ah, Lady Noire! You have arrived, safe and sound!" The Basilicom member who opened the door greeted Lady Black Heart. So her name is Noire when she's in human form? Interesting.
"Thank you for your hard work as always." Lady Noire replied.
The member saluted to his Goddess immediately, "Yes ma'am! I'll always do my best!"
Lady Noire continued her walk, but X stopped as he glanced towards the Basilicom member.
"Hey," X started, "You… You don't have any faith towards your CPU over there, huh?"
The member started to sweat a little, "W-what do you mean, sir?" He asks.
X scoffed, "You can't fool me, dumb nuts. I've lived for thousands, even millions of years watching your kind. I know the faces of people who are either really faithful to their Gods and Goddesses, and I definitely know the faces of those who don't. I won't tell this to your so-called Goddess, but knowing the Shift Period is coming soon… The truth will be revealed without me revealing it. Well, good day to you."
"Hey, I'll leave you if you keep standing there!" Lady Noire said to X.
X smiled as he nodded, "Ah, yeah! I'll come! ….Godspeed to you, heretic." He said as he pick up his pace to catch up with Lady Noire.
The Basilicom member can only looked at X, and technically me as well, in fear. I guess X is truly mysterious after all.
"Sheesh, what are you talking about with him anyways?" Lady Noire asks as X caught up with her.
"Eh, nothing too serious. Just asking if he enjoys working here. He said that this job is truly the best." X answered with a lie.
"Hmm… Oh well, shall we go to my office? Maybe your friend would love to hear your description." Lady Noire suggested.
X clapped my hands, "Oh my friend totally would! And it's a great honor to visit your Basilicom, but now you're inviting me to your office? Oh man, my luck is better than I expected!" He answered.
Lady Noire chuckled in a lady-like manner, "Well, let's go. I still have some work to do so I'm sorry I could only guide you for a certain period of time." She said as she and X entered the elevator. It has this steampunk design. Well almost every building here in Lastation is themed like that.
As the elevator went into the top floor, which I guess is Lady Noire's office, I let out a sigh. Not that Lady Noire can hear me anyways, because X is still controlling my body.
'Hey, X. Why are you calling that Basilicom member a heretic? He clearly devotes himself to Lady Noire.' I ask him.
'You see, not everyone that works as a Basilicom member follows the Goddess that the Basilicom took care of, and from what I could tell, he clearly works here just for the money.' X answered.
I tried to ask him more, 'And how about that part when you said that you lived for thousands, or millions of years watching mankind?'
'...You don't need to know about that, for now at least. It will only make you suffer. Note that I was given a 'mission', not from Lady Kurome, it's from… someone that is also important to my life. Believe me, your fate is far greater than everyone here in Gamindustri, I'm sure of it.' X told me. Again with your tricky answers huh?
'Well I did my best to answer every single one of your questions without spoiling this game for you.'
X didn't say anything to me after that, he just stared at the elevator's doors.
*Ding!*
The sound echoed briefly, and the doors opened.
"Well, let's go." Lady Noire said as she walked towards her office. X followed suit.
Lady Noire's office…. How do I say it? It's…. elegant, I guess. There are a pair of black sofas, in front of said sofas is a black coffee table. There's also a door that leads towards the balcony, beside that door is a large window, giving a view of Lastation.
"Well, welcome to my office, mister random person… You know, it really does feels weird when I call you that," Lady Noire sat on her office table before continuing, "Why are you so persistent on hiding your name? Don't tell me you're a criminal." She crossed her arms and raised one of her eyebrows.
"Me? A criminal? Nonsense, Lady Noire. I assure you I'm nothing but your typical random character that spawned out of nowhere. But when the time comes, when four shining stars gathered, surrounding a lonely dying star… It will be revealed. Everything will." Replied X with a smile. Oh my Goddess he used his 'oh-so-deep' lines again.
"….I'll take your words. Anyway-"
"Excuse me, Lady Noire- Hmm? We have a visitor?"
Before Lady Noire could talk any further, one of the three doors opened, revealing a… is that person a girl or just this cute-as-heck-looking boy that wears girlish clothes? This person has pale skin, with a boyish-cut silver hair. Her eyes are bright aqua blue in color and this person wears a near-formal black suit with silver lining with many buttons and shorts, instead of jeans or pants. Below the black high socks with white detailing, and slip on black shoes with small blue and silver detailing on the top. Two long tails come from the jacket and have blue coloring inside. Under the person's black suit is a white button-up shirt and light blue necktie, the collar havin symmetrical black linings.
