Niyoto, Satovia…

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Alice took the last spoonful of her strawberry cheesecake, then turned to Chika and Ruri . The h.e.l.lhound was already finished with her triple-beef sandwich . Her silver-haired friend on the other hand, still took stabs at her vegetable and… some kind of healthy meat mini-platter . The half-demoness just could not understand why she put herself through such an annoying diet, but indulged in junk food on the weekends . Chika will probably continue to nag at everyone to join her . Alice would rather starve .

The hotel's cafeteria was lightly populated . Most of the party either settled in their rooms to unpack or dropped belongings off to head off into the city . Clean and very stylish with gold and silver enlaced in its overall design, this place definitely catered to the wealthy .

"We have a problem," Alice said .

"Add it to the list of ninety-nine," Chika said .

"If it's about the s.h.i.+rt, I told you, it was Natalia that—"

"No, it's not about the s.h.i.+rt, you t.i.t, it's about the overload of other girls," Alice snapped . "Look, we've got demon blood in us . Well, Ruri and I do . We're a bit more lax as long as we don't hate the others . But it's getting a little crowded . "

Chika nodded .

"We'll have to draw a line . We're okay with you, Ruri, only because you're cute . But no Matsume . "

"She's just my servant," Ruri said . "There's no way she'll try anything . "

"Is there anything to be done about Ming?" Chika asked Alice .

"I don't know…she clearly has a crush on my Clyde, which blows," Alice said . "Natalia tried to pair her off with Seth, but the boneheaded…" Alice let out a sigh . "Look at us, sounding like TV villains . "

Chika laughed .

"I know right? Look, to be honest, Clyde has a place in my heart and I in his . I will always be able to pull him to me and you too, Alice . "

"Of course," Alice said . "He's my life mate . I'm first and foremost . Maybe his first wife . "

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"I don't know about that," Chika said . "I wish I could be his soul mate too . " Her eyes briefly flashed to what Alice believed to be the yandere state Clyde told her about .

"Me too," Ruri said then sighed . "The heart knows what it wants . And sadly for us, the man we want is highly sought after . "

Alice shrugged .

"Whatever, I can take him whenever I want, whenever I please . No offense, Chika, but jealously is more of a human thing . "

Chika laughed .

"Keep telling yourself that, Alice . "

The blonde harrumphed anime girl style .

"Let's go check out the city," Chika said . "We're all princesses . "

Ruri smiled .

"Let's get a limo . "

"I've got plenty of influence out here," Chika said . "Give me a minute . "

While in the cab with Toru, Harumi, Sazuki and Kitome, Clyde pulled up the quest log . He did this to quash his fury . He just wanted a quick bite with Kitome, but Toru barged in and dragged Harumi and Sazuki into the bout . His "innocent" smile seemed to say,

"If I'm not getting any, you're not either . "

Maybe that was a little overdramatic, but Toru's awful timing ruined everything . To top that off, Kitome s.h.i.+fted back into her default p.i.s.sed-off state . Tsundere angry mode?

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Well, it didn't matter . They were on their way to some rich hangout location that Toru's family controlled, for information about the missing men . The young man hoped to put that off to later that day, explore the city a bit, but somehow Toru's insistence as the battle trainer and strategist—the position he forced the young man into during week one—bowled over Clyde . What could he say in front of his team? f.u.c.k doing what we came here to do, let's goof off . There was no need to stir up the 'poor leaders.h.i.+p' seed .

[Quest log:

Main story .

Defeat Dark in a Real game (Stone-Token quest . )

Call or visit Chika in the late hours . (MS . )

Either call or visit Kitome in the late hours . (MS . )

Talk to Melody… . again .

Investigate Niyoto (multi-step quest . Required to defeat demon lord)

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Craft 1 complicated item . (MS)

Get to know Sazuki over time .

Take all female party members on one date

Investigate the Dragon threat .

World Objectives:

Slay the demon lords: 2/15 . Reward: *World star fragment* .

Receive special training . Reward: Stone magic line access .

World side objective: learn more about this world . Current knowledge of Satovia: 1 . 8%

System opinion: you suck! Get on it, G.o.dling . ]

Kitome and Melody . He'd clear their quests on separate days . It was a perfect chance to learn even more about them—and vice versa .

Clyde glared at Toru again . He completely and ruthlessly crushed all of the young man's plans . And with Harumi, and Sazuki present, there was not a d.a.m.ned thing he could do about it . Behind his blank stare, laughter echoed . Revenge for the slime-jives? Possibly .

When the cab finally stopped, after fifteen minutes of driving and turning and possibly blowing past red lights, Toru paid the fare . They stepped out to see a group of maybe twenty or so women, dressed in very short white dresses performing an odd and suggestive dance in front of a building called Spectators . The building they had to enter . On the heads of the women, were helmets with odd horns .

"Praise the great minotaurs, the heroes of justice, the defender of women," they shouted . The leader, in a seemingly tight red dress and golden helmet stepped forward and raised both hands . So much cleavage, Clyde thought .

"Praise the great heroes of justice, the defender of women, ravisher of men! They who show us that we can have the upper hand, the power, and control . OH GREAT MINOTAUR HEROES HAVE MERCY ON YOUR SUPPORTERS . WE PRAISE . WE PRAISE . VIOLATE THE MEN!"

Clyde turned to Toru, his glare preventing the blank stare . He clapped sarcastically .

"Wait-go man . This is what we'll have to go through . Let's just go back to the cab . "

The cab driver stepped out of his vehicle and with a loud voice, yelled,

"TWO MEN RIGHT HERE . FRESH MEAT WHO NEEDS RAVIs.h.i.+NG!"

The driver dove into his vehicle, laughing, and floored it, speeding off, almost running someone over . Clyde's mouth dropped as the minotaur cult fifty yards ahead looked at them . The young man tried to find anyone to divert the call to, but there wasn't a single man in sight now, besides he and Toru . The civilian men fled with speed his brain could not register . He turned back to Toru, but couldn't get the words out . The brown-haired n.o.ble smiled sadly . Harumi and Sazuki shook their heads . Kitome looked as if she was going to erupt lava . Or choke Toru .

"Well, f.u.c.k," Clyde said .

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