Where's Anne?

by lrdhollow

Will was an American made to live in Japan thanks to his Dad's work. But thanks to a little girl and a promised made to her he's gonna get dragged to a world unlike any other and made to go on adventures for the sake of his promise. Rating based on language and just about anything else that might come up.

12. Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Unexpected Encounters

The meeting was about more than just giving him the title, The Heroic Thug, it was also about certain rules that will be implied about his more unique "condition". After that meeting with Melpha was done Will was sent back to a hopefully calmed down Ymir.

Will POV

When I got back to our room she was ready for what I thought would be an earful. Instead she says, "Huh…Will… I thought about and I wanted to say…g…go…gomen" I just couldn't believe my ears; the Steel Princess and Iron Strategist Ymir is apologizing to me of all people and I thought she would choke on her pride before saying anything like that. She continued, "And… I'm… glad that you're alright" her face started to show a light shade of pink that just got me thinking, "Okay this is getting creepy; first Sigui acts a bit more hesitant towards me and now Ymir is showing signs of affection…towards me…OF ALL PEOPLE… (Sigh) this reminds me of that shrine over in the countryside I visited once back when I was still in Japan I mean how does one guy have so many girls falling for him just makes no sense. And now I'm getting homesick. Man what I wouldn't give to have some of Yuki's homemade takoyaki but I guess Nyx's cooking is a good substitute. Hell she's actually a damn good cook". The day couldn't get weirder than that since Ymir decided that I should just take a nice walk through Gainos for the rest of the day. She even gave some more casual clothes to wear (Thank God). So I figured I check the Palace archives to do the usual research. Luckily during the search I was able to get something out of there from what I saw in the Swamplands. The person the Swamp Witch resurrected was Liliana the Great Pirate; she died some time before the establishment of the Queen's Blade 121 years ago, she has been known for being uncatchable by her pursuers whether they be Navy or fellow pirates, and there was no official mention about her death in any of the records that don't involve sailor's superstition regarding the Kraken. Now the Swamp Witch will have her serve as the vanguard for the Army of the Dead. I just couldn't help but think, "Just fucking great, from what I can dig up; this so called Swamp Bitch now has an undead pirate along with a living slime monster, a wraith, and a resurrected princess of a bygone kingdom. I swear if she gets someone from my world involved in this then I'm gonna lose it" I decided to take a walk near the market district in Gainos to help calm down.

That was when I heard a voice I haven't heard for almost 2 months yell, "LET GO OF ME YOU CREEPS!" I went to where I heard that voice to find two men harassing what look like Yuki with everything down to the her usual shirt and pants attire which made me think, "How on Earth did…no it must some kind of counterpart like in that anime my dad was a fan of… what was it called…Fairy something?" That was when one of the men said, "Come on cutie its two of us and only one of you so just play along and we promise not to do too much to you once we decide that were done with you".

I've run into guys like these back in Shibuya, there no better than some lowlife that have more balls than brains, which means that I can handle these bakas even with my arm being busted. So I walked up behind one of them, picked up a nearby 2X4 and said as I knocked one of them out, "Your right about one thing, its two of us against one of you".

Will POV ends

The other so called "baka" turned around to see that his pal was knocked unconscious by some random guy with a broken arm. He then yelled, "WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?!" With that Will gave the "baka" the finger as he answered, "Someone who isn't a big enough dumbass to turn my back on a real threat" He stood in confusion until the woman he left unintended kicked him in the manhood and then continued to trample him as he lied on the ground yelling, "THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME YOU ECCHI!" The site of it alone could even turn Will into a masochist if it wasn't some lowlife she's trampling which made him think, "With the way she's handling this that has to be Yuki. But the one thing I don't understand is how THE FUCK DID SHE GET HERE". Once she was done she turned to Will with a confused look and says, "Have we met bef…wait, Will is that you?" He nodded his head which caused her to start crying as she tackled him yelling, "WILL!" she started to mention how she missed him and that she doesn't know where they are or how she got there. It took a while for Will to calm her down so he could explain everything by the time he finished they were at the Grand Cathedral were Sigui agreed to let her stay as a cloistered sister until he could get a more permanent sleeping arrangements set up for her with Ymir. By the end of the day Will just couldn't believe what happened and thought, "Well this day was weird. I was thinking about Yuki and there she is. What's next? I'm gonna think of a nice bed to sleep in and it's suddenly gonna appear" He ended up having to "eat his words" when he entered the room he and Ymir were made to share since day one. It wasn't exactly a bed but a hammock set up at the end of the bed with a pillow and blanket on it. Ymir decided to make an excuse to hide her natural concern which was, "If you sleep on the floor any longer your gonna end up with back problems which means your gonna have trouble paying me back if I don't do this". Will couldn't help but admit that it was better than sleeping on the floor for the next three years.

Meanwhile in the Swamp Witches castle

The Swamp Witch ordered two men into her chamber to discuss the current situation regarding Will. The first appeared to be a human in black steel plated armor and a templar knight themed mask while the other man was a swamp goblin dressed in a tux that he obviously found irritating. The human was the first to say, "You summoned us Mistress". She responded in her usual tone, "Of course Knight and I see that you brought Baroque as requested".

Knight asked, "Is it about the man Liliana entertained recently?" she answered, "Yes, Melona is already in Gainos to keep in eye on him but I want you and Baroque to test him from time to time when he leaves the city. And if possible bring him to me alive. He's crucial for my plan as well as our deal Knight". He kneeled down toward the talking embers of the Swamp Witch and answered, "Of course Mistress, I will not fail you for such reasons and more". With that they left to fulfill the task given to them while remaining unaware of the Swamp Witches true intentions for Will.