Chapter 152: Side
Chapter 152: Side
"Fufu, looks like the experiment here is quite successful..." Semiramis mused to herself while holding a soul in her hand. The soul in her hand is a specially created soul using her dearest husband's part.
It's mostly a combination of his spirit and also a bit of his strength.
You could say it's an artificial soul or a clone of his true self.
Of course, the soul in her hand is not even 1% of his true strength. If she were to go as high as 1% of his true strength then the experiment will be for naught since Issei himself would've taken notice if somebody tries to steal his power even if it's a measly 1%.
It's about 0.5% of his full power. They wanted to go lower but it's not possible... Even then, 0.5% is already pushing it to the limit. Any lower than that then it will be a capoot.
"Looks like we don't have to worry about dearest power being taken advantage of." She bemused happily to herself.
There are many cases where other Gods tried to replicate another God's strength in the past. To avoid the scenario where they're taken by surprise by an unknown clone or power imitation of their husband, they decided to see just how far the clone could go compared to the original.
And so far, it has been a success. The clone itself is quite powerful by the normal standard but that's about it... Perhaps it could reach <Tier 4> and even <Tier 5> if it's lucky enough but there's no chance for it to reach <Tier 6> and above.
The soul in her hand has almost reached its full potential so there's no need to wait any further. Even if other Gods were to use their divine blessing on him, it would only increase a tiny margin of his power. It won't be able to increase his full potential.
After all, the soul itself is based on a True God.
"Who are you!? Let go of him!"
"Hm?" Only now Semiramis took notice of the group of people gathered before her.
"G-Give him back... Give him back to us!" One girl cried profusely while scowling at her.
"..." Semiramis narrowed her eyes at the crying group of girls.
She has to say that there's quite a variety of races gathered here... There is a couple of ghosts, Youkais, humans... oh, and even a God blade race? Albeit it's only a lower-tier God.
Semiramis unintentionally remembered about Hong'er and Bai'er since they're practically of similar race.
Right below her feet, there's a piece of uniform scattered on the ground. The owner of that said uniform is the very same soul in Semiramis's hand.
She appeared right before the soul owner's physical body and took his soul out directly. The person himself didn't even react when she appeared before him and calmly let her took his soul.
It's like the deepest part of the soul's consciousness knows that the person before him is not a threat to which he fully trusts without a single doubt.
She took the body and soul together as one. Semiramis doesn't want a physical clone of her husband no matter how weak it is left alone after all... Even if it's only the physical body left with no soul inside it, she still didn't want to leave it be just like that.
"All of you stay back." One of the ghost women with unkempt black long hair, green eyes, and wearing a military uniform said solemnly.
"B-But! Sh-She took-" One of the girls said sobbingly.
"I know your feelings but fighting her is plain suicide! I'm feeling just as worried and angry just like the rest of you but I can tell if we were to go against this woman then... the only outcome is our demise." She said in a cold sweat: "She's anything but normal... From what I can tell... She's a God. A genuine Goddess in the flesh!"
"!!!" All of them become stupefied at the revelation.
"Oh?" Semiramis's raised her eyebrows at the ghost's words: "You can tell my true identity?"
"...I don't know... But my body has been shivering all this while at the moment you appear. No, not my body... but rather my spirit(soul) is the one who felt fear. How terrifying... Not even 'it' who killed me before manage to make me feel this afraid..." The ghost woman said while clenching her fist. Even now, her whole spiritual body is still shivering and flickering.
It's like if she were to lose focus even for a moment, then she would've truly passed on or something else altogether...
Only after her reminder that the other ghost woman realized her own state... She didn't realize it before since she was feeling despair over the boy's disappearance.
"Hmm, makes sense. You being a wandering ghost and all that." Semiramis nodded. It would be weirder if the two ghosts didn't feel anything after seeing her despite her hidden aura.
It's not simply sensing the other's party strength but rather a natural reaction of their race/species when they're standing in front of their God. Just like how normal Dragons would immediately submit themselves when they saw Issei.
Dead spirits such as these two ghost women also felt the same as those Dragons. It's actually quite commendable seeing that they could still stand in her presence.
