After Yami had the pleasure of watching a Bunny Girl Senpai get a foodgasm they finally talked a bit with another.
Surprisingly, Mai was willing to tell Yami about her hardships, her mother and the photoshoot after which she wanted to "be forgotten by the world". It was probably because of the effect of Liar of beautiful words which made her trust him more easily, her desperation and the fact that he was the only one able to see her.
"... I see… This means that to end your invisibility we would have to make people remember you…"
Yami was also surveying the other customers with great interest. After all, what would they see if the invisible Mai ate a cake? Did the cake float or what? But to his disappointment, they didn't even look at them. It was as if both he and her didn't exist in their eyes. Well, that would at least prevent them seeing him talk to the air and serving the air tea. It seemed that in this case, she wasn't just invisible, the people actually completely ignored everything about existence.
"...We... And how do "we" do that?"
"A good question… for another time."
He stood up and took the order of two girls from another table. He still had work to do after all. While he went towards the kitchen he passed Mai again and said.
"You are an intelligent girl aren't you? This is your trauma and only you yourself can overcome it. Also, you haven't asked me to help you yet so whatever I'm saying is just blabbering from a friend who wants to help you. Whether you accept that help or not is up to you~"
[The constellation "Bullshi No jutsu" is approving.]
While the bunny girl lowered her head a bit and started contemplating Yami's words, he served the other customers. Yoshimura was the only one here at the moment and there were quite a big number of customers after school. The Anteiku had become way more popular in the few days that Yami had started working in it. There was great coffee and tea that made you calm down and forget all your problems for a moment. There was delicious cake that tasted better than anything they had ever eaten and filled their hearts with warmth and satisfaction while giving them foodgasms. And another not so small reason was the handsome young man with white hair and red eyes. No, he wasn't just handsome, he looked better than anyone they knew, no, he looked even better than any of the models and actors they saw on TV and in movies.
As time passed, Yami noticed someone walking into the cafe that he knew, but didn't really want to see.
The moment the man with light blue to purple hair stepped in, Yami could see his nose react.
(Hell no! I'm not going to deal with this *INHALE!* freak! If he goes after me I will fucking kill him!)
Yami had no interest in being eaten! But he was sure that with the obsession and craziness Shuu Tsukiyama possessed, he would definitely try to feast on Yami. As the personal creation of god, he was probably the best smelling and best "tasting" being in the whole world. But Yami really didn't want to deal with him or even talk to the freak. Also, he didn't know how strong he was in comparison.
(... The best way would be to kill him! However, there is no guarantee that I'm stronger than him, but that is also a good way to gauge my strength… Nope, running away is boring. But I should still have a backup plan… Kuroka! Okay, I will just go on a walk together with my adorable cat.)
He couldn't just leave the restaurant, but he also didn't want to be noticed by the "Gourmet". However, there was a simple solution.
"And? Have you made up your mind yet or should I get you some more tea?"
He sat down next to Mai-san once again. Meanwhile the ghoul was sniffing around with a creepy and just disgusting expression. Luckily, due to the effect of the bunny girl senpai's invisibility, he couldn't notice Yami.
At the same time, he could see Touka come downstairs. Great, now she could deal with him.
"Yami-kun… could you… please help me."
Mai-san seemed to have made up her mind to ask him to help her. She obviously wasn't 100% comfortable with it, but Yami had offered to help her and there wasn't a real reason to decline.
"Very well. Glad to help a friend."
Yami extended his hand. He had already often referred to himself as her friend, but if she did indeed shake his hand, she would acknowledge this boy whom she met like two days ago and didn't really know, to be her friend.
He used the most basic principles of manipulation: He often said it so it manifested itself into Mai's head. And he connected the "helping" and "friend" together. She had already asked him herself, now she couldn't just not take this hand.
Of course the bunny girl didn't think about all of this and just took the hand.
"Please take care of me."
"It would be my pleasure."
