No.26294
A luxury yacht was cruising across the Atlantic Ocean at high speed. The ship was carrying 36 people, needless to say most of them were rich, which is why there were on such a vessel to begin with. The remaining people were the members of the crew and the attendants, and there was also you...
...You were watching the seemingly endless spring of waves that was being created by the yachts movement. You looked bored and out of place, observing such a thing while resting yourself on the guardrail. Everyone else was seemingly having fun or engaging in some form of conversation.
There were 2 main reasons for this seemingly outcast situation, firstly because you are a magician, you were naturally the indoor type and didn't really enjoy socializing in events like this, it's not like you were here for this party of rich people to begin with. The second reason being, is the obvious fact that you looked strange and perhaps even dangerous, the kind of appearance that subtly repulsed people.
...Clothes that would have fit more into a 18th century setting than the modern world you were living in, a sword rested on your back, although no one could see it clearly since it was covered by magical sealing papers, even the fool was able to tell from shape alone that it was a sword.
This by itself was enough reason for the other guests to not approach you, but they didn't bother you either, since if you were here it meant that you were rich enough to pay the price....or someone invited you.
...In your case it was the latter, the reason why a magician like yourself were in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean like this...was purely work related. After doing your work for a few centuries, your name itself became famous...well not famous within the society of unknowing masses....but within the society of those who dwell within the supernatural aspects of the world, mostly other magicians. You became known for your skill and efficiency, so you didn't need to go out for jobs, as you would get dozens and dozens of request by name each month. You would get requested mostly by other magicians who don't want to risk themselves or go outside to eliminate a variety of youkai, of course you didn't do it for free, it was a mutually beneficial exchange most of the time, they would get the body of the youkai, while you were supplied with riches and various magical material to further your research.
...So yes, you were on this luxury yacht because you were supposed to meet your client here, someone by the name of Mr.Goldberg. The problem is that Mr.Goldberg refused to give his appearance or identity, and only said he would meet you on the ship. However even after hours passed, Goldberg still hasn't made contact with you. You started to get agitated and wondering if you were tricked. But you couldn't find any reason why one would want to mess with you, you didn't have many enemies after all.
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Another hour passes and you still haven't moved from your position, but you noted that the weather has changed. The waves weren't as calm as before, they were seemingly more violent as they rocked against the Yacht...the other more notable detail was that....a mist surrounded the vessel, obscuring the horizon. You didn't think much of it, but it has taken a toll on the guest's mood, as they weren't chatting as cheerfully as before. They were reminded of a single fact that they have buried deeply within their subconscious, the fact that the Ocean can be a very mysterious and a very dangerous place. As humans... they couldn't help but start having goosebumps and have their imagination run wild.
But as you were a youkai, you knew that there wasn't anything special about this mist.
No.26295
*Step
*Step Step
The sounds of footsteps approaching. They didn't try to hide themselves, you didn't bother turning around, and merely waited for them, thinking that your client has finally choose to make his appearance.
But your hopes were wasted, as a young and naive voice spoke up:
>An eerie mist, isn't it?
A young butler started to make a conversation with you, you reluctantly turned your head to listen.
>Yes.
You answered as simply as you could, you weren't here to chat, especially not about the weather.
>...You know what they say about these waters? That they are dangerous...
He continued on despite your obvious disinterest
>...Many ships disappear during their journey when crossing these areas, along with their crew. They say they are kidnapped by aliens...
At his words you couldn't help but snort.
>Heh, aliens. Wouldn't it be more plausible for some kind of unknown sea monster to swallow the ship up?
Humans of the modern days always explained everything suspicious and strange with aliens, now that they discarded demons and monsters. You couldn't help but find the situation funny.
>Hahaha...monsters? No way such thins exist, they are just old children's tales used to frighten people.
He made fun of your idea as most people would do. Before turning his gaze towards the mist and taking on a serious expression
>....But when I look upon this fog....I can't help but start thinking.....maybe an alien....or a monster....or something worse, might just appear....
The butler took out his mobile phone to look at the time
>Oh look at me babbling, I am supposed to be on duty already, excuse me.
The butler left, leaving you alone once more.
>Monsters eh......
You went into thinking about the topic of monsters as you remembered some of your adventures.
*Tug
*Magic and Supernatural detection check: Successful
A sudden pain in your head broke you out of your reminiscence, you immediately put yourself on alert, as this was no normal headache. It was a sign that some kind of magic or supernatural phenomena was activating in your area....and a very powerful one at that....
Upon paying closer attention you noticed that whatever effect was happening, was directed right at the yacht.
>Something actually fucking happened...
You mutter as you start to wonder if your talk with the butler jinxed it and gave you bad luck.
You pondered about jumping into the water to escape the range of the spell, but you choose to stay, as you didn't know how far were you from any shorelines and it might be even more dangerous than staying on the ship.
You turned your eyes to the guests, they were still taking. Completely oblivious of just what a grand and powerful miracle is about to occur, but you were already expecting it, so you start to slowly enchant your body just in case.
*Thump
You felt like you were being crushed from overwhelming power that lasted only for an instant.
*Thump
Your heart further sinks after the pain ends... even though you were on the yacht and still in the water....you were no longer in the same place.
You didn't need to observe or open your eyes, you could tell just by the amount of magic in the air, that this definitely cannot be the same world.
The atmosphere reminded you of several centuries ago, when the world was still brim with magic.
Your brain started working to try and figure out what happened. Time travel? Dimension travel? Bounded Field?
Too many possibilities ran through your head to come up with a logical explanation.
*Shatter
The sound of a bottle of wine breaking broke you out of your trance, the yacht was in silence now, as one of the butlers let the aforementioned object slip through his hand when he noticed something....all the other guests were staring in the same direction, so you choose to turn your head as well.
Childlike appearance
Maid uniforms
Wings
Magical entities
These were your first impression when you looked at the faeries of Gensokyo that served in the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
*Murmur Murmur
Not one second later, the guests started speaking in wonder, they weren't really terrified, seeing that faeries were cute, instead they were filled with curiosity.
>H-Help, let me go!
....But that curiosity did not last long, as two faeries flew down and snatched up one of the woman guests, taking her into the skies. The guest immediately started panicking, but it was useless, an army of faeries approached the yacht, all here to pick them up one by one.
You noticed that 3 faeries were coming in your direction, with the same intent as the others. No doubt if they pick you up, then they will take you somewhere potentially unknown and dangerous.
You really wanted to investigate where ever the hell you landed in, but alas you didn't have any time as the faeries were approaching fast.
No.26296
Choose
1.[ ] Let the faeries take you
2.[ ] Jump into the misty lake and swim ashore
3.[ ] Attack the faeries
4.[ ] Hide in the inner parts of the yacht
5.[ ] Increase your density and watch as the faeries struggle to pick you up
6.[ ] Attempt to save the guests
7.[ ] Other
No.26304
And the character sheet detailing your abilities, equipment, skills and what not.
In picture format since I didn't want to fuck around with separating them into different posts
Based on the choices made in thread >>25118
No.26321
>>26296
[X] Attempt save the guests
I'm thinking we should at least try to save the guests if only because one of them is probably Mr. Goldberg.
Sure we have no idea where we are or what the fairies are going to do, but we can't let a potential client get away that easy.
>>26304
Looks like we came away with a pretty good character with some excellent gear and skills. I'm happy with this.
Do we carry a bit of each element we can manipulate on hand so we can use them when a source is unavailable?
Like a lighter or something?
No.26322
>>26296
>[x] Attack the faeries, then
>[X] Attempt to save the guests.
We can't save the guests before we deal with the threat in front of us. We'll give them sweeping looks to seemingly make an attempt to intimidate them, while we're actually using [Degrade Perception of Time]. Following that, we'll use [Manipulate Element: Water] to utilize the water around the ship to attack them.
I personally want to befriend Remilia as a fellow dignified person of European origins, but we have no IC reason to hold back against the faeries and killing them is likely to piss her off.
No.26325
>>26321
>Do we carry a bit of each element we can manipulate on hand so we can use them when a source is unavailable?
You do, I already mentioned pouches of silver dust, you can use metal manipulation on that
And water is always available to you in the form of your own blood.
Needless to say these resources are nontheless limited, and you can't do big or impressive stuff with them
No.26341
>>26325
Thank you for the clarification.
I was just checking if we had non-notable stuff hiding in our bag.
At least we have something available if we need it.
No.26531
No.26532
>>26531
Oh, names are gone, huh.
No.26551
>>26321
>>26322
>[X] You choose to attempt to save the guests
The 3 fairies were quickly flying towards you with happy go expression on their faces, it was clear that they didn’t realize the fact that you were obviously stronger than them. You looked in their direction and activated Hex [Degrade Perception of Time].
The faeries were much weaker than you in terms of magical power, so the effect was all the more potent. Their sense of time was slowed down to such an extent that they now experienced everything too fast to even react.
The faeries kept flying in your direction, but soon hit the deck of the yacht with a thud.
They kept performing their last action before you applied your hex, which was to fly in your direction, now they were just lying useless on the ground, unable to give their body any command. You admired your handiwork for a bit, the hex to degrade the perception of time was one of your finest spells and one of your trump cards; it took decades of hard work to accomplish it. Even the most fearsome monster is useless if they cannot react in anyway, this was the idea you were going with as a hunter, but of course you aren't quite there yet, this is merely a power to slow their perception of time, not completely rob it from them, you still need to research a bit more to reach the desired level.
You theorized that they shouldn't be able to move for at least an hour, unless you lift the curse.
With this knowledge mind you turned your attention towards the faeries taking away the guests.
>Tch
You grimly noted that you acted too late, more than half of the guests were already too far away to be taken back, despite being useless the faeries flew quite fast. This annoyed further since Mr.Goldberg might have been in that stack of people, there was no helping it. You would have to go after them, as soon as you finished rescuing the nearby ones.
Fortunately for you, there was a large body of water right where you were, a perfect tool for the situation.
A large column of water rose up, it ascended and ascended until it hit one of the groups of faeries that were flying above it, with careful control you cast the faeries down into the Misty Lake, while you used the remaining water to drag the guest back to your ship. You turned your attention towards him for only a second to notice that he has passed out during the ordeal.
It still took you a few seconds to rescue that 1 guest, you grimly noted that more of them have gone outside your range; it seems that simple manipulation wasn't going to be efficient here.
You had to use something bigger to stop all the remaining faeries at once.
You stepped forward with your right foot as you start imitating a movement that resembles trying to grasp and pull up something with your right hand. A huge line of water started to rise, it was big enough to scare most sailors, but it was not big enough to catch the faeries, you needed an even larger one.
You pulled more with your right hand, lifting up even more water. Of course this gesture was completely unnecessary; you were only doing it like this because it helped you concentrate.
The faeries froze in their tracks when a shadow fell over them, a huge tidal wave was approaching, ready to swallow them up, it was so humongous that it managed to block out the sun from their view.
*Splash
In the blink of an eye the towering water came down upon them, burying the faeries and the guests under the water.
You grabbed the guests with your watery hands and dragged them to the yacht.
You managed to rescue 7 people in total from the 36; all of them fainted from the shock they received.
It is highly unlikely that Mr.Goldberg is among them going by probability alone. You will have to rescue the other ones, just as you thought.
>Damn, what a troublesome situation I got myself into...
You were starting to get annoyed, you didn't like unpredictable situations like this at all, in fact you hated them. One of the worst things that can happen to a hunter is to be taken by surprise.
Several groups of faeries came to attack you and the yacht with a barrage of danmaku, you didn't even need to try and dodge as their shots were so inaccurate that they tended to miss entirely, albeit it was compensated by their quantity. You grew tired of their attacks, so you lifted the waters once more and formed it into a shape of a dragon to drive away the pesky faeries. Some of them were hit by the jets of water and fell into the lake, the remaining ones fled to the mansion that was in the distance.
No.26552
Now that the faeries were gone you turned your attention to more important matters. If you have to go into the mansion for the remaining guests, leaving the ones on the boat by themselves would be dangerous.
You knelt down and placed your hand on the board.
You concentrated and released your magic into it, letting it go through the body of the whole ship.
To an outside observer the yacht shouldn't even appear anymore, as you added the supernatural property of invisibility to it.
You planned to leave the boat and fly towards the mansion, when a single knife landed next to you, as if it was to signal that your invisibility magic was useless.
*Thump
You felt a presence above you; which made you lift your head up.
Silver hair
A maid uniform
Cold eyes
No wings
Dozens of knives were floating beside her, as if held on by some unknown force, waiting to be launched at you at any moment.
*Thump
You couldn't help but let a single drop of sweat roll down your brows, and with good reason, for the girl clad in maid uniform appeared in front of you in an instant. You were pretty good at detecting presences and magical phenomena....but you didn't notice her until she was right in front of you, this could only mean that she had a way of concealing her presence....or some kind of method to perform instantaneous teleportation. But the last one was a very complex magic that shouldn't be available to humans.....wait is she even human? You took in the form of Sakuya more carefully, you could feel that she was very powerful, which made you doubt.
Unknown to you, the reason why she was here was because the fairy maids that made it back to the mansion reported you to their head maid, who was Sakuya. She used her time stop to make it seem as if she arrived in an instant in order to intimidate you.
>Those humans are Ojou-samas property, if you don't want my knives to cut you, then I would suggest that you hand them over.
Sakuya gave you an ultimatum all of a sudden with a fierce look that showed no mercy.
....
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....
Japanese Knowledge Check: Fail
You couldn't understand a single thing of what she said. You assumed that it was some kind of eastern language; since it sounded similar to the Chinese you heard from occasional travellers and merchants, but you never actually had any encounters with the Japanese language before. Had you shown any signs of confusion, Sakuya would have attempted to try speaking to you in another language, but since your face didn't change in the slightest, she mistakenly assumed that you understood her words.
What's more since Sakuya used a hostile tone with you, even though you couldn't understand what she was saying, it was clear that she was threatening you, so you were already preparing the various combat scenarios in your mind, you weren’t going to let yourself be pushed around by some foreigner.
You suppressed a growing smirk, so it doesn't give away to Sakuya what you are planning. A good hunter never gives the slightest hint as to what he is thinking.
The foolish maid did not realize that she put herself into a really bad position, as she was looking directly into your eyes.
If you wanted you could just hex her immediately. She was completely vulnerable to your magic. Although something told you that direct confrontation would be dangerous to your life.
Choose what to do
1.[ ] Use Hex:Degrade Perception of Time on Sakuya and deprive of her sense of time
2.[ ] Use option 1 in combination with Hex: Loss of All sensation
3.[ ] Use hex on Sakuya then attempt to kill her via a laser shot to her head
4.[ ] Use hex on Sakuya then capture her
5.[ ] Use hex on Sakuya then drive the yacht away to safety
6.[ ] Attempt to fight Sakuya honorably
7.[ ] Use Hex:Mesmerize to bend Sakuya to your will (Something tells you that it won't work)
8.[ ] Use Hex, then use your water manipulation to give her a watery grave
9.[ ] Use Low Level Blood Manipulaton to turn her body against her
10.[ ] Attempt to take the faerie maids as hostages and make her put down her weapon
11.[ ] Attempt to talk (Note you cannot speak japanese)
12.[ ] Create: High Level Water Elemental and drive the boat to safety
13.[ ] Other
No.26558
>>26552
>13.[X] Use Supernatural property addition to make your skin much tougher, just about enough not to get cut up.
and then
>11.[X] Attempt to talk (Note you cannot speak japanese)
"I don't give a shit about what you just said. I'm saving those people."
No.26617
>>26552
2 [X] Use option 1 in combination with Hex: Loss of All sensation
4 [X] Use hex on Sakuya then capture her
13 [X] Get ready to magneto the shit out of those knives in case the Hexes fail to stop her.
I'd rather we fight to disable rather than kill.
We can try talking things over after we're done fighting. We do eventually need to find out what's going on.
No.26618
>>26552
What >>26617 said in addition to trying to talk to her. We aren't hostile towards her.
No.26771
>>26617
>>26618
>[X] You decided to try and use Hex on Sakuya and attempt to capture her
*Fumble Fumble
Your hands moved awkwardly as you were tying up Sakuya's slender body with a magical binding cloth. She didn't react to your rough handling in any way, she was completely knocked out cold, and once you finished applying this cloth to her, it would work its magic to keep her in a sedated state. As you were working, you couldn't help but notice how beautiful fair skin she had, lewd thoughts entered your mind from having a defenceless girl in your arms, but you quickly dismissed them, it would be unbecoming to assault a sleeping girl, and you didn’t want to harm a valuable hostage.
Chests, arms, legs were all neatly tied up.
*Click
You finished the work by sealing the padlock that was attached to the cloth.
The moment you locked the device, the various runes engraved on the cloth glowed with a red light, signalling that its magic was activated. It constantly applied a variety of hexes to its wearer, including Loss of All Sensation, Sleep Inducement and most importantly, it sealed off the abilities of the wearer.
Although it is possible to escape from it, it is very difficult to do so, and you have determined that Sakuya didn't posses the capability to do so.
Some battles are decided before they even start. In this case the battle wasn't even allowed to start.
The moment Sakuya had looked into your eyes the outcome was decided. While she was waiting for your response, you cursed her with the strongest version of your Perception of Time Degradation. One of the reasons why you favoured that spell so much aside from its effect, was that due its low cost and lack of rituals needed to activate it, it was extremely hard to detect by someone who was not expecting it or by someone who was not a skilled mage. Sakuya who has never encountered eye magic before, didn't make any preparations, so she was caught right in your trap. Once she was under the effect of your magic, capturing her was a simple task.
Little did you know however, that this was a one time miracle that stemmed from Sakuya underestimating you and not knowing your ability, it will not work for a second time.
You stepped outside from the Yacht's cabin and gazed at the Scarlet Devil Mansion. The yacht was moved a bit farther than it was originally, to prevent anymore unwanted attackers. After relocating the yacht you applied a much more powerful version of your invisibility enchantment, hoping that it would work this time. You let out a big sigh knowing that a bothersome task was ahead of you. Despite how reluctant you were to head out, you have already formulated your plan.
>It's clear from the uniform of those girls that they are servants of whoever lives in that large Mansion...
Whoever lived in the mansion mattered little, be they youkai or human, the way you were going to approach them was the same.
>Scenario A: I manage to infiltrate the mansion, meet with the owner and successfully exchange hostages, all is well and we proceed to go home.
This all hinged on whether or not the hostages have any value and if their master is willing to make a compromise
>Scenario B: I manage to infiltrate the mansion, meet the owner, but negotiations fail or the hostages have no value, proceed to beat the enemy and take back the guests along with my client.
Needless to say this will fail if the enemy is too strong.
>Scenario C: I fail to meet with the owner due to either strong security or defences, proceed to fall back, reorganize and come back with preparation.
Dangerous, the guests might be killed or worse if you waste time
>Scenario D: Manage to enter the mansion, but I deem the situation to be beyond my ability, proceed to fall back and seek an escape from this territory, alone.
>No need to needlessly sacrifice my life. It is the height of stupidity to fight battles one cannot win. Such were your thoughts
No.26772
With your plans formulated, you moved to the 3 faeries that were still under the effect of your curse.
You picked out one of them and turned her body so her head would face you.
You forced her eye lids open, they were completely unresponsive even to this moment, you looked directly into her eye and cast your magic Hex: Mesmerize
It instantly applied, there wasn't any resistance, her powers and magical ability was just that much insignificant compared to yours.
You stepped back and mentally disabled your perception curse.
The fairy maid slowly stood up, turned in your direction and bowed. After that she was eagerly awaiting your orders with a smile. She was completely under the effect of your mesmerize.
>Do you understand me?
You asked. It was important to establish whether the people of this land can speak your language or not, if they didn't....then the negotiation attempts will become most difficult.
Your question was responded with a visible look of confusion, the golden haired fairy clearly didn't understand what you were saying.
Next you tried German, then French and finally Russian, all the languages you were proficient in, but it was all useless, the fairy maid couldn't understand it one bit.
The situation just turned quite dire, as you realized that there might be no one who you can communicate with in....wherever the hell you were.
There was magic that allowed magicians to bridge the barrier of languages, but you frankly didn't have such a spell, simply because you never needed it. You could research it in a matter of days, but time is something you do not have at the moment.
You grabbed the fairy girl into your arms, and used magic to put her to sleep. If she couldn't understand you, then you couldn't convey orders to her, so she didn't have much use aside from being a proof of the fact that you have hostages. You put the fairy girl over your shoulder; she was very light, so even with your weak physical condition you could easily carry her easily.
You left the yacht and started flying towards the Scarlet Devil Mansion.
Now one important decision remains, how do you enter the Mansion?
1.[ ] Walk through the front door
2.[ ] Fly to the roof of the building then break inside
3.[ ] Sneak in
4.[ ] Use your earth manipulation make an assault from below
5.[ ] Summon a number of elementals and enter in, guns blazing.
6.[ ] Start throwing elemental attacks at the mansion until the owner comes out
7.[ ] Other
No.26775
>>26772
We do not know any info. This is a bad thing, as we do not know the purpose of the abduction.
Very rarely such things could be for benign reasons. I'm just saying. We don't really know what's going on, I know it's Remi and all that.
As a result, going guns blazing is a foolish method that could get innocents killed, so we do the one thing we can do.
>3.[x] Sneak in
No.26786
>>26772
I was hoping we'd be able to interrogate Sakuya, but I guess we knocked her out too hard for that.
[X] Sneak in
Sneaking in sounds like a good idea.
It'll save us the trouble of fighting our way in and will hopefully reduce collateral.
Finding Remilia is going to be more difficult if we don't make some noise, but that just means we have a chance to find the guests on our own.
No.26788
>>26786
I don't think Sakuya would be the type who would allow herself to be interrogated
Especially not if she thinks the information she might give out would endanger Remilia somehow
No.26789
>>26788
Yeah, but we don't know that in character.
We also didn't have to be successful at the interrogation.
If we started talking to her in English then we might have been able to solve the language barrier issue.
Any extra information we may have gotten would have just been a bonus.
No.26790
>>26772
Sneak in I suppose
No.26834
>>26775
>>26786
>>26790
>[X] You choose to sneak in
Sneaking inside wasn't going to be hard. Your abilities made you an excellent infiltrator and spy.
Firstly you enhanced your presence concealment skill using your reinforcement magic.
Temporarily Gained - Presence Concealment Rank A: Complete erasement of ones presence, capable of hiding even in plain sight, presence concealment automatically disappears if one let's out killing intent or prepares an attack.
You jumped over the gate leading to the mansion, the guard was asleep. So even if you didn't have presence concealment you doubted that you would have been noticed. You managed to get to the front door of the Mansion without an incident; you put your hand on the door knob.
You hesitated for a moment, thinking there might be some kind of trap on the other side.
But those doubts disappeared after you entered through the door; there was not a single person in the entrance hall. Speaking of which, the said entrance hall was very grandiose, one which beauty you could appreciate, if you weren't sneaking in at the moment.
Things were going too easily.
>Security sure is lax here.
You wondered which way to go, there was a huge staircase leading upstairs and several doors in the floor you were in. You decided to try and focus your magic detection and locate your target that way. Of course you were still assuming that the owner of the house was someone powerful, you could be making a fatal mistake if the person was actually powerless, but you didn't have any other leads.
So you extended your magic senses all over the Mansion
.
*Thump
>What the hell….
Even as an experienced hunter and long lived magician, you couldn't help but shudder. The moment you felt, that there was not one, not even two...but three powerful presences in the mansion. Furthermore you could make out that two of them were definitely vampires, since they had similar signatures to other vampires you encountered before, the last one was possibly a magician, but a powerful one at that.
>Just what kind of monster’s lair did I just walk into?
The information didn't help you much since all of the 3 signatures were coming from different directions.
One was coming from upstairs
Another one was a floor below you, possibly the basement
The last one was in the basement as well, but at a different spot.
Recognizing the opponent’s strength, you decided that further caution was needed. Your body became more slender and your hair started to grow, soon its colour changed to be a shade of silver and grey, your size also decreased a bit. By all accounts you resembled Izayoi Sakuya, this was the result of your Shapeshifting ability, you had more than enough data to mimic Sakuya's appearance, although mimicking her voice might be difficult, seeing that you only heard a single sentence from her.
You had to enchant your clothes manually to resemble a maid uniform, but your disguise was flawless, it would serve as an additional layer of defense if the enemy managed to see through your presence concealment.
Status update:
Shapeshift - Your appearance is that of Izayoi Sakuya, you should be able to keep it up for several days if needed.
With that said you should decide which of the powerful presences you should follow
1.[ ] The one upstairs
2.[ ] The one in the basement
3.[ ] The slightly more distant one in the basement
4.[ ] Escape from the mansion
5.[ ] Other
No.26905
>>26834
3.[X] The slightly more distant one in the basement
Because why the heck not
No.26908
>>26905
We don't even know which is a vampire, so I'll go against that.
No.26911
>>26908
It's obvious that the basement ones are Patche and Flan, seeing that is their usual position.
Which means the person upstairs is Remilia.
There are still advantages to going down though, like for example raiding Patchouli's magic library
No.26913
>>26911
Or pissing off Flanfag
No.26930
>>26834
Go after whichever one is Patchy to work our way weakest to strongest.
>>26913
Nah. Break her arm if we run into her. That'll take out her ability to destroy. Play to win
No.26933
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>>26930
>breaking your waifus arm
Scum
No.26935
>>26933
She's not a human you know. That won't stop her nor should it faze her. It just buys time to get away. She'll heal up pretty damn fast.
No.26936
>>26933
It's like blindfolding Suika.
No.26938
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No.26956
>[X] You decided to head downstairs
You slowly made your descent into the basement, easily passing several fairy-maids on the way; they didn't seem to have noticed you, confirming that your presence concealment worked according to your expectations. You still didn't manage to figure out how that grey-haired maid saw through your invisibility spell. You descended down a group of stairs, finally reaching the basement level. After some thinking you concluded that going into the basement was better due to the fact that you had a 2 in 3 chance of finding the owner here, while only 1 in 3 in finding her upstairs.
Of course, later you realized that this was a mistake.
After walking in an extremely long corridor for what you perceived to be at least half an hour, you started to realize how unreal this place was in terms of space and size. It was clear that somebody had altered the building and the rooms via the usage of some sort of power, which would explain the faint residue of magic that you were feeling everywhere.
This fact also made you realize that this place was essentially like a maze, searching blindly for the prisoners and finding them was highly unlikely.
Despite the confusing nature of the paths you had to walk on, you didn't get lost; this was because all you had to do was simply follow one of the strong magical signatures. Not to mention the fact that your target hasn't moved at all in the last 30 minutes, they seemed to be completely stationary. You briefly wondered if they were perhaps sleeping, but you doubted such a thing, seeing that the sun was at its peak before you entered the Mansion.
....
....
You were completely stunned by the sight that was before you. Despite being several centuries old, you couldn't help but let your mouth hang agape in wonder. Everywhere you looked...there was no end to them! They stretched out endlessly both vertically and horizontally, you couldn't see their end in either case, as they just seemed to just stretch out endlessly into the distance. Even the air itself was full of their smell, which would have annoyed some people, but you loved it, it was a familiar kind of smell, one that filled you with nostalgia.
...What you were talking about were books, no...Not just any books, but magic books. Indeed you stumbled across the great library of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, any self respecting magician would be pissing themselves at the amount of knowledge and magic that was stored here. You couldn't even begin to imagine how much you could learn just by spending a few minutes here.
No.26957
The fairy girl was put down and you let her head rest against one of the bookshelves. You moved to one of the bookshelves as you let greed and your thirsts for knowledge get the better of you.
You picked up a book, but soon got dejected upon seeing that you couldn't read its contents; it appeared to be written in Chinese or something similar. You placed the book back into its place and drew out another one. This one was better as it was written in English; you proceeded to skim through the book contents. And by skim, I mean rush through it.
Personal Skill: Gather Information B: Activated
You finished the book that was exactly 573 pages long in a mere minute, taking only milliseconds to read some pages. Because of your personal skill you could take in information 40 times faster than a human being, which also applied to reading. This made you an extremely dangerous person to store magical books around, as you could literally steal the lifework of a Magician in a matter of mere minutes.
But alas you didn't learn anything from this book; it merely contained theoretical knowledge on western magic in general, which was nothing new to you.
You placed the book back into its place and took out a greenish book 2 rows away from it.
Upon reading its title, a smile rose to your face.
*Skip Skip Skip
You finished reading this book in a minute as well and you learned something new.
Ability: Manipulate Element: Wood gained
You spent less than 5 minutes here and you have already acquired knowledge that would have taken you extensive research, trial and error to accomplish by yourself. This process was vastly simplified thanks to the magician who had written the book and done the research in your place. Your face brimmed with greed as you looked at the remaining amount of books that you can read.
>Muha…hahahaha
A sinister laugh escaped you throat as you couldn’t contain your excitement anymore.
Who knows how much knowledge and power you can get just by reading a fraction of them. You ignored a rational concern that sprung up in your mind. The concern was….. that with such a great library, there must be an equally great magician nearby, someone who could no doubt whop the floor with you. But you suppressed your rationality and didn't want to listen as you were already preparing to pick out the next book.
1.[ ] Suppress your greed and try looking for the owner of the mansion instead
2.[ ] Proceed to read
3.[ ] Take out the Bag of Infinity and steal as many books as you can for later reading
4.[ ] Other
No.26961
>>26957
Proceed to read. Pache must need a book friend.
No.26962
No.26966
>>26957
Wew new ability get.
We really ought to get moving though. As much as we may want to read everything, that's just asking for a beating.
Plus we already know wasting time isn't an option.
Even if we don't get caught who knows what could happen while we're busy reading/stealing.
1 [X] Suppress your greed and try looking for the owner of the mansion instead
I do however want to come back later when we aren't in the middle of a time sensitive mission.
No.26988
>>26957
>[X] Proceed to read.
We must read. Whatever Goldberg's offering, it surely cannot compare to this weath of magical knowledge. We should try to find a book to help us understand moonrunes. If not to bypass language barriers with people, just to further increase the accessibility of information to us.
No.27011
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No.27012
>>27011
Well that's not ominous or anything.
No.27018
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>>27012
Hmm? I just rolled to determine the answer seeing that it was 2 vs 2
No.27021
>>27018
Oh ok.
I wasn't sure if you were rolling for random events or something.
No.27030
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>>26962
>>26966
>[X] You decided to suppress your greed and keep going.
You managed to stop your hand just before it was about to pick out another book. You shouldn't let greed control you right now; instead you should focus on rescuing your client. Otherwise your good reputation will suffer. Reluctantly you slowly backed away from the bookshelf and picked up the fairy girl.
Giving one last parting look to the well of knowledge that laid here, you decided to move on.
You figured you could always come back later. That’s what you consoled yourself with.
You followed the signal that was in the library, you were still astonished by the fact of how large this place was.
* Flutter Flutter
On your way you pass a girl who was carrying a stack of books in her hands, her wings rising up and down as she was flying. She had a cheerful expression on her face, you oddly noted that she had wings even on her head for some reason, you decided to ignore her, it was clear that she wasn't your target.
....
....
....
...You found the source of the signal after a few more minutes of walking. It was a girl wearing what appears to be nothing more than a pyjama, she had long purple hair that albeit was beautiful, didn't seem to be given much care. She similarly had purple eyes that matched her hair and outfit, you also couldn't help but notice how white and sickly her skin was, as if she hasn't seen sunlight in a long time. The bags under her eye also indicated that she hasn't slept in a while.
But more importantly, it was clear that she was a magician and a powerful one at that, although you couldn't but feel that something was wrong with her, and what you were sensing from her wasn't her full potential.
Still….Just because she is a powerful magician doesn't necessarily mean that she is the owner, she didn't really have the kind of 'aura' that owners of large mansions and servants usually have. In other words she lacked charisma. But of course your hypothesis could be wrong and she might not be the usual kind. She doesn't appear to have noticed you and seems quite immersed in the book she was reading at the moment.
Decide what to do.
