"You're like a monster girl magnet," Clyde said to Toru as the arch imp ripped his s.h.i.+rt off . Toru simply sighed .

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"Why is this happening to me?" he said, nonchalance in his voice .

"Well don't just stand there for him to get raped," Kitome barked .

"Pssh, as if someone can ra pe me," Toru said, but when he tried to get the monster off him, he froze, blus.h.i.+ng furiously . And course she ripped his pants off at light speed .

"Big brother, you won't leave me, right?"

[Your party has entered combat . ]

[Alice activated Targeted Raid Ender . ]

She glared at Toru with a disgusted look, hands glowing as bright as the sun . With one thrust forward, she unleashed the magic .

"You might want to move, puny human," was her only warning .

"I can't you unreasonable demon wench," Toru said with what looked to be all of his strength . "My high will is the only thing allowing me to speak through the charm . So…Oh G.o.d . Yes!"

[Nana activated Tier 3 skill, Hardened Magic s.h.i.+eld . ]

Nana started a b.l.o.w.j.o.b, in front of all of them while her magic s.h.i.+eld snuffed out Alice's magic like a blown candle . The loud slurping sounds made even Chika's jaw drop . The arch imp gave an innocent smile to Toru then grinned condescendingly at Alice .

"Oh for f.u.c.k's sake," Kitome said, walking over to the scene . She spartan-kicked the girl so hard, Toru released his load . A tiny flick of it landed on Kitome's nose .

"Oh s.h.i.+t, Seth back away from that," Clyde said .

"Don't have to tell me twice, dude," Seth replied . Even Alice moved away, offering Toru a look of pity .

The intense rage fell off Kitome's face as she took a deep breath and let it out . She picked up his ripped s.h.i.+rt, wiped her nose then threw it in his face .

"Get up, get dressed," she said, voice tinged with barely contained fury . "I'm only letting you off because you seem to be a constant **** target . By the way, I never asked this, but are you okay in the head?" She widened her eyes and let go of Toru's throat, upon realizing she had it . Her voice continued in a calm manner . "I've felt bad for taking your monster girl…forced punishments lightly, but you…you're enjoying them, pervert . And to top it off with a slime girlfri—"

[Nana used Raid Ender . ]

[Alice used Raid Canceller . Nana's attack has been negated!]

[Enemy HP is currently at 180%]

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Everyone turned to the snarling arch imp girl . The expression changed quickly .

"All of you ganging up on me," she said . "Bullying!"

She looked at Clyde and smiled widely . "One on one . Come on . And…extra things are allowed . "

"He's not doing any extra things, except killing you," Alice and Chika said simultaneously .

"You could fight Toru again," Clyde said, soliciting a glare from the half-dressed n.o.ble .

"Nope, it must be you, unless you're scared," the arch imp taunted . "I already have Toru's scent . " She smiled . "I'll be paying him a visit later . "

"Enough," Yusuke said . "You think this is a game?"

Yusuke, transformed again, started going through a few hand signs .

[Yusuke activated Flash Jump . ]

[Yusuke activated Bitter End . ]

Clyde saw a teleport and a glowing dagger stab in the arch imp's back but even that wasn't enough .

[Critical! Enemy HP has dropped to 77% ATTACK ONCE MORE!]

Nana was crying, crocodile tears no doubt .

"Big brother, how can you do this to me . "

Yusuke didn't hesitate . With a loud sniff, he attacked again .

[Yusuke activated Ninja art, Shadow Slash . ]

[Enemy HP has dropped to 24%]

Yusuke's slash that oozed with black and white light still didn't finish off the monster girl . Nana simply laughed . Kitome's angry brother attempted to go for another attack, but the arch imp easily dodged then spun-kicked him to the ground .

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[Nana activated Grand Heal . ]

[Enemy HP has increased to 188%]

Clyde shook his head .

"Are you f.u.c.king kidding me? Enemies that heal . Biggest pain in the a.s.s . "

He started to move forward to join the fight, but Alice placed a hand in front of him .

"Let them . They need this . "

Clyde didn't like the idea of not partic.i.p.ating in battle, even if it was to observe the strength of his teammates . Did she give the same order to Harumi and Chika too? His answer was confirmed when they glared at Alice . The two young women could probably one-shot the arch imp .

A burst of fire enveloped from Seth's bat as he swung, nailing a home run .

[Seth used Explosive Swing . ]

[Enemy HP has dropped to 150% . Enemy is paralyzed . Weakness exploited . ]

"Good work, Seth," Clyde said . "Go ahead and bring this home . "

Nana gave the most innocent blus.h.i.+ng anime girl look to the group . Even Clyde felt unsure if this was right .

"Do we have to hurt her?" Toru said as he walked over to the downed monster girl . He picked her up . She smiled gleefully .

