UQ Holder Welcome New Member Test!
"Whoa, check it out, Kuroumaru! It's the capital, we're so close!" Touta excited as he and the others are riding on a boat to their new home which is where Yukihime works at with the other immortals.
"(I wonder what UQ Holders are?)" Kuroumaru thought asked.
"Man, the tower still looks WAAAY taller from here, Yukihime it's like a co-off for those out of place in human society which is totally stupid if you ask me. But it's still so cool!" Touta commented also wondering what kind of people there are in the city.
"Mistress Yukihime, how could you have spend two years with that imbecile, much less… much less being engage in a lovers affair with him!" Karin asked as she holds back her angry tone while her cheeks blushes a bit.
"Well, let just say I grown quite fond of Touta more than I thought and a lot has happened that even I didn't expect." Yukihime answered with a smile.
"I cannot except such an answer from you." Karin refused.
"I figured as much. I just hope you two better get along." Yukihime said.
"What do you mean by that?" Karin asked.
"Believe it or not, Touta actually has another power within him before I mad him immortal. The power of a Devil from Hell, you could say." Yukihime revealed shocking Karin a bit.
"His healing powers is similar to yours like when Kuromaru sliced his sword at Touta's neck, it healed faster than the sword could cut him." Yukihime explained.
"His healing ability… is similar to mine." Karin surprised.
"Meaning your two powers are probably the strongest among everyone. When humanity finally goes extinct, you may find yourselves to be the last two people on earth." Yukihime theorized and Karin crushed her glass drink in anger.
"Unbelievable…" Karin said.
"Relax, it's not like that'll happen anytime soon and I'll probably still be around to make sure you two don't go crazy on each other in bed." Yukihime teased, making Karin blushing angry with her eyes being covered in the shadow of her hair.
"Hey Yukihime, I think see the island you mentioned with the red buildings!" Touta called out.
"Aw, good. We're here." Yukihime said as she gets up going outside.
Soon, they arrive at the little island with the big red buildings that one would think the whole place is a castle.
"Wow, this place is huge! This is the UQ Holder's home?" Touta asked exciting.
"Yes, we're 10 km off the shore of New Tokyo. Our secret headquarters, Senkyōkan Springs." Vasago revealed.
"Looks more like a hots spring resort than a secret HQ." Kuromaur pointed out.
"Yeah, we run around hot springs as well." Vasago added.
"No way, dude, that's so awesome!" Touta said, wondering if he and Yukihime could've visit this place sooner.
"Mistress/We miss you/Welcome back!" Dozens of HQ agents welcomed Yukihime back and surrounded her much to the vampire woman's annoyance.
"Wow, Yukihime is really like a Mother Boss or something like that to them." Touta chuckled a bit.
"I wonder if they're all immortal vampires like me?" Touta asked.
"I would imagine if even few of them are." Kuromaru wondered about that too.
"Sorry to disappoint you, but no." A man said.
The boys turn around see Karin standing with two other men.
One man has a black tie and a formal vest with spectacles and has black spiky hair. He wears a business-like butler outfit and glasses.
The other man's appearance is that of a young tall man. He sports blonde spiky hair of medium length kept in a ponytail on the back of his head, with locks of hair covering the sides of his face in the front. His attire consists of light-colored shirt, dark tie and dark-colored pants. He is also seen wearing a white lab coat and shod in slippers.
"There are many different varieties of immortals around, some through magic or demonic beings or those who used items like the Philosopher's Stone or digital ones too." The man with glasses explained.
"There are some with many lives like the ones in video games." The blonde man added.
"(Wow, I didn't even think about that.)" Touta thought.
"My apologizes, I'm known as UQ Holder Number 6: Gengorou Makabe." Gengorou introduced himself.
"I'm UQ Holder Number 10: Ikkuu Ameya. Nice to meet you." Ikkuu greeted the newcomers.
"I already heard about you two from Yukihime, and you two want to join our organization." Gengorou asked curious.
"1000% Yes, I'm looking forward to making friends with everyone here!" Touta excited as Kuromaru nodded.
"I understand that, but first you must pass a test before you can join us." Gengorou mentioned.
"A test? I didn't even study history!" Touta worried.
"Don't worry, it's not that kind of test. It's more like exterminating a horde of monsters like the ones under here." Gengorou explained.
"Oh, so that explains the monster energy I've been sensing since we got here. You sure it's okay to keep them here?" Touta asked concern.
"It's fine, we're strong fighters otherwise we would've locked away these monsters which was the originally plan for your test, but there's been a last-minute change of plans." Gengorou said.
