Giana had scolded Yv and me because I kept returning from practice with lacerations, as if I had gotten whipped.
I promised her that it was self-inflicted as the [Wind Rope] was hard to control, and I often hit myself. I never had this problem when practicing with wires. Maybe the skill is more similar to a whip in execution than wires. What's the difference? No clue. Probably the reason why I haven't mastered it yet.
Raishin and I were gaming in my room, as it had been a long time.
Aren’t your girlfriends going to get upset with you that you’re gaming and not spending time with them?
I hardly have time for myself… most of it goes to them and to make sure we don’t get fucked over at the next encounter with petty gods. Be careful, that boss is going to use a bullshit attack!
Raishin got blasted by the boss because he was being reckless and dodged into the attack.
I surely hope you don’t do this in real life…
Heal me! I’m low on HP!
Do I look like a healer? Go ask that PUG.
Those Painfully Unskilled Guys? They got one shot by that attack.
Unbelievable…
Raishin and I were fighting a raidboss with other random players. I don’t know how they managed to create a system that connects to other gamers, but a whole new world opened. A world of shitty players…
How is it that we don’t play games for years and still outperform these noobs!
My game character chain cc’ed the boss and opened up a window where it couldn’t do anything and everyone could do increased damage.
Ooh! Nice! Let's DPS that asshole down!
Nono, get those noobs up. We can’t kill it in this DPS window, we will wipe if we don’t get them up before this ends!
But my DPS!
You don’t do DPS if you’re dead…
Raishin and I got the random players up, and they started to complain, ‘why didn’t you just kill the boss?’
Ok I’ve had it! These morons!
Ooh! Is it time for ‘Toxic Agnis’?
I boxed some players in with the boss, causing them to eat a smash attack.
Hehe how do you like that! I can’t directly kill you, but that doesn’t mean I’m hopeless! Raishin push that boulder in front of the boss. It will trip and crush that toxic mage!
We all got wiped out by the boss in the end, but it was a satisfying wipe. Raishin and I had used the boss as our marionette of destruction.
Ahh that was refreshing. I hope those noobs never touch a console again. Do they even have fingers? The sheer incompetency, and they dare to trash talk!
You might have made the healers cry. They seemed quite distressed.
Don’t deal with people if you can’t handle toxic behavior, it’s not my fault that they’re shit. So uhm Raishin… did you lock the door when you came in?
No, why?
I feel 3 angry presences behind me.
We turned around and found the idols with crossed arms standing behind us.
Uhh, hey ladies. How can we help you? Raishin and I were just uhh doing homework!
Uhh yeah!
“You do know that we were here the whole time, right?” Noelle said unamused.
Homework to deepen my bond with Raishin!
I said as I put my arm over Raishin’s shoulder.
“Deca, you must be an idiot to think that would work…”
“Did you forget that my C-rank assessment is today?”
Oh is it that late already? I thought we had 8 more hours…oh…
8 hours sure fly by fast…
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“You guys are idiots… come, Raishin. You can’t go to Yv’s assessment like that!” Noelle grabbed Raishin’s collar and dragged him off.
Remember me!!!
Raishin no!!!
The door slammed and Raishin disappeared, probably to never return.
“So dramatic…so what do you have to say for yourself?”
Probably guilty.
“So what’s so special about this game that makes it more interesting than 2 hot women?” Giana asked while exuding charm magic.
Hey come on if you ask it like that, I will seem like an idiot…
“We will chew you out later, let’s get ready for Yv’s assessment. She has something for you.” Giana said as she pointed at Yv.
Yv held up a cool suit.
Isn’t that overkill?
“It’s also suited for battle. It’s better than that relic Gregory wears.”
Learning the venomous tongue from Noelle, eh? But why does it need to be suited for battle?
The idols gave a mysterious smile and let me refresh myself and change. There's a high chance that there's a vixen trap somewhere. Deception detection is going off, but it's pointless if I don’t know what the deception is.
Raishin had also been fitted in a suit. A rare occasion where he isn’t dressed overly casually or strangely.
Heh, you look weird all dressed up.
Aren’t we overdressed for this? What are the chicks planning? Isn’t this overkill?
An edgelord appeared, reading a book, and looked up.
Well, well, look here. It seems that you two finally agreed with my fashion sense.
It's not a fashion sense if you wear the same suit every day…
It is not the same suit…
He’s right Agnis! He has 5 of those suits! They're all the same!
What a weirdo…
The idols appeared all dressed up. Even Yv who was supposed to get an assessment. She was wearing a short halter dress with the lower parts made out of flower petals. I don’t know anything about dresses, but she must know how to move in it as her role involves moving a lot.
I thought this was an assessment and not a date…
“Silly little brother, we’re celebrities now. We have to show off our style.”
“Noelle is right. We have to show everyone that nobody can match us!” Giana was still exuding charm magic and gave off a toxic vibe. It came late, but it’s here; her season. I’m so screwed.
“Don’t worry, Agnis, I can move well in this.” Yv said, as she noticed I was inspecting her attire with a puzzled look.
Oh ok…did you consider that you might get hit, and it will ruin it?
“I’ve moved on from normal textile, I’m only using those from Jarn that you gave me.”
I see.
“There you guys are and…. We’re doing an assessment, not a triple date…” Daddy’s girl said as she met up with us.
Tell that to these chicks.
We got our VIP seats. Yv was in her preparation room. Giana was going into chatterbox mode on my right, and Daddy’s girl was yapping to my left. Why do they love talking so much?
“Hey, Agnis, why is it that you’re with a different woman every time I meet you?”
Daddy must not have played memory games with you. I have been alone most of the time. This here is Giana, my partner. Thalia and Crissy were just friends.
“You seem quite interested in my Deca. How do you know him?”
“Oh, not like that! I know him from since he was a 12-year-old brat. He’s more like a rival or little brother. He also keeps evading rank-ups! I don’t have anyone to compete with because he doesn’t bother!”
Hey, can you guys stop calling me a little brother! It’s getting old!
“Maybe it’s because you keep getting into trouble. I can imagine how that would let people see you as a little brother. Look it’s starting! And Yv is up first!” Giana pointed at the screen.
Giana pulled my sleeve. “Sasa Veridia? Is that Yv’s adventurer’s name?”
Yeah, it’s the skill I made for Yv, it was a pain to make. All the names I came up with got vetoed by her, but she liked this Protia name. I had to distort the words a bit to not be completely accurate.
“What does it mean?”
It can mean both Spring Rabbit and Green Rabbit. But you’ll see how the skill looks. If she even gets to use it, because everyone here should be pushovers for her. Yv was upset about my lack of specificity in what type of green, but the word is so close to ‘viridian’ that I just went with that.
“But don’t get adventurers' names decided by certain feats or tournaments?”
Daddy’s girl put up a wide smile. “He asked me personally to arrange this! This guy never asks for anything, so I was eager to help out!”
That’s because I would probably have to do something troublesome in return if I do…
Both Giana and Daddy’s girl both looked at each other as if they had planned something together. So, they had met before this moment. I will probably hate what they have cooked up.