Luring a cute bunny into a deep rabbit hole…
"For now you can stay here. There are still a few unoccupied rooms for staff. Since you probably have nowhere else to go or sleep. Don't worry, I will handle everything with the owner of the cafe. However, we still need to think about the solution for your problem, you wouldn't want to be invisible forever, now would you."
She nodded. Yami had already told her that the cause were her insecurities and it was likely that if she got over them, her nightmare would end. The problem was, that such major mental problems weren't easy to overcome.
"I think you will still need a bit more time… I will show you to the room you're going to be staying in for the moment. I plan to go for a walk soon together with my pet so you can just make yourself at home there and I will take care of the rest."
He stood up and she followed after him. The cafe was bigger than in the original. Actually, it was a lot bigger. There were still over a dozen unoccupied rooms and one room specially reserved for another certain white haired boy who still hadn't come "home". Yami led Mai to a room to the left of his own. It was a bit smaller than his own, but still large enough and it had a comfortable feeling to it. Mai walked in and let herself fall onto the bed.
"It's comfortable and warm…"
It seemed that she had been rather exhausted and sleepy for a while now. The mental burden, no place to sleep and now lying on a cozy bed with a full belly and a sense of security that she wasn't going to just vanish from the world all came together to make her eyes slowly close.
Yami silently exited the room. A good sleep with the knowledge that not everything was lost was probably what she needed right now. And he also still needed to take care of a freak.
He opened the door to his own room and saw Kuroka lazily lying on the bed. The moment he entered her eyes opened and fixed on him. They were narrowed ever so slightly.
"I was thinking of going out a bit. Do you want to come with me since you have been stuck in here for almost a day?"
"Meow~"
Kuroka meowed in agreement. She really liked this room. Somehow it gave her a sense of belonging and safety. Something that she hadn't felt in a long long time and something she unconsciously longed for. She also didn't want to stay in the room forever but couldn't get herself to get up.
"What a lazy cat… Maybe you need more punishment."
A shiver was sent down Kuroka's spine while at the same time, her body started heating up and her mind wasn't at all against the idea, at least unconsciously.
Yami picked her up and held her in his arms while slowly stroking her. She twitched a bit, especially as Yami touched her ears and tails, but she also laid in his arms with great satisfaction.
With the black cat in his arms, Yami walked downstairs. He instantly got the creeps as he noticed the stare directed at him from the crazy Gourmet ghoul. It was really better to get rid of this guy!
He could see Shuu tip a message on his phone while he was constantly taking very creepy glances at Yami. Even his acting and self control wasn't enough in the face of Yami's overwhelming scent. There was even a bit of drool coming out of the "refined" man's mouth.
(Okay - okay… I'm gonna fricken kill him.)
Yami couldn't take even a second more of this very very VERY uncomfortable stare directed at himself. He had -0 interest in seeing this guy again.
Meanwhile the Gourmet was imagining himself eating Yami's flesh piece by piece. Maybe even while the white haired boy was still alive…
Not able to wait to kill this intolerable person Yami stepped out of the cafe and walked into one of the alleys without any aim in mind particularly except for a place with few people.
Just before he turned a corner, he could see the door to the Anteiku open and a purple-blue haired refinded "dog" came out, sniffed around and then hastily started his pursuit. Yami continued walking into one direction where he knew not many people lived.
Neither of the two "predators" noticed that the door to the Anteiku opened once again and another person started pursuing both of them in a hurried manner.
As he walked, Yami remembered seeing something like an abandoned church nearby. It was a very desolate area, even though this city was brimming with life.
(This city is just gigantic… That's probably also why the government can't avoid murders in dark alleys as I have already experienced twice. Although there are superheros and stuff, they aren't able to watch after everything… And it is probably also because of God's interference…)
Yami arrived in front of the mentioned church. It was quite big and had an eerie vibe, thus nobody wanted to come near it. However, it was still looking rather good, there wasn't a lot of damage and if there wasn't this strange fog and aura surrounding it, it would probably still be used for worship. However, Yami was about to do something rather dated in here.
"God-father. I have come to make an offering to you."
[The constellation "God-father" is awaiting your offering.]