"By Yukhimie, I guess." Touta said.
"Yes, she has other plans for you." The glasses wearing immortal answered.
"She wants you to fight one-on-one against one of us numbers here, your grantee to pass if you can get a single strike in." Gengorou revealed their test.
"Seriously, just a single hit and the test is over? Sounds a little boring." Touta titled his head to his right a little.
"Well, those are the rules Yukihime said. You have until sundown on the seventh day, use any weapons you like, you're free to fight fair or insult us by using surprise attacks." Gengorou explained the rules of the test.
"So, it's a free for all, cool." Touta excited.
"Touta, I think it's pretty clear that these guys are incredible fights." Kuromaru whispered in his ear.
"Of course, I know, silly. My Devil blood is running wild of excitement to see how strong these guys are!" Touta smirked as he cracks his knuckles and his red eyes glowing.
"(Wow, this kid is something else. I'm starting to see why Yukihime is in a relationship with him.)" Ikkuu thought smiled.
"I'll leave it to your imagination." Gengorou said. "Kuromaru, you'll be fighting me for your test, and Touta will"
"I will be the one to face the boy." Karin stepped in.
"Oh, ready to try your luck on this Devil?" Touta taunted.
"You can be sure I will give you a pound and thrower beating." Karin proclaimed.
"(Guess she still doesn't like the idea of me and Yukihime being together, but maybe she'll respect me a little once I show her my awesomeness.)" Touta thought ready for challenge.
"Ikkuu, what do you think?" Gengorou asked his blonde friend.
"Fine with me, be my guess." Ikkuu said as he doesn't mind.
"Then Touta will fight Karin for his testing. Now that's all settle, the test begins now." Gengorou said.
Touta smirks and blitz to Karin's right side to give her a left hook on the face.
"(He's fast.)" Karin thought as she reacts in time to dodge the punch and swing her hammer at Touta's head knocking him down.
However, much to her and everyone's shock that Touta was only pushed down on one knee and blocking the hammer with both his arms.
"Wow, you're really strong, Karin." Touta groaned as he compliments Karin's strength before pushing the hammer off.
"It would seem you have some skills and the strength to withstand my hammer." Karin commented a little.
"Wow, I can't believe you try to ambush a woman like that." Kuromaru displeased of that.
"Why getting so worked up? Yukihime taught me there's no differences between men and women when it comes to fighting." Touta stated.
"Was that before or after you and Yukihime became a couple?" Kuromaru asked.
Karin thrust her hammer at Touta who dodges it to his right, but Karin quickly swing her arms to her left thus hitting the vampire-Devil boy on the side and knocking him away about a few feet.
"While you power is impressive, you still lack formal training." Karin pointed out.
"Damn, that hurt." Touta groaned.
"Okay, Mister Gengorou, I'm ready to fight you." Kuromaru said.
"Very well." Gengorou nodded.
Kuromaru ready himself with his sword firmly in his hand, and then he charges at Gengorou who just stares at him with a small smile.
(Later)
Touta and Kuromaru are sitting together after they lose to their opponent.
"Man, Karin sure is amazing with her strength, my arms are still shaking from taking the blow." Touta said.
"I think she was also surprised by that." Kuromaru pointed out.
"Well, let see how she'll do when I jump at her naked in the bath." Touta smirked.
"What, no?! That's the worst thing a person would do!" Kuromaru gasped.
"Relax, I'm joking. She would probably just attack before I could even hit her, Yukihime must've trained her well." Touta said smiling.
"So, how are going to win your fight?" Touta asked.
"Well, Mister Gengorou is very skilled as well. He wasn't using magic, just experience and such." Kuromaru recalled how easily Gengorou dodged his attacks.
"Man, there's a lot of strong guys here. We got to step up our game." Touta said.
They see a young girl carrying three big garbage bags on her own which looks heavy and difficult as she slowly walks forward until she trips on a rock dropping the bags and falling face first on the ground.
"Hey, are you alright? That fall look bad." Touta asked, checking on the girl.
She's a young petite girl of early teenage looks. She has short black hair and grayish purple eyes. She wears the modified maid kimono uniform. Breasts sizes: B-cup.
"Oh, I… I'm so very sorry." The girl apologized.
"What are you apologizing for? Let us help you with those bags." Touta offered him and Kuromaru to help.
"Huh, but you're…" The girl wanted to reject their help as she thinks they might be guests.
"It's no problem. So, where do you want these to go?" Touta asked carrying two bags while Kuromaru got one.
