Charles Patricius

[Bloodedge]

"Hm. Well... you were," Soma agreed. His birth was seemingly not so dependent on time, but rather a matter of situation. Thanks to the method of Sena's birth, however, the second and third children completed in this building were more like the first and second. Marisbury felt nothing more than disturbance from the pink-haired girl's existence, as opposed to something reality-breaking. Ah, but what of Soma? In such close proximity, and being the one who only thought about some different thing... he had all the context to realize what the aforementioned difference was. His eyes widened in that moment. Could that be the reason this girl was so terrified? She'd only been born recently, so... surely it had to be connected at least. 'You can hear me, can't you?' he thought. If any form of acknowledgement or reaction came, Soma would be ready. 'If you want it kept secret, I won't tell anyone. But... you'll owe me.'

Soma wasn't the only one watching that girl. Kazuhiko and Marisbury couldn't keep their eyes away. Of course, each had their own reasons for doing so. Marisbury could see and feel how strange the girl's mana was, and Kazu wondered if this was another of his children. According to Chika, the birthing process was... easy. Of course it was. How could anyone be surprised after having even a single conversation with her? A special brand of stupidity had to be deeply ingrained into the Totsuka family on a spiritual level. "What she said," Kazu stated, seconding Miko's question. Meanwhile, Soma was having his attention pulled away by Kaguya. Was he being good? "Depends on what you mean by good. The way I see it... not yet. I plan to fix that soon."

[Apollymi]

The birth of Sena would have been problematic without guidance. Soma seemed to understand that but his own birth was more coincidental than that. "Yep! That sounds right!" Sena claimed. any others born today would be something else entirely. The small girl hiding behind her pink haired mother had spoken aloud. And now... there were thoughts being aimed directly at her. She was making eye contact with the black haired male and would only nod in answer to his initial question. She could hear him, but she wasn't sure if this was information she should be sharing or not. He claimed he'd keep her secret but she'd own him, her brows rose. What did he mean by that? Well, instead of saying anything immediately she raised a single finger to her lips. She wanted this kept secret for now... she didn't know what to expect yet.

It would seem that Chika had an explanation to provide, not only to Miko but to Kazuhiko as well. How did Chika manage it, well she'd give a step by step explanation, "Well, first I was having a shower. And then... I was fing-" she started to say which made Miko clap her hands together swiftly. "Stop right there, actual child in the room, PG only!" Miko enforced, which made Chika look sheepish. "Ah, gomen~ Miko-chama~" Chika mentioned while pressing a fist against the side of her head with her tongue out slightly in a way that very much mimicked her twin brother when he was apologizing but not really. "Uh... what did she call it, self... mana... circulation," she said of the more platonic term for the act she was about to describe without consciousness in front of a literal child. Miko exhaled and was holding the bridge of her nose. "I should get a whistle, I just aged a hundred years..." Miko muttered quietly. "Anyway, I did that and then whoosh, I felt lighter," she explained. "Then I tried to come out but I didn't have on clothes. So I started over and had another shower, and then put on my clothes and she was standing outside of it. Piece of cake!~" she said seemingly pleased with herself. Meanwhile, Kaguya was looking at her son and apparently Chika's daughter, something about that girl's reactions seemed quite familiar to her, but also a bit different. "Hai~ Seems like you have a plan and I mean it a lot of ways, I do that~ " Kaguya mentioned of her word choices. She was sure if any understood this, her son would.

[Bloodedge]

Soma's primary concern had shifted. He was very interested in this little girl, who was another person not related to him. Her power was made obvious due to one novice slip-up, but it seemed only he had the joy of discovering it through that exchange. Ah, she didn't intend to tell others. A single finger raised to the little girl's lips left Soma nodding discretely. 'Then we have a deal. Make sure you keep to your end,' he thought. As for how he'd be making use of the girl, that was yet to be determined. There wasn't much one could do with a toddler ─ even one who could read minds.

The story Chika told was not originally going to be something a child should hear. Kazuhiko could tell, Soma could tell, and Miko was ahead of things enough to stop some unnecessarily mature speech. "Nice save," Kazu said swiftly. Even with that, Chika's explanation of events didn't sound right for a child's consumption. It may have been freed of mature content, but that amount of mental acuity had to be bad for one's development. "I think 'whoosh' is at the top of the list for smooth-brain explanations of how babies are made. Number two can't even be close. Anyway... is she also mine? Not asking to be rude, but... well, we all know how random life is now," he said with a sigh. All the while, Soma was stepping aside to lean against the wall. Ever so casually did he extend a hand toward the youngest one present, even while speaking with Kaguya. "I'm sure you do. But, you'll only get the answer for the meaning I want. Seems like you'll be fine with that too."

[Apollymi]

A deal was struck, between a small child and a very attractive but girly looking young man. In fact, it was something of a relief to have someone understand while she didn't have to explain. Even so, she'd remain quiet for a while yet, while looking over all the adults in the room. She could hear thoughts including the ones of her mother. Whatever those words mean she wasn't quite sure yet, but then here was a change in them, and several large spaces after she was yelled at by the brown haired lady. Even so, that lady didn't seem bad either. "It's hardly a save," claimed Miko willing to brush it off, with just a thumbs up. Of the things she wasn't willing to brush off, was the whoosh and the apparent spawning of this child without much hardship. Of course, Miko wouldn't wish hardship on anyone but the simplicity of her explanation, made her feel that there was a lacking bit of difficulty in the situation.

"Of course! Smooth is best!" claimed Chika who'd missed a couple of things in that sentence. Well, she'd gathered the important ones. She didn't think him rude for questioning the paternity of her child. But the fact of the matter was, she was more than a little certain of its parentage. "Yep, she's definitely yours... you're the only one who didn't go just in the butt," she confirmed of the state of her life. Miko raged internally for just a moment, 'Fucking butt slut!' she thought with exasperation. Aloud though she got her words together better. Still the little girl in question couldn't help but have her eyes widen at the though that crossed Miko's mind. And it only caused confusion as she knew her mother would like her to say such a thing. "What part of PG don't you understand?" asked Miko. Chika for her part still managed to look a bit confused. "What? I said butt," she confirmed. Miko was sure she was developing a headache. She was growing grey hair, she was aging rapidly. The child in question would take the dark haired boy's hand and fall in with him, surprised but not completely confused. "Oya, so sassy. But it seems I have nothing to worry about~" she said. "Oh and Mi-chan don't forget to breathe~" she followed up to break Miko's focus a bit. The boy making a friend even of the small child was a show of goodness whether he realized it or not. "Oh, I haven't named her yet, not sure what to do yet~" she said about that.

[Bloodedge]

"It was enough," Kazu argued. Whatever Miko thought of the situation, she'd undoubtedly stopped a very direct statement from happening when it shouldn't. She couldn't save another negative influence, though. Kazu had essentially called Chika a smooth-brain, a known insult to intelligence, to her face... and she retorted that smooth was best. A bit of residue from the earlier transformation may have been left behind, because Kazu didn't have much of a filter when responding. "If you're going to embrace being a smooth-brain, you're basically telling someone with brain wrinkles to take advantage of you," he said while sighing.

As for the parentage of this new child, Chika implied there were no questions about the matter. As expected, she did have other partners. Not as expected, others only went for the anal experience. Kazuhiko was dumbfounded for every possible reason ─ mostly the fact that everyone else missed a grand opportunity. "I have so many problems with everything. I'm too young for an aneurism. Anyway..." Kazu all but gave up on the confusion surrounding Chika. Instead, he took the time to extend a hand toward the child ─ even though she seemed to be sharing company with Kaguya's son at the time. "No name, huh? Well regardless of everything else, I guess I've got another daughter. Glad to have you along," he said initially. As for the name yet to be given, he had another thought. "Why not find out if there's anything she wants to be named? What do ya' say kiddo?"

[Apollymi]

Miko's save was enough according to Kazuhiko. He would think something like that given what he knew of Astolfo she realized he knew how often this sort of thing would happen. Whatever the case, Chika was willing to embrace being smooth-brained and for some reason all of her friends felt like she meant it. Kaguya was at least certain she resonated with that sort of idea. Still the words of Kazuhiko hinted at his more gruff personality which made Miko happy internally, 'Future is looking bright!~' she mused internally. But her mental tirade of happiness wouldn't be long lasting as Chika's reply to him was... more par the course for her. "I have wrinkly-brain friends to keep track of stuff like that.. no worries!" Chika asserted. Miko didn't know whether she should feel special because the girl trusted them so much or stressed by the responsibility of looking after her, "I am simultaneously too young and too old for this. I am willing to bet something like this is how my dad ended up with that white patch of hair. It's pure stress," Miko murmured.

Beyond that the paternity of Chika's child was confirmed by nothing but having only anal sex, except for Kazuhiko who apparently was the only partner the girl had who'd gone for something more normal. Such a statement was acknowledged by her friends as the sort of thing they expected to happen, and her ending up with a kid from the one experience otherwise was actually expected magical intervention or not. A chorus of same came from the rest of the student council when Kazuhiko mentioned being too young for an aneurism. It was why most of them ignored her simplicity and simply gave her tasks. But if one looked at it the right way, their friendships with Chika was among the most wholesome. She was taking full advantage of all of their mentalities and protective instincts to freely living her life. And in exchange, she did her best to help with their stressors and do what she thought was best for them. As for the girl, she was having a hand extended to her by her father as he acknowledged her, it was only natural that she'd go to him, and reach out for his hand with her own tiny one. All the while staring at him with those giant eyes of hers. Was there anything she wanted to call herself, she'd have to think about that. "Letting a kid name herself? That's pretty gutsy~" Kaguya stated especially given her age and parentage. "Names are important but she is part Charlie it should balance itself out?" Miko's eyes shifted, she didn't know why but she definitely thought it would be odd but Chika had something to say. "She can choose, it'll be great!"

[Bloodedge]

Every time Chika opened her mouth, it was like she exposed an even larger fault in her brain. Even with that being the case, she retained some aspects worth appreciating. Kazu may have been in danger of an aneurism before age 20, but there was also something soft about Chika's demeanor. Perhaps that was the reason he kept Astolfo around initially. "Huh, I guess. You also signed me on," he said, recalling several exchanges between Chika and himself the previous day.

Moving on, the younger pink-haired girl did take her father's invitation to close proximity. In doing so, she left the company of Soma, but he seemed entirely unbothered by the departure. Kazu seemed oddly elated to interact with a child of his. In spite of the strangeness surrounding these births, having a child was an interesting turn of events. That tiny hand in his own was astoundingly precious. Why wouldn't he let this one pick her own name? Kazu figured it would work out nicely, and if it didn't... perhaps they could find something agreeable. Nothing was said just yet, but the girl's mother gave her approval of the plan as well. With that, Kazu lifted the lass into his lap, beaming down into those large eyes. "It's not gutsy, and I don't think it has anything to do with my input. It'll be awesome, right?" he asked the girl.

Meanwhile, Marisbury was watching with great interest. The concept of someone naming themselves was interesting, and moreover... one that already existed. Self-naming took power, gave power, and was a surefire way to achieve oneness. In fact, he knew everyone in this building had already named themselves in a way they may not yet understand. Was it his place to tell them? Perhaps it wasn't. . .

[Apollymi]

"Aye! It was a good decision. Between Sai-nii and Miko-chama I'd have done it anyway," Chika admitted to the simplicity of her own decision making. Her brother liked this man, one of her close friends trusted him... all would be considered well regardless. After knowing him for herself, she decided that he could also be trusted so she took no issues with any developments. Still somehow her most recent sentence was less headache inducing than others. Miko couldn't even bring herself to comment, she knew this girl both trusted and annoyed her to no end, but that was simply the nature of their relationship.

Ah, but there was a more important relationship forming. The relationship between Kazuhiko and his daughter. And it was a cute thing to behold. All the young women present would watch with various amounts of interest. Kei pretended not to care, but was actually happy to see another showing of goodness from Kazuhiko. Kaguya found it a bit attractive considering her own track record with the 'adult' men in her life, and she was pleased to see some little girls with proper male role models in their lives. Saori found the maturing of Kazuhiko in moments like this to be among his more attractive features. Angelica found the child to be appropriately cute and well constructed for the oddities of her creation. Chika was her usual self, and Miko... well she found parental Kazuhiko to be among his hottest forms. 'Responsible Dad Charlie is hot!' that was a shiny thought that made the pink haired girl's eye shift towards Miko for a moment before she was picked up. Her new place in Kazuhiko's lap was warm and accepting. It felt like a very comfortable and safe place to be, she was surprised and also very happy suddenly. Would she have a good time naming herself, probably. But given this man's infectious nature, she was made to feel like it was the best idea ever. "Hai" she finally managed a bit of quiet speech. What did she want to be called though, she'd not been able to filter through a lot of thoughts, but if she had to use sounds to address herself she'd choose something. There was a sound repeated among several of the names she'd heard in her head since coming out. "Anya desu..." she said while looking for approval.

[Bloodedge]

Kazuhiko remained ignorant to the eyes settling over himself and the to-be named child. He was living in a moment that wasn't so likely to have a second chance. Four listed children thus far, and only once did he have these initial moments with a young one. For the time being, he had little to no attention for others in the room. This first naming was an important moment ─ important enough that he was willing to leave it to the child herself. What would she come up with? Time would tell.

If nothing else, the girl agreed that it would be awesome. Kazuhiko nodded affirmatively. He wondered what the final decision would be, and whether any further discussion would be required. She chose... Anya. Initially, shock overtook Kazuhiko. The name An seemed to chase him everywhere he went, through all parts of life. It had been the cause of much torment and confusion in recent times. This time however, Father An was not the one to deliver it. What could he say when she chose that name of her own volition? "Anya? You know what?" he started, pausing for several seconds thereafter. In that time, he kept repeating the name and watching the girl in his lap. It did seem quite nice. "I think it's cool! What does mom think?"

[Apollymi]

Kazuhiko's ignorance to wandering eyes was nothing new. Given this Miko felt nothing but happy watching him interact with this young girl. He was very responsible and it was very attractive. All of the other girls agreed to various points. And now they were all simply awaiting this little girl's naming choice. It was an interesting one, in Kaguya's mind, Anya could be a lot of things. She knew the language of the demons as well as some lost creatures and there were several things such a name could mean. As a master of wordplay, she approved of the name. Miko liked the way it sounded though she was very conscious of being named An in one of her own forms. And Angelica saw nothing wrong with it, as a person who chose her An name over her other ones.

Meanwhile, the little one was telling her father her name and he was hearing it for the first time. She was concentrating on him. She knew the number of people in his life who had 'An' in their name, and while she didn't get the greater ramifications, she'd decided she liked the sound of the two parts she'd combined. Her father, for his part in this... repeated it, seeming to test it out a few times. He thought it was cool and the girl's eyes sparkled. Well, that was about all the confirmation she needed. As for her mother, she didn't even have to think about it, "Anya is awesome! And it has a similar speech pattern to mine and Sai-nii. Approved!" Chika said, and somehow that bow in her bangs seemed to spin. Anya took that as proper approval from her mother as well. "Totsuka Anya desu..." she affirmed. While holding her hands together in front of her and staring at her father. She was more than pleased about it and that would seem to fix things quite a bit.

[Bloodedge]

It was generally accepted that Anya was an awesome name. Each of the girl's parents seemed to think so. More importantly, it was a name Anya herself was happy with. Kazu didn't care about all the extra details, the meaning of names and how it interacted magically with the world around her. All that mattered was the name, and whatever it meant to the girl in question. "Totsuka Anya. That makes sense. You look like your mom," he said to the girl.

Kazu thought that perhaps, at some point, his would be the surname applied to one of the children. Two of the offspring produced since the group's return to Gaia had been named, and two carried the name of their mothers. He wasn't very bothered about that, but it was a curiosity and... perhaps a hopeful thought. His magic may have been strong, but physical genes obviously weren't carrying over very well. No matter. "Welcome to the family, Anya. Is there anything you want to do with the start of your life?" he asked. "The rest of us are shopping for clothes and playing card games today. What do you want to do?"

[Apollymi]

Anya's name was accepted and it would seem she was pleased. What was more, after she finished her own naming process, her father commented upon the choice, claiming that she did look like her mother. She thought about it, and given she was pink and her mother was also pink that made sense. Her surname was given before now, she simply knew it, her first name though was something different. As far she could tell, this group was quite fond of it... well her parents and a few of the other women. Even so, she found herself looking at her father and trying to process his feelings surrounding surnames and how many of his children didn't have them. She found herself reaching up to pat the side of his face. It wasn't her, but someone had to do it. Then she was asked a rather daunting question. What did she want to do on this first day of her life. Shopping and the like were apparently in order, but what did she want. She found herself looking towards Soma. "I want to see stuff. And try candy and hang out with him!" she said pointing to Soma directly. It would seem her choices were pretty solid.

"Sounds like a kid to me," Chika said not having a problem with anything this little girl wanted to do. Miko finally allowed her eyes to shift away from Kazuhiko and Soma came into her line of sight and her brows furrowed immediately. "Sou ka, I hadn't really looked before," is what she said aloud. 'HE'S HOT! Like Seigen but aggressive. I wonder how...' she thought but before that line of thought could get too far out of control. "Box it," and while Anya was listening to people's thoughts, that sudden cut off caught her attention again. She found herself outwardly showing confusion at Miko's mind's processes. She didn't understand why her thoughts just suddenly stopped, but she didn't act like she caught her snooping. "Oya? Making friends already~" Kaguya said, but which child was she talking to, either, or both? Well given what Kaguya was like it would have been either.

[Bloodedge]

Anya was a toddler with two whole worlds ahead of her. It was strange. Kazu had seen and heard of three children borne of his own seed before this, but something felt especially normal about this one. He felt the innate desire to protect without any provocation or necessity, but also felt the need to offer a bit of freedom. With said freedom, Anya had a short list of things she wanted to do. Seeing things was normal for anyone ─ certainly any child of Kazuhiko's. Trying candy was especially normal for children. Hanging out with Kaguya's son was the only oddity he couldn't wholly quantify. 'Is this the phase? Is she thinking about boys already?! No, it's way too early for that. Nothing to worry about,' he thought. "Alright, yeah. Sounds awesome. If he wants, you guys can do whatever you want."

In the meantime, Soma's attention was being divided. One person in this group had eyes on him for a new reason. That brief stare was enough to attract his gaze and curiosity. Perhaps this was another target? There was a ton of potential to draw out. "Find something interesting?" he asked. Speaking of things asked, Kaguya questioned the making of friends, whether the target of said question was Soma or that recently-named child. There were a few answers for a question like that. "As always, that depends on your outlook," he answered.

[Apollymi]

Anya was a girl with two worlds ahead of her, but she was still just a kid who wanted to do childish things. Among those strangely was keeping the secret of her full mental capabilities while meeting new people. Soma was the target, mostly because he'd been the first to figure out her abilities. She had no reason to make assumptions but her childish intuition said he was trustworthy. Whatever the case, proximity made it so that Kazuhiko's thoughts were most prominent and she was soon staring her eyes going wide as he thought of her interest in boys. He also immediately soothed himself with the idea of her being young. Should she be interested in Soma? Well... the thoughts that crossed Miko's mind said yes. She supposed she'd be figuring that out. "Hai!" the girl said her hands up in the air. She'd be having candy today and keeping her promises, all was well. She could also figure out what was going on with the 'grown-ups' as she saw them.

In the meantime, Soma noticed the attention being pushed his away. Miko gave consideration to how to answer his question but settled. Did she find something interesting? The simple answer was... "Yes, very interesting..." she stated honestly. "You look a lot like someone else I know... but considering I literally saw you come together, that doesn't really make sense..." Miko mused her eyes hadn't shifted again. She'd planned to box those thoughts with the purpose of not becoming distracted, but that box only began to grow as she considered all the things she could do. Kaguya had something to say to her son his response was one which made her chuckle. "Hai, I suppose that is the case... careful though, some people's definition of friendship is markedly different than advertised~" she said in a teasing manner. "I am standing right here," Miko huffed. 'Don't act like we wouldn't fuck both of you!' the aggression in Miko's thoughts was present as she shifted her gaze to Kaguya who, shivered a little. "Ara, there you are, Mi-chan!~" she said seemingly pleased to be finding herself being glared at like that. There were many things to do this day and it would take quite a bit of time to work it all out. At that moment Kei would finally have something to say, "Is everyone good now? Anymore babies need making at this very moment?" she wondered over the state of their day with so many new editions. And while interested and happy for all the new people she began to wonder over the logistics of keeping so many people in such a tiny house.

[Bloodedge]

Soma had been made curious. This brunette had a lot going for her. Moreover, she apparently did have some type of interest in Soma himself. What sort was it? Well, that wasn't entirely clear yet, but some ideas were present. It seemed he reminded her of someone in a way that didn't make sense. Soma could have no idea who she was talking about, or how he was similar to this person. He did, however, know an opening when he saw one. "Is that to say you're looking to find out?" he asked initially. Kaguya chimed in, claiming some people had different definitions to the term 'friendship'. He was very much aware of that. Soon, everyone involved would know. "I know. I'm one of those people," he replied clearly. "I'll keep it straight. I'm looking for a select group of friends who probably don't meet any normal criteria. Maybe some of them will come from this room."

In due time, Kei finally spoke on a matter Marisbury had been meaning to address. Before anyone had the opportunity to answer her question, Marisbury cleared his throat and spoke. "I'm going to interject and advise against that. Consecutive births of this caliber is already riding a fine line. The point of my appearance today was to help you all manage the number of pregnancies here without tearing a hole in the world. I'd say only one more can be managed right now, but it would have to be approached with a great deal of care," he advised. While those words were being shared, Kazu was gently placing Anya on the floor. He placed a hand atop the girl's head, ruffling her hair just a bit while standing. "I like the part that implies getting to the card games sooner. Anyone new is going to need a deck and run-down though, so it's anyone's call," he said.

[Apollymi]

Soma's curiosity was something which was acknowledged by Kaguya. Of course, he would be interested, but the kinds of interest being displayed here were potentially very different. Ah, but some things were going to have to be said for that to be clear. Miko implied at least a bit that she was trying to focus some, but with new things dangling in front of her face, she wasn't going to be able to do that thing. Still Soma's words made Miko's brow raise, was she interested in finding out? The answer was unequivocally, "YES!" she confirmed. Ah, well... her mind was too many places perhaps she'd have to come back to that. According to Soma through his talks with Kaguya he was looking for an odd group for some specific goal. And he fully acknowledged himself as a person seeking friendship in a way that wasn't classically defined as such, "Hm, well you're smart enough to make your own decisions about stuff like that. In that case trust your instincts," she said of his oddities surrounding friendship. As for the rest, a bit of clarity was granted, though not much. "Sou ka, well... this groups attracts unique types so I am sure you will eventually run into the types you are looking for. It is just day one after all, but the next generation always seems a bit ahead of the curve," she confirmed. Unlike the elder types, she was fully encouraging of this lad's experimentation and goals, even without fully understanding them.

Kei's speech was one which attracted some amount of attention, but it would be the clearing of Marisbury's throat which gave Miko pause officially. Why? Well, when he spoke her desire to listen hit its maximum, his voice was far too nice for her to ignore. In fact, once more her eyes shifted towards him. According to the man, he was here to make sure they didn't break a hole in the world while delivering all of these magical kids at once. "Alright that counts as warning," she mused but that was unrelated to the issue at hand. "Hm, well... I don't need to do anything about what is going on with me," Ai mentioned having both foresight and other stuff. "I'm almost done processing too," Angelica mentioned... of the listed group it would be Miko left. "Sou, does that mean it's me? I haven't finished one of these yet. It feels more complete than the other mes, but also really different in a way I can't explain. I was putting it in box because I was busy creating different stuff last night," Miko mentioned of her impending child. It was something that probably should be finished sooner rather than later. Moreoever Kazuhiko had something to say about decks for the others and game play introductions. "So... Mi-chan needs to finish off her little one and, we need to make three to five decks assuming that Yuuya intends to keep hanging out today?" Kaguya summarized keeping everyone on track for what today should entail before they headed out for shopping.

[Bloodedge]

The answer Miko offered initially was an emphatic yes, boasting more emphasis than most could have expected. Soma quirked a brow. That may have been the type of interest he was looking for... or maybe it wasn't? Time would tell. Whatever the case, Kaguya noted that it was only the first day of his life. He was to trust his instincts, and she believed he would eventually find all he sought. It may have been the first day he lived, but that wouldn't stop Soma from seeking immediate progress toward his ultimate goal. "It is day one. But, there's a first time for everything. First breath, first sight, first day, first conquest," he listed casually.

As for the remaining pregnancies, Miko was the prime suspect. All of the women who were involved had unique cases, but hers was particularly special for quantity of sources alone. She had a single mass incubating within, but if left alone, it could be some sort of amalgamation. She'd almost managed something with it naturally. In this case, there was much to be done still. "Given the number of things swirling around in there, I would strongly suggest not leaving it all as one thing. It could easily damage or destroy your soul if you try to over-create within yourself. You might find better results from dividing and conquering. Maybe use those boxes to store parts that work exceptionally well together," he suggested. Meanwhile, Kazuhiko was grabbing what remained of his card collection. He was really breaking the proverbial bank lately. "Ehh... five decks? I might have two or three more consistent decks left in my collection. Everyone's welcome to give it a shot, but I feel like half the remaining players will end up playing with random, inconsistent decks. Nobody should have to deal with that," the lad mentioned.

[Apollymi]

Miko's emphasis wasn't likely to be immediately understood. It didn't much matter to her at the moment though... it was the sort of thing they could discuss in their own time. That quirked brow however wasn't something she missed. Whether Soma fully understood or not the direction of Miko's mind, wasn't really important, she could potentially be of use to him, but she initially had the idea to experience him instead. Well, that was also fine by her own understanding. Admittedly, Soma's lists of firsts to his mother would be heard by his mother and Miko even though the primary point of the latter's focus was now on Marisbury. A comment would escape Miko about that without hesitation, "First Conquests are great♪!~" she sang her agreement. "Oya, that's a hell of a list~" she said cheekily. 'They are having two very different conversations.' she thought which Anya now on the floor picked up on. She'd been having her head patted before Kazuhiko wandered off and that was its own kind of comforting. She was now however curious about the difference in conversations being had by Soma and Miko and found herself looking at him curiously.

Meanwhile, Miko was being given the advice to divide and conquer. Given her own happiness about conquering that sounded about right but Marisbury was apparently interested in the idea of her separating all of the things within her current little one and boxing them up to only keep things that worked well together within. "Hai hai, I've been warned about breaking myself in some odd processes. I'm trying not to think about it too actively," she stated quickly, once again trying to keep a certain box closed for the sake of properly progressing past her own distracted state. Still... "I can work on a single active box if I drown out everything else," she stated. If what she needed was a focus it would be most easily found if she could distract at least her hearing for a while. She could hear far too many conversations way too consistently to focus on the task at hand and it only helped stimulate her ADHD, when what she needed was a bit of OCD for organization. As for the lack of cards, Ai would be chipping in, after a quick thought about Miko's conquests, 'I think we may need an emergency meeting about Mi-tan again,' she thought only before mentioning something of importance. "We are headed to a card shop at the end of regular shopping. And there is no need to worry over the number of decks... the potential strategies of a few are vastly different than what one might think, they'll have enough~" she said in an almost cheeky way. And with that everyone who already had decks moved towards the table again, willing to help with explanations and deck building strategies. Anya would continue looking up, she could hear everyone's thoughts surrounding this game and she wanted to play too. Sena had moved as well, willing to learn this new thing.

[Bloodedge]

Two separate conversations may have been overlapping a bit, but that overlap was stronger than some may have thought. Soma was a very open individual. He had a goal for this life, and it was powerful enough to strive for at any cost to himself. What was even the use of his body, if it meant a potential 'in' with a worthwhile individual down the line? That couldn't even be called a sacrifice of anything but time. "It's not even half of the list. The number of things I listed reflects the number I intend to reach within the week," he stated. Using this group as a baseline and factoring in extraordinary abilities among them, he figured four underlings would be a viable number. Whether that held firm or not, he'd find out eventually. "Maybe I'll even take applications~"

While Soma mulled over that thought and shifted his gaze to meet that of the pink-haired child, Marisbury stepped closer to Miko. She did indeed require a great deal of focus. Figuring he could offer assistance, he cupped either side of her head with both hands, pressing his forehead against hers. "I know the problem you're having. It's more common and purposeful than you might think. Here; this will help," he said. The 'disorders' Iino Miko had been diagnosed with in this world were no such thing to those who understood them. Whatever focus she acquired could be achieved with a medium, which someone like Marisbury would have used the 'child' itself for. In this case, he connected his soul to Miko's to become said medium instead. While that was established, Ai commented on the would-be decks of remaining participants. Kazuhiko knew now that she was clairvoyant, but he also knew another fact. "Well there's no way those can be finished with the cards I've got. Not the ones I've got with me, anyway ─ and I'm not opening that new box until Sakura's back."

[Apollymi]

Apparently Soma's list was limited compared to what it was in actuality. His current list was simply his goal for his first week of life. "Sou ka, well... better than procrastinating~" she said with a hint of teasing in her voice. Of course that was a jab at Miko who cut her eyes in the other girl's direction all while she smiled and laughed internally. At the same time, Soma spoke of potentially taking applications for his endeavor, whatever that actually was, and given the sheer number of people he'd end up in contact with... "That isn't actually a bad idea~" Kaguya mused, besides that volunteers were usually very interesting people.

Soon enough though, Marisbury was taking a step closer to Miko. She did have an issue in this world and several diagnosed disorders of her mentality. Of course, they were understood magically very differently but so far as she was concerned now, they were only keeping her from being able to find the proper form of concentration. Hands were soon on the side of her face and Marisbury's forehead was pressed against her own. The immediate reddening of her face was something which happened but with less skittishness than previously shown after having already deal with Marisbury in a very personal way. "Well that makes me feel a bit better," Miko admitted. Sometimes having a mind that worked in a way you couldn't explain to other people was very difficult. But with that contact, and an offering from Marisbury, focus could be achieved. And in that moment the world became quiet in that, quiet Miko could finally concentrate on the sound of that 'child' she was so easily putting together. For her this process was more easily described as creating something harmonious. A box was created specifically for her... and then several more for things that didn't resonate. Miko would be consciously adding things that felt right to that core and placing the other things from the amalgamation into differently labeled boxes, without all the distractions she'd previously been dealing with, "Sou ka, that's much better. Arigatou Mari-sa♪~" she thanked him as she began working at maximum efficiency for the first time since her early childhood. All the while, Anya's attention had shifted and the sudden speed of Miko's thoughts threw her off a bit, it was only truly noticable by her swirling irises. At the same time Kazuhiko's words would be heard by Ai and she'd only smile, "Hai hai, no worries Kazu-tan~" she said without details. Her thoughts and knowledge did include the knowledge about his desire to only progress a certain way once Sakura returned. It was accounted for by what she said.

[Bloodedge]

"Of course it isn't. I'm going to be the best, and that starts with having good ideas," Soma asserted. His apparent plan to be the best would go unspecified, but not without action toward an ideal success. It would all start with a little test. Miko talking about boxed thoughts and efforts taken to focus gave him an idea what she was going through. With that being the case, some assumptions were made about the lost, even dazed expression on Anya's face. She must have been hearing the thoughts of all those around her, perhaps with no ability to pick and choose whose mind she read actively. They could benefit each other, Soma thought. Actually... since that was only a thought, he wondered if she could make even better use of his abilities than he originally believed.

Soma had an innate ability to empower or enfeeble others by using his voice, his words. On the other hand, Anya could hear thoughts. Could they really have such a powerful combination work? Well... Soma would be finding out. 'Hey kid! Focus on me!' he yelled in his mind. In that moment, a link would be established between his mana and Anya's. If she found his voice, she may yet be capable of tuning out the white noise while receiving strength of spirit. This would be Soma's first test of ability, and already... he was having an idea. 'Has this worked? If it has, think about sharing with me the feeling you get from hearing thoughts. I'm going to make it possible for this to work in both directions through my ability.'

[Apollymi]

Soma seemed to inherit from all of his parents, a lack of direct words about his actions and plans. That was sensible as every piece of him included someone who similarly was less direct about their plans but were very active in how they worked. Planning was happening, execution was happening but he wasn't verbalizing any of his real intentions. That was fine, cards played close to the vest and all that. Kaguya was simply left to observe his progress and be happy that he had a goal in mind even if what it was, had an air of mystery about it. Still, what would this young man be doing while Miko sorted through her thoughts and created life? Well... he'd be mentally and spiritually connecting himself to the one most passively affected by everyone else.

Anya had shown herself to be quite the quiet toddler. This was mostly because she was actively hearing the thoughts of everyone else, and wasn't really certain when she should speak and when she shouldn't. It was a lot to mediate as a child of her age and in the moments where Miko's mind had started moving at a higher speed than normal, she'd gotten herself so swept up between that and everyone else's thoughts that she'd gotten lost. Her eyes were swirling and it was like she was drowning, but then, in all that noise she heard a single voice. 'Whuuah?' she thought herself. Ah, it was Soma. He'd been nice to her and his voice was one of the ones she was most familiar with given his proximity to her during her first few moments of life. He wanted her focus on him? He believed she could do that? She turned just a little. Those eyes of hers were still unfocused but, she could see him and it helped. Slowly but surely she'd manage to stabilize cutting out the other sounds in favor of his just his voice. If it worked he wanted to know what it felt like, hearing someone else's voice through telepathy. He was going to try and make their link go both directions. Since he'd offered to keep her secret, it was only right if she help him try and perfect his own skills. She felt, it was right in her soul. So... what did other voices feel like in her head? Well, like little zaps or sparks, until it felt overwhelming and then it felt like... heat and burning in her mind and even in her chest. Did that work, did he understand. 'I... don't know if I can explain it. It just kinda feels like zap...and zapp... and then like zipppppppppppp!' her thoughts were slightly immature but that also made sense... she was actually a child.

[Bloodedge]

Soma's focus remained on the toddler in this room, though his eyes did not remain locked with hers for long. He wasn't the type to let body language show true intent, it seemed. One goal took precedence over all other events presently. If he could establish the right kind of connection with Anya, perhaps he could figure out his first ability. It took some time to find out if things were functioning, but lo... he could see the change in Anya's demeanor through his own periphery. That change eventually heralded Soma's ability to hear her thoughts, just as he heard hers. A baseline link was established.

Alas, Soma couldn't possibly make things work the way Anya explained. Her words carried the sheer ignorance of childhood ─ almost to a point of comedy. 'That's... a good attempt, but it won't work that way. Let's see...' he thought. Soma would go on to consider ways his ability could work. Perhaps he could command a target to forge the link? No, that wouldn't be enough. Ah, but maybe... the existing connection could just function as a base? 'Oh? Actually, that might be just the thought I needed. Zap zapp zip? Yeah...' he mused. That consistent jolt Anya must have been talking about may have been similar to the feeling of magical connection. In that regard, he could deduce she had some sort of area link with all entities in a radius. By that logic and a few trailing thoughts about mana harmonization, he reached a conclusion while Marisbury spoke...

"You seem focused enough. Now, I'm going to create a field around us that extends to Kimura-kun. That should make a stable enough barrier to keep the outside out, and the inside in. As the most accessible father, his energies should be best for stabilizing this one. The results should speak for themselves if you do all of your work within this space," the man said to Miko while focusing two mana sources already in harmony, exposing a tunnel of the effective field toward Kazuhiko. 'That's it!' Soma thought. If he had perfect harmony with himself as the original source, he could connect himself outward to anyone ─ even multiple people at once! Theoretically, a stable connection of that nature would require certain trust between parties, but... that was the end goal anyway.

[Apollymi]

Anya's recovery had her better able to withstand the almost ridiculous amount of chatter within the brains of those present. With only one other mind to focus on, her thoughts were able to clear quite a bit. Beyond those points, she was also rather impressionable. With her focus on Soma she was able to understand his mannerisms a bit better. With her mind clearer she understood the need for secrecy and went back to more childish and wandering with her eyes. She was perceptive and impressionable. Still it seemed they weren't quite on the same page, as Soma couldn't fully understand the way her power worked by her own description. She was encouraged told it was a nice try but perhaps the difference in their mentality was a problem? Whatever the case, she wasn't given much time to consider amending her statements as Soma changed his mind. He seemed to gain some form of understanding. 'Yosh!' she seemed quite pleased that things had worked out.

Beyond this point, it would seem that Miko only needed a few moments to gain the focus necessary for the task at hand. According to Marisbury he was going to extend the field to Kazuhiko as he was the most easily accessible partner parent. "Hai hai, it's a lot easier to focus right now... it's usually a huge problem for me," she said honestly. Her mind was always in dozens of different places, it was difficult to focus enough, but with access to Kazuhiko and a general idea she could probably make the most of the contributions to this new life to make it something interesting. Whatever the others were busy doing connections and magical understanding were coming together quite nicely. "Sou ka, actually this feels a lot like making music♪~" Miko murmured softly. The previous day she'd spent in the company of someone else who was able to bring order to her chaotic mind and though it was done in a much less direct manner it had the same kind of warmth and surrounding feelings. It blocked out the noise and allowed her to concentrate only on the activity she was undertaking. "Box it." something about that comparison would make it end up in the box about Mikami Takao that Kaguya had given her the assignment of making. But for now, she could begin working though her creation, with Kazuhiko's mana and Marisbury as a focus. Kazuhiko would become the base structure for that girl... like the base melody a chord chosen just integrity of her form.

[Bloodedge]

Soma finally had the understanding he needed to create his first proper skill. Anya had been at least slightly helpful, which was more than he actually expected of a five-year old. He'd gladly give a bit of credit for that. Regardless, the skill was formed within him, and it would immediately be put to use. 'Link!' he thought to activate it. In that moment, he and Anya would be officially connected, mind to mind, their souls as the catalyst. Some would call it a form of mana transfer, but Soma wouldn't think in such barbaric ways. 'We have a connection now. Even if we're not near each other, we should be able to speak with each other like this,' he thought toward the child. 'I'll be using this for people who work with me. Does that include you?' he wondered.

Miko's focus didn't have to be an issue in this case. In fact, Marisbury left open the possibility for her to address numerous matters at once ─ something necessary for complex creation on a spiritual level. Unlike others, she had plentiful sources to work with. Adding a connection to Kazuhiko seemed to help even more; it was as Marisbury expected. "I thought you'd like the feeling. Things should be very open now, and the bridge between souls feels very strong. If it helps even more, I'd say your desire could create something... technically imaginary, but very familiar for the way you work best~" he whispered deviously. If Miko caught his meaning, or even if she didn't, he left her free to control all aspects of creation here. He did, however, extend his own spiritual reach to a few key aspects floating around, as if making recommendations in passing. All the while, Kazuhiko was back at the dining table with cards placed along it, explaining to a few others the way their game was played.

[Apollymi]

A call would be heard by Anya and it was simple... Link. And through that she felt a strengthened connection between her and Soma, a zap of stronger initial feeling that faded soon afterwards into something more akin to a gentle buzz once it occurred. They'd not even been alive that long, and he'd already made a skill and figured out how to use it, based solely on her admittedly lacking explanation and his own thoughts, 'Cool!' she squealed happily. What was more he explained it fully. According to Soma this connection would remain between them regardless of distance and he'd use it for others who worked with him. He asked if this would include her, 'Hai! Of course I want to work with you!' she had several passing thoughts about the cool guy who was one of the first to be here and he helped her. Working with him was a no brainer.

Meanwhile, Miko was being given control of a small space which could function as she wished it too. She was still talking to Marisbury who had something rather devious to say... he made the claim that she could work as she did best. Even if the actions themselves were technically imaginary. She gave that a bit of thought and remembered her first day in Munetsuchi. "Sou ka, I can do that kind of thing here... I figured that was a one off kind of thing," she said still trying not to think about the box she kept closed with purpose. The grin that broke out across her face was devious as well. "Arigatou, Mari-sa♪!~" she sang her thanks and what began to happen in that place, even as she considered several suggestions and the like were various images of her having the kind of sex she'd imagined when speaking to Kazuhiko earlier. A sexual endeavor from the girls own imagination wasn't too far outside of her norm, she'd liken it to her own dream state, only without all the random scenery changes, but those could wait until she had some free time. No for now, an imaginary version of Miko was having a lot of sex with the imaginary version of Kazuhiko as both parties bodies remained in place. She wondered if he'd notice, she assumed if he did, she'd hear something about it, as the entire scene started with her little self sliding under the table for the drink she'd been offered earlier. Before an evitable set of other switches, like in the chair, facing forward, facing backwards, bent over it, laid out on top if it... all of the ways she would have liked to spend her morning. All happening rapidly as she pieced together a whole being past its skeleton on to more layers.

[Bloodedge]

Just like that, Soma had his first underling. Well, perhaps Anya couldn't be called that. Soma gave it some thought. Perhaps it was the best moniker. She clearly wasn't the strongest of individuals as he would like her to be, but he would have quite the accomplishment under his belt if he could elevate her to that level. What better climb to the top could one have? Soma's mind contained the ideal power fantasy, likely stemming from his parents' preferences. 'Then we're partners. I'm going to become the strongest by controlling the strongest. Your job is to follow my orders when they're given. In exchange, you'll become the strongest mind-reader there ever was, and we'll rise to the top ─ wherever that may be. Deal?'

A party was being organized on one front, and on another... there was more deviance. Marisbury figured that if anyone understood what he was getting at, it would be Iino Miko. She seemed almost made for sex, even more so than someone literally made for it. It went without saying that she'd create within her own soul the event of a full mana transfer when given the knowledge. Oh, and what a creation it was. Given their connection, Marisbury became something of a voyeur; he could see everything Miko imagined. In the same regard, there was certainly an effect on Kazu's end due to the link itself. Between pointing at one card or another and offering explanations, he experienced the occasional invasive thought. A few glances were shot in Miko's direction, and they came along with mental images... or rather, things he thought were mental images. It wasn't the first time Kazuhiko randomly envisioned public degeneracy, nor would it be the last. It was, however, the most potent of all. How he had such vivid imagery of experiencing Miko under, on and around that strange table was a mystery... but he wasn't going to try stopping an impromptu dribbling erection at this point in life; certainly not in present company.

[Apollymi]

In the moments following the development of his first skill, Soma had something to share with the young girl who'd helped make that possible by her own oddity. So then, what was his plan now that Anya had agreed to be part of his organization? He wanted to go to the top, and become the strongest by leading the strongest people. His claim to Anya was that if she stuck with him and followed his orders, she'd be the strongest mind-reader either world would ever see. The ultimate power fantasy had much appeal in the mind of a five year old. The kind of imagination that led one to dreaming of super heroes and ones own super powers would easily make the girl into the sort of person who could say this with certainty. 'DEAL! I"LL BE THE STRONGEST TOO!' Anya agreed like a child playing a game, but... there was much conviction in her and she'd be doing her best to help him achieve his dreams and now her new ones. Her eyes were sparkling and she was beyond pleased.

Meanwhile, Miko was abusing an 'imaginary' version of Kazuhiko all over that table he was sitting at with the watchful eyes of Marisbury on hand. Even while she did this, it became ever easier for her to fully put together the things in the box that would create the girl she was making. Those eyes of Kazuhiko's which apparently traveled to her throughout her new adventure in sex was something she felt almost indirectly. But she'd experienced this from the other side already and was simply amused by his lack of outward reaction. Still more positions would be abused as maybe control shifted one way or another. In the end, as the last pieces of this individual came together, the phantom versions would be seen up against the back of one of those high backed chairs. One of Miko's legs was dangling over Kazuhiko's shoulder as she clung to the back of that chair and rocked into him. Yes, that one looked interesting. They'd definitely have to do that. "Wooh, this is great for ideas... I think, she's almost done now, she feels properly harmonized now♪~" Miko mused most happily even while the other version of herself seemed to be experiencing something of a massive orgasm. Such was laden with tightness that the girl herself felt even in the form of her quivering womb. This was a great idea. The fact that it was happening even as Marisbury was directly within her face, made her wonder if she didn't just discover a certain leaning of her own. Oh well, observation was important, she supposed that would be slipped in as well.

[Bloodedge]

The strongest of mind-readers. That title probably shouldn't belong to a child with little worldly sense, but Soma liked the idea of it even more because of that. He could barely keep himself from smiling. 'Stick close to me. I'll need you when the time comes to find the value of the next member. Until then, just act normal,' Soma said, content from there to see what this trading card game of Kazuhiko's could become. Perhaps he'd even find himself a second strategist among the players? The amount of brawn he intended to collect left room for a bit more brain, after all.

Meanwhile, the amount of activity between Miko and Kazu. It didn't make sense to Kazu how many things appeared in his mind; it was far more than normal, and completely unprompted. One particular mental image was stronger than the others, and moreover... quite interesting to imagine. Those chairs were created/modified by Marisbury, whose magic seemed quite powerful. If nothing else, they could easily support a bit of heavy activity against them. He even began picturing the act of lifting Miko's other leg, turning her and himself around to pin her against the chair's back. He could easily keep her lifted from the ground by both legs, supported horizontally by the chair, and entertained by a long series of thrusts from his end. Kazu could almost feel himself bursting at the seams inside the brunette... but why was it so vivid? Why did it feel so real? He didn't know, but there was definitely a conversation to have later. Just the same, there was a pause in his rule explanation for the others ─ one Soma realized had purpose. 'Oh? Is this similar to Link?'

[Apollymi]

Should a relative toddler become the highest tier mind-reader on the planet? Probably not, but that didn't mean she wouldn't do it. In fact, she was fairly motivated to do so, simply because Soma made it sound cool. She was definitely among those who liked the idea of being cool as she grew older. 'Hai, I'll be normal,' Anya mentioned. She actually didn't know what normal entailed, but she'd start by moving towards her mother and extending her arms in such a way as to find herself in the place called up. Chika, who'd taken a seat at the table picked the little girl up and stood her in her lap so she could see better. All the while, she was able to more easily look around without anything blocking her vision. At the same time, the smile on Soma's face was noticed by his mother, she had no idea what he was up to, but if he was amused then all was fine.

Meanwhile, a rather vivid exchange was being shared between Miko and Kazuhiko without his direct knowledge. If he wanted to talk about it later, that would be fine as well, Miko knew that such invasive thoughts were very hard to deal with, but it didn't stop her from enjoying her various positions and methods until the end. When that last escaped her, the light in her eyes jumped as she was sure she felt the sensation of her filling womb, not that she needed that but it was still a great feeling in a rather sudden way. She noted the pause in Kazuhiko's speech and it seemed that it was noticed by others as well. When Soma wondered over whether it was like like, Anya found herself gazing around the whole of the room. 'Kinda, but they aren't just thinking, like normal. It's like they're going woosh, but with two people!' she explained of the situation in a manner most would consider childish. At the same time, Miko was separating out a few last things and slipping them into other boxes while, putting the finishing touches on this last one. "Oh and while I am thinking about it... I can definitely do that thing we were talking about last time. If you wanted to catch up later, Mari-sa♪~" the lass nearly sang that statement but mostly she was in the recovery phase from the phantom feeling of having her womb filled.

[Bloodedge]

Anya claimed she would be normal. Soma doubted that would actually be the case, considering she was a telepathic toddler from someone with a brain like Chika's. Yes, even he realized something was wrong with that one mentally. No matter. His concern for the time being was that connection between two others in this room. Perhaps they had discovered something that would help his Link ability further? No, not quite. Anya equated their exchange to... going woosh, as she put it. Soma pinched the bridge of his nose. He knew the meaning of that phrase from the girl's mother, but wondered if this was the better alternative to letting a child know what was going on. Well, it was none of his business. He was at least able to learn a bit more about functional mana interactions. 'Crude explanations aside, I guess that helps my understanding. I can feel the strength welling up between them, just slightly. I guess that sort of thing is the extent I'll have to go to, if I plan to make the ultimate connection with an underling. It's worth keeping in mind for later,' he thought, trying to work through more of his personal future.

Marisbury was in for an interesting bit of news. According to Miko, something previously discussed between them was now possible. He couldn't say no to that, but of course now was not the ideal time. "I think you may be a bit too busy for that in the immediate future. Raincheck. Besides, you'll likely land yourself in this same position again if that were to happen, wouldn't you?" he wondered. There wasn't much time left for his required visit to this group, but... he didn't need clairvoyance to see the likelihood of Miko being preoccupied, or the likelihood of her encountering numerous future pregnancies.

[Apollymi]

Anya would only describe things in the way that made sense to her. Still she saw the showings of slight frustrations as she'd seen Miko perform a similar nose grabbing motion when she was also annoyed. Still, Soma's recovery from that was much better. It seemed that despite her lack of ability to communicate to the same level, he could grasp at what she meant and even use it to make some more observations. 'Hm, they've also known each other a really long time... I think that helps,' the girl said of her observations of the group at large. Oh well, kids understood things very differently from everyone else.

Meanwhile, Miko was finishing up her work on the box which was her newest creation and in turn was also finding more appropriate ways to store other kinds of creations within her soul's space. More magical little boxes were created for her existing avatars to keep their core information and features together and allow for an easily ability to sort and accept new information and code based on their existing harmonic noises. Her sharing of information with Marisbury led to an interesting bit of conversation. And it seemed she'd be taking a raincheck as he thought she might be too busy in the immediate future. "Hm, I know I have more immediate plans, my week seems to expand without my knowledge sometimes..." Miko said her cheeks puffing as she pouted. "So I can take the raincheck, but if I end up in this same situation, then I have a way better understanding of what to do about it, won't I?~" she teased just a tad. Regardless of everything else, Miko was very good at putting experience to use, and now that she fully understood how to order the chaos that was all she took in, she figured she'd have a better chance of rerouting pregnancies than her initial tries at it. Of course, she wasn't against children or anything like that either, it was simply an option to create which she could take to do many things not simply one or the other. Now though that final box with the newest being she'd made was all done and even though it was closed, it was rocking just a bit. "Oh, she's almost ready!~" Miko exclaimed excitedly. As one who'd never actually done this before it was rather exciting.

[Bloodedge]

Soma could rely on mana transfers and familiarity. Anyone grouped with him, he intended to keep for the long haul. Anya was presently the only one solidly offering herself to the cause. He didn't care if her reasons were her own, or if they were very good reasons at all. The only things that mattered were results and dedication... without betrayal. For whatever reason, Soma had very firm beliefs about being stabbed in the back. He'd have to begin thinking of ways to react if that were to occur.

As for Miko and the constant shifting of her life, it seemed she would have no concern about the potential consequences. Well, Marisbury didn't mind either way. The way he saw things, there were no negative consequences to such interactions, provided there were no incompatibilities. "You do have the ability to manage it in various ways. Not that it makes a difference to me, of course. All creations are beautiful," he affirmed. The same belief would be applied to the creation in progress, which Miko alleged was almost ready. Marisbury needn't intervene any further. He took a single step away from the brunette, straightening his posture and awaiting the final moment. Alas, he gained a bit of foresight in that moment. Much had been done during all of that boxing, it seemed.

[Apollymi]

Anya didn't know if her words would be helpful to Soma but she could at least feel satisfied but giving him information even if it wasn't immediately useful. She'd keep being her kid, self and pointing to cards she liked the look of and understanding the card game that was being described by her father as he explained it to her. It was interesting if lacking in a bit of active action. Whatever the case, there was soon more active action afoot.

Oddly enough, Miko would be receiving confirmation of her abilities from Marisbury, who claimed she had many ways to mediate the potential pregnancies she'd potentially face with their proper union. Though it came with the caveat that he thought all creations beautiful. Miko gave that a bit of thought and realized that it was probably pretty common for those who were made for such things to think highly of what came from a work. And there was no harm in enjoying ones work. "Hm, that's a good way to think about it... though, I'm looking forward to the fun part~" she said with teasing in her voice. The beauty of creations was one thing, the fun of making them though, was much more to the human nature of someone like Iino Miko. Moving on from that though, his forehead would be removed from hers and she'd pout playfully. "Boo~ I was enjoying that," she mentioned only to await excitedly for that box of her imagination to after it was done shaking... pop.

And pop it did, and what happened first would be, the showing of a young woman who appeared to be in her late teens, dressed in green and white flowy fabric with light blonde hair that faded down to pink tips. She had large pink eyes with blue flecks in them and a dainty face and pouty lips. She was dressed rather modestly but was also rather shapely as an individual. What was more, there was a high level of intelligence and a soft feeling about her. She seemed inquisitive her eyes moving around the room and taking account of all visible and a little wrinkle of her nose had her separating out the new smells as well. "Hajimemashite, Okaa-san," she managed when her eyes moved back to one Iino Miko. "Sugoi! Did I really do that?" Miko said seemingly amazed by this person.

[Bloodedge]

Of course there was a specific part Miko looked forward to. Marisbury would be lying if he claimed the process of creation was more entertaining than creation itself. Miko could be thanked for that understanding, so he supposed gratitude had to be shown more directly at some point. They did still have a date arranged, after all. "I'm sure you are. We'll get to that... when there's an opening," he agreed. There was something of greater importance, though: the appearance of Iino Miko's first child. Well... that wasn't quite accurate.

The children of Kazuhiko born this day were quite varied thus far. In one moment of bursting, another life broke the previous mold in terms of visuals and apparent demeanor. Kazuhiko had an immediate problem upon seeing this one. She looked a fair amount like some mixture of himself at present, and Anais... and she was likely his daughter. "... If that's another of mine, I'm taking training more seriously," he said, defeated by fate. That wasn't all, though. That blonde girl's appearance was followed by another arrival. Dark hair and dark eyes adorned the head of a masculine build ─ as was the case with a pair of black slacks and a white dress shirt. As if to make it obvious the male was a son of Kazu's, he was essentially flung out of Miko's soul to land on his arse nearby. "Gah! I almost died! Am I dead?!" he screamed as if terrified. "Well... that one definitely is. Flung out of a portal, minute one. Call it Charlemagne's Curse."

[Apollymi]

Miko knew the part of creation that she enjoyed, and it was all about the process. This of course, wasn't actually limited to the Alayan understanding of sex and baby making. Such a preference and leaning also seemed to be her preference when it came to making music and the like. Luckily for Miko, she and Marisbury were still on for their eventual meet up, which would include more of that process. A grin came to Miko's face which was devious initially, "Hai hai!~" she chimed.

Of course, that devious face would soon be replaced by absolute wonder. This child she'd created looked to be about the same age as herself and Kazuhiko were physically. More over, she had a very calm and reserved demeanor to go along with her more mature form. "Ah, right... domo," she said to the blonde who did look precisely like an odd mix of her parents. As for Kazuhiko's words Miko shrugged, "She's yours, not completely but a lot. Enough that her surname is Kimura..." she mentioned not having given it to the girl herself, but having some awareness of that truth, since she used Kazuhiko to stabilize the girl's creation. "Also take training more seriously how? You are over a thousand years old, with hundreds of years of combat experience and a muscular structure that normal people can't have. What are you trying to do?" Miko asked rapidly. Of course, her observations of Kazuhiko were made from a couple of different perspectives, but she still wasn't entirely certain of his logic.

And wouldn't have more time to question it, as another pop made a boy fly out of her soul as well. Dark hair, dark eyes and... being thrown out of a portal. "Hmm, I suppose I've seen your thrown out of no less than 15 portals in the last 30 years, which is only about once every two years, but is still a significant number," Miko noted. She looked over at the boy and extended her hand to him to help him up. "Oops..." she mumbled about the extra child so randomly spawned. "Gomennasai, I didn't know you were made then. It wasn't a conscious effort of mine, but I'm glad you're okay..." Miko offered the lad with a smile. "Are we ignoring an oops like that? Mi-sen didn't make an extra breakfast bowl, that's a whole person!" Kei mentioned as if wanting someone to see the outrageousness of this situation.

[Bloodedge]

Much to Kazu's surprise, one of the children did emerge with his family name. She definitely looked the same ages as him. How troublesome. He'd have to figure out how that relationship was being explained in public, but first came an answer to the primary crisis: his need to train more. "I feel like I'm gonna have to kill someone... or a lot of people. I have to be ready for anything," he said with certainty. Even Father An was a potential danger to this one, if only because she fit his type as he saw it. Actually, there was an additional thought that had to be pushed aside by Kazu. Despite that struggle, he had additional questions. "So a name already for this one? Kimura...?"

Ah, but another 'child' was fated to appear by complete accident... and in a very 'Kazuhiko' manner. He thought death had taken him immediately, even before his birth. There was so much chaos to sort through within his mother's soul, escape was nigh impossible. According to Miko, she didn't even know he was being created. "HUH?! I went through all that, and I'm an accident?!" he lamented while trying to pick himself up. This one also possessed a name, which others would soon be made privy to after Kei's outburst. "Am I a whole person? I'm a person, right? I think... uh... Sei...ichi?" he blabbered as if confused.

[Apollymi]

Kazuhiko claimed that he had to prepare because he felt like he'd have to kill someone on the new blonde haired girl's account. Or maybe many people... that seemed like something Miko had heard before, "Sou ka, that sounds like something Papa, would say..." she had absently slip from between her lips. Her own father was quite protective of her, she could see such a thing happening for others in similar fashion. That yet fully named girl looked at her mother and father and understood her own nature a bit better in the moment. As for what her name was, "Kimura Emirie... is the name I think works best. Though it also translates to French in my head," the girl gave her name and took looked to her apparent twin empathetically.

It would seem that for all she'd done, a bit of accidental creation was on the list for Miko's current feats. The dark haired lad who'd thought himself dying before he'd even made it out, was somewhat disappointed at the idea that he'd been mostly an accident. He even further went to question his wholeness as a person. Whatever he'd been through, within Miko's soul had been somewhat traumatizing for him. "Well, a lot more kids in the world are accidents than one thinks. That doesn't mean you're unwelcome," Miko offered encouragingly. She'd help pull him to his feet and be shocked by what he had to say next. While Kaguya leaned against the table with a smile to speak to Kei, "We aren't ignoring it... there are odder things to have happen then something like this~" Kaguya mentioned almost cryptically. As for the boy himself he questioned his personhood, "You're as much a person as I am, yoroshiku..." Emirie offered her twin brother. As for Miko she looked at him with wide eyes and sparkles in them. "Seiichi!~ That's a great name!~" she encouraged without hesistation. Of course, this stemmed solely from her love for Abe no Seimei, but that was hardly something that needed further discussion. "Meeting my second Sei person in two days. I'm on a roll~" she said seemingly quite proud of herself. "This is actually really impressive, they are also both quite mature. It's actually really surprising that you had enough to make them that way... Sakura and I had to to split the difference to get two kids of similar ages. Well-constructed with good names, you did an amazing job, Miko-chan~" Angelica found herself complimenting without hesitation. Of course she would, everyone deserved encouragement when making things. She'd had something similar to say to Kaguya after Soma though it'd been quieter in the moment.

[Bloodedge]

Without a doubt, Kazu was the type who would kill for the sake of another, if necessary. Such was especially the case with those who were closest to him. Who could be closer than his own child? It felt only natural for him to reach that conclusion. It didn't matter to him how things sounded, or who took it what way; he said precisely what he felt. "Well, that's the whole of it. Emirie and Seiichi, huh? I didn't expect to suddenly have an entire household of kids in the same day. Guess that adds more to the shopping trip!" he said while sliding away from the table.

While the father of most newborns in this room prepared to make way, Seiichi finished righting himself with the assistance of Miko at the tail-end. He wasn't too bothered about being a real person or not. The confirmation that he was unplanned yet still welcome, however, was comforting. Moreover, he was even directly welcomed by someone other than his parents. Maybe this 'life' thing would be less chaotic than the process which landed him in the overworld. "H-hai. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu, minna," he greeted in return. Soma was seeing even more potential than before; there were so many targets to potentially aim at. Things would only get better for him once they went into the open world. "I take it that's the limit of newborns? Some of us have goals outside, and the rest of these rules and regulations can be mentioned along the way," the black-haired male urged. Kazuhiko could easily agree. "What he said! Quicker to shop, quicker to play cards!"

[Apollymi]

It would be with the birth of Emirie and Seiichi that the bringing of life would officially come to an end, for a while at least. A sigh escaped Miko as this was a rather large group to look after, but even so it could be managed so long as she used all the tools at hand to get the job done. "Hai, two more for extra shopping but that isn't a problem," Miko mentioned. Many of the girls would wave to or acknowledge Seiichi and would be willing to have a chat with him at some point in the near future.

Kazuhiko slid out of his chair and Chika also stood, sitting Anya on the floor as she did. And with Soma's rather quick need to exit the building Miko nodded. "Hai, I'm sure we are pretty good to go, Kaya-sen, Ai-sen... keep track of the important points," Miko said while moving around. "Hai hai, Mi-tan," Ai mentioned as she took a headcount knowing that Miko would be taking pictures and tracking other things in her head. She went over to where her clothes were and grabbed her bag, which had been prepacked, with her decks, snacks bottles of water and a few other things for the duration of the early part of the trip. She had her phone, tucked into the pocket of her skirt as she picked up her pair of high heeled shoes with the bows that wrapped around the ankles. "Alright, everyone, we're headed out. Chika, make sure you put shoes on. Everyone make sure they have their decks and phones," Miko mentioned, as all girls present began moving around grabbing said items and moving around. "Kei don't touch my shoes!" she mentioned quickly as the scramble began. "Not like anyone even thinks those shoes are that cute," Kei said while putting down the shoes in question and picking the flats Miko had all but abandoned two days ago. Miko slid her messenger bag around her body and loosened the strap a bit after noting it was a bit tighter than the last time she picked it up. As all of the girls began the final processes of getting dressed.

Soon as people got the final touches of their clothing and shoes in place, Miko stood by the front door, waiting to take pictures and a head count. "Kaya-sen, I need to know how many people need phones and other such things," Miko mentioned thinking about the one thing that would make life the easiest for everyone present. "Hai hai, Mi-chan just became outing-mom..." she murmured to herself as she took count of the number of people who would be in need of electronics an the like. Clothing could be done on a shop by shop basis, but everything else, made it seem like there would shopping for a while at least. "When your shoes are on, and you reach the door, stop for a picture then step out, but don't wander off until the whole group is out. If that works for everyone then we can head on in..." Miko said, only pausing to defer to Kazuhiko as he was their more direct group leader, but she usually handled this part on her own. Once again she was mid-execution of this activity before she made it possible to verbalize her plans but all of her friends understood this drill at least.

[Bloodedge]

At long last, the time had come to depart from an increasingly-cramped house. It seemed Miko would be taking the helm of organizing their outing. Kazu watched and listened, thinking this was the demeanor of a class president in full effect. He required no deference; everything in her plan sounded more than solid. "Good plan. Let's do it!" he said. As the last person who needed to be told about having his cards handy, Kazu pocketed his phone and became the... second person ready? Yes, one was ahead of him somehow.

