Somewhere…

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"I will kill you all," Dark said softly, eyes glowing red . The crusaders laughed as they slowly ascended on the wyvern, preparing to fly away .

"Get mad all you want, kid, this was the easiest way to prevent the spread of a monster virus," one of the men called down to him, his voice humorous .

"With absolutely zero proof," Dark said . "To set the entire wyvern thing up…"

Dark summoned a special weapon from his inventory . Warned about the risk of using it, the young man mostly kept it as a trophy .

[You have found the Bow of Souls . Item cla.s.s: *Tainted* . ]

"So many innocent people lured into that trap . " Dark said then snarled, aiming the bow . "Die . " As he released the magic-made black arrow, he murmured to himself, "Guess it seems like I'm now truly walking on the path of darkness . " He chuckled . "The normie would definitely call me out for those words . "

The crusaders tried and failed to control the wyvern . They didn't know its special evil effect . The giant dragon-like creature eager dove toward the arrow, allowing it to slide cleanly through its skull . Black blood splattered all over the crusader riders . "To make some creatures willingly give up their souls," Dark said softly . "But the drop alone won't kill you . "

His eyes beamed an even brighter red . "Good thing Selkie stayed back, so she doesn't have to see me like this . She wouldn't see the item I recently obtained during her absence . " He watched as the crusaders fell from several dozen feet, many of them utilizing skills, unperturbed . Exactly what he wanted .

"Reverse," he said . "Pain to power becomes power to pain . " He thrusted a hand forward .

[You activated an Evil skill attached to the Bow of Souls: Shatter of Crimson . This is an unblockable skill . ]

The red magic he released from his palm shot at all thirty-six crusaders .

"Your levels may be high," Dark said . "But when the wyvern's blood touched you, even your armor in this area, due to the Dragon Sorceress's curse, every ounce of your defenses have been reduced to zero . "

[Enemy defenses dropped to zero . Enemy inflicted with severe weak blight . Enemy will take 100 times the damage on any attack . ]

When the magic touched them, they exploded into b.l.o.o.d.y mist . The young man didn't even blink out of pity .

[You have killed 37 crusaders! A dying message was sent beforehand . Your wanted reputation with all crusaders is 5/5 and a blood hunt . ]

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[Warning: from this point on, you must be as cautious as possible, without room for error, else you will die . ]

[Battle Completed! Victory! Reward—]

Dark ignored the prompts as he walked back to toward town, cold inside . He would never be the same again . Fighting for his life against a giant dragon-like monster only for the entire quest to end up being a crusader trap . Crusader researchers .

"I'm f.u.c.king done," Dark said . "f.u.c.k this game, f.u.c.k these quests . f.u.c.k everything . "

Red aura blasted around him . His time in Satovia wasn't all bad—but the bad bits weren't forgettable . Well, beside the minor tidbits, like how the first girl he thought he had a shot with turned out to be a trickster demon . One of their kind almost killed him back in the early adventuring days . Selkie once again bailed the young man out of trouble . He sometimes wondered why she even put with him? What was her game?

None of that mattered anymore, because he'd no longer follow any rules . Rule-following by the little guy is why f.u.c.k factions like the crusaders got away with anything . Why did people obey them as if they were law enforcement? Where were the adventurers? A half-elf once told he and Selkie about ranked adventurers solving all of the problems the governments let happen . They kept villages, towns, and cities safe . Now there were only a few left, as if many vanished, threw in the towel, or… some of the men were probably captured and taken as husband by monster girls . Dark doubted that last bit . Every monster girl he encountered never had a husband, but they didn't kill either .

So, what happened to the adventurers as a whole? Dark saw the town coming into view and released his aura, changing it back to normal .

"I need to accomplish something that could help the Stone win," he said softly . The idea came to mind—what Selkie was doing the entire time . No…she directed the young man toward something known as a World Star Fragment . The reports…she searched for the Falcon, the world star fragments, and probably information on this Iron Maiden .

How could he miss this? She wanted… . him to gain experience, the power to fight whatever guarded the fragment . Could that be why she constantly insisted on him finding a group . f.u.c.k it, why not? If the great lord of the dark had to party up, he'd do so . Anything to help bring this world to peace . And kill every single crusader f.u.c.k out there .

"I am Dark for a reason," he said . "And I'm tired of playing this game . "

He casually tackled the thunderbird that was behind him . The girl laughed .

"Are you going to plow me with your—"

"Shut up," he said . "I need a favor…Myriad . "

"How do you know my name?" she said .

"It doesn't matter," Dark said . "The great lord of the dark needs a favor, that is, if you hate crusaders . Also, I'm the Leaf . "

"I'm listening," Myriad said, eyes widening a bit . He bet she sensed his "strange" spirit energy beforehand . Otherwise, the monster girl would've proceeded to the raping or even shocking him with l.u.s.t-induced electricity .

"Make a consenting pack with me," he said . "Lend me your power . Also, I'll need you to come with me . "

"And this is to kill the crusaders?" Myriad said .

Dark's eyes glowed red .

"d.a.m.n right . I really, really hate crusaders . "

"You and I both have something in common, human," the thunderbird said, eyes seeming to recall a dark encounter . "Well, if you know how we make contracts, let's get started . "

She wildly stripped Dark while kissing him, but the young man made sure to maintain control . And the contract formed, albeit through s.e.x so wild that Myriad's clutch one mile a way sensed it .

