Chapter 4: Days in Leanbox
AN: Hey guys back with another chapter and yeah it took me a while again I'll explain why at the end. In this one, we expand on Vert's relationship with IF and how things are going for Jason and his friends on top of a certain woman appearing.
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Three Days After The Last Chapter
IF's POV 10 AM
"Mmm…" I let a small sigh as I rose up from the bed I shared with Vert who was currently asleep after completing a four-day long gaming marathon much to the annoyance of Yvoire who was trying to assist her to find an Oracle especially since the others had already found theirs. She tried to suggest Yvoire become the Oracle but he turned it down pointing out in a few years he'd be retiring as he was starting to get up there in age and wanted a younger person to fulfill the role. I glanced at the sleeping beauty next to me and was once again reminded how lucky I was. I was just a normal Guild agent who wandered around the world trying to find her place in the world and here I am in a relationship with my favorite Goddess and friends with all the others. I got up from the bed and stretched letting out a sound of satisfaction before walking to a dresser and grabbing what I needed for my shower.
One Hour Later
"Aww...I was hoping for some time alone with you Iffy." Vert said her tone sad. She had woken up and showered a little after I was done with my own. How she could look rested after not very many hours of sleep amazed me. We were sitting in the kitchen eating breakfast with Yvoire who was there to ensure she did her job today and Ran-Ran.
"Sorry, Vert. I got work at the Guild and from the sound of it it's an important job." I said apologetically.
"Then perhaps I can accompany you?" Vert suggested.
"Absolutely not." Yvoire cut in. "We have interviewees coming for the role of Oracle and you must personally interview them. After all, you will be working closely with them and it must be someone who you feel you can work with."
"Ran-Ran thinks he's right." Ran-Ran said nodding her head.
"Sorry, Vert. He is." I said and Vert looked at me in betrayal. "Tell you what when I'm done with the job I can make it up for you when I get back." I suggested and her eyes brightened up at that.
"Okay, I'll be waiting my dear Iffy." She said giving me a kiss on my cheek causing me to blush.
"Okay. See you when I get back." I said and walked to the elevator.
30 Minutes Later
"Hey Julio!" I called out and he turned to me and walked over. For the record this was the one that was born in our world.
"What is it IF?" He asked. We had gone a quite a few jobs together over my time on here and he was a pretty nice guy. Similar to Julio in a lot of ways but more of a pessimist at times compared to his more optimistic counterpart.
"I got a job for clearing out a cave that was filled with some high-level monsters. Up for a bit of a challenge?" I asked with a grin.
"Sure thing. Try and not fall behind this time." He said with a cocky smirk.
"Oh, I assure you that won't be the case." I said matching his grin. "C'mon let's go sign for the job." I said and led him over to the desk.
Vert's POV Five Hours Later
"This is so far going nowhere." I said sighing after reviewing another applicant. I thought it'd be easy to find somebody I could work well with but as it turns out that was the difficult part. Finding someone qualified to handle the role was easy as Yvoire was very strict in who he allowed to be interviewed and made sure all their applications and abilities were real which cut down the number quite a bit but still left a large number to interview and none have been someone I could see myself working with long term. I asked Yvoire to fulfill the role and while he was honored he said that in a year he will be retiring to live the rest of his years with his wife after working here for a good 50 years. It saddened me to hear it but he did deserve it. His actions against Neptune aside he was a very hardworking and trustworthy man who was a massive help in keeping Leanbox steady while I was in Celestia.
"Indeed. None of the interviews have shown anybody who could handle working with you." Yvoire grumbled.
"Well this is the last one for today so let's finish up shall we?" I suggested.
"Indeed." Yvoire said shifting the pacers he had to the next in line. "Finally we have...Chika Hakozaki. Work history-wise she's exceptional and broad. She's worked as a teacher for various grade levels, secretary to CEOs, head of PR departments, and a lot more. In other words, she has all the aspects we're looking for including a great deal of patience...Which will be needed for you."
"Umm what's that supposed to mean?" I asked giving him a look he returned.
