Last time on The Anime Trope System, Clyde ended the vampire threat in Lot City. In a twist of events, it turned out that the man Chika's father attempted to wed her to was none other than the vampire emperor himself. Things continued to get weird…
The phenomenon, which prevented humans from interacting with the supernatural, was destroyed, and so the world witnessed the entire fight. They were announced as Team Stone. But is this really a good idea? With organizations and prophets slowly on the move, Clyde and his party may soon find themselves pulled into a political game. In fact, now that they're known, this had come to pass.
Despite all of that, Clyde and his party must take a break, at least from the ass-kicking. The strain and the constant fighting had taken its toll. There are other things to build up, such as his Ki, cooking level, relationships with literally improve his power, and so on. That quest log back-up… How long could he focus on these things before trouble came to him?
Welcome to…..
The Anime Trope System Volume 5: Stone of the Slice.
Wednesday. Week 4. Month 1. Year 1. Season: Autumn. Last week of the month…
Midmorning….
"He's seriously back? Fuck," Clyde said as he hurried after Chika toward the bedroom. What the hell did Mortem want now? He was about to reveal the bat-creature's news from earlier and open up the table for discussion. The world now knew of monsters, magic, and of them. The young man wanted to get his party prepared from the worse. In every book, movie, and historical events from Earth: humans always stabbed at the unknown with pitchforks and torches and political debates. He wouldn't be surprised if suddenly he and his party get blamed for the broken water tower. Camera or not. Fuck evidence, right?
It didn't dawn on Clyde until he was already in the room with Chika locking the door behind him. She used the spicy situation, Mortem, and convincing acting to trick the young man once again.
He turned, and his jaw dropped. When did she have the time do it? How did she get herself into a Shibari-style rope suit?
"Well, what do you think?" Chika said. Clyde gave her a Toru-style blank stare.
"How?" he said.
"Details, details," she said. "I'm not overly S and M, but tinkering with their stuff is so much fun."
"You do realize we've got important things to tell our team," Clyde said.
"Pssh, they can wait," Chika said, waving off his comment. "Just help me get this thing off. Oh and spank me a bit."
Somehow, Clyde found himself ramming into the silver-haired girl doggy-style. After failing to get the ropes off, he resorted to just using magic. The young woman's goad to get him to spank finally worked for all of ten seconds—Chika's moaning forced him to focus on covering her mouth. She took his horn with glee—until at last, they were laying next to other, panting, covered in sweat. Twenty minutes had passed.
"Ah shit. We'd better go," Clyde said.
"Four more rounds," Chika said, her eyes shining with lust. "Maybe five, six."
"Get dressed," he said, laughing. The young woman snuggled into him.
"Fine. But…" Her face lit up. "I've got to ask Yuki something."
After giving him a quick kiss, she quickly dressed herself, taking the time to fix her hair, then scurried out the door. Clyde blinked, wondering what she was on about as he dressed.
[Ki increased! Vitality is at 2. Speed is at 2. Aura is at 2.]
[Vitality slightly increases your HP and endurance. Your aura affects your MP output, aura display, and the chances of inflicting certain status effects. It is imperative to learn Ki as magic will not always be effective.]
Tell me something I don't know already, System, Clyde thought. It didn't respond to his quip. Everyone gave him blank stares when he returned to the dining room. Even Natalia and Nina, the gothic loli. He cleared his throat.
"The issue was taken care of," he said. "Anyway." He recited Mortem's warning. "Also, if you hear anything about a goddess named Venus, run the hell away."
"You mean the freaking Roman goddess, dude?" Seth said.
"Yes," Clyde replied.
"Whoa," Seth said.
"That sounds so absurd," Toru said, "but I suppose anything goes after that incident the other night."
Clyde nodded, then stood.
"Don't let anyone find out about this place. Tear, do you mind contacting Anzu, please? Let her know not to squeal under any circumstances."
"Sure," she said. "I wouldn't put it past journalists and investigators stumbling into her somehow."
The succubus pulled out her phone and dialed away.
"Everyone else, keep a low profile," Clyde said. "No one's going to immediately recognize us, at least not yet. Avoid all law enforcement—unless you'd like to be the one stuck explaining magic to them."
"Good point," Seth said.
Clyde noticed Melody, staring out the window as if daydreaming.
[Talent, main character stuff: Mind Intrusion.]
[Would you like to know what she's daydreaming about?]
Clyde selected no, but the system made the choice for him.
[Yes has been auto-selected this once for learning purposes.]
No, don't you dare, System, Clyde thought, but it was too late. In his mind's eye, Melody's daydream played like a video clip.
He rode a white stallion with her on the back, holding him with both arms, smiling. She laid her head on his back. They rode away from the tower he rescued her from to an inn. And there, he vigorously ripped off her clothing as she—
"Melody!" Clyde said.
