Because of the fact that Karen has informed Histoire about her plan of infiltrating ASIC's ranks, she has gone ahead and took steps to make her plan as unshakeable as possible while trying to keep it secret that she's working as a double agent. However, even though she formulated the plan herself, it will be challenging for her to actively fight against her friends as it will demand of her.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything apart from the words that I write and the characters that I create. Credit goes to the original creator of the SAO universe; credits also to the creators and contributors to the Hyperdimension Neptunia series.

This is a very short chapter I know, but it's an important nonetheless.

Also, if you're wondering what Nijusupai means; I think it means Double Agent in Japanese. I tried asking for a translation from a friend I know who knows Japanese fluently and she said there wasn't an easy translation for the word, so I'm going with what seems best considering the sources I used.

Hyperdimension Standard Time: [13:30] August 3rd 20XX

POV: Karen

After the battle in Endless Zone, I find myself in what appears to be Rebeat Resort, and to be truthfully honest, I cannot see any differences between Rebeat and Septent.

"I'm relieved that we're safe but I must depart unfortunately. I would draw too much attention if I remain here. Linda and her companion are in this area, seek them out and find the mascot, no matter what. We cannot let the CPUs acquire that mascot."

"Understood Lord Brave. I will not let you down."

CFW Brave teleports away like what he did to bring me here, leaving me on my own.

"Hmm...I'm actually worried about these monsters a bit. I've never fought any of these on my own."

"Don't worry about it Karen. The aura projected by the Anticrystal practically makes you invisible to the monsters, they have no desire to attack members of ASIC."

"That must be why Linda was able to gather those dolphins before."

"Exactly."

"Thanks Caelus, I feel a little bit better now. We'd better find Linda and the mascot."

"Karen, I do have to admit... it is going to be strange fighting Nepgear and the others. I have never run into situations where I had to fight fellow CPUs before."

"Don't worry about it Caelus. Allow me to handle the fighting. It may be difficult for me to fight against my friends, but I'll try to make do. I just need to remind myself that I'm doing this to help them all in the long run."

I wander through the dungeon and find Linda rather quickly, with some sort of black mouse and a giant wolf monster beside her.

"Ah, you made it, good. What happened in Endless Zone?"

"CFW Brave got defeated and retreated and I was forced to retreat as well. If you don't mind my asking; who's the rat and this wolf?"

"I'm not a rat, I'm a mouse! And my name is Pirachu!"

I smirk at the name, making me remember the Pocket Monsters series from my world.

"What's so funny-chump?!"

"It-it-It's nothing...hehe… I just remembered something from my world." I say, desperately trying to hold back the immense laughter, though small chuckles escape me no matter how hard I try to keep them back.

"What do you mean 'your world'?"

"Rat, this girl is not from Gamindustri, she's from a different world and was brought here against her will by the CPUs."

"That's horrible chump. I had no idea you were abducted from a different world. Curse those CPUs."

"Thanks I suppose. My name is Karen." I say, finally calming down from all the laughing I was suppressing.

"Well Karen-chump, let's find that Mascot."

"Hey, why do you keep adding the 'chump'?"

"It's a habit-chump."

"Oh. Well, let's find the mascot then. But if you wouldn't mind, let me scout for it." I say in a calm tone.

"Eh, if you want to, go right ahead. Saves me the hassle of searching aimlessly." Linda says nonchalantly.

"One more thing, what kind of monster is that?" I ask, since that wolf is giving me a few bloodcurdling stares, which is scaring me a little.

"It's a Fenrir, it's a rare monster in this dungeon. Like the Dragons in Virtua Forest and the Dolphins in Rebeat."

"Ya know; considering how IF and the others won against the Dolphins, I doubt a single one of these wolves will succeed." I say in mild doubt about if this wolf can actually fight off IF and the others.

"Fenrir is far stronger."

"If you say so." I say in disbelief with her then walking away with Pirachu in tow.

Hyperdimension Standard Time: [15:00] August 3rd 20XX

I've been wandering through Rebeat Resort for a while now and I've spent the time talking with Caelus, speaking in my mind just in case Linda is listening from afar.

"Is now a good time Caelus? We won't be in battle until Nepgear and the others show up."

"I suppose. Hm, who should I talk about? They're all rather diverse. Hm… Ah. I'll talk about Scarlet Heart. Out of all my sisters, she was the most irritating, but I was the closest with her. While she wasn't as intelligent as I was, she was far more sociable than I ever could be. To be honest, I envied every one of my sisters. They could do things I wish I could. But for all their strengths, they never stood a chance against Arfoire. Although we had a sisterly bond between all of us, we were all just too damn stubborn to unite our strengths to fight here. In the end, only I survived, but just barely. I was able to seal away Arfoire, but she severely wounded me, and well; you know the rest of that story." While Caelus had a rather calm tone at first talking about this Scarlet Heart, her tone began getting more and more dismal as the conversation went on, ending with a mild groan.

"Yeah. I do." I simply nod, knowing that the ending chapter of that story was her merging herself with me, saving both of our lives when we were in grave danger and would've died otherwise.

The conversation died down after we finished talking about this, we continue the trek through the dungeon with me noticing that Caelus has no hint of desire to talk about this anymore and I've finally found the Mascot in the deepest area of this dungeon.

"I finally found you" I say in an upbeat tone, with a good deal of relief that I found the Mascot before Katsuo and the others "If I'm right, you're Lastation's Mascot Character, correct?"

"Who are you?"

