He slowly opened his eyes, heart pounding, muscles aching, and trembling . He lied on his back, silently praying for the pain to just go away .

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"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you," Alice said as she looked down on him . There was only one gamble . Her weakness . His secret weakness .

"I'll…give you cake," he said softly then coughed . Tears threatened to stream from his eyes . Then suddenly it all went away, as if pain didn't exist at all .

[You have been fully restored . Count your blessings to be shown mercy by an enemy as powerful as she . ]

"I didn't want to hurt you," Alice said as she sat by Clyde . She lifted his head and placed it on her lap . "Your idiot friends brought out the worse of me . " She gently caressed his cheek . "Now tell me more about this cake . "

[Alice ended the battle . ]

Clyde laughed .

"Yes mam! You see, where I'm from, we ordered large cakes and celebrated birthdays . " He told her about parties and food . The demoness's eyes sparkled, face full of joy, throughout the entire tale . When he finished, she instantly healed the entire party with just a slight wave her of finger . Clyde could not deny the reminder of just how strong she was .

[Your party has been restored . Will to fight has been decreased by 5% . ]

Clyde didn't think that was enough, so he sat up and a.s.serted his voice .

"Keep cool and don't attack Alice . She will defend herself . "

"You know my name?" Alice said, amus.e.m.e.nt on her face . "Another one of your abilities I see . Well, I know yours . Demon mindreading and all . " She gave him a wry smile .

"Toru, I need you to order a cake . Get it to my apartment immediately, then you can go home . Don't question it . "

Toru nodded, fear of Alice pulsing in his eyes .

Clyde wasn't sure if they were all dead or just at one percent HP like him .

Two minutes later, Toru put down the phone .

"It will be there when you get home," he said then placed a hand on Clyde's shoulder . He whispered, "I'm sorry you have to carry this burden for us . We'll talk tomorrow at school . "

Toru motioned for the others to join him, even Harumi who lived next door to Clyde .

"Let's head to my place," he told Alice . "We've got cake to eat . "

[Your relations.h.i.+p with Alice has changed from opposite sides but neutral to friendly, curious, teasing, and s.e.xually interested . ]

[Quest completed!]

[Hahahahaha]

Clyde wanted to punch the system but bit off his temper . Toru was true to his word, as a boxed cake wrapped in a protective bag awaited them, along with a receipt . He thanked the stars that Toru went for a normal birthday cake and not something fancy—otherwise, Alice would probably expect the max quality every time . Quality that only rich people could afford . Ignoring his ancient instincts, he allowed the demoness inside his apartment .

And they had cake . A good cake . He offered the demoness as much as possible, but she insisted that it must be shared, as she was but a guest in a fine home .

"I need to use your bath," Alice said after they finished eating . "My s.h.i.+ft isn't over, so I can't go home . "

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"Help yourself . " Clyde said, "just don't eat my soap . "

He gave her a smirk . She chuckled .

"I'll try not to . "

He let out a breath as she closed the door . He…had a f.u.c.king demon in his apartment . Sure, she was incredibly beautiful, but that didn't mean jack s.h.i.+t in a life or death situation like this . She wiped Clyde's party with little effort—and now…Clyde couldn't hate nor dislike her . The woman just wanted sweets . She made no threatening moves except when Kitome decided to be an idiot . What was she thinking? He'd make sure Toru teach her how to read the situation before charging into battle . He was no battle expert, but at least he knew that much .

Alice reappeared nearly twenty minutes later with a refreshed look on her face . She was dressed in her same clothes, but somehow, they looked brand new . He pa.s.sed it off as magic and thought nothing more .

The demoness pulled out a bracelet from her pocket .

"Here, as thanks for the cake . I'll grant you a single favor . Just channel some magic into it . "

Clyde accepted the bracelet and gave her his thanks .

[You have received Summoning Bracelet of Alice, demon lord's eye . Item cla.s.s: Epic . You may use this bracelet to summon Alice once . A favor from her is worth more than gold . ]

Clyde did his best to hold down his excitement .

"Thank you for this," he said . She nodded .

"Well, it's a shame you didn't join me in bath, but I've got to go . We shall have cake again sometime . Oh more thing, I need to activate that bracelet . "

She caught Clyde off guard by kissing him . A tinge of power shot through his body . Before he could ask, the demoness vanished .

Seconds later, there was a knock on his door . He answered, a little surprised to see Harumi .

