The mission briefing was long and boring. I preferred Demonic Fang's where they said don't die, know who we're shooting, and that was it. I managed to get through without falling asleep though. Then it was time for me to mark out where the bases were located. It kinda sucked ratting them out, but because Kurt was involved I had no choice. That psychopath will do anything and everything if it means he'll get what he wants. My team was put in charge of the best hidden hideout… designated by MON as Invisible Hell. The Demonic Fang just calls it Last Home though, since you can only get in let alone find if you know how. The only way to find out how is to be in the Demonic Fang. So it'd be up to me to get us in if Kurusu were inside that fortress.
I outlined the positions we were to take after dark fell as we made our way to the shoreline where Last Home is located. Naturally my team was dumbfounded because nothing was there… but I knew better. They hid and didn't let themselves be known as I took a high vantage point. I aimed for the two far off stalagmites from the coral reef, which is where the center should be. That meant roughly twenty feet left and right of them are the first two watchtowers. Now those watchtowers are only partially watching out for intruders… the rest of their attention is spent keeping the invisible field up. This was accomplished by having a Backbeard in each tower. Taking out just one would cause the field to give way, because it is a big castle to keep cloaked 24/7.
Smith told my team to use non-lethals as we take the base… a mistake I wasn't about to let my team make. Before we made our way here, I made us stop at a gun shop to buy lethal ammo. If you raid the Demonic Fang, you'd better be packing bite instead of bark. I instructed my team to load their lethal ammo, and I growled when they mentioned Smith's orders.
"Listen up, team. Smith doesn't know the Demonic Fang like I do. They will shoot to kill. You will get shot and die if you don't pull the trigger first. I don't want mercy on them, because they won't show mercy to us either. They won't take pity, they won't pause, they will just shoot. We aren't killing for killing's sake, we're killing because if we don't they sure as hell won't return the favor to us. So I'll say it again: Load lethal ammunition and prepare for combat." I growled at them through the radio.
"Yes sir!" they collectively replied.
I focused my scope on an estimated location of a tower. I slowed my breathing, put on my noise-canceling earphones, thought of the kill, and pulled the trigger. The silencer didn't totally mask the sound, but it did a good enough job that it didn't disturb anything in the remote area. There was a scream and the castle became translucent as a Backbeard fell off to the beach below. I gave the order to move and Terra wasted no time barreling for the doors smashing them open in her new anti-personnel armor. Bolt was close behind with single-hand firearms as Seras remains near them with a shotgun. She was a slime, so she wouldn't have to worry much about being shot, making her the perfect tactical medic. I continued to snipe as Alexandra began printing new weapons from the van's modified middle, which I sort of decided to keep our little secret from Smith.
The firefight got heavier demanding I take out the heavy-duty members to take some of the heat off the girls. I took out those Backbeards as quickly as I could get a good shot at them. Alexandra put on earphones like mine readying a rocket launcher of some kind, and then the tip began to glow red.
"What is that…?" I asked.
"Tactical Field Laser… T.F.L. for short…" Alexandra giggled before firing an immense beam from it taking out a wall exposing the firefight inside giving me a good field of view of the enemy.
"…you made that why?" I asked taking shots at the sneakier combatants to further ease the pressure on Bolt, Terra, and Seras.
"When I did a job for Russia to cut down on their monster mafia problem they gave me a copy of the schematic for it since they couldn't get it to work. This situation gave me the perfect excuse to make one." Alexandra giggled charging it and firing once more.
The firefight raged more as I provided cover fire and Alexandra went Metal Gear on them with her T.F.L. weapon. After a good hour of fighting Bolt gave the all clear allowing me and Alexandra to get close. There were thousands of scratches on Terra's armor, but no breaks or injuries. Bolt had a few holes in her outfit, but no terrible wounds thanks to Seras.
"How you feeling, Bolt?" I asked her.
