In front of the Ashfall Mansion… .

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Clyde, Alice, Kitome, Melody, Tear, and Natalia stood in front of the h.e.l.l house, staring at it . The young man tried to invite Toru and Seth to get some goods, but Mr . Rich boy had work to do for his father concerning his family's businesses . Seth didn't reply .

He'd have to talk with him, see what was up . Maybe even buy Seth a drink and let him spill out his problems . The young man kept his distance too often, left after patrols, but did fight his share . Clyde couldn't acknowledge everyone; team leads can't give cookies to everyone . At least Toru answered his texts—he and Clyde even cracked jokes every now and then .

[Your relations.h.i.+p with Seth has dropped to distaste . ]

What the f.u.c.k? Clyde thought . That was a long drop . What the h.e.l.l happened? Worries for later, as more important matters dotted his to-do list . He opened the door to the mansion and led the others in .

The lifeless place had a stale smell to it . Only abandoned for like a week, dust still covered some surfaces, lights were left on, some doors were closed, others opened . It gave him an uneasy feeling . It also made the adventurer inside jiggle . Exploring the entire thing would take some time .

"No Tear, we're not splitting up so don't even suggest it," Clyde said . "We can't count on getting as lucky as last time—hundreds of guards to ambush us and depending on my powers to not suddenly wink out due to the strain—that's not how I like to do things . "

Tear snorted but said nothing . Kitome began to search inside some vases . Five minutes into that, she shrieked . Everyone turned to her, while she grabbed Alice in a trembling embrace .

"What's gotten into you?" Melody said .

"Spider," Kitome whimpered .

Clyde facepalmed .

"Get off me, you pesky human," Alice said, but the magical girl held on tighter . Natalia glared at Kitome .

"Alice is mine to hug when I'm scared," the loli said, hands on hips .

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"Alice your popularity never ceases to amaze me," Clyde said, grinning . She gave him a pleading look as Natalia and Kitome scrabbled over her . "Alright, playing around is done . Besides, she's mine . " He pulled Alice away from the two and at his side . He wasn't sure if he imagined the half-demoness's heart skipping a beat through their bond .

Melody harrumphed, giving Alice just a brief glare, then stalked ahead . Clyde motioned at the others and they hurried after the redhead .

[Melody has become determined . Her feelings are now just as unbreakable as Alice's . ]

[Let it be known that due to the auras of Alice's angelic half and Melody's G.o.ddess half, these two are less likely to fight even if you are the subject . You may have observed this already . ]

Clyde sighed . Well, there were two outcomes for this . He'd cross that bridge when he got there . Alice held onto his arm as they proceeded, very cheerful . Melody's mood surprisingly didn't drop during the mansion search . Instead, she appeared to have decided something . It made Clyde wonder if viewing these prompts was cheating . Pssh, the system didn't count anyway .

[Your relations.h.i.+p with Seth has dropped to dislike, desu]

[Warning, Seth has been kicked from the party . A relations.h.i.+p of neutral and above is required to remain in due to safety concerns . ]

[There is a chance that he has been influenced by someone or something . ]

Everyone had stopped to stare at Clyde whose eyes were wide .

"s.h.i.+t," he said . Not everyone had to like him, but that was what the neutral status existed for . Was someone feeding Seth bulls.h.i.+t? They fought and bled together—did the blonde young man forget?

Clyde wasn't a dictator, no one had to stay in his party, but he'd be d.a.m.ned if they were going to simply leave without any explanation . Or in Seth's case, kicked . Kicked for being a threat . What kind of a leader would he be if he let this kind of thing happen?

"I don't know what the f.u.c.k's going on, but Seth has decided to go rogue," Clyde said . He gave himself a mental pat for managing to stay calm . "Someone may have filled his head with bulls.h.i.+t . Let's just go to Nezerath—I mean, my office and get what we need and go . Tear, I'm counting on you to make sure I have access to any accounts . You're probably tired of me asking of so many favors, but you've been a blessing and a huge help . We'd be f.u.c.ked without you . So thank you . "

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The succubus looked taken aback, for just a second, then smoothed it with a seductive smile .

