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Chapter 32: A (Cargo's) Load of Troubles
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It didn't take too long for Big Boss to make his next move.
It's been just a day since I spoke with Minako, and I was surprised when I encountered Frank Jaegar waiting outside my house as I had planned to go out for a training session early in the morning.
"Tsukino."
I stopped to nod at him. "Jaegar. What are you doing here?"
"I was tasked to speak with you about... a potential exchange of informations," The man replied, fixing his 'Baseball Cap'. "My Friend also confirmed you weren't lying in regard to his old acquaintances."
Big Boss looked into the AI situation and found the Patriots' AIs.
"I suppose plans have been made to handle that rather than let that mess get too big to deal with."
"All I can say is that this friend of mine is taking steps to ruin that foolish idea for good," Frank calmly asserted, then looked around as if expecting trouble. "Alas, that's not the point of this meeting."
I rolled my eyes, biting back on how 'grittingly serious' things have gotten so suddenly. "And what is?"
"In private. There's a park nearby."
Oh yes, 'in private'. It is not because Naomi is there too and she wanted to play at the nearby playground. I didn't voice this sass as I could tell the man was really trying to be quite polite here and I didn't want to make enemies with his group. After a few minutes, we were sitting by a nearby bench while the girl was busy playing with other kids.
"I wished to discuss about an organization we recently learned about. Nomad," He started to explain. "Outer Heaven was able to find only some loose ties, nothing concrete about them. But they are a group of mercenaries if not more."
I tensed up a bit at the name, and I thought about what to say or do in this situation.
On the one hand, I could info-dumb again as these days had seen me do that a lot but... at the same time, the topic wasn't something I could just bring up since 1) I didn't want to have anything to do with Kuroto because I don't want to; 2) I felt like this meant opening a front that could do more harm than good for my side depending on how I express the matter and... 3) I felt like this would really put the whole Dark World's situation on the forefront and may trigger a moral degeneration of the planet akin to vanilla Taimaninverse.
None of those options were good, so I decided that, for once, I wouldn't play the 'lore-giver' but rather facilitate the situation by relying on another faction...
Or I am dropping this responsibility on someone else's lap.
In this case, I really had a few reliable individuals that could work with that. And the one I called was mor ethan happy to spend a day at the park with her daughter.
In less than twenty minutes, Yukikaze and Naomi were giggling while being utter gremlins together while Frank and Shiranui. In a rather odd display of politeness between the two, I couldn't help like these two were actually quite well-geared with one another. Frank was respectful of Shiranui, while Shiranui looked amused of handling such a 'prim and proper' individual. After some introductions, I was able to sneak out of that situation.
I may want to nurture my connection with Outer Heaven, but I wasn't going to do that at the expense of my sanity.
As I left these two to have a lovely talk on how there's a whole new dimensions and rapey demons, I went off to get my training session started. No way I was skipping on it, and I knew things were only going to get worse in the long run if I didn't keep my pace as high as it was.
I would say that, after the last two weeks of intense training, I had gotten to a very impressive level where I definitely was going to have it easy while handling Season II foes (if things were power-leveled properly).
Training Dump
(Natural Expert (Earth) - LVL.31/100) - Your capacity to understand Natural Science. Current Level allows for PHD-level, granting you a +162% ATK Boost when facing animals known to Earth.
DING! You reached LVL.10 of an INT-based Skill. Receive +1 INT!
DING! You reached LVL.20 of an INT-based Skill. Receive +2 INT!
DING! You reached LVL.30 of an INT-based Skill. Receive +3 INT!
(Chemistry EX 1 - LVL.29/100) - Your capacity to understand Chemistry. Current Level allows for College School-tier, granting you a +102% Boost to Chemical Production.
DING! You reached LVL.10 of an INT-based Skill. Receive +1 INT!
DING! You reached LVL.20 of an INT-based Skill. Receive +2 INT!
