Well, we've finally come to that time...the ship has been confirmed.


"WHAT!?" Was the shout of the stadium, most of all Eiko, Clara, and Ameri, who was dumbfounded at the BITCH who said that she didn't care about Izzy because he was a 'little brother', but as it looked here, she was clearly lying.

"OH COME ON! HOW MANY PEOPLE DO I NEED TO KILL JUST FOR US TO FINALLY DATE?!" Ameri was able to shout that without most of the world noticing her voice. So far the number was in single digits, but it was going to grow into doubles sooner rather than later.

"I TRUSTED YOU, WHY ARE YOU MARRYING HIM!? YOU WERE NEVER IN THE PICTURE!" Eiko agreed with a roar of rage. For once she could agree.

"I'M GONNA MARRY IZUMI-KINS, THEN WE'RE GOING TO PLAY FOREVER AND EVER!" So Clara obviously didn't understand what marriage fully entailed, lovely.

"Wait, so Kerori actually was an option on the betting pool? I would've never guessed." The only one in the stadium not shouting was Lied. "To think I thought Eiko was a shoe in, then again Clara's kiss shifted the odds." He quickly noticed her glare of eldritch terror. "Shutting up now."

"What the, I just …" Gyari looked floored. "HOW LONG!?"

"Never, I'm just finding this out myself!" Izzy once again found himself trying to explain something during the worst imaginable time...this happened WAY too often. She needed to be there, holding him, comforting him before his mind broke in half.

"Are you saying you didn't even look at her in that way and you're already married!? I knew you were ugly, but a scummy partner is too far you bitch!"

"No, she's just joking around." Kuromu waved off. "Come on honey, let's go sit you down." The bitch began to drag the boy off, who unsurprisingly, just gave a glare and went along with it.

"Alright Ameri, it's obvious what we need to do now." Eiko brought Ameri down to her level so they could meet eye-to-eye.

"Don't worry about it, I'm going to kick her across the Netherworld the moment I see her again."

"No...actually yes, please do that, but there's something even more important we need to do."

"Fix Izumi's image with the crowd?" Lied asked them.

"No, we gave up on that a long time ago. Why do you think he hasn't bothered with the Love Bunny title?" Good point. "We need to team up and seduce him together!"

"Yay, team seduction!" Clara shouted.

"He can barely handle the idea of being romantic with one girl, and you want to bring in multiple?" Lied made a solid point. Besides, she didn't want to share Izzy-kun with anyone! They already had the perfect romantic dance flying under moonlight! You can't get that with more than two people!

"Look, Izzy knows that we all like him in some way, and he's just started being comfortable around us again." Ameri spoke. "If we really want the best outcome, we'll let him deal with this as it comes. Let him decide what to do next." And then kick Crocell across the netherworld. That was going to happen no matter what.


Inko watched the scene before her, absolutely silent with everyone else. "... So I guess she's in the running now. What does that make, seven if you include those not in class?" She heard Azz ask Gaako, apparently unphased by the marriage declaration on screen.

"Eiko, Clara, Ameri, Nafra, Dosanko, Haruna, Azuki, Elizabetta probably, I'm iffy on that one, and now Kerori...that makes nine. That's excluding your cousin for obvious reasons."

"I was off by two, go figure." What the-how did he-

"Why am I excluded!?" Viole shouted, looking upset. "I have just as much right as anyone else."

"We can talk when we're at home sweetie." Amaryllis patted the girl's head. "You must be very proud."

Inko was still stunned. "It's just, i'm just, I don't, I never really expected the 'love bunny' thing to actually pop up. Two or three crushes is fine but … this is something else entirely."

"Well your son is sweeter than any demon around here, if Eiko is any indication of that." Peach shrugged. "True kindness like that is hard to come across around here."

"Yep, it's why our family stays so close and in the woods where everything gets lost." Valac agreed. "When you find someone really sweet and fun, then you get to bring them back to the house."

"IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM WHEN I MET MY FIRST WIFE. SHE TRIED TO TAKE OVER MY KINGDOM, I TRIED TO KILL HER IN RETALIATION, AND THE NEXT THING WE KNEW, WE'RE ALREADY SHARING A BED WITH EACH OTHER." Somehow that didn't surprise her at all. "THEN ONE MORNING SHE JUST LEFT … I HAVEN'T SEEN HER SINCE."

"IT'S COOL DAD, YOU STILL HAVE US!" 'Junior' shouted as the kids all dogpilled on the giant's back.

"That aside...you shouldn't be so shocked." Amaryllis scooted closer to her. "Demons all around are just waiting to snatch up the little bundle of altruism you baby is, because they can trust he'll take care of them. Don't worry, harems happen all the time, and your boy isn't a greedy scumbag, so everything should work out fine."