"You fool, don't!" Alice said . Clyde almost believed Toru was at his end until the lightning came . Harumi shook her head .

[Harumi used Targeted lightning destruction bolt . ]

[Weakness exploited . SUPER CRITICAL . TECHNICAL . ]

[Enemy HP has dropped to 0%]

[[Battle completed . Victory! Reward: 15000 EXP and $2000 . ]

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The arch imp burst into purple flames right in Toru's arms . Clyde expected to see him scream but the desp.a.w.n ended as quickly as it came . Alice stormed over to Toru, catching him with the force .

"Just because it has a v.a.g.i.n.a doesn't make them safe," she snarled . "Arch imps are dangerous . She could've imprisoned your soul, bonded to you forever, taken you off to who knows where to be a slave . Don't look at a pretty face and let your guard down . "

She dropped Toru to the ground with a sniff then stormed forward .

The group returned to the bus stop in silence . Toru looked as if he was about to apologize to them, but Clyde interjected . He spoke to the other young man privately .

"We all know your worth man," he said . "Every time we come out here and fight, to hopefully take back this city and move on, we risk our lives . Let's not throw them away . " He sighed . "But it's not your fault . Alice has a personal vendetta against virtually any monster girl . And she's not a man . Monster girl charm and magic affects us unfairly, you know what I mean?"

Toru chuckled .

"I may be especially potent to it . " He shook his head . "I couldn't fight it, not even s.h.i.+ft into Zen mode . "

"It's okay," Clyde said . "It's not the first and last mistake we'll make as a team . "

"We? But I—"

"This sounds cheesy, but if one falls, the team falls . We go in as a team, we go out as a team . When you declared me leader, I didn't take it seriously at first, but you know, people's lives on the line and all . My point is Toru, we all make mistakes . But tonight, just wasn't on you, regardless of what anyone says . "

Toru nodded .

[Your relations.h.i.+p with Toru as increased to Friend, full respect . ]

"I will take responsibility for my actions, train harder," Toru said . "Tonight was just an embarra.s.sment . "

"At least you were allowed to do something," Clyde said . "I had a skill fusion waiting for… Never mind . "

The group said their goodbyes then parted ways . Chika tried and failed to go home with Clyde, blocked by Alice's logical words . A pout and a harrumph later, she actually gave in .

It felt a little awkward, not going into his apartment by himself . Harumi looked as if she didn't approve, but Alice gave her no chance to object . She politely refused the pink-haired girl's invite too .

While Alice showered, Clyde checked his stats, hoping to keep his mind out of the gutters for once . He specifically checked his quest log . There wasn't a need to worry about stats until either he underwent a major change or hit level forty or fifty .

[Quest log:

Main story .

DESTROY THE ASHFALL FAMILY . (Urgent MS) .

Locate the whereabouts of Kiko the vampire . (MS . )

Gather materials and craft three items .

Go to the Libado Gra.s.slands .

Defeat one person in either a non-real card . (Stone-Tokken quest . )

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

He was sure the Stone-Tokken quests weren't there before and hoped that Dark drilled him enough to be the next king of games . They couldn't do anything about the Kiko quest without sending the letter, so that was on hold . In fact, the top quest, which involved crus.h.i.+ng Alice's enemies, flashed .

Alice eventually came out of the shower, eyes relaxed . Clyde took in the clinging silk robe before proceeding to get clean himself . All of his worries and troubles seemed to fall into the drain with the hot water .

When Clyde returned to his room, clean, refreshed and in his sleepwear of boxers and tank top, he noticed Alice in his bed, reading a book under the lamplight . She closed the book, smiling at him .

The demoness had him in a pa.s.sionate kiss before his bottom so much as touched the bed .

"Finally have you to myself," she said softly . Clyde felt the pulse, he suspected he shared with Alice . Clyde pulled her in close as they wildly kissed, their clothing seeming to strip themselves .

Ashfall Estates…

Nezerath attacked his maids, again and again, to burn off his stress . What kind of an Ashfall demon was he to let some Hades brat get the best of him? He was to be feared, to be the ruler of everything .

There had to be someone the Hades woman held dear to her . How could it be possible for her to hide so easily from them? He shouldn't have to send his best nor Yuki out to deal with minor pests . It seemed like Alice had more allies than he believed .

He forcefully entered a demoness maid while choking her . She gagged and begged . He only smiled and thrusted as hard as possible, repeatedly . When the maid's face was blue enough, he removed his hands, allowing her to take a desperate inhale of breath, tossing her to the ground .

"If you want to blame someone, blame Yuki . Blame Alice," he said . "If Yuki succeeds, your pain could stop . But if she fails, her pain will be unimaginable . She has until I get there on Sat.u.r.day . "

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