"Are…you okay?" she said . "She didn't do anything weird to you . "

"I'm fine," Clyde said then smiled . "She really just wanted cake . After we ate, she left . I won't lie, I was nervous as s.h.i.+t, serving food to a demon . But she's kind of sweet . "

Harumi nodded, relief on her face .

"We have got to coordinate some fights together, especially with Kitome . "

They both laughed . "Let's discuss this tomorrow, maybe after cla.s.ses . I'm dead tired . Just going to let the shower take me . "

He waved the anime girl off then closed the door . Before heading to bed, he texted Chika .

The next morning, he felt something soft next to him . Smooth skin . He opened his eyes and turned to his right, to see a fully naked demoness snuggled against him . His anime trope senses rang . Alice's eyes opened, and she gave Clyde a sly smile .

"My apartment was too far," she said, "so I crashed here . "

What could he say? What the f.u.c.k are you doing in my house? How well would that go with a boss enemy?

"Anyway, I need morning s.e.x and you are the only one very compatible with me . Up-up-up . Haven't had any in years . "

His alarm rang, but the demoness looked as if she had zero f.u.c.ks to give .

Clyde's stat sheet . You may skip to the next chapter .

Name: Clyde .

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Level: 14

Type: Main character/ Stone .

HP: 100%

MP: 100%

Attack: 28 (+6)

Defense: 26 (+5)

Speed: 32

Luck: 25

Will: 30

Intellect: 31

Form: 0

Special: ???

Special Abilities: none .

Hidden stats revealed:

Special Defense: 21

Paranoia:

Charisma: 19

Composure: 18

Evasion: 12

Reputation: Lv . 1 . Noob- Never heard of that guy .

Misc:

Free points: 6 .

Skills:

- Athlete: 10% bonus to speed and Will . [Pa.s.sive] .

-Hostile Detection 3: detects hostiles within a certain range of you . Detects enemy information . [Pa.s.sive] .

-Heart Protection 2: you're 28% less affected by unwanted mental magic or skills from enemies . You gain a 13% bonus to your ability to convince others to do anything that would protect their hearts . [Pa.s.sive] . 5% chance to break from any magic or charismatic hold .

- Secret sword and martial arts combination . Random unknown increases to speed, defense, and will during battle . Chance to critical increases by 2% . [Pa.s.sive] .

- Crafting 2: enables you to craft items using everyday objects . [Pa.s.sive] .

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- Dagger combat 1: does physical damage . Chance to critical at 1%

-knife throwing 1: does physical damage . Chance to stun at 1%

Unarmed attacks:

-Roundhouse kick . [Attack] – does physical damage . Change of knockdown at 5% .

Sword attacks:

-Precise Slash 2 . [Attack] – does physical damage . Chance of critical at 5%

-Deep Slash 1 . [Attack]- does physical damage . Chance to cause bleeding at 6% . Chance to stun at 2% .

Combat level:

Basic 2 . Combat style: somewhat skilled .

Magic:

-Energy Ball . Type: spiritual . Cla.s.s: mysterious .

-Scatter Shot . Type: spiritual . Cla.s.s: mysterious . Description: Shoot a flurry of energy b.a.l.l.s at multiple enemies . 1% chance to stun an enemy .

Talent:

Main character stuff .

Bonus:

10% boost to relations.h.i.+p stats with Harumi and her friends .

+5% damage for a physical attack .

Inventory:

$ 550

-Map of Lot City, Satovia .

-Map of Libado Gra.s.slands, Satovia .

-Smartphone .

-Key .

-Reminder for practice- note .

- Mysterious book .

- Enemy attractor . (25% chance of attracting a small force of enemies) .

- Natzo hand bomb . (Does Fire and Metal damage on enemies caught within the blast . 40% chance to cause burns, 20% chance to deafen . 30% chance to stun . )

Zelt's printer level 1/25 .

Equipment:

-Beginner's sword- +5 to attack .

-School uniform or casual clothes .

-School shoes or casual shoes .

-Necklace of strength . (Uncommon)- +1 attack +1 defense .

-no rings .

- Basic armor set . (Uncommon) . +4 to defense .

>Cards:

The Sorceress Amina . Power: ??? Defense: ??? Effect: ??? Type: ???

Cla.s.ses: (year1) .

-Satovia History 1 .

-Romance Literature 1 .

-Sciences 1 .

-Crafting 1 .

Phone numbers:

-Chika .

-Harumi .

-Naomi

Quest log:

Main story .

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