1.[ ] Leave and look for the other signal nearby
2.[ ] Go upstairs
3.[ ] Sneak attack her
4.[ ] Call out to her
5.[ ] Hug her from behind
6.[ ] Pretend to be a ghost
7.[ ] Fight her as a mage
8.[ ] Say:P-Please go out with me!
9.[ ] Order: Be my woman!
10.[ ] Other
No.27036
>>27030
>those options
Are we being manipulated?
4 [X] Call out to her
We need to get her attention.
We don't know if she's in charge here, but the only way to find out is by asking.
At least we know she can probably speak English.
We should also drop the Sakuya disguise before we do this.
It'll be weird otherwise.
No.27065
No.27066
Or 5, if we can win her over we can get some extra firepower to help us out in finding the rest and eventually future fights.
No.27071
>>27030
>4.[ ] Call out to her (without the disguise)
No.27073
>>27066
What makes you come to the conclusion that hugging Patche would make her come to our side instead of just plainly angering her?
No.27078
>>27073
Forgot about the disguise, but as the only male Pathchouli has ever seen, she'll feel things she's never felt before. Carnal desires will prevail and we'll have a neet waifu by our side
No.27099
>>27078
>>27065
>>27066
These are all good ideas.
No.27211
Sorry messed up sleep schedule and overslept
Will update soon
No.27319
You walk into the front of the table Patchouli was seated at, and disable your presence concealment, letting her feel your presence.
Status update: Presence Concealment: Disabled
The purple haired girl noticed you, but didn't even bother to bring her eyes up from the book she was reading. Instead merely said:
>Ah Sakuya, would you please bring me a cup of tea?
She asked as if it was normal for a maid to randomly appear out of thin air in this mansion.
You were baffled by her behaviour and furthermore you couldn't understand what she was saying since it was also in Japanese.
You decided that speaking in English was a good way to catch her attention.
>....P...Please, go out with me!
It didn't really matter what you said to her, she wouldn't understand it anyway. That is what you assumed so you went and said something you normally wouldn't say. However the voice that came out was a mixed combination between a man and a woman, it was very strange and hard to describe in text how it sounded like.
>Shit, that voice sample wasn't enough after all...
You cursed in your mind as you failed to recreate Sakuya’s voice.
Needless to say, Patchouli also noticed the oddness of your voice and the fact that you were speaking English.
>Sakuya? What happened to....your....voice...?
Patchouli slowed down her English sentence as she brought her gaze up from the book she was reading, only to notice you slipping out of your Sakuya disguise, and turning back into an odd looking man wearing equally odd clothes and equipment.
Status update: You no longer look like Sakuya.
.....
.....
.....
*Blank Stare
*More Blank Stare
*Blank Stare intensifies
All of a sudden Patchouli broke eye contact with you....and went back to reading her book.
You almost had the urge to fall over, but you managed to resist it.
>HUH!? What are you doing!? Don't just ignore me! Don't I look the least bit of suspicious? Shouldn't you be concerned?
You were naturally shocked and dropped your seriousness after such a reaction on the girl's part. You couldn't understand what in the world she was thinking.
After hearing this Patchouli brought her eyes back to you and spoke.
>That was shapeshifting magic, wasn't it?
She started with impeccable english , asking as if it should have been obvious, you wanted to nod, but she continued before you could do so
>...That means you have already encountered the head maid, Sakuya, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to mimic her appearance.
>....Continuing this train of thought, this can mean 2 things, either Sakuya let you in or that you defeated Sakuya and now you wander inside the mansion freely.
You felt a bit impressed, despite looking like she wasn't even paying the least bit of attention to you, it seemed like she seriously thought through as to what your appearance here meant.
>....If it's the former that means you are a guest and there are no problems....If it's the latter that means you are an invader, which means.... that at the least you are stronger than you look. But that doesn't matter seeing that Remi will deal with you. In either of these two cases I do not need to concern myself with you.
She answered simply and accurately, completely disinterested in you and went back to reading her book.
No.27320
>It's the latter, I am an invader. Who is this 'Remi' person? Given your reaction....I don't think that you are the owner of this mansion. But shouldn't you be more concerned about intruders? You seem to live here after all…
You answered honestly, hoping that taking out the maid would at least put you into a more serious light.
>My, have you invaded this mansion without even knowing its owner?
For the first time since your conversation started Patchouli shot you a look of surprise, but the tone of her voice indicated that she actually pitied you.
>...Still I guess if you managed to defeat Sakuya, then you have at least earned the right to ask some questions. So I shall answer you.
You forgot to mention the fact that you didn't even engage in a fight with the maid, only disabled her. But seeing that she was willing to answer your queries because of it, you decided to keep silent.
>...Remi refers to my friend and the owner of this mansion, Remilia Scarlet. In case you didn't know she is a powerful vampire, so if you don't want to die I would suggest that you escape now, before she finds out about what you have done to Sakuya....
You interrupted Patchouli's speech
>If she is a vampire that is all the more convenient for me, I am well equipped for dealing with them.
.....
.....
Patchouli measured you up and saw that you were confident in your words; you could see her opinion of you go up by 1 point after noticing that your confidence was genuine. Whether this confidence had any base to it or if it was the mark of a fool was another question entirely...
>...if you truly feel that you can beat her...then head upstairs. You should find her there.
As if remembering something, Patchouli stopped mid sentence
>Ah, it should be still daytime outside, right?
Patchouli asked you and you nodded your head in response. You knew that it should be only a few hours past noon.
>...Then you should wait until night before going upstairs. Remi should be still sleeping, and disturbing her would only put her in a bad mood.
One would assume by her sentence that she was concerned for Remilia, but it was more of a warning to you than anything else. A warning which said: Disturb Remilia and face a horrible death
>As for your final question. The reason I am not concerned with you is because intruders are far more common than you would think, you can say that I am used to them by now. Aside from that fact, intruders serve as a form of amusement for Remi, she likes to play the role of a villainess and those who beat Sakuya are fit to challenge her.
This description sounded similar to many vampires, so you asked:
>Boredom of the immortals... is it?
>Yes, it is just as you say; because she has lived a very long life she has many odd habits and hobbies that serve to divert her attention from boredom that naturally comes with such a lengthy lifespan.
She went back to reading her book, signalling that she was done answering your questions.
>If that is all ….then you should leave, you are bothering me. Oh and if you plan to steal or harm any of my books then I will have to beat you.
You felt the actual threat behind those last words, telling you that she was serious about her books.
What should I do?
1.[ ] Go upstairs
2.[ ] Keep exploring the basement.
3.[ ] Wait for midnight
4.[ ] Say: You still haven't answered my question
5.[ ] Ask. Do you have any books regarding language spells? I don't seem to speak the language of the locals.
6.[ ] Draw out Cortana and threaten: I need your pajama, your books and your motorcycle.
7.[ ] Molest Patchouli
8.[ ] Raid the library
9.[ ] Burn down the library
10.[ ] Go look for that winged girl that you seen earlier
11.[ ] Quietly read until midnight.
12.[ ] Ask: Where are the humans?
13.[ ] Say: Friend you say? I believe it's time to increase the number of hostages. Attack Patchouli
14.[ ] Say: By the way, you didn’t tell me your name…
15.[ ] Ask: Tell me about to this mansion
16.[ ] Say: I have come here to rape girls and chew bubblegum....and I'm all out of gum.
17.[ ] Bring Patchouli some fucking tea
18.[ ] Other
No.27322
>>27320
5. We need to know the language to figure out what's going on from others.
No.27323
>>27320
Seriously what's going on with some of these options. They seem way out of character.
5.[x] Ask. Do you have any books regarding language spells? I don't seem to speak the language of the locals.
11.[x] Quietly read until midnight
Since we have to wait for Remilia to wake up to start negotiations, there's no rush to save everyone. Might as well do something productive while we're waiting for her to wake up.
Although maybe we should do something about Sakuya. Being bound and gagged for almost 12 hours can't be healthy.
No.27324
>>27320
You know what we do when dealing with obvious magic shenanigans?
We follow the goddamn rules.
>18.[x] Begrudgingly free Sakuya, if this is just a game of Hero and Villain you suppose you can free her, do bring her to Patchouli atleast though.
and if possible afterwards.
>11.[x] Quietly read until midnight.
No.27325
>>27324
>Letting the one who is most likely responsible for cutting up the humans free when our goal is to save the said humans
>good idea
Choose one
>Although maybe we should do something about Sakuya. Being bound and gagged for almost 12 hours can't be healthy.
Nah, she deserves it and she can prolly take it anway
No.27326
>>27325
I'd rather save character judgements until we know something IC.
Sakuya could be a really nice person for all we know.
No.27328
>>27326
If you put yourself in the shoes of our character, that shouldn't be the conclusion you come
We are a few centuries old magician and youkai hunter, therefore I think it's pretty safe to assume we have more than enough experience with youkai and what they are like as well as those who associate with them
Now then we are also left with the information given
We know that the residents of the SDM are behind the kidnapping of the guests
We know that Sakuya attempted to retrieve a.k.a. kidnap the humans you saved.
The tone she took with you was also clearly threatening and not nice by any stretch of the meaning
Lastly we know that she serves a vampire thanks to the info from Patchouli, and vampires aren't exactly known for their niceness. We can safely assume that a vampire hasn't kidnapped a bunch of humans just so she can organize a party for them or something similar
Even without the knowledge of touhou series, I don't see how Sakuya could appear nice to the player character
No.27329
>>27328
Calling her nice was a bit of a stretch I admit.
I'm just saying that we hardly know anything about her.
No.27333
>>27320
>14.[X] Say: By the way, you didn't tell me your name...
>5.[X] Ask. Do you have any books regarding language spells? I don't seem to speak the language of the locals.
>17.[X] Bring Patchouli some fucking tea.
>11.[X] Quietly read until midnight.
>18.[X] Ask Patchouli to go out with us if we come back from meeting Remi alive.
We're going to romance the librarian softly and build up our magical knowledge in the process.
No.27334
Goddamit, I knew I should have fapped before writing this segment
Now it's heading into a direction where I don't like
No.27336
>>27334
If you're worried that this quest will get super lewd, just take a quick fap break before you finish writing it.
That always works for me when I need to concentrate.
No.27338
>[X] You choose to solve your language problem
>Anything else?
Patchouli asked, seeing that you still haven't left.
>Yes, I have chosen to wait until midnight, but I think it's best to pass that time productively.
*Flip
Patchouli turned a page in her book before saying:
>Let me guess...you want to read one of my books.
She said in a tone that suggested that she already saw this coming
>Yes...if possible....I would like some kind of book that is about language magic. I can't really understand the language of the locals.
Patchouli lifted her purple eyes from the book and stared into your soul
This wasn't the curious or the measuring glance from previously, but an accusing stare that seemed to say: Really, are you trying to steal my knowledge?
*Stare intensifies
Beaten by Patchouli's relentless staring you broke and compromised
>...If that's not available, a book on the language itself and some dictionaries should be fine as well.
Patchouli's gaze softened after your reduced your request to a non magic book.
>The language is hard....you won't be able to make any progress in a mere 12 hours.
She said the truth, as Japanese was one of the hardest languages
>Well...you have to start somewhere.
Patchouli understood your request and decided to comply.
>Find a seat somewhere, possibly far away from me. I will send the books over with my familiar.
>I appreciate it
You proceeded to move away from Patchouli as she requested you to and took a seat several bookshelves away from her.
>Kukuku, foolish girl.
You started cackling once you got far enough
>Magic book or not matters little to me, with my heightened abilities, I can learn any language in a brisk. You have played right into my hand, fufu.
You kept laughing in your chair like an evil grandpa until you calmed down and waited for the familiar
…..
…..
>Zzzzzz.....mu.....zzzzzzzzzz......mrrmu.....zzzzzz
You dozed off after waiting for like an hour with nothing happening.
Patchouli's familiar was taking longer than expected.
*Slam
>Gah!?
All of a sudden a loud noise came from several stacks of books hitting the table that you were resting your head on.
Needless to say you immediately woke up from the startling noise.
>Awuwu, I'm sorry I-I didn't mean to wake you up! The books were just too heavy and I had to put them down....
A red haired girl with wings apologized after seeing you break out from dreamland. Obviously, it was the same winged girl from before.
>No, it's alright. I didn't want to sleep anyway.
You excused the girl for her misdoings.
>I see. I have brought what Patchouli-sama has ordered me to bring here, I have brought a variety of dictionaries, several comprehensive books on the language itself, and even more when it come reading and writing. Although I doubt you will be able to do much in the hours you have left, please try your best regardless.
The girl encouraged you. Without knowing she also gave away her master's name.
>Heh, don't underestimate me girl, I have learned Russian in a matter of hours.
You bragged about the truth.
>Oh that sounds amazing, but how would you do such a thing? I have never heard of anyone learning a language in such a short time.
The winged girl answered honestly; to your perceptions she seemed to be the 'honest' type in general.
>I am a magician, nothing is impossible for me.
You shamelessly bragged about a lie, you had plenty of limitations after all.
>P-Please do not lie to me, I-I may not look like it....but Patchouli-sama has taught me...so I know a little bit about magic as well.
Koakuma explained, but you didn't want to stop your bragging streak just yet
>Have you considered the possibility, that I am a much better magician than your master?
You brought up the question into, but it was immediately shot down by a sharp and decisive reply.....
No.27339
>Do not say that! Patchouli-sama is incredible and powerful! Almost every book you see here was written by her!
Koakuma defended her master.
You couldn't help but feel overwhelmed and be impressed after such a statement. It didn't take a genius to figure out how much time it had to require completing such an innumerable amount of books.
>It is indeed impressive....but it's not on par with the collection I got in my ancestral homeland.
But you still choose to maintain a tough front; you didn't like being seen as an inferior magician, especially when you were extremely old. You didn't like how Patchouli herself viewed you as the weaker one in the earlier conversation, which is why this resulted in seemingly childish actions on your part just now.
Of course your last statement was a flat out lie as well, you didn't have any homeland to begin with, as you were always a wanderer. While it is true that you have bases scattered all over Europe, you carried most of your research and inventory with yourself via the Bag of Infinity.
>I-I see....it seems I still have a lot to learn about magic...huh?
Koakuma conceded dejectedly, she simply lacked the knowledge and experience to argue with you on this matter.
>By the way, are you by any chance a devil? If that is so then this would be my first time meeting one such as you.
You asked, going into your Researcher mode to satisfy your curiosity.
>O-Oh yes that would be my race...Wait.....How come that such a 'great' magician as you have never seen a devil? Fufu, perhaps you do not even have a familiar?
Koakuma teased you as revenge for earlier, seeing some weakness in your quality as a magician.
>W-Well they are just rare where I come from, and I never really needed a familiar seeing that I can just summon elementals. But speaking of that, how about it? Want to be my familiar?
You tried to bewitch Koakuma to your side.
>No way!.... I'm sorry but I'm Patchouli-sama's familiar
She flared out pretty heavily at first, before calming down and going into her 'nice' mode.
You would have normally backed down at such a point, but because of the previous discussion, you decided to push one step further.
>What makes you think you have a choice? I could easily just make you fall in love with me if I so wanted, as a magician I can do that.
You said the truth, she was much weaker than you, so you could easily dominate her with Mesmerize if you so wanted.
But instead of being scared, Koakuma's eyes flashed dangerously with a sudden realization.
>Oh, I see that's what you meant!
She clapped her hands together and started loosening her necktie
>Eh what?
You didn't understand what she was doing, until it was too late and she came closer to you and proceeded to sit in your lap.
>...If that's what you wanted, you should have just said so earlier...
She was close enough now that you felt her every breath with each word she spoke on your neck.
It seems that you have just entered some terrible misunderstanding.
>...Boys should be....more honest about such things.
*Nibble
Koakuma started biting on your ear and you could see her unbuttoning her shirt.
>Fufufu
1.[ ]Say: Dammit woman, let me read! Resist
2.[ ]Mesmerize Koakuma and make her go away
3.[ ]Use force
4.[ ]Politely ask her to stop
5.[ ]Call for Patchouli's help
6.[ ]Scream Rape Rape!
7.[ ]Let it happen
8.[ ]Take the lead
9.[ ]Other
No.27340
>>27336
It's too late, I'm doomed
No.27344
>>27339
>4.[X] Politely ask her to stop.
We just want someone to help sort our stuff and provide an extra pair of hands for our experiments. Lewds, while appreciated, are not wanted at this time.
...Maybe later, though.
No.27345
>>27339
4.[x]Politely ask her to stop
This is quite the misunderstanding. It would be rude to lead her on any further.
If she pushes too hard anyways we should mesmerize her temporarily to make her stop.
inb4 people vote to fug and we dead end because Koakuma was a succubus.
No.27346
>>27339
4.[X]Politely ask her to stop, if she does not comply,
2.[X] Mesmerize Koakuma and make her go away, at least far enough to get our bearings back
No.27354
No.27366
>>27339
alternatively, just Mesmerize her while her guard is down and make her our own familliar, that way we can acces more info about this mansion AND get giggly later when its safer
No.27368
>>27344
>>27366
>Fucking demons
Impressive your dubs may be, but your sexual inclinations will be the death of us, anons.
>>27339
4, and if it fails, 2.
We're here to learn the local language, and Koakuma is currently interfering with our studies. Don't use mesmerize to make her our familiar though, cause the last thing we need is to piss off Pache.
No.27390
>>27339
>4.[X] Politely ask her to stop. We have something to focus on right now.
No.27401
>>27339
>4[X]
>9[X]: Assure Koakuma that this act will continue on another time, if she so wishes, and state that there is a more urgent task at hand
I want lewds, of course, so I'll lead ourselves to have that choice in the future.
No.27482
>>27368
>fucking demons
>death
Only without protection, Fairynonymous-kun. Everyone knows you need at least one circle of warding when conducting business with demons and other fiends.
No.27483
>>27482
Do you fug demons regularly, anon?
No.27484
>>27483
Of course, a good wizard always fug his familliar after she's done draining the mana from lesser men to grow in power.
No.27485
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>[X] You decided to politely decline
>Stop, I----
The words you were about to say were sealed off the moment Koakuma put her lips to yours, not allowing you to speak another word. She then circled her arms around your back and drew you deeper into her embrace. You couldn't free your mouth, as she was firmly holding your head in place. You had no choice but to attempt to push her away in order to free yourself.
>Hyaaan!
Koakuma cried out in pleasure, when your hand collided with something squishy. It didn't take a genius to figure out that it was her breast. It was soft and drenched in sweat, which made you want to touch it some more, a sweet aroma started to fill your nostrils, which made it harder to resist the lewd temptation.
>Mhhhm..hahn.....mmf...!
You attempted to push Koakuma away for the second time, but ended up groping her breasts further. She viewed this as an attack, so she retaliated by assaulting your mouth with her tongue.
When Koakuma started to move her hands into your pants, you knew that this was going into dangerous territory.
With your level E- strength, you had no hopes of resisting Koakuma who was physically stronger than you.
As someone with level E- Strength meant that you were about 10 times weaker than an average human being, it is possible that you were even weaker than Patchouli.
...But unlike Patchouli....
....You had ways to negate this weakness.
Reinforce: Self: Variation Alpha
There were a number of variations to your self reinforcements measured with the letters of the Greek alphabet from Alpha to Zeta. Variation Alpha was the unmodified version of self reinforcement, which utilizes nothing but your enchantment magic, from Beta and onwards the variations start to use multiple branches of magic and even items, with variation Zeta even tapping into the power of the angelic sword, Cortana to boost your reinforcement to its maximum.
Of course in such a situation, variation alpha was more than enough.
Status update: Strength Increased to Rank D, Agility increased to rank B (Temporary)
>Huh?
Koakuma fell to her butt in surprise as you pushed her away from you, rejecting her advances. With your now applied reinforcement it was little trouble to lift the slender girl.
>I'm sorry; I didn't meant to hurt you. But I didn't want this misunderstanding to continue any longer either.
You said as you walked closer to Koakuma.
>Misunderstanding?
She parroted the word back with confused eyes.
>Yes, I took my teasing too far and this was the result.
You said while slowly buttoning up Koakuma's shirt.
>Though that said, I don't find you undesirable. If the situation was better I would want to do it as well. But there are too many unknowns for me at the moment. So I shall take you up on that offer at a later and more appropriate time.
You lifted Koakuma up by her hand.
>I-I see, sorry for taking your words the wrong way.
Koakuma apologized, her eyes were no longer as erotic as before and neither was her face flushed with redness. She regained her calmness and went back to her 'nice girl' mode. You couldn't help but note the difference. She reassigned her necktie and after that she said goodbye:
>I will let you study then. If you need me you can find me nearby.
....
......
.........
12 hours later
Not soon after Koakuma left, you proceeded to drill the knowledge of the books into your brain matter. Despite being able to perceive and take in information 40 times faster than humans, it still took you a minimum of 11 hours to memorize everything. You had to admit that the Japanese language was difficult, very difficult, and much more annoying than any other language you had to deal with before. Many times you needed to revisit a book or two, because taking in information and understanding the said information were two separate things. But nevertheless you succeeded and now can both read, speak and write in Japanese should the situation require you to. Although you will have a noticeable accent and your characters may seem sloppy, but those are things that can only be improved through experience and practice.
Status Update: Japanese Knowledge Acquired: You can now write and read Japanese as well as speak it.
No.27486
What did you do with the remaining 1 hour then? Well you have spent it practicing your Japanese with the fairy maid who you brought with yourself. You undid the sleep spell that affected her and issued her a variety of orders in Japanese from simple to complex ones, after seeing that she could understand each and every one of your commands, you felt satisfied with your progress…..That is…until it was shattered by the fairy maid's comment which said: Your Japanese sucks.
You couldn't help but get annoyed after that so you made the fairy maid do sit ups until you said stop.
>Damn you woman, how about you try perfecting a language in a single day!
>Uuu, I-I'm sorry~, please let me off the hook, uuu~
The fairy maid pleaded to you, her entire body was drenched with sweat from the continuous exercise.
You also noted that one of the books that you received wasn't about the Japanese language at all, instead it seemed to be a book of intricate design and had an oddly elegant cover, upon reading it's title you found that it was some kind of documentary about a place called 'Gensokyo, The Eastern Wonderland' written by Patchouli Knowledge. Noticing that it was clearly not a language book, you put it away and focused on the more important task of learning Japanese. By the time you finished with the said task, you were mentally exhausted from all that reading, and didn't want to touch any books for a while, so you left it on the desk while you conserved with the golden haired fairy maid.
Unknown to you Patchouli figured out that you must be a newcomer to Gensokyo, so she kindly slid this book into the collection so as to help you out. But it seems that fate wants you to be unaware about the true nature of this place for just a little longer. Had you actually read the contents of the book, you would have immediately cancelled everything and attempted to flee through the Hakurei Shrine back into the outside world at all costs. For if one stays too long in Gensokyo….. Then he or she might just become a part of the fantasy and will be unable to leave. This was just one of the bad fates that most certainly can happen to you if you continue to stay in Gensokyo. But sadly.... because of your mismatched priorities, you didn’t learn this information in time.
You stopped leisurely talking with the golden haired fairy, when you noted that that according to your internal clock, 12 hours have passed.
>I guess it's about time I start moving.
You grabbed your equipment and strapped it to your back.
>Come with me
You instructed the fairy maid in accented Japanese and she stoop with a relieved smile, glad that her torment was finally ended.
Decide where to go.
1.[ ] Visit Remilia
2.[ ] Visit Patchouli
3.[ ] Visit Koakuma
4.[ ] Wander around the basement
5.[ ]Other
No.27493
No.27494
>>27486
>1.[X] Visit Remilia.
We have no reason to go into the basement, and if we wanted to see Patchouli or Koakuma, we should have just skipped out on our studies. Let's just see about meeting Remilia and if we have to fight, let's hope she's not a fan of silver.
No.27495
>>27486
1.[x] Visit Remilia
Well we might as well get down to business.
No.27496
>>27494
>and if we have to fight
We will most likely have to fight
Kidnapping Sakuya and holding her hostage would normally be enough reason for Remilia to murder you.
On top of that you mesmerized one of her maids and disrupted her human supply
Unless you have some god tier diplomacy skills, I do not see how exactly you are talking yourself out of this one without receiving some form of beating.
Besides I want to write some action already
No.27499
>>27486
1.[X] Visit Remilia
Remember that as the lord of this mansion, Remilia will likely expect courtesy and respect from a visitor, regardless of our previous actions. I'd recommend to be diplomatic as long as its needed and be ready for when things go sour.
No.27500
>>27486
>1.[X] Visit Remilia.
No.27521
We should just drop this 'save the normies quest' and let Remi eat them rather than it being an issue of contention. Why do we care about them? I don't.
No.27524
>>27521
Mostly because your client is among them
Your high humanity stat 7/10
And due to the factor that you were once a human so you sympathize with them, letting humans become food doesn't sit well with you
It's possible to drop the case though, but doing so would result in the loss of your own humanity.
I have actually given some options to just leave, and you can always include it in the other option
But since majority seems to want to save them, that's what we are going with
Sleep time now
No.27525
>>27521
We don't care about them though, at least that was my understanding.
Only Mr. Goldberg matters and that's just because he's our client.
Saving the rest of the guests was just something we were going to do to make sure we got the right guy.
No.27527
Alright then, we can interrogate them first, then let Remi have her way with them. Their continued existence in Gensokyo will only be a nuisance anyway. I'm more interested in becoming a powerful youkai and having interesting relations with my favourite 2hus rather than being a goody two-shoes Reimu v2. The sooner our humanity goes the better.
No.27551
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>>27486
>3.[X] Visit Koakuma
Seriously now, we're not fighting Remi blue-balled. Gotta finish what we started.
No.27567
>>27521
Aha...hahahaha.
Fuck off. We don't need to edgeprotag. and at this point Reasonable Character Rule is a thing.
>>27551
As much as I would love to, we have a job to do.
>1.[X] Visit Remilia.
No.27568
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>>27567
>edgy
>not fun
Choose one
No.27582
>>27551
On the contrary, I think our confrontation with Remi just might be more interesting with some pent up sexual frustrations.
No.27587
>>27582
>Dicking the loli
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell no.
No.27590
>>27587
I don't see the problem
No.27602
| Rolled 1 (1d6) |
Well time to get working
No.27618
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>[X] You decided to visit Remilia.
Now that the vampire and lord of the mansion, Remilia Scarlet was up, it was about time to pay her a visit and deal with your business here once and for all. You proceeded to leave through the endlessly large library on the way upstairs. You came across the same reading table where you initially met Patchouli, only to find that she was not present this time.
Nothing but books were on the table. You expanded your magical detection ability, but failed to find the presence of Patchouli anywhere inside the library.
You wondered where could she have gone, but you didn't think much of it. You just assumed that she went to the toilet or something similar, so you didn't bother spending more effort to find her presence.
Had you known Patchouli better though, you would have never assumed such things and would have found her absence to be odd. She was called the unmoving great library for a reason after all.
*Creak
You left the Grand Library of the Scarlet Devil Mansion and were greeted with the same hallway that you went through previously. What was different through....was the fact that now numerous fairy maids stood attention on both sides of the path that lead upstairs. There were at least a hundred fairy maids just in the hallway you were in right now, although the wall of faeries was anything but orderly, many of them were standing lazily and others were freely chatting, clearly not caring much for their orders. Nevertheless the intention of this humanoid path was clear.
Following this path....would clearly lead you to Remilia's location.
You kept going until you arrived at a large and fancy door, so large that it seemed as if it was made for giants. You could sense that Remilia was on the other side, what you didn't know though, was that there were others present as well, but their presences were bloated out by Remilia's powerful one, making you unable to sense them.
*Creak
The moment you made your intention clear to step inside, 2 faerie maids that stood at attention, opened the door for you.
*Thump
You were immediately filled with a sense of grandeur; it was a long and large sized room with much elegant furniture, statues and other piece of decoration filling it out. You could tell from the architecture that it was designed with the intention of filling those who step inside with awe. And you couldn't help but admit that they have succeeded with this goal, as you stepped onto the red carpet that led you further inside. The effect was further amplified by the numerous faerie maids standing ready on two sides and the powerful aura that was coming from the front...
*Thump
....Around 200 meters ahead....there she was. Remilia Scarlet, Ruler of this Mansion, staring down at you with calculating eyes from her extravagant throne. Beside her there were a few faerie maids standing at attention and waiting for possible orders, as well as Patchouli Knowledge, but unlike the faeries, she was seated in a comfortable chair, where she was currently reading a book, not even bothered with your arrival, she took a sip of the tea that was laid out on her table.
*Slam
You heard the door shutting itself behind you, which made you instinctively turn around.
*Thump
Your heartbeat has risen in an instant...when you saw a familiar face....a face that definitely shouldn't be here…... Why was she here? ….Why? ……Why? You kept asking this question inside your head, as your initial plan had now just been completely ruined. Why isn't she in the damn yacht? How did she get out?
*Thump
No, she couldn't have done it alone. Anger filled you when you realized…you have walked into a trap.
>Welcome to the Scarlet Devil Mansion. It's my turn now....
*Thump
That perfectly elegant but also extremely bone chilling smile, and the tone she delivered the welcome line with, immediately put you on alert. But even this paled before the sudden appearance of the person itself, who now stood in your vision.
For some reason, Izayoi Sakuya....has been freed, and now she was right behind you.
*Thump
....You were forced to note that she was staring past you, making sure not to look you in the eye when you futilely attempted to try and mesmerize her again.
No.27620
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*Whizz
>Huh?
You let out a confused voice as the form of Sakuya disappeared in an instant.....no, that wasn’t the only reason for your confusion….
>Why.... am I kneeling?
You felt the need to voice out this question as you weren't even in the same location anymore not even in the same state. You couldn't help but let confusion get to you. As you were now only a few meters away from Remilia, and put into a vulnerable position. What the fuck...just happened? You couldn't comprehend how you were made to cross a distance close to 200 meters and be put into such a position in such a short time….. And without your notice. It was clear that some kind of power was at play that tricked you. It wasn't unimaginable; after all even you yourself possessed an ability that can trick the senses. But did your enemy this time possess such ability as well? Was this Remilia's power? That still didn't answer how it was able to get through your magic resistance... Your questions brought even confusion. As the truth was far more terrifying than anything your mind could come up with. You didn't even want to imagine the possibility that time control was at play, such ability would be absurd, an ability that would make all forms of resistance useless.
Time was stopped for the second time and then resumed. You found your body to be heavier than before, you looked down to find the cause to be a cloth which had runes engraved in it. Your hands and arms were now bound by it, but your mouth was left free unlike when you have bounded Sakuya. Of course this was the same cloth you bound Sakuya with; it was your own creation after all, so it didn't take much effort to recognize it. You looked in the direction of Sakuya to find her smugly smiling, it was pretty obvious it was her doing.
Being bound by it mattered little, it couldn't affect it's creator after all, but it seemed that Sakuya and Remilia weren't aware of this fact, so you were careful not to give out any reaction.
>Unbind me at once, vampire! Unless you want to get exterminated, I do not recommend you to keep me in such a state.
You commanded at Remilia with a forceful tone. Appearing like you were scared or intimidated would be a foolish mistake, even if it was true. However Remilia didn't show any sign of annoyance after hearing such a command from one in an inferior position like you, instead an amused smile crossed her face and her sharp teeth glinted in the light.
>Fufu, do you find your current situation to be annoying? …Even scary, perhaps? You shouldn't be surprised regarding this treatment; I am merely treating you in the manner you deserve to get.
Remilia spoke up while holding her chin with her right arm.
>Heh, is this how you treat all your guests?
You spat to the ground, which seemed to irritate Sakuya much more than the vampire. However she didn't interject as speaking up would have been also rude to Remilia.
>You shouldn't fool around. We both know that our relationship here isn't that of a guest and a host. But that of a thief who stole my property, kidnapped my personnel and sneaked into my mansion all the while I was sleeping and unaware.
Remilia answered with a cold and calculated reply and continued:
>Furthermore you came here with the intent to ransom me and steal even more of my property (humans); such a thing definitely can not be forgiven.
As she said the last part, Remilia's smile diminished as if she was signalling an execution sentence for you....
