10:24 PM…

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Clyde and the party were grouchy, frustrated, and tired . Those feelings melted away like b.u.t.ter when they noticed an impossible scene ahead . The young man almost rubbed his eyes to make sure his brain wasn't f.u.c.king with him .

Beneath a s.h.i.+ning street light, Ming sat on the sidewalk, just a short distance from the hoody-wearing attacker and the minotaur girl he rescued . They were tied up with strange purple magic, which reminded the young man of a lightsaber, that is, if it was incredibly bendable . He felt her magic, strong magic, jolting around the captured duo like an angry hornet .

"This magic," Airi said, being careful not to touch it, while inspecting with a connoisseur's eye .

Clyde nodded and smiled .

"Once again Ming, you show just how impressive you are . Meanwhile, we—"

"You mean it?" Ming said, hopping up, and nearly diving into him . "I'm not useless?"

The young man gave her a skeptical look .

"Whoever said you were useless?" he said .

"This is an indefinite, self-producing, form of magic," Alice said as she knelt to inspect the binding . "Good work . It would've been a disaster if this one remained free . He almost killed our Harumi from a distance . "

Ming's eyes glistened and lit up . A compliment from Alice is as rare a legendary item in this world . Maybe even rarer . She stepped back, one eye red, one eye blue, sparkling .

"I probed his mind but can't get through the block," she said . "And I'm not touching that hoody after he… Gross . I put them both to sleep to stop the bickering . The minotaur girl declared him husband . And she's probably going to be pregnant . I don't know how monster girl seeding works . "

Clyde's eyes widened .

"Okay, back up, back up," Clyde said . "Tell us from the beginning . "

Ming did . Afterwards, the group had thoughtful expressions on their faces, some nodding . Clyde made a mental note to level the s.h.i.+t out of his prophet . The prompt smacked him in the face with a dose of Satovian reality .

[Warning: you have not met the relations.h.i.+p requirement to rank up your prophet . She needs to be at friend closer level one or above . ]

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Of course . Ha! Did he expect this s.h.i.+t to be easy? Of course not! Oh, but it is .

"You're on your way to being the greatest prophet ever," Clyde said truthfully . Had Ming not caught the sniper, they wouldn't be able to step outside without fear of getting an arrow to the head . "This is where Tear will come into play . Ming, do you mind if I let her take over the interrogation?"

"Of course," she said .

Alice dialed her before Clyde's hand was halfway to his pocket . He narrowed his eyes a little . She stuck her tongue out then smiled .

Clyde walked over to the hoody guy and against Ming's protests, pulled it back . The young man looked to be his age, with pointy ears and light-blue hair . Just, who the h.e.l.l was this guy?

After showering and dressing, Clyde wasted no time heading to where Tear and the others held the captives . A delayed prompt sitting at the corner of his mind's eye finally caught his attention .

[Your Ki has increased!]

[Tear's crests are: Spirit, Pa.s.sion, and Love . ]

[Life: 2 . Lightning: 2 . Heart: 3 . ]

[ Strength:1 . Pa.s.sion:2 . Energy: 1 . ]

[Soul: 4 . Command: 5 . Radiance: 4 . ]

[Vitality: 5 . Speed: 5 . Aura: 5 . ]

[Mystery: 1 . Power: 1 Ambition: 1]

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[Submission: 1 Unpredictable: 1 Spark: 1]

[ Rain: 1 Spirit: 1 Love: 1]

[You have started the learning of Area sense 1 . You will be able to detect all enemies within a vicinity . You will gain a Mini-map to accompany your mental navigation system . Your foes will show up as red dots . Level this system up and you'll gain more details and range . Example: yellow dots indicating tougher enemies and much more . Requirements: Energy: 2 Love: 2 Focus: 1]

Energy from Kitome, Love from Tear, and… Focus? He'd need Maki to help him locate this mystery Ki . And have s.e.x with her once more to unlock Dragon's breath . A feeling deep within his gut told him that ignoring Ki-based skills would be the biggest mistake of his life . Why? What's the true difference between Ki and magic—besides the fundamentals? Clyde tucked that question in the back of his mind to focus on the matter at hand . He will get that answered .

"Find out anything?" Clyde asked Tear .

"This isn't good," Tear said softly . "I thought I recognized the face . Ashard's the son of t.i.tania, the fairy queen . The only non-male monster with a human form, besides the extinct incubi . "

"You've got to be kidding me," Alice said . "Why is he here?"