"Getting shot with real bullets hurts way worse than non-lethals… nothing serious thanks to Seras though." Bolt whined.
"Just be glad they didn't hit your vitals so I had an easier time healing the wounds so you could keep going." Seras sighed ignoring the literal hundreds of holes in her outfit.
"Okay. Search the area for the hostage, I'm checking the catacombs." I ordered.
Once I went down those stairs I could smell it… Irish ale, fresh too. There were drag marks in the dust too, which told me that Kurt or at least his right hand extra species had dragged Kimihito down here during the chaos. I did the smart thing and activated night vision goggles instead of using a flashlight. If I got into a sniper fight that'd put me at a giant disadvantage. The usual traps were in place too, which was just a minor hindrance to me since I knew how to diffuse them. Once down there I narrowly evaded a shot, likely a warning shot. Some of the spotlights were on too forcing me to take off my goggles.
"Well, well, well, Ryuji-kun… to think we'd be meeting on opposite ends of our barrels like this a second time…" a voice laughed, and it belonged to only one man… Kurt.
"Give it up Kurt. Hand him over and turn yourself in." I told him.
"You don't really think I'd do that, do you?" Kurt laughed.
"Figured I'd see if the bloodbath put you in your place." I scoffed.
"Please, there are millions of extra species who will fight MON and the stupidity of their exchange bill… I won't be the first and I certainly won't be the last." Kurt chuckled.
I took the opportunity to rush to a stalagmite for cover evading his shots. He was using a submachinegun, which told me it was his right hand extra species that fired at me when I entered. Perfect, two targets to worry about…
"You can take your death like a man, Ryuji-kun… after all, you were once our brother in arms." Kurt chuckled.
"Kurt, the way you do things is wrong and you know it. It isn't what the Demonic Fang stood for." I told him.
"Those old farts had no idea how to make change happen! My way is the only way that we can change how extra species are treated!" Kurt barked.
I took a pot shot at him but missed as a shot cut my cheek open from a higher angle. I wasn't getting a good shot at him so long as his sniper was in place. I'd have to finagle a way to pinpoint her location if I wanted any shot at taking Kurt down.
"Come on, Ryuji-kun… don't you want to save this sad sack the right way? He has all those beautiful girls that love him and would gladly have his children if he asked… but that bill keeps him from accepting their feelings!" Kurt barked.
"Kurt, I'll tell you again, this isn't the right way to do it. We've already set the cogs of change in motion." I growled rolling to another stalagmite.
"Heh… so naïve… you think that just because you and this guy said some motivational stuff that'll get them to approve changes? You always were a dreamer, Ryuji-kun, but the dreams must end here…" Kurt laughed.
I heard a noise in the upper area similar to reloading. I have to take a chance. I popped up aimed for a split second, and busted Kurt's left knee with a shot before ducking again just dodging a shot from his sniper. Kurt's screams of agony were music to my ears since he always boasts about how untouchable he is. I then heard his sniper drop down to our level.
"Boss, are you okay?!" a girl voice asked.
"Ha… hahaha… not a bad shot, Ryuji-kun, using the time she's reloading to get a surprise shot on me… well you won't get a second one…" Kurt laughed nervously.
Her voice told me exactly who she was. His sniper was indeed Nadine the Mountain Lamia, who also happens to be his right hand extra species. The rounds with me wouldn't even scratch her because Mountain Lamias developed scales tough enough to slither across rocks all day without losing their beauty due to years of seclusion in caves and the like. I'd have to find another way to taking her out.
"Well, Ryuji-kun… seems I couldn't convince you… but maybe an old friend of yours can…" Kurt chuckled snapping his fingers.
I didn't understand what he meant until someone grabbed me by the neck slamming me on the floor. The light made her glisten like nuts. The one holding me was a Black Slime that we'd kept below the base as a last resort… I always called her Death because she could literally dissolve anything, being a Black Slime. Her grip was really strong, which told me Kurt had outfitted her with something similar to Seras's anti-slime outfit so she wouldn't accidentally start dissolving me. She looked hella pissed too…
"Ryuji Satogami… you lied to me…" Death growled at me.
