Clyde needed to try out Ming's rank up system before they set off to intercept the nerfed fairy queen . Ashard was long gone, back to some temple, but t.i.tania still returned to the city, anyway . He just wanted a peaceful afternoon with Team Stone and instead they get yet another supernatural f.u.c.k trying to interrupt everyone's lives .

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The young man could feel the power, just out of his reach, calling for him . All he had to do was grab it .

"Ming, do you mind standing in front of me for a second?" Clyde said then he sat down, lotus-style .

"Sur…sure," she said . Blus.h.i.+ng, she asked, "what for?"

"I'm going to power you up," Clyde said . He willed the system to pull up the BCFUS .

[Would you like to pay 20 free points to increase your prophet to rank two?]

Clyde selected yes .

[Free points remaining: 125 . ]

A giant geyser of purple energy fell from the sky, smas.h.i.+ng into Ming's aura . The young man almost thought it was an undetectable preemptive attack from t.i.tania, but the energy quickly mixed with Ming's own magic . Also, the others didn't react, as if…they saw nothing .

[Your prophet has reached Rank 2!]

[Ming has learned pa.s.sive skill: Seer Combat . She will always see an attack half a second before it happens . ]

[Ming has gained your Mystic senses . ]

[Marrying her will bring forth frightening power . And the child birthed from your seed will be a great seer, greater than his or her mother . ]

[To increase Ming's rank any further, you must meet the following requirements: 1 . Have s.e.x with her to establish an intimacy . 2 . Increase your friends.h.i.+p level to 9 . This may not be easy, but it is just another challenge to overcome . ]

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"What…what did you do to me?" Ming said softly .

"Do me too, onii-chan!" Natalia said as she hopped onto his shoulders .

"I'm afraid I can only give that boost to my prophet," Clyde said .

[Due to boosting your prophet, the strain using the power has been reduced by 2%]

[You gain a 50% attack boost for the rest of the day . Your wives would've gained this too . ]

Clyde was getting a little annoyed at all of the awesome benefits he missed, but he needed to gain the love status before proposing . Otherwise, what could stop the girl from simply rejecting him? He certainly wouldn't blame them . Also, nothing really stopped the women from declining him anyway .

"Who's ready to go meet a possibly deranged fairy queen?" Clyde said . "Her power is cut in half, so we may stand a chance . "

Tear Jumped the party to the meetup location at the bus stop to pick up the others, then they followed his mental navigation system to the woman of the hour .

The fairy queen…was laid out on a bench with a bottle of booze in her hand . With a shaking finger pointed at a small group of pigeons, she spouted curses .

"What the f.u.c.k, Natalia, contact her son," Clyde said .

"Don't bother," t.i.tania said . "I foolishly took the advice of an advisor, attempting to suppress the Supreme's l.u.s.t with alcohol . Then I realized I'm not good with it . "

Clyde could relate, but kept his mouth shut . The fairy queen gave an alcoholic laugh . "I raised Ashard, but we're not related by blood . I tried to give him the task of keeping the bloodline pure and he ran away . But…I can't blame him . A mother is a mother, even if she found the baby in the middle of a forest, crying . " She chugged more of the drink . Kitome marched over to her and s.n.a.t.c.hed the bottle .

"Go home," she snapped . The fairy burst into tears .

"n.o.body wants me," she cried . "My pride, my kingdom was ruined by the Supreme . My own stepson hates me . Even the deities in Celestial lost all respect for the once great queen of the fairies . " She suddenly grew angry . "Let's see how they react when I kill myself! That's right! The harvests of my kingdom will die and it will rest on Celestial's head . "

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"Oh s.h.i.+t!" Clyde dove on top of the drunk .

"Someone put her to sleep . "

Tear curled a fist and delivered a knockout punch that made Clyde glad that they were getting married .

"She makes Mike himself look normal," he said softly . He addressed the team . "I…apologize for dragging you guys here for this s.h.i.+t . "

"It's not your fault," Toru said . "But as the team lead, she becomes a guest of your house for the safety of the city . "

Clyde sighed .

"Seth, do you want—" He paused and really looked at the blonde . "Are you alright?"

"No, I'm tired as s.h.i.+t," he said . "I've got no sleep last night . NONE . "

"Well f.u.c.k, do you want me to Jump you back—"

"No, I can't risk her finding my house," Seth said, interrupting Clyde . "I've booked a hotel a town away . Just Jump me there . I'll take the train back in the morning . "

"You've better not be late," Chika said . "Exams are coming up . I will not have failures among us . "

"Yeah, yeah," Seth said dismissively .

Tear and the others Jumped the unconscious fairy queen to Clyde's house, while the young man took Seth to his hotel .