"Ah, Kei. What is the matter?" Lady Noire asks. Kei? As in a shorter version of 'Keith' or something?
"The situation right now is pretty much under control, but it appears that some… trolls… have posted a rather 'spicy' rumors about you and the other Goddesses." 'Kei' explained.
"WHAT?! I swear those beta, thirsty, good-for-nothing losers keeps spreading inappropriate things about me and them! Ugh, tell the Community services' chief to shut down every. single. one of them IMMEDIATELY!" Lady Noire snapped as she slammed her hands on her desk and pointed at Kei with her finger. I could feel a gust of wind from her direction slapping my face, is this a Goddess' ability?!
"Wow, if you're not a Goddess, I think you would be the best attorney ever." X smirked.
"As you wish, Lady Noire. But, I haven't seen your face around here. Care to explain who you are?" Kei asks X.
X bowed dramatically, "I'm just your ordinary, random person that happens to meet Lady Black Heart on my way to this land of black regality for… completing a favor for my friend." He answered.
"I see… Nice to meet you, mister… random person. I hope you enjoy visiting Lastation." Kei said.
"Oh, I sure am. Anyway, I have this question in mind… excuse me if it's too rude, but… Are you a trap?" X asks.
Lady Noire holds her laugh, poorly mind you, while Kei just lets out a sigh.
"Why am I always called a boy whenever I was added to some random fanfiction..." Kei muttered.
"Unfortunately for you, mister. I am 100% a lady, thank you very much." She answered.
"Ah damn, I thought you were a great crossplayer. Oh well, not gonna get an autograph from one of those dudes. Anyway, it appears that Lady Noire have something to do, so I'll take my leave and see the Basilicom's structures by myself. Godspeed to both of you, Lady Noire and Miss Kei…"
"Wait."
"Hmm? Ah, Lady Noire. What is it?" Turning around, X asks her.
"So it appears a certain idiot I know stated that we, the Goddesses, should held a CPU tournament for the Shift Period, and today the Period's getting even worse. How about we add some spice a little bit?" Lady Noire said, smiling confidently.
X smirked, "And what do you mean by that, O Goddess?" He asks.
"I want you to be our guest star. Sure, there'll be other people who'll compete but we'll beat them up eventually. When the four of us Goddesses stands, or floats alone in the arena, you'll come. What do you think?" She said.
"Hmm… It appears that you have another plan, but I'm not gonna cross-examine you. Care to explain?"
"You said that 'When four shining stars gathered, surrounding a lonely dying star… It will be revealed.', I assume you meant about your mysterious identity. Correct?"
"It could be, but if that is indeed the case. Why do all of that just for gaining my identity?"
"This may sound harsh, but I can't sit here doing paperwork while you're walking around holding that power of yours. I don't know much about magic and stuff like that, but if you have that kind of power, I will milk every single information from you to keep this world at peace. Starting from your name."
Lady Noire, X and Kei didn't say anything after Lady Noire's statement. Awkward…
"….I see. Well it appears that Gamindustri is in good hands. I'll accept this 'mission'. But! If I win, I'm the one who'll get some information from the four of you. Good afternoon." X said as he waved my hand and left the office. Looking back at Lady Noire, that expression… Where have I seen it before? Is it guilt? Yeah, no. Not happening. I'm pretty sure I haven't meet Lady Noire up until now.
(Third Person P.O.V.)
Noire and Kei looked towards the now closed door. The mysterious man had left the room without saying anything and just walked away, still with his carefree face.
"….And he left." Kei started the conversation with Noire.
"What is all that supposed to be about, Noire? You can't just ask someone like that." She pointed out.
Noire sighed, "Well, yeah I know it's really uncalled for. But I just can't think straight at that time. But trust me, Kei, if you were there with him… You would think what I'm doing is a good thing." Noire explained to Kei.
"*sigh*… as your Oracle, I would say that you are indeed right. But I'm talking from my 'Kei Jinguji' side here; I don't think this is a great idea."
*Knock!* *Knock!*
The two of them turned their head towards the door. Did that mysterious man decided to come back for something? The door opened, revealing who opened said door.
"Hey, Onee-chan! Are you busy?" It's a girl. A girl that looks way too similar to Noire, as if she's the Goddess' clone or something.
"Hey there, Uni." Noire greeted the girl named Uni.