(Explosive Expert - LVL.44/100) - Your capacity to understand Craftmanship. Current Level allows for Seasoned Explosive Researcher, granting you a +102% Boost to Explosive Compounds' Production.
DING! You reached LVL.10 of an INT-based Skill. Receive +1 INT!
DING! You reached LVL.20 of an INT-based Skill. Receive +2 INT!
DING! You reached LVL.30 of an INT-based Skill. Receive +3 INT!
DING! You reached LVL.40 of an INT-based Skill. Receive +4 INT!
(Medicine - LVL.64/100) - Your capacity to understand and employ Medical Knowledge. +39% Effect Boost for Healing Items you consume or create.
DING! You reached LVL.40 of an INT-based Skill. Receive +4 INT!
DING! You reached LVL.50 of an INT-based Skill. Receive +5 INT!
DING! You reached LVL.60 of an INT-based Skill. Receive +6 INT!
INT: 379
DING! You reached 350 INT, improved Skill!
(Ethereal Mind - LVL.6) - Your Mind is the Truth of your Body. Unlocks Mana Points (MP): 350/350. (This skill will evolve every 50 INT you have after 100.)
You have run for 300 Km, get +1500 SP.
You have completed 900 Push-Ups, get +1800 HP.
You have completed 2000 Sit-Ups, get +2000 HP.
HP: 19040/19040
BP: 100/100
SP: 5095/5095
MP: 350/350
(Healthy Body - LVL.190) - Your Body is the Temple of your Mind. +475% Boost to all Stats. (This skill will evolve the more HP you have.)
(Sprint+ - LVL.409) - Use SPs to increase your speed by 918%. Price: 8 SP per Minute. (This skill will evolve the more SP you have.)
(HEMA - LVL.100/100) - Your capacity to understand and employ HEMA in combat. +100% ATK Boost while using a proper Weapon and HEMA-related Stances.
DING! You reached LVL.80 of an ATK-based Skill. Receive +9 ATK!
DING! You reached LVL.80 of an ATK-based Skill. Receive +10 ATK!
(Boxing EX1 - LVL.87/100) - Your capacity to practice Boxing at an Above-Human Level. 274% Boost to your ATK when using the Boxing Style.
DING! You reached LVL.60 of an ATK-based Skill. Receive +6 ATK!
DING! You reached LVL.70 of an ATK-based Skill. Receive +7 ATK!
DING! You reached LVL.80 of an ATK-based Skill. Receive +8 ATK!
You used the Traction bar x 600. Get +600 ATK and +600 DEF!
You punched a Punching Bag for 940 times. Get +94 ATK!
ATK: 2589
DEF: 1972
DING! You reached 2500 ATK, improved Skill!
(Bulk Up EX4) - Spending half of your Max SP, obtain a 1000% Boost on your Stats for 15 min.
After all, I already got a taste on how there can be power-creeps in MN, and some non-canonical situations unfolding that ultimately put me in a rather tight spot. One where bullshit of equal measure had to save me.
I doubted at this point I was going to get my ass rescued by Queen Serenity again, and shit is only going to get rapidly shittier on the powerscale of the foes I was going to face. I looked at my stat menu again, I would do this all the time I thought of this, and I would try to convince myself that I was getting overpowered.
All those impressive stuff. All those big numbers, and yet I got taken out with ease by Frank Jaegar with a syringe.
Narcotics were a problem, and I doubt that this lingered on the normal stuff. What if I got hit by a poisonous gas? What if I got hit by a magical spell that put me to sleep for an unknown duration of time?
I could tell the best way to handle that w as to entertain the power of magic and try to get my body to a more super-human shape in regards to natural ailments.
Alas, I was able to get one thing dealt with through the last time I met with sleep-inducing injection. I had to approach Yui on this and even while she gave me light stuff to get my body accustomed to it, I couldn't help but be nervous around tinkering around light sleeping pills.
(Drug Resistance (Normal) - LVL.46/100) - Your body's capacity to resist all forms of normal drugs. Current Resistance: 46%.