Soma was the most prepared to move on. He had no phone, no cards, and all of his clothes in place from birth. He'd be the first to encounter Miko near the door. What of the picture, though? Well, listening to someone else wasn't really Soma's style. He did stop right in front of the girl; however, he would not have his picture taken normally. "If you want a picture so bad, you should say so," he commented while grabbing the device in her hand. Uninterrupted, Soma would proceed to stretch out the beltline of his pants, enable the flash on Miko's phone, and snap a photo of his cock stretching down one leg. With that, Soma would toss that phone into the air and be on his merry way outside, irrespective of anyone else's accompaniment. Kazuhiko was stepping up mere seconds afterwards. "... Huh. Not just the Peers' plans, I guess. . ." he commented.

[Apollymi]

Miko's plan, if it could be called such, was approved without much hesitation from Kazuhiko. She was at least, used to being in charge of this sort of thing, so it was easy to shift her focus into the mode for this particular outing. "Hai..." Miko murmured. The instructions she gave would oddly enough not be followed by Soma. That was almost expected given his parentage, but what she didn't expect was for the first boy in line, to grab her phone from her. What did he plan to do? Well his words implied he'd give her a picture, but not of the variety she originally had in mind. "I..." she paused... The flash was turn on her camera and the lad undid his belt and took a picture down his pants. "Not what I meant. But this is only really a problem for the flightier of the group," she mentioned as her reasoning might not have been clear. Miko wasn't being perverted, she was just trying for a recent image of everyone in the group in case anyone wandered off. Imagine her surprise at the lad's actions, but she didn't stop him either. With her phone back in her hand, she looked at the image her head tilting to the side and the tiniest bit of drool forming at the edge of her mouth. "Uh-huh, just going to move that..." she uttered as that picture was saved to a folder called, 'Special Snacks' and Kaguya giggled. "Oya, Mi-chan, is that approval?" she wondered in an innocent way, as she didn't actually have sexual interest in her own son. "He just added himself to the menu. Nice job, Kaya-sen, moving on~" she said quickly. which only made Kaguya giggle as she realized what all of that actually meant. "Well, I won't discourage~" Kaguya mentioned, knowing that if one had to have sex with someone, Miko was one of the best choices.

After Soma, was Kazuhiko, who'd Miko would also focus on. "Yeah, someone always throws away the plan. I'm used to it now... Smile, Charlie!~" she said. Intending a quick upper body shot of the lad before sending him on his way. After him, was Angelica who'd borrowed a pair of sneakers from Saori which completed her look for the day, cute as it was. "Smile, Princess~" Such would involve a smile from her as well, as she tucked her own phone into her pocket as she moved out of the house as well. Chika was up next but would have an immediate follow up, "Chika deck, phone, baby?" she asked knowing Anya wasn't with her. "Oh right, I'll hop in back~" Chika said as if this was perfoectly normal. She'd be holding Anya's hand and slipping into the back of the line as Kei was up next. "Smile!~" Kei instead stuck her tonuge out at Miko but had her picture taken nonetheless. She knew the drill after all. Emirie was next in line, and would be seen smiling before hand gently, "Atta girl, that ones really cute!~" Miko encouraged as that girl stepped out. Sena gave one more hug to her mother, before hopping into line as well, somewhere behind Chika.

[Bloodedge]

Soma appeared to operate in a very whimsical way to some present, but his every move was calculated to great extent. He had a reasonable understanding of some ─ particularly one Iino Miko. She'd be one he heard from again after that little stunt, surely. Just for icing on the proverbial cake, though, a few more words were shared on his way out. "It doesn't have to be what you meant. Your turn next~" Soma stated, tossing a casual wave over his shoulder. Kazu stepped up next and spoke, opening a moment of understanding between Miko and himself. They'd be fine as a group regardless, he thought. Moving on, an instruction to smile for a picture was given. Kazu flashed a nonchalant thumbs-up and a smirk to the camera before moving on.

Others had fallen in line as well. After that first oddity and the return of Chika, things seemed relatively normal. Behind Emirie was Seiichi, with Yuuya behind him. Seiichi showed a peace sign from the back of his hand and smiled. Yuuya then approached with closed eyes, an awkward wave to the camera, and an equally awkward smile in place. That one still needed a bit of work toward inclusion. "Yo, Tenjou!" Kazu called out, ushering Yuuya toward himself, Seiichi and... Soma, sort of. "Uh... I guess he's already in front. Tenjou, Seiichi, can you guys take up either side? I'll fall in back while we're on the way," he suggested. With a large group of mostly girls, he felt it was best to establish something of a formation for the trip.

[Apollymi]

Soma was whimsical but that wasn't a problem. For the most part this was fine, but it seemed that he wasn't quite done yet. Miko's commentary about her intent was taken and given a reply which hinted at some later intentions. It was her turn next, huh? 'Aggressive and hot!' she thought as she found herself wiping the corner of her mouth just a bit. She'd become conscious of the gentle wetness in the corner of her mouth and maybe somewhere else.

Whatever the case, Miko now had a thumbs up and a smirk from Kazuhiko to go along with what she as sure would eventually be enough pictures of him to be their own album. The girls she'd taken pictures of previously soon had others behind them. Emirie was once again followed by her brother. That boy seemed to have a mild form of his parents photogenic nature as well, a peace sign was cute. "Nice one, Sei-chan~" she encouraged the lad and sent him on his way. Immediately after him, Yuuya made his way up and gave one of the most awkward photos of the day, but it was an honest effort, "Very nice, Tenjou-kun. Arigatou~" Miko encouraged him as well, knowing that such a thing wasn't something he did all the time. After him, was Ai, who surrounded her left eye in a peace sign and grinned for the camera. "Always nice, Ai-sen!~" Miko mentioned.

Chika was up next, "Phone, deck, baby!~" she said about all the things she had. She was wearing a pair of sneakers she'd stolen from Kaguya. Her mouth gently wrinkled and she played at having a cat paw for her picture. "Hai hai! Chi-chan. Be good today!" Miko said taking the picture. Anya for her part in this stayed in line behind her mother and stood posing with her hands on her hips and looking up at Miko. "Ara? You're adorable, say Cheese~" she said offering the girl a goofy face so she could see a fun face too. Miko's mind was something being read by Anya who found it nice that she was being like that. A smile came to that girl's face as well, and Miko got a nice picture. Soon after she lowered herself to the little one's level for some happy words. "We're going to be out for a while today, okay. I have snacks if you get hungry but let us know if you need a break or if walking with us is too much. I'm sure someone can carry you for a bit if it gets rough," Miko mentioned earnestly. "Hai!" the little one agreed and with that her hair was fluffed and Miko stood back up to face Sena who covered one eye and posed in typical Chuuni fashion for her picture. "That's a great one, Sena-chan~" Miko said snapping that photo. A great number were taken before Kaguya stepped out in front and posed for a picture as well. "Kaya-sen, report!" she said to the girl who gave smooches as her picture. "Hai hai, phones are needed for Sena, Seiichi, Soma, Emirie maybe Anya but limiting young kid screen time might mean she'd be better off without one," Kaguya offered. As she stepped outside. Miko now had a picture of everyone's face, except Soma who gave her a different kind of picture.

[Bloodedge]

One by one, the group filed out of the house. Kazuhiko was hanging around behind the other males, waiting for everyone else to collect. In that time, he began wondering how a group so large would continue fitting in such a small house. Did they have the means to make anything else work? Time would tell. In the present, he'd be indirectly handling another problem. Miko had given some advice to the smallest of their collection, including the notion of someone carrying the child if necessary. Alas, necessity had already been swept off the table.

Anya was among the last to leave the house. Whenever she did so, Kazu was there, waiting on one knee with both arms stretched backwards. There were obviously very few opportunities to enjoy having a child... at least one physically in a child state. No way was he going to miss an opportunity for the well-known piggyback ride. "Anya!" he called out during her exit. Both hands were open and ready to grasp, all to keep the girl atop his shoulders if she were to take the lift. All the while, Soma seemed to be leading the charge. Rather, he was ahead of everyone else that was moving down the street. He had no clear idea of direction, yet still, there he was.

[Apollymi]

With all of those peopled headed out and Kaguya and Miko stopping to talk everyone else had been taken care of. A group of teens needed phones, and perhaps crash courses in how to use the if it wasn't obvious. But that was something easily taken care of. Miko and Kaguya were the last on the trip slipping out of the house, but right before them, Anya slipped outside and then found her father down at her level with his back out. He even called to her... with the chat she'd had with Miko she didn't know he'd pick her up immediately, but somehow this seemed like something she definitely wanted to do. "Hai!" Anya mentioned as she ran up to take her place on her father's shoulders. How could she not? Still she clung to the top of his head rather tightly, as she realized she was about to be moving from this angle.

And now with everyone outside of the house Miko and Kaguya knew where they'd be going. Soma was wandering out ahead and but that wasn't a problem. As she slipped up and into the group Miko would pause and look at Anya on Kazuhiko's shoulder. There was something innately attractive about the 'good' dad thing, which Miko couldn't have explained if she wanted to. It was also rather cute to see Anya clinging for dear life. "Sugoi..." she murmured just a bit. But Miko wasn't the only startled by a sight, no Angelica was busy looking up into the open sky for the first time in her entire life and right now, looked every part the tourist of the group as she stared at nearby buildings, cars passing on the street and even other people moving around as they started their day. "WOW!~" she squealed. She'd not been outside in ever and now... she was actually outside, actually free to do go places and do whatever she wanted... it was surreal as an experience.

"Alright everyone, first stop is the electronics store four blocks up!~" she said aloud. Kaguya took the opportunity to slip up a bit closer to the front of the group, passing information along more directly as the group began moving. Several of the girls would be peeking into store fronts and looking around while Miko mentally calculated the cost of their first stop. A high end phone could be quite expensive, but she wasn't worried too much about it. One couldn't be a teen in modern times without a phone so she'd make sure they were at least prepared not to look like a crazy person by not owning such a basic item.

[Bloodedge]

Just as he'd hoped, Anya hopped onto Kazu's back and took her position atop his shoulders. He stood, keeping the girl steady by grasping her legs at the shins. "Going up!" he said. Kazu's rise was just quick enough to provide a little bounce at the end, just for a bit of fun. After that, he thought it best to make a simpler move ─ one toward Angelica. He'd made a promise, and he had every intention to see the moment it was fulfilled properly. Angelica was outside, truly outside, for the first time in her long life. Damned be every adventure and card game; he wouldn't miss this moment for anything.

So then, what was Angelica's reaction to her first outing? A simple, albeit loud utterance of... wow. Of course there was also the staring, the clear experience of wonder as so much information was taken in and appreciated. Kazuhiko thought it was worthwhile to give her a moment. Beyond being Angelica's first time truly outside of Aincrad, this world was very different from Alaya. Motor vehicles, skyscrapers and the like were common occurrences here. In terms of architecture and technology alone, there was no outright comparison between the two worlds. "Awesome, isn't it? This is the place to go for entertainment... but that's just here in Japan. You've got two whole worlds to see; this is just the start," he assured. All the while, it seemed Soma was actually walking in the right direction to reach the electronics store Miko spoke of. He'd even be continuing precisely to that mentioned location.

[Apollymi]

Anya hopped up onto Kazuhiko's shoulders, and though she'd been clinging to him, an announcement was made about going up. Once this happened a rise would occur and the small girl would find herself able to see the entirety of the group from her new perch. "Wooow!" she uttered after that first little pop. Her hands would finally release Kazuhiko's head as she declared her own victory over the group with her arms in the air and extended. "Hehehehe!" she giggled happily as a child could while looking down upon the rest of the group. Miko could only smile, she had a few of those kinds of happy memories from her own childhood.

As for Angelica she was trying to take in the full oddity of this world compared to her own understanding. Technology like this didn't exist within Aincrad and what was more, the builds and noise were also very different. In terms of the awesomeness of this whole situation, Angelica could only agree. It was quite different and though it was only the beginning it was still so much. "I am going to be honest with you Chuck, I don't even know what counts as entertainment in this case. There is so much to see already I think I'll end up overwhelmed before the end of it all," Angelica mentioned. She remembered her first outing from a floor when she was able to finally leave it within Aincrad, this looked entirely different. "Right, you said there aren't floors here, but then how big is everything? How do you get from place to place? Like how far can you go?" she asked curiously. She was used to a world with definite boundaries, and this world didn't seem to have those. Anya listened from her perch as the group began moving towards the shop, and she seemed interested quite a bit. Angelica didn't know much about this world or even the one she came from, but had a genuine interest in seeing the sights.

[Bloodedge]

Kazu never took his eyes off Angelica as she took in the sights of this new world. That sense of amazement was the reason he adventured, and the reason he advocated for adventuring. She didn't know what counted as entertainment. For that, there was no full explanation. Too many things could be found entertaining, depending on one's outlook and preferences. "Well... anything from games to parties, shows and everything else. You're bound to find something you like. Just take it easy and enjoy whatever seems cool along the way," he advised.

Delving deeper still into Angelica's experience, she had no idea how the world functioned beyond Alaya's Aincrad. It would have been a nice time to be in possession of a globe, Kazu thought. Well, it wasn't too ridiculous to explain how planets worked. How far could one go? Easy solution. "You can go as far as you want... sort of. The planet is a sphere. Technically, if you pick a direction and go in it long enough, you'll end up back where you started eventually. You'd have to deal with oceans, mountains and all that... but that's what boats and planes are for. As for how big everything is... uhh... we're in a pretty small country now; it's just islands here. I'd say Japan is about the size of all Aincrad's floors combined? Maybe?" he rambled. "Tell you what? We'll find a globe somewhere that shows what the planet looks like. I'll show you where we are on that~"

[Apollymi]

Kazuhiko was quite open to answering Angelica's questions, which was how she'd always known him to be. The things he mentioned sounded a bit odd to her but he claimed she should just enjoy anything she came across that struck her interest. Parties, games, shows... and everything else. Several people had mentioned shows, and media and music. Even just yesterday Miko, Ai and Kaguya had gone to a concert and the night she'd showed up Miko and Kaguya had been to a casino. All those words didn't mean very much to Angelica but it still seemed like it'd be a great deal of fun eventually. "Yeah, I'll... try," she said her eyes still being drawn into various sights as they moved around. In truth this world without magic seemed way more complex than the one she'd grown up in.

And that would only be further proved as she spoke to Kazuhiko. He claimed that there was no technical end to this world. That if you took off in one direction and kept going you'd eventually end up back where you started, but you'd have to cross whatever obstacles came with it. He explained that the planet was a sphere and that this country they were in presently was currently about the size of Aincrad's floors combined. "A sphere, so like a marble or a ball? And you can't hit a hard border or... fall off the edge?" Her understanding of this object was... lacking. But Kazuhiko still offered to help her see it though a globe. "Yeah, I think I'll definitely need to see it... I can't visualize this at all," she said with certainty. From Kazuhiko's shoulders Anya stayed almost gently patting his head as she looked around too. She had a better understanding of the world, but not by very much.

Just the same, the group was stopping at a light to wait for cross traffic. A couple of blocks had already been crossed but on the last one they got stuck by traffic. Once again, Angelica was staring trying to figure out how this entire world worked. "So like planes, and cars? You explained stuff was like carriages but not with animals or magic to pull them... is that what these are?" she asked for clarification. How did one attain on of those? Did you get to get ride wherever you wanted? Every time she saw something new she was awed and confused.

[Bloodedge]

"No... you absolutely can't reach the end or fall off the edge. The world is round; I promise," Kazu said as if to silence a belief he found ignorant beyond all reason. No way would he allow Angelica to be one of those flat-Earth believers. "You can reach the end of the land, but there's always more land eventually. Water bodies can just be way bigger than what you've seen before. Like... massive," he explained further. Brief distraction came in the form of Anya's movements, drawing Kazu's gaze upwards for a moment. She didn't seem to want anything though, so he merely added a bit of bounce to his step again.

Soon enough, they stopped for oncoming traffic. Angelica had more questions, not from ignorance, but instead from newfound understanding. She remembered what he said previously about vehicles. For them, that conversation was so very long ago. He figured she must have been very excited to get out and see the things he'd mentioned back then. "You remembered that? Yeah. Most of those things right there are cars. That one there," he said, nodding toward a truck. "Truck. Two behind that, there's a bus. You'll see things like trains, but they have their own tracks to travel on; they don't veer off certain paths. If you want to see a plane, you'll only catch them moving in the sky. They're loud as all hell, and really fast with, like... wings and stuff. The wings don't flap; they're just for aerodynamics or whatever."

[Apollymi]

More understanding of the world came Angelica's way. According to Kazuhiko, the end couldn't be reached. There were no ends in the way that she thought of the boundaries of Aincrad. Instead, one could reach the end of a landmass and see a vast ocean but if that was crossed eventually more land would be found. "I understand what you're saying, but that's really hard to grasp by description alone," she said seemingly pouty. Like whenever she tried to make a comparison, her mind didn't go far enough. If the biggest thing she'd seen was lakes, oceans were far bigger and connected landmasses. Things like this sounded fine as comparisons, but what did it actually look like? Well, she supposed she'd be seeing eventually.

Beyond that point, there were things she recognized from descriptions given by Kazuhiko when they'd been discussing things before. He even went so far as to identify certain things by name. "Of course I remember!" she said quickly. "It sounded strange, but seeing it is relieving but also somehow more strange I guess. Still, it's good to be able to confirm things with my own eyes and all..." she said. Ah, but she was learning about other things, like trains that followed specific tracks. She saw the huge buses and trucks, all of these different kinds of vehicles and there were still more, planes. "So, this world has mechanical winged creatures but their wings don't flap?" she mused. That was somehow really hard to imagine. At the same time, those little bounces set Anya to giggling and as she did Chika would be turned around and walking backwards waving to the small girl who appeared to be having fun. Anya waved back as they started walking again. And finally crossed into the area which had the phone store they were looking for. All the while a conversation about phones was taking place, "I mean we could just put them in Ai's name... mine will attract attention. You aren't currently old enough for one either..." Kaguya mentioned. Ai for her part in this was shrugging casually. "What an interesting way to think about that... I thought maybe you two were going native but still worldly sensible~" Ai mentioned but she didn't agree either, but maybe she knew it wouldn't come down to that? Time would tell... "I was going to say we shouldn't just volunteer Ai-sen. If worse comes to worse I could always have my parents do it. They know enough that they wouldn't question the additional phones. And they are in town so it wouldn't be too long if we needed direct assistance," Miko stated. There was a certain faith that was maintained in the goodness of her own parents, after all, they'd taken the whole magical world information pretty well.

[Bloodedge]

If they discovered a globe at some point during this journey, Kazu would definitely be giving Angelica a better view of the world in its entirety. He could have pulled a visual from the internet using a phone, but that wouldn't do it justice at all. In this case, nothing could beat a real, physical, three-dimensional object. "Just relax and don't worry too much about that part right now. I'll show you what I mean soon," he assured. With that, he was content to carry on about planes and the like. "It's not a creature; it's more like a flying carriage. Those weren't in Aincrad, but you get the concept, yeah? Wings keep it stable in the air. It moves with... uh... oh! See that?" he asked. As they were entering the electronics store, Kazu pointed toward a spinning fan. "Imagine that, but really big and really strong. The wings of a plane have those; they spin fast enough to make it move. Can you picture that?" he wondered.

Meanwhile, some of the girls were discussing the phone issue at hand ─ specifically how these newborn entities would be acquiring them. Once again, an issue was not an issue. One might soon witness Marisbury Animusphere exiting the back of the store alongside the manager. He'd somehow gotten here ahead of the others. Now that he was in sight, he had nothing to say. He did, however, have something to make obvious. There was a nod toward the group as Marisbury made himself obvious. It would be Soma who picked up on his meaning and addressed it. "The guy with all the answers has all the answers. Go figure. Just use his name; problem solved," the black-haired male stated plainly.

[Apollymi]

Angelica was told to relax and not worry too much about trying to visualize this world without perspective. That seemed almost counter productive, but she could trust Kazuhiko to keep his word to her always. As such, if he claimed he'd show her, she knew she'd get to see it. "Alright, I won't worry about it then," she claimed without hesitation. That for a second caught Anya's attention as she ducked her head down. Angelica's belief in Kazuhiko was strong within her mind, it seemed firmer than most thoughts she'd read so far. What else was being discussed? Planes weren't birds or creatures, but instead machines with specific kinds of builds. As they entered the phone shop, a mechanical fan showed up and Kazuhiko pointed that one out as part of his explanation. Angelica looked at thing and was more confused as to how it helped something fly. "Nope, definitely confused, I mean it's blowing air around so I could see it being connected but not how," she said frowning slightly. This world was odd, of this she was certain.

As they entered the shop, they were greeted by a front end worker. "Welcome!" they chimed without hesitation. The group walked in, uttering thanks, but it would seem that something had caught the eye of a few. Marisbury Animusphere had apparently beaten them here and seemed to be nodding towards the group for whatever reason. Their earlier discussion heard by Soma and this combined to let that lad give his own take on the conundrum they discussed. "Hm, using his name would solve all those problems. Soma that brain of yours is definitely something~" Kaguya teased as she always would. "A lot of him is something," Miko muttered only to immediately follow up with something else. "Woops, that one slipped..." she uttered immediately. "Inside voice is on the outside again~" Kaguya teased. "Hai hai, one more of those and you'll be the subject of the next emergency meeting~" Ai teased, not even bothering to confirm. Miko looked at that one, and wondered if she had the same kind of clairvoyance that Solomon had... if it was the case, she'd simply not been saying anything... "Box it," Miko muttered. "I need four lines, added to Marisbury Animusphere-san's contract..." Miko mentioned pointing to the man currently talking to the manager in case that was necessary. Of course, she'd be turning to the kids who needed them, "Sena, Emirie, Seiichi, you guys need to pick phones or would you rather we do it for you?" she asked of them. "At the very least you can choose any accessories you want..." Miko mentioned knowing that devices would have to be activated and all that. "Doesn't explain how he beat us here though," Chika said popping up from behind to add herself to the conversation. That point might have been a valid one.

[Bloodedge]

Things still weren't making total sense to Angelica. Kazu wasn't surprised; such things took engineering degrees and such for most humans in this world to understand the finer details. The best he could do for the princess was a basic explanation of functionality. "By being strong. So strong, they move what they're attached to. It'd be like... using a burst of magic to launch yourself, and keeping it up to move forward in the air," he explained.

While the struggle of making planes understandable took place, Soma caught one of his targets having a slip-up. Following a compliment from his mother, Soma heard another of a different sort from the brunette. He responded with a glance through the corner of his eye, and of course... a bit of cheek. "Keep slipping. Start a list if it helps," he said as if wondering how many things were 'something' according to the lass. He could consider himself a step closer to finding out very necessary information about this one, and perhaps determining where his own list was going. There was confirmation of something regarding Chika, though. Anya's mother was not the brightest ─ not by a longshot. Her question was unbelievably lacking in common sense. "Obviously, he drove. It's the most sensible conclusion."

[Apollymi]

Strength was what Kazuhiko claimed those things had in the context of planes. Enough to lift a vehicle of some sort and propel it forward. His comparison did her a bit of good, as she could imagine using magic the way he described with a great deal of ease. "That one makes more sense to me..." Angelica said giving a healthy nod. Anya continued to enjoy her time in the place called up, while her mother joined her friends.

Miko had one of her baser thoughts slip from between her lips. She was teased for it mercilessly by her friends, but the lad in question seemed to take it in stride. No, that wasn't quite a strong enough understanding, he seemed to be encouraging it. "Careful... I might take that as permission~" Miko said, that one, wasn't a slip it was oddly direct. She'd already added the young man to her list, he could only make himself more of a target while acting like this in front of her. "Also it might already be a box," she mentioned which only made Kaguya chuckle. Ah well, she knew what her friend was like now more so than ever before... that kind of interest was normal for her. In the meantime, Chika was having one of those smooth-brain moments that had been mentioned earlier. Even the other girls hadn't actually questioned how Marisbury managed to get here before them. "Oh, right. He's a realer grown-up than us..." Chika said while rubbing the side of her head in a playful way with two knuckles and her eyes closed. In that moment she looked so much like her twin that Miko had to close her eyes shake her thoughts around. A few moments later, and Sena and Emirie were approaching with the boxes of the phone models they wanted and appropriate cases. Sena's featured a purple and red background with a golden starburst on it. While Emirie's was a case which featured flowery filigree in mint green and a darker green background. Both girls had newer model Kaiba Corp phones Sena's the active edition and Emirie's a deluxe edition. Miko planned to let Soma choose his own device, but if he didn't she simply had it in mind to pick him one similar to her own.

[Bloodedge]

Permission? Soma rather liked the sound of that. One who was given permission, was one placed in the lesser position. Soma's goal was the top. The top of what? Well, any and everything he could seek. His thirst was not for victory, but for supremacy. "You need permission? Fine. I'll allow it," he said plainly. Whatever she thought to do, he was willing to witness. Even if he was somehow crossed in the end, Soma welcomed the opportunity. As for the 'box' she may have already established... Soma found boxes quite useless in the situation. "Boxes are for storage. Lists are more immediate, and I don't think I was born with the patience to not see progress," he said. Soma may have been interested in establishing long-term goals and schemes, but he had no interest in progressing things at anything but his own determined pace. "Basically... open the box."

Chika's lack of mental fortitude continued even in a moment of understanding. She called Marisbury Animusphere a 'realer grown-up' than the rest of them, and Soma could only think there was a bit more to tell than that. If he wanted to make use of Anya, he'd have to take on the job of ensuring she didn't become too much like her mother. "More so than you, at least. That has to be a disability of some sort," he groaned. Meanwhile, Seiichi was selecting his phone and case alongside Emirie. His was also green, but featured white flower petals over green-tinted, rippling water. As for the phone itself, he chose the 'active' variant just as Sena did. Soma, however, hadn't selected a thing; he'd just be waiting.

[Apollymi]

It was obvious to Miko that Soma was the type of person who walked to the beat of his own drum. It was also clear that he didn't take orders or follow direction in a traditional sense. Back in this world, she'd compare him to the dark hero type... or even the delinquent love interest. Someone who did what they wanted and acted according to the actions given to him... she could work with that as she could work with most types of personalities. It just required a bit of observation to know the proper approach. "Oya, you'll give her permission without knowing fully what she wants~" Kaguya teased the lad knowing that Miko took permission very differently from most people. Even as she accused Kaguya of being far too lax, Miko would never assume permission was temporary. No, if someone told her she could do something, she'd do it without hesitation from that point forward if she believed them. "Doesn't matter, I'll take it~" Miko claimed and she meant that in several ways.

His words about her boxing and why it didn't fit the way he worked made sense to Miko from an outside perspective. "Goal oriented, progress monitoring, self-motivating... impatient. Working on it," Miko had a light murmur going, but still took time to answer him about opening that box. Why, because the box that was now dedicated to Soma was being filled as she came to understand him a bit better. Without realizing it, she'd started comparing him to one of the main conquests of an Otome Game. In this case, could see him as one of those noble bastards, keen to move up in the world on his own power and crush underfoot any doubts about his ability. Even when there was no innate animosity, those types were always aggressive, and threw themselves into things without hesitation, it was admirable. Miko decided as she browsed. In this time, she found herself picking up a phone case with a large fanged snake in white with purple outline as its main motif, and for the phone model she decided upon one which was touted as being most easily modified by users and physically up to similar kinds of damage. It was one which came with a fully expandable memory and the most processing power for apps and programs. Yeah... that seemed about right. As her other children and Sena had their devices picked out, she was doing mental gymnastics to remember the specs on models of phones that this one might enjoy, and settled on it, a Capsule Corp model with similar camera functionality but way more modification options a phone that would completely bend to whatever the user wanted from it. As for Chika and her potential disability there was a very simple answer to that... "Iia, completely normal. I made a choice~" she claimed. There wasn't much to worry about Anya, she'd likely grow her own way, but Chika and her twin, made the choice to be the way they were... it wasn't anything sinister. And with that, if everyone had what they ere looking for Miko would be ushering them up to the register for phone activation while a very confused clerk took care of everything without any more questions than necessary. As the devices were brand new, they took very little to start up. Phones were activated, screen protectors and cases were placed and device accessorties would be handed back to the individuals who placed them. One by one.

[Bloodedge]

Soma's mother had the strangest things to say. Of course he was giving permission without full knowledge of intent. What better way was there to find said intent? "Don't think for one second that it matters, Kaa-san. Whatever the outcome, I'm ready to face it. Anything done to me, I will pay back a thousand times. That goes for friend and foe alike," he vowed. That belief would accompany Soma for his entire life and beyond, and had been with him since he was a mere thought within Kaguya's soul.

Eventually, Soma would have that chance to return any 'favors' sent his way. Right now, there was no such chance immediately ahead of him. One day, he thought. Miko may have even been setting herself up to be the first receiver, given her ability to create interest simply by analyzing him. The few observations she made were accurate enough to earn Soma's approval of the girl. He was thinking of adding more brain to his collection. "I like how your brain works. Keep working," he said. Ah, but Chika wasn't quite done being... herself. She claimed her problem was no disability, but a choice. Still awaiting the delivery of a phone, Soma pinched the bridge of his nose firmly. "I don't believe you. Blissful ignorance to that extent is a dream. Anyone who wants it, can't just choose it," he argued. Something had to be wrong with the genetics or souls of that girl. If that wasn't the truth of it, Soma had a thousand other issues with... well, everything.

[Apollymi]

In the moments surrounding Kaguya's teasing, Soma's motivations in life became clear. Or maybe it was better described as his creed. Soma decided at some point during his inception that he'd repay friend and foe alike a 1000 times over. That was interesting as a thought, Kaguya heard his words and grinned from ear to ear. "Hoh? I didn't expect something so solid so early, but I suppose you did basically make yourself~" she mused. She felt a strange sense of satisfaction for having a hand in the creation of a child who was well past experiencing the kind of difficulties she was even still capable of feeling now. "A thousand times over sounds kind of fun..." Miko muttered. Of course, Miko had different sorts of values but none of that mattered in context.

No, instead she was being complimented rather directly. It seemed those rambling words of hers had been heard and Soma was content to comment about how he liked the way her brain worked. "Hai, arigatou..." Miko said. She'd just recently become the type to have those sorts of observations slip out, given what her own mentor was like. It was good to know she wasn't doing anything bad by letting them be heard, even if she'd not meant it to be so easily observable. Sena's phone was finished, by the time Miko joined the other kids at the register. And Emirie's was being finished as Miko stepped up. Seiichi could go next or she could place Soma's regardless, eventually all four kids would have their own numbers, phones in easily identifiable cases. "If anyone else wants a phone case, I'll buy it..." Miko mentioned. Customization was important after all, and she wanted everyone to feel like their item truly belonged to them. At the same time Chika heard what Soma had to say and only smiled, "You can choose anything so long as you push forward with it~" she stated as if she wasn't talking about her own ignorance. "You'll give yourself a headache trying to figure it out," Kaguya mentioned. "Or age yourself several decades as I am sure this day will do to me," Miko followed up. Just the same, when that phone with snake on the case was ready, she walked over with the bag and the device to hand it to the lad in question. "Here... this one is yours," she stated, having given him a fully kitted and modifiable phone with an extra memory expansion.

[Bloodedge]

Phone and case purchases were being processed one by one, all while Soma dealt with the likes of Miko and Chika. Between those two, there was the occasional mention from his mother. She spoke first about his state of completion, as if she didn't think it rational before seeing it herself. "Credit to you. You established the framework and everything I needed to finish the job. You'll be repaid for that too," he assured. Soma had yet to determine who the first receiver of his repayment would be, but Kaguya was undoubtedly the first he owed. That fact was never to be forgotten. Speaking of things not forgotten, it seemed Soma wasn't allowed to forget Miko's greater motivation. Every speck of information she shared could be taken as part of a path toward sex. "It could be fun, it could be terrifying. Speaking of terrifying... I'm going to need something soon. I'll need one of you to make it possible," he said, passive body language becoming a slow, sweeping gesture of his right hand. By the end of it, Soma was pointing a finger pistol forward and pulling the imaginary trigger.

Chika alleged that one could choose anything, provided they kept going forward with it. The logic was something Soma agreed with innately, but... 'anything' wasn't supposed to mean everything. Kaguya and Miko were both right; this girl was a one-way trip toward a headache and unnatural aging. Just the same, she was a shining example of why normal people couldn't observe that level of blissful ignorance. "... Right. Enjoy your decision, then. If you can enjoy yourself to that extent, no one has any right to stop you," he decided. Moving on from that, Soma was offered a phone by none other than Miko. He stared at the activated device for several seconds before taking it in hand. "Is it mine?" he asked. In that same moment, Soma was handing the phone right back to Miko. He wasn't going to take it in its current state.

[Apollymi]

Soma was full of interesting ideas. If anything many regular people might mistake him for an edgy chuuni who was deep in his roleplay. That was fine for general purposes. Of course, this was for the best in this context. Still, his words resonated pretty well with Kaguya even though she'd originally be trying very hard not to create life with her own actions. "Passing credit for something like that, what a sweet boy~" she said in that same teasing tone she always had. No matter what, he'd done for himself something she wouldn't have done on her own and already had the ability to deal with the sorts of betrayals her heart was still healing from. Moving on, apparently repayment could be either fun or terrifying. "I assume you get what you deserve, you seem like that type," Miko observed, since he didn't mind those coming from her. Though the other thing he wanted was... likely strange for one to hear, both his mother and Miko gave it a bit of consideration. "Those things are hard to come by here... but I assume you don't mean in the most legitimate way," Kaguya thought. "I actually think that request might be easier to manage than most," Miko mentioned. They knew at least one clandestine type individual, he could probably procure some less than legal things for them, for the right price, and given their friendliness that price was something Miko herself was willing to pay time and time again.

At the same time, Chika was picking out a new phone case, this one with a weird little cat creature on it. Miko nodded her consent as Soma told the lass to enjoy her life, "Hai!~" she said, in a way that was for obvious reasons similar to how Anya spoke. Ah, but Soma wouldn't be taking his phone, in fact he placed it back into Miko's hands. Was it his? absolutely but, "Sou ka, adding meticulous and demonically specific to that list," Miko uttered. She pocketed that device for the time being. "I guess it will be an exercise in patience today. Not to worry, I will make it yours..." Miko mentioned. At the same time, Kei chose a new phone case with a pink and white spider on it, and Ai chose one that looked like the cosmos. All of these would be easily purchased and switched out or equipped. Miko also bought an extra phone memory expansion for Kazuhiko having remembered that passing mention while he was snapping pictures of her the previous day. She'd pass that along to him as well. Meanwhile, Angelica would be wandering up with two cases, one for herself that had a golden rose on it, and one with a red flower, black moon and large white skeleton. "It reminds me of Saku..." Angelica mentioned. "Very nice~ Gift exchanges like this are great!" Miko encouraged and paid for all items before they were ready to lave. "Alright, seems like that wraps up about everything, are we all ready to get moving. Arigatou Gouzaimasu~" Miko uttered to a still bewildered register person as the group filed out with numerous purchases and the weirdest phone contracts they'd ever put together.

[Bloodedge]

"It's not passing credit. I know better than anyone else what goes on in there," Soma said to Kaguya, taking the time to place a forefinger at the top of her sternum ─ as if to point not at her heart, but the shell of her soul. "A thousand times," he promised. Miko had a good enough grasp of his intent. Moreover, she seemed willing and able to acquire a gun ─ something he knew would become very useful. Whenever he got that, his plans would enter a new phase. "Quick as you like. It's going to be a game-changer."

Speaking of game-changers, another was presently in the works. Soma was given a phone, but he didn't want it in its present state. No, he was owed an exchange, an image the likes of what he'd personally taken with Miko's phone. Without that, given the nature of that forced deal, that phone couldn't truly be called his. Patience was not part of Soma's identity... but this was already part of a long-term plan. He could wait a little while for the phone's return. "I'm sure you will. Don't waste too much time; I'm going to need it," he said.

In the meantime, Kazu was scanning phone cases, only to hear Angelica mention Sakura in passing. He turned to look, and there he saw... disappointment. "Eh?! No fair; I was just looking for one!" he announced. Well, perhaps he'd just have to find something different for the one sacrificing her presence for others. While Kazu was mulling that over, their trip came to an end. Then, just as before, Soma became the first to exit. "Alright, falling back in formation. Annie, where next?" he asked while Soma stared in his direction curiously.

[Apollymi]

Soma wasn't one to pass credit, and he made that abundantly clear by his next set of words. He knew better than anyone what went on inside of her soul. A thousand times, he claimed, making a little smile tug at the corners of Kaguya's lips. "If you say so... I believe you~" she claimed. Kaguya wasn't one to randomly believe in others anymore. No, she was far past that, but what she was, happened to be capable of belief, in a few rare instances. Speaking of beliefs, Miko thought it possible to obtain a weapon for her son, who called it a game-changer, and wanted it, as quickly as possible. "Hai hai, I'll give it priority and do my best," she said adding it to a building list of odd request she'd potentially have for Hiruko when they next spoke.

Beyond that point there was the matter of Soma's phone. He didn't want it back without at least something equivalent from Miko. He claimed he'd be needing his phone soon, so she shouldn't take too long. "No worries, I'll be able to give it to you after our next stop," she mentioned almost casually, well except that blush on her face, which seemed to appear whenever she thought too hard about what her actual intentions were. There was no point in being particularly coy about what she'd decided to do in this case, she'd make sure to take care of Soma as he was currently in front of her with a certain kind of attitude that she felt the need to explore.

Meawnhile, Kazuhiko was a bit slower on the upkeep and didn't pick out a phone case for their missing individual. Miko smiled lightly, "I'm sure you'll think of something good Charlie. Also this is for you... " she mentioned while handing him a small bag with the expanded storage chip for his phone a couple of terabytes should at least hold him over for his current photography spree. "Given our current placement and shopping needs, Peach John is next, It's down several blocks from here, but it should be open by the time we get there... also my apologies in advance," Miko mentioned heartily as the group began to move again. But why did she apologize? Well, because unbeknown to most, Peach John was a shop which sold lingerie and women's accessories. Four people in this group, maybe five, might not actually enjoy this part of the trip, but it had to be done. For every girl here who was of age, including Miko, who needed to pick up a new set of lounge clothes for a place she acknowledged as a secondary home. And eventually whatever amount of traveling time later, Miko would once again approach that store, with a musicians blacked out poster picture not fifteen minutes after it opened for business.

[Bloodedge]

Kaguya believed Soma, just as he figured she would. He knew of her problems and the accompanying lack of trust in others, but he also knew she would place faith in those who were close enough. As one who was undoubtedly close enough, being her literal child and all, Soma had no questions about the chance of her believing him. In the same regard, he fully believed Miko would be making an effort to acquire that firearm. 'I believe both of you. Especially the one willing to be so horny this early in the morning," he said casually. Either way, he'd be getting both a phone and a gun at some point in the near future. Before that, they'd have to reach the next stop. What would that have to do with his returned phone, though? Well... he could make some assumptions while walking the street again.

Kazuhiko had a bit of thinking to do about multiple things, not the least of which was something for Sakura. Angelica may have beat him to the proverbial punch with a phone case, but he wouldn't just give up because of that. There were other things to find for other people anyway, so... a change of plans was in order, but no abandonment. Perhaps the next location would be suitable? Well... no. Miko had given a warning, but their arrival to the place in question had Kazu realize exactly why it'd been given. This 'Peach John' was a lingerie shop, very mature in nature... and very much not a place four teenage boys were accepted easily. Kazu stepped in hesitantly while Seiichi and Yuuya heavily considered waiting around outside to avoid the wayward glares of dozens of women. Soma, however, walked right in as if he owned the place and everyone in it. "Uh, Annie? This isn't the kind of place you warn people about when bringing them. This is the kind of place you just don't bring some people to. Also, there's a baby!" Kazu chided.

[Apollymi]

Kaguya stated her belief in her son, and he in turn stated his belief, in her and her friend. He also comically confirmed that the latter was due to her early morning horniness. That brought something of a pout to Iino Miko's face, but... it was mostly in good fun. "Peas in a pod," she said with her nose up, but that was essentially admitting that she had no problems with Soma's antics in the slightest. After all, she was quite fond of Kaguya to begin with and would never keep someone from being themselves at all. "Oya, is that extra Mi-chan approval~" Kaguya teased once more finding Miko's reaction rather funny. He'd done thing she didn't like so far, and as such she'd be keeping her own pace up.

Eventually they'd reach the store in question and Soma walked in, Kaguya walked in, Emirie walked in, Sena walked in, sticking rather close to Emirie for obvious reasons, Kei and Chika also filed in, but Miko hung back if only to speak with Kazuhiko. Angelica waited around if only to become ever curious "Is this really a store that just sells underwear?" she asked. "Hai, women's underwear, you can go on in too Princess. No worries, underwear are basically a necessity in this world and it's best if you know the size and style you like for yourself," Miko uttered which seemed to encourage Angelica a bit. As for Kazuhiko's points she did have a perfectly logical reason for doing this, and completely understood, the general taboo applied to this kind of thing. "I had to give the warning because we need to go... that being said, i realize there is a baby and also that everyone might not want to come in but, these things are necessities given the sheer number of us that there are. Besides all that we can also get normal pjs and house clothes so no one has to be uncomfortable and all that..." she said with logical reasons for shopping itself. "I know the taboos around places like this, which is why I decided we could fill it up early and get it out of the way. There is also the potential safety thing, since a group of model level girls filing out of a place like this midday would definitely attract way more street attention than they will right now," she expressed of the situation. "I also figured that anyone who didn't want to come inside, could hang out with the baby for a bit, I have snacks and drinks for whoever undertakes that one. Or I could get what I need really quick and pop back out and take over in case the responsibility is too much," she offered clearly. Miko had considered the potential problems and worked through most of them.

[Bloodedge]

Most of the group walked right into the lingerie shop, either because they belonged, or because they didn't care to some extent. Soma and Kazuhiko were the latter for two different reasons. Luckily, this wasn't a decision made in the spur of a moment by Miko. Most of the girls here did have need of general house wear and things to wear out. Moreover, she made a very good point about making this part of the trip early. "Ugh... yeah, it makes sense. This still could have been an early trip made with a specific group, but I guess we're already here now," he agreed reluctantly. The logic of this trip couldn't be argued against for the most part. Of course, there was a pair of lads with no interest in entering.

"Ehh... Anya-chan is like my half-sister, right? I'll stick with her in the lobby," Seiichi offered as Kazuhiko let the pink-haired girl down. "I figured you would. Arigatou, Seiichi," said Kazu. Yuuya also hadn't moved beyond the entrance, thinking the lobby was the farthest he'd ever go. He didn't even want to go that far, but another male and a child present would possibly make things look like a family outing of some sort. With that being the case, he decided to stick with those two. "So, three out and all others in? Shouldn't be too bad. Though this wouldn't have been alright for me just a few days ago. I'll catch up soon guys! Anya, stick with your brother and Tenjou-san. Be good!" he said to those who were staying behind. Why was Kazuhiko himself going ahead though? Well, there was a large group of girls shopping for lingerie. Most of them were points of interest, or people he'd already been involved with. Why would he miss an opportunity like that?

[Apollymi]

Kazuhiko did make the valid point that such a trip could have been made with a specific group of people at the same early time in the morning. Technically Miko agreed with this point but this morning had kind of spiraled out of control already. "Hai, I do get that, and I did figure the group wouldn't be so hard to manage. At this point, I also didn't expect the baby but, I've been able to alter the plan instead of throwing it away," she said with a smile.

Beyond that it would seem her accidental son Seiichi was willing to spend some time with his younger half sister. Miko could smile and appreciate him for offering such a thing and she, dug through her messenger bag for appropriate things. She pulled a box of pocky flavored strawberry and a small bottle of water for each of the boys who was staying out along with the girl. She handed the snacks to Seiichi and beamed at him. "Arigatou gouzaimasu, Sei-chan, Tenjou-kun" she offered both since they'd be spending some time together. No matter what, she'd make sure to not be rude to them. Anya looked at her father after being placed on the ground and smiled. "Hai, I'll be really good!" she claimed. And she would, she walked over to Seiichi and held her arms up to that boy and pointed to a bench the three of them could sit at while they waited for this leg of shopping to be over. "Arigatou, still... I'll make sure we stop by somewhere fun for you too, alright... Anya-chan?" she offered the small girl who smiled and nodded as well. This would be a fruitful day in childhood.

Once inside with the rest of the group, Miko greeted the cashier, whom she'd met the previous day while making exchanges. "Oh? Back again, you really like this place huh?" she greeted seeming to be one of those early morning people who were quite rare. "Hai, these are all my friends, and I'm going to be paying for this stuff... I'll try and organize them to make it easy for you, but we still might need a bit of help. Sorry about the potential inconvenience," she stated being apologetic. "Iia, this place is usually dead until late, I'm glad to see so many people in here..." she stated honestly and that would be all. Then Miko would be clapping her hands together for the group's attention, which she would get. "Minna. We're shopping for underwear and house clothes. Grab a duffle bag for each of you. Get the things you think you'll like. Ask this nice lady to help you, if you need sizing advice or anything like that..." Miko mentioned. "Also if you really like something get two..." she added after the fact. Oddly enough, she'd be grabbing a duffle for herself, branded with Peach John's logo in a pale yellow and she'd be gathering a few things. "Hai!" everyone chimed, with Kaguya and Ai making themselves available for questions from Angelica and Emirie helping Sena.... shopping for lingerie seemed to be starting off well enough. "Chika don't forget tights or socks." Miko added after a moment all while the shop keep watched a shopping trip that looked like organized chaos.

[Bloodedge]

With Anya's promise to behave, Kazuhiko comfortably separated himself from the small group at the entrance. This plan may have been one worth throwing away instead of repurposing, he thought... but he also thought it was one he'd rather see in action than anything else. Perhaps Kazu had gone fully native, but there was no point looking back now. No, he'd look forward. There remained two girls on his list, just from that student council friend group. Surely they weren't going to be shopping just for undergarments, so he'd likely get to see something of interest before their card shop trip. With that in mind, he meandered about while generally sticking close to Angelica. He could at least play off being dragged into the shop by his girlfriend if any local had something to say. Besides, Angelica was one he'd known for ages without seeing in certain states... and that was another opportunity he couldn't miss.

Meanwhile, Soma moved about as if he were still walking the streets. Not a single stray glance was sent his way, unlike the other male teen entering the store. In truth, the few people looking at him had him confused for a flat-chested, yet gorgeous woman. He didn't even shy away from inspecting a number of pieces that were of no interest whatsoever to him. Why did he bother? Well, there was one point of interest. Knowing about some connections he'd have to make in the future, Soma thought it best to prepare for the proper investments. If things were made more interesting for him, he could more easily dedicate himself even in less-favorable situations.

[Apollymi]

Kazuhiko might have thrown away this plan, but Miko thought it was worth it to get it out of the way with as little fuss as possible. Her instructions had everyone picking out duffle bags as well as staring to pick out underwear. Kazuhiko attached himself to Angelica, while Ai and Kaguya hovered nearby. Both of those young women were having a reasonable time picking up a few things. "Try those they'd be cute~" Kaguya mentioned, pointing to a pair for Ai which were pastel blue. Ai picked them up and added them and a matching bra to her bag. Miko on the other hand was picking up lace thongs, nighties and long tights. Mostly because she was already sure of the kinds of things she wanted. "Also don't forget to try on anything you aren't sure about..." Miko called out to her friends. Speaking of, Miko picked up a few things and motioned to the register person that she was going into a changing room, if only because she needed to take a few naughty pictures and thought that would be a reasonable place to do so.

At the same time, Soma managed to move around rather freely, but that made sense at least, given his appearance he was likely mistaken for a girl. At the same time Miko was within a dressing room sitting in front of a mirror with Soma's phone in her hand. She began to strip none to subtly enough to give the lad a short reel of peekaboo shots as she pulled her clothes off, until she was fully naked and took that picture within the mirror to make sure he got a full body view of her. All that done, she slipped back into her clothes and thought to give Soma back his phone. She also programmed her number into his phone and got his for the sake of making sure he had it. All in all it would take her about five minutes and then Kei would be approaching and was looking at the slightly older girl now. "How do those even count as underwear they don't cover anything!" she demanded. "They count, and you might like them... get a few pairs," Miko encouraged. Who else had gone into a dressing room? Chika, she never knew what size she wore so she was busy trying on a new set of pajamas.

[Bloodedge]

While Kazuhiko accompanied Angelica for the sake of managing appearances, Soma gradually moved closer to the pair. He had words to share with Kazu based on an earlier observation. Once he was within earshot, he started scanning a rack and spoke. "What is it about that one that makes you defer?" he asked bluntly. Kazu took a moment to process being addressed so suddenly, and to realize what the black-haired male was talking about. "Huh? You mean Annie?" he asked. "The brunette, yes. You're supposed to be the leader here, right? You've been letting that one make all the calls this entire time. Why?" Whatever Soma wanted this information for, Kazu didn't know. He took a moment to think, but the answer was clear in his mind all along. "Well it's easy, right? I didn't decide to be leader anyway, but besides all that... deferring to the person who knows what they're doing is just the better choice in general. I'll do that before I try to pull something out of my ass," he said.

How interesting. Soma's take on the matter was quite different. He much preferred the idea of acquiring knowledge from the experienced, but not leaving them the stage. Perhaps there was something he didn't understand quite yet. "Sou ka. I guess I'll..." Just then, he was interrupted by a young clerk with long, dark hair held in a ponytail. "Miss! Your friends are already starting to try things on. Did you need any help picking something?" she asked, assuming Soma was a young woman as well. He realized quickly what was going on, and made a decision without hesitation. "Actually... I need something very showy. Something that'll make any normal guy lose his mind the moment he sees it," Soma instructed. "Oh I have just the thing!" the woman answered before gesturing toward a selection of teddy-style sets with openings at the nipples and crotch ─ one that seemed right enough for most of the girls in this group. Soma picked out a black version with matching stockings and partial sleeves. He said nothing more to the clerk, choosing instead to make a casual beeline toward the dressing rooms. He wouldn't be entering an empty one, but instead one occupied by... ah, it seemed Chika was the lucky random walk-in victim.

[Apollymi]

Angelica in this moment, became privy to a second hand conversation. One between Kaguya's son, Soma and Kazuhiko. The former of which was curious about why Kazuhiko chose to let Miko be in charge while he was supposed to be the leader. Did he not understand the necessity of task management? Well, even if he didn't it would seem that Kazuhiko had a pretty reasonable understanding of why he had nothing to say to Miko while she was taking charge of making sure this group got everything it needed. Soon after Kazuhiko responded some random woman walked up who worked at the store and asked the black haired boy if he needed help referring to him as female. Angelica looked at Kazuhiko and found herself whispering, "Does he look like a girl to her?" she whispered?

Miko had taken pictures of herself in her clothes and then all the way down to pink lace panties and then naked. That intense blush on her face was one thing, but it wouldn't be going anywhere any time soon. After trying on a cute teddy, she was sure that she was getting the right sizes and redressed to by a few more. By the time she was redressed she emerged from a dressing room to find Soma peaking his head into one. She'd wait outside of that one, with his phone in her hands. Meanwhile, Chika who was within this particular dressing room looked up to find Soma and apparently thought nothing of it, "Oh? Do you need something?' she wondered while looking at herself in the mirror. Shopping was taking place as Sena seemed to be finding some more sporty options for herself with Emirie's help. While Emirie seemed to be looking for subtly mature pieces in pastel colors.

[Bloodedge]

A woman walking up to Soma as if he belonged, and in fact as if he were a woman, was odd... but not so odd in hindsight. Kazu had a look at the lad while Angelica asked if he looked like a girl to the clerk. Angelica wasn't very well-traveled even in Aincrad, so he supposed that question was normal. "Well, yeah. Guys aren't supposed to be that... pretty. Not at any age. If you just look him in the face, he's actually prettier than most girls you'll find in this world. 8, maybe 9 out of 10 overall," he explained.

Meanwhile, Soma was stepping fully into the dressing room occupied by Chika. She didn't seem very bothered at all. Perhaps it was a stroke of luck that led him to this one. His intention was to utilize Anya, but the higher tier afforded by linking one's mana to another would not be reached with her. As such, he committed to shutting himself inside to answer her question. "I need a lot of things. More importantly, you need this more than... whatever the hell that is," he said regarding an odd choice of pajamas, offering instead the teddy he'd brought along. While holding it on offer, he shifted his gaze slightly toward the entrance. A knowing smirk appeared on Soma's face, and he left it alone to pursue another part of an overarching plan.

[Apollymi]

Angelica's whispered question got a straight forward answer, that Soma for all intents and purposes would have made a very high attractiveness female person. According to Kazuhiko men weren't supposed to be pretty, that was an odd thing to note. Angelica considered Kazuhiko to be among the more attractive men she'd laid eyes on, and she saw Soma as being very attractive as well, but she didn't see it as a non-masculine sort of attractiveness. "Hm, I feel like that means I haven't seen enough people to understand what you're talking about. Though I would describe his face as pretty too," Angelica decided. "Though by that logic you're pretty too..." she decided, she'd picked up several different pieces already. Thongs, in lace and satin with matching bras. Lots of pieces that were the royal blue and white that she enjoyed so much. But also some blacks and whites with various amounts of coverage. Though Angelica's bag was royal blue based on her own taste.

Meanwhile, Soma was busy barging into the dressing room that currently was being occupied by Chika. He claimed he needed a lot of things, but that she needed the outfit he was currently holding. She looked at it and shrugged, "Hai!~" she said accepting it. She'd begin trying to slip into it, without anything considered common sense. Meanwhile, Ai and Kaguya had g-athered a decent amount of things. Ai had a white bag, while Kaguya had a black one, they'd both collected a decent amount of undergarments, but Kaguya had managed one of her other magical abilities so she'd only be getting a single one of each of the items she liked most. Ai, had several different sorts of things collected, but she was looking for button up pajama shirts which she found most comfortable. Miko tapped on the dressing room door occupied by Soma and mentioned outside of it. "Your phone is ready!" she was content to hand it over and then... go back to organizing shopping and starting to pay for important things.

[Bloodedge]

Angelica's limited experience didn't afford her much chance to see most of humanity. Most people she knew were right here in this group, or among a small segment of Aincrad's population. That list was full of the exceptional. "Yeah, you haven't even seen the Gilleses of the world..." he said. Of all the people he'd seen in both worlds, Gilles de Rais was a special kind of concerning to look at. As for Kazuhiko being pretty, he could hardly argue that he lacked the more conventional masculine features. "Thanks, I guess? Most guys would rather go for handsome, which I don't think I could pull off any more than... well, however much I have as Charlemagne. Either way, I'd rather leave the pretty to you guys and... stuff like that," he said, a careful wayward glance falling upon the articles Angelica chose.

Soma didn't even have to convince the pink-haired girl. With no prompting whatsoever, she was taking the lingerie he offered. Soma was content to watch for the time being, but fate wouldn't be allowing that. No, it seemed someone was keen on putting herself right in the way due to their earlier arrangement. Miko, who had his phone, knocked and called out. What an annoying time it was for that. Soma groaned audibly from beyond the door. He had plans for Chika now, but he didn't intend to take that phone until he had time to take a proper look at it. Well, there was always a solution for everything. "I'm busy. Why don't you bring it in? I'm dressed," he said deviously.

[Apollymi]

Apparently, Angelica really hadn't seen very many people even in her extended life time. There were a few she saw, but they were all within the realm of attractiveness that she considered the standard high for humans, with a few outliers in the positive sense. Even humans like Renaud and Roland weren't ugly to her, they were simply not as pretty as Kazuhiko was as Charlemagne. The Gilleses of the world, as Kazuhiko called them were apparently on the low scale of attractiveness but she recognized that name, "Gilles? Wasn't he hanging out with Jeanne, I assumed he was at least regular attractive, which I count along with people like Roland... if he was hanging out with Jeanne I wouldn't expect anything much lower," she commented. Maybe that sounded shallow but the orders of the world existed for a reason, and it was kind of odd to her the idea that someone unattractive would attach themselves to someone as attractive as Jeanne d'Arc. Ah, but beyond that apparently pretty wasn't what men went for, in their odd sense of masculinity they preferred handsome as a descriptor and Kazuhiko thought that he only really achieved that as Charlemagne, "Hm... I think the future will see that handsome advance though nothing wrong with having a pretty face. It's what most people will see of you," Angelica decided. As for the prettiness of women and the objects they were holding, Angelica understood. "Still, it makes sense I guess..." Angelica decided, technically speaking standards of beauty were much easier for her to understand than anything else he'd tried telling her today.

In the meantime, Chika was busy changing into a very open teddy for Soma when a knock came to the door. It was Miko and she had Soma's phone. Well, that didn't require anything resembling a response from Chika. Miko had seen Chika naked plenty of times, she probably wouldn't even react to such a thing. So long as she kept her hands clean her friend probably wouldn't be upset with her. And what did Soma have to say... he was dressed so she could come in, but he was also busy. "That statement is anxiety inducing, shitsureishimasu..." she mentioned opening the door enough for her to slip inside. Once she did she was looking up and had Chika enter her senses physically. She took in the sight of exposed nipples and undercarriage as the pink haired girl was sleeping on the associated sleeves. She didn't say anything, but her grip on that phone tightened instictively as she opened it and immediately snapped a picture of the pink haired girl. "Ooops, I did that without thinking... I am going to need that," she mentioned as she handed the device over to Soma. Instead of harping on his phone she was developing a bit of tension in the middle of her forehead. "You didn't even think about it did you? Just put it on..." she said of the outfit the girl was currently wearing. "Nope, and yep. It looks good right Mi-chama?!" she said giving a twirl and big imploring eyes. "Yes of course it does. That isn't the point, this is why you aren't allowed to go out by yourself. You didn't even think about the details before you did this..." she chided the other girl who shrugged. "Eh, you guys already did that. And besides, he's Kaguya's kid... there isn't that much to worry about," she said with surety. A sigh escaped Miko, she was sure she was aging again... Could she even explain this in a way that would make the lesson stick? Whatever the case, within Soma's phone, besides that picture of Chika were a series of pictures of a progressively more naked Miko, staring in her outfit of the day, and stripping down to just heels and tights though a series of peekaboo shots. her panties and bra in that case, were red and black lace.

[Bloodedge]

Kazuhiko and Angelica continued a discussion about human attractiveness while the former let his eyes continue passively perusing hanging lingerie. He'd never been able to consider Gilles attractive by any standard, but the worst came with the passage of time. "No way. You're the only person I've ever seen still look as good while standing next to Jeanne. Even with that being the case, Gilles was a little below average in the beginning, and only looked worse as time passed. I can't imagine what he looks like now... though I know what he will look like if I see him again," he growled. Moving on to the matter of his 'prettiness' as Angelica insisted, Kazu could do nothing but accept whatever she found positive. "I've got no room left to think about how I look to myself anymore. The number of people who seem interested in what I look like keeps growing. Even if it didn't... as long as your opinion's good, I've got nothing to worry about."

Despite her interruption of a plan in progress, Miko was easily persuaded into entering the changing room. She obviously didn't realize Soma was not its only inhabitant, but lo... she obviously wasn't displeased with what she found within. Another picture was added to Soma's camera reel within seconds, much to his satisfaction after the interruption. According to Miko, she also needed that picture. Soma took a moment to scroll through the images in his phone, also realizing a number had already been saved to the device. It couldn't have been anyone else's. "Asking for favors now? Well, since this is a lot more than I expected from you... fine. I'll send it, and I guess I still owe you. Ready to cash in?" he asked. In that moment, Soma was sending that picture to Miko with the one hand on his phone. His other hand was busy loosing his trousers while his crotch pointed in Chika's direction. "We were just about to make sure this lingerie passes all the necessary tests... including the activity check. Right?" he questioned further, shifting his gaze toward Chika momentarily. "That's the rest of the details, by the way. You clearly have an eye for both of us, and I've got enough room down here to fit both of you... with some caveats."

[Apollymi]

According to Kazuhiko the only person who ever looked the same amount of attractive around Jeanne was Angelica. That might have been a bit of an overestimation, or maybe it was just the Aincrad bubble life speaking in that case. Whatever he meant, he spoke of a man called Gilles, who started off below average in looks and only got worse over time. That was disturbing for magical reasons, but given what they'd learned of the betrayal of Jeanne made a bit of sense, "If he wasn't elevated by being around her... then there was something wrong with him at a deeper level," she commented almost absently. "And you just made animal noises," she said as they moved past the tension. Of course, she understood the amount of anger to be aimed at someone like Gilles who'd defiled and betrayed Jeanne, but that was something to be taken care of at a different time. There was likely a more human way to explain how Angelica understood the world, but at present, she was still picking out underclothes to wear, including tights which she'd seen on several of the others now and thought had some real potential. As for his statements about himself she scoffed just a little, "You've got plenty of room to look at yourself, but if you'd prefer the rest of us do it for you... I'm sure there is a group willing to do so~" she encouraged the boy she'd decided to attach herself. They'd had this sort of conversation already and whether he was Kazuhiko or Charlemagne he was someone many should adore, Angelica understood this.

At the same time, that dressing room was rapidly becoming a little den of debauchery. Why? Well, because Soma wasn't one to stop at the thought. Apparently what he'd received in his phone was more than he expected and he claimed he still owed her so he'd send her that picture she'd so recently taken of Chika. Oddly enough, Chika didn't seem to cause the same kind of innate no response and anxiety that her twin brother did in Miko. Perhaps it was exposure or maybe it was because a buffer was obviously present and they didn't have to interact in a direct sense. "I just didn't think I liked idea of taking that one picture without the context of the others. I've gotten oddly obsessive about that in the last couple of days. Still, arigatou gouzaimasu~" Miko admitted sheepishly. In the meantime, Chika was finding herself in a situation which was oddly normal for her. "Hai!~ Mi-chama did mention still being thirsty!" Chika said which was a surprisingly lucid sentence and understanding for her. She wondered if she should worry that her usual wariness was missing, but decided that she could figure that part out a bit later if need be. "I feel like I should be more annoyed, not less. So moving on, caveats? Like how are you trying to do this?" she specified as she moved to help him with his pants. She'd become very good at the undressing part of sex in her recent experience.

[Bloodedge]

Something was definitely wrong with the man called Gilles de Rais. Most knew that much after first meeting him, but none seemed to understand the true extent of his eventual fall. All Kazu knew now was that his growling was certainly an accident, but not something he'd ever take back. "I'll do it again when I rip him in half," he said in eerily calm fashion, fully seething beneath the surface. There was nothing to be done about that now, though. As such, Kazuhiko moved on rather quickly. "Nah, no room at all. There's literally no point doing it if everyone important is satisfied. There's an old saying: don't try to fix what's not broken. Obviously I'm not broken," he finalized. "Anyway, how's your collection coming? Those look like some uh... err... interesting pieces."