No.27621
>Needless to say, without any hostages, you don't hold any position to bargain with me on equal grounds, so I don't need to treat you with respect that you don't deserve.
>Hahahaha
You only laughed at her words, which made her ask:
>What's so funny?
>Are you blind, Remilia Scarlet? There is still one hostage left...
You turned your vision back to the golden haired fairy and said the words:
>Do it!
To your commands the fairy maid instantaneously performed a previous command that you dictated into her, she drew out a small knife that you have lent her and aimed it at her throat, essentially holding herself hostage.
>Fufu....fufuhahaha! Is that the best you can do!? A fairy has no value as a hostage at all! Even if she kills herself she will just respawn.
Remilia mocked your attempt at coercion.
>Sakuya has told me of your abilities, I can guess that you put her under some form of mind control, seeing that you didn't mind control Sakuya....I can safely assume that you are unable to control anyone powerful so they are limited to weaklings like her….
>….But I shall play your game nonetheless….
Remilia suddenly brought her piercing gaze towards the golden haired fairy, who immediately started to tremble in fear when the Scarlet Devil's eye fell on her. And it wasn't just her, everyone in the room including you, could feel the overwhelming and suffocating pressure that was coming directly from Remilia Scarlet.
Status update: Under the effects of Remilia's Charisma.
You expected Remilia to do something terrifying, but instead all that came from her were 2 words:
>Come here
The words were issued at the fairy maid, she immediately dropped her knife, ran to the side of Remilia and knelt at her side, the vampire then proceeded to stroke the hair of the fairy as if rewarding her for obeying. Remilia then smugly turned her attention back to you.
>See? This is all that your magic amounts to before the true power of a ruler.
You were somewhat shocked to see your curse completely nullified by an even more powerful force. Your surprise was of little wonder as this wasn't just mere hypnosis that is usual to vampires, but a personal skill of Remilia called charisma.
The situation was pretty bad for you, as you had no way to negotiate now whatsoever. The only thing you could do now was either fight or flee. Remilia was in a completely superior position compared to you.
With nothing else to do, you started to ponder how things have come to this situation. It's clear that you made a mistake....or perhaps several mistakes that led you to the current events. Since you had excellent processing capability, you figured out your mistakes in an instant. The first mistake was giving your opponent a.k.a. Remilia 12 unchecked hours that she could use for action, it's clear that she freed Sakuya during that time. In this sense, learning Japanese was a huge mistake, as you should have immediately gone for Remilia upon learning of her location. As for the second mistake....
Patchouli brought her eyes away from the book to look at you, when she felt the accusing stare that emanated from you in her direction. That's right…. if you had never talked to Patchouli, then Remilia would have had no way to obtain any sort of information as to what happened.
>I'm sorry, I have nothing against you. But since Remi requested my help in finding Sakuya I had no choice but to help her.
Patchouli half heartedly apologized and went back to reading her book. You couldn't really blame her; after all she had no allegiances to you and was close to Remilia, of course she would help her if asked.
You were the fool to begin with that talking to her wouldn't backfire at you. Remilia woke up sometime during the span of 12 hours, and upon noticing the fact that Sakuya was absent, she came to visit Patchouli, who then proceeded to tell her all about you.
No.27622
>I see that you have finally realized your mistakes, but it is too late for regrets now. You can't turn back the clock of time after all. Your plan might have had some merits, had you chosen to came straight for me, but unfortunately for you, you didn't.
Remilia explained.
The vampire crossed her legs as she said the following words:
>Now I hope you realize that this is no longer a negotiation, but a trial.... Normally the penalty for your crimes would be answered in blood.....
>...But for you I shall give a special offer.....
Remilia's powerful aura engulfed you as she released the full extent of her charisma.
>Pledge your eternal loyalty and servitude to me….or face death.
Her sentence was simple and clear. But the power of her charisma almost made you want to agree immediately; nevertheless you managed to surpass it using your willpower. You were confident that you could beat any and every vampire that exist if given the chance, the binding that held you was nothing and could be broken through immediately. You also had a huge element of surprise as they only knew of a small fraction of your abilities. What you were worried about were the unknown abilities of the enemy, abilities that might alter your perception or make you unable to do anything, the said abilities which put you in your current position to begin with.
Choose what to do
1.[ ] Submit to Remilia
2.[ ] Submit to Remilia
3.[ ] Submit to Remilia
4.[ ] Break from your bindings and run away
5.[ ] Attempt Diplomacy(???)
6.[ ] Laugh in Remilia's face and proceed take Sakuya hostage using your blood manipulation
7.[ ] Use a quick and instantaneous surprise attack to attempt to kill Remilia
8.[ ] Break free and attempt to fight Remilia using your elemental abilities.
9.[ ] Reinforce yourself and fight Remilia using strength and skill
10.[ ] Snap: Attack without regards to your own safety and life
11.[ ] Let the vampire be obliterated by Cortana
12.[ ] Overcharge the holy energies found in Cortana causing an explosion that could easily take the entire SDM and everyone else inside with it. (Dead End)
13.[ ] Pledge your eternal loyalty to Patchouli
14.[ ] Pledge your eternal loyalty to Sakuya
15.[ ] Ask for forgiveness
16.[ ] Cry for help, hoping that someone might hear
17.[ ] Increase your density until the point where the floor cannot support you anymore, causing it to break and allowing you to escape
18.[ ] Transform yourself into Remilia and order everyone to attack the real Remilia
19.[ ] Request a 1 on 1 duel with Sakuya
20.[ ] Offer your blood to Remilia
21.[ ] Other
No.27630
>>27622
Oops. Well I suppose we should have expected this.
I don't regret learning Japanese, but in retrospect waiting until night really wasn't our best idea.
>8.[X] Break free and attempt to fight Remilia using your elemental abilities.
>9.[X] Reinforce yourself and fight Remilia using strength and skill.
I don't see why we can't do both, throwing whatever elemental spells we can at her while we're buffed seems like a good idea.
Maybe throw in the laser too if we get the chance.
If we start getting our ass kicked.
>11.[X] Let the vampire be obliterated by Cortana
I don't want to kill Remilia OOC, but if things look desperate, we shouldn't hold back.
Assuming this will even work that is.
No.27632
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>>27630
This but attempt 5 first.
No.27633
>>27632
Diplomacy how?
I'm not seeing any argument for us to make here.
What exactly do you want us to say?
We'd need a pretty strong argument to even begin persuading her of anything.
No.27634
21.[x] *break free of your bonds* "I won't serve a weakling, you will have to demonstrate you are a worthy master and defeat me in 1 on 1 combat before I will serve you"
Trying to defeat both Remilia and Sakuya at once is futile anyway. Even if we lose, being a servant of the Scarlet Devil sounds like an interesting path.
No.27635
>>27622
>5. [X] Attempt Diplomacy
Claim that we were hired by Goldberg to act as security detail for him and his guests, and simply were acting in capacity of your duties.
Similarly, we came to the mansion and waited for Remilia to awaken because we simply want our client back and personally have no quarrel with her, and we sincerely apologize for our acts of aggression, though we were merely acting within the duties issued to us by our client.
While we now lack any sort of negotiation piece, we can seize the initiative of diplomacy to either feel out the situation or put ourselves in a more advantageous position to use Cortana on Remi and make a hasty retreat.
From a meta standpoint, we get plenty of benefits from serving Remilia at the cost of personal freedom, but immediately submitting just means we lack backbone, and nobody wants a spineless servant.
No.27641
>>27622
Tough choice
>20.[X] Offer your blood to Remilia
We're still blueballed, let her drink our blood for some kink in exchange
>13.[X] Pledge your eternal loyalty to Patchouli
Make her heart go doki-doki
>>27635
This doesn't sound too bad. Maybe it would work
No.27645
>>27622
hah..
9.[x] Reinforce yourself and fight Remilia using strength and skill (include reinforced skin just in case of cheap shots).
Submitting to this bitch is like giving up on the first step. And while doing so...
17.[x] Increase your density until the point where the floor cannot support you anymore, causing it to break and allowing you to escape
We need to do the Joestar Technique if we wish to win, massive property damage? Maybe. But we can't really win three on one either.
Remi seems to be too much of a proud vampire to chase her ourselves, so it'll either be Sakuya or Patchy.
OOCly: If we find Flandre and somehow convince her to help us it'll also be FUN
No.27647
>>27645
Ah right. I forgot one thing.
>21.[X] Pledge your eternal loyalty to Koakuma, because as much as you like Patche.. Koa's much cuter.
Just to spite Lolipire too, making a low class minion more easily pledged loyalty to.
No.27648
>>27647
>choosing a literal semen demon over mukyu
Pantsu on head retarded.
No.27649
>>27648
>not wanting to have your semen sucked
No.27650
>>27649
>>27648
we're not leaving the mansion without ejaculating, Koakuma started it, someone or something has to finish it. Maybe Goldberg can do it
No.27651
>>27648
To be fair, we have more of a chance to waifu the Koa.
Patchy as cute as she is, shows disinterest. Anyone with a brain wouldn't bother someone like that.
Besides, it's not like that "Eternal Loyalty" is true. It probably is though.
No.27652
>>27651
>waifuing an easy slut
At least set your standards higher, like try wooing Shikieiki
No.27653
>inb4 Mr.Goldberg is Yukari
No.27654
>>27652
If you want, you can always vote for Eternal Loyalty to Patche.
>>27653
Honestly? I wouldn't be surprised at this point.
No.27656
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You are what you fug, and I'm not Patchy's lackey. There are only two women in this mansion I'd be focusing my attention on.
No.27657
>>27656
>You are what you fug
That feel when I have become nothingness itself
No.27658
>>27653
I wonder who's behind this incident!
No.27660
>>27657
>not being an onahole
No.27661
>>27651
>wanting to have our soul sucked out through our dick
>>27656
Good, I've always wanted to become a cute NEET princess.
No.27662
>>27658
I felt the need to improve upon my previous post, so saging for self reply.
Have a new webm for calling out the YIDF.
No.27664
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They drew first blood. You're only doing your job. If they refuse that's when we fight.
No.27688
>>27622
Well, we gotta have to establish our priorities here before making a decision:
>no.1:Survival
This is pointless to die trying to accomplish our contract as there would be no reward doing so.
>no.2:Avoiding imprisonnement
We cant stay in Gensokyo less we become trapped in it, however this is only OOC knowledge but we should try getting out asap.
>no.3:Accomplishment of our task
Our efforts would be in vain if we dont succeed what we're set off to, but we are allowed to fail this task if it means the fulfillement of the previous two priorities
So we cant die, cant stay for too long but if situation demands it we should retreat and leave. Keeping this in mind I have an idea:
21.[X] Cause some chaos with pyrotechnics as a distraction to lower Remi and Sakuya's attention to flood the place with smoke, illusions or something similar. If shit goes really sour, flee at any costs.
This wont affect Remi's senses so much as she is a vampire however this should temporarely keep her lapdogs out of the way to allow us to deal with Remi on semi-equal grounds. Its worth mentionning that we cant allow ourselves to underestimate her get caught in our own ego. We should assume that she is stronger than us and not hold ourselves back, even if it means using Cortana to its full extend.
No.27691
>>27688
>We cant stay in Gensokyo
your priorities are SHIT
No.27692
>>27691
>wanting to stay in gapkike land
Good goy
No.27694
>>27692
>wanting to leave all these waifus unclaimed
What the fuck are we going to do if we leave anyways.
Getting stranded in rural Japan isn't my idea of a good time.
No.27765
>>27694
Getting stranded in rural Japan is much better than getting stranded in rural Japan with a pissed off vampire and youkais wanting to eat our nuggets, in a bad way.
Forever.
No.27768
>>26930
Hungrybox would be proud, flanfag.
No.27781
>>27768
Wish I knew enough about Smash tournaments to get the reference. Mind elaborating please?
No.27830
>>27781
If you know about the tournament EVO 2015, the jigglypuff main hbox was playing with a campy strat because Evo is a big fucking deal. Being dumbasses, the crowd was like "ey meng stop fightin gay yo" and he responded by saying "whatever man. Play to win". Hope that clears things up.
No.27833
>>27830
Oh. Yeah. Thanks. Flan can take it anyway.
No.27835
No.27848
>>27622
[X] 21. Escape, find flan, and attempt to recruit her help Cortina or not, this may be our only option at such a dire point.
No.27850
Big question here:
what's worst inbetween death and servitude?
Assuming we cant get out, I'm willing to bet that Remi would use some kind of mind control fuckery to keep us docile. At best they're simply magical shackles, at worst we turn into a mindless automaton unable of free toughts.
I suppose that if we manage to get to Sakuya-tier of trust we could have more independence but I'm not willing to bet my money we have enough time to get there before being trapped in gensokyo forever.
Anyway, whatever happens, if we bend the knee it would be equal to death imo, avoid at all costs.
No.27855
>>27850
Well as far as I know Remi doesn't have any mind control powers, and I at least don't have any plans on leaving Gensokyo so I don't see the problem. I like Sakuya and Remi.
No.27859
>>27855
Vampire charm
to what extend tho I dont know
No.27860
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Op here, not dead or anything like that
This is just probably the largest segment so far, like I am already at 2500 words and still nowhere done with the fight.
For disclaimer I started writing days ago so this >>27647 was the last vote I counted
No.27911
>>27860
>fight
We're fugged.
No.27936
>>27860
I know you're doing good OP, I'm eagerly waiting to know what happens to us even tho I'm willing to bet 10$ we're getting our shit kicked in.
Please dont go to Genokyo before you post, okay?
~A Nameless Fairy
No.27937
>>27936
Editing this will be an ass
No.27971
>[X] You choose to fight
Your mind overclocked itself as you considered every possibility, their benefits, disadvantages and end results. And the conclusion you have reached to…. is that you have to fight. Escaping is unlikely, although you were pretty fast with your reinforcement magic, your speed still cannot compare to the speed of a vampire. Even if you managed to distract them, they will eventually catch up to you. And there is the possibility of that unknown spell which you are worried about, if theirs is better than yours....Meaning they can cast it without eye or direct contact, then you are screwed by default. So you must first put them into a situation where they cannot use such ability.
....And that would be a demonstration of strength.
>Hahahaha
Your sudden laughter echoed in the room
>W-What's so funny?
Remilia recoiled back at your action. You stopped laughing and looked into Remilia's eyes
>Tell me Remilia Scarlet, why should I serve someone who is weaker than me?
Her face lost the amused smile she was sporting previously and her serious gaze measured up you once more. No matter how she looked at, she couldn't see you as strong.
>Are you implying that you are stronger than me, magician? You, who cannot even escape from your simple bindings?
You looked down to the cloth which was still binding you.
>Oh you mean this?
*Snap Snap
You broke yourself out of your bindings with little to no effort; simply flexing your arms was enough to snap it. This made both Sakuya and Remilia a bit shocked, since when Remilia found Sakuya it took her considerable effort to get it off, as magic was binding it tightly to her. Only Patchouli had a knowing smile on her face, recognizing the fact that you merely disabled it completely by channelling your magical energy inside it. No competent magician would create something that can be used against himself, it bounded your enemies efficiently, but had no effect whatsoever on you.
>Don't try to fool me! T-That was magic, wasn't it? How is that a demonstration of your strength?
Remilia barked back, unknowingly to you Remilia could also use magic, so she recognized what you have done, once she calmed herself down. For some reason her voice sounded a lot more childish now than before.... you didn't know why.
>Hoh, so you noticed... but what about it? My claim still stands Remilia Scarlet; you aren't fit to be my master. You are too weak.
>You have a lot balls to insult Ojou-sama in my presence....
Sakuya stepped forward with knives in her hand upon hearing your rude remark, not being able to contain herself any longer
However Remilia stopped her with the wave of her hand.
>It's fine, Sakuya.
>Haa....as you wish.
Upon hearing her mistress, the elegant maid immediately stepped down and ceased her hostility. After that Remilia turned her sharp eyes to you.
>You want proof of my strength, right? That should be easy to arrange......Though, I am guessing that this is also your intention. Remilia said completely seeing through you and your plan, you wondered if she would refuse because of this, but she didn't.
>Well it doesn't matter, I shall play along anyway. Breaking you that way will be all the more amusing.
Remilia said with a sadistic smile, before continuing.
>Lets go outside, it's better to fight there.
You, Remilia, Sakuya, Patchouli and a few fairy maids moved to the area behind the Mansion.
Patchouli quickly set herself up and was already reading a book beside an outdoor table. You had to wonder how she could even see in such light conditions, considering it was little past midnight.
Next to Patchouli, Sakuya was calmly pouring tea to the Unmoving Great Library with an elegant smile. But her thoughts were far from calm or elegant. As she was very annoyed, thinking such things along the lines of: Damn it, why does Ojou-sama have to prove herself for a man like that? He should just bow down his head and happily accept Ojou-sama as his master… *Grumble *Grumble
Sakuya was already imagining a variety of ways to end you; she still hasn't forgiven you for the incident at the boat or for mocking Remilia.
No.27972
From a medium distance from Patchouli's group, you and Remilia stood face to face, separated by around 20 meters that could easily be crossed in an instant. You had Cortana in your hand, albeit you didn't remove the binding seals. Remilia was the same as before as she didn't need to make any preparations for the fight, she only brought her trademark smirk on her face. The moonlight shone on the two of you, as if to signify that you are the main actors of this evening.
>You do not have any spellcards, right? Then you don't mind the possibility of dying, I assume?
It was Remilia who broke the silence with a question. Patchouli had already told Remi of her suspicion of you being from the outside world, this question was just to confirm it.
>Huh? Spellcards? What are you talking about? Regardless of that, those who pick up the sword shall die by the sword. I have entered all my fights knowing the fact that I might perish. Like that I have managed to successfully overcome countless battles. Do not think that the possibility of dying might discourage me or make my blade dull, vampire!
You bit back to Remilia after you assumed she was questioning your courage, but only served to confirm her suspicion in the end.
>Fufu, well said. Though I don't dislike spell card battles, but fighting for real ….can be more amusing.
You didn't understand what she was talking about, so you didn't bother replying. Remilia on the other hand was childishly getting excited; she hasn't fought for real for gods knows how long. Spell card battles were the norm in Gensokyo after all.
The two of you were almost ready to begin, when you stopped the beginning of the fight with your words.
>I have but one problem, Remilia.
You started
>Hmm, what is it now? Don't tell me you got scared~?
Remilia teased you for the hesitation on your part.
>Nonsense, what I am concerned about is merely risk and reward.
>What do you mean?
Remilia asked back confused
>Isn't it obvious? If you defeat me, I will lose everything, but you will win all that I own. On the other hand if I win, I don't gain anything and you lose nothing.
The moment these words left your mouth, a strong killing intent came from the direction of Sakuya, which you proceeded to ignore. Remilia also noticed it but ignored it as well
>Hoh, so you want a reward? Is the price of freedom, not enough for you? Kuku, I do not mind. At the very least this will motivate you to fight to your fullest. I promise that I shall grant your wish as long as they are reasonable and within my power to give.
Remilia agreed, but only because she didn't believe she could lose in the first place.
>If that's all.....then let's begin.
The air suddenly filled wit a chill, as Remilia made her declaration:
>Here I come!
*Thump
Remilia’s form completely disappeared after saying her last word....no it wasn't that, she didn't disappear, she was just so fast that you couldn't even see her move.
Despite being attacked by such an enemy, you didn't panic, and calmly stabbed Cortana into the ground.
*Clang
Exactly a millisecond later, Remilia’s claws impacted into the sword, even with her monstrous strength, she couldn't destroy the sword. However the force of the blow was transmitted to your body through Cortana, sending you a few meters back.
>Hmm, not bad. To be honest I planned to end this in one blow, since I didn't want to harm my new servant, but it looks like that beating you up a little has become unavoidable.
Remilia explained. You had to admit that was a really fearsome attack, and would have worked against a normal opponent, but even if you couldn't see her moving, you could tell where the strike would come just by following her initial stance and eye movement, allowing you to defend against it.
No.27973
*Click Click Click Click
Upon recognizing the attack, the enchanted daggers released themselves from their holsters.
They flew at Remilia in confusing patterns and directions. The Scarlet Devil observed them without curious eyes, before a mocking smile came to her face.
*Giggle
>You think you can hit me with such child's play?
*Swoosh Swoosh
All 8 blades flew at her from different angles....but Remilia easily dodged them, needless to say the blades didn't stop until they hit their target, so they merely changed their path and attacked Remilia once more, but the result was the same. You watched as Remilia was evading your daggers with minimal effort, she was only moving the barest amount needed to evade the strikes. You realized that even if you had 100 daggers, the result would be still be the same. You were forced to recognize the physical superiority of Remilia, she was much stronger than most vampires you exterminated before....But in the end she was still a vampire, and a vampire could never win against you.
>What's wrong, not going to attack?
Remilia asked while evading the daggers in boredom after seeing that you still haven't made any effort to attack her.
Of course you wouldn't, it was only logical. Going on the offensive against a superior opponent means death, even if you could kill her with certainty, you needed to remain on the defensive and wait for an opportunity, a weakness in Remilia’s defense to deliver your deadly strike.
>Then I guess I have no choice but to engage myself...
Killing intent filled the air as Remilia flew at you, your daggers couldn't even keep up with her ludicrous speed so they fell behind.
*Grip
Remilia grabbed your sword this time instead of attempting to use her claws, you attempted to pull it back so that it would slice off her fingers, but you grimly realized that Remilia's grip was too strong to allow that. A red light started emanating from Remilia’s hand as she channelled her magic to destroy Cortana.
....
Only to realize that it was useless.
>Tch, what is this made of?
*Swoosh
Remilia was forced to jump into the air as the daggers caught up with her and forced her to relocate her position.
The vampire was flying in the sky, letting you see the full glory of her bat like wings; she was throwing red arrow like objects at you while evading your daggers.
*Rip and tear
The earth tore itself up at your command as it floated up to block the arrows of Remilia, even though it was weak and easy to destroy it functioned well as a makeshift shield. Her strikes were deflected, it was already to be expected, she didn't imagine you would fall to a weak attack like that; it was merely just to gauge your capabilities and make you do something.
>Why is it that you still haven't drawn out your sword? You don't need to hold back against me, attack as if you wanted to kill me.
Remilia asked with narrowed eyes, as your Cortana was still bound by sealing cloth. It was also insulting for an opponent to not take her seriously.
>Hoh, you want to see my blade that much, Remilia? Unfortunately for you I cannot bring it out just yet, as it would defeat the purpose of this duel if I were to send you oblivion, so it is merely a last measure in case the situation truly gets bad for me.
I still want my reward after all; destroying her would eliminate that possibility and would also anger your servants. - You thought inside your head.
Remilia carefully measured up your words; the reason for this was the fact that your confidence didn’t waver one bit since you started fighting, which meant that the man before her honestly believed that he could beat her, the powerful Scarlet Devil. Even despite believing herself to be superior, this put Remilia on alert. She didn’t sense much power from the man; he was slightly below Patchouli in terms of magical power, so Remilia’s suspicion moved to the sword. She remembered how she failed to break the sword, meaning that it is most likely some kind of magical item, and the fact that it has the same cloth that bounded Sakuya and sealed her powers seemed to only confirm this suspicion. It was now certain where the confidence comes from, if it’s a powerful item.... then the strength of the user doesn’t matter much. Though there still remains a single important question: How powerful is that sword?
No.27974
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No.27976
….
>Looks like she is beginning to make a move.
You muttered as you watched Remilia dart across the skies at blinding speed, oddly though… she wasn’t flying towards you, but towards the Scarlet Devil Mansion. You couldn’t comprehend what she was doing. You discarded the possibility that she was fleeing, her pride wouldn’t allow doing such a thing.
>…..Oh….shit…!
You inadvertedly let out such a crude remark the moment you realized Remilia’s aim.
*Break *Crumble
Remilia smashed her feet into one of the towers of the Scarlet Devil Mansion so hard that the material collapsed inwards, but she didn’t care, it could be fixed easily after all…and the move it allowed was more than worth a few destroyed bricks.
*Swoosh
Your sense told you that you couldn’t possibly block such an attack, the force that she gained from her godlike speed were beyond your blocking capability…And yet despite your rationality; your survival instinct forced to move your hand and attempt to block the attack.
*Clang
Remilia collided with Cortana mid air, but the power that was propelling her was too much for your arms to bear, they gave out from the stress and Cortana flew behind you. You were now disarmed and close to a defenceless state.
*Thump
…However Remilia didn’t stop with just this, now unrestricted she continued her path onwards….
*Rip *Tear *Splatter
A large chunk of meat was torn out from your shoulder as Remilia landed behind you.
*Thump
Your heartbeat has risen after you realized that there was still more coming, you attempted to turn back and block the attack….
*Stab
…It was useless, Remilia’s claws pierced through your palms cleanly, even with D ranked strength, you amounted to nothing before a being whose might rivaled the fabled Oni. The pain you felt was immense and agonizing, both from your shoulder and your palm.
Remilia withdrew her claws and your primitive instincts relieved themselves for a second, before you realized that this was only the beginning of the torment…as the form of Remilia disappeared and reappeared at your back.
*Smack
You were sent into the air by the powerful force of a kick, a split second later another kick followed from upwards, which sent you barreling to the ground.
*Crack
You heard the sound of some of your bones breaking from the impact.
*Smack Smack
A second kick which sent you into the air…. and another which sent you to the ground. This repeated for 3 more times, you were sure that most of your bones were already fractured at this point, but the punishment for defying the Scarlet Devil wasn’t going to stop just yet. Remilia was playing with you like a cat would play with a ball of yarn.
The vampire kicked you up into the sky, and as she did you awaited the moment where you would collide with the ground again….but it didn’t come, as Remilia was performing a different move this time. She hit your body mid air and sent a red wave of magic right into your abdomen, sending a burning sensation throughout your body.
*Swoosh
2 Crimson arrows of magic followed, however they were too weak to go past your reinforcement, so they merely caused some blunt damage and sent you further into the sky.
*Thump
But what awaited you there was even worse, dozens and dozens of raw magic, shaped into the form of red bats stood behind the back of Remilia ready to assault you….with a simple motion, she launched all of them in your direction.
>Aaargggggh….khu!
For the first time since the start of the match, you let out a wail of pain, as the dozens of bats barraged your body. You felt your vision fading from the amount of damage you received….
>…No…..Not yet…..I still have a chance….!
You willed yourself to remain awake, still waiting for the chance that might not even arrive.
>Fufu, don’t go fainting just yet ~
Remilia clapped her hands, and a chain appeared out of nowhere and flew towards you, it grabbed your body and dragged you back to Remilia, who was already charging her fist for an attack.
*Crash
Her magically charged fist impacted with your cranium and made it crack open, blood spurted out from it, and it was probably a miracle that you didn’t die or lose consciousness from such a blow.
Remilia spun vertically and delivered a kick to your back…..a kick that sent you plummeting downwards, Remilia was still on your back, further applying force with her shoes and magnifying the impact that was to come.
*Crash
A miniature explosion was caused by this and the ground collapsed beneath you, creating a small crater.
Both Patchouli and Sakuya looked at it with mixed emotions; they didn’t think you could have survived such a fall. Patchouli mostly pitied you, while Sakuya was angry that she wouldn’t have a chance at punishing you.....
No.27979
>>27974
Welp, say goodbye to your freedom/life, Magician-kun.
No.27980
I think we may have fucked up.
Goddamnit OP I was about to go to bed.
Why you do this to me?
No.27981
The dust clears and Remilia notices the form of a man who was now covered with lacerations, magical burns, blunt trauma and severe stab wounds, by all account no one would think that such a body could belong to someone living; even Remilia was convinced of your death.
>Tch, I overestimated him.
Remilia said irritated after realizing that she had gone overboard and killed him. Resurrecting him was possible but it was a pain and required too much effort.
The vampire turned her attention towards the maid standing attention in the sidelines.
>Hey Sakuya, carry the body insid-----
*Hit
Remilia’s order was cut short…when a fist covered in crimson impacted with her head.
Status Update: Presence Concealment Rank A: Lost
>Who!?
The attack was so sudden and unexpected, that Remilia refused to consider the possibility that it was you, which was why your fist impacted with her face for the second time as she turned around.
*Hit *Stab
The sharp edges that were poking out from your first drew blood from your enemy for the first time.
>What….going on….?
Remilia was utterly confused at the figure that was before her now; she could barely recognize him. It was a being seemingly made out of pure, red crystal, the material completely covered his body from head to toe; such an imposing figure was standing before her. The only thing that gave away his identity was that his height was still the same….and that blood was dripping from the cracks of crystalline armour, the said blood also had the same smell as before.
>….Surprised….vampire? Don’t be, what you see right now is merely just an application of my magic.
Status update: Self Repair activated
Status update: Reinforce: Self: Variation Epsilon activated
Status update: Strength: C+, Endurance D, Magical Power Decreased to B (Temporary)
Variation Epsilon……one of the two ‘last resort’ reinforcements along with Zeta. It was an advanced level of magic that combined the usage of blood manipulation, water manipulation and reinforcement to create crystallized armour out of your own blood, heavily increasing your protection and durability, but also lowering your magical power since the resource needed to maintain it was huge. You obviously didn’t like to use it, as it required large quantities of your own blood to operate it; in fact most of the blood in your body has been drained by Remilia’s attacks and the making of this armour. A human obviously wouldn’t even be able to handle losing 1/3 of their blood, but since you were a magician you already overcame the limits of the flesh and became more of a spiritual creature, so something like this wasn’t fatal anymore.
>So what….you became a knight in shining armour. Do you think that suddenly erases the difference between our abilities?
Remilia said unimpressed by your magic trick.
>How about you try and see?
You dared Remilia to attack you….
*Swoosh
…And she happily compiled.
*Clang
Her claws impacted against your crystallized hand....and she was shocked to see that it failed to penetrate, despite previously succeeding with such a task easily.
*Grip
You grabbed hold of Remilia’s arm with the hand that was hit, not letting her go. Your hold increased and you could hear the sound of her bones being crushed under the power of your crystalline arm.
The vampire attempted to free herself, but failed to do so.
*Hit
*Stab
You delivered another blow to Remilia’s face, tearing up her precious skin.
>What….did you do?
The tone which she asked wasn’t fearful but angry.
>Didn’t I tell you? I am stronger than you
You shamelessly lied to her face
>Don’t screw with me! You have done something to my body, I’m becoming weaker…
Remilia noted with an annoyed tone.
>Fufuhahahaha…..all that power, all that speed and all that magic….Despite however powerful you….vampires are…it can all be easily taken away by a simple metal. Isn't it funny?
Remilia’s eyes narrowed immediately, realizing what you have done.
>Silver!
Silver was one of the many weaknesses of vampires, it wasn’t strong enough to kill the tough ones like Remilia, but it was extremely good at weakening them....
No.27982
>But when…did you do it?
Remilia asked wanting to fill the hole in her knowledge as she couldn’t figure it out by herself.
>Oh. It’s only natural for those who deal with monsters on a daily basis to prepare accordingly, no? Many monsters are weak to silver so it makes sense to always carry some around.
You revealed 2 empty pouches that used to house the silver dust that you were carrying.
>As for the when. I simply scattered the silver dust on you while we were fighting. Of course in such scattered and small doses it would work slowly and have minimal effect. So I needed to add in another factor.
Remilia connected the dots and touched the already healing scar that was on her cheek.
>Yes, I wounded you in order to open a path to your bloodstream. Once that was done, all I needed to do was to manipulate the silver into it, and as someone who has control over metal, that was child’s play.
Once in the bloodstream, even such a small dose can have a significant effect.
*Grip
You grabbed Remilia’s remaining free hand and held her tightly, while stared at you with hateful eyes. Remilia viewed using her vampiric weakness as cheating, so she was not amused.
>What do you think you are doing?
A smug smile came across your face, but of course it couldn’t be seen from the Crystal that was hiding it.
>Fufu, did you forget about them?
Remilia was about to ask ‘them?’ when she heard several objects sweeping through the air….The daggers! She has completely forgotten about them.
