Chapter 15
"I'm honestly not surprised that you two would leave this place a mess after being in her for about 2 years." Groaning, I lugged Scaramouche's unresponsive body into the Room of Spirit and Time. Right now, I left a clone behind to join the others in their celebration of our victory over the Abyss Order and Dvala's rescue. I'm still enjoying the moment with them, but I needed to further my power beyond what I already have for the next jump.
I already revealed the world to Aether and Irene and the two of them wanted to at least discuss things by the time I went back. And so, after some hours of freeing the three Harbingers at home and verifying that their inflicted loyalty for ingrained in their psyches, I had a quick chat with Childe about her place as my new companion in the retinue, and as expected it did not take long to convince her to join my side.
"Hahahaha! You are just amazing! I lost downright to you, and I was going 100% when you barely were at 1%. Man, from you to Master and Capitano, you all are just so strong… Welp, I'll follow your lead, boss. Betraying Snezhnaya will suck but as long as you ensure the safety of my family, then I'll gladly be your double agent."
I made a mental note to command some clones to search for and stand guard over Childe's family while in disguise. That was the only throughline that kept Childe unshakably loyal to me along with the prospect of having the chance to fight me again once she trains harder.
La Signora's was already loyal to me and knew what was already planned so she was in charge of informing Childe of the plan to engage with Liyue as they saw fit. Once they got Venti's gnosis, I sent them on their way, albeit discreetly by having one of my clones teleport them out of town before they returned to town to inform their subordinates at the Goth Grand Hotel of their success. If I had to guess, they were planning to discreetly leave Mondstadt before the day was over.
The stage for when Aether will go to Liyue and settle matters with the Geo Archon will begin to be set.
However, out of the three Fatui Harbingers, those two were the only ones who showed the necessary motivation to even want to be my mole in the Fatui. Scaramouche was standoffish after I revealed myself, my intentions, and plans to him. Yet once I used "Let Them Know" to show him of his "complete" background that detailed Dottore's treachery in killing the one person who was family to him just to manipulate him into joining the Fatui and being a lab rat for his "Segment" experiments, he pretty much shut down.
Like a puppet with their strings cut loose, he became despondent. His very world was turned topsy-turvy with the revelation that he was in fact loved by his family and was ripped apart from them just to fulfill the agenda of a mad scientist. Now he was adamant about not returning to the Fatui and just seemed to cling to a new directive: Me.
"Ugh, I'm going to have to clean this mess up before I can get started…"
"D-Do you have need of me? I can do it for you…" He sighed weakly over my shoulder.
"No, its fine. I'm used to it, you just…um…here." I took him the nearby couch that was covered in bloody bandages and damaged battle armor. "Just stay here and relax while I get everything in order. We'll talk after I get some training done and discuss what comes next."
"Feh, yeah right…" Scaramouche scoffed. "You mean to say that you're shelving me for later until you can decide on what to do with me…"
I narrowed my eyes at the Harbinger. "No. We're talking after I'm done with training for the day, and we'll keep on talking for the next 10 years if it comes to it." In despondence, Scaramouche sighed which sadly pulled one out of me. "Look…" I knelt in front of him and placed my hands on his knees. Ei's first creation showed no reaction, but I did my best to look in those lifeless purple eyes. "I'm not going to abandon you. Once you became bound to me, you became my new Family, my new lover. Nothing in this world will change that."
"…" He continued to show no response. I groaned and shook my head.
"Guess I'll have to prove it." Luckily, I had plenty of time on my hands. Cleaning/Exploring the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, I discovered that my two Saiyan wives were recuperating from fatal wounds in their respective Rejuvenation Pods that Nion installed here for them. The timer stated that they'd be free to go after a full 3 days! Damn, they must have really been working their asses off in here.
Grabbing the nearby scouter on the table, I pointed it at them individually and whistled loudly at the results.
Imoya: 12,739,001
Chirei: 11,982,019
That's a significant rise in Battle Power compared to when I last saw them, and that was in their base forms. It made me excited to see how much more powerful they were when they went Super Saiyan or hell, they may have even cracked the barrier to become Super Saiyan 2.
