(Episode 2: One Dangerous Combo!)

It would be the start of May as Francis who had managed to adjust for the most part into his new life within the world of Akame Ga Kill alongside his servant in Oda Nobunaga, were making quite the bit of headway in his quest-line against Iolkal. Given that they were able to take out 2 more of his whorehouses along the way, and keep their pool of funds from ransacking/decimating the Slave Auction houses along the way of taking down the abusive cousin of Honest.


(May 5th, 1176 I.E, Western Carnifex Imperium, 4:26 Pm)

It would be nearly half-past 4 in the afternoon as Oda and Francis were a solid 300 feet away from one of the Lieutenants they were after, with Oda Nobnugana using a high-powered telescope that she'd bought with the funds they'd acquired thus far.

"So what are we looking at, Oda? Is this something that we can't handle, or are we gonna be in over our heads?" Francis asked as the Archer in question continued to look through the telescope

"Nothing of note quite yet. Although, they do have a numbers advantage over us. Which is something to be expected given that they are part of a military unit, and a well-armed one by the looks of it. However, I have no doubt in my mind, that this is nothing to worry about; after everything else we have encountered thus far in this strange new land." Oda Nobunaga answered back

"I would say we are looking at a company's worth of soldiers by the looks of things. Perhaps more given what I am looking at." Oda Nobunaga further spoke regarding her approximation of what they were up against

"Do you want me to fly you up high, so you can get a better look?" Francis asked

"No, not now. I do not want to risk us being seen by the enemy just yet. Making things easy in any capacity for these bothersome maggots is out of the question…In war, we must keep every advantage possible if we are to win." Oda Nobunaga told the red-headed gamer

"Gotcha…If you want I can fly into the air and hide in the clouds to get a better look at things? That way, I'm not totally exposed and I can get a better headcount of what we're dealing with, and where we could possibly strike at." Francis suggested to his servant

"Excellent idea. But stay within the clouds and at a high enough altitude that you are not spotted. I will not have a soldier as valuable as you compromised under my watch." Oda Nobunaga said before Francis nodded and took flight

From there Francis was able to fly into the partly cloudy skies to see that what they were up against was a companies' worth of soldiers that with the exception of the lieutenant heading them, was a solid 140 soldiers strong. Something that after having spent nearly a half-hour in the clouds to make sure that his estimation was correct that he flew back towards Oda in order to report his findings, wherein the sharpshooting Archer had decided that they were to make their attack after dinner-call.

Something that Francis was all fine and dandy with; since while they were busy cleaning up after dinner, that it would leave them open for Francis and Oda Nobunaga to go forth under the setting sun turning starry night to attack them while their stomachs were full and they were left off-kilter all the while. As such the duo in question would sit and lay in wait for their opportunity to strike, what with Francis having luckily packed into his inventory an abundance of snacks and food in order to keep his energy going and his ravenous hunger check.

The late sunny afternoon soon turned into a starry evening as nightfall began to take hold, and the company's worth of soldiers in question after having their dinner and finishing clean-up began to on one part pack it in for the night as their commanding officer told them they had a long ways to go for their next destination, and the other part putting a rotating night-guard on duty. As such once the lanterns were lit and the roving night guard was set, did our intrepid duo make their decision to finally begin their time to strike, with Francis taking flight overhead and Oda taking cover in order to snipe the patrolling soldiers to allow for easier access to infiltrate from.

Wherein the Archer soon took aim with her rifle against the opposition at hand and began firing at the guards who were patrolling the encampment as nightfall continued to take hold of the encampment, landing headshots in quick succession with a precision that could only be matched by a sharpshooter of their caliber. The patrolling soldiers had fallen in such quick succession that by the time anyone had registered the thuds, Francis was able to quickly fly into the encampment unabated, like a thief in the night sneaking into someone's home.

From there he began dropping shards of dense obsidian the size of dragonfruits onto anywhere he could be it the ground itself, tents, boxes full of clothing or weaponry it did not matter so long as they would stick to something he could see…Once he dropped enough for a full passover of the encampment, had he clapped his hands together on his 2nd go-around of the encampment as he flew overhead, and once he did so; the encampment lit up in multiple lime-green colored explosions lit up the night, and along with them the screams and shouts of those within it.

The area in its near entirety was nothing but flames and otherworldly light from the raucous explosions, that left either dead soldiers in the wake of the landmines going off that were burned and eviscerated from the series of explosions, or soldiers scrambling to figure out what happened while their dying had their limbs blasted off, bodies torn to bloody shreds, or missing entire portions of their faces, stomachs and chests. All the while those that weren't injured or were able-bodied were quick to gather their weapons and begin fanning out for who or what caused the surprise bombing of their encampment, with the suspicion being that of Revolutionary soldiers who had somehow snuck into their home.