Kuroka looked up at him with an inclined head from within his arms.
Yami went up towards the altar and stopped in front of it. Then he turned around and faced the creepy dog in a red suit who followed after him.
"May I know for what reason you followed me here, "honored" customer."
"Hahahaha! I want to eat you! Your flesh, exquis and you smell so délicieuse… Haaaa, how I want to ravage your body with my mouth."
"..."
"Pardon. My tongue slipped."
[The constellation "Open up here is Jesus" is loading his shotgun.]
[The constellation "God-father" has decided that today is Judgement Day and the last judement for this possible pedofile is DEATH!]
[Quest received: God's Judge
Objective: Kill Shuu Tsukiyama
Time: 10 minutes
Rewards: 2000 System Points + 2x XP for the kill.
Failure: God will personally exterminate the disgrace
Description: God really doesn't like the character and the way the character is thinking about his Protagonist thus the punishment shall be death.]
"Don't worry. I won't waste a single piece of you and you don't have to worry about dying instantly… Your scent alone… Not even Kaneki smelled this delicious and it makes me go insane! If Kaneki was like a flower, then you would be the whole flower garden! This fragrance! l' arôme! Irrésistible!"
His hands went all over his own body and his voice got more maddened and heated by the moment. Now that he was near Yami, his nose could feel it even more!
Kuroka's hair stood on end and Yami wasn't all that different and their bodies started to shudder a bit.
Shuu's smile grew wider and his teeth were exposed. He interpreted their reactions as fear of him. Now he was certain that he had the upper hand.
However, the reason was a very different one. Their hair stood on end because of their enormous disgust. And their bodies shuddered because both of them had to restrain themselves from pouncing towards him and ripping that disgusting smile from his disgusting face!
"Haaaa~ Yami, was it? Kishima-san said that you were a ghoul, but this odeur is something above everything else existing in this world! You have to be the most delicious meal there is, befitting of a Gourmet like me! Even after I ate you, I will forever remember you as the most beautiful fleur I have ever tasted! Au revoir Yami!!"
His koukaku Kagune appeared and his ghoul eyes came forth as he jumped towards Yami with a wide opened mouth and the intention of piercing him through, pinning him to the ground and "having his way with him" by eating him as he was still alive.
"You will be my personal flower garden! Belong to me!"
Yami was just about to summon a sword he previously created in Paradise, had taken out while he was in his room, and then stored within his slime body. This way he would consume the energy needed to "bring over" the weapons created within Paradise as he was still in a safe place. He would then store them and could use them during a fight without having to expend his energy "creating" them.
Kuroka was about to attack as well. She didn't plan to let this repugnant ghoul even touch the person who took care of her and was currently her "owner". He had given her a home, great food, a sense of security and had already "defiled her all over" with his hands. And she had already decided that he would have to "take responsibility" for that. She had sensed his immense dragon aura; it was the strongest level of race and bloodline she had ever felt. What kind of offspring would they have if she were to have Yami's child…
"He belongs to you? Are you dense? There's not a single thing here… that belongs to you."
"Feathers" suddenly shot at Shuu and he had to jump back to avoid the attack. However, he instantly hardened and raised his koukaku to block the incoming close range attack. Both of them exchanged several attacks which the other one defended and counter attacked.
Suddenly, Shuu had to jump back once again to avoid another hail of projectiles, however, this time his left arm and his right leg were wounded and pierced through.
Touka now stood in front of Yami with her kagune ready to attack once again. She took a look at Yami, one could see the relief on her face as she noticed that he wasn't hurt. Thankfully she managed to catch up with them in time.
"He, he, he, HE! HAAHAHA! Let me dress the area around Yami-kun using your organs as trimming!"
Shuu stood up again. With a crazy look on his face as his wounds already regenerated. He pointed his now sword like kagune right at Touka and attacked her the next moment with a stab right at her stomach.
"Such an unexpected hors d'oeuvre!"
Touko jumped up and flipped over him, slashing at him with her ukaku. He blocked it and she jumped back a bit. Shuu instantly went after her and did a downward swing which she blocked and pushed back.