The trickster nearly leapt two feet in the air, blushing furiously.
"What you possibly be daydreaming about?" Alice said as sat by the redhead.
"I was not daydreaming," she lied. "Just, staring out the window is all."
Clyde cut her a break, deciding it was best that he actually spent time with her. She stopped avoiding him at least. Seducing was not her strong suit. Not even close. He turned to Yuki.
"Could you schedule the Ki training for tomorrow?" The demoness nodded. Clyde looked at Toru. "See if you could swing your connections or your father's connections to see what the authorities think about the incident. In the meantime, we're going to try to take a break from the fighting. The strain's fucking killing me."
He'd plan the journey further—but now just wasn't the time to leave the city. Not yet. He checked his quest log.
[Quest log:
Main story.
Defeat Dark in a Real game (Stone-Token quest.)
Call or visit Chika in the late hours. (MS.)
Either call or visit Kitome in the late hours.
Talk to Melody….again.
Investigate Niyoto (multi-step quest. Required to defeat demon lord)
Take the exams. Excel.
Craft 1 complicated item. (MS)
Get to know Sazuki over time.
.
World Objective:
Slay the demon lords: 2/15. Reward: *World star fragment*.
Receive special training. Reward: Stone magic line access.]
Holy shit was it backed up. There's a limit to how much one should ignore their quest log. He'd focus on taking down as many as possible while thinking of the media situation. Without the phenomenon present, things were about to get interesting. Just who was the insane god to nuke it? So much for them being on the same side. Maybe a dark god did it? Did dark and light have much of a meaning? They did kidnap Clyde and toss him in this world. Melody was half dark goddess, half trickster demon. She didn't turn out so bad.
[Quest: quell your quest log to a more manageable level, while taking a slice of life, desu. Sometimes violence isn't always the answer. This quest is mandatory and cannot be refused.]
Adding another goddamn quest to my fill isn't helping, System, Clyde thought furiously. For some reason, he pictured a bubblegum-pink-haired young woman smiling at him innocently. The image vanished before he could think seriously about it.
What the hell did "desu" mean anyway? Questions for later, Clyde supposed.
Later that day, after running some errands for Yuki, Clyde returned to his house. Upon opening the door, he gaped. Chika was on her knees, dressed in just an apron. A naked apron.
"Welcome home," she said. "Would you like a bath, food, or…me."
Last time on The Anime Trope System, Clyde ended the vampire threat in Lot City. In a twist of events, it turned out that the man Chika's father attempted to wed her to was none other than the vampire emperor himself. Things continued to get weird…
The phenomenon, which prevented humans from interacting with the supernatural, was destroyed, and so the world witnessed the entire fight. They were announced as Team Stone. But is this really a good idea? With organizations and prophets slowly on the move, Clyde and his party may soon find themselves pulled into a political game. In fact, now that they're known, this had come to pass.
Despite all of that, Clyde and his party must take a break, at least from the ass-kicking. The strain and the constant fighting had taken its toll. There are other things to build up, such as his Ki, cooking level, relationships with literally improve his power, and so on. That quest log back-up… How long could he focus on these things before trouble came to him?
Welcome to…..
The Anime Trope System Volume 5: Stone of the Slice.
Wednesday. Week 4. Month 1. Year 1. Season: Autumn. Last week of the month…
Midmorning….
"He's seriously back? Fuck," Clyde said as he hurried after Chika toward the bedroom. What the hell did Mortem want now? He was about to reveal the bat-creature's news from earlier and open up the table for discussion. The world now knew of monsters, magic, and of them. The young man wanted to get his party prepared from the worse. In every book, movie, and historical events from Earth: humans always stabbed at the unknown with pitchforks and torches and political debates. He wouldn't be surprised if suddenly he and his party get blamed for the broken water tower. Camera or not. Fuck evidence, right?
It didn't dawn on Clyde until he was already in the room with Chika locking the door behind him. She used the spicy situation, Mortem, and convincing acting to trick the young man once again.
He turned, and his jaw dropped. When did she have the time do it? How did she get herself into a Shibari-style rope suit?
"Well, what do you think?" Chika said. Clyde gave her a Toru-style blank stare.
"How?" he said.
"Details, details," she said. "I'm not overly S and M, but tinkering with their stuff is so much fun."
"You do realize we've got important things to tell our team," Clyde said.
"Pssh, they can wait," Chika said, waving off his comment. "Just help me get this thing off. Oh and spank me a bit."
Somehow, Clyde found himself ramming into the silver-haired girl doggy-style. After failing to get the ropes off, he resorted to just using magic. The young woman's goad to get him to spank finally worked for all of ten seconds—Chika's moaning forced him to focus on covering her mouth. She took his horn with glee—until at last, they were laying next to other, panting, covered in sweat. Twenty minutes had passed.