Seeing this admittedly had my own blood pumping for the chance to boost my strength to new levels. I couldn't let myself fall behind now, could I? Emerging outside into the white void, I walked to the side of the temple's structure to turn on the massive Blutz-wave device that stood off to the side. Allowing the machine to charge up, I walked a good distance away right in front of it and opened my arms, awaiting for the rush of Blutz Waves to wash over me.
Step 1) Go Great Ape
Step 2) Turn Super Saiyan
Step 3) Become a Super Saiyan 4
Those were all the steps that I gleaned from the anime so it should be straightforward. I already can control my mind so this was going to be a fun experience.
I'm having so much fun right now!
"THIS. IS. BULLSHIT!" "No fair, how come you didn't tell us about this form before you walked out last time!?"
Imoya and Chirei's bitter cries and jeers was music to my ears as I effortlessly gave them one of my "traditional" one-sided ass kicking sessions. The two Saiyan women were impressive to have mastered Full-powered Super Saiyan to such a honed degree and even breach into Super Saiyan 2, but they still weren't close to competing with a full-fledged Super Saiyan 4 warrior!
Without having moved a step since we first started their post-recovery spar, I effortlessly caught and traded blows with the two Super Saiyan 2 women without missing a beat or breaking a sweat. Kicks, punches, knees to the face, chest and crotch were soundly redirected. Now I'm far from ever attaining Ultra Instinct, but the speed that these two employed were next to nothing in comparison to my clones that took on this new form of mine and suicidally stack Kaioken on top of it just to force me to face tougher odds.
"Gotcha~!" In between an exchange of blows, Chirei managed to snag my arm mid-punch just to give Imoya the chance to blast the both of us into smithereens. Luckily for my very mortal Saiyan wife, I teleported us behind Imoya, clocked Chirei's chin with my free elbow to free myself from her grip, and before Imoya could react, I grabbed her tail, lifted her up to spin her like a flail and began to bludgeon a dazed Chirei with her friend's body.
"F-FUCK! Y-YOU! M-MICHAAAAEL!" Imoya screeched in agony as her skull met with Chirei's as I made her the equivalent of a human (or should I say Saiyan) hammer.
"Sucks to suck, doesn't it?" I laughed as I beat a motherfucker with another motherfucker.
I had more time to "play" after allowing them to escape the one-sided beatdown. It took over 20 minutes of me shooting them out of the sky by spamming Kamehamehas and beating who knows how many concussions into their heads before I finally knocked the Super Saiyan out of them.
Next thing you know, I was chilling nearby the temple with one saiyan babe currently being choked out and lifted into the air by my tail while another currently had their bloody, bruised body used as my rightful stress reliever.
"F-Fuck! Shitshitshit! Nnnngooooooh~!" I would have never guessed that Imoya would be the screamer between the two of them when I had first laid claim to their bodies on Planet Vegeta. Her ruined battle armor and spandex gave me the perfect entry way to slot my proud soldier into her wet gash. All sense of reason flew out the window as I immediately took to fucking her with the ferocity of a Great Ape (FYI, I'm still in Super Saiyan 4).
Her big, muscled ass was like putty in my hands as I kept dragging her hips down to mine in a brutal staccato of furious breeding. We've long since established the hierarchy amongst us and no matter how much she may bitch and gripe about it, Imoya enjoyed the treatment forced upon her by her stronger mate just like how Chirei was getting off on being left to hang around until it was her turn to sate my needs.
"H-Harder…" Chirei moaned as my tail constricted even more air from her throat.
Feeling something rush up my dick, I held Imoya in place as I got to work on just stabbing her drenched lower lips with the full force of my thick shaft. Strings and drops of her excitement flew off of her hips as the both of us reached our climax together. Imoya pussy canal loved to squeeze my dick for all its got as I insistently forced every pump of my jizz to traverse deeper through her cervix.
The already limp saiyan woman turned to goo in my arms as I had to lean forward to catch her exhausted body. I smirked down at her, "Woof, I'd have to say that the Zenkai Boost you'll get from this will be astounding."
"E-Eat a dick, Michael." Imoya huffed, her glare now a withered imitation of what she could usually muster. I had beaten and fucked the fire out of her today…
"Yeah, no." With a strong thrust of my hips, I bucked myself out of Imoya and allowed her to heavily fall to the ground in a messy, bloody heap. She was never one for being treated like a princess like Irene, Aether and most of the girls were. Like a typical brutish saiyan, she actually preferred being roughly pushed around by her mate like this.
