Morning comes along and everybody makes their way to the kitchen one by one. 105 came first while combing her hair then 053 and 191 skip down the stairs together. 166 soon follows afterwards but there were no signs of 953. I had Sergei check on he, turns out she didn't get any sleep last night and fell asleep on the way to the door. I made 953 some coffee as everybody else has their breakfast of black bread with strawberry jam.
Me: So today we will all go our separate ways as i didn't have time to arrange any events yet. Of course you'll have guards with you to make sure nothing goes wrong. There's some envelopes i have prepared with about 10000 dollars in them, you can take them for your own activities 105, 166. Sergei you take the third envelope and get 953 to a spa, also get her some sleeping pills if you can i doubt she'll be sleeping well tonight. And i'm going to take 053 and 191 to an amusement park, we'll meet up at 11:45am in the commercial district for lunch then we will go out together for shopping.
166: If something does go wrong how will we contact you?
Me: The knights will inform me through a telepathic link so no need to get phones or anything like that. Now off you go and have a nice day. Come on kids let's go have some fun.
I take 053 and 191 to the nearest amusement park by foot which is Tokyo summerland. This place is mostly a waterpark but since we don't have swimming suits with us so i instead take them on the rides instead. 053 absolutely loves the ferris wheel though she was quite scared of the rollercoaster. 191 wanted to go to the haunted house instead, it must have reminded her of her other 'friends' in Salvadore's lab. Things were going well until we hit the minigame section of the park and the 2 children drool at all the stuffed animals on display. I had to pay for a fuck ton of damage i dealt to the games. At the balloon darts stand, i threw the darts so hard that it ended up piercing the wall and into a lamp post on the other side. Seeing how the bottles won't fall no matter how much i shot them, i charged mana into the pellet and all of the bottles explode on impact causing shards of glass flying everywhere. The worst one was the hammer minigame. Despite the fact that i used a wooden hammer, the force of the hit shattered the hammer itself sending the bell on the scale flying into the sky and onto an unfortunate guy giving him a concussion. So in the end, i got banned from ever entering the minigame section again and now have to carry over 15 stuffed animals back to the house.
The others were already back at the house when i returned. 105 was going over all the photos she took and 166 was reading some buddhist scriptures. 953 looked way better off than before and it seemed that even her tails were groomed. Considering that this is Japan i don't think anybody would question her appearances. Wait i don't remember her bringing a duffel bag with her and it looks really heavy too.
Me: umm 953 what's in the bag?
953: uh what bag?
Me: the heavy duffel bag that is sitting behind you.
953: It's just souvenirs.
166: What did you buy? The shape looks... odd.
105: You didn't kill anybody, did you?
953 starts to sweat nervously and i can already tell that i'm not going to like what's in the bag. She tried to stop me from opening it but Sergei held her back i slowly unzips the bag. 166 and 105 also gather near the bags and look in together with me. I honestly expected either a dead body or some cut out organs but definitely not this. It was a policewoman gagged with her own gloves and had her hands cuffed behind her back. Coils of ropes pin her arms and legs together and a blindfold was wrapped around her head. Fortunately she was still alive albeit unconscious.
Me: 953... What the fuck is this?
953: I... got bored on the way back and saw her in an empty parking lot. I pretended to be lost and knocked her out when she was distracted. I tried to eat her liver but the knights stopped me. I couldn't leave her there because she knows about me so i took her back.
Me: Goddamnit i should've given the knights more detailed instructions.
166: Should we give her back to the police?
105: I don't think that's a good idea.
Me: I can't believe we're considering that but it looks like we have no other choices, we have to kidnap the girl until we can find some amnestic drugs. 953, pull a stunt like this again and you're sleeping with Sparky. Sergei looks after the girl while we're gone.
[At the mall]
Like any cultured man, i headed straight for the otaku shop inside the mall to hog as many mangas as possible. 053 and 191 follow 105 to the food court for some snacks while 953 is eyeing a fancy tortoiseshell comb. 166 has some knights accompany her to a bookstore, that reminds me, i need to introduce her to the world of anime someday. Now we were waiting for 166 to join us in the food court. I'm having some Takoyaki with extra mayo, 053 and 191 both have their own small bag of Mochi. 953 is apparently capable of eating something other than liver as i watch her gulp down an entire plate of fresh salmon sashimi leaving a gaping 105 shocked at the scene. 30 minutes passed and we still haven't seen 166, the knights haven't reported any incidents too, she must have forgotten about us while browsing for books. We already finished most of our snacks so we all move to the bookstore which 166 went in to look for her.
I was right, her knights were holding some books in their hands waiting for her to pick another book. But it seems that they're all translated? Oh right this is Japan she probaly doesn't know how to read most of these. I was about to call out to her when 3 extremely suspicious looking fellows approach her. Strangely enough they speak English though it sounds broken.
Man #1: *whistle* that's some nice curves you have there, why don't you join us back at our place.
166: umm... no thank you i have to get home soon.
Man #2: Oh don't worry we'll be gentle.
