A new day has bloomed and grace the wonderful land below.
People rising from their slumber, roosters blowing your ears out and the time of rest for the people to suffer the horrors of nightshifts.
"So yeah, you'll be going with him."
"...Eh...?"
Valerie Tepes, the dhampir of King Tepes. Didn't expect to wake up hearing this.
She just fucking woke up quite literally me, her mind is still in jambles, she can't understand anything yet.
Mister Caelum, her saviour, who gave her a proper meal, who let her sleep in his home, who opened the gates of a new world for her, said that she's going to go with someone else.
Blinking once, twice, thrice, fourice? Her eyes started to water.
"D-Did I do s-s-something w-wrong? D-Did I do s-something that made y-you ha-hate me? I'm sorry... Please don't throw me away... Please..."
Sobbing, she stuttered her words.
"...You made her cry..."
"Hmm, damn."
He didn't expect the girl to get this attached to him. Holy chocolates, they literally just met half a day.
Scratching the back of his head, squatting to Valerie's height, Caelum put a hand on top of her head, lightly patting her to calm her.
"Valerie, I'm not throwing you away, you're just going to go somewhere more safe than here. There's people who are just like you there. You'll meet other people there, make friends with them and have a happy life there."
Caelum comforted her. The girl lowered her head.
"B-But... I want to stay here..."
Speaking between sobs, she spoke what she wanted
"Valerie, Duke and Bella will be visiting you from time to time, so don't be sad."
"...But...But... What about you?"
"...I'm not going to disappear, I'll be visiting too."
"...I don't want to go."
"...Everyone has to go somewhere in their life..."
"You're saying something I don't know again."
"Hahaha. Maybe I'm just too smart for you to know what I'm saying."
Valerie's tears stopped pouring from Caelum's joke as he cleaned her face.
"Promise that you'll visit me."
"There's no need for a promise if it's a fact that I'm visiting you. So you just have to be a good girl, alright?"
Valerie begrudgingly nods.
"Then go play with Duke and Bella. It'll be night when it's time to go."
"...Ok..."
Valerie reluctantly turned to the living room where the pair of cat and dog were.
"Why couldn't you take care of the girl yourself? I could have just been the one to come from time to time."
"Do you think I'm safe with enemies I have? Mages and fanatics are trying to lick my beautiful ass."
"Yeah yeah, my bad."
"..."
"..."
The two watched the girl play with the pets.
"The vampire girl doesn't like going away from you."
Azazel started a new conversation.
"... That's because she just escaped from her race that abused and neglected her for being not a noble-blood. Her friend her died when they tried to escape, but the friend got revived by devils. She has to endure the horrors of creation from her Longinus, forcefully given the knowledge of the secrets of the soul while still being a child."
Frowning, Azazel did not like this conversation that he started. He just wanted to stop this awkward silence.
"Poor girl has to experienced all that?"
"That's why I'm having you take care of her. I'm not good with children nor do I want to. She needs people she can bond with."
"Sigh, this is getting depressing."
Azazel isn't someone that likes sad stories, he already has first class experience on that genre in his long tiring and he doesn't want that even with him having the title of the most cruellest fallen on that war.
He's full of it and just want to have his fun. Although he is and act like a pervert, that's just how he lift others mood. He is a pervert, a pervert that's lived to become tired of life.
"So... Is there any hot single mom in the area."
Azazel turned to Caelum and wiggle his eyebrows.
"...I dunno. I don't socialise much here."
He doesn't know his neighbours well. Hell, he barely have interaction with them. He almost just like me fr fr.
"...Ah. There's a new neighbour that fits your description. Mika Tsuakihabarrel or something... But I don't know if she's a widow though."
Caelum remembered the new neighbour that just came here. He doesn't remember her name...
"Oh, then lucky me! It's naturally my duty to comfort lonely women! I'll be coming back tonight to pickup the kid."
Azazel turned towards the front door, but before he opened it, he spoke a few more words to Caelum.
"Play with the kid, she definitely needs your company after all of that."
"That's what I'm about to do."
Looking at the empty front door, Caelum turned to play with Valerie.
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The silence of the night brings serenity to the lit city below. The lights that mankind made by their hands lit the city like the stars above, seemingly challenging the authority of the vast emptiness above.
Now that the sun said it's fair well for the day, the moon brought it's light, bringing vision below as a remnants of the sun's rays.
"Mister Caelum."
"Yeah?"
"Be sure to visit me, okay?"