Chirei was a different sort though…
I angled my tail to bring my suffocating saiyan wife to face me. I snickered as her slick legs and thighs dangled helplessly. The stream of arousal that dampened the remains of her tattered purple spandex. I began to trail a finger up a single stream of her sexual fluids. She shuddered and I chuckled, "Quite sensitive, aren't we?" I continued trailing my finger up her chiseled thigh to fabric-soaked cleft that was denying me passage to my prize.
Moving the fabric to the side, I was finally given a full view of Chirei's pretty pussy. It was so cute how pink and twitchy her petals were. So cute in fact that I just had to get a closer look at it and help myself to a quick bite. "Y-Yeeeeeees~!" I grunted as my teasing bite to her clit pushed her over the edge to spraying me all over the face with her pussy juices.
I internally laughed. "Already?" Forgoing anymore teasing, I just dug right on in to licking and penetrating her sensitive folds with my transforming tongue. First, I allowed my oral organ to expand out and fill every crevice and fold that her pussy had to offer me. She went ramrod still and had even dared to wrap her legs around my head but a swift smack to her upraised ass had her think otherwise as I leisurely lapped away at her pearly pink lower lips.
"O-Oooough~! T-Thaaaaaaaat's iiiiiiit~!" Chirei trilled and hollered as my tongue rammed itself through her vaginal canal like an overworking piston. Her legs kicked about and grew ramrod stiff with each nudge that my tongue's tip made as it caressed the walls of her cervix. I was proud to say that I managed to slurp up another blast of femcum from her next two orgasms before dropping her prone atop Imoya's shuddering body.
Both saiyan women panted and grunted as their muscular bodies pressed up against each other, Imoya's seeded cunt pressed against Chirei's soaking pussy, they modest breasts rubbing against each other in a tempting promise of a pillowy hell. This saiyan sandwich was already looking quite delicious, all it needed was the "meat" to complete it.
…
…I had the "meat" if you didn't catch my meaning.
…
…Yeah, Imma just go fuck them now.
On my knees, I scooted closer to the pair and grasped the base of Chirei's tail. The mischievous saiyan yelped and stiffened as one of her erogenous zones were painfully tugged to lift her a couple of inches off Imoya. The bottom saiyan's breath hitched as I lazily slotted my dick into her semen soaked mess of a pussy to lube my dick up.
"Hope you're prepared for a super reaming, Chirei." I grunted, removing myself from Imoya's clinging hole to now line my wettened cock's head with the panting saiyan woman's anus.
"D-Do it~!" I obliged my saiyan wife by roughly plunging my shaft through the hot and fiercely tight confines of her anus. Chirei hollered and moaned that it made me wonder just monkey-like us saiyans were to produce sounds before the monkey part of my brain reminded me that I had an ass that was in desperate need of breeding.
I gritted my teeth as Chirei's ass constricted around my shaft. The heat of her insides spurred me on to fight against her bodily provocations. My lover's cries and shaky whimpers fueled my burgeoning lust to clap her cheeks with the full might of my lower body strength. Tugging her tail at the base left her limp and loosened her hole just enough for me to quicken my pace. Soon enough, I violently smacked her ass in tandem with my orgasm just to hear her scream from the pain/pleasure as she further soaked her saiyan companion below her.
Extracting myself from her, I wiped my forehead and admired my handiwork. Both women were sufficiently subdued and weren't about to get up and out of the heavy gravity field of the chamber anytime soon.
"I really want to keep fucking you two until my cum is oozing out of all your holes, but I really wanted to get back to training, so I'll just let you have fun with these guys." Plucking a handful of hairs from my head, I conjured an entire group of clones to drag (yes, I mean actually dragging their bodies on the ground) to the temple's bedchambers.
Now as that productive gangbang begins, I'll just focus on being productive by stockpiling my strength and giving my new femboy wife a new purpose.
(Year 1)
"… … … … … … … …"
"Take as much time as you need to process things, Scaramouche. I'm here for you."
"… …Don't call me that…I refuse to go by the name that they gave to me…"
"…! Okay, sure, but what do you want to be called instead?"
"… … … … … … … …"
"Annnnd we're back to silence. That's cool."
(Year 2)
"If I didn't exist, would everything be-?" Tears started falling down the Wanderer's face as he looked at nothing but space.
