Ch 12: New functions
After finishing breakfast, Takako and Rosemary said goodbye to their parents and left for school. On the way, Takako Uro looked at everything around her with great curiosity.
"So this is Japan in the future..." she muttered to herself. Hearing Takako, Rosemary showed a smile.
"It's amazing, isn't it?" Rose asked. Nodding, Takako continued, "Yes, although it's not the same world, the similarities are evident."
It had only been two days since Takako had been in this world. Unlike Rose, who came from a modern world, Takako Uro's home world was set in the Feudal Era, meaning everything about this new world was fascinating to her. Walking through the busy streets of the neighborhood, it was possible to see several people leaving for work or school. After a few minutes of walking, they arrived at their destination.
The school's large gates were open, the flow of young people passing through was not that great since it was still quite early. Soon the sisters caught everyone's attention, both were breathtakingly beautiful. Not far away, a beautiful red-haired girl watched the pair curiously.
"~Ara~ara, did something catch your attention Rias?" asked a girl. Her voice was soft but with a slight teasing tone.
Rias, a beautiful young woman with a voluptuous body, white skin and blue eyes, her most striking feature would be her long crimson hair that extended to her thighs with a single strand of hair coming out of the top of her head. She looked at her friend and queen, Akeno Himejima, who was beside her and with a smile replied.
"I feel like these two aren't that simple."
Akeno is a voluptuous young woman about Rias' age, with long black hair and violet eyes. Her hair is usually tied back in a long ponytail that reaches down to her legs, with two antennae sticking out of the top and tilted back, with an orange ribbon holding it all in place. "Hm... Looking closely, they really aren't that simple," Akeno agreed after taking a closer look at the sister duo.
Sensing Rias and Akeno's gazes, Takako with her experience with the supernatural soon realized that Rias was not so simple either. But when her eyes met Akeno's, she showed an expression of surprise.
"Rose-chan, don't you think that girl with the orange ribbon looks like our mother?" Takako whispered, which wasn't very effective due to the supernatural hearing that demons possessed.
"Hm, she looks a lot like that." Rose replied.
Akeno's eyes showed a mysterious glint upon hearing the conversation, with her curiosity now piqued, she and Rias walked elegantly towards Takako and Rose.
"Good morning!" greeted Rias with a smile followed by Akeno: "Good morning!"
"Good morning!" Takako Uro and Rosemary replied at the same time with a friendly smile.
"I'm Rias, Rias Gremory..." pointing to her side Rias continued speaking. "And this is Akeno Himejima, my best friend!" Akeno smiled at the sisters and said, "It's a pleasure!"
Staring at Akeno's face and hearing her surname, the sisters exchanged a quick glance and came to a conclusion. 'She's related to our mother!'
The exchange of glances did not go unnoticed by Akeno. "Is there a problem?" Akeno asked, raising an eyebrow.
Takako, as always cautious, hesitated to talk about Shuri. Rosemary and Takako didn't know much about this world, in her father's (husband/system) opinion, they should find out for themselves.
"It's nothing." Takako replied, for now she would avoid talking about Shuri when Akeno was around.
"I'm Rosemary Quazzar, this one next to me is Uro Quazzar, my older sister." Rose said, changing the subject.
After the introductions, Takako Uro and Rosemary followed the two academy beauties for a tour of the school. The group attracted a lot of attention, four beautiful women walking side by side, joking and smiling were a feast for the eyes of the few male students who attended Kuoh Academy.
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Meanwhile, in the Quazzar Family Residence, Noah, sitting on the sofa, had just finished updating the system functions. Looking at the glowing orb on his palm, the corners of his lips curved upwards in a faint smile. Shuri, who had been watching the entire progress, looked at the orb in her "husband's" hand.
"Is that it?" she asked, intrigued.
"Yes... now the last step!" Noah stood up and walked towards the nearest window. Looking at the blue sky with white clouds, he threw the orb towards the vast space, soon it split into three smaller pieces and entered a small portal that appeared.
'Now I just have to wait a little longer,' Noah thought.