"I will."
Now the time of parting has come. The time Caelum had with her can be easily forgotten by him and can be ignored easily. But for Valerie, the time spent with him was a time worthy for her memory to remember. After all, it can be considered to be the first day of another life away from the hell that she once called home, a new beginning.
Even after pouring her tears earlier that day, the water in her eyes can still be seen in her eyes, this time it didn't pour from her eyes but was held back by the girl to show that her determination to live a life anew.
To live a new beginning, for her the man that saved her, for her friend that she might one day come to see again. And for Valerie Tepes that was haunted by the remnants of that dark castle.
"...Thank you mister Caelum."
"Hn."
With a flash of light from the circle below their feet, they disappeared.
"..."
Only leaving Caelum alone with his pets alone in this home that is too big for them alone.
The sound of a bell reverberated in his mind.
{Mission Complete: A Grail Tragedy.
"Could that cup start a Grand Order?"
Rewards: 5,000 points.}
{Total points:3,964,285
Just fucking buy something bro, quit hoarding!}
Caelum hummed.
But before he could cancel the notification. Another ding resounded in his mind.
His face turned to a grin. A grin that stretched to his eyes.
{The initial phase has been passed.
Activation of the group chat has now been registered and approved.}
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The hallways of Grigori. Many fallen angels walked among this halls, they come and go.
Azazel, the supreme leader of the organisation walked with Valerie right behind him with silence. The sounds of their footsteps resonates in this empty halls.
Looking behind him at the girl walking with him, a sad expression is still on her face.
"You miss him already, kid?"
"Eh?"
The silence that stayed with them when they left Caelum's house was broken with Azazel's words.
"Don't worry too much. Trust Caelum's words, he'll visit you. He's not the type of person to lie like that. He actually does visit us from time to time."
Azazel's words shot down Valerie's worry.
"Um... Mister Azazel. Where are we going?"
"Well, we're going to where you'll be staying at. There's people that's saved by Caelum like you over there."
"There's other people like me?"
"Yeah. There's a strength obsessed brat, a sword kid, and a flowery girl."
"Eh?"
Valerie tilted her head in confusion at Azazel's description of the others.
"Hahaha, you'll know when you get there. Just prepare, because those kids are a very unique group for you to meet."
So Valerie trusted his words, readying herself to greet the people that she'll live with.
They stopped in front of a door. The sign on it said the words of 'training room'.
"Why are we stopping here?"
"Well, knowing them. Those two brats would be having a duel or something."
Opening the door abruptly, Azazel strode inside.
With the door opened, the barrier that stopped sounds can now be set free. The sound of gushing winds and a clanking of a sword can be heard.
A silver haired kid with sparkly blue wings sprouting from his back flew around the room while he casts spells after spells at another kid.
The teenager being targeted with those spells deflected and dodge, having another pair of hands made of steel with swords equipped on it with his organic hand with another pair of swords. The kid having majority of his hair being black and with white strands here and there.
A white haired girl spectating at the sides noticed the pair entering. She came to them with a kind smile.
"Sir Azazel, how are you?"
"I'm fine and well, little Tosca. How about you?"
"I'm fine as well."
Azazel and the Tosca exchanged greetings. She turned her head to look at the new company.
"Hello."
"E-Eh? U-Um, hello to you too..."
Valerie stuttered, she didn't ready herself as much it seems.
Tosca smiled at the shyness of Valerie.
"Tosca, can you call the other two? I have this girl to introduce to you all."
"Is she another person sir Caelum saved?"
"Yeah, he's still going around collecting kids like a treasure hunt."
Tosca wryly smiled. She turned to the two boys fighting and called for them.
"Vali! Seig! Azazel is here and has something to say!"
The two boys who were in the middle of their duet were stopped when their female colleague called out to them.
Closing the distance in fast speeds, likely competing who'll reach to the trio first. And with Vali's speed with his wings, he turned to be first.
"Why did you stop us, old crow? We were just warming up."
"Well, Azazel should have a reason."
Vali reacted, crossing his hands, annoyed by their fight being interceded. While Sieg acted more calmly.
"Hey there, Vali, don't get feisty before I can say anything. I wouldn't get the chance to tell you about this little lady here."
Azazel put his hands on Valerie's head.
"And who's this little girl?"
"Aren't you also little, Vali?"
Vali clicked his tongue in Azazel's words.
"Well, this girl would be another member for the three of you's little friend group."