"N-Not the time, Death…" I choked out as she tightened her grip.
"You said that you would help create a world where humans and slimes of all color can live together…" Death growled.
"I'm… trying to do that… just not in the way I originally planned…" I told her trying to pry her fingers off my throat.
She lifted me from the ground and slammed me against the wall as Kurt laughed. She wasn't choking me now, but she was hammering away at my gut with her fists. Kurt laughed as she rag dolled me around the room continuing to beat on me. I kept trying to reason with her even though I was really reeling from her attacks. Hell hath no fury like a Black Slime scorned.
"Give up, Ryuji-kun, there's nothing you can do to hurt her… she is the epitome of an invincible soldier…" Kurt laughed.
"Fuck you…" I growled lying pinned under Death's foot.
I couldn't move at all because of her onslaught of attacks. She stood there readying to punch me one final time when a burst of water splashed Death knocking her off me. I weakly looked up and saw Alexandra holding a literal water cannon. Terra then rushed up and pulled me back as Seras opened fire on Kurt and Nadine with twin pistols making them take cover. Bolt used the opportunity to sprint the gap, grab Kimihito, and leap back narrowly evading return fire from Kurt as he roared angrily. Terra put me on her thorax and carried me back up to the surface. On the way up a man with blood red hair wearing a black trench coat over his MON uniform passed us. He had a briefcase with him and a vampire girl was right behind him dressed a similar way. When we got out of the base I was immediately placed on a treatment bed for Seras to start treating me and Kimihito as they cut his binds off.
"Why'd you go in there without backup let alone your team?" Smith scolded standing by the treatment bed.
"Fuck you that's why." I scoffed.
"You don't change at all do you?" Zombina growled.
"Stand down, it's his way of saying he didn't want to risk his team." Smith sighed with a slight smile putting a hand on Zombina's shoulder.
"You had them worried." Doppel chuckled.
"You were super worried too though." Tia told her making her blush hitting her side.
"What's important is that we got Darling back and can return him home. Without further ado, mission accomplished!" Smith smiled smacking my shoulder causing heavy pain since it was my dislocated shoulder she hit.
I never did learn what happened to Kurt or Nadine, but apparently MON had taken Death into extreme custody placing her in a cell not even a Black Slime will be able to dissolve their way out of. They're apparently going to try and get rid of the toxins inside of her so that she becomes harmless. What I do know is that I was promoted to Agent 1st Class, along with my team. Two major changes made to the bill already are that consensual adult relationships are being allowed, at least on a trial basis, and that they're going to begin integrating extra species youths into our school systems so Muri got to start attending school. I'm still recovering from what Seras couldn't fix up, namely my ribs, but on the bright side I was given some time off as a result of the mission success. Muri had really gotten attached to us now that I was able to remain at home for a while.
"Onii-chan, I got a 100 on my test!" Muri exclaimed showing me a paper.
"You did a great job." I told her while gently patting her head making her giggle blushing.
When I finally recovered I was called to the bigwigs meeting room again. To my surprise the man and vampire girl I'd seen that day were there. They looked particularly happy to see me.
"Welcome, Satogami-kun…" one of the bigwigs addressed me.
"So… what's this about?" I asked.
"This man is Hideyoshi Nobunaga… the founder of MON thanks to his great influence on politics… he had a particular interest in meeting you." one of the bigwigs nervously answered.
"Founder…? This guy…? He can't be older than 40." I pointed out.
"I'm 32, thank you. I founded MON on the basis that if I could fall in love and have a stable relationship with a vampire, then who couldn't?" Nobunaga chuckled as the vampire girl blushed clinging to his arm.
"So why'd you want to see me?" I asked him.
"I have a very simple question to ask you." he answered with a grin.