>Those little bastards will chase until they impale their target. They are also entirely made out of silver, so I don’t think I need to tell you that if they hit you, this game will be sealed. Now all I need to do is hold you firmly in place.
You looked as the 8 daggers slowly flew themselves over in your direction…well they weren’t slow as they were still flying almost as fast as an arrow, they were slow compared to Remilia. You looked to the vampire, hoping to see a look of terror in her eyes….but what you got in response sent doubt into your heart….
>Fufu, I guess I should at least congratulate you for the effort.
*Thump
Remilia’s arrogant attitude sent a chill down your spine. Her crimson eyes were glaring down at you with full of vigor and confidence.
Why is she smiling?
How can she be so calm when she is about to lose?
I do not understand.
You felt mocked. You were sure if her hands were free right now she would exaggeratedly clap before the comedy performance that she was witnessing.
>The only thing you failed to consider here....is that it isn't you who is holding me here......but that YOU are the one locked here with me, face to face with the Scarlet Devil!
*Shiver
*Tremble
*Thump
An absolute fear overcame you, as Remilia’s eyes glowed menacingly and a red aura started to come out from her body. Strangely the aura kept extending and extending, both in size and mass.
Your magical detection was sent into overdrive, you could tell that an insane amount of energy was being mobilized….and the source was the petite girl you were holding in your arms.
>Oh don’t get scared so easily. The fun is just about to begin!
Scarlet Devil - [Scarlet Devil]
Reality seemed to shatter, as Remilia released a massive amounts of magic that was inside her body, it grew into a cross shaped wave of energy that obliterated anyone foolish to stand in its path.
And needless to say, you were in the middle of it. It was a crude and simple tactic, all she was doing was releasing her magic from her whole body, even you would be able to do it….Except it wouldn’t even be half as effective. The reason it was a potent weapon inside Remilia’s hands, was because of the absurdly huge mana capacity she had.
You felt the heat levels rise exponentially; it was obvious that if you were to stay under this red cross, you would boil inside your own crystal armour. Yet you were also so close to shutting Remilia down, if you were to let her go now, you might not get a chance again. (Although you still had other methods of crushing her like Cortana and Reinforcement Zeta, but you wanted to avoid using those). It was also obvious that no matter how huge of a mana pool Remilia has, she can’t keep up such an attack forever.
*Crack Crack
The crystal armour started to crack in several places, not being able to withstand the pressure it was receiving, you were unsure if it could last through the whole attack.
You looked at Remilia and noticed her dastardly smiling at you.
So what, is this a game of chicken now?
No.27983
Decide what to do:
1.[ ] Stay and hold, bear the attack
2.[ ] Let go and jump back
3.[ ] Throw Remilia as far as you can
4.[ ] Free your right hand and fire the laser into Remilia's head
5.[ ] Submit to Remilia and ask her to stop
6.[ ] Attempt to explode Remilia's body using blood manipulation
7.[ ] Use your remaining magic power to create a Tsunami from Misty Lake into your direction
8.[ ] Use earth manipulation to encase Remilia in a prison of earth then jump backwards.
9.[ ] Proceed to headbutt Remilia until she collapses
10.[ ] Release your own magical energy in hopes that it will negate the effects of Remilia's
11.[ ] Pull Cortana towards you via Metal Manipulation and use it
12.[ ] Create: Greater Earth Elemental to protect you
13.[ ] Other
There are probably more options but I'm too tired now to think of, I'm sure you guys can handle it
No.27988
>>27983
What an update. G'night OP you did good.
As for choices.
9.[X] Proceed to headbutt Remilia until she collapses
We've got a crystal in the way and she doesn't. Sure it might not be elegant, but since we've got her grabbed going gorilla mode won't let her escape.
Let's hope this [Scarlet Devil] doesn't have I-frames like in the games.
No.27997
>>27983
>1.[ ] Stay and hold, bear the attack
You know how to play chicken right?
Along with
>9.[X] Proceed to headbutt Remilia until she collapses
No.28015
>>27983
We could kill her and end it now but sure. Headbutt her.
No.28017
>>28015
But then we wouldn't get a reward and Sakuya would immediately off us in a fit of rage
No.28020
>>28017
Precisely. Headbutt her so we can possibly gain a rival, not an enemy.
No.28022
>>28020
I'd say headbutt everyone and go back to Koakuma.
Either that or release all that pent up sexual energy from the library session and blast them all away.
No.28029
>>28015
>>27997
>>28020
Hold with a grin as your armor cracks and headbutt the lolivamp as she know TRUE FOREHEAD POWER
That and Hex her with our gaze while doing so
aside, we wont be able to do much magic given our magic abilities are focused on maintaining ourselves anyway.
No.28032
>>28029
This, and unlike Remilia. We have a size advantage, it's not like she can counter attack our Keine tier headbutts as long as our armor is up.
No.28033
>>27983
>inb4 headbutt
11. Use metal manipulation to get cortana. Best bet. Although we will probably just headbutt anyway.
No.28036
>>28022
Dicking a succubus is much safer then a vampire.
No.28037
No.28048
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>>28047
>worshiping the corpse emperor
No.28098
>[X] You choose to headbutt
>What's wrong? Not going to run? That's fine just stay there and burn to death~
Remilia gloated, already sure of her victory
*Crack Crack
More damage appeared on your armour, but you weren't concerned about that.
>Fufu, looks like that armour of yours isn't going to hold out much longer.
Remilia intensified the release of magic, putting even more strain on you.
She curiously awaited what would you do in such a tight situation. But what you did was something she would never expect. As it was simply too raw....too brutal....and too inelegant compared to the fights she was used to.
You didn't bother saying a word; you merely pulled your head back and then charged it in Remilia's direction.
*Clang
The red crystal that was covering your head, impacted with the defenseless head of Remilia.
>Ahh! What are you doing!?
Remilia roared up from the pain, although there wasn't any visible injury on her forehead aside from a slight bruise, but it DID hurt her to be hit by such a strong object. Normally a blow of this level wouldn't even have left the slightest bruise on Remilia, but since she was weakened by silver, you could damage her.
*Clang
You repeated the motion and sent an even heavier blow into Remilia's skull.
>Arrgh, stop!
*Clang *Tear
You didn't care to stop and just kept ramming her head even though Remilia asked with a teary voice, clearly it hurt her. Even if she was a vampire, it didn't mean that she was used to pain.
After several strikes her forehead started tearing up and bleeding heavily.
...However you didn't look much better, each time you swung your head, the counter force dealt some damage to your head as well, you were starting to feel dizzy, you were sure that you would have started bleeding, had you any blood left in your body.
*Clang *Hit *Splatter
Nevertheless, you pushed on, not caring for the pressure coming from Remilia's magic or the recoil from your own blows.
>I commanded you to stop....just who do you think you are?
*Thump
You felt a threatening presence rise from Remilia as she released the extent of her charisma on you.
You were powerless to stop Remilia as she pulled back her leg.....
*Swoosh
...And launched it into your stomach like a bullet.
*Clang *Shatter
The crystal covering your abdomen started to break apart. Though its not like the other areas were in any better condition.
>Gah!
You coughed from the pain, even though it didn't break through just yet, the blow that was transmitted through the armour was much worse than the burning sensation that was coming from all over your body.
*Hit
*Crack
In reply to Remilia's attack, you pounded on her head even harder and made her skull crack.
>Auuuu~ That hurts, stop it already!
*Swoosh
Remilia swung her leg into your abdomen again
*Shatter
....The crystal was unable to withstand her power for any longer and broke apart.
>Kuh!
You clenched your teeth not because of Remilia's attack, but because of the burning red magic that could now flow into your now defenseless abdomen, you could smell and feel your flesh incinerating from the heat.
*Thump
Remilia prepared to strike again, you understood that if that strike hits, it will go cleanly through your stomach, simple reinforcement is not enough to block such an attack.
...But despite the danger you didn't retreat....for Remilia herself was equally in a bad shape, her slowed regeneration was unable to keep up with the damage she was receiving. The forehead completely split open now, blood dripping from everywhere, you saw the tiny crack in her skull that you have made earlier. You realized that you….. like her…. was one step away from victory.
Both Leg and Head launched simultaneously, seeking to the end the fight.
The anxiety was clearly visible on Remilia's face, you weren't any more composed either, but at the very least the ungraceful expression you were making couldn't be seen.
*Thump
Both objects moved towards their target, it was only a short time, yet it seemed like hours have passed to both of you.
*Thump
The blows inched even closer, you could feel Remilia's leg almost touching your stomach, while you were also close enough to kiss Remilia if you so wanted.
>Tch
*poof
Remilia made an annoyed sound as she turned into a bat, not wanting to take the risk.
Your body immediately felt lighter as the [Scarlet Devil] stopped when Remilia transformed. Although your entire body was hurting from burn wounds, you were more or less free from the danger of being cooked alive.
She started to fly away from you, after she transformed, you couldn't catch her in time. In truth Remilia could have done this at any time previously, she just wanted to trap you with [Scarlet Devil]. But unfortunately for her, things did not go according to her expectations.
No.28099
>Don't think for a second that I will let you escape!
You shouted. You looked at the enchanted daggers….they were close....but it was clear that they would not hit Remilia in their current state. Time seemed to slow down as you used metal manipulation to realign the direction and angles of the 8 daggers so that they would trap Remilia.
....Still it was not something with 100% chance of success, after all Remilia was now a bat, and therefore much smaller and harder to hit than before.
*Thump
Time went back to its normal pace, and you eagerly waited if your gamble would succeed or not. If it didn't then you were put into an extremely bad position. Where Remilia would regenerate and use her regained strength to beat you into submission, you understood that she wasn't going to be tricked for a second time. You won't be able to gain the momentum needed to defeat her again.
But your worries were useless...
*Slice Slice
As Remilia was too busy just to escape from your grasp to even watch out for the knives, she didn't notice the change in their angles and as a result 1 knife cut into Remilia's bat wing and another hit her body.
She fell to the ground where the remaining 6 knives also impaled her.
*Stab Stab Stab Stab Stab Stab
You inched closer to her location to see that Remilia has already reverted back to her regular form with 8 knives in total jutting out of her body. As the knives were made out of silver, most of her power should be sealed by now.
She wasn't even able to stand anymore or so you thought as she was just kneeling on the ground. You were almost made to take a step back when you looked into her eye burning with hateful resentment towards you.
>Very nice, very nice~
You started with an eerie voice that startled even Remilia.
>Truly beautiful, if I had to pick which one of your body part was the most beautiful, then it truly would be the eyes...
You inched even closer to Remilia and something even creepier
Do you mind if I take them?
*Static
>Huh?
Remilia wasn't able to register what you said, not understanding what you were referring to.
You raised your hand as if trying to grasp something in the air.
*Plop
>Aaaaaargh!?
Remilia roared up from the pain of having her eyes plucked out via your manipulation.
The eyes landed in your palm, you noted that you managed to get them out without incurring any damage to them, they were in pristine condition. You could use it as a reagent for a potion; you didn’t take out of mere sadism.
>Gaaah *cough....give them....back!
*Swoosh
You barely had time to register the killing intent and make the attempt to dodge.
As a massive red spear of magic passed by your left side as if it was the last and pitiful roar of a wounded beast to claim its prey. Despite being blinded....her shot was surprisingly accurate....
*Splatter
>Tch
Your left arm along with the eyes it was holding was obliterated as you weren't able to dodge in time. Losing an arm hardly mattered as you could easily regrow it later or substitute it, which is what you did now as a mass of stone and earth floated into the place and formed a left arm.
*Punch
You used that arm to punch the face of Remilia sending her to collide with the ground. Losing the eyes was much more annoying than losing your arm.
>Khu...!
>Don't be such a baby, they will grow back...you are a vampire after all.
Despite the pain Remilia was enduring, one could say the feeling of Izayoi Sakuya right now was even worse as she wanted to just go and save her Ojou-sama already and kill that disgusting man. Yet she couldn't....because the moment Sakuya intervened was the moment Remilia lost. Needless to say, if this continues on any longer she won't be able to hold herself back anymore and will see protecting her mistress as the first priority even if it means defying her orders. But no matter the outcome, one thing was certain. Sakuya would never forgive the man for what he has done to her Ojou-sama.
>Now surrender obediently, it's clear that you have lost this.
....Words of surrender didn't come, instead a pair of claws was your reply as Remilia managed to stand up for the second time, despite the battered state she was in.
You dodged the clumsy attack with ease. It didn't have any of the speed or vigor behind it from previously. The silver has really done a number on her.
No.28101
You waved your hand and something started to fly from behind Remilia.
*Swoosh
*Stab
A blade pierce Remilia in the heart, it was covered in sealing cloth and it's tip was dull rather than sharp, yet it went through hear body just as easily.
*Glimmer Glimmer
Flickering lights were coming from the places where the cloth was loosened during the impact, those flickering lights started to burn the body of Remilia, sending a disgusting odour into the air.
>I warned you, didn't I? Now I say it for the last time, surrender….or I will unseal the blade.
Your tone was forceful, saying that it won't allow any other alternative.
Remilia was prideful and even arrogant to some extent, but she wasn't stupid. She realized that she had absolutely no chance of winning anymore, which was why she said.
>Kuh......I.....s-surrender, just take these damn things off from me already!
Remilia commanded you after signalling her defeat and putting an end to this long fight.
You had no reason to kill Remilia so you pulled back your weapons the moment she surrendered.
The 8 knives fell back into their holsters and you carefully readjusted Cortana to make sure the seal doesn't come off.
Immediately after the duel was over, Izayoi Sakuya teleported over.
>Ojou-sama! Are you alright?
Sakuya grasped Remilia in her hands, she was very worried for her mistress well being.
Remilia's hand stroked her cheek and soon she opened her closed eyes and looked into her maid's gaze with already regenerated eyes.
>Don't worry, I'm fine. Sorry for worrying you.
Remilia smiled at Sakuya which made her tear up in relief.
*Rustle rustle
....But that expression didn't last long as she heard the man inching closer.
Sakuya immediately took up a defensive posture.
*Thump
What just happened?
You prepared to walk towards Remilia, when all of a sudden you felt the usage of magic and by the time you looked up....hundreds of knives have surrounded you.
You felt a murderous presence looking in your direction.
>Take one more step and I will end you!
The presence that was Sakuya threatened.
*Thump
You instinctively took a few steps back. You felt a terrible fear from her, like what an animal would feel when encountering it's predator. You were certain that no matter how strong or hard you tried.....you would never be able to defeat Sakuya. You simply knew this without even realizing what her ability was.
So you decided it was best not to anger her.
>Sakuya, stop!
Remilia's commanding voice called out to her servant, which made her stop. Remilia then looked at you and said:
>Let's go back to my Mansion, we can negotiate there.
Few minutes later, you were sitting at a table with Remilia, she was now completely healed up and leisurely drinking some tea,
You were served tea as well, but you were too scared of Sakuya to drink.
>....Even though you won by cheating.... a win is still a win.
Remilia said
>....Let's see, our term was that if I lose you get a single wish, right? Very well, I am one who keeps her promises. Tell me what you want and as long as it isn't unreasonable I will grant it....But if it's something unreasonable then I refuse and you will lose your only wish.
Remilia said with serious eyes.
>Do consider it carefully ~ You will most likely never get such a chance again.
She said the truth, as she learned from her mistakes already and if the next time the two of you fought, she would approach you from an entirely different angle and direction.
What do you wish for?
1.[ ] Give me back the humans!
2.[ ] Give me Mr.Goldberg
3.[ ] Give me Sakuya
4.[ ] Give me Koakuma
5.[ ] Give me Patchouli
6.[ ] Say: I want you
7.[ ] I want your mansion
8.[ ] Give me all of your money
9.[ ] Give me unlimited access to your mansion and library
10.[ ] Give me your gateguard
11.[ ] Say: I want to rule the world
12.[ ] Say: I want to be a girl
13.[ ] Give me power!
14.[ ] I wish for the zone to disappear!
15.[ ] I wish for us to be friends
16.[ ] I wish to have more wishes
17.[ ] I wish for you to fall in love with me!
18.[ ] Give me all of your maids!
19.[ ] I wish for you to bake me a cake!
20.[ ] I wish for another cup of tea
21.[ ] Other
No.28102
>>28101
What does our guy look like again? This whole time, I've been imagining an older looking David Copperfield with a moustache.
No.28103
>>28101
1.
Since Mr Goldberg was among the humans, he should count as one
>3.
If she wasn't as pissed off as she was now, I would totally say this
10. I suggest we take meiling as our prize if Goldberg does not come with the humans.
No.28104
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>>28102
Don't know, we never really specified it after all
But for the purposes of writing the last few scenes I imagined us in some similar armour
No.28108
>>28103
>If she wasn't as pissed off as she was now, I would totally say this
Remilia would sooner give you the entirety of the SDM before giving you Sakuya
>1.
And what are you planning to do with 36 dead weight humans who most likely cannot survive in Gensokyo?
No.28109
>>28108
I thought it was implied we could leave genspkyo whenever we wanted, but we didn't for the sake of those humans, Mr goldberg, and shenanigans
No.28110
>>28109
Character wise we don't even realize where we are yet
No.28125
>>28101
>1.[] Give me every single human you got from the Yacht, Somewhere among them my Client should be there. If not I'm going to have to find more about Mr.Goldberg and why exactly he hired me.
This does two things: One, makes sure we would meet our client if he's there, and Two, confirms if this was a setup by someone or not.
No.28178
Holy shit that was fucking brutal
>>28101
>1.[X] "I went trough all of this trouble because a client of mine has been taken away from my protection. Its only natural that I claim back the human who goes by the name of Mr.Goldberg. As for the favor you're allowing me I would ask some informations about the location we're currently at and how this large of a ship managed to end up in such a magically saturated area. And then maybe we could get more aquainted to avoid further unfortunate events despite that your servants and your property remained unharmed and unmolested and perhaps look foward a much healthier relationship and perhaps cooperation in the future."
No.28191
>>28178
Sj00tlesh fucking operator
This.
No.28192
>>28178
>>28191
ONE WISH YOU DUMBFUCKS
No.28194
>>28192
oh but Fairy-chan, we do get only one wish, AFTER our affairs are settled, of course.
After all, Mr.Goldberg is our client. Its only rightfull that we get him back. Other humans are disposable tho. After all, humans die all the time, these few wont matter much.
No.28195
>>28192
Exactly, which is why we should use this wish to get Koakuma or Meiling
No.28196
>>28194
>Being a edgelord
Fuck you, I'm keeping some of my humanity and am taking the humans back.
>>28195
..... I can't really sense sarcasm behind the internet or not. You serious?
We can sneak in and get to Koakuma's bedside later
No.28198
>>28196
>bitching about edgelord
Look fairy-chan, we cant have everything here. Else we get all humans, else we get Goldberg which we only need and info. Information would be much more valuable than a bunch of useless humans.
No.28199
>>28196
>A sexy and kind succubus girl vs 36 boring humans
>A friendly and cheerful gatekeeper girl vs 36 boring humans
I don't see why would you pick human
No.28200
>>28196
>not wanting to fuck Koa or meiling
What are you, gay?
I think we should only negotiate when it comes to goldberg. After all, remilia might not like that were taking so much from her stock. Be practical man, taking all those humans would make even MORE complications as fucking insane as that may seem
No.28202
>>28199
>>28200
>Not reading the spoiler.
No.28204
>21.[X] Other
Tell Remilia that we're looking for a certain human who was kidnapped, we do not not what he/she looks like, but we can probably identify said person by asking some questions.
Or something along the lines.
Koakuma route is the best route anyway
No.28220
>>28101
>1.[ ] Give me back the humans!
No.28221
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>>28101
>15.[X] I wish for us to be friends.
Say what you will, I just want Remi to be our rivalfu and eventually hatefuck us into a loving relationship.
Mostly so we can have more intense fight scenes. She can be the Gary to our Ash.
No.28222
15.[X] I wish for us to be friends
No.28229
>>28101
>15.[X] I wish for us to be friends.
Then find out what the fuck they're doing with the humans.
No.28239
>>28101
>1[X] Give me back the humans!
As much as I want to run friendship route, I can't justify not saving Mr. Goldberg/the humans after all the effort we put into doing so.
I don't know what we'll do once we have them, but maybe we'll get a better explanation of the situation in the process.
Besides I'd rather any friendship we have with her be formed naturally rather than being wished for.
It would be weird to force her to be our friend.
No.28242
>>28239
But if we're friends then naturally she'd let us check the humans to see if one of them was our guy (though I doubt it)
common, friendship is magic.
No.28243
No.28250
>>28221
>>28222
>>28229
>>28242
>>28243
A forced friendship isn't a true friendship.
No.28252
>>28250
The way I see it, we're not forcing her to like us, more like making amends after all of the bad blood.
>>28222
Also, sincerely apologise to Remilia and Sakuya for all the things you did. It's the proper thing to do in this situation after all. (and was plucking out her eyes really necessary?)
No.28255
>>28252
What are you talking about mongrel?
Of course cutting out the eyes is the proper medical operation when it comes to treating lolis.
No.28257
| Rolled 12 (1d12) |
1, 2, 3, 4 Give me the hummies
5, 6: Negotiate for the release Mr.Goldberg and wish for information
7 Wish for Koakuma
8 Give Mr.Goldberg
9, 10, 11, 12 Wish to be friends
No.28274
>>28101
>I have lived a very long life thus far. In this life, I have seen many, many people die. I would be lying if I said I haven't been somewhat desensitized to the slaughter of humans. However, I would be dammed if I let an entire group of people be killed for my own selfish gains.
> inb4 gay whiteknight
No.28276
>>28274
>dammed
Fug. That's what I get for using mobile.
No.28278
No.28284
>>28278
Actually with that new post it's a tie, AGAIN.
People don't really get that they can get the friendship naturally through future events do they?
No.28285
>>28284
The choice was decided the moment I rolled
No.28295
>>28284
aside the fact that wishing for friendship is the gayest thing there is, its a missed opportunity to get what we need in order to get some answers. Tbh I dont know why other fairies bothered with saving all the humans, seeing that Remi sees them as her livestock while negociating for a single one would have been sj00tlesher and probably lended in a better relationship than we'll have.
Also
>magical land
>not bothering to get some info
>muh friendship
gaaaaaaay, next time I'll be sure to samefag too
No.28296
>>28295
I don't like the friendship wish either, but at the very least as the writer I have the option of mocking and ridiculing your choices
No.28298
>>28296
>as the writer I have the option of mocking and ridiculing your choices
I like you
No.28302
>>28298
I like you too Flanfag
Sorry for removing you from my friendlist
No.28303
>>28285
>The Roll was the owner.
>It was the final decision
This is why we can't have nice things.
No.28304
So we're becoming friends now?
No.28311
>>28296
Please just say that we wish to be friends, but that isn't the actual wish.
p-please?
No.28314
>>28311
This, our MC isn't that dumb. R-right?
No.28316
>>28296
This is only proper punishment for the utmost stupidity we'll end up comitting
>>28311
>>28314
Friendshit anons and dicegods decided. Rip MC.
No.28328
>>28296
>rolling despite there being a majority vote because you don't like the choice.
No.28332
>>28328
>people saving my shitty screencaps
Also not it was not a majority vote
As you can clearly see from this post>>28257
I counted all the votes and Give humans option and Wish to be friends option all had 4 votes, which is why I was forced to roll to begin with. Unless I made a mistake in counting the votes, but I doubt it seeing as I triple checked it.
I'm always impartial to the voting and leave the decision up to a majority rule and only roll when there isn't a clear majority
No.28334
>>28332
Failed at quoting
>>28257
No.28369
>>28296
I knew I was missing someone. Was looking the other day because of this thread.
No.28404
>[X] You choose to wish for friendship
>Pft..! I-Is that r-really your wish!? Pfuhahahaha!
Remilia was unable to contain her laughter after you told her what you wished for. She erupted in a cackle that was far too unrefined and childish compared to the noble image she was trying to build around herself.
She continued this laugh for almost an entire minute, when she suddenly stopped and willed herself to be serious.
>Ha...ha.....T-That is certainly something that I can grant.....However, has nobody ever told you that friendships aren't made by asking. But naturally form through the time people spend together?
Remilia replied with common sense before continuing.
>I can....promise to be your friend, but it would be friend in name only. An entirely superficial relationship where I don't actually care about you. If that's still alright with you, then I can grant this wish of yours.
She told the truth, if you accepted she would act like a friend towards you due to the promise, but wouldn't actually consider you one.
>That's fine with me.
A voice so clear and without any sign of hesitation made Remilia recoil.
>A-Are you sure?
She said shakily as she was expecting you to turn it off after her elaboration.
>I'm saying its fine.
Your voice was just as clear as before, this put Remilia into serious mode as well.
>Fine, I understand.....
Remilia moved her thumb to her sharp tooth, she applied a little pressure and it easily pierced her flesh, drawing out her valuable red nectar. She then pointed the bloody thumb in your direction, some of the blood carelessly dripped to the table because of this action.
>Since I'm granting a wish of yours, a mere vocal agreement won't enough.....
You understood what Remilia wanted to do and naturally moved your own thumb to your teeth rows, seeing your action Remilia didn't see the need to explain any further.
*Stab
Your teeth penetrated your thumb and sparse amount of crimson drops came out. You touched your thumb to Remilia's.
>I see that you have truly resolved yourself to gain my 'friendship'.
Remilia said with a mocking smile.
>Very well, let this blood be the witness to our coming and hopefully long lived bond....Needless to say, being friends is a mutual relationship......Should you break this bond, then think of it.... as spilling your own blood.
Remilia smiled sadistically before releasing her magic.
*Swoosh
*Crash Crash
A powerful and ominous but also short lived gust of wind knocked various silverware off the table, as the contract was sealed by a pact of blood.....
....You have made a powerful blood contract with Remilia.....no, perhaps in this case it would be more appropriate to call it a devil's contract. A magical contract like this, forced both of the agreed participants to act like friends to each other, and since it was signed in blood, breaching it meant death.
The two of you withdrew your hands from each other.
>It is done, the contract is sealed. I hope you do not regret this, fufu.
Remilia's sadistic smile returned to her face.
>Don't worry. I'm not planning to stay here that long.
You answered back, informing Remilia of your plans to leave Gensokyo early.
>Fufu, if you think you will be able to leave this place just like that, then you will be in for quite a surprise.
Remilia teased, but you ignored her. 'Impossible' was a term used by those who lacked power to make their reality true.
>Anyway ….now that we have successfully become 'friends', I hope you won't mind me asking a small favour?
Remilia sported a smile of realization which pretty much said: Ah, so this was your plan all along, eh?
>I see. I suspected it was something like this. Very well, then ask away. I cannot refuse a mere favour from my 'friend' after all.
No.28407
>>28404
Alright, this makes a little more sense. Thank you for not being fucking stupid.
No.28408
You proceeded to explain to Remilia the reason why you assaulted her Mansion in the first place and that you are looking for someone named Mr.Goldberg. After you finished the explanation the first thing Remilia muttered was:
>....D-Damn that gaphag, I bet this is her doing.....*grumble dragging in…unnecessary people….*grumble…..
>Gaphag?
You asked back, not understanding what she was muttering
>Nothing you need to concern yourself with.
Remilia cut off any possibility for you to get back on that topic.
>Anyway....*cough if it's only one human I can easily lend him to you. We are 'friends' after all fufu~
>Sakuya, go help him find this….. Mr.Goldberg.
She spoke to the head maid who was diligently awaiting any orders until now.
You got up from your seat and began to exit the terrace room with Sakuya.
...But your steps were interrupted by Remilia's voice.
>Sakuya! Come back for a second!
The vampire ordered her servant for something.
>Sakuya.
Remilia called out her servants name with the authority of the Scarlet Devil once she returned.
>What is it Ojou-sama?
>Do not kill him. He is more amusing and useful to me alive.
>My, I had no such plans in my mind, Ojou-sama.
Sakuya replied with such a perfect tone that one would be forced to believe her.....But Remilia saw through this lie.
>Do not lie to my face Sakuya. You cannot conceal your killing intent from me after all~
She smiled at her servant’s attempts to deceive her, Remilia and Sakuya shared a deep and long lived relationship where they could easily tell what the other was thinking.
>...You have been itching to kill him the moment I brought you back. And your killing intent has only increased after our duel. Had I not called you back, you would have killed him without a second thought. While I understand your feelings, I do not want him dead, he just became a useful pawn *cough…..friend of mine after all.
>It is only natural, mistress. I cannot stand anyone sullying your name or hurting you, please let me dispose of that trash.
>This is an order Sakuya....do not hurt him. I am someone who keeps her word; it would be unbecoming to let my 'friend' die by the hands of my own servant.
Sakuya deeply bowed at Remilia's order.
>As you wish, Ojou-sama.
Dead End: [Killing Doll] Avoided
After a while Sakuya returned, she proceeded to lead you into the basement area.
You arrived at a door that seemed to be far more heavy and thicker than the other doors in the mansion.
Sakuya turned to you and said.
>Please wait here, I will bring Mr.Goldberg out.
*Clang
She entered and shut the door behind herself.
You waited a minute
Then another
…And finally 3 minutes.
You were starting to wonder if something was wrong, when screams started to come from other side.
>Aaaaaaah! Stop, don't c-cut me please!
>No! Not the face!
>I-I swear I do not know any Mr.Goldberg
>No.......no! I am telling the truth! Why.....a-are you taking out more knives?
*Stabbing sounds
*Screams
Such a cacophony filled your ears for a total of 10 minutes
*Clang
...Before Sakuya returned with seemingly no blood on her clothes....which was odd because you could definitely smell the blood on her and that the sanguinic liquid has been shed behind the metallic door.
>There was no person by the name Goldberg in the room.
*Thump
>T-That's impossible, you must have made a mistake!
Sakuya glared sharply at you for questioning her capability
>I. Don't. Make. Mistakes. I have sufficiently 'interrogated' all of them to the point where there was not a shred of possibility for humans to lie to me.
The silver haired maid explained with such coldness that it would put even the most proficient serial killers and torturers to shame.
>Let me in.
You commanded, Sakuya considered what to do for a second, before politely bowing her head:
>As you wish.
No.28410
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*Creak
The door opened and you stepped inside a dark and musky room. It was much larger than you imagined it to be from the outside. You estimated that it could have easily housed hundreds of people, which made the current number all the more pitiful and small. One also had to applaud to the amount of effort that went to keeping this place clean, as there was not a single shred of blood on the floor despite the deeds that are committed in this place, though some of the dripping blood from the prisoner humans stained this perfectly clean livestock pen.
*Thump
You couldn't help but go pale and let your heart grow weary the moment you brought your eyes upon the humans…… The poor and pitiful humans.
*Thump
It was only natural, other youkai wouldn't have even bat an eyelash at their condition. But since you were born a human and always had close ties with humans, you couldn't help but start feeling nauseous.
*Thump
Saying that the humans were in a horrible condition.....would have been a gross understatement. All of them had the tendons in their legs cut, so as to prevent them from running.
What's worse, all of the humans had fresh cuts and lacerations on their faces and bodies, some of them were only lightly damaged while others had their eyes cut out and their skin almost peeled off. You could tell that this was the handiwork of Sakuya's 'interrogation' the ones who had more cuts were probably more annoying to her.
Not even humans would die from such wounds as Sakuya was careful to avoid any arteries that would cause bleed out....but still….. it was a horrible treatment of human life.
*Thump
And as you took an even deeper look into the horrible atrocities that lay in this chamber….THEY looked back to you.
Why are they looking at me?
Stop looking at me!
Dozens of accusing eyes landed on you, they were the eyes of people who blamed you for their bad fate. It was only natural; after all they have seen you on the yacht. You weren't captured, so they assumed that you had a hand in their kidnapping and torture. Those eyes! Those eyes blamed you with all the hateful resentment they could muster as humans.
>Why did you do this?
*Static
>Why Why Why Why Why Why?
*Static
>We didn't deserve any of this!
Voices that only existed inside your head started to fill your earlobes.
*Thump
Soon the visage of humans turned into demonic heads with pitch black eyes that reflected the abyss. They seemed like vengeful spirits who were hungering for revenge and wanting to punish the injustice done to them.