Yet it was in the chaos and confusion that Francis who had been flying upwards in his 2nd pass had after reaching an optimal height, did he begin to dive down at full speed and divebomb himself towards the closest grouping of surviving soldiers possible. All the while Oda Nobunaga continued to snipe from afar and land shots to the head for swift instant kills, shots to the throat/jugular to silence them for giving out commands for assistance and shots to the spine or thighs to immobilize them.

Hence why the moment Francis touched down like a meteor on the closest group in sight; was the encampment further roused by the almost deafening TTHHHOOOOOMMMM of his crashing into the unlucky soldiers who imploded into a chunky bloody paste of gore and pulverized organs, as bloody bones and grey matter were sent flying like shrapnel. All the while the shockwave from his divembombing was enough to knock back anyone in a 50 foot radius an additional 30 feet away from the Gamer with bone-cracking force as he stood in his crater ready to get to work.

'Let's get this party started.' Were Francis's sole words before he flew into action once more

Wherein he flew towards the nearest down soldier and landed an elbow drop that quite literally caved their chest in, before bounding off and using his Density Control to form his arms into their Obsidian Knuckles state and use it to clothesline and subsequently tear the unfortunate soldiers in half…The soldiers that were able to gather their rifles and pistols were quick to take aim and fire at Francis who slammed the ground and caused several-foot-tall barricades made of dense obsidian to deflect the bullet fire off of him as he began to charge-up his lightning breath.

Yet it was in that moment where he finished charging and was ready to unleash it, that Oda had shot down nearly half of them in the span of nearly several seconds, as Francis had let loose a stream of crackling emerald lightning to cut down the remainder and those in a 40-foot line of electrified destruction. Where in its aftermath was left a small litany of charred and partially melted corpses that stood smoking with their uniforms and armaments superheated/imposed into their charred flesh, as Francis then without much warning destroyed his barricade; forcing it to unleash a shockwave of destructive force to rip through a trio of soldiers.

Whereas if that wasn't bad enough the shrapnel from the destroyed barricade that flew at insane speeds did the job of killing an additional several soldiers, shredding their flesh as though they were made of tissue paper. All the while the soldiers in the encampment were trying their best to shoot down the killer redhead given that any attempt to get in close and take him down at short-range was met with him taking their heads off with an elbow or kick to the skull, or quite literally punching through them with a uppercut that liquefied them on impact.

This combined with Oda Nobunaga's rapid-fire and impeccable sniping that had bodies falling left and right as bullets from seemingly nowhere, and Francis being for all intents and purposes a bulletproof juggernaut as he used his Density Control powers to grow an armor-like shell of dense obsidian to block rifle and gunfire from piercing into his flesh. This made it so that within a half-hour that through Francis's and Oda's combined effort that the encampment was left a barren bloodbath of where eviscerated corpses, sundered tents, and supernatural flame as Francis finished punching a hole through the last of the Imperial soldiers in the encampment.

Wherein after doing a sweep of the area in making sure that all those in the vicinity were dead, and that as far as he could see that no stragglers remained did he call Oda to his side…something that took a few moments before the militaristic Archer appeared, but with someone at in their group that they tossed to the side. That was a caramel-skinned man that looked to be in his early to mid 30's with dark green eyes, severe features, with a relatively slim build, a small hooked nose; that stood a head shorter than Francis; that wearing the standard of for an Imperial soldier albeit somewhat more fanciful in befitting of his station; with the exception of 4 bullet wounds in his legs and chest.

"I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that this is the reason it took you so long to get back to me?" Francis questioned

"That would be correct, soldier. I would have gotten back with this maggot in a fraction of the time. However, he proved to be a rather squirly one, and so I had to waste our valuable time hunting him down like a dog." Oda Nobunaga spoke in disdain for having to waste time on a maggot who beyond having exceptional agility was nothing she couldn't handle

"Alright, and I'm gonna guess that you are Lieutenant Taylor?" Francis questioned the green-eyed Lieutenant who looked at him fearfully in seeing his decimated company

"Y-Yes, I am." Lieutenant Taylor replied feeling fear creep into his body

"Well, Lieutenant, I hope you're ready to meet the Grim Reaper. Considering that with you being on this Iolkal guys' payroll, and him being a sack of dog crap, and you not at least doing something to stop him from being one. That I'm putting you out of commission." Francis said to hm as he turned his right hand into its Obsidian Knuckle form

"Wait! In my defense, what he's offering is a pretty great deal, and I'm sure that if you just put this all as water under the bridge. That I can get you whatever you want, money, women, a spot in the Imperial Army, you name it." Lieutenant Taylor told him

