Charles Patricius

Hiroshi believed Kaguya would be well-suited to any of the Myouou's preferences, but she claimed otherwise. Her flexibility aside, it seemed her interest in physical activity was severely lacking. How odd; Hiroshi assumed physical activity was the only way to achieve such mobility without magic. He'd have to look into that at some point. First and foremost, he'd be progressing in the most ridiculous form of sexual penetration any elf had ever experienced ─ of this he was sure. It wasn't too strange, though. Hiroshi only found pleasantries in the taught entrance of a non-magical human, particularly while managing to prod his way deeper inside one thrust after another. If nothing else, they could be viewed as managing sex, whether knowledge came as a result or not.

Speaking of results, some things managed to bring out a more respondent Sakura, much to Kazu's elation. He still wondered how emotions could come from the lass outside of her sadistic side, but lo, time was showing more of her personality. Kazuhiko would take solace in that. Without shoes, he took the time to discard his blazer as well, all before choosing the futon closest to the door. "Well yeah, you've given birth... but you looked like this on the other side. Here, it works a little differently. Anyway, I'll keep an eye on things and let you know if anything's new," he said prior to sitting and producing his Holy Grail ─ which didn't seem to require much of him. "This definitely works. I won't be out for long. If you're still here, I'll let you know how it feels from this side." With that said, Kazu met Sakura's lips with his own, both accepting and slightly extending a shared moment between them. His grail filled all the while; he'd be drinking from it whenever Sakura backed away. Then, he'd be returning to that recently-altered realm once more. . .

While a couple in a convenience store were busy figuring out the nature of human copulation, Kazuhiko and Sakura were settling for the evening. They continued to speak a bit, as they always would. It would seem that Sakura's understanding of physiology was a bit off. According to Kazuhiko humans in this world likely wouldn't bear proportions similar to hers unless they had already given birth. Her condition was somehow exceptional because her figure was solid even before such an incident. It made her wonder if her sister wasn't simply restricting her size in a purposeful manner. What she'd seen of the girl implied that she maintained her own mother's habit of a slimmer build for the sake of undistracted conversation. "Sou ka, I'll have to make sure to do a thorough observation," she claimed. It was an odd thing, but she did enjoy learning about humans. Moreover, it would seem that Kazuhiko would share anything he learned from his endeavors so there would be nothing missing if she chose not to accompany him on his trip. So, they could part ways fairly easily. Though she'd moved to peck his lips, something of an extension had happened. He'd managed to summon his Holy Grail and was filling it as they locked lips. She enjoyed the time they spent pressed together only to break said kiss while smiling. "Hai hai, enjoy your trip, Kazzun~" she said to the lad sending him into his night.

Sakura herself hadn't made very many decisions but if human physiology was really quite different from her own, the first step would be figuring out the nature of her own body. She recalled seeing a broken mirror in the bathroom and decided to use it, and her new phone to get a few third person images of herself for comparison. Ah, she also supposed that Kakihara had asked for a few. She supposed if she took one and sent it to him, she could gauge his reaction and consider the potential consequences of doing such a thing for Kazuhiko as well. She drifted off to the bathroom to enact her plan, while Kazuhiko made his way to the Nexus.

For the first time in several days, Kazuhiko and Sakura would be separating completely by choice. Well, he couldn't exactly say that. Most of his trips to the Nexus were made without her ─ at least the ones he'd made consciously. As such, he didn't feel strange making the trip by himself at all. If that wasn't enough, she seemed to be having an interesting time in the non-magical world. It was only right that she be left to her interests while adjusting. A series of gulps led to Kazuhiko draining his grail ─ after which he'd open his eyes to witness the pharaohs' new-look Nexus. It wasn't as Charlemagne that he appeared, but as himself, sporting the same clothes he had when lying down.

"Huh. Well, that's not what I expected. It does feel way better here though..." he mused into the open air. Sadly, Kazu's location still seemed a bit random. He'd have to walk down the street to reach that familiar central plaza. While walking, the young man would be breathing deeply and inspecting himself. This felt more like being on Alaya than anything else. Actually... he might have said it felt better, if asked. "Already feeling less hungry... less tired... less weighted. Maybe we can use the Nexus to recuperate if things get too bad over there. . ."