Usually, a normal ghost would've instantly become Semiramis's 'doll'. Whether she would let them pass on or she would toy with them for eternity is entirely up to her.
Semiramis decided to read the soul's memory... and after she used her divine sense to read the soul's memory, she becomes slightly surprised.
"Ara? How weird... To think this soul manages to charm so many women... I guess it's to be expected of dearest's clone?" Semiramis muttered in a small voice before giving a small chuckle of amusement. She reckons if she were to tell her sisters about this then they ought to feel amused as well...
"...Can you tell us just why did you suddenly steal his soul, Kami-sama?" The ghost woman with a military uniform asked direly.
"Hmm..." Semiramis tapped her finger to her cheeks while a slight smirk adorning her face: "Because I wanted to?"
"..." They gritted their teeth hearing her nonchalant response.
"Could you please give him back to us, Kami-sama?" The ghost woman asked once again.
"No, I don't think I will." Semiramis simply said.
"Is that so?"
"It is so."
"Then... you leave us with no choice. Now!" The ghost woman said before she dashed towards Semiramis.
Semiramis give a light smirk and calmly block the incoming fist in front of her with a barrier. The ghost woman is apparently only a distraction while a portal appeared right behind her and a blade appeared from within.
Semiramis didn't even bother turning her head and a chain appeared around her stopping the blade which apparently coming from the arms of the God Blade that took the shape of a woman.
Then a bunch of spiritual kunai and shuriken headed her way, which got blocked by her barrier yet again... but it is yet another distraction while the Youkai Oni blasted a giant beam from her horn taking advantage of the ghost woman blocking Semiramis's vision.
The ghost woman didn't even try to evade the beam and still trying her hardest to break the barrier blocking her way. Right from the start, her eyes are dead set on the soul at Semiramis's left hand.
Right before the spiritual beam from the oni about to hit the ghost's woman body, it somehow makes a curve and repositioned itself to Semiramis's side. It looks like to be the work of the Zashiki Warashi's work on curving the beam to her side.
The second ghost woman transformed into a nine-tailed fox form before she too joined hands with the first ghost woman to break Semiramis's barrier.
"We're almost there!" The second ghost woman shouted seeing that there's a crack in the barrier.
"Great teamwork." Semiramis praised: "But sadly... That won't be enough."
"Kyaah!!!" In the next second, all of them are blasted away by the sheer wind pressure Semiramis's emit. Only the first ghost woman manages to stand her ground... but her uniform has been tattered making her almost naked.
"Gh!" Ultimately, she too dropped to her knee. The other girls are struggling against the ground.
"Impressive..." Semiramis gives a slight grin at their tenacity: "But as long as you two are still a ghost, you won't be able to lay a single finger on me... How about I help you with that?"
Semiramis snapped her finger and then the two ghost women's bodies are enveloped by a darkish white aura. After being cocooned by that aura, something happened to them...
"...Eh?" They let out a stupefied voice while looking at their body: "...W-We're alive?"
"What?!" The other girls also become surprised at this.
But no matter how they tried to dismiss the situation, they can see that the former two ghost women now have a physical body! Even the normal human amongst them could see the two of them with her own two eyes.
"There we go. And now for the payment of your revival... It will be his soul." Semiramis raised the soul right above her mouth.
"N-No... please no..." They let out a horrified sound realizing her intention.
"Aaamph!" Semiramis opened her mouth before dropping the soul into her mouth. Semiramis made a chewing motion before gulping it down: "Mmm, tasty."
"...NOOOOOO!!!" After a brief silence because of their disbelief, they finally screamed in despair.
"BASTARD!!!" The military uniform-clad ghost now human shouted at the top of her lungs.
"Now now, don't get so worked up." Semiramis waved her hand and chained all of them with her chains. Of course, it's not her death chain or they would be dead the moment the chain comes into contact with their body.
Despite being chained, they still glare hatefully at Semiramis.
"Don't worry, he's still not completely dead yet," Semiramis smirked at them.
Their body froze when they heard her.