The girl decided to let them help her and lead them to the dumpster to throw the garbage bags away. She also found the white-haired boy to be cute though kept that to herself until she gotten to know him better.
"Thank you for doing that, I can't believe I let customers help me like this." The girl thanked.
"Oh, don't worry, we're not actually customers." Touta revealed much to the girl's surprise.
"We're taking the UQ Holders test. Are you a UQ member too?" Touta asked curious.
"Oh no, I'm just here working at the local inn." The girl answered.
"I suspected that early, but are you just a regular human who lives here?" Kuromaru asked.
"Oh yes, I'm not what you call an immortal here and I can't use any magic." The girl explained.
"Interesting, so UQ Holders allow regular humans to come here to work as well." Touta said.
"I'm more of a special case, when I move to the capital from the countryside I got caught in all sorts of things and before I knew it, I ended up living and working here." She explained.
"Cool, I'm also from the countryside. I'm Touta Konoe, and this feminine guy is Kuroumaru Tokisaka." Touta introduced himself and Kuromaru.
"Feminine?" Kuromaru embarrassed.
"I'm Shinobu Yuuki, it's a pleasure to meet you." Shinobu greeted.
"If you get into any more difficult work like this, just let us know. We'll be happy to help." Touta promised.
"What, I couldn't." Shinobu wanted to turn down Touta's generosity.
"Hey, if I don't keep on moving, I'll just end up getting lazy and Yukihime would scold me for that. So, just ask.' Touta pointed out.
"Wait just a second, what about our test?" Kuromaru reminded him.
"Of course, we're gonna keep training to past the test, but we'll get stuck if focus on it too much." Touta said and ask Shinobu what else they can help her with.
"Let see… oh, maybe you can help carry some dishes to the store house." Shinobu giggled, happy to meet such a kind boy and his friend.
(With Yukihime)
"Land a single blow and you pass. This reminds me of how you went through that too, Negi." Yukihime said as she remembers that night.
(Flashback)
"I, Negi Springfield, has come to take the test to become your student." Negi announced to the vampire child-look woman as Evangeline.
"I'm impress you came, now let's get started. Land one blow Chachamaru and you pass, subsume to anything before that and you lose." Evangeline explained.
"Right." Negi nodded.
"Also, what the HECK is the peanut gallery doing here?!" Evangeline shouted as her classmates are here cheering for Negi to do his best.
(Flackback End)
"Well then, boy, I wonder how your grandson will manage this." Yukihime chuckled.
She turns to her desk and sits on her chair, then she notices a book in front of her with an interesting title on the cover.
"The Dark Knight Sparda, I think I remember getting this book years ago, but I never got the chance to read it." Yukihime said, it was also around the time when she met Touta at that crash sight with his parents dying.
"Well, I got nothing else to do right now." Yukihime started reading the book about Sparda.
(With Touta and Kuromaru)
"So, where do you think this storage house may be?" Kuromaru asked as they're carrying boxes in both arms.
"Well, Shinobu said we would know about it when we come across it." Touta said.
"Touta… Come to me…"
Touta stopped in his track after hearing that mysterious voice.
"Hmm, what's wrong, Touta?" Kuromaru asked.
"I thought I heard someone calling out to me." Touta said as he looks around to see if there's someone.
"Hey, look at that." Touta spotted a door thinking it could be the storage house.
They walk down a long staircase and find themselves in a big wide cave.
"Whoops, this doesn't look anything like a storage house, my mistake." Touta chuckled of this mistake.
"Well, at least this didn't end up with some magical monsters jumping out at us." Kuromaru relived for that.
Then Touta spotted something in the far left of the cave.
"Hey what's that?" Touta pointed at the strange structure.
The boys walk toward the structure finding it to be a big building that is both amazing and mysterious wondering how is this building even underground.
The put down the boxes before entering a room and notice something at the end in the middle of the room.
"Huh, is that a sword?" Touta asked.
The sword is a large two-handed sword made mostly of a dark substance resembling solidified lava, with claws running up its length, talons for a handguard and a red jewel on its pommel.
"Touta…" He heard the voice again calling out to him.
"(Is that sword… calling out to me?)" Touta thought asked.
KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!
Touta and Kuromaru have arrived at UQ Holder home and are taking the test which they have one week to pass fighting against their senior members, and it looks like Touta just found his first Devilarm as it's a very special sword that was owned by one certain man we all know and love. Let see if they boys will pass their test and Touta handling the sword well.
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