"That is?" I asked.
"Do you believe that we should allow polygamy if all members involved consent to it? I know that you enjoy the cultures of many extra species, and many of them promote polygamy… so I wanted your thoughts." he asked with, I swear to god, the straightest face I've ever seen.
"Well… normally that's really illegal… but I'm pretty sure we can work a way around it somehow… politicians are really good at rallying the people's support on stuff like that, right?" I nervously answered.
"Hahahahaha! A fine answer!" Nobunaga laughed.
"Huh?" I asked confused.
"I'm glad someone sees it my way. You see, I'm not just seeing my vampire lover here, but roughly seven other extra species as well. All of them consented, so it should be fine, correct?" Nobunaga asked with a wide grin.
"You asked me because you yourself have a harem?!" I asked in shock.
"Indeed. It's be far more convenient for those that suffered from my employees' idiocy if they didn't have to choose between their charges." Nobunaga chuckled.
"So this was your plan all along?" I asked.
"Hated gonna hate." he chuckled in response.
A few weeks passed after that meeting. I noticed that there was a slight increase in coworker pregnancies and engagements. That gave me some pretty scary images of what might happen. It seems that the change on polygamy got passed faster than I thought it would. That night was like any other… until it began to thunder and lightning in the middle of the night. In seconds Bolt was in my room and trembling under my covers. She was really clinging to me this time too.
"You going to be okay, Bolt?" I asked.
"Gunfire is nothing to this… I just can't get over it…" Bolt whimpered with drooped ears.
"I understand." I told her.
"Sir… can I speak casually?" Bolt asked me.
"You know how I feel about formalities." I answered.
"Thank you… recently they added changes to the bill… they repealed some things, added new things… and… one of them was encouraging a romantic relationship…" Bolt told me.
"Really?" I asked her.
"Yeah… some even talked about harems… I didn't know how to react when some of the others said I was lucky being in your team… I hadn't considered the possibility of it at all." Bolt nervously answered.
"Well I'm not too big on the idea of harems. To me it's more or less a cop out for an inability to decide on one girl." I sighed.
"If you had to decide between us, would you be able to choose?" Bolt asked me and that was when I got nervous.
"I haven't thought about that." I answered, which in of itself is a cop out answer.
"I wouldn't mind… just don't leave any of us behind…" Bolt asked clinging tighter pressing her breasts on me.
"I'm all about no man left behind." I answered hastily trying not to think about her soft chest.
It was probably at that point that I realized this was happening because of my big mouth. Eventually I was able to fall asleep and the next morning everyone but Muri seemed a little on edge. It was strange, but once I looked at the calendar's little moon phase chart I realized why. Tonight was a full moon, and with nothing technically stopping them if they had feelings for me they could completely come at me full speed. The thought of it while not altogether unpleasant would still result in my death if they all came at once. I managed to retain purity during the full moons of my time in the Demonic Fang, but the sounds of the orgies that used to ensue still haunts my memory. Whether or not I'd be able to escape tonight with both my purity and life intact would remain to be seen.
The day seemed to go by as usual, there was a ton of paperwork to do, Smith would try to get us to help her out, and at lunch I'd help my coworker vent his troubles. That afternoon I had the girls go ahead of me… because I had shopping to do. I didn't expect to be able to escape, so I thought I may as well prepare for the worst case scenario. I got both protection and pills that I could easily slip them. I didn't want to take any chances. Once I'd mustered enough courage, I nervously went home.
I opened and closed the front door as quietly as humanly possible. Never had I felt so insecure in my own home before. It was similar to being underleveled and entering a high level dungeon knowing death could be right around the corner. I had never felt the hairs crawling on the back of my neck so much before. The floor decided that it was going to be my mortal enemy that night too creaking slightly as I walked carefully. Oddly enough, no sign of the girls. Normally that'd put me at ease, showing just how strong some people's resilience to such urges can be, but not in the slightest tonight if how they were acting this morning indicated anything.