She once again shot at him. In response the crazy ghoul ran making the "feathers" of her "wing" barely miss his back.
Suddenly turning around, he shot towards her once again. He was hit by several of the projectiles but he pushed through and appeared right in front of Touka, stabbing her into her right arm.
"I have grown stronger since our last fight, Miss Kishima!"
Touka retreated and jumped onto a gallery from which one could watch. He jumped after her and the two continued clashing kagunes up there. Touka pierced Shuu's right arm, but he used this chance to smash her into the wall. Next he grabbed her and threw her back down onto the ground in front of the altar.
She impacted the ground heavily and was having problems standing up. He had truly become stronger since they last met and fought.
As she turned her head she saw Yami kneel down beside her. He wrapped his arm around her waist and supported her up. She noticed him glancing at her Ukaku.
"It's beautiful…"
His voice sounded absentminded. However, it was clear that he meant her kagune and by extension, herself. She had heard Kaneki say that it was "pretty" in a situation very similar to this one. Actually, the similarities were shocking. She somehow felt her heart becoming a bit warm. She looked up at him and was totally astonished, something changed…
He felt more… handsome, cool, handsome, smart, better and much more. It was as if he was the perfect being, the perfect man. She had never noticed how handsome he truly was, why was that? He was really the best looking person she had ever seen. She could feel her heart beating faster and faster, but this time for a different reason than the fight.
The white haired man rested her against the altar and got up. He stood right in front of her, as if protecting her. Somehow his back felt reliable and strong and durable as steel. In her mind there was a sense of safety as she looked at the back of Yami.
Suddenly a handle without a blade appeared in his right hand. But the next moment, a mesmerizing black blade shot out of the handle. It was black and looked very different from normal swords.
Yami had activated his passive skills and it seemed to have affected Touka strongly as she watched him in a daze.
He also activated the "Darksaber" from Star Wars which he previously created and now held in his right hand.
"Ohhhh, the thrill of fighting my flower garden! Haaaa! I hope that the others won't come so soon, I want you all for myself! Maybe I would even have to kill them over youuu~ I-"
Before he could spew more bullshit, Yami suddenly appeared behind him and stabbed through his back. Shuu had at least managed to avoid his heart being pierced through but that was mainly luck. He had dodged through instinct and luck since he couldn't even follow Yami's movements as he had suddenly attacked him. And the force of the blow was just too strong. If it had been a blunt weapon, it may very well have just mashed him to pieces. How the hell was this boy so strong?!
However, before he could even react properly, Yami slashed the blade upwards, tearing his chest open up to his shoulder. His right arm and Kagune were now pretty much useless since Yami had severed the nerves connecting it.
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! WWWWWWHUUUUUHAAAAAAHHA!!!!"
Shuu instantly cried out in pain. It was just too much! This damage was just too much. There was no blood or anything since the heat of the Darksaber had instantly scorched the wound. That didn't make it any better though.
"God, you're pathetic. I'll let Touka decide how to deal with you. I don't want your stinking blood on my hands."
"R-Really?"
"Nooo!"
"Wha-"
Yami proceeded to pierce his sword right through the pathetic Gourmet's head. He didn't have a lot of time left, actually, there were only thirty seconds to spare. That was also the reason why Yami acted like this.
[Quest completed: God's Judge
Reward: 2000 System Points. + 2x XP for the kill.]
[Current System Points: 69 610]
[You have leveled up.]
[You have leveled up.]
"Touka, are you okay?"
"Yes…"
"We should get out of here, he said something about more coming."
He took her hand and pulled her up. However, she was able to stand by herself. First he was a bit confused since the ghoul's regeneration wasn't anything to scoff at. Then he noticed the sparks of Probability around her legs and mentally gave a thumbs up to God.
"Hya."
Touka let out a strange squeak as Yami held her in a princess carry.
Kuroka jumped down from the altar on which she had been watching the whole thing from. If things had gone south, she would have interfered. But seeing Yami in action, she was more sure to make him her mate. Of course she had been influenced by Yami's release of his skills as well, but she didn't know that.