"No." I vehemently stopped the Wanderer from going into that mentality. It was because of this that he pushed himself to try and rewrite time, yet all it did was erase any mention of him from the whole world. "You may have done horrible things and crippled the sword smithing families of Inazuma, but never call into doubt your existence. Got it?"
"Ye-Yes."
"Good."
(Year 3)
"What do you even want from me?" Scara-no, the Wanderer deeply sighed.
"Your company." I answered honestly.
"Hmph…just that?" The derision in his tone failed to hide the sense of longing found in his eyes.
"Yeah, I like you. I mean, I used to hate you until I dug deep into your background and life, then I began to like you. So, I wanted to make sure that you avoided going down a path of suffering before it was too late."
"Heh, so you only chose me out of pity?"
"No, because I like you." I narrowed my eyes.
"…That's it?" He actually sounded perplexed by my simple reasoning.
"Yeah, I'm not that complex. If I hated you then I would never have captured you and kept you around. No, I want you here with me because I want you to be happy. Anything that you want, within reason, I'll help you accomplish with all of my strength."
"…If Inazuma's destruction were to bring me happiness would you fulfill it for me?" Hm, I couldn't read if he was being serious so I chose to answer honestly.
"If you mean the land with its people, then no. However, if you were gunning for the Raiden Shogun, then I'll gladly help you put that shut-in, irresponsible Electro Archon into the ground." I raised a blazing fist of Ki to the Wanderer with dark glee and for the first time since he's been in the HTC with me, he genuinely smiled.
(Year 5)
"I don't understand you." The Wanderer sighed as we engaged in another one of our chats.
"Ask me what you're confused about so I can help you understand." I nodded.
"You and those two brutes have more power than I could fathom. Hell, your strength outclasses all of the Archons combined and I have it in good faith in my ability to measure your strength that not even Celestia could prove a challenge to you. So why…why are you so lax about everything? You could have already stopped the Fatui by now, yet you choose to be reactive to your enemy."
"Because I want to." I shrugged. "I'm not in much of a rush. So far, I've fulfilled my duty as a Contractor by already capturing so many companions and allies. If I were to just blitz through everything, I would miss out on some things that I really want to see during my adventure."
"So, you would allow the Fatui to terrorize the lands just for your own amusement?" The Wanderer's eyes narrowed.
"No, but I'm not going to outright destroy. Then that will lead to chaos, then me having to conquer them, then to politics, and eventually war and blah blah blah. I just want an adventure, nothing so serious."
"…"
"You get some understanding about me now?"
"…Yes."
"Are you disappointed?"
"No. Its just…refreshing to hear such low ambitions from someone with power is all." The Wanderer sighed.
"Glad to help…so are you still going to abstain from returning to the Fatui? Because if you don't go it may lead to some alterations to the already broken stations of can-."
"Unless it is the day where I can finally plunge my blade into Il Dottore's beating heart, I will NOT return to those vermin. Are we clear?"
"Crystal." I respectfully respected his decision.
(Year 7)
"So, how's the new power from the template treating you?" I asked as the Wanderer approached me with his new Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi crackling with excess Electro energy in hand.
"I…I was so ready to believe that your promises were just lies, but this…" A pulse. Electricity and lightning just poured out of his body as his aura began to shape and form a bevy of storm clouds above us in the white void sky. His mere presence alone could affect the world beyond what a mere mortal or puppet should do. "This is exactly what I've always sought…"
"But?" I spoke the unsaid word for him.
The former Harbinger's eyes lingered on the blood and his delighted zeal gave way to a sorrowful frown. "Even with this newfound strength that's undeniably a god's, I can't help but feel…empty." Laughter flew past his lips, yet it felt more acidic than joyful. His hand laid itself against his chest. "I now should physically possess the capabilities to carry a gnosis within me. My strength could now rival that of mother, the Archon that abandoned me. Yet still, this ache in my chest lingers…"
When he next looked to me, he looked so helpless and in need of an answer. "How can I fix this?"
I closed my eyes and sighed. "That's for you to decide." I can hold his hand but he needed to sort his feelings out himself. "I didn't care whether you were a puppet before and me giving you Raiden Makoto's template was to drive you to reach this point. With the abilities of an Archon yourself, you no longer need anyone's strings to dictate your fate. Everything from here on in is your decision. Your feelings, dreams, drive? Those are yours to make and cultivate."