"How far are you willing to go just to save him, I wonder? Will you go to <Hell> itself just to save him? Ah, no need to answer that... I'll give you a week of time to save him. If in a week you failed to save him then..." Semiramis gives a faint chuckle.
Then she willed a charm to appear above the military-clad woman: "Use that charm when all of you are ready... But you better be prepared with your lives on the line when you use that charm. With that said, until we meet again." She did an elegant gesture of courtesy before she disappeared into the void leaving behind a dismayed group of women.
...
"Ufufufu, how unexpected... To think that I could come across something so intriguing." Semiramis giggled to herself once she reappeared in <Netherworld>.
"Welcome back, Semiramis-sama." The maids welcomed her.
"Um, where's dearest?"
"Issei-sama is currently away with Forzelotte-sama and the others. They're currently in a parallel world."
"Parallel world? Do explain..."
Then the maids briefly explained Issei's current situation.
"Hmm... I see. That's quite sly of you, sister... You're trying to get a head start?" Semiramis said begrudgingly: "Well, I'll let you have a headstart this time..." She has some business to take care of soon after all.
"Mother? You're back?" A calm voice resounded.
"Hm? Oh, Ai. I'm back dear." Semiramis smiled at her firstborn daughter and proceed to give her a warm hug.
Ai Savant Hyoudou looks very similar to her mother. From their hair color to their facial features such as their elongated ears. The only difference is her eyes color which is red which seems to be the shared common feature with her other sisters.
"Uuu, mother... I'm not a child anymore..." Ai said feeling embarrassed.
"Ara~, no matter how old you are, you will always be my little baby, dear." Semiramis said with a chuckle.
"Muu..."
The maids' excuses themselves giving the mother-daughter duo some room for themselves.
"Where're your little sisters, dear?" Semiramis asked Ai after she had her little cuddle session with her daughter.
"Hiyuki is on a little trip with Froleytia while Emilia is with father," Ai answered.
"Oh? You're not coming with them?" Semiramis asked in surprise.
"I wanted to but remembering that you're away, I decided to wait for you first."
"Aww, that's sweet of you, dear... You don't need to wait for me you know? After all, your mother and your father spend most of their time together in bed~"
"Too much information mother..." Ai rebuked with a red face.
"Ara? Don't act that you never try to peep on us, dear~"
"Wh-Wh-What are you talking about?! I-I never tried to peek on you two!" Ai stuttered.
"Mmmhm~" Semiramis gives her a knowing smile.
"A-Anyway, I will go to father's place now!"
"You can go ahead first. I'll catch up later."
Seeing her daughter who practically scampered away from her sight made Semiramis laugh once again.
She guesses having a father who basically the epitome of strength is a double-edged sword... Their daughters' standard is too high that it's practically insurmountable.
While Forzelotte and some others are feeling a headache at this, she for one doesn't really care... If they wanted their father to be their man then so be it. It's better rather than having some unknown man to be their daughter's husband.
A view of a mortal is not her concern. Why should they follow a weakling moral compass or common sense when they themselves are Gods?
"Now then... Let's prepare the little stage for their arrival~" Semiramis hummed to herself: "Ah, before that..." She took out a soul from her body. This is the same soul that she 'devoured' before.
"Go back to your original owner..." She commanded the soul.
The soul flew into the void heading towards its destination...
"I wonder what will his reaction be when that soul fused with him... Ufufufu, oh dearest. Looks like not even fate could deny your life without a harem... Even if that 'you' is only a fraction of your true self." Semiramis giggled amusedly to herself: "Speaking of which... I wonder if Forze's attempt on that 'support group' of hers is a success or not..."
The answer to that question is a big fat no... Forzelotte tried to set up a 'supporting group' with the intention of 'curing' the women who become lovestruck at her husband only to result in absolute utter failure.
Not so helpful when they couldn't really say anything in return when they asked if there's a better man than him out there... In the end, the so-called 'supporting group' is short-lived...
The only bad thing about him that they could think of is that he has a lot of wives, but that's barely a concern considering his identity... In fact, there's other Gods and Kings out there with a bigger number of wives.