"Your tendency to play games for days upon days and neglect your work has caused many problems and has often forced me to complete it to avoid issues in the nation. If they will work with you they'll need to be able to handle that." Yvoire said and I winced at his harsh words as they were true and yet another reason I was fine with him retiring as I knew he was often exhausted due to this. Perhaps I should try toning my sessions down or make the longer ones less frequent. "Guard please send Miss Hakozaki in." He said and the guard nodded and walked to the door and exited the room and shortly afterward he brought along an attractive light-skinned woman with very long, curly mint colored hair worn in a high ponytail with a black and green twin-bow piece with a few bangs and long curls of hair framing her face. Her eyes were red and she stood at about 5'2 with sizable breasts. She wore a black dress with long boots and gloves that end at her wrist, along with a black neckpiece with a white sphere in the center that had a small green x in the center which was typical for clothes in Leanbox and had two small pieces of purple cloth. On both of her hips, she had black ribbon-cloth segments that had longer cloth pieces dangling from both sides with green sparkled coloring inside.
"Greetings Miss Hakozaki. I am Yvoire and I'm sure you're aware of who she is." He said gesturing to me.
"Indeed I am Yvoire." She said in a respectful tone and bowed to us very gracefully. "It is an honor to meet you Lady Green Heart."
"Thank you but you are free to refer to me as Vert. Now please take a seat." I said and she rose up from her bow looking elegant as she did so.
"Of course Lady Vert." She said sitting on the chair in front of the desk and we began rattling off questions ranging to her personnel experiences, hobbies. motivations and a bunch of other aspects and she cleared each one. On top of this, I caught glimpses of her personality and I was liking it. She was friendly, kind, and fun all while being responsible and competent. All aspects we were looking for and are aspects I like in a person.
"Alright, so far we're impressed Miss Hakozaki. You've displayed all the talents needed to be the Oracle and what's needed to work with the lady personally." Yvoire said.
"Indeed. All that remains is one last question: Are you willing to set aside all personnel interests for Leanbox and its people?" I asked my tone serious and I studied her but her expression didn't waver in the slightest.
"Of course. I didn't apply for this job for the perks. I came here because I love this nation and want to see it prosper." Chika answered.
"Hmm...Alright. Then why don't we discuss when you can start?" I asked and clearly surprised her while Yvoire nodded.
"Yes. I agree you seem very fitting for this job. The Lady appears to enjoy your company as well and given how close you two will be working together it is an important factor." Yvoire said. "Now when will you be able to start?"
"A-Anytime." She answered quickly composing herself.
"Good. You can start the day of the big festival in Planeptune where you can accompany me as a guest that way you can meet the other oracles of the nations who are accompanying their CPUs as guests for the treaty signing." Vert said with a smile.
"Very well. If I recall that's in two days correct?" Chika asked.
"Indeed it is. Now why don't we discuss the other details of your new position." Yvoire said.
"Very well let's get started." Chika said straightening her back.
One Hour Later Jason's POV
"Violet Crash!" I shouted firing a blast up into the sky testing its power. I had bee training harder and harder since the final battle in Celestia. Julio's transformation put him at a level that had put him well above me which infuriated me as I had made us near equals. My training was showing results as I was stronger than before but I knew full well he was likely training just as hard and had likely grown used to that transformation which despite my dislike to admit it I wouldn't be able to match. That power was straight up godly and almost overwhelming. "It's not enough...I doubt I can beat him."
"You should take a break. All you've been doing is train lately and it's getting pretty late." I heard and turned to see Mia, my very recent girlfriend who was dressed in a black top that exposed her slender waist under a white jacket with blue highlights on the sleeves and a black skirt that went to her thighs that were covered with black tights that went into white boots. She had her hair in a side ponytail that went down her left side.
"I guess you're right. No point in overworking myself." I said sighing as I knew she wouldn't back down from the topic plus the sun was nearly set. She walked over and wrapped her arms around me and I did the same. Goddess, I wish I had confessed to her sooner.
"Hey stop worrying about him being stronger. You caught up before in fact in your base forms you two are still equal its just his transformation is stronger. Maybe look into a way to evolve yours further?" Mia suggested.
"Maybe...C'mon let's go home." I said and she nodded and we pulled apart before flying off to the monastery and arrived quickly. We landed outside the door and I pushed it open and we entered the doors closing behind us.
"Oh, hey welcome back." Sayaka said coming down from the stairs.
"Hey." We said in unison.
"Training go well?" She asked.
"Not really." I answered. "Yours?"
"It's going decently for all of us but Kensei. He's improving a lot." She answered. "The others are getting dinner. You hungry?"
"Yeah. I could use some food." I answered.
"Same here." Mia said and we followed her to the dining area where we could hear talking and clattering of dishes and we entered finding all the students gathered. We walked over to the line and got our plates of grilled chicken, broccoli and potatoes before glancing around and spotting Kim and Kensei who waved us over gesturing to some saved seats and we walked over sitting next to them.