Speaking of interesting pieces, Soma was finding two interesting pieces... of flesh. Between Chika and Miko, he would have a very full morning before their journey even continued. He already had a certain fullness in his phone, given Miko's preference for context to a single picture... which she obtained by adding over a dozen more pictures to the list. No one could rightly complain about an entire strip show in a camera reel. He'd have even less room to complain if his suggestion was taken properly. Chika seemed interested, much to his expectation. As for Miko, she wanted to know about the aforementioned caveats. Well, she was still reaching for his pants to help him be rid of them either way. "That's obviously not important to you, or you wouldn't be getting involved already. The major caveat is that this one is my primary target right now," he said, nodding toward Chika. "I have my own reasons for that. But as long as that connection is made, I don't care about much else." With that, Soma officially finished getting things started. His breeches were loosened enough for his cock to spring forth, held in one hand and waved between the two girls. "So... you'll have to share any 'drinks' no matter how 'thirsty' you are."

[Apollymi]

It would seem that Kazuhiko wasn't taken back that noise made because of thoughts of murdering Gilles de Rais. Angelica also understood to some extent that the one who betrayed Jeanne didn't deserve sympathy, but it was always odd to see the more serious form of the man she knew as Charlemagne. In general, the princess was used to him in him good temper, or flustered or even playful. The part of him that was a warrior or warlord or dictator were quite foreign to her as an idea. She didn't begrudge him the ill feelings he had though, she only slapped him against the back as part of her own playful sort of comfort. "Aye!" she offered. Moving on, he wasn't interested in thinking about himself because of the existing satisfaction of everyone who already mattered. "I suppose that is fair. Also trying to change yourself too much can be bad for you so yeah I get that," she said thoughtfully while picking up some more tights with interesting designs at the top. Their conversation was moving through normal things and as Kazuhiko asked about her collection she could only smile. "I think it's coming along nicely. I didn't expect to find these clothes so interesting and though I don't really get this obsession with layers, I do think these are interesting," Angelica mentioned. Well, layers were things often missing from the minds of gods and their progeny. They were too perfect from birth to consider covering up for modesty sake, so they'd get the surprise of that in their later lives.

Meanwhile, Soma, Miko and Chika were getting into something deviant within that dressing room. While Miko helped Soma with his pants she was given the details of his caveats. He mentioned that she obviously didn't care, and that wasn't entirely true. "Iia, I need to know where the line is, to avoid accidentally crossing it," she said in answer. "But this is fine, sharing is caring after all..." she said of her own understanding. Of course, she'd share simply because it was in her nature to do so, and she'd take if it was offered to her, such was how Miko understood the world. Too bad in this moment she was busy watching a cock spring forth and suddenly that bit of drooling she did returned with a vengeance, right in the corner of her mouth. "Hai, Mi-chama always shares with us!~" Chika said, making Miko's eyes shift towards her for just a second. She wondered if Chika like Astolfo was simply managing to say something that was very true without realizing the depth of that truth. Regardless, if the only line was that she had to share because he wished to establish his connection properly, she could manage that though if she could entice him into seeking her out again on her own after such an experience well, then she'd win by her own understanding. As if this thought was something which settled into her mind, Miko leaned forward and licked down his cock. Would she prefer a full course and exploration? Yes, but she could take a snack for now. Meanwhile, Chika was watching with wide and sparkling eyes, she hadn't known Miko would act so forward, it was almost shocking to see. "Sugoi! Always leading the way~" she confirmed as Chika went about a similar practice if only to see what happened and continue observing from any perspective.

[Bloodedge]

The more Angelica added to her collection, the closer Kazu got. He'd eventually start taking items off the pile to alleviate the annoyance of a large stack. He fully intended to accompany the princess throughout this leg of the adventure, after all. He understood that goddesses and the like didn't naturally get the point of undergarments, but he also realized they were liable to see the benefits in time. At the very least, someone like Angelica would surely appreciate the visuals... especially given the amount of blue pieces she already had. "The layers are good. Well... from the perspective of the person seeing it, it's... kind of hot to see the amount of coverage just kind of lessen without reaching zero, you know? There's a tease about it that just can't be beat," he explained.

Apparently, Miko needed a line to avoid crossing... accidentally. The emphasis there implied a desire to cross said lines intentionally instead. What an interesting person she was. "There is no line. I was only born recently; I don't have those yet," Soma stated. Regardless, she easily agreed to sharing the proverbial spoils with Chika. That was all he needed. Soon enough, the brunette's tongue was trailing the length of his shaft. Chika was soon to follow along the same path, as if following the leader by her own admission. Since he already had a phone in hand, Soma decided to record the event from his own perspective. "It's a good day to be born. I'm going to try something on both of you in a minute. I have some limits to test."

[Apollymi]

Kazu was being the dutiful boyfriend. On his girlfriend's first expedition into a lingerie store, he was now aiming to carry part of her burden so she could continue to shop without hesitation. What was more, Angelica would soon be told why layers for clothing were so common among humans. It seemed counter productive to her, to wear things that blocked one's ability to engage in sex, but according to Kazuhiko it was hot. Specifically getting close to naked without reaching true nudity. Apparently being visually teased was the end game of it. "I see. I still can't say I get it, I mean, I enjoy looking at things, but I can't say that it is my desire to be visually teased. Still... I feel like it's one of those things I don't have to get..." she stated. In this moment, Angelica would be taking an approach very similar to Kazuhiko's. It didn't do her any harm and she liked the way they looked, so wearing them because he found them visually interesting was enough of a reason to do so. "Thanks by the way, Miko-chan said I should get a lot since I don't have any and try out a lot too. But I didn't think about having to carry it around," she mentioned. Though physically it wasn't difficult, it was pretty awkward to try and reach for new things with her arms already full.

Speaking of Miko, she was busying her mouth once more. As she licked along the length of a new shaft with a companion of a different sort, she couldn't help but be a bit amused. Kaguya truly was to be congratulated for managing to help put in on such a nice dick. She was also casually aware of the video being taken but didn't mind in Soma's case, even as he explained that he didn't have boundaries just yet as a new born. "Oh? Okay... well, let me know if that changes for you~" she said offering the lad a wink. She'd soon enough find a hand near the base of his cock pumping away while Chika in following in along chose his balls to play with in her unoccupied hand instead. Beyond that he claimed that he wanted to test some things out on the pair of them and learn his limits. Miko assumed something magical and wondered what kind of invasive effect she could expect from a child of Kaguya. Chika didn't care one way or the other. "That's fine I suppose we all have to learn and I use people for experiments a lot, I can't mind being part of them from time to time," Miko mentioned as her tongue met the tip of his cock and she had an urge she couldn't halt. "Happy Birthday~" she offered the lad as she closed her lips around the tip of him and began working him towards the back of her throat. "Woah! What she said!" she mentioned as she watched and used her own tongue to fill the gaps and add moisture of a different sort to the exchange. She didn't expect that one to just begin swallowing a cock but it didn't seem like she had any intention of stopping initially. In fact she got him back far enough that she began to start moving her hand as well.

[Bloodedge]

Kazu couldn't possibly explain the full purpose of undergarments. On the other hand, he knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that she'd learn for herself eventually. That would especially be the case if he had any say in the matter. Given what he'd been watching her pick since the shopping began... he was definitely having a say. "You don't have to get it right now, no. But... you will get it. That's a promise," he claimed as the pile of clothes in his hands grew bigger still. Upon receiving Angelica's gratitude for the carrying, Kazu took it upon himself to claim his payment. The pile of Angelica's creation was just a few sets larger than she made it after a few moments. "Yeah, it's no problem. I can't just stand around here with idle hands while you carry a whole wardrobe around. In a few minutes, you won't even be able to find your way to the dressing room."

Soma was expected to inform Miko if he established any new boundaries. He doubted any would appear unless he deemed something worthless to his forward progress. With that little wink Miko added to her statement, Soma even doubted there would be anything but more of a climb toward greatness. "You'd be the first to know... maybe. Until then, keep trying," he instructed. Both girls conceded easily enough to being targets of his testing ─ as if he wouldn't just do the test anyway. Soon enough, he saw purpose in that little experiment. One had taken his dick into her mouth and wrapped a hand around his shaft. The other took the open space of said shaft with her tongue, applying her hand to his otherwise unoccupied sack. They were harmonizing so well and so easily, who would he be to stop them? Well... he'd probably be some sort of menace. Surely though, he could offer a bit of encouragement. "Assault," Soma spoke, his voice echoing into the souls of both Miko and Chika. The effect of his command would enhance their offensive capabilities and activity tenfold, but alas... there were drawbacks Soma had yet to discover. Such a massive increase would last for only ten seconds, after which would come an extreme downgrade to the extent of vulnerability.

[Apollymi]

Kazuhiko couldn't fully explain things, but he guaranteed she'd understand it eventually. "Okay, I believe you. The girls already explained the difference in how they understand these types of things. I don't think I have the same kind of feelings about it that some of them would, but I can understand their perspectives at least. I figure they will eventually come together and everything will make sense," Angelica supposed. She wasn't one to think too hard about things she would be experiencing for herself. And instead picked up the last of a few pieces to feel like she had enough stuff to go through. She wouldn't be trying on everything she had, but instead running through the styles she'd chosen for figuring out what stuff she enjoyed. Apparently, Kazuhiko was fine with carrying her things, because he needed to not have empty hands and he wanted her to be able to see the dressing room. "Hm, yeah. I might try on a few of the different styles. I've been liking the things I was wearing already so I'd like to try some different stuff too," Angelica explained of herself. And with that she headed towards the dressing room sliding past the one she'd seen entered and heading for a different one. She didn't know what she expected of a dressing room, but she chose one that had a chair sitting in front of it so Kazuhiko didn't have to be super uncomfortable while she went through her various choices.

According to Soma, if he discovered a new boundary Miko might be the first to find out. Until then, she was given permission to carry on, or rather encouraged to keep it up. So, she would without fail. In this moment, Miko was in one of her favorite states, her mouth full and a busy hand dealing with a great sized cock, which she'd not taken to the depths of her throat just yet. Why? Well, she as also noting how easily Chika seemed to match her energy. It was actually quite surprising considering how much the girl stressed her out most of the time, but perhaps, it was simply more in her nature to bend. And she supposed they'd both be finding out together as something more like encouragement came from Souma in the magical sense. 'Assault' felt like more than a little suggestion in the souls of both girls. Chika seemed to have her mind blank and her tongue move instantly to accompany that hand at his sack. She began actively sucking upon his jewels while handling him with a more aggressive edge. Miko also registered such a thing and immediately swallowed the lad down the depths of her throat, the whole of it vibrating tightly around it while she moved her head to allow his cock to move within it against that approach. It also forced that tingle of mana from Miko's finger tips around his cock for the duration of his 'encouragement'. For 10 seconds both girls would be working like their lives depended on it, only to have Chika eventually fall away with her jaw locked and her hand cramping and Miko losing the strength of her grips and having him slide out of her mouth at the end. That was strange. "It was great, then I lost it..." Chika complained outwardly her eyes not having focus. Miko had her unoccupied hand near her throat getting a feel for it. "Weird, it's like my throat lost its ability to hold on after being really aggressive about it for a second. My hand too..." she gave her own reaction.

[Bloodedge]

No way was Angelica actually going to try on everything she collected. If she planned to do that, they'd be in this shop all day. If she intended to try on anything, Kazu imagined it would be a matter of selecting key pieces. Yes, that seemed to be the case according to Angelica herself. She had nothing to say about the few things he added to the pile. Had she noticed him doing so? Kazu wasn't exactly hiding his actions, so with nothing said, he figured there was no issue. And so, onward to the dressing rooms they went. Kazu had the convenience of a chair just outside the room. There he sat, carrying more clothes than a single person needed at any point in life. "Guess this is my spot for now. Let me know if you need anything," he said.

In the meantime, Soma was seeing the fruits of his own minimal effort grow massively... for ten seconds. In that ten seconds, he was overloaded with sensation. Chika's hand and lips on his balls could have kept him throbbing and elated alone. Miko's vibrating throat and magic fingers could have finished him off in under twenty seconds. Perhaps he'd done a bit much, as those efforts happened to compliment each other as well. Miko's throat sent vibrations through the whole of his cock, reverberating further through his testicles against Chika's points of contact. Similarly, having those extra points of impact caused something of an echo, effectively giving him all the same sensations twice over. Within four seconds, Soma was midway to collapsing where he stood. By second ten, he was panting and mere moments from exploding into Miko's throat. Luckily for him, he learned of his ability's drawback at the perfect time. Both girls pulled away, giving Soma a great deal of reprieve to catch his breath and avoid anything premature. 'Only ten seconds? That's not enough, but the increase was massive and it did work on more than one person. I'll have to be selective about it. First, something to make up the difference at least a little,' he thought. The downside here was too potent to use at will, but he did have another idea in mind. "Battle Voice," he stated, reaching the other two spiritually once more. This time, they would find a no-consequence increase of stamina and mana recovery ─ one of about 25 percent or so.

[Apollymi]

For a moment or two, Angelica sorted through items picking up a few that Kazuhiko had added to the pile along with the general style choices she'd made for herself. If he wanted to see her in something, as was implied by adding it to the pile, she had no issues showing him that. But she'd also chosen quite a few just to find out if she liked the feel of them. So with a small pile she headed towards a dressing room, and Kazuhiko took a seat outside of it. "Of course, but I'm sure it will be fine. I learned how to dress in this kind of stuff earlier~" she mentioned. The whole clasp thing had taken a few moments, but she'd come to understand it easily enough. She'd be in the dressing room, sitting her own clothes to the side with the curtain closed, and sorting through the first of the sets she was going to try on. A pair of ruffled yellow silk panties with a bikini cut and a yellow bra with blue ruffled trim. She'd have a look at it herself, before opening the curtain the spot Kazuhiko was sitting in front of and gesturing to herself. "What do you think?" she asked looking for an earnest opinion.

Meanwhile, Soma was being treated to maximum effort through his own prodding. This was usually something Miko wouldn't have done until she was ready to try and finish a man in one way or another. But with Chika along for the help, someone else would have easily found themselves overwhelmed. Ah, but whatever he was done was a limited time enhancement. He lost it in a relatively short amount of time and shorted himself the experience of spilling down Miko's throat for the first time. Ah, but he did claim he wanted her to share, so she supposed that was for the best. Echoes and vibrations were nice as well and Miko though normally annoyed by Chika was sure she was good to have in a tandem like this. A sigh escaped Miko in the moment, it wasn't normal at all for her to stop molesting someone once she started but she wouldn't have to deal with thinking about that part for long. Instead another of his odd choices was made, 'Battle Voice' seemed to enhance the abilities of both girls. Physical stamina and mana recover would do well for both of them, Miko in particular would be better for having more and the recovery it allowed Chika had her reaching back out again. Miko reached out again as well allowing her hand to stroke his length while her mouth opened again. She allowed her tongue to lash out against his shaft a bit and Chika did the same near the base and his balls. Both girls now had active hands once more and would easily go back to the task they'd assigned themselves. Miko would find herself opening her mouth soon after and engulfing him in the wetness found there. Both her and Chika seemed to be capable of a proper harmony so much so that eventually she'd pull away and let the other girl have control of his shaft and allow her mouth and tongue to play the abandoned space of his balls, treating him to a direct hum there while, Chika's mouth took over the work on his shaft.

[Bloodedge]

Kazuhiko figured he would be sitting around and awaiting Angelica's return once she entered that dressing room. To his surprise, that would not be the case. Angelica remained inside for a relatively short amount of time ─ about long enough just to try something on before he heard additional movement from within. Just then, the curtain shifted aside. What Kazuhiko saw was Angelica, of course, but clad for once in a pair of undergarments. The yellow pair was one of his choosing. He figured she'd look good in it, but never did expectation reach the truth. What did he think? If the sparkle in his eyes didn't tell the tale, perhaps his words could do more. "Uh... I think I wasn't expecting this. I also think that, if you wanted to just always walk around in something like that, it'd be the coolest thing ever," he said while also glancing around to ensure no staff or customers were in visual range.

Meanwhile, Soma was trying another technique on the pair of Chika and Miko. He couldn't have them just giving up because of a weakness in his own skill, so an enhancement to their recovery was deemed necessary. Lo, the end result was indeed a return to their efforts, even if lessened from that ten seconds of ridiculousness. 'Tactical applications of the first. This one seems more reasonable for free use,' he thought. Now that the girls were switching positions, Soma had another series of thoughts. Everything had to contribute to his advancements. Even a dual blowjob could be used as an opportunity. To what extent could his abilities be taken? Well, he'd find out. Chika had initially taken a backseat to her comrade, but she now had the position of power among the two. He could already see the differences in their abilities. He deemed Miko the more generally capable of the two. With that being the case, Soma wondered if he could command someone into victory by any means necessary. Well... anything was worth a shot while there were no major stakes. "Win. Be the better one," he said, focusing on the pink-haired girl. Soma didn't know the rate of success for these commands, but he did wonder if Chika would show the ability to become superior based on his order.

[Apollymi]

For her first showing, Angelica had chosen one of the sets that Kazuhiko picked. She figured that if he liked these ideas and wanted to see her in something, she'd make it happen as it did nothing to her. Even so, she was soon seeing something for the first time, the sparkly eye'd look in Kazuhiko's face, which appeared simply because she was wearing underwear. "I guess that means you really weren't joking or anything then," she said seemingly sheepish, but responding in the way she usually did, which was the tsundere way. It'd be the coolest thing ever if she dressed this way all time, but somehow he was still looking around like he wanted to make sure no one else saw. How did humans come to such conclusions? She couldn't work it out, but having a nice answer from Kazuhiko was satisfying in its own way. "Anyway, since it's the coolest thing ever, I'll show you the next one too!" she said her nose turned up in the air as she closed the curtain quickly and changed into the next set. This one was pure blue, with a pair of panties that tied on the side. Kaguya had been the one to mention such a pair and she wondered the effect of them. the light blue on dark blue did well and accentuated her curves, while the bra seemed to match and gave her body a more solid set of hues to highlight. She'd be showing this pair next pushing the curtain aside for Kazuhiko to see again.

Recovery went well and both girls started up again, but in his desires understand his own abilities Soma made an interesting choice. He gave another of those spoken buffs to Chika. He wanted her to be the better one? Well, Chika was a simple being and would accept orders and go with the flow in most cases, if he wanted her to be better, such a thing would resonate within her. More suction would be applied with her jaws and she'd push past what would have been her normal limits. She'd move her own head up and down his shaft in the desire to overtake all sensation Miko could provide. And Miko for her part in this looked up at the boy with a dangerous light playing in her eyes... her nature wasn't that of a jealous individual, but she still wouldn't just let one of her friends show her up. It wasn't in her nature to allow them to forget even when under the direction of another. Nor would she be letting him off the hook. "Is that the choice, sou ka... suit yourself," Miko mentioned. As a chaotic person herself she'd easily fall back into her own work but she wouldn't be forgotten. Her own desire to remembered in such moments had her working this lad's sac with her tongue and sucking his individual balls into her mouth, each one being vibrated individually until both would be found within that same space, avoiding teeth but being assaulted by tongue and hums alike. In fact she'd taken so much of him into her mouth this way, that he'd find his sac soaked by her saliva all the way to the base of his flesh where those vibrations would continue rapidly as if she had nothing else to do with her time.

[Bloodedge]

Of course Kazuhiko wasn't joking. He wouldn't have wasted his breath leading Angelica astray. Seeing her in anything besides a gaudy blue dress had a certain effect on him each time. The bikini in Aincrad had been one thing. This, however, had a certain extra layer of appeal. He couldn't stop staring. Even as he checked for wandering eyes that would see this show stopped for propriety's sake, Kazu's eyes kept bouncing right back where they belonged. According to Angelica, he'd be seeing the next pair. Ah, it would only be right for him to let her know this wasn't proper behavior on Gaia. He'd best tell her to keep those things to herself, due to what others might say. He'd... do no such thing. No, Kazu's eyes were peeled open and locked onto that closed curtain until it moved again. That frilly blue number she wore was very much like her usual dress, actually. Despite other things bringing freshness to the proverbial table... he could never dislike that trademark look. From the look of this set, he immediately figured the rear view was very revealing to boot. Kazu had a lot of composure to regain. As such, he cleared his throat. "Ahem. Ang, it's only right that I tell you something very important. If this keeps up... I'm going back in with you," he said bluntly.

There was one more thing Soma expected of this pair. He didn't try using the most recent command on both, simply because Miko seemed the type to rise against many challenges. By urging Chika to improve her showing of skill, and successfully doing so, he stirred the pot. One would suck vigorously upon his cock while the other made a decision for the ages. Chika's efforts were enough to make Soma's hips shift to and fro naturally and at pace. Alas, Miko decided that wasn't enough. The way she sucked and vibrated his balls, both individually and together. "Feeling competitive? What's your goal?" he wondered. At this rate, she'd do nothing but contribute to a faster filling of Chika's mouth, for no tangible reward of her own. As for Chika... she was no longer in the driver's seat as per his order. Soma began to wonder how direct he'd have to be with such commands. Would he have to point out any lack of fulfillment, or would the command handle itself until victory was determined outright? Time would tell, he supposed.

[Apollymi]

Angelica went through a change in wardrobe and she was finding it fun. She was beginning to understand the joy of showing off not just things you made, but things you simply liked as well. The choice of the color blue was one which would be made by Angelica most of the time. And in this little blue set of panties and bra she felt most happy to show off a bit. Whatever Kazuhiko was thinking over, she didn't know, but he claimed he had something important to share with her. Her mind clicked over thinking something great and serious was coming, but at the end of that tension he just claimed, that if she kept up this little show he'd be joining her in her dressing room. "Eh? Chuck you can't be serious," she claimed crossing her arms over her chest and turning around much to his own thoughts, this little piece did have but a string in the back slipped between her firm cheeks. And at the top, a little blue jewel decorating the area over her crack.

Meanwhile Soma was being treated to more vigor from Chika and because of that, more direct attitude from Miko. Her choices in this moment were indeed to meet the challenge and to avoid letting anyone claim superiority over her in a certain way. Everyone could do what they wanted, but she wouldn't be missing out on anything... that wasn't something the demonic side of herself would allow. So, what was the answer to Soma's question? He'd be getting it when she let go of the vibrations of her mouth and moved on to massaging his moist balls with her hands, deftly as she would with the tiniest vibrations applied, which she was capable of due to his initial buff. "I am naturally a bit competitive. I can't have anyone getting the wrong idea," she mentioned casually as she looked up at the lad before her, that tongue of hers absently traveling up one of his jewels while the other was rubbed, lifted and lowered in sync with any natural twitches she felt in her fingers. Chika took the opportunity to continue moving her head, with her tongue naturally splashing around inside of her mouth even spilling out a bit. "Besides all that my goal is what it was at the start. To make sure no one is complaining when I come back for more!" she said with a certain surety. Miko would let her friends partake of anything they wanted of things she claimed for herself, she'd also not get in the way of anyone's established plans but her own conquests still took a certain amount of her attention. In this case, she knew of Soma's plans in general to establish his connection with Chika, so anything after that was done, would only serve to allow Miko more freedom in the next moments, especially if it was him who decided he liked something he saw or experienced at her hands. Such was how she took that little piece of ownership she seemed to go for, whether she was conscious of it or not. And with that she allowed her tongue to trail up a bit swiping at saliva of hers and Chika before traveling down the seam of his sac once more to where she'd been. With that out of the way, she went back to her current meal in preparation for the next one.

[Bloodedge]

Kazuhiko made one decision outside that dressing room. He should have been telling Angelica how society worked, the wrongs of her technically public exposure and so on, but... there were more important things in his mind. He'd been having a ridiculous amount of sex lately, but Angelica had been out of the rotation for what felt like ages. Yes, they'd been together for eons in the Nexus, but the one he committed to marrying was the one he most relied on for such things. Whatever changed about that in the future... well, that was the future ─ one that Kazu wasn't even privy to. All he knew was, it would take only one more thing. "Angie, you have no idea how serious I am. But... you're about five seconds from finding ou─" Kazu paused. The moment Angelica turned around, he saw all he needed to see. Amazing as her backside always was, it used to be much harder to see past even her hair. Now, there was nothing in the way ─ only a small amount of ornamentation to the perfect natural curve. "Sugei..." he mumbled, wasting no further time. "Make room, Princess!" And with that, Kazuhiko was pushing his way into the dressing room with every intention of closing the curtain behind him.

Meanwhile, Soma was learning about a certain need ─ one he didn't realize he had until Miko spoke of her goals. He intended to gather a full party of underlings. Once he had it, what would he do? Soma thought it may be best to acquire an ace of sorts. Someone in constant competition with the other members, who sought superiority without promoting unnecessary infighting and controversy, would be the perfect second-in-command for his little army. All Miko wanted in this case was to cement herself as a viable standalone option, it seemed. Funnily enough... she'd done that before Chika became an option. "Is that all? Hahaha! Go ahead, then. Make it hard for her to keep up," he said without an ounce of mana behind the command. If anything, his mana was currently too busy welling up in his vibrating balls to focus fully on split commands. He had one still active on Chika, and he intended to see it through. "And you... what? Don't tell me you're willing to let her win. Humans are worthless if they don't strive for more," he stated. Soma even grabbed Chika by the head, locking hair tightly betwixt his fingers in a nearly-threatening, but otherwise just aggressive manner. "Don't force me to make another decision."

[Apollymi]

Angelica was only just starting her journey in this world and her marriage to Kazuhiko had been long secured. But here he was... having more and more things to say and acting like the lack of a less than forty-eight hours worth of contact was somehow crazy after spending hundreds of years alone with each other. Maybe it was the clothes, the little hint of something new which sparked this change. Whatever the case, Angelica would soon be learning that even her unintended actions had consequences. He'd claimed she'd had five seconds, she'd intended to get another outfit on to check its goodness ah but that wouldn't be happening. "Sure, Chuck..." she'd started to tease him as she turned around, but of course, even something as simple as turn, for an ass he'd become quite familiar with over the eons was enough. "Hmphf!" It'd been her intention to play this whole thing off but... An announcement happened and suddenly he was within the space of this room with her and she was red in the face and feeling oddly cornered. "Noooo," she murmured so quietly. It wasn't that she was uninterested, it'd just been a lot. She wanted him to work out some of what he'd built up on the others and give her a chance to recover. But here he was... again.

Helping Soma out, in whatever way possible was an overarching goal of someone like Miko. And it was something she would have offered, even without the sex simply because of the important role the lad's mother played in her life. With the sex though, she was more able to fall into line and help even when she didn't know that was what she was doing and much like her mentor, she thought if he got use out of her, and she still got to have fun, there was no problem. Here and now, he was having a laugh after hearing about her goals, simple they were but purposeful nonetheless. He even went on to encourage her, which was about all the permission someone like Miko needed. "Hai hai, I'll do my best~" Miko uttered. She knew there was no power in his utterance, but that didn't mean her efforts wouldn't be gaining more traction. That flicker of her tongue along his sack would end with her mouth opening up to take in his jewels again. The vibrations of her mouth and it's natural wetness carrying every bit of her intention in the moment. While Chika had her head being moved and assaulted, her mouth opened more and her body seemed to relax. There were small tears in the corners of her eyes, but, the movement of her head and hands seemed to be working in harmony with Miko's mouth. It would have a bit more added to it, as Miko already understood one truth about Chika, that she was a target for a certain amount of abuse regardless. She began flicking at her exposed nipples as sending jolts of sensation into the girl that had her muffled moans vibrating the tip of Soma's cock as it touched her throat. Miko took supremacy in the form of composition as she made herself and Chika into alternating patterns of vibrations to assault his throbbing shaft and balls with. Just the same, Miko would find herself swallowing down all that drool to avoid choking on it, which resulted in pressure being randomly applied to the man above them. Just the same Kaguya was now standing outside the changing room, acting as guard for all of the deviance taking place currently... lightly amused as she had tried on a few things and now Ai was doing the same. She was standing in front of the room her son, Miko and Chika were in, with a devious smirk on her face. She'd catch her bestie redhanded and redfaced in all likelihood.

[Bloodedge]

It no longer mattered if Angelica sought additional recovery time. The way Kazu saw things, she was able to move around and the like... so she was able to fool around a little bit. They were on a schedule today; there was no need or time for an hours-long session. Even so, he couldn't just let that visual slip away. If he did, he'd be stiff as a board walking out of a lingerie shop. Another call of 'no' was met only by a push against Angelica's rear. The stiffness Kazu experienced would immediately become Angelica's experience as well, albeit in a different way entirely. Just the same, he'd be wrapping both arms around the princess to grope her breasts through that frilly bra. "No way, Ang. Ever since you put on that super-tight stuff at the house, it's been in my head! If you keep riling me up, there's no way I'm just gonna back off every time~" he insisted.

Miko claimed she would do her best. Soma wasn't sure whether he should believe her fully, or believe that was just a common statement being applied. Her 'best' surely had to be an improvement over that earlier, enhanced showing of ability. How could she manage more than that with access only to his balls? Ah... it seemed her answer involved using Chika as well as herself. Soma felt wetness and vibrations in his jewels harmonizing with the hum of Chika's throat, just as he felt the latter becoming moister still. Ah... that last part was his fault; two near-completions had resulted in a bit of leaking on his part. Perhaps it was time for a shift? Yes, there was more he required of Chika, and more of Miko that interested him. Little did he realize, it would take some serious effort to extract himself with the combo assault of these two. Chika hadn't even taken a break to speak since taking his dick to the mouth, so he figured that order was still actively being followed after all. "Alright. Time for a progress check," Soma commented while using his grip on Chika's hair to pull her head away. His cock would be freed, leaving it openly throbbing with great fury between two faces. There Soma stood, waiting. Which girl would take it upon herself? He'd soon find out, if either party brought an answer. "Who's handling?"

[Apollymi]

Angelica was finding out in truth that clothing was problematic. Humans had decided to cover themselves in layers and then freak out about what it did to their forms. It was outrageous. And with him already in the room with her, she could do naught but experience the firmness of his rod pressed against her backside as her moved to grope her form properly. Kazuhiko confirmed her worries with mention of her outfit from the previous day and spoke of her riling him up. He could back off every time, "I mean when you say it like that it sounds fine, but this is a lot..." she murmured softly, she was almost moaning. This body was too new and already being stimulated, what was she supposed to do? Where was her answer... oh yeah, "Where's my shield, Miko-chan!" she demanded Miko's presence, but would it ring true?

Well, Miko was in the midst of her own secondary snack. in fact she'd been teasing Soma's balls and teasing Chika in kind to increase the amount of stimulation provided. She was capable of doing so much with multiple bodies to use as fodder and she would so long as the results were worthwhile. And soon enough she could feel it, it was as if it was almost there and Soma decided in that moment to remove himself from Chika's mouth and throat for a progress check. That throbbing was giving Miko flashbacks, and her desire was one which wanted her to take it down to the base and collapse on it until it gave her everything but, they had an arrangement of sorts already. Still, Miko heard a genuine plea, and it hit her ears specifically in a way that made her desire to answer it, "One sec, Princess, being a spear..." she called out to the other girl for her own sanity, though her focus never truly shifted from the cock in front of her. "Mi-chama's busy, I can win!" Chika uttered, which only made Miko's eyes narrow. "In your dreams maybe," Miko followed up, this was the response when asked who'd be handling. It'd seem that neither girl knew the answer so both attacked at the tip of his cock. They were practically battling to have it with their tongues dancing with each other harmoniously while Miko's hand returned to the base of his cock and Chika's returned to his balls. Both girls were content to continue this way until they got what they came here for. If she had to share this one, and the next one, it didn't really matter... she'd get what she was looking for eventually. Whatever the case, she wouldn't be stopping the movement of her hand's stroke until there was the joy of Soma to dance across her tongue.

[Bloodedge]

Surely Angelica understood where he was coming from. If not, Kazu had faith that she would eventually. Regardless, he had no intentions of letting her off the hook too many more times; not with her own pushy nature in every other aspect of life. It was finally his turn. With that turn, he'd be having at the Holy Princess. "You're a lot. This is just to get the edge off," Kazu affirmed while rubbing his clothed erection between her buttocks. His fingers had a good feel of the girl's nipples beneath that lace by the time she was calling out... to Miko? Obviously, Angelica didn't understand something yet. "It's not like she can save you!" he announced just before tonguing the full side of her neck.

Speaking of tonguing, it seemed Soma was due for a few more lavishes yet. A call for shielding was deferred, and with that came the belief of Chika that she could achieve victory. Ah, but Miko refuted that as well. It wasn't long before both girls occupied themselves with Soma's cock, hovering at the tip with busy tongues. One hand took up his shaft, another cupped his balls again. It wasn't at all the outcome Soma expected, but it also wasn't one he'd reject. How could he? He was a bit too busy building up, and eventually spraying his load across two faces. If it was a taste of Soma they wanted, it was a taste of Soma they'd get... literally. Indeed, Soma's namesake was his flavor ─ that of a powerful alcoholic beverage of Greek origin.

Ah, but where did Soma inherit that flavoring? Alcohol was not uncommon in certain high-tier beings, and surely his mother was one... but so, too, was his father. That very blonde male was stirring at present. Hiruko moaned his way into the waking world, stopping a series of shifts upon realizing he wasn't alone in a bed. Ah yes, Sakura had fallen asleep alongside him. He didn't have many hours under his belt, but a couple was more than enough for one living his life. What would he do with the start of his day though? Well first, he'd stop to appreciate what he'd woken up to having under his arm. . .

[Apollymi]

Angelica was indeed pushy in most aspects of her life, as such her not being pushy in this one should have been welcomed as a relief. Instead, she was being accosted and quite frankly overwhelmed in a way she had no means of fighting against. She'd told him it was a lot and his counter was that she was a lot? Surely that wasn't true, "I am no such thing..." she said only to begin faltering. According to him he was just taking the edge off, and that didn't sound too bad, especially when he started licking the side of her neck the way he was. Still, she called for Miko because the girl had offered herself to such endeavors and in response Kazuhiko claimed the girl couldn't save her. "You can't know that!" she snapped back... there was a bit of faith, but how much saving could Miko do? Apparently, it'd be a moment she was being a 'spear.' "What does that even mean?" she uttered under her breath, but at least she was coming. She was also unconsciously moving her hips against his rod, and not understanding how very split Miko's attention and intentions could be.

Speaking of coming, Soma would be doing so between the mouths of two girls instead of in one of them or the other as he might have expected. A battle not won by either but also not lacking in reward for either was exactly the pace that someone like Miko would enjoy. In fact that slash onto her tongue had her and Chika opening their mouths more to accept more of it into themselves. Miko would be closing her own at the end, knowing that Chika had received some, only to immediately have her face redden as she felt the tell-tale effects of alcohol slipping down her throat, burning quite a bit in contrast to the smoothness it normally took on. Was it like citrus wine with way more alcohol or something else? She wasn't sure but she liked it, "Wooah, that's so strong... No idea what that is, but we'll be having some more, at our earliest convenience!~" she claimed as she licked her lips and began wiping and lick cum off her face and hands. It was the natural reaction of her own nature to do so. Chika swallowed hers but most remained on her face... "Oh? That's too much. I don't need a buzz, I hate what I'm like when I drink..." she said sounding way too lucid for what Chika was normally like. Miko leaned over to the pink haired girl and licked her face taking away a bit more. "Hai hai, Chi-chan, but you'll still be good yeah? I have to go~" she mentioned as she continued wiping her face and reached for the door. "Hai hai, I didn't think you'd claim me for yourself after all this time~" Chika mentioned way too calmly for Miko's liking but, somehow that was also attractive. She'd have to consider her reasoning for that later. "Box it. Us again, later?" she said motioning between herself and Soma, she was more than willing to taste that again and again until she figured out what it was... he'd definitely remain a staple part of her diet with a flavor like that. She'd slip out and be confronted by Kaguya who indeed caught her red handed and red faced, but pointed to the dressing room that Kazuhiko and Angelica had entered. "You'll be explaining all this later~" Kaguya mentioned which got a nod and Miko handing over her credit card. "Get everyone started yet. Have the clerk pack them into their individual duffles so no one has to carry anything around. And they can be wrung up separately in case of exchanges, Hy-yes?" Kaguya nodded and went on to fuel distraction in a different way.

Meanwhile, a couple of hours of sleep was all that was needed for Sakura in most cases too. Oddly enough, this time she was taking a bit longer in her process mostly because she was busier magically than normal. In this case, she was still cooking that rather large spite baby, while also cementing Hiruko's place within her Inmon. In fact, it was happening in such a way that it was reflected on her skin. She looked almost sun-kissed compared to the previous day, but there were seals present around her neck and over her womb which seemed to be almost a glowing pink color which definitely hadn't been visible previously. The rest of her appeared to be as normal, though one might think that her bust looked a tiny bit bigger and that the swell of her hips was a bit more pronounced. Regardless, she needed a few more minutes before waking.

[Bloodedge]

"I can know that. You'll see," Kazu said. After his conversation with Miko the previous day, he knew the likeliest scenario if she were to walk into this dressing room at the moment. He'd seen Angelica, and he knew Miko's intentions before. Angelica clearly hadn't gotten the memo. Already she was collapsing. All it took was a lick to the neck, a bit of chest molestation, and some grinding against her rear. Kazuhiko could feel her grinding back despite her insistence against his advances. As for what Miko meant, he didn't think it was worth an answer just yet. What Angelica didn't know wouldn't hurt her... yet. "It's nothing, but... you know your words and body aren't in sync, right? We could just..." Kazu's statement had no true ending, but his actions did. There was the slightest retreat of his hips, as if to leave a bit of room. In that same moment, his right hand slid down her belly until it swept along the lace of her panties. No way was she leaving the store without keeping those anyway; what was a bit of sullying beforehand? "Waiting on your end, Princess Edelfelt~"

Once Soma's load was spread across two faces, he officially completed a human experience that many only dreamed of. Apparently, he had the ability to intoxicate others with the fruit of his loins; he didn't know there would be an effect. Whatever the case, the visual Soma received was one worth remembering; as was Miko's mention of wanting more. How deviant... but she was already offering herself up for another meeting. Chika seemed to have a different opinion; she thought it was too much and seemed to want no more. Sadly for her, she wasn't being given an option. "You agreed to this the moment you decided to wear those clothes. Responsibility is yours to bear. Now, get up," he demanded. With Miko removing herself from the rotation, he could meet his goal with Chika. Of course, Miko didn't leave without expressing her desire for a one-on-one in the future. "Fine," was all he said.

All the while, Hiruko was carefully moving himself from beneath Sakura. Once he could sit up without being too much of a disturbance to the sleeping girl, he looked down at... a number of strange things. The previous night hadn't been a host of hallucinations, somehow. She definitely had some glowing marks around her neck and over her pelvis. Those marks weren't there originally; he knew that much without a doubt. Moreover, Sakura looked a bit fuller and somehow even more appealing than the previous night. Becoming drunk wasn't supposed to make people less attractive, so why was he even more interested while sober? Whatever the answer, Hiruko first had to address another curiosity. Rather, he'd be addressing the urge to reach for Sakura's leg and gently roll the girl onto her back. He felt a mighty thirst welling up within himself. What better way to address it than with the breakfast beverage lying right next to him?

[Apollymi]

Kazuhiko could know that Miko couldn't save Angelica? How? Well, she supposed she'd find out, but that didn't really matter in the short term. Until Miko came to help... she was at Kazuhiko's mercy and it was a mercy. She couldn't help her natural response to her husband's antics nor would she ever really turn him down even if she didn't understand that notion in her head. He noted her words and her body weren't in sync and she became huffy. "Of course they aren't and that's your fault!" she blamed him in a straight forward manner. If he'd not spend hundreds of years buried inside of her body, her body wouldn't just react to all his sexual demands. Of course, she couldn't lie and say she wasn't interested in the idea, at least a little bit. Here and now he pulled away and her body almost demanded she seek the same contact, but she resisted just a bit. Only to be further taunted... "Well you started it, it isn't like you get to stop!" she declared in a moment. In that same moment, Miko found herself slipping around that curtain and looking at the pair, her phone in hand a picture would be snapped of the current two bodies while she drooled actively. "Hot!" she murmured. This time, she'd only missed a little splash of spunk on the side of her face this time the left instead of the right. She'd have to take care of that eventually.

At the same time, Soma agreed to see Miko again later which was all she wanted. While Chika was being handed responsibility for what happened with Soma now that Miko was exiting. "Right, responserbileries...." she moaned drunkenly as she rose to follow directions on legs which were admittedly shaky due to alcohol intake. This was more like the kind of individual she was used to. The kind who would use her body without much care for her. And somehow... that was fine. Whatever happened next, she expected her morning to take a turn of some sort. At least she knew her friends would take care of her, no matter what.

At the same time, Sakura was having her partner of the previous day and night remove himself gently from where she lay. She continued to sleep for a while yet, as she harmonized and built a person with their physical contact. Of course, whatever he saw on her body was actually there. She was a magical being. If she was conscious, she'd probably be studying him, as it seemed that all of his contact with magical entities had awakened his previously sleeping senses. That would be something to consider. Still that leg of hers would move as he willed it, as remained sleeping calmly externally.

[Bloodedge]

Maybe the actions of Angelica's body were Kazu's fault. He couldn't take blame for her words, though. "I'll take blame for the body, but the mouth is all you. That bravado isn't going to help you in the long-run," he said. According to Angelica, he wasn't just allowed to stop after starting something. Of course he had no intention of stopping anything; he wouldn't have entered the dressing room otherwise. "I'm not stopping unless you really want me to. But if that's not what you want, you've got a part to play too," he said just before Miko stepped into the dressing room. Perhaps Angelica thought her to be a knightess in shining armor. Kazu knew better. This girl was no knight, but instead... reinforcements. She even came wearing the blood of her previous conquests on her armor ─ or rather, the spunk on her face. "Annie. Party foul."

While Kazu called party foul, the next room over would soon host a foul party. Soma's singular goal for this part of the morning was to embed his essence in Chika and stain himself with hers. He'd do anything to solidify his power ─ even sacrifice his own body. Chika was at least willing to accept responsibility... or whatever the hell she called it. "Yeah... those," Soma said begrudgingly. He understood the implications of his alcoholic energy, but Chika seemed incredibly drunk for a single load. Her tolerance must have been low. Good; that just meant his plan was assured. He wasn't sure if she was still following his first order, but he was going to deliver another anyway. "Prostrate," was the command he gave. Soma felt his orders were more powerful as single-word commands. With that in mind, he decided not to repeat the most recent form of phrase this time.

Hiruko didn't know a thing about magic or magical beings like Sakura. The way he saw things, he was just exceedingly lucky, with said luck applying to the acquisition/conquest of Sakura. Unlike Shota, it seemed his brand of luck had the girl remain present the morning after. Never one to reject a lucky opportunity, he went about pushing that leg aside... and pushed the other in the opposite direction. Hiruko was soon looking very directly at that glowing mark over Sakura's womb, and then... he was abandoning thoughts of it entirely, much preferring the idea of lowering his face between Sakura's legs. Her womanhood still smelled strongly of cherry. Strange; there was nothing cherry-scented in their baths earlier. That aside, the scent only made his oral dive into her folds more worthwhile.

[Apollymi]

Kazuhiko was apparently being fair. Taking blame for the reactions of Angelica's body but not her replied. He claimed bravado wouldn't help her. "Well it isn't hurting now is it?" she claimed, of course this was her nature. Reacting in an almost ornery fashion in response to being prodded a little. Of course, this would happen until she snapped and fell apart but such was simply her nature, so she wouldn't be stopping. There was a part Angelica had to play, she knew what he was getting at. It was almost outrageous for him to make those sorts of demands after forcing his way into her dressing room. Perhaps if she was a different sort of person she would have demanded he do such things himself. Still she reached behind herself undoing the button of his pants while being pouty. Only to turn to find Miko with her, she came! "You actually came! See, she came to save me!" she seemed very excited by this, but Angelica was used to having people leave her so... this was a pleasant turn of events. "Thank you Seimei..." Miko muttered while snapping another picture as Kazuhiko's zipper was lowered allowing for the freeing of his manhood. She'd mentioned the hotness of the situation and decided to thank her patron deity for giving her something nice that she didn't deserve. What she did however earn instead was a call of party foul. She blinked twice. "Fuck, again. I thought I got it all..." she muttered. Swiped her thumb across her face coming away with the final blast of spunk and drug it over her tongue only to shiver like she'd taken a shot, and she had... essentially. "Wooah, that is way too strong~" she muttered tasting Soma and a hint of lychee. "So, you asked for a shield but you seem into this. So am I getting more breakfast? I'm on a roll right now," Miko questioned the day as the princess stared at the girl. This wasn't exactly what she thought would happen when she called her.

In the meantime, Soma was busy beginning forging his connection to Chika for whatever reason he thought to do so. Unlike Miko, Chika was an absolute light weight, her eyes were almost swirling already but she managed to stand as he instructed initially. His agreement and its begrudging nature wasn't even something that registered for the girl as she could barely stand in the first place. The order to prostrate was followed in Chika fashion however, her face was lowered towards the ground away from him, and her bottom remained in the air. She was supporting herself on her hands, but she technically left herself able to be taken from behind in whichever way he preferred while maintaining her own state of balance within the small space of the dressing room.

While many were engaged in dressing room hijinks, Hiruko was experiencing a stroke of luck and a different sort of breakfast. Sakura was sleeping but her body was being inspected and her legs were being spread. Upon finding Sakura still in place with him upon waking, the decision of Daikichi Hiruko was to take from her in a manner of speaking. His inspection would lead him to eventually be face first in her loins. Interestingly enough this wouldn't immediately wake her, but her body would react just the same. In this case, that cherry flavored flesh of hers, would begin producing liquid for him to drink. Gentle twitches would occur in her legs and a small little unoscious moan would escape between her lips.

[Bloodedge]

Regardless of the things Angelica said, her interests were clear. She reached behind herself with ease, one hand occupying the space between them to release his cock from its confines. He didn't need much from this time in the dressing room, but he intended to get all he could out of it. After Miko's entry, another picture was taken, and praise was offered to Abe no Seimei. Kazu knew what that meant. Angelica's savior was not here; she had no shield. First though, Miko had to deal with that random load on her face. Whatever she had was apparently strong. Kazu figured it had to be one of two other males in their group, given the third option was her own child. No matter. With a freshly-freed dick and a sister-in-arms present, Kazu had several options ahead of him now. "So Ang, it's probably time you learned something about the Peers. See that?" he said with one hand tilting Angelica's head toward Miko, all while the other pressed into her covered folds. "That's not your shield. That is my main Supporter. Right, Annie?"

Soma's next command was met silently, but with incredible ease despite Chika's wobbly movements. If nothing else, she had one hell of an ass on her, as noted by Soma as she bent at the waist. He was quite certain that didn't fit the definition of prostration, but... it had an appeal nonetheless. "I guess that counts," he murmured. Both of Soma's hands were then brought forward to spread the flesh of Chika's rear and expose two entrances ready for claiming. Soma may have been likened to the usual experiences for this girl, but he wouldn't just be aiming for her ass. He sought instead the moisture of womanhood, which he didn't hesitate to thrust himself into. Sadly for Chika, no one had bothered to clear the residue from Soma's cock. As such, she'd be at the receiving end of whatever excess semen remained once he entered her core.

Hiruko's experience of the morning may have been the most peaceful thus far. Serenity was abundant as his tongue slowly, gently parted Sakura's lower lips and made room for his own. The gentlest of inhales dragged small traces of her juice into Hiruko's mouth. Frankly, he found it a suitable sample to precede his tongue dragging itself up and down the proverbial ravine. He heard a moan and felt a light reaction. Obviously then, there was nothing wrong with his activity of choice.

[Apollymi]

Miko would always thank Abe no Seimei for her good fortune. And she considered walking in on Angelica and Kazuhiko to be such a turn of good fortune, unwarranted but definitely a happy occurrence. The load on her face was happy occurrence too, and a promise of some future activity. But her present activity was what was being discussed. It seemed that Miko was called upon to be a shield but when she arrived the princess didn't seem to be in need of one. It would seem that Kazuhiko seemed to understand that too, as he had words for Angelica. "Wait... Really?" she questioned in response to Miko showing up. Though admittedly now that she was looking directly at Miko she was looking at her like she was here for conquest. "I am Charlie's main supporter. That is very true," Miko confirmed. "Wait, wait... this isn't what I thought it was..." Angelica said quickly though her hand was still on someone's genitals. "The phrase is you're in danger~" Miko mentioned with a smile crossing her face. "Still, I don't tell lies. If you really want a shield I am always willing to take him for you, I want to anyway. But you don't look like you need a shield. You're looking fuckable and I told you I'd do that too~" Miko mentioned. "So, what kind of support am I offering?" she asked of both Kazuhiko and Angelica. All the while Angelica definitely felt that sense of danger but it was somehow inviting. Maybe she was weird, she had similar feelings about Sakura.

Meanwhile, Chika's body took a face down ass first position, which wasn't quite inline with prostrate but apparently still counted enough for Soma. How did she find this out? Well he mentioned it, he also separated her cheeks and immediately slid into her person. This wouldn't have been so bad, but instead of going for the butt, he slid between her folds, making her body shake as she had contact with the mana still covering his cock in the mixture that it maintained. "Eeeep! It's still random for people to choose that," she moaned gently but it seemed the base line aggression was there and her own hips began shifting to meet thrusts as she hoped that magical sensation would wear off even as her face gained more color.

Meanwhile, Hiruko was starting his breakfast. That little moan from Sakura seemed to encourage him and though still not conscious the spreading of her folds and the sensation of his tongue with that space made her body writhe gently. She was having to pull herself towards consciousness how odd. She normally didn't end up so deeply unconscious but perhaps it was the mana harmonization and all she was feeling already. Regardless true wakefulness would happen for her when she reached a certain level of arousal. And just the same Hiruko would be provided more and more of the fruits of her loins.

[Bloodedge]

Whatever the outcome of a conversation, there was no changing the fact that Angelica's hand never left Kazu's crotch. He began thrusting his hips, seemingly using Angelica's hand to stroke himself gently. Something had to come from the other end while his fingers were rubbing away. Whether Angelica found herself capable of dealing with distractions or not, he wouldn't be letting moments go to waste. "Never a good idea to call somebody else's backup for your own. Anyway, I'm going to stop you both right there. I don't know where we got the idea that I'm the kind of horndog who could just shift to a different person and be alright with it. I picked you. You're the only one who can make it right. The more you put it off, the more it's going to build up," he said. He was the one who had an answer for Miko's question. "I've just got one stipulation: stay out of my way. Beyond that... I need you on buff duty~"

Chika's prior experiences were odd. Her claim that his choice of hole was unusual made Soma consider how reckless her choices may have been. Well, that much was obvious enough already. Oh well. Chika's hips were responsive enough. Combined with his own, the first few thrusts were enough to wedge Soma inside the girl's womb. The slapping and squelching sounds that ensued were of no consequence to Soma. Nothing short of death would stop his progress. Perhaps not even death could do the trick. . .

Sakura was a strange individual. As Hiruko busied himself between her legs, he witnessed reactions one would expect of someone awake. Each time he looked up, however, there were no signs of true waking at the time. Regardless, he wasn't going to stop quenching his own thirst whether she woke or not. He'd even altered positions enough to rest Sakura's thighs atop his shoulders as he casually tongue-kissed someone's crotch.

[Apollymi]

The movements of Kazuhiko's fingers hadn't stopped and the movement of his hips had Angelica's hand reacting. Actually reacting wasn't all as she reflexively had her hand moving his cock towards her still covered folds to place him in more a position to get where he was going. Why was she doing this to herself? She could only wonder, but it never seemed like a bad idea. Miko continued watching this and definitely saw it as a very interesting scene to see play out. But what was he saying? Kazuhiko claimed that he wasn't enough of a horndog to have everyone. "I don't know... you haven't seen you lately," was the snarky reply of Angelica. Miko had a different take and took something different from his words. "Oh... that answers a question I didn't know I had, box it. But don't get the wrong idea, Charlie~" she mentioned happily. "When I made that offer it wasn't about you like that, but instead a simple matter of my willingness to catch if you're the one throwing. If no one else can in the moment, I'm here~" she said with a shrug. The longer she was outside, the more it became obvious that Iino Miko was unapologetically slutty in the right situations and for some specific people. Miko found out in the moment that she as supposed to stay out of Kazuhiko's way and play buffer, well she could do that rather easily. "Hai hai, and what about you Princess, what can I do for you today?" she asked the girl willing to help out in some way shape or form. "Hm, I'm still building, and I haven't gotten to mana circuits yet. Can you like... actually shield me," Angelica asked in a way which made Miko look at her and smile. "Oh, that's almost a present for me. Hai hai~" she mused.

At the same time, Chika was being treated to some rather rough and immediate treatment at Soma's hands. Oddly enough, her own experiences were very specific. Her standards were not the same as everyone elses, but the suddenness of a cock comparable to others of high tier suddenly in her canal and moving around was almost too much to bear. Physically, her body could move and rock repeatedly meeting the aggressive of his thrusts, but spiritually his mana was overwhelming. If nothing would be stopping him, not much would stop her either, in fact she couldn't say she disliked it but it was quite odd to have someone else in her core so quickly after the previous day.

And Sakura's morning was coming into focus. Her baby was almost done and now there was a mixture of things happening. Physical sensations would have her waking with the feeling of someone making out with her lower lips as a wake up. Of course, while this happened she couldn't help another moan slipping out of her lips. Sakura's hips shifted gently as an orgasm began to rise, she almost wanted to pull back even as her fluids dropped on Hiruko's tongue. That tongue was a very talented thing. "Hirrun♥~" she moaned his name as her legs came up and she felt that overwhelming rush of sensation between her legs. She could get used to waking such a way in the morning. Perhaps sleeping wasn't half-bad at all.

[Bloodedge]

Angelica's hand remained active, but that wasn't all. Gone were her efforts to reject Kazu's advances, or even talk him down. Now, what she had to offer was a movement of his shaft into the gap between her legs. He momentarily had a similar feeling to the earlier wedging, but without his pants in the way and with the addition of that rough, lacey texture straight to the flesh. Angelica's counter to his earlier statement was something he found worthy of response. "I've seen me. Maybe you missed the part where I kept calling your name. Or do you need me to do it again?" he asked teasingly into the princess's ear. With that, there was the admission of Iino Miko. She offered herself to whatever moment he decided release was necessary, should he want or need to look her way. The way she said that sounded rather... open. "That's really open-ended. I could just, like... barge in on you one day, and be like 'hey, sex now,' by that logic," he said. Moving on, Kazu busied himself stroking against Angelica's undercarriage, irrespective of clothing that had not yet been purchased. It seemed Angelica wanted protection from the end result of a session instead of the beginning. Well, that was going to be strange ─ not that Kazu minded. "Is that it? You could have just said pull out instead of calling a whole person."

Meanwhile, Soma was making progress at a much faster pace. Any passersby would have quite a few things to think about as he and Chika slammed their bodies against each other repeatedly. Chika should have remained under the effect of his stamina-enhancing command, but he figured it was mostly unnecessary given the sheer physicality she boasted. Surely she could handle something a little more extreme, such as Soma's forward reach to snatch her hair again. He figured it was about time she became a bit more horizontal, so having the proverbial reins pulled would have to do the trick.

Sakura waking was an unavoidable eventuality. Hiruko only wondered how much time would pass before that moment. Lo and behold, she proved awake enough to speak eventually. Her eyes weren't even visibly open, but she spoke his name aloud between moans. Hiruko found it interesting that he registered as a thought so soon into waking. Just the same, he thought it was interesting how easily Sakura was brought to bliss by this method. One more long, upward drag of his tongue took more of her moisture before he placed a kiss of temporary parting upon her lower lips. "Konnichiwa, Sakucchi. I figured you wouldn't mind if I started breakfast without you. You're not too mad, right?♥~"

[Apollymi]

Angelica began the push towards more active copulation, finding herself easily taken in by Kazuhiko's antics. She also found it interesting to have another set of eyes involved but that may have just been left over from Sakura's presence. Regardless another body was reassuring in its presence even without the intentions of her being completely clear. Whatever the case a tease was presented, and Kazuhiko pointed out that he had been calling for her since he got back. Both of those things were true but she was also in need of a certain amount of recovery at the time. "Don't go doing anything like that..." she managed sounding a little bit softer than normal and shivering as his cock moved between her thighs. Her own hips were moving steadily against his adding to the friction and her loins own moisture. Still Miko was here to 'buff' as it was put, so she decided while watching to help out a bit, "Pardon me, Princess~" she murmured softly as she pulled at the string on Angelica's left hip, between those thrusting movements, giving it the ability to be shifted out of the way with more of those hip based movements. "Hm, actually barring any crazy extra circumstances. I'd be fine with that from you..." Miko confirmed her interest in such a thing. There were probably a few people on a list who could demand her attention at any point, and Kazuhiko was definitely one of them. According to Kazuhiko, Angelica could have just asked him to pull out that a whole extra person wasn't necessary, she disagreed. "Nope, definitely necessary... I have already changed my mind about this, and I can't change my mind about that part so... I need someone to help. It's too hard for me to say no to the whole thing. And I don't want you to pull out and that's why its difficult," Angelica admitted. Miko could understand that from her own perspective, and wondered if she would get to see the moment of penetration as those panties fell open enough for Kazuhiko to slip past them.

Meanwhile, Soma was upping the ante on his aggression. He took Chika by the hair and pulled her into a more horizontal position. The sound of them slamming into each other was quite consistent already and a yipping little moan escaped her as he continued his motions. Still Chika could handle this and felt more at home being used in such a way. If anything her body had nothing but positive responses to the extra stimuli, including tightening walls and slicker canal for his use this way. All the while the heat building up in her loins was heading to the breaking point. Each slam forward contributing to that filling bucket and each aggressive movement making it worse for her.

At the same time, Sakura had woken slowly enough, in a way she very much enjoyed. She was conscious enough that her speech was about Hiruko when she awoke and low the feeling of that slow built orgasm was one which left her skin tingling and her body highly sensitive. It would only become worse as there was a slow lick up her loins and a kiss imparted by Hiruko before he rose from the space between her legs. Sakura's eyes were fluttering open, finally and she looked down her body towards Hiruko. Was she upset that he started breakfast without her? "I didn't know anyone else would understand that sort of thing..." she said about the devouring of another person at wake up. Perhaps it was another of those things some discussed while others simply took advantage when possibilities presented themselves? She'd be working herself up to her elbows and smiling at the blonde man, "I won't be mad, as long as I get breakfast too~" she teased while licking her lips. Of course one of the best parts of waking with harmonized mana was ingesting more after the fact.

[Bloodedge]

What wasn't Kazuhiko supposed to do? He didn't care; he was going to keep doing it. Most times, Angelica set herself up for either teasing or... worse. Kazu would play the part of the dutiful husband by ensuring she was sufficiently accosted with his sexual advances at every viable opportunity. Apparently, Miko would be helping as well. Just like the ideal supporter she was, she presented an opportunity for him to deal damage, as it were. Angelica's panties weren't going to remain in place for very long after that string was pulled ─ not with him still grinding away against a now loose flap. Ah, but what of the words Miko shared before? She didn't seem to have an issue with being on-demand sexual relief. Kazu wouldn't forget that. "I'm going to totally ignore the 'extra circumstances' part of that. I'll barge into your room like Roland," he said. As if to solidify an agreement, Kazu held his right hand out past Angelica's body, extending its smallest finger. As for Angelica herself, she'd have his other hand on her hip for stability and... the necessary adjustment following her mentioned lack of restraint. "Not gonna lie; I know what you mean. You do make it even harder than normal to pull out~" he agreed cheekily during a moment of backpedaling hips. When he next thrusted forward, Kazu's cock had been all but removed from the space between Angelica's legs. In that movement, his left hand lifted her hips to force their alignment during the lunge ─ effectively allowing penetration without further ado. Ah, but which hole had he entered? That depended on Angelica's physical reaction to the lift, whether she fought or accepted it ─ a little callback to their time in the Nexus.

Kazu gambled, and Soma called. Chika enabled her own downfall, and would now become a linchpin in his first acquisition of a strong underling. The more he slammed into her womb, the more he felt her wetness soaking into his own flesh. This was what those connections were made of, surely. Soma could only wonder though, if this required consistency or just a single event. He'd find out in time. For now, he'd focus on finishing the exchange. A very unique soul archetype belonged to Asakura Soma. While Chika had some imaginary bucket filling to the brim, Soma possessed a technically-nonexistent serpent slithering its way into her soul to constrict it. Said constricting would extend indirectly to Anya, and perhaps both parties would even feel the event as a phantom sensation. Either way, Soma would not be deterred from fully committing. In a matter of minutes, he would even be pushing Chika face-first into the cold dressing room mirror as he reamed her from behind. "I'm going to sink my fangs in. Ready?" he asked cryptically... or literally, depending on a few factors.

Hiruko, just about satisfied with his 'breakfast' of choice, was already feeling quite wired for the day. Sakura mentioned people understanding something, which went fully over his head as a reference. Maybe she just didn't think the breakfast joke was so widely understood? That made the most sense according to Hiruko's initial thoughts. Regardless, Sakura allegedly wouldn't be upset with his decision... so long as she also had breakfast. In that singular moment, a toothy grin appeared on Hiruko's face. "I did say I only started first," he clarified while rising onto his knees and wiping his bottom lip. "You played such a good pet last night, I figured you deserve five-star treatment. You get to pick your plate~" he said as if to leave Sakura all the freedom of how her 'breakfast' was received.

[Apollymi]

Miko for her time in this particular endeavor kept snapping pictures incidentally. It was mostly due to the fact that she couldn't actually remove her eyes from this situation and as she wasn't as directly involved as she usually was, it was a rare time for her to experience a safe bit of voyeurism. In this case, Angelica was finding that little string being untied was having an interesting effect on her overall. That rubbing of Kacuhiko's cock between her legs and against her core, only served to add more sensation to her loins as she moved closer and closer towards the peak of arousal. Moreover Miko's words seemed to trigger Kazuhiko, he claimed he'd be ignoring the extra circumstances and rolling into her room like Roland if he found the opportunity. "Really? Hm, that sounds pretty aggressive. I guess I'll find out something fun when that happens, but Rule 1 levels of caution are yours to undertake," that was all of the caution she was going to preach. The truth of the matter was, Miko already understood how likely it was that she'd be engaged in sexual activity whenever it was possible, if Kazuhiko wanted sex, or wanted to be added to a pre-existing sexual experience she'd definitely allow that. Still she went on to extend her own pinky and meet Kazuhiko's with it causing a little lock in their joints. Angelica witnessed this in awe, "What was that?" she asked quickly, as if she'd seen something magical. Angelica had never seen such a gesture before. "Pinky Promise..." Miko mentioned while looking at Kazuhiko. Goddesses really needed to get out more, she mentally decided. Soon after, Angelica was being moved into proper position with a change in Kazuhiko's form that she was familiar with from their long time spent together. She relaxed as she was lifted a stifled giggle coming from her only to almost sigh her relief as Kazuhiko found his home within her core for the first time since she started working on this body. "This is why I need a shield!" she murmured softly. Her body had fallen in line so quickly, that she was sure without any prompting her hips would start moving against him.

