"Are you s.h.i.+tting me?" Clyde said to Seth . "You were in a group with three girls and one person in a dark blue hood…" he sighed . "Oh, don't look at me as if I do drugs . "

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"Clyde, there were only the three girls in my group," Seth said .

"Well, there are the seven wonders of the academy," Toru said . Clyde shot him a blank stare, his anime trope senses tingling . This cliché was a staple of some slice of life animes . "Among the seven, one of the most famous ones is the invisible girl or ghost girl for some . Some say they spotted her in the exact hood you described, others heard a disembodied voice . "

Clyde rolled his eyes .

"We've got no time for fairy tales—let's go . "

"Why was she in Seth's group?" Alice said .

Everyone looked at the blond young man . He shrugged .

"Probably random seating," Seth said . "Don't look at me, Clyde is the one who saw the hood . "

"Maybe it's one of your brother's minions?" Clyde said . "Watching you, looking for the Omen's sphere . "

"No, Julius clearly saw you absorb it, dude—just admit it," Seth said . "You witnessed one of the seven wonders . "

"I don't think it's a wonder—you know the s.h.i.+t we've been through," Clyde said . "Everyone keep your guards up and if you see or even sense something off in the school, send a ma.s.s text or just get the h.e.l.l out of there . "

Everyone muttered their compliances . Kitome mumbled some curses .

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That evening, after studying, Clyde crafted using materials he found from the Ashfall mansion . He wondered if Tear, Yuki, and Natalia dug out something useful . They had full permission to dive deep into that place until it was selling time . He'd leave that to both Chika and Tear .

He nodded at the items he crafted . What he needed was to find some loot . When was the last time he got the pleasure of digging into a chest—an enemy's dropped loot box . Did this world contain anything else—caches, crates, or boxes that were treated as earnings? Clyde…was at a standstill . Without the demon lord producing enemies, his leveling slowed to a crawl . He received no new items . What if the Viper showed up? Without actively training, Clyde would get his a.s.s handed to him on a platter then shoved down his throat .

[You have crafted a Sharpened Crystal Dagger . Item cla.s.s: uncommon . ]

[You have crafted a Forger's hammer . Item cla.s.s: very rare . A special hammer dedicated to magical blacksmithing . Find yourself a blacksmith and you'll make him or her very happy . ]

[You have crafted a somewhat complicated item: Storage ring . Item cla.s.s: rare . You can store basic attack spells in it . Nice work!]

[You have somehow crafted a somewhat complicated item: Exploding blowup doll . Item cla.s.s: *One of a kind* Unsuspecting enemies will experience a nice surprise . Does dark deity damage . ]

[You have crafted a complicated item: Howler's Binding collar . Item cla.s.s: Dark Rare . An evil item used to enslave any beast kin or beast-like enemy . The victim will be compelled to obey you, unable to remove the collar until you dissolve the hold . This does not require your soul signature, just a little magic . ]

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Clyde shrugged and placed all of his new items in his inventory . He did his best not to react to the f.u.c.king blowup doll . Like, what the f.u.c.k? And how? And why in G.o.d's name would they watch an enemy use it . What enemy would use it? So many weird questions that he didn't want to answer . If anything, he could have Tear cast an illusion on it… Ugh, that would mean revealing that he made a blowup doll in his free time . How p.i.s.sed will that make the women? Stomp their pride with plastic . Ha!

Clyde began to think about the loot again . While the Viper did who knows what, he remained in a single city like an obedient little pup . But what if he travelled this world, maybe take down the demon lords, meet new people and make discoveries . He could no longer stay in one place—no enemies were sp.a.w.ning . He'd grow weak . The experience would begin to dull . Well, it wouldn't dull . Not unless the women left . That was as likely as him hitting the lottery on Earth . A happy place—but not enough . Controlling true powers aside .

Clyde nodded to himself . It was time he finally started a journey . Switch from being gifted to adventurer . What about his friends…? They probably had lives they didn't want to give up . Dreams and goals . He couldn't just take that from them . The demon women would probably tag along . He'd ask everyone .

His reason was simple: slay every f.u.c.king demon lord out there . Thinking realistically didn't get him anywhere . The demon lord situation really couldn't be ignored, for the sake of the G.o.dd.a.m.n human race . The demons would **** and eat mankind alive if left unchecked .

Maybe Clyde could spread his influence across the world . Let people know that the Stone will get them back their livelihoods . Their nightlife . Gone will be the day humans have to be extra wary about stepping outside .

A n.o.ble thought, but he wasn't a G.o.dd.a.m.n hero . Nevertheless…it was a better idea than nothing .

[World Objective- Slay the demon lords! You have decided to go on the move, excellent . Took you long enough, desu . Your counterpart has started that some time ago . Defeating a demon lord will prevent the Viper from gaining influence on that city . ]

Clyde stiffened . Something that directly affected the Viper? He continued reading, eyes intense .

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[World Objectives are more important than quests—even more important than main story quests . They focus exclusively toward the endgame . World Objectives are rarer than quests, but if one sp.a.w.n, consider dropping all current tasks to complete it . They typically sp.a.w.n one at a time . ]

[Current World Objective- Slay the demon lords: 2/15 . Reward: *World star fragment* . ]

Clyde made his decision, firmly this time . He also decided that instead of getting Natalia to teach him to enchant, he'd delegate that job to her . He could see her whining face now .

Preparations for this journey would begin the next day . Then by the end of the week, off they went . Or off he went . It didn't matter .

First thing's first, they'd take care of any threat of Lot City . The vampires . That meant a possible raid on wherever they lived .

Clyde sent out a ma.s.s text calling his party to meet with him immediately . It was almost eight . Their usual combat time anyway .

He'd reveal it all—his intentions, plans, and open up for a forum .

As everyone stirred—he could hear them muttering or getting ready in their rooms, Clyde received a text from Toru .

Toru: there are strange monsters marching in the city . Mosquito girls from the looks of it and they're raping men while sucking blood . And no, I'm not being raped right now, I'm hiding in a store . It's a f.u.c.king mess out here dude . Get to thirtieth street asap!

Harumi: wow… you really are a monster girl charm, Toru .

Toru: hey, what can I say . Hurry .

Clyde: … .

[Quest: Meet Toru on Thirtieth street . This quest is mandatory and cannot be refused . ]

Mosquito girls? What the f.u.c.k? Clyde hated the pesky insects . Now they're combined with… He shook his head . The logic of this world shouldn't surprise him anymore .

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