"…!" He seemed taken aback by my bluntness, but I figure that the prospect of "freedom" was starting to settle in with overwhelming effects. "I see, then I will ponder more on this for the future."
"See that you do." I grunted as I began to do some stretches before continuing with my training. Hm? The Wanderer's eyes kept shifting to me as a light dusting of red covered his cheeks.
"…I may…require some comfort tonight so I will be bedding with you once the time comes to retire." Ah, so that's what that was about? Usually, he would straight up rebuff my offers to cuddle in bed before sneaking in while I was in the middle of rest just to do so anyways. Honestly, for this guy to cast aside his pride so openly just proves how deep of an impact this new change in his life had on his overall perspective.
I wholeheartedly accepted his request and gladly cuddled away with the blushing, lithe form of the former fatui femboy.
(Year 9)
"Niwa Makoto." My new retinue member suddenly spoke up after boldly claiming my lap for his own.
"Huh?" I blinked in confusion, slowly putting away the towel I was using to wipe myself off after doing an intense sparring session with both Chirei and Imoya, who had finally become Super Saiyan 2s.
"The name that I've chosen for myself. Niwa Makoto." I see…
I nodded and tried to get some bearing over his decision. "So, you chose to honor your later friend by taking on his family name? That I can understand, but the Electro Archon's late sister's name is a bit odd to hear considering how strained your relationship with her is." Well strained on his end, I don't even think that Ei holds much beyond neutrality for the Wanderer. "Why the choice?"
The Wanderer, no, "Makoto" took a deep breath in, then exhaled. "If I may speak frank, its because I wanted to see Mother's face once she saw the puppet that she abandoned now carrying her sister's name and strength." Ah, so he wanted to be a spiteful little shit. "But…after getting the old Raiden Shogun's powers, and hearing about the depths of my Mother's despair and the long term consequences that has had on her people…" He looked up at the empty white sky. "I've decided that perhaps a proper Archon should take the reigns and undo the mess that she and I have wrought on the citizens of Inazuma. Starting with the termination of the Vision Hunt decree and…the mass production of Delusions."
"Oh? So, you're thinking of overthrowing the Shogun?" Now I was interested in hearing his plans. "Have you finally figured out your purpose?"
"Not even close." He scoffed yet leaned back against my chest. He didn't struggle away from me like so many times before when I wrapped my arms against him. He was content in my embrace. "No, this will just be the steps that I will take to hopefully find it. I have no clue if being the Archon will even grant me what I seek, but I do know that leaving matters as messily handled as they are now would leave an acrid taste in my mouth."
"So, I guess that this is a definite no to going back to the Fatui and being my mole?"
"Yes, I will literally start butchering everyone in sight should I even come close to being in Il Dottore's presence." Makoto hissed.
"Well, I can't say that I tried. Besides, canon is already off the rails so in for a penny, in for a pounding." I plopped my chin atop of his head and lazily leaned my weight against him. "Just tell me whenever you need my help and
I'll gladly assist you in conquering Inazuma. You are my "wife" now so its my duty to give you what you desire."
"Hmph, if I want to make a good impression on the people then I would rather gain some merit by my own two hands." Fair, that's a super fair point. Makoto shifted in my lap nervously and purposely rubbed that delicious feminine rear against the growing bulge in my pants. "Still, that does not mean I won't deny you fulfilling my…other desires…"
My finger tilted their chin to look up past his shoulder to me. "Say less." The stiff former puppet of Ei and Harbinger of the Fatui melted in my arms as we shared a delicate kiss. Soon enough that kiss led me to dragging his cute ass into the bedroom to rail the femboy's perky ass for the very first time since we first emerged in the HTC.
Now if Makoto was successful in overthrowing Ei, then that would mean I would effectively be the proud husband of two femboy Archons.
Total score.
By the final year, I once more parted ways with Chirei and Imoya, who just seemed desperate to catch up with me after I unlocked Super Saiyan 4. So, for now, they stayed in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber until I decided to drag them out and unbench them. In a layman's term, when I come across a high-leveled world, I'll pull them out to get a good fight.