Meanwhile, Soma was busy establishing a connection to his first underling, in an indirect manner. At the same time, Chika was being used and found herself quite frankly enjoying it for what it was, irrespective of everything else which was happening. Whatever it was, she could feel it much deeper than the cock buried in her womb. It felt way overpowering to her, and thus was likely something more magical in nature. Whatever the case, Chika wouldn't be the only one feeling a squeeze somewhere inside her soul. Anya, was standing on that bench between the two individuals who were looking after her. She was eating a pocky stick and conversing with the two, behaving herself as promised. Only to stop in the middle of whatever small child thing she'd been saying to say something weird. "Somebody's going woooshu," she mentioned as if it made sense to anyone else. In the meantime, Chika was being told about some kind of fangs. "Hai! It's almost over for me too~" that was all she said. Whether there were actual physical fangs or just metaphorical ones which were tied to her soul didn't matter to the pink haired girl. Instead her loins pulsed with the sensation of orgasm which overwhelmed her physical form in an instant.

Now that Hiruko was getting up from his 'breakfast' Sakura got to witness a rather unique form of rising. She saw him wipe at his bottom lip and knowing what he'd been doing just moments before made it all the better to witness. Interesting, she didn't normally take so much interest in people who weren't already deep within her inner circle, but alas, perhaps this was just evidence of where he'd ended up. Still her mention of also desiring breakfast earned her a grin from Hiruko and a claim that he'd only just started. And what did he have to say, because she'd been good the previous day she could decide how her first meal of the day was served to her. It was possible for her to take it in any hole she pleased, but for the sake of breakfast and keeping up with her own choice words she had a specific desire. "You could be my breakfast, go ahead and just slide it down my throat for me, Hirrun♥!~ Being so good left me a little sleepy~" she teased as she propped herself up and licked her lips. She was ready to receive a cock down the throat first thing in the morning. Perhaps she'd mention he could have done that himself as well to start with... that would have made an interesting morning too.

[Bloodedge]

Kazuhiko fully understood the chance of walking into a Miko-inhabited room, and discovering something most had no reason or desire to see. Maybe he'd have to work on his senses a bit more to ensure he only barged in while she was alone, or with preferable company. Having any of her current known friends in the mix wouldn't be so bad. With their pinkie fingers locked, an arrangement was fully established. Kazu even added a little shake to the gesture for maximum effect, while Angelica questioned the exchange. "Might be worried about the wrong thing, Princess~" he said. That little shift of Kazu's landed him in Angelica's core this time. This wasn't a full session, so he didn't have much time to waste. Kazu crawled his way through a moist canal, forging a path into her womb with that one thrust of entry. Her need for a shield was apparent, as Kazu also realized how easily she'd be contributing to the session. "You heard her, Annie. Be a... shield," he said with the oddest hint of deviance.

Chika believed it was almost over for her. No, Soma thought; this was a beginning. If he needed to make use of her at intervals in the future, he'd do so. Be that the case or not, the spiritual constrictor around her soul would soon prove itself venomous to boot. Soma sandwiched the girl between himself and that mirror, pistoning his hips to grind the wall of her womb. Each time he pulled away, he didn't even fully clear her ass with the movement. This wasn't a proper thrusting; it was a short-ranged battering meant to weaken and crush. After a bit of that... the snake sank its fangs into Chika's soul, and Soma sank his into her shoulder. He thought it was a great addition to the burst of thick, alcoholic mana pumping Chika's womb by the thrust.

Hiruko had no issue giving Sakura the freedom of choice. Time and time again the previous night, he found it interesting what she did with a bit of leeway. A bit of thought ended with the decision of taking her breakfast orally, as expected... but the interesting part was in the way she requested. It was already ridiculous for anyone to take his dick down the throat with anything resembling ease, and there Sakura was requesting that he just slide it down. "Ho. I don't think I can get tired of hearing something like that," he said, scooting forward until he could rub his cock against those recently-licked lips. "Anything else while I'm serving?~" he wondered. Regardless of Sakura's answer, Hiruko was soon sliding his way between her lips. He knew her capabilities now; he wouldn't be stopping until he felt her nose against his pelvis.

[Apollymi]

The company of Miko would always be top tier, she didn't settle when it came to companions. That being said, she also knew men to be far less sexually flexible than she knew herself and other young women to be. Given this, she'd leave it up to Kazuhiko's discretion how involved he got in her extra sexual activities after seeing which partners she was with at the time. Moving on from that the 'pinky promise' as it was called, was appropriately sealed with a bit of a wiggle at the end. According to Kazuhiko, Angelica worried over the wrong thing, "But it's magic and cool and I've never seen it before!" Angelica complained in a huffy manner. Well as huffy as she could manage while her body was folding to its desires. "We'll explain it later~" Miko also mentioned making note of it in her head so that it wasn't forgotten. And while Kazuhiko made his deep dive, Miko was watching with wide eyes. This might have been one of the hottest scenes she'd ever had the privilege of witnessing. Perhaps she was one of those odd people who also enjoyed watching people fall apart? Regardless, she'd soon be entering the fray as a shield was demanded and then rather given a deviant go ahead. "Hai hai, if it's a shield you want, then it will be what you get~" Of course, as Angelica's hips continued to move and Kazuhiko pummeled her this meant that Miko had to get involved. Her choice for this would be, to ready herself to take yet another breakfast this day... as such she in keeping with the original demand stayed out of Kazuhiko. "Shitsureishimasu~" she chimed letting her intentions be known as she casually licked a line from the opposing side of Angelica's neck and while lowering her body traced over the softness of her form and felt those muscles just beneath the surface. All the while she tasted butter cream lightly right until she reached the lass's core which was being battered. She'd slip her tongue into the other girl's folds while positioning herself for an eventual pullout. Oddly enough that body of Angelica's was highly responsive to the shield before her, which was forming itself to her body to replace her when the time was right. It was also causing her core to tighten and twitch around Kazuhiko.

Chika was sure that all these men she was being introduced to, were going to ruin her. And that was... somehow fine. Right now, Soma was using his leverage pummeling into her, and coiling himself aorund her soul. It would only be made worse by the idea that fangs were indeed descending. To Chika it felt like her insides were being grounded out or pulverized. That was also fine. Eventually she'd find release but it wouldn't be until a specific moment. When her senses were at their hightest she felt as if she'd been bitten somewhere deep inside, but also felt the rush of it, against her shoulder. It made her core tighten up as she moaned her happiness and found the rush and relief that as associated with sex. Also the overload as alcohol filled her womb and dosed her immediately into dizziness. "Eh...swirlin'~" she mumbled as her mana circuits were overloaded along with her senses. It felt like she wasn't coming down from that orgasm for a while yet, fried and poisoned down to the spiritual level.

In the meantime, Sakura was making her breakfast requests in the slightly dirty way she'd continue to do that. She and those like her, had no limits and wouldn't be held to the pitiful standards set before. In this case, Hiruko could have full control over how he plunged into her mouth and throat and she would be happy to leave the decision to him. When asked if she needed anything else, since he was serving she only thought to add in a little something. "Since you're serving don't hold out on me, yeah? I'm pretty famished~" she teased just a bit as she pecked the tip of his cock before she opened her mouth and felt him slide fully into it. Into her mouth, past her uvula and beyond... Hiruko understood the assignment and didn't stop until he reached her throat. Once there she swallowed on him, teasing his cock with the twisting warmth of the depths of her mouth for the start of this endeavor. All the while she was looking up his body at him, as her nose rested against his chiseled form.

[Bloodedge]

The children of Gaia always believed internally, that some form of magic lay behind the pinky promise. Adults completely discredited such things, but if anyone could confirm the magical leaning, it would be someone from Alaya like Angelica. They'd have to address that later. For now, Kazu released Miko's finger just to get a better grasp of Angelica ─ mostly through her new bra with that same hand. Miko's job as a 'shield' was also taken up in the moment. Kazuhiko saw the other girl from over Angelica's shoulder, having something else interesting to look at. Alas, she wasn't dressed for a person in a changing room. "Annie, you're overdressed. Next time~" he urged while that initial hand moved from Angelica's hip to her left leg, lifting the latter toward Miko's right shoulder. He'd continue hammering away all the while, stopping for nothing, but holding back just enough to avoid having his balls slap their third group member in the face.

All the while, Soma was freely and recklessly unleashing his soul essence into Chika's core. He could feel the connection growing by the second, and his connection to Anya as a result. Ah, but Chika didn't seem like she was built for this level of spiritual impact. What could he do then, but give a bit more? "Swirling? Nobody said give in so easily. Make sure it processes," he demanded. Apparently, Soma wasn't quite done; he was still pumping loads into the pink-haired girl one after another, even at the cost of ruining the dressing room and alerting staff and customers alike.

One thing had been said by Sakura before, and it would be said again. She didn't want Hiruko holding back ─ especially this time. Hiruko could happily oblige that request. How could he not, when she so cutely kissed the tip of his cock before letting it into her mouth? "Since you ask so nicely, I have no choice♥~" he said as if he would have held back anything regardless. All Hiruko could do initially was find his way deep, deep into Sakura's throat and rest against its massaging embrace. He throbbed and throbbed through a few shallow, accidental thrusts. Following those, he cupped her head with both hands and used the acquired leverage to... well, promptly begin fucking Sakura's face like the object she offered it as. She said she was famished, so it was only right that he work out her breakfast with a bit of haste.

[Apollymi]

The magical nature of the pinky promise was something to be discussed in detail a bit later. Even though Angelica wanted to talk more about it, she couldn't really argue with Kazuhiko grabbing at her chest and pumping himself into her womb. Nor could she ignore the surprise addition of Miko licking down her person and settling between her legs. She didn't know what she expected but such an approach for the sake of shielding alone didn't seem to be necessary at all. According to Kazuhiko, Miko was overdressed for this endeavor, she snickered from her position. "I doubt you will be seeing much of me anyway... well, unless you plan to make use of the mirror~" she murmured as she lavished a tongue stroke on Angelica causing a moan to escape the blonde lass outwardly and a throb to take place in her canal which treaded directly upon Kazuhiko's cock. "Though, I've technically been to this store three times already. I'll let you know when I come back..." Miko mentioned seeming to have accepted that she will simply be at this place way more often than most people needed to come here. And just like this, Angelica would find herself, moving against Kazuhiko's thrusts, with a leg thrown over another girl's shoulder and a hand resting atop her head to stabilize herself. "How does it end up like this?" she moaned knowing that she was in trouble already. She didn't expect to have this kind of problem before Sakura came back. Just the same it seemed that dual attention was one way to guarantee a quick trip to orgasm for Angelica who was already melting under the pressure.

At the same time, Soma seemed to be working even more. Though Chika was more than physically capable, her soul seemed to be lacking a bit of steam. Given this, the pouring of his mana into her womb would do nothing but further fry her brain. Even as link between souls was established for whatever good it did the lad, she was already finding it difficult to sustain herself under the weight of him. Ah, but he wasn't done yet. "Chika is soft!" she uttered about herself. She was easily beaten into paste, she knew this, her friends knew this... random strangers knew this. Still, she would be trying not to disappoint, but the idea of remaining covert seemed to slip her mind. Just the same, a clerk was making her way over, to check the dressing rooms given the sheer size of the group. She figured she'd do a bit of tidying while a manager handled the ridiculous number of transactions they weren't even halfway done with yet. But oddly enough a few extra customers had wantered away speaking of some strange noises. Oh well, this did happen from time to time when couples appeared. It was usually just a bit of making out getting out of hand as people tried on clothes. It wasn't a big deal. The blue haired girl would be walking up to the clsoed door stall... as this was the one with the most noise coming out of it, to fix the problem. "Oi, you two can't be doing that kind of stuff here. Break it up, come out with your clohtes on... or I'm opening the door!" she asserted.

Sakura was learning the ways of casual manipulation in addition to how to get the results she wanted from various methods. Here and now, after diving into a full night of debauchery with HIruko she'd woken to being feasted upon and an offer of feeding. She'd get that, the way she'd asked for it, with Hiruko sliding himself down her throat after she asked him to. He even went so far as to take her by the head and begin using her to work himself up to his orgasm. She had to do nary a thing, though that didn't stop her from using her tongue a bit inside her mouth and her throat convulsed while he fucked her face. There was something satisfying about getting exactly what she desired from an exchange like this. She definitely had to keep trying for it later. In the moment though, she simply relaxed and awaited the feeding she was aiming for.

[Bloodedge]

True enough, Kazu's ability to see much of Miko was quite low from this angle. Ah... but she did mention the mirror. If he looked forward, he could see the girl resting below Angelica's waistline. The mirror was long; he could see a pretty full view. Actually... "Huh, now that you mention it... I can see something. Well, I would be able to see something," he said, taking a glance at Miko's skirt in the mirror. It seemed there was another trip to this shop in Miko's future, which implied another chance for debauchery. He'd have to take her up on that. "Then I'm gonna need to install that chip," Kazu commented. He already knew the extra storage would be necessary due to the sheer amount of clothes Angelica now had. Adding to the list Sakura, more of Miko, and anyone else... He may be in need of a private server within the next two years. There was a chance of that future visit being cancelled, sadly. Kazu heard the voice of a clerk warning off inhabitants of the dressing rooms. He fell silent, cupping a hand over Angelica's mouth even though he didn't stop pumping. He looked toward the curtain, then down to Miko. Had they been caught already?

No. The ones who were caught, were Soma and Chika after the latter's announcement of her apparent softness. That clerk was right outside the room they inhabited; Soma could tell. She warned them to stop what they were doing, and to vacate the room with their clothes on. Soma was at a standstill, pouring excess jizz into Chika's womb when that announcement came. What would he do with that warning? Well, he'd do what he always would against authority: shirk it. Ever so casually did he eject his cock from Chika, and ever so casually did he let go of her entirely. Whether she caught herself or fell to the floor, he was beyond caring. No, Soma's concern now was stepping toward the door even as he casually dripped residual spunk on the floor en route. Once he reached the door, the clerk would see it flung open to a slam, with Soma standing there in full confidence. "Don't give me options. You're not up to snuff for that."

On the other hand, Hiruko and Sakura both seemed to thrive when given options. He'd given her an option for 'breakfast' as it were, and she ran with it. Her request was just open enough to leave Hiruko an option in approaching... so he was running with it right down Sakura's esophagus. He couldn't get enough of Sakura's brand of lip service. Even with her mouth wide open and her throat stuffed, the work she managed with her tongue, lips and throat knew no equal. It was the best decision he could reach to keep an eye on her face, which itself was appealing enough to keep him riled-up and throbbing. There was always something about those eyes, Hiruko thought. . .

[Apollymi]

The problem of the line of sight of Kazuhiko was something which could have been worked out. Of course, Miko was squatting with Angelica's leg over her shoulder but apparently Kazuhiko could have seen something in the right circumstances. Well... Miko would offer a peek at least, she wasn't completely ridiculous. "Hai hai..." Miko said about his line of sight as she used her unoccupied hand to flip up her skirt over the roundness of her rear. She was featured wearing today's choice in undergarments, red and black lace thongs with a small window present over the crack of her rear. Such would be the little show Kazuhiko. As for the chip in his phone, she smirked, "That's what it's for, between all of us you are going to need it, considering how freely you snap pictures~" she stated honestly. She knew she didn't mind nor would any of her friends so long as they had nothing to worry about form his end. Ah, but there was a moment of silence, but not stillness for a moment it seemed they were going to be caught. Kazuhiko covered Angelica's mouth while she was still moving her hips and twitching both internally and externally from stimulation. In the silence of the moment Miko switched her tactics using her tongue to quietly swirl around Angelica's pearl causing a continuous throb within her loins and a tightening of her finger tips against Miko's scalp. 'Headpats♪!~' she mused internally as she continued to work on the building orgasm of Angelica.

At the same time, options were being presented to Soma as he emptied his jewels into Chika. The pink haired girl for her part in this, was swirling as she put it, and with her face against the mirror and the boy behind her still filling her womb, there wasn't much she could do. When she was released, she'd been overfilled once again, and was left to fall which she did, managing to roll up to the side on that bench. She needed a few minutes to recover at least. Meanwhile that poor clerk. Imagine her surprise when instead of the mad scramble for clothing items and hushed apologies, she received blatant disregard, in so many ways. The first of which was the door slamming open. The second of which was this man's still dribbling cock on full display, the third, were words which criticized her as if she wasn't simply doing her job. "Whaa! What kind of freaky exhibitionist can you even be?" she clapped her hands over her eyes and back away, ah but she was peeking just a bit. Well, it wasn't like she could let a man with his dick on full display just wander around. "Sir, where is your shame? You are going to have to put that away and exit the store. Please." she continued the general spiel she'd been told to give in case of oddities. Some were always expected, but nothing about this exact situation was coveredin the handbook. The naked girl on the bench inside that room was all but forgotten as nudity in public were more pressing matters. Kaguya heard the commotion and figured it was likely her son... but given the lack of apologies, she figured he'd been with Chika. This was turning into a whole ordeal. Still she just smiled as Emirie's purchases were being completed.

Hiruko and Sakura on the other hand were experiencing breakfast in a very different way. Sakura had a cock lodged fully down her throat but she was still paying the amount of attention she could while looking up at Hiruko. As interesting as he might have found her face, she was just as interested in his. People were very interesting to her to start with and Hiruko had a special place among those she'd like to observe fully. His demeanor and characteristics were fun and his logical brain worthy of study. Regardless of those thoughts there was also the sheer fun to be had in his presences, which she was coming to understand on an individual level. All that to say, she'd move her mouth, lips and throat around his cock until he emptied himself into her gullet and then they could continue on today's adventures as friends.

[Bloodedge]

Much to Kazuhiko's satisfaction, he got something of a show from Miko. It took so little prompting that he wondered what he'd done to deserve such a reaction, but there were no questions to be asked. Instead, he had naught but curiosity about where she found that particular thong. "... That's awesome," he appraised. Silence was key from that moment forward, though. He had to keep quiet, and he had to keep that hand over Angelica's mouth as well. Of course, the matter of his continued grinding and thrusting simply could not be helped. After a short time of penetration, he lost most ability to control his own movements beyond a certain point. The time of silence had another purpose in Kazu's case, however. If nothing else, it gave him time to find distraction... and the will to avoid overloading Angelica the way she feared he would recently. It wasn't very likely that things would go the way some believed, though. . .

Soma opened the dressing room door, neither shame nor concern in his soul. He stared down whatever clerk had been calling out to Chika and himself. The result of his actions was an outburst, annoying though it was. What kind of exhibitionist was he? He wasn't one at all; she earned this showing with her audacity. More audacious behavior would earn her something else as well. Requested to put away his cock and leave the premises, Soma did nothing but continue staring. Did this woman think herself commanding? She couldn't even keep her eyes averted successfully. "You think I'm just going to put this sullied thing back in my pants like it is? That wouldn't make any sense. That girl over there isn't in any position to clean it either, so are you offering? Is that what you want?" Soma wondered. He expected certain responses from humans with functional, logical minds, but that was part of a plan he'd left shelved since Miko was present. Perhaps this one would provide another opportunity.

Meanwhile, there was a strange amount of eye contact shared between Hiruko and Sakura. Strange as that may have been for a morning of throat-fucking, Hiruko had no qualms. Something outright seductive beneath the surface of Sakura's gaze spoke to him, screamed even. Even as the walls of her throat became lubricated by a bit more than her own saliva, adding the first signs of Hiruko's building expulsion, he innately felt more was necessary. At some point, Hiruko's skill with his own body paid unsung dividends. If he'd been off by just a bit in his thrusting, his pelvis would have made a dangerous type of impact with Sakura's nose. As he managed to keep the right amount of focus and maneuverability, however, she'd just have to deal with balls slapping her chin from the ramp-up of force applied.

[Apollymi]

"Arigatou..." Miko murmured. There was a deep blush present on her face, even as she busied her mouth in someone else's folds.Kazuhiko wondered what he'd done to deserve a show, and someone like Miko would have told him to 'thank Seimei'. Such likely had a deeper meaning but it wouldn't be something that could be explained in the time of their silence. Why? Well, they were all too busy trying their best to keep quiet while Soma took most of the proverbial heat and they finished up their current bout. Angelica wanted to talk, and she found herself looking down at the girl's exposed rear in that mirror and wanted to comment. But alas that wasn't currently in the cards. No a silently pummeling, a silent tongue thrashing and even the silent betrayal of her own hips as she climbed the mountain of orgasm. She'd reach the top eventually and her core would go from throbbing to tightening only to relax and spill more fluid from her as she relaxed. Miko for her part in this, accepted the gift bestowed on her tongue quietly lapping away at butter cream flavored mana.

Meanwhile, Soma hadn't the slightest thing resembling shame, according to his own words. This poor store clerk had done nothing to deserve this interaction in her day. She considered herself a normal and decent human being, nothing that was happening with this lad could be considered normal. Not the size of his cock, its dribbling drenched texture, nor her inability to stop catching peeks of it. It was disturbingly distracting. "Look your cleanliness isn't my problem and if it is a concern of yours you shouldn't be having sex in dressing rooms," she snapped. Never in her life did she think that she'd be giving this sort of speech. Most people would have just scurried off, apologized and tried to disappear. She was not the odd one here, he was. "And of course that isn't an offer, that's unsanitary. I want you to put it away and leave the store, as asked... it isn't that difficult," she asserted needing this man to get with the program, put away his cock and exist the store. This was not something she knew how to deal with and she was sure her manager was on zero tolerance for nonsense given the termination another employee just a few days ago. She had no idea that there were people walking the planet who didn't naturally understand taboos and why they existed nor how to act normal, but she was coming to terms with that reality.

At the same time, breakfast was evolving a bit between Hiruko and Sakura. The amount of eye contact being shared between two people denoted an amount of intimacy not normally associated with the act they were currently engaged in. Well, that didn't matter, Sakura considered herself to be rahter outside of the ordinary to begin with. Speaking of, it seemed that there was a great deal of control being exercised on Hiruko's part, as he managed not to brush her nose too harshly even as he dived into the depths of her throat. She was given signs of an eventual bursting nad was preparing herself for it. This was the case even while experiencing the tapping of his sac against her lower face, oh well, she wasn't against the physicality of these acts regardless.

[Bloodedge]

Required silence was a strange turn of events for Kazuhiko. He'd come to enjoy the sounds above most things, perhaps second only to visuals. Speaking of visuals, he had one of the best combinations in front of him right this moment. Miko's backside was the focal point for a spell, but there was also a full view of Angelica's fore as she experienced satisfaction from the combined efforts against her. Whatever the case, Kazu would be taking the liberty of adjusting Angelica once more, just a bit. He let go of her mouth, reaching instead for her right leg. That one would be lifted just as the other was previously, and he'd proceed to hold both thighs open wide over Miko's shoulders. In that manner, he'd be thrusting upward. A few slick noises were surely nothing to worry about through the curtain. It didn't seem like that clerk was looking for them anyway. . .

Ah, but Soma knew what she was looking for... or rather, what she was looking at. Despite all her senseless blabbering, the fact remained that her outright reaction to his indecency was more favorable than any words implied. She was an innocent woman just doing her job... just following orders. Well, if she was so willing to behave as another wanted, she could have told Soma. He highly doubted she actually wanted him to put anything away and leave. As a wage worker, surely she'd have sooner called someone higher in the pecking order for that. "No... that isn't what you want at all. What is it you want, really? Confess," he demanded. That final word came with the goal of induced mind control ─ the variety of which would force the truth out of its victim. He'd find out what the clerk truly desired as she needlessly spewed corporate babble at him.

Even Hiruko, capable as he was, couldn't let himself hold out against the likes of Sakura for long. He was here to meet her request, so it was his solemn duty to ensure a complete job. He may have only been thrusting into her throat for ten minutes or so before the swelling of his cock became blatantly obvious. Was he reaching a new record speed? For Hiruko, the answer was yes... but that didn't matter. What did matter, was the delivery of Sakura's breakfast in the form of a burst straight down the gullet. "Breakfast is served, Sakucchi. Bottoms up♥~" he said while pausing a thrust against her lips to let the spray of sperm flow straight down the tube.

[Apollymi]

The addition of a bit of silence to an already sneaky moment was something which added to the mystique of the situation. Whatever the case, Kazuhiko was able to see an interesting combination from his angle. Angelica's fore with Miko's rear beneath was an interesting one, only made more interesting as Miko became the proper lower support for Angelica. The other leg of the goddess found itself on Miko's shoulder and more direct stimulation was taking place for Angelica. She lost most of the control of her own hips, but that was fine as Kazuhiko was battering away at her undercarriage. Those slick noises were being absorbed by the mouth and tongue. Oh well, poor Angelica, she was being assaulted on two fronts but she couldn't say it wasn't fun at all. In fact, Miko suppose this could simply continue until Kazuhiko was ready since there was full support on Angelica's end, well, she couldn't help that wandering tongue of hers, which would occasionally find contact with Kazuhiko's cock as it entered and exited his wife.

Meanwhile, Soma was harassing an innocent store worker. The manager of this store was currently handling the huge orders of the various girls who'd poured in here first thing this morning. This worker was being overly polite making sure that everything was cleaned up for the next big set of people. She didn't expect everything that was happening today. So now, this blue haired young woman was not getting a person dressed and out of the store, no... she was being told to confess. The confessions of a customer service worker were always something weird. What she'd asked of him was the good and decent thing, but instead she was being told to confess. She was a mere human the amount of power behind that was too much, her mouth opened and she was going to say she wanted him to dress and leave the store, but what came out was, "I want to find out if it's actually possible to have sex with something that huge," oh well. Who wouldn't be curious after looking. There was also that otherworldly attractiveness to consider. And she worked in a lingerie store, being a little horny was almost a job requirement.

While other couples and trios started and restarted, Hiruko was on his way to an epic finish. Ten minutes he spent buried in Sakura's mouth and it would be about that long before she felt the start of an outpouring down her throat. Never one to quietly continue, Hiruko even had something to say while committing to the activity. Bottoms up was an interesting phrase one which Sakura would likely be using in another context later. For now, though, she swallowed down having her belly full of that champagne flavored expulsion which was a great breakfast for her. When all was said and done, she'd relax her throat and allow the man to pull back quite a bit. Whenever her mouth was clear again she'd speak, "Thanks for breakfast, Hirrun♥!~" she complimented while pecking the tip of his cock after licking it clean.

[Bloodedge]

The interruption of a store clerk was no immediate concern for the trio, but Kazuhiko still tried for a bit of discretion. He had a view that was beyond decent, and it kept him going despite any need to seek silence. Luckily, the next room over was in the process of occupying that clerk; the unavoidable schlucking seemed non-problematic. Angelica would just have to deal with the inevitable dripping within her womb as he felt an extra sensation that could have only been Miko's tongue. So close to the end of the line, he delivered a series of focused thrusts to the end of Angelica's womb. He'd proceed to bait out her satisfaction, holding off his own until the time was right to lift her further and... promptly thrust into Miko's mouth instead.

Soma already knew the clerk didn't believe any of the garbage she spewed. Even he realized how akin to slaves the average wage workers were; this one couldn't have cared about his presence or actions. No, she was too busy having a curious mind. That very curiosity was expressed due to his order for confession. How strange; it hardly took any mana at all to make such a powerful demand of this one. Most of Soma's techniques costed virtually nothing, but this application remained significantly lower in cost than he expected. No matter; the important thing was the clerk's confession. "If you want to know how it's done, the answer is... aggressively. If you want proof, then I need to know what the hell you're still doing out there when you could be proving what you bring to the table," he said nonchalantly.

As Sakura took her starting meal of the day straight to the throat, Hiruko let loose a very long exhale of relief. The unspeakable quantity of sex between them before bed hadn't managed to kill his drive yet; he really could have kept going for days. Lucky him. Hiruko already had arrangements with the likes of Makima, the woman addressed as Jade, and even that woman hanging around with Kusanagi ─ all in the upcoming week. One of those absolutely could not be put aside, lest a host of nightmares... or another enslavement, befall him. That aside, he couldn't think too much about those things while watching someone like Sakura lick his cock clean. Breakfast could be over with that. "Whenever you like, Sakucchi. Literally... whenever," he reiterated. "I didn't wake you too early, did I? I always get my day started quickly, but we can relax if you prefer."

[Apollymi]

That store clerk seemed to be thoroughly distracted enough that what was going on in that other dressing room wasn't a problem. Though Miko, Kazuhiko and Angelica were trying for discretion their bodies were running a bit in the opposite way. The slick sounds coming from between bodies, and the little gasps that were escaping Angelica as fluid seeped into her womb were being ignored for whatever reasons. Well, that was fine. Kazuhiko held out and those little splashes within Angelica's womb combined with that dutifully busy tongue at her core, sent her careening over the edge of the abyss. Her body would be tight on Kazuhiko as she was lifted off his cock and said instrument was aimed directly into Miko's open mouth. The taste that one got would be of almond and butter cream as it entered her mouth and she further aimed to swallow down the whole of his cock since he was pushing it forward. She'd happily accept her duties and guard Angelica from the brunt of mana which would overload her fledgling mana circuits. Just the same, Miko still had a bit of power left and her tongue and throat would be left to give a vibrating sensation to Kazuhiko as well.

That poor clerk was just following directions. She had a very specific job to do, and she was trying to complete it to the best of her abilities. Ah, but there was always a bit of oppression present in the life of a wage worker. Their minds were constantly full of unspoken thoughts and unfulfilled desires. Perhaps in a different time and a difference space this same blue haired young woman with her small build would have simply been found spying on the situation at hand, and enjoying it by herself. Maybe she was that type of person to start with, the kind who pretended to be sleeping when her roommate snuck in late with their boyfriends. Whatever the case, she'd already spilled the beans. A stark contrast was being presented between the color of her hair and that of her face which was now a steep red color. Aggressively was the answer to how one had sex with a tool like the one she was seeing, the one she couldn't really take her eyes off of, even when she was trying to. What was she doing out here? Was she really about to do this? A tiny prickle somewhere deep within her subconscious said... why not? And before she had another thought about it, she was stepping forward into that same dressing room, even though she was on the clock and should be working right now. "Why am I walking into this?" she questioned mostly herself, but she did want to find out so... why not?

At the same time, Sakura was finally receiving breakfast. The changes taking place in Hiruko's life were... special in this particular instance, but it wasn't worth thinking about it too much. A girl who simply wanted to swallow someone's reproductive fluids was outlandish in this world and in another it'd be considered some sort of theft. Hiruko himself expressed that he would give, whenever she wanted. "Hai, I'll keep that in mind~" Sakura said meaning in truthfully. He may not understand how much she meant it, and how very forward about it she might find herself being later, but for now, she allowed herself to relax having licked his cock clean and took the incoming burst of easily processed energy for what it was. Now then, there was the matter of the day. Hiruko wondered if she'd been woken too early and she didn't thinkt hat was the case at all. "Hm, I don't think I woke too quickly. Like I said, I don't really sleep too often... I just needed long enough to get my thoughts in order. I'm fine to start the day now," Sakura commented absently. Now with that part of her day taken care of she could start thinking of other things. Like her close friends and family, the baby she needed to birth and what to do about the images of her she needed to keep from being leaked to the general public.

[Bloodedge]

Angelica would find herself being held steady as Kazu thrusted into Miko's mouth. Alas, he wouldn't be holding her for long. One arm loosed a leg, and the other followed when its predecessor took to her midriff. His goal seemed to be one focused on laying Angelica atop Miko to let her crawl into whatever position she found suitable. All that time looking in the mirror gave him a slightly altered goal for the session ─ one that he couldn't meet while carrying the princess. Of course, he also couldn't make much progress with Miko vibrating his dick with her maw. "Annie, wait!" he whispered. "Step four. Turn around," he said.

Soma was also executing a goal. This particular store clerk was no special target of his. She just happened to be there, in his way and open to manipulation by his mana-fueled commands. He'd do as he pleased with her, just because he could. As for the progress it made toward his goals, it was simply another step toward the top of everything. Why was she walking into this? Soma thought the answer was easy. "Because the strong rule, and I am stronger than you. Now... this room has a purpose, doesn't it?" he asked rhetorically while pulling the door closed behind them.

It was fully within Hiruko's hopes and expectations for Sakura to remember those words. He didn't offer himself so freely to just anyone. In fact, the moniker of Sex Friend was one he offered to a select handful in life, despite discovering three within the past two days. If he offered someone the opportunity to take advantage of him, he fully expected them to do it at will. There were but a few situations in which he'd have to break an open promise like that, but he had a habit of making up for things ─ and a habit of never being occupied when needed by his favored individuals. "I hope so. I'd hate to waste the offer," he assured. Moving on, as Sakura was ready to start the day as well, Hiruko slid his way out of bed. His right arm remained outstretched to help Sakura along the way as well. "In that case, let's hit the shower and then hit the town! I have a few stops to make, but there's plenty of time before and after. Anything you want to do first?"

[Apollymi]

Angelica was being held over Miko's head as Kazuhiko thrust into the smaller girl's mouth, at least for a moment or two. It seemed that after a bit Angelica was being lowered around the girl and through a bit of maneuvering would come to rest on her back on the bench within the dressing room, though she could still see herself in the mirror and in her slightly upside down way, Miko performing fellatio on Kazuhiko until he stopped her. A whisper for Miko to wait, using his general form of reference for her happened and Miko's mouth and throat vibrations stopped, but not without what appeared to be pouting by the girl. Yes, if one could pout with their mouth full of dick, that would be the description of her face at least initially. Until she learned of what was happening. "Step four? Was there a plan?" Angelica wondered hastily of course, her words were whispered and seemingly exhausted but such was the way. Step four had been reached, which meant they were throwing out the idea of Miko simply catching the end result and swallowing it down her gullet. Her brow rose, but she withdrew from his cock while allowing her tongue to get a thorough taste before she pulled away and quickly turned around. She'd bend over at the waist and find herself face to face with Angelica. "There was a plan, step four is throwing that away. Hello again, princess~" she said cheekily before looking over her shoulder at Kazu and flipping her skirt up once more. She made an assumption about what would be happening and wanted to facilitate it by doing the work of moving that red and black lace thong out of his way.

At the same time, the store clerk was now following a man with his dick out, into a dressing room with only a little bit of hesitation. Surprisingly enough he even answered her questions, though in a way which could be described as Darwinist or Machiavellian in nature. "Sou..." she mumbled. She wondered these kinds of actions were covered by ethics as they definitely weren't covered by morals in the least. Whatever the case, that door would close behind them and she supposed, she'd be at least experiencing the answer to one of her more recent questions this day.

And now the day was starting properly for Sakura and Hiruko. Without sex being the main point of their day, she could more accurately observe him and learn about this world she had so recently entered. "Sou ka, I suppose not taking you up on it would be the waste..." she mused. Perhaps only the humans who were hiding themselves were difficult to understand. In the case of a person like Hiruko, she could easily understand his openness and use and be used in return. Perhaps she'd come up with the language while they spent time together to share that kind of ideation with the others who didn't yet understand her. Still, he got out of bed and extended an arm to her so she could do the same, and Sakura would take it by virtue of her own activities. A shower and then hitting the town for the day was interesting as a thought. "I don't have anything in particular I want to do first. I will need to text my friends though I am not sure if they are up yet. I can do that bit by bit. I am also interested in the things you mentioned yesterday..." she mused easily as she made her way to her feet her knees shook just a little. "Sou ka, you actually did quite a number on me. That's refreshing," she said a small smile creeping up to her lips.

[Bloodedge]

The plan Angelica seemed to be missing, was the silently-formulated one in which Miko would only catch the end result of a session. Much like the view that landed him in this room, Kazu couldn't say no to a pristine ass he'd been staring at so fervently ─ not when it wouldn't say no to him. "There was," he said about the plan. With that, it seemed Miko would be turning around and presenting her backside without any fuss, despite the initial look that felt quite resistant. Ah, Kazu remembered. He and this one always did just... click. Statements didn't need finishing, and understanding was often reached without issue. Only a few key issues eluded them to date, but now, Kazu was looking straight into Miko's rear as the girl pulled her own thong aside. Kazu took to his own knees and scooted forward until his hands were upon Miko's hips. In the process of crawling into her canal, he spoke. "Need a minute? I could hold back for a while if we need to work one up for you first."

Meanwhile, Soma was standing in that dressing room with crossed arms and an impatient expression. Pulling off that kind of look with his dick on full display may have been a skill, but it seemed the clerk's only skill was floundering at present. "Scared?" he wondered while standing in wait. "Do something. Peer Support," he said initially, casting a command he'd mentally designed to dispel fright and indecision, and generally increase mental fortitude. "Battle Voice," he added to enhance her recovery abilities. "Tactician," he said finally, granting a general 25% increase of ability when following his orders. "Show me why you're worth my time."

Hiruko and Sakura would both be making their way toward the bathroom while their discussion progressed. She alleged having nothing planned apart from keeping in touch with her friends ─ something Hiruko also had to do. Apart from that, she had no particular preference for their day. "Hai hai; don't let your friends get away from you. Check in on them whenever you feel like; I'll even step aside if you want to make a phone call. I do that kind of thing too─woah!" Hiruko interrupted himself with a preparatory shift upon seeing that first wobble. He was prepared to prevent a tumble from Sakura, but that luckily wasn't necessary. Apparently, it was refreshing that he'd put her in an unstable state. "Refreshing, huh? Well that's good. I'll do that whenever you want too. Deal?"

[Apollymi]

Angelica's questions were being answered as it became obvious how a plan could change with just a thought. Miko and Kazuhiko or rather Annie and Charlie were two people who just got along and understood each other for the most part. So, many things they did in action were done without extra thoughts, consideration or even need for clarification. Miko had been pouting because of a shift, but upon finding out what the shift actually was, she was fine to continue. In fact, there were soon hands upon her hips and possible one of her favorite dicks ever pushing inside of her body. She'd not had legitimate sex since sometime yesterday so the truth about her time here was one which she'd be uttering shortly. That crawl into her core was met by an almost pulsing sensation within her loins. "I mean.... if I am being really honest here, I'm so close a gentle breeze will probably do me in. But I'll take the minute if you're offering... I have been thinking about it all morning~" Miko indirectly admitted to her earlier issue. But of course she would have been thinking about it, making a baby without the fun part seemed anticlimactic.

Speaking of, Soma was pulling off crossed arms, dripping cock and an impatient face, a combination which quite frankly seemed outlandish in the moment. The girl he'd manipulated into joining him was rather strange too. "Of course, doing random things that can get you into trouble is supposed to be scary," she mentioned. She'd not even done anything yet, but even being caught like this would get her fired at minimum. She was told to do something and then heard something crazy. But then this boy started talking and though they were just words like some kind of video game or action adventure sequence, there was still something rather calming settling into her brain. Oh, this room had a purpose, and she was supposed to do something and she felt kind of comfortable now. So the least she could do was slip out of her uniform clothes. She did shop in this store even though she worked here. She was wearing a light sundress white with black trim, which she pushed over her shoulders but she turned around a bit so she could over her top as her dress finished falling down. Why? Well... she was not the most well endowed young woman. In fact she was generally slim except for a bit of extra plumpness at her hips, thighs and rear, which just barely started to show that she wouldn't be absolutely skinny forever. With that dress falling away, she was left in just a pair of white lace panties, bikini cut but well fit to her form. She wore no bra, because well... she honestly didn't need one. "I... can't believe I did that. Am I dreaming or have I lost it?" she wondered, still... she'd done something physically her body was about standard for humans aside from that long blue hair which was braided into two long pig tails. It seemed to be rather lush and thick despite the rest of her form appearing to be malnourished. She obviously took care of her hair a great deal.

At the same time, Sakura made obvious the kind of day that she was planning. But Hiruko also had good advice to give. He encouraged her to keep track of her friends and even claimed that he'd leave her a lone a bit if she needed to make a phone call. "Arigatou, that's really nice of you. I might call them a bit later, but I'll definitely send a couple of text messages... I want to make sure they are having fun and that the previously mentioned emergency is under control," she stated honestly. She also needed to see what kind of advances had been made, even with the distance between them, she felt a few things, and could sense the creation of new connections. Regardless her wobbly legs were now the topic of conversation and now that she was standing she could only chuckle. "Deal. And yes, it's refreshing... I'm used to being the one who leaves people useless~" commented almost absently though the word useless made her remember something important. She needed to do something about the bragging habits of Kakihara Shota, he couldn't be allowed to take the pictures and video he had of her to brag about something that truly wasn't worth it.

[Bloodedge]

If all it took was a gentle breeze to finish Miko off now, Kazuhiko had it easy. He wouldn't just settle for something so miniscule, though. She was offering her time even before this moment, so he could only ensure they made good use of it. Moreover, Miko had apparently been thinking about this all morning. How strange; something similar had occurred on his end. "Huh. I had some thoughts earlier too. Wanna link up later and go over it?" he asked. All the while, Kazu was pistoning his way deeper and deeper into the brunette's core. Hers was officially the third-most familiar body he'd been inside until that recent bout with Saori. Alas, Kazu was certain she'd find her way back into the top three before spring break ended. All that aside, the present was of greatest importance. Kazu's constant prodding landed him against Miko's cervix soon enough. As they both knew, however, that would not be the end of forward movement. They had a good time taking the slower approach before, but there wasn't time for that here and now.

The human concept of fear was one that eluded Soma. He didn't believe in things that could get him into trouble. He was going to be the strongest. The strongest answered to no one, so he intended to leave no one capable of questioning his actions. "Just follow me, and you won't have any reasons to be afraid of anything," he said with certainty. Those who followed him faithfully would know no struggle, as he would know no struggle. As the clerk's sundress rose, even with her turning around as if to hide something, Soma had plenty to look at. She wasn't nearly as impressive as the pink-haired girl he'd just finished with, but she did have something: proof of dedication. Besides that, her lack of bra was of no concern. She had enough behind her to work with. More importantly... she had a great capacity for magic based on what Soma could see. "Your hair is lovely. I'm going to ruin it," he stated bluntly. "And no, this isn't a dream. You haven't lost it either. Fantastic things happen sometimes. As long as you listen to me, you don't have to worry about the reason or any specifics. Now, about that cleaning. . ."

Into the bathroom Hiruko and Sakura went. Hiruko took the opportunity to start the shower while hearing about how things normally went for Sakura. Based on her showing all throughout the previous day... he completely believed her words. She must have broken every man she'd ever slept with, bar... possibly one. "Yare yare. I'm really starting to envy that guy you ranked above me. I'd like to say I held my own with you, but I obviously can't hold a candle to that. What happened to him anyway?" he asked after about half a day of curiosity.

[Apollymi]

Miko and Kazuhiko simply worked well together. In their current sexual endeavor Miko didn't need much, but she knew even saying that she'd likely receive more than she expected, that was simply the way Charlie had always been. When she mentioned thinking about sex with him for the entirety of the morning, Kazu claimed to have similar thoughts and wanted to link up about it a bit later. A wicked grin spread across Miko's face as she realized he had to be more than a little connected to her earlier use of his echo to have such thoughts. "Of course, I'm not turning anything like that down♪~" Miko agreed enthusiastically. Still that wedging was taking place and Miko's own hips were shifting backwards as well so that she could enjoy the sensation alone. Ah, but there wasn't just sensation, there were time constraints and anxiety at play at least a little which only contributed to the moment. How she kept getting caught in such moments with Kazuhiko she didn't know, but she also didn't hate it. Instead she simply found herself with his manhood pushing past the boundary and beginning to enter her womb. It was always a great feeling regardless of the constraints involved. In fact that push would lead to the first of her orgasms causing both her walls and her womb to shake and her knees to weaken just a bit.

Meanwhile, that blue haired girl was calmly trying to make sense of the situation she was dealing with. She'd entered a dressing room, and stripped down to her unmentionables with a man she didn't know simply because she'd seen his dick and gotten curious about it. There were dozens of problems with doing something like that, but she was being told it wasn't a problem. He told her to follow him and she wouldn't have to be afraid, "That's a crazy thing to say to someone you just met," the store clerk mentioned. Of course she was hardly one to talk given her current state but she had to. Soma gave the girl a compliment, not even about the state of her in her underwear but instead about her hair. He claimed it was nice and that he was going to ruin it. Her face flushed immensely and it was somehow one of the best compliments she'd ever heard and put sexual ideas in her head. "I feel like I should thank you for the compliment..." she murmured softly. This wasn't a dream that fantastic things just happened sometimes, still it was nice to think that maybe she wouldn't have to worry about anything. What was more he mentioned the cleaning of his cock. That was a strange one... "Eh, well... it was like just in someone else... that's pretty unsanitary," she said. It was perfectly logical to limit the number of ways you had contact with someone else's bodily fluids. She was already engaging in risky behavior, but it wasn't like she was into women or anything.

At the same time, Sakura and Hiruko were on their way to take a shower. Though her legs were a bit shaky, she did manage to make it there without falling over or anything like that. A bit of physical strain was quite unusual for Sakura but she didn't hate the sensation. Something else she couldn't hate was Hiruko's attitude, he seemed envious thinking that he was holding his own against Sakura but thinking that the one person she named above him had to be something else. A giggle left Sakura as she considered that but a genuine smile remained on her face. "Iia, you definitely held your own. You are quite unique in how you deal with me. You're self-assured, confident and carry yourself with a smoothness that is quite uncommon. You don't let it make you the annoying kind of arrogant, and still put forth a great effort, which I appreciate. You also make a great top and I like figuring out how to get what I want out of situations where you are sitting opposite of me. It isn't something I'd see myself shying away from even with other options available," she countered earnestly. "He's great and he's still around and definitely one of the people I will be checking on. Actually, the only reason I had so much free time is because he was dedicating himself to completing a specific task, which involved him rescuing another of our close friends from a precarious situation. He completed that but due to some complications they both needed some recovery time and I couldn't be there for it," she explained generally. "Though stuff like that is the reason I think I wouldn't compare you to him in the sense that you should envy each other. The difference between you physically isn't so great its insurmountable, but you have very different personalities. Kazzun is kind, innocently fun and dedicated to his own words almost to a fault. He's sincere and understanding and concerned with the well-being of others. He is only ranked above you for me because I feel for him in a way I don't feel for many others," she explained clearly with nothing but admiration on her face as they prepared for their morning wash.

[Bloodedge]

It was so easy for Kazu and Miko to reach an agreement. From just a few sentences, they had an arrangement for future debauchery ─ all because of some dirty thoughts they both had. The current session obviously wasn't enough to satisfy either party. They'd scratch an itch that started earlier this morning, while both knowing the itch would only strengthen when further irritated. "Done deal!" Kazu said. Soon enough, he was wedged fully inside Miko's womb, invading and filling the space within as usual. The quivering he felt from within her was already recognizable, and easily indicative of her earlier words. Maybe a gentle breeze would have actually done something? Well, he had a bit more than that to offer. He'd be grinding against her insides while just barely resisting the buildup from earlier. Actually, Kazu wasn't resisting very well at all; each movement resulted in a sizeable squirt as he pressed against the rear wall of her womb.

Soma was full of what one might call 'crazy things' to say. He didn't care if he'd only just met someone. On this day, anyone he met worth more than a moment of inspection, could officially be counted as a target. He had to entertain the idea of anyone being a future underling. The clerk established herself as a sensible individual, at least outside the more outlandish situations. She took the compliment he offered without worrying about the rest. What she didn't do, was take his first non-magical command, claiming the act would be unsanitary. One negative could be applied to her; she was less likely to follow orders than the first one he acquired. "Worrying about that isn't your prerogative. Didn't I tell you? Your only concern should be listening to me. Everything else will fall into place," he stated.

Meanwhile, Hiruko was in for a long list of details, some about himself and others about Sakura's #1 choice in men. First and foremost, he learned what Sakura thought about him, and what she enjoyed about their interactions. It sounded like her return was assured despite other options being available. The way she said that, there was an assumption to make about the #1. Ah, it wasn't an assumption for long. Sakura proceeded to give a semi-long speech about that person, starting with the information of their continued connection. Hiruko hadn't been expecting that. "Really, still? And you're still out here like this?" Hiruko expressed his curiosity only to hear the most astute explanation of differences he'd ever heard. Between himself and this 'Kazzun' Sakura spoke of, there was an obvious difference in the way she saw things. It sounded like he and their other comrade were incapacitated however, which made Hiruko wonder about the circumstances... but it didn't seem there was too much to worry about. As such, he casually stepped under the shower and heaved a sigh of relief. "Well that's something. Sounds like love versus lust, which is fine with me. I can tolerate being a guilty pleasure as long as I'm not stepping on undeserving toes. That recovery you mentioned sounds pretty bad, though. Isn't that something to be by someone's side for when you care about them?"

[Apollymi]

Miko's future was bright... and apparently full of sex with one of her favorite people. They quickly reached the agreement for more sexual activity after this little snack of a combination. And it was something they could do with relative ease. Angelica watched and listened to this with a justified smirk. She couldn't wait to tell Sakura that for two people who were keen not to do this thing... they were definitely into it way more than normal. "Hai♪~" Miko chimed in perfect pitch. Of course, there was a reason for that perfect pitch and it had something to do with the breech in her womb. That sensation was always something which could bring out a few notes from her. And as Kazuhiko's resistance began to slip, she couldn't help but sigh happily as she felt spurts of his essence filling her womb. It was a great sensation and Miko couldn't help but grind her hips in a reverse rhythm against him. If he was going to stir her up, she might as well return the favor.

Meanwhile, there was a certain kind of conversation starting between Soma and this store clerk. She could take compliments, she could deal with her own outlandish behavior, but apparently there was a certain issue with her not taking orders just to do so. In response to the act of cleaning she brought up the issue of sanitation. Here and now there was a certain conversation about the lack of cooperation based on the idea that she shouldn't think about it, just do what he said. "Well, sure but self-preservation over horny. Self-preservation over most things actually. You want someone who just does what you say, they need to trust you and that kind of trust isn't normal for strangers," she clarified. Casual sex, could work between strangers, but intimate acts, following orders? Those needed a bit more substantial.

Meanwhile, Sakura was finding it very easy to talk to Hiruko. She'd definitely said more words to Hiruko over the last 24 hours than most people had heard from her in the entire span of her life so far. With open curiosity being expressed by Hiruko she found it easy to answer his questions and slipped in under the water of the shower as well. "Hm, I see no problem with my actions and my relationships don't fit into orthodox conventions. So long as they don't have I problem I will do whatever I feel like," she explained of herself. "I treat every situation as a standalone one and react accordingly," she expressed of herself. In this case, Hiruko got much more of her than most, but people like Reiji and Ryohei also got to experience different forms of Sakura. What was more after Sakura explained to Hiruko the differences as she saw them between him and Kazuhiko the man seemed to think her like of them both was the difference between love and lust. "Is that what that emotion is, sou ka. I've never experienced that before..." she mused quietly. She'd have to test it and see how far it went, or if it applied to others. But that was something to do later. His words came with empathy and understanding, she heard his piece about staying with them and helping as someone who was close and she nodded. "You are quite right. I would have preferred to be with them but... circumstances of their recovery require them to spend some time away from me. I did leave them in good hands and left them presents... I hope when we can meet up happily. Our last texts imply they are waiting for me, which is quite exciting." Sakura mentioned happily.

[Bloodedge]

Kazu was essentially locked into a bit of dribble at minimum. In realizing that, he realized there was no going back. Miko was also adding a grind of her own, contributing to the twisting sensation he felt within her body. It was only a matter of time now, but Kazu was only extending the time of enjoyment as much as possible. He had one hand ruffling Miko's top to use the bundle as a saddle horn. With that stability established, he looked toward Angelica to beckon her forth. "Running out of juice. Ang, c'mere!" he said at a loud whisper.

All the while, Soma was tilting his head just slightly. This woman was... strange. Perhaps her logic was seen as flawless by some number of people. Alas, the biggest flaw was so massive that Soma found it near-tangible. She preached self-preservation while proving to him exactly why he was necessary for certain individuals. "You mean mouth-preservation? Because that's all you're talking about now. What are you saving yourself from exactly? The plan was for this to go inside you. I'm obviously not equipped with protection of any sort, and you obviously can't have any that fits, given your reaction to me earlier. I like that energy... but you'll only bring yourself to ruin every time by choosing logic after acts of impulse. That's what I'm here for. Victory is all or nothing; not just the better option." In the middle of his speech, Soma uncrossed his arms. One arm extended forward slightly, bent at the elbow and its hand held palm-up with curled fingers ─ as if he were physically grasping something falling into it. "I'll salvage the recklessness of impulse. I'll add the wherewithal to make logic absolute. Tell me what you fear, and watch me make it crumble in the path ahead of you. If you don't believe that's possible, then your mind is too weak, and you should leave."

The unorthodox nature of Sakura's relationship was a given. Perhaps she and her people were a lot like Hiruko and his ─ just an odd group of people who may or may not engage in casual sex just for the sake of it. He could really get behind the notion of every situation being treated as a standalone experience. "Likewise... except for a few overlaps," he added based on a few prior experiences, including his last trip to the casino. Speaking of the casino, a trip there should probably be on their agenda for the day, Hiruko thought. He was in the middle of considering that when Sakura made her life even more confusing. "Never before, huh? Well don't take my word for it; nobody's got the same definition. The way you're talking, though... seems like it," he said in the midst of lathering. Sakura's companions were in wait, apparently, so perhaps there was more than a casino trip in the near future. "I could drive you back to check on them directly if you want. I don't know what kind of reason you could have for needing to be away, but that's none of my business. If there's any getting around it, I've got a new car I'm still testing out. Gotta give it some more attention~"

[Apollymi]

Miko was busy, contributing to the grind and the intense amount of mana now spurting into her womb. At the same time, Angelica had been recovering and watching this interaction. Miko had been a shield for Angelica and now she was receiving her reward in the form of the full womb she'd been looking for. She didn't bother letting him know that she was likely the reason for his deviant mind either, no that was something to share over their time together later. For now Angelica was being called back in so she shifted to approach Kazuhiko again. "What do you need?" she asked more than willing to be a more active participant but unsure of what he was looking for in this particular instance. Internal twisting, womb filling and a mirror made Miko think long and hard about some eventual upgrades to her living situation.

Meanwhile, Soma had something to say about the self-preservation that this store clerk was speaking of. He called it mouth preservation as if her only concern was simply what was going into her mouth. There were layers to risk management and yes it was obvious he didn't have the necessary coverage but there was a lot to take into account. "Saving myself from potential bacterial or viral infection of the mouth and throat which could keep me from eating or disfigure my face... Yes, I realize something would be going inside me but risks are lower than normal. And yes I realize even coming in here is already risky enough... mitigation is important," she said thinking about it. But that wasn't all, apparently the risky behavior was something this man thought he could mitigate. His speeches were interesting and it made the girl wonder why she felt like trying it out. He was full of confidence and that was kind of infectious. She wanted to believe in him and didn't think she was mentally weak. "It's hard you know... but I've already come this far and the curiosity is getting the best of me. And I want to believe in you because having that kind of confidence is ridiculous and you can obviously do something amazing already," the girl said. Was she throwing caution to the wind? Yeah, it seemed like it... oh well, if she was also going to lose her job, it wouldn't just be because some hot guy pecked her on the lips.

Meanwhile, Sakura was learning a bit more about Hiruko. The man also liked his one at a time situations except for a few overlaps as he mentioned. She could assume that Miko and Kaguya were part of the overlaps. "The group dynamic can be fun... especially when everyone has different parts to play," Sakura mentioned. That was especially the case given Miko had met him first. Now that she was thinking about it, she'd like to do something nice for Miko given her help both direct and indirect. But beyond that he had something to say about her emotional understanding, Sakura smiled, "Hai, I planned to test it out a bit for my own understanding. I don't have the greatest understanding of emotion so I've been figuring it out," she explained of herself as if it was a perfectly normal way to process one's feelings. She soaped up as well, and was scrubbing herself just a bit while they continued to talk. He spoke of taking her for a visit and not prying into why she claimed they needed to be separate, "Sou ka, you're surprisingly understanding even though I've been nothing but vague," she said thoughtfully. "I'll call them in a bit and check out the situation, I would like to see them if it's at all possible~" she said. "Also I only caught a quick glimpse of your car but it seemed interesting... even if I can't go back I wouldn't mind accompanying you for a ride," Sakura maintained as she began to rinse herself off completely.

[Bloodedge]

While Kazuhiko worked to extend the session just a bit longer, Angelica took his summons and moved to rejoin the fray. She wondered what he needed, but his requirement for her was not one that needed words. In fact, he had no words to give. What he did have, was use of that same beckoning hand which reached out to take the back of Angelica's neck. In doing that, he'd be pulling her in for an unnecessarily deep kiss that had no shortage of immediate tongue.

The clerk was still spewing lip service about her wellbeing while Soma showed no concern. The way he saw things, she was just ignorant. Of course he understood these humans had potential problems someone like him would never know or fear. She thought herself managing dangers, when the only real danger in this situation was one she'd already passed by. Soma knew she'd only do better for herself by listening to whatever he said here and now, but that information was on a need-to-know basis. "Coming in here wasn't a risk; it was a decision. The risk comes from having second thoughts," he said. Whatever the case, the clerk claimed it was hard to take certain steps, though she had a desire to believe in him. That desire was all Soma needed. "It is hard. If anyone can fix that part, it's you... by making the right move," he said, throwing out a little pun by pointing down at his erection.

Some things weren't meant to be understood. As someone who specialized in work that was far from legal, Hiruko understood that notion better than most. He also understood the fact that Sakura's emotional range was subpar, though not nearly what he'd been told prior to meeting her. It seemed there were some exceptions to be made in that regard. No matter. If fate decided, Hiruko would be driving Sakura to her current place of residence with the others. Irrespective of that potential eventuality, she'd be keeping him company for a ride. Both parties were rinsing themselves, and Hiruko found quite the amusing double entendre in Sakura's words. "What a coincidence. I wouldn't mind giving you a ride too. We'll have to do that again later~"

[Apollymi]

Kazuhiko was busy trying to draw out a little extra time for the current bout, and Miko was taking full advantage of it while moving her hips against his. It would seem a bit of a distraction was in order as Angelica approached due to being called upon. What was needed of her, wasn't something spoken and instead was a use of her physically. She was kissed and deeply, Kazuhiko's tongue finding its way into her mouth without hesitation. Such a kiss made her melt, a small noise escaping her mouth as Miko watched through the mirror. "Sugoi, it's such a nice sound♪~" she mused at the sight. Of course her body was also responding to the visuals being presented, that throb and the slickness of her loins reaching high and higher still. There would be no problems reaching orgasm even as Angelica was used for Kazuhiko's own purposes. It was a nice group, Miko decided, but she also simply liked the look of Angelica and Kazuhiko together.

Meanwhile in the same row of dressing rooms, a store clerk and a customer were engaging in a conversation of philosophy surrounding this coming sex act. The truth of the matter was, the risk of behaving the wrong way was something which plagued Japan as a country. Many people in this place were overly concerned with how their actions would be received and who would potentially find out about them. Still according to the black haired man the only risk was... having second thoughts. It must be nice not to think about things in a normal way. Perhaps this was what it was like to be an extremely attractive man. She'd heard stories of what attractive women were like, perhaps this was a similar thing. Ah, and as if to prove this point he had something cheeky to say, it was hard, and she was the one who could fix it... by making the right decision. She looked at him, and at his cock and thought about it. "Wheew... alright," she said finally. If this didn't turn out alright, there was every possibility of her never encountering anything like this a second time. Not taking advantage now wasn't going to help the situation at all... and if she was likely to lose her job and everything else, well... it would be better done for a reason, than no reason at all. She resigned herself. She wasn't a virgin, she was prepared to have sex of some sort this was just admittedly more intimate without the build up of trust. But people often betrayed that kind of trust anyway, better to get it out of the way now. And it would seem that as she made the decision she was already lowering herself to her knees in front of the man, not enthusiastic but more... curious. In position her tongue flickered out from her mouth wetting her lips and she extended it, a test lick of his cock taking place as she prepared to taste some mix of bodily fluids that she expected to be fully disgusting until dispersed by her own saliva.

At the same time, the less obvious form of Hiruko's understanding came into play. He didn't need to fully understand Sakura and her friends circumstances. He knew some things couldn't be explained in some contexts. As such her vague speech and lack of detailed explanations weren't a bother in these cases. She spoke about things she could speak about in confidence a lot anyway. All could be fine beyond that. In the immediate moments, they were too busy discussing the potential ride, and the change in tone made her realize she'd accidentally spoken in a manner which was flirty. "Sou ka, I didn't mean that one in that way, but yeah, we should. Definitely a ride worth taking~" Sakura mentioned with a cheeky smirk of her own. With a fully clean body Sakura would just be enjoying the water spray until it was over, before stepping out and grabbing a towel for herself. Once she was dry she'd begin thinking through her clothing options for the day and dressing for a more appropriate day being spent out, not just spending all day in her non-standard bikini.

[Bloodedge]

Miko spoke of a sound, and Kazu agreed. He had the joy of both hearing and feeling that little noise made against his lips, and the accompanying sensation of Angelica's tongue against his own. It was something he didn't think would be recaptured so soon: the feeling of an assault on two fronts. Winding hips furthered his delve deep into Miko's body all the while. With a few additional moments of that, Angelica's mouth proved its usefulness in another way. It was her turn to be the shield ─ specifically against the moan that would be passing from Kazuhiko's mouth into hers while he pumped a buckshot of his essence into Miko with one last thrust forward. "Hmm─mmrph!" remained audible in that moment. He wouldn't be retreating of his own accord just yet, instead resting inside while the throbbing slowly subsided ─ regardless of that not happening very quickly at all.

Soma wondered how long the blue-haired woman would continue yapping against decisions she'd already made all preparations for. Whatever her brain was working towards, it seemed to reach a reasonable conclusion. Too much thought was required, in Soma's opinion. This ordeal required just a bit too much patience for his liking, but... hopefully results would speak for themselves. If nothing else, the clerk was at least dropping to her knees to begin lapping at his dick, starting the initial test. Both he and Chika were what one may call 'awake' in this world, and both had enough mana presently to function. If this clerk met the required minimum, she'd surely pick up the slightest hint of Soma's namesake and a bit of lychee. If she proved ideal as he hoped she was, she'd probably get more than just the hint.

A cooperative shower to start the day was coming to its end, interestingly without anything sexual happening. Of course there was a cheeky exchange taking place toward the end, but that much was only natural for those types. They were sex friends, after all. "Glad you think so. You'll have to know which ride you think is better. Deal?" Hiruko asked as he stepped out of the shower and nonchalantly threw a towel around his waist.

