The fat blonde man of status smiled sadistically, turning his head to face the fox-merchant, "Lady Anastasia, if I must inquire, just who is this Subaru you speak of?"
The merchant queen froze, starring at the imposing man, then to Ricardo who gave a slight sigh along with his encouraging eyes, "Subaru is… th' boy's a servant under my company, a hired mercenary of th' sorts" The amethyst girl worded carefully.
The grubbish man sniffled and raised his right hand to hold the left side of his open coat, "Is that so?"
"That's all ther' is to it" Anastasia now regaining her composure, put on her poker face
Lucius Shaked his head, "He sounds to be quite troublesome then if he were to runaway? Why would such an influential lady such as yourself bother with a petty little thing?" The duke now with a cold tone glared to the merchant queen, his eyes unwavering.
"Ah I can understand yer confusion" Anastasia paused for a moment, "But if developed right, th' guy'll be quite the asset ya see?"
The duke, now stroking his beard paused to take the fox-merchant's words into consideration, his eyes darted back to the CEO of the hoshin trading company, "If it's not a burden on you, I'd like to meet this boy hm? Surely if you put in such a high word for his potential, then I should take note in case I'd like to hire him in the future, yes?"
The green-eyed girl smiled, "Why of course, I'll message ya on the matter as soon as possible?"
"Yes that would be quite pleasant, keep your head high Hoshin, and keep up with your work" The duke raised himself, walking past the green-eyed merchant queen, he paused beside her, "Heavens know Kagaragi'll need it".
"Right" the girl bearing a hunter's pride kept an unfazed smile.
"good good, I look fowar-" But the duke was cut off, a commonly occurring pattern in this story,
"LUCIUS-SAMA!" Running in from the entrance of the room, a boy dressed in red, with brown hair and green eyes called out the duke's name in a hysteric manner.
The duke paused before replying to the boy in red, "Tara, what is your reason for this outburst?"
The boy paused to catch his breath but moved quickly to meet Lucius, "ITS SLOTH, HE'S ATTACKED ONCE AGAIN!"
"What?!" an enraged Duke took a strong step forward, "THAT BABLING IDIOT DARE ATTACK MY CITY, WITHOUT MY PERMISSION?!" The duke roared
Anastasia on the other hand was at a loss, "I thought Subaru-" But the merchant cut herself off before she could conclude her sentence, which hadn't gone unnoticed by the duke
"It appears" His eyes now a harsh gaze, "That you haven't been honest, have you miss Hoshin?"
The purple hared merchant could only stare at the duke, her eyes cold as well, her lips curled into a frown. It was frustrating that she was losing, especially to the duke of Okusanai of all people.
The duke however disregarded the topic swiftly, "But now is not the time to argue over such petty things" turning his head, Lucius Cornmen now had a determined look, "Tara, inform the guard, any capable fighter should be about and active currently"
"as for you sir?" Tara looked up to his lord in a cautious tone
"I will deal with the archbishop myself" announcing his intention to fight the witch's cult's Sloth, the duke, Lucius Cornmen took his leave, not another word.
Anastasia paused, left frozen to the events that had just unfolded, the fox merchant was speechless, just what did she do? What could she do? She's been finding herself in one unfavorable situation after another. For once, the CEO of the Hoshin company was at a loss.
Brought out of her deep state of thought, Ricardo placed a hand on her shoulder and sighed, "Ana-bo, I think what matters now is if we get out there and help. While th' situation with Sa-baru's a difficult one, I'm sure ye'll find a way ta solve it with that pretty head a yers?"
The merchant with green eyes turned to look at Ricardo, still a bit shocked she mustered a nod and replied simply, "right"
"NO, not like that!" roared a drill-hared loli girl, obvious disappointment shun across her face.
"What?! But I did it, it actually hit the target!" Defending himself a raven-haired cross dresser, had his hand raised, pointing towards a collection of well assembled rocks neatly lined up in a row.
"You hit the rock I suppose, but not in the right way. Will Betty have to show you once again?" The girl asked, an annoyed look on her face
"Please do Beako! I can't waiiit to see how wrong I messed this up!" Subaru replied, a mix of confidence and frustration in his voice as he folded his arms
"Hmph, Betty has asked you too stop calling her by that infernal nickname I suppose" Giving her nasty-eyed counter part a cold glare, the spirit of yin lifted her arm to the side, gaze still on Subaru. "Minya"
A large purple crystal appeared, at least five times larger than what the hazel-eyed boy could muster so far. The amethyst-colored crystal left its position at a high speed, not even three seconds in and the magic hit the intended target, a rock located around twenty meters away. But rather the rock instantly shattering it was... skewered. The attack was large but precise, unlike Subaru's attacks, which up to this point had been short burst, destroy everything in sight attacks.