Inko was all for having lots of grandchildren, but she'd like to enjoy her son dating one girl first before even beginning to entertain the notion of dating more than one at once. "Honestly the most shocking part is his obliviousness." She muttered. "How can someone garner that much romantic attention without being aware of it?" … No one responded, turning she just found everyone looking at her deadpan, especially Amaryllis for some reason. "What, is it not obvious or something?"


Kerori finally dragged the boy into a secluded hallway. "Alright, no one should be around."

"Good, then you can explain why I'm a bride before I sick Ameri on you." The boy was fuming. She noticed all the cursing and snark was growing more throughout the day. Did she just put him into an evil cycle?

"... Don't you mean Azz?"

"He's not here and I feel she would do more damage." That was a fair point. "Seriously, what the fuck was that all about? First you hate me and try to kill me, then you become that friend that always tries to bribe people in some way, constantly saying that I'm the 'little brother', and now you announce to the world you want to marry me? This is why I used to be so afraid of girls."

"Look, unlike them wanting to hurt you, I have a perfectly logical explanation." She sighed. "You remember the greedy prince, Khet, from the story of Lilith's Red Carpet right?"

"Yeah, Sabro played him, we had a whole court discussion on the thing." She had questions but felt explaining was more important.

"In the story she rejected him because she knew his desire would die out the moment he grabbed onto her … it's the same for Gyari." She sighed, leaning on the wall. "She chased me from the moment we met, and I knew the moment she was my bride she would lose that ambition."

Izuku looked...horrified by how she explained it. "Ah...why don't you just tell her to stop? If you're not actually interested, then she could probably find something else to chase that isn't you."

"Interested?" She laughed. "Oh, that's not it. The eyes, her talent, that moment where she's come so far going after me day after day, hours of training herself without end in an effort to improve … It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen." She could feel her face flush. "I feel my heart thump whenever she goes up and beyond Demdolls everywhere."

"So you've become her symbol of victory….something for her to endlessly chase, and you WANT her to keep chasing you because you don't plan on stopping anytime soon?"

"Absolutely … the moment she surpasses me i'll surrender. But until then I get to watch that starry gaze grow brighter and shiner, those fangs sharpen more and more, her skill skyrocketing with her charisma and power as she surpasses me in ways I could never dream!" She was panting now from the images in her head.

"Ahhh, excuse me, I need to go over in the corner and try...and try not to throw up, I just remembered something I shouldn't have." Izuku walked further away from her and began shouting incoherently. Oh come on now, her relationship wasn't THAT bad.

"OH FUCK NO, FUCK FUCK...IS THAT WHAT BAKAGO AND AND ME WERE LIKE!?...WAS OUR FRIENDSHIP REALLY THAT FUCKED UP?!...WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME!?" Oh, he had someone to chase too. Even if it was abusive … she wondered how he looked while chasing after the boy.

"Izuku, you done?" She would wonder about that later.

"Yeah, I got it out of my system." He walked back to her. "You know, despite the horrible parallels, I completely understand the situation now." Good to know she wasn't coming off as unreasonable. "And thank you." Izuku continued. "You helped me want to be in a relationship."

"Really? I inspired you to actually take steps towards loving someone like me?" She got that warm fuzzy feeling she did whenever she looked over Chima, teaching them about the world and watching them grow.

"No, you taught me that no matter how bad I do I'll never be as messed up as what you and Gyari have." Okay, he definitely filled the role of an annoying little brother. "Like, I've accomplished so much during my time at Bablys, I have three girls interested in me, and...and I know which one I want to ask out." Izuku began to run out. "And unlike you and Gyrai, when I catch up to her, I'm going to push us BOTH even further than before! We'll go Plus Ultra all the way!" Aw, young love, such a wonderful thing to watch bloom.

"Now then, let's head back. We have a championship to win! Plus Ultra!"


Marbos watched the two come back, before Ameri grabbed her star Demdoll by the throat. "Give me one reason not to snap you!"

"... You were right, Ameri is a much better threat at the moment." Kuromu was unphased, clearly desensitized with her time at Babyls.

"May I ask you, the volunteer trying to keep Demdolls out of danger, to not put said Demdoll in danger?" Marbos felt the need to bring up.

"AMERI!" Izuku/Izmui shouted to her, catching up to the guard and Kuromu before the red head could break the Demdol in half. "I know my luck is terrible, so before anything else happens today, there's one thing I need to ask you before anything comes up." The boy took a deep breath. "WILL YOU GO OUT WITH ME!?"

The entire room became oddly quiet. "..." Ameri was now squeezing Kuromu tightly, like a plush doll. "THANK YOU!" She then dropped the girl and scooped up the boy, nuzzling him into her chest. "YES, I'LL GO OUT WITH YOU! IZZY-KUN!" The guard was twirling around the room like a ballet dancer. Such a shame, in another life she probably could've been a demdol, she fit the sporty girl look well enough.