[Apollymi]

Miko, Kazuhiko and Angelica were sharing an ultimate moment. The sounds in this space were quite nice on Miko's ears, and it would only become better as the finale built up between them once more. That kiss happening between Kazuhiko and Angelica muffled the sound of his release from his mouth, but it did nothing from stopping that buckshot feeling from hitting the inside of Miko causing her body to stop for just a moment, "oOoooh♪~" just a little note slipped out of her lips, it could have just been an excited utterance, she did have those from time to time. Regardless of her quieted external reaction, her internal reaction was a squeeze, and one of those throbbing releases which she felt from her core to her toes as a ball of sensation. Still, Kazuhiko didn't immediately pull away eithe rand she felt the pulses of his cock as they dwindled down. "That was... great♪!~" Miko murmured, she was already in a good mood and it was only becoming better.

Meanwhile the clerk in the other room was busy preparing for a disgusting set of tastes to enter her mouth. There was simply no reason to assume anything, but maybe by the time it was all over, so long as she didn't have any contaminable spots she could... avoid some major form of infection from doing this. So... that first lick was delivered and then she paused. She didn't gag from a disgusting smell or taste, no... she was confused. Her tongue met a cock, she knew had to have been inside someone's body before and it didn't taste like the combination of bodily fluids. No. It tasted like alcohol and lychee. "I really lost it didn't I? Random guy's cock tastes like lychee and alcohol..." she muttered. As if to further confirm it, she licked his shaft and found that same flavor. Well... if that was what it tasted like, she was either dead, imagining things, or definitely going to have to get tested for something. Regardless, without the negatives of the taste to discourage her, she could... go about licking his man's groin clean and even having some idea of when it would be mostly clean given what it tasted like. She'd simply end up licking it until she didn't taste anything but her own saliva.

Meanwhile, a morning bath was coming to an end with no sexual contact and only a dirty joke or two thrown in. As for the answer to that question of which ride she liked more she suppose she could always offer a bit of commentary. "Hai hai, I'm sure you'll be the first person to know regardless~" she said in a teasing manner. Now with a towel around her curves she supposed they were going to be getting dressed. She'd have to make sure she had some fun today. By the time they got back to the room, she picked out a white thong and matching bra, a short yellow skirt and a half jacket. A white tank top and a pair of socks which came up to her knees. That would be bright colored but also happy enough for the day. "Hm... Yeah, I think I will like this one..." she said as she began to dress, she had the general idea of snapping a picture afterwards and sending it to Kazuhiko and Angelica as a part of her contact with them.

[Bloodedge]

Kazuhiko was at rest after a bit of deviant morning activity... but not all of him. His body was still, but his tongue continued to thrash against Angelica's. His body was relaxed, but his dick continued to pulse within Miko's womb. One problem Kazuhiko consistently had was with that infernal urge to keep going. No one had called upon them with a rush yet. What point was there in hurrying out if they could manage just a little more? He could work one more out of himself before suspicion rose too high. "So..." he started when granting reprieve to Angelica's tongue. Miko, on the other hand, would have to deal with that throb returning. "I had an idea. Ang, you're taller. Get on top of Annie just like that!" he suggested, his upper body leaving enough room for the transition if Angelica chose to make it. As a gesture, he extended a forefinger and thrusted it forward once, then again a bit higher in the air, and once more in the original position ─ all to show his intent.

What was the store clerk's real potential? Soma was soon to find out. After that initial lick, she outright expressed the precise flavors taken from his shaft. "That specific? Sou ka. You're going to be good," he commented absently. The licking itself didn't seem to mean much in Soma's case, but he was content to enjoy himself when the clerk went about her work in earnest ─ something she did to eventually reach every fiber of his erection with her tongue. It certainly didn't feel bad; Soma could understand why people sought this so regularly. "Had enough yet? I'm waiting to do something about that hair, and some other interesting things I noticed," Soma stated. The moment the clerk discarded her sundress, his entire plan was established. All he needed from that moment onward was for her to be in the position of acceptance, which she was well on her way to with all that licking.

Now that the cleaning process was over, Hiruko lounged about to dry. He didn't have as much work to do as Sakura when it came to assembling an outfit, so he was entirely indifferent to the act... for himself, at least. He took a great deal of interest in watching Sakura's process from the moment she donned a towel, to the moment it came off for undergarments to go on. Even if he had nothing planned, that wouldn't keep him from enjoying a lovely view. "If you don't like it, don't worry. Shopping's on the list today after all~" he commented while leaning against the doorframe. "But that is a nice look for you if you ask me~"

[Apollymi]

A morning of deviance wasn't at all unusual for this group of people. Perhaps this exact mix of people hadn't existed before now, but at least both girls were familiar with this young man at this point in time. The urge that Kazuhiko had to keep going was one technically shared by everyone present, though for different reasons. Some couldn't say no, some wouldn't say no, and some just thought why not? Since Miko was still below him with a cock buried within her person she couldn't have complained about anything. So, when Kazuhiko began speaking Miko was fully paying attention and so was Angelica though she had to recover from what was a thorough tongue kiss. This transition he spoke of, would leave him with access to both girl's bodies while they rather comfortably fit together. "Oh, you mean like this?" Angelica found herself shifting to place her body on top of Miko's in such a way that left their hips aligned at the rear and their bottoms stacked atop each other. With their difference in size Miko would find the top of her head softly squished by Angelica's breasts. That throb that was happening from Kazuhiko within her womb was echo'd by her own like of the present situation. "Best idea ever!" Miko uttered truly happy in ways she couldn't yet express. Regardless, if Kazuhiko wanted to continue with his ass tower, she was more than willing to let him. Miko was truly elated to have someone's rack on top of her head while being railed. She was adding this to a box of things she enjoyed to be used at every possible turn it worked.

Meanwhile, Soma was being treated to having his dick thoroughly cleaned by someone's tongue. This was after the shock of the moment settled and the girl decided that either she'd gone crazy or she needed to see a doctor as soon as she could after this. "Yes, that specific..." the blue haired girl mentioned. It was quite odd but she was sure that was the taste in her mouth. For all she knew... she was going to find out she had some special bacterial infection after this, but as she had already started she saw no point in stopping. In fact, by the time she'd slathered this cock with her tongue, she found that she cared less about the potential consequences. According the man in front of her after a while, he wondered if she'd had enough... "Oh, right..." she murmured having the audacity to look sheepish. She'd forgotten that she wasn't just trying to spend all her day licking his dick. He spoke of wanting to mess up her hair and something else he'd noticed. A smirk came to the girl's face, there was only one thing he could have noticed so she had a question. "So do you like want me to bend over?" she asked directly. After all, this young man seemed to want to be directly in charge, she could assume what he was looking for, but she'd rather not waste too much time past her own hang-ups if it could be avoided. For the purpose of sex at this point, she'd give him the angle and leverage he wanted so she could figure out if that cock of his actually fit in people. Though given the unconscious girl in this room, she'd say... the answer was, it can fit... but it may do something crazy.

Sakura had a watcher for the duration of her dressing process. It was quite interesting, she was used to her parents taking interest in her choices, but she knew that Hiruko's interest in her was different. After she knew what she was wearing and began dressing she heard him speaking and it made her smile. After dressing she gave a little spin, "Iia I think I like it quite a bit. Kayan has an interesting taste in clothing..." she mused knowing that it had been Kaguya whom she'd taken these clothes from and thus it'd been interesting choice. "Thanks, I might end up getting some more like this. I am starting to understand style now..." she mused gently. Of course, this wouldn't stop her from snapping a picture of herself in that little outfit. while she contemplated sending it as a text message to her husband and wife. "Can I send a message to two people at once?" she wondered as she began looking through the options wondering if there was some self-explanatory option in them.

[Bloodedge]

Kazuhiko was, without a doubt, a young man who could always appreciate a posterior of epic proportions. With Angelica understanding his request and taking her place above Miko, he had something unimaginable to appreciate: the ultimate sight, twice. Only a few things in the universe could be better. What if Sakura were present? He could have three! No, that wasn't a safe thought to have at present... though it was one that had him throbbing a bit more than normal. He realized something was occurring within Miko as well, and could attribute it to this new position on behalf of the very promiscuous girl. She even called his idea the best ever. "Well I just had a better one, but that can't work now. Annie, box the taller tower!" he pleaded. With that, his hips began working again ─ though not without another effort to lift Angelica's hip. Why did he put forth that effort? Well, Kazu was lowering his own face at the same time. If he was going to leave her stationary for a few more moments, he may as well treat her to a bit of tongue service before lowering her hips and raising his point of insertion to her.

The clerk's ability to perceive was much better than he expected of normal humans. Of course, Soma already didn't view her as normal anyway. She had a great deal of latent ability, not unlike Anya's; he felt it when commanding her initially. Moreover, he could see it in her hair. A lot of humans were witnessed en route to this shop; that hair was far from common. Now, with her finally retracting her tongue, he could go about ruining it. Mention of that was given a very confident response. Her smile and words belied a good energy, bringing a smile to Soma's face as well. "Confidence works on you. You must like it too. Yeah, bend over and let's see a bounce," he said. All the while, Soma was preparing to lower himself to his knees as well. Whenever the blue-haired girl was ready and in position, she'd find a hefty meat stick atop her ass.

Hiruko wouldn't be getting dressed until Sakura finished. He leaned back, watching, enjoying, until that little showy spin was performed. Sakura liked her current getup, and so did he. "Kayan? Well whoever that is, you're right. You might have a hard time finding something that reserved in the places I go, but feel free to point out a shop if we pass by and you're interested," he offered. As Hiruko stepped toward the bed to recover his suitcase from nearby, Sakura asked a strange question... though it wasn't too strange for her norm. He'd even provide an answer while sorting through clothes, first finding a dark teal pair of slacks. "New smartphone? Just start a new message and select multiple contacts; it'll make a group chat. If you're sending that picture, how about shooting it my way too?"

[Apollymi]

Kazuhiko's appreciation of backsides was something that Miko could get behind. Mostly because she considered her rear to be one of her best features. Angelica's addition to this set up, made the pair into a stack which Miko appreciated for the softness applied to the top of her head. Kazuhiko wasn't even the only one who had extra thoughts, but when he finally spoke, it was for Miko to remember this in the future. To add to a box a higher tower. "Aye, Sir♪~" Miko sang with supreme happiness. A happiness which radiated into her core causing it to tighten around Kazuhiko, perhaps she liked saying that a bit more than she realized? "Box it," she said keeping that one to herself. "I feel like I missed something..." Angelica started but her hips were shifted and she rather suddenly was finding her core pleased so... she could sit that one aside for now to enjoy the sensations being given to her.

That little shop clerk had grown a bit comfortable, that much was obvious by her demeanor when her bottom was the topic of conversation. She was past the oddity of her teenager years, and knew physically what she had to offer and why the potential of it was good. With that in mind, the lad whom she'd been fellating claimed confidence worked on her, and she smiled though a light blush appeared on her face. "Arigatou!~" she said. And with that she turned and since he'd asked for a bounce she'd oblige, it wouldn't be the first time she shook her rear for a stranger. She allowed her bottom to drop in front of him in those little white panties. With that done she presented her rear and ended up with her bottom in the air and her arms against the ground in front of her since he was taking up residence behind her, and she wasn't really surprised to find his large manhood resting upon her upturned bottom. "Ooh, that's actually really huge," she murmured she was trying to make sure she was relaxed, if not this was going to be quite the experience. As if the extra sensation while not seeing it changed her understanding of its dimensions.

Meanwhile, Hiruko didn't move to dress himself until after Sakura was done. She'd mentioned her friend's taste in clothing and how she'd ended up dressed the way she was and Hiruko seemed not to know who she meant. They did know each other though so it wasn't an oddity to her. "I think I'll know what I am looking for when I see it, and Kayan is Shinomiya Kaguya... she gave me these when I mentioned I'd be hanging out. She thought I might like them," she said honestly. Beyond that point, her question about messaging seemed to have a fairly easy response. She created a new message and placed that picture in it. "Good Morning, Minna♥~" she sent to Kazuhiko and Angelica after adding them. "Hai. I've only had the phone a couple of days I still haven't completely figured it out yet." she explained of the device in earnest even though she'd not seen one in her entire life so far until this one was in her hand. As for the picture he wanted, she went to a message thread for him and prepared. "It's only fair since you explained it to me, arigatou Hirrun~" she said happily as she sent that same picture to him as well. It was just taken and as such she didn't mind anyone having it. And it was now her turn to watch someone get dressed.

[Bloodedge]

Miko speaking that phrase was not something only she enjoyed more than she realized. In this context bolstered by the execution of carnal desires, Kazuhiko found that statement ridiculously arousing. Miko tightened, and Kazu swelled, all due to the turn of a phrase. Her ensuing mention of boxing something didn't seem connected to his request either, so... logically, they were having a similar train of thought. "... No, Annie. Unbox that shit right now!" he demanded. Angelica thought she missed something. Perhaps she did, but he wouldn't intentionally leave her out of the loop. "You didn't miss much. Annie just decided she's open to saying that a lot more," he said between lavishing strokes in Angelica's folds. Soon enough, a hard thrust into Miko preceded a withdrawal, which came before the initial plunge into Angelica. "Unless you were talking about this~" he added cheekily.

Soma was having quite the first day in this world. From the start, he'd acquired an underling with a secret power, passed the proverbial thread through Chika to strengthen the connection to said underling, had the physical satisfaction of that very experience... and now, he had his second potential underling and an ass he might actually find appealing. The clerk went low, but her backside went high without any required effort. As his cock landed atop that bouncing lump of flesh, he found surprise upon being even somewhat nestled between cheeks... and the clerk expressed surprise at the size she'd already witnessed. Despite the fallacy of her conclusion, Soma wouldn't be calling her out on it for the most interesting reason. "Ho? I think I like hearing that. Keep going," he stated. Soma spent only a moment grinding between the clerk's buttocks before sliding his hips back enough for an alignment. Once he was properly aimed at her entrance, he crept forward, one hand tearing away that white fabric just in time for his glans to start prodding its way to a seemingly impossible fit.

Hiruko knew this 'Kayan' Sakura spoke of, but her name registered differently in his head. To him, she was privately 'Kayacchi' and publicly 'Briar'. She did have some very interesting fashion sense, though. "You're sure that's the same girl? What I saw of her fashion choices are a lot more... nighttime-friendly than that. I guess everyone's got another side~" he said casually. To pair with those slacks, Hiruko found a sleek, black button-up shirt. Silken black boxers were pulled out of that same bag to be donned first, seeming to be of the compression variety. Hiruko had to hide his manhood somehow. One leg in after the other, and he was onto doing the same with his slacks. He kept one hand available to check his phone, mostly for Sakura's picture. "I think this is the first normal picture I have of you, Sakucchi. Normal is good from time to time. You're cute when you're not turning me on♥~"

[Apollymi]

Another odd moment was taking place between Kazuhiko and Miko. When they'd had sex previously they'd come to a different sort of agreement about the way Miko would talk to Kazuhiko when they were alone together. And in these moments, Miko found herself liking the way she answered Kazuhiko in the moment and her body responded to it sexually. In the same case, Kazuhiko seemed to respond with a swelling rod. She was also told to unbox her thought, which meant he likely realized what it was she was boxing. He was being a bit demanding of her in that moment and that was also oddly arousing, 'It is so hot for him to talk to us like that!' she admitted herself but that one clench became another. "Aye, Sir~" she accepted that particular order and allowed herself to keep that up. Angelica heard out this, and the explanation given by Kazuhiko as he licked her core. She found herself twitching even as her fore rested on Miko's back. "Oh," Angelica said seeming to think about it a bit more, but it didn't matter as soon enough Kauzhiko was withdrawing from Miko to wedge himself into her. "Hmmhmmm, no one was talking about that~" she moaned gently as he pushed in. Just the same both her phone and Kazuhiko's would be vibrating with that incoming messing from Sakura.

Meanwhile that trio wasn't the only set enjoying the bodies and mannerisms of each other. Soma and this store clerk were getting to know each other in the most personal way. Being touched with his cock on her rear was something which caused a surprise. What was more her response was something that Soma apparently liked, he wanted her to keep going. It was no wonder that he liked the sound it truly was huge. What was more her ripped her underwear to get them out of the way of his push forward. She wasn't a virgin or so she thought, because even though she was already pretty turned on and very into the idea of having sex with this man, that fit was beyond tight. "Why does it feel like I've never done it before..." she mumbled still trying to relax, but with her butt in the air all she could do was take deep breaths and enjoy the push forward while she relaxed her back.

Meanwhile, Sakura watched as Hiruko got dressed. It seemed that Kaguya had shown Hiruko some of her other clothes when they'd gone out together according to Hiruko himself. "Yes, definitely the same girl. She said she liked this for daylight outings~" Sakura confirmed. But Kaguya had only recently become so comfortable in her life, Sakura wasn't at all surprised about the stark differences in her wardrobe. After all, she'd seen what the girl was wearing when she'd been out on a date before she went to the magical world. Just the same Sakura watched as Hiruko put on compression undergarments which actually an okay job of keeping his manhood pressed down. "Sou ka, I was wondering how people were hiding things like that~" Sakura mused happy to have her curiosity answered and taking the time to think about making some suggestions just in case the other men in her life needed them. "Hm, I don't take that many such pictures. But I'm glad you like it..." Sakura mused happily. Of course, she couldn't help but watch him closely. She didn't know if her friends were awake or busy so she was fine to relax and wait for them to acknowledge her, she wasn't too riled up to start with.

[Bloodedge]

And so, a box was unsealed the minute it was established. Someone had to keep an eye on Miko. Her habit of boxing things for later was not one that could always be allowed; the current moment was a prime example of that. Once she repeated that phrase, a thousand thoughts crossed Kazuhiko's mind. If they were alone with plenty of time, he could have executed at least three of them right away... but that just meant it was Kazu's turn to box something. No matter. It was always good to have something in store for later, and they did have something else planned in the future. Now was Angelica's turn to receive. According to her though, penetration wasn't the thing she missed. How interesting. Kazuhiko missed that vibration, but he didn't miss a cue. Rested against the entrance of Angelica's womb, he throbbed, but remained otherwise still until the slowest of retreats began. "Oh, really? My bad. I'll just take it back out. Annie, want it back?" he teased.

The store clerk may not have been a virgin by the standards of Gaia, but she was in the true, spiritual sense. Soma could fix that with ease ─ ease that only felt like it grew as she spoke in reverence to him. Renown was a power all its own. Perhaps that change in dimensions the woman perceived at first contact was, in some regard, real. It certainly seemed as if Soma's slow push forward became even tighter the moment she spoke again. As for her question... "I don't know. Why does it feel like you've never done it before? You answer," Soma ordered as he grabbed one of the clerks pigtails, then the other, not applying much force just yet. Still, he was inching forward at an excruciatingly slow pace, keeping eyes on that hump in front of him all the while.

Shinomiya Kaguya was worth more inspection. If she had such a vast array of ensembles, there was even more to her than Hiruko thought. Something about that entire group was worth keeping an eye on. Hiruko had essentially adopted a trio into shady activity, each independent of the other. Somewhere in that group, Hiruko thought he might find something very interesting. Moving on, he continued getting dressed while Sakura mentioned the method of cock-hiding he went for. "Huh? Oh, yeah. Gotta do something to avoid a fully-clothed indecent exposure case. The alternative is having a human blockade for it, but I did say I was giving you a lot of freedom~" he joked. Underpants on, slacks on, and Hiruko slipped into his sleeves. He'd be walking casually around the bedroom while buttoning his top, having his phone placed on the mattress ─ still open to Sakura's photo. "You should take more. Well... I'll never suggest taking less of the lewd shots, but as good as you look in nothing, I think you'll also look good in anything."

[Apollymi]

Miko's habit of boxing things was simply so she could focus on what was happening. It was a good way to keeping her mind on one thing, but she'd be the first to admit that sometimes she had trouble mediating what was immediately useful from things she should set aside. Of course, there were people like Kazuhiko who could decide in a moment something was useful and as such, keep the girl on track and open to the experiences she was presently having. Speaking of such experiences, Angelica was something of a contrarian by her nature. This wasn't entirely odd given her life as a princess locked away but... it did make for some very interesting commentary and moments. One such one, was the movement of her body and the like as she claimed she wasn't talking about Kazuhiko's manhood as something she missed. His response to this, would be to teasingly give it away to someone else. "What?! It didn't even go all the way in!" she seemed to be shocked in their whispered conversation. Just that nudge against her womb wasn't nearly enough, who said he could tease her like this? At the same time, Miko wiggled her hips a bit beneath the girl, "Always♪~" Miko happily sang, making Angelica look down into the girl's face in the mirror. This was the same girl who'd been keeping to herself, she was so open now it was almost shocking. "No! You have to put it all the way in first!" the princess demanded. A smirk came to Miko's face as she understood in this exact moment how one developed teasing sadism. She was a sadist naturally and even she found this amusing from the third person perspective.

Meanwhile that blue haired girl was busy having her pigtails be taken up by the lad who was pushing into her core with way more intensity than she'd ever experienced. She wasn't a virgin by Gaia's standard and even now, just the entrance was taking longer than she remembered her first sexual experience being on its own. When asked about her own statements she didn't end up lying but her confession would put the rest of this world into context. "It's 'cause yours is too much! Just getting inside is taking longer than I remember sex taking at all," she murmured. Her face was red, but even at this slow place it was starting to feel like not just pressure. It was starting to feel good. Her nipples were hardening after her hair was pulled, all the while her rear remained high up in the air and her hips steadily relaxed. All she could do was concentrate on accepting what had to be the biggest dick in Japan all the way into her core.

Meanwhile two people at the beach were busy getting dressed. In fact, one of them already was but the other was busy showing several kinds of clothing articles that were previously not considered. A joke came from Hiruko concerning how he covered such things. Apparently this world had laws about exposure which Sakura herself wouldn't understand outside of a few base instances. The repression of this society was something crazy, "Sou ka, we'll I suppose holding a girl in front of you for extended periods of time could also pose a problem~" she mused "I do appreciate the freedom though. I haven't seen as much of this place yet as I would like," she expressed seemingly amused by the prospect of spending a day lap-tied to someone just to keep their erection hidden, maybe something like that was logical. Moreover there was a conversation being had about the nature of her current dressing. Hiruko claimed she'd look good in anything. "Hm, I could see that. Maybe while we're out today. I'll try on a few more things and see what kind of looks I like best," she mused. "You'll give me some solid input, right, Hirrun♥?~" she teasingly questioned. Knowing well what the answer would be.

[Bloodedge]

As he'd come to expect, Angelica immediately protested Kazu's retreat. Of course it wasn't fully inserted; her own words were the reason. Miko happily accepted the idea of receiving him again, though, so it would surely be a good idea to keep retreating from Angelica. Ah, but what of Angelica? She protested further, claiming he had to push all the way inside her before pulling out. She'd only receive another nudge against her cervix, a teased entry, a small reset before Kazu began backpedaling again. "But it's not what you wanted; that would be rude. Besides, Annie's so excited. Obviously I should just give it to her~" Kazuhiko teased further.

Speaking of teasing, Soma was actually starting to enjoy himself. This clerk was good for passively enhancing his abilities, even if she had no idea what was happening. That part didn't matter; she only needed to know about what was happening to her physically for now. In the meantime, Soma concerned himself with all the benefits. Notoriety would be his power, positive or negative. The stronger the idea of him, the stronger his influence. His was too much, the woman stated. Insertion took longer than her other experiences with sex as a whole, she added. Soma couldn't keep himself from laughing. "Hahaha! Is that all I'm up against? This is even better than I expected. Can you handle it? It's not even in past the head yet; it's only going to get more intense from here. With that said, Soma tugged those pigtails to force a deeper arch in the clerk's back. Finally, he crawled a bit deeper into her canal, offering a bit of shaft that likely doubled or tripled the girth of the average human. "Oh, and drop all your expectations of time. I could fuck you 'til you pass out, and keep going through the night. Keep talking like that, and you might not make your shift two days from now~"

Meanwhile, Hiruko was giving a fair a mount of consideration to keeping a girl in front of his lap. Rather, he was recalling that exact event from the past. "It poses a lot of problems. Mostly, it creates the issue of getting nothing done," he mused. Given Sakura's backside in comparison to that of one he remembered in that situation, Hiruko imagined a very similar outcome. Given her demeanor and propensity for arousing, he imagined something even worse... or better, depending on the outlook. Sakura wasn't the only one envisioning them being joined at the hips for an extended period of time. Alas, there were other things to do; deviance could come again later. Hiruko went on to don socks, jewelry and sunglasses before grabbing his phone again. They could depart right away, as he walked toward the bedroom door with a hand outstretched for Sakura. "Trying things on, huh? I'll give input, but... well, I doubt I need to say what the best praise from me will be. Keep lingerie shops off the list unless you want to have a very specific kind of outing~" he warned with a sideways wink.

[Apollymi]

Angelica protested the retreat of Kazuhiko because she'd not said she wasn't interested. Just because she hadn't missed it, didn't mean she wanted him to stop. One day this would make sense to someone not just her, or maybe this was one of those oddities that was interesting to see from the outside in. In reward of her claim he pushed back in, but once again only nudged her womb with the tip of his cock. He was actually teasing her in a moment like this, how rude! "Damnit Chuck, teasing is rude! You will put it all the way in me, now!" she whisper yelled. Miko couldn't help but snicker, that was such a sharp turn. "Sounds like Charlie's in trouble. Better take care of that♪~" Miko offered in a teasing tone. Of course, she was exactly the type to enthusiastically accept attention once she was sure it was something she wanted, but she could definitely see the appeal of battering down the haughtiness of someone like Angelica as well. What fun Kazuhiko got to have in his life.

Meanwhile, the blue haired clerk was busy trying to figure out how such a large cock managed to make even entry feel like something so very intense. She explained herself with no real understanding of the extra. She knew men liked to hear things and talk themselves up, but at the same time... she was starting to feel like a great number didn't deserve even half the praise they got. A laugh escaped Soma as he questioned if she could handle it and found amusement in the fact that his marker for competition was so low. "Honestly, it's taking all of me right now, but I don't want to stop..." she said as her pigtails were pulled a bit harder. A little thump from within her core occurred she liked that. Maybe having a bigger tool to work with increased boldness by a certain extent? He was definitely just doing what he felt like and it seemed to be working. There was admittedly more passion in this little moment in the dressing room than she'd known in other moments of her life. She thought she could do this, as ridiculous as it was, and that thickness finally made it past the head and to some shaft which was also just way bigger than normal. She moaned, and sighed and wondered how she'd ever put up with anything less than this. That new arch in her spine making her feel even just the start of this much deeper than previous sexual situations, she was in for quite the surprise as they continued and likely would never be able to go back. "Way past dropping expectations, moved on to judging my past self," she admitted. Oh well, life changing experiences did that sort of thing.

At the same time another pair was finally approaching being fully dressed. It was interesting for Sakura to be the person about to have a more normal day, but such was her progress. Accessories and accents would finish up Hiruko's look and it was quite complete. Sakura did say he was interesting to look at, and she meant it beyond all normal reason. "Well, a bit of praise is always good~" Sakura said as she took his hand. With the appropriate things her phone and key on her person she was more than willing to go wherever Hiruko led, they did have a day to spend together after all. "Though that is good to know about the lingerie, save it for last?" she asked with a cheeky smirk crossing her lips.

[Bloodedge]

Apparently, teasing had become rude at some point. Angelica should have been well-adjusted to it by the present, but it seemed she wasn't. Whatever the case, Kazu was to achieve full insertion posthaste, according to her. Would he? The follow-up of Miko implied that he should, but... "Tut tut! This is a human-dominated society, princess; your title has no weight here. If you want something from someone here, you're supposed to ask nicely~" he continued. The Holy Princess Edelfelt always had this breaking point. Over time, it seemed Kazu was becoming more and more content to push past the initial line.

Soma fully intended to push the clerk to her absolute limits, both physically and spiritually. She didn't want to stop, but if Soma gave his all, she would eventually be without choice... unless she evolved in the moment. Even with shallow entry thus far, Soma could feel the woman's physical reaction to having her hair pulled. He was going to feast on her anguish, pleasure, and everything between. If she desired more of the impossible, he'd give it. "Then I'll split you in half," was all Soma said. The clerk was allegedly judging her past self, likely due to how easily humans settled for mediocrity. "You don't have time to waste on judgment," he said. As if to enunciate his point, Soma tugged her pigtails firmly and forced his hips forward. He may have used an unnecessary amount of force in doing so, but the result was unknown amounts of friction as his cock plummeted into the depths of its new resting place. He'd not yet reached the first wall, but he assumed any human experience hadn't reached near his current depth. It was already obvious the matter of girth had never been properly broached before.

Hiruko had Sakura's hand in one of his own, and his car keys in the other. They would be moving down the stairs, all the way down to the entryway where Hiruko stopped to slip into a pair of white dress shoes. During the trip, Sakura implied a desire to visit the exact sort of shop he'd warned against. As a last stop, he saw no problems with it... apart from the possible ban from a store. "I wouldn't say last, just because... if I see the right thing, it's going to be the start of a whole new adventure. Play your hand when you want; just know what the stakes are before you do♥~" he commented en route to the very Ferrari he'd bought only two days prior. Ever the suave gentleman, Hiruko lifted the passenger door to usher Sakura into the vehicle first.

[Apollymi]

Miko was truly getting to witness a situation like a fly on the wall... or she supposed this time like spy. She couldn't help but find it interesting that instead of giving in at the moment of the first snap, Kazuhiko chose to push forward. He spoke of human dominated society and how the princess was no longer a princess so she should ask for things nicely. Like hell she would, among the humans or not wasn't the issue, Kazuhiko was simply pushing her buttons and she was aware of it, even if she wasn't entirely sure of how to deal with it. "Hmphf, that was nice..." she said quickly. "You were the one making assumptions in the first place, you should finish what you start Chuck!" she followed up. Well, keeping one's ego intact was indeed the secondary step, Miko knew and understood this better than most. Still, it was quite interesting to watch... "Danger's coming~" she mused. What kind of danger, she wasn't exactly sure, but she could feel it. Ah well, Angelica and Kazuhiko could play their game and she would watch to see the outcome. She was only really here to take the metaphysical heat for Angelica anyways...

In the meantime, danger was becoming evident for that little blue haired girl in the shop. That push forward into her loins was no less intense than it had been at the start. Soma's cock was well past anything normal and not the sort of thing that one would readily recover from. No, she was sure this was going to be something that stuck with her, changing her forever from this point forward. Another little moan sipped out of her lips as she felt something much deeper in her core than she'd ever felt before. Even positional changes didn't always lead to this kind of feeling. Girls could do all sorts of exercises and never feel this sort of filling. "That sounds kind of appealing in this context... I should be scared but I'm not..." the girl on the floor said. And here she was, taking deep breaths, and finally feeling her own hips move like they wanted to know. Well... she was far past her second thoughts of the future now. As for the ones of the present, she didn't have time to judge herself... and instead felt that tug on her hair which sent another jolt of sensation straight into her core, causing another more powerful twitch. Her experience before wasn't anything like this, but it was definitely something she'd rather do than that.

Hiruko and Sakura were now holding hands on their way out of the house. Today's on the way out a different set of shoes were chosen. A playful pair of sneakers were what Sakura slipped into, also borrowed from Kaguya. It would seem that girl had way more stylistic choices than her uniform clothing and muted choices of the night would lead one to believe. No matter, she'd thank her for it later as the pair of them headed out into the day. As a response to her speaking about the lingerie store she got a different sort of flirt from Hiruko as she approached this vehicle of his. How interesting he even opened the door for her. "Hai, I'll do just that~" she said about playing her cards and experiencing that new kind of adventure. "This might be the best kind of car I've ever seen, my quick look the other night didn't do it justice..." she mentioned as she slipped into the front seat finally letting go of Hiruko's hand. She realized such down time wasn't something she got normally, it was worth considering this kind of thing for future endeavors especially with the men she enjoyed having sex with.

[Bloodedge]

Angelica's earlier demand was nice... in her own words. Sadly for her, Kazu wasn't quite done pushing buttons. Things were always more comfortable when variables were introduced. Miko, being the variable she was, made certain things possible that may not have been before. Angelica insisted that he finish what he started. Well, he would argue a dozen semantics with that. "Huh, you're right. It's never good to start things without finishing. Lesson learned~" he said with an air of deviance. He pushed forward into Angelica again, once more to her cervix. Immediately afterwards however, he quickly withdrew and slammed his way into Miko, pushing right to the end of her womb. "Since I was here first, I should finish the job~" he said.

The clerk had no fear of what she was walking into ─ or rather, what was pushing into her. Interesting, Soma thought. Even she acknowledged that a fear should have been present. Once again though, Soma found something worth his time. To abandon fear in moments that should produce it, was a trait he could use on his team. Even the threat of being split in half was one this woman took as positive. "You're either insane, or broken from just this. It's not all the way in yet," he stated factually. Even at what Soma would call shallow penetration, the clerk's hips moved. Did she find this satisfactory? Well, he'd allow her that for the moment if she did. For now, he began the act of thrusting to match her movements, keeping his own forward strokes limited to that same depth he'd reached moments before.

Meanwhile, Sakura was led to her seat in Hiruko's car. He had a very interesting view of the girl from his angle in the moment, and with that... a decision was made. "One of these works on you too," he said, realizing Sakura in such a high-value car looked right at home. She commented on her view of the car before; it must have been when he dropped the other two off. Hiruko wouldn't comment on that until he reached his side of the vehicle and started it. "You're only the third person besides myself to ride in it. If you like it so much, you're going to get very acquainted with it over the next couple of days. Let me know by the end if you still think it's nice~" he suggested.

[Apollymi]

Miko had spoken of danger. If this had been another sort of situation she might have been truly wary of it. But in this case, Angelica and Kazuhiko were trustworthy individuals she didn't believe that anything truly negative could come from interacting with them. So, Angelica observed seeming to get her way, as was her usual method of acting. One could cause outbursts from her but she'd eventually get her way. Well... that was the keyword. It seemed Kazuhiko's interpretation of her words had been very specifically chosen to include the extra party in their endeavor. And in that moment, he'd once again brushed against Angelica's womb, making her swoon, only to quickly pull out of her core and slam himself home into Miko. Miko herself wasn't expecting it, and hiccupped while her body responded by tightening maximally as she orgasmed from way too swift and unexpected an entrance. "Hy-uckah♪~ The danger was mine," she mused as her hips shook. But with the happy sensation of being filled again she could hardly argue. At the same time, Angelica seemed both shocked and slightly annoyed. "Now who is being contrary? You know that isn't what I meant! You started this with me!" she whisper yelled. That was true, he'd been calling for her, and despite the number of obstacles in front of him, he'd been the one to push her into this dressing room. Her current state was his fault... hm, maybe that'd become part of this at some point. For now, a little wiggling of Miko's hips below would occur.

At the same time, Soma was busy ruining the life of a blue haired girl who... seemed to be quite accepting of the outcome. Ah, and such realizations would only be made worse with Soma's commentary. "Insane or broken? That isn't fair... any girl would be both of those things. This is a once in a lifetime kind of thing... unless you're crazy enough to go looking for it," she asserted. Truly, she was willing to say this was likely the craziest thing she'd ever done, and the fact that she was doing it specifically because of her maintained curiosity was something crazy. Well, that didn't really matter as the stroking began semi-properly she could at least appreciate the sensation she was firmly getting used to... For now though, she'd enjoy a much more solid set of strokes which were keeping their current depth. She was red in the face her own hips moving simply because it felt right to do, with her back bent in an arch dictated by that hair pull. Just the same her core remained quite slick as she fully seemed accepting of this particular situation.

Meanwhile, Sakura was finding out that clothing and nudity weren't the only things that favored her looks. According to Hiruko his car did as well. "Hm? Really?" she said almost curiously. She'd never considered a vehicle an accessory or anything of the sort, but if she looked good in it, perhaps a few pictures would eventually help her understand. "Sou ka, seems like exclusive company then... I'll let you know but I feel like it's definitely my favorite that I've been in so far," Sakura said in maximum confidence. Well-made things belonged in the same kind of circles. In truth she could say that she liked neat, high-end things and it would make the most sense as a person who could appreciate how well-made something was... for now though she'd look out and around after buckling herself in. "So... where are you driving to first?" she wondered over his choices in this matter. Her phone face-up in her lap.

[Bloodedge]

The danger was Miko's; that much was made obvious in a single moment. As Angelica said, this entire ordeal did start with her... but he wasn't talking about that. "Originally, yeah. But that was round one. Round two started down here, remember?" he asked while confronting to the tightening Miko with a series of low-impact yet steady pumps. Both girls in his company presented an issue; they were both difficult to pull out of. So long as Miko's hips kept moving, Kazu would have to consciously retract himself to succeed. "But if you want it, and she's willing to let go... we could work something out~" he said to Angelica as the intense throbbing began anew.

Soma continued to learn about this world he'd been born into. To think that any girl would be insane or broken by an interaction like this was ridiculous, and indicative of an easy life for Soma. She called this exchange an opportunity that would appear only once in a lifetime for those who weren't crazy enough to seek it. He wouldn't just leave things in so simple a state. "Then maybe the plan should be to make you crazy enough to go looking for it? Or maybe I should just make it clear this shouldn't be such a rare opportunity," he mused in the midst of pistoning and tugging. Soma was entertaining many ideas, thinking of the best path to his end goals. He'd have his results one way or another. Even if he had to court this woman, even if he had to become some model citizen in this world to do so with her or others along the way, he'd make the sacrifice. All he had to figure out for now, was what this one required to become an underling. Luckily, he had a few tricks up his sleeve ─ including one that could be revisited.

Comfortably seated and secured in the car, Hiruko took only a moment to enjoy its starting roar. He'd probably be buying another relatively soon, either for Sakura or one of the others, as was a habit of his. Ah, but that would all come later. First on the agenda was a trip into town, so Hiruko drove off the mansion lot without hesitation... but perhaps with a bit more speed than necessary. "First, I was thinking your outfit's missing something. Let's go to a jewelry store!" he suggested upon reaching the highway. Even in the morning, it seemed Hiruko was content to let loose with seemingly reckless abandon on the road, zipping through traffic with no fear of crashing or encountering law enforcement.

[Apollymi]

A point was made to Angelica that she hadn't considered. The second round had started with Miko thus by her own words Kazuhiko's activities with her should be finished, ah, but who was she to let something as simple as logic get in her way? "That... might be true yes, but what I said is also true!" she decided in the moment. Well, she couldn't be considered wrong. At least by Miko's understanding. This bout had started with Kazuhiko and Angelica with the latter deciding to call for backup because of a potential mana related issue. Still, Miko wouldn't be stopping the gentle movement of her hips even as Kazuhiko and Angelica discussed things. Every time she was entered this way, Miko knew it was something she'd allow to happen again and again. That first push and then every push afterwards, felt divine and was definitely worth waiting for. What of Angelica though, she had to want it and get Miko to give it? "I never said I didn't want it! Of course I fucking want it! That part is obvious!" Angelica was exasperated. When she looked to Miko though the mirror though she saw the small girl with a blushed face in the throes of passion, and she could feel her hips shifting underneath her. "You... look like you're having a good time," Angelica started. "The best time♪~" Miko sang happily while pushing herself towards another orgasm. This kind of enthusiasm was actually really endearing and quite contagious. "So, I know you probably don't want to... but would you let him go for a bit?" she asked of Miko who peeked back making eye contact with Kazuhiko. If he wanted to push a bit more she'd enable him but... it seemed like a pretty fair break to her but she could enjoy it either way.

Meanwhile, Soma was busy learning of the world from someone who didn't know why he wouldn't know that information. "Did you really not realize it. As conservative as everyone normally is, you don't think I'm crazy enough by just agreeing to this as is?" she seemed almost aghast, but the truth of the matter was, this kind of action was completely out of the ordinary for her. She might have attended clubs and parties as a college student and group gatherings, but random sex, in the middle of her work shift when she wasn't even on break? No, this was already well beyond normal. All the while that tugging and hip movement was doing a number on her, a throbbing developed in her loins which was near constant as she came closer and closer to experiencing her first orgasm around a thick meaty cock. And when she did, her core would tighten and she'd moan her content her body going still for a moment as the sensation overwhelmed her. Her body broke out in gooseflesh and her legs shook even with her rear up in the air.

Just the same, Sakura was now in a car which was started in a way she noticed took a bit of care. Then rather suddenly they were moving, and at a very fast speed. Even with the movement of the car, she could tell that Hiruko was quite talented as a driver. In fact if she had his stats to look at, she'd assume he had EX Riding as a skill. Odd though that might have been. According to him her outfit was missing something and he planned to take her to the jewelry store. "Sou ka, accessorizing is what is happening... you do have quite a few things on your person. I assume those are for the added look alone. Still beautiful things are great, it sounds good," she mused sounding slightly more alien than normal, but... where she was from all things on a person had purpose. Enchantments, magical abilities or their own kinds of powers and mystic codes, as far as she could tell humans had no such extra magic, aside from the 'electronics' they made.

[Bloodedge]

Angelica was, and always would be, a very difficult person to argue with. Her logic was near-flawless, albeit in a very childish way. Kazuhiko remembered many a time in which he simply allowed her whatever point she was making, all for the sake of ending the discussion. In this case, he'd do something that came a bit later in their relationship: doubling-down on his own point. "Yep! But, you said it ─ my thing's still true!" he stated triumphantly. Everything had successfully been shifted away from Kazu, thrown to Angelica and Miko in near-equal parts. Angelica had to confess her desires, which she did as emphatically and haughtily as ever. Miko, on the other hand, just had to decide she was done. Surely that would be the easy part. No; no it wouldn't. With the princess pointing out her apparent enjoyment of the session, Miko announced pleasure beyond the allegation. What would she do with Angelica's following plea though? Well... it seemed she'd look to Kazu in the mirror. In doing so, she'd find only focus. He didn't let up in preparation to extract himself. No, one could even say he was gradually upping both pace and force as if to make things more difficult.

The clerk may have been a bit crazy for agreeing to this session... or she may have been forced. High as her sensory ability was, it seemed she still fell short of knowing magic had been cast on her. Soma didn't even realize people in the world of magic wouldn't know the genuine article with much ease either; he'd find that out eventually. Just the same, the clerk would find out what her life could be if she just let something magical, like Soma, into it. "I think you'd be crazy if you didn't take out a new lease on life after this," he specified during the woman's shaking orgasm. Also as a reaction to that, Soma made another decision. That amount wasn't enough to satisfy him, so what he did was... thrust even deeper, to her perceived natural end, before that climax concluded. In that same moment, he pulled her hair tightly enough to keep her face forward ─ all to give the woman a good look of herself in the mirror. She'd also be in position to see the reflection of Soma's twisted grin, which featured mysteriously glowing red eyes.

Hiruko didn't think Sakura was much the accessorizing type. Since her wardrobe currently consisted of someone else's outfits, he doubted she showed much concern for it all. He was excited to see what types of choices she'd make for herself, having absolute free reign over all selections. It would all start with accessories. She at least had an obvious appreciation of beautiful things, as noted by her own words. "Beautiful things are great. We'll get you all the beautiful things you want; no catch," Hiruko vowed as he glanced in Sakura's direction. In this new lighting, he came to realize something that hadn't fully registered as a thought up to this point. "Was I that drunk last night? You look a lot tanner this morning than I remember."

[Apollymi]

Logical, but childish... that description seemed to fit Angelica quite well. The way she and Kazuhiko or Charlemagne interacted when they 'argued' was a series of back and forth until someone gave up. In most cases, Angelica was the victor but she would find something entirely different on Gaia. Actually, Kazuhiko seemed to become snarky with a bit more bite to him. He doubled down on points. "Yes, I know what I said," she repeated with an eye roll. She couldn't argue against her own interests, but somehow it felt wrong to let him be right. Miko understood how the lass felt, but it was still interesting to see from the outside perspective, especially knowing that they got along so well. Whatever the case, Miko had pointed out she was having the best time, and Angelica managed to look shocked. How did she make that look and sound so appealing? Still, she'd done the right thing and asked her to give up this part so she could have hers. And Miko had considered it, she wasn't one to get in the way of another's fun. But as she looked at Kazuhiko in that mirror she found focus. And in that focus she heard something else, while the light in her eyes shifted to deviance. 'No. We don't get off until we're ready. Assert us, make sure he comes back!' her mind screamed. That was a dark thought, but Miko knew the truth of her own darkness. She'd done something like this to herself and knew the end result was better for everyone, besides, with Kazuhiko putting in more effort she could do nothing but accept more. He'd doubled down and so would she... after all by the standards of her other selves, Angelica had cut in line already. This was fair... How fair? well, Miko would be lowering her fore a bit during those plunges. Her legs rising behind her as she balanced on her fore, as she locked her legs around his waist. "I'm better at clinging than letting go, sumimasen♪~" she mused in a teasing fashion but in this moment, she just wanted Kauzhiko buried deep within herself. Locked in and incapable of pulling out until she let him go.

Meanwhile, Soma was busy showing this little store clerk what happened when magic was allowed to thrive. In this situation she was experiencing an orgasm the likes of which she'd never been given before nor could she give herself. This would only be compounded by the actions of Soma as he pulled her hair more and shoved himself even deeper into herself. "Ahhh♥!~" she couldn't even get out any more words. Why was she being pleased like this? She didn't know, but feeling him tap against the very end of her, she couldn't help but feel like even deeper would be better. Why was that a thought, there was nothing else? Oh well... she'd call it a passionate moment and continue to enjoy it. She could also see herself in the mirror and the man behind her. Her core thumped again, "Damn that's hot..." she murmured. Maybe the people who shopped here regularly were on to something. Between the depth of penetration and the look on this man's face in the mirror and that dangerous look in his eye, she was certain she was hallucinating.

Sakura was speaking to Hiruko and hearing him actively but she was more keen on watching things pass by in the breeze. She'd been in the car with two very careful drivers and the badness of Kakihara Shota. And in none of those cases did she see them run so many red lights nor have so many close calls with other passing cars. He was practically just having a conversation with her and there were no negative draw backs. Now that she wasn't focused on sex she could feel... nothing around him. Rather, specifically there was something missing from how he interacted with life itself. "Hai, you can do what you like for me. I'm willing to accept all kinds of things from you~" she said with amusement. But now, her brain was working and he was one of the most interesting people to look at truly. When she looked at his aura it was like everything coming towards him was simply bending away. And what was he talking about now? Was he drunk last night because he could see her tan? Her eyes flickered up into the mirror and she took herself in directly. She looked more like her father who'd given her the phone she now had, but... that was a matter of magical changes if nothing else. "Sou, you probably were a little drunk. I did spent a lot of yesterday out in the sun, that sort of thing is supposed help and settle in your skin. Or at least that is what one of my dads said~" she commented almost absently. 'He can see a lot of me now... his senses have to be startlingly open. Perhaps I should ask a few more questions and find out how normal a day like today is for him...' she thought with several complex things passing through her mind at once.

[Bloodedge]

Strangely enough, Angelica actually had a nice approach when making a request of Miko. Had she been able to show that side of herself just a few minutes before, she wouldn't be in the current predicament. The moment of eye contact through that mirror would determine the princess's fate. Kazuhiko knew this girl to be one who made extreme shifts in one direction or another, and that glint in her eye spoke to such a shift. What would it be this time? Well, he'd first see her upper half lower in the mirror. All the way to the floor she went, and Kazu assumed her bottom would be rising as a result. He was wrong; this maneuver was far more sinister than that. Kazu felt the flex of her canal, and further felt legs wrapping around him that didn't belong to Angelica. Well, he certainly wasn't going anywhere now. It was all he could do to buckle down and keep pumping ─ even with a bit more fervor brought about solely by how arousing the situation was. "Hot! This is how babies happen!" he exclaimed, having a distinct recollection of the mythical trap.

Speaking of traps, that store clerk was opening one for herself in the moment. One outburst was all it took for someone well beyond the changing rooms to file a complaint with management. Somewhere in the shop, a customer was scurrying to find someone. All the while, Soma proceeded with absolute carelessness. The way he tugged her hair was unraveling the braids of her twin tails, and the way her soul was beginning to call out... well, those who asked would receive, even spiritually. That deep invitation resonated with Soma. "Deeper?" he asked, still having more to give. The pumping continued, even threatening a bypass of the woman's cervix with the tiniest of peeks here and there. The same serpent that passed through Chika was now slithering out from Soma's soul, loosely but closely coiling around his new target. "Or do you think it'll end you? There's always a point where there's no more turning back."

Sakura claimed Hiruko could do whatever he liked for her. She'd made that quite clear already, though in a very different context. "To and for? Sakucchi, you're spoiling me♥~" he joked. When Hiruko mentioned the girl's tan, she strangely began inspecting herself in the mirror. A lot of unusual things were said in a short period of time. Sakura claimed he may have been drunk, and that she'd spent a lot of time in the sun yesterday. He understood that a tan could further develop overnight, so that wasn't too odd... though he'd been up with her most of the night, and the shift was a little on the extreme side. Stranger though, was her mention of multiple fathers. "One of? Sou..." he mused initially. Without further ado, Hiruko decided to address another matter he'd been contemplating. "Did that also come with whatever trick made all those tattoos manifest overnight?"

[Apollymi]

Angelica was nice to Miko by more than just her own standards. Even Miko herself acknowledged this, but Miko's response was well past something that could be considered normal. Miko had locked in, instead of giving up. "This is... extreme," Angelica murmured as she watched. "I'm extreme," Miko confirmed knowing that she had no ability to deny that truth, nor any real explanation for her decision making. Still, it seemed to be very effective. The small girl really was good at clinging, having wrapped her legs around Kazuhiko's waist and used her upper body as leverage. Deeper did he delve while the girl herself seemed almost demonic as she shook her hips against him. The flex of her canal was also nice for her as well. Miko couldn't help herself and the words of Kazuhiko were well past helping her out. "So fucking hot!" Miko mused. "Making process is best process~" she added as her insides twitched. With the extra effort being put forth Miko would approach another full meal from Kazuhiko today. And in this moment it became Angelica's turn to witness what Kazuhiko and Miko were like when they were alone together. Miko would continue for until she reached orgasm again, clamping down on Kazuhiko when this happened to an extreme.

Meanwhile, Soma and this store clerk were busy approaching a new precipice. A question was posed by Soma, and it was deeper? As if he could read her thoughts from moments before. Did he know something she didn't know? Those braids were unraveling by the seams and as she became more of a mess in the moment she couldn't help the human curiosity, the... what if? "Hm? I'm sure I reached the point of no return ages ago..." murmured the clerk. If she was going into oblivion today, dying or anything else she might as well truly enjoy and ride to the extreme. And if there was nothing else, well... she was likely too far gone already. "To hell with it! Deeper♥~" she moaned. He wanted faith or understanding or acceptance. He'd given more than most were capable of already she supposed a bit of leeway could be granted she at least wasn't in the type of mortal danger she might have thought. "Also, Kohara Konomi, desu..." she felt like the depth alone made this not random hookup. Even if she wanted to pretend it never happened she definitely couldn't pretend like this man hadn't already changed her understanding of life completely. She might as well... find the truth. Her hips relaxed and her body entered full acceptance, whatever happened here she was willing to see through even if it meant everything changed.

At the same time, Sakura was in active observation of both Hiruko and herself. And was finding that his capabilities were well past human normal. She knew the circumstances under which Miko found him, but she didn't know if those girls saw all the magical nature of this man as she did. His joking claim of being spoiled would at least be answered as well, "Of course, you're worth it, Hirrun♥~" she mused. She supposed she'd be taking him up on that uninterrupted phone call at some point, if only to check on their understanding. Such was only becoming worse for her as he seemed to be quite observant to boot. He had less of a reaction to the idea of her having multiple male parents, though an assumption was probably made that wasn't nearly as close the truth as it shoiuld have been. Perhaps she'd clear that up later? In the meantime. She cut her eyes in his direction when he mentioned the markings on her body, "You must have really good eyes to see those, I do wonder which ones you saw," she answered in kind. Of course her knowledge of him was something which was becoming more and more truthful. The oddity of his eyes said they should have been quite easy to open, his other senses also had to be quite open as well. But more information was needed before Sakura fully understood what she was dealing with.

[Bloodedge]

Extreme. Miko, even as Anais, had always proven herself to be a person of extreme reactions. Kazu remembered the time of those being freak-outs, states of fluster and the like. Recently though, he'd been discovering the more deviant extremes resting in the lass. He couldn't stop his hips. Sloshing around in Miko's body felt like thrashing against the depths of a deep ocean, pressure and all. As she clamed, he swelled. The squirting had already begun within Miko, and soon... "You're damn right it i─" Kazuhiko once again suffered an incomplete sentence, interrupted by a moan as he blasted away. A logical brain may have wondered where it all went after even a single sizeable burst within such a limited space, but Kazu's state in the moment only said deposit more, more, and more still.

Ah, but Kazuhiko wasn't the only one with 'more' on the brain. The clerk acknowledged herself as being well beyond the point of no return already. She didn't know the half of it. As her mind, body and soul all worked toward full acceptance of Soma, the snake coiled tighter, its head getting into position for a strike. Deeper, she urged before finally introducing herself. Kohara Konomi was the woman's name. Soma gave her hair another pull, bringing her back enough to lean his own head over her shoulder. The mirror would show both of their faces side-by-side, his still sporting that twisted grin. "Kohara ka? Hm. Asakura Soma. Or... the new Master of your fate. You won't be thinking of anything else for a while after this." With that said, Soma steadied himself and Konomi. He kept pushing forward, breaching the final barrier into a new quality of existence for the blue-haired girl. In that moment of penetration, the serpent sank its fangs into Konomi's nape. Once her womb was entered, Konomi would find Soma's girth slowly, slowly creeping its way deeper.

Their light flirting aside, Hiruko found himself focused on the oddities around Sakura. He saw her eyes shift, and wondered how much she had worth hiding. She praised his eyes for the ability to see her tattoos, and further wondered which he'd seen. Was that to imply there may have been others? Things were only getting stranger. "I spent a while looking at that picture you took. Your neck is exposed, but there's a collar tattooed on it that doesn't appear on camera. You've also got a tramp stamp, and one on your pelvis. I get the feeling those won't be visible on any of the pictures or videos I took last night either, so... a lot of questions are raised."

[Apollymi]

Extreme was normal for Miko, whether in just her reactions or her actions. Here and now she was taking Kazuhiko, asserting herself as a permanent fixture in his life. And by her understanding it seemed to be working. In fact, the movement of Kazuhiko's hips didn't stop and as she clamped down on him experiencing the joy of this situation she felt him squirting into her even as he was trying to talk. Rendered speechless was great, she couldn't help her joy. Just the same Angelica realized the truth of this matter, Miko hadn't been dishonest at all. She would take Kazuhiko off her hands any time Angelica desired her to take over, but in taking over she meant it fully. "Oh, I see..." she murmured. Still she couldn't really be upset, she'd done the things and she respected Miko for her enthusiasm. Even as her body received way more than it needed, such would make Miko's body take more of him into her. A gentle exhale kept coming and Miko felt her body tensing and then relaxing as each subsequent burst made her body feel energized.

Meanwhile the girl who named herself Kohara was busy taking a dick much deeper into her body than any had gone before. Her hair was loose and he was still pulling her up. Their faces were side by side and once again Konomi was stunned by what they looked like together. He introduced himself as Asakura Soma and claimed to be the Master of her fate. Maybe that was extreme or maybe she was willing to admit that she'd thrown it all away a romp in a dressing room. Ah, but she couldn't even really think about that as that push past what should have been a boundary felt amazing and kept going. "Aaah♥!~" she moaned her happiness. It would only get worse. She'd not orgasmed yet, but that push seemed to be holding it back and building it up at once. Any second now, that bursting sensation would happen and it would feel glorious. She needed only commit her body, mind and soul to it. That creeping snake in her soul, would find itself an accepting victim and all it had to do was puncture to make her whole world change.

Meanwhile Sakura and Hiruko were flirting and enjoying light conversation. In so doing, she was finding that his was an existence of a magical quality which was higher order than this world was normal. He could see the collar of her Inmon around her neck, and he'd also seen the one on her womb and the one on her lower back. Interesting. He also made known that magical things didn't appear on camera, which was something that Sakura hadn't known before but would be useful to know for later. Speaking of cameras, videos and pictures there was one other thing she needed his help with as those things obviously weren't magical enough to fall under her control. Perhaps... that would be worth talking about in a few moments. "Sou ka, you definitely see a lot better than I thought anyone would. It's truly praise worthy. I wouldn't worry too much about it, if you can see them, you're supposed to..." Sakura mused as she considered several things. "Do you often see or do things other people can't see or explain? Or have you experienced any other oddities recently?" she asked conversationally. She needed to know if it was just the density of magic in herself and the others or if it was his own, she already had a hypothesis and it wasn't leaning in a favorable direction for this man.

[Bloodedge]

Kazuhiko had every intention of returning to Angelica's core once he was done with Miko. However... once inside, her for long enough, he was quite literally trapped. That went hand-in-hand with the fact that all desire to pull out had been quickly leaving him since insertion. Perhaps there was a minor miscalculation in his plan? Well, he couldn't be too worried about it in the moment. Even in the wake of ejaculation, he'd not been let go by Miko's legs. He wanted to be fair to both parties, but he also couldn't be upset about the continued grip ─ neither the external nor the internal. In fact, the only thing making him upset currently was the lack of two dicks. If such a thing were possible, he could undoubtedly use the buff in this situation. For now, he could do naught but keep plunging into Miko, even at a gradually slowing pace.

Kazu may have thought slowing down was a wise decision, but for Soma, the only decision was forward. Both he and Konomi were aligned at last; one shared purpose would unite them. Another moan from Konomi was heard, again, by more than just Soma... but he was the first responder. His response was only to be more of a forward push. Nothing would stop his advancement, apart from her womb forming around his length. Of course, in deciding nothing would stop him, Soma included the coming interruption. A black-haired, seemingly exhausted male in his mid-twenties had come after a call for management. Apparently, someone had been just nosy enough to discover which dressing room the reported sounds were coming from, so he was quick to approach the one inhabited by Soma and Konomi. No time was wasted; he pulled the door open quickly, and... what a sight he witnessed in doing so. "Shitsureishima...su..." he said, stammering upon realizing what was happening just ahead. "KOHARA?! What the hell are you doing?!" he exclaimed. Just then, Soma smirked again. "Confess," he ordered while thrusting ahead, stopping only when his balls were pressed into the woman's slit, her womb fully penetrated and... beginning to fill? Yes, Soma even managed a small ejaculation in that moment ─ at least small by immortal standards.

Hiruko's curiosity would not be directly answered. Sakura only claimed he could see those marks because he was supposed to, but that hardly made sense. Something like that couldn't have been a technology, biological or otherwise; he'd have known about it already. Sakura went on to ask about any strange happenings in his life. Overall, their conversation was taking the kind of turn one only expected in movies and the like. "Asking that, you sound like you're segueing into the paranormal. My life is as it's always been. The only thing I see that others don't, is things to avoid. I've got a good instinct for that kind of thing~" he admitted. "I also spend a fair amount of time making out with Lady Luck, but... good fortune's what you make of it. The real question is, what are you hiding in all these curiosities?"

[Apollymi]

Meanwhile, Miko found happiness in being filled once more. She might have had something resembling a plan, but she'd long since learned that her darker leaning thoughts needed feeding. She allowed herself to thrive in the chaos that she created and even as Kazuhiko slowed stayed attached to him for several moments. "Hmm, that's a relief♪~" she said happily as her legs finally unraveled and she met those last few thrusts with her feet now firmly planted on the ground. "It looked like it..." Angelica agreed. In truth given her own contrarian nature she couldn't even be mad. Oddly enough as Miko slowed herself down and caught her breath, it would be Kaguya's voice she heard, casually from around the corner... "Mi-chan, we're on the last of Sena's stuff and we've been through everyone else. Time for you guys to catch up~" she heard and began moving. "Gomennasai, it seems like they're wrapping up, and everything says we should get out of here... I hear something else. I'll slip out first. You could always just take the tag off that one and pay to wear it out. It happens enough that it isn't too weird," Miko finally mentioned. Why did she mention this well what was going on next door had finally garnered a little too much attention. Miko would be slipping out as Angelica moved to the side as well. Miko would slide off of Kazuhiko's cock though not without enjoying every second of it and then slide her little thong back into place right her skirt, before slipping out with her bag and purchases.

Meanwhile Kohara was busy, finding out what life was like when magic became part of one's normal standards. A push deep into her core had a young man she'd just met penetrating her womb. And once he was there, the continued push forward built her towards an achy filling orgasm. She was right on the cusp of it, ignoring all else in the world as she felt the start of what should have been her proverbial cup overflowing. But before that happened the blue haired girl was confronted by a familiar voice and then greeted by a familiar sight. Her manager, a dark haired man who looked like he may have skipped a few night's rest barged into this dressing room and caught an eye full. He demanded to know what she was doing and... she didn't even have time to try and formulate an excuse for her actions nor to rush him out given her already set state of embarassment. She was encouraged by Soma to confess... so what would she be confessing to, as she was held up with a cock shoved all the way into her womb slowly beginning to leak reproductive fluids inside of her person. "I'm cumming while my womb is penetrated!~" she said as all that relaxation left her soul open and reaching for new heights even enough that she'd forgotten important things like contraceptives and extra thoughts. Oh well, her job was already a loss... she couldn't stop enjoying the sensation of sexual relief.

While relief was gained, new questions and tensions were raised. Perhaps if they'd not been flirting it would have been odd for Sakura to ask the sort of questions she would. She did however get a pretty good idea of what kind of openness Hiruko had to his potential magical awakening by the way he spoke of things. Paranormal was an interesting word. It seemed to have magical or mystical connotations. He spoke of his life being as it always was and apparently his instinct to avoid dangerous situations. Ah... that was interesting to hear. "Sou ka, I don't plan on bridging any two subjects just now... though I am curious how long as your life been so far? Any major life altering situations occur specifically at year intervals of seven?" she asked for clarity, having a pretty good understanding of human growth cycles after being on this planet for a few days. If he was having magical interactions at the level she was presently seeing for his entire life, then his magical potential was well beyond normal. If it stopped abruptly the results could be catastrophic. And even if his body was catching up to the magical potential, it was quite dangerous for him to continue without the knowledge necessary for proper control. "Lady Luck... you personify... her, interesting," she mused if anything the idea of controlling luck in anyway would make him something much bigger than this world could handle. And he'd already proven his ability to handle such an existence at least in the physical sense, given his interaction with her. But Sakura wasn't planning to be completely vague she would answer his question in a roundabout way. "Hiding might be too strong a word. I did tell you I think you're interesting to look at... maybe I can see something that was missed by most..." she said a cheeky smirk coming to her face. "Still, I wonder if I might not actually have to make an odd decision you're really extraordinary in a way I don't think I can properly currently quantify to you directly," she expressed earnestly.