"Ah shit. We'd better go," Clyde said.
"Four more rounds," Chika said, her eyes shining with lust. "Maybe five, six."
"Get dressed," he said, laughing. The young woman snuggled into him.
"Fine. But…" Her face lit up. "I've got to ask Yuki something."
After giving him a quick kiss, she quickly dressed herself, taking the time to fix her hair, then scurried out the door. Clyde blinked, wondering what she was on about as he dressed.
[Ki increased! Vitality is at 2. Speed is at 2. Aura is at 2.]
[Vitality slightly increases your HP and endurance. Your aura affects your MP output, aura display, and the chances of inflicting certain status effects. It is imperative to learn Ki as magic will not always be effective.]
Tell me something I don't know already, System, Clyde thought. It didn't respond to his quip. Everyone gave him blank stares when he returned to the dining room. Even Natalia and Nina, the gothic loli. He cleared his throat.
"The issue was taken care of," he said. "Anyway." He recited Mortem's warning. "Also, if you hear anything about a goddess named Venus, run the hell away."
"You mean the freaking Roman goddess, dude?" Seth said.
"Yes," Clyde replied.
"Whoa," Seth said.
"That sounds so absurd," Toru said, "but I suppose anything goes after that incident the other night."
Clyde nodded, then stood.
"Don't let anyone find out about this place. Tear, do you mind contacting Anzu, please? Let her know not to squeal under any circumstances."
"Sure," she said. "I wouldn't put it past journalists and investigators stumbling into her somehow."
The succubus pulled out her phone and dialed away.
"Everyone else, keep a low profile," Clyde said. "No one's going to immediately recognize us, at least not yet. Avoid all law enforcement—unless you'd like to be the one stuck explaining magic to them."
"Good point," Seth said.
Clyde noticed Melody, staring out the window as if daydreaming.
[Talent, main character stuff: Mind Intrusion.]
[Would you like to know what she's daydreaming about?]
Clyde selected no, but the system made the choice for him.
[Yes has been auto-selected this once for learning purposes.]
No, don't you dare, System, Clyde thought, but it was too late. In his mind's eye, Melody's daydream played like a video clip.
He rode a white stallion with her on the back, holding him with both arms, smiling. She laid her head on his back. They rode away from the tower he rescued her from to an inn. And there, he vigorously ripped off her clothing as she—
"Melody!" Clyde said.
The trickster nearly leapt two feet in the air, blushing furiously.
"What you possibly be daydreaming about?" Alice said as sat by the redhead.
"I was not daydreaming," she lied. "Just, staring out the window is all."
Clyde cut her a break, deciding it was best that he actually spent time with her. She stopped avoiding him at least. Seducing was not her strong suit. Not even close. He turned to Yuki.
"Could you schedule the Ki training for tomorrow?" The demoness nodded. Clyde looked at Toru. "See if you could swing your connections or your father's connections to see what the authorities think about the incident. In the meantime, we're going to try to take a break from the fighting. The strain's fucking killing me."
He'd plan the journey further—but now just wasn't the time to leave the city. Not yet. He checked his quest log.
[Quest log:
Main story.
Defeat Dark in a Real game (Stone-Token quest.)
Call or visit Chika in the late hours. (MS.)
Either call or visit Kitome in the late hours.
Talk to Melody….again.
Investigate Niyoto (multi-step quest. Required to defeat demon lord)
Take the exams. Excel.
Craft 1 complicated item. (MS)
Get to know Sazuki over time.
.
World Objective:
Slay the demon lords: 2/15. Reward: *World star fragment*.
Receive special training. Reward: Stone magic line access.]
Holy shit was it backed up. There's a limit to how much one should ignore their quest log. He'd focus on taking down as many as possible while thinking of the media situation. Without the phenomenon present, things were about to get interesting. Just who was the insane god to nuke it? So much for them being on the same side. Maybe a dark god did it? Did dark and light have much of a meaning? They did kidnap Clyde and toss him in this world. Melody was half dark goddess, half trickster demon. She didn't turn out so bad.
[Quest: quell your quest log to a more manageable level, while taking a slice of life, desu. Sometimes violence isn't always the answer. This quest is mandatory and cannot be refused.]
Adding another goddamn quest to my fill isn't helping, System, Clyde thought furiously. For some reason, he pictured a bubblegum-pink-haired young woman smiling at him innocently. The image vanished before he could think seriously about it.
What the hell did "desu" mean anyway? Questions for later, Clyde supposed.
Later that day, after running some errands for Yuki, Clyde returned to his house. Upon opening the door, he gaped. Chika was on her knees, dressed in just an apron. A naked apron.
"Welcome home," she said. "Would you like a bath, food, or…me."
