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TAMCG Chapter 43 - Extra Stories: The Other Members 2
🕑 Added 2024-11-04 06:10:51 +0000 UTCThird Person P.O.V (Henrietta)
Concerns and Hopes
"This isn't funny! If this is some kind of hidden camera prank, it's not funny at all!" A young man with black hair and blue eyes shouted as he ran through the halls of what looked like one of those medieval castles or forts made of stone that you see in anime and movies.
Hiraga Saito wasn't happy at all, his day was being relatively normal, even good if you considered the fact that he had picked up his now functional laptop and had recently registered on a dating website, after all, he was a completely normal young boy, so he had the desire to meet some cute girl who would agree to be his girlfriend.
But, unfortunately, he was also a curious boy by nature, so when a mysterious portal appeared in front of him, he approached to observe it, and as soon as he touched the thing, his hand got stuck, and then his entire body was absorbed.
The next thing he heard was an explosion, and he saw in front of him a beautiful girl, long pink hair, clear and clean skin like porcelain, and with an incredibly adorable face.
It was a shame that what happened next was as confusing as it was infuriating and painful, explosions, the theft of his first kiss, and a heat in his hand that made him believe someone had placed red-hot metal on his skin.
And now, shortly after waking up, what did he receive? An apology? A reasonable explanation? At least an "are you okay?" No, all he got was another explosion in the face before finally understanding the pink-haired girl's words.
Words that finished destroying the image of a cute girl that he had had in their first meeting.
Did this girl want him to be her familiar? What she described sounded more like a slave, was she perhaps a pervert?
Saito thought she was pretty, but that didn't mean he was going to accept everything she told him, especially if it sounded so crazy, that's why now he was running as fast as his legs allowed him, he needed to escape from this group of perverted fans of J.K Rowling's work and find a police officer, only then would he really be safe.
"Magic? Summons? Being the familiar of a perverted loli with slave fetishes? Find another fool! I'm not going to lend myself to something that sounds so ridiculous!" He shouted, quickening his pace in an attempt to leave behind the short, pink-haired girl who kept yelling at him to stop, he had to escape.
But just because someone wanted something didn't mean things wouldn't go the way that person wanted, because as soon as Saito arrived at the courtyard, the two objects in the sky caught his attention.
"T-this is a joke, right?" His voice came out in an incredulous tone, and before he could finish processing his surprise, he rose into the air, as if someone was holding him.
"You're not going to run away!" He heard the same pink-haired girl shout.
Next to the girl, Saito could see a couple of boys dressed similarly to the pink-haired girl, both blonde, a boy and a girl, and while the boy pointed a rose at him, the other girl seemed quite amused exchanging words with the girl who claimed to be his new master.
Hiraga Saito's mind spun, he was confused, the information was just settling in, and yet, even in his confused state, his mind was able to produce a coherent thought.
'This is the last time I go near some strange portal!' He screamed in his mind as the realization hit him harder than a truck could.
He was no longer in his own world.
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Third Person P.O.V
Henrietta was having tea in the garden of the royal castle while reading a newly delivered letter, her face, which normally remained calm, now exhibited a frown of worry and stress.
"Wales." She said in a low tone before taking a few deep breaths, managing to calm down and think about the information she had received.
The situation in Albion continued to worsen, slowly but surely, the royalty was losing more and more control of the country while the rebels were gaining more and more soldiers, territories, and patronage in their favor.
It wasn't an unsalvageable situation yet, but if things continued as they had been doing so far, it wouldn't be long before everything escalated to the point of no return.
The princess put down the letter and took another sip of tea to calm herself down, then turned her head, and next to her, she saw a blue box that no one else in this world could see.
WELCOME BACK TO THE ALTERNATE MULTIVERSE CHAT ROOM, ANNA ESTUARDO
Anna Estuardo has joined!
Henrietta read once again the last conversation she had with Leone and Ryuichi several hours ago, no one had said anything else since then, she simply exchanged a few words with Leone after Ryuichi logged off, and since then, everything had been silent.
'I hope he doesn't encounter too many difficulties and that he finishes that mission quickly.' The princess thought, the truth was that she felt a little sorry for the chat administrator, Kaname Ryuichi, because, when she went over everything she knew, and everything she saw in that video call, she could say that he was the most "normal" of all the members of this chat.
