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It had been a few days since I accepted my fate… being in the DXD-verse was a dangerous thing after all.
Thankfully I had a plan, or rather the beginnings of a plan.
First I needed to find out exactly when shit was gonna hit the fan, I never really watched the anime other than the first three episodes of the show, and they didn't really give me much to go off of… but enough to know that shit hits the fan not long after for anyone stuck in Kuoh… which Is where I found myself after my exploration the day I left my Terraria world… dimension…? Who knows, and no I didn't just spend all my time hiding there…
Okay maybe for a day afterwards to take my frustrations out on a slime but that doesn't count because I managed to get a slime staff out of it, hell it even had the mythical modifier! That and Ruthless are the best you can get for summoning weapons so I consider that a definite win! Though, its not very useful since I have a blade staff, but it's the rarity that counts!
Back on track, I had no clue what step two was supposed to be… I mean there are so many things I need to get done but its hard to figure out which is the most important until I learn where I am in the timeline, grinding for better weapons and armor is probably what I need to be doing currently, as for how I measure up in this world I haven't a clue, I have yet to find any stray devils or monsters around for me to observe and I'd rather not go looking till I'm stronger.
Though a good second step would be to go get some food…
Nodding to myself, and putting away the small journal I had bought. Thankful to whatever god granted me the chance to get my power that let it convert Terraria coins to actual cash, and I trekked into town. It was a beautiful day in Kuoh and I'd rather relax for now until tonight, being my usual time to grind for some loot as a full day in Terraria is about 2 hours on earth… shit I'm going to age too fast if I don't do something about that soon…
I'll have to look into aging alternatives… though once I beat the Moon Lord it wont matter… guess that's my main goal for now…
I still cant believe he's going to let me become a dragon… though, I wonder what my 'thing' will be, Ddraig is domination and Albion is dividing or supremacy or some shit like that… I really wish I had watched more of the anime now… I hope I get something sick like gravity or maybe space… yea space would be cool!
Maybe It will relate to Terraria in some way? The system dude did say my form would be determined when I beat Moon Lord, maybe it will look like whatever class or armor I'm wearing at the time? Stardust Dragon sounds kinda cool… though, I do have the calamity mod on my world, so maybe Demon shade or Auric Tesla… nah those don't really roll of the tongue like stardust does… hopefully that wont limit my power at that point… Nebula Dragon would be cool too… but definitely not Solar Flare, a melee dragon?! Nah. Vortex would be kind funny though, a behemoth sized dragon just pulls out a pistol? That's meme worthy.
But! That's to far off, I shouldn't even be thinking about it right now! not when I've got much more important things to be worrying about.
Actually, now that I'm thinking about it, maybe I wont age in my dimension? I mean, the player doesn't age in Terraria so maybe I wont? Because, I already don't have to eat or sleep there heck any damage I receive only delivers pain to me, I've never received any actual wound there… heck I may even be able to respawn there… though I very much won't be testing that.
Beginning the small journey from my apartment to the market, that's another thing I should mention. The system dude failed to mention he had gotten me the cheapest place he could find! Hell, I'm pretty sure my last-life's school dorm room was larger!
Hah…. I wish I could get my good computer back… I miss how easy the game version of Terraria was to grind in… plus I wouldve been able to see the full list of the equipment better from the wiki, I can only go off my memory now. too bad I'm not on a journey mode world, thankfully its not Hardmode otherwise I'd be screwed, its just on expert mode.
Sighing, I make a mental list of all the ingredients I'll need for supper, I'm thinking of making a recipe my Auntie used to make in my last life. While it didn't have a 'proper' name, at least not one I know about but its essentially just salsa and shredded cheese baked onto chicken breast with a helping of seasonings, plated onto a large bowl of rice… that stuff was fucking heavenly!
The mere thought caused me to drool a bit and put some pep in my step as I entered the shop, grabbing almost everything I needed as well as a case of root beer, cause while it doesn't make sense, it goes Hard with the chicken.
Heading over to the deli area, I browsed looking at the different packages the smallest (and cheapest) I could find was a package of four, while it would have been easier to use two I can just take my portion with me to school…
Ah there's that as well… that fucker, even after I explicitly said I knew nothing about DxD other than the horrors that await. Signed me up for the same fucking school as the devil heiress's!
Like what kind of fucker does that?! hell, the only reason I'm not withdrawing is mostly due to the fact you have to give an actual reason to withdraw if you don't have parental consent, and you know, I kinda don't have any!
