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This is the current situation. It is past the halfway point of the lunch break. You are seated in the cafeteria, despite having already consumed a meal of chicken and rice twenty minutes ago. Normally, you being in the room would cause most of the student body to stare at you, like bird-watchers tracking a particularly shy hummingbird. Maybe some students would come up and ask for autographs, or even a signed photo. However, today is different. Everyone, including the teachers, is doing their hardest not to look at you or your table. They are averting their eyes, not daring to give you the slightest of glances, for fear they would be riddled with holes immediately afterwards.

“Well?” A voice growls.

Four of the most vicious and powerful girls are gathered around your table. Three of them are your classmates. One of them, by all rights, shouldn’t even be in this academy. They are seated in a circle, trapping you against a wall. Drinks, such as ice tea and hot coffee are placed in front. Weapons, guns, sabers and knives, lay on the table top, glinting innocently in from the fluorescent lights above. The Time Mistress, the most skilled IS pilot, the Koshimizu Heiress and the resident stalker girl had grabbed you in a metaphorical vicegrip, and they were staring poisoned daggers into your face.

“Well, what?” You say.

“Please don’t play dumb, Kazuya Narukami.” Ayase says, twirling her freshly created blade, her hollow eyes flashing dangerously like thunderstorms in a pitch black night. “You know what we’re talking about.”

“No, I don’t.” You state bluntly.

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Laura appears to contemplate this, then turns to Kurumi. “Shall we proceed with the second stage of the interrogation? The tools are prepared and ready.”

“Ara, so hasty Laura-chan.” Kurumi smiles. “No, I don’t think that will be necessary…yet.”

“Hey assholes, I’m still here!” You snarl, “You mind tellin’ me what you four are up to?”

Kurumi and Sachiko glance at each other. They move to speak.

“Perhaps he truly doesn’t know?” Sachiko mutters.

“This poses a problem.” Kurumi replies.

“Let’s just ask him then.” Sachiko says. They both turn to you.

“What we are attempting to say…” Kurumi begins, playing with her hands.

“Is that whether Tatsuya…is whether my plaything…” Sachiko actually looks flustered, and she’s stammering her words out. It appears that the great Koshimizu charisma is starting to crack a bit. “is g-g-going out with—”

“Tatsuya and Hatoko are dating. Is this statement true or not?” Laura shouts, standing up and slamming her palms on the table. The drinks wobble, and the rest of the cafeteria shivers in fright.

>“No, of course they aren’t.”
>“Why would you think that?”
>“Man, you guys are getting real nervous.”
>“What do you think, Captain Bodewig?”
>Custom option.

>>39182176
>“Man, you guys are getting real nervous.”
All in favor of dropping the harem plan and letting bro and Hatoko live happily ever after because oh my god these bitches are crazy.

>>39182176
>That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.
>Just kidding, yeah.

>>39182176
>“Man, you guys are getting real nervous.”

>>39182207
Hatoko best girl. All other girls a shit.

>>39182176
FUCK YEAH HAREM BRO QUEST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l__jSgTAmQ


>“Man, you guys are getting real nervous.”

>>39182176
>“Man, you guys are getting real nervous.”
>>39182231
Hakoto=Ophis>Kurumi>Sachiko=Laura

>>39182176
>>“What do you think, Captain Bodewig?”
What the fuck is Captain Bodewig?
If it's supposed to be imaginary continue on in a high falsetto:
"I don't know Kazuya, maybe it's none of their goddamn business?"

>>39182176
>“Man, you guys are getting real nervous.”

Muahahahahaha, yesssss. Its time for Harem Brotagonist.

>>39182282
"Captain Bodewig" would be one Laura Bodewig, as in, one of the girls we are speaking to.

>>39182282
Captain LAURA Bodewig.

>>39182282
For some reason, the idea of us using falsetto to bitch at people just cracks me up.

Been mulling over character themes and I came up with a few that while not necessarily a theme would fit the character

Kazuya
>>39182236

Hatoko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTSyHD47TAo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VT4HFOOCZA

Courier Six
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4Gg5fmb9fc

Kurumi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMf-kDeAYCY

Ayase
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTzeez6w1U0

>>39182176
>Laugh, Laugh again.
>Wow you black bag me because you're all going full crazy over bro again? Really? Ok ok let me catch my breath. Here's what happened Hatoko tried talking to bro and I let them have some space hoping maybe the stalemate would break. Bro put his foot inn his mouth and Hatoko, flipped out cause she had been reading too much $chan and the poor girl took it to heart. Bro and I talked her down. Guys I expected this from Ayase, she obviously reads too much Yaoi fanfiction and think's I'm gay for bro, but the rest of you? Really?

>>39182176
>“No, of course they aren’t.”
This situation is dangerous fuck even Gray soul-chan is scared.