>▂▂▃▃▄▄▅▅
>▂▂▃▃▄▄▅▅ ▂▂▃▃▄▄▅▅
The voices in your head have intensified to the point where you couldn't even make sense of it anymore.
*Clatter Clatter Clatter
An annoying sound was made as Cortana started to fidget in its sheath; it was so violent that you had to put your hand around it to prevent it from getting out.
Cortana then spoke to you through mental link.
>Release me, Magician! Let me grant their soul mercy!
The sword spoke its pure intention to you....
Shut up!
But you rejected it, just like how you will reject those humans. Cortana grew silent, realizing that you have chosen the road of apathy when you have met the suffering of humanity.
>▂▂▃▃▄▄▅▅
Shut up!
>▂▂▃▃▄▄▅▅
At last you heard an unison of voices that for some reason...were crystal clear and almost beautiful as they were filled with one of the simplest and earnest intentions a human could muster, the mere wish….to be saved.
>Save us!
>I SAID SHUT UP!
*Shatter
But you rejected them....
....Your harsh voice broke out and banished the illusions back to where they came from.
Status Update: Humanity: 6/10
Status update: Your encounters and experiences in the SDM have increased your level.
Level 106/999 reached
Class Elementalist increased to 53
Class Enchanter increased to 53
Note: Magicians do not gain spells or abilities when they level up, they must earn it via research and experiments. Level only increases your proficiency and the amount of spells you can use in that set field.
No.28411
You quickly went back and shut the door behind you.
Sakuya looked at you with questioning eyes, but you ignored it. You didn’t have any time or the right mentality to deal with her at the moment.
After your mind has finally calmed….
….You realized the thing which you should noticed the moment you stepped inside.
*Thump
They were 36 people on the Yacht in total, which was confirmed via your presence detection…..
*Thump
....But only 34 people were in that room, one of the missing is obviously you. While the other one must be Mr.Goldberg.
If Goldberg was inside you would have immediately taken notice of him via magical detection as he was supposed to be a fellow magician.
….But all of those who were inside where ordinary humans.
This must mean that Mr.Goldberg:
1.Successfully escaped
2.Managed to avoid captivity at the yacht
3.Didn't get transported like everyone else
4.Or was not on the boat in the first place.
>I need to revise my priorities.
Decide your priority.
1.[ ] Look for your client
2.[ ] Abandon your client, seek escape
3.[ ] Save the humans
4.[ ] Stay and investigate the area
5.[ ] Get laid with Koakuma
6.[ ] Other
No.28417
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>>28411
well, we're alive and not in imminent danger, so priority no.1 is taken care of.
Goldberg revealed as a mage and not in captivity kind of put in question our assigned task. I suppose that finding him will give us all the answers we're looking for, therefore
>1.[X] Look for your client.
No.28422
As a Sakuyafag edgelord this turn of events greatly pleases me.
No.28425
No.28428
>>28411
>1.[X] Look for your client.
We don't really have an immediate reason to do 2, cause we don't know what could happen to us in Gensokyo. 3 is impossible save for dealing with Goldberg, and that's covered with 1.
We can do investigation in the vein of 4 while we do 1, and 5 could get our soul sucked out through our dick, so there's no reason to go along with it.
Let's find Goldberg and hope he has some answers.
Also, now that we've made a formal agreement of sorts with Remi, we probably had to put our name down somewhere. Does Magician-kun have a name, or should I just stick to calling him Magician-kun, OP?
No.28430
>>28428
I plan to do a name choice via the course of the story
I just haven't had the chance yet
No.28432
>>28408
>D-Damn that gaphag
No.28433
>>28411
>1.[ ] Look for your client
The victims can be patched up later if need be with magic. Though since they're in the basement if Flan wants food/to play there's not much we can do anyway
No.28444
>>28417
>>28428
>>28433
>[X] You choose to look for your client
You left the Scarlet Devil Mansion, not even bothering to say goodbye to the residents, finding Goldberg was more crucial after all.
Status update: Presence Concealment Rank A: Active
You proceeded to move into a nearby forest, unknown to you the name of the forest was 'The Great Youkai Forest', a name that sent terror into the villager’s hearts.
But you didn't choose to make camp here out of mere randomness, you sensed that this forest had a lot of magical affinity and generally sitting under a large pool of mana, and because its forest you could also use as a fuel for your spells.
30 minutes later....
You finished the drawing of a magic circle onto the ground, you poured your mana inside and proceeded to sat inside of it, the magic circle lit up and activated its effects. The purpose of this circle was to apply invisibility to the one sitting inside of it and divert nearby creatures away from it. This way you could do any kind of spell undisturbed.
You slammed open a very heavy and thick looking book. It was very old and worn, as if it has been used for centuries. Despite it unseemly appearance....this was your grimoire, a book which housed almost a millennia worth of magical studies and knowledge. It contained the knowledge and rituals needed to cast Great Magic and even spells that you could normally not cast, therefore it's value by default was immense. Using such an item might even allow you to locate Goldberg assuming he is nearby.
No.28445
Which spell do you want to cast?
1.[ ] Expand and Amplify: Magic Detection: Sensory Threads
Not a true magic per say, it is more like a mere amplification or boost of your personal skill 'Magic Detection', your detection even without any buff is very impressive, but if you were to amplify you could potentially scan an area of 50 kilometers to the tiniest detail.
Note: Casting Time: 15 Minutes
Interrupts after moving
May cause sensory overload and brain damage
High mana consumption
2.[ ] Create hundreds of lesser earth or wood golems and tell them to search for you
Golems are simplest and the rawest constructs one can make, they are cheap and relatively strong. But lack any brain or intelligence and can only follow simple commands they have been issued
3.[ ] Create dozens of Lesser Wind Elementals for searching
Wind Elemtals have the same intelligence as golems, none. But unlike them they can search from the air and harder to destroy
4.[ ] Bind a nearby forest animal to be your familiar and order for him/her to search
Note: Intelligence of an animal. The animal becomes more intelligent, more powerful and has higher levels depending on your own level. The moment you make it your familiar it ceases to be a regular animal and becomes a magical beast.
5.[ ] Create: High Level Treant: Awaken the natural spirit that resides inside trees to make them 'come to life'
Note: Intelligent, follow your orders as long as it doesn’t involve anything that would harm nature, can only creature up to 4, very slow. Casting Time: 1 hour
6.[ ] Call for Reinforcements: Use Meta-Telepathy to ask for help from someone from the outside world
Note: Casting Time: 2 Hours
7.[ ] Cast: Limited Wish: Sacrifice 10 levels to instantly learn the location of Goldberg
8.[ ] Communicate with Heaven: Summon Low Ranked Angel
Note: Limit 1, only usable while you have Cortana, the angel won't obey you and will only help you as long as you have good intentions and your path remains on justice. Falling below Humanity 5 makes this option unavailable. Using this skill doesn't cost mana
9.[ ] Communicate with Heaven: Ask for divine aid
Ask one of the angels residing in heaven to tell you the information you desire and guide you.
Note: No mana cost, may not get a reply depending on your humanity
10.[ ] Amplified Density Manipulation: Become mist and search for Goldberg that way
Note: 3 hours of casting time, need to return to the casting place if you want to transform back, removes all your equipment and items.
11.[ ] Create X + Soul Infusion: Create a construct or elemental of your choice, and imbue it with a part of your soul.
The created creature will be the same level as your rank in the Elementalist class plus an additional 20. The creature will be completely loyal to you and obey every one of your orders, but will have intelligence and personality, giving it the necessary flexibility to deal with every task at hand. Lastly the creature will gain the form of a humanoid, but still have properties of an elemental.
Casting Time: 8 hours
Downside: You lose one rank in all stats
12.[ ] Cast: Avatar of Earth: Infuse your body with the earth beneath you, essentially becoming an elemental, allow higher range of earth related abilities, but results in the loss of your equipment and the temporary loss of your other abilities.
Casting Time: A day
13.[ ] Fuck spells that I know, research a new spell for the situation at hand!
Note: May take weeks or days depending on your luck
14.[ ] Enchant: Far Sight Self: Gain far sight to look into distant locations
Instantaneous, useless if you don't know what you are looking for
15.[ ] Cast: Syren's voice: Mentally manipulates weaker targets to come into your direction in a 1 kilometre radius, any target you pull in can be easily Mesmerized to do your bidding
Note: Only works on weaker creatures, may take some time.
16.[ ] Other
No.28449
>>28445
8.[X] Communicate with Heaven: Summon Low Ranked Angel.
Finding Goldberg allows us to protect him and fulfill our currently ambiguous duties to him when we actually meet.
Beyond that, if we have more ""friendship"" incidents, our humanity will drop even further and we may as well get a use or two out of Cortana before we go youkai like an ⑨ and get hurt for touching our own damn sword.
No.28464
15.[x] Cast: Syren's voice: Mentally manipulates weaker targets to come into your direction in a 1 kilometre radius, any target you pull in can be easily Mesmerized to do your bidding
Let's go fishing eh? I wonder what we'll catch.
No.28505
>>28410
Shit. Now I feel bad
No.28506
>>28445
1. Seems a tad too risky, and for all we know goldberg could be outside the range
9. Asking for divine aid might be our best bet. The only problem is that the heavens might not be so willing after we did nothing about the humans in remilia's posession
No.28537
>>28445
Well, angel summoning is out of the question, especially what happened literal minutes ago. Farsight and golem creation will be pointless as we dont know where to look and might be discovered that way. Expand and Amplify is too risky to pull off and will leave us drained and vulnerable.
Our best bet would be to recieve help from a local who knows ins and outs.Therefore:
>15.[X] Cast: Syren's voice: Mentally manipulates weaker targets to come into our direction in a 1 kilometre radius
Time to get a familliar
No.28549
>>28445
>15.[ ] Cast: Syren's voice
Otherwise use
>9.[ ] Communicate with Heaven
No.28565
>>28464
>>28537
>>28549
>[X] You choose to use the Syren's voice to drag unsuspecting victims to your location
*Flip *Flip
You kept turning the pages on your grimoire until you reached a certain one which had a mermaid-like drawing painted into it. The drawing was oddly detailed and almost life-like, beneath the drawing there were a variety of rune-like letters. But it didn't belong to any known language, for it was an entirely artificial one that only you could read as its creator.
You touched the drawing and channelled some magic into it, the drawing suddenly filled with colours and motions and an angry looking Syren was looking back at you.
>Sing.
You ignored her gaze and merely issued her a command. The frown on her face disappeared as she took an expression more suited towards singing.
Even if she hated you, she would sing, for she loved singing and the only time she was able to be conscious of herself is when you opened this page. You weren't sure of the exact time, but you probably haven't summoned her for decades.
An unimaginable beautiful melody started to be sung from your grimoire. Its euphony couldn't be described with mortal words, but it was no wonder that men and women alike were captivated by such a magnificent chant. You were sure that the song would drag somebody here, but it was still a matter of time, so you simply decided to sink into your thought as you waited. You first started to think and revise the current situation you were in, but thinking didn't help. You couldn't figure out where Goldberg was, and the more you thought about it the more suspicious you were, what IF Goldberg wasn't actually on the Yacht? But if such a possibility was to be considered, then of course an explanation would be needed to be offered regarding a hole, who was the 36th person you sensed then?
The only conclusion you could come to, that it was the person who sent the Yacht into this magically saturated place in the first place. That alone would explain his disappearance as he wouldn't have needed to stick around in such a scenario. Remilia also mentioned some 'Gaphag' was that perhaps the nickname of the culprit? It was obvious that the humans were delivered to Remilia with intent, so it would be only natural for her to know the person who made the delivery. In hindsight you realized that you should have questioned Remilia more. But again this is only a possible theory with many unknowns; it was very much possible that Goldberg merely escaped being a magician after all....
As you kept hearing the melody of the Syren, you couldn't help but let your thoughts wander elsewhere......Ah yes… the Syren. You remembered your first encounter very well; you were a young magician back then, barely 100 years old. It was little wonder that you had been completely excited about meeting a magical creature that you always assumed to be mere myth. Since by the time you were born they were already very sparse in number, a dying species, slowly fading from the world. One could only her mention of them from the occasional sailors and folktales. You met her purely by chance while you were on a job on the Mediterranean. She was beautiful, refined and so full of life, her singing brought tears to anyone who has heard them. So you did the only thing any self respecting Magician would do. You beat her up, experimented on her, and then proceeded to seal her into a magic book. Ah such nostalgic memories
*Rustle Rustle
You heard the sound of the forest being disturbed as someone was approaching. Finally someone is here, looks like her voice still hasn't gone rusty after all these years.
>Hmm, how strange~
A small figure flew into the clearing you took residence in with curious eyes she was glancing everywhere as if trying to find something. It was a youkai with white and brown clothing, wearing a similar hat and sporting wings. You couldn’t help but frown at her fashion sense.
>....The singing is coming from here....
Mystia looked right into your eye, but of she course couldn't see you due to the effects of invisibility.
>....But there is no sign of the singer anywhere....how mysterious~
>Maybe....if I sing as well the singer will come out!
Mystia readied herself to sing, when another noise fell into your ears.
No.28567
*Rustle Rustle
....An odd....ball of darkness came out from the forest, flying pretty fast, before stopping near your location. The sphere of darkness seemed to just float for a second....when a face came out from within. It was a blond haired, red eyed youkai girl with a ribbon decorating her medium sized hair. The youkai, Rumia immediately noticed Mystia and a gluttonous smile rose to her face.
>Fresh Meat!
She lunged herself at Mystia, who proceeded to fly away.
>I-I'm being eaten!
Mystia screamed in panic and attempted to shake of Rumia
>Ahu~, Rumia-chan! Stop chasing me already, I am not human!
However Rumia ignored and kept following her in circles.
The chase would have seemed to continue on for eternity....had another voice not come to break them up.
>Stop! How about you pick on someone your own size!
*Swoosh
*Shatter
A human sized block of ice was launched at Rumia, but ended up missing her completely, landing on the ground a few meters away from her.
>A-Are, how could Eye have missed?
You turned your attention to the new comer, only to note with disinterest that it was just a mere fairy. You were hoping that your song would captivate something better than mere cannon fodder.
The trio was completely oblivious to your dissatisfaction so they continued their antics.
>Eh!? Cirno has come to be eaten as well?
Rumia asked with a curious face
>If ya want to eat something then eat my icicles! Ice Sign [Icicle Fall]!
Numerous icicles were shot at Rumia, all of them ended up missing easily….. You honestly had to applaud the fairy, for even if you tried, you wouldn't be able to do that bad when it comes to shooting ice. You concluded that she must be some kind of natural talent, a genius. Unfortunately a genius of that category is still little use for you.
>Hehe gotcha~
Rumia was ready to gobble up Cirno, when an attack came from behind her.
>Don't forget that I'm here as well!
Mystia intercepted with a wave of danmaku, allowing Cirno to save her hide.
>Ehh, two against one? Not fair~ Not fair~ Cheaters must be eaten!
You imagined that if you left them be their antics would continue on forever....they were completely ignoring the Syren's song as well at this point.
What do you do?
1.[ ] Let them be, close the book and withdraw
2.[ ] Scare them away and wait for others to come
3.[ ] Beat them up
4.[ ] Mesmerize them and send them to search
5.[ ] Attempt to communicate, catch their attention
6.[ ] Throw dirt at them
7.[ ] Other
No.28568
>>28567
>5.[ ] Attempt to communicate, catch their attention
Help is help and they know the area. If they try to start anything they pose no threat.
No.28569
>>28567
>4.[X] Mesmerize them
We only need eye contact for it to work, altho I'm not sure if we need to drop invisibility to do so. With a trio of mixed fairies and youkai you cant be reckless. Once mesmerised we could use some direction around, such as where is the closest human settlement and so on. Finally once we got satisfactory answers we could pound some ass send them looking for our mr. Goldberg.
also we didnt even bother saying goodbye to our "friend" back there, how rude. If possible we should go back momentairly and rectify this
No.28571
>>28567
4 or 5
As weak and adorable as they may be, they could easily function as scouts
No.28577
5.[x] Attempt to communicate, catch their attention
No.28610
No.28622
>>28610
>>28577
>>28571
>>28568
I swear all of you friendship fags are going to get us killed.
No.28627
>>28622
These fairies might know the toothfairy, the toothfairy gives dosh for teeth we could easily replace with magic.
Having locals help you out is always a good thing
No.28628
>>28622
>>28624
Hotwheels pls
No.28629
>>28622
Are you implying that we can't handle mystia, the nigger of touhou rumia, and the strongest ice fairy? We just took down remilia, have some fucking faith anon.
No.28631
>>28622
These fairies might know the toothfairy, the toothfairy gives dosh for teeth we could easily replace with magic.
Having locals help you out is always a good thing
No.28635
>>28629
>>28627
Still putting ourselves at risk over very little possible reward. It would be a much safer and effortless avenue to simply mesmerise the three of them.
No.28807
No.28824
>>28807
Would not doubt it.
I fuggen hope not
No.28828
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No.28926
>>28824
>>28828
I think OP got kidnapped and brought to Gensokyo for shaming Remi in the previous fight. He likely got beating into pulp, and then said pulp was eaten and probably shat somewhere in a pit with similar fools
No.28928
>>28807
>>28824
>>28926
He's not on my friend list anymore so I can't confirm it but he's likely playing MGS V like I am. That or possibly writer's block.
No.28929
>>28928
If you die, no one on the internet would know. You just cease to appear.
I wonder, how many anons disapeared since the start of this summer, shits scary
No.28945
>>28577
>>28568
>>28571
>>28577
>[X] You choose to attempt communication with the trio.
You closed your grimoire and stood up.
>Hey! How about you stop fighting for a second and pay attention to me!
You called out to the trio
1 sec
2 sec
3 sec
Not a single sign that you were even heard was given, you had to wonder if they were ignoring you or perhaps they were simply deaf.
Needless to say, you weren't the person who appreciated being ignored. Sure you didn't like to mingle with the crowd and you were also naturally introverted. But it still annoyed you when you spoke up and nobody paid you any attention.
So if you couldn't get their attention via the usage of words...then it was only obvious to try another method.
3 pebbles floated into your palm, you started bouncing them in your hand, wondering which one you should hit first. In the end you decided that you should just shoot all 3 of them at once
*hit
*hit
*hit
>Ouch, my head~
>E-Eh, w-what just happened?
>Hey who threw stones at me!?
All three of them flared up with similar reactions, stopping their little duel.
>It was me, I told you to pay attention to me.
Status Update: Presence Concealment: Lost
Invisibility: Lost
You disabled all the mechanics that have hid you from their senses until now....
And all of the girls turned to you.
>You……You have a lot of balls for a human, to throw pebbles at a gathering of youkai! Did you come here to be our snack?
Mystia spoke up first, mistakenly assuming that you were a human
>I am not a youkai though. Hey Mystia, why did he just suddenly appear out of the air, and why is he talking funnily?
Cirno had a contemplating face as she was trying to figure out these questions.
>He is probably one of those....you know….. The outsiders who are spirited away from the world outside into here.
It was Mystia who explained her question with a false hypothesis
>But wouldn't that mean that youkai is just free to attack him?
Cirno asked the obvious.
>Exactly ~
Mystia answered with the smile of a predator, which was all the more frightening when on considered her childish appearance. She was already readying to attack you....but someone else was faster than her.
>Itadakimasu~
Rumia didn't bother with any complex thoughts, and simply launched herself at you at the sight of new food.
>Sigh. Reinforcement.
>Status Update: Reinforce Self: Variation Alpha Active
You applied your magic to protect yourself from the inevitable. A single pulsating vein popped up on your forehead, you didn’t like dealing with kids. Even if they were youkai ‘kids’, they clearly didn’t understood their place and behaved just an immaturely as human ones.
*Clang
Rumia attempted to tackle you to the ground so she would have an easier time eating you, but had to found out the hard way that colliding with you was the same as colliding with a solid steel pole. She uselessly slid down your stomach and soon arrived at your legs, when she was there, she didn't hesitate to bite into your fabric despite the obvious difference in strength she had just experienced.
*Chomp Nibble Nibble
Needless to say, she couldn't do any damage.
>Are you finished?
You looked down to Rumia and asked her in accented japanese. She seemed to be ignoring you entirely, and continued her futile attempts at swallowing your leg.
>Ah! Rumia-chan, leave some for me as well!
Mystia attacked you as well, and now occupied a spot on your arm, as she tried to get through your iron-thick skin
>Seriously.....
You were getting increasingly tired and annoyed.
>Kuh! This human is tougher than he looks! Cirno-chan, you help us too!
Mystia spoke to the fairy who was just watching until now.
>Wait, why me?
>Just do it!
>O....Okay......
Cirno slowly floated your way in an attempt to join.
But this is the part where your patience has reached its limit; you were ready to lash out at them when your rationality suddenly spoke to you.
Calm down, they are just kids. You are the adult here; you must maintain your composure. Somehow by repeating these words over and over again, you managed to achieve a temporary Zen of unrustlement and attempted to speak to the trio again.
>Hey, how abou----
*Shatter
*Shatter Shatter
The shattering of your Zen aura was accompanied by the breaking sound of some objects. As Cirno shot several icicles into your face that promptly shattered upon contact, but needless to say it hurt much more than anything done by Rumia and Mystia so far. So it was just enough to finally push you over the edge.
Patience Check: Zero
Tolerance Level: None
Frustration: Over 9999
No.28946
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Didn't have time to edit the whole thing yet even though I finished writing since yesterday.
The only reason I posted was to cancel the doubts about my supposed death and I didn't want this to descend into some blog post as I don't like to make excuses and just prefer to post shit once I'm done
No.28949
>>28945
is there a follow-up?
If not, just grab the duo who're trying to eat us and cast Loss of All Sensation on them. As Cirno witness in horror her friend falling flat on their faces, cast Hex using eye contact on her.
While they're out, we could bind them using magical cloth and remake our invisibility circle with the three of them inside. Then after they wake up and we calmed down, we could try to get some information out of them. If we get satisfactory answers, we should release them. If not, Hex the three of them and bind them to a tree or something.
No.28950
>>28949
>is there a follow-up?
see
>Didn't have time to edit the whole thing yet even though I finished writing since yesterday.
No.28952
>>28946
also OP please try not to commit Gensokyo, I love you
>>28950
Forgive me, I was cyoa starved this weekend I couldnt help it man.
No.28953
>>28946
It's okay, the write-up was hilarious.
JUST
No.28954
>>28953
holy shit the gaphag took him away before he tried to say something he shouldnt have.
Maybe this is why this board is getting deader with each passing day. Anons are being fed to youkais one by one!
No.28958
>>28954
>not knowing about the alimony
No.28964
>>28958
Ignore, it's just YIDF
No.28973
>Grimoire!
Unlike your previous voices that went towards the trio and was generally the tone one would use in front of children. This tone was commanding and had the full weight of your authority as a magician behind it. The moment you let out such a voice all of them stopped attacking you, after all…. they couldn't imagine how such a terrifying voice could have come from a mere human.
>Open to page 736 and cast the spell found there!
You shouted the order and the grimoire left your hand and proceeded to float into the air, it started to glow with power as it rapidly spun its pages to reach number 736.
>H-Hey.....isn't this human pretty scary?
Cirno voiced out as a primal fear was awakened in her, despite being an ⑨ and usually over confident, even she could sense your power now.
The air started to tremble as the book was starting to reach its destination.
Rumia was the most instinctual of the trio so she was already flying to a safe distance.
>D-Don't kid me! I won't....I won't run from a mere human!
Mystia grit her teeth, she was about ten times more egoistic than Cirno, to the point where she would fight against opponents that are beyond her reach. But even she backed off a bit, not because she was planning to run, but to put herself at a safer distance from you and your weird book. She was already using her power to summon a variety of insects and birds to her aid. But such an effort was pointless, as they won't make it in time to help her.
>E-Eye don't think that is a human, Mystia-chan! Let's run!
Cirno started to flee as well but Mystia stayed behind. Whether the opponent was a human, a youkai, a magician, a vampire, a knife throwing crazy maid, a ghost princess or a half phantom. It didn't matter to her one bit, she would fight them all, even multiple at once!
>Hoh, not going to run? You have quite the courage for a brat. But at this point that courage translates to stupidity rather than bravery.
You smirked at the two who ran away.
>Well....It's not like running would have helped you in any way.
The grimoire reached the destined page and a purple mana explosion followed.
The explosion crossed the body of Mystia, immediately sending her to the ground like a puppet whose strings have been cut.
It continued onwards, ignoring the trees and any boulders that stood in its path, passing them as it was incorporeal. Soon the pink veil of magic reached its final targets as well. They uselessly fell back into the forest from the skies just like Mystia.
The name of the spell was [Mesmerizing Aura], it was a higher form of your [Mesmerize], but one that you couldn't use without the aid of your grimoire. Unlike the latter, it didn't require eye contact; instead it mesmerized everyone (weaker than you) in a 200 meter range of the caster. If you were to increase your rank as an enchanter, you would be able to use it regularly and without your grimoire.......
.....
.....
......
It took you about 15 minutes to retrieve the bodies of Cirno and Rumia. You gathered the trio into the previous spot and laid them down neatly next to each other.
>Wake up!
You issued the command
>Eh? Did something happen? Why am I on the ground?
Mystia asked in surprise, Rumia also regained her consciousness soon after.
>Mogu~ Mogu~
The first thing Rumia did was to resume her earlier task.
>Stop trying to eat me already and listen to me!
You issued a command with an irritated tone. Their eyes momentarily became dull as the effects of Mesmerize took hold over them.
No.28974
>Now I am going to ask a few questions, and I want you to answer to the best of your ability.
>Okaay~
The trio replied cheerfully
>Firstly, which one of you three is the most knowledgeable about the locations of this land?
>Eye am!
Cirno immediately raised her hand into the air proudly like the ⑨ she was. You gave doubtful glances to her and asked Mystia instead
>You, answer me honestly!
Mystia got a little fearful at your powerful commanding presence, but soon complied. Though complied is not really correct as she didn't have much of a choice while hexed either way.
>I think I am. Rumia-chan is always flying around while covered in darkness; she doesn't even know where she is going most of the time....and Cirno-chan. Well….. she's Cirno-chan.
Mystia told you the truth. You walked closer to Mystia and asked
>Would you mind if I took your memories?
You asked a question that would confuse or scare most people, but under the effects of the hex, Mystia replied differently.
>Sure, take whatever you want~! But...how are you going to do that?
She asked mostly out of curiosity.
>I am a magician; I can do a lot of things.
>Can ya summon froggies from a hat?
Cirno asked a typically ⑨ic question, which you proceeded to just ignore.
You placed your right arm on Mystia's head and began to channel a spell while reading your grimoire.
>Now relax your mind and think of the lands you flew across.
[Siphon - Memory] A relatively simple spell, that any magician can use easily with little effort to transfer the target's memories onto themselves. However the drawback was that the target must be willing. One would assume that you would be able to cast such a spell even without your grimoire seeing it falls under the Enchanter category...but since it also required points in Necromancy as well, you weren't able to use it without your book at hand.
The images of several landscapes floated into your mind, they were only memories related to the Geography of Gensokyo. You didn't take anything that you didn't need. You didn't want clutter data to drown out actual useful information after all.
However the amount of knowledge Mystia held, even though it was more than Cirno's or Rumia's, it was still very small and had many holes in it. Although you had to admit that you had a great amount of memory from a bird's eye viewpoint. What surprised you the most that this sealed world was much larger than you initially estimated.
Status update: Gained: Basic Gensokyo Geographic knowledge.
>Now then....
You said after finishing a large yawn. Taking in such a huge amounts of information by force was a bit tiring.
>I have a request towards the three of you, will you help me?
You asked with a kind voice, too bad that it was offset by your horrible accent.
But of course, they weren't bothered by such a thing anymore and happily responded to your request
>Okay...tell us what we can help with.
>Eye will lend my strength to you!
>That is so~
They all replied so cheerfully, that no 3rd party observer would think that they are doing something against their will. Such was the power of Mesmerize.
>I need you to help me find a certain person.
You said simply
>We will help, but what does he look like?
You nervously scratched your head at this question, for you didn't know anything about Goldberg's appearance
>W-Well.....I.....I don't really know what he looks like.
You said while being embarrassed
>Are ya stupid? How am eye supposed to help you if ya don't even know what they look like?
>Kuh! Being called an ⑨ by an actual ⑨ is the worst. *Cough A-Anyway, I have some vague clues that can help finding him.
You managed to recover.
>First off, he is definitely a male and a magician, also most likely 20-30 years old in terms of appearance, although this part is uncertain. I would need you too look out for person fitting such a description and report to me if you see him.
You finished your speech, and you seen the confusing looks you were given by the trio
Because of this, you started to doubt if it was really okay to use them, but it was too late for regrets now.
>Question~!
Rumia raised her hand.
>What is it?
>How are we supposed to tell you if we find him? Do we just come back here?
That was actually a decent question, not something you would have expected from her after your initial impression of Rumia.
>That won't be needed, I have prepared means for that....
Your hands proceeded to move into the bag of infinity and they came back with 3 scrolls.
>Use these to contact me.
You gave one scroll to each of them. They all contained 1 charge of the magic [Telepathy]. It took about 10 more minutes to just drill into their heads on how to use the scroll, but you succeeded which was an accomplishment in itself. After that you sent the trio on their mission.....
No.28977
>>28569
>[X] You choose to go back to Remilia and excuse yourself for not saying goodbye to her properly.
>So, have you come all the way back here just to say goodbye?
Remilia asked sounding highly amused, she was of course already aware that you had left earlier without a warning.
>...Well it's good that you came back. Sakuya told me that the person you were looking for wasn't among the humans, which also means that I haven't been able to fulfil your request just yet. So I have sent Sakuya outside to search for your…. Mr.Goldberg, although I can't make any promises seeing how little information we have to go on.
Remilia shrugged, not particularly caring about finding Goldberg.
>About that... I have a few questions I would like to ask you.
>Hmm? What is it?
The vampire glanced at you curiously. You told her your hypothesis regarding the boat and the possibility that your client wasn't even on it.
>I understand your suspicion, but the person…. who sent the yacht here doesn't need to be on the ship or anywhere close to perform her transportation. And I don't see why she would bother with riding the boat.... although to be perfectly honest.... Not even I can predict her, so she might just do it for some fickle or unknown reason. But anyway, if you truly sensed the presence of a 36th person, then it was most likely your client.
She shattered your hypothesis for an unknown 36th person, and you were forced to return to the most likely fact that it was indeed Mr.Goldberg.
>What are you planning to do now? Are you going to search with Sakuya or are you planning to do something else? I do not recommend going outside. It is unnecessary. If there ever was a chance of finding your magician, then rest assured, Sakuya WILL find him.
Remilia said with such certainty that you couldn't doubt her.
>Even if you went outside to search, you wouldn't increase the odds of finding him. Seeing that if you had the means to locate him, you wouldn't have come back here empty handed. I recommend that you just stay here and wait for Sakuya to deliver.
What she said was not a bad assumption...but it was incorrect. You could have immediately found Goldberg if you so wanted by sacrificing 10 of your levels or by offering up an equal worth of souls in the form of a ritual. But since Goldberg was just a mere client, he didn't worth such a sacrifice.
>In any case since the sun is about to rise, I will soon be going to have my sleep. If you plan to stay here, I have prepared a room for you, ask one of the maids to lead you to it.
Decide what you want to do.
1.[ ] Heed Remi's suggestion and stay (Roll for Random SDM related events)
2.[ ] Ignore Remilia's suggestion, go out and search for Goldberg.
3.[ ] Go out and explore Gensokyo
4.[ ] Attempt to find Sakuya
5.[ ] Go talk with the gate keeper
6.[ ] Go talk with Patchouli
7.[ ] Sink yourself into the great library
8.[ ] Research magic (Open up customization screen etc.)