Sighing once more as I distractedly make the trek from the back of the store to the till, rounding the corner of the aisle I manage to completely slam into another person and fall on my ass, knocking the other person, a girl if the surprised cry rings true, down as well.
Flinching hard as I have yet to imbue my body with any Terraria armor. Standing to help the girl, I open my eyes and come face to face with something I was not prepared enough to meet… the supernatural.
Managing a not so fake fluster as she is incredibly good looking, I play off my pause as a that and give her a hand up to try and keep up the act of not knowing about all the supernatural.
"Oh my! I'm so sorry! I should've been watching were I was going…" apologizing to the fallen angel in disguise as I really don't want the smoke just yet, I pull her up off the ground and watch as she dusts off her dress.
A small innocent smile adorned her face, as she shook her head. I can definitely believe Issei fell for this, she's a damn good actor…
"I am so sorry! I wasn't watching either… my apologies!" tilting her head innocently as she spoke looking around behind me, turning my own head to look I see… the pervert king himself Issei Hyoudou.
Playing It off, I look back towards the girl who realised I had caught were she was looking and decides to play it off by blushing, probably to sell the bit better. Giving her a knowing smirk and a chuckle, "I'll let you get back to your window shopping then miss, and good luck!" nodding at her as she gives a blush and ducks her head.
Damn she's really selling the bit as she zooms off. Shaking my head as I laugh, I cant believe how far she's going just to get issei on a date to kill him… why did she need to date him anyway? I mean she just kills him right? what's the point of the date?
Confused but amused, I release the breath I was holding. I'm just glad that she never saw anything strange about me and decided to follow me as well… well, I don't think she did anyways?
I should probably leave quickly and head back to my world…
Paying for my groceries, I realise that even if I wanted to cook the stove in my apartment doesn't work, but I could probably work something out with the furnace I've got in my hut…
Nodding, the hop in my step comes back and I find a darkish alley to warp back to my hut.
With a glow, Cale steps through the portal, and unbeknownst to him he had almost been caught by another less forgiving character of the supernatural…
"I swear that heretic came walking in here… I could smell the sin on him!" a white-haired man burst into the alley, sword at his side. Creeping farther in, a maddened grin stretches over his face as he pierces the dumpster.
Not hearing anything he scowls, "aww. I was really hoping to kill him there! Why cant the foolish heretics willingly let me cut them down? Its not as if their lives are worth anything!" a crazed look appears in his eyes as he continues to destroy the rest of the alley, leaving everything covered in sword marks.
Still unable to find his victim, he scowls and leaves the alley in search of new prey.
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Stretching my back out as I step out of the portal, I look at my hut in acceptance. It might not be one of my better designs but building in real-life, as similar as it is to Terraria, is still much more difficult due to the limits of my own stamina.
Making my way inside and setting the groceries down, I fired up the furnace and prayed that this would work as I really don't know what I'll do if I screw this recipe up…
Grabbing the casserole dish I had made on a previous warp. Once more thankful for my Kiln, I don't even have to put in any real effort and I get really expensive looking dishware, I mean, it looks like some poured hours into crafting this piece only for me to use it for chicken…
maybe I should sell these in the regular world? Bah, Thoughts for poorer or future me.
Getting everything prepped didn't take long, and the furnace heats up very fast. Setting a timer on my handy little system clock, I slip the dish in and set it for an hour. I'll just have to check on it every now and again to make sure it doesn't burn…
Smiling as I watch the clock tick down, I cant help but appreciate the system I was given. While its no gamer system that lets me level up, though I was pretty sure I had asked for the 'Another RPG Mod' to be included. I mean, its essentially a gamer system set up purely for terraria. The levels, the skill/class tree, and mobs with levels. I had thought he had signed off on the mod when he checked the list…
Maybe I'll get access to it later? eh, even if I don't the fact I have access to the rest of my mods and items in my own private dimensional space is more than enough. Plus, this world is humongous, hell I haven't even found either ocean yet! Mind you, I haven't really been looking much since most things in either would be too dangerous for my unequipped self, gotta gear up a bit.
Thinking about my system, I'm still very happy with the rest of it. My inventory is a proper inventory from a gamer system, not the terraria one with a hard cap on items… thank God. It does strangely enough have the magic storage crafting interface, which is a big help. The recipe mod interface can be displayed with it so I know what to look for, and its been very handy for figuring out how many things I'm missing for recipes.
