AN:

Hey, how are you guys on this fine day ? Me ? I'm writting new stuff~ !

Maybe I'll drop the playlist I use while writting, if anyone is interested in this stuff.

Fun fact, some lyrics and or theme of the songs I listen at the moment of writting influence the story, letting myself go when I'm writting is the greatest feeling, it allows me to write a story with characters as human as I can, at least I hope, haha !

On to another Q/A !

redcollecter, time king zi-o : Heh, Dante is one crazy person, you know ? But his akwardness could never be totally cured, so he will stutter a whole lot before being able to answer that~ ! Well, you'll see it right after this, so this chapter is a answer itself.

time king zi-o, Guest : The Sui siblings thing isn't a Omake, it will be it's own story, the intro and the first chapter is out, don't forget to read it to tell me all about it~ !

Yatta, TheDeserterAngel : As your questions dabbles in the same concept, I'll answer it both here : Dante is an unreliable narrators that knows Arknights lore, but not all of it. He will make mistakes, forget some stuff and even just assume wrong on the stuff that aren't completly explained, this is important so that not all the stuff in this book will just be : 'Dante know what's going to happen, fix it with the most over the top dumb stuff, repeat' kind of thing. So yeah, 'Dante does not know everything, far from it.' is an important thing to keep in mind.

Yatta : For the Emperor's side, he isn't doing a good job at it. But that doesn't mean he won't do it, or he would do it, that will all depend on what happens when Dante meet the guy and all that. Therfor, you're right, and wrong at the same time~, to this, just wait and see !

TheDeserterAngel : A wild ride would be the understatement of the century ! He truly belive whatever he say to them, and that's why Mostima is really tempted to belive him whole heartedly, if she detected even an ounce of lie in his speech, she would make it well known.

As for all of the people who calls this little thing I whipped up 'Quality Content', I can't thank you guys enough to read this !

Writting is hobby of mine, and you guys can be sure that I will continue it until I milked this concept dry~ !

Also, promotion for my little Type-Moon One Shot book, it just dropped, and already have a One Shot on it, if you like Type-Moon and the Fate series just as much as Arknights (like me) then I hope you will like them too ! I have some Fate concept too, but I'll shelve them for later. Spoiler, one of them is about Notes.

Without further ado, Let's do this !


...

Time travel, huh ?

This is, well, akward.

"So ? Time travel ?"

She's getting closer...

"Regression ?"

Closer...

"Maybe reincarnation ?"

Urgh.

"Oh, you reacted."

"N-nope."

"I'm pretty sure you did."

"Nuh, not a chance in the world."

"You slurred a word, heh."

"Y-you..!"

"So, reincarnation ?"

"... Nope. Don't know what your talking about."

"Mostima... What are you talking about..?"

"I had my suspicion, you see. He always knew stuff he shouldn't, mostly stuff about the future."

"... Uh..."

"Then he start making a plan to dethrone Empire and 'save the world'. How suspicius can you get ?"

"Well..."

"So I had to ask. Then the moment I tried to ask about different way of knowing those spetific things, he reacted on one."

"No I didn't..!"

"You did."

"Urgh, you're impossible..."

"Mostima, you're saying he reincarnated ?"

"Seems like it."

"That sounds insane."

"It is insane."

"So, you admit it, Dante ?"

"No, I'm saying it's something straight out of nowhere."

"Didn't you say you would answer truthfully at what I asked ?"

S-she's waaaaaay too close to me !

"Taking a step back ? Are you that scared of me ~?"

"Please stop... Fine, I'll answer it, I'll answer it ! Now, get away from my face !"

"Pff, you're so easy !"

She takes a step back.

"Urgh... Seriously..."

"So, ready to confess ?"

"Fine... Yeah reincarnation."

"Hah, I knew something was up !"

"Mostima, you're believing him ?"

"For pure curiosity, what would happen to Fia if you hadn't intervinned with Andoain ?"

"Hey, I'm right here !"

"She would've held a ennourmous grudge upon him and chased him down even if she couldn't find him, become your overseer and regret it everyday, visiting Lemuen's hospital chamber every time she would be in Laterano, since Lemuen was put into a coma as a consequence of Andoain doing, well, what he did."