[Your relations.h.i.+p with Tear has dramatically increased, evolving endearment to cherished . ]

[The effects of giving her that gift will be 97x more potent for the next 48 hours . There's only one thing a succubus likes… Remember this quest is mandatory and you must do it within 48 hours . ]

[She is recommended to make one your wives, desu . ]

He closed the prompts, giving System a mental glare . Now just wasn't the time for that . Still, ninety-seven? A bit overboard… . right? Demons and their culture . He'd remember to actually thank people for giving up their time to do huge jobs . His endearment relations.h.i.+p status was probably the reason why she helped him out so much .

After ransacking the main office, Clyde obtained quite the loot . The others also located various riches, which the young man told them to keep as gifts .

[Your relations.h.i.+p with Kitome has jumped to friend closer level 10 . ]

[Your relations.h.i.+p with Natalia—]

[Absolute endearment with Melody still holds strong . Her love for you s.h.i.+nes . ]

[You have found Key to Ashfall Vaults . Auto-renamed to Stone Vaults . ]

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[You have found Stone estate keys, though you don't need them . Doors will automatically unlock for you if you need to get in . This applies to your life mate too . ]

[You have found 4 Super Health Potions . Item cla.s.s: common]

[You have found 1 Max MP replenish potion . Item cla.s.s: epic . ]

[You have found 1 invisible potion . Item cla.s.s: very rare . ]

[You have found a bundle of materials . Item cla.s.s: rare . ]

[You have found a bundle of enchanted arrows . Item cla.s.s: very rare . ]

[You have found enchanted silver dagger- +ice and earth damage . Item cla.s.s: rare . ]

[You have found Armor repair kit . Item cla.s.s: very rare . ]

The gamer inside Clyde cheered . He wasted no time getting to the Ashfall—his vaults . Everyone followed eagerly . While it was disappointingly the size of a tiny closet, it contained a variety of small chests . Some held various gemstones, some gold, others strange objects valuable to the demonkind . He could tell by the light in Alice, Melody, and Tear's eyes . He let them sort through it .

In the meantime, he equipped his new dagger and discarded the old one . The potions—f.u.c.k yes, he hoped they didn't taste like a.s.s or something . Otherwise, he'd consider bottling Yuki's demon brandy to chase them down with…

He activated the armor repair kit, which undid all of the cracks and damages done to it from battle . Yes!

Thanks to the newly acquired materials, the young man could finally knock down the crafting quests on his log—things to do later .

[You have found 5 million dollars . Do you wish to add that to a separate fund?]

Yeah right, Clyde thought .

[Your new balance: $ 6,651,400 . ]

Clyde never had so much money and wealth in his life—but he'd continue to increase it to maybe build something . If he was forced back to Earth after killing the Viper, he could at least leave something behind to be remembered by . Somehow, he was no longer sure if Mortem could force him back . Which meant one of the deities would do it instead .

"Ladies, you're free to explore this place on your own time, but don't come here by yourself . Let me know of any findings . I want this place sold next week . I'll get Yuki to work some cleaning magic on it later . "

Everyone nodded, cheerful . He saved a few things for Toru and Seth . Clare would get the arrows…

Sadly, he'd have to ask the only witch he knew to teach him enchantments, if possible . She'd hold that one in his face for a while .

As if knowing his thoughts, she landed from midair right onto his shoulders .

"Pervy nii-chan!"

Clyde tried to hold down his flinch . Everyone looked at him, grinning . He sighed .

"Guess someone doesn't want that fancy chocolate bar from Alice stash two . "

The loli groped his neck with both arms, whining . Alice laughed .

"You can't go back on your deal—you promised . "

Clyde tuned the loli out just to let her sulk .

"I want all women to come with me," Tear said . "I have a vast yukata collection . And dressing up will be quite fun . "

She grinned evilly, eyes never leaving Alice . The half-demoness hid behind Clyde .

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