The Anime Trope System: Legend of the Stone Father #22 Page 2

  Olivia: a Venus sister. A tall, busty woman with dark blonde hair. She serves as Aunder’s tracker, presenting him with possible whereabouts of the other “players.” She’s the reason why Aunder found the others so easily, despite their vast distances apart.

  Eventually joined Team Stone along with her sisters after her cover as a double agent was exposed.

  Momo: a Venus sister. A white-haired cool beauty. Lacking in the breast department, she is often seen in more revealing clothing. She’s able to Jump the party vast distances, though Aunder prefers to travel by foot. She is the best at hiding her emotions, not that the Viper cares.

  Eventually joined Team Stone along with her sisters after her cover as a double agent was exposed.

  Stone Maidens:

  Arch Priestess Ichika: a young woman with sky-blue hair and a righteous attitude. Possibly the most normal of her small group. Often takes responsibility very seriously and will easily blame herself for any failures, even if out of her control. The second in command of the Stone Maidens, following Head Maiden Asu. The High Priestesses hate her cooking.

  High Priestesses that follow Ichika:

  Megu: someone who is somewhat short tempered and sometimes blames others a little too often. The other high priestesses call her lazy. She calls it, “taking a lax approach at life.”

  Emi: a tender-hearted young woman who panics a little when things get out of control. Maybe comedically cries a lot.

  Jae: a kuudere that loves to eat, but never gains weight. She’s blunt about everything, but doesn’t talk much. Many of the others call her adorable behind her back.

  Yumi: a timid girl who is sometimes known for a sense of humor. That is, when she’s actually around. She has a tendency to lock herself in her room after work or take multiple bathroom breaks. Could she be…?

  Team Dark:

  Dark: the Leaf. A chuuni and an interloper from Earth; aka a “player.” Only five interlopers are allowed in the stone-viper games; however, many Watchers consider them illegal, along with any other intruder. Dark’s element is… well, dark. Brought to Satovia by a guide of his own, a green-haired entity named Selkie, the young man is on a comical mission to… take over the world. Or so he says aloud. The truth is, Satovia is an escape from his horrific old life on Earth. He’s soul-searching. Unfortunately, when he thought he found a place of belonging, the Viper showed up and forced him to abandon them. Selkie was unsuccessful at getting him to return. He did not feel he had the right to show his face to the maids and butlers. He can never face Ikumi again.

  Selkie: a friendly entity, who loves her Chinese-style dresses. A short beauty with green hair and mystery. Dark’s guide. She’s on a mission to save her sister from a special petrification. The Leaf will eventually gain the ability to save her.

  Myriad: a thunderbird, and Dark’s party member. Curious nature, loves to eat. Harpy family. She hates eggs, especially when they’re cracked near her.

  Tiffia: A sex-teasing Crusader researcher with a secret project that could supposedly change the world. Many of her fellow researchers back it. She’s a blonde woman who was secretly a customer of Terrance, though he didn’t recognize her when she attempted to “purify” him. Orders from a now-dead Pillar.

  Terrance: dark-skinned man with black hair. A psychic, although he didn’t know at first. He didn’t believe in anything supernatural until strange things started happening around him. It is unclear why the Crusaders were truly interested in this man; however, so was Aunder, the Viper. He left Terrance a business card for recruitment, which he eventually accepted, seeking answers. He is the Viper’s prophet. (Dead.)

  Sol Niye Lor: the Falcon, one of the five dimensional interlopers invited by the Watchers. With goals of glory, the young man had no intention of letting the other “players” get a one-up on him. If he could change the stone-viper games to the Falcon game… A skilled fighter, although a bit unreasonable. After being brought back to life by the Bright Ones, he joined Team Viper as the Golden Reaper.

  Other characters:

  The Oyabun: Misaka’s father. (Yakuza boss.)

  The red-hooded stalker: a mysterious man in a red cloak that serves the Stone Maidens proper.

  The Viper Maidens.

  The ex-kid-maid: the 14-year-old Mei sent away in Volume 2.

  The Watchers.

  Alena: Alice’s mother. An archangel.