"You sure you'll be okay here," Clyde asked . The hotel door opened, and a froglike tongue snaked out of it . Seth tried to run but it wrapped itself around his stomach and quickly pulled him . The hotel door open by itself and the blonde disappeared behind it, hand outstretched, pleading for help .

Clyde sighed and went inside . Using telekinesis, he picked up a basket and smashed it against the side of Maya's head .

"Ow! What the h.e.l.l?" the toad girl whined .

"Did I not tell you back at the hot springs that Seth is human? He cannot handle your type of s.e.x without rest," Clyde said .

Maya fell to her knees, bowing lowly .

"I'm sorry! Please don't kill me . "

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"I won't, but you will remove the tracking devices from Seth . He's so tired, he can't recognize the obvious bracelets, among other things . If my friend dies because you're pus.h.i.+ng your inhuman standards upon him, I will come for you . And you will never be able to hide . " He let his eyes glow for the desired effect, which he received .

After they got rid of all one hundred four tracking devices from Seth, Clyde took the blonde to Harumi for a shock bath, just to make sure . The final two devices were destroyed . The young man accessed his menu, setting the guardians to attack Maya on sight .

"Just take a random room," Clyde said . "The bath's down the hall to your right . There's plenty . And knock, just in case someone didn't lock the doors . "

"Sure, sure," Seth said with his last breath . Yuki took him to his room .

Clyde peeked in on the fairy queen sleeping spread eagle . Dressed in a silky, almost transparent, provocative purple dress with visible lingerie beneath it . b.u.t.terfly like wings with elf-like ears and Harumi-level b.r.e.a.s.t.s—the young man once again wondered just how the f.u.c.k someone like this had no significant other .

"Would you like me to wear that?"

Clyde flinched and pretended to look elsewhere as Tear walked in .

"What do you think we should do with her?" he asked . "Selkie said she was under a spell last time . If we let her go, I won't put it past the perp to try again . "

"Natalia said Ashard will drop by in two days," Tear told him . "Until then, she's under your care . " She poked the blonde woman on the cheek . "Are you thinking about marrying her?"

"It won't matter what I think if she isn't hitched within four months," Clyde said . He looked at his fiancée . "Since when did G.o.ds arrange marriages?"

She shrugged .

"You're not fooling anyone, my Clyde . " She kissed him . "I can see it in your eyes, and I feel sorry for the Watcher that comes down here to try to make you do anything . "

Clyde chuckled .

"I should stop letting my emotions be plain on my face . "

Tear waved that idea away .

"Don't even think about it . And I like your sense of humor . Not everyone's cut out to be a boring ninja . "

"I have you know, I would definitely like to be a ninja," Clyde said, wagging a finger .

"Why? Many of the stories depict them as cannon fodder for some feudal lord . "

"Elementary my dear Tear," Clyde said, pulling her close, taking in her enticing perfume . "Ninjas were respected warriors of the shadow . And let's not forget a certain story that had them wielding exotic super powers . "

"They always have super powers in the stories," Tear said . "But exotic super powers? What story is this?"

He sighed .

"Let's just say, it's about a ninja in an orange jump suit killing enemies with the power of friends.h.i.+p . He also chases after some dude who wants to kill everyone . "

"Sounds like the writer of that had too much opium," Tear said .

"Maybe," Clyde said . "But the point is, ninjas are awesome . "

Tear poked his cheek . Pinning Clyde to the wall, she nibbled at the bottom of his lip . The young man squeezed her a.s.s then smacked it with both hands . A long throat-clearing startled them out of what was sure to be wild s.e.x .

The queen sat up, glaring .

"The nerve of lovers these days—show off will ya . Just because I can't find a husband doesn't mean I won't kick your a.s.ses," she snapped then sighed . "Where am I?"

"Clyde, you go help Kitome," Yuki said as she stepped into the room . "Let us worry about her . " She whispered, "Natalia and I still have a bit of alcohol to get out of her system . "

"Oh s.h.i.+t, I almost forgot about Kitome," Clyde said, hurrying out the door . "I hope she's not p.i.s.sed yet . "

He felt glad that Yuki took the burden of pleasantries off him . He knew nothing about fairy queens and simply expecting one to sit around without stirring up trouble for two days was quite unreasonable .

Kitome awaited him in the living room, chatting with Harumi, Chika, Kanako, and Alice . They looked cheerful . Maki and Sophia were setting up the long table for dinner, talking amongst each other . Sophia had no liberties revoked from her, yet still chose to stick with her friend . He'd eventually allow her to start performing some Stone Maiden duties, whatever they were . Eventually . d.a.m.n did she change . She looked so happy .

Sophia blushed, catching the young man's gaze and averted her eyes . Maki giggled .

"Are you finally ready?" Kitome said to Clyde .

"Yep, let's go," he replied .

A peaceful evening with the promise of the next day growing deadlier . The Inquisitor Scout approached from afar…

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