"Hey." Kensei said as we sat down.
"Hey." I said back.
"Julio came by." He said and I looked over at that.
"Really, what for?" Mia asked curious.
"He and Master were discussing the idea of implementing a gravity chamber here." Kim said and that drew our attention.
"Really? That's huge." I said knowing how that can help with training given how things have been for Julio and his sheer toughness.
"Yeah, he's looking into a way to replicate but said it could take some time. He wants everyone to be capable of fighting in the event another enemy pops up." Kensei explained.
"Wow, he's the type to prepare huh?" Mia said.
"Well, he did mention Kobura said the person who obliterated his world will come to ours at some point...Makes sense he'd want to be ready for that day." I brought up and they fell silent at that. Julio had informed us of this a couple of days after the battle and it was pretty surprising to hear of a being stronger than Kobura was. "So, we'll need to be ready for that day as well." I said and they nodded in agreement. "Anyways, let's not dwell on that. Let's enjoy the peace while we can."
"I agree with that." Kim said, taking a bite out of her food. "We can worry about that when we're training."
"You guys got everything ready for the festival?" Sayaka asked.
"Yep. Got my outfit picked out." Mia said.
"Same here." Kim said and I noticed the three were particularly excited. I knew why as each of us were planning to use this time to have a nice date with our respective lovers on top of being able to just have fun.
"It'll be nice to see everyone else. We've all been pretty busy lately." Mia said.
"Yeah. Helping get the nations in order and focusing on our own lives hasn't left us much time to see them." Sayaka said.
"Yeah. Maybe we should look into having a get together at times." Kim said.
"Wouldn't be a bad idea." Kensei said, finishing his plate. "I'm gonna head to the showers and get to bed. That training exhausted me."
"Same here." Sayaka said.
"We should head together." Kim said, gesturing to Mia.
"Sure." Mia said, finishing her plate.
"You guys go ahead. I'm gonna go see Fujin." Jason said, finishing his as well. "He wanted to talk to me around this time."
"Alright. See you in the room." Mia said kissing me on the cheek before the four walked off disposing of their plates and I did the same before heading to Fujin's office.
A Few Minutes Later
Knock Knock
"Enter." Fujin said and I entered the room after knocking on his door. The room looked like your typical japanese room and had a kotatsu in the center where he was seated sipping tea.
"You wanted to see me Master?" I asked.
"Yes. Sit Jason." He said and I sat under the kotatsu and he pushed a cup of tea to me and I took a sip. "Jason...You have been here longer then any other and you've reached great heights and have earned the respect of everyone here which is why I have an offer."
"What is it Master?" I asked surprised at his sentiment.
"I would like you to take over as the head teacher." Fujin said, shocking me as he was the head teacher.
"What? But what about you?" I asked.
"I will be retiring. It's something Takko and I have been discussing. Our age is catching up to us and we're tiring quicker and quicker as time goes on." Fujin muttered. "Our time is coming and we wish to find our successors. Takko is having Sayer become the head of his school but both of them are considering having Julio take over in the long run. I believe you are the one who should take over here." I studied his face. He was telling the truth and I knew he meant it.
"...Are you sure?" I asked.
"I am. You are the best fit for this position." Fujin said seriously.
"...Alright. I'll take over." I said and he smiled.
"Very good. Don't worry, I'll be there to provide advice for you when you need it." Fujin said.
"We'll see." I said and he raised his cup of tea and I clinked my cup with his.
"To your success, Master Jason." Fujin said and we drank our cups of tea and I rose up from my seat.
"Well, I'm gonna get going. Gotta shower and get to bed." I said.
"Rest well Jason." He said and I exited his room.
Meanwhile IF's POV
"That's great news!" I said with a smile to Vert as we ate our dinner of pasta she cooked. "She sounds like she'll make a great Oracle."
"Indeed. I imagine you two will get along well." Vert said, taking a bite of her food. "How was the job?"
"Pretty fun. He beat me again though." I said with a sigh.
"He's quite strong for a normal human. Must be a trait all his counterparts share." Vert commented.
"I guess so. Anyways, it was a pretty fun job being able to kill some actually strong mobs." I said finishing my plate with Vert doing the same. "So...What do you have planned?"
"Oh, not much. Just a little bath for the two of us." She said and I blushed. "Sadly while I'd like to have some fun with you I must get up early tomorrow to finish up some work in time for the festival." She said before leaning forward and whispered sensually. "Of course that's when we can have some true fun." She said and I felt my face grow even hotter. "Now, let's wash the dishes so we can take a bath." She said moving back and I nodded my face still hot and we rose from our chairs and picked our plates up and put them in the sink before we began to clean all the dishes though there weren't many given it was just the two of us.