Between people strong enough to destroy solid columns of buildings with a punch, maids capable of performing magic without a wand, women with animal parts, and people whose first nicknames still caused her distrust, she could say that Ryuichi was the one who, although with marked differences, lived the most similar situation to hers.
Both of them were the most affected by what they saw in the world of Namekata kyujin, but at least she had magic, along with the fact that her training as a member of royalty helped her a little to regain calm after the screens stopped transmitting.
She didn't know what "gift" the chat had given Ryuichi, after all, nobody asked what the others received, and nobody seemed to want to say, but she hoped it would help him.
In addition, there was also the fact that the faster Ryuichi finished his own mission, the sooner she and the others would receive one of their own, and although she was very, VERY scared, she also held out hope that she could complete the mission and when she did it, she could obtain something that would allow her not only to be a better ruler for her country but also help solve the problem that was happening in Albion discreetly.
She didn't blindly and completely trust the chat's promises about being able to get everything she wanted, but, even if she wanted to deny it, she held a small hope in her heart.
That if she tried hard enough, she could change everything for the better.
She prayed with all her heart that this hope would come true.
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Third Person P.O.V (Namekata Kyujin)
Even in the Middle of an Apocalypse Kyu-chan will still be Kyu-chan
"I don't believe it." A woman dressed in cowboy-style clothing, hat included, said as she watched Kyujin show off his progress and newfound control over his powers.
"Did you really make that much progress while I was gone? Confess Namecaca, I don't believe a guy with a head full of hot air like you could make such a significant breakthrough in such a short time." The woman narrowed her eyes, as if trying to discern the truth just by looking at her student.
Kyujin received the accusation with a slightly smug look before saying, "Isn't it because I'm so cool?" He answered as if it was obvious, for once, his sensei was confused, and he wouldn't tell her about the chat, not only because he couldn't, which he doubted, he was sure that if he gritted his teeth hard enough, he could bear the pain and tell what was happening, but because it would be more dramatic if he did it when one of his chat partners showed up.
What Kyujin didn't know was that, if he continued with this idea, most likely the only thing he would receive from his teacher would be a hit on the head with the bat she carried everywhere, not so much for hiding the truth, but for the simple fact of "being an idiot."
"I'm so cool my ass." She said with a half-irritated tone. "I've seen hamsters smarter than you, this kind of advancement could only mean that you..." The woman rubbed her chin a couple of times while thinking, until an idea that seemed to fit with all the clues came to her mind.
"Hey, Namekata, don't tell me that you…" She said, approaching the boy and poking him with her bat in various parts of his body while she kept looking into his eyes, as if she was trying to intimidate him into confessing before she said what was on her mind.
Sadly, there was a higher chance of a normal person killing a bear in a fistfight than Kyujin being intimidated by anything that couldn't kill him in one hit, and although his teacher was a monster that Kyujin himself recognized as superior, not even she could perform a feat like that.
"You went down to the city and fought with the dolls?" The woman finally made her assumption known.
In her mind, it made a lot of sense, Namekata was more of the type of person who learned in the middle of practice, explaining everything verbally would result in this peanut brain barely grasping 10% of her explanation.
And the worst of all? It wasn't because he lacked intelligence, but because Namekata found that way of learning incredibly boring.
But if it was about learning in real-time in the middle of battle, that was another story, Namekata could very well be a one-in-a-hundred million genius, one whose more he was pushed, while the more his life was in danger, the faster and better his brain and instincts would work to find a solution that could turn the desperate situation around.
Kyujin didn't flinch, instead, he simply turned his head to look away and whistled innocently, managing to look completely guilty.
His teacher saw him and gritted her teeth while scratching her head in annoyance. "You are a reckless brat." She said in an exasperated tone. "I told you to avoid going alone." She complained, until a couple of seconds later, she simply exhaled, letting go of her complaints before suffering a headache.
"Well, there is no point in bothering me, you came back, and now you are at least twice as good as you were before." She said, resigning herself to take this for what it was, something beneficial for her and even more so for Kyujin himself.
Although of course, the fact that the scatterbrain raised his head proudly and puffed out his chest made her annoyance return, and a vein throbbed on her forehead.
"Don't think so much of yourself brat, you're better now, so what? It's just a few more steps you've climbed, if you don't want to be killed, you still have a lot of training to do!" She shouted, hitting him a few times with her bat before turning around and pointing towards her shelter.
