A/N: I am here once again, to update the chap and deliver some news... I have completed 30 Chapters of MRA! All of them having 2.5k Words minimum.
So as Promised, I will be focusing more on ACPS untill I finish writing 10-20 chaps!
I of course, won't stop writing MRA, but I won't be focusing on it much.
Though, expect normal updates from now on. Every Sunday or Monday.
Current Goal:100 power stone = 1 Chap.
Deadline at Sunday.
I know this won't be met most likely but, hey, at least you guys have the choice.
That is all, Enjoy your chapter!
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*Growl~* Multiple wolf-like monsters growled around me, baring their sharp fangs as they surrounded me. These monsters are called Ulgrans or Wolgrams and they look pretty similar to Doberman-wolf crossbreeds but with protruding fangs and spikes that seem to grow from their spines
Anyhow, there's a dozen of these Ulgram in sight, which is not so bad as In the anime Subaru and the twins were practically facing the whole population of these things that night.
"15? No… 18 Ulgrams huh? Well, that's not too bad; after all, I'm just here to do some warm-ups before going to the Seiken Temple… And, I also want to try this bad boy" I voiced, before patting the Amazon's Driver(Alpha) on my waist.
I cracked my neck before taunting the Ulgrams, which worked as the five nearest to me furiously dashed towards me, planning an all-out circle attack.
"Heh…"I grinned before twisting the belt's left handle.
<[ALPHA!]>
<[Trapped in the wild, WI-Wi-WILD.]>
Just as the Ulgrams were close by, opening their maws, and ready to turn me into their meals.
"Amazon.''I muttered solemnly before a heat wave suddenly swept around, hitting the Ulgrams who thought they were about to eat tonight, launching them towards the rest of the Ulgrams, which took them down.
Upon closer look, the five Ulgrams that were about to maul me were now headless scorched corpses.
Meanwhile, I stood still at the spot I was before, looking at the fallen mabeast with a bit of disappointment.
"Man… guess this will be quick"
Although I said that, I still didn't move from my spot, and waited for the beast to attack first.
I even closed my eyes, as I was not even a little bit worried that they could pull a fast one on me, as my senses have been enhanced several times now.
I can hear from quite afar, and from what I'm hearing, the Ulgrams in my vicinity, aside from the 18- well, now 13 Ulgrams are shaking and growling in fear.
"What?"I opened my eyes with confusion to look at the 13 fear-stricken Ulgram, looking terrified at me. It didn't take long before I realized what was happening.
"Of course…Amazons are top predators, much less the special ones… and even more so in the case of Jin or rather, the Piranha Amazon… Piranhas in themselves are top predators since they live in swarms… and now it seems that these "dogs" are now scared because of my aura?"I muttered, in amazement before it turned into disappointment…not at the belt, but at the Ulgrams themselves.
Though I believe that the King of these guys can force these wuss to move, but I won't face that big guy yet… Subaru needs to grow after all, although, this time, I'll be making sure that Rem wouldn't risk her life for the idiot.
Alright…I'm being salty cuz Subaru didn't pick Rem in the series… well, he eventually did, but not before Rem suffered, that will change this time though.
I won't let that Idiot use his RBD once he and I meet.
On that note, I couldn't help but think once more about how his RBD would work for me.
Maybe I can do it so that it will only affect my body and not my memories?
It would be troublesome If I had to redo my interactions with anyone, though… except for Rem and Ram, I guess, Puck, too, once I meet that murder kitty. Emilia, too, possibly, as she's a great gal and super nice, too. Beatrice? It's possible, although I suppose Subaru will not have the chance to make a contract with Beatrice that fast since I'll be taking care of Elsa and Meili if they decide to attack the mansion.
Anyway, I'll be leaving those Issues when I get there; for now, let's take care of these murder doggos.
The sound of the dog whimpering was heard for a few minutes at that time, making the surrounding ulgrams even more afraid.
…
"That was the most anticlimactic fight I had ever had…" I voiced with disappointment as I looked around at the dismembered bodies of the dogs around me.