"By the way you called Neptune to see how she's doing right?" I asked Vert as I handed her a plate.
"Indeed. It was a four way call between the two of us along with Blanc and Noire. She's doing fine and facing nothing that wasn't expected." She answered taking the plate. "She also said hi by the way."
"Good to know she's fine." I said finishing the last plate and we placed them on the dish rack to dry. "Okay...Ready for our bath?" I asked, forcing back a blush.
"Hmm hmm. Let's go Iffy." She said brightly and took my hand and pulled me to our bedroom.
A Few Minutes Later
"...I don't think I can ever get used to this." I thought to myself as we sat in the very large bathtub that fit us easy. Vert was humming as she massaged shampoo into my hair and I resisted the urge to turn around and see her naked body. We used to use towels but recently Vert decided we should stop to deepen our relationship and let me tell you it was difficult as all hell and still is. I mean...It's VERT and she's naked. I doubt anyone could just get used to it quickly.
"Oh I do love you hair Iffy. It's always so soft and silky especially after the bath." Vert said running her hands through it.
"T-Thanks. I could say the same about yours." I commented.
"Naturally. I take great measures to make sure it looks perfect. My chest may be my most prominent feature but all aspects of yourself must be beautiful." She said proudly before leaning down and whispering into my ear. "I know you especially love it." She whispered giving me a kiss on my ear causing me to shiver. Goddess her tease game is too powerful. The only person that I know can match her is Kila.
"C-Come on Vert." I said feeling embarrassed causing her to laugh lightly.
"I'm just teasing my dear sweet Iffy." She said before rinsing my hair off completely. "My turn." She said and I turned around and found her back to me and her long golden hair flowing down her back and I began to wash her hair. She hummed lightly as I did which was very calming. After several minutes washing her hair I finally finished and scooted back before she turned around.
"Thank you my dear Iffy." She said, giving me a smile before leaning forward and giving me a kiss on my lips that I returned. We kissed for a good minute before pulling away and my face felt hot and Vert's on face had a light pink blush around her cheeks.
"So...We should probably get out before we pass out from the heat." I said and she giggled.
"Indeed. Let's go to bed." Vert said and we rose out of the bath to grab our towels.
Several Minutes Later
"It's been going well. I've been working extra hard and my grades have been in the B's." Compa said over the phone. I was sitting on the bed talking with her while Vert finished drying her hair. I was dressed in a pair of black short shorts and a white shirt. Ran Ran was sleeping over on the couch with a pillow and a blanket
"Nice. Glad to know you're on your way to becoming a nurse." I said.
"Thank you Iffy. How's it going for you?" She asked.
"Pretty well. I've risen in rank in the Guild over here." I said. "Plus things between me and Vert are going well."
"That's nice. It's nice to hear the relationships we've formed are going well." Compa said brightly and thinking about it it was true. A lot of us have found someone to be in a relationship with and have been enjoying it. "Anyways, I'm gonna get to bed. Crim-Crim and I are waking up early to finish some stuff for the festival soon."
"Alright. Looking forward to seeing you guys in a couple of days." I said.
"Bye Iffy." She said.
"Bye Compa." I said and she hung up. Vert then walked over dressed in a light green nightgown that barely went to her thighs and revealed a good bit of her chest. "Ready for bed?" I asked as she got into the bed.
"Not quite." She said before pulling me closer to her and pressing me against her chest. "Now I am." She said softly causing me to blush but I simply adjusted myself to get more comfortable as I was feeling drowsy. She pulled the blanket over the two of us and clapped her hand, switching off the lights. "Good night Iffy."
"Good night Vert." I yawned and soon felt myself lose consciousness.
Meanwhile
A large power symbol glowed a bright green hovered and rotated slowly in a large room. It gave off a feeling of warmth however it changed oh so slightly as it pulsed repeatedly and rapidly for a few seconds before stopping and returned to normal as if nothing happened.
AN: Okay long story short shit went bad with my family. A major fight happened and went on for a couple of days that left me stressed the hell out and unable to focus on working. Then we all sat down and talked and talked and we're trying harder to fix things between us so I took a break from working on stories to focus on that. Things are better now and I'm able to work on my stories. Also, I've fallen into the black hole that is Vtubers and have spent lots of time watching translations of their videos more specifically of a certain finger loving dog...No regrets whatsoever.
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