[Bloodedge]

Kaguya's voice penetrated the dressing room inhabited by three. Kazu was in the process of winding down while Miko kept him locked in place. He was wondering if it would finally be Angelica's turn, or if Miko would continue holding his dick hostage. As fate would have it, neither was really an option. According to Miko, they had reason to progress with care. They knew the dangers of what they were getting into from the start, but Kazu lamented the immediate loss of time. Regardless, Miko was removing him from herself, choosing to take the lead in exiting. "Right. I'll go out last once Ang calls it clear," he agreed. Once Miko left, however, Kazu was holding Angelica by the hips. He never intended to leave her hanging completely. "Shh! It won't be a minute," he whispered just before thrusting his cock swiftly to the end of her womb. The residue of his session with Miko had gone nowhere, but surely a small amount of his essence would be no problem. A very conscious effort was made by Kazu to recreate a magical pulse he'd felt through his groin multiple times now. His erection throbbed within Angelica three, four, five times. On the fifth, he managed a pulse of raw energy that radiated outward from his cock. In doing so however, he also loosed a burst of ejaculate not unlike his normal expulsion. Apparently he could do that now. . .

Ah, but Kazu wasn't the only one letting himself loose in the body of another in that moment. Soma let slip just a bit within Konomi, but the more prevalent matter was her climax from a true loss of virginity. She completely disregarded being caught by her boss, and even took Soma's order to confess without a single issue. The manager was aghast, though he didn't seem too surprised to be in this situation. In fact, part of him seemed relieved even though fright still had a hold of him. "You... I... you ca─" He couldn't even fully process matters. The manager nearly fell back while pinching the bridge of his nose. All the while, Soma was pressing firmly against the rear of Konomi's womb. "Is that all you're doing?" he asked. One more pull of her hair and another series of slams into her womb ensued.

Sakura had even more questions, but no real answers. She was a mysterious one, and Hiruko didn't find many things in this world mysterious. She even questioned the length of his life thus far, and if anything odd had occurred in intervals of seven. How very specific. "I'm 27. As for life-altering things in seven-year intervals..." Hiruko paused to think while lowering the car's speed. He seemed to find something strange when drifting into a parking space ahead of a shop called Kaoki. "Actually, yeah. I was about seven when my parents died. Fourteen when I took my first bad deal. I turned that around in less than seven years, but that's also around the time I got my first supercar... which I crashed dealing with a girl, and that landed me in the situation I'm in now ─ which isn't too bad overall," he explained. Regarding his personification of Lady Luck, it couldn't be called his original concept. "It's just a gambler's thing. But if Lady Luck were a woman, I'd totally do it," he said. Given the nature of their conversation, Hiruko decided not to exit the car just yet. He'd take a moment to relax while cutting the engine, all to more clearly hear Sakura sounding a bit coy. "A way you can't quantify, and an odd decision you may or may not have to make. This is a lot of beating around the bush for a conversation about those weird tattoos you have. Where's the link? I'm seconds from coming up with a crackpot magic theory~"

[Apollymi]

Miko had gotten herself together rather quickly. And while that manager was busy being flabbergast in the dressing room next door. She slipped out, grabbing her duffle and the clothes she was meant to pick up. She'd be making her purchases while she approached Kaguya with wide eyes. "I took the liberty of getting Chika's stuff as well~" Kaguya mentioned knowing the other girl had been busy for most of this. "Hai hai, good job~" Miko murmured as they walked around the other way to get back to the front and avoid that open dressing room with a manager and three other people in it. At the same time, Angelica had Kazuhiko on her hips. She wasn't upset about what had happened, it would have been a bit annoying to not get a second go out of it, but it appeared that this wasn't in Kazuhiko's plans at all. No... he'd told her to remain quiet and that it wouldn't take but a minute. And for all the build up and watching of that moment, Angelica was swiftly entered in a way that made her knees buckle and knocked the air out of her body. Luckily enough that was silent as an exchange, but that throbbing and extra mana was odd. It seemed that the mix of Miko plus Kazuhiko took the edge off the potential of his mana entering her circuits. She'd have to look into that a bit later, but for now, she was redfaced, wobbly legged and orgasming around magical pulses which she felt were delightful. Maybe there was something to that denial of Miko's, or maybe she was just appreciative of not being forgotten? "You didn't have to do that but... it was amazing~" she whispered as she pecked his lips. Soon after though, she'd have to recover herself enough to dress. Taking the tag off her underwear and bra and keeping them on under her clothes as she slipped back into them. She'd slip out and begin putting together her clothing pile, keeping watch for Kazuhiko to make sure they didn't get caught.

Konomi had all but forfeited her job. She could consider herself lucky that she wasn't currently face to face with her boss, as she could imagine his disappointment. She couldn't really help but feel like there was nothing to be done but accept the reality that this was a life changing event. She wouldn't ever take anything less than this kind of depth... Her poor manager couldn't even get out his sentences. Was this all she was doing? Well as Soma pulled back on her hair and continued to slam into her, all she could was continue to experience pleasure at his hands. If he was in control of her fate, she obviously wouldn't have anything to worry about. "Ugh, yeah? Maybe? I can't think clearly~" she mused. Somehow she felt like she'd taken four shots back to back. She was woozy but her body felt great. She could do nothing but enjoy herself continuing to squeeze Soma internally as her body took on its role as acceptor of Soma's seed.

At the same time, Sakura was being fed quite a bit of information. She was far from entertaining normal curiosities though. Instead she was simply doing calculations, figuring out based on not being able to ask direct questions what kind of magical manifestation Daikichi Hiruko was capable of. She had some idea, given the nature of her own off-spring that she'd definitely need to deliver somewhat soon. What she learned about this man was that his life was on a seven year stint of karmic build up. But since it seemed to avoid him so much there was something which could say it lashed out at beings and things around him. The death of his parents, the loss of his physical freedom, the loss of his car... all major negative events that had greater affect outside than inside. "Sou ka, that is an interesting set of cycles in your life," she mused gently. Moving on to his personification of luck he called it a gambler's thing. "If Lady Luck were someone you could do, I assume the world wouldn't be able to handle that interaction~" she stated in a manner which might have sounded like a joke but was truly her hypothesis on the matter. 'If one considers luck an ability to manipulate causality in a way which makes even negative moments into good karma. Then every moment of good luck should accrue negative karma and balance itself out. But the type of being he is, seems to ignore the base rules of interaction and has him living a life of absolute luck, until it runs out and affects someone around him.' Sakura was in hyper-thought. Still they arrived at their destination, not a scratch on them or the car and he parked and turned off the engine. Hiruko continue to speak to her, poking at her evasiveness in conversation. He wanted to know the link and claimed coyly to think of some theoretical ideations about magic. "It does seem that way doesn't it? But the tattoos you can see aren't visible to everyone. I didn't think I'd end up in a situation where it might come up. I have to figure out what you can know before I explain it to you... I'd be interested in hearing that theory if you had one though. It'd give me a good idea of where to start. And the decision would be about that phone call... though I'd need to observe you a bit more before being certain. Or I could use the phone call to get some other perspectives," she stated in a way that seemed almost mysterious.

[Bloodedge]

Kazuhiko was shocked. He figured it was possible to replicate that pulse of mana, but he didn't expect it would be accompanied by an expulsion that had no buildup. "I can fucking WHAT now?!" he yelled accidentally, quickly bringing a hand to cover his own mouth. At some point, he'd have to test that and ensure it wasn't a coincidence. For now, it was time he and Angelica made their way. The princess claimed he didn't have to do what he did, but Kazu disagreed. "I did have to. I was never just gonna leave you hanging. That part, though... that was an accident," he said about the sudden flow of mana into her womb. She didn't explode or anything, so it seemed fine as a single occurrence. He would soon be slipping back into his pants to follow Angelica out, narrowly avoiding the gaze of a very perturbed store manager.

Well, it wouldn't be so difficult to slip anything past that man presently. He simply couldn't take his eyes off the sight in front of him. He was shocked for reasons well beyond the fact that an entire sex act was unfolding. It all looked rather fun, actually. This view of Konomi from the side showed him how much she actually had going on under those dresses and skirts... and that was exactly what he tried to avoid in every job he took. Konomi couldn't think clearly? Neither could he! "Obviously! Did you just give up?!" the manager questioned aloud, both arms flailing until an eventual collapse. "I... no. I can't do this. I'm quitting," he concluded. Meanwhile, Soma was making more noise than ever before ─ mostly from his pelvis slapping against Konomi's arse repeatedly. That would only be paired with a full gushing of that alcoholic mana, effectively applying the proverbial snake's venom into Konomi's soul. "No, it's not all you're doing. Think a little harder. While you're at it, say goodbye to your job," he said as all that thrusting halted in a single moment, heralding the final squeeze of fluid into the woman's womb.

If Lady Luck incarnated as a person, Hiruko would be the first to lay claim to her. According to Sakura though, the world may not handle such a meeting. Hiruko laughed. "It'd be fine. It can handle us, after all~" he flirted. If this planet could handle Sakura, he was sure it could handle luck personified. Little did he know. Whatever the case, Sakura confirmed that most people wouldn't be able to see her tattoos. He figured as much, as they weren't even visible on his phone. She had to discover what he was allowed to know before any real answers came about. That was something he'd said to some people before, albeit for very different reasons. As for his theory, it didn't have a proper start. Her phone call was inconsequential to him presently, but he could at least entertain the girl until she decided to fork over something sensible. "It's just a fun little thought ─ not a real theory. There's a book series called Transylvania; have you read it? They cover the old 'vampires don't have reflections' schtick with lore. I think they said the real reason that happens is because the more traditional vampires basically come back as souls to manipulate their bodies, and mirrors can't see souls. It's a great book if you haven't read it... but it is an Aeons title, so be careful~"

[Apollymi]

Apparently, Kazuhiko didn't know he was going to ejaculate when replicating that pulsing sensation for Angelica. She on the other hand knew of a possibility of other things but it wasn't something that required immediate acknowledgement. Kauzhiko's outburst wouldn't just see him covering his own mouth, but Angelica doing something similar in the moment. "Shuush! Later!" she whispered as she slipped out. Dressed once again she gathered her things and began sneaking towards the cash register, but it appeared that sneaking wasn't truly necessary as the poor manager was well and truly distracted. Another worker was busy, ringing up the end of Miko's purchase for taking to her home away from home. And then Angelica's would be up next. "Oh and don't worry... I think Miko balanced out the rest... at least I don't feel like I'm being overwhelmed but more like it's being absorbed. That's a bit abnormal for me," Angelica specified. Miko stayed around mostly to be the one to pick up her credit card after everything else.

That poor manager, he was seeing so much. Whatever the case, Konomi was blitzed and still having someone slamming into the depths of her person. It was like every movement forward shattered some of her understanding of self, and left her more open and malleable. "It was initially a calculated risk, but... obviously math isn't my best subject," she stated. Perhaps now wasn't the time for snark, but it kept her from feeling too embarrassed. She knew he was looking and while she couldn't take her eyes off the man behind her, she still didn't want anything bad to happen to anyone else. "Whaaa? No. I'm sorry it's me..." she mentioned. There was no reason for her manager to feel at fault. Just the same that loud slapping of bodies wasn't one which could be taken out of the equation. She didn't know what she looked like but Soma's words were one's which caught her attention. "Hm, I'm becoming a different person. Yeah, that one. I already said goodbye to my job. Aihara-san, gomennasai. Consider before this my resignation, that way it won't reflect badly on the company. I don't think I can do this normal life thing anymore. This one might have changed my life a bit too much, I have to trust him with the rest," she stated earnestly. What all did she mean by that? Well, maybe she was a bit more like that person who was drinking in the middle of the night deciding to get her life together, but what was more, she was climaxing a second time as her womb was filled from within. Her tongue flew out of her mouth, her face was reddened from intoxication and a climax had her legs shaking and subsequently giving up on everything else.

At the same time, Hiruko had a joking bit of conversation to have with Sakura, claiming that the world had survived the two of them so a romp with Lady Luck couldn't be so bad. "Ara? You think so... we haven't seen the outcome of us yet though... we might have already broken the world~" she said in a manner which was teasing but was a fact. Oh well, it didn't matter if he fully understood what she meant right now, she'd clear it up eventually. Actually, she would have to considering her spite baby had yet to be birthed into the world. Whatever the case, among all the questions and hints of magic, it would appear that he'd at least read a book with some very interesting information in it. He claimed said book explained away the lack of visual representations in mirrors of vampires by the fact that their souls made their bodies invisible in such a way, because you can't see souls. "Oh? That's a pretty interesting way to consider souls. Those Aeons have to be some very interesting people. And since you recommended it... I'd definitely enjoy reading such a story," she mused happily. As for his question... about her tattoos the idea was similar at least, "I like your borrowed theory, nothing wrong with the way that sounds, maybe the easy explanation to why you can see my tattoos as you call them, is because the quality of your soul is high enough to actually see me~" she mused as if it was reasonable. She didn't know that she sounded a bit like one of those kids who never let go of anime and manga, but it was a reasonable enough way to answer his question.

[Bloodedge]

Despite Kazuhiko's accidental outburst, it seemed everything was fine. Miko was long gone, Angelica slipped out, and he managed an exit without any problems. With that being the case, Kazu casually followed along behind Angelica, just as he'd been doing since their arrival. The filling of Angelica became a topic of conversation, apparently being another non-issue the princess had a theory about. "Balance, huh? Well, whatever works! If that's all it takes, I'll make the call next time you're trying to push me away~" Kazu decided half-jokingly. By the time they reached the counter, his gaze shifted toward Miko. A single wink was offered before he spoke. "Learned a thing. Gotta test it. Might be awesome."

Kohara Konomi would be a name to remember. Whether she knew it or not, she'd chosen math and taken a quick route to science instead. Chemistry was established with a bit of spunk... and Soma had given her much more than a bit. Konomi's manager easily reached the decision to resign. This event, combined with a similar story from days prior, did not bode well for him. There was every reason for him to feel at fault, but she Konomi didn't need superstitions thrown her way ─ so said the male's previous bosses. "No, it's over. You wouldn't understand, but if I stick around any longer with stuff like this happening, things will turn bad," he insisted. Aihara, as he was called, would take this moment as a lucky sign before his own eventual termination. Konimi admitted to abandoning her job, even wanting him to consider her resignation from a time before this debauchery. Her later clause implied some level of hentai-style mind-break, but everything else she said belied an honor he felt compelled to meet. "I... won't quit just yet. Finish up quietly. I'll smooth things over to keep your record clean before I quit. Sayonara, Kohara," he said before closing the door and walking away. He would soon enough be assembling a report to claim Konomi was only helping the obviously drunken pink-haired girl involved in deviance. Any sounds heard from outside the room would have been blamed on Chika instead. While he ran off to deal with that, Soma was basking in the afterglow of success. "Throwing it all away already? That was still practice. Whatever. If you're not fit for normal life, what are you going to do?" he asked, curious what kind of answer she would give at this juncture.

Perhaps Hiruko and Sakura did do something that would break the world; time would tell. If the world shattered, he'd just have to ensure another few rounds before the end. "May as well make sure we're done before that happens then," Hiruko answered. Time would also tell what sort of answers Sakura had in store. He shared his crackpot theory based on a popular novel, and Sakura didn't seem very put-off by it. Their conversation passed as if jokes were being shared. Even so, he'd seen Sakura's emotional range for himself. Her sense of humor wasn't that dry. Considering the fact that he could definitely see those marks, he was just slightly more inclined to take her seriously when she spoke of soul quality. "I mention a crackpot theory, and you bring out the foil hat. Sakucchi... what if I told you I've seen magic before?"

[Apollymi]

Kazuhiko acting as the follower boyfriend to his girlfriend was way more normal than anything else. No one could even question his being present by the time purchases were being made, and this group managed to get outside without much of a problem. Still there was what was being paid for so Miko remained in close proximity as the clerk currently handling transactions rang up the clothing that Angelica wanted and, like everyone else today, packed it into the duffle of Angelica's choice, which was royal blue. "It seems to work, I'd have to ask Saku, she has a better understanding of that part than I do. But if it works I am not going to argue about it," Angelica said seemingly huffy. Of course she would be, she would be careful about how she chose to deal with Kazuhiko from now on given the bright and smiling girl to the side of them who seemed to be very extreme from time to time. That wink offered to Miko was seen and she beamed in return. Apparently, something had been learned and she was definitely trying to find out about it, given that Kazuhiko thought it was awesome. "Aye Sir, open for testing too~" Miko chimed enthusiastically. At the end of that transaction an amount was listed "460,000 yen," the clerk who'd served Miko the previous day mentioned. "Hai hai... one more for the road~" Miko claimed she was unused to having such fair prices it was almost ridiculous, she ran that black card one more time, knowing she'd spent about the same amount on every person here, she'd likely bought more in underwear than she had in shoes the previous day. "Thank you, Miko-chan... for everything," Angelica managed almost sheepishly. It was cute to see her being legitimately nice. "Hai hai, happy to help, anytime♫~" Miko mentioned with a wicked grin. With the purchases all made this group was able to leave to the lobby and Miko started to do her head count.

At the same time, the pair and the manager in that other dressing room were having quite an interesting moment. Konomi may have looked like a girl in a hentai style mental break, but she was still Japanese. Honor wasn't something she was willing to break on, even when she was upsetting the status quo. She was a person of her word, and she wouldn't take anyone else down with her in a bad situation. Her manager had never done anything wrong to her, she didn't want him to suffer because of her bad calculations. Still that one claimed he wouldn't be sticking around though he matched her honor with his own, taking her resignation and even going so far as to offer her the opportunity to finish up quietly. "Aihara-san, arigatou gouzaimasu..." she said truly appreciative of his discretion. As they wrapped up, if normal life wasn't for her, what was... well that was kind of easy to answer. "This job just isn't for me. I am... a student at a local college and I am applying to a graduate program that is supposed to be really exclusive and will give me the opportunity for one on one teaching which I prefer," she thought oddly clearly only to hiccup soon after. "Ugh, I feel drunk. Getting laid in a changing room has apparently changed my motivation," she mused. Chika for all her outness, finally seemed to be coming to as well. She'd started shifting pulling on her own clothes, though... her skirt was shifted around wrong and her shirt was pulled on inside out. "Chika can't... need nuggies," she groaned as she finally stood leaning against the wall.

Meanwhile, Hiruko and Sakura were busy discussing the fruits of their combined labors. According to the blonde, if the world was destroyed by what they did, he was trying to do it more before the end, "Sou, well... even if it was there might be more to do than just that~" she teased gently. Even if this world didn't survive the birth of their offspring, she could easily have him on the other side where nothing negative would happen. Sakura noted that he didn't think her to be humoring him completely, instead he was taking her seriously enough, whether just by knowing her for the past few days or simply being very open to the ideas. 'I hypothesize he is mentally capable of knowing the information I have to give. I shouldn't break his mind and any realizations will be for the better of all,' she mused internally. Much the same as her previous day, all thoughts were concerning her own calculations and observations. Ah, but what was Hiruko saying, he'd seen magic? "Are? And what counts as magic you've seen... I'm actually very curious," she said, and true to her own words Sakura's eyes were sparkling what did this man know as magic, and what could potentially be explained away in a moment. Obviously she could prove anything she liked with a very simple moment of making her son, but not all people could handle that sort of thing.

[Bloodedge]

And so, most of the group that came to visit the lingerie shop went about their business, eventually exiting the building. Miko decided upon a head count, but she would find herself two members short. Chika had been virtually incapacitated for some time now, and Soma... well, he was just busy. It was necessary that he find out the current intentions of Konomi. Apparently, she was indeed through with this job. She was some sort of college student aiming for a superior education to what she had access to currently. Soma couldn't hate the ambition, but her innate ability was not so limited as what Gaia could teach. "So short-sighted. There's literal magic right in front of you, and that's what you're worried about? Oh well. I guess your horizons will open one way or another," he said during the slow process of extrication. Chika was finally stirring, and in good time as well. They should be leaving quite soon. "It's time to go," was all he said to the pink-haired girl. Fully removed from Konomi, Soma pulled up his pants and... ever so casually dropped his phone onto her back. It seemed he'd be vacating the changing room without hesitation, even if he had to drag a half-nude Chika out with him ─ something he'd be doing if she didn't prepare.

In the meantime, the strangest hypothetical discussion continued between Hiruko and Sakura. Any world-breaking that happened between them was never truly entertained as an idea by Hiruko, but it was a fun little chat regardless. Even more fun, was Sakura's new curiosity. She really wasn't letting go of the 'magical' part of their conversation, which wasn't dissuading Hiruko from the idea of it. He could continue entertaining the topic for a bit. Besides, he did have knowledge of some things that couldn't be explained with logic. "It's actually hard to put into words. For a while now, I've known someone who can use mind-control. I also know someone who's immune to everything, and then... there's you," he emphasized. "What's your magic? I'll add it to the list~"

[Apollymi]

In the lobby of the shop, Miko's head count as indeed missing two people. And she even knew which two... she sighed in the moment willing to give a moment or two before she committed to going back inside to retrieve them. At the same time, Kohara Konomi was being told about the literal magic in the world and having her motivations and logic questioned a bit by the man who'd all but ruined her life. "Eh? But, what about application. Magic can exist all it wants but if I can't use it or figure out how to make it apply to my regular life it isn't going to change anything at all for me directly," she said taking one of the most logical stances on potential magic to be uttered aloud. She wanted to finish studying anatomy find the potential theories that made magic work and then figure out how to make her own body use it. That seemed like a good route to her, she could believe the expansion of her canal and even the penetration of her womb without paint or prolapse was proof enough of a magical change... she could work on other things. She was acutely aware of her own physical changes while Soma extracted himself from her core. It wasn't natural that something so large fit inside of her. Still, a phone was dropped onto her person, and Konomi found herself feeling rather odd. She rather quickly got dressed as Soma dragged that pink haired girl out of the dressing room in a state which didn't seem unusual for her. And she quickly put her dress back on. There was no time for hair, but she figured she might as well head to the back to her little locker. She grabbed her own phone and performed a transfer to give him her phone number and take his in return before rushing out afterwards to make sure he got his device back. She assumed it wasn't dropped accidentally. Chika was dressed, but sloppily as she was dragged away to presumably rejoin the group.

At the same time, Sakura was being made privy to the magic of Gaia. She knew of a few instances, like that of her father's family. But what did relatively unknown types like Hiruko get to observe of magic. Their hypothetical conversation was more like information gathering. It was how she came to understand the shows of magic in this world of logic and science. Hiruko seemed to understand the basics that this world as supposed to run on logic and spoke of things that didn't apply to such things. For instance he claimed he knew someone with mind-control and someone who was immune to everything and then... her. Sakura found that interesting. "Sou ka, well those things could potentially have logical explanations. Mind-controlling could be done through substances, immunity a force of will power and determination to seem unbothered," she said honestly, at the same time though her eyes were gazing at the tattoo on his neck as if she could see something. "Though I assume since it could be magical there is an idea that the scaling is massive enough to warrant it, that's interesting very interesting," she said pausing to look at the man in front of her. "Hm, I wonder how to put that as well. My magic is complicated, but you could currently file it under karma and be always technically correct," she said with a small smile coming to her face. She could have chosen many things to say but that one was the easiest, well aside from admitting that she was a goddess.

[Bloodedge]

Konomi was free to do as she pleased, technically speaking. Soma's plan was in full effect. She didn't seem opposed to the idea of magic. Soma figured that, after the session she just experienced, there was little choice in the matter. "You can use it. You have an affinity for it," he said plainly. He couldn't be certain, but he assumed she had the capacity to be a great sorceress. If she worked with him, she'd become even greater still. What Soma needed, however, was for that ambition to point in the right direction ─ one that aligned with him. A bit of waiting was necessary. As such, he pulled Chika through the shop with no concern whatsoever. She was wearing something that probably hadn't been paid for, but he didn't care; the people watching were probably too aghast by the scene to be worried about costs. As for Konomi's journey to her locker, she may be encountering her 'former' manager. In fact, Aihara had already gone to his own locker just moments before. In his motion to exit, however, it seemed he'd slipped on a bodice someone else must have dropped. He was collapsed right next to the doorway, in the process of getting up when Konomi entered.

Sakura was right; there could be logical explanations to the powers he spoke of. In the situations he mentioned specifically... well, that just wasn't the case. "People like me are trained to resist psychological torture and identify substances that affect the mind. And when I say immunity... I don't mean a matter of just getting over or past something. I mean things don't work," he clarified. In actuality, Hiruko's main focus was the first 'magic' mentioned. He saw where Sakura's eyes had fallen. She was looking in precisely the right place. The mention of her own 'magic' came with a claim of karma ability was perhaps a bit misplaced, considering where her attention lay. "Karma, huh? That doesn't seem related to perception at all. See something interesting?" he asked, ever so slightly tilting his head away as if to draw more attention to that tattoo.

[Apollymi]

Konomi was on board with magic, but she was also about figuring it out. According to Soma she could use it because she had an affinity for it. And when he said that all she could see was an image of herself after reading manga in which she stood, struck a pose and tried her hardest to achieve a transformation that simply wasn't possible. No, she'd spare herself that sort of embarrassment. Ah, but there was another embarrassment to encounter instead. As Konomi was going to her locker she found herself tripping over her fallen former manager. When she landed she was still holding both phones up in the air but she was on her bottom and not terribly uncomfortable. "Safe!" she chimed happily. At the same time, Miko's head count became proper though Chika looked a little less well put together than she had at the start. Kaguya looked the pink haired lass over and chuckled, "She looks as bad as I did coming out of the casino the other night," Kaguya said teasingly.

Sakura learned directly of the skills which applied to Hiruko that could have counted as 'special'. he claimed his ability identify substances and control methods was high and as such he knew that the powers enforced upon him, weren't normal. "Sou ka, both of those sound like interesting people... So are you for being able to identify it without it making you some sort of insane. Logic is usually necessary for people to live happily," Sakura was still thinking actively and pontificating. Of course, her statement about her powers was one which was truthful, but it would appear that Hiruko saw her abilities differently than she understood them to be. That was a point of curiosity which she'd explore while staring at that mark on his neck. "Perception isn't truly a magic of mine, it is a condition of my existence..." she said in a straight forward way. "Though I do understand why that alone would seem magical in the context you've known me for so far. As for something interesting I see you are always fascinating to look at... but this tattoo on your neck is a point of curiosity for me," she expressed genuinely. "The most likely cause of such a mark is that mind-controlling individual, but my amount of certainty can't be absolute in this case, since I don't know the other party," she mused. Of course she could. Much like that thing she'd done with Reiji, she could pluck the string that ran directly from that mark to the one who'd placed it. Even if it wasn't magical the intention was pure enough that it didn't have to be placed with one's own hand to belong to them.

[Bloodedge]

Konomi called herself safe after landing. She was certainly safe in the traditional sense. She'd fallen onto her rear, but why was she not uncomfortable on the cold, hard floor? Well, she wasn't on the floor per se. Any comfort she felt was the result of Aihara's torso. She'd fallen ass-first onto his chest, giving him an up-close and personal view of the curve she hid under that sundress. He'd seen it mere minutes before in unfiltered form, but such a close visual was different. This was incredible. This was a total accident. This was... exactly the sort of thing he feared, and the reason he was quitting today. "... It's happening already. I was going to quit and everything. I can't escape," he lamented aloud, yet to no one other than himself. Meanwhile, Chika's attire and general state was being acknowledged by Kaguya. Soma shifted his gaze toward the pink-haired girl, and he nearly scoffed. "Only as bad, eh? There's work to be done," he decided.

Hiruko knew a great number of 'interesting' people. One in particular had some kind of ability that couldn't be real by human standards. She was such a creepy individual at her very core, it inspired fear, respect, and many other things in the masses ─ particularly the locals who knew of her. "I wasn't given much choice in one case. I could even prove it to you..." he mused. The tattoo Sakura was so fixated with was the key factor in his superstition, but there was one other reason he believed in a chance of the supernatural. "I don't remember the exact moment it was put on, but it couldn't have been normal. I eventually just noticed it when... well, that's not important. Here; I'll show you a thing," he said. Hiruko then produced his phone, doing nothing but placing it in plain sight on the dashboard. In the following moments, he simply began... thinking. What was he thinking of? Well, he had an arrangement to meet with someone within the week. Now, he was considering ways of finding an out, and perhaps running away from the person in question forever.

[Apollymi]

Konomi had managed to keep her phone and that of Soma from falling to the ground. She'd called herself safe and hadn't felt the cold hard ground against her bottom. This could have been called lucky, except that she'd found she'd landed directly atop her former manager. This was the second time, this man was getting a view of her she might not have normally presented of herself. She managed to have the grace to look embarrassed and even had enough sense to understand that he was talking about weird things that happened around him. "Gommenasai, Aihara-san. I feel like you are seeing me a lot of ways I should be ashamed of today. I'm sorry for landing on you..." she offered truly meaning it. As for this being one of the things he was avoiding and why he was quitting she had a bit of news to pass along to it. "Maybe it's magic, if it is... good luck!" she wished him earnestly. She then began the process of moving aiming to get up carefully so as not to harm him further. As for the people outside, everyone was accounted for, but Soma was thinking he had more work to do, if Chika was only about the same as Kaguya exiting the casino. "Love the drive, kid~" Kaguya commented offering encouragement to her son in the way only a parent could. "Nuggies..." Chika murmured quietly. It would be Miko who reached into her messenger bag and procured a premade meat bun which she casually shoved into Chika's mouth without much extra though. "Haroguhtooogu" unintelligible noises escaped as Chika started eating without thought. "Alright everyone accounted for, everything done. We ready to move on?" Miko asked as she corralled the group. All the while she was boxing thoughts of entertaining Soma when his aggression and full knockout abilities were developed.

Hiruko's knowledge of interesting people was different. Well, very similar to Sakura's own which meant there were more magical people in this odd place on the map than the Alaya side converts knew about. "Well, I am one for evidence... all information helps~" Sakura said, but she actually mean that. The more information she had the more complete the picture she was looking at. The mark on his neck was one he didn't remember getting exactly but it'd shown up, in a time period that he didn't think was important to mention. But even by not mentioning it, Sakura was able to extrapolate where it came from, "It showed up, in a moment of sexual activity when you were submissive," she hypothesized observationally. As for what he had to show, his phone was what he chose with nothing in particular going on, except that she could tell he was thinking and by visual effect of the threads she could see in her vision, she could see... his burning down towards some unknown end. So what about that end? Well... at the other end, a woman with red hair tied in a ponytail and golden swirling eyes was sitting with perfect posture, at a perfectly organized desk, looking down at her phone. with a sudden hint of unrealized annoyance she unlocked her phone and sent a simple message. 'You have six days.' that was it. And such a message would be sent and pop up on the screen that Sakura was looking at while she watched that same signal be sent back up the thread to the mark on Hiruko's neck. "Sugei!~" Sakura chimed. Whoever that person was they were definitely not meant for this mundane world.

[Bloodedge]

Aihara was somehow caught between the best final day of work, and the worst. He had no qualms about what was happening to him, apart from the fact that such things repeatedly impacted his work life and social standing. Already several prefectures deep on moving from place to place, he couldn't afford to move again. Such was life for the young man, and such was... basically the only negative to having Konomi land on him as she did. "Iia... it's no problem. This always happens. It's a nice view you should be proud of," he said, sounding oddly defeated. If this condition of his happened to be magical, he only hated it more. How cruel could fate be to a single man? Oh well. It didn't seem as if anyone witnessed the event this time, so perhaps he could go on with his day. Konomi was trying to remove herself from him, so he used that same time to push up onto his elbows. All the while, Miko was out in the entryway asking if everyone was ready to move on. "I seem to have misplaced something. It should only be a minute," said Soma.

Regarding Hiruko's tattoo, he could neither confirm nor deny that it appeared during sexual activity. It wasn't something he remembered feeling, but something he saw in a reflection after gaining consciousness. "Maybe?" was the most confirmation he could give. When the time came to showcase its more 'magical' side, however, he could provide a great deal of proof. In the midst of his mental musing, Hiruko received a text. He was given a warning that he only had six days left. Sakura may have gotten the point from just that, but he wasn't quite done. "There's more," the blonde said, still thinking. What if he showed up late, on day seven or so? Or... what if he visited early, but used it as a ploy to permanently escape in the aftermath? Hiruko's schemes were unending. Surely one of them had a chance of working... right?

[Apollymi]

Aihara was having a difficult time. He'd been made into a physical cushion but in exchange he was given an up close and personal view of Konomi's rear. And also a pretty decent feel for it. Though she had the grace to be a bit embarrassed for ending up exposed to this man twice in a single day, he didn't have any disparaging words for her. He claimed it was a view to be proud of and claimed that this always happened. "Arigatou na. I know I probably don't have good standing to say something considering but... maybe make sure to enjoy it if it always happens, ja ne Aihara-san," Konomi managed. She didn't want him to be discouraged. She didn't have the full story, but it seemed that this kind of outcome was one he was used to seeing. She had nothing negative to say about his reaction as he was quite encouraging to her directly. She'd also had no problems with him as her manager for the time period she'd been working. Regardless, she managed to pull herself off him and head out, she had a phone to return. As for the group, it would seem Soma had misplaced something, he wanted a minute for it. Miko gave a casual shrug, as Chika was also being restored at the time and if she could carry herself it'd be way less odd. "Hai hai, we can wait a minute," Miko confirmed, as she was currently looking through her phone for a store which would suit the men in the group as Kazuhiko had mentioned needing pants already. While Miko searched her phone, that blue haired girl now with loose pigtails came out with Soma's phone in hand. "Asakura-kun, you dropped this," she said quickly offering him his device which now had her number in it as well.

Meanwhile, Sakura was seeing a bit of magic in progress. It was interesting to witness the connection between Hiruko and this unknown person in his phone play out before her very eyes. It legitimately intriguing that he'd managed to get someone to text him without prompting. What was more he had more to show for his efforts. Still he had no hard confirmation of when his mark had appeared but that only served to make her hypothesis stronger. It had all the earmarks of an imon applied to another instead of being like her own which she was in direct control of. His continued thinking seemed to annoy that person who crossed and uncrossed her legs, reaching for her phone again. She felt almost compelled to message Hiruko in the moment. But what would she saw after that short message before. 'You can't escape me. Don't make me come looking for you.' That was all it said. There was absolution in this message. Finality even. Sakura saw it, the firing one direction to another. "Sou ka... I understand," she said quietly of course explaining it would be interesting. That was definitely magic, one that explointed the connection between them to track him. Whatever he'd agreed to, he was connected to the person at the other end in a way that allowed them to keep track of his movements, even if they didn't fully understand it. Sakura would say with the magical world's more expansive mana it'd be possible for this person to appear before him or summon him to her more than likely.

[Bloodedge]

Aihara would have to start looking for another job posthaste. He had bills to pay, after all. Luckily, there were no additional complications to Konomi getting off his torso. He could go on with the rest of his life, and maybe even get it back on track. He would try to enjoy such things if there wasn't such a danger attributed. While he was trying to establish a new lease on life yet again, Soma was waiting for his next conquest to make its first true appearance. The group waited, and in due time... the blue-haired former clerk showed her face. She offered his phone, claiming he'd dropped it. Soma took the device, checking it immediately to see... a second contact saved within. "Something's missing," he commented absently. "And your hair is still ruined. I think it might be better this way."

For years now, Hiruko both knew and accepted his inability to escape the woman currently sending him messages. It wasn't something he intended to do after acquiring a certain amount of freedom, but it was something he could consider for the sake of triggering whatever sixth sense she had. It would actually be interesting if she came looking for him, though; that was something else worth considering. 'Thinking of coming out in public, Kimacchi? That'd be a sight,' he thought. Whatever the case, Sakura seemed to have an understanding of the situation. There was still no solid answer about Sakura's marks, but Hiruko thought that was fine for the time being. Life was about enjoyment, not being hung-up on curiosities for unnecessary amounts of time. As such, he opened the car door at last. "That's enough idling for now. Have you thought about what kinds of accessories you might like? This place has everything."

[Apollymi]

Aihara's life might have been complicated, but if he could enjoy it at least a little, Konomi didn't have to feel bad about potentially being the reason he was quitting his job. Beyond that point the girl managed to extricate herself from him without any other major problems and was soon presenting Soma his phone without any real problems. Well, aside from now catching the eye of an entire model group of teenagers. 'Jeez is it really okay for this many people like this to be in one place?' she wondered immediately. This caught the attention of Anya who was now staring directly at her and blinking multiple times. She didn't understand why that would be a thought at all given she wasn't far off from the group standards. As for what was missing out of Soma's phone, "Missing? Hair?" she gave it a moment of thought. He liked her hair this way, but obviously it was quite a lot to leave hanging freely. Tangles and maintainence were a problem after all. But that wasn't all... He'd obviously inspected his device and saw her added number but it wasn't enough. He was so pushy. "You want a picture, jeez..." she said turning to pose. She peeked back over her shoulder, to give him the angle of her hair and a look over her shoulder with the smuggest possible expression. Oh well, he'd claimed he'd liked that who was she to argue? "Sou ka, you really work fast..." Miko murmured but such wasn't disapproval at all. No, he'd found a reasonable individual in the riffraff. "Anyway, the next big spot is actually in the shopping district. So, we can actually get all the guys something to wear. It'd be easier to catch a bus than to walk with everyone," Miko mentioned casually. At the same time, Angelica was looking at her phone screen asking Kazuhiko about the message she'd received and why his name was also popping up. This 'group chat' was an oddity she'd not expected, outside of that strange phone call she'd witnessed.

Meanwhile, Hiruko's little demonstration had far-reaching implications. Before those took place though, a certain amount of action might have already been put into motion. Well, only time would tell, but another message wouldn't be sent to Hiruko's phone immediately, isntead that red haired woman stood up and began moving, something she didn't often do. Sakura could see that the magic active in some places was far greater than she originally anticipated. Interesting as that was, he was content not to get hung up on it, and actually do some shopping. "Accessories just for wearing are a bit odd for me to think about, Hair pins... I think I'll like those," she said giving it some casual amount of thought. It wasn't as if she bought or used things just to do so. No, she had some specific reasons for doing or making things, but that was all an aside, she could make do with whatever, she also aim her way out of the car as she considered other different forms of things to want. "You'll help me think of something else right? I don't actually usually pick these sorts of things..." she said truthfully.

[Bloodedge]

It didn't take long for the blue-haired girl to get a grasp of Soma's intentions. He wasn't going to be some plebian who let one of a few limited contacts in his device be some blank image. Yes, he was a fair bit pushy. Pushy though he may have been, he was also... obviously successful. Konomi didn't even waste any time before turning around to show her best angle, as well as her best expression thus far. Soma quickly snapped a vertical image to encompass all relevant parts, but those who had awakened senses of any caliber would then feel a sickening mana flooding this reality. Its signature could only be called obscene in any human language, as it seemed to rub elbows with any such thoughts within those who felt it. Its primary target, however, was Soma; he was more similar to it than anyone else in the vicinity. What was the result? "Dulash," he said as if entranced into doing so. The language he spoke was not one of the human tongue, as evident by sudden reverberations in the air itself. This was more than his usual command ─ it was a curse using his speech as its medium.

All the while, Hiruko was stretching just outside his car, waiting for Sakura's exit simply so he could lock the vehicle. He did of course bring his phone along. Hiruko wasn't sure if the situation with Makima had reached its end or not, but he knew it would crop up again regardless. For now, he'd casually and recklessly toss an arm around Sakura's shoulder as the made way for the shop. She expressed a mild interest in hair pins. He thought she'd do just as well with any sort of earrings, necklaces, bracelets, et cetera. "Hair pins always work. And yeah, of course I'll have some friendly recommendations. I already know one thing that's sure to look good on you~" he commented. "Just have a look around and see what you like. Cost isn't an issue."

[Apollymi]

Konomi wasn't the type who couldn't put together a simple set of requests. What she couldn't deal with however, was the sudden and sickening feeling she got after turning herself around to pose for the picture. She wasn't adverse to the picture, but even so there was a looming feeling that made her feel endangered, sick and even repulsed settling into the air. It wasn't just her either, every spiritually aware person in the group who was female had a similar reaction, with a couple even moving into back to back formations for the purpose of keeping each other safe. Weird as it was, such a feeling didn't set everyone completely awry. Though the light in Miko's eyes seemed to flash gently, she couldn't have placed the feelings she was having though she did connect them to something rather dark. But what would the outcome of that word spoken be? The undeniable urge by Konomi to flip up her own skirt and reveal her full bottom for that picture that was being taken of her. "Why did I do that?" Konomi wondered aloud. She was far from an exhibitionist of any sort. That rumble in the atmosphere from that word was also odd. Kaguya found herself looking to her son with a raised brow. "Ara... I don't even know words like that yet~" she said in an almost congratulatory manner. Weird though it was, it was far from the strangest language she heard. If nothing else, it didn't feel quite so off-putting to her.

At the same time, Hriuko and Sakura were making their way into this shop. Sakura found herself in a form of physical contact that seemed quite relaxed and unlike her general demeanor would imply she really didn't mind this kind of closeness between herself and Hiruko. According to him, hairpins always worked and he would indeed have more than a few suggestions to give. This would be after she had a look around though. According too him, the price of objects was no concern and she could have whatever she wanted. 'Sou ka, the difference between someone pretending to have enough and someone having enough is pretty obvious,' she thought as she began peeking inside the store. "Hai, I'll have a look around worry free then~" Sakura commented. She knew that people in this world were a bit too nice, too pushy against things being given to them. She still didn't understand that part, perhaps she'd question it directly at some other time? There were various small and trinket like items in cases which she'd be glancing at and looking at the prices of. Though she had a good estimation of the cost of things after her days out, she still figured that the expensiveness of these items was quite out of the ordinary. Still the first thing her eyes wandered over was a pair of hair pins with little stars on them in gold and silver. Those were cute, she decided.

[Bloodedge]

Why did Konomi decide to lift her skirt right there in the open? She didn't know, and neither did others in the group. In fact, many would be found simply reacting to that eerie presence felt only for a moment. Kazuhiko was on high alert, and would remain as such for some time. He'd felt something similar to that before, albeit far, far weaker. This one didn't even have a notable direction of origin, much less a point. "Everybody else felt that, right? It fee─woah!" Kazu interrupted himself for a singular reason ─ that being the sight of another ass of ridiculous quality being unveiled right before his eyes. Soma had a good, long look as well. In fact, the black-haired male even got a second picture ─ one that just barely included Konomi's face. Perhaps he'd make that one her contact photo? Yes, that seemed worth doing as he acknowledged Kaguya's ignorance of the language he used. "I don't either. That one was a recommendation from someone I don't even know," he said plainly. As for Konomi's question... "You did it because I wanted you to. That's the life you agreed to, isn't it? Doing as I say."

Sakura agreed to browse the shop for jewelry. Hiruko intended to accompany her all the while, and lo, it didn't take long for her to find something of interest. Hair ornamentation was something Sakura would obviously do very well with, whether she decided upon anything else or not. Stars were an interesting choice either way. "Not a bad pair. You usually see stars in earrings or something instead," Hiruko commented. His eyes were shifting around to various bits and pieces. She had her eye on something both gold and silver, so he knew the possibilities. He scanned bracelets from afar, spotting a bracelet set, gold with one double band and one single, both of which featured pendants the shop was oven to engraving at purchase. "Oh, those over there might go well with them. Looks like you can get something engraved on them as well, if you're interested."

[Apollymi]

There was first the stark reaction to that presence felt by all the sensitive people present. "Yeah, felt..." the start of that was cut off by the sight of a great ass. Well, such was pretty normal at this point, but the break in Kazuhiko's speech was exactly why there was still logic in distracting him a bit by his wife's understanding of the concept. "That feels too much like opposition, more so than even Saku does," Angelica said carefully. "Also it looks great or did I miss something?" Angelica followed up. Konomi had no idea why she'd done what she had, and dropped her skirt upon realizing what she was doing. Even so, the compliment from another girl was about normal and received a head nod. "Well, thanks but it's still weird," she said to Angelica, chosing not to address Kazuhiko's outburst which she assumed was related but one man at a time. As for what Soma had to say, she'd agreed to something, the full breadth of it currently unknown to her, but... "Sure I agreed to something, but I'm still a person. I wouldn't go around flashing people, my own dignity still exists. And I want to be able to live my life..." she explained. A truth which was understood by Kaguya deeply. "Hai hai, no worries... we aren't those types, but I do understand your concerns," Kaguya offered the other girl apologetically. Being thrown into this sort of thing wasn't good. What was more that demonic presence was one that Soma didn't know, but it didn't seem too problematic. Still there was Angelica's question, and it would be Kaguya who answered that as well, "Ruri-chan, life for girls in this world isn't always what it appears to be. Your image will make or break you and doing things outside of normal respectability can make your life hell. Even if you didn't actually do anything..." she explained which only caused Angelica's brows to furrow. At the same time, Miko found herself offering snacks to Kaguya, in this case shoving a singular pocky stick into her mouth while handing her a box. She couldn't offer full comfort but, that was about the best she had without outing her friend completely.

Meanwhile, Sakura was browsing jewelry having found something she liked in a very short amount of time. All the while, she was also sparing casual attention for Hiruko who seemed to be looking around as well, though he was quite close to her. "I like stars... earrings don't sound bad either though..." she said having a pretty good look around. The hair pins were a definite good choice. But what else did Hiruko have to offer? A pair of bracelets that could be engraved with something. Hm, she assumed a lack of magic as an implication, but she supposed a specific word or character for reasons tied to emotion or ownership could still be pointed. "That does sound interesting, and they do look nice... I wonder what people get engraved on things here," she mused gently as she continued browsing. It was a legitimate question when she considered her other postulations.

[Bloodedge]

Angelica still wasn't very well-versed in the way this world, or humans in general, worked. Her question was strange, but there was a definite and immediate answer coming from Kazu. "It's awesome!" he said, a ringing endorsement from the likes of him. As a reflex, Kazu wanted to snap a quick picture as well. Alas, he caught and stopped himself, realizing he didn't even know who this girl was. "Oh, whoops. Gomen. I've gone native. Very nice, though," he stated while abashedly rubbing the back of his head. All the while, Soma was staring into Konomi's face, hearing her talk about preserving dignity and other such things. He didn't care about any of that; she could be well beyond it by now. "Your life has already been turned upside-down. It's only going to start spiraling from here. You're allowed to live your life, as long as you do what's required of you. That little maneuver wasn't indicative of the future, though. That one was just a fun little suggestion I decided to take without knowing the outcome. In the end, it still made an excellent ice-breaker. You're welcome," he said plainly. "Now come with us."

Regardless of Sakura's interest or disinterest in earrings, Hiruko noted a lack of piercings on her person. She'd certainly look great with a pair regardless, but... he knew some people were either opposed to piercings, or had family members who were. "You'd have to get your ears pierced to wear any of the options this place has. If you can't do that, we'll have to visit another spot for the clip-on types," he explained briefly. Moving on, there was a curiosity involving the engravings on jewelry, particularly like the bracelets Hiruko brought attention to. "You'd usually see something cute, like names or nicknames of owners, names of loved ones, or both if you've got the space. Some people even put little personal mantras or something like that on them."

[Apollymi]

Angelica wasn't well-versed in the ways of humanity, but Kaguya's words would be taken into account. She made it sound like women in this world and maybe even the one she was from were worse off than she realized. The only thing she could do was prepare and try to figure out social norms, which would admittedly be difficult with even someone like Kazuhiko falling to degeneracy far too easily. "Extra weird! Thanks though..." the blue haired girl mentioned, though she could at least take a compliment. This group was one of the oddest she'd ever come across, but that at least made sense, they had been shopping for lingerie as a large group and some of them having sex in dressing rooms. Miko decided to speak again in this moment, "I almost did the same thing earlier... Life's gotten really weird lately," she mused but this was fine. Apparently, this blue haired girl was a pick-up for Soma, whatever odd things he had in mind, he was content to bring this one into a more magical existence. Anyone with decent senses could at least understand the choice if not a bit wary of the urgency presented. She'd definitely not been fully into magical world nonsense yet, given her very normal reaction to flashing Soma without her own implied consent. Still, Soma had a very reasonable explanation and claimed that it wasn't something which would be happening regularly regardless. "That doesn't count as an icebreaker, and I wouldn't want to be rude," she said. "Sou ka, she's definitely native..." Ai mentioned. No magical world person would worry about being pushy nor flashing anyone their panties in most situations. "We can go through real introductions and all in a bit. We've got a bunch of people and we need to get on a bus... so it's time to get moving. Men still need everything and women need outside clothes and shoes," Miko murmured pointing in the direction of the nearest pinged bus stop. All the while Anya was coming to investigate this new pick up more directly. She looked between Soma and this blue haired woman almost quizzically, but as Soma's first party member she'd be watching everyone he picked.

Meanwhile, Sakura pondered different types of jewelry and earrings were a topic of conversation. It was said by Hiruko that she'd need to get her ears pierced to wear jewelry like that or they'd have to visit another store to buy clip-ons. Well all of those words technically made sense but why would someone need to poke a hole in themselves? 'Hm, I suppose humans are ill-equipped to simply manifesting things like that on their forms,' she thought while looking at a pair in the golden teardrop style. "That won't be a problem, this doesn't look like it requires a hole that is very big," she stated earnestly. Beyond this point there was Sakura's question about what people put on pieces of jewelry which could have engravings. Personal mantras, loved ones, "Sou ka, that's cute..." she decided that she liked the idea even if it meant less. But given the little magics perhaps they worked in the way of wards or minor connections. To hold someone's name was actually a pretty powerful action. Humans without magic remembered the oddest things. "All things considered I do like the bracelets, the star hair pins and these earrings..." she decided with no need to think more. As for thinking about things to engrave on the bracelets she wasn't fully sure yet. She considered the names of her husband and wife, but also the names of her children instead. With only a few places for the engravings she couldn't go for her parents, they were simply too numerous.

[Bloodedge]

Kazu's statement was taken as weird, but he could only shrug it off for the moment, considering what life was like of late. "It gets weirder; trust me," he said. Apparently, he wasn't the only one to almost accidentally take photos when he shouldn't have. That was a relief, but only in a minor way. He had to start consciously seeking normalcy in these situations. More importantly though, that weird sensation was fading fast, never becoming more discernable from the initial moment. Well... at least they had a vague idea what its intentions were. Konomi still didn't grasp Soma's intentions, however. "It's not rude, and it is an icebreaker. You're closer to everyone here than you were just a minute ago. Leave it at that, and come on," he insisted, content to move on toward whatever bus Miko was talking about. The pair of silent, more timid males followed along as well. Kazuhiko, on the other hand, lagged behind a bit to keep an eye open for that strange feeling again. "One day, maybe something will explain itself when it just randomly appears like that. Explanations are awesome," he mumbled. Whilst on the way, he checked his own phone to complete an explanation to Angelica about the text Sakura sent them both. "Oh, Ang! See? This is what I meant; it's a chat with all three of us. You'll see this too," he said while texting a reply. It read: "That's an awesome look for you. Are you having fun?"

Hiruko found something else strange in Sakura's observation. She began talking about the size of required piercings as if there had ever been much variety in normal cases. "Well, yeah. It's a jewelry store. You won't find gauges here; it'll all be the standard size," he said. The alien nature of Sakura was really giving credence to those magical ideas from earlier. She was ignorant of so many common things, there were hardly any excuses. "Nothing to worry about, though. You could get basic piercings right here if you want." Just as Hiruko said, there was a sitting area near the back of the store ─ one set up to be a piercing station for those in need. Sakura was rather quick to decide what she liked ─ she'd even chosen a very small number of items. Naturally, Hiruko wouldn't leave things at just that. He was already waving over a clerk and pointing out each item she mentioned. "So that, that, those and those... hmm. We may as well pick up anklets and necklaces too, right? Why not everything that looks like it could go with each and every one of those pieces?" he wondered aloud. It seemed one thing Hiruko lacked was restraint when collecting nice things.

[Apollymi]

This brown haired supermodel boy apparently thought life got weirder. Konomi found herself able to understand that but that wouldn't stop her from pointing it out. "Yep, already the weirdest day of my life," she agreed. Ah, well the intentions of Soma were ones she tried to understand. She obviously trusted him a bit but his ideas were far from standard. He claimed what he'd done was an icebreaker in that it'd brought her closer to the group at large. "I mean sure I'll come along. Not like I have anything to do today after quitting my job," she said rubbing her hand over the back of her head. Still in her hand, was her own phone and a small bag which was slipped around her wrist with her important items in it. A bus pass, her cards, her college identification and the keys to her apartment. And just like that the group grew a little bit bigger. And now everyone was on the move, with Kazuhiko still keeping track of that ominous presence until it faded. The words of Kazuhiko were heard, even by the moving Miko and she could only shake her head. She hoped he'd eventually get the kind of explanations he wanted. At the same time, Angelica was getting more an explanation after the interruption of a magical nature. "I see. That's cool..." Angelica stated about the message as she also saw the one which Kazuhiko posed. She also took it upon herself to send a picture of herself in her new outfit to their wife with a good morning and a "What he said!" message in text. At the same time, Miko was getting the right amount of money for the group to board the bus. A total of 2300 yen for a group of this size to ride to the next set of shops.

Meanwhile, Sakura was showing her alien nature to Hiruko who was not distracted enough by how good she looked to realize exactly how odd she was in certain instances. Apparently the size of these piercing holes were standard and didn't include whatever gauges were, which she had to assume were some kind of bigger holes all together based on context clues. He also went on to say it was nothing for her to worry about, as she could get her ears pierced here. "Sou ka, that's fine then," she said without worrying about it too much. What was more, the pieces she'd wanted were pointed to and Hiruko made a suggestion for a few more due to matching pieces to other outfits. "Hai that sounds fine to me," she expressed looking at a few of the mentioned items while her phone finally vibrated in return of the message she'd sent earlier. Her eyes sparkled as she finally looked at her phone and saw the message from Kazuhiko complimenting her choice in attire and asking if she was having fun. She also saw a picture of Angelica as she settled into a more human form. "Sugoi!~" she mused while looking at the picture and setting it as Angelica's image for her phone. "I'm having a lot of fun! How are you both? You seem to be outside are you going on an adventure?" she questioned quickly only to quickly add another. "An-chan you look awesome too. I'm glad you're up and moving around again!~" she relayed such messages quickly quite relieved to see that her wife was alright enough to get out of the house. Things were looking up in Sakura's world right now.

[Bloodedge]

"Give it a week and you'll mostly give up on expectations of normal stuff," Kazu added for their new member's sake. "Kimura Kazuhiko. Yoroshiku," he said afterwards, getting introductions out of the way before he forgot ─ as he had a very real chance of doing so now that he and Angelica were chatting with Sakura. He'd soon be saving another image, this one of the blonde herself. "Ang, when did you take that, and why don't I already have it? Party foul!" he called out while composing a new message. "Everything's cool. We're on a shopping trip now. Lot of kids born today btw." While Kazu sent that message, Soma was looking around at other members of the group. One that he hadn't interacted with just yet was quite noteworthy, so... he'd be beating Seiichi to a seat when boarding the bus, taking his place next to Emirie and forcing the other male into the row behind. Yuuya and Kazuhiko both gravitated toward the very back, one because he was used to being shunned to that extreme, and the other... because he tended to need space for organizing a load of trading cards on bus rides.

Hiruko noticed Sakura's demeanor change drastically the moment she received a reply text. He'd never seen such a glow on her before, but he'd seen that type of reaction quite a few times. He had only a single assumption about who she was messaging based on that reaction alone. Alas, it was none of his business. As such, Hiruko busied himself by pointing out several dozen pieces of jewelry to the clerk, having it all pulled out and readied for purchase. "Looks like a nice little collection so far. If you wanted to go for that piercing now, I can handle the pay in the meantime," he mentioned while fishing out his wallet.

[Apollymi]

A week. The brown haired lad claimed that Konomi would need a week to completely adjust to the ridiculousness of life. "That's a bit depressing really," she said as a twenty-two year old a single week making the kind of ridiculousness of today into standard was terrifying. Oh well, she supposed she was past arguing. She used her bus pass to board on her own while hearing the name of that brown haired boy. "Kohara Konomi, domo," she introduced herself for the second time today. She'd end up on the bus taking up a window seat, and having Anya take the one next to her while smiling at her almost deviously. At the same time, Kazuhiko was reacting to Angelica's uploaded picture. "Eh? I took it right after we got outside. And it's not a party foul, you have it now don't you? I took it for Saku anyway. I figure I look a bit different now, but you can see me with your own eyes," she said her nose turned up in the air. Soon after she'd be texting as well. "Thanks, think the new one is fun. He's right though, we are out shopping and with a huge group," she explained of the situation at large. Well, that was logical at least. Sena ended up near the back of the bus sitting near Yuuya and Kazuhiko. While the Ai and Kaguya ended up in a seat together and Kei and Chika ended up together. Miko would be the last to settle in but she was also doing a head count. "Chi-chan where is your baby?" she asked immediately, only to have Anya pause her demonizing of the new girl to stand in her chair and hold up her hands. "Anya is here!" she said of herself which made Miko smile. "Hai hai... then that's everyone!~" Miko mentioned and she'd be settling in near the start of the group if only to keep an eye on their potential destination. At the same time Emirie took note of the fact that it wasn't her twin brother sitting next to her and instead it was Kaguya's son. She figured he'd be busy with his new recruit why would he be sitting with her? She supposed she'd be finding out soon enough.

Sakura had no idea of what her face looked like. If nothing else she was pleased with the look of her wife out and having fun finally. She looked at all the pieces she'd collected so far, and found them to be interesting while she waited for the next set of messages. She wasn't a completely absent person so she did have something to say. "Arigatou, Hirrun. You have great taste too... I'm going to get my ears pierced..." she mentioned heading back to do that. She sat down in the chair and revealed her ears while a clerk looked at her perfectly symmterical face and was stunned at how easy it was to mark her ears evenly. All the while, Sakura was reading texts and becoming more excited than normal. Her husband and wife were out shopping and there were babies! "Really?! I am shopping too today. I'm getting my ears pierced right now. Who made babies? And how many?" she seemed genuinely curious about the children and who'd made them. It was comforting for them to be doing the things the world would want of them. She was happy for all of them and was curious about the new lives. The piercing process was quite easy going and a pair of gold studs were used for her healing process after the holes were made. Oddly enough and to the worker as well, Sakura had no real reaction to the pain of the situation, but it would take much more than the equivalent of a bug bite to cause a true reaction from her.

[Bloodedge]

Kazu had been watching Angelica for the vast majority of their adventure thus far, but he didn't recall seeing her take a picture. He figured she must have taken it while he was organizing the males of their group. Regardless, he had it now, as Angelica was so keen to mention as if that made everything alright. "Of course I can see it with my own eyes, but a picture will still be there even after you change to something else! Besides, it captures the whole moment and preserves it forever. Party foul!" he reiterated. In the meantime, Soma was sitting with crossed legs, crossed arms and closed eyes. He was sitting next to Emirie as if it were his natural place of belonging. Even without looking her way, he could feel the curiosity, the light hint of confusion. Unmoving, he spoke softly. "Something the matter? Maybe you'd rather I sit somewhere else?" he said calmly as ever.

Sakura would be getting her piercings, so Hiruko would be adding the service to his purchase. He loosely kept an eye on the lass while paying for the bulk purchase. In fact, he even gestured toward a few additional pieces to have them thrown in. "Did you want any of this stuff to wear out right now?" Hiruko asked while a few clerks were assembling boxes to carry to the car. In the meantime, Sakura's phone would be vibrating once more. "A lot. Martha had a daughter. Annie had one each. Yume had a son. Astolfo's sister also had one. Another of Annie's friends might be having one too? Dunno," was a message sent by Kazu through the group.

[Apollymi]

Kazuhiko had been watching Angelica for the whole of this little adventure. He'd not seen her snap the picture she'd sent Sakura but he was somehow bothered he'd not gotten it first. He claimed it was a party foul for a host of reasons. Most of which seemed superficial to Angelica but they weren't exactly illogical either. "I think there is something in this I don't really get," Angelica concluded. She still wasn't accepting the moniker of party foul though. As far as she was concerned she'd done nothing wrong. "How about this, I'll send you pictures I take of myself..." she said in an offer of peace while awaiting the next message set from Sakura. Meanwhile, Emirie had a quiet lad sitting beside her, in a pose which had him set up to be overly relaxed, but not yet opening up whatever conversation he was aiming to have. This was fine, Emirie was rather unbothered in most cases. "Nothing is the matter, Asakura-kun. I just didn't assume you'd sit beside me... I do not mind I simply didn't expect this decision," she said honestly. She was rather quiet herself. Her natural state was introspective, but she wasn't the type of make assumptions. She'd say only what she needed to and go back to quietly awaiting what was next.

At the same time Sakura was getting her piercings. All the while, Hiruko was buying more than what he'd mentioned and what she'd asked for. Observationally she found his generosity interesting, 'Sou ka, he's interesting... I wonder why he did that?' she thought to herself. As for his question to her she thought about what she'd want to wear. "I think for this look, the hair pins and a set of the plainer bangles would be good..." she said thinking about what she looked like presently. Ah, but it wasn't just that, her phone vibrated again, and this time she received a message about the children. Miko's friends had been added to the group, which she extrapolated to mean that all of her fathers now had their apprentices. Astolfo's sister had a baby, Miko had two, Hayami Saori had one, and Kaguya had one as well. "Sou ka, that is a lot. I can't wait to meet everyone. I am quite curious about the children, but I am happy everyone had a reasonable time making them." she texted back. With her new little studs in place, she walked away from that experience wasn't at all note worthy aside from the pretty jewels now in her ear.

[Bloodedge]

There was indeed something Angelica didn't get about Kazu's point, but it wasn't something he could explain. No, his sentiment had to be felt first-hand to truly be understood. "There aren't a lot of ways I can put it. Oh! Wait, no..." He paused there, thinking of something Angelica might understand. "Think about your palace. You like to look at it, right? Wouldn't you like the ability to just look at it right now, even though you can't? Sure, you could probably just make it again, but... it wouldn't feel the same as appreciating that first 'wow' moment, right?" he asked. At the same time, he was already sending another text. "Everyone's awesome! You'll like them. I'll take pics when I can. Mind sending that one of Kazuki?"

Several seats ahead, Soma was hearing the response of Emirie. She was quite the reserved girl, physically comparable to him in age and mentally comparable in the way she operated internally before externally. He wore a casual, nigh-permanent grin as their discussion began. "Why wouldn't I sit beside you? Someone who thinks more and speaks less is someone I'm more interested in having a conversation with. This whole time since we were born, you've been silently taking it all in and reaching conclusions about everyone here. Anybody would want someone like that on their side; don't you agree?" he asked. With that hanging in the air, Soma had one other curiosity for the lass. "I wonder if you have any hard aspirations yet."

All the while, Hiruko was pointing those box-carrying clerks in the right direction. Sakura made her choice for accessories to wear out of the shop. He picked up those pieces, taking it upon himself to carry them toward the girl as the remainder was boxed. He'd even take the liberty of putting the items on her person, starting with the hair pins before holding out both bangles as if expecting an offering of her wrists. "Good choices. I've even got something else for you," he stated.