I snuck to my room and flinched seeing Bolt half-asleep in nothing but a T-shirt on my bed. If I was lucky I might be able to slip in undetected while she's too tired to do anything. I decided not to risk it and find a safe spot in the house to sleep until morning. Sadly, there weren't very many places to hide now that I thought about it. Where in the house would they never think to look? Sadly in my thoughts I'd failed to notice the presence behind me now feeling my abs.
"Welcome home…" Alexandra giggled.
"A-Alexandra… y-you aren't seriously feeling the full moon's effects are you?" I asked knowing the answer by the way her hands felt me over.
"Well, maybe a little… I had a bit to drink earlier too…" she giggled hiccupping.
"Any way to dissuade you?" I asked.
"Not even if you were a girl…" she grinned tugging me toward my room.
"H-Hey, Bolt's trying to sleep in there…" I told her trying to keep my voice down.
"It's your room though… the best place to make love." Alexandra smirked.
She then showed remarkable strength flinging me into the room landing right on top of Bolt with my face in her breasts. Bolt let out a somewhat tired moan as she grabbed hold of me digging her claws into my shirt.
"So rough… it's my first time, so you have to be gentle…" Bolt smiled with lust in her still groggy eyes.
"You can't escape this, boss…" Alexandra smiled snatching the grocery bag from my grip.
"W-Wait, at least have the common decency to use those…" I told them as Bolt blew in my ear ripping my shirt open.
"Oh, you don't want us getting knocked up so soon that you don't get to enjoy us more down the road, huh? You're so sweet…" Alexandra giggled.
She was completely misunderstanding my intentions, more than likely because she's hammered, and it didn't help that the moon is making her horny as well. Before I knew it Seras had formed on my left and Terra was hanging from the ceiling. I didn't even notice them come in. This was it… this was where I was going to die… all I could do was pray that they were merciful.
Morning came with cicadas chirping outside. I glanced left, then I glanced right, and then at the ceiling. It was a miracle… I was still alive. I sat up and pain shot up through me. I have red scratches all over me, which told me I wasn't just feeling things when pain rang through my body in the midst of it. The girls were unconscious around me, but luckily I managed to sneak around them and start showering despite the pain it was causing my wounds. Once I'd rinsed to get ready for the tub I shuddered when Seras suddenly started rubbing my back to begin healing my wounds.
"Sorry about last night, sir. Even I couldn't hold myself together because I knew the laws changed." Seras sighed continuing to heal me up.
"Exactly how long did you all take turns on me?" I asked shedding a tear as she healed the larger scratches on my chest.
"I think right to morning. Bolt was on you the most though... she's got incredible stamina." Seras joked.
"They at least used the stuff right?" I asked.
"I believe so. You can interrogate them once they wake up." Seras answered finishing off the last of my injuries.
Once I rinsed off her slime I got in the tub. Seras came back with her wet suit on and started massaging my shoulders. It seemed that Seras really wanted to apologize for taking part in the assault on my body. After my shower Bolt was the next one to approach me. She was red in the face and fidgety. Before I could say anything she flopped on her back posing like a dog showing their belly. I guessed that that was her way of apologizing. I told her she doesn't have to do anything more than say sorry, and she subsequently became angry with Alexandra who told her I'd only accept that as an apology.
At work Terra refused to make eye contact, which told me she didn't want to apologize even though she knew she should. She didn't break until lunch time when Alexandra prodded her about her thoughts on rape. Smith then gave me a tranquilizer gun for nights of the full moon, which she conveniently forgot to give me. The rest of the day was a little awkward. That made Bolt's question come up too, now that I'd effectively done everyone but Muri, who was still oblivious to what'd happened. The next day I got called to Smith's office, again…
"Satogami-kun, perfect timing." Smith smiled.
"Let me guess, I'm checking on Kimihito-san?" I asked.
"Bingo!" Smith giggled.