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Somewhere unknown, an orb was floating around the atmosphere of an Earth-like planet. This orb was a fragment of the system, each fragment contained a piece of Noah's consciousness, allowing him to be truly omniscient. Soon a familiar scene caught Noah's attention. In a small apartment, a beautiful young woman with blue-purple hair sat on the floor with her back propped against a door. Blood dripped onto the floor, in her arms a small boy with golden hair was crying. The young woman had beautiful eyes that were gradient from purple to pink, but what caught Noah's attention the most were the two six-pointed stars that adorned each eye.
The first word that came to Noah's mind was 'beautiful'. Making his decision, the orb flew towards the young woman's chest.
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Ai Hoshino's point of view.
Is this really the end for me? Well, I should have expected this... My only regret would be leaving my little ones behind. Seeing that look on my daughter's face really broke my heart, it hurts much more than the knife...
[Do you want to live?]
What? Am I hearing things now?
[Just say yes.]
"Yes!" Gathering all the strength I had left, I spoke in a barely audible whisper. I waited for a while but nothing happened, maybe I really was hearing voices. My doubts soon ceased when I saw a translucent screen appear in front of me.
[Congratulations, you have been linked to the Omniversal chat! The host is in critical condition, using emergency mode!]
My mind was confused, Omniversal? Host? What was all this? But soon my doubts were heard, a flood of information was deposited in my brain. The pain I felt from the knife wound soon disappeared, replaced by a slight burning sensation where the wound had been. Looking down, I noticed that even the blood had disappeared. Was this the work of a God?
End of point of view.
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The little child who was hugging Ai, noticing that the blood had mysteriously disappeared, looked at his mother with wide eyes. Ai did not notice, as his attention was elsewhere.
Looking at the screen in front of her, which looked like an online chat, Ai hesitated before sending a message.
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Ai Hoshino: Hello?
Shuri Quazzar: Ara Ara, looks like it's working properly husband!
Ai Hoshino: Husband?
Noah Quazzar: Yeah, it looks like it's working already.
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Ai looked at the screen curiously, this mysterious screen had saved her from her untimely death. From the information she received, the mysterious screen would give her a chance to become something greater. At first she was skeptical, but remembering her previous state, it wasn't so surreal.
Feeling a tight hug on her leg, Ai Hoshino looked down and her beautiful eyes met the distressed gaze of a small child. A motherly smile formed on her face and she patted her little son's head.
'Well, now that I'm alive, I have plenty of time to better understand what I got myself into this time.' She thought as she carried her son down the hallway towards the living room.
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At Kuoh Academy.
Classes were over, everyone was either heading home or meeting up with their clubs. Uro and Rose were already outside waiting for Shuri who agreed to go pick them up. Next to them were Rias, Akeno, and a small young woman with golden eyes and white hair. The front of her hair has two long bangs that go past her shoulders and several loose bangs hanging over her forehead, while the back is cut short. She also wears a black cat-shaped hair clip on both sides of her hair which makes her extremely cute, worthy of being the academy's mascot.
Takako occasionally glanced sideways at Akeno, she was genuinely curious about this young girl's relationship with her mother. Rose was distracted by checking out the new functions of her system.
Looking at the screen with some messages, a small smile adorned her face, her father/husband was really considerate, all the functions seemed to be made especially for her. Among the new functions were, Omniversal Chat, Omniversal missions, shop and a teleportation function.
Compared to before, which was only used to monitor evolution progress, this new system was completely in line with his taste.
[Ding! New member added: Ai Hoshino!]
Seeing the message on her screen, Rose's smile widened even further. Entering the system interface, she was greeted with the following menu.
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STATUS-
STORE-
PORTAL-
CHAT- (21+msg)
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Before Rose had a chance to explore her system, the sound of a car horn caught her and the other girls' attention. Turning her face in the direction, her eyes met with a beautiful woman who was now her mother. Before she or Uro could approach, she heard Akeno who was standing next to her speak.
"M-mother?!?" His voice carried a hint of sadness, this woman really did resemble his late mother.