>>39182176
>“Man, you guys are getting real nervous.”
>Custom option.
"What I'd like to say for now is that there is more to it than you think. Tatsuya and I will be filling you in shortly, we just felt it was best to tell the group what was going on one-by-one, and we happened to start with Hatoko, that was all. No need to panic yet."

>>39182207 (You)
Adding onto this to say we should try and text for backup under the table.

>>39182268
definitive ranking

Character sheet has been updated with ages for each of the characters. More facts have been added as well.

Writing...

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>>39182268
>Ayase isn't even on the list

>>39182176

>Just to make sure: you realize that what you're trying to do to me is fucking aweful, right?
>As for bro going out with Hatoko, let me assure you this, as his best bro: for now, Tatsuya is not more interested in her than in any of you.

>>39182427
And all was right with the world.

>>39182427
as it should be

>>39182427
Who? I don't know of this Ayase person. But she sounds like a bitch.

Sarcasm

>>39182590
which bit? that you don't know her, or that you don't like her?

>>39182590
She drowns kittens and eats children's souls.

Probably not at the same time.

>>39182635
(Not sarcasm) There are people who actually like her?

>>39182679
All the girls except Hatoko have got progressively crazier, but Ayase is the worst. Anon near the top had it right about bro not having a harem.

>>39182737
I can understand them going kinda crazy right now, since the man they love might be leaving them forever (in their eyes). Ayase started crazy and got worse

>>39182760
Thankfully, we have a solution! However, I fear the reactions to said solution.

>>39182870
Does the solution involve killing Ayase? Because I could go for that!

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“Man, you guys are getting real nervous.” You say, chuckling and leaning back in their seats. Their emotional states are probably nothing compared to the turmoil rolling around in your own heart. Gray Soul, the embodiment of your insanity and ruthlessness, is cowering in fear—a rare occurrence. Did the four girls find out about two days ago? You hadn’t sensed any other presences during the confession. STREUM had made sure to erase all video and audio footage of the scene from the camera network. You had ordered him to so the moment you got back home. So how was it possible for these four psychotic friends of yours to know?

“I didn’t think all of you would gang up on me like this…” You mutter.

“Drastic times call for drastic measures.” Sachiko says, ominously. “Even for a girl as cute as I.”

“If one of our rivals has gained a severe advantage, it is our duty to band together and strike back.” Laura continues.

“Okay, so tell me then. Why do you think Hatoko and bro are dating?” You say. You are genuinely curious about this. Not about the dating part, of course. You knew full well why that was happening. Back on the riverbank, your two childhood friends had made out for quite some time. High on adrenaline and hormones, perhaps.

“Why? You ask why, Kazuya?” Ayase giggles, her voice dropping to an all-time low. Her bloodlust bursts out of her form and splashes onto the walls and floors. Several students froth at the mouth and faint. You swear you can hear the screams of everyone Ayase has killed echoing throughout the room. The scent of death is unmistakable. “Yesterday, I was heading to the city center to buy food for Onii-san’s cooking.”

>>39182908
Not part of the full solution, but chances are high that it might come to that.

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Wait, yesterday? Not two days beforehand? What had bro being doing back then?

“On the way there, I saw Onii-san disguised, hanging around a nearby shopping mall.” Ayase’s fingers clench, and a bayonet is unconsciously formed in her hands. She slams it down onto the table, digging into the plastic surface. Veins are bulging in her head “Then Hatoko came along, and begun talking to him. I didn’t think much of it as first, but I decided to follow them anyway. Then after a while they moved off, and they…they…”

Ayase’s voice reaches a harrowing screech. “They had been holding hands!”

“Ayase is right.” Kurumi says, interrupting Ayase before more innocent civilians were scarred for life. Though, considering just how many souls Kurumi had devoured as fuel for her time magic, she wasn’t any better. She looks displeased, as if she had just missed out on a rare and tasty piece of candy. “In addition, Hatoko took Tatsuya-kun to a café, and she fed him cake! Kazuya, please explain what is going on.”

…so that was it. Yesterday, after school, your bro had mentioned that he would be busy in the city center for a while. This is how the conservation had went down:

“Kazuya, I’m going to be busy after school.” Your bro had said. “Go on home without me.”

“Busy? Is something up, bro?” You had said, halfway through chugging a bottle of water. “Wait, don’t tell me it’s more officials from the government again…” Those ubiquitous bastards had been hounding your bro ever since he had emerged victorious from the final battle. It was understandable, given the name of Tatsuya Aragaki was now basically equivalent to ‘all-loving, superpowerful, world-saving hero’, but by god did it get annoying at times.

“Nah, nothing that serious. Besides, I can handle those guys.” Your bro had said. “I’ve gotta go to the main part of the city today.”

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“What, more shopping?” You had queried. “You going to get more lobster at the market, bro?”