Xia Qingyue and the others who are having a tea party happened to saw Semiramis humming happily to herself.
"Elder sister seems happy?" Xia Qingyue said wryly. They wanted to invite her to their little tea party but it seems that she's currently occupied.
"Hehe, she probably discovered something fun." Cang Yue responded to her mutter.
"Is it related to husband?" Chu Yuechan tilted her head slightly.
"Should be. She will only think something amusing whenever that something is related to him." Jie Yuan said offhandedly.
"Oh? Even now you're still reluctant to call him husband, ancestor~?" Chi Wuyao giggled.
"Tsk." Jie Yuan clicked her tongue while averting her reddened face to the side: "That time was a mistake..." She mumbled.
"A mistake? We all have been warned of his special case whenever he drinks some wine but you still haven't left the room back then. So I doubt that it's just a simple 'mistake'." Mu Xuanyin smirked.
She would've never thought that she will be able to tease the infamous Heaven Smiting Devil Emperor like this, much less they become fellow sisters.
"Shut up." Jie Yuan barked embarrassedly.
"Cheh, stop being a tsundere. You want to say that you're not his wife even though your belly is that big already?" Jasmine sneered while pointing at Jie Yuan's protruding stomach.
"I don't want to hear that from you out of all people, damned brat!" Jie Yuan scoffed.
"Who are you calling a brat?! You old-"
"Okay, that's enough dear. Don't tease your big sister now~" Xun'er giggled mischievously at her daughter.
"You two!" Jie Yuan said while gnashing her teeth.
"...Why couldn't big sis Jie Yuan just be honest with her feelings?" Feng Xue'er whispered in wonder.
"It's probably because she thought that she betrayed her late husband." Huan Caiyi responded.
"But I don't think her late husband would mind though? Her late husband would've wanted her to be happy, right? And also, big sis Jie Yuan herself is the one who approached husband when he was drunk back then."
Feng Xue'er could still remember clearly despite her situation back then. She laid limply on the bed feeling exhausted yet blissful, but she could still catch a glimpse of Jie Yuan shedding her clothes on her own and come closer to the drunken Issei.
After that, needless to say, she entered the maw of the Dragon and ended becoming a putty just like the others... If it was indeed a 'mistake' like she claims to be, it would probably the best 'mistake' she ever made seeing the expression of pure bliss she had back then...
As for why Issei could become drunk back then, that's because his wives wanted him to. Once in a while, having their nightly activities where he went 'berserk' is quite nice... As long as they don't have anything to do on the next day that is, since they won't be able to move a single muscle after they're done.
"It's a bit complicated for you who only has one husband to understand, Xue'er." Huan Caiyi sighed since she can relate a little with Jie Yuan.
Issei is her second husband after all. Even though she never consummated her marriage with her first husband, they're still married back then.
But she knows that even if Jie Yuan is given a second chance, she would've made the same decision. Her gaze, whenever she gaze at their current husband, couldn't be mistaken with anything other than an expression of a woman in love.
"Then... What are you here for, Qianye Ying'er? Don't you have somewhere to be?" Jasmine said coldly at the masked woman in the corner of the room.
"...Hmph, I've already done what you asked for. And my name is not Qianye Ying'er anymore!" She snorted coldly in return.
"Ying'er..." A woman with familiar features as her berated lightly to the side.
"I know mother..." Qianye Ying'er who now goes by the name Mei Qianying said with a sigh.
Mei is her mother's family name. She has long thrown away her old name.
Mei Qianying spends ten years in self-blame and self-hatred after the supposed 'death' of her mother.
After ten years pass by, Jasmine and Xun'er along with Caizhi decided to pay her a visit. It's mostly Xun'er decision though while Jasmine and Caizhi are still feeling reluctant.
Xun'er informed her of her mother's fake death and in return for their reunion, Mei Qianying will serve their family as a slave for eternity. Mei Qianying didn't even bat an eye and immediately agreed to their condition.
She swore an oath and even signed a contract for it.
After her reunion with her mother, the life of a slave also started for her. But she didn't regret anything... As long as her mother is safe and sound then she's willing to do anything.