"That's ..!"

"Yeah, that sounds about right for Fia."

"So, yeah, you two now know of my secret, you got me. That's why I know all about that stuff."

"Do you feel better ?"

"... Somewhat."

"Then it was a good idea to force it out of you !"

"... Please don't do that again."

"Heh, no promises !"

Urgh, this is the worst...


... ?


In the sky, something could be seen, although only by the ■■a■■■s...

A m■n in da■k suit, his face, hair, hands, anything about him was completly b■ack, as if not even l■g■t could escape from him...

In constrast, his ey■s were a so whit■ any other 'w■ite' would be a insult to how brigh■ it was... His signature gri■ was simingly made of the same w■ite...

"Heh, you sure know how to amuse me, Dante. Let's see how much fun you can make me have !"

From this ■an's head sprouted two antl■ar like ho■ns, as black as the rest of his body.

Those same ■orns seemed to... twitch...

As if they were alive...

"Heh, entertain me more, Dante !"


...


After a while of half truth, white lie and other type lying I'm not mentioning, those two finnaly stopped pestering me about it.

It was annoying, getting them to drop it while still sounding convincing enough that I wasn't bullshitting them.

After all, telling them that this world's story was written in another world and that this was all a game ?

...

Well, from my perspective it isn't, but well, they might just stop talking to me all together, thinking I'm spinning a wild tale and lying to them~.

Essentially, telling them the truth would not only be cruel, but a death sentence.

In any way, my ability to bullshit throught the world seemed to at least carry over, since there's no way for them to believe any of that shit.

After all of this, we arrived finnaly to Lungmen.

"So, now that we're in, what are we supposed to do, Dante ?"

"Well, I think it'll be faster if we split up, you girls find us a place to sleep, and I'll go take care of talking to the higher ups."

"You think that's a plan ? No, I'm comming with you. Mostima, back me up here."

"No, I think doing that would be for the best."

"Why ?"

"Heh, yeah, one is rare, two is an omen from their perspective."

"Yeah, I doubt they ever see one in any real capacity daily."

"W-what are you two-? Oh. Yeah."

"You may be used to seeing two fallen 'cause we're your teammate and all that, they have heard ghost story about fallens, if they even HAVE been told we exist."

"That's sad."

"Eh, it's better than being hunted down, I was really lucky finding Andoain when I did, at least I had the possibility of just running away with how strong I am."

"Well, I'll have to get used to using arts instead of my gun..."

"Yeah, I suppose switching things would be hard... Tell you what, I'll help you out somewhat, at least in the part that I can. I used to be a total noob in Arts too, you know ?"

"Oh my, the 'great Dante' being bad at something ?"

"Well, it can happen, you know ?"

"So... I'm comming with you anyway."

"Urgh, fine, Fia, follow me. Mosti, if you need any help, just yell my name, I'll hear you no matter where."

"That's... How ?"

"I just can hear people talking shit about me, so it also works like that."

"Pff, just for that ?"

"Yep. Now, try finding a place that allows us to sleep."

"Will do, boss~ !"

And with that, she's off.

Well, let's get going ourselves.

"Hey, follow me."

"Sure, sure..."

The walk towards the big ass tower isn't a long one.

But it surely was a quit one...

"Well, we're here."

"Thats..."

"I told you, 'friend in high places', right ?"

"Well, I guess."

"*sigh*..."

After entering, I see the guy on the front, organising papers.

"Hey, think you can ask for your boss to receive us ?"

"... What ?"

"If you can ask Wei Yenwu to receive us."

"That's... A little random, don't you think ?"

I want to make a Karen joke... But none of them would get it...

"Hey, just tell him that 'Dante is here to make good in his side of the deal'. He'll understand."

"... Alright ?"

... He presses some buttons on the interphone and calls.

"What is it, Yu ?"

"Excuse me, boss, but, some people are trying to talk to you ?"

"Who is it ? If they aren't important show them the door."

"A certain 'Dante', here for fuffiling a deal ?"

"Dante ? Ah ! I see, let him up."

"I... Very well, sir."