  Madrian Tanaka: Chika’s mother.

  Nila: Alice’s paternal grandmother.

  Naomi: a cute and shy, green-haired journalist who gains massive courage when angered. One of Clyde’s first friends.

  Hideo: Toru’s uncle. Crusader researcher. Defeated as a major boss of Volume 7.

  Kazumi: Harumi’s friend. Perverted girl with the glasses.

  Ming’s friends/minions: Han, Peng, Tyrone (Kazumi’s boyfriend), and Zack.

  Chesire: servant of the queen of Wonderland.

  Ashard: fairy son of Titania the Fairy Queen. He’s a man of mystery at this point but is definitely a creature of the light.

  Thor, God of Thunder. [Dead?]

  The Lady Mayor.

  The Lady Mayor’s mystery tracker, Jin.

  Matsuko, fallen angel.

  Alexus Reid, mysterious cultivator and “player.”

  Mother Nature.

  Ayano: Kitome’s mother.

  Kyoko: Ruri’s mother.

  Risa Soulless: the youngest of the Soulless family’s elder dragons. She was full of ambition to climb to the top. She’s a blonde beauty of a dragon girl with the ability to shift from human form to that of an enormous reptile of death. Chiyo and the others knew her as someone who wouldn’t hurt a thing.

  Anzu: from Volume 3. They first walked in on the loli while she was singing a cat-heavy song. She is the real estate agent who booked Clyde his first house. She’s 23. A friend of Harumi and Liru.

  Amaterasu “Juliette”: Melody’s mother. She Who Dawns Time. A legendary trickster demoness, wife of Platus, Dark God of Utopius. Crimson red hair like her daughter. However, she has unnerving glowing eyes. Melody does not share this trait. She was a major 3-phase boss in Volume 8. Clyde pulled a miracle summoning Over-Stone 75%, easily defeating her. (Gave her life to protect her daughter…)

  Platus, Dark God of Utopius: Melody’s father. He is not to be mistaken for He Who Paints the Night, a rogue dark god that impersonated Platus. Platus wants to harshly punish his daughter for accidentally breaking the realm’s core. She couldn’t control her immense strength back then. He sealed it as a result. He’s an angry, kingly figure who will do whatever it takes to get things done. Even if it means hurting loved ones.

  Fumi: a very kind slime girl with the ability to shift into human form. She is Toru’s lover.

  Nina: a gothic loli vampire, who first debuted as Kiko’s mistress, in Volume 4. She didn’t care about the system constructed by the Lot City vampire clan. Instead, she turned out to be a videogame addict and kid at heart. Surrendering and begging for her life the moment Team Stone attacked her clan. Not that she was aware of the plans of those on the upper hierarchy.

  Maya: a mucus toad monster girl, CEO of Nowie pizza chains and more. She’s in love with Seth. First appearance was in Volume 3.

  Nuri: half-pixy servant of Maya who actually attends Sato Academy.

  Ling: Tetra’s coworker and close friend. She’s a short woman with wavy brown hair, a bust somehow exceeding even Tetra’s, and a somewhat sexual-flirty vibe about her.

  Sahara: leader of the Fireside magical girls. Long silver hair, red eyes. Cool, calm, and collected: she is the picture of serenity. Powerful and resourceful. The FM has a history of trying to recruit Yusuke and Kitome into their group. Clare’s shop has been booming ever since Sahara and her girls worked the café half of it. The maid café on 21st Street may start to notice…

  Mortem: the entity who brought Clyde to Satovia. Technically Clyde’s guide. An asshole.

  Julius: Seth’s older brother and was once a member of Fuyoko’s
group of misfits: Treasure hunters, though Fuyoko’s attempts to persuade him to unlock the vault or pass on the key failed. In volume 19, after finding himself on his own again, Julius was presented with an offer from none other than the Crusaders.