"Can you undo all the damage that Iolkal has done to the women he's kidnapped, abused, and killed?" Was Francis's sole question

"I'm sorry what?" Lieutenant Taylor asked

"You heard me. Can you undo all the damage that Iolkal has done to the women he's kidnapped, abused, killed? Can you undo all the families whose mothers, sisters, daughters, and aunts had ripped from them because Lolkal couldn't keep it in his pants, or because he wanted to be a wannabe pimp had taken a loved one from their home? Can you do that for me, Lieutenant, can you?" Francis asked once again as the fury in his voice rose as his fist clenched harder and harder

"No, I can't, but I'm sure I can offer you something just as good, trust me once you've…" Lieutenant Taylor tried to say but his plea fell on deaf ears as Francis's massive fist struck and caved in the Lieutenant's face

"Yeaaahhh, we're not doing that." Was the only words Francis spoke as the headless corpse slumped to the ground

"Good riddance, someone who doesn't even have the dignity to face their death with honor is a disgrace. Even moreso to that uniform he wore." Oda Nobunaga spoke in great approval of Francis's execution

"The fact that that idiot tried to bribe me with the women we are trying to save…That is just a new level of despicable if I've ever heard it." Francis replied as Oda's reputation meter rose to 40/100 from the act

"I wholeheartedly agree, men like that are a pitiful disgrace to their countrymen for being so corrupt…The only question now is what do we do from here, soldier?" Oda Nobunaga questioned

"We get the hell out of here, and find the last Lieutenant on Iolkal's payroll. After that, we go headhunting for this Colonel Chimaev guy. The faster we find him, the better." Francis answered back on what their next move was

"Understood. Now get us out of here, we have a long ways back to our hotel room." Oda ordered as she hopped on Francis's back

"Aye, Aye captain." Francis responded before flying off into the May night


(3 days later, 4:13 Pm , May 8th, 1176 I.E, Western Carnifex Imperium)

It would be a few days later as Oda in seeing that having more change in their pocket and wanting to further test themselves, decided that now would be as good a time as any to try their luck against their 1st Danger Beast.

"Are you sure you're up for this Oda?" Francis asked the archer that rode atop his back

"Of course, soldier. I have been hearing that these Danger Beasts are nothing to be scoffed at, from the very moment you summoned me here. Hence why, I want to test my mettle against one of these creatures." Oda Nobunaga answered back

"Hey, if you're this gung-ho about it; then I will support you. However, the first sign that things are getting out of hand, and we get the heck out of there…Challenging some random monster to a test of our strength, isn't worth risking life and limb over." Francis said as they continued their flight in search of said Danger Beast to face off against

"Don't worry, even if it should come to that. I know full well that this beast will remember the pain we will give it!" Oda Nobunaga spoke undeterred

"Now come on then, we have a Danger Beast to vanquish!' Said the Archer as Francis nodded and pushed onward towards their potential quarry

From there it took them nearly 4 minutes of searching until they spotted a Danger Beast that caught their eye, yet as they closed in on it did Francis recognize that it wasn't so much of a Dange Beast as it was to his surprise a Yugioh monster running through the grasslands. The creature in question being that of a Salamangreat Miragestellio with twin golden orbs of flame surrounding its head like dual halos, as the bestial XYZ monster let out a bellowing bleat that sounded like a combination of goat and kori bustard than that of a horse.

As such in seeing the creature in question that was a bit bigger than a Clydesdale, had Francis's intrigue and curiosity as to how something like that could be in this world, and how its card effects could translate into the living world; had the Gamer wanting to see if he could stack up against such a creature. Hence why he landed some 60 feet away from it allowing for his servant to set up in firing range of the creature while he flew to be above said creature so he could get the drop on it from above.

With it being a few tense moments of waiting as Francis to be on the safe side activated his Obsidian Knuckles as after nearly a minutes' worth of waiting did his servant finally take her shot, as she fired a shot aimed at the junction between its left foreleg and its chest. The round pierced through its metallic flesh and burst forth through the other side as fiery reddish-golden ichor spurted from the wound, as it bleated once more in pain; staggering back as it looked frantically for the culprit who wounded it.

It was in that moment as it was staggering about and looking for who shot it, that from nearly 40 feet in the air did Francis come crashing into it with a fearsome elbow drop that the Miragestellio barely dodged the impact of him crashing into it; with a level of grace and agility that befitted its large yet nonetheless agile frame. But it was in that same movement of it galloping away from his elbow drop did it bleat once more as the flames on its body roared to life, as it attempted to charge him as a fiery battering ram that rushed after him at great speeds.

