Sowing seeds

[Quest Alert!]

[The Cool Protector

Yesterday's actions had consequences for today. The boss of the gang you humiliated yesterday seeks revenge for his subordinates and he won't stop at anything until he hurts you badly and takes Miko Katase and Mina Murayama to do the unspeakable to them with the help of his gang. Defeat him soundly and protect the girls!

Reward: 2000 XP. Greatly increased closeness with Mina Murayama and Miko Katase. A surprise!

Failure: Severe injuries. Mina Murayama and Miko Katase will be raped and then killed]

The quest appeared and I couldn't decline it so I just waved it away as I activated reinforcement, doubling my strength and dexterity, and thanks to that both of those stats were above a normal human's now. The boss thug gave a battle cry before he charged at me with his bat raised high above his head and I almost snorted at how slow he was and seeing that made me feel comfortable. I already knew how this was going to end.

Moving forward swiftly a few steps I met him head on and he swung his bat downwards to cave my head in but I almost casually stepped to the side and there was a clang as the metal bat met the floor. I ignored it and I stepped on the bat as he began to bring it up, stopping him short, and I used the momentum of my step to jump and grab his shoulders with both of my hands to give me more leverage to hit him with a rising knee strike right in the nose. Cartilage broke and he yelled in pain as he dropped the bat, stepping backwards as he grabbed his broken nose.

Critical Hit!

I ignored the wailing nose for a second to pick up the bat and I threw it towards the girls. Mina grabbed it and I smiled as she turned more confident as she now held a weapon that was close to what she had trained with –at least in general from. I heard the thug stop screaming and I turned towards him to see him glaring at me. There were tears on his eyes and the lower part of his face was covered in his blood, which was still gushing out.

"You fucker! I'm gonna murder you!" He said in a funny voice that had I not had Gamer's Mind I knew it would've cracked me up.

I almost sighed when he charged at me, again painfully slow. I noted that my hit had taken almost twenty percent of his HP and I shook my head. I ran towards him to meet him head on and he threw both hands forward to grab me. I had other plans so moving slightly into his guard and to the side I redirected his arms, grabbed his wrist and forearm, twisted my body and used my hips and out combined momentum to flip him easily, clearly, smoothly and beautifully –at least in my mind eye over my head.

There was a dull thud as he hit the floor back first and I saw that his breath was taken away from him by my manoeuvre and I noticed that his remaining HP was less than half. I decided to end this as quickly as I could so I rose my feet and kicked him in the face as hard as I could. The back of his head hit the pavement harshly and I saw him go limp. I noticed that his HP was less than fifteen percent and that he was unconscious.

I let go of his arm and turned towards the lieutenant who was shaking in fear. "Take him away and get lost. If I ever hear that you lot have been causing trouble I'll hunt you down and get rid of you myself," I said as darkly as I could while still keeping my voice passive and my face blank. Portraying yourself as an emotionless machine was one of the best ways to intimidate someone by using fear.

[Quest Complete!]

The lieutenant thug nodded his head shakily and despite the size, difference managed to pick up his beaten boss with some difficulties before he bolted away as fast as he could. I kept the façade until he was out of sight –which coincidentally after that happens people began to walk across the street again. I decided not to give that too much thought but I instead turned towards Mina and Miko and I was not surprised to see them looking at me in awe with blushing faces.

I walked towards them and put my hands in my pockets and looked towards the retreating figure of the two thugs moving swiftly away from us. "I hope that teaches them not to mess with Kuoh Academy students," I commented almost cheerily as I let a smile appear on my face. I deactivated Reinforcement but kept Observe on. The break was over and it was time to keep grinding.

Miko was apparently at a loss of words but Mina managed got her wits together and she smirked, still looking at me with a red face. "That was honestly one of the most badass things I have ever seen on my life. I don't know in Miko's case but in my eyes, you are more than redeemed," she said her smirk turning almost sultry as her voice dropped a little.

Miko recovered and while she was still blushing she was apparently thinking clearly now… for the most part. "Yeah. Totally redeemed. Yes. Uh-huh," she mumbled refusing to meet my eyes but she kept taking glances at me.

I chuckled. "That's nice." I then made a show of looking up at the sun and then put a slightly disappointed looked. "I'm sorry girls but I need to go to the dojo. Master gets angry if I arrive late and the usual punishment is a fight with him… and he doesn't know how to hold back," I said in a scared voice and even managed to fake a shiver. Yep. I could be a wonderful actor.

[Lie Successful!]

The two of them looked disappointed but I smiled. "He will, however, understand if I arrived late because I was using the skills he taught me to defend two beautiful girls and then I decided to escort them home to make sure they arrived safely."

They smiled at me, still blushing and I returned the smile as we began to walk towards their houses.

In the inside, however, my smirk of triumph would've to make Sousuke Aizen proud.

Status Window

Name: Issei Hyoudou

Title: N/A

Status: N/A

Race: Human Job: The Gamer

Level: Lvl 5 Next Level: 1.9%

DP: 5400/5400

HP: 738/738

MP: 2113/2113 R: 2.4% (50.7) per Minute

STR: 8.2 (8+1.2)

VIT: 17.5 (14+3.5)

DEX: 8 (7+1)

INT: 67.5 (50+17.5)

WIS: 22.5 (18+4.5)

LUCK: 10

Stat Points: 0

Money: 300$