  Aunder: the Viper himself. Our “antagonist” who lives for the honor of battle. An esper (from a warrior-race). Like Clyde, he was brought into Satovia against his will. Universally powerful, this man is feared. The Soul Taker was a nickname given to him on his home-world, though he doesn’t acknowledge it. He’s not evil, but will not back down from the sweet call of the fight. He’s on a journey to seek out the other “players,” following the rules of the game. However, his heart isn’t in it. His decisions will mostly depend on the journey. He single-handedly enslaved all three Venus sisters. Let’s not forget his love for the drink. (Dead.)

  Princess Dire: a mysterious figure throughout the lore, known to be named after a curse that turns its victims into children. There is a possibility that the princess herself is a victim of the curse. Aunder rescued her from being publicly executed by a group of crazy villagers who practiced witch hunting. (Dead.)

  Episode 95 (Part 1): The Royal Succubus Household

  Last time on the Anime Trope System, the team was exposed to the bigger picture of what would undoubtably grow into an apocalypse for the entirety of the multiverses. There was still much to do.

  But first, Ako needed to finally get her certification as a combat master, something long overdue.

  She accomplished this task remarkably, demonstrating to the team that she actually did what she taught.

  Now arises another problem on top of many Clyde and the others must face.

  The Monster Kingdoms and Catgirl Village arc continues…

  Welcome to the Anime Trope System Volume 22…

  Morning…

  Monster Kingdoms…

  Meowon, Nation of Athel…

  Kasha’s Palace…

  Wednesday… Week 1. Month 4. Year in Satovia: 1. Season: Late winter.

  [Satovian Universal Calendar: Justice, 46390.]

  [School: Active day. Classes: Monday, Wednesday, Friday.]

  [Current declared fiancée(s): Melody, Alice, Tear, Harumi, Chika, Natalia, Kitome, Yuki, Tessa, Ruri, Ming, Amina, Airi, Neko.]

  [Expecting: Harumi, Alice, Kitome, Chika, ???.]

  [Countdown until babies are born:]

  [Harumi, kitsune: Currently: Month 2/5, week 3, day 1.]

  [Alice, half-demoness, half-angel: Currently: Month 2/5, week 2, day 4.]

  [Kitome, human: Currently: Month 2/9.3, week 1, day 1.]

  [Chika, human: Currently: week 2, day 6.]

  [???, human: Currently: Week 2, day 4.]

  Clyde, seeing the details of the last line, knew it was time to confront her. He slowly maneuvered his way out of bed without waking the others. First, he washed up for the morning, borrowing Alice’s toothpaste of course, and put on some comfortable casual wear.

  Down the hall, a catgirl maid gave him a bow.

  “Nya, good morning, Lord Stone.”

  “Morning,” Clyde returned the greeting without slowing down. “Thanks for putting up with us.”

  He found the room he was looking for within seconds, feeling her presence, and knocked. The door opened moments later, revealing a woman in her early twenties with long black hair, blue eyes, and dressed in a shrine maiden outfit.

  He honestly expected Clare to be annoyed with him bugging her in the morning, but the shrine maiden smiled as he greeted her. She allowed the young man into her room without a shred of hesitation.

  This wasn’t the first time Clyde visited Clare without others around, but her mood was like the roll of a dice, each number representing a different shade of annoyance or anger with a few bright lights here or there.

  “Would you like to go get breakfast with me?” Clyde asked. “There’s… something I’d like to talk with you about.”

  He crafted the item in his inventory unbeknownst to Clare.

  “First, I want to say… what I did was careless,” Clyde said softly, “but I have no regrets. That is, if you let me take responsibility.”

  Clyde blushed furiously, clearly caught off guard. “You know, don’t you?”

  “Let’s just say this morning I sort of felt his or her little presence,” Clyde said. It wasn’t a complete lie, but the system withheld the information until realization dawned on the young man. Well, he had a sneaking suspicion and two weeks seemed more of a realistic time to allow to pass before confronting that.

  Then again, he rarely had much time these days to sit and relax. Hell, he, Tear, Alice, Asu, and even Mother Nature listened in on the conversation Melody briefly had with her father. Clyde was prepared to yank the asshole into the dimension, but Mother Nature stopped him.

  She took the information and Jumped back to Celestial, promising to return soon with an idea. Maybe the crazy goddess would produce a cure for the redhead’s world.