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Dark obtained the power of a thunderbird that day . And a new party member . Selkie…would just have to get over it .

"I think I'll be taking you for husband . " The thunderbird said .

"Please don't," Dark said in a deadpan voice .

"Too late!"

Dark sighed .

"The great lord of the dark does not marry . " He thrusted his hand to the right, only to quickly retract it when Myriad licked it . "This is going to be a long campaign," he said tiredly .

Clyde's house…

Clyde barely escaped from Maki's grasps, but the moment he coated himself in soap and the let the first spray of hot shower water hit him, she was there . He only closed his room door when Natalia roamed about .

Naked and longing, the purple-haired young woman gave him no chance to make up an excuse . She ended up bent over while he delivered a pounding that did make his shower ten times better . Of course, the young man washed himself of the soap first then turned off the water . Just because he was a millionaire did not mean he'd start being wasteful .

Maki was tight . He played with her b.r.e.a.s.t.s as the ride intensified, he, the conductor of the power-train .

They came simultaneously, he pulling out in time, releasing onto the girl's leg . The prompt presented Clyde with some good news after the shower . Maki laid her head on his shoulder .

[Ki increased! +1 to Ambition, Command, and Submission . ]

[You met the requirements of Dragon Breath level 1! Congratulations, you've learned your first Ki skill . You can now detect and sense Ki during battle . Dragon Breath level 1 . Think like a dragon . Inhale and exhale either Ki or Fire . This can also be used with your fist too: It will become Dragon Fist . You will lose 20% Ki damage in favor of 20% physical damage . Use is situational . ]

Clyde felt thrilled . At last, he learned a Ki-based skill . This made him feel less naked—although he wasn't sure why he knew that learning Ki was highly important . He needed more than just an in-battle Ki sense .

"Maki, I've got a favor to ask you . "

"Sure," she said . "What is it?"

"Do you mind using your Ki-sense skills to tell me everyone's crests," he said . "You don't have to do it right away, but just write them down on a notepad or something . "

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"Will I get a reward?" she said .

Clyde shrugged .

"I'll give you a day off . "

"I—"

"The day off it is," Clyde interrupted . Maki gave him a pouty face .

He looked at his "to-learn" Ki skills and some saved notifications .

[You have started learning Basic Ki ward level 1 . Requirement: Radiance 4 . Strength: 2 . Desire 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]

[Let it be known that having s.e.x with a succubus under the Ki system will fully restore all Ki . If you're married to her, your stats will be increased by 200% . ]

This served as a simple reminder that the young man had a long way to go . He wondered if the Viper had it this way . Knowing his luck, his nemesis was probably insanely overpowered just to fit some "final boss" criteria . Or come from a planet of super beings with natural unbelievable strength . That would be hilarious . What is he, a Saiyan? An esper? He let the thought tickle him before dropping it .

It took him some effort to elude Maki, so he could craft a little, but he ended up at a table in the backyard . Now that he wanted to screw and ditch, the purple-haired young woman had changed a lot . Crafting required a lot of concentration—and served as a place of peace for him . Maki wanted to be lovey-dovey . Not happening . Thankfully, his life was easier not having her as an official party member of Team Stone . He wouldn't have to worry about some bond . The young man took a look at his quest log while crafting .

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 .

*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 .

Well, he'd at least attempted to craft a complicated item . Although, the exploding blow-up doll was a one-of-kind item . Why didn't this count? The system didn't response . Fair enough, Clyde thought .

Receive special training… That reward . Just where could he find this training? Cla.s.sic system, telling him things and not clarifying .

Early evening, the sound of arguing pulled Clyde out of his nap . The disappointment of not being able to craft the complicated item filled him . The collar he made the other week somehow didn't count, which just sucked . f.u.c.k .

He followed the noise, which led him to the kitchen . Yuki and Harumi were pa.s.sionately debating about ingredients . Upon noticing Clyde, they both grinned evilly .

"I challenge you to a cookoff," the women said simultaneously, pointing at each other . They looked at Clyde . "And you will be the judge . "

Clyde grinned .

"f.u.c.k yeah, I'm down . " The two best chefs in his house were about to go at it . The other household members joined the audience, curious . Alice sat on Clyde's lap, giving him a sweet freshly bathed smell of soap . She was in her nightgown, which felt amazing—the young man's b.o.n.e.r threatened to replace the world's tallest mountain .

The half-demoness giggled . She leaned back, soliciting some eye rolls and glares or flat stares .

Yuki and Harumi's cook-off begin . Clyde was in his happy place .

Although, he did note to himself, the d.i.c.k-move of not inviting the party members who didn't live with them . Still, it was eight . They'd be fine .

"We've got some news to reveal to you tomorrow," Alice said to Clyde . "Tear will tell you when she arrives after cla.s.ses . "

"Alright," Clyde said . "Can I get any hints?"

"Nope," Alice said lowly then stuck her tongue at him . "You'd better be at the top of your game in bed tonight . We'll be rougher than those stupid sports shows you love to watch . "

Clyde laughed, gaining the confused stares of the others . Harumi and Yuki were about to get started .

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