“Nah Kazuya, it’s nothing like that.” Your bro said. Nothing had seemed out of ordinary at the time. Your bro had been wearing a casual expression, his lips in a friendly smile and one hand on his hip.

“Okay then!” You had replied, giving him a friendly pat on the shoulder and laughing heartily. “Good luck with whatever it is you’re doing. Don’t forget to disguise yourself on the way there.”

You didn’t think he would be this daring to go on a date with Hatoko, one a day after their confession though…

>“Bro holds hands with you guys all the time. Why should this be any different?”
>(Lie) “He was probably oblivious, girls.”
>“I guess Hatoko got the jump on you four. I didn’t know she would do that.”
>Custom option.

>>39183012
>Custom option.
Maybe you should ask him?

>>39183012
>“Bro holds hands with you guys all the time. Why should this be any different?”

>>39183012
>“Bro holds hands with you guys all the time. Why should this be any different?”
>Nervous laughter

We really shouldn't lie, or throw Hatoko under the bus.

>>39183044
So we call our bro a manwhore?

>>39183012
>“Bro holds hands with you guys all the time. Why should this be any different?”

Although this means I'm going to have to play peacemaker more. Thanks bro.

>>39183012
>"MAybe you should oh i don't know ask him instead of say kidnapping his best friend and then going so far as to attempt to torture him? Really this is fucking stupid you guys,How exactly is this supposed to get bro to love you instead of hating your guts? And honestly i thought we were Nakama but i guess that word doesn't mean shit to you guys huh?"

>>39183055
'Oblivious' handholding is innocent. Although our bro is actually not oblivious, AND a manwhore, yes.

>>39183012
>“Bro holds hands with you guys all the time. Why should this be any different?”

What could possibly go wrong?

>>39183012
>"Don't worry about it. I know Tatsuya isn't choosing Hatoko over the rest of you."

>>39183029
Nah, makes to much sense

>>39183012
>Ayase... will you go out with me?
just kidding anons just kidding

>>39183078
>>39183012
Add a little of this in too. Maybe mention that If he hears of this It may make Hatoko look Much better.

>>39183055
But Bro is a man whore. Just a successful one, and not weird about it.

>>39183078
Add in some of this please

Wait, what if we used this as a chance to spring the harem plan on them? Since Hatoko has already won the BroBowl, we could try to convice them to cut their losses and share.

>>39183012
>“Bro holds hands with you guys all the time. Why should this be any different?”

>>39183029
There's too much chance they *will* ask, and that's something we want to avoid for now. Otherwise I would, indeed, suggest it.

>>39183097
>"Ayase... will you go out with me, on a boat to the middle of the ocean? I want to give you some new concr... I mean high-heel shoes."

>>39183132
I rather wouldn't point an emotional gun at their heads like that.

>>39183132
Do you want to die?

>>39183012

>Okay, first, let's all agree that bro is actually that dense about dealing with girls

That's not a lie. Going on a date like this, in the middle of the city. He really is that dense.

>Second, I assure you that Bro doesn't have any more affection for Hatoko than for any of you, and keep in mind that she's our childhood friend. I can guarantee you he likes you all equaly.

>though, given why you're trying to do right now, I'm more and more questioning why...

>>39183132
I'd rather not have us and bro die yet thankyouverymuch

>>39183205
This is good, though it has a percentage chance of us getting murdered.

>>39183319
Breathing wrong has a chance of us getting murdered.

>>39183205
>>39183012
I'll second this. If we're gonna try and get these fucks in a working relationship, they're gonna have to realize that they have problems.

>>39183319
>>39183012
Forgot to link my vote to this post.

>>39183319
>>39183330

They touch us, they lose their lives. And I don't mean "they die", no. They simply annihilate their relationship with bro and the way they interact with society.

Sadly, there is one who's crazy enough to not care about both.

Though, we could use this experience to determine who is the bes... I mean, the less shitty. For the moment, I'd say Sachiko is the one who is the least in the deep end

>>39183424
true, Sachiko maybe moving up in the best girl ranking. from second worst to middle of the road

>>39183424
To be fair, I suspect all of them are still thinking in "stupid harem anime" mode, and have not realized that the second season of their love affair with Tatsuya is being directed by someone completely different.

>>39183205
I think this is the best response.

I mean, threatening us under pain of death/torture (death+torture?) is probably the most short sighted, least effective thing they could do. Understandable, certainly and hopefully they'll be sane enough to realize that.

>>39183424
That doesn't mean that it's impossible for them to hurt us. They just have to do it in a way that bro won't know about

>>39183012
>“Bro holds hands with you guys all the time. Why should this be any different?”

"And all five of you do your level best to feed him no matter the circumstance, I think he's just gotten used to it.

If I had to hazard a guess on why he was with Hatoko, he probably just wanted to talk to her about something. She's pretty levelheaded and gives good advice, after all."