Issei himself said back then that he will never put any lives who are unrelated on the line. The orb Jasmine destroyed is nothing but a fake.
And the only reason Xun'er decided to spare Mei Qianying of her life filled with regret and sadness is to honor her late son's request. If it wasn't for her late son's request, she would've killed Mei Qianying herself.
"Here." Mei Qianying threw a piece of jade towards Jasmine: "Anything else?"
"Hmph!" Jasmine snorted and it doesn't seem that she has any intention of responding to her.
"You can go, Qianying. If we need anything else then we will call you." Xun'er said calmly.
"Alright." She nodded at Xun'er's words before she turns around to leave the room.
When she's about to leave the room, she took a sneak peek at the heavily pregnant Jasmine and the others. A pang of jealousy filled her heart... But soon she set her gaze aside and leave the room.
Her mother excuses themselves before she follows after her daughter.
...
"Okay, that's enough for today." Mertel clapped to dismiss the illusion.
Hyoudou Issei and the others dropped to the ground while wheezing heavily.
"We shall continue your training tomorrow," Mertel said.
"T-Thank you for your help." Michael gives his thanks.
"No need to thank us. What we did is only a business transaction. We only fulfill the end of our bargain, no more no less." Mertel replied calmly.
Yes... At the cost of almost everything they have that is... Sirzechs and the others teared up thinking about the cost of their training. But thankfully the training is very beneficial for them...
Back at Issei, he's seated on the couch while being surrounded by his daughters.
He smiles fondly at the harmonious scene before him.
Mertel and the others agreed to train Sirzechs of this world along with the others for a little bit. They didn't need to do much, they just need to impart the training method inside their head.
"Hubby nya~" Kuroka who came not long ago sat on his lap wanting to be spoiled. Croix who's not far from them put her index finger at her mouth feeling envious.
Kuroka's belly is also quite big already and Issei smiles wryly at her sight.
"Kuroka... Why are you here? You should've stayed at home..." Issei berated softly.
"But I'm bored nya~" Kuroka whined. She snuggled comfortably within his embrace.
"Jeez..." Issei sighed but it looks like he has no intention of denying her request wanting to be spoiled.
Kuroka smiled mischievously at the jealous group of children surrounding them.
"Kuroka mama unfair!"
"That's right! Kuroka kaa-san is being unfair!"
"Bad kaa-chan! Don't hog daddy to yourself!"
The children chirped rowdily around them.
"Nyahaha, sorry little ones. But today your daddy is mine!" She said in a villainous tone.
"We're back."
"Oh? Finished already?" Issei look at Mertel and the others who just returned.
"Mm, they're done for today, my king." Mertel smiled in affirmation.
"Good work, all of you."
"Nya!" Kuro who just returned from her training shouted at the sight of her other counterpart within Issei's embrace.
(AN: Kuro = Kuroka of parallel world).
"Mn?" Kuroka responded to her shout.
"Damn... That other Kuroka is just..." Bikou of this world whistled at Kuroka's sight.
"Ravishing?" Azazel added with an understanding grin.
But soon the two of them shuddered greatly feeling Issei's cold penetrating gaze.
They hastily averted their head while having a cold sweat.
"Senpai nya!" Kuro hopped to Kuroka's front with her eyes shining brightly.
"Senpai nya?" Kuroka repeated.
"Yes! Please teach me how to seduce him nya!" Kuro pointed at the stupefied Issei. Why this scene seems a little bit familiar?
"Nya? Aren't you supposed to be in love with this world Ise?" Kuroka said in confusion.
"No no, nya! I like this <Sekiryuutei> more nya!"
Hyoudou Issei who's in the background slouched to the ground... Damn it... Did he just got NTR'd without his knowledge?! Not that they really have anything going on yet but still...
"They're not at that stage yet, Kuroka... They're still on the Kyoto part where my mother is kidnapped by Cao Cao's group." Kunou added to the side.
"Oh, I see nya." Kuroka nodded understandingly: "Sorry, but I can't help you with that nya." She said towards Kuro.