'Meat huh…? It's making me a bit hungry, though I remember mabeast meat tastes like shit so I won't try it… Unless, of course, Shion is the one cooking it after she receives her cooking skills…HEHEHE'
'I have an idea'
More specifically, an Idea to troll Rimuru and his future bois. The idea involves me gifting Shion mabeast meat so she can cook it and feed it to Rimuru….WAHAHAHAHA
"OOOH! I haven't seen ulgrams act like this in a long time~" Suddenly, a somewhat familiar squeaky voice sounded around me, making me a bit tense as I utilized my senses to find the owner.
"And the state the corpses are in, SHEESH, you brutalized them, which is good so here's some applause from me! Pachi! Pachi! pachi! " The voice continued, and I realized who it was as soon as it, or rather, he made those "clapping" sounds.
Puck, the murder kitty has come to see me, currently in my murder piranha form.
I sighed in relief before I willed the belt to turn me back, and just like when I transformed, a heat wave, much much weaker than the one before spread as my rider suit turned into red and green smoke.
"Oho? ~ your aura drastically changed, it's basically like you're another person! Is it because of that state you were in before?" Wondered the voice, or rather puck in curiosity.
" It's strange; I didn't notice it before, but right now, I feel like you're a great guy to become friends with." puck's voice changed to become a bit bewildered as he said those words.
"Hey, What's your name kid?"Asked puck.
"Isn't it a bit rude to ask someone's name without even showing your face?" I voiced, as I look forward to meeting the great fire spirit/murder kitty/ father of Emilia, PUCK
"Right, Right! Since you seem to be a nice guy, oh, and it seems that you met Rem and Ram already as well. I guess I'll reveal myself then."
The voice then became quiet before I heard a rustling sound from a tree not that far away, so I looked towards it, which made the rustling stop.
I sighed, and just as I was about to go there myself.
"Boo!" Puck's voice sounded once more, giving me a scare as it came from my back.
"You have good senses' young man… Anyways, It's the cutest, softest, and the most fluffiest cat spirit! Puck! It's nice to meet you, young man!" Said Puck, Introducing himself to me.
I looked back and finally saw the man(cat), the myth, the legend in all its fluffy glory.
"So? What's your name?" Puck asked once more before he scratched his ears with his paws.
"Guh, So cute…" I voiced, which of course Puck heard(not that I was hiding it) as he humped in arrogance and voiced.
"Another one bites the dust, My cuteness is such a sin~" He dramatically voiced, complete with the dramatic "arms on top of the head" pose.
"Pfft…" I couldn't help but laugh at this; after all, it's one thing to see a dramatic cat crying because it was "stabbed" with a fake knife and another to see a cat acting "dramatically," complete with the pose and shit.
"Hahaha! Thank you for giving me a great laugh…" I said before-
I stopped laughing abruptly and bowed with a hand on my chest.
"My name is Azuma Jin, Jin for short"
I turned my head back up and looked at his eyes, before smiling, fully using my "handsomeness" charm, plucking my lips and raising my left eyebrows
"It's nice to meet you"
"..." Puck didn't say anything as he looked at me with a blank face before a literal rainbow flowed out of his mouth.
HA! The power of cringe from one of those online trends I used to watch made a great spirit puke literal rainbows. Once again, HA!
"PFFT." I couldn't stop my chuckles from coming out of my mouth after seeing his state. The chuckle turned to a full-blown laughter not long after.
Puck seemed to realize I had intentionally done that, as his eyes twitched and his face was full of disgust and repulse once again made a comeback as he puked rainbows once again for the last time.
"You… that was intentional?" He asked in disbelief.
"Yeap! You're the first victim of the cringe "sigma" look, which I had learned from the place I was in before" I replied with a snicker, which made him even more speechless.
"Yeah don't… don't show that horrible face to Lia, or anyone else for that matter… Do me a favor, kay? I'm also warning you right now for your own safety: do not ever show that face to the King's candidates, or else they might attempt to murder you; in fact, their supporters might charge first."
"It was that bad?" I asked him, a bit speechless myself because of his reaction.
"IT IS!" Puck replied without hesitation whatsoever.
"Ah, my bad. I guess the cringe power was stronger than I thought." I muttered, a bit apologetic that he had to experience that.
"The only thing you can do to receive my forgiveness is to not EVER under any circumstances to show that face ever again." Puck responded as he shivered(ironic) one last time, shaking his head fervently.
"Alright, my bad… again." I replied, scratching my head awkwardly.