The second man attempts to grab 166 but she smacks his hand away and slaps him right in the face. Enraged, he tried to hit her back but 166 managed to dodge it.
Man #3: DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU HAVE A CHOICE SLUT! WE'RE THE YAKUZA HERE!
The knights having enough of their bullshit, drop the books onto the ground and proceed to menacingly approach. The first guy pulled out a knife and tries to stab one of the knights who then breaks his wrist and stabs the man with his own knife. The second guy went for 166 but ended with a knee to the crotch from 166 herself, that may have been unnecessary but damn was it satisfying. The third seems to be the only knucklehead with an actual brain and draws a pistol. Little did he know i was right behind him... I pull out the concealed runic blade and cuts a clean hole in his stomach making all of his intestines drop to the ground. The librarian saw all of the brutality, hurriedly calls the police on the phone. Grabbing all of the books but not before paying, we make a mad dash through multiple alleys with the knights carrying 053 and 191. Police sirens blare across the district as we keep on fleeing. The house is finally in sight , i slam the door shut and pull down all the curtains when everybody was inside.
Me: Are you alright 166?
166: I'm fine they didn't do much to me... was it really necessary to kill them?
953: If you know the disgusting things the Yakuza does then you'll know that there's no redemption for those scumbags.
053: Are those bad people going to hurt me?
Me: Not while i'm here they're not. 953 why don't you take 053 and 191 to bed, i think we had enough of excitement for one day. I'm going to go set up defenses around the premise in case they come after us. Also, stay in the living room 105 and 166, i have something to show you later.
I walk past Sergei watching the policewoman who is still unconscious and start thinking of a suitable setup. I've decided to go with pitfalls with spikes and hidden bear traps around the area, simple but effective. Turning back to the house, i stop as i notice a familiar figure in the distance... Lizzie? Walking closer i can see that it was indeed Lizzie looking around worriedly wearing a flower shirt and beige pants. Oh right she doesn't know i'm an undead, gotta put the mask back on.
Me: Lizzie did you lose something?
Lizzie: AH! Oh Yosif you scared me, why are you here in Tokyo?
Me: Well i'm taking a vacation here with a couple of my... friends. What about you Lizzie?
Lizzie: I'm here to visit my friend Himeko like i intended to 5 days ago but you know, my plane crashed. I'm getting worried about her, she doesn't respond to any calls or text messages i sent her. Have you perhaps seen her around here?
Me: Do you have a photo of her?
Lizzie: Here, we took this during New Year.
I look at the photo of Lizzie wearing a matching black cocktail dress with a woman roughly her age smiling. I nearly drop the phone from shock. That woman is... the policewoman 953 kidnapped! The hell am i supposed to tell her?
Me: Uh i think i saw someone similar *points opposite of house* that way.
Lizzie: Oh thanks, call me if you see her, here's my number.
Back at the house, i call 953 with 166 and 105 down to the living room to discuss the pressing matter.
Me: Alright we're here to discuss a major problem we're having.
105: i think we should leave the Yakuza to the police, it's not our job to deal with them and it's quite dangerous doing so too.
Me: Well that is one of the problem but no we're talking about the policewoman. Do any of you know a researcher named Lauren Mayfield?
953: Yea she's a new one working at site 17, doesn't treat us like objects so we don't have anything against her.
Me: Well she has a sister named Lizzie whose friend is the policewoman, Himeko. And she's HERE looking for her!
166: What are we supposed to do?
Me: Guess we will have to take care of her for good. * all 3 of them frown at me*
Me: I phrased that wrong didn't i? * they all nod*
Me: i'll try to threaten her into forgetting this ever happened oh and stick around, i'm going to try and teach you magic later.
Walking away from the room that is now filled with excited squealing, i open the door to the wardrobe that contained Himeko. She has woken up and was squirming around in her bonds, softly mewing through the gag. Hearing my footsteps, her body froze up and she scooted closer to the back. Himeko starts quivering when i grab her and tilt her head up to pull the gloves out of her mouth.
Himeko: W-what do you wa-want with me?
Me: Nothing, you were just an unfortunate girl at the wrong place and the wrong time.
Himeko: Please no, i-i won't tell anyone just let me go.
Me: Hmm do you have any family?
Himeko: O-only my mother left.
Me: I'll send you back to her but remember, while you were off in dreamland, i installed a portable remote bomb on you. If i hear anything i don't like, then your head will just go POP!
Himeko: Y-yes!
I gag her again and start sneakily carry her near a police station so she'd be discovered around morning. I didn't put any bombs on her but i did had a knight secretly follow her to monitor her behaviors. With that out of the way, i return to the house to start teaching magic for the first time. Really hoping that the lectures i used to hear in college would give me some ideas of what the fuck i'm doing.
Total inventory:
Ascended Wraith set
Enchanted runic sword
Diadem of supreme arcane might
Greater ironskin potion
76 copper 53 silver 39000 gold
Current familiars:
- Sergei the Skeleton Paladin