Interestingly enough, Sakura within that bathroom after separating from Kazuhiko felt quite normal. Inside the bathroom she looked at the mirror and then held out her hand. After a few moments with a bit of concentration she managed to restore it to its original state. She looked at herself within it and decided she needed more angles than from her hips upward. What she couldn't know however was this sort of thing was quite common. She held out her phone and began snapping pictures. She did these completely dressed initially and then began taking off clothes piece by piece. She did this several times until she was in her underwear. She hadn't really thought about the fact that she had on layers of clothing until she began undressing, but after doing so she found herself in a pair of purple lace thongs and a matching bra. She supposed it was odd to be dressed beneath clothing, but her body felt so unnatural already that she'd much considered why. Several more photos were snapped, all of which she took at various angles to make sure that she could see herself. After she was done she sat down, half naked upon the toilet seat to examine her physique from the third person perspective. She oddly enough didn't really believe in doors so the bathroom one was open as very obviously dressed perused her most recently snapped images. "Sou ka, my form does go quite far beyond the norm of humans I have witnessed. Even the exceptional ones like Ka-nee or Mi-nee... actually my physique is a bit closer to Sa-nee. And she said she was an adult, I suppose this is why Kazzun thought I may not have an issue with curfews," she murmured to herself. All of these images were interesting. She could visually see any anomalies to her physical form, she wondered if humans used this technology the same way.

Though they were an entire dimension apart at present, Sakura and Kazuhiko were doing very similar things... at least somewhat. Both were inspecting themselves in different ways, Sakura physically and Kazu spiritually. After spending an entire day on Gaia, Kazu felt so very free within the Nexus. His steps carried him with an ease that might make one wonder about an out-of-body experience. "Woah. Even watching myself take steps, I can barely feel the movement. It's like zero gravity," he observed. For so long, it had been very easy to take magical bonuses for granted. Maybe being on Gaia could function as proper training if he switched realms at the right frequency.

Whatever the eventual plan, currently, he only had to meet with Angelica again. The time they agreed upon would not come for a while yet, but Kazu thought an early call wouldn't do much harm. First though, he kept moving toward the plaza and considering how things were going thus far. "One day spent in Osaka. That guy came to bring all our stuff, but just some important things for each person. He was Saku's dad, and... was he really trying to get us to stay in Osaka? I didn't even stop to think about it before. It's so weird. What's the point of staying in Osaka and even going to school there?" he wondered upon reaching the plaza.

While Kazuhiko considered the Nexus and the increased mana in the atmosphere, Sakura kept looking at her pictures. As far as she could tell these were interesting images. Though her face wasn't quite so expressive in any of them, she assumed her body was the important feature in this case. She did say she'd consider sending one to Kakihara, perhaps one of these? She really wasn't sure just yet, so she took a few more after standing up. Why wouldn't she? "This technology is quite a boon. I always wonder how I look but it's truly impossible to see yourself from the third person perspective," she said quizzically. She continued snapping images with her thumb on the buttom for the forward facing camera. All the while she pulled at the stretchy lace on her hips and shoulders. While her form didn't require these things, she couldn't say she didn't appreciate the decoration. She'd liken these kinds of clothes to being closer to what her mother would have worn. Of course, humans seemed overly occupied with the amount of flesh they shouldn't be showing, which she supposed was at least part of the reason her grandfather had chosen the clothes for her that he did. With a few more pictures. Sakura would be redressing herself... only to find herself staring at the toilet while she did so. What was the function of this bowl of water and the strange button on it? Should she press it? The bath made sense, but why this bowl? Perhaps this was one of those questions she should save for one of the other women, they might be willing to answer her new curiosity.

Kazuhiko took a seat in the plaza while mulling over ongoing events. This was such a strange situation to be in. If only he could have found Aincrad, broken in and gotten all of his comrades and Angelica out, they wouldn't be on some two-year journey toward life-threatening danger now. A honeymoon would be lovely. No... Kazuhiko hadn't been allowed such luxuries since becoming Charlemagne. Between the French court, the Saxons and Aincrad, he couldn't break from one thing long enough before moving to the next. It was all so ridiculous. Luckily, there were some things and some people that gave him reprieve. "Screw it. Not much point worrying about that part now," he decided after a few minutes of contemplation. Maybe Angelica could be called upon now? It was even earlier than he'd hoped, but he had nothing else going on... and hopefully she wasn't in a bad position. "Angie!" he called out. His calls to Angelica seemed to work differently compared to when he called other grail-holders. Something strange made their connection to one another function as a catalyst, he was sure. The only question on his mind now, was whether Angelica herself had the freedom to answer. . .

While Kazuhiko mulled over his thoughts in the Nexus, a redressed Sakura would be found sitting at the table in the kitchen, scrolling through the images of her phone. She decided upon an image of herself in her underwear from a slightly above her body angle. It gave a full view of her body in purple lace which matched both her eyes and hair and showed all the curves of her body. Because of the high quality of her camera, even the lighting looked good. She wondered if that image counted as exciting in the way that Kakihara put it. She decided to send it as a text message to him and find out.