[Apollymi]

If nothing else, Angelica was always honest about not understanding the feelings behind a thing. Perhaps it was simply her realizing how inhuman she was in some instances? Regardless, Kazuhiko did work to find the proper comparison to make it something she could understand. He spoke of her creation and mostly the change in palace back home and the feelings surrounding that the first time she finished it. And the idea of commemorating that as even its recreation wouldn't quite give the same sort of satisfaction. After a moment of consideration she smiled, "Alright, that I understand," she said. But maybe she wouldn't commemorate something as simple as her own look, that wasn't something she could appreciate, but she could see why Kazuhiko might so she wouldn't hold it against him. "Whatever the case, the offer still stands... I'll send you the pictures I take of me," she said consciously. At the same time she was replying to Sakura's message. "Everyone is definitely awesome. They were great at it!" she confirmed about the children from the creative aspect.

At the same time, a casual conversation was started between Emirie and Soma. Emirie glanced in his direction and noted his constant grin. Apparently Soma thought nothing of sitting beside her. He'd taken to analyzing her at least in passing and saw her introverted personality and thoughtfulness as a bonus. He wanted her on his side because he took note of her observational skills. "Sou ka, so that's what it is..." she mused. "I could see the usefulness particularly if I had large goals in mind and wanted to consult someone else for an outside opinion," she said thoughtfully. Of course, this wasn't all he wondered about her aspirations. "My aspirations are simple presently. I want to meet my mother's teacher and figure out what actually interests me. I'll have a hard time connecting with many people on an emotional level so I prefer to listen and observe..." she explained of herself. She realized in talking with Soma that he was likely looking to recruit someone to his cause, but she didn't know if she'd be directly useful to him, especially when she considered she didn't yet know what she wanted to do with her own life. "I don't mind helping you a bit if you'd like to know the things I have observed and figured out already, but I can't promise to remain part of a long term investment," she explained hinting at what she'd figured out of him, even without fully understanding what he was doing.

At the same time, Sakura and Hiruko were nearing the end of their time in this jewelry store. Even so, it would seem that Hiruko was content to help her with the pieces she'd chosen leaving her not to have to lift a finger to place the items on herself. His initiative in these matters was quite calming and she didn't mind allowing him in her space. Even while she texted her friends back and the like she didn't bother hiding what she was saying or doing. She thought him trustworthy enough and didn't figure he'd directly question the context. "Arigatou gouzaimasu~" she said of the help as items were placed on her person. Then she'd reply to the messages she'd been sent. "Oh? I look forward to the pictures then. And here is one of the one's of Kazuki, though he is admittedly very grumpy in them." she said in a lightly teasing way. But soon enough Hiruko was speaking in a way that required her undivided attention and thus he'd receive it. "What else did you get me?" she said looking at him directly. She'd not asked for anything else, she wondered about his choices as they related to her and it was always interesting to her.

[Bloodedge]

Score! Kazuhiko always had such a difficult time explaining human concepts and values to goddesses, so he always took great satisfaction in making it work for a change. Better still, receiving any pictures Angelica decided to take of herself would only improve his quality of life from the first image onward."I'll never say no to that. Besides, what's a picture if not a judgment-free way of staring at you?" he joked... sort of.

Emirie seemed clever enough to understand what Soma's short-term goal was, if nothing else. That kind of intelligence was what he had use for. Soma intended to become a peerless strategist, but in the interim, a tactician as backup would be needed. Emirie's lack of personal long-term goals was equally beneficial. All she wanted at the moment was to meet with her mother's teacher to find her own interests. As for her difficulty connecting with others, he could easily manage something so simple if it got in the way. "Not an issue. I could use that kind of observational ability and... other assets I think you have," Soma commented. His eyes finally peeled open, those glowing red irises shifting slyly in Emirie's direction. He was otherwise unmoving, apart from his mouth which wasn't quite done yet. "I'd like much more than what you've observed thus far. It isn't a long-term investment I need from your type... at least presently. A chessboard isn't complete without all its pieces. To start my game, I need a Queen," he claimed. The way Soma saw things, he currently had a Pawn and a Bishop. The Queen piece was integral, and perhaps Emirie could fit the bill for now.

Hiruko was in very close proximity to Sakura's phone, especially while placing those bangles on her wrists. Even so, his eyes didn't travel to the screen at all. In fact, he was very closely watching Sakura herself to see how the accessories looked on her person. He was right about one thing. An extra piece had been selected while he browed, and Sakura now wanted to know what it was. Hiruko flashed his bare hand, palm toward Sakura. The next moment, he turned his palm away. When it turned back with a little flourish of the fingers, there was suddenly a small, golden chain with a sizeable golden star affixed. He reached forward to pin it around Sakura's neck without further ado. It didn't have much room to hang, but Hiruko thought it was a nice addition as he remained leaned inward. "Just an extra little bit of flair♥~"

[Apollymi]

It was always interesting to see Kazuhiko work something out. Though she had a very different stance on it, Angelica also enjoyed a bit of victory from the lad. What was more, she found his commentary interesting afterwards. According to him a picture was a judgement free way to stare at her. Weird. "I don't think staring at me is worth judgement, but whatever you say Chuck," she said while looking out of a window. There was a gentle murmur from this group on the bus, with Miko trying ridiculously hard not to focus on anyone's voice in particular. Maybe she should have brought headphones for these kinds of moments? At the same time, Anya who was sitting beside Konomi was giving her a comforting pat on the head for no reason which would be apparent to anyone.

At the same time, Soma could be counted among those who would pitch woo at others. Emirie found herself listening to the dark haired lad at her side while having no firm feelings about him one way or the other. Still, she could at least acknowledge the mental acuity of this young man and his general confidence compared to the others. "Sou ka," she said to his first statement of use. At the very least she could take that as a combination of things, including him thinking her attractive. According to him he was setting a chessboard for a game, and needed pieces for it. He claimed what he was looking for now was a Queen. If she was more emotional she might have found that amusing, but for Emirie she saw it as a compliment to her potential versatility. "Hm, that's an interesting way to phrase that. I can't say I fully understand your overarching goals, but I can at least respect your choices so far," Emirie said. "As for the role I could play in that... I can't claim surety without more information. It isn't in my nature to agree to things with too many unknowns," she concluded.

Sakura noticed many things, including the fact that Hiruko's eyes never truly wandered from her. Her phone was exposed and she now had a reasonable understanding of the amount of information that could be gleaned from such a thing and yet there was no breach of their established trust. It wasn't a test she was performing but it was an interesting one which she simply got the results of without thinking about too much. What was more she was about to see something rather strange, Hiruko flanting his bare hand only to move it in an odd way and have a golden chain with a little star appear in it. "Ara?" she seemed almost confused. "Are you magic?" she wondered directly... of course, she knew of his magical status as a being but not whether he knew about it. Producing an item like that out of nowhere was quite odd. Whatever the case, she couldn't say she disliked the piece of jewelry at all and in fact with it around her neck she found herself touching it gently. "I really like this, thank you... Hirrun~" she said and since he was still leaned inward, she pecked his lips cheekily.

[Bloodedge]

"Well I don't expect judgment from you, but... what if someone else saw me doing it? They'd think I was just some random pervert," Kazu countered. Even if he were to acknowledge his own visual appeal, Kazuhiko didn't/couldn't place himself in the same league as Angelica; she was far beyond the realm of good-looking by any standard. As an outsider, if he saw someone looking at her the way he did, he'd assume perverse thoughts were taking place.

Soma's eyes were currently shifted in Emirie's direction without ever glancing away. She was quite the interesting one after all. Not only could she see beyond the surface level of his intentions, but she could easily take a step even further beyond. If anyone in this group could get close to truly unraveling the mystery of Soma's goals via brainpower alone, she had a very good chance of being that person. The way she took his reference of 'Queen' without any additional information, was a major sign toward that very positive note in her favor. "I don't expect you to understand my goals. I expect you to understand and work around things in a much smaller timeframe," he said swiftly. It seemed Emirie would not easily agree to joining his cause; she needed information. It was time to open a proper dialogue, Soma decided. "Then I'll cut you a deal. I'll allow you three questions to address those 'unknowns' you mentioned. If I can give you enough information to work with just three answers, you join me. If I can't... well, that condition is for you to determine. What do you say?"

Hiruko and Sakura spent quite a long time discussing random magic theory in his car. Now, Sakura was wondering if he was magical based on a simple parlor trick. How interesting. He could count one more thing she was ignorant to... or at the very least, one joy lacking from her childhood if no other variables were involved. Either way, his answer was unchanged. "Of course I am. Isn't my magic the thing that brought you here?" he replied. During that peck on the lips that apparently accompanied Sakura's gratitude, Hiruko took the time to cup her chin and force an extra moment of lingering. He even used that empty hand to sweep away her bangs, carrying it behind and around her ear. At the end of that little journey, there was something between his fingers: a token she may or may not have seen in the possession of Miko or Kaguya. "Oh, and you should keep this handy too. Don't let yourself be caught in public without it."

[Apollymi]

Apparently, Kazuhiko didn't expect judgement from Angelica about his staring. And claimed that it was only a problem because other people might think him some kind of pervert. Perhaps, Angelica was really too young for this world, because there was only one logical reply in her head, "You're obviously not some random pervert. Why does it matter what they think?" she countered. Even if he was a pervert, he was one she'd chosen to have within the space of her person, no one else's opinion on that really mattered. That last message from Sakura about the grumpiness of her baby was indeed one which reached Angelica as she looked down at the picture of Kazuki, "Eh? He really does look very angry. A lot like you though, why is he so mad?" she wondered aloud. And given the amount of politeness in this society, it seemed backwards that anyone would have anything to say about what was going on in someone else's life. It was simply ridiculous to do so.

Glowing red eyes were shifting in Emirie's direction and they'd done nothing but settled upon her since this conversation began properly. By the blonde lass's own observation, there was some kind of acknowledgement of mental acuity taking place here. She wasn't being dominated by this man or tricked with childish wonder. No, he was trying to lure her in to whatever his long term plan was, even if not on a permanent basis. He even had some explanations, he needed her to work towards his goals within his limited time frame and with only a limited understanding of what his overarching goal was, by logic he wanted her analytical ability. "Sou ka," she said having come to a conclusion in the moment and turning slightly, not to look out of the window but to look at him directly. The deal he offered was a set of three questions, which she could use to fill in the unknowns in her understanding of him. If she did so to a satisfactory amount, she would join him. And if she did not then... her terms would be her own. "A deal and a test," she said while looking at this young man directly. Her own light colored pupils flashing in understanding. "Alright, I can agree to those terms," Emirie decided in a single moment. What she knew about him already started with the fact that he was building his group from the ground up. He was aiming for someone to seek council from while he built his own understanding and gathering potential which outweighed current boundaries. "First question, which of your senses is most important to you?"

Meanwhile, Sakura had asked Hiruko if he was magical and his reply while playful was exceedingly pointed. He claimed she was here for that reaosn, and that was true, but he couldn't fully understand the rest of that information from her. Surely, "Well, yes~" she said that light teasing of hers returning. She'd thanked him and kissed him only to find him extending that meeting of the lips. It was quite pushy but also appreciated and part of the reason she could compare him to her favorite person and happily accept him. His ability to go beyond her basic expectation. At the end of that gesture a tenderness marked by a sweep of her bangs and the production of a coin. He told her to keep it on her in public and that was interesting and as she rolled it over in her fingers, she found herself looking between it and Hiruko. There was no way, the coin itself seemed to be more like an artifact than most things she'd seen in this world so far. An accessory with the same sort of magic bending around it that Hiruko himself had as a person. "Since it's a gift from you, I'll definitely hang on to it~" she said while her eyes were still locked on it. 'I am going to need a second group chat.' she thought. And thus she would be starting it in her opposite hand, Miko's number and Kaguya's number were the ones she'd use to begin that but a message wouldn't be immediately sent. No, she had to gather all her thoughts first.

[Bloodedge]

One thing Kazuhiko couldn't properly explain was the importance of social image in this world's society. There wasn't much of a choice but to try, though... so he'd try. "Because the moment you're seen as a pervert here, your life is over. Jobs, social opportunities, and even freedom can be taken away based on a misunderstanding," was all he could manage. As for the young Kazuki, his angry expression was something the father in question could actually understand. If they were so similar, and considering spiritual genetics were a likely factor, there was only one real answer. "That's... probably also my fault. After the fall, I was teetering on one of the biggest boiling points of my life. That kind of anger doesn't just go away. Maybe it went into him?" he wondered.

A deal and a test. Soma and Emirie were locking themselves into a chess match of a different sort. Though it wasn't one with definite victory or defeat conditions, Soma intended to win emphatically. Emirie agreed to his starting conditions; she'd be asking three questions. Most notably though, she went ahead without establishing her own terms of victory. The realization of that fact widened Soma's grin just slightly. Now then, what did she want to know? What sense did he find most important? "I wouldn't be so short-sighted as to choose just one. Whichever accessible sense is most valuable in the moment, is what I deem most important. Otherwise, there is no hierarchy," he answered.

Sakura easily accepted Hiruko's claim of being magical... or perhaps she was instead agreeing that magic was the reason she was here. The latter seemed most likely, but it made no difference overall. What did make a difference, was the necklace he'd placed on Sakura; it really brought the rest of her look together. He was satisfied to have that in place, and more satisfied still to have her receiving his token. "Good. It might be the most important thing I can give you. So... ready to go?" he asked. The shop workers were already en route to Hiruko's car, ready to load the boxes from Sakura's new collection. At some point today, he figured a shipping order would become necessary. Oh well; that was usually the case regardless.

[Apollymi]

There was a certain truth of human life that higher order beings who were born as such would never understand, and that was the structural limitations placed on humans by other humans. Civilization did many great things, but also contributed to backwards thinking which humans seemed to just accept at face value. Such was the thing being discussed by Kazuhiko, who claimed that all manner of normal life sustaining activities could be negatively impacted by the way someone perceived your actions. "That's backwards," Angelica said. She was trying to avoid lumping all humans together in stupidity but they weren't doing themselves any favors by making up and following such stupid and unenforceable norms. To let something like a misunderstanding stop one person in an instance, but let known evils go unpunished was simply asinine. Ah, but what about the very angry looking child of Kazuhiko and Sakura? Well, apparently he was angry potentially because Kazuhiko himself was at the time of his conception. "Sou ka, you were pretty on and off for a while there... and the conditions of conception do have an effect on the outcome..." she said thoughtfully. "Still, he's pretty cute and I'm sure he'll work on a proper outlet for his emotions," she said seeming to have a bit of faith in the outcome. Her own child had flown off into the distance with only a passing goodbye so she'd have hope for Sakura's instead.

Speaking of children flying off on their own, Soma and Emirie were having a battle of minds. Well, that wasn't exactly the right word for it. Emirie was being mentally tested and potentially claimed for Soma's long term goal benefits, but she wouldn't commit to such a thing without a certain amount of clarity in her own right. So, she was asking him questions and assessing his answers to determine how much of a danger she thought he was to others. She'd not bothered declaring terms for her victory because, either she was given enough information to work with so that she'd agree to helping Soma, or she wouldn't be and thus would be free to choose an option later which left her outside of his purview. These were the only options she needed, ah but what of her first question. Soma's answer to that open ended question was that what was most important was what was needed most in a moment. He didn't apply stagnant value and that could be a sign of goodness. And since he'd given her no reason to think otherwise, she'd chose her next test question based on the potential negative associations. "Sou, I understand..." she murmured softly. Her second question would be posed in a similarly vague way but would also leave her just enough room to come to a few conclusions. "Second question, you and a group are walking in the woods, and you come to a fork in the road, to the right is a path filled with thorns and to the left a path filled with snakes, which path do you take, explain your reasoning." she said looking at the still grinning boy. He was admittedly rather easy on the eyes, and of the people born to today that she wasn't related to directly, he'd likely have been the one she could have the most interesting conversations with in this early point of her life.

Sakura knew Hiruko to be magical, and also knew that she'd found him at least in part by magical means. There was no arguing either of those points. Instead of harping on those points, she was now peeking at herself in the mirror to see how the addition of a few pieces of jewelry had altered her look. She wasn't opposed to it, and it seemed that Hiruko was satisfied by it, and thus she could be happy. This coin however though was a point of tension she now had to deal with, "Definitely the most important and interesting things I've been handed lately," she said. That little coin would be slipped into the pocket on her little jacket's inside and she'd be holding her phone in one hand as they existed this shop. "Hai, it was nice here... the craftmanship of these pieces was also quite interesting and I enjoyed seeing the things you chose for me~" she offered as they headed out to the car. Boxes and bags in hand she'd slip into the car sending a message to Kaguya and Miko that simply read. "Do you know how magical this man is?"

[Bloodedge]

Human society could easily be described as backwards. Kazuhiko knew it, Angelica knew it; basically every human with a brain in this era knew it. "There's not much to be done about it. Society can only change by the will of the majority. People have a lot of problems as a group, but it'd take a big effort from a lot of people. Most people just silently complain and move on because a single voice doesn't matter, but it's the lack of movement that stops progress in the right direction. It's just the way things go," he said, almost sighing as he did so. Regarding Kazuki, he could only hope the lad had his own anger instead of inheriting that of his father. If what he dealt with was an aftereffect of what Charlemagne felt, he'd be needing a very effective outlet. "I hope he does. I wonder when I'll get to meet him, and Lux too. I've never met my first two children, and they're mature enough to go on adventures or be angry at the world. At this rate, I'll be history's worst dad before this body is old enough to drink legally," he joked.

Emirie continued her questionnaire without issue after an open acceptance of Soma's first answer. Her intentions, already open to theorization, were made abundantly clear with the second query. Alas, there was an opening for many variables ─ variables Soma believed she left open with great purpose. No matter; it was another question that could be answered with ease. "Ho? That's a good way to maximize value," he complimented, raising his hand with a single finger extended initially. "First, assuming this group is my party and there are other groups involved, the answer is waiting. When someone else has already made a move, follow suit and take advantage of the carnage and whatever mistakes they've made. Second, assuming I am alone and this is a group of strangers, the answer doesn't change. Third, assuming this is my party and there is no one else involved... then I choose to go left. I won't waste time and valuable energy guiding a group through a thorny path, but snakes have consciousness. Snakes can be frightened, dominated or controlled. It wouldn't be a problem to walk in with a group, and leave with a venomous army."

So long as Sakura was satisfied with this part of her shopping trip, Hiruko could leave satisfied overall. A moment of appraisal in the mirror seemed to confirm just that, though her main focus appeared to be that token. They each had different views of its importance, neither right and neither wrong. Regardless, Sakura kept it with her as they exited the shop. "They do make good pieces here. It's still not the best, though. There's another place back home worth looking at, but that trip is a little out of the way for now. I'll take you one day," he said by the time they reached the car, which Hiruko started while clerks sorted those boxes within. Once that was out of the way, he'd be driving toward the next destination posthaste.

[Apollymi]

The explanation that came from Kazuhiko about human society and how it worked was odd. Angelica wasn't a big thinker by any stretch of the imagination, but she definitely didn't understand human nature. As far as she was concerned doing things the way it was implied just continued a cycle of bad outcomes for numerous people just because they couldn't handle the idea of standing out from the norm. "Yeah, I am pretty sure this is one of those fundamental differences. It makes no sense to me, and given how you said it, you and other people also acknowledge it doesn't make sense," she said with certainty. But it didn't seem like one of those things any one person could fix, or rather if one person could fix it, the rest of the humans would likely strike out against it because of that free will they don't use until they feel challenged. Oh well, beyond that point there was the matter of Kazuhiko's relationship with his first two children, Angelica had a lot to say about it, but would leave it simply. "Kazuki is in Munetsuchi and since we plan to go back I am sure you'll get to meet him soon. Lux flew off into the distance like someone else I knew," she said with her nose turned up in the air. She was never going to let go of her abandonment issues, but she wouldn't let one thing stand. "I don't think you're a bad father, Chuck. I had one of those and I am going to say no," she said earnestly. "Second from another girl with a bad male genetic components," said Kaguya who was pulling out a vibrating phone. It would seem she'd been added to another group chat, this one making her smile, "Good morning, Saku-chan. I watched him walk into a casino and bet it all on green and win. I know he's magic..." mentioned Kaguya in that text message so casually. Miko had her phone vibrate and draw her attention as well. "Hai hai, good morning Saku-chan ^_^ I also know he's magic o.o That much is obvious by.... :3 Well you know by now >.<~ Are you worried about it? O_O" Miko texted as well.

At the same time, Emirie was being kept track of by Soma. Both of them were busy having a discussion which was testing the waters between them. In Emirie's case, she wasn't just poking at his morality but also his intelligence and problem-solving with her questions. She wanted a fuller picture before agreeing to help him one way or the other. So what would be happening? First, Soma would be acknowledging the loaded nature of her question which would give her more answer for a singular question. In this moment, a small smile crept up onto perfectly pink lips as she confirmed a certain amount of extra thought from the lad sitting beside her. "It is," she said almost coyly. Of course, his answer to her actual question came in tiers. He revealed his level of thinking which seemed to go into specific variables left out of the scenario. Those added variables left quite a bit open to interpretation. And in so doing Emirie was able to get a fuller understanding of the lad in the moment. He was callous to his enemies and those he considered expendable, but his own friends and comrades weren't among them. He approached situations logically and in a way to maximize value and effort while minimizing casualties and maximizing advantages. He also had a great deal of faith in his own abilities, which she could now safely assume leaned in the direction of summoners given his listed reasoning of sentience in animals being the reason to chose a snake riddled path. "Those are a lot of variables covered..." she mused seeming to find something akin to amusement in the moment. That just left her last question didn't it?

At the same time Sakura was packing up after a rather fruitful jewelry shopping trip. According to Hiruko this wasn't the absolute best place, and the place he thought was best was near his home. The claim there was an interesting one, and given his hidden magical potential she had to wonder if his taste leaned towards pieces that were a bit closer to what the magical world would view as accessories? Well, she supposed she'd find out eventually, "Hai, if it's a place you reccommend, I look forward to visiting it some time~" she clarified happily. She'd take her seat back in the car and leave the driving to Hiruko. Whle that occurred she received two back to back messages, one from Shinomiya Kaguya and the other from Iino Miko, all concerning the man currently driving. First and foremost, there would be a giggle, she found Miko's method of texting rather amusing for reasons she couldn't explain, but more serious matters were being discussed. "Well, those are magical things, but there is also the fact that he is awake enough spiritually to sense people like us and to see my inmon. He is... using magic of the soul freely and his body and mana have grown to match it, but his mind isn't quite awake enough to fully utilize magic actively. Because of that, the fact that he is unaffected by karma is a bit problematic and makes him experience huge shifts in the activity around him every seven years. By his own words he is currently approaching his 4th seven and I don't think he or whatever area he is in will survive the event. And after having him I don't wish to lose him. I assumed you two are both onboard with this sentiment so what do we do?" the message sent by Sakura was done with utmost clarity and full reaosning.

[Bloodedge]

"It doesn't seem like much of a difference to me. The gods of Alaya were said to mostly be absentees who let the Anunnaki do whatever they want without rising up," Kazu stated. Angelica continuously expressed an opinion of difference between humans and other species, but after seeing the results... he could easily blame all manner of civilizations. Something similar could be said about his view on bad parenthood. Kazuki's conception came during one of the darker times of his life, but it may not have been the darkest to date. Angelica and Kaguya weren't the only ones who had terrible fathers; his words were taken from a direct comparison. "Oh yeah? I also had one, you know. Two at once... sort of. Finding out you've been living a life based on the emotions of a guy you've never even met doesn't sit well with a young boy. It'll turn a bleeding heart black real quick," he insisted. For that eternally smiling face, Kazuhiko as Charlemagne was certainly not born and raised in the light.

Meanwhile, Emirie gave simple acknowledgement of Soma's assertion. What she'd done with her question, she'd absolutely done with purpose. Good. He wanted her onboard for such a potential. Seeing it was potential that was already being actualized, he only became more sure of the plan. She'd be an excellent addition, whether short-term or long-term. First, Soma had to get through her final question... which wasn't being asked just yet. Emirie commented on the number of variables he addressed, and all fell silent there. Well, not all. Soma himself would be speaking again. "You'll neither find any additional information that hasn't been requested, nor bait me into revealing more about myself than I've already decided you can know. Does that cover it?" he asked without hesitation.

[Apollymi]

Kazuhiko saw things from an interesting perspective. Seeing the gods of Alaya as the same sorts of civilized garbage as humans. As was the case with all major groups there were caveats and Angelica saw herself as one in this particular case. "Wouldn't know, it isn't as if I grew up with those gods either. I meant that from the perspective of a shut-in as you keep calling me. I don't actually know if they all let it go or not, I wouldn't but... I'll argue anything I feel is right," Angelica pointed out. And that part was true, what she found annoying about the situation wasn't just humans not doing anything about something as silly as looking after themselves, it was the other humans allowing that craziness to change their lives. Beyond that, it seemed that Kazuhiko had his own bad parenting experiences. According to him the effect that the oddity Kazuki's birth could go very badly and it was why he considered himself bad. The two girls wouldn't agree but for markedly different reasons, "You aren't planning not to see him at all, nor are you trying to dictate his life... I simply can't see it as the same," Angelica said thoughtfully. "Hm, that experience of yours is showing isn't it? But I think the fact that you are even conacious enough to question it leans you in the opposite direction, no need to be so hard on yourself, the world does that enough right?" Kaguya asked in the light kind of way she did while she read a sizeable text message from Sakura about one Daikichi Hiruko. "The only answer would be to make sure his mind catches up to his body and soul? if he's awake enough for his senses to be working he has to be at least a little suspicious by now~" Kaguya offered her opinion on the matter. Miko had listened to the argument on parents and felt she had no place in it, the first time she was born her parents were great, and the second time, well she'd ended up an orphan, her understanding of life complications was very different. So, she'd quietly continue to reply to Sakura's text message. "Yikes x.x We should definitely see about fixing up his understanding and keeping anything bad from happening. >.< I am surprised you managed to form an attachment so quickly O.o Congratulations ^_^ We could bring it up with Charlie... I took my parents through the door already D: I doubt he'd have anything negative to say about the potential after meeting Hiru-nii either *_* I also don't want to miss out on more of him -_-" Miko offered before eyes bounced up. "We'll be getting off the bus in three stops..." she stated as a method of keeping up with time for the group at large to hear.

In the meantime, there was a break in the questions which were being asked by Emirie. Such an action was also by design if only because a moment of gentle conversation could give a bit more context and let her understand the young man she was talking to a bit better. What was more Soma decided to reveal quite a bit of information about the nature of this deal of his. He made the claim that she wouldn't be receiving more than she requested and that he'd only be saying what he decided she should know. She smiled at him then in a genuine sort of way. "You can't be sure of what I will take from the things you say. If you could be you wouldn't be trying so actively to recruit me to your cause, I'd be relatively useless to a brain that could completely predict me on its own. But I didn't ask any questions to find information you weren't willing to give I was asking that way as a matter of your privacy. So yes, that about covers it..." she mentioned without the added details. If he was giivng nothing extra away she saw no need to do so either. "Last question, if you had a different name, would you be a different person?"

[Bloodedge]

Kazuhiko had no intention to be missing in the lives of his children. Even so, it couldn't be said that he made no moves to dictate their lives. He didn't do so consciously, but he didn't have to if some spiritually inherited anger was going to do so for him. If nothing else, he could hope for some understanding from the other side. Both Angelica and Kaguya seemed to take the reasonable approach. A young male, however, might be a different story entirely. Time would tell. "Guys, chill. I'm not freaking out about it right now or anything; it's just a passing thought. It won't go away that easily, but it's no big deal until it is. Let's just enjoy the shopping trip," he suggested for the sake of moving on. Any concerns he had about parenthood would be shelved and addressed whenever any signs showed themselves. In the meantime, they apparently had three stops to relax on the bus... which meant it was time for something important to be addressed. "Ang, you haven't said anything yet. What do you think of motorized vehicles?"

Still ongoing was the more intellectual chat closer to the bus's center. Emirie was sure Soma had no cause for certainty regarding her takes and formed opinions. "Don't be so sure. I'm not actively recruiting you. Right now, I'm just killing time before you finish beating around the bush. You're going to join me. That much has been clear for the past five minutes," he said as if certain beyond any doubt. Moving on, Emirie claimed to respect his privacy with her questions. This wasn't a matter worth any extra care the way Soma viewed it, but that semantic was of no importance to him either. Emirie's final question, strange as it was, made the male close his eyes again. That grin hadn't gone anywhere. The nature of his answers, however, did become a bit stranger, more indifferent. "Compared to what I am currently, yes. But what I will be... isn't something that will change. I'm climbing my way to the top by any means necessary. That decision was made when I gained consciousness, before I was even born."

[Apollymi]

Ah, though the girls of this group tried to offer Kazuhiko comfort in his first steps into fatherhood. It seemed he didn't want it. He claimed he wasn't freaking out about the start of his life, but instead it was just a thought popping up in his mind. The minds of men and women were so very different, Kaguya could only chuckle while thinking that this kind of thing was why men of their era walked into oncoming traffic, but she simply nodded. "Hai hai~" Kaguya mentioned. At the same time Angelica looked at her husband and sighed, he was always like this but she wouldn't push him on this, she was trying to be more understanding of his oddities. "Of course we're going to enjoy the shopping trip," mentioned Angelica. The girls at large had already had quite the fun time finding lingerie. But what would Kazuhiko move on to? Apparently the knowledge that Angelica hadn't yet encountered motor vehicles yet. How was she enjoy it it? "It's a bit weird, there's so much vibration happening it feels almost unstable but we're moving relatively fast I guess, and in a large group which is a bit weird under normal circumstances. I guess I like it alright... though I don't really understand why there are so many kinds of vehicle," she explained of herself. Well, the magical world had different kinds of transportation.

Meanwhile, a gentle conversation was taking place between two very clever individuals. According to Soma it had been obvious for about five minutes that Emirie would join him. She supposed that was a truth she'd not considered initially. "Well, I did say that if the unknowns were covered that I didn't mind helping you..." she mused. Overall she saw several benefits to being helpful, most of them surrounding her younger half-sister. But what about her last question. She was curious about his motivations, and how deep they ran. Though apparently such things were nothing to worry about, he claimed to have been the same since his consciousness developed. "Sou ka, that was all I needed to know. I'll help you... even though I don't know what it is you're climbing to the top of," she said as calmly as she did everything else. Whatever he desired her brainpower for, she'd offer for now as she grew into herself. Whatever the case, Emirie wouldn't be arguing with a drive that existed before this man existed as a being. If he had a goal she figured he'd eventually make his way to it, she wouldn't question that.

[Bloodedge]

Moving on from one conversation seemed easy enough, though Kazu was sure each girl involved had additional thoughts about the matter. He wasn't too worried about how things were going. Well... perhaps he was, but there were hidden reasons beyond hidden feelings; none of it was worth anyone's concern. Joy. Everyone should just experience a bit of joy for this two-year adventure between worlds. As such, a pleasant shift toward Angelica's Gaia experience was in order. What she noted about the feeling was something most just adjusted to. Kazu remembered the feeling of carriages being just as strange during his early experiences. "Smoother than horse-drawn though, right? Those things were terrible on countryside roads," he claimed. "The types are just as varied no matter where you go. It just depends on what you need them for. This one is public transportation for people who don't have vehicles of their own and aren't going far enough to need a train. If somebody's likely to carry heavy cargo, they'll probably get a truck instead of a car. Bigger families might get an SUV, and so-on. There are a lot more on Alaya than what Aincrad has too. You'll see carriages, chariots... whatever the hell that thing King Gilgamesh flies around on... lots of stuff!"

Soma knew Emirie would be joining his cause, regardless of her willingness to 'help' him. Their entire conversation thus far, to Soma, was more an orientation or rundown than an interview or recruitment. When his decisions were made, they were made firmly. This one had taken some time to form... but mere seconds into their chat, there was no turning back until cooperation began properly. Now was the beginning. Emirie officially signed herself up to become the third member of his little party. Temporary or otherwise didn't matter; everything was temporary in some respect. As for what he was climbing toward... "The top. There's only one, but I quickly realized something when I entered this world. Becoming the strongest as an individual is absolutely impossible. In that case, what I should do is obvious. Gather the 'Strongest Allies', and become their leader. The 'top' isn't an idea or a metaphor; it's something unquestionable and unachievable. It's an infinite ladder, and the only way anyone can claim they're at the top is when no one else around is any higher on that ladder."

[Apollymi]

Kazuhiko was quite right about the girls involved having extra thoughts. Even Miko maintained a few though she felt she had no room to speak given her own more comfortable upbringing in at least one of her lives. Regardless, there was talk of buses, cars and other forms of trasnport which apparently varied by use. Public Transportation as it was called, was useful for those who couldn't afford or have their on vehicles and he was right about the other thing as well. "Well, everything is better than horse drawn carriages, unless those have a lot of extras on them they are always horrible. I will say that it is quite interesting how people got over their travel needs though... this whole technology thing is kind of it's own form of magic in a way," she said happily. All the while Konomi was listening and a bit confused, well that wasn't right, she was coming to terms with the fact that at least one of these people was from a magical world that maybe the others had been to. She wanted to question it, but she would have felt so ridiculous doing so that it wouldn't have mattered regardless. And thus those calming headpats from Anya persisted as she aimed to held their newest member adjust to her new reality. "Also I have no idea what King Gilgamesh flies around on... I might be out of the loop on that," said Angelica. Most of these girls had no idea what he was talking about so he was definitely alone.

It seemed that with the confirmation that Soma would indeed have Emirie among his ranks, that he became much more comfortable telling her the depth of his ambition. It was interesting, hearing him speak of his understanding of this world only a few hours past him being born. "Sou ka, so you plan to go full speed ahead towards an infinite goal without cease... I will hand it to you, that is an interesting first decision," she mused though she couldn't hate him for his desire. She had no such ambition but she also didn't need it, hers were very manageable goals so she'd be pleased to extend a hand to someone else, while she made her way to her own goals by her own means. And who knew, maybe she'd find something even more interesting while tagging along. And thus came another call, as a cord was pulled for them to begin exiting. "Everyone make sure they pick up their bags. Someone please keep track of Anya-chan. We're exiting the bus at this next stop!" Miko mentioned. Theyw ere less than a few store fronts up from their next official stop, which was a store which specialized in men's wear called Diviner. But of course, she'd be one of the last to exit after the bus came to a halt if only to make sure nothing was forgotten or left behind.

[Bloodedge]

"Well, I wouldn't say everything. It feels like running into terrible modes of transportation is destiny sometimes. I'll take a wooden carriage on a rocky path over being flung through a portal again," Kazu said, meaning every word. "But I guess you could compare it to magic. People will always find a way to make life easier, magic or no magic," he added. Regarding the vehicle often used by King Gilgamesh, he found it difficult to explain. What even was it? "Uhh... it's like a flying throne? It's full of weapons, it has wings, it's pure gold and... really, really fast based on the one time I've seen it. That's about all I've got."

One conversation was in a lulled state, and another seemed to be ending. Soma had no further information to offer Emirie at present, and it didn't seem to matter on her end either. Whatever the case, an announcement was made to initiate the group's departure. Soma was up and ready to move without hesitation. Hearing mention from Miko about keeping track of the child, however, he kept an arm extended low to offer his hand. All the while, Kazuhiko was sitting back. It seemed Miko wasn't the only one thinking to leave last and ensure everything was taken care of. Of course, he'd also become used to picking up the rear when involved in a group. "Already? Wow, I forgot how much quicker regular transportation was on this side. We should bring back a book and use it to invent cars or something," he said, stretching.

[Apollymi]

"I disagree. I don't actually mind the whole being tossed out of a portal thing. Well, as long as it isn't always happening," Angelica countered as one who'd actually been tossed out of a portal quite recently. Though the idea that humanity aimed to make things easier was quite obvious based on all the things she'd seen so far. Phones, money you didn't have to carry around in your hands. Bags which weren't magic but could still hold lots of things and a whole host of other things she'd barely had time to properly process. Like these buses which could carry them rather quickly from one point to another which would have taken quite a bit to walk to. Right now, Miko was mentioning they should be leaving so she got up and made her way out with her duffle bag over her shoulder. Other girls were filing out as well. Sena, Chika, Ai, Kei and Kaguya would make their way out at the announcement with bags attached to their persons.

Emirie at the same time didn't have to wait for anything as Soma was up first extending a hand to Anya after the announcement. Anya had a face of pure childish satisfaction as she took Soma's hand and left the bus with him, and Emirie waited and escorted off the Gaia side original Kohara Konomi. They'd exit together and Emirie made sure she had her bag as well in a forest green color. With all of the people making their way off, Miko was scanning seats of which Kazuhiko managed to be one of the last to file off as well. "I'm pretty sure we don't need a book, just materials. Apparently Olga was a mechanic on this side, and she'd probably be legitimately upset if someone else made a motor vehicle of this sort before her," Miko mentioned. With a scan done to make sure everyone had picked up all of their belongs, and that she had all her own as well. She'd slide off the bus right before Kazuhiko knowing he'd want to pull up the rear. With everyone off the bus and on the side walk, Miko's hand would extend into the air and she'd begin speaking again. "We are headed down this way, to the store called Diviners," she announced. Though she didn't know if any would know what the store was, she'd make sure to explain it an anything else on the way.

[Bloodedge]

Of course Angelica would choose the portal route over carriages; she'd only been through one to his knowledge. Kazuhiko, on the other hand, had been launched through more portals than he could count. "In that case, you take all the portals from now on. I'm done not even knowing what I'm about to land on, or if I'll slow down enough before impact to avoid being maimed," he griped. With that complaint out of the way, Kazu began packing up the few cards he'd taken out in the past couple of minutes, sliding them comfortably back into his deck box. There would be more time to deal with organizing those later.

For now, Kazu was following Miko out to the pavement. Everyone else seemed to have fallen in place, including their newest addition. Before they all went on their way, Miko mentioned a comrade of theirs being a mechanic in this world. Perhaps she would be upset to learn someone else invented a car before her... though knowing about that vehicle of Gilgamesh's, such a thing was possible anyway. Regardless, Kazu's plan wouldn't change. "Olga's still one of us. I never said I was going to trust myself to put a car together, book or not. I'd still get the book, though. No telling when she's from on this side, or if she's forgotten ─ or if she knows everything she'd need to know for a full build. If she wants to make a car, we could at least give her some reference for a refresher," he said before hearing the name of their next destination. "Wait, DIVINERS?! Annie, your plan's full of holes! We need clothes, not designer fashion statements! People on this side
already think we're a group of ubermodels or something!"

[Apollymi]

Kazuhiko offered Angelica the portals of the future as he was tired of dealing with them. His gripes seemed very logical, "Yeah, I'm going to pass on everyone you, you know... moderation and all that~" she said in a joking manner. After exiting the bus, everyone else was outside and Miko and Kazuhiko were left to discuss cars and the one member of their group who would most enjoy building a vehicle of that type. "Those are all reasonable points, and I definitely wouldn't see her turning down reference materials. I'll add it to the box," Miko mused about the whole of it. Soon enough they were all off the bus and should have been headed for the men's clothing store which could see each of the males of this group outfitted almost completely but of course there was an issue.

What was this one? Well, Kazuhiko took issue with the type of store Diviners was. According to the leader of their group the men needed clothes not designer gear. He also claimed that their image was already in question and this would compound the issue. A sigh escaped Miko as she turned to look at Kazuhiko, "This isn't a hole, this choice is perfect. Diviners is men's apparel in most of its forms. Yes, it is fashionable but it also isn't as expensive as you are making it sound, it's not like the shopping we're definitely doing for us at Chioriya Boutique later. Besides all that you can get literally everything there, and in enough different forms that you guys won't end up looking exactly alike literally all the time, which I figured would be good if we are going to have multiples of these group outings," she said coming up with most of her justifications after the fact. "And if it's the price you're worried about I figure I could clothe all four of you in a more complete way for the same or less than I just spent getting just underwear for all of us," Miko finished. By the end of this minor tirade her face had gone a bit puffy as she pouted about the outcome. Getting four guys to shop at a reasonable place shouldn't be difficult.

[Bloodedge]

Kazuhiko couldn't outright get behind the idea of collecting designer clothes using someone else's money. Even if he were the one paying, he would have chosen something a bit more cost-friendly. Even if Miko insisted that it could all be handled for the males of this group, even with greater ease than undergarment purchases for the young women present, it didn't seem like the best idea. The existence of variety didn't make it a simpler matter either. Worse still, Miko was still planning a trip to Chiyoriya Boutique ─ a very expensive place that was arguably the most popular designer in Japan during this time period.

"Annie, mind explaining when and why you became freaking loaded?! You're not talking human amounts of money. Aren't you seventeen?" Kazu questioned. He figured there was no getting out of this situation, but the endgame answer would probably just have to be... making up the difference later somehow. A sigh passed Kazuhiko's lips as he silently decided upon that future. "You know what? Fine. Fine, I'll make everything even weirder and take the expensive clothes. Happy?" he said as they encroached upon the shop.

[Apollymi]

Kazuhiko disliked the idea of splurging with someone else's money. Miko disliked the idea of not caring for her friends the same way she cared for herself. Beyond that the bender she'd been on wasn't all negative. Over the course of the last few days, back in a world that didn't treat her as badly as her previous life on Alaya did she was content to live and enjoy. That pouty nature of hers would remain for a few moments yet as Kazuhiko wondered when and how she'd become loaded enough to spend the type of money she planned to spend today. The answer to that question was simultaneously easy and difficult. "I am seventeen right now yes. And... I am independently wealthy. I did explain that I have a job here already, actually I'll be working tomorrow. But I also spent my second night back here in a casino where I won so much money that this shopping trip isn't even the first round." she explained, but there was still something vague about it. Anya was staring at her directly as she explained, but couldn't make sense of all the things going on in Miko's head.

Ah, but it seemed Kazuhiko after some thought was willing to take what she offered and Miko looked at him still chewing her puffy little cheeky as she glanced at him. She'd known him for far too long, she knew he was considering the methods in which to make up for such ridiculous spending and it wasn't necessary. Perhaps she could assuage his feelings about it a bit. "Yes, it will make me happy. I wouldn't treat my friends any differently than I treat myself. So, if I am buying cool stuff for me, I'll also buy cool stuff for all the other girls. And if I am doing that then I would also buy cool stuff for all the guys. Besides, it's closer to one stop shopping this way, and it'll get us to the card shop faster~" she said lightly. One could note that she'd not explained her job, one could also note that she was underage and gambling and one could note that she had no qualms spending her own money. But after three hundred years of being poor, she could enjoy spending her money on herself and her friends. "To Diviners~" she claimed the store front a few doors down would lead into a designer men's apparel store. "Alright guys, also make sure you get a duffle or a backpack. Make sure you grab underwear, and socks along with any pants and shirts you grab," she offered freely.

[Bloodedge]

Miko may have answered Kazuhiko's question about her available funds, but having 'a job' could never cover such spending without existing wealth. Kazu would have asked half a dozen more questions, but he assumed most of her finances came from the gambling... which she shouldn't have been legally allowed to do, causing a very different concern. "Annie, how the hell did you get into a casino? Is it the MILF build? It's the MILF build, isn't it?" he assumed. She and most other girls in their group looked mature beyond their years, so perhaps it was that simple an answer.

The logic presented by Miko was fair as a way to treat one's friends. Being of a similar mind, however, Kazu wasn't going to let such favors go unreturned. If nothing else, he couldn't argue with a quicker trip to the card shop. It even seemed that part had been thrown in with purpose. It was, after all, one of the easiest ways Kazu could be convinced to drop something. "Are you exploiting my weakness, Annie? Because I might be into that," he said as they entered the store. Well... as most of them entered the store. Just as he'd done previously, Soma casually burst into the building as if it were his own bedroom. Seiichi teetered his way in a few people later, and Yuuya a bit behind him. Kazu would be the last to step inside, if not among them. Of those who entered, Soma spoke to the members of his personal group. "You've all spent enough time looking at me. Find me something interesting," he requested, albeit in a way this society might consider rude. Kazuhiko was still hanging around between Miko and Angelica, seemingly baffled by all the displays around them. "There are a lot more appearances of the word 'diviner' than I thought. This amount of branding is a little intimidating. . ."

[Apollymi]

Miko was the type of person who wouldn't allow her friends less than she allowed herself. This had an odd showing when she was making purchases, but she saw nothing wrong with it. She knew Kazuhiko was similarly minded, but also knew that he would likely never understand how she saw and understood him. He was a person who saved her from the darkness of her childhood in the magical world, she'd not been lying to Father An when she'd mentioned that she'd follow him anywhere. He had her devotion in a way few people would ever know. Ah, but as always there were quite a few distractions. In this case, Kazuhiko was wondering how she got into a casino to win the money he assumed she was spending now. He attributed it to her physical form but that wasn't entirely the case, "Well, the look was initially part of it, but not the whole of it. I know a guy who likes to gamble and he was feeling lucky so he wanted me to go with him. I wanted Kaguya to have a good night and brought her too. And got us both in, that's all," she explained of the situation at large. She wasn't the type to withhold information which didn't need to be held.

Moving on, Miko had mentioned their eventual trip to the card shop intentionally. She'd known that Kazuhiko was really into card games, and the previous day's teaching rounds proved it beyond a doubt. If distractions could be presented to keep him from focusing on the spending of funds that truly didn't matter to anyone, all could be well. But of course, the brown haired lad noticed this and pointed out that he might like the girl taking advantage of his weaknesses. 'That's fucking hot!' she decided in a singular moment. "Box it," she muttered immediately. Meanwhile, Soma demanded the group of girls who were attached to him find him something interesting and in this case both of the older women looked at him for a few moments longer, and strangely enough it'd be Konomi to speak, "If you are getting anything out of here, there are a few things to consider. I assume these clothes are magic, there is no logical explanation for how you fit in your pants otherwise," she said looking him over. She was pretty good at taking measurements, not perfect but she could get close enough. "If he's getting pants make sure he gets compression boxers too. Reds, whites and blacks look good against his skin as well," she mentioned for their group at large. Anya looked at the girl with wide eyes, that was actually good. "Anya knows what to do!" the little girl mentioned she turned to her elder sister and held her arms up, and Emirie took her without thinking too much about it. "Hai hai, I'll help you reach higher things then," she mused, "Arigatou Kohara-san," she offered to the girl as she went about shopping. Meanwhile, it seemed that Kazuhiko was intimidated by the amount of branding put all over men's clothes. "Kaya-sen," Miko started to have the black haired girl waving her hand away as she'd already begun her movements towards Yuuya. "I already got it~" she mentioned casually. As Sena walked up to Seiichi with a smile on her face, "Sena-sama is here to help her big brother pick some cool stuff too!~" she said knowing that men were less prone to such shopping. "No need to be intimidated, we can probably find you quite a few pieces that aren't so obvious, start from the inside out," Miko offered. "And don't forget the bags, it'll make it easier for us to keep everything organized," she said to the group at large.

[Bloodedge]

The excuse behind Miko's casino trip had little to do with her new physique, actually. She had an associate who gambled, so she was dragged along. That same night resulted in Kaguya's company as well. Given the speed of Anya's birth after a single session, Kazu found himself looking toward Soma, then Kaguya. "Sou ka. That explains one thing, I guess? Must've been a really busy night," he commented. When he spoke of her exploitative behavior, Miko once again decided to box something mentally. He hardly had to wonder what she was talking about. "You know that wasn't an innuendo... but I guess there's that too. Sounds fun," he added. With that, he began focusing on the array of clothing options ahead of him. Kazu saw a great number of pieces he took interest in. He'd have to invest in some very baggy pants henceforth, but that was fine. He picked up a backpack, a shoulder bag and a body bag each, deciding to fill them all with different types of apparel. Underpants and undershirts were simple enough, so he filled the shoulder bag with those in equal numbers ─ adding a package of socks. "Not much point advising a start from the inside. It's not like guys have a ton of underwear options, or even styles," he commented with his smallest bag already full. His backpack was going to be in danger, based on the sizes of pants he'd have to look into. Either way, pants were more important, and would thus fill the largest bag he had. "Not sure if I can pull off the baggy look too well, but I'm willing to give it a shot," he mused while browsing.

Meanwhile, Yuuya didn't seem to have any intention of making a purchase, merely standing by and looking around. Seiichi had a single bag he intended to fill with simple items until Sena spoke. He nodded, accepting the offered kindness of assistance. Soma was having the easiest time of all, having most work done on his behalf already. There was even Konomi to give advice to the two who went browsing for his sake. "Oh? You think tight underpants are going to help? I should hold you responsible for the magic to make those work more easily, or maybe... you should be the one helping make sure it gets in. What's the harm in another dressing room scandal, after all? You were really excited during the last one."

[Apollymi]

The explanation of a night spent gambling made legitimate sense when one considered how Miko came to be in that situation. "Yeah, it was a very busy day. Though admittedly that doesn't seem to be slowing down much at all," Miko stated honestly. She'd decided Kaguya could use a good night and called her to join, but the truth of the matter was, she would have easily consumed all of that man's attention for way too long herself in any situation. Whatever the case, they were moving towards a different point in the conversation one which noted the lack of innuendo meant by Kazuhiko. "How you meant it doesn't matter, my brain took it one way... and since it sounds fun, I will casually take it as permission~" Miko said lightly, though she meant it with the full weight of such statements for her. 'She's still extreme.' Angelica decided but she wouldn't be commenting. Apparently there was something lamentable about men's clothing options and the lack of style choices presented by it. While Kazuhiko shopped Miko and Angelica tagged along. "No men don't get as many style choices, which is why the splurge for something non-standard is worthwhile, get some A-shirts too!~" Miko added knowing what he looked like under his clothes. And knowing she and all the women would appreciate the look. As for pants, apparently he didn't know if he could pull off the baggy look and Miko thought about it for less than a few seconds before deciding. "You can definitely pull it off. If you are worried about the excess fabric, just go for smaller t-shirts. You're fit enough to pull off that sort of look~" Miko mentioned, knowing that one other person she knew had such a look going for him her brows furrowed in confusion. "Box it," she murmured while shaking the thought away. That singular thought would find itself shoved into that ever building box concerned one Mikami Takao. Angelica seemed to think about it for a second and nodded her agreement. "Not quite sure about the language but these clothes will definitely make hiding it easier than the pants you are wearing right now..." she concluded.

While Yuuya didn't seem to have any interest in making a purchase, Kaguya was soon at his side nudging him along. "Come on Yuu-kun, let's find you something nice~" she claimed in her typical way. She knew that Miko wouldn't be letting this go and would interject if need be, so better to find out if there was anything of interest to the lad before hand. Seiichi had Sena's help and all was well among those kids, but what bout Soma. Well, his shopping was being done by the girls in his group, mostly Anya and Emirie were picking out a few pieces he might enjoy. Anya chose a black bag which would sling over the body. And Emirie helped her decided on the graffiti snake motif as well as a few other more practical pieces as the young girl seemed infatuated with bright colors. As for Konomi she once again found herself in a strange position. She found herself shaking her head. "Still a human by my own account, can't just do magic. Though I could see that kind of thing being useful. I just know how fabric works because of my former job. Is it fool-proof, unlikely. Will it help a bit... probably. Also I try to limit my craziness to understandable things... can I take some time to continue processing. I am trying not to have a psychaoctic break here," Konomi mentioned earnestly. Even that bus trip hadn't actually calmed her nerves at all, she also still felt intoxicated as well, she needed some time.

[Bloodedge]

"Yeah, same. At least it's fun instead of just hectic though, right?" Kazu replied about the ridiculous pace of life lately. At some point, he and Miko would probably be discussing all the craziness in detail again. Of course, that seemed to be something likely to come at a very specific time between them. As for his earlier statement, Miko would apparently take permission regardless of the original intent. Kazu thought that was fine; it was something he'd already gotten used to with Sakura. "Whatever works. Whenever you're ready to do that, just let me know," he commented casually. Moving on, Kazu was urged to acquire A-shirts in addition to his other purchases. He couldn't immediately get why that was a recommendation, but he did grab a pack anyway. "Not sure why, but... alright," he agreed. Kazu then moved on to scanning pants again. He picked up a few pairs of baggy breeches, mostly black as most articles in this store seemed to be. "Some cargos might be good. I could fit extra deck boxes!"

In the meantime, Soma was keeping a loose eye on Anya and Emirie while checking on Konomi's advancement once more. She was still so very human, almost rejecting the idea of deviance outright so close to the previous incident. Her alleged lack of ability to use magic was absolutely untrue, however. One of those two matters would not be allowed continuance. Either she advanced her magical ability to something tangible, or she fell to the more natural way of things as dictated by the will of souls. Soma did not accept stagnation of any sort. "You have two choices. Use magic, or have mana pumped into your body. I'm going to keep moving forward, and you're coming with me. There's no room for idling, but you can pick the lesser of two evils as long as progress is made."

[Apollymi]

Miko and Kazuhiko had more than a human lifetime worth of shared experiences, so she could definitely understand what he meant when speaking about the fun nature of the current rush of her life. "It is definitely more fun than hectic. And oddly enough every experience is helping me manage myself a bit better... which is kind of a miracle really," she stated honestly. She'd been off the rails basically since her fall from Aincrad. Even so, she'd been learning to manage her impulses, figuring out how she felt about herself and even making more friends, it was kind of odd if she was being honest. Whatever the case, she could let Kazuhiko know when she was ready to take advantage of his weaknesses, "Aye, sir♪~" she said in a voice that was ever so lightly teasing. Much to her own happiness there also wasn't a question about the nature of A-shirts, which she appreciated. 'Hm, I should make sure Soma gets some too,' she thought given she'd been close enough to have a light inspection of that young man's physique. Whatever the case, it seemed that Kazuhiko was fine with cargo pants due to the extra space it would allow his hobby. "You know what, I should have expected that one... but given my own oddities I understand the need for space. As long as you're happy Charlie~" Miko mentioned. At the same time, Angelica had been mentally understanding the limitations of human storage. "Right, I meant to ask, why are pockets on these shorts so small. Like my phone doesn't fit," she asked but that was a whole conversation which would lead to a massive gathering of the women of this world.

Ah, but now was Anya's time to shine. She'd been figuring out that she couldn't just listen to some people's thoughts, it made her quite dizzy. Still that very obvious thought from Miko after the A-shirts caught her attention. While Emirie picked out comfy sweatpants for Soma, Anya pointed to a package of maroon colored A-shirts. "Sou ka, that's a pretty good choice, very nice, Anya-chan!" she praised the girl, but her mind was still working. She could have had the same kind of hyper-hearing as Emirie's mother, but she also could have been mentally extrapolating the need for two people to have the same types of clothing. Or there was also a more magical option, she'd have to observe more to be sure... but she was betting on the latter considering the interest of Soma in the young girl. At the same time, Konomi was being told about her apprent demand for progress. "And I thought my bosses and professors were slave-drivers..." she mumbled. Still, if progress was the name of the game without her just being subject to more sex she supposed there was at least a goal in mind she could work on. "But, I guess with a clear goal, it's less terrifying than it could be..." she finally said.

[Bloodedge]

"Lucky. I don't think it's helping me manage anything. No complaints still, but... yeah, you know," Kazu babbled. Enjoyable as life was lately, he couldn't say his life had been made any easier. Well, there was nothing wrong with a bit of chaos. Unexpected turns of events made things more exciting, and he was all for a bit of excitement. Such would come in due time again, as Miko agreed to state whenever she wished to... infringe upon his freedom, as it were. Doing so in the manner they had indirectly agreed to as a special exchange between them, she even essentially advanced their next 'outing' of sorts. "Right. Gonna consider that the first button press and move on," he said, deciding to bag at least three pairs of cargo pants for a reason he'd always consider valid. Angelica expressed her curiosity about pockets, or rather... women's pockets and their lack of size. "Guys get big pockets, girls get purses. Blame James... or Victoria... or whichever old English monarch it was. One of the not me ones!"

One thing Soma expected to come about eventually, particularly when dealing with Konomi, was a comparison to working bosses in this world. He had a minor sense for how such things worked, but the comparison she made was surface-level at best. "A slave-driver and a boss have one thing in common with each other, but not with me. You don't get to leave because you aren't up to par. You're going to reach and exceed expectation even if I have to personally quadruple your mana supply," Soma assured. While speaking, he extended one arm and raised one forefinger. "You felt me do something like that earlier, too, didn't you? My mana works like an alcohol ─ a strong one. You're not drunk now, at least not drunk enough to make decisions an inebriated person wouldn't think twice about, meaning you've processed it at an alarming rate. That means... you can evolve. You can use magic enough to ascend yourself instead of birthing that child, even. Unless the child is too much like me, that is."

[Apollymi]

Kazuhiko apparently wasn't learning from his rapid descent into debauchery. "Iia, I think that is probably more normal than anything... I am definitely the weird one here, but I am also not complaining, not yet anyway~" Miko said in a light tone. Whatever the case, that chime of 'aye, sir' was given acknowledgement as the first button push. It wasn't in Miko's original desire to push buttons but... she wouldn't avoid it either, since the outcome was in her favor. As Kauzhiko picked up more pants, the conversation would shift to one which seemed to be about the nature of pockets. Kazuhiko's grasp of history was a bit faulty, but he wasn't technically wrong or anything as he claimed it simply wasn't him. "Definitely King James fault, that guy is on an absolute no list for me. Everything about him says he hated women. Queen Victoria, just needed to lighten up a bit, at least that is what the books say," she gave more details while Angelica just sighed. "I really don't understand how a king can decide women can't have pockets, but apparently need to buy a different sort of bag to carry stuff in. And I feel like I'm going to get yet another answer I am not going to like..." Angelica mentioned while pinching the bridge of her nose. Well, if anything she didn't need to be told it wasn't Charlemagne's fault, that man definitely wouldn't do something as uncool as taking away people's pockets.

Meanwhile, Konomi was finding out how oddly Soma took her addition to his little group. Not only was he aiming for some unknown goal, apparently even if she didn't live up to his expectations he had no intentions of letting her walk away from this 'job' listing. No, instead it was his intention to force her development whether she wanted it or not. "That's excessive." she mentioned. This might have been one of the oddest things she'd agreed to in her life, but she definitely didn't understand what this boy's rush was, she was a 22 year old college student, who'd gotten enough credits to graduate on time, but still wasn't so certain of her own life's direction. Soma becoming part of her life, seemed to take away part of the equation, but it was so drastic a shift that she wasn't quite done mentally processing the change. "You know half the time it sounds like you're speaking a foreign language? It is taking all my mental processing power just to make sense of the crazy shit you are saying..." she said now also pinching the bridge of her nose. "Video game logic is being used most of the time. Mana is energy, but this is more like an erogame, so... bodily fluids and magical energy seem to be interchangeable. I can evolve don't quite know what that means yet, but it's somehow impressive? Going to ignore that part about potential babies, I am way too young to have kids," she was tryng her best to work through all he was saying but mostly she was just trying to take a normal amount of time to adjust.

[Bloodedge]

"No, Annie. We're a gang now. The weird ones are the people responsible for this. Not that I'm pointing any elbows or anything," Kazu argued while very conspicuously pointing an elbow in Angelica's direction. "But, you know... certain types of people who think all the stuff we've been through is normal," he added. Another pair of pants was thrown into Kazu's backpack, totaling seven pairs. He'd soon move on to inspecting some shirts while determining the blame for lack of women's pockets. Miko insisted King James was to blame over Queen Victoria. Kazu gave it some thought, his hand hovering over a shirt he intended to claim. "Hmm. King James... was that James Stuart? That kid who latched onto me because we shared a name?" he wondered aloud, not even realizing no one present was there for the recalled event. "It can't be, right? That kid was Scottish. Was King James Scottish?" he wondered further.

One more person would own the moniker of 'excessive' without a second thought. Demons and their ilk relished in such descriptors, and Soma sought all manner of notoriety as a source of his own strengthening. Regardless, Konomi was encroaching upon a proper understanding of the world whether she realized it or not. Comparing magical mechanics to video games was an excellent start. "I am speaking a foreign language. Mana is energy, and bodily fluids carry it. How do you think children are born? By the way, it's not something you should ignore. My soul achieved consciousness while being ignored, and eventually... I didn't give my mother much of a choice. You're many years older than me, but given what a lack of experience seems to cause... I'd suggest finding a way to convert it into evolution instead of letting it become conscious. It could kill you."

[Apollymi]

"Hehehe! Together again♪~" a giggle escaped Miko. If nothing else, Kazuhiko was good at lessening a bit of tension and doubt. At the same time, Angelica was picking up on subtle hints, and at least one of them made her gasp. "Hey, I'm not weird!" she stated as if it was an absolute fact. Of course Miko could only laugh more, because quite frankly goddesses as she'd met them were all very odd individually. She saw nothing wrong with this, but she was certain all of them fell far away from the category counted as normal. As for Kazuhiko's commentary about the normalcy of their current situation, Angelica could only scoff. Miko had a little something to add, "I mean... growing pains in a lot of things are normal. I just don't think it's normal at all to have a human two decades of sexual maturation in a week. I've become way too comfortable, at a speed I would have considered way too quick even last week," she mentioned almost casually. Eventually though they were oddly discussing 'King James' the one who advocated for the newer version of the bible that was used in the Church of England according to historical texts. "Chuck, we have no idea what you're talking about... you're aging yourself," Angelica mentioned. "King James is James Charles Stuart though... King of Scotland as James the Sixth. King of England as James the First... European history is full of ruler swaps across countries after the Church became a power that could declare a king," Miko said, it was a rather hard sticking point of one her more annoying teachers. "Ah, shit... it's not just fantasy stuff either, real history is different too..." she said slapping her hand against her forehead that was going to be annoying.

While the oddities of history were being discussed between Kazuhiko and his camp, a discussion of magical biology was happening between Soma and his human recruit. Soma admitted to speaking a foreign language to her, and explained the nature of mana, claiming that i made babies. Konomi was trying to remain open-minded, given the already outrageous things she'd been witnessing and part of, but there was still a level of difficulty to be taken into account. "Wait wait wait... I am 22, I can't be that much older than you. And I know how babies are made and what you are describing is horrifying for multiple reasons. Like you are sounding like you consciously chose your own birth which is fucking crazy. And... I really need someone normal to explain this to me right now... " she said pinching the bridge of her nose. Why were all the answers and explanations coming out like a language she'd never heard and every set of words more ridiculous than their previous ones. Konomi had already committed to a lot of craziness in her future of this she was certain. But she was Japanese and would do her best regardless but things still needed some kind of rationale and what was coming out of Soma's mouth was breaking her brain.