Surprisingly enough, while the pills' purpose for me was to originally help me work an endurance on this sort of stuff, I also felt more at ease with the meds. I thought it was odd, maybe it was just the feeling of being 'chill' with life and... and that was bad. I had completely overlooked how much I had been working my mind to pure and utter exhaustion. I was not going to slow down too much, but I came to realize how all this stress was doing me more harm than else.
Gamer's Mind didn't nullify my mental stress, and I couldn't ignore the problem as it could only get worse from here. An example of that was when I returned home to enjoy a nap after training, and I felt a bit tempted to skip on a needed shower with how sore I was.
I knew that I couldn't relent the pressure too much, but that's why I looked now forward for the nights I spent as Moon Knight.
In fact, once I was done with dinner and everyone was asleep, I felt the breeze caressing Tokyo hit me the very moment I stepped out of my window and hooked my way to the nearest rooftop. Crime had dropped significantly after the battle with Metalia. A lot of criminal groups either broke away after that near-death experience or the bigger one had outright taken a 'vacation' to reorganize themselves after that situation.
So, most of my patrols were usually spent checking the city and enjoying an overall peaceful Tokyo.
Tonight wasn't going to be peaceful.
As I was doing my usual rounds, I noticed some interesting guys by the docks. Lots of black-masked, white-beretted dudes moving around with guns by one of the large cargo ships that hadn't been there the previous night. They were patrolling themselves, but they were keeping to the ship.
Didn't look like a small group of criminals, so I was extra careful in putting a few to sleep with the power of my knuckles before sneaking inside the ship. I was really curious on what organization was behind this, and as I delved deep enough, took care of a few more guards, I finally stumbled on a little gold mine of info: the captain's cabin.
It took a little bomb to blast the safe's look, and the documents I found there left me aghast on what I stumbled upon. I thought this was a new group, maybe another crossover, but I can confidently say this was something from Sailor Moon... yet not in a way that I was that pleased to learn about.
This was Season III material. The reasons I could tell this much was tied to a few important things I found in the paperwork. Such as orders exchanged with a 'Dr. Feelgood', and the mentions of 'reviving their Supreme Lord as per their Mistress' command'. This was in reference to Pharaoh 90 and Mistress 9.
The guys I just put to sleep moments earlier this finding were influenced by what Pharaoh 90 used to control items and people: Daimons. To explain this sort of entity as quickly as possible - a parasite akin to the Plagas, yet it was more difficult to know when someone was influenced by it as the Daimons could effortlessly control bodies without showing any signs of 'anomalous behavior'.
And as I finished reading those papers, gritting my teeth at this discovery, I-
BANG!
A loud gunshot coming from behind me had me tense up. I felt someone being hit by the bullet as a pained howl and blood splattering by the wall beside me confirmed this, and I turned to see one of the guards falling on the ground, their bodies writhing in pain before-
BANG!
Another gunshot, this time wrecking the man's head, hit him. The guard had tried to sneak behind me, gun ready to drill me with some lead, but someone had interrupted them. And that somehow blew the smoke away from the revolver's barrel.
There was silence after that as I looked up at the source of the 'save', and I frowned at a very familiar individual, an old man with whitening blonde hair, twirling the gun he used momentarily before holstering it away and approaching me.
"The little Knight of the Moon," He muttered in broken Japanese, the Russian accent evident. "Didn't expect to find you here in this mission of mine."
If I had been quite calm talking with Big Boss, I was in a less than pleased mood while handling someone of the caliber of Revolver Ocelot in an enclosed room.
Mean Russian Guy that served (or perhaps 'still serves') as Big Boss' main rival. Learned a lot from his mistakes, is the son of The Boss, and he is a very unpredictable entity even back in his canon universe.
"Howdy there... uh, sir?"
He didn't reply to that, merely walking up to the desk where I had settled some of the papers.
"Are you here for a mission?"