>>39183496
Uh no because we would tell bro

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“Bro holds hands with you guys all the time. Why should this be any different?” You weren’t lying. Back when your bro had been as oblivious as one of Laura’s other friends from that women-only academy, he had the tendency to hold each of his harem members’ hands at random times. Major fights had broken out between the five girls back then, fights involving atrocious amounts of bullets and magic that you and Souji had worked around the clock to resolve. At least the girls had the tendency to calm down nearing the end, when Azazel’s forces had ramped up and begun their biggest invasion of Earth yet.

They still tried to feed bro their cooking down downtime, though.

“Hmm, you’re right about that.” Sachiko admits, rubbing her chin. “Even so, if my dear plaything wanted to hold someone’s hands, why didn’t he come to me first?”

“I could’ve taught Tatsuya-kun a thing about hand-holding or two…” Kurumi murmurs, her fingers gently brushing against her lips.

“You people are indecent.” Laura sniffs. “To think about holding your spouse’s hand this early in an engagement…”

“Heh. Heh heh heh…” Ayase laughs.

You groan and resist the urge to slam your palm against your face. Bro, what kind of mess has he gotten yourself into? This was such a goddamned waste of time. “May I go now?” You growl. “I’ve got things to do, things that don’t involve being assaulted by four of my female friends.”

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“Very well then.” Laura says, after thinking for a while. So you get up and leave the cafeteria as fast as your legs can take you. Behind you, you can see each of the four girls scheming individually. Laura is calling someone on her phone, Kurumi is reading a book and Sachiko has her tablet out. You don’t know what they are planning, and you don’t want to guess. The eyes of the cafeteria staff track you as you leave the room. No doubt more rumors would start popping up after today.

You sigh.

You loved the members of your nakama like your brothers and sister, but dear god they could be psychotic at times. It didn’t help that all thirteen members were killers, and some enjoyed the pastime far more than others. Maybe you should talk to bro about this, get the party doctor to take a closer look at them. Then again, he was one of the more sadistic members…

You stumble back into the hallway, and lean on the wall to catch your breath. That had been terrifying, and you were thankful the encounter could now fade into the back of your mind as a bad memory. So, what will you do now?

>Talk to bro about the ‘date’.
>Talk to Hatoko about the ‘date’.
>Head back to class and wait for the end of the day.
>Report Ayase to the school authorities.
>Custom option.

>>39183646
>Talk to Hatoko about the ‘date’.

>>39183646
>Custom option.
Call up Six and Hacker, hell all of the others. We need them to help with distractions on later missions.

>>39183601
>Custom option.
Text bro "You were seen yesterday. Be careful."

Then >Head back to class and wait for the end of the day.

>>39183646
>Behind you, you can see each of the four girls scheming individually. Laura is calling someone on her phone, Kurumi is reading a book and Sachiko has her tablet out.
WHERE'S AYASE

>>39183646
>Talk to bro about the ‘date’.
We need to yell at someone, and we can't yell at Hatoko.
>Report Ayase to the school authorities.
on principle

>>39183646
We lost track of Ayase, spot check. Then
>Talk to bro about the ‘date’.

>>39183646
>Get the party doctor to lobotomize the yandere out of Ayase

>>39183646
>Talk to Hatoko about the ‘date’.

>>39183646
>Head back to class and wait for the end of the day.
We can ask either of them later when less crazy and fangirls around.

We could always point out that Hatoko seems to be getting ahead because she doesn't act crazy all the time.

So something I was thinking of, earlier: Like the rest of the characters in this quest, the girls in the harem are all from existing series. Specifically, they're all from various harem anime, which kind of implies that Bro is their silver medal for not being able to get their canon love interest. The exception is Sachiko. She's from Idolmaster, which while the games kind of have an element of that (sort of), the anime doesn't. Why does she buck the pattern?

>>39183646
>Report Ayase to the school authorities.
Call animal control and get that bitch out of here.

>>39183646
>Talk to Hatoko about the ‘date’.

>>39183646
>Head back to class and wait for the end of the day.
We can talk to best girl and the Idiot when worst girl is not around. Worst girl is, unfortunately, stealthiest girl.

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High five, broanon.
>Talk to Hakoto about the 'date'.

>>39183815
Was referring to>>39183770

>>39183646

>Talk to bro about the "date" and who he wants to introduce to the harem idea

I think it's a "now or never " for Sachoko
>send a message to all party members (excluding the ones who just tried to interogate us) warning them about Ayase's current behavior

>>39183767

Sachiko is desperatly trying to find love, despite the limitation of her original work.

Seriously, she's the one who has the best "sanity" to " damages if goes insane" ratio, right now.

>>39183866
*Sachiko

>>39183933
You won't have any luck if you don't break up the cartel thing they've got going on at the moment. They won't accept being in a harem, but they won't let any of them actually talk to Bro, because they're worried they'll steal him.

