Last time on The Anime Trope System, Clyde and his party took down the Niyoto questline . Despite encountering crazy cultists, minotaurs, and questionable people who called themselves crusaders, the trip turned out well . They even made a new friend . A strange but adorable one .

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That aside, the saga continues . And old flames spark .

Welcome to… .

The Anime Trope System Volume 7:

The Stone of his Territory…

Sunday . Week 2 . Month 2 . Year 1 . Season: Autumn .

Libado Gra.s.slands…

Home sweet home, back into his training grove . Clyde let out a peaceful breath, the late-autumn winds caressing his face like a caring mother . The quest log continued to slim, and the team continued to improve…well, be overpowered, yet things were looking up, coming together for the best . He stared at the unconscious hornet woman on the ground .

"You guys just never learn," Clyde said . "But hey, at least you're training . " Grinding off them didn't help him progress as much anymore . He'd have to go discover new monster girls eventually .

A movement in the airflow made him spin, but Chika was right there in his face—tackling him to the ground . Before he realized it, they were having wild s.e.x on top of the hornet .

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[Ki increased! Vitality: 6 . Speed: 6 . Aura: 7 . Bonus +1 extra increase to aura for consecutive s.e.x with Chika . Chika's Ki status is the highest . ]

Later…

Chika laid her head on Clyde's shoulder . The young man took the opportunity to examine the quest log .

Quest log:

Main story .

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

-Wait for Melody to come to you

-Craft 1 complicated item . (MS)

-Get to know Sazuki over time .

-Take all female party members on one date .

-Investigate the Dragon threat .

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World Objectives:

Slay the demon lords: 3/15 . 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 .

Chika sighed,

"I'd better stop stalling and tell you . "

Clyde looked at her .

"Is it about the—"

"No, not that," she said . "I told you, Alice didn't wake up . Also, you really should stop spamming the left B attack . "

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"I was trying to do a combo," Clyde said, laughing . He still wasn't sure how she managed to convince him to play the Loli Saga fighting game . Apparently, it was one of the games Natalia played regularly, which the young man found a little amusing . He also couldn't wait to tell Noona about her favorite author when she visited later .

"Platia is cheap and you know it," Chika said . "Anyway, that's not what I want to talk about . "

The hornet awoke, eyes teary .

"Why do I feel so… . violated?"

Chika casually kicked her in the face, knocking the hypocritical monster girl back into unconsciousness .

"My mom wants to have a get-together of some sort with everyone's parents . With all of the talk of Team Stone, it was only a matter of time . Even Maki's parents are curious . "

"Ah boy," Clyde said tiredly, his memories of Chika's mother coming to the front . That woman was dangerous . "When is she trying to do this?"

"Possibly this Friday or next," Chika said . "She somehow convinced my father to take the time off—even overlook…a project of mine . " She patted the grimacing young man's back . "Oh, my father's not so bad, once you get to know him . " She smiled sadly, nerfing his confidence . He no longer denied the harem . Way too late for that—in fact, he basked in every moment of it . What will they think when one or more of the women show affection to Clyde? Well, he supposed they could just overlook that upon seeing that they're not living in a house of men or toxic college environments .

He allowed himself to admire Chika's lack of sn.o.bbiness, especially during his noobie days . She hadn't flaunted any money whatsoever, though her clothing was always nice . Just not flashy . The same went for Alice, now head of the Hades' household .

"Let's go," Clyde said . "I've got to meet up with Seth later . "

Clyde's house…

Yuki stared blankly at her two workers . Sophia, ex-Viper maiden and Maki ex-filth . The demoness's therapy sessions, community service and volunteering, intense all-day labor, and just helping her in general had shaped this girl into a more tolerable person . She was on her way to being great .

It sometimes baffled Yuki how Maki didn't make excuses nor lie . Not that one could lie to a demoness . If the woman detected that, she'd bounce her back to square one . The purple-haired young woman was hers, bounded by contract, and atoning for what she did . In another month, the team will gather and vote . Oh, she'd miss making her scrub floors and do laundry . Not really . Yuki could do all of those things twenty times faster . That man wanted her to be his equal . He pushed and pushed, made sure she got plenty of time off . Made her finance manager, although he did convince her that it was okay to pursue her own goals .

And that's what she did . As an advanced chef with the points and qualifications to upgrade to Master Chef, Yuki could offer private cooking lessons to serious students . Well, that alongside of running a restaurant . Something to honor the Stone…her Stone . That man fought for her future and those of the others . MANY of them wanted to come back and serve him, but there was no way the demoness would deal with more annoying compet.i.tion .

Taking care of the house was her job . She'd share the spy teaching gig with Chika, though the silver-haired girl would handle most of it .

In terms being a great chef, Harumi had potential and a long way to go before she could consider taking on Yuki again . That secret cook-off they commenced was just pathetic, but she loved the fox for trying .

"Maki, dust the library . Sophia, you're on floors . "

Sophia bowed .

"The Great Stone be praised . "

"Well, you're right," Yuki said . "But don't do that . My Clyde's not that kind of man . If you're going to be a Stone Maiden or whatever, do it right . And your sort isn't oblivious to cleaning the temple . So, think of Clyde's house as that . "

"Where do I set the worsh—"

Yuki held up a hand to forestall .

"Just stop . And get on to the floors, now . "

"Ye—yes, of course," the maiden said, scurrying off .

"The things I do for him . " Yuki chuckled . "He needs to hurry up and get here . "

As the demoness walked into the kitchen, Melody caught her attention . The half-G.o.ddess, half-trickster seemed depressed, sitting alone at the counter, hands around a half-empty coffee mug, eyes down .

"I'm a fool, Yuki," she said . "I blew it with him . "

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