At the same time, Kazuhiko was calling out to Angelica a bit early and would be receiving a response. The pressure of his life right now, not withstanding, his call would make the blonde lass appear though the gate she normally came though. And at first she was yelling as she did so. "Chuck!" she started only to stop a few steps away from the gate. "Wait... are you Chuck?" she said her brows coming together. She felt like it was, but it could be some kind of trick.... given the day she'd been having she didn't need any more confusion added to it. She didn't physically look any worse for wear, but her current disposition was a bit on edge. Regardless, a few moments of reprieve wouldn't be too bad she supposed.

Lo and behold, his call worked just as he'd hoped. Angelica appeared before him, yelling a name he hadn't heard since the previous day and making it seem like things were right back to normal. "Ang! I─ wait, huh?" he questioned after being asked if his identity was true. Something seemed slightly off about Angelica currently, but... oh! Kazuhiko had already let his current form slip his mind. "Oh, right! Yeah, my bad. Kimura Kazuhiko. Kimura is my family name, Kazuhiko my given name. I wasn't able to tell you before because I physically couldn't say it while living on that side, but we're back on my home world for now. I'm the guy who became Chuck," he said. Immediately following that introduction, Kazu slid back for appraisal. Angelica did marry him in another form, in another world. Soul-crushing though it would be if she found some issues with his original self, it was only right that she know about it. "Is this alright? More importantly, are you alright? If you were busy, you didn't have to answer; I know I'm early calling."

In the few moments it took that exchange to progress, another was beginning. Sakura sent a racy photo of herself to the phone of one Kakihara Shota. Her phone would be receiving a text from that very same male nearly a minute later. It read: "Wow! Your body is even better than I thought, Tohcchi!♥" as the first message. "Did you just take that?" said a second immediately afterwards. "Are there more?" a third added. "I'd love to see what you look like naked and posing," a final message read.

Angelica was faced with something interesting. The lad before her gave pause when she questioned him. And when he began speaking again he properly introduced himself as Kimura Kazuhiko. He went on to explain for the second time, how names in his homeland worked. And given those pieces of information and the act that he was not aggressing her at all. She relaxed quite a bit. An exhale happened as she looked at the lad directly. His look was something very different from what she was used to, but somehow not so different from the form of Charlemagne. He was brunette in his normal form instead of having the black and white hair she was used to, his eyes were a golden brown instead of blue. His face shape was similar even the way he stood. He looked a bit younger this way, less worn around the edges, but when looking into his eyes she could see it. "Of course its alright. For people who can't really make babies... your parents did a good job. I didn't expect that much change, Jeanne said she basically looked the same as she always did. I didn't think there might be a difference. But I guess you still look like yourself. You're still cute. Though you got stuck with a couple of long names. So, nice to meet you, Kazu," she said seeming to decide to break up the syllables of his name at that point. "Is that right?" she asked, that language wasn't one she was as familiar with, but still she opened her arms to give the lad a hug. It was a kind of a massive relief that there wasn't something truly wrong on his end. Of course, there was a lot wrong but first she just wanted to hug him. So she would, for several long seconds as she felt comforted by the contact. "I am physically okay my dad is watching over me, but we are headed somewhere specific per Merlin's advice," she said carefully before letting go. "Apparently, An has changed something about the way the labyrinth works. It is letting everyone in it know where I am... so we are trying to get to some where safer. Merlin suggested a Mana Restricted Zone and my dad was planning to leave me there and then lead some people away and try to distract them for me," she said getting worked up. "OH AND I HAD A WHOLE BABY AND I NAMED HIM AND JUST FUCKING TOOK OFF INTO WHO THE FUCK KNOWS WHERE! HE'S DEFINITELY YOUR FUCKING SON!" she said seeming to snap a bit. "Sorry still worked up, Merlin said he'd be fine so we shouldn't worry..." She finished that and rubbed her hand over her face.

A minute after Sakura sent the picture she'd been asked for she was delievered another one under the name Kakihara. She looked at the message and read it carefully. He liked her body, but that much was obvious even when they were talking. Oddly enough before any reply could be given she received another one in rapid succession. She was asked if she took it recently but before she could even answer there was another message asking if there were more. And then a final one claiming he'd like to see her naked and posing. Sakura gave these messages a moment of rest. She hadn't even been able to begin answer one so she'd work though what she thought was the meanings before responding. According to the man on the other side he wanted to know if there were more pictures but he also wanted naked ones. Naked might make sense. If he was planning on cycling mana before their meeting he might be planning to stimulate himself. That sounded like something one of her father's would do given that. He'd obviously asked for pictures because humans lacked the ability to project their own. These devices essentially worked as extensions of what could have been magical abilities. By that logic he wanted more pictures to use as materials while he prepared himself for their mana transfer. But that only left one thing. "Why posing?" she inquired in her general way. She could understand in a literal sense reasons for the rest, but posing didn't make sense. She'd seen what could be called posing at the store and she knew she wouldn't be smiling just to take a picture of herself naked. Humans were odd creatures and she needed direct answers.