It's Prisoners Dilemma, and we need to turn them against each other to undo it.

>>39183646
>Talk to Hatoko about the ‘date’.

>>39184007

Well, in that case, going for the supernaturaly charismatic one who can convince the worst foes to work together is just pragmatic.

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You need answers. Answers about why your two childhood friends went on a little outing last afternoon, in broad daylight where everyone could see them. Granted, from the way your party’s assassin had ominously described the situation, the two of them had been disguised. So at least no civilians or fans had caught wind of them. Yet, Kurumi, Laura and Sachiko and Ayase were far more dangerous than any number of ordinary people.

Admittedly, Sachiko despised killing others and preferred to use non-lethal methods to get rid of her foes. Having said that, death is not always the worst fate in existence, as many of Sachiko’s vicitms could attest to. Kurumi and Laura were brutal, being Azazel’s ex-lieutenant and a genetically modified supersoldier respectively, but manageable. It was Ayase you would have to be careful about. The path she had walked was one strewn with corpses and the despair of the dying, masked by a façade of innocence. Why had she gotten only fifth most terrifying in the poll? You disagreed. She should be first. She was known amongst demon-kind as the infamous ‘Childe of Death’, and the mere mention of her name could send hardened devil warriors fleeing for the hills, pissing themselves.

Bro doesn’t seem to be in the classroom, possibly out to get more drinks from the vending machine. Hatoko is seated at her desk, surrounded by a crowd of eager girls. She looks flustered at having to answer questions, but strangely happy at the same time. You walk over and tap her on the shoulder.

“Hatoko, we need to talk.” You say.

“Oh?” She looks up from her desk. The girls all stare at you. “Is something wrong, Kazuya-kun?”

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“Sorta. Look, just come outside for a while, okay?” You say.

The two of you exit to a more deserted part of the school. You quickly sever your head to check that no-one is watching, and turn back to Hatoko. She’s staring at you, blinking innocently. What do you say?

>“Look Hatoko, Ayase saw the two of you yesterday.”
>“I was just interrogated by four of your rivals.”
>“How was the date?”
>Custom option.

>>39184443
>“Look Hatoko, Ayase saw the two of you yesterday.”
"And frankly it is AMAZING you are still alive right now."

>>39184443
>>Custom option.

"Apparently you were out and about the other day. Our friends told me about it."

I dunno, we need to tell/warn her in a way that DOES NOT tip off Ayase if she happens to be watching. Because she probably is.

>>39184443
>“I was just interrogated by four of your rivals.”
>“Look Hatoko, Ayase saw the two of you yesterday.”
>“How was the date?”
In that order. She (and the Grand Idiot) need to keep it a bit secret for now; she'll probably understand, and not need any sort of yelling at.

After that, though, it's just polite conversation, you know?

>>39184443
>“I was just interrogated by four of your rivals.”
>“How was the date?”

Not necessarialy in that order. Soften her up before dropping the fact the other girls are coming gunning

>>39184443
>You quickly sever your head to check that no-one is watching, and turn back to Hatoko.
>You quickly sever your head
>Sever

Oh god, WHAT ARE WE?

>>39184443
>“How was the date?”

>>39184443
>“I was just interrogated by four of your rivals.”
We are probably being watched right now, don't want to say anything too damning.

>>39184485
>>39184443
I'll put my vote behind this

>>39184498
Think he meant 'swivel'. xD


But no seriously, don't mention the date outright. I'm paranoid now.

>>39184443

>Did you and bro go to a date yesterday? Ayase saw you two and it nearly resulted in something ugly for me.

>>39184485
Second
>>39184488
>>39184489
>>39184501
Why do you idiots want us both to die? Ayase is OBVIOUSLY watching us right now

So I don't know if anyone else suggested this yet, but...

Hatoko totally expected to get spotted. She is not as fully won over as she let us think. This is all her surprisingly devious plan to continue getting him for herself.

>>39184443
>“I was just interrogated by four of your rivals.”

Also
>You quickly sever your head to check that no-one is watching
A little excessive I think

>>39184443
Actually, you know what? Time for Ayase-paranoia. Changing my vote a bit.
>>39184488
>“I was just interrogated by four of your rivals.”
>“How was it with Tatsuya yesterday?"
Avoid the D-word, and anything else overly suggestive.

>>39184443
>“I was just interrogated by four of your rivals

>>39184485
Switching my vote to this from >>39184462.

>>39184443
>“I was just interrogated by four of your rivals.”

>>39184498
>>39184545
Fucking typos.

I'm surprised people consider Ophis to be as likeable as Hatoko, considering that she's only got one scene so far.

Writing...

Seriously, though. Ayase, I think, is the biggest issue here. Hell, I think we need to move on Sachiko sooner than later. She has particular resources, last I checked. Would help us out.

I forget, who's Ophis?