"Why nya?!" Kuro pouted.
"Because you need to use your own charm for that, nya."
"But I've tried nya! I posed so many sexy poses and everything but it doesn't work, nya!"
"That's just mean that your seduction needs more practice, nya!"
Issei's face started twitching a little seeing the two cat 'Nya' ing back and forth. Look... Even their children started imitating them!
"Nya nya nya!"
"Nyan nyan nyan!"
"Nyauuu!"
What in the world is 'Nyauuu'? While looking speechlessly at his daughters' little antics which he still finds cute. Issei suddenly took notice of a single soul appearing out of the void.
He raised his eyebrows at this and grasped the soul with his hand. He can recognize this energy signature which belongs to Semiramis and him.
He felt suspicious about this soul though... It's not that he thought that Semiramis would harm him but rather it's something else that worries him.
Knowing his wife's antics, his intuition is telling him there would be a little trouble if he were to absorb this soul. But before he could store the soul away, it suddenly slipped out of his hand and immediately entered his body.
Issei froze for a second before he sighed to himself after reading the memories that this soul has. As expected... It is indeed a little trouble that he would need to handle soon enough.
"Nya? What was that, hubby?" Kuroka asked curiously.
"It's just Semi little prank..." Issei said.
"A prank? Hmm, is it her doing something that might earn you a new wife, nya?" Kuroka asked fully knowing of Semiramis's little antics.
"...Ah." Issei nodded reluctantly. While he's not bothered with these new memories that he received, those girls who have feelings towards the soul's former identity is what giving him a headache.
"What? That idiot did it again?" Forzelotte who overheard their conversation scowled: "Just how many women did she intend to bring into our house!?"
"Over 9000?" Lotte chimed in despite not fully understanding the whole conversation.
"Lotte..." Issei wryly smiled.
"Bakadeshi!" Scathach emerged from a spatial opening while glaring at Issei.
"Shishou? What's wrong?" Issei asked in surprise.
"You still dare ask what's wrong?" Scathach snorted: "You dare leave me behind when you're having fun here?"
"Err... It's not like that."
"...Should we ask who she is?" Azazel whispered: "But that spear of hers is a dead give away isn't it?"
"I-Indeed..." Michael stuttered.
"She should be... 'her', right?"
"Yup, most likely." Sirzechs nodded in confirmation. The three of them come into tacit agreement and decided to just feign ignorance with everything... There will be no end to their surprises if they keep become surprised over everything that's happening around this Issei...
They're nothing but background characters so don't mind us. They thought to themselves while watching the little playful fight between Scathach and Issei...
Why playful you might ask? Just look at them... Their bickering is so sweet that it made them feel like puking sugar...
Ah, there he goes again... That Issei just swooped the infamous God killer into his embrace and she practically melted within his embrace silencing her in the process... Smooth, real smooth... They secretly give a thumbs up seeing his method.
Hyoudou Issei took out a note and started scribbling what he witnessed as future reference.
Oh... He just stood up and carried her into his bedroom... Okay then, they probably should excuse themselves right away.
"Sister... Let's go home." Michael called to the entranced Gabriel.
"..."
"Gabriel... Don't feign ignorance now." Michael sweated.
"...Tsk."
"Did you just clicked your tongue?!"
...
"...I can't believe it... I really went into another world..." A boy in his early teens muttered to himself in disbelief: "Isekai is real!" He shouted in joy.
"Harem full of beauties! Here I come!" The teen jumped on the spot in joy.
"Now let's see just what kind of cheat do I get! System, I choose you!"
"..."
"Status!"
"..."
"Property!"
"..."
"Damn, so no RPG system huh... Oh well, maybe I have some kind of cheat that can create something out of nothing. <Create>, a beautiful big breasted cat-eared woman! A big-breasted elf! Excalibur!"
"..."
"Not that either? Then how about a super learning talent?" The teen then pick up a wooden stick and tried swinging it around.
"<Wind slash>! <Hiten Mitsuruhi-Ryu>!"
"..."
"<Fireball>! <Sharingan>! <Amaterasu>!"
"..."
