FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!! I fucked up. Had I known sooner…I really don't know what I would've done. I mean we could go back real quick, but a lot has changed already. And who knows if doing it might make the invasion arrive sooner. After all, Ilias would question why a rando like me wanted to return to get him for no reason. Who knows if she's watching us right now. The best thing I can do is progress with minimal change. Which is easier said than done.

Pang!*

I jolt from the sudden noise! It is Alice who banged the ladle against the pot. We set up camp for the night and I was making beef stew from the dried meat and veggies. Had to make it fancy for her.

I use a wooden spoon to take a sample. "It's done." I serve her a bowl and she takes it.

She takes a bite out of it. "...It's better than I expected. Although, that's not saying much." She says coldly. Great. Now I feel more terrible than if she insulted me directly.

"Hey. I'm sorry about earlier. I got a little heated. And I know you must be going through your own issues."

Alice stops for a moment and sighs. "I understand you were only defending yourself, but try not to kill them in the process."

"Easy for you to say. No offense, but those fights are a matter of life or death. And I'd rather be the one to live. I have to for his life." I think back to my father. There has to be a way back. And I hope it's not too late by the time I get there.

"Your hand to hand combat, while very odd, is pretty good. However, there will be monsters that will make it difficult to get your hands on them. Do you know how to use a sword?" I shake my head. "Have you ever had any weapon training?" I shake my head again. She sighs.

"Man. If only there was a weapon I could use that I can go all out without the worry of killing them. But nothing like that exists." I feign my sadness. Let's hope she takes the bait.

Alice furrows her brow a bit. "Fine. Only because you don't have a sword and I don't want anyone dying in the process." She somehow pulls out the ANGEL HALO!!! "Hey! What's your problem!?"

I just noticed that I'm practically kissing the weapon. "S-sorry. I just couldn't help myself seeing something so cool."

"...Right. Just keep it in your pants." Alice bestows me the legendary sword. The crimson jewel near the hilt is bewitching. The six hundred sixty-six angels melted and fused together to make the blade in its holy iron colored glory.

As soon as I grab it, it lets out a moan of pain. "There there. Ima treat you all right." I say, caressing them.

"Once you stop being weird, we can start with the training." A turn based menu appears before her. "Now you have some called S-"

Yakuza 0 - One Eyed Slugger

"Nah. Fuck that shit. We playing this game my way." I can't help myself from smirking like a maniac, but I'm that pumped up!

Alice does her trademark sigh. "An idiotic brute through and through. This will cost the developers a lot of work, but fine." The HUD changes to that of the Like a Dragon series. "As you can see, you have a bar called 'Heat Gauge' under your health. It increases the more you attack the opponent. Once it's filled up, you can unleash your skills onto them depending on your positioning. For now, I will teach a move known as Demon Decapitation. It is a move where the user jumps and slices the neck of your opponent with the force of gravity. Let's try it right now."

Oh boy! My time to shine! I could hold the sword with both hands, but I'm going to try to thrust with one instead. I thrust Alice in the chest. In that small window, I jump as high as I can and imagine detaching her head. With my grip on the sword, I use gravity and my strength to go down for the kill. She dodges at the last second.

"Not bad. You're learning fast. Although it would be more effective two handed."

"True. But it's light enough that I can use my other arm for other things." I can't wait to experiment with this fighting style!

Form Awakened: Slasher

Ariel's weapon stance. Trading speed for skill, he can attack more precisely and unexpectedly. This is the only form where he can use the monster skills.

"Wooo! Baby! I feel my skills are getting better!" I jump with excitement! "The night is still young. So let's keep going before bedtime." Alice nods and we train until I perfected the technique.

I may have utterly destroyed the canon, but that doesn't mean I can't have fun in the process!