Though it is strange, the health bar and mana bar I have are from the Rpg mod… maybe he couldn't implement it? Hah… who knows, its not like I can ask right?
Shaking my head, I glance at the timer and rush to check on the chicken as nearly forty minutes had passed in my wondering.
"Ah, a bit longer yet… not fully cooked yet. Ah I should start the rice!" having already rinsed the rice, I place the rice filled pot into the furnace to cook.
A short few minutes later, the heavenly smell permeated throughout the hut, and I knew it was ready.
Dishing everything up, and putting the extra chicken in a container and into my inventory, I once more thanked the system as it kept all my food at the condition I put them inside, meaning none of the food I put in would ever go bad nor would it cool.
Chowing down, I felt myself melting at the taste… man I miss my family…
While my family was definitely a strange one, as I grew up with my auntie and uncle, both of which were a very entertaining bunch as while my uncle liked to drink more than he should've by a fair bit, he was a funny drunk, if you could stand the ribbing and the well-timed innuendoes… I swear that fucker could direct the topics just to make jokes!
My aunt, best god damn cook to ever grace this earth! I don't think she's ever made anything not restaurant worthy, though I think she gets that from my grandmother. I didn't know her much, but I remember her food from when I was little was ten times better than my aunts…
Shaking my head as I reminisced, I finished my food with a heavy heart, as each bite had made me more and more homesick… while I had long since moved out from my family's home, I couldn't help but wonder how they all were doing… especially now that I'm so, so very far from them… I don't even know if they are still alive…
Haah…. Back to work I suppose, after that little encounter with the fallen angel I want to be better prepared when I head back out, hell I don't have any armor other than the Flinx coat, and that doesn't give much protection just an increased summon limit.
Checking the recipe list, I figure I can hit two birds with one stone as the Wulfrum set is the next step up for a summoner class like myself, though I'm wondering if I shouldn't multi-class into melee as well? It would be beneficial as the weapons alone would be worth getting at the very least. The whips aren't the strongest in pre-Hardmode and it would make me feel a lot safer back on earth to have a good close-range option.
Plus, I haven't the slightest fucking clue on how to use a whip…
Setting a list on the recipe browser to keep track, I summon my two minions to get the minion variety buff.
Borrelia the Blade and Bubba the Baby Slime appear in a small flicker of light.
I think my names are incredibly fitting and you cant deny it.
Grabbing my Ice blade out, we set off to find some Wulfrum based enemies.
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"And that makes… thirty-four scrap and… three cores! That's everything I need for the armor and new summon weapon!" pumping my fist into the air, I immediately open the crafting menu and begin the creation of my new equipment.
While I could do this the realistic way and done it by hand like I do with some of the more basic things in the furnace or kiln, I simply don't have the skills necessary and if I use the system I can make them instantly, though the better reforges come from hand-crafting.
Smiling as I donned my new gear, I looked in my mirror and… really didn't like how it looked.
"I forget how much it looked like an old west steampunk cowboy… thankfully I can set the armor's visibility and just not see or feel it unless I'm taking a hit." Nodding as the armor vanishes, leaving me in my regular clothes. This is actually pretty useful as well; enemies might underestimate me if they think I don't have any armor to protect my very squishy body.
Grabbing the large controller from my inventory, I look it over. A green LCD screen shimmers with a bunch of symbols I don't recognize from anywhere, and a large mint green button adorns the side of the machine, clicking it a small squarish head shaped drone pops into existence with a few green zaps of electricity, showing that it isn't like normal summons and is purely technological in nature while still using my mana for the power.
Looking over the drone, as I tap my chin, "now… what to name you…?" silently observing the small droid when it shoots past my head chirping a series of beeps, and launches a large laser at a silently creeping slime, completely exploding the blue jelly creature before the gel dissipates into motes of light.
"Zapper… You, are Zapper." Nodding at my supreme naming sense, checking my summon limit, I find it reached with both the droid and the blade. "Hah, that's another thing that needs fixing… hmm, he should've added the 'Infinite Minions' mod… and if I remember correctly, the first two should be possible for me to craft… well the first one anyways, its just an acorn on a bracelet…" smiling as I open my crafting menu and dig through for the recipe.
Grinning once I manage to find and tap forge, watching the bracelet appear into my inventory I immediately equip it into the first of three loadouts. I think I'll have a class per set, #1 Summoner, #2 Melee, #3… Mage… yea mage is probably the best for a ranged option for me, mainly cause I want to actually use magic, I mean it would be a damn shame to be in a supernatural world and not use magic.