"Alright! Let us forget about what happened just now and move on…so, Jin, can you tell me about that state you were in before? "Puck asked, solemnly. Most likely because he had never seen anything like that.
I wasn't really bothered if people knew about it, much less this kitty who can honestly murder me if he wants to. So, there's no point for him to ruin me with this info.
The Worst he can do is tell Roswaal, who I highly doubt will happen, and besides, everyone at the Mathers domain will know about it in the end, as I'm planning on telling them.
So, I nodded at Puck's question before I started explaining.
…
"I can't believe there's a metia as powerful as this… Humu! Do you know who made this metia? Or did you just get it from someplace?" Asked puck, as he curiously tapped the Amazon's Driver.
"Oh about that, these things just started to appear near me one day. I actually have another metia like this, but that one is a bit weak, as I haven't made a contract with a particular being yet" I replied, telling him a half-truth. Others may know about my Rider items, but not the system.
Not now at least. I do plan on telling, at the very least Rem, up to everyone that will be part of the mansion in the future. But now's not the time; I don't have the strength to protect myself yet in case others know and have some thoughts about me.
But! My past life… I'll take that to my grave, as it would make things really complicated for everyone.
"I see, so you have a rather strange Divine Protection related to metia's like these… Well, that doesn't matter in the slightest." Puck shrugged and didn't think about it that much.
He wasn't wrong?... I guess the system is given to me by the Gods or something.
"Still… I need to make sure of something. Jin, despite you most likely having a Divine protection that affects a spirit's likability towards you, there is a person I hold dear. So I'm gonna have to ask you something" Puck solemnly said.
…..
"English or Sp-"(JK)
…..
"Are you an enemy?"
"No. I was and never will be an enemy to you. After All, Just like you, I have someone I love, and you know her very well… I love Rem, and I wouldn't hurt the people she cherishes…unless, of course, they hurt her and me," I responded with conviction as Puck and I stared into each other's eyes.
"..."
"I see. I guess Rem finally found a person she could be happy with. Make sure to treat that child well. She has been through a lot already" Puck said with a gentle sigh. His tail wagging slowly behind him.
"I plan to" I replied with a resolute nod.
"Umu! Now, why don't we go somewhere else? Maybe at the mansion? It's quite unpleasant here"
Jin: "AH! I apologize, I need to go somewhere else. I actually just wanted to try my Amazon's Driver, as I never had the chance to use it before"
"I see, that's unfortunate. I guess we can continue our talk once we meet again?" Puck voiced. A bit reluctant to part with me for some reason?
I nodded "Yes, I'll talk to you again once I go into the mansion to ask Roswaal permission to date one of his daughters."
"Pfft. HAHA! Good one, Jin, though I hope you never told this joke to Ram?...never mind, I guess you didn't, or else you wouldn't be here right now," Puck said as he rolled on the air, laughing.
"Still, daughters huh? I guess you could say that. Roswaal raised them since they were kids after all. Not that they aren't still kids right now" Shrugging, puck continues.
"Anyways, I need to go back to Lia now. I'll see you later, Jin" Puck waved at me before flying away, leaving me alone, surrounded by carcasses of the Ulgram's.
….
I went back to Lucas' house, greeting every villager I came across on the way.
When I entered, I saw Lucas and his older brother, eating breakfast on the kitchen table.
I greeted the two who greeted me as well, before I went towards the wooden bench I slept in last night, packing away my sleeping bag.
"Lucas, I need to do something, so I'll be leaving the village for a while; tell Petra and the others once I go."I looked at Lucas, who stopped eating after hearing my words.
"You're going somewhere far?" He asked.
"Yes, but I'll be back before you know it; I'm just gonna fetch something, and I'll be back ASAP.
I'll be bringing some treats when I come back as well," I replied, before I looked at his older brother, Marcus, and said.
"I'll bring something for you too, something that can help you protect everyone in this village."
Marcus seemed to be confused but I waved it off and said. "See ya!"
I left the village, carrying my backpack, and went back to where I first arrived.
I looked left and right to see if anyone was following me and closed my eyes to see if my hearing picked up anything suspicious.
Once I confirmed nobody was nearby, I opened up my system and entered my sanctuary.
I arrived just outside the door of my humble cabin and entered without further doing anything.
I sat down on my soft couch before I opened up the Group Chat to see what the other two were up to.