9.[ ] Restore your lost left arm and let yourself regain your expanded mana
10.[ ] Find Koakuma and take her up on that offer
11.[ ] Just go to bed and sleep (Fast forward a day and regain mana)
12.[ ] Wait for Remilia to go to sleep, and proceed to sneak into her bed
13.[ ] Go down into the basement and meet the unknown and powerful entity that resides there
14.[ ] Create new magic item/potion (Opens up item creation screen)
15.[ ] Go into the basement and sacrifice all the humans to fuel the ritual that can be used to find Goldberg
16.[ ] Confess your love to Remilia
17.[ ] Other
No.28980
>>28977
>1.[X] Heed Remi's suggestion and stay (Roll for Random SDM related events)
Koakuma sneaks in during the night
No.29003
No.29007
No.29008
>>28977
So we still have a gaping hole instead of an arm? this gives me an idea.
>3.[x] Go out to explore Gensokyo
With our missing arm we could head toward a shrine now that we have some basic geographical knowledge asking for a 'blessing', thanks to our look we would look innofensive enough and might be able to get friendly. In truth, we could get more of an idea about the inhabitants of this realm and possibly get context for this mysterious gaphag and her possible link to our client, Mr. Goldberg Von Shekelstein.
Also, shrine maidens are harmless, compared to roaming fairies and youkais, right?
Shrine maidens wont attack us on sight, right?
Anyway, this would be quite an opportunity to get more help from the locals and will slowly grow our information web larger. If Sekooyeh is really as amazing as Remi said which I doubt, given that only our stare was enough to stop her, imagine what an other mage could do we wont have to participate in active search for now, might aswell get more friends.
Also if we leave be sure that we kiss Remi on the cheek, thats the only proper way to threat such a friend like her.
Side note: I'm not too sure about the safety of mixing blood with a vampire, like we did in the previous pact. We should be carefull after sunrise.
Afterall, a magician like us didnt live this long by being careless
No.29012
>3.[X] Go out and explore Gensokyo
No.29014
17 [x] let Remilia erotically drink your blood
If not then 1
No.29015
No.29016
No.29029
>>28977
>1.[X] Heed Remi's suggestion and stay (Roll for Random SDM related events)
>9.[X] Restore your lost left arm and let yourself regain your expanded mana
Considering we're still missing an arm, resting and recovering would be a good idea.
No.29157
>>29029
but fairy-chan, we could use our apparent weakened state to beg sympathy from human settlers! Aside, its not like we're really hindered by this lack of arm. If anything we could even bait hermits!
No.29163
| Rolled 12 (1d34) |
>>28980
>>29003
>>29007
>>29016
>>29029
>[X] You decided to stay inside the SDM and repair your arm
Since staying inside the SDM automatically includes a random event, I will now proceed to roll for one before writing anything.
1. Nothing happens, you go to sleep (Recover your lost mana, fast forward a day)
2. Nothing happens, you go to sleep, but cannot rest due to bad dreams (Wake up in sweat)
3.Koakuma sneaks into your bed
4.Koakuma(???) sneaks into your bed
5.A fairy maid sneaks into your bed
6.Flandre Scarlet gets out of the basement and starts rampaging
7.Flandre senses the new presence in the mansion, proceeds to sneak into your room to play
8.Flandre gets excited by your human-like nature and smell, attempts to suck your blood when asleep
9.You are unable to sleep no matter how hard you try, your reluctantly get yourself out of bed and bring yourself to the library to pass the time (Learn new spells/abilities)
10.You encounter Patchouli, the two of you proceed to discuss magic together.
11.Patchouli grows interested in Cortana, she comes to ask that you let her examine it
12.You eat breakfast with patchouli
13.You meet with the fairy-maid that you previously hexed
14.A group of fairy maids start causing some noise near you, leaving you unable to sleep, you get out of the bed to speak with them...
15.You go to bed but can't calm down, you go downstairs to find Koakuma
16.You go to bed but can't calm down, you go downstairs to find Koakuma, but encounter Koakuma(???) instead
17.You go the library, only to encounter Marisa as she breaks in to steal some books
18.Meiling comes back inside to have a quick snack while Sakuya is gone, you catch her in the act
19.Remilia Scarlet is unable to sleep just like you, the two of you pass time by talking
20.Remilia has a nightmare about something horrible happening to Sakuya, she rushes outside despite the danger of the incoming morning.
21.Persona Skill: Collector activates (Get new random item)
22.Sakuya returns home earlier.....
23.Sakuya encounters Goldberg, comes back injured
24.A messenger comes to tell you that Sakuya has been kidnapped
25.Rumia uses the Telepathy scroll to contact you
26.Mystia uses the Telepathy scroll
27.Cirno uses the Telepathy scroll
28.Sakuya returns back to the SDM after a day has passed without finding any trace of Goldberg (No incident)
29.You go to sleep but, feel something calling you outside your window, you proceed to go outside.....
30.Aya Shameimaru sneaks into the SDM
31.You get a sudden inspiration for a new spell, you proceed to research it instead of sleeping (New random spell)
32.You get a sudden inspiration for a new magic item, you proceed to make it instead of sleeping (New random item)
33.A magician acquaintance attempts to contact you from the outside world
34.Archangel Michael attempts to contact you.
No.29165
>>29163
Would have preferred an event to help us gain remi's trust, or koa but breakfast with patche seems cool.
No.29171
>>29165
I'm slightly frustrated that instead of exploring Touhoutopia and be productive, we go the NEET way.
Even in a cyoa
No.29172
>>29171
I enjoy playing it safe sometimes.
No.29173
>>29172
well, in an earlier post OP hinted that time plays a crucial role in our possible succes, when we spent 12 hours studying japanese.
Aside, we were able to outsmart and beat Remi in a fight, which puts most beings in Gensokyo in a much weaker category than we are, as long as we are not careless.
But we get breakfast with Patchouli, who knows how it will turn out?
No.29178
>>29163
Does 23 imply goldberg is, in fact, a really fucking powerful magician? Or is that situation purely restricted to 23?
Because if he can beat sakuya, then fuck.
No.29180
>>29178
anon, we could beat sakuya just by looking in her eyes
Seriously the maid of the scarlet devil is a bit less powerfull than most people think. Edgy and brutal, yes, still a mere human.
No.29181
>>29180
Well, she's learned at this point not to look directly into a magicians eyes. I'm also relatively sure that it was mentioned several times that our guy would get fucked by sakuya in a fight if she does not make direct eye contact.
No.29182
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>>29180
>beat
Not really correct to say as we didn't even get to the fight part yet. We just eliminated the possibility of a fight via the usage of our eyes, something she wasn't expecting from the get go.
It is true that people overestimate Sakuya, but she is not weak by any stretch of the imagination.
She is first and foremost an 'assassin' type of character, once she starts an attack, nobody without sufficient protection or some form of immortality can survive her strike. (Like really she can just stop time to an indefinite amount of time and just go there and stab you in the face)
And even if that fails she has a wide variety of usages for her time and space manipulation as illustrated in the fighting games.
She can make clones of herself via parallel dimension fuckery, she can shoot knives with the speed of light and even slow them down so they will be fired at a later time, effectively trapping the enemy.
Fighting Sakuya outside of spellcard battles is like fighting an opponent who has over 1000 tricks up her sleeve, she doesn't fight fair nor does she care about fairness, only those with overwhelming power and those that are used to such fights can beat her.
No.29184
>>29163
Fug, all of these options interest me and I really wonder what each would result in. Yet I'll only get to see one.
No.29185
>>29182
However, since she's still an human, she would be injuried and possibly incapacitated in one hit. Of course her having the drop on her opponent would do short work of most beings. That said I seriously doubt she could handle a longer and more demanding fight like Remilla can. The moment Sakuya cant use her time manipulation abilities, she looses her main edge.
As you said, assassin character type. Excels if the fight is under her condition, but very fragile and susceptible to be weakened by common ailments which humans are vulnerable to, such as intense pain and most psychological attacks.
No.29188
>>29184
Yeah pretty much this.
No.29201
Wrote 2k words so far and still haven't reached the part where we dine with Patchouli
Feels like this is going to be longer than I expected....
I still try updating today by European standards
No.29203
>>29201
Take your time, no need to rush it
No.29224
>>29201
take your time OP, as long as you periodically prove that you're not dead I got no reason to believe that you wont deliver.
A delayded cyoa can be eventually good.
A rushed cyoa is forever bad. :3
No.29259
So if out humanity drops that means we can'
t contact heaven, but does that mean we can get assistance from Hell?
No.29260
>>29259
Can we not though? I do enjoy being an edgelord, but I actually want to bring our humanity back up.
No.29261
>>29260
I dont think our humanity can go back up. I suppose that less humanity we have, the less we are in touch with our human roots. Stuff like wizardry and horrible acts against our own kind makes us less and less of a natural human, for the better and for worse.
I suppose our powers grow as we loose humanity, but if we cross a threshold we may end up turning into a youkai and being treated like a monster. I assume this will show up in our appearance and the feel we give off to others. Shrine maiden may be able to sense such a lacking humanity and might act mefiant towards us, or even attack us if we drop too low. Hell, even passengers on the Yatch were untrustful of us and not just because of our appearance.
Its an interesting venue we could embark on if its our wish, but the permanency of it makes the choice much more impactful and tempting
No.29263
>>29261
Well, iIt's the end, it's based on popularity of the thought. The best thing I can do is give my thoughts and hope others will think likewise or better
No.29264
>>29263
fuck, I meant to say in the end
No.29265
>>29259
Only if you have some kind of medium or knowledge of how to contact hell.
The only reason you can contact heaven is because Cortana is supposed to be a blade that was brought down from heavens, therefore it can act as a bridge between heaven and your location.
No.29266
>>29263
it would make things interesting, altho it smells like BAD END from a mile away.
10$ says that plumbing Kao's ass as if trying to kickstart her heart dealing with demons will reduce our humanity.
No.29268
>>29266
>plumbing Kao's ass as if trying to kickstart her heart
I like you.
No.29269
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>>29261
I'm on board with this.
Low humanity doesn't necessarily = EVIL and BAD END. Just means we're more in line with the bigwig powerful youkai rather than humans and shrine maidens
No.29270
>>29261
We already are a youkai magician so I don't think we can turn into a youkai again.
Our humanity stat seems to be more of a measure of how human-like we are rather than how human we actually are.
No.29271
>>29270
>>25118
>7. Play as a youkai hunter who finds himself in Gensokyo without any idea about the place. Finding yourself in a foreign and strange land, you are forced to fend for yourself and look for a way out (Many dead and bad ends, customizable youkai hunter, no real set goals.)
We're no youkai, if anything we're hunting them for a living in the outside world, It would be an ironic twist to turn into one tho, willingly or not. Hence the humanity meter.
No.29272
>>29271
I just don't like the choice. I am a very paragon dude most of the time
No.29273
>>29271
No we're a youkai magician.
We picked option two in this post which specifically states this.
>>25842
No.29274
>>29271
We are a youkai magician as it has already been stated multiple times.
We were merely human before we became a youkai magician. We are essentially like Alice, which is why we have such a high humanity stat from the get go. If we were born as magician then it would have been less than 5
A normal human magician wouldn't be able to live for centuries anyway.
Our race is Magician itself, it isn't merely our class.
No.29276
>>29272
But fairy-chan, you alone dont have the choice, cyoa ahoy!
>>29273
>>29274
You're right, oh well we could go worse with lower humanity I assume.
lets loose it all, lets become all powerfull fellow fairies
No.29281
I'm very glad this hasn't devolved into an argument or insult flinging. Have those people left?
No.29282
>>29281
Who are you talking about?
No.29283
>>29281
>argument or insult flinging
Shoving possible scenarios out there, discussing the situation and being corrected when factually wrong. I dont see grounds for an argument there fgt
No.29284
>>29282
The anons who would just shit up the board with arguments or just honking. Pretty sure that's where we got this from.
No.29285
>>29284
Arguments and honking is what give the board a life. Though neither of the two happened here so I don't understand what you are talking about.
Discussions aren't arguments or honking
No.29286
>>29285
Yeah neither have happened. That's what I mean. Unless you thought my post was sarcastic.
No.29290
>>29285
/2hu/ is a bretty good board so far. Even the honkposting is fun and laid back. Please don't shit on /2hu/. Nobody wants a self-fulfilling prophecy of shitpost and ⑨s.
No.29295
>>29290
Don't worry anon, if they do appear again in mass I'll fix it. I wouldn't worry about it.
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No.29328
No.29329
>>29321
Hoo boy, this gon be gud
No.29332
>>29328
Realizing that I may have accidentally spoiled
It's best to leave the readers unaware
No.29335
Why does this board have to be so slow. I'm pretty sure the last bit of activity was on the fatchouli thread
No.29337
>>29335
>Why does this board have to be so slow.
Welcome to /slow2hu/
No.29396
Based OP pls, my dick can't handle the suspense
No.29429
>I'm going to sleep as well; I haven't had the chance to rest since I came here.
You told a half truth to Remilia, you weren't planning to tell her that you were planning to restore your arm during the night, even if she is your 'friend' now.
>Oh, Sonanoka~ I thought you were going to head out regardless of my suggestion……but I guess I still don't know you that well.
Remilia said with some disinterest as she started to walk back inside the mansion.
You followed her, seeing that your destination was also inside the mansion.
The two of you walked together for a while before going in separate directions, Remilia turned her head to you
>Well my room is this way, have a pleasant sleep.
She bid you goodbye for the remainder of the night.
>Yeah, good night. Remilia...
After you parted with Remi, you asked one of the nearby fairy-maids to lead you to your room.
The maid was a bit flustered from your request, clearly not expecting anyone to come to her this late at night.
There were about 1000 other maids besides her, so the chances of being picked out were relatively low. You could say that she had bad luck.
But she had no choice but to comply, so she proceeded to navigate you through a variety of hallways, some of them were already familiar, while others were not.
She continued to lead you like this for about 10 minutes, when you arrived at a door that looked like every other door in the mansion.
*Creak
The maid opened the door
>This is your room, please enjoy your stay.
With that she quickly ran away before you could speak anything.
The room....had all the necessities one needed for living, but it was also plain and undecorated. It didn't really give the vibe that this room was set up with the knowledge that a guest would be staying within its confines, although the room was still very clean, you couldn't see a single speck of dust anywhere. Well cleanliness or not, this made you doubt Remilia's earlier statement where she said she had prepared a room specifically for you. But as you remembered the reactions of the fairy-maid, you realized that she most likely simply didn't have any idea where the prepared room was. So she probably just led you to a random room and proceeded to run away after. You didn't really blame her, after all she would get in trouble if her klutziness was found out....and it's not like you were someone who had high standards or needs when it came to temporary rooms.
*Creak
You closed the door behind you and cast a complex lock spell on it, after that you reinforced the door and the nearby walls.
You could never be too careful and..... you still didn't trust Remilia, and you aren't going to let down your guard in the house of a potential enemies.
After you successfully secured the place, you immediately started the preparation. Your hand moved skill fully to draw lines and various formations into the expensive looking carpet, not really caring if the maid was going to be mad about it later or not. This was a routine task, so you finished drawing the magic circle in 4 minutes.
Unlike the previous circle, this one didn't give invisibility but merely made it so that any low tier magic can be cast without the loss of mana.
You sat inside and picked out some....disgusting....smelly and red like material from the bag of infinity that resembled something akin to a twisted flesh bulb, which honestly wasn't a bad description....Seeing that's what it actually was.
*Splat
You dropped the disgusting red meat into the middle of the circle, it immediately started to squirm and make insect like noises upon impact.
Despite being a mere slab of meat, it wouldn't be mistaken to call it 'alive'. The true nature of this worm-like meat was found within you. As it was nothing more than your own flesh and blood that had their growth mutated and accelerated through magic….. The reason it was moving because it obviously needed to be 'alive' in order to be useful, dead cells cannot be used for restoration after all. Still, why would you do something like this? One might ask as it was evidently pretty creepy. Yes it was indeed creepy, but also highly practical as using it as a material for regenerating your lost limbs was much less time consuming and more efficient than merely regenerating your hand from nothing.
*Crumble Crumble
You ceased your magic, and the earth and stone that formed your artificial hand until now released itself from your left shoulder.
*Squirm Squirm
You brought the worm-like flesh to the wound where your left arm was severed from its place. You didn't like how the material kept touching your skin with its slimy appendages, but you choose to bare the annoyance as it would be over soon. You cast your spell and the room lit up with colours. 1 second later the light ceased....and in place of the flesh creature...there was your own human-like arm, no damage was seen on it, it was as good as new.
No.29430
Status update: You regained your left arm
With your arm reattached, you proceeded to collapse onto the bed and drift off to sleep not even bothering to clean up the magic circle and the leftovers.
It didn't take long for you to fall asleep, you were tired after all and even a magician needed the occasional rest.
However little did you know....that you weren't going to get any peaceful sleep that night....
…..That night you had a strange dream....At first you dreamed that you were in some kind of garden, a garden of flowers and all kinds of life so unbelievably beautiful that it wouldn't fit into any modern scenery....therefore it wouldn't be wrong to call it magical or fantastical. Perhaps even calling it the Garden of God, wouldn't be an exaggeration. This is the part where the dream was still peaceful; you just kept wandering around the garden and enjoying its scenery.
When all of a sudden you noticed a wooden sign stuck to the ground.
It seemed extremely out of place, given how natural everything else was.
You read to sign only to find out that it said ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅
For some inexplicable reason....you found the contents of the sign to be very amusing, and so a large smirk rose to your face as you passed the sign, ignoring its warning.
*Erupt Erupt Erupt Erupt
Immediately after you did so, stone pillars emerged from the ground and stretched into the sky endlessly, effectively locking you in a small square sized room.
You used strength, you used wits and you used magic to try and break down the walls....but nothing worked. The stone walls seemed to be more solid than any steel or material you encountered before, they were completely unmovable and completely indestructible, trying to break them down was just futile effort.
You had no choice but to try and climb out of the square prison, you dug your claws into the stone and somehow managed to gain a foothold. Slowly but steadily....you were making progress. After this, your sense of time....slowly became more and more diluted, seconds passed like years, minutes passed like decades and hours passed like centuries....
Climb….! Climb…..higher! Climb ever further!
.....After several millennia worth of climbing.....there was still no end in sight, despite the fact that you have climbed an unimaginable amount of height by human measurements. You could see the sky when you looked up, as if taunting you with freedom....but no matter how far you went up....there were only walls everywhere around you, the top of these walls….were simply unreachable.
More seconds, More Minutes and Even more hours passed, your form itself started to change as you were making this grueling journey....before beginning to erode completely.
Your hands ceased to be
Your legs ceased to be.
With nothing to hold onto the walls with anymore, you fell.....back into the abyss where you came from......
And then you woke up with a small gasp
>Argh...!
You broke out in cold sweat after falling down for several centuries in the dream; you looked to your left side to reassure yourself that you still have a hand......
....Only to notice a demonic-looking and clawed hand gazing back at you. You didn’t even have time register was going…..as your own hand lunged to claw at your throat.
*Thump
*Gasp
You let out another low volume scream as you threw yourself off the bed, but the next time you looked at your hand, it was back to normal.
*Thump
>Ha......Ha............Ha...........
You let out slow breaths to calm yourself. You wondered if things were alright or not.
After half a minute of thinking you deduced, that no…. things weren’t right at all.
You were spiritually aware enough to understand that dreams like that aren't normal and can be mere signs of something far worse. And that hand...... whether if it was an illusion or actually real worried you only further. You quickly scanned your body via magic…..
*Thump
*Static
>I....I...have grown weaker....?
You said a statement that you yourself could barely believe. As you didn’t have enough energy to complete the scan
No.29431
Status Update: Under the Effects of ▅▅▅▅▅▅
Charisma decreased to Rank E (Temporary)
Magical Power Decreased to Rank C (Permanent and will continue to decrease)
It was unbelievable....but instead of replenishing your magical energy by sleeping.....Somehow overnight you grew to be much weaker than before.
It was baffling and entirely clear that it wasn't something normal. How could it have happened? I should have woken up if anyone came close…..Was it done from a remote location..?
Despite just waking up, your mind was set into overdrive as you tried to figure out what happened, the only conclusion you could come to….is that you have been cursed…..and by someone powerful at that, dwelling into curses yourself as a magician, you were naturally resistant towards many of them, so anyone who could curse you....was undoubtedly powerful. But who could have done it? You haven't met any magician aside from Patchouli, and you doubted that it was her. Even now you could feel your mana slowly dwindling from your body, you had to act, fast.
You willed your body to stand up from the ground.....
*Thump
*Static
…..And a sudden wave of dizziness and extreme weakness in your limbs assailed you.
You could barely resist just falling over, but you managed to keep yourself together....for you felt so weak that you didn't believe that you could stand up if you fell down.
Ironically the reason you were feeling so weak was not any physical condition or the like. Instead it comes from your nature as a youkai magician itself.
If you were still a human magician you wouldn't be feeling bad at all from the curse, your mana would just diminish and that's all.
But since you have transcended your humanity a long time ago, you are more of a spiritual creature now than a material one, therefore any change to your spirit itself affects you much more than it would affect any living being.
Being reduced to a mere rank of C in Magical Power was an extremely big hindrance.
It vastly reduced your capacity and output of magic. This was especially noticeable since your normal rank was A
To explain it in simple terms: Imagine if you could normally 5000 push ups without tiring yourself....then the next day you wake up, only to find that you can barely do 50 push ups anymore.
That is the kind of reduction we are talking about here.
Your legs slowly carried you towards the door like a shambling zombie. It was possible to dispel the curse by yourself, but it was much safer to have someone else nearby or someone else do it since your methods were too rough and dangerous, which obviously meant.....
>....Patch...*cough...ouli....
You uttered her name as you managed to undo your own spells on the door with only great effort. Since it was made when you had B rank magical power, it was much stronger than your current capacity and therefore you had to expand a great amount of mana just to unlock it.
*Creak
The door opened....and you managed to drag yourself out of the room.
*Tug
*Static
An immense amount of head pain followed, it felt as if your head was about to burst open from the magic withdrawal.
*Slump
You uselessly crumpled to the ground, you felt forlorn when you noted that no fairy-maids were nearby to help you. The only who could help you, was no one else but you.
*Tug
*Static
You tried to get up, but to no avail. You didn’t have any strength in you, and whatever that was left…was also quickly slipping away.
As your hands unconsciously started to reach towards The Bag of Infinity, you realized that you had no choice but to force your magical power to go back up one rank.....via the usage of a drug.
*Cling Clang
Various potions fell out to the floor, your hand moved towards a blue coloured bottle with expensive looking design.
You popped the bottle open and an overly sweet fragrance filled your nostrils that would cause normal humans to immediately nauseate. But it couldn't distract you at the moment, seeing you were on the verge of expiring.
The potion was brought to your lips
*Gulp Gulp Gulp
And you greedily swung it all down.......
Status Update: Under Effect of [Potion of Greater Magical Power]
Magical Power increased to rank B (Temporary: 8 hours)
No.29432
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Didn't have time to edit the other half, so you will have to wait on that some more
No.29443
>>29432
Shall continue not to read until then so I can get it all at once.
No.29446
>>29432
Ah. Nice work regardless, OP
No.29460
You immediately felt refreshed and better as the potion worked its magic. You managed to stand up and continue struggling downstairs.
The potion worked....but it was only a temporary solution, it would only last for about 8 hours or so, after that if you take another dose you will risk facing the many negative effects that comes with overdosing.
You were hoping that you could solve your problem before coming to the point where you would need to take another bottle.
....
....
...You somehow managed to arrive at the door of the library by dragging yourself along the wall. Your eyes almost bore holes into the doorknob for a minute as you still haven't made any attempts to open it.
*Tug
*Static
You felt strange, as if you blacked out for a while, but of course without any clock device on you, you had no way to verify such a thing.
>What am I doing?
Just as your hands moved to open the door.
*Creak
Someone else opened it from the other side. Purple hair and purple eyes, being donned in her usual pyjama attire, this was definitely Patchouli Knowledge.
The moment Patchouli saw you, her eyes went wide and she took a step back in mixture of surprise and fright, she almost let out a voice that started with mu~ but managed to stop herself and regain her composure before she could say it..
> Y……You look terrible…..
Patchouli said so as it was the reason for her fright. You didn't have the ability to see what Patchouli saw, but you could guess that you must look pretty terrible to frighten her. In actuality, your skin has lost nearly its entire complexion; the colour of your face wouldn't have looked out of place on a corpse. Aside from this ghastly visage, you had dark bags under your eye, a sign of your restless sleep. Your cheeks were also sunken in and a blue liquid stained the side of your lips, which was a mark of your greedy way of consuming the potion.
>Oh really? You didn’t need to say the obvious. I could already tell that I have worse in terms of appearance than a simple bed hair even without looking into a mirror.
>What happened to you?
Patchouli asked seriously
>I had a nightmare....
You tried answering jokingly, but weren’t able to as you were forced to found out that your voice has also changed as if you were sick, which made you stop mid sentence.
Patchouli measured you up and observed you with tired her eyes before saying:
>I doubt you can get into such a state from a mere nightmare.
She said the obvious.
>True. In fact I believe that I have actually been cursed by someone over night. I came here to ask you to help me lift it.
You said the true reason why you were here this time.
Patchouli let out a yawn before saying.
>Alright.....I understand. I will help you lift it.
You rejoiced at her willingness as you initially assumed that it would be harder to convince her.
She sheepishly rubbed her eyes, like you, she had big dark circles under her eyes as well, but to her such appearance was the norm. You briefly wondered if she even sleeps. Does she just read her books all night?
As your mind wandered elsewhere you noted that Patchouli was moving away from you instead of heading back into the library.
>Where are you going? Didn't you say that you were going to help me?
You called out to her
>I will help you....but only after I get my breakfast, that's why I was leaving the library in the first place, you are free to join me if you want.
Patchouli answered to you while turning her back to you. You had to think her priorities were messed up as you could barely keep yourself together, yet she is going to eat anyway. It was more like that she simply didn't care about you in the slightest.
>Why are you looking at me like that? It’s not life threatening at the moment, right? That means I can lift it later....
Patchouli noticed the look you were giving her and so she justified herself in such a way.
You had no choice but to follow Patchouli to the dining room. Complaining any further would have been unmanly and showing weakness even if you were cursed was unacceptable.
No.29462
After several minutes of walking the two of you arrived at Patche's destination, the dining room. The headache has subsided now and you felt a bit stronger, it's the effects of the potion taking a hold. You sat down into a chair to rest while Patchouli fumbled inside the kitchen.
After a minute or so Patchouli returned empty handed and silently sat down to the same table as you. She didn't say anything, just picked up a book as usual.
>I thought you came here to eat not to read. Or is it that you have nothing to eat since Sakuya is out?
You asked her after coming to the conclusion that Patchouli might have simply not been aware that the maid was out and thus the mansion had no one to cook at the moment.
>Of course not, Sakuya always prepares food before leaving. I just asked two maids to go ahead and reheat it.
She answered and immediately went back to reading her book. You guessed that it made sense that the maid prepared for such scenarios in case she didn't come back in time.
A few more minutes later two faeries walked in, carrying trays they served foods on plates to Patchouli and to your surprise they served to you as well. You shot a questioning glance towards Patchouli who was already digging into her portion.
>You should eat...maybe it will restore the colour to your face.
She replied without looking up.
Your hand unconsciously reached for the fork and almost did as she said.....when you suddenly remembered the humans locked up the basement, which immediately made you put your utensil down with a clang.
>Don't worry, it doesn't have any blood or anything similar in it. Sakuya always separates the food very meticulously.
Patchouli figured out what you were thinking and tried to ease your worries. Patchouli lived in the mansion but didn't eat the same food as the two vampires, so such measure would have been obvious.
After hearing that, it would have been rude to refuse any further.
So you proceeded to eat....
You didn't really need to eat or drink ever since you truly became a magician. But you would still indulge in your old habits that came from your origin as a human, simply because you liked to occasionally eat and missed some flavours. Patchouli was different in the sense that she was born a magician, therefore she was never someone that needed to eat any kind of food. So anything she indulged in was entirely voluntary on her part. She liked to eat the food found inside from the Scarlet Devil Mansion, mostly because Sakuya was such a good cook.....And after actually tasting her meals, even if they were reheated, you had to admit that it was superb, certainly much better than the meals you were used to.
Unknown to you after eating some, the colour has started to come back to your face.
Status Update: Charisma has returned to Rank D (Normal Value)
>So, what kind of curse it is?
While the two of you were eating Patchouli turned to you and asked.
>I thought you wanted to do it later.....
You said, remembering why you were here in the dining room in the first place.
>That's true, but I can use this time to gather information. Different curses have different ways they can be dispelled, realizing the nature is the first step to negating it.
What she said was common magic knowledge.
>W-Well to be honest I still haven't figured it out myself.....
You said while you were highly embarrassed. Patchouli shot a look at you that said 'amateur'. Even if she didn't outright say it, it still hurt. Especially since you were unable to find it out because the curse limited your capabilities
>If you don't know......then tell me the effects and the circumstances then, I can figure something out from that.
Her questions were logical, since if you knew what kind of curse it was and what it did, then it was easier to develop a counter-effect.
>...It seems to be some kind of magical power leeching curse or at least that is its effect as my magical power has been significantly reduced overnight. I temporarily countered the effect via the usage of a potion, but that won't last for more than 8 hours. I didn't have any of the symptoms before I went to bed. Also.....this might not be related, but I had a strange nightmare just before I woke up.
You told everything that you thought could have possibly helped her.
No.29466
>Hmm......dreams you say.......decrease in magical power.....
Patchouli seemed to have gone into deep thought as she muttered these words. After a while she looked to you and spoke up:
>.....I have only heard of a few instances where magic power could be leeched through the usage of nightmares.....most of those are cases with demons and dream youkai, which is a highly unlikely scenario at the moment. So instead of focusing on the dream aspect, I shall ignore it as mere coincidence and most likely having nothing to do with the curse.
She explained in a heartbeat and continued her speech.
>But since you have said that your magical power has decreased…. Then finding out the source of the curse should be easy, magical energy can't just disappear after all, it has to go somewhere. Preparing a spell that can find the link between the source and the destination should be child's play.
You were impressed; she was really as smart as she looked.
Patchouli quickly finished her meal and set the utensils down. She stood up and started to move to the exit.
>Once you finish your meal, come down to the library. I will have everything ready by then.
*Creak
Patchouli left the room. You didn't want to waste time just eating here, taking the curse off was more important than merely filling your stomach, so you quickly finished everything else in a minute, then proceeded to leave the room as well.
*Step Step Step
The sound of your footsteps was the only source of noise in the hall. You couldn't see a single fairy-maid nearby; you merely assumed that they were still sleeping since it was very early in the morning. Though it was most likely just the fact that without the head maid there was no one to order them around and instil some amount of discipline into them.
Your back was straight and you were walking with your usual pace. You were feeling much better now, whether it was because of the food or the potion was irrelevant. ....But you knew that this stability was only temporary so you had hurried towards Patchouli's library.
*Thump
You were passing through the main door of the mansion, when it suddenly opened with an ominous sound.
*Creak
You unconsciously moved closer to the door to see who it could possibly be.
*Thump
You saw a familiar appearance, but you knew that something wasn't right.
The person who came was Izayoi Sakuya; she closed the door with her hands.
*Thump
You couldn’t understand it…..But you could tell that such an action....lacked her usual style and neatness. Something wasn't right…..Despite looking exactly the same as Sakuya….She felt nothing like her.
*Thump
After closing the door, Sakuya immediately looked into your eye, noticing your presence.
*Thump
As you looked back into her eye…..it dawned on you....this person.....this thing......it cannot be Sakuya.
Magical Detection Rank A: Success
Gather Information Rank B: Success
*Thump
All people have an aura that is fundamentally unique to them; such an aura cannot be mistaken for another and it is hard to perfectly copy it….even with the usage of magic.
This is why, the moment you sensed that this Sakuya didn't even have the same feel to her, you put yourself on guard. In actuality this Sakuya had a much gentler presence that was like a calm river, which was in stark contract to the bloodthirsty one you felt previously.
*Thump
Who is this? Who? Who? Who is wearing the skin of Sakuya?