Hah… the common accessories are going to be painful but so necessary if I'm switching classes often.
Shivering as I realise I'll have to create three terraspark boots… not looking forward to that…
But for now, I just need to get some more materials for a melee set and a mage set… hah… the grind don't stop so we don't stop.
Stretching my arms and equipping my… whip? Its more a chain but its from calamities unofficial whips so… the Wulfrum Chain will be my first step in learning how to use a whip I suppose.
Pausing on the inventory screen as I notice the time. See, ever since I found out the time difference, a secondary clock appeared on it showing me what time it is back on earth… "Fuck I've got school in an hour!"
Rushing out of my world with a portal warp, I rush back home to shower because I have yet to build one with my decoration mod, and pray I'll make it to class in time. I need to get a mount!
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"-nd that class, is the lunch bell. Now, I'll remind you once more, you have your presentations due tomorrow, and I expect your best, Hyoudou! You will be presenting first!" the teacher, one whose name I had yet to fully remember. Don't blame me, I might have a great memory for some things but names are not one! My good friend Riley back in my past life can attest to that! it took me an entire month just to remember his first name! and… what was his last name… smith? Segan? Eh, it'll come to me… maybe.
Ignoring my memorization issues, I watched as the main character of this universe sat in misery, I don't think he's even done any work on that presentation… but I don't blame him, it's a shitty history class, hell I wouldn't even bother learning it because I know the supernatural in this country has more than likely covered up a grand portion of it.
Oh! Right lunch time, now I've just got to find a place to get my leftovers out of my inventory without being seen…
Walking towards the exit, I figure the best course of action would be to find a secluded area out here as the vast majority of students eat inside unless they're loners like myself…
Ignoring that saddening thought as I had come to a large tree in the courtyard, sitting on the side facing away from the building, I do a quick cursory check and bring out my leftover chicken. A single whiff at that fresh warm smell later, "oh I'm so devouring this!"
Cutting it up, I bring up my fork to take a bite, but force myself to stop as I can feel a pair of eyes on me.
Glancing around, I don't see a thing. Shaking my head, I begin eating my lunch, nearly moaning at the taste.
"hnnnn~" what the fuck?! I know I didn't make a damn noise! I know anime bullshit forces people around here to do it but I refuse to succumb to that logic!
Shooting glances around, I can hear a grumble come from above me, glancing up reveals a small short white-haired girl. ah I see…
Wide-eyes stare at each other, hers in panic at being caught, my own in worry of what she had seen.
Staring at her, at a loss for words I attempted to speak, "um… hello there?" smooth.
Ignoring my previous slip-up, I noticed her eyes change target from myself and instead towards my food. A small smile breached my face, "Hungry?" asking her as I hold up my container towards her.
Getting a shy nod in response, I pretended to dig around in my bag for a second container but simply grabbed it from my inventory and split my meal in half.
Looking back at her, had I not known she was a neko… something… cat-person with two tails, I could still have easily compared her to a cat with how she was eyeing up the food, staring at it like it was about to run and her full attention was upon it like only a cats could be… plus she was still perched in a tree.
Holding it up to her as she slowly climbed down, watching as she quickly grabbed it and started devouring the food. Smirking, I figured now would be a good time to make a joke, though my humor clearly wasn't up to her standards, "hah! It feels like I'm feeding a stray cat! had I known a cat that was stuck in a tree was going to poach my lunch, I wouldve brought a saucer of milk!" laughing at my humor, much to her jumping backwards as it was clearly so funny as to shock her! (Looking like a spooked cat so much it hurt, I mean It even looked like her ears pointed up! And those are human!)
Figuring that I shouldn't push my luck to much as merely interacting with her like this was putting me on the heiress's radar, "hah… so what's your name shorty? I figure stealing my lunch is worth that much."
Her silence, said many things and one was that my joke clearly pushed the 'mortal' jokes too far about her catsona? Is she technically a furry? Nah, cant be. Anyways I clearly pushed to far much to soon, giving her a look of slight concern, "you okay? Sorry if my joke went to far, I just found it funny that you have a cat hair clip and you were 'stuck' in a tree. You know, like a cat?" trying to explain a joke always ruins them, no. matter. What.