>>39184753
The gothic lolita dragon lady who lives in Bro's soul.

>>39184763
Ah, gotcha.

>>39184714
Ophis doesn't come across as a crazy bitch.

The rest of the girls, especially Ayase, do.

>>39184714
Ophis has that sexy lazy "Come over here and fuck me, or don't, I'm fine either way." vibe

>>39184724
Indeed. I'm thinking our order from here on:

Sachiko: probably relatively agreeable, has a lot of resources to help us out if necessary.
Ayase: get the trouble child out of the way. Seriously Ayase: why must you be such a shit? And why do you make me think it's a good idea if there's at least two other girls in the know, so there's no "unfortunate accidents"?
Kurumi: No particular reason.
Laura: "Oh well. At least I'll still be his only husband."

>>39184803
I think a year of being head-fucked by Tatsuya's waffling is causing them to regress to harem stereotypes.

>>39184822
Sounds logical enough. Sachiko, I think is juuuust 'predictable' enough to figure out a solid plan for when it comes to convincing her. I'm probably looking way too much into this, but I'm working out a possible approach now.

>>39184443
>"Look Hatoko, Ayase saw the two of you yesterday. You can't be this careless.”

>>39184822
and then we win by keeping Mushroom-chan, AKA best girl of best girls.

>>39184822

We should have a grand ceremony for Laura, with bro in a white dress. And Kurumi seems to be into lewd stuff, so she'll probably accept it as long as she has her fill

Though, I think Ayase should go last. She'll never accept anything but an ultimatum

>>39184822
Need all 4 of them to shove it down Ayase's throat. Also need them to stick in pairs till she accepts it.

>>39185003
The problem with doing Ayase last is that she is in many ways the hardest member to plan around.

She's a combination of utterly bugfuck crazy, and impossibly sneaky which makes it nearly impossible to be assured that she hasn't noticed Bro with the other girls until someone wakes up with a knife in their trachea.

>>39185067
It's implied Azazel offed most of the rest of the IS pilots in this continuity. Doubt char is alive and whole.

>>39185067
There is something underneath all of that. It's more crazy, murder, and knives.

>>39185066
This. After we get Sachiko to join, and hopefully help with surveillance, we need to nip the problem child in the bud.

>>39185112
To copy from the deleted post (felt the best-girls part was getting into too much /a/ territory):

>>39185046
Hush. I'm continuing to believe there is something beneath the crazy, murder, and knives in Ayase.

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>>39185003
>We should have a grand ceremony for Laura, with bro in a white dress.

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You take a deep breath, and focus your senses. Gray Soul’s tendrils of madness rush out and scan the area. They are invisible to everyone except your magic. No-one is around, not even Ayase. The girl was too tenacious for her own good. To think that she would intentionally skip her own school to come here and prod you with questions, like a slave being branded with hot irons.

“Kazuya-kun?” Hatoko questions.

Okay, no more hesitating. “Hatoko. Listen carefully.” You say, “I was just interrogated by four of your rivals.”

“My rivals?” Hatoko gasps. “You mean…”

“Kurumi, Laura, Sachiko and Ayase all ganged up on me and forced me to the cafeteria. They asked me questions. They said you and bro had gone on a date.” You run a hand through your hair. “Look, I ain’t accusing you or bro of anything, let’s make that clear. But why did you guys go without telling me?”

Hatoko’s smile vanishes, and turns into a frown. She begins to fiddle with her fingers. “Kazuya-kun…I see. So they found out, huh?” she whispers.

“Yeah. Well, Ayase did, and she told the others.” You say. “Typical of her, really.”

“Ayase, huh?” Hatoko repeats. She shuffles.

“Please don’t blame Ta-kun for this.” She eventually says. “It was my idea. I ran into him in the city and asked him to go to the Crimson Café. It was selfish of me, I know, but I was so happy to go on a date with him.”

or we could just get Ayase to go so crazy bro no longer loves her

>>39185265
Why don't we confess our undying love for her oh God I was just kidding stop!

>>39185066
>>39185114

Thing is, having her accept someone coming after her will probably be harder than the ones before her.

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“Because Ta-kun will one day be with Kurumi and everyone else, so I wanted to make the most of your time alone, just the two of us.” Hatoko answers. She sighs. “It was wonderful, feeding him cake. I wished the moment would last forever…”

“You guys need to be more careful.” You say. “Ayase looked positively murderous today. Er, I don’t think she would kill you, but she might hurt you if pushed too much.”

Hatoko looks downcast. She is staring at the floor.

“Kazuya-kun, does…does that mean I can’t go on dates with Ta-kun any more?”

>“Just be more careful next time. You know how sneaky Ayase is.”
>“No, put it on hold for a while.”
>“You can, but be prepared for retaliation from Ayase.”
>“I’ll discuss it with bro.”
>Custom option.