Returning to the outside world, I personally transported Scaramouche to the outskirts of Mondstadt and parted ways with him. He even had the audacity to steal a kiss from me before he left before announcing these words:
"When next we meet, I will have claimed the throne of Electro Archon and once my rule as Inazuma's ruler is clearly set… I-I will henceforth declare myself as not just Makoto Niwa but also…Makoto Abbot."
…That declaration made my heart skip a beat with how precious it was. Him trying to act all cool while clearly failing to suppress his blushing was just so adorable.
We parted ways with a tight hug as he vanished into the wilds beyond Mondstadt's forestry. Returning home, I informed the others of Makoto's change of plans and the majority of them were either uncaring (Irene, La Signora), happy that Makoto found something to strive for (Aether, Paimon), thrilled that there's one less Fatui Harbinger to worry about (Jean, Lisa), or were in hysterics about Ei's own puppet preparing himself to kick her ass (Venti).
La Signora was quick to decry Makoto's decision to leave the Fatui without a word but knew with my backing of his decision that she'd waste precious energy. Now she and Childe were off to Liyue to prepare things for the Geo Archon's gnosis and Aether's arrival. Yup, after spending two days in the HTC, I spent the next couple of days outside it just cuddling at home with my wives, particularly Irene and Aether. We made ourselves a cozy little place on the floor of the Demiplane's mansion's living room with pillows, cushions, and blankets galore.
Either my clones or Xiangling volunteered to bring us the occasional tray of snacks once in a while. Pinging our hunger through the Shroud network was a fast way to get Xiangling cooking just to sate out appetites. We laid ourselves in a comfy cuddle triangle with my head resting on Irene's belly, Irene's head resting on Aether's belly and Aether's head resting on my belly. Paimon did join us for two days before tapping into her new untapped zeal for destruction to fly off and take one my clones on some adventure somewhere in Mondstadt.
I was prepared to fix any damages done by her should the time call for it. I could only give my condolences to the Knights of Favonius who'll have to deal with being near Ground Zero when the chaos happens.
"Huh? So this is one of your favorite shows?" Aether spoke, nursing her mug of cocoa.
"Yep, you liking it so far?" I chuckled.
"It certainly has…character, but do we really need to watch 1000 plus episodes just to catch up?" She winced.
"Well no, there's no guide for One Piece as there is for Naruto when breaking down Toei's episode structure for the canon of the show, but don't worry, sweets. I'll just skip the unimportant filler and recap episodes to make it easier for you to swallow."
"Wow, its that bad? Are all shows on this "television" so long and complicated?" Aether sucked in her lips.
"No, but there are a few that stick out like this one. Like the show depicting a version of my own World of origin." Irene sighed in distaste and scratched my head. "Still there are some great programs that you should consider whenever you have free time during your travels, Aether. Our beloved and I spent some moments during his first month of training watching some of these "Netflix" shows that he has available. I'd recommend "Violet Evergarden" if you're seeking a lovely experience that will tug at your-."
We just sat around all day and chatted about nonsensical stuff like anime, TV shows, and the ongoings of the World of Teyvat.
The Fatui diplomats finally relented and stopped putting pressure on the Knights of Favonius.
Stormterror's name was cleared or at least the worries and fears of the citizens' in regard to experiencing another attack from the wind wyrm were put to rest by Jean and the knights.
There are less Hilichurl raids occurring around the city now.
The new Ruin Guard sentinels that Nion and Irene reverse engineered were now slowly being integrated as security for the city of Mondstadt.
Everything was pretty lackadaisical if you didn't consider the hijinks that my clones had to deal with on a daily basis by further interacting with the citizens as extra support.
I'm pretty sure one clone of mine was dragged along by Diona to act as her assistant to create awful tasting wine. She bonded with my clone (or me in a way) over the fact that they were both unable to create anything but delicious wine and vowed that together they would create the worst wine in history and crash Mondstadt's viticulture. It was an odd friendship but one I didn't see fit to disturb or accelerate through binding her.
I know that another clone befriended Benett down at the Adventurer's Guild and has been on some silly hijinks with the unlucky guy. Shifting through that clone's memories was a hilarious delight that never failed to put a smile on my face.
Another clone frequently visited Diluc's tavern and though it was severely a travesty not to capture a busty female Diluc, I mostly settled with enjoying her company and trying to weasel the secrets of her Dandelion Wine out of her to no success so far…yet.