Uni walked towards Noire and Kei with a smile plastered on her face. Uni has red eyes and black hair worn in two pigtails that are tied up by two black ribbons with white stripes. She wears a black one-piece pleated dress decorated with white stripes at the bottom of the pleats. She also wears matching arm warmers and shoes with knee high black socks sharing the same color scheme as her dress.
"How's the situation about the Shift Period going?" Uni asks her older sister.
Noire sighed once again, "Not good. Some beta losers on the internet are getting out of hand with their stupidly false rumors. It appears this year's Shift Period is going to be the harshest one on the last century or two. Honestly, knowing the paperwork here, I doubt that I could take a breather. But hey, at least I have you two supporting me." Noire said with a tired smile at her little sister and her Oracle.
"Oh yeah, by the way I met this man earlier on the hallway, he was mumbling something about 'Continuing the game' or something, and when our eyes met, he simply smiled, calling me "Candidate". I know he's not from Lastation, I mean his clothes' design is definitely from Planeptune… But I haven't seen him whenever I went to Planeptune, either. Do you guys know about that guy?" Uni asks once again.
Noire and Kei glanced at each other, don't know how to answer the girl.
"Well… He's not from Lastation, that's for sure, but sadly we didn't know much about him," Noire paused, letting Kei to continue her answer.
"And he didn't tell us any information about him whatsoever. He simply calls himself 'A random character that spawned out of nowhere.'." Kei finished.
Uni puts her fingers on her chin, as if she has a beard, "Hmm….. That statement sounds like what Neptune-san would say, right? So he's definitely from Planeptune!" Uni said.
"Umm… The way Neptune talks about meta things doesn't mean her citizens talked the same way she did, you know…" Noire pointed out.
"Really? Huh, I thought all Planeptune people talked like Neptune-san. Guess I'm wrong." Uni laughed.
"Onee-chan, did Neptune-san talked about making a festival at Planeptune so that the people from the four nations rethink their choices? And I heard you and the rest will held a CPU tournament?" Uni continued.
Noire nodded while starting to sign some paperwork, talking with her little sister doesn't mean she could stop working.
"Uh huh, and I ask that man you met to be a 'guest star' as well. I bet the event will be exciting for the people watching it." Noire answered.
"Eh?! He'll join the tournament too?!"
"Yup. I'm the one who asked him to join, he gladly joined as long as I agreed to our little condition."
"And what's the condition? Did you know, Kei?" Uni asks the Oracle.
"Sorry, but I don't have the liberty to talk about that condition."
"Sheesh, you're no fun."
"Anyways, we still have lots of work to do, so let's do our best first today, then we'll talk about the tournament later." Noire said.
Kei and Uni nodded.
"Yeah! I'll finish my share right now." Uni said as she leave the room.
Kei looked at Uni first before walking towards the door as well.
"Kei,"
"Yes, Noire?"
"Thank you for not telling Uni the condition."
"I'm just doing my job." Kei answered as she left the room as well, closing the door.
Noire looked outside from her window, her nation still lively with people working as always.
"I really need to talk to Neptune and the rest about this."
Nodding to herself, she pressed a certain shortcut in her monitor, waiting for her 'friends' answer the call.
"Heya, Noire! It's unusual for you to call me! Are you lonely?! Aww, I bet you are!"
Ah of course, the first one who answers her call is always her, Noire huffed her cheeks.
"S-shut up! I'm not lonely! And I'm not calling you just because I want to talk to you!"
"…..You're tsundere attitude sometimes pisses me off, you know that?"
"Hush, Blanc. We all know Noire's true personality, so it's not too surprising, yes?"
Seeing that the four of them are connected now, Noire looked at the other three with a serious expression.
"I want to talk about the Shift Period. And sadly I have another serious thing to talk about."
{END OF CHAPTER TEN. SAVE THE PROGRESS?}
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A/N: Finally! I'm finished writing the tenth chapter! Woo that was a lot to wrote, yet again with a shitty fight scene from yours truly. Honestly, I think I should just write my story without any fight scenes at all, but my notes here said that my story will have lots of battle scenes. Sigh.
Reviews are appreciated, be it critics, suggestions, or helpful tips! StarKnight07, signing out!
~Next chapter's review~
"Well that's all for my sightseeing, I guess. Time to go check in to some hotel or something."
"Uh… Who are you?"
"You know that I'll always believe in you… Right?"
"I don't deserve anything. I'm nothing but a fool."
Next chapter: "A quest, and a broken sword."