>>39185297
>>“You can, but be prepared for retaliation from Ayase.”

>>39185297
>>“You can, but be prepared for retaliation from Ayase.”

>>39185265
I'd rather Tatsuya not have any ill memories of a girl he loved.

Even if I cannot fathom why anyone would love her.

>>39185297
>“Just be more careful next time. You know how sneaky Ayase is.”
>“You can, but be prepared for retaliation from Ayase.”
>Custom option.
"Keep all conversation plausibly deniable, as though Tatsuya were still being a blind idiot. Now that that's done: how was it?"

>>39185265
I think a meltdown would be best for her.

>>39185297
>“You can, but be prepared for retaliation from Ayase.”
"Don't let anyone tell you what you can and cannot do. You're all girls in love. The others only have themselves to blame if they can't win his heart."

>>39185297
>“Just be more careful next time. You know how sneaky Ayase is.”
I just can't fucking stay mad at her. Oh god stop the harem these two are too sugary.

>>39185297
>“No, put it on hold for a while.”

At least for a couple of days or something. We really need to figure stuff out here and we can't have four of the most resourceful, powerful, and dangerous females on the planet watching bro's, yours, and my every move. This is just the way it has to be.

>>39185297
>“Just be more careful next time. You know how sneaky Ayase is.”
>“You can, but be prepared for retaliation from Ayase.”
I can't break this girl's heart.

>>39185297
>“Just be more careful next time. You know how sneaky Ayase is.”
>“You can, but be prepared for retaliation from Ayase.”

Also for the love of god Get Streig to spot for you or invest in a detect Ayase spell.

>>39185297
>“You can, but be prepared for retaliation from Ayase if you're not careful.”

>>39185297
>Custom option.
only in bro's reality marble!

>>39185297

>Why don't you go to another town, next time? You know, take a train, enjoy a new place?"

>"I know it sucks to have to hide, but at least there is less chances to bump in someone you know."

"Please, you two. Be very careful"

>>39185338
>Even if I cannot fathom why anyone would love her.
Six seems to like her.

>>39185446
Okay, I now see a reason to love her.

"I'm in love with your carnage Ayase!"

>>39185297
>“You can, but be prepared for retaliation from Ayase.”
>“Just be more careful next time. You know how sneaky Ayase is.”

"Try to keep plausible deniability when practical, there's lots of date stuff that can be spun as you two just spending time together."


I wonder if it's relevant that Hatoko mentioned Kurumi explicitly when referring to the group as a whole.

>>39185338

She's a yandere. She's probably nicer to him

>>39185512
She's probably still afraid she's the boring, ordinary girl, and Kurumi is very not-boring.

Now, Ayase is even more not-boring, but in a "scared-for-your-life" way, not a "sexy and intriguing" way.

>>39185512

She probably see Kurumi as more sexy and desireable than herself. Plus, there is the whole thing between Hatoko and the demons

>>39185596
I do wonder what she and The Silver Queen had said to each other for the Silver Queen to end up just leaving.

If we're letting her do this, we need to step up the pace on getting the others in. Recall that just HOLDING HANDS got them all riled up, and it took an outside force to convince them that it was normal. Chances are they'll get too suspicious if the two slip up and are spotted again, and then things get horrible. At the very least, we need a method of keeping tabs on bro and the others more reliably, which is why I'm advocating so hard for Sachiko next.

>>39185673
"Your waifu a shit. She's a boring fucking childhood friend. See? $chan agrees with me."

>>39185690
Also, Sachiko cam heal people. Will be useful when dealing with the other girls.

>>39185736

And she has huge estates to hide inside

Sounds like most of us are in accord, then. Time for the rich bitch.

>>39185868
Also, isn't Syoko loving with her?

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>>39186061
>Also, isn't Syoko loving with her?

>>39186061
>Also, isn't Syoko loving with her?
>loving

Ohhh myyyyyyyy...

>>39186061
>loving with her
I don't think their that close...

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>>39186061
>Loving with her
Phrasing.

>>39186061
So we give her bro in exchange for Syoko

Tricky girl

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>>39186061

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When you said she should be careful, you didn’t think it would hurt Hatoko this much. You quickly pat her on the shoulder and give her a smile.

“Don’t worry Hatoko, you can go on dates with bro. Just be more careful next time, and watch out for Ayase.” You grin. “Look, how about this. I’ll have a chat with bro, ask him to calm Ayase down a bit, keep her busy at times. Then the two of you can enjoy yourselves without any problems.”

“Really?” Hatoko’s eyes light up. “You’d do that, Kazuya-kun?”

“Yeah, anything for my childhood friend.” You say. “Trust me.”

She glomps you. “Thank you so much!” she cries.

“Haha, it’s nothing. Uh, could you get off me before people get the wrong idea though?