[Bloodedge]

"Like always," Kazu confirmed. A close bond of approximately 300 years was nothing to take lightly. On the other hand, neither was a disagreement that transcended millennia. Angelica insisted she wasn't weird, while Kazu would continue to claim she was. "Well you're not the most weird one. The 'princess in the castle' trope does some heavy lifting... but does that make you not a weirdo? Nope," he countered. Moments later, he'd be agreeing with Miko again. The amount of sexual deviance they'd both been thrown into over a short period of time went well beyond even expectations based in dreams. "Mm, yeah. And there's the taste of everything. That part's been getting even crazier recently," he mused absently before starting an entire mental tangent regarding King James. Angelica didn't know what he was talking about aloud. Maybe he was too old. Whatever the case, Miko had some facts to give about King James as history understood him. "Wait, those were the same James?! I thought those were completely different guys when I heard the lectures..." he mumbled. Kimura Kazuhiko was one who very much struggled through history classes in his current school. If that was the identity of King James, though... "So that was him after all. Unless something happened to him afterwards, I don't think he hates women at all. He seemed really appreciative of them when we met," he commented thoughtfully.

Meanwhile, Konomi decided to state her own age as if she didn't believe a massive difference could exist between herself and Soma. She had no idea how wrong she could be. She may have known how babies were made, but certainly not the whole of it. As a prime example of the supernatural, Soma's birth was 'allowed' lest he produce himself by whatever means necessary. What she needed wasn't someone 'normal' explaining these things, in Soma's opinion. She needed to experience ridiculousness firsthand, to be thrown straight into the fire, as it were. "You're 22 years my senior. The same goes for those two over there," he said, nodding toward Emirie and Anya. "And those two," he added with another nod toward Sena and Seiichi. One more nod went in Kaguya's direction to complete his clause. "That might look like my sister, but she's my mother. If it's too much to believe, you should just think back to that dressing room. I was using magic the entire time. Did you ever notice?"

[Apollymi]

A small smirk came to Miko's face. Together like always... that was a rather comforting thought. The more Miko gave it real consideration, the more she realized that Kazuhiko in the form of Charlemagne had been one of the most present individuals in her life for most of what she remembered of it. Given this face, it only felt right for it to continue, in whatever manner it did. Angelica for her part in this refused to be described as weird, but she was quite weird nonetheless. The talk of tropes and the like which covered her 'issues' seemed to only be a basic cover. "Definitely not weird... you're projecting," she said her nose turned up in the air. Speaking of Kazuhiko's weirdness, there was the matter of the boy he remembered only partially between this world's history lessons and actually meeting him in the other world. "Yeah, they are the same, it was some weird succession thing... he ended up in charge a bit after Henry the Eighth," Miko mentioned. She remembered those two for the opposite reason that she remembered people like King Solomon. Beyond this, Kazuhiko claimed that James hadn't been bad when he'd known him, "I was just thinking I might have to withhold a bit of judgement... history is a bit more complex than just the fantasy stories," she said while wondering if her list would be growing or shrinking when actually meeting certain people. 'Doesn't matter, Seimei-sama is still supreme!~' she thought in a manner of pure devotion.

In the meantime, Konomi was getting way too much information about the nature of birthing children in the magical context. According to Soma himself and five others in this group were apparently all born today. And a girl who by Konomi's best approximation was a bit younger than her, was apparently his mother and not his sister. She was 22 years old, and this young man was apparently, only a few hours old. The moral implications of having this information was a bit too much for her heart to bear. "So... she's your mom. And you're a literal infant along with five other people in this group. And I am supposed to just... roll with that?" she said while holding her head. There was a headache developing and it felt like a hangover. "Did I pass out... is this the weirdest fever dream ever? I'd be willing to believe that..." she murmured. "Believing anything else means, I got seduced by a magical infant into quitting my job and becoming a member of whatever random goals he has going on... Probably magically seduced, because why would I notice magic being used, that doesn't make sense. I mean it's a bit weird that I went against everything normal to me, but I am young enough to make a few bad decisions in my life... maybe working all those extra hours broke me? That's be pretty reasonable. I'd be far from the first person to crack under pressure..." she said building a logical explanation for the outlandish while she processed way more information than she needed to, but if course, she could see it now. The likeness between that little pink haired girl and the guy talking to the other two. And the likeness between the blonde lass with the glasses and the dark haired boy with the purple haired girl. Also the likeness between Soma and his mother was a bit too... linear. He was beautiful as a man that wasn't normal. And obviously that dick of his wasn't normal either. Actually looking at that brown haired lad who'd introduced himself as Kimura Kazuhiko he was also attractive beyond reason... if he wanted to do something she'd... "Those thoughts are invasive," she said while shaking her head from left to right. If that wasn't magic then she was definitely on drugs or something.

[Bloodedge]

According to Angelica, Kazu was projecting his own weirdness onto her. She would say something like that, but the rule of majority said she stood no chance of winning now. "You're outnumbered, Ang. Give it up," Kazu insisted. Angie would learn of democracy over time. Perhaps then, Kazu would retain some facts from history class... though that was all but impossible with Saori as his teacher. How anyone with the slightest interest in women paid attention to her lectures, he didn't know. King James Stuart was between one and three people in his memory, and less of a reasonable individual in history than what Kazu as Charlemagne knew thus far. Was it even worthwhile to delve into history lessons from this world? Perhaps... but Kazu's thought process combined with Miko's words produced the idea of a healthy middle ground. "I can attest to that. It's usually better to take things in the other world as a new experience. Besides, it makes the journey more exciting if you don't have a version of the whole story already. Anyway... this one?" he asked at random, holding up a black splash-art shirt with a few pinks, whites, blues and the like in its splatter-like pattern.

Six individuals in this group were born mere hours ago, and a woman who could have been Soma's twin visually was actually his mother. Konomi had to understand this fact. She wasn't having a dream of any sort, as he'd definitely assure. "You're less in a dream now than you were working a dead-end job with no knowledge of magic. And you weren't seduced by me. The idea of trying something that should be impossible took precedence over your sensibilities. That's just human nature, and the type of being I am... feasts on that aspect. I took control a few times, but what you did was something you were going to do regardless. One room over, and you would have been caught-up with those three," Soma said while glancing in the direction of Kazuhiko, Angelica and Miko. "He was almost my father. Almost," he added. "But none of that matters. You made a decision. Now, you have to act on it. Here is your first order: Grow. By any means necessary, you are to develop more as a magical being. Which method will you choose? The choice is yours... basically."

[Apollymi]

Angelica was apparently outnumbered and she should give up on pushing weirdness onto Kazuhiko. She found herself looking at Miko to confirm this. "Gomennasai, Princess... I think we are all weird," she said with big and imploring eyes. "Hm, this won't be the end," Angelica confirmed making Miko glanced towards Kazuhiko. "You might be digging yourself a hole here Charlie," she warned as any good friend would. Whether Kazuhiko fully understood future implications or not, teaching the strength of numbers when you were on your own in the numbers game was... dangerous. The healthy middle ground about historical figures they could both agree on but for slightly different reasons, "Hai hai, I don't really like spoilers either, but I seem to have a pretty good track record so far... I am trying to maintain my streak," Miko said of her choices in historical or mythological figures. Right now, she'd managed to choose right about Charlemagne, King Solomon, Emperor Qin and Sun Wukong... as far as continuing her choices to interact with them. As for his choice in shirt, "I'm into it," Miko agreed while Angelica nodded. Given this... she could believe in her natural inclinations. While this happened there was a different kind of conversation taking place that tickled Miko's ears a bit.

Soma's understanding of life, technically made more sense knowing that he was only a few hours old. His takes on the nature of her life before were sensible for one who never had to do anything else but what they wanted to with their life. "Yeah, well... doing impulsive, impossible things is human nature. ," she said. Hearing that one dressing room over she would have ended up involved with that other group, she looked at that trio, a cute little brunette, a blonde goddess, and that brunette boy with a dazzling smile... "That doesn't sound like a bad idea..." she murmured. "Wait, no... why did I say that?" she said frowning deeply. Miko's eyes shifted towards the girl and she smiled apologetically. She understood what it was like to try and make her human brain agree with her body and soul. That brown haired male was apparently almost Soma's father, that was as weird thing to here, she found herself looking at Kaguya who smiled at her with similarly glowing red eyes. Maybe she just hadn't noticed exactly how magical this group of teens looked when they'd first entered the shop. She was given an order to grow as a magical being, while Soma spoke of her choices and how they were hers. "Uh, I've seen too much anime for you to talk to me like that. You are talking like a whole villain," she said still pinching the bridge of her nose. Given what everyone else was like, she assumed he wasn't actually a villain but he was definitely acting like one.

[Bloodedge]

Angelica wouldn't be letting this matter go, and Miko believed Kazu was digging a hole for himself. No; he was doing no such thing. "Not happening, Annie. There's a pretty big hole waiting for me, but this isn't it," he said without thinking much about it. Either way, the numbers game remained in his favor as it always did. Kazuhiko, Charlemagne ─ whatever name he went by was never the name of a man operating alone. Regardless, he'd soon be dumping another shirt into his second-largest bag since both girls seemed to approve of it. He'd go on to make a personal choice by adding a pink and black piece to the collection.

All the while, Konomi was continuing to babble about... human nature. If Soma had a bit more equipment handy, he would have already proved multiple points and made some great progress. "It's more than that. It's tied to humanity's ability to evolve beyond all perceived limitations. That was one of the first things I learned before I emerged," he said. Upon looking at the trio who sullied the dressing room right next to them in the previous shop, Konomi finally came out with the truth previously unspoken without prompting. Of course, she then wondered aloud why she'd even mentioned that. Soma had another answer. "You said it because you meant it. The way things are, you're going to have sex with at least one or two of them ─ maybe at the same time. But, you knew the possibility of that before we got here," Soma stated, recalling the random outburst of Kazuhiko upon the woman's arrival. As for the villainesque approach of Soma's previous claim, he had a response that connected directly to the 'truth' Konomi accidentally spewed. "It's the truth. Choice is an illusion. No matter what path you take from here, you'll reach the same end. You're going to be my ultimate mage, and there's going to be a lot more of what you felt earlier, because your soul has already decided it's a necessity. Go; find the one in charge of this group and figure out what you need. I'm about to be busy. You know where to find me when you're ready to report."

[Apollymi]

According to Kazuhiko he wasn't digging himself a hole, there was another one waiting for him but this wasn't it. Perhaps he was right or perhaps... he would find out what it was like to be properly outnumbered at some point... whatever the case, Miko could only shrug. "If you say so..." she said. Though Miko thought he didn't really know the problematic nature of a group of women with logic and your own words on their side. The shirts being chosen were ones which Miko and Angelica both enjoyed as he picked them another thing would be happening pretty soon.

Konomi was being given weird logic which was far outside of her normal understanding, from a relative infant with an apparently magical beginning. "Not going to point out that evolution of individuals is weird. I can kind of use anime logic to justify that... I was a kid once," she murmured. Ah and more answers were present. She'd said what had fallen out of her mouth simply because she meant it? Well, maybe a little but she wanted to say she had more self-control than that. "I'm pretty sure I'm straight," that was the part she settled on, given her own downfall this day she wasn't sure she would say anything else. She wasn't planning on having sex with anyone today, she wasn't a prude but it'd not been part of her day. She definitely wasn't committing to a threesome with a guy she'd barely had a conversation with nor was she trying to put herself out there like that. Well, that much made her normal she was sure. What was more Soma claimed she was to be his ultimate mage and choice was an illusion as she'd already chosen a path. That sounded ominous, but there was at least time to think. "Uh... I... am going to go talk to some humans," she said walking away. If nothing else, she figured if she needed to, she'd find Soma in a dressing room trying to have more sex in public for reasons she didn't understand. For now she was walking over to Kazuhiko and the two young women he was with and looking between the two brunettes of the group with minor confusion. "Sorry to interrupt," she started in a casually respectful manner. "Is this like an MOD/Supervisor combo, or like is one of you absolutely in charge? I need someone to explain this magical stuff to me in a way that isn't going to make my head explode, including how evolution works, and why Asakura-kun thinks I will be his ultimate mage. Also I keep having crazily invasive thoughts, so like I apologize ahead of time for anything weird that falls out of my mouth in the next few moments," she said laying out the whole of her current issues. To Miko this sounded oddly familiar but while she was in charge of the shopping trip, she wasn't in charge of the group. Angelica took a look at this girl with a raised eyebrow, were all people from this place this weirdly polite and so apologetic over nothing? "Hm, I hadn't thought of this situation like that but it's an accurate human approximation of the dynamic," she mused.

[Bloodedge]

Soma also believed using the logic of anime and the like would help Konomi's situation. As for her situation on a more personal level, the notion of being 'straight' was presented. Soma shrugged, thinking that sort of specification was completely irrelevant for numerous reasons. "Then be straight. That changes nothing about what I just said," he claimed. Konomi would have to find out the truth somehow; his advice was simply to do so from someone else. She agreed to do so, claiming she was off to talk with some humans... as if anyone in that direction could be counted as such. "Good luck with that," Soma said as if he knew something more. Whatever the case, he expected a return relatively soon. Emirie and Anya had been shopping for some time now, so he turned toward the last place he'd seen the pair.

Moments later, Konomi was approaching the trio as Kazu stuffed another shirt into his bag. "Not too sure about this one, but... eh?" His thought process came to a halt as another voice entered the fray. Their newest addition from the previous stop was seeking the attention of their leader, was she? He didn't really catch the notion of managers and supervisors in their functional system, but he knew one thing for sure: he didn't want either title. "It's her," he said, pointing one finger at Angelica. Soon after, he heard the blue-haired woman's reason for the initial question. It seemed she hadn't been given the proper introduction to their strange version of life. "Oh. Is that all? Nexus brain might come in handy then. I can give you the rundown of that, easy. Don't actually take Angie's advice; she's weird. What do you have for starters on magic mumbo jumbo?"

[Apollymi]

According to this man, her being straight changed nothing about what he'd just said. Did he not know the meaning of the term? Two of the three people she was being pointed in the direction of were women... there was no way she was having sex with multiple members of this group while having a fixed sexuality. A sigh escaped her but it wasn't worth arguing as she was wished luck she held her hand up in the air and waved as she headed over to the group. At the same time, Anya and Emirie were looking at accessories. Wallets with chains, belts and other such items to spruce up the wardrobe already assembled. They had sweats, jeans, and even cargo pants for the young man along with a package of maroon colored A-shirts, and an over the shoulder backpack, they were placing items into. Anya for her part in this was pulling on Emirie's shoulder as she could hear the wandering mind of Konomi going elsewhere and knew that Soma was now unoccupied. Emirie cut her eyes to the smaller girl when she was tapped but fully acknowledged the movements of Soma. "Asakura-kun, welcome back," she said as she looked up to a beaming Anya.

Meanwhile, Konomi was now meeting with the group which had humans present by her own approximation. "I think it's got a moment, maybe you just haven't gotten to it yet," Miko said of that shirt choice. She didn't actually think anything would look bad on Kazuhiko at all, Angelica was in much the same boat, but soon they were being approached by the blue haired girl from the lingerie shop. Here and now, she was looking for the leader and comparing it to something called an MOD. "What is an MOD?" Angelica asked. Which Koonomi's eyes widen. When it was pointed out that this one was the leader, she simply shook her head in disbelief. It was soon cleared up though and she was advised not to take the words of 'Angie' as she was being called. "I am not weird!" Angelica mentioned. "I am also not in charge though... so whatever," she said turning up her nose. "Yeah, I am going to skip past that part, because I definitely assume the person in charge is one or both of you... " she said pointing between Miko and Kazuhiko. Still since Kazuhiko had offered her information she'd see what she could total up her understanding to, "Magic exists and I am supposed to accept that. That kids who are physically only a couple of years younger than me physically were born this morning... and I can apparently evolve magically whatever that means," she said immediately pinching the bridge of her nose. "In all honesty I am still just trying to wrap my head around the fact that I impulsively quit my job today and I am a college student tossed into some weird reverse isekai situation," she said. All the while Miko had taken to listening to this girl, she understood how she felt, she'd felt much the same way even in her other form a short while ago, she'd see how far the conversation got into magic, and explain the fun aspects of this new life from the girl's perspective when the timing was right.

[Bloodedge]

Once Konomi separated herself from him, Soma had plenty of attention to share with Anya and Emirie. The latter female being his most recent acquisition was particularly worth keeping tabs on, as it seemed she was shifting toward a new understanding. He had a glance at the items they'd chosen and bagged for him, not disapproving of anything he could see thus far. "You two have been busy enough, unless one of you plans to become busier," he said coyly, eyes shifting toward Emirie specifically. Soma could somewhat feel the results of his earlier session with Chika, and had taken to wondering what a more directly-formed connection would be like. "Either way, I'll take the bag. It's time to try things on," he concluded, an air of mystique in his tone that would make his intentions clear to mind-readers and sharp-witted individuals alike.

If Kazuhiko ever wanted to assign Angelica a position of power in this world, it wasn't likely to work. It had taken only seconds for her to question a human phrase, discrediting Kazu's claim immediately. "Right. Never gonna work. M.O.D. is an acronym for manager on duty. It's the person in charge of a work shift," he explained quickly. "And yes you are," he added for Angelica's sake. Moving on, he did intend to be helpful to someone else randomly thrown into this magical reality. While waiting for Konomi's full explanation of her understanding thus far, Kazu gestured toward a rest bench that he proceeded to sit upon, gesturing for the woman to join him. He didn't think it strange that she thought Miko was in charge initially, but did find strangeness in her assumption that he was; he did try to avoid that.

Regardless, Konomi alleged a very basic understanding of what was going on. He could work with that. "Sou ka. Alright. Magic does exist. It's pretty jarring, I know, but... if you're this far, you've already got reason to believe, right? Keep that belief for now. You're not weird for freaking out about it, though ─ trust me. It feels like such a dream at first, but you've got the light end of it. You know that franchise Age of Eternity by Industrial Illusions? There's a parallel world out there somewhere, and a lot of people fell right into the isekai life over there. Life is long, there's magic instead of technology, and you might even find yourself being a historical figure with a whole different perspective. The most confusing part might be the grown children though, huh? Well..." Kazu took a long pause, sighing deeply before continuing. "That part's really new to most of us too. The way people work in the magical way is how we, from this world, would see characters in a game ─ not just video games, but card games, tabletops, the whole shebang. Those kids are all so old because... well, they were born in their primes. Souls and mana are everything. You put a lot in, you get a lot out is basically how that part works. As for the evolution thing... that's where the game mechanics come in. Apparently you can make a kid or another version of yourself, like making a character, as long as you've got enough stuff to work with. Making sense so far? Interim questions?"

[Apollymi]

The appearance of Soma near Emirie and Anya was exciting for the youngest of the group and something expected by Emirie herself. The coy statement of Soma hadn't gone unnoticed either, but Emirie wasn't exactly the kind of bite at such a provocation. No, her standards were a bit different at present, and based in logic. "You and I both know that we are far too magical for you to nudge me towards completion with timing like this," she stated clearly. "Also I've figured out what is going on with this one," she said pointing at Anya. "She's an interesting choice, but likely a great long term investment..." Emirie mentioned aloud. While Anya's eyes widened immediately as she realized that her older sister had figured out she could read minds. "Whoa!" Anya said looking between the two. Both of them had very complex minds, ones she wouldn't purposefully try to read, but she'd not picked up on Emirie figuring out how her abilities worked.

Passing Angelica off as the leader of this group would have never worked, she was also a bit too out of normal experiences to pass as human. Even someone like Konomi realized that in an instant given that she didn't know what an MOD was. According to Kazuhiko, Angelica was weird, but she got an explanation. "I've never managed anything before, but that doesn't mean I couldn't be good at it," she said turning her nose up in the air. Of course she felt that way... but that would only cement for Konomi the oddity of that individual. "And just like that, next outing organization on you, Princess~" Miko said firmly. In all honesty she found being in charge a bit stressful, but found the alternative to be more stressful. Oh well, Konomi was busy getting a crash course in magical world mumbo jumbo.

"Finally someone is talking sense," she said the pressure between her eyes finally relieving. Ah, there was magic, and another world based on that game AoE which everyone in this world was playing right now. Well, except for her but she was busy with work and school. Making characters, powering up, gaming logic, all things she could get behind and understand. He even explained why babies were born at such a ridiculous age, and the isekai scenario. "Okay, okay... I get this... i think. But you said long life? Like how long? And like this other world, like what's that like besides the magic not tech? Asakura-kun seems to think I'd make a good mage, that does sound fun but like that's the kind of thing you give up on once you become a teenager to avoid being weird. I haven't thought about it much until now..." she asked wondering about the specifics. Beyond that point, putting a lot in, getting a lot out, made more than reasonable sense. She could understand this logic and be able to work with it.

[Bloodedge]

"Ho?" Soma replied when Emirie presented her logic. There may have been some sense to her thought process ─ he assumed there was. On the other hand, Soma had yet to be entirely forthcoming about what he brought tot he table. Perhaps a casual mention of something would lead to more thought. First though, Emirie revealed her discovery about Anya. A sly grin appeared on Soma's face in that moment. "Commanding the strongest requires a lot of care. Power of any sort can come with, or from, ambition. Clashing ambitions and different beliefs bring treachery. I intend to cover all my bases," he stated. Holding a hand out to receive his bag of clothes, Soma blurted out the notion he'd been holding since Emirie's earlier clause. "By the way... my type is Synergist ─ Class Talker," he whispered.

Miko thought it best to put Angelica in charge of their next outing. Though he believed it would be absolute chaos incarnate, Kazuhiko agreed simply because he thought Angelica would enjoy the freedom. "That'll be a wild adventure. Dibs on helmsman," he said swiftly. As for Konomi's understanding of things, it seemed she'd finally located some sense. Kazu understood exactly where she was coming from. She did have questions, though. That was fine; he had answers aplenty. He'd start by addressing the length of a life. "It varies, but it's usually a lot longer than lives here. I've been around for over a thousand years. That's another thing determined by soul strength and all that. As for the magic without tech... well, it's not too different depending on how you look at it. You won't see cars, but you will see carriages moved by horse-sized chickens. Instead of a supercar, you'll probably see someone riding a Pegasus or a Hippogriff ─ or using teleportation devices. The world itself isn't too different. Before we left, we were basically walking around in the magical version of old Kyoto. The weird thing is, you'll see a lot of places really scattered. Like... three different parts of Japan, but in three different corners of the world," he explained. "And yeah, you'd probably make an awesome mage. There's a thing that's always been said about witches and hair. Besides that... there's the part people from here aren't so comfortable with right away. Remember earlier when you bent over, and I was all like 'Woah!'?"

[Apollymi]

Emirie knew her logic was sound, though not the aggressive awaking version of a consciousness that Soma had been, she'd been with her mother for a couple of days. She knew the magical implications of sex between two existences that were closer to even than not. She also mentally had some understanding the fun of the situation and as such she knew that a quick romp in a dressing room wasn't the sort of thing she was going for. If a connection of the sort he spoke about was being established it would be done in the way that Emirie found most beneficial to her own potential. Still, she handed this young man his bag and smiled as he reached for it. Emirie's understanding of Anya's powers was apparently appreciated, maybe... Anya couldn't be sure she looked to Soma for a surface level reaction, wondering if there was something there. At the same time, Soma spoke of covering his bases, "Hai, wakarimashita. Honestly, I don't think many would expect that outcome," Emirie agreed. The ambitions of many were his concern, after all, he'd asked her about her own. She also was given more information, about the classing and type of Soma. Such information was to be shared, she'd yet to determine those things for herself, but she was sure he realized that already. "Sou ka," she said to those whispered words. There were several implications of that combination of class and type. There was a high likelihood of them not coming with built in physicality and instead higher end mental and magical abilities. Though many of those sorts of things could be worked around by various other things. It gave her a lot to consider. Especially given his desire to have her along his his adventure.

Meanwhile, Angelica had basically just volunteered herself to be in charge and Kazuhiko wanted to be part of that overall head of the group in the next situation. Miko raised her hands and grinned. "Hai hai... I will gladly just be one of the crowd in such a situation," Miko said while Angelica turned her nose up. "It'll be great, you'll see!" she said not faltering at all from the potential challenge. Being student council president she'd gotten used to be in charge of her friends. With them present, she'd fallen back into that sort of organization but she'd be happy to see the chaos of a shut-in making group decisions. Meanwhile, Konomi was getting a crash course in isekai life. She was gawking, the brown haired lad had been alive for over a thousand years according to his words and she had no reason to think he was a liar. Apparently magic did wonderful things for you. Magic without technology lead to some interesting comparisons. Instead of super cars he claimed special magical beasts would be ridden by those who could afford them, presumably by the magic or other necessary skill cost. "Actually, that is a really good comparison. I actually rode in a supercar for the first time the other day and it's like a like a hippogriff," she murmured, having had a ride on two fronts before. With the general geography of the place being spread out by a lot but some places still seeming familiar Konomi could at least understand the comparisons. "Okay, I can work with that, kids born at prime. Strong magical bodies stopped around there... that seems useful. It's manageable as expectations. I could live a long time, see some random magical beasts... and see places like home that aren't exactly that, anime style scenarios are easy enough to understand," she mused making sense of things after that first explanation.

Beyond that point she'd apparently make a good mage, because of her hair. Soma had said something similiar but given he was only born today she figured it had to be left over magical world information or something. Witches and their hair were mentioned and she supposed even this world had some understanding of that sort of thing if media was to be believed that. "Okay, I can work with that I guess..." she said there was a certain comfort that came from the idea of actually being able to live up to expectations. He mentioned his earlier outburst and paired it with the idea that something was coming that she wouldn't be comfortable with, she looked at him directly clever enough to assume it had something to do with what Soma was saying about mana and all of that so she'd keep her ears open. "Hai, i do remember that," she mentioned almost skeptically.

[Bloodedge]

"And that is why there can only be one at the top. Those who don't expect, don't prepare. Those who don't prepare, fail. It's why I chose you. I'll prepare even for the potential of my own oversight, and everything else along the way," he said. All the while, Soma's attention was taken by Anya, who decided to focus on him. Was she attempting to read his mind again? Well, he happened to be waiting for such an opportunity. 'The sky is... if I wonder strongest... this works, easy, it'll... mix the blue... can’t read them, she—this will make me... is it working?' he thought, keeping five clauses concurrent. Now that he had his bag of clothes in hand, Soma took into account Emirie's lack of progression toward the most favorable outcome. He figured she was more one for the romantic, but didn't anticipate a lack of connection to mention of his Class. No matter; Soma intended to have his way in time regardless. "Hai. To my knowledge, it's something I invented in the womb. Its features... well, there are a lot to figure out," he said casually. Soma wouldn't be visiting the dressing room just yet, but he seemed ready to move at a moment's notice. First though, there was something he had to figure out about Anya. . .

Meanwhile, there was a more volatile topic to address with Konomi. She'd been following along nicely with the explanation thus far, even seeming a little bit enthused deep down. That was good, but skepticism loomed nonetheless. At the very least, Kazu had an existing example to use as a segue. "Well see... you know how there's that whole belief in soulmates and all that? It's not unfounded at all. There's... mana transfer, and it's exactly what you think it is. Bodily fluids conduct mana, and well... you can take the whole 'you are what you eat' thing a little more literally too. That thing I let slip earlier was like seeing something delicious and immediately getting a craving for it. Depending on what you've done by now, you might already know about the whole flavor thing too. Still onboard?"

[Apollymi]

According to Soma he'd be making sure that he stayed active in life covering even for things he couldn't think of himself. "Those are fair points. Admittedly, it seems like a lot to under take on your own, but I do respect the ability to work through that much," Emirie agreed in that moment. If it was Soma's plan to use a mind reading baby and another clever person to work through all his potential recruits. He seemed to push this sort of thing, by texting everyone all the time. One such test was occurring right now, as Anya tried to figure out the current climate by reading Soma's mind, she found the most confusing sentence of her life in his head. 'The sky is... if I wonder strongest... this works, easy, it'll... mix the blue... can’t read them, she—this will make me... is it working?' None of that made sense to Anya. She began thinking about it, and the more she tried to work it out, her eyes began to swirl. She got wobbly on her feet and the only thing she took from the entire set of sentences was, the sky is blue. "Ugh, Anya can't with this, too swirly..." she mumbled as she wobbled in place trying to mentally work through stuff. Emirie looked down at the small girl and assumed that she was going through some kind of testing by trying to read the mind of the man who was leading them. Poor thing, she was actually young and the machinations of a teen plus individual were likely a bit complex for her. Moreover there was the matter that Soma had created his own class while in womb, the one he mentioned wasn't one she would consider standard. "Sou ka, I'm sure you've already figured out quite a few uses for it. You've at least demonstrated the ability to use something even your own mother recognizes as outside of the norm. Still if you made it, I'm sure how it works will be up to you and your creativity, that is an interesting prospect," Emirie claimed. If nothing else, it would be reason enough to stick around for a while to see what he did with his new found magical ability and to make sure people like Anya reached a reasonable place of understanding without it being a problem.

While Anya tried to keep her body from swirling along with her mind, Konomi was learning the whole of magical world basics in a short conversation all so she could determine how to grow as dictated by her apparent overlord. But what was Kazuhiko talking about now? Soulmates weren't completely unfounded. There was mana transfer, which was apparently actually the innuendo it sounded like. And how taking things into you, made you more like them. "This is way too much for a life change," she said immediately. Such was the nature of a human on Gaia. Angelica watched and now understood fully that the odd actions of Kazuhiko and Miko weren't exclusive to them and the people who were more open were the oddities in this side of humanity. Skill Konomi would be looking sheepishly away and nodding her head without admitting to anything specific, well this was still public and she was still Japanese and this was still a very embarrassing sort of conversation to have, even with her being an adult. "I follow the logic, that makes sense... I guess," she said quickly. "We won't judge you. I do that sort of thing a lot more often than I feel comfortable admitting. You aren't alone in feeling like it's a lot more than it should be. Also omedetou, being able to make magical sensing work before fully understanding is really great!~" Miko added with thumbs up which made the other girl look at her directly and see the sincerity of those words. Girls were complex sometimes and she'd recently had a coworker who would have pretended to be jovial while actually being quite toxic in general, as such it was actually a bit shocking for them to all have been so nice.

[Bloodedge]

The immediate reaction from Anya was all Soma needed to confirm. If he could prevent having his own mind read, he could prevent others from using his own ultimate tactic against him. Anya was a child mentally, and therefore ignorant and impressionable. He could not gamble on her remaining faithful whether she intended to or not presently. One more contingency plan could be counted among the growing list. "Right into danger," he commented absently. With that confirmation gained, Soma had no further business here. He turned on his heel, choosing to leave both Anya and Emirie behind in the moment. "Peer Support," he whispered first to strengthen the mental fortitude of Anya and perhaps do something about her lost mind. "You know where to find me," he added while walking toward the back.

Konomi had about the reaction Kazuhiko expected, even with his more careful approach to explaining things. "Yeah, it is. But..." he started. Despite Konomi claiming things made sense, he could see the skepticism and... embarrassment? Yes, that seemed to be it. That much was also to be expected. Miko spoke then, silencing the idea of judgment while adding congratulations for Konomi's existing ability. "What she said. We get how things are viewed here, but I promise there's nothing to worry about. In the other world, the more you... you know... the better you are for it, as long as it's with the right person... or people. There's a wannabe god out there trying to be the one true God of the world, and he's been pushing values on mortal species for a while ─ probably to keep us weak. Don't worry about him; we're taking care of it. Long story short... Rule 1! Never get involved with each other's private affairs. That's the main focal point of the group we're going back to eventually. Whoever you're doing something with is your business and theirs ─ no one else's. Well... unless any overlap happens by choice. Some of us are on a bender lately," he explained, rubbing the back of his head. A moment later, something struck him. "Oh, and infections aren't anything to worry about! Well, as long as you don't have a go at some cursed person or anything."

[Apollymi]

The commentary of Soma often seemed a bit misplaced. Emirie decided that such details would need to be tracked for future endeavors, but understood given how her own mother processed things that many wouldn't be completely obvious all the time. Whatever the case, it seemed that Soma was done talking with them for now, but not without fully acknowledging that the young girl had at least tried to read his mind. Whatever she'd tried, she'd not found it an easy thing to do. Emirie felt no need to hide her thoughts from this child and found herself casually wondering if an older mind was even the kind of thing she could easily pick through. Still, whatever he'd said, seemed to perk up Anya a bit and made her concentrate a bit more. "Ah, swirlies stopped. Emiry," she held her hands up to the other girl and she rather easily picked her up. "Hai, ja ne," she said as Soma made his way towards the back of this establishment. She and Anya by association would be migrating towards her twin brother, simply because she'd not intended to leave him hanging in the clothing department either, though he was getting some help.

At the same time, several more things were becoming obvious to Konomi. This group was operating as a large friend group with people in charge of individual processes. That no one here was judgmental or directly underhanded in their person to person dealings and that there was a strong underlying sense of justice and comfort. Those last two were weird to note given the fact that they were discussing their sexual behaviors, but apparently there was even coverage for that. Rule One, as it was called claimed for those involved to stay out of the private matters of others unless it was already agreed upon. "Sou ka, this is that kind of group then. Thank you for the help, I think I understand a bit better now. It is at least comforting to know some new weird instinct I have won't necessarily lead to new social suicide or anything like that. Also don't worry about benders, I understand those a bit myself, freshman year is always terrible for college students and all of that. I get it..." she confirmed. If he said she didn't need to worry about whatever false god they were talking about, she wouldn't, she didn't count god slaying as a particularly strong attribute of her own. "I guess that explains why the choices aren't really choices as well," she said sighing only lightly. Miko understood that kind of thing too but it wasn't necessarily a bad thing either.

"That's a relief I am definitely one of those on a bender, but also... there are a couple of other really good things. Like once your body is fully caught up bathrooms and the like become basically not necessary, especially if you have a soul or mana manipulation that is strong enough. And as a mage you likely won't have to experience girl time either... you'll need the mana, so long as you cycle it properly it won't stagnate inside you and feel the need to cause an escape. Also... take this," she said reaching into her bag to fish out the Peach John gift card since this one had missed out on the early shopping and because Miko saw them as particularly similar. "I couldn't," Konomi said quickly. "But you should, because it'll be fun, you'll be able to buy the sets, because mana density is present in all secondary sex characteristics," Miko mentioned with a huge grin. It took a moment for Konomi to process those words as Miko pushed the card into her hands properly, "Wait, really?" she said, she'd gotten used to the idea that she'd not ever do that... getting used to navigating her new social dynamic said, perhaps this wouldn't be so bad. Actually, looking at everyone present, that bit made a lot of sense, she could grow and understood how to make that happen so... "Arigatou gouzaimasu, I'll let you get back to your shopping. And really thanks for this," she said quickly knowing there was only one place she could go now.

[Bloodedge]

In the midst of their explanation about magical world knowhow, Miko decided to share something else with the group's newest member. Those of the female persuasion would quickly be in need of new undergarments due to the obvious growth of certain assets. Miko herself was a shining example, as he'd now seen twice. A gift card to the place Konomi so recently worked, where their group had been shopping for the first leg of their journey, seemed about perfect with all its variety. "Why didn't you use that when we were there?!" he uttered, aghast. "... Anyway! I've got everything I need. Looks like Asakura's on his way to change. Before you go, though..."

Most things had already been addressed for the sake of Konomi's transition. As always however, there were a few additional matters ─ some of which could be addressed right away. "The growth is one thing, but the craving might be another. The way I understand it, it's got a lot to do with what direction you lean in between making and breaking. Either way still results in... well, becoming a total degenerate. By the way, if you let that happen and are looking for a guy, offer's on the table. Just saying~" he added. Kazu's shopping was actually complete by now. It seemed others were wrapping things up as well. Even Yuuya was hesitantly moving toward the changing room, despite his belief that clothes were still unnecessary in his case. "I really don't see the point of this. I have plenty of clothes that fit well enough. . ."

[Apollymi]

Konomi was learning the of the healthy friendship between these people and while it may not have applied directly to Soma she figured he couldn't be bad at all hanging out with them, regardless of his villainous tactics. She also after trying to push that card back into Miko's hands a couple of times, ended up resigning herself to keeping it, with the idea in mind that she shouldn't actually turn down this girl's kindness. Speaking of, apparently Kazuhiko was upset that she hadn't used this gift card before now, "It only has enough for one person on it. And I ended up not using it my first day because I had a run in with an employee that time and felt the need to assert myself by making sure it was obvious that I was paying for it myself. I hadn't expected to encounter a problem like that while being human. I forgot what that kind of girl could be like," she said with a sigh. "But don't worry, my aunty will appreciate a cute girl buying cute things with it as intended. She got it for me even though she knew I didn't need it either to make me go there," she covered quickly. Ah, Konomi knew exactly the girl she was talking about in that moment, and understood why she'd felt the need to assert herself, she shot her an apologetic look as Kazuhiko went on to explain something else.

He made the claim that she might become some sort of degenerate and offered himself up to her on an odd basis if she found herself in need of him after fixing herself up. She looked at him a bit sheepishly, "I'll remember that... arigatou," she said. No way was Konomi going to admit she'd already been thinking it. Soon after, it was Miko's turn to look at Konomi with slightly upturned lips. Oh well, there was nothing wrong with any of that as she went off to join Soma. "I thought you guys were too formal," Angelica said having heard more thanks in a couple of minutes than she had in her entire life. That same boy's mother was ushering a different young man into get clothes. "Yuu-kun, it's a part of the group dynamic when you have a friend that likes to give... everyone is all together and doing some shopping. And maybe you have some stuff already but there isn't any harm in getting a few other things. Besides, Mi-chan would argue that you don't have to get everything but getting a few things as a treat and as thanks for letting us completely crash your place and way of life isn't a bad idea~" Kaguya mentioned. "Besides, it's healthy to change your style up as you grow and change a bit, right? Consider it a sample," she said as if it was completely logical. She knew of his childhood in a bit more detail than the others, she figured he'd have a hard time accepting the pure kindness of certain individuals, so she'd help him along and maybe help him find his confidence as well.

[Bloodedge]

Apparently, Miko's gift card was only enough for a single person. Kazuhiko still didn't understand why she saved it instead of splitting payments, but... he also didn't have so much money to blow on group shopping trips. "No less weird, but you know what? I live in a different dimension," he claimed with a sigh. As for the reason she didn't use it originally, it seemed about the right kind of impulse for her. "No idea what you're going on about. Honestly, I only grasped girl and cute panties... because that's the kind of guy I've turned into," he said. Many times lately had Kazu acknowledged himself going native. This was just another time he'd have that thought.

Ah, but he was having other thoughts. The visual memory of Konomi's backside hadn't left him, as such things never would. She'd be keeping in mind his offer, but he also had a separate request. "Hai hai. If not though, I've got loads of phone storage now and... I may or may not have been making a collection lately," he added before they went their separate ways. All the while, Yuuya was being all but pushed toward a purchase by Kaguya. She argued the group dynamic and a logic behind his acceptance of a few articles. A reasonable person couldn't argue against her words, though Yuuya believed offering his house to the group was the least he could do. "The house isn't even enough for everyone. It's not something worth paying back," he pleaded. Much like Kazuhiko, he would be reluctantly accepting the offer... despite thinking he'd be paying it back somehow. "If I take any of this, it definitely shouldn't be more than an outfit or two. These are too many," he insisted. So close to the dressing room, Yuuya was heard by Soma. The red-eyed male scoffed internally; that one wasn't going onto his list any time soon. Oh well; he'd busy himself with listening while picking up one of those maroon tops selected by Anya ─ something he'd soon be covering his otherwise bare form whenever he selected a pair of pants.

[Apollymi]

Miko wouldn't have bothered splitting payments for something so simple. It was just unnecessary work for the staff. Still it was interesting with Kazuhiko claiming to live in a different dimension. "Wait I thought you were both from here," these were the words of Angelica who was lightly confused by this part of the conversation. If one asked her to summarize, she would say, Miko decided to spend her own money for cute things for herself. But all else was pretty much in one ear and out of the other, and it seemed her and Kazuhiko had that in common as the brunette claimed that all he heard was girl and cute panties. "That's pretty much all that was necessary. And we are, that was a commentary about my supposed frivolous spending," Miko said to clear things up for Angelica.

Beyond that, Kazuhiko made a hint to Konomi about maybe getting some pictures of her if she didn't want to accept his offer of himself at some point. That was a rather direct request in the modern age, she might have been skeptical of his desire for it, but she'd witnessed him directly. She wouldn't outright say yes to something like that but she'd at least consider if it she happened to take some pictures from the angle she knew him to like. At the same time, Yuuya was trying to argue against the good he'd done for the group at large, 'Not the issue, it was still all you had. How people like Mi-chan measure kindness is different, she doesn't think about reciprocity, for her it's about effort, " Kaguya mentioned. "Besides, there are intangibles to consider, like the hundreds of years it'd been for Mi-chan since she'd even talked to her parents. You opened the door for that literally," she explained knowing how her friend's heart worked beyond all else. "Maybe I'm being too pushy, but at least you agreed to take something in this case. Pick your favorites and and let me see. I'll help, since us Yuu-people are still sticking together. But know that this isn't going to be one of those things she asked for repayment for, nor would she even accept it~" Kaguya said in a teasing tone, even while speaking absolutely the truth. While she spoke to Yuuya, she noted Konomi headed towards the back, she pointed towards the dressing room her son was in and gave the girl the thumbs up. People having parents younger than her was something she didn't expect to have to get used to until she was a settled adult. Still, Konomi gave a respectful bow before heading towards it. "Still need help, Asakura-kun?" she asked tentatively.

[Bloodedge]

Another interjection from Angelica presented another need to explain casual conversation amongst humans ─ at least an aspect of it. "It's just another saying. Living in different worlds, being on different pages ─ it all just means we don't have the same kinds of experiences. It's nothing so serious," he explained with ease. Kazu didn't think something like that would be the simplest explanation he offered today, but it all felt so normal now. Regardless, there was something else he thought was worth adding. "We better live in the same actual dimension. I'm still not done doing... uh... stuff," Kazu said while scratching his cheek.

More forcefulness was something Yuuya didn't know how to deal with. He hadn't done much of anything, but these people insisted they did. He couldn't even be sure how to feel about it all. He watched Seiichi emerge from a dressing room, clad in dark skinny jeans and a large, white hoodie. He figured that was something he could maybe pull off, albeit without the large hoodie. Since Kaguya wanted to give her input, he reluctantly took a step toward the emptied changing room."I guess it can't be helped," Yuuya said, knowing he wouldn't let go of the thought to repay these kindnesses. Meanwhile, Soma stood nude in his room, hanging several pairs of pants on the wall. The timing was perfect; he had five selections hanging when Konomi spoke from outside. His muscled form seemed to glisten lightly as he turned toward the door just to ensure his groin ─ which was presently gaining stiffness by will alone ─ was on full display in a matter of moments. "Of course. There are so many options, you know?" he said teasingly. "Maybe you'll know what to start with."

[Apollymi]

Human sayings were odd and indirect. Angelica understood them better than Sakura but some were still a bit beyond her, like acronyms and things like what he'd just said, but apparently it was quite simple. "I see... that does make sense. Don't think I'd use it but... " she let that little statement hang in the air. All the while, Miko couldn't help but chuckle. Ah, but soon her chuckle would be turned to admiring eyes that landed upon Kazuhiko to dance in deviance. "Still on a bender, Charlie. You'll get a different me looking like that♪~" Miko sang happily. Of course, whenever someone was ready to make purchases, she'd find herself waiting near the cash register waiting to swipe for another one. Of course, there was a bit of time left for such a gathering, with the young men in question still trying on clothes and at least one planning something very different.

Apparently the pushy nature of these girls and accepting of the gifts they gave wasn't something which could be helped. "Hai hai, resign yourself to the depths of friendship, Yuu-kun we're in this together~" Kaguya mentioned once more. Of course she felt that way, she understood his sheepishness and knew what her and her friends were like. There was no reason for tallies to be kept among friends and no reason for anyone to not accept anything offered. At least a few of them made offers without expectations. Meanwhile, Soma had expectations and his were very different from anything humans would consider normal. Even no, Konomi was resigning herself to what she figured she was about to walk in on, "Shitsureishimasu..." she muttered finding herself staring at Soma's growing erection directly for the second time in a relatively short time span. Ah, but there were also muscles present on that form that were worth a second look at least. "You know what? I expected this, you didn't even try did you?" she said scoffing lightly. She looked at his choices in clothing and figured he'd likely enjoy the black cargo pants, which would look pretty good combined with that maroon colored a-shirt. "Shirts like that are suddenly very interesting to see," she muttered. "Didn't know they came in that color," she said as well, but after closing the door behind herself she was once again alone with this boy and his erection. 'My life is really over...' she thought absently. Oh well, she was still Japanese, if her new job revolved around becoming an ultimate tier mage, she supposed she should put in the ground work.

[Bloodedge]

"I wouldn't expect you to use it. You'll probably hear something similar to that a lot, though. Now you know," Kazu said to Angelica, deciding anything that made her transition into human society easier would be worthwhile. More immediately relevant however, was a would-be momentary exchange with Miko. According to her, he was now in danger of encountering a different persona than what he knew. Was that supposed to be anything other than exciting? "Also on a bender, Annie. No location is safe, and that's not enough of a warning," he countered with a wagging finger.

Yuuya made his way into a changing room, and at another room, so did Konomi. One of those two had no place, but would receive a certain welcome the moment she stepped inside. Konomi immediately expressed her exasperation, wondering if he even tried for anything proper. Soma only smiled. "Why would I? I did try for something else a few minutes ago, but that will take a different type of investment. You made a choice to come here ─ one I figured you'd make," he said without making a single move in any direction. In fact, the only thing moving besides Soma's lips was his dick. "Interesting, huh? What's so interesting about them?" he asked as if curious. Speaking of curiosities, there was one he'd been waiting to have answered. "And more importantly... what conclusion have you come to?"

[Apollymi]

"Hmph, thanks I guess..." Angelica said huffily. Of course, she would be able to better understand colloquialisms the more they were used around her. Still the obvious relationship between Kazuhiko and Miko was only showing itself more and more... even not in private settings. Angelica would have to talk this over with Sakura later, and give her all the details of how these two interacted. Hmm, though she also realized that Sakura had information as she'd been alone with them when they weren't being so open. That wagging little finger was something that made Miko look up at Kazuhiko with a pout coming to her face. "Don't go wagging fingers at me, my brain isn't wired for wholesome thoughts right now. Forget about the locations, I'm not safe!" Miko declared in full pout mode. If her earlier extremes were anything to go by, she could be doing all kinds of things in an instant with little to no real prompting.

Meanwhile, Soma was talking to Konomi. Apparently, he'd tried for something else, but it would take a different kind of investment. She assumed Emirie one of his peers in birth order was on his list of prospects given the amount of time they'd spent talking. A different kind of investment was an interesting way to phrase things. Though naturally that one would have leaned in the same direction as her parents, she assumed a few extra nuances from person to person. "You would have, just in case... that's pretty reasonable. Granted you haven't been shown to be that kind of reasonable just yet," she said, at least she wasn't pinching the bridge of her nose currently, so there was no real annoyance. Instead she was busy looking at the lad nude except for shirt he was holding and finding her eyes drawn to his moving erection. "Most people don't have enough muscle to fill those out.. they buy them small and they don't really cling unless someone is devoted to the gym... given what you said about your own birth, you're oddly fit and would fit nicely into that shirt for someone whose face is so pretty," she mentioned honestly all the while she hadn't actually looked up at his face. She was coming to understand her urges a bit better with the real information she'd been given, even so, it was still a lot for a normal human to deal with. "Hm, mostly that this whole thing is still pretty crazy. Also I realize that if I am going to finish this evolution or whatever, I need more of you, inside me. Oh, and that the benefits generally outweight the risks, I just have to put aside my common sense to take those leaps I keep making... And that it's apparently alright to keep up with your childhood dreams," she mentioned in a fairly earnest way. Still her eyes had never really moved, she couldn't help it, being drawn to a dick was probably the most ridiculous part of all this. Maybe, she'd get over that eventually?

[Bloodedge]

"Thank me later~" Kazu said cheekily. Of the things that came about most recently, he was finding Angelica's consistent appearances and commentary most refreshing. It was something he thought about here and there ─ something he could truly appreciate at any given moment. At some point, he intended to have a one-on-one conversation about that... but she'd be left to her stabilization before then. Moving on to Miko, her pouty face was doing her no favors... and neither was the clause she shared. She wasn't hardwired for wholesome thoughts presently, but neither was he. In fact, Kazu would have rather been wagging his dick in front of her instead of his finger."Then don't be safe, Annie! Nobody in this conversation is safe, and neither are the pants I'm wearing!"

Soma was not the most reasonable individual. He was, however, rational beyond human comprehension as his interactions with Konomi continued to prove. His opportunity to choose clothing for the remainder of this trip wasn't squandered ─ it was put aside for a known eventuality. Konomi talked about his choice of shirt, commenting on his musculature and the oddness of it with consideration to his recent creation. "Sou ka. I just figured I'd have to get more adjusted to tight squeezes, considering the direction this life is taking already. Being clung to is also just a pretty fun thought; don't you think?" he asked. As if he expected no answer, Soma placed one hand on his hip and raised the other in gesture. He'd stop talking only to listen, all to find out where Konomi was in her progress. What she needed was him, inside her somehow. That was going to be the endgame regardless of her choice. "That's the most sensible thing you've said all day. Dealing with me, you won't have to consider risks; I'll open every path to benefits I can. Become my ultimate mage, and I'll make sure you gain power no one else has ever imagined. In the meantime... there's something you want, right?"

[Apollymi]

That flirty commentary hit Angelica's ears oddly. She continued to turn up her nose, but she still found herself looking at Kazuhiko from the corner of her eye. They'd spent quite a lot of time together lately and given this, she'd also grown a bit more attached to his antics, even when she didn't have an easy or acceptable way of expressing it just yet. Meanwhile, Miko found an odd amount of encouragement from Kazuhiko. Well, that was wrong, she found encouragement from him more often than not, but in this particular situation, both of them seemed to be teetering upon something close to Step Four. "That is encouraging of step four, we were supposed to be the responsible ones, Charlie♪~" she said, though, 'If his pants aren't safe, we should inspect them!~' Miko blinked. Her brain had fallen so far, why was her darkness so direct... why was her bender getting so much more out of control? Well, if it was in fact his dick in front of her face instead of a finger, she'd likely be in a very different position right about now...

Meanwhile, Konomi was discovering that there was quite a bit more to the cheekiness of Soma. The young man claimed that he'd chosen a tighter fitting clothing article based on the idea that he'd have to get used to tight squeezes. A scoff came from Konomi as even she would have admitted that was a funny thing to say, but she was soon enough moving on to her own understanding. She had a specific thing in mind but even while she discussed things, she found herself, staring unabashedly at his cock. Apparently, she didn't have to consider the risks of her own behavior while being around Soma, he'd give her benefits for becoming his ultimate mage. "Sou ka, well that makes it sound rather enticing I guess..." she mused about the benefits. As for something she wanted, well... "Yeah, you wanna do it again?" she mentioned, while making a rather lewd hand gesture which encompassed moving her index finger into a circle created about her other hand's fingers. She'd not felt inclined to ask such a thing of someone before, and even while doing so it felt wrong to do. She knew that was just left over stuff, but that didn't make it easy to discard. She was working on it after all.

[Bloodedge]

Miko would continue to find encouragement from Kazu, as had always been the case. Their morals and beliefs aligned too much for any other outcome, and in this particular situation... deviance worked like opposing magnetic poles between the pair. Miko spoke of step four. Was there a plan being thrown out? From the looks of things, Yuuya had only just entered the dressing room. Soma had been in there for a few minutes now, and Konomi was just walking into his room. "We are the responsible ones, Annie! Look where she just went!" he said regarding Konomi. From that moment forward, Kazuhiko was whispering. "Irresponsible would be if I already had my dick out in the open here. I'm being so responsible right now!"

All the while, another pair was abandoning all notions of responsibility. Soma was content to handle all of the thinking regarding his group's growth, bar any they decided for themselves. In Konomi's case, he would undoubtedly ensure her abilities were not so miniscule as magecraft; she'd have true magic aplenty. How he would manage that was yet to be discovered, but... Konomi's gesture and request would pave the way to growth. The way she presented that question, however, was so very human. "Do it?" he asked, snickering. "I thought I was the young one. Besides, you shouldn't leave the choice of position to me. It's your growth. Be assertive; be specific. Taking mana the way most natural to you, is how you grow the way your soul wants."

[Apollymi]

There was something odd about Miko, something she was learning slowly but surely along with all other things in her head. Something about older men seemed to appeal to her, and in conjunction with that, encouragement and praise seemed to get extreme results from the girl. Her brain snapped to accommodate whenever she felt encouraged and also in direct response to praise. So, what would their deviant turn in conversation receive as an answer from Miko? "You're right, we're definitely the responsible ones♪~" she chimed excitedly. All the while, Angelica could see it so clearly, she didn't understand how she'd missed it before. She was watching Miko and Kazuhiko begin a spiral around each other which moved past normalcy. They were trying to justify a course of action, they had already decided on, and they were using each other's flawed logic to reach the conclusion that made them feel best about the decision. 'Is this really how humans work? Are they really doing this, they think it's wrong they want to have more sex, and they're working towards justifying their behavior?' That whisper of Kazuhiko's was heard by Miko as loudly and clearly as if they were the only people in the room. A little shiver occurred in her body as she grinned up at him. 'You heard the man, inspection time!~' her brain fired off. "Yes, you're right! Charlie, I am also being totally responsible, by suggesting an inspection. We have to make sure the pants have no faults. It's very important!" she said looking up at Kazuhiko with eyes that pleaded a strange combination of innocence and deviance. 'And if we happen to find a fault, we should fix it~' Miko's brain was on sexual overload, what was one more encounter today? She was already used to multiple sessions with partners she liked, it was only fair to treat them equally. Obviously going into the dressing room was the most responsible choice.

Meanwhile, there was a certain childishness presented by Konomi as she mentioned the reason she'd come into this dressing room. That snicker of Soma's was about what she'd expect if she'd chosen a partner 10 years her senior or more. In this case, he was the young one, but adulthood by human standards was a bit different. Still he gave some pretty reasonable advice which didn't sound like so much a foreign language anymore. Her soul growth was something which was determined by mana intake, that much was obvious, the fact that the how played into that, was odd but she supposed that made sense. 'So in charge of us, except for this...' she thought while frowning. Sex in such tight spaces was rather limited but her natural inclination was to abuse her own best assets in such situations. Her eyes finally moved away from Soma's cock to his face and she nodded. Being specific was easiest done by exemplification, being assertive, could also be actions. Konomi moved, leaning her own fore into the mirror while she flipped up the back of her dress. She'd move her panties to the side spreading the slick folds at her desired target and looked back over her shoulder. "Put your dick here and fuck me," she concluded as the best choice of words to denote assertive, specifics.

[Bloodedge]

Kazuhiko and Miko agreed; they were obviously the most responsible members of this group presently. As they could so obviously start a sexual encounter at any given moment, right out in the open, the resistance they showed was well beyond mature. They both deserved praise, reward even! As none of the others were responsible enough to do so, however, perhaps they'd have to take it upon themselves? Or, perhaps they'd just be more responsible, per Miko's assertion. An 'inspection' was her suggested course of action. Kazu took a moment to think after hearing that. "Hmm. Well... I do think these clothes are unnecessarily expensive. If you're the one spending your money, it's only right that you make sure they're up to snuff," he asserted with full feigned confidence. "Fault check!" he announced further. With that, there was no further hesitation. He and Miko had talked themselves into a bonus session, and he was taking long strides right into the first empty dressing room ─ all bags in tow.

Soma could, and would, have Konomi in many different ways. He could easily envision several methods of debauching this dressing room and other future locations. Alas, Konomi would serve him best if her evolution occurred in a more natural way. If he took charge too frequently in the beginning, he risked making her too much like himself. Fun as that would be to witness, it was not conducive to producing his ultimate mage. Ah, but there was something interesting afoot. Even being in charge of her own fate, Konomi decided to arch her back, supporting herself against the mirror while presenting her backside once more. Clearly, she was one to put her best foot forward ─ just as Soma needed his mage to be. A better choice of words was also given. "Oh? That's good posture, and better words than... whatever that was before. Careful with the word fuck, though. It doesn't mean the same for people like me," Soma stated. Even so, he was stepping toward Konomi, lifting his erection with one hand. He spent a few moments repeatedly dropping it onto her ass, as if performing a test of sorts... or even building anticipation? Whatever Soma's purpose, not much time was wasted before he aligned himself for penetration ─ which would be a far more rushed maneuver than their previous session. This time, Soma was aiming straight for the woman's cervix from the beginning.

[Apollymi]

With Kazuhiko and Miko reaching an agreement, it was only becoming more obvious to Angelica how this trip would end. Angelica didn't fully understand this dance, but it was one which played out in several ways over decades of time spent together. Perhaps, it'd be explained one day, or maybe, it'd just be pieced together through observation, still, she saw them working towards a justified reason to indulge themselves. At the same time, the smile on Miko's face only grew as she would find Kazuhiko once again, going along with her logic while leading them both towards pure blissful chaos. He claimed the clothes were expensive and thus it was on her to make sure they were worth it. An announcement was made as they began moving towards an empty dressing room. "Aye, Sir!♪~" Miko chirped. On their way into that dressing room she gave Kaguya her credit card once more, just in case purchases needed to be made ahead of her and Kazuhiko's exit. "Oya? Again... I might need an upgrade from Vice-President to Personal Assistant~" Kaguya said teasingly, still, she'd do all that was necessary and technically Miko was never truly very irresponsible, that's what the layers were for.

Meanwhile, Konomi was managing her own desires in truth probably for the first time in her life. She was young enough that it wasn't that unusual, still, it was odd if she considered the person pushing her to do so, was only a few hours old. Regardless, it seemed her new choices would be accepted. She'd even be praised for her improvements while being given a warning. "Even though I am apparently not going to be regular people too long, I'll keep it in mind," she said as his rod smacked against her bottom a few times. Of course, she couldn't know exactly what was going to happen as a result of her most recent request. And she found herself being rather suddenly entered and Soma pushed himself all the way towards her womb. It was only a short while ago that such a thing became possible, having it happen so swiftly was overwhelming. Her mind went blank for a moment and she all but forgot the need for stealth as he reached into her body in fullness. "HUUUUYUUCK!~" she was ready for the entrance and even that didn't stop her loins from twitching as they stretched to accommodate only to try collapsing immediately as her knees almost gave out at a finish. Surely this was some smut romance novel tactic, making someone orgasm at entry wasn't really possible for most.

[Bloodedge]

And so, the pair who currently held the record for longest session in this world, were apparently off to work on another record ─ one for most back-to-back quickies. Alas, there was clearly some sort of race happening toward that record. They were moving toward the second, while Konomi and Soma were beginning at the same number, as would become obvious momentarily. First though, there was an actual responsible choice made by Miko. She handed her credit card off to Kaguya, who joked about being upgraded to Miko's personal assistant. "I don't have one of those. Taking applications!" he said hurriedly before entering a dressing room. Once inside, he'd barely manage to put down his bags before hearing Konomi's... presumably first moment of this round. She was on his wish list after that earlier showing, and now there was just another reason. Regardless, Kazu was quick to begin discarding his shirt, apparently intending to reach something closer to nudity this time. Since the distraction was more apparent than it had been previously, he felt a bit more comfortable.

What was that sound he heard? Of course, it was the moment Soma dived into Konomi once more. The immediate quivering orgasm experienced in that moment was quite loud, as if she'd completely forgotten her location. Had she already abandoned the social norms of this world, and all sense of propriety? Time would tell. "You'll bring a lot of attention to yourself like that," Soma commented. As if it were his intention to counter his own point, Soma proceeded to slap the ass of Konomi with his palm, simultaneously thrusting beyond the entrance of her womb. He didn't care what happened as a result; no human could stop his efforts.

Meanwhile, at the turn of the hour, Hiruko stood in wait to board a yakatabune cruise along Okawa River. He'd very recently handed Sakura a pocketful of yen to stop by a nearby clothing store, thinking she might enjoy having a slight change for a cruise. The boat itself was scheduled for a two-hour public tour, but... as luck would have it, Hiruko had no issue convincing its operators to perform a few emergency cancellation methods. He'd effectively acquired a private cruise for the two of them, without the limited space one would normally have for such things. He much preferred the bigger ship, a walled-in cruise, and a fine dining experience already provided to the idea of just sitting on a couch in the river's open air.

[Apollymi]

The proof of responsibility was obvious in Miko, and technically speaking, Kaguya was used to managing the more manic moments of Miko, even though it was only recently that she came to fully understand why such moments were so intense. Her friend had likely been magical the entire time she'd known her. Whatever the case, her teasing commentary about needing an upgrade came with a quip from Kazuhiko about him taking applications. "Hoh? I didn't expect that... well who knows I have a great employment history, put in a good word for me~" she said winking at Miko as she slipped into the dressing room after Kazuhiko. "Always♪~" Miko chimed. Kaguya was one of the people in her life she believed in, so if she wanted something, Miko would help her. That was the nature of their relationship. Of course, right now, there were sounds which came from Konomi which stopped her in her tracks after she closed the door of the dressing room. It sent a jolt from her ears straight to her core. "Sugoi, it's such a nice sound♪~" she sang almost happily. Perhaps she'd have a chat with Konomi a bit later. For now, it seemed that Kazuhiko was keen to use the distraction to get a bit more comfortable for this particular quickie. His shirt coming off, made her pause as her eyes zoomed in on muscles unmatched. An instant desire hit her person and she approached to help him a bit while... running her tongue over his abs while helping him with deft fingers that traced down the sides of his body to his the top of his pants.

Meanwhile, Konomi was trying to recover from a sensation she didn't expect to feel so quickly. She was beginning to question her life choices, how had sex been interesting at any point before now? Perhaps that was a question for the ages, whatever the case, Soma had something rather pointed to say. She'd draw attention to herself? Right, they were in a dressing room, she should be having... still, "That wasn't my fault," she uttered. Of course, there was a slap to her ass which she wanted to be mad about as he started moving again, but her core quivered as if that sensation was truly appreciable. He thrusted past her womb's entrance and she rocked her hips backward leaving a misty exhale on the mirror, which spread unnaturally far from its initial point of contact. All she could do was continue. This kind of friction and feeling letting her know she was doing the right thing, and the mist on that mirror hinting at a magical shift which was happening at a rather rapid pace.

At the same time, Hiruko was seemingly waiting. Sakura had been given some money so she'd found herself in a nearby shop. While looking around, she picked up a little white bag which seemed like a backpack and a white sundress with a deep purple ribbon underneath her chest. She tried it on with a matching pair of white gladiator sandals with white and purple strings up her legs. A brief conversation with the clerk and she'd changed into this dress and shoe combination and paid for all the things putting the clothing and things she'd taken off into the bag instead. She thought this look was a bit better for being on a boat. The light jewelry she'd chosen earlier still looked rather good with her outfit so she felt no need to change anything in particular. "Hirrun!~" she mentioned approaching in her new outfit, "What do you think?" she asked seemingly pleased about it. She'd be taking another picture or two to send friends in a few moments. As well as seeing what they had to say about briefing Hiruko properly.