Francis in trusting in his great strength and durability decided to try and match the creature, and bounded towards it to meet its charge with a Superman punch of his own aimed at its skull, the two forces being quick to collide with each other as the moment they made contact with each other did the ground beneath them crack. With neither budging an inch from their point of collision, yet this did not stop Francis despite being shorter than the creature from going for the clinch and grappling with it, as he wrestled with the Miragestellio in trying to take it down to the ground where he could exert his will upon it and choke it to death.

But this was easier said than done when he was trying to avoid being burnt seriously in any meaningful capacity was the creature thrashed in his grip, yet it was lucky for the millitant archer that thanks to her summoner grappling with it; that she was able to get off 3 going on 4 shots on its left flank. The rounds in question piercing through its metallic flesh in rapid succession; causing it to further thrash about and try to buck the redheaded Gamer off of it as it was being shot by Oda who got off a 5th round into its rear left leg as its haunch.

As such in seeing that he wasn't going to secure the takedown without taking a good deal of burns from the creature, Francis simply settled for uppercutting the creature in the stomach and sending it flying a good 15 feet away from him. The redheaded Gamer was quick to start patting out the still forming scorch-marks and would-be flames that were attempting to catch on his shirt and pants, but it was also as he did so that he saw the Miragestellio let out a loud bleat-like screech as one of the orbs signifying a Overlay Unit imploded in a burst of golden flame.

'Oh that can't be good.' Were Francis's sole thoughts

And not good it was, considering that not even 6 seconds later did he have to backhand a Salamangreat Jack Jaguar from attempting to pounce upon him as it tried to race towards him, and take a chunk out of his neck. The fiery feline managed to recover from the hefty backhand before letting out a shrill roar at the redheaded Gamer before circling him alongside the Miragestellio that summoned it to aid in its battle against its adversary.

However, the moment that the Jack Jaguar went to pounce on the redheaded gamer did a shot from seemingly out of nowhere come to blow its head clean off its shoulders, causing the creature to fall dead at his feet as it began to quickly disintegrate into golden flames. Which left Francis free to strike the Miragestellio with a counter right uppercut to its clavicle as it came rushing forward in that same moment Jack Jaguar tried to pounce upon him and tear his throat open, sending it into the air where Francis flew up towards it to smack it back down with a right hook to its left flank.

The Salamangreat in question bleeting in agonizing pain as its ribs were shattered by the attack, as Francis flew alongside its descent in order to fiercely piledrive it into the ground with such force that the ground reverberated from the loud TTTHHOOOOMMM of him slamming it into the ground. What with Miragestellio trying as it was being ground and pounded on by an assortment of haymakers and elbows to the face, that rapidly began to cave its skull in and send more of the fiery golden ichor across the crater; tried to summon another Salamangreat to its aid.

However, Francis, seeing it attempt to do so, had grabbed it by its neck and punched it out of the crater with such force that its right forelimb was blown apart from the sheer force, as a bloody hole was put into its side. Leaving it a wide open target for Oda Nobunaga to quickly fire a volley of shots at Miragestellio that packed so much power that as those several shots were fired in quick succession, grapefruit-sized holes were left in the Miragestellio's body as it plummeted to the ground; dead as a doornail.

"Well, that was definitely unexpected." Francis said as Oda came from her hiding place

"Indeed, it was a somewhat challenging foe to face. Nonetheless, it was an interesting one to have fought against. Even moreso when it possessed the capacity to summon creatures like it to its aid." Oda Nobunaga remarked at the deceased 'Danger Beasts' ability

"You've got that right, Oda…But at least we know that if these Danger Beasts are anything like what we just thought. Then we may have our hands-full down the line." Francis noted to himself

'Also, what in the actual fuck are Yu-Gi-Oh monsters doing in this place?! Unless Yugioh somehow had a crossover with this world that I didn't know about, then there's some major fuckery afoot.' Francis remarked to himself too busy wondering about all the possibilities that were instore if Yugioh monsters were in this new world to notice the quest completion having come up

"Agreed, soldier. This opens up a whole new world of possibilities for us too rove our greatness against!" Oda Nobunaga spoke excited for the new challenges ahead

"You've got that right, Oda. Anyways, how about we go hunting for food, and set up somewhere to make camp for the night?" Francis suggested to the militaristic looking archer

"Sounds great to me, soldier. Let's get moving, I would rather not waste daylight while we still have it." Oda Nobunaga spoke as the two then departed into the wilds in seach of food and a place to make camp for the day


(4 hours later, 8:28 Pm, Western Carnifex Imperium)

Meanwhile as the hours would wear on into a warm May night, and after a relatively decent dinner made by Oda and himself who while not a 5-star chef by any means; had managed to make the 2 deer that Francis had found and killed into a well made dinner that both were able to enjoy by the campfire they were able to make for the night.