Capturing more targets was ideal, but I'm pretty secure with the 1210 credits that I have on me before I went ahead with capturing any more.
Especially with regards to what World I should choose next.
"Warhammer 40K?" Irene repeated the words on my smartphone's screen.
"Yeah, it says that the next World would be from the universe and since it's a Rating 10 world, its bound to be way worse than what we've been through here." I scratched my head.
"It clarifies something about this jump leaving you in a period called the "War in Heaven"." Aether added from beside Irene, reading the screen over her shoulder. "Do you have any idea what's happening during that time, Michael?"
"Y-Yeah, I don't have a clue. In fact, the entire world is just a mystery to me since I just couldn't find a good place to start to get into their lore and story. All I had to go off of was old fanfics and threads that talked the universe up. Its definitely a dangerous place but completely uncharted territory for me." I grumbled.
"Then the choice is made then, isn't it." Irene sighed.
"Huh?" I blinked.
"Just choose another world that you are knowledgeable of." Irene added. "Exit Stage Left isn't the only way to cross the Multiverse, yes?"
"True. I was a little hesitant to go through with going that world, but I just wanted the both of yours opinions about it." I scratched my cheek.
"Less risk equals more reward and I'd rather we go to a world that will fit our needs more expressly than going in completely blind." Irene suggested with a giggle.
"I just want the two of you to be safe and if that means avoiding a world that holds danger strong enough to actually put you two down then I say go for another option." Aether resolutely nodded.
"…Well, then I guess that choice has been made then." I chuckled. "Almost makes the hard work I did in the Time Chamber seem pointless now."
"Not that we're disappointed with the results, dear." Irene sidled up to one of my arms and hugged it close betwixt her lovely breasts.
"Yep!" Aether cheerfully plopped down beside me and took my other arm captive. "Touching your muscles feels like being cradled by warm marble…"
I chuckled and happily wrapped my arms around my wives, we devolved in a fit of play fighting that resulted in my tragic loss by getting peppered with kisses, cuddles, and a whole lot of unfair groping that further left my guard down around the two insatiable women.
This obviously devolved into a day long threesome in the living room until the need to complete my next course of action popped into my mind. Reaching past Aether's prone body on my arm, I snatched my phone to purchase "Pursued By a Bear" which granted me seven new worlds to choose from:
Kuroinu (Rating 5)
Shin Megami Tensei (Rating 10)
Bionicle (Rating 4)
Touhou (Rating 7)
Cautious Hero (Rating 7)
League of Legends (Rating 6)
Mushoku Tensei (Rating 4)
So, most of these choices like Bionicle and Shin Megami Tensei were a no-go for being too boring (the former) or too complex (the latter).
Touhou was a world I vaguely familiar with for being a Bullet Hell game but not much beyond the Miko Reimu came to memory. I know I downloaded some doujin about their characters, but I wasn't going to use that as a frame of reference. So that was denied.
Kuroinu felt like a nice world to go to, but I'll revisit it for later. I wanted to world that didn't go off of Porn Physics for now.
Since it doesn't specify "Arcane" then I won't choose League of Legends due to the fact that I don't know much of the world and its characters beyond the Netflix show.
Cautious Hero looks very tempting, but its premise didn't really stick well with me. Besides, I don't think I have the patience to deal with someone with Seiya's "quirks".
That left me with Mushoku Tensei, which was one of the few Isekai stories that felt more personal and followed a protagonist who seemed like a scumbag (okay was a scumbag) until you started understanding his hardships and struggles. And besides the main character's sister squicky moment with his own son (her own nephew), the story itself doesn't go TOO far with its content.
Plus, it holds a lot of choice targets to choose from and some pretty sweet missions to choose from.
Not to mention the mission itself…
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My decision was made, and the world was chosen, I decided to just splurge my credits on a bunch of Dragon Heritage perks (Dragon Aura, Dragon Thrall, Dragon Blood, Double Dragon, and Dragon Cabin) that came with their natural Defenses along with a few defenses that were leftover and have yet to be purchased (Corruption Defense, Information Defense, and Paradox Defense). It seemed overkill to have this, but when my main target is essentially the world's version of God, oops, I mean "Not-God" then some extra caution was duly needed.