"I am the Console Patron Unit: Caelus reborn. I have come seeking your aid for the destruction of ASIC from the inside as a double agent." I have no idea how I was able to say this so confidently since I myself am not able to truly believe that I'm being changed even though both Histoire and Caelus told me this. I can just imagine Caelus sighing at me taking her identity so casually.

"Sadly, I can not go with you. I must stay here because of the fact Lastation's CPU is gone. With her absence, I must act as a surrogate Goddess to this nation, to prevent its destruction. I cannot afford to leave Lastation for any reason, even for you CPU Caelus."

"But I need your help to save Gamindustri."

"If I go with you, Lastation will be lost. I cannot allow such a thing to happen."

"Is there anything I can do to make you reconsider?"

"Well, perhaps I could-" The Lastation Mascot tries to say before getting interrupted by a familiar voice.

"Karen!" I hear someone shout angrily, causing me to look to my right, to see Nepgear and the others with me recognizing the voice from IF.

"Get away from that Mascot!" Nepgear shouts in an equally angry tone as IF.

"You're fast, I'll give you that much." I say with a chuckle. "But putting that aside, thanks a lot for interrupting a private conversation." I continue with a scowl and I thankfully don't need to pretend on this one since Nepgear and the others butted in when I was trying to talk with the Mascot.

"I won't say it again, get away from the Mascot!" Nepgear says in the same tone, with her drawing her sword immediately after.

"You make me laugh. Do you honestly think I'll do what you want just because you ask?"

"Karen, stop this. If you keep this up, we will have no choice but to end your life, and we don't want that. Have you even thought of how you could be hurting Ophelia and the others?" Katsuo pleads desperately, though the first part of his statement pisses me off a little more than I'd like. I knew something like this was inevitable but hearing this from Katsuo of all people surprises me, though I should be getting used to these drastic changes by now.

"Do you think I care? I serve ASIC, not your damn Console Patron Units." I growl, trying to make my anger appear genuine.

"I'll only say this one more time. Get away from the Mascot!" IF says in a rather pissed off tone.

"If you want this Mascot, you need to fight me for it." I say rather calmly, drawing Celeste and take up a combat stance.

The rest of the group all draw their weapons and take up combat stances when I see Linda, Pirachu, and that wolf slowly approach us.

"Also. If you believe yourselves to be holy warriors, then follow this one basic principle: Watch your rear ends." I had to be rather cautious of how I worded this one since I wanted to warn them of the sneak attack while trying to sound like I could care less about their lives. Geez, I never knew that acting could be so difficult since I'm using all of the talents I have trying to pull this off. I need to give Madoka a ton of credit since she's been doing this nearly a decade, now that I've had a chance to experience this first-hand, I am actually impressed. I imagine the only reason I got this far is how I'm working along with one of my plans since I sometimes get tunnel vision when I work with strategies.

"Eh?" Falcom asks curiously, with herself and Compa turning around to see Linda and the others approaching. I shoot the two of them an apologetic look to make it seem like they got caught without my assistance.

"You lured us into an ambush. How low of you." IF growls angrily.

"To be blunt, I did not lure you here. You all came of your own initiative, so this so called ambush is entirely your fault."

"IF, Compa, Falcom, Nisa, go fight those three. Kazuto, Nepgear, and I will stall Karen."

I see the four run toward Linda and Pirachu, while Kazuto, Katsuo, and Nepgear take up arms against me, with the latter activating her HDD. The four of us exchange sword slashes, and even though it's a little tough trying to fight off attacks from three sides, I'm secretly not even trying to win this fight since I truly am working with Histoire but posing as a member of ASIC. Considering how Celeste's magic makes me extremely strong with that one sword, saying that it's tough for me to scale down my sword skill to let these three win while also trying to look like I'm not holding back is a monumental understatement.

"Karen, please stop this! I don't want to fight you!" Kazuto pleads desperately and I can tell that this is rather sincere.

"Well I do." I retort as I kick Kazuto back rather strongly. Looks like all of that training is paying off since I never would have been able to do something like this before I came to Gamindustri.

"Well, if you truly plan on being our enemy, I won't hold back!" Nepgear says angrily, activating her Celestial Severance.

The skill sent me flying into a wall, causing me to collapse in pain. I can feel blood running down my face, which makes me think that the skill actually cut open my skin.

"Urk...damn it." I say weakly, gripping Celeste to the ground as I try to keep myself up. "You certainly are strong Nepgear."

"Karen!" Katsuo shouts in surprise, I can only imagine that he can see the blood flowing down my face based on his expression. I then see him running toward me, with me retaliating by pointing Celeste at him, causing him to stop rather abruptly, knowing how dangerous this world is, since he saw me bleed a great deal twice now in addition to the injuries he and Kazuto have had done to them.

"Urk… never help your enemy." I say angrily with me falling to my knees, with me casting a small healing spell to stabilize my wounds. I'll need a bit of rest and a proper healing spell to fully treat these injuries though.

I notice that Linda and Pirachu were defeated as well and they just warped out of the dungeon. I guess that the wolf: Fenrir lost as well as I don't see it anywhere.

"Karen, come back to us. You must know that ASIC is against everything we stand for!" Kazuto says with a hint of anger.

"No way losers. But count yourself lucky that I'm too weak to fight against all of you, so take the Mascot if you so wish. You won't get the other two as easily. I will defeat you all next time." I say weakly, leaving the dungeon. I'm really starting to kick up the ante to make them outright hate me even though I'm aware that this will make it so they won't trust me, but I just hope that Histoire can smooth things out atleast a little when my plan finishes. Despite that, I'm not getting my hopes up since I need to make myself think that I'll need to spend ages trying to piece together what little trust I can if that.