"Alright, now that everything's all settled and the tent is all done up. I can finally take a look at what this mystery mission was; while Oda is cleaning her rifle." Francis said from within the confines of the Tent

Hidden Quest Completed: A Dangerous Beast Vanquished?

Main Objective: Survive an encounter with a Danger Beast
Bonus Objective: Survive with 100% health (Completed)
Bonus Objective 2: Survive with 50% Health (Completed)
Rewards: 1 Random Item Token, 2 Gatcha Tokens.

"Those are great and all, but I gotta ask why the hell are Yugioh monsters here? Because, I feel like something's up with that?" Francis questioned

That is simple. Given that the world selected while a very decent starting world overall, it is still comparatively small all things considered in comparison to some of the other choices for the random selection. As such it was decided that the world itself would be expanded in order to give you the candidate, more to explore and play around with. Hence why some but not all Yugioh monsters have been introduced into the world.

"So I'm not gonna have to worry about having to fight Slifer the Sky Dragon, any Phantom Beasts, or any Barian World nonsense from Yugioh Zexal?" Francis asked as a avid Yugioh fan

No you will not. It was decided that inputting things of that caliber into your starting world would be a terrible idea all things considered. As such you will not have to worry about things of that nature through your playthrough of this world.
Granted things such as a Blue-Eyes Twin Burst Dragon, Blackwings, Raidraptors, Myutants, Dark World monsters, Ancient Gears, and etc will be potential threats you may face in the future as examples; from the Yugioh universe. As such I would prepare for the worst regarding them.

"Good to know, good to know. Anyway, its' nice to know about that and thanks for the headsup. Should I know about any other tricks you've put here?" Francis questioned wondering what else the mystery entity had in store for him

At the moment no. There are still things that are kept in waiting as you further progress through the world at large. As such I will not give out that information until it is necessary.

"Fair enough, it wouldn't be fun if I had everything told to me. That would ruin all the fun surprises I get to go up against." Francis said knowing that if everything were spoiled for him then the fun of this world wouldn't be as such

Now your getting it. So as always, good luck and godspeed…I cannot wait to see how your going to fair once the canon of this world begins.
"I'm sure I'll be fine, I mean I've got Oda and my superpowers with me." Francis said under his breath before his servant dressed in dark red sweatpants and matching tank-top came into tent with her rifle in her arms

"Alright, now that my rifle is properly taken care of. I wish to ask something of you, soldier." Oda Nobunaga spoke as they took a seat across from Francis who had been munching on a bag of pretzels

"Sure, I have nothing to really hide. So ask whatever it is; is on your mind." Francis responded

"Good. What I want to know from you; is what our endgame is to be in this strange land? I do not mind crushing our adversaries to display our strength and greatness, as we no doubt should. However, I am curious as to what our goals beyond taking down this Lolkal is to be?" Oda Nobunaga questioned regarding what their endgame was to be

"Honestly, Oda. I have absolutely no clue what my endgame is while we're here. I have barely been here a month, and I still don't know what I'm doing most of the time. All I do know is that, I am here trying to do the best I can to be a good man with what I have." Francis answered back

"So for now, the main thing that's on my mind is to just help where I can. If that means getting rid of every sorry sonuvabitch, that's doing wrong in this country. Then I'm fine with that and then some, because as it stands this place is lacking on heroes and stuff, and who better to be a hero to the people than somebody that wants to do the best they can when things are absolutely crazy." Francis added in simply wanting to be a good person and use his newfound superpowers to do the best that he could in this weird new world

"And that's all you aspire for? No desires for ultimate power, or wanting to rule thie land as its new king, or even to cultivate a harem of beautiful women to have at your beck and call." Oda Nobunaga asked

"Yup! I don't really care for any of that stuff. For one having 'ultimate power' is great and all, but what the hell am I even gonna do with all that stuff once I get it. Not to mention that everything becomes as dull as staring at paint dry, once you do get it and I'd rather stick with what I get and what I have than that….Second, ruling oer anything is overrated as hell, and no offense to you or anything being the kickass warlord of Japan that you were during your time, but personally I just see being a ruler of a nation, country, state or town to be just boring…Too much red-tape and politics to deal with to make it worth my time, plus all the other upkeep of being a ruler that I do not have the patience for." Francis replied regarding such things

"Then thirdly, having a harem of beautiful women sounds great on paper. But unless I magically gain the insight into managing that without it collapsing in on itself, or preventing them from getting jealous of each other to the point of infighting. Then worst of all after all of that, dealing with that and not having time for myself…I think I will take a hard pass on that stuff." Francis added as his reasons for rejecting such things

The redheaded Gamer in question saw things of that nature too be way to much of a hassle for his liking, given that he wanted to focus on the here and now, and not having to play politics given that as far as he was concerned it was too much of a living headache too deal with; when he could be out doing things he actually liked. Hence why he figured that things like 'ultimate power' could take a hike since it'd ruin all the fun he'd have in his new lease on life in the long-term, being a ruler could shove it for all he cared as he'd rather not play a glorified babysitter to the masses, and a harem while nice was something he didn't have patience for at the moment given how much work was needed to maintain it.