"F*ck, not that either! How about super-strength then?!" The teen then tried punching the ground with his bare fist.
*Bam*
"It hurts! Damn it! Just what kind of shitty isekai is this!? Super Hard mode or something!?"
The young man screamed a few minutes before he finally calmed down.
"Fuhh... I need to calm down... Perhaps my cheat is not unlocked yet. Maybe I need to level up or something first..." The teen started to survey his surroundings.
He seems to be in the middle of the forest.
"There should be a village or something similar near here. Hah! My gamer sense is tingling! It's over there!" The teen dashed in a certain direction... where a small explosion and a cloud of smoke can be seen.
When he finally got there, he saw a bunch of knight looking people surrounded by a group of what seems to be orcs.
"Oh! A template from the get-go! And is that a female samurai that I see?! And a white-haired loli with horns?! Damn, they're so unbelievably cute!" The teen shouted in joy.
There's a small crater in the middle of the group and it seems that's the cause of the smoke that he saw.
"But those orcs look strong... And I'm still a level 1 noob. How do I save them?" The teen muttered to himself.
If he paid more attention to the whole situation then perhaps he would've noticed that the female samurai seems to be scolding the orcs rather than being cornered by them. The orcs who are currently being scolded also seem like they're standing in front of their boss rather than assailants.
"Who's there!?" One of the orcs sensed his presence.
"Damn! I've been found." The teen sweated.
"Show yourself!" The orc shouted.
"...Tsk, guess there's no other choice huh..." The teen gulped before he stepped out in the open.
"A human boy?" The orc said: "Is he one of you, princess Kanna? Lady Okita Souji?"
"No, he's not." Okita Souji shook her head feeling slightly confused just why did this boy suddenly appear out of nowhere. Whereas the horned loli only stares blankly seemingly uninterested.
"Hear me you swine! By the power of Grayskull, I, the almighty Ryo Van Hohenheim order you to disappear from my presence! If you don't want to die then it's best that you run now!" The teen said 'menacingly'.
"...What is he talking about? And his name sounds extremely weird..." One of the orcs whispered to his orc companions.
"I don't know, dude... And what did he mean by Grayskull? Is that some guild name that we never heard about?"
"No, it's not..." One of the knights said awkwardly.
"Oooh... he's strong?" Princess Kanna said with glistening eyes.
"No no no, we're pretty sure that he's just bluffing, princess." The orcs and the Knights said at the same time.
"Are you strong?" Kanna ignored their words and asked the teen directly by teleporting to his front.
The teen felt like his heart has been shot by multiple arrows being gazed so intently by the loli. So... God... Damn... Beautiful! I'm from the yes loli no touch faction but at this rate... Guhh! FBI can go to hell!
"Yes, milady... I'm even stronger than the strongest Supreme Overlord! Don't worry, I'll save you soon!" The teen continues his bluff despite not knowing that he just stepped on a landmine. He doesn't know that the one he called 'Supreme Overlord' is very real and not just some made-up name.
"...Stronger than papa?" The temperature surrounding the Dragon Princess suddenly dropped drastically that it basically went freezing ice cold.
"Uh oh..." The orcs and the Knights gulped feeling the rising aura of their princess.
"Hm? This boy..." Okita Souji narrowed her eyes at the teen sensing something odd,
"Eh?" The teen froze sensing her bloodlust.
"Nobody is stronger than papa! You're lying!" Kanna growled before she flew towards his direction and landed a punch straight in his face.
"Kanna!" Okita Souji called out in shock.
*BAM!!!*
"Gueh!!!" The teen body flew hundreds of meters destroying some trees in the process.
"Hmph! That's what you get for lying!" Kanna puffed out her chest feeling satisfied by that one punch of hers.
"O-Oh no! S-Save that kid! He's going to die at this rate!"
"B-Bring him to the medic!"
The orcs and the knights panicked.
Thankfully Okita Souji managed to put a last-second barrier or that teen would've turned into mincemeat already...
His last thought before passing out was... What the f*ck... Why did the loli suddenly become so fierce?! And why did the template seems different from the usual!?