Niyoto Hotel…

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Ming glared at Natalia, shuffling her deck and studying the cards . The loli-witch was laid across Ming's bed, lazily reading one of her older volumes of the Loli Saga . She turned over, 'accidentally' kicking the young woman in the back .

"Do you need something, Natalia?" Ming said through clenched teeth . "Because if you don't, GET OUT . "

"I'm hiding," Natalia said . She sat up and joined Ming at the edge of the bed . "You're the 'notice me senpai girl' like in the animes . "

Ming's eyes widened .

"Excuse me?"

"With Clyde," Natalia said . "And he never notices you . "

The evil loli placed her hand on Ming's leg . "If you follow my orders, I can help you become one of us . "

Ming narrowed her eyes .

"Don't even try that—you're just a kid . You'll never get to kiss him . "

Natalia fell backward in laughter .

"At least you aren't spineless, I'll give you that, prophet, but that's not what I'm talking about . Besides, I did kiss him . You're the one who hadn't . "

"On the cheek I bet," Ming said .

"Lips and it was a nice and juicy one too," Natalia said .

"Clyde would never touch a kid—"

"Of course he wouldn't—and don't try to pretend like my true form doesn't exist," Natalia said . She exhaled, returning to her curvy adult form, smug smile on her face . Ming gaped, envious . Wasn't this kid supposed to be twenty years old? How did she get such amazing b.r.e.a.s.t.s—the young woman sighed . Life wasn't fair . Still, a half-baked transformation wouldn't deter her .

"As if you could last more than a few seconds at a time in that form," Ming said, then poked Natalia . The woman s.h.i.+mmered, retracting back into her normal shape . What fascinated Ming was how the loli's clothes grew and shrunk too . Magic no doubt .

Natalia pouted .

"A minor setback, but soon, I'll have Clyde's love regardless of form . "

"No you won't," Ming said flatly . "Until you're able to get back to normal, you're pretty much out of the loop . "

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The young woman smirked at the loli . Fast tears rushed down Natalia's cheeks .

"Oh yeah," she snapped, pointing at Ming . "I bet I'll have him in my bed first . The loser must watch . "

Ming rolled her eyes .

"I'm beyond such childish games . Besides, I have to wrap up the next volume or my editor is going to kill me . "

Natalia dove into Ming .

"Please let me read it!"

"No," Ming said, struggling to pull the loli off her . "Get off me, you snot-nosed—"

The buzzing of their phones halted the banter . A text from Clyde .

"Pervy-nii saw the detective bite the dust," Natalia said . "Well, that's the way the cookie crumbles . "

"That's one thing we can agree on," Ming said, "but I feel bad for her . She's simply doing her job . "

"Good riddance," Natalia said .

Ming sighed .

"Kids are so cruel . "

"I'm not a Ki—"

Ming pinched Natalia's cheeks .

"Ah- goochi-coo, goochi-coo, goochi-coo," she said as if speaking to a baby, while tickling the loli . Natalia was at her mercy, laughing .

"Cut it out, you eye-monster," she said wiggling .

Abruptly, Ming froze as the vision struck .

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There was so much wind and magic being flung around that the young man briefly reconsidered stepping into such a fray . Clyde shoved away his "what the f.u.c.k!" thought and a.n.a.lyzed the new monster girl type—one of the adversaries that were currently in combat with half of the crusaders . The other half… . well . Their grunts pierced the air . Some would probably be fathers .

The women had hair the color of bark, fluffy weasel tails, dressed in different types of cheongsams . They were armed with swords and sickles . He a.n.a.lyzed one .

Kamaitachi- Eula

Level: 256

Type: Monster

Work under: Kamaitachi Union .

Special: Wind Control . [Men caught in this will be stunned and well, you know the spot . A man she fancies will be declared husband and taken back to her home . ]

Weakness: earth .

Resistances: wind x 50 .

Secret: loves to watch her romantic interests shower .

Level two hundred fifty-six, the young man thought . He thought about getting involved until he noticed something on the far right of the camp . There was a white sign with large painted letters on it reading, PUT TO THE QUESTION . Next to it was Tetra, covered in bruises and tied to a wooden cross, ancient Roman-style . One of the kamaitachis battled a crusader just yards from her . He checked his MP to see how much regenerated .

[Your MP: 175%]

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Plenty . Putting on a game face, Clyde intended to charge through and nab the teary detective . He also put the crusaders on his super-s.h.i.+t list . No wonder why everyone hated them . Why ask questions this way? Of course . The holy warrior trope to the letter, even in the modern age . a.s.sholes .

Thanking the system for giving Flash Step a very short cooldown period of only a second, the young man took a clear route around the chaos . No one knew he was there nor his ident.i.ty . Too bad things just couldn't be that easy .

A Kamaitachi burst out of the ground like a f.u.c.king ninja, a wide grin on her naturally beautiful anime-woman face . Somehow she wasn't covered in dirt . Magic .

Clyde held up his hands .

"I'm here to rescue the woman tied on the wood," he said . "I have no intention of interfering . "

The Kamaitachi shrugged .

"I can read your intentions . You be gentle, the b.a.s.t.a.r.ds badly hurt her . Now go, hurry and get her out of here before I change my mind . I haven't had a prey yet . "

"Yes mam," Clyde flashed stepped to Tetra, while carefully reading the moods and vibrations in the air just in case the monster girl attempted to double-cross him . She didn't . In fact, she laughed and dove on top of a wind-pinned crusader . The man's yelling protest and then the moans gave Clyde all the clues he didn't want to know about what happened to him .

He quickly cut down the detective .

"Hang on to me," Clyde said . "We're getti—"

He quickly put up a spirit s.h.i.+eld to block an incredibly strong bolt of crusader lightning . In fact, it was so strong, the young man took damage . He shuddered .

[Your HP has dropped to 138%]

Tetra looked terrified, but still held onto the young man for dear life .

[Your Jump and Summon has been re-enabled . ]

[You activated Jump!]

Clyde and Tetra warped just in time as another blast of lightning struck in the same spot . It could've been from any random crusader .

[Your relations.h.i.+p with Tetra has jumped to endearment!]

Clyde took the detective to a part of the city that was less known for having cult protests . Ironically there were fewer people, but cars pa.s.sed through every now and then .

His phone ranged . Ming?

"h.e.l.lo?"

"Take the detective and Jump to the hotel . Please . "

Clyde did so without hesitation . He felt a tidbit of that strange presence from the Cult headquarters right as he faded out of there . What was that? And did Ming just save him?

In fact, she stood next to the landing spot upon arrival and anime-dove into the young man .

"Ashard's been restrained by Tear," Ming said . "I saw a flood of glimpses—and—and—"

"Relax," Clyde said, still holding the young woman . . "Call an emergency meeting if you haven't yet . " He turned to Tetra . "Detective, do you mind joining us?"

"Who…are you?" Tetra said .

"It's a long story," Clyde said, pulling Ming closer . "And Ming, thanks for saving my a.s.s . "

"O—of course," she said . "I'm your prophet . "

"Get a room," Seth said as he approached the trio . Clyde laughed then shook the other man's hand . "Just wait until you hear about the s.h.i.+t I've been through . Ashard's an a.s.shole, but he did help me rescue Tetra . I can also see why he's scared s.h.i.+tless of the crusaders . "

"Crusaders?" Seth said .

"I'll explain in a bit, let's get inside . " Clyde said .

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