"Do you really want to know?" Tear said .

"If t.i.tania shows up, we may be in some trouble," Melody said . "That's like having my father appear . "

"I heard t.i.tania isn't that bad," Ruri said . "People who've met her says she's kind and sweet . "

"The old t.i.tania," Yuki said . "Have you been living under a rock, hound? The fairies were turned into monster girls . t.i.tania is no longer same person, which is probably why he's here . "

"I don't know about that," Tear said . "He calls himself the defender of women . " She paused, hand still on his forehead . "Oh . I see . He was caught by the cult, taken in for some kind of sermon, then he signed a contract . This idiot didn't take the time to examine it . "

"So he signed a magical contract and is now defending the minotaurs?" Ruri said . Alice facepalmed .

"Well, what are we supposed to do with him?" Clyde said . "I'm not getting involved with this s.h.i.+t . "

They all looked at him, staring blankly . The system intervened .

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[Quest: Break the contract . This quest is mandatory and cannot be refused . Warning: he will not return home . The fairy servants demand an impossible amount of stamina—to the point that the violations were no longer enjoyable to him . Other than hating his own kind, Ashard carries no ill will . ]

[Let it be known that the demon lord of this city personally knows t.i.tania . ]

"Fine, let's start with breaking the contract," Clyde said . "After that, he's free to go . "

"I've tried to brute force it," Tear said, "but it's just not budging . "

"Breaking it is simple," Yuki said . "Find the grand master contract, which acts as a command center to any within the vicinity, and destroy it . "

"Which means—"

"You'll have to storm the cult's headquarters," Yuki finished for Clyde . He grimaced .

"Well, there's tomorrow's tasks," he said . "G.o.ddammit . "

Everyone laughed .

Demon lord's skysc.r.a.per…

Leon facepalmed as his great master continued to loudly blast her anime-themed music . Piles of Loli Saga light novels, manga, and even games were all over the place . This was a disaster .

"My lady," he said . No answer, she ignored him while reading . This had been a one hour wait . Rage bubbled through the veins of the demon, but he did his best to hold his temper . "My lady, this is important . "

Ignored .

Leon wanted to die . He'd rather reincarnate into a pathetic human than deal with this… this… he didn't know how to cla.s.sify her . "f.u.c.k this . " He turned to go, but a voice spoke . The music flipped off by itself .

"I certainly don't remember giving you permission to leave, Leon," she said . "You've never been a bad knight . Don't make me sad . "

He gulped and remained in place . While her seemingly good-natured tone didn't change, there was something deep within that he didn't want to test . She was a demon lord after all . "You may report . " Her manga book was closed with a bookmark slid in between the pages .

"There is a nagging rumor being spread in the servants quarters," Leon said .

"Oooh, gossip," the demon lord said . "As if I care . " She didn't bother getting off the couch, eyes still on the TV .

"My lady, apparently the cultists have enslaved two very important figures . One of them goes around fighting for those pathe—the minotaurs . The other once called herself a maiden of the Viper . "

"Don't care," the demon lord said . "Oooh, get him Honakchan! Whack him!"

Leon grimaced . Why did he have to put up with this? His vast magic was… just being wasted . No one attacked the skysc.r.a.per—who would? She was under the guise of being someone who controlled the mayor from behind the scenes . Not that the woman actually did anything but watch anime, drama shows, and read those G.o.dd.a.m.n books . This type of laziness was unacceptable! "Go away Leon, your grumpiness is boring me now . But if it makes you feel a little better, you have permission to investigate this so-called Viper maiden . Anyone calling themselves a maiden of the world destroyer is probably sick in the head and needs healing . "

"You mean killing, my lady?" Leon said, a little hopeful .

"No, you meanie," she said . "Healing . I'll take away her loyalty to him and make her my anime buddy . Maybe we can enjoy tea and cake together in the afternoons like they do in the shows . "

Leon facepalmed . f.u.c.k this idiot, he thought . He wouldn't be following that absurd and ridiculous order . For the safety of House Necro, he'd do whatever it took for its continued success .

"By your leave, Great Lady Necro," he said, ignoring the mental pain in his tongue for giving this moron the respect that only true demon lords deserved .

"Bye!" she said then opened her manga . She took a swig of soda .

Leon stormed out, disgusted . Something had to be done about her .

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