The rest of the day passes quickly. Your bro comes into the classroom and the two of you have a little talk about the ‘date’. He seemed embarrassed about the whole deal, but apparently enjoyed it a whole bunch. This is how the conversation goes:

“What the hell was that about?” You say. “Why didn’t you tell me?”

“I didn’t know it would happen!” Your bro whispers from his seat. The two of you are trying to not disturb the rest of the class. “Hatoko and I ran into each other and before I knew it, I was eating vanilla cake with her at the Crimson Café. Nice cake, though.”

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Good grief, the date had the potential to spiral into a PR nightmare. At least your bro had asked STREUM to erase any audio and video traces from the Megiddo City camera network. Still, did he have to crash Twatter, Mumblr and Yuutube in his pursuit—all at the same time? No wonder you couldn’t get them to load this morning…

“Also, I kissed her afterwards.”

Dammit, bro.

Math and Magical Theory both flow away like water under the bridge. Soon, the sky turns orange and red again. The final bell of the day rings, and everyone rushes out. You yawn and stretch out your arms to relax. You’re not tired from studying all day, you’re tired from watching silly videos on the Internet all afternoon. Seems like the school curriculum has a ways to go before it can start challenging you.

So, what do you have planned after school?

>Nothing much. You’re going to go straight home.
>You and your bro are heading to the Shindou home for business.
>You need to head to the school library for study books.
>You’re going shopping in the local supermarket.
>Custom option.

>>39186214
>You and your bro are heading to the Shindou home for business.

>>39186214
>You’re going shopping in the local supermarket.
Let's give them a day to calm down, maybe?

>>39186214
>>You and your bro are heading to the Shindou home for business.
Let's get down to business to defeat his huns.

>>39186214
>You and your bro are heading to the Shindou home for business.
No more time for games. The quicker this goes down, the less potential for incidents there is.

And, for people who don't remember: Shindou is Red Tail, the... person who is going to help teach Tatsuya how to not suck with girls.

>>39186214
>You and your bro are heading to the Shindou home for business.

>>39186214
>You’re going shopping in the local supermarket.
gotta go shopping sometime.

>>39186214
>You’re going shopping in the local supermarket.

>>39186214
>You and your bro are heading to the Shindou home for business.
>Bring a notebook, take notes.

>>39186214
>Custom option.
>Picking up Syoko and showing her the wonders of the ARCADE

>>39182942
Am I reading this wrong or did she just kill some students?

>>39186214
>Twatter, Mumblr and Yuutube
no plebbit?

>>39186327
Basically her killer intent is so strong it can KO people and Scare even us.

>>39186327
She made some faint from fear of her bloodlust. I doubt any are dead, though. Just traumatized.

>>39186214
>You’re going shopping in the local supermarket.

Why is everyone samefagging for the market? Bro actually needs to talk to girls. he needs training.

>>39186214
>You’re going shopping in the local supermarket.
Need earphones to talk with bro on missions for harem

>>39186447
Probably to give him a chance to cool down a bit. I still think the Shindou home is a greater priority, but I see where they're coming from.

>>39186214
>>You and your bro are heading to the Shindou home for business.

>>39186214
>You and your bro are heading to the Shindou home for business.
Time to get the low-down on how to talk to girls from a man who can turn into a girl and his wife. Did I really just type that sentence?

>>39186264
>>39186304
>>39186310
>>39186379
>>39186468

>>39186237
>>39186288
>>39186290
>>39186301
>>39186315

Tiebreaker. Choose again while I get some lunch:

>Supermarket.
>Shindou home

>>39186556
>Shindou home

>>39186556
>Shindou home

>>39186556
>Shindou home

>>39186556
>Supermarket.

>>39186556
>Supermarket.

>>39186556
>Shindou home

>>39186556
>Shindou home

>>39186556
>Supermarket.

>>39186556
>Shindou home

>>39186556
>Supermarket.

>>39186556
supermarket

just for some calm relax for them and as well as our selves.

>>39186556
>Supermarket.

>>39186556
>Shindou home

>>39186556
>>Shindou home

>>39186556
>Supermarket.

Shindou estate it is...

Writing...

Also please fill out this strawpoll. Hopefully I'm not making too much of these:
http://strawpoll.me/4061843

>>39187039
Huh? We're voting on someone's hair color?

>>39187039
What's this for?

>>39187039
I require some context here.

>>39187148
It's important for a character's backstory. That's all I can say for now.

>>39187176
What's the difference between Sky Blue, and Sky Blue 2, because apparently Sky Blue is Shit Tier and Sky Blue 2 is Top Tier.

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>>39187206
I hope you werent actually going to choose sky blue over sky blue 2....

>>39187176
So it's what, having us choose a character in their story without telling us the names? Well, the colors don't ring a bell. I'm sure I'll feel stupid when I do get what it's referencing.

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As much as you like to wander around town, see what specials are being