*Thump
*Static
>Is there something wrong?
The impostor noticed your piercing gaze, so she asked a question.
Your certainty has only increased, this thing before you....cannot be her, it's absolutely impossible.
She must be connected to Goldberg somehow; Sakuya was searching for him after all. Did he beat her? Did he create some kind of replacement? Did he alter her memories and personality? What could have happened?
You had no way to figure out the answer.
Despite the fact that you were tense as hell, you managed to maintain your composure and poker face on the outside, so she couldn't possibly suspect you.....right?
…..Then you were in the optional situation to make the first strike, or retreat like you haven’t noticed anything. You also noted that she was clearly looking into your eye; you could attempt to mesmerize her and interrogate her. The guard of the impostor was also lax, it told you of her clear confidence that her disguise worked…..should you make the right first move….. She wouldn’t have enough time to react accordingly.
No.29469
Choose how to deal with the impostor.
1.[ ] Attempt to Mesmerize
2.[ ] Attempt to dilute her sense of time
3.[ ] Laser to the face
4.[ ] Use the wood inside the mansion to trap her
5.[ ] Reinforce yourself and fight her with the usual methods
6.[ ] Use blood manipulation to restrict her
7.[ ] Use blood manipulation to stop the flow of her blood, causing her to pass out
8.[ ] Use blood manipulation until she dies
9.[ ] Create wood golems from the floor you are standing on, make them fight the impostor
10.[ ] Create greater wood golem from the floor, make it fight the impostor
11.[ ] Diplomacy: Attempt to communicate
12.[ ] Diplomacy: Threaten her so she will surrender
13.[ ] Pretend that you didn't see anything and just go to the library to have your curse lifted
14.[ ] Pretend that you didn't see anything, go to Remilia's bedroom to warn her
15.[ ] Pretend that you didn't see anything, then knock her out when she is unaware.
16.[ ] Other
Also since this is the first OC character you are fighting in this CYOA, you may ask to have her character sheet revealed free of charge, in case choosing the course of action is difficult for you.
No.29470
>>29469
>14.[X] Pretend that you didn't see anything, go to Remilia's bedroom to warn her
I won't think through this thouroughly, but i think 14 is a good option just from a quick look.
No.29472
>>29469
well, lets look at our situation:
First and foremost, we're crippingly weakened, any fight with someone strong enough to decieve the Scarlet Mansion resident WILL end up in a bad end.
Second: This individual look exactly like Sakuya, a full on assault WILL turn the whole mansion against us and past this point we'll be lucky to just be turned into slurpable red paste.
Just with these two we can remove all openly offensive and magically demanding actions. Not only that, if we cant prove that Sakuya isnt Sakuya, any form of mind altering magic is prohibited as it could be used by the traitor to turn the whole mansion against us, resulting in bad end.
So it leaves us only 3 specific options: 11/13/14 plus 16
Ignoring her will most likely betray our knowledge of the disguise, which may end up in bad end
Lingering around chatting with her will only make matter more difficult for us to manage
Also Remillia would NEVER believe us over Sakuya unless she is able to detect the disguise, not to mention she would be in a bitter mood if disrupted which WILL kill any of our chances.
So realistically, it only leaves 16 as a potential answer, there I suggest:
>16.[x] Quietly dismiss faux-Sakuya because of our headache and head to the library to cure our curse
The reason why i suggested straight into the library is that as soon as we're back to full power, we will have much more flexibility if things go sour.
No.29473
>>29469
16. Warn patchouli first, we need to take care of this curse before we go after the imposter
No.29475
>>29470
Warning Remi or patchy would be the smartest move imo.
It could go well, or it could go bad by warning Remi as >>29472 said. BUT, by the time we've lifted the curse(if we manage to do it) Remi might be unconsious as well, "Sakuya" is probably focusing on the person we do not visit.
No.29476
14.[x] Pretend that you didn't see anything, go to Remilia's bedroom to warn her
>>29472
Remi can tell if it's the real Sakuya or not and she won't be annoyed over something like this. We don't know how long it will take to get rid of the curse so our first priority should be warning Remilia.
No.29477
>>29476
Not to mention if the intruder attacks while we're lifting the curse we're dead, patchy has already been fooled by a bad Sakuya disguise so she'll just get backstabbed and then we're helpless.
No.29478
>>29477
But we'll be with patchy
No.29481
>>29476
>Remi can tell if it's the real Sakuya
What if she cant? Why would you assume she automatically would?
No.29482
>>29477
I think Patchy can handle herself, afterall she's a boss in th06. Getting of the curse asap is mandatory, assuming we have to face the doppleganger.
>Also since this is the first OC character you are fighting in this CYOA, you may ask to have her character sheet revealed free of charge, in case choosing the course of action is difficult for you.
So Goldberg isnt OC, eh?
No.29486
>>29482
>So Goldberg isnt OC, eh?
>Also since this is the first OC character you are fighting
>you are fighting
We didn't fight Goldberg
>>29481
They been together for god knows how long and Remi is smarter than she looks, it is unimaginable that she would see through it, especially since the invader wasn't even able to replicate Sakuya's aura
No.29487
>>29469
>14.[ ] Pretend that you didn't see anything, go to Remilia's bedroom to warn her
Fuck it, she's our friend, no? I'm sure she will at least listen.
No.29488
>>29472
I like this idea.
We should probably mention that there's something wrong with Sakuya to Patchy too.
>16.[x] Quietly dismiss faux-Sakuya because of our headache and head to the library to cure our curse
No.29497
>>29470
>>29472
>>29473
>>29476
>>29487
>[X] You choose to pretend and warn
>No it's nothing, I just spaced out for a moment. Have you found any trace of the magician?
You replied in the next second and asked something that would ease the suspicion on you.
>No, I am deeply sorry to inform you that I haven't managed to find a trace of him.
'Sakuya' bowed sincerely and had a genuinely sorry expression on her face.
The disguise is perfect.....but her acting skills are crap....That woman would never give me such a sincere apology.
Such were your thoughts.
>So have you came back to inform your mistress of your failure?
>That is not the case, I have merely came back to prepare breakfast for Ojou-sama. I will resume the search once I'm done with my duties as the head maid.
Upon hearing these words, you could feel the tension leaving your shoulders. It seemed that whoever the opponent was…. had no idea about the workings of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, and the usual habits of the inhabitants. Seeing Remilia was sleeping right now so she would have no need of breakfast, and besides...Patchouli already told you that Sakuya always prepares meals before leaving.
>I see, you do just that. You will find me in the library if you need anything.
With that you naturally went away from the fake maid, throughout the entire conversation you were careful not to make any suspicious expressions or gestures, it was little surprise that it worked. You had centuries to practice your acting skills after all, unlike this impostor.
You would pretend that you are going down to the library, while you are actually going to inform Patchouli and Remilia of the intruder, then work together to find a way to deal with her.
Well......at least that was the plan......
*Stab
.....The moment you turned your back, the killer swung her knife into your spine. It was a perfectly executed move, one could liken it to a majestic predator striking at its prey the moment he sees a weakness. You immediately realized the mistake you committed.....but it was too late to do anything about it.
*Slump
Your body impacted with the ground, but acting on your quick reflexes you were already activating your reinforcement and making an attempt to stand back up!
*Puncture
*Crunch
*Break
>Aargh!
.....However that attempt was cut short when a sharp heel broke your left arm.
Status update: Self Reinforcement Variation Alpha: Active
Status update: Left arm: broken.
*Slam
*Crack
>Gah!
Next your head was sent crashing into the floor with skull shattering force. You felt a weight on your back, as if someone was sitting on you.
>Khu!
You tried to lift yourself, but the weight on your back was too heavy.......Just how strong was she? You couldn't lift her even with your reinforcement.
The sounds that rang out next shocked you even further.....
*Break Break Break Break
All of your 8 silver daggers were destroyed before they even had the time to leave their sheath.
The enemy....knew about your arsenal!
>Pretending that you didn't notice anything......then informing the residents.....was that it?
*Thump
The bone chilling and calculating voice of a female let out the words that you didn't say out loud.
>Not necessarily a bad plan.....but it's useless if your enemy can read your mind.
*Thump
*Static
....I-It had to be a damned mind reader of all things! This was the worst case scenario, the encounter was decided the moment you started thinking.....and was sealed when you made your choices. And what's worse..... you choose wrong.
Still, now you at least you figured out the identity of the enemy.
The western monster....possessing shape shifting abilities and mind reading, as well as boasting immense physical strength.....
>.....Doppelganger!
You shouted the identity of the monster that was weighing you down.
>Yup, that's me~
The creature voiced with a psychotic tone in her voice.
No.29498
>.....But you know.....to tell you the truth, I am actually relieved. I was so worried that you were going to beat me, seeing that you are supposed to be some kind of expert monster hunter~ But I guess I have overestimated you.....teehee
You truly made an amateurs mistake, you should have started thinking what kind of being was capable of shape shifting the moment you became aware of it, had you done so, you wouldn't fallen into the current situation.
Even with their physical superiority, Doppelgangers were naturally the sneaky kind, not used to direct combat, mostly relying on stealth and assassination.....They wouldn't have been able to beat you in a 1v1 combat.
>Too late for regrets now~
Doppelganger responded after reading your thoughts.
*Shiver
You broke out in cold sweat as a slender finger started to caress your neck, it wasn't violent, it was just a playful ticking of a girl, but you couldn't help but get afraid, given how vulnerable you were.
>....Fufu, you don't have to worry. I have orders not to kill you after all~
....Then as suddenly as she straddled you, the assassin got off from your back. Needless to say, you immediately attempted to get up and crush her like the bug she is.....but found yourself unable to move.
>The poison should be in effect by now. Normally I would have a hard time affecting the body of a strong magician like you, but seeing how weakened you are, even such level of poison can work against you.
*Thump
*Static
.....The curse! So it truly wasn't a coincidence....
*Step Step Step
The assassin started to walk upwards on the main stairs.
>Stop! Where are you going!?
You called out to her.
The doppelganger Sakuya looked directly to your eyes, and you saw nothing but murderous intent in that gaze.
>Isn't it obvious? I am here to kill the residents of this mansion~ If my master's presence was discovered here, then his plans would be ruined.....So I have no choice but to solve such a problem as his servant.
*Thump
Remilia.....Patchouli.....!
Even if they were not human, you didn't like the fact that you got them involved into something you shouldn't have. You fixated your murderous intent on the doppelganger
>Boo! Don’t glare at me like that! You have nobody to blame but yourself, had you not told them about my master then I wouldn't have needed to come here to suppress information.
What she said was true, but you couldn't agree to such messed up logic.
*Step Step
She resumed her pace....before turning back one last time.
>Oh.....as for my acting. How was it? Being deceived by such a basic trick? A truly good actor can naturally play the role of a bad actor fufu~
I see.....so everything was merely a ploy to lure me into a false sense of security.
>That's right~ Now you should just stay there, while I deal with.....Ojou-sama....fufu
The doppelganger made her intention clear, her target is Remilia.
You realized the depth of the danger......
.....Even if Remilia was powerful......even a weakling might have some chance if she's sleeping.....!
I must do something!
Choose your action.
1.[ ] Shoot the laser at her
2.[ ] Attempt to use wood manipulation
3.[ ] Attempt to use blood manipulation
4.[ ] Start shouting, hoping someone might hear.
5.[ ] Attempt diplomacy (???)
6.[ ] Beg
7.[ ] Attempt to crawl down to Patchouli and warn her
8.[ ] Use [Limited Wish]: Sacrifice 10 levels to: I wish to be in perfect health
9.[ ] Other
No.29503
if it's too drastic try to use Cortana on her. I forget if we even still have it.*
No.29504
>>29503
Seriously? I think the site is having issues again.
No.29510
>>29498
Are we strong enough to puppeteer ourselves with the blood manipulation?
No.29513
>>29498
>doppelgangers can read minds
This is news to me, but I suppose this could have been avoided if we had asked for her character sheet.
>3.[X] Attempt to use blood manipulation
Both to stop her and to let us move in the first place if this >>29510 is feasible.
>>29502
Our level is at 106 out of 999. With 53 in Elementalist and 53 in Enchanter.
I'd rather we didn't use limited wish unless absolutely necessary.
That sort of level drain can be crippling even if it's just once.
No.29517
REQUESTING CHARACTER SHEET
>.....The moment you turned your back
Even though we KNEW she was an assassin, what a fucking stupid mistake. Anyway,
>8.[x] Use [Limited Wish]: Sacrifice 10 levels to: I wish to be in perfect health
desperate times call for desperate measures, this is no time to rely on half-arsed measures like weakened blood manipulation
No.29525
>>29498
Og fug, we were busy being worried about patchy and remi so much that we didn't consider how she could do damage to us.
So we're fighting double? Oh boy.
I think we can survive a minor crawl, so either 7 or we use 8 to help us speed up.
No.29537
>>29517
>REQUESTING CHARACTER SHEET
You should have asked this from the get go, I don't see why would you refuse free help, unless you are a masochists who wants challenge.
Real Name: Unknown
Given name: Menipheila
Race: Doppelganger: Doppelgangers are strange beings that are able to take on the shapes of those they encounter. In its natural form, the creature looks more or less humanoid, but slender and frail, with gangly limbs and half-formed features. The flesh is pale and hairless. Its large, bulging eyes are yellow with slitted pupils. A doppelganger’s appearance is deceiving even when it’s in its true form. A doppelganger is hardy, with a natural agility not in keeping with its frail appearance.
Age:Unknown
Gender: All Doppelgangers are asexual by default, but they can take both female and male roles by using their shape shifting ability. This particular Doppelganger seems to prefer shape shifting into a female for some unknown reason.
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Character level: 35
Race level: 5: Lesser Doppelganger
Class: Assassin
Class Level: 30
Stats:
Strength: C when normal, but currently has a rank of B. It seems that her strength has been enhanced by magic.
Endurance: E- This character tires out quickly, drawn out battles do not favour it and is quick to lose composure if injured.
Agility: B when normal, but currently has a rank of A+. It seems that her agility has been enhanced by magic.
Luck: C
Magical Power: E
Charisma: C
Equipment:
A Very small and very thin dagger. Though it would be more accurate to call it an over sized needle. She is skilled at hiding it near her palm, allowing her to strike quickly and efficient in any situation. Uses it for assassination.
2 Curved Short Swords: This is what she uses when she is forced to fight, they were designed to cause heavy bleeding with each wound, but aside from that, they are just ordinary swords.
Lots of throwing knives.
Smoke bombs: No exp needed, an item she uses when she wants to get advantage or run away, can be dangerous if combined with her presence concealment
Racial Abilities:
Shapeshift: She gains the skills and knowledge of any person she transformed into. Higher level doppelganger can even copy abilities, but fortunately for you she can't.
Night Vision
Mind Reading
Ability to curse the original person she transformed into with bad luck
Personal Skill:
Presence Concealment Rank A+: It is possible to disappear completely and become almost impossible to be detected. However, efficiency will decrease once preparations to attack are taken.
Magic Resistance E: Cannot negate any spells, only reduce the effects.
Magic Detection D
Acting C: A skill related to the charisma stat, represents her acting ability when comes to playing roles outside her character and personality, as well as her ability to lie and bluff.
Disengage Rank D: Represents her capability to escape from combat.
Expert of Many Specializations: Espionage, Spying, Assassination, Swindling, Cheating, Cooking (from Sakuya), Knife Throwing (from Sakuya), mastery in a variety of weapons etc.
Mental Disorder Rank E: Represents the mental disabilities of a character. She might not be entirely crazy, but something is clearly not right with her thinking.
Monstrous Strength Rank D: Represents the physical ability of monsters and beasts, allows her to temporarily increase her Strength and Endurance by one rank.
Back story: A doppelganger that Goldberg has summoned and bound to his service through a magical contract. There were other doppelgangers before her, but they all perished during the dangerous missions the magician has given them. She is merely the latest of these unfortunate agents, a role that she is not too pleased about, but has little means of changing her situation. Unlike many of the other Doppelgangers, she managed to survive several years in this slavery, thus her skills have naturally honed themselves....If given the opportunity she would gladly use those skills against her master.
No.29538
No.29550
>>29498
So goldberg is a magician, and it seems like he's not quite the kind you'd laugh at at a birthday party. He also seems to know about remi, and his intent seems far from benevolent. This could get ugly and interesting
No.29553
>>29498
God damn it, every choice in a cyoa has to bite you in the ass somehow.
With our reduced state. Any form of magic would just serve to piss her off and increase the level of bullshit.
8. Might be out only option, although I fucking hate having to lose additional levels.
Then we have to find patchy or meiling. I'm sure meiling could beat up this pussy ass doppelganger
No.29554
>>29537
Requesting a quick sum up of our current stats and relevant statuses.
>>29498
NOW, NO NEED FOR LEVEL SACRIFICE AS IT WOULD BE USELESS
We know that the Doppleganger is poorly equipped for dealing with magic users that arent careless because of me that are aware. Poor magic detection and magic resistance however very high agility, making all sorts of projectile attacks useless because she would either deflect or dodge, both physical and magical.
We our little time and broken arm, we may not be able to use our grimoire to cast a very powerful spell and using Cortana right now will just be foolish.
So we're sort of limited to instant-use magical effects that arent limited to a physical manifestation, such as Hex, Mesmerize and Lower Blood manipulation. Hex and Mesmerize need either contact or eye contact while Lower Blood Manipulation is applied telepatically.
With our useless physical form at the moment, we cant do much otherwise. And to be fair wasting 10 levels on fixing our body wont help either. What I'm suggesting is that we attempt to use Blood Manipulation for any detrimental effects, anything. And we need to do it fast, as she can read our minds.
>"Too bad you've made a fatal mistake sweet heart, leaving me conscious."
*explode blood vessels in her eyes*
>"You wont have time to regret it."
*Stop her entire circulation*
discuss
On a side note:
>Very well, let this blood be the witness to our coming and hopefully long lived bond....Needless to say, being friends is a mutual relationship......Should you break this bond, then think of it.... as spilling your own blood.
Blood has been spilled in this mansion, our own blood, I suppose Remillia wont be indifferent to this sacriledge in her own Mansion, asleep or not. I suppose it would be clever to point that out but we shouldnt get our hopes up.
No.29594
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also i swear this mind reading shit was made to counteract long winded posts that explain trains of toughts behind actions, truly OP is pure evil
No.29602
>>29554
If op confirms this to be possible without incurring a death from exhaustion, I would ask that my previous posts not be considered
No.29605
>>29594
>enhanced strength and agility, ability to increase strength by one rank
Still not convinced our blood bending would be strong enough
No.29608
>>29605
what else do you suggest? Even if we wish to be brought back to full health I seriously doubt we would have enough power to traditionally fight this doppleganger, not to mention that she wont let us just slowly regenerate while watching. However our magic power has been restored, albeith temporarely and if we learned something from the fight with Remi, we know we can pull some heavy shit out of our sleeves as long as there is still a glimpse of consciousness in our body.
As for the strengh of the spell, just stopping her blood flowing for a few seconds will be enough to cause her to pass out at worst, burst her heart at best. I'd rather take her alive but we're out of options here. We unfortunately made a blood bond with Remi and we should at least try our trump card that even a mind reader cant counteract. If it fails I'll conceed and we go for the wish.
No.29610
>>29608
Maybe we could try the blood bending. The only problem, she might survive and then get even more pissed off at us, unless she didn't know we were the cause. We would need to not be thinking for her to just shrug it off.
No.29611
>>29610
she directly stated to us that we are to stay alive, to her laments. Even if she gets pissed our situation could hardly get worse. We are sure to live for another day however our actions right now WILL dictate the fate of Remi, Patchy and possibly Sakuya and the rest of the SDM crew. Worth mentionning that if the Doppleganger is using Sakuya as a disguise they both most likely met in an earlier encounter, which I hope didnt resolved itself into a dead maid.
No.29923
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No one else is posting nor is the CYOA writer. Please don't let this die guys.
No.29944
>>29924
i think he might have been the anon who proposed to a youkai
im sorry flanfag
he is prolly gensokyo now
No.29948
>>29944
>proposing to a fucking spider youkai
What the fuck was even going through his mind?
No.29950
>>29948
W-well there's a chance that she won't eat him. Let's bank on the hope that he's enjoying the honeymoon with his new spider waifu now.
No.29957
>>29923
It takes about a month for a thread to die on this board.
You really didn't need to bump so early.
Besides OP already said he doesn't like attention whoring with status updates.
He'll post the next part when it's done. Don't worry about it.
No.30012
>>29950
>this spider girl is a 2hu
I swear I've been fapping to 2hus for years without even knowing until recently. Just how much 2hu lewds are there out there?
No.30016
>>30012
Apparantly alot. A few of my old folders had 2hus back when I had barely heard of touhou.
No.30020
No.30028
>>30020
Inferred from this post. >>28946
Although looking over it again I suppose it's less about attention whoring and more about not making excuses.
No.30113
No.30203
Ok I guess some explanations are in order since people once again assume I am dead.
The reason for lack of update was because I started writing a current status sheet as >>29554
requested, this went on for days and it became a 2k word sheet somehow, I didn't really like it so I ended up scrapping the whole thing. And Today I started to write the continuation of the CYOA since you guys choose well anyway so there was no need for me to do a sheet to begin with.
If you pray to Lord Zarathustra I may finish it today.
No.30204
>>30203
Thank you for not dying based OP. I promise to pray
I hope we went with blood bending
No.30207
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>>30203
>Op is not dead
What a day to be alive!
No.30330
>>30312
In a post that I later deleted I said that I accidentally erased my whole progress over the weekend by closing my browser and having no backups. All of yesterday's progress was just basically rewriting stuff I already wrote
No.30405
>>30330
>tfw
I'm still praying tho.
No.30485
>>30203
Antichrist please go.
No.30774
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You tried to move your cumbersome body, but to no avail....it didn't want to move, not even a little bit. No matter how much force or willpower you exerted, it remained completely still. Your entire build felt numb as you slowly lost your sensations, the only parts where you still had some influence over were your head and fingers, but you started to think that even that might vanish soon. Unknown to you, you have also received damage to your spine when you were stabbed in the back, which caused you to become paralyzed waist down, so even if you weren't poisoned right now, you would still be hindered. It was like as if a mountain had grown onto your back, making you unable to do any kind of moment as you were forced to bear its weight....but even despite against such an impossible odds, you vehemently tried to get up and get up, but needless to say, the mountain never gave in, it remained firm and solid. Nevertheless one person found your continuous and stubborn attempts to be highly amusing.....
>Ahahaha....J-Just look at you....fuhahaha!
An obnoxious laughter filled your ears.
>...T-To see such a strong magician like you.....degraded into a situation where he is forced to crawl on the ground like some kind of pathetic bug.....fufu, just the sight of it....is kinda making me excited....*teehee
You shuddered from the sight of her cheekbones slowly getting red and at the fact that she was taking an obnoxious pose. You couldn't comprehend whether if her action right now were her attempt at mocking you or just the result of insanity. Since you didn't have mind reading powers, you weren't able to tell that she was fantasizing about putting her employer into the same situation that you were in right now.
>Ah....Ah....n-not good.....I must focus......
*Slap Slap
As if to pull herself back into the real of reality she slapped herself with her petite hands, leaving stinging red marks on her face.
>....Can't do this right now! I have work to do after all.....
The doppelganger looked in your direction
>....You just stay there, after I have dealt with the vampire I will come back for you!
With that she started running upstairs with a fast pace as if she was hurried by some time schedule.
She was no longer in your vision but you still waited.....1 sec......2 sec.......3 sec
>I guess it's safe now.
You decided to bank on your already existing knowledge and experience when it comes to Doppelgangers and how to deal with their pesky mind reading abilities. Although Doppelgangers did indeed possess mind reading capabilities, it wasn’t all powerful, they would become heavily distracted if several people were in the room and more importantly, they only had a limited range of detection where they could use the ability. The average Doppelganger's mind reading range was somewhere between 8-14 meters.
So naturally all you needed to do was to get out of that range, which honestly wasn't that hard seeing that her target was Remilia and she would naturally move out of the range by herself. The only concern was....whether she would find out that you can still move in such a state.....to counter that you simply acted purely on your instincts the moment you realized her identity in order to deceive her....that struggle earlier was also just a part of it, you didn't think of anything else but trying to move and get up.
In the end your ploy worked, she didn't figure out your hidden plan and now you were free to do whatever you wanted. You would make her regret the foolish mistake of not knocking you unconscious.....for as long as a magician can think, they are dangerous.....and you knew this fact the best...
No.30775
>Time to get up then...
Your body rose from the ground and stood rigidly. It wasn't a natural movement; instead it looked like as if your body was forcefully moved by an invisible puppeteer's string.
Though in this case both the puppet and the puppeteer were you, and your invisible string was blood manipulation. Manipulating your own body wasn't by any definition hard, one could always influence his own body the easiest......but there was another fundamental problem that came to you when you stood up.....
....And that problem is that you cannot move the same way as normally, you are far too rigid and far too slow. Although you could move now, it was clear that performing any fine movement would be downright impossible, even running would be a problem.....as for fighting.....it's obvious that you wouldn't be able to go melee in this form.
The problem....stemmed from the single fact, that even though you could manipulate your body, you never really practiced moving like this, you didn't need to use this previously after all.
>Tch
You clicked your tongue in annoyance, according to your estimation it would take far too long to get used to moving your body efficiently through blood manipulation. And obviously you couldn't waste much time otherwise Remilia might actually be endangered as a result, so you had no choice but to head into battle in your current state. Speaking of time, in your current condition you would not even be able to run 1/4 of your normal speed, therefore catching up to Doppelganger by foot was impossible. You had to find another way.
You looked down to your right hand and a blue gem stared back at you as if to answer your call.
>Reinforcement Beta huh? I guess I should use it, but before that....
Your hands began to search for something in your bag......
You decided to make some preparation just for the unlikely scenario where you get sent to the ground again and for some reason you would be unable to use your blood manipulation. You very much doubted that it would happen twice in a row, it would be the utmost shame to let a smallfry like that Doppelganger to manhandle you again.
Shapeshifting magic. That's what you decided to use.
It wasn't magic that suited combat at all, it worked only as a tool for disguising oneself and for deceiving others.
The reason for this was, because of the fact that unlike the shapeshifting of doppelgangers, your shapeshifting wasn't true transformation. In layman’s terms, no matter what you shapeshifted into, it wouldn't copy any of the abilities, skills, powers etc. of the original, it was just a way for you to deceive the five senses, a hollow transformation.....But that was only so as long as you didn't use a reagent for the transformation.
....With a reagent used as a base, it was possible to achieve full scale transformation. Your fingers gripped something white and bony. Very few would be able to tell just by looking that it's actually a fragment of a fabled magical beast that was said to have been able to bring death to mortals with a mere glance, Basilisk. You brought the fragment to your mouth and clanged it against your own teeth. A blue light filled your mouth as you fused the tooth of the beast with your own.
Status Update: You created magic object: [Basilisk Tooth]
Usage: Bite down hard on teeth to unleash the magic contained within the tooth to transform into magical beast: Basilisk. (Single Usage)
This was optimal for several reasons. Firstly, since you have already used your magic to set the spell, all you needed to do is just trigger it, meaning no further usage of mana was required, which was good in case of a situation where you were low on or out of mana. Secondly, the Basilisk is naturally immune to all kinds of poison so the tricks of that Doppelganger won't work on it.
Now that your preparations were complete, it was time to begin your assault. About 3-4 minutes have passed since the Doppelganger ran off. Assuming that she knows the layout of the mansion and that she is running at full speed, she should reach her destination in another 3 minutes, which was plenty of time for you to take her out.
No.30776
>Anfang!
*Click Click Click
You said the trigger word and your glove activated in response and started to make a variety of clockwork sounds.
*Stab
You felt a tinge in your right hand as a needle entered your flesh, and you could immediately sense your body filling up with power, as the raw and unrefined mana travelled up your veins, making it glow in a blue hue.
>Fufuhaha.....I can feel it! The power flowing back into me!
Getting returned to your original capacity was good by itself, but given the quality of the mana you just received, you couldn't help but let your senses be overwhelmed by pleasure, a 'high' of some sorts assailed you. You felt like a junkie finally getting his fix, which probably wasn't that far off seeing raw mana, could actually be quite addictive.
Reinforcement Beta was essentially your only way to increase your magical power instantaneously, so you were quite hesitant to use it, as potions take too long to fully apply themselves and therefore unsuitable for combat situations. Not to mention that after activation, it would take days, or potentially weeks to recharge the gem with mana, depending on the richness of magic in the area. But after injecting yourself, all of your initial hesitation has disappeared; or rather you were just feeling too damn good to care. Moments later the blue gem in your glove, turned grey.
Status Update: Magical Power Increased to Rank A (Temporary for a day, but will decrease faster the more magic you use)
Status Update: Affinity with Nature Rank E: Due to taking raw magic into your body, you have temporarily become more attuned with nature and therefore can cast some magic much easily than before. Effects: +15 Levels to Elementalist +10 to Other (Temporary)
Status Update: Because of Reinforcement Beta and an increase in your magical power, stats that were already boosted by reinforcement alpha receive an additional rank up while the effect lasts.
Because of the sudden confidence you just gained, you didn’t care much for conserving your mana, you decided to rush in with a bang that will make your enemy’s heart tremble in fear.
Fufu, I will make that bitch realize that a maggot like her shouldn't mess with me.....
Childish thoughts of revenge excited you as you dramatically moved your hands as if you were performing in front of an audience.
>Wind....to my command!
*Swoosh
Upon letting out your command, invisible air currents started to swirl around your body as you imbued the power of the wind into yourself.
Out of all the elements you could control, wind was the fastest, so it was only natural to use it in this situation. In fact your regular flying was also based on wind manipulation.....but now that you have activated Reinforcement Beta, you could use something far better than mere flying....
>Supreme.....wind......:
The air became still as you prepared to unleash magic that could only be called a sovereign one even among the strongest elemental spells.
>....Divine Air Steps…..:
*quake quake
*tremble tremble
The interior of the building started to shake with power and you could hear the windows and the lamps rattling as if they would shatter any minute as something was battering against the mansion from the outside.
>Gale force....maximum.....!
*Slam Slam
*Swoosh
The front door of the Scarlet Devil Mansion was ripped open by as a Tempest of Epic proportions as it invaded the building at the speed of the sound.
*Shatter *Shatter *Clang Clang
Various fragile objects were destroyed and dozens of furniture were knocked over as they couldn't withstand the pure power of the wind, it was probably a miracle that the walls weren't knocked over upon its entry, perhaps this was simply the proof of how solid the building of the mansion was overall.
The powerful air current violently headed upwards as if it was guided by something....and it took you with it. Your could dimly hear the air itself explode in your wake…..
No.30786
The Doppelganger was walking with slow, looming steps, progressing towards Remilia's room like a snail would do.
Despite the urgency of her mission, she was hesitating.
>Damn that bastard!
*Clang Shatter
She angrily kicked over a nearby vase.
>Did he send me here to die!? Am I no longer useful to him, is that it!? Huh !?
*Kick Kick Kick
She furiously raged at the walls, trying to went her anger.
The reason for her sudden outburst that was in contrast with her initial appearance was because as she approached her target.....Even senses as weak as hers could pick up inexplicably powerful presence of Remilia Scarlet. Upon that moment, uncertainty and anger took hold over heart, she was essentially a soldier who realized, that she had been given a brb gensokyo mission that only had a small chance of succeeding. The opponent was a vampire, she knew this fact from the get go, but now she also realized just how powerful the vampire was compared to her previous vampire encounters. She immediately realized she was unlikely to succeed. Vampires naturally had extremely high regeneration, but this was not a problem as the average vampire's regenerative capabilities could be negated via tools like silver weapons, which she had even now(As she took Sakuya’s arsenal) ......But against a vampire of Remilia's level....the best it would do is weaken her.
She naively believed in the mistaken assumption that since she was a useful pawn, her master wouldn't carelessly discard her like this.....But it turned out that she was wrong. She was most likely expendable and someone that could easily be replaced at any moment.