"Now let's go get lunch, since you're so proud of what you've accomplished, I'll increase the difficulty of your training, you've mastered the control of your internal energy well, but to what extent, with what precision, and for how long? It's been a while since we've had a sparring match, I've seen some pretty good progress in my other student, so you better keep up with my standard of expectations brat." She said with a smile that promised pain to Kyujin.
"Eh? Sensei found more students?" The young man asked, ignoring the fact that he would probably get a beating later.
The woman gave a short snort, walking towards the house where they lived as she spoke. "Yes, one more, his name is Kento Tsunashi, and let me tell you that he is quite talented, when I found him, he already had basic notions about his power, so it didn't take him too long to learn how to use it properly, if you neglect your training he could beat you, I wanted to bring him, but he said he had some things he wanted to do, so I will contact him in a while to follow his progress"
"That's not going to happen, because I hate losing." Kyujin crossed his arms, forming an X, and shook his head like a child at the idea that this other student could beat him.
Kyujin really hated the idea of losing a fight, no matter if it was against an ally or an enemy.
"Well, then you better redouble your efforts, brat." His sensei finished.
"Hai hai." Kyujin pretended to be calm, although inside, he was quite excited. "Sunny! I hope you cooked a lot this time, I'm going to improve a lot today, so I'll need a lot of energy too." The young man shouted towards the house.
A second later, the door opened, revealing a Malayan bear that was just over 1.20 meters tall, the animal looked at Kyujin and saluted with one hand while, with the other, he took out a rolled-up scroll from the fanny pack he had on his waist.
"Leave it to me." Was what was written on the scroll.
"Okay, then let's go." The woman said after reading the scroll.
For the rest of the day, Kyujin was busy, first stuffing himself with the delicious food Sunny prepared, then having a series of fights with his sensei, first without using his phantom in any way, only using his martial arts.
Then, using their phantoms, but with Kyujin concentrating on dodging or deflecting all the attacks his sensei sent, and finally, one where both used all their abilities at full power.
The ruckus lasted for several hours, and when it was finally over, the sun had already set, and Kyujin found himself dragging his feet to one of the bathrooms to take a shower, he felt incredibly exhausted, and his body was covered in bruises, he hated losing, but doing so against his master didn't feel so bad, after all, it was her.
"Ahhh." After washing his body, the young man allowed himself a moment of relaxation in the tub full of hot water.
Since his teacher had arrived last night, there hadn't been a moment where things had stopped, not that Kyujin minded, but his sensei seemed a little impatient today, at least a little more than she normally was, so he hadn't had time to check the chat, but now, while he was lying down relaxing, it was the perfect time to take a look at what was happening with his partners from other worlds.
WELCOME BACK TO THE ALTERNATE MULTIVERSE CHAT ROOM, KYU-CHAN
Kyu-chan has joined!
Kyujin's eyes moved rather quickly, reading everything that had happened, and when it was finally over, he got a little annoyed, his face sank into the water up to his nose, and he blew through his mouth in frustration, forming some bubbles in the water.
Not having been there just before Ryuichi left for his mission bothered him a little, but Kyujin wasn't the type of person to let things like that sour his mood for too long, so that annoyance left almost as soon as it came.
In Kyujin's opinion, Ryuichi would be fine, after all, from what he had told them, he had been training, and he had kicked the ass of a devil and a fallen angel, he certainly wasn't as impressive as him, who could defeat the dolls in one hit if he was serious, but Kyujin trusted that Ryuichi would be smart enough to simply give a good punch to any problem he came across.
He was sure he wouldn't die, at least not before everyone finally met up and he could take his place as the strongest.
With that thought, Kyujin decided not to say anything until Ryuichi came back online, he could ask him what that other world was like when he did.
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Okay, this is the last bonus story, I wanted to apologize, my family and I had to take a short trip to attend the wedding of a distant aunt who I don't remember ever seeing before but apparently, she was close to my mother when I was a baby, so I didn't have time to post this sooner, but I still hope you like this chapter.
This chapter will be posted on November 18th on the Webnovel and Fanfiction pages, a week after that, on the 25th, the polls I posted will close and I'll start working on the story that won the poll, which will be posted on December 2nd.