"If that is the case, then who am I to judge you, soldier. Granted, I can't argue with you regarding the rulership part, as between you and me those stuffy nobles were a boring lot that hard the gall to look down on soldiers that got their hands dirty. They respected the samurai for what we did, no doubt during that era, but I could see it on their faces that as a unified Japan under my fist that they still looked down upon me as though I were some meager peasant." Oda Nobunaga spoke holding no lost love in her heart for noblemen who didn't know what it was like to be through the meatgrinder of war

"Considering how messed up this world is so far. I have a bad feeling that we're going to be dealing with a good chunk of uppity noblemen…That is the last thing I wanted to have on my mind right now." Francis said back dreading the day when he'd have to fraternize with holier-than-though nobles

"Luckily, that day won't come for a long time, soldier. Right now, our objective is towards taking down this Iolkal and all associated with him. And we will do so in spectacular fashion; that will have our names on the tongues of every man and woman in this country! That much I am sure of." Oda Nobunaga spoke knowing that greatness was within their periphery

"And you're alright with being here with me for the long haul?...Even if I'm not aspiring to be some great ruler, or going on some fancy-schmancy revenge quest, or so 3rd over-the-top thing? Because you may be my servant, Oda, but I am not gonna force you to stay with me if you don't want too.' Francis told the millitant archer

"While I appreciate that you give me that much autonomy as your servant. Understand that I am not going anywhere, your my commander and I am here to fight alongside you in the trenches no matter what…So regardless of whatever may come, I am standing by your side no matter what happens! I would be doing myself and you a disservice by not sticking by you, to see you become something great!" Oda Nobunaga said to Francis as they beat their fist over their chest

"That is why as the unifier of Japan, and one of the greatest warlords of the East, that I Oda Nobunaga swear that I will fight alongside you till the bitter end!" The archer in question declared to the Gamer

"And I Francis Raphael Holyfield, promise that I will do the best I can to make sure that I'm something awesome for you. You've stuck with me for a month now, and the least I can do is get strong enough to ake it so you don't regret having me alongside you…What kind of soldier would I be, if I didn't preform to the best of my ability for my comrade/kickass tactician." Francis swore in kind to the Archer

+8 Reputation/+12 Obedience to Oda Nobunaga (Archer) for your promising to be a great warrior and comrade to serve alongside them. 52/100 and 72/100

"This, this is what I love to hear, soldier. As mark my words this Empire will know our greatness, whether it wants to or not!" Oda Nobunaga said in excitement

"Hey, I am more than fine with that, Oda. But until that comes, I say we get to bed for now. I want to be up and at it 1st thing so we can get back to hitting up Iolkal's whorehouses, and some more slave auction houses too…Time waits for no man, and I wanna be ready for just about anything." Francis spoke wanting to be proactive when it came to getting rid of such things

"Good idea…In that case, goodnight and godspeed for the morning." Oda replied as they clambered into their sleeping back while Francis turned out the lantern keeping the tent alight

"Goodnight to you too, Oda." Francis said as he ate the last of his bag of pretzels before laying down for the night

'So on top of everything else to worry about. There's also the whole Yugioh monsters being a thing in this world too…Honestly, its not the worst thing in the world, but at the same time I really gotta count my blessings that all we fought was a Miragestellio. If it were something like an Odd-Eyes Dragon or Ancient Gear Golem, then we could've been in some hot water.' Francis remarked to himself on how bad things could've gone today


(3 days later, May 11th, 1176 I.E, Western Carnifex Imperium, 3:45 Pm)

It would be a few days after their encounter with the Miragestellio, as Oda and Francis were having a late lunch for the day after taking out another slew of Slave Auction Houses in the southwestern section of the Imperium; something that was made easier to traverse towards with the Archer now having a handy-dandy new hoverboard to ride upon thanks in part to his expending a Gacha to make it happen.