*Punch
>Damn it all!
If she went ahead and faced her goal, all that would meet her is certain death.
If she escaped and abandoned her mission, all that would meet her is certain death, as her master could kill her at any time via the contract that binded her.
She was faced with 2 equally impossible choices that would cause most people to just lock up and have a breakdown.
But not her.....
*Step Step
>Fine, I'll go along with this shitty plan of yours and live through it! You hear me!?
She choose to try anyway as facing Remilia still had a higher success chance than disobeying her master.
*Step Step Step
The assassin with a maid appearance walked on with heavy steps, holding onto her silver knives as if she was holding onto her own life.
*Quake Tremor Quake
>W-What is it now!?
Just as the Doppelganger resolved herself to face her challenge, the mansion started to suddenly shake.
>An earthquake!?
*Swoosh
However that mistaken assumption was blown away like sand in storm, as she felt a powerful gust of wind coming from behind her.
She looked back only to see a brilliantly shining light, coming right at her with supersonic speed.
*Thump
She instantly realized just how fucked she was, she didn't have the strength or the magic to intercept an attack of that level.
So naturally the only thing she could do was runaway or attempt dodging it.
The doors were no good, by the time she would open one of the rooms, the attack would catch up to her.
Doppelganger scanned her left and right in a millisecond.
*Thump
>Not good, not good at all.....damn!
The hallways weren't by any stretch narrow, but they were also not wide enough to offer her any real escape, which naturally only left one other option.....
*Rumble Rumble
*Collapse Collapse
*Crumble Crumble
The extravagant hallway instantaneously became the picture of a war zone as a shooting star pierced through it with earth shattering speed.
The expensive floor lined with carpet, was now filled with holes that led back to the floor downstairs. Entire walls were knocked down causing light to enter the mansion from outside; several walls that separated the hallway and a few rooms also collapsed. You could make out some scared faeries running about, trying to get themselves onto safety. But you didn't care; your sight was on the doppelganger.
....Or rather where she was supposed to be. She was simply gone....not a trace of her was left. One would simply assume that she was vaporized by the force of the attack.....but you knew better, for you felt the presence of the doppelganger above you!
*Swoosh
You forced your body to turn with blood manipulation, and noted that 25 silver knives were flying your way.
*Swoosh
*Clang Clang
You didn't care much for it; you merely knocked it away with a blast of wind. Compared to the amount of knives Sakuya could field, this was child's play.
No.30797
The doppelganger jumped down from the ceiling which provided her with safety until now and landed on the ground.
*Clap Clap Clap
>I have to applaud you. That was most impressive. I didn't expect anyone to dodge that attack in such a relatively closed hallway, using nothing more than physical abilities.
Your praise was genuine; dodging something at supersonic speed was no joke. It was a testament of her superior skill, agility and reaction time that she was able to do such an incredible feat.
...But the Doppelganger wasn't in any mood to receive praises; sweat was rolling down her brows like crazy, which was pretty understandable. After all who wouldn't get scared after what she just survived by a hair’s breath.
>Y.....You.....!
She stuttered and wasn't able to fully voice her thoughts, her composure was completely broken by your sudden appearance.
But a second later she hung her head and raised it up once more with determination, instead of saying any words, she broke into a charge. She simply realized the fact that any wasted movement would only be further disadvantage to her; she had to keep moving if she wanted to bank on the extremely slim chance of beating you then she simply had to keep moving. That was the only thing she could do.
>Dooorya!
*Swoosh Swoosh
She shouted as she attempted to cut your head off with her scimitars
You watched with disinterest as her swords approached with speed that almost rivalled Remilia. But unlike Remilia, she possessed none of the regenerative factor and natural strength that made her such a trouble some opponent. Remilia could just shrug off even the gravest of injuries; this was obviously not the case with the impostor before you.
>Foolish doppelganger! Watch as your body rebels against you!
*Splatter Splatter
*Gush
>Gaaaaargh!
Her attack was instantly as her right arm quite literally exploded. Her face contorted with visible anger, that didn't suit the beautiful face of Sakuya she was wearing.
She clutched her right that was now just a useless limp of flesh that was also heavily bleeding. No one needed to explain to her what you had done, she realized your intention the moment you thought of them, but that didn't mean that there was anything she could have done about it. Superior reflexes and speed didn't mean anything before an attack that could directly affect something found within every inch of your body.
So the only reply from her was a hateful glare, she didn't need to speak any words to convey her feelings.
>Do you understand now? As long as you are someone who is bound by the cage that is flesh, you cannot win against me.
*Clang
She threw something to the ground, it was small and spherical. You realized that it looked like a small bomb.
*Boom
The object exploded, but didn't do any harm to you....however you noted that the room filled with smoke and that her presence has disappeared.
Did she escape? You weren't sure, that would have been the logical thing to do when faced with an opponent that was beyond your level, but you couldn't be certain if she would act according to your expectations.
Your body stood still in the smoke, there was no need to move after all and it would be bothersome. Your eyes were getting itchy from the grey smoke.
*Thump
You felt a presence behind you, but you didn't bother to do anything about it.
A single blade attempted to stab you in the heart.....but it was held off by something invisible.
*Swoosh
You sent a powerful gust of air all around you, dispelling the smoke and sending the assailant backwards.
*dash
However the opponent resumed her previous action almost instantaneously by crashing her feet into the ground, she was trying despite knowing that it was impossible to break through.
Once more the opponent attempted her previous attack, but met the same result.
She tried to push her blade into the air that was protecting you.
*Swoosh Swoosh
But the wind with the power of small hurricane rose back against her, it was impossible for her to pass through it.
*Slice Slice
*Drip Drip
Small blades of wind that were continuously released, injured her face and body, her blood dirtied the floor the already ruined floor.
*Shatter
It seems that the sword wasn’t able to withstand the pressure of your wind shield, and thus shattered.
[Enchanced Wind Shield] It was capable of protecting you from physical attacks of B rank or lower. Against someone like Remilia it is little more than a waste of mana, but against trash like this, it is the most effective tool at making them realize their place.
No.30799
>Don't....
>Hmmm?
>Don't underestimate me! All of you magicians are so damn arrogant! I will show you……I will show you not look down on me with those disgusting eyes!
She shouted in utter rage that directed at both you and Goldberg.
*Swoosh
The doppelganger made a kick towards your chin. This action was so pathetic that you almost pitied her. Was she simply this unaware of the difference in our power? No.....if she is a mind reader she should know it very well....but then why is she trying anyway? I don't understand. I can’t comprehend. Why is she defying me? Even though it’s useless? Such action is devoid of any logic.
>I'm telling you its usele-----
*Hit
>Kuh!
Her legs impacted your chin and sent you flying into the wall, but your reinforcement protected you from taking any real damage.
You dusted off the dirt that fell on your clothes and stood up. Despite being hit, you weren't surprised at all, you immediately figured out that she used some kind of ability to momentarily transcend her current level of strength, but she shouldn't be able to do it for a second time.
>Why are you smiling? Don't you realize what is going to happen to you? Now that you have defied me to this extent, I am not going to let you off lightly.
You said after noting that her expression lacked anything that would indicate she was despairing, which should be the emotion she was feeling right now…….But instead she was having a triumphant smile that didn't fit her situation, as if she just achieved something great and notable.
>You truly annoy me.....Very well, for resisting me so much, I will be sure to repay you in kind.
You extended your right arm
>Gah!
The doppelganger's limb stretched violently as if they were being forcefully pulled by invisible ropes.
*Strech *Strech *Strech
>Aaaargh!
You started to pull her limbs beyond their limit, the muscle tissues started to strain themselves just to keep up.
You relaxed your hold for a second, just install a false sense of hope into her.
>*Cough.....Just do what.....*Cough.....you have to do....scum!
She said, already knowing what awaited her.
>Bend.
You issued the command....
*Shatter
*Shatter
*Pierce
>Arrrrrrgh! Kah......Kah.....Kah...............G...o .....to hell....!
Despite having her remaining 3 limbs bent at impossible angles and one of her bones piercing through her leg, she remained defiant to the end.
>Why are you resisting? Why? I cannot understand your actions. Just surrender and I will stop hurting you. You should have realized a long time ago that your chance of winning was 0%
You asked her, but your words were met with fierce red eyes.
>I won't bow down my head....to another magician!
*Step Step
You inched closer to her.
>I see, so that's how you want to play this....very well I shall oblige if that's what you want.
*Spit
She spit her saliva onto your face, you raised one hand and clumsily wiped it off.
>You should probably know that I can kill you in over 500 ways, and that's just with my blood manipulation......
>But I shall let you choose the way you wish to go. Do you want to have your blood stilled? Do you want me to make your heart explode? Do you want me to simply boil your blood? ....Or do you choose to surrender and be spared of the pain?
You asked in a menacing tone
But she still didn't have any fear in her eyes, she already knew that you wouldn't kill her as you needed her alive for information. Even if she were to die, the only thing she would regret is that she didn't live long enough to kick her master's ass, so naturally her answer was:
>*Cough....Just go with yer fakin favourite...
The situation has gotten truly troublesome, it seems like she really has no intent to surrender at all. Does she not value her life? Anyway killing her would be too much of a waste as I need every information I can get.....but on the other hand not punishing her after all this would be a huge blow to my prestige. What to do?
No.30800
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Choose wat to do.
1.[ ] Attempt to negotiate
2.[ ] Put her out of her misery
3.[ ] Torture her to death (Insert specific method here)
4.[ ] Knock her unconscious, deal with it later.
5.[ ] Bring her to Remilia
6.[ ] Other
No.30806
>>30800
OP I LOVE YOU.
Anyway, do we know that she belongs to goldberg? If so, this could really complicate things.
No.30807
No.30812
>>30806
We already suspected it in the previous posts seeing that Sakuya went out to look for Goldberg
No.30814
>>30800
At last! Just as hope started to be lost, OP delivered!
Well, this is an easy situation enough.
>3.[x] Torture her to death
Step 1, Mesmerize the Doppleganger
Step 2, Obtain conscent to dig into her memories
Step 3, Obtain memories "I'm sorry dear, your only worth is what you just gave up"
Step 4, Turn off Mesmerize once we're done so she can fully appreciate whats going to happen to her
Step 5,With newly aquired information, decide wheter or not its worth it to wake up Remillia
Step 6,Give her the most slow and painful experience by grinding her bones to dust but also maintaining her conscious via magic healing throught the whole process, starting with each limb individually, listening to her trying not to cry out like the trash being she is
Step 7, Give her a kiss on the cheek while holding her head still then proceed to fuck with her facial blood vessel until what was previously her face becomes a formless mass of bloodied flesh
This looks to me like Goldberg sent us a message. Her alive isnt worth much but her memories probably are the real reason she was sent our way. We would get a clue on his location and the condition of Sakuya aswell, if she's alive or not.
Once we're done with this insect we need to make sure to clean the place, heal up properly then meet Patchouli at the library to get uncursed and explain to her what happened.
No.30815
>>30814
>Step 1, Mesmerize the Doppleganger
Forgot to write it into the profile, but Doppelgangers have charm immunity as a racial ability, so mesmerizing them wouldn't work
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/doppelganger.htm
>Special Attacks: Detect thoughts
>Special Qualities: Change shape, darkvision 60 ft., immunity to sleep and charm effects
No.30818
>>30815
well thats a bummer
Step 0 Use some spell from our grimoire to change the doppleganger's very nature into something else, like a human.
This would likely require some major preparation we just cant afford for the moment therefore knocking her unconscious and keep her in some magical captivity until we're ready to perform such a ritual. THEN we go full torture on that bitch.
Alternatively we could just ask conscent in exchange or dealing with Goldberg personally, which we might have to do and she might agree. Then we painlessly kill her.
OR we could try to severe whatever magical link inbetween her and Goldberg in exchange for conscent then set her off on her own with a little pat on the back then once she's out of her psy range we just blow her into flesh pulp using blood manipulation.
Seriously we're a wizard, possibilities are infinite.
No.30822
>>30815
I guess just go with the torture method. My problem is dealing with goldberg afterwards though. Apparantly he has plans for this place, and knows full well who and what remi is. We may have to do some diplomacy shit with him considering the fact the he seems stronger than us. I vote torture, maybe bring to remi, and then get fixed up by patchy.
I just hope mystia, rumia, the strongest, and Medio are okay.
No.30823
>>30822
*meido
Serisouly, fuck mobile.
No.30832
>>30800
I feel like we could bring her to Remilia before torturing her. God forbid she sees a body similar to Sakuya's a bloody mound of flesh.
No.30841
torturing is pointless since she won't reveal anything, and it would probably anger goldie
just 5.[x] Bring her to Remilia
No.30850
>>30800
4.[X] Knock her unconscious, deal with it later.
5.[X] Bring her to Remilia
Remi's probably going to want to deal with the doppelganger personally.
Also, we should probably start training our blood magic to get our fine movement and full movement speed back. Alternatively, let's look into making a wheelchair or try finding one in a certain oddity store.
No.30851
>>30850
Magic. Heal the spine fully. We must've been messed up in the past millennia a similar way if we were injured this badly by a doppelganger.It's not like we are only getting hurt like this here in the past couple days.
No.30853
>>30850
Magic with patchy comes first. We will only visit kourin if it's absolutely necesary.
No.30854
>>30851
Unless we have an item for restoring severed nerves, we're going to need to use our specialized magic to compensate. Enhancement improves what we already have, but that doesn't solve the core problem. Elementalism is helping right now in the form of Blood Manipulation, but that's limited by us lacking fine motor function in the lower half of our body.
We might have another flesh worm on hand and could potentially just chop off our paralyzed bits and replace it with that, but I'm going on the assumption that we either used our only flesh worm to replace our arm, or the ones we may still have aren't large enough to replace our body from the waist down.
No.30856
>>30850
Edgelord here, I agree with this guy. At the moment we cant do much else other than get patched up and Remi probably has ways to deal with this situation.
No.30860
Why do so many of you fags want to brutally torture her?
Are you all evil sadists?
All she did was stab you, christ
No.30862
>>30860
>All she did was stab you, christ
>She also poisoned us and was involved in cursing us.
>She also paralyzed us from the waist down.
>She has connections to our client, who now seems to have hostile intent towards us.
>She acted defiantly at every opportunity she was given to surrender.
Magician-kun has more than enough reason to want the doppelganger dead. She's our enemy and she tried to take us out of the picture before going after Remi.
While Magician-kun has had lapses of reason, like asking to be friends with Remi instead of getting the humans spared, he's normally smart enough to know that someone who tries to murder you isn't a very good friend, and should be appropriately punished for their insolence.
No.30865
>>30860
>all she did was stab us
Christ, are you goku or something ? Are you implying you wouldn't be ass blasted if some slimy doppelganger weakened you, stabbed you, and then mocked you? Bith had it coming
No.30866
>>30860
I'm doing it for the sake of practicality. Mesmerize does not work on her, so there is only one other way to get information.
No.30876
>>30865
I'm not saying to befriend her, I'm saying that she hasn't done anything that would deserve some cruel and sadistic torture.
It's not like she burned your house down and murdered your family
No.30879
No.30902
>>30862
You're the one with the problems in reasoning if you think saving a bunch of worthless humans is more beneficial having Remilia as an ally.
The doppelganger is just a pawn of some magician, not worth torturing. We've exploded her limbs anyway. She's been defiant so far and hates magicians so she probably won't reveal any information to us no matter what we do, we should bring her to Remi for some brownie points.
No.30903
>>30902
>bunch of worthless humans
Jesus, the edge. Can't we have some semblance of a heart?
No.30904
>>30903
how will that help us accomplish our goal?
No.30949
>>30865
Can we summon Goku when things get bad?
No.31056
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>>30856
>>30850
>>30841
>[X] You choose to knock her out and bring her to Remilia.
*Hit
>Gah
A fist impacted the Doppelgangers head, its original intent was to knock her out, but ended up hitting her in the wrong spot and thus caused her pain
>I'm sorry (Not really); it seems that I’m unable control my arm efficiently due to the effects of your rather annoying potion. So please bear with me as this may take a while.
*Punch
>Khu!
Once more she was hit on her forehead, but she remained awake.
>You suck.
>My. My. If you are going to be so rude, this is going to take eveeen longer.
You responded with a twisted voice, you were clearly enjoying this too much.
The fist was raised for the third time and swung....
*Boom Rumble Rumble Quake Quake
.....But you stopped it midway as an explosion shook the entirety of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. The sound and tremors originated from…...the area near Remilia’s room.
*Thump
You drew your hand back and stood worried; explosions were never a good sing. Especially considering the current situation. You sincerely doubted that Remilia just woke up with a bad leg and decided to go boom, which meant…..more intruders.
*Thump
Magic Detection: Successful
*Static
What's this? Who is this familiar presence?
Moments after the explosion, you sensed the presence of a powerful magician.....but what was strange about it is that.....it felt like you already met this presence.....but you were unable to assign a person in your mind to it......you tried to think deeper about it. Could it be……. Goldberg……But I never encountered him……so it canno------
*Tug
*Static
>Arrrgh? What's with my head these days!?
The moment you tried to remember, you felt as if you were hit by electricity.
*Boom Tremor Tremor Rumble Rumble
But you weren't able to complain any further; as a second explosion shook the mansion.....this one came from below.
Another one!? Just great......this certainly complicates this......
>Hahahaha....!
The satisfied laugh of the Doppelganger broke your thoughts.
>I see.......so I was nothing more than a mere distraction....It didn't mean whether I lived or died......just coming here has fulfilled my role. I didn't expect anything less from that shrewd disgusting bastard.......
>So the true attack force has arrived, huh?
You didn't need her to say it; you already figured it out from the location of the explosion and the magical presence of the invaders. Both of them were very powerful. However the one that entered downstairs and was heading into Patchouli's direction seemed to be the weaker of the two, while the stronger and familiar one crashed right into Remilia's room. They have most likely already engaged into a fight.
Remembering the actions of the Doppelganger, it was clear that they know the layout of the mansion and its residents, which made it all the more likely that they have most likely sent forces that they think can defeat Remilia and Patchouli.
Status Update: Patchouli is in danger
Status Update: Remilia is in danger
>This certainly changes my priorities....
You turn your head to towards the Doppelganger and focus your magic.
>You just stay there until I get back.
Suddenly the wall of the mansion gained sentience and it formed into a hand that firmly grasped her battered body.
>It's not like I could have run in this state ya know......
The Doppelganger complained since the hand was holding her too tightly.
You paid her little mind as the urgency of the situation has demanded that your mind should be clear, you couldn’t allow pests and bugs to distract you.
Before doing anything, you decided to think the situation over one more time....
No.31057
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First off, despite the obvious danger to Patchouli and Remilia.....this could still actually just be a trap for you to fall into; running into it would just serve their goals then.
Secondly, you obviously cannot be at two places at the same time, if you want to rescue them you can only try and help Remilia or Patchouli at a time. Naturally it is safe to assume that whichever battle you joined would easily be able to turn the tides in 2v1 situations, allowing you to help with the last one after you finish.
Thirdly, the second point can be invalidated by creating a really powerful elemental or a group of powerful elementals that could be sent to the area.
Fourth point: Remilia is stronger and more resilient than Patchouli, as long as her weaknesses aren't exploited, she should be able to hold off for longer in a combat situation than the magician.
Fifth point: However saving Patchouli might be counterproductive as according to Doppelganger's word, their main target is Remilia. Therefore assisting Remilia should take priority.
Sixth Point: The doppelganger was just bait, so it’s very much possible that her information was likewise given to her to mislead you, therefore going to Remilia's room is just what they might want......
Seventh Point: In the event where you join a fight, which takes too long to finish. The battle on the other site might have already concluded in a negative way, therefore you would be forced to face a hostage situation or worse…..
Eight Point: In the end you cannot know anything for certain, so the only thing you can do is choose your course action.... and hope for the best
1.[ ] Try to help Remilia
2.[ ] Try to help Patchouli
3.[ ] Try to help both
4.[ ] Let out the locked vampire from the basement
5.[ ] Cry for help
6.[ ] Fuck saving them, go for a round with Koa
7.[ ] Go back to torturing the false-Sakuya
8.[ ] Leave the SDM and never come back
9.[ ] Other
No.31058
>>31057
As much as I want my waifu to shine I don't know if it's a good idea to let her out lest our enemy be destroyed before we can get any info out of them.
No.31060
>>31057
>>31058
Oh fug, this is going to be really decisive shit, isn't it. I think flan might just be our only choice, if we hurry up and free her, we could send her off to fight with either patchy or remilia, while we also assist. The problem is, who should we send, and where? I think we can assume that they know Remi's weaknesses, and since flan is a vampire as well, she can also be exploited. I suggest we free flan and send her to fight with patchy, before going to assist remi our self.
then we fug koa already, god damn It
unless someone thinks of something smarter.
>inb4 leave and pretend this never happened
No.31063
>>31060
I'll have to agree. I'm requesting a character sheet for the two entities so we aren't blindsided like last time too.
No.31064
>>31057
Both 3 and 4. Split up, you go for the one that Flandre doesn't help out.
No.31076
You're closer to Remilia, and Patchouli has Koakuma as a distraction helper.
Help Remilia, then work with her to find a decisive course of action.
No.31080
>>31057
we're closest to Remilia, no point wasting time thinking and get to her asap. Once the invader is dispatched we head to Patchy in hopes she'd be fine.
And lets not hold back punches. Blood manipulation to burst the target's limbs if avaliable asap.
No.31083
>>31080
I dunno, I think the more we have the better in this situation. We DO know that flan is here, and we do know that patchouli and remi know she is. From that, we can determine that flan is friendly toward patchy and remi. If we hurry, we can get to her, tell her that patchy and remi are in trouble and then she'll most likely assist them. It shouldn't take that long, and it leaves a MUCH higher chance of patchy, Koa and remi surviving
where the fuck does meiling fit in all this anyway? No matter what headcanon you follow she should NOT still be asleep
No.31085
>>31063
Request denied.
Unlike the small fry doppelganger, revealing the character sheet of your current enemies would give away too much plot information too quickly.
**Though you can wish for the knowledge and lose XP, fufu*
No.31086
>>31085
>denied
Here we go.
No.31087
>>31057
>4.[X] Release the Kraken!
Or 6
No.31128
2
We know Remi can handle her self to an extent. Plus we still need Patchy to get us to an optimal condition.
No.31148
>>31083
something unpredictable might occur if we release Flan, like getting eaten on sight because she doesnt know us or something batshit insane like that.
Lets do it.
Meiling is busy getting drunk at Kasen the Oni Hermit's place with Marissa and a spooky skeltal
No.31391
why does this cunt take so long to update
No.31475
>>31391
Why are you being such a cunt about it
No.31578
>>31060
>>31064
>>31087
>>31148
>[X] You choose to release the Flan
Hmm....Indeed the situation could be equalized if the vampire that resides in the basement was to be mobilized. But that still would only apply, if the person down there decides to help you, which wasn't 100% sure. The fact that she hasn't moved from her location even though a day has passed since your initial invasion yesterday, made you suspect that she was some kind of prisoner here (or just someone like Patchouli.)
....But given the fact that her presence was very similar to Remilia's, the kind of similarity that only existed between relatives, you put the prisoner theory aside.
Whether she helps or not, there is a more important factor that comes with taking this course of action. And that was time. It would take time to get down to the basement. It would take even more time to talk her into helping and explain the situation to her. And it would also take time just for the two of you to get back to the zones where the battles were occurring.
You concluded that all of this would take at least 5 minutes from your limited time. And in such a situation every millisecond could be essential. For all you knew in that 5 minutes Patchouli and Remilia can be easily defeated by the unknown enemy.
>Tch
You were highly unsure if this was the right course of action, but you have already made your mind up. So it was useless to think anymore about it.
Only a single second has passed as you thought all this over. But even that might have been too much. Maybe you just gave away the essential one second that would have allowed you to save someone.
>Supernatural Property Addition: [Incorporeal Body]
Status update: Your body now can pass through certain matters and ignore most forms of physical attack.
Supernatural Property Addition: It was one of your magic under the enchantment branch that allowed to you to imbue various supernatural properties and concepts into objects and even your own body. Of course this was solely limited to effects that you were aware of and fully knew its mechanics. You could mimic the properties of a wide variety of western monsters as you thoroughly dissected and experimented on them. But you cannot copy the abilities of someone like Sakuya as you simply do not understand the inner workings that lay behind her ability.
>Supernatural Property Addition:[Trolls Blood] Regeneration increased, vulnerability to fire attacks: 300%
Status update: Regeneration increased, vulnerability to fire attacks: 300%
Since melee was completely blocked to you at the moment, you had to change your way of thinking as you couldn't just go charging into combat like you usually did. You were now forced to make preparations and act like a proper magician would do, which is why you were going to enchant yourself and prepare several spells before going anywhere. Even if you were under a time constraint, such preparation was necessary, since if you were to be killed, you obviously wouldn't be able to help anyone. Though that said.... these were all temporary enchantments that were lucky if they lasted for more than 20 minutes, you didn't have the proper casting time to make permanent ones at the moment
>Supernatural Property Addition: [Invisibility]
Status update: You are invisible
>Supernatural Property Addition: [Lesser Precognition]
Status update: Perceive future events 3-5 seconds before they happen. May not work properly (Can show false futures and simply not trigger) and may show only one possible future at a time.
>Conditional Magic: Wind Magic: Air Burst. Load: 30
Condition: Sprint
>Conditional Magic: Wind Magic: Vacoom Blade. Load: 15
Condition: Make slashing motions with your limbs
>Conditional Magic: Wind Magic: Greater Air Burst. Load: 5
Condition: If your body were to be hit by an attack, release this spell automatically.
>Conditional Magic: Density Manipulation: Immovable Mountain. Load: 5
Condition: Greater Air Burst broken through or if damage were to be received and Great Air Burst is no longer present.
>Conditional Magic: Enchantment magic: Downgrading Body. Load:Unlimited but costs mana for each downgrading that was triggered.
Condition: Hostile object makes contact with your body.
>Conditional Magic: Reinforcement Magic: Reinforce Self: Variation Epsilon. Load: 1
Condition: Major blood loss or word activation.
Status update: Your magical power has decreased to Rank B
Status update: Reinforcement Beta is no longer in effect, switching back to Alpha.
No.31591
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>>31591
Wait, why did this even get posted?
Back when I went to sleep it said that it failed to be uploaded.
No.31602
>>31600
What do you expect me to say? Systems probably just feted out. It does that from time to time.
No.31603
>>31602
>feted
>meant to say derped
What the fug auto correct.
No.31605
>>31602
I'm done with the editing but it isn't letting me posting any long text
No.31612
>>31605
Guess I'll just try again when I get home
No.31634
>>31631
Okay so the reason I'm posting these shit in picture format is because 8chan is shit and doesn't allow me to post anything above a certain word amount for some inexplicable reason.
No.31647
>>31634
>1.[x] Introduce ourselves, Gontrand Teo'gal, a Magician, and try to press the urgency of the situtation
Also
>23.[x] Eplain that we're not the invaders but the invasion may have been the result of our presence and we're deeply sorry about what is happening at the SDM but if we want to save the lives of the inhabitants we must go up there and fight the bad guys as soon as possible and Remi will confirm our story.
pic somewhat related
No.31650
>>31634
Oh shit, one wrong move and we're dead. Uh, what does flanfag think we should do?
please don't let it be 4
No.31654
>>31634
>Not picking 15
You guys ain't fun at all.
No.31655
>>31654
but wouldnt you name yourself Gontrand Teo'gal, a Magician instead?
No.31662
>>31655
Kid clearly wants to have some fun.
It's time to have some fun.
No.31665
>>31655
I mean, not particularly
No.31666
>>31654
>wanting to die this bad
OP, can we see how this ends, while still being able to pick an ACTUAL answer after we're inevitably slaughtered?
No.31668
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>>31666
I would prefer not to write anything extra seeing my time has really become constrained, which is the reason for the weekly updates.
Besides we are only about 3-5 choices away from finishing the prologue so i want to end this in one thread if possible.
No.31669
>>31650
Only I lewd the flan. No worries.
>>31634
I think one and three are the best choices. I don't know how the author's idea of Flandre differs from mine so the best idea is to be direct and simple.
No.31670
>>31669
I agree with this. Just make sure to include that we don't have much time in the careful explanation portion, but if we move too quickly with the explanation, flan might just murder us
No.31700
>>31668
>finishing the prologue
I would love you if you keep to your words as hard as I would hate you for bailing before the end if you're serious, OP.
No.31701
>>31668
>prolouge
How far does the rabbithole go?
No.31702
>>31700
On that touhou-project chan or whatever it was called I remember a CYOA that spanned like 40 threads before OP ultimately dropped it. I'm honestly glad I missed it because I'd have to go full autism and continue where OP left off if I had been apart of it from the beginning like I am here.
No.31704
>>31669
Requesting permission to lewd the flan
No.31705
>>31704
Permission granted. Only OP's Flan though
No.31707
>>31705
That's okay, I like my murderous vampire lolis how I like my blenders
with my dick in it
No.31709
No.31729
>>31702
It's only as long as you make it out to be.
Depending on your actions you can even die.
Though the only way to really die before ending this prologue is via Flandre.
No.31737
>>31729
Won't happen for as long as I draw breath.
No.32056
>>31634
>1. [x] Introduce ourselves, Eifion Teague, a Magician, and try to press the urgency of the situtation.
We're a European mage. Let's have a Welsh name.
>23. [X] Other.
Tell Flan that we're a guest in the mansion, and that both Patchouli and Remilia can vouch for us. In addition, tell her that both of them are in danger, these intruders have probably harmed Sakuya, and given our current condition, we probably would be a dead weight to either of the people we're trying to save. Suggest that Flan save her sister while we try to assist Patchouli.
If we remain calm and just tell Flan straight up what's going on, we probably won't get the shit murdered out of us for now, at least.
No.32083
You have 1-2 choices left until the end.
No.32084
>>32083
If I'm being honest, I actually would prefer that we help patchy. But, I think we addresses this before, that out opponents clearly know what they are dealing with, and have come prepared to fight and kill vampires. So it is the best course of action to send flan to help patchy while we go to help remi.
not before we take a little smoke break
How weakened are we again?
No.32089
>>32083
Try no.1 with these words
"You should be aware that the invaders are expecting to deal with vampires and we'd be better off swapping places so that we keep some advantages by mixing magicians and vampires. Knowing this, will you reconsider your choice?"
We then roll with whatever she chooses to. Afterall, we should at least put some trust in our friends.
Teo-nii killed my heart, I wasnt expecting that to happen when suggesting this name
No.32090
>>32083
Go fight together. Certainly 3 fighting together would be enough to instantly end a battle or at least hold off enough to meet up with Patchouli and fight as 4. Chances seem more dire for the sisters than Patchy. Seriously where the hell is China?
No.32091
>>32090
didnt you listen? China is busy getting drunk at the armless hermit's place with stolen sake brought by Marissa
No.32092
>>31148
>>32091
>busy getting drunk at Kasen the Oni Hermit's place with Marissa and a spooky skeltal
>spooky skeltal
>>31043
No.32093
>>32092
it was I who wished for the spooky skeltal
No.32095
>>32093
I was pretty sure you were."Marissa" was the main reason.
Come to think of it, "I never got my wish."
No.32096
>>32095
That shouldn't be in quotes.
No.32143
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>>32084
>>32089
>[X] You choose to persuade Flan and rescue Remilia alone
I guess its finally time for me to reveal the plot, so this is going to be a pretty long part.
You will have one final choice left after I'm done with tat.
No.32150
>>32143
>Umineko
I remember the Steam conversations we had. You're going to pull off some crazy shit, aren't you?
No.32156
>>32150
Surely op wouldn't take us on some kind of ruse cruise r-right?
No.32175
>>32143
OP, you're scaring me.
I feel less ready for this than I'm ready to see shovelcuck in smash 4
No.33769
No.35012
I just 'killed' the fact that this isn't on the front page.
No.35032
>>35012
God fucking damn it shiki poster, you made me think it was back.
No.35038
>>35012
Go "kill" yourself.
No.35040
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