"Um … is going out a good thing?" Clara asked the stunned Eiko and Lied.

"Yeah...I think it means the two of them are happy." Lied explained it in words the girl could understand easily enough. "I owe Jazz so much money now, damn his luck at these bets."

Eiko was trembling the most from the news. "That….that's….." Oh boy, here comes the threats.. "THAT'S AMAZING, IZU! I'M SO PROUD!" Or the congratulations? Weird, really thought this was going the other way.

"Oh, Eiko, sorry, I know you put a lot of effort into the song but.." Izuku, from the arms of Ameri, spoke to the blonde girl, but was met with a tight squeeze from Eiko.

"What're you talking about? I made that song so you could acknowledge there's people in this world that'll always be out there to support and love you. I'm just glad you can finally experience that now." The boy's face was red, adorable. "Besides, this makes the three-way plan so much easier."

"..." He blushed even harder inside the arms of the two girls. "Can we … focus on the games?"

"Right, game time everyone!" Clara shouted, trying to bring everyone back with Izumi. "We're still Nakama, right?"

"Nakama for life." Izuku high-fived the girl. "Alright, what's the next event?" The boy was still in Ameri's arms. "Ah...Ameri.."

"I'm not letting you go until the game starts." The girl said with the most straight face she's ever seen. "I swore I'd never let you go the moment your density cracked open."

"I understand that but … can you at least move me a little … your chest." The girl looked down at their position and blushed, moving the boy closer to her face. "Thank you."

"Okay, so the next event is a group activity, so everyone has to participate in this one." Kuromu took the lead, ignoring the fact she was almost cracked open like a nut. "The Cavalry Battle…"

"I'm just going to take a wild guess here and say it's a game where the four of us are stacked together in some way while we try to take bands/ribbons off the opposing teams that represent a certain number of points." Izuku said with one hundred percent accuracy.

"... Yes, the rider is one hundred points and the horses are twenty points." Mabros confirmed. "I thought you didn't watch the games?"

"Long story, anyway Kuromu, are you going to be a rider?

"Obviously, I'm the most skilled one on the team." She smirked in a way that spoke about her years of experience.

"Alright, Then Eiko, you're going to be the one who holds her up. You're the strongest one between the three of us. Lied, you take the rear, that tail of yours should come in handy as an extra limb from anyone trying to take us from behind."

"You can count on me Izu, if anyone tries to steal a band, I'll break their arm!" Eiko shouted.

"And I'll be the one of us with a clear head." Lied retorted.

"What about you, Izuku? You can't use magic like you've been using for a while, right?" Kuromu asked.

"Right, I can't do anything complex for another hour and a half at most, but I can still do some normal low grade spells." He twisted his ring. "Fortunately, fractal is something I've been getting a very good grasp on." Ameri blushed, placing her face closer to Izumi's. "And … I can just … lighten our weight some … for speed." He began squeaking.

"Save it for after." Kuromu spoke with her head in the game. "Then you can get as depraved as you want." The blushing duo nodded almost robotically.


"DAMN THAT UGLY WHORE!" And that was the fifth mirror today Gyari broke. "I WILL TAKE A POLE AND SHOVE IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH HER!" And there goes the sixth.

"You could always just do it. Rules be damned and all that." Goat suggested. "Would serve the arrogant prick right anyway."

"Can't, if i'm taking down Kuromu it's going to be with everything, not just making her forfeit due to lack of a team." Gyari growled. "That bitch Izugly may be annoying, but she's a crafty little bitch! Probably using the innocent routine to make Kuromu feel sorry for her or something. Who knows what little tricks she has in store with all that damn magic."

"It's the Envious Taker Ring. It lets one steal the bloodline and magical capabilities of others and use them for herself, with an upper limit somewhere around Zayin(7) and Tet(9) for maximum absorption before it collapses on itself." They all turn to stare at Crow. "What, am I the only one that studies these types of things?"

"So what you're saying is she'll be a dead weight for the next part." Gyari paused her ranting, keeping an eye on her broken reflection. The admittedly cute transformation shattered the moment the bitch fired those arrows. "Then we'll use that to take the point advantage. After that we can pick rock and roll … and then Kuromu's beauty will be mine."

That smile was one of the things that kept her going. Such ambition to do the impossible, motivated her to do the same every day … she may as well have been dead if it wasn't for that woman. "We'll follow you to the ends of the earth, what do you want us to carry you on?" Lion spoke up.

"The bed that's shaped like a bike." She pointed to the object in question. … They would never disobey Gyari, but they sure as hell would question her naming sense.