Ocelot merely nodded, and yet he then turned to me, eyeing the papers I had in my hands. Perhaps it was a bit of unease driving me to do what I did next, but I walked up to the desk to add the files to the rest of the pile.
The old man nodded again and... "Do you know what's going on?"
"Sorta. Kind of falls in my list of responsibilities," I muttered briefly. "All I know is that the guy who's doing all of this is... doing a whole lot more than I had expected."
"Explain," He ordered and I huffed.
"Long story short, there's this scientist that got mind-controlled by a bad guy after being tricked that all of this will save his fragile daughter," I answered swiftly. "And this means that things are going to get very interesting in Tokyo."
"Like with the weird sun?"
I nodded and Ocelot cussed (definitely was a cuss from the undertone) in Russian.
"So, I will take my leave and-"
"We will have another talk. Soon," Ocelot muttered, eyes still aimed at the papers in the desk.
As I left from where I came from, I realized all thugs had been shot by Ocelot. No one had survived his arrival, and I didn't feel that displeased by it.
Without the proper tools, cleansing someone of a Daimon's influence was impossible. So, that was the best way to handle the issue early on but... I found this situation kind of 'promising' despite the curve ball that was the use of Daimons to recruit mercenaries.
After all, this was an opportunity to solve Season III's issues before Season II, and this sounded very good in my book.
AN
Shingo tries to fuck with the plot (again), but this time the plot is ready to fight with lead to survive. Luckily for him, Ocelot is around and...
Why do I hear two little girls cheering on two lone parents to go on dates?
END CHAPTER STATS
Name: Tsukino Shingo
LVL. 49
Age: 11
EXP: 260/660
Title: Princess Serenity's Otouto
Money: 16.954.000Y
HP: 19040/19040
BP: 100/100
SP: 5095/5095
MP: 350/350
ATK: 2589 (14887)
DEF: 1972 (11339)
INT: 379 (2179)
LCK: 85 (489)
PASSIVE SKILLS
(Gamer's Body) - Your body follows game logic.
(Gamer's Mind) - Your mental factors follow game logic- your thoughts are protected by this skill's effect.
(Human Being - 10YO Child) - You are recognized by laws and people as a child due to your young age. Add a +25% ATK Boost to Sneak Attacks, +45 SP/min Recharge, Add a -75% Price Reduction to Learning-related events.
(Moon Dynasty - False) - Some members of your family are reincarnations to the Moon Dynasty of the First Millenium, while you are not. Receive a +5% ATK Boost while using Moon Magic attacks.
(Healthy Body - LVL.190) - Your Body is the Temple of your Mind. +475% Boost to all Stats. (This skill will evolve the more HP you have.)
(Ethereal Mind - LVL.5) - Your Mind is the Truth of your Body. Unlocks Mana Points (MP): 300/300. (This skill will evolve every 50 INT you have after 100.)
(Physical Endurance - LVL.98) - Your capacity to endure attacks is increased by 98%. (This skill will evolve the more DEF you have.)
(Learning Capacity - LVL.80/80) - Learning-related events have a -80% Price Reduction. (This skill will evolve the more INT you have.)
(Japanese Master Linguist - LVL.100/100) - You have an absolute understanding of Japanese! Your capacity to learn Japanese-based skills from book has a 100% greater yield.
(English Language - LVL.100/100) - Your capacity to understand basic English, both verbal and written. Current Level allows for complete understanding.
(Language Switch) - You are able to switch Languages among those you know. Current Languages: Japanese (Main), English.
(Natural Expert (Earth) - LVL.31/100) - Your capacity to understand Natural Science. Current Level allows for PHD-level, granting you a +162% ATK Boost when facing animals known to Earth.
(Chemistry EX 1 - LVL.29/100) - Your capacity to understand Chemistry. Current Level allows for College School-tier, granting you a +102% Boost to Chemical Production.
(Explosive Expert - LVL.44/100) - Your capacity to understand Craftmanship. Current Level allows for Seasoned Explosive Researcher, granting you a +102% Boost to Explosive Compounds' Production.