  “So will you let me?” Clyde asked as he discreetly withdrew the item from his inventory into the palm of his hand.

  Clare studied the young man for a bit, then she huffed. “Of course you’ll take responsibility. It takes two to make a baby.”

  She froze when Clyde slipped the ring onto her finger.

  “Will you marry me?” he asked.

  “Damn… You know, I could use a demonstration on how… making a baby is done,” Clare said. “You know damned well I will marry you.”

  Clyde pulled the shrine maiden into a passionate kiss, which turned into more.

  [Your relationship with Clare has increased to Treasured level 4.]

  [Clare has fallen in love with you! Well, she had always loved you.]

  [Congratulations for the proposal to Clare!]

  [Your fiancée Clare’s current mood: heart-fluttering happiness and humbled.]

  [Base Ki bonus from Clare: +500%. Base attack increased by 1,000.]

  [Perk bonus on hold until you marry her: God Tier skill: Hidden God’s Aura. Unleashing this aura will render all celestial beings within the area of influence completely powerless for 5 minutes, strength reduced to that of a human, unable to access their source of power. This includes deities, angels and devils, spirits, dark gods, time lords, and even primal gods. All celestial beings. This is a rapidly draining skill should it be kept up too long. You may will it to not affect your allies.]

  [Warning, God or Mythic tier skills will drain an enormous amount, maybe even all of your MP upon use. Use sparingly. You do not have to train this skill.]

  [Clare is from Yaponiya and embraces the human way of marriage as it is the only way she knows. However, the woman is also open-minded to fun ways, as long as it is safe and not nonsensical nor humiliating.]

  Clyde was surprised when Clare ended up changing into casual wear after the bath, rather than another shrine maiden outfit. Damn, did he have fun with her during the breakfast. The young woman’s cheeriness brightened the hell out of the catgirl restaurant. That, combined with a little teasing and innuendos, somehow led to the two exploring the town and almost making love in the park.

  Later that morning, Clyde was met with Tear’s pouting and gloominess.

  “Can we really not do literally anything else?” Tear said, though the defeat in her voice was nearly palpable.

  “Your mom’s still not trying to get you to succeed Lilith, right?” Clyde asked.

  “No, but—”

  “Tear’s mother is a sweetheart,” Venus interrupted. “She has a particular sense of humor but only wants the best for her people.”

  Tear glared at Venus. The goddess only smiled at her.

  Alice sighed. “Aunt Suzume will welcome everyone in. I’m sure she’d love to see all of us.”

  “With an ara ara,” Natalia said. She pouted for a bit. “I’ll guard Onii-chan.”

  “Guard me?” Clyde asked, skeptical. He turned to Venus. For a moment, there was a torrent of longing in that gaze that actually made the y
oung man a tad uneasy. It was almost like Lilith’s vibe, only much stronger. He did nothing to earn that nor the lust from Lilith. That could only mean she watched from above.

  God, he hoped what she could see was limited. Clyde needed to get out of his own head.

  “What happened to the Traveler?” he asked, shoving his embarrassing thoughts to the bottom of the mental black well.

  “Mother Nature took him to Celestial,” Venus answered. She gave Clyde a light tap on his arm. “She’s helping out quite a lot. I’ve never seen her so cheerful.”

  “Maybe it’s because of her grandbaby,” Airi teased, gaining a blank stare from the half-demoness. Clyde strained to hold his laughter and the super druid knew it. To distract himself, he pulled her close, embracing her from behind. She also served as a shield between him and Venus.

  Until he was ready to dive into that abyss, Clyde would gratefully accept the protection of his fiancées.

  “Nya, morning.” Neko slithered her way into the young man’s embrace.

  Airi sighed. “So when are you going to announce that Clare’s our newest sister-wife?” the super druid asked, causing Clyde to flinch. Clare anime-fell to the side. The others congratulated her, Yuki included.

  “I was getting to that,” Clyde said. For some reason, a surge of relief coated him knowing that Ako was out with Kasha for morning shopping. Then again, her only real show of anger was at Neko. The white-haired catgirl didn’t hold back in the realm of gloating.