As Yami walked towards the exit/entrance of the church he stopped. The next moment two wings grew from his back. They had all the colors of the rainbow, silver, a bit of gold, but mainly white on them. They looked mesmerizing, holy and ethereal.
Touka had already heard of angels and thought that this was exactly what their wings would look like.
"Beautiful…"
She said the exact same words as Yami had to her kagune.
Kuroka on the other hand had already seen the wings of an angel. And what Yami had was definity on a whole nother level.
While still holding Touka in his arms, Yami's wings flapped once and the next moment, hundreds of feathers flew out. They were glistering in the light and reflected the colors of the rainbow.
To the eight ghouls that were walking towards the church together though, these projectiles shooting towards them weren't any other than the wrath of heaven. Only two of them were even able to activate their Kagune, and the only one who managed to put it in infront of his head did help that much either. The feather just tore through his shield and then through his brain.
[You have leveled up.]
[You have leveled up.]
(Eve, how is the leveling up calculated? It seems that it is pretty easy to get levels since I just had to kill a few ghouls.)
{Well actually… There is no real calculation, God just gives you as much XP as he wants… And at the moment you need to get stronger and don't have a lot of chances to get XP. If you are a higher level, the XP you need will increase dramatically. At the moment it is a kind of help since you already have a target on your back. It's also a kind of sorry since I wasn't able to contain your dragon-aura. The XP you gain is of course also in consideration whom you killed. You got one level for Shuu, who was by no means weak which was then doubled through the boost you got from the quest. And you got one level for four ghouls which were all on a whole nother level of strength than the ones you killed back at the auction.}
Yami was just thankful. After having leveled constantly for half a year, getting a level up easily just gave him a great amount of joy. Especially since this leveling up really strengthened him a lot.
"Let's go home."
He started walking again and just ignored the ghouls and Shuu. He had already "devoured" a ghoul and eating more wouldn't help him much. He didn't plan on using the Kagune too often anyways since once it was seen, he would probably still be hunted down. And there were still both Touka and Kuroka with him at the moment. Coming back here to a place where the police, ghoul investigators and maybe other strong beings would be called to once the dead were found wasn't a great option either. The problems outweighed the small gain.
And most of all, Yami wanted to spend some more time with the girls in Paradise. And he still had that one ability he got from the gatcha…
And of course Yami was on high alert because of Eve telling him that he had "a target on his back". He could already guess what that could mean if it was related to his dragon aura. A certain battle junkie might just be in for a fight with him.
Yami carried Touka until just a few streets away from the Antaiku. She could have walked since some time ago, but she was in a daze and why should Yami let her down if he had this perfect chance?
It was already getting late. But the cafe already had the "Closed" sign up before the usual closign hour. And most importantly, Yoshimura, Hinami and Ryoko were standing outside looking right at the two of them walking alongside each other.
"Big brother!"
Hinami was the first one to react, ran towards Yami and hugged him. Her mother was relieved to see that the two people who helped her and her daughter and whom she considered close, weren't hurt. Yoshimura had a smile on his face that was saying; welcome home.
"Touka, could you please take care of explaining everything to them? I need some rest."
She nodded her head. She didn't know that he was this strong, but maybe it also took a lot out of him to deal with the Gourmet and the other eight ghouls. And then he also carried her all the way even though he wasn't in good shape. She was very touched by his acts and her heart was pounding. Doki. Doki! and stuff…
Touka's mind was going rouge a bit and interpreting Yami in the best light… Maybe a side effect of his passive skills? He hadn't turned them off until he had let her down. She had been right in the intoxicating aura and pheromones of Yami and the results were already showing.
[STATUS - AFFECTION
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Touka: Unacknowledged love (60)
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Yami went into his room and closed the door behind himself.
Even Kuroka had stayed downstairs.
(Besides the Master Servant Crest there is also still the Waifu gatcha…)
Not wanting to keep the girls waiting any longer, Yami teleported into Paradise.