I splurged my knowledge of the world to Irene, who seemed intrigued with the world, even more so when I considered suggesting some business acumen to our venture in Mushoku Tensei. We spent a whole week planning and talking with our loved ones on the Demiplane and in Mondstadt. Most were sad to see me and Irene go until I reminded them that I was technically still there with my clones being a direct link to the real me like a Hive Mind.
Still, while Aether was somewhat hesitant to see me go, others like Paimon were…
"N-Noooooooooo! DON'T GO! TAKE PAIMON WITH YOU!" She wailed clinging to Irene's chest.
"Paimon, we'll still see each other in the Demiplane. I already have We Will Meet Again, so this shouldn't be an issue. Besides, Irene and I will just hop to a different world, set down some roots over there and come over to join you guys whenever we can." I sighed, trying to placate my small wife.
"But it won't be the saaaaaame~!" I groaned as the little cherub refused to relinquish her mitts from Irene's mounds.
"Beloved…" Irene sent an imploring gaze in my direction as her hand crept up to rub Paimon's head.
I rolled my eyes and huffed in good nature. "Fine, we'll stay around until she's gotten it out of her syst-hurck!" I grunted as Aether rushed in to drag me into a hug on the couches. "Okay, so we'll let the two of you work it out of your systems. That's fair. Consider this good luck for your trip to Liyue and good fortune that you'll encounter Lumine there."
"Be careful, okay?" Aether spoke with a hush as she buried herself into the crook of my neck.
"You too, sweets." I rubbed her back.
Our little sad separation (ugh, we wouldn't even be gone for that long!) did eventually have to end. I made Paimon some of her favorite chocolate chip pancakes just to raise her dampened mood. Giving her and Aether one last smooch, followed by Irene pecking them each on the cheek, we bid them our farewells before I opened the portal to the next world, and we ceremoniously stepped through it.
The brush of wind hit against us as we stood amidst a giant field of plains. Not many trees or forests surrounded us, but I could sense some measure of wildlife not too far from us. While much farther than our immediate area were more significant energy signatures congregated in one place. A town? Some kingdom?
Well, it's still as any a good place to start.
"A bit of a dull scenery for my liking, but I'm certain we'll find much than this with what stories you've told of this world, beloved." Irene took my hand and laced her fingers with mine.
I grinned back at her. "We sure will." We examined the map on the Mapper app of the Company App and examined that we were currently in the western continent within the eastern territory of the Asura Kingdom, the Milbotts Region. The very same region where the protagonist, Rudeus Greyrat was born.
"A stroke of luck that we ended up here and not the Magic Continent." Not that we couldn't handle ourselves there, but it did make things peaceful enough not to start blowing shit up upon stepping into a new world.
Irene pouted. "I would have loved the chance to try my hand at enchanting that barren landscape that you described into an oasis just to see the looks on the faces of those Demon Lords."
"We can still do that among…other things." I perused the map and took sight of the many landmarks.
Being here has left us with so many choices.
I've been a sucker for the Sword God style so perhaps I can go to the Holy Land of Swords in the North?
Or…I could just stay and see about getting involved with the Boreas Family of the Greyrat lineage and get close enough to capture Ghislaine and probably Eris if she wasn't already ensnared by Rudeus to be his potential love interest.
Hell was Rudeus even around yet…?
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Do we even have the ability to at least speak the human tongue yet?
"But first, lets figure out how to read and write in the language?" I tapped a button on my Company phone and exchanged some of my gathered monthly (10,000 per month) payments from the company and converted 5,000 to 5 Asura Gold Coins, and 1,000 to 10 Asura Silver Coins, and lastly 1,000 to 100 Asura Large Copper Coins. Now I was left with 24,000 in my account.
"Oho? We're already perusing through the books and knowledge of this new world? You, beloved, sure know how to show me a good time." Irene flippantly wrapped herself around my arm and leant against my larger form.
"Well, what can I say, I aim to please." I chuckled.
…Now, I also to figure out when exactly are we in the timeline of this world…
AN: And now we are in Mushoku Tensei, so expect some small detail changes in this world compared to Canon. Everything about the time period will unveil just what the SI and Irene will do in the world's future. Well, I'm glad that you all stuck around to enjoy this chapter, I'm Out so Peace Out and have a lovely day.
P.S. - For those interested in finding out what second element that he chose for the Double Dragon perk, just check the Build Image below.