(Detection - LVL.8) - You can now see some people and enemies' HPs and LVLs. (This skill will evolve the more INT you have.)
(Bloodlust Detection - LVL.4) - You can now perceive when people are directing bloodlust in your general direction. (This skill will evolve the more INT you have.)
(Fencing - LVL.100/100) - Your capacity to understand and employ Fencing in combat. +100% ATK Boost while using a proper Weapon and Fencing Stance.
(Medicine - LVL.64/100) - Your capacity to understand and employ Medical Knowledge. +39% Effect Boost for Healing Items you consume or create.
(Boxing EX1 - LVL.87/100) - Your capacity to practice Boxing at an Above-Human Level. 274% Boost to your ATK when using the Boxing Style.
(Taekwondo - LVL.100/100) - Your capacity to practice Taekwondo. 150% Boost to your ATK when using the Taekwondo Style.
(Moon Knight Mask - LVL.1) - You can now transform the Paladin of the Moon. Current addition to the suit:
-+ 1/3DEF;
-Unlimited Moon Cutters (Throwable Objective- Damage = ATK/10);
-Moon Hook (Max. Range = 23m);
- Small-grade Explosive spheric bombs (Throwable Objective- Damage = ATKx2);
- Moon Blowgun (Long-Range Weapon- Effect(s) = Inflict one of 5 Sleep Token to enemies with equal or superior level; Inflict Sleep Status to enemies with lower level.);
- New Moon Sword (Short-/Long-Range Weapon- Effect(s) = When in use, you obtain a +25% ATK bonus; Unleash the power of your Inner Spirit!);
(Magical Shield - LVL.2/100) - Your intelligence improves your inner magical understanding. Current Level allows for 100BP (Barrier Points).
(Trapper - LVL.9/100) - Your ability to create effective traps. Current level boosts traps' effectiveness by 9%.
(Crafting - Lvl. 49) - Your ability in Crafting is 'Impressive'. You can currently produce easily Items of Rare Quality within the proper resources.
(HEMA - LVL.100/100) - Your capacity to understand and employ HEMA in combat. +100% ATK Boost while using a proper Weapon and HEMA-related Stances.
(Real Estate Touch - LVL.1) - Your ability to get properties at a cheaper rate. Currently offers a 5% discount on property purchases. (This skill will evolve the more properties you own.)
(Drug Resistance (Normal) - LVL.46/100) - Your body's capacity to resist all forms of normal drugs. Current Resistance: 46%.
ACTIVE SKILLS
(Sprint+ - LVL.409) - Use SPs to increase your speed by 918%. Price: 8 SP per Minute. (This skill will evolve the more SP you have.)
(Focus Attack - LVL.125) - Use SPs to deliver a boosted attack. Price: 20 SP per hit. (This skill will evolve the more ATK you have.)
(Focus Defense - LVL.44) - Use SPs to increase your guard's defense by 23%. Price: 20 SP per Minute. (This skill will evolve the more DEF you have.)
(Bulk Up EX4) - Spending half of your Max SP, obtain a 1000% Boost on your Stats for 15 min.
(PainKiller+) - Spending half of your Max SP, obtain a 500% Reduction to your suffered DMG.
(Uho 'Nurikoboshi') - Use SPs to summon a Deformed Demon Viper to strike once at your opponent. Price: 100 SP per hit.
(Getsuga Tenshou) - Use SPs in conjuction with the New Moon Sword to unleash a powerful destructive beam. Damage Calculation: Used SP x (ATK/10).
(Light and Dark - Marble Screw Max) - Black Thunder/White Thunder; Our Believing Souls; Shall crush your Evil Will. Damage: 500*(ATK1+ATK2) Price: Having a partner that has a same-sexed Dark-Type Affinity.
PERKS
(Sun-Cutter) - Obtains 5% Boost to Attacks during Daytime.