"See what I mean ?"

"Yeah, but security is important."

"Being a former soldier, trust me, I know."

After guiding us towards an elevator and pressing the top floor button, he leaves the elevator and go back doing his work.

"Dante, when you said, 'High places', how high did you meant it ?"

"As high as you can get. Like the leader of Lungmen."

"Ah, so I didn't mishear 'Wei Yenwu'."

"Nope."

*Ding*

The slidding door open, and we get to a giant office.

Wei is just standing behind his chair with a smoke pipe.

"So, Dante, are you ready to fufill your part of the deal ?"

"Yeah, so, who do I teach ?"

"As you guessed back then, it is indeed Ch'en that I intended to give that sword to."

"Unsuprisingly."

"As a simple question, how did you guessed it ?"

"Intuition, it hasn't failed me yet."

"*whispering* Intuition my fine plumage..."

"*whispering* Shush."

"Son, you're saying that you can see the potential in people ?"

"Somewhat, I guess. But it's more like, knowing it 'can' happen than anything."

"Mhm... I see."

"So, where is she ? And where is the other little kid ?"

"..."

The mood dropped a whoping ten degree.

"... Where is little Tahlula ?"

"..."

"Did... Did she get inf-"

"... Yes."

"I see. Where is she now ?"

"I don't know."

What ?

Did... Did she get kidnapped here ? Didn't I stoped it by making sure the event couldn't happen ?

"Did she get kidnapped ?"

"That's the leading theory. But no demands have been done... It's been 3 years."

"..."

"Ch'en has just came back from the Victorian Guard School since it's her vacations."

"How long will she stay here ?"

"one month."

Those are DAMN NICE VACATION.

Sheesh, I would've loved vacation this lenghty when cramming for my degree !

Anyway...

"When should we start ?"

"Well-"

"Now."

Silently, she already entered the room without my notice.

That's impressive.

And considering Fia's face, she didn't hear her either.

Were we this engrossed in this discution ?

Well, it doesn't matter.

"Oh, so you want to use this thing ?"

I pull out Chi Xiao with it's sheeth from my waist.

"Yes. I need it."

"Why ? Why would you possibly need it now more than ever ?"

"I..."

"If you say something like 'I'm going to search for my sister' I'm not going to teach you anything."

Well, this got a reaction out of her and Wei.

He probably either think it's either not my position to make demands, or think it's not really like how I act. Or both.

Well, I can understand them.

"So ? What will it be ?"

"Y-you..."

"Is it for saving your sister who'se probably dead in the middle of nowhere, or to kill those you think killed her ?"

Eh, now we're getting somewhere.

Her shocked face makes it almost too easy.

"I..."

"Because if it's the latter, I can tell you it up front, vengance isn't something I'm into. Hell, ask Fia here, she'll tell you how that turned out for her."

"Urgh, what's with those jab at me you have lately, Dante ?!"

"You're easy to tease."

"Damn it..."

Heh, her embarrassed face make the teasing worth it.

"So, again, what will it be ?"

"... Revenge."

Now that's a plot twist~ !

Not really.

"I see. Well, can't let you throw your life away like that."

"Urgh-, w-what ?"

I throw her the sword.

"Come with me."

"What ?"

"I told you I would train you and your sister, didn't I ?"

Her shocked face say it all.

"You... So you will really train me ? Even if what I would use my strengh for is..."

"Well, there's also something else, but I can't really talk about it right now."

Fia seemed to have understood what I meant.

"Another one of 'those things', Dante ?"

"Yeah, I have a lot of info that are pretty intersting, eh Fia ?"

"If Mostima didn't want to follow you, I probably wouldn't either..."

"Oh really ?"

She's blushing, trying to make sure I can't see it.

"Let's just be done with this..."

"Sure, sure."

As I say that, I start walking toward the exit.

"Is there any fighting ground nearby ?"

At this, Wei start to speak again.

"Yes, if you take the elevator, choose -1."

"Got it. Here, come with me you two."

And with that, the training arc has come.

...
Jeez, this is getting more and more into isekai trope territory...

Well, it's not like I can escape it, heh.

Let's see where that kind of life gets me.