Ashen City…

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Momo muttered a nearly endless banter of curses under her breath as she walked away from an abandoned mansion . Some stupid, braindead woman suggested she Jump all the way to this part of the world for additional funding that just wasn't there . Not a trace of these supposed Ashfall people remained…

Oh, she wanted to choke-slam Lord Aunder . How dare he treat her like some maid . She was a Venus sister, the most respected women of her nation . Among the wise women, often looked up to, called upon, rulers in all but name . Now she babysat a kid and bent her neck for a lousy drunk who had the most irritating grin while under the influence . He spoke of honor in everything, but herded the Great Venus Sisters like slaves . Said it himself…

Momo wanted to howl . Her idiot sister Su Yang fawns over the man . Olivia acted as his attack dog . And the recruit, Julius or whatever, is the only sane one she could talk to . He clearly wasn't happy to be there . No one entered the Forgotten Party of their own will, except perhaps the kid . If Momo couldn't make contact with her G.o.ddess, she'd at least show her that she wouldn't let the poor little girl become like that stupid drunk . Honor her a.s.s . If he needed to put down the alcohol for once!

She wondered if her G.o.ddess has forsook her servants . Can she not see them? Why wasn't she doing anything? Was it a test? Or…maybe there was no G.o.ddess Venus . Ludacris thinking . Aunder told them clearly that he blocked all paths to the G.o.ddess . He couldn't risk her interrupting his stupid plans .

She herself gave the Venus sisters the powerful magic in a dream . "Use it in my name . Love and s.e.x . Kindness, peace, harmony, and fertility . "

Momo tried for the umpteenth time to force her way past Aunder's magical chains—anything that could get even a faint cry for help out . Nothing . Another failure…

"Well, well," a masculine voice said .

Momo turned to see a man walking toward her, grinning .

"A beauty like you, alone, trespa.s.sing on sold property," he continued . "If you want me to keep quiet, you'd better bend over . I'll need to plug your naughty drain . "

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Momo felt outrage pour into her . This lowly, sc.u.m of Satovia, dare talk to her that way? He dare show such disrespect . She felt like…she felt murderous for the first time in her life .

"We can take this behind—agh!"

Momo smashed a fist into his testes and watched him drop . He wasn't worth killing after all . Just some pathetic thug .

"You will pay for this, b.i.t.c.h," he wheezed then pulled out a handgun . Momo gasped, sensing the silver bullets inside . She was going to die this day . Killed by a lowly thug . No…she couldn't let it happen, even if she'd welcome death . Not like this . Besides, someone needed to take care of the Princess Dire . And no one was better at it than her .

Momo teleported right as the man pulled the trigger . Standing on his back, she shook her head . The man trembled .

"Why couldn't the Stone find us?" she said softly . "Bounded by a lousy drunk of a Viper—our G.o.ddess as surely forsaken us . We who dedicated our lives to her service . " A tear dropped from an eye . "I will be killing you in her name . In the name of Venus, who forsook her most loyal subjects . Your soul…will be a gift . "

She placed a hand on his back .

"No—no, no," the man pleaded, but the paralysis was still in place .

"I will sacrifice you in her name," Momo said . "She who left us to this fate . You…filth . "

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Clyde's house…

That evening… .

Clyde flinched as he heard Airi laugh at one of Seth's bad jokes . All the way from the living room . Who thought it was a good idea to let her get so out-of-control drunk? He kind of felt bad for Harumi—and so much for not being backed up . A shame, because he didn't get the chance to pick her brain . Someone like that was a goldmine for him, a man new to Satovia . Knowledge locked behind a drunken paywall . Clyde would ask at the hotel the following day .

He sighed, half-glaring at the women that piled into his room .

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Ruri claimed she needed to protect her ears . Neko made the same excuse .

Alice was in his lap, reading a novel . At the desk, Chika switched back and forth from studying to reading an issue of the Loli Saga . Natalia shut off her handheld game to repeatedly poke Clyde's arm . He tried to ignore her, even abandoned the light novel on his tablet, but the loli persisted . Alice moved every once in a while to engage his erection . Tear flanked his left, also reading . It suspiciously looked like the sequel of a novel he hid from Alice .

"She still has the yarn," Chika said offhandedly . Neko purred, ignoring the silver-haired girl .

"Shouldn't all of you be getting some rest? We're leaving first thing in the morning," Clyde said .

"Would love to," Tear said, placing her hand on Clyde's chin . "Even if you could get Harumi's friend to quiet down, I'm too comfortable here . "

"Tear, don't test my patience," Chika said . "When I'm done here, I will be taking back my spot . "

"Fine, I'll just sleep on top of him," Tear said .

"I don't think so," Chika said . "We all agreed not to . "

"First come, first serve," Tear said . "And I'm not moving . " She grabbed ahold of Clyde's arm . Chika's jealousy aura flickered .

"Let's not start that tonight," Clyde interjected . "Or I'll kick everyone that isn't Alice, out . "

Alice gave them a smug look, then tuned back to her reading without saying a word .

"You shouldn't favor her so much," Tear said . "I want spoiling too . " She moved over to kiss Clyde, only for Neko to place her ball of yarn between the two . Clyde felt her tail grab his horn . His fists clenched .

"Neko," Tear said in a deadly calm voice . The catgirl removed the yarn, smiling innocently .

"Nya, let's play a game . "

Tear raised an eyebrow . Clyde grunted when Neko stroked . Somehow Alice didn't notice . What could he say? Tear gave him a suspicious look . Ruri suddenly sniffed the air .

"Ruri, I think Matsume needed you for something earlier," Clyde lied . "I forgot to pa.s.s the message . "

"I can smell the lie," Ruri said . "Neko, what are you doing to him?"

Alice looked at her, eyes of ice .

"Nya, both hands are right here . "

The stroking increased . Neko suddenly licked his face . Alice's phone rang .

"Hi Harumi," Alice said when she answered . "Velvet cheesecake? I'm in . "

With a flicker of magic, Alice's nightgown changed into a dress . She put on some shoes, kiss Clyde then scurried off . That's when Neko pounced .

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