The loli, now a prideful grin on her face looked back to Subaru, "That is how it is properly done I suppose"
"Properly done…" The raven-youth's mouth open, droped in awe
"Betty is the great spirit of yin after all, it is only natural that she'd be capable of such things infact" The spirit continued
Subaru now with a look filled of embarrassment, turned his head away quickly before raising his fists, "It's all experience damnit!"
"You are correct for once I suppose" The nasty-eyed boy wasn't expecting such a blank response from the girl.
"Wait, the great Beako agrees with me?!" Moving his hands back followed by his left leg, Subaru looked to the butter-fly eyed loli in an acted shock.
"Of course, Betty has had many years to study the topic in fact.." The girl winced at her statement.
While Subaru wasn't necessarily one to dwell into others past, he couldn't help but be intrigued by his current loli of a teacher, "Say Beako, just how many years?"
The royal themed girl looked to the boy with nasty eyes, her eyes full of hesitancy, "Betty has had… four hundred years… I suppose"
"Four…" Subaru looked to his hands, counting the numbers along his fingers, mumbling each one out as he thought, "hundred.. years"
Beako nodded her head, the nasty-eyed boy swore he could see water in her butter-fly eyes, "WAIT SERIOUSLY?! YOU'RE A GRANNY LOLI!?" the boy announced in shock
"GRANY LOLI, WHAT A DECITFUL NAME I SUPPOSE! YOU ARE RUDE IN FACT!" The girl moved up to jump and slap the midnight-themed boy
"Ow Beako, what was that for?!" Subaru now rubbing his left cheek
"Learn your place I suppose, Betty is a great spirit, and this is how you treat her? Such an inconsiderable action in fact!" The girl announced loudly in a disappointed tone as she folded her arms.
"Beako you're just a bully!" The hazel-eyed boy replied in a hurt tone
"Bully?!" The spirit of yin seemed shocked by the boys' words, "Betty is not a bully!"
"You totally are!" Subaru replied in a pout
"If Betty is a bully, then you are an idiot in fact" The red dressed loli retorted
"Seeeeee, this is what I mean" The raven-haired cross dresser replied to the spirit in a continuously hurt tone
"Nghm" A cute noise from the loli followed by her discouraging eyes, "Betty doesn't understand why she's around you infact"
"I don't really understand why your around me either, besides from being a total show-off of a teacher" Subaru still rubbing his face
"Hmph" The girl grunted, "Then I suppose that is enough for today"
Subaru sighed before developing a smile, "Enough for the day? Then that means you're still interested in teaching me?~"
The loli had paused, looking down slightly raising her two hands before looking to the side and eventually back to the boy with nasty eyes, "I- I suppose"
The boy bearing the sword of Okusanai chuckled loudly, "Oh this is great Beako, you're just the best!"
The yin spirit gave a weary smile before nodding.
"Alright then", the black dressed cross-dresser settled down, "Same time tomorrow?"
"That would be right infact" Betty gave a smile
"Alright, I see you tomorrow then" Waving his hand, Subaru walked away, turning his back and heading in the opposite direction of the great spirit.
Betty who waved back slightly, quickly retracted her arm and slowly but surely watched as the boy engrossed in midnight walked away out of sight. The spirit was alone, starring to the position the boy had just been in the great spirit of yin asked herself one question, "Betty wonder's just why that boy had dressed himself as a girl?"
"NGH!" Being thrown back by an invisible force, this wasn't a fun day for Gurgan. A guard to the scholar city of Okusanai, Gurgan's past few days have been nothing but surreal-back busting work.
First, the boy, the stupid, selfish boy who the duke just happened to be so obsessed with! He'd been working his ass off, finally getting a lead, said lead was stolen, totally outta credit by the duke too! Give it a brake old man! Keep pushing and the kid with the sword and'ill just keep running away!