"So how're you liking your new ride so far, Oda?" Francis asked as Oda was eating the last of her shrimp

"I will admit that it is still taking some getting used to. Considering that something so strange can allow me to fly so freely. However, it shall not take me too much longer to master, after all this is I we are talking about…So there is nothing beyond my grasp that I cannot master in due time." Oda Nobunaga answered back sure of herself that she could and would get downpat riding a hoverboard in due time

"Also, as an added bonus once you get the hang of it. You can do mounted combat from range, as think about it Oda, an entirely new vantage point of being able to shoot people down once you master being able to ride your bike." Francis told her as he finished his 3rd plate of food

"Now I HAVE to master riding this vehicle to the best of my ability! Gone are the days where I can strike down our enemies from the ground alone, and soon are the days of being able to do so from both land and sky." Oda Nobunaga said nearly starry-eyed at the potential of being able to strike from an entirely new avenue of attack

"I can see it now, my streaking across the skies on my mechanical steed. Our enemies; hapless to stop my bullets from raining down upon them, oooohhhhh what a glorious time it will be." Oda Nobunaga added

"And I am all here for it." Francis said back

"Nonetheless, soldier. What is on the itinerary for the day, once we are finished here?" Oda Nobunaga wondered as to what they were going to do from here

"The plan was to hit up one of Iolkal's whorehouses in the area; since we've taken down a little over half of them…which is insane if you ask me. Then from there we start working on getting rid of the last of the Lieutenants on Lolkal's payroll, and lastly we start headhunting for this Colonel Chimaev guy." Francis answered back on what their next course of action would be

"That sounds like a decent plan. Any idea where the last lieutenant and their company is located?" Oda Nobunaga questioned

"Yes, he and his people are located in the southern portion of the Empire…I say that we wait till nightfall while all of them are asleep, and use the cover of night to obliterate them while they mill about to get their bearings. I doubt they'll be ready for anyone coming for their necks at 2 or 3 in the morning." Francis answered back on how he wanted to finish things with this last Imperial lieutenant

"That is a fine basis for a plan and one we can workshop later; once we have a better understanding of the encampments' layout. However, I do have concerns about this Colonel Chimaev we are hunting." Oda Nobunaga spoke

"What about him?" Francis questioned

"Considering that he is of a higher rank; than what we are dealing with in regards to these maggots we have hunted. He will more than likely be at a significantly higher caliber of opponent than we have faced. Then there is also the key factor that he is on the side of the Revolutionaries and whomever they have at their disposal. As such, taking him out of the picture will not be as simple as we initially thought." Oda Nobunaga spoke regarding the potential threats they would be facing in this Colonel

"That isn't even counting whoever he has on his side as moles for the Empire, since he's on Iolkal's payroll." Francis replied in realizing that the scope of what they would be potentially dealing with just increased immensely

"Indeed, as such when we face against him and his forces. We will need to be on high alert against any and everything he may have at his disposal." Oda Nobunaga said back

What with the former warlord knowing that taking down Colonel Chimaev wasn't going to be as simple or as easy as storming their encampment, given that they would not only have a larger regiment of soldiers under their leadership, but also have soldiers and mercenaries from the Empire on hand as well as any other surprises up his sleeve.

"Fair point, so I guess that means we're doing recon duty as soon as we get to him?" Francis asked as the militant archer nodded

"Correct you are, soldier. We need to know as much as possible about who we're dealing with before striking out. Knowledge is power, and to be unprepared against any enemy is certain doom." The militant Archer said to him

"In that case, here's to more headhunting. Because, the only way we're gonna find out more about this Colonel guy is by getting our hands dirty. Since I doubt anyone's gonna tell us anything beyond surface-level stuff, if we just ask around about him." Francis replied figuring that there wasn't going to be anyone who was just gonna spout off what this Colonel Chimaev was like

"That is a good observation, soldier. While there are some that love to puff and preen like peacocks, others like to keep to themselves and the shadows. And when you are on the side of revolution as our current targets are, I doubt there will be many loose lips willing to talk so freely about him beyond surface-level praises…Granted it's a shame, as I would want everyone to know of my exploits as I had done so during my unification of Japan decades ago, but that would be mere semantics at that point." Oda Nobunaga said back as her mind trailed off to her exploits from her days as the unifier of her homeland and the grisly battle thereof

"Can't argue with that, Oda. Let's just hope that our headhunting for this Chimaev guy goes well. Otherwise, we'll have to really get our hands dirty to flush him out, and I'd rather not do that." Francis spoke in wanting to keep his hands as 'clean' as possible when it came to taking down Iolkal

"I will follow your lead wherever it takes us. However, you have to understand that in war there is no evading the inevitable of having blood on your hands…The only question is, how much are you willing to spill in order to get what you want?" The militant Archer asked the red-headed Gamer

"I'm willing to do a lot of things to get the job done, Oda. But at the current moment there's just a lot of lines I'm not willing to cross right now, in order to see that done." Francis answered back regarding his moral limitations at the moment

"Fair enough. Everyone has lines they aren't willing to cross. Even myself surprisingly enough for how fantastic of a tactician and marksman I am. That I, the great Oda Nobunaga, would have limitations." Oda Nobunaga said to her master