"H-Hello, I-Im Valerie Tepes."
Seeing her que to introduce herself in Azazel's words, she introduced herself.
"Hello there again, Valerie. I'm Tosca."
"Hey there, Tepes. I'm Siegfried."
"Vali."
The white haired girl introduced herself as Tosca. The dark haired haired with white strands boy introduced himself as Siegfried. And the other with haired introduced himself as Vali.
Vali turned his head to Azazel.
"Why is she becoming part of us? She looks weak."
"Well, your saviour decided to go saving again. And this girl has a Longinus like your's, Vali."
"She doesn't look like it."
Vali turned back to face Valerie. He tried to look intimidating, but with his stature, he looks like a kid acting tough. And with Valerie seeing more intimidating adults in her previous home, isn't scared, but she still turned her gaze down by the sense of rejection Vali gave off.
"Don't be mean, Vali. She's new here, try to give her some time."
"Humph. I expect more with Caelum taking interest in her."
Tosca interjected, giving a reason for Valerie looking fragile. But Vali still doesn't have his approval.
"Now now. Don't act like a kid having his toy stolen, Vali. Or I'll be laughing."
"I am not!"
"Hahaha!"
Vali clenched his teeth in anger at Azazel's remark and laugh.
"Don't be down, Valerie. Vali might act like that, but he's still good at heart."
Valerie's line of sad thoughts was broken by Tosca.
"You could say that Vali is a tsundere."
"I am not a tsundere!"
"Hahahaha!"
Vali shouted from the side by Siegfried's telling Valerie that he's a tsun, causing Azazel to laugh lauder. Know this, Vali, rejecting that you're a tsundere is a tsundere behaviour.
Valerie blinked by the turn of events.
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Caelum sat on his couch in the living room. His gaze seems to be in reverie.
Although he should be glad that the 99% that always follows him finally fucking disappeared, he seems to have mixed feelings for this.
Happy for the 99% got yeeted to the shadow realm, worried by the chance that's there's some wacky super ultimate evil of the cosmos or something to have a group chat to defeat it for, and confused by where the fuck is the other members. This should be a group chat! Not a single chat! I refuse to be schizophrenic and chat with myself!
{Chat - Members active: 1/1
Gacha -
Store -
Mission - 3 Main world mission, 0 Chat mission, 2 Side missions.
Profile -!}
There's only one chat members active and there's no chat members inactive. Only me, myself and I. Solo round until I die~.
And the final emotion is fear. The primal fear of the cold darkness of the abyss called gacha.
God save us from the hell called gacha. The temptation is scary.
{Gacha - 1,000 points for 1 roll. 2,700 points for 10 roll(30% off)}
Oh~ 30% off, quite a lovely dea-NOOOO!
Resist temptation. Resist temptation...
"..."
Caelum's face became serene. The air around him became stagnant in anticipation of the holy miracle of rejecting gacha.
For no evil shall come to harm me, for no disaster shall come near my abode. I hearby command myself, the hand of the diligent will be given rulership, and the slothful to be inslaved to forced labor. Even when be thrown to the valley of gacha, I shall not fear it. For I am no-
{+10 roll. 3,961,585 points left.
Keep the money coming, sugar daddy~}
"..."
It seems to me that my hand has rebelled against my will. An evil spirit has possessed me. And what the hell with that zesty talk?
He did wacky woohoo magic. He took chocolate chip and eat it. Dramatic music on the background.
Fuck. I was supposed to be saving up money! Not fucking drown in gacha and impending debt!
It's so joever.
A wheel of different colors of brown, gray, white, platinum, gold and rainbow appeared in place of the system.
Seven landed on brown, one landed on gray. And-
{+2 Body tempering pill - Improve the body's performance by 1 adults worth.
+2 Mind pill - Improve the consumer's mystical energy by 1 adults worth.
+1 A random figurine - Maybe you could get your fav anime char? Just don't put it inside a jar though...
+2 Voodoo doll - Just a voodoo doll made of sticks and cotton. It feels creepy.
+ 1 rainbow stick - gay stick?}
A white light shines from the screen.
Oh? We're so fucking back!
{+ 1 Empty Grimoire - Cool magic book?}
A fucking empty Grimoire... Empty...
The wheel landed on brown once again. Likely as a mockery to him.
{+ 1 Bunny girl cosplay - "Would you suck it for a million dollar?"}
Caelum can only eat his sugar in the form of chocolate bitterly.