Honestly Gurgan wasn't too fond of the 'top dog' he was a pig, a smart, sometimes charismatic, over the top, pig, that was Lucius Cornmen. Gurgan wondered just how he ended up in Okusanai, OH if his father had just let him follow his dreams and become a tailor, but no! he just had to end up as a guard! And during Gurgan's pursuit for the boy who stole Okusanai's blade, he'd become not only rather racist against Lugunicans, but developed a hatred for his superiors. But disregarding his superiors and the citizens of the dragon nation, Gurgan was in an even worse state! An Archbishop! That's right, an Archbishop to the witch's cult came to the city square, looking for THE SAME BOY they were! Man, that boys a celebrity, even the witch's cult wants in! Regardless, the guard cladded in silver armor and purple under cloth was not having fun, least to say.
Now in the air, Gurgan looked to the ground, he had seven seconds before impact with the previously crowded city streets, what a day!
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"Velta!"
One- wait? Before the guard could hit, he stopped. Levitating right above the cobblestone, the guard could describe the situation as nothing but surreal, "By Hoshin's name what's th-"
Gurgan fell, it didn't hurt, but there was a definite thump
"Not bad for day one!" A voice, excited, came from Gurgan's left, looking up, the guard once again could describe the sight as surreal. A beautiful woman, dark jet hair that flowed to her shoulders, enchanting hazel eyes, and skin as fair as silk, the Kagragi man's type personified.
"Who- who are you?" The guard in a daze looked to the women
"Me- oh?!" The hazel-eyed girl popped up for a second, "Oh im Nat-" once again pausing the girl took a step back before shaking her head, "I'm Natsumi Schwartz, a passing mage, it would be best for you to leave"
"But I'm a guard of this city-" Gurgan's pled was denied
"I said go, you're obviously no match for that lunatic over there" Natsumi pointed to the archbishop, who was in deep battle with two beastmen
"But I-" The guard cladded in silver was lost in his words
"Just go already" The black-hared maiden now in annoyed anger
Picking himself up, Gurgan looked to the women one last time, "And what of ya miss?"
"I'll be fine, I'm practically a professional in yin magic! go get your knight buddies or something and plan how you want to rebuild this place!" Natsumi turned her shoulder, now focusing on Sloth.
"Yes, mam!" The guard in silver and violet finally running off
Strangling one, while crushing the other, Petelgeuse Romanee-Conti pushed through the meager demimen diligently, "Delightful that I'll be ahead of time! Oh, how my love shines in such a dark moment, BRILLIANT! TURLY DILIGENT DES!"
"Oh, will ya cut it with that crap?" A voice, the voice, the voice of the usurper who choose a bastard over her love, the voice of the archbishop's new trial, the voice of Reid's Apprentice!
But turning around it was not the usurper, but rather a women, a meager, raven-girl.
"What is this?" Sloth lowering his shoulders looked to the women in utter confusion
"Oh! Uhhh, I guess you wouldn't recognize me!" The women revealed herself, taking her hair off to show it to be a wig and seemingly stuffing it in his dress, the boy was as Petelgeuse thought, the usurper of the witch's love!
"Ah how… slothful, to disguise yourself as someone you are not! it is nothing but the action of a coward! DES!" The sin archbishop rambled starring to the boy
"Wait hold on! I didn't dress up as a woman so I could hide! well kinda. I dressed up as a woman so I could come here and kick your ass!" The boy announced, mumbling one portion but continuing the rest in pride
"You believe your will to be stronger than my love?! The Love the witch so considerably gave me! Truly my brain TREMBLES TO SUCH SLOTH" Petelgeuse now summoning an onslaught of unseen hands
The nasty-eyed boy seemed unfazed at first but quickly moved to grab his sword, but his sword, it did not come from his side, or from his back but rather, a hole of some sort, a hole that tore through a portion of the air, a pocket dimension. Revealing a black seethe, the boy grabbed onto the sword from out of the tear, and with it a large increase in the boy's presence, it was like the nasty-eyed boy was never truly present till now, his power increasing, even the archbishop had to recognize such a change.
"My name is Natsuki Subaru! Not only am I broke and lost beyond compare, but I'm also the one that's going to kick your sorry ass for the second time" To that the boy smiled
AN:
My bad on the short chapter, lotta stuff came up recently
Subaru uses the spell 'Velta' Which allows the caster to slow a particular object or being down momentarily, just something I created without a lot of thought, there's probably already some magic that does this in the actual cannon but as of writing this I don't have access to the wiki
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