Visibly I could see her calming down, consuming the rest of my food, "Koneko Toujou… that's my name. you cook good food." Nodding as she finished speaking, and at least I have confirmation my food is indeed good, cat-approved even!
"Nice to meet you Toujou-san? I think that's the right honorific? Sorry if I'm wrong, I'm still not fully used to them yet, I've only been here for nearly a week. Heck I'll apologize now if I butcher your name at some point, names are very much not a strong-suit of mine… speaking of which, my names Caelus Froste, but you can just call me Cale." fading into thought at the end, as I remember all the issues my lack of name-based memory has caused… shaking my head as I notice an amused glint in the cat-girls eye.
"Yes let my plight amuse you… ah… Korin? Bah, your new name is stray kitty! That'll teach you not to laugh at my horrid memory!" all my nickname received was a frustrated stare, though I could tell she wanted to say something but didn't.
Laughing at her displeasure, I watched as she scurried off like an annoyed cat. God its so much fun bugging cat girls.
Getting the last of my chuckles out, I took a deep breath and tried to decide if I wanted to bother staying the rest of the day at school or in my dimension, or world? Still hasn't been cleared up… though I hope it's a different world, cause then I don't think anything can just breach into it unless I let them in, because I think the uber-powerful beings could just rip their way in otherwise… and isn't that a sobering thought.
Shaking my head, as I glanced around to make sure no-one was looking. Certain I was in the clear, I jumped into my portal and began my incredibly time-consuming quest for three pairs of Hermes boots… hah, I'll need lady luck on my side today.
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So while I haven't found all three pairs, I have found one and that's already lucky in my book.
One pair of magical speed boosting shoes, that I decided were best put on my summoner load-out as it was the best option until I get some half decent melee armor, or some feral claws. Always so much gear to grind…
Anyways, other than that I managed to get half my pre-hardmode limit of life crystals putting my mind a bit more at ease. From 100 health to 200, though that's not properly how it works, in my world, my power is indeed measured in numbers but mental state and surprise act as both buffs and debuffs in a way, though on earth its back to proper physical strength for attacks and such, and armor and endurance for health… strange days I live in.
Anyways, I even managed to find the last couple of sapphire's I needed to make the golden keepsake, or the upgraded version of the acorn bracelet the third piece of the recipe I needed besides some gold, to let me have three summons at once. I made that as soon as I realized, and equipped it. Now I had three magical blades floating around me.
I looked sick as fuck.
Now that I think about it, do the familiars from the familiar forest act as summons? Or are they a pet equip of sorts? Maybe a mount if the size is right? hmm… more things to look into… that list is getting really long at this point.
Anyways, I also managed to get the rest of the materials for some golden armor, not the best as its parallel ore Platinum has a better defence set bonus but I cant complain, I'm dripped the fuck out. Though I managed to craft a diamond robe and find some jungle pants for my mage loadout, so I'm looking pretty shiny at this point…
Speaking of shiny, the Mother Slime that was guarding the Hermes boots I found was a lot easier to see than I would have thought given its dark coloring in a pitch-black cave. Especially since every time I used to play the game I could never see them until they were attacking me…
That huge fucker quite literally sat on me! Milf's are hot not Mother Slimes! Though speaking of slimes, I'm pretty sure I'm ready to fight the biggest one I can picture. King slime.
Iven got good enough equipment, hell I've even got the materials to craft the damn summon! Just can seem to find an alter anywhere to craft the goddamn thing.
Exploring to find the corruption on my world seems to be the best bet…
Thankfully, the evil on my world doesn't have man sized spiders, those have biome in the caves that I will be burning to the ground should I ever encounter one…
Warping back up to the surface, I set off in search of the purple plague upon my world, the corruption.
I will conquer the king slime.
He will be the first step to my rise.
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Alright! That's chapter three folks! It has been a while for sure, I hope you haven't been waiting too long though I wont blame you if you think so, life's been wonky and fast-paced for me the past while and I honestly didn't realise just how long its been since I posted a chapter for this series, hell writing this I know I'm going to have to grind some more on both Return of the Mage and Artificers Arc of Embodiment. Tale of Rusk has something in the works right now, just trying to decide if I want to add romance or not…
Also, get ready for Cale's first Boss fight next chapter! Maybe two? Bah who knows, but you'll find out then!
Anyways, chapter question! any thoughts on a potential romance for Cale? While I don't know how well I can write romance, and therefore have no want to write a harem story, who do you think he'll end up with?