"That being said, these are conversations we can dive further in depth into; when we do not have more pressing matters on the line." Oda Nobunaga added as Francis left money and a decently sized tip for the service and food

"Gotcha, let's go, Oda. We have work to do." Francis said as the two departed from their table

"Well, it looks like we're gonna have a lot to tell Najenda about, Leone." Said Lubbock as Leone was busy drinking her beer

"Yeah, like how that guy is a total hottie." Was Leone's response after ogling at Francis for the duration of his conversation with the shortstack Archer

"Can you not think about fucking someone, for five minutes? I swear of all the people to get stuck with, it had to be the stacked babe who thinks about dick and partying most of the time." Lubbock said his gaze never leaving the duo for a moment

"It's not my fault that he's better looking than you. Besides, I know I'm a degenerate and I'm proud of it!" Leone replied unabashedly of her perverseness

"Whatever, but even you gotta admit that what they said about Colonel Chimaev sounds fishy…If he's really working for Lolkal like those two were talking about. Then shit is a lot more foul than what we figured." Lubbock said back as Leone's demeanor turned more serious at the mention of Lolkal

"If Chimaev is really involved with that bastard, then count me in for exposing him. That monster has to pay for all the bullshit he's committed, and if one of our own is involved. Then he's gotta go along with that bloated bastard." Leone said having a personal bone to pick with the Prime Minister's cousin

"Don't worry, Leone. We'll get him one of these days, we all know what he did to have you wind up in the slums." Lubbock assured the blonde assassin

"As long as that sack of shit dies, I don't care how we do it. He and Honest have to pay!" Leone said with nothing but pure fury towards both men

"Trust me, they'll get what's coming to them soon enough. In the meantime we just have to keep playing the waiting game. That's the best we can do, until we gain an ace up our sleeves or something else comes up. That's the best we can do right now." Lubbock replied

"Don't remind me…I swear its getting boring as fuck waiting for something good to happen, so we can take the fight to the Empire already." Leone said back wishing they could act more aggressively against their enemy

"Until we can get someone who's just that good on our side. Then we keep doing what we have been." Lubbock spoke

"Now let's go, and report back to base already. The last thing anyone wants to hear is Mine open her big mouth about how she did so much 'better' than us." Lubbock added as he got up from their table

"That is the last thing I want to hear…I am nowhere near plastered enough to put up with her, being a smug bitch all day." Leone said as she downed the rest of liquor in one go before letting out a roar-like belch that rumbled the table slightly

"I would've ordered some too, but someone has to stay sober enough to give our report to Najenda." Lubbock responded before he and a tipsy Leone exited the restaurant

'Hopefully, this Iolkal shit ends up with him dead and that cute redhead next to me in bed.' Were Leone's drunken/lustful thoughts regarding the Gamer in question

+6 Affection to Leone for her thinking you're cute enough to take to pound town (8/100)

'I don't know who or what a Leone is, but I'm not gonna question it.' Francis said to himself as he and Oda continued on their way

With another encampment and lieutenant down, as well as slaying their 1st 'Danger Beast'; we now see them aiming for the final Lieutenant and their start of their hunt for Colonel Chimaev, a hunt that Night Raid all things considered may aid in to help take down Iokal…But how that will all proceed is something you will have to stay tuned for the new installments of, A Gamer Amongst Monsters: Alternative!


Alright, that'll do it for this one as I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter and everything that went along with it, as we continue more into the misadventures of our intrepid protagonist. Furthermore, i want to thank everyone for supporting the story thus far as it means a lot for every favorite, follow, and review given at the current moment, and as such I hope to see more of y'all for what's to come.

So with that being said, this is Pravus666 signing off until next time. What with the next chapter having our intrepid Gamer going up against the final Lieutenant on Iokal's payroll among other things, so stay tuned for that good stuff.

Part 1 Theme Song: ShutterSpeed by Karnivool

Random End Song: Blotter by Stone Sour


Now then onto some of the reviews from the last chapter.

Guest: I will be keeping up the original as even though I don't much like it, it does help in reminding me where I can improve upon and not to fall into the same traps that made me discontinue it to begin with. Also, in regards to Francis and Oda; them ripping up stuff in the Empire only amps up from here, because they are just getting started in what they're about to do to shake things up in the Empire overall; especially because their inteference in things will start having a good bit of ripple effects going outwards both for the Empire and Night Raid overall that I'm excited for!

AlphaandOmega1998Hardcore: I honestly just picked Oda because I thought she would be a bit of fun to bounce Francis off of. Glad you like what I'm doing with her so far into the story.

Imperialwarlord and Kalstorm99: Glad you guys like the story so far and as such hope you guys will stick around for more of what's to come.