"What excuse do you have this time?" I asked.
"I need to file special paperwork for a fellow agent who got a little too friendly with her partner." Smith answered.
Whether I wanted to or not, I had to go. I took Alexandra with me this time since she hadn't gotten to yet. Once there we could hear the commotion from the front door. I heard stomping and immediately tackled Alexandra to the left as the door flew off its hinges followed quickly by Papi and Suu fleeing from an evident battle going on inside. Peeking inside it seemed that Miia and Centorea were in a raging brawl. I didn't have a clue what the fight was about, but I sounded an air horn startling both girls.
"Mind explaining what's happening?" I asked.
"They're fighting over who's going to be his first wife." Lala sighed coming out from a wardrobe, likely to hide from the fight.
"I somehow figured that'd be what you'd fight over…" I sighed walking to the living room where Kimihito had been smacked over the face by Miia's tail more than likely.
"Satogami-san… sorry about this…" Kimihito chuckled.
"Glad you didn't get hurt worse trying to stop their fighting." I told him while helping him up.
"Darling… did that… happen during our fight?" Miia asked him.
"Wish we'd brought Seras now." Alexandra spoke examining the red mark on his face.
"Well… this won't do if all of you start fighting over positions in a harem. So do me a favor and just draw straws or something, okay?" I told them.
"It'd be luck-based… but at least it'd be fair…" Centorea sighed.
"I was here first…" Miia whined.
"You'll be first for other things too if I have to fill out more paperwork than I have to, got it?" I warned her.
"Understood…" Miia whimpered.
"You're being a little hard on them aren't you?" Kimihito asked.
"I want to save you the trouble of having a battle royal for positions, because I know it's almost impossible for you to choose too." I answered.
"S-Sad but true…" he groaned with a slight smile.
Once the visit was over and we returned home a weird scene was playing out. For whatever reason Seras had Bolt on her hands and knees with a leash attached to her collar. Bolt was stunned and deep red as Seras stood just as still. I sighed and put my coat on the rack trying to avoid jumping to conclusions.
"Um… t-this isn't what it looks like…" Seras managed to choke out.
"Then what is it?" Alexandra giggled.
"M-Muri lost something and we're trying to find it…" Bolt nervously blurted.
"…and that constitutes a leash and being on your hands and knees?" I asked and Bolt started to cry.
"I'm sorry!" Bolt cried leaping to my waist only to be jerked back by the leash.
"My bad…" Seras panicked dropping the leash.
"Listen, if it bothers you that much, I'm just not looking for a committed relationship right now. I'm still on MON's technical shit list too, in case you forgot how I landed this job in the first place. I'm definitely flattered, don't get me wrong, and you're all beautiful women, but I'm just now in a position to be looking for love." I explained to her.
"W-When… will you be ready…?" Bolt asked with puppy dog eyes.
"When I don't have to watch my back for people waiting for me to slip up." I answered gently patting her head.
"Told you that'd be his answer." Terra chuckled walking into the room.
"Oh, you made bets?" Alexandra smirked.
"I just know what kind of guy he is. He's ex-Demonic Fang. If he gets romantically involved with us before he can lay his past to rest that'll be putting us in far greater danger than being his team. The Demonic Fang isn't going to go away just because we took out one bigwig. He has Muri to worry about too, and for the most part she's oblivious to all of this." Terra scoffed.
"Thanks for understanding." I sighed.
I felt bad rebuffing their feelings, but it was just like Terra said. Not all of the Demonic Fang's bigwigs walk the light of day. In fact, the founders live in pitch black shadow pulling the strings from the abyss they call their home. No one knows their names or who they're masquerading as. The Demonic Fang can recover from anything so long as they remain at large. Working for MON and actually having made more impact than the Demonic Fang in its entirety… gave me quite the advantage. I could attempt using MON's network to try and find out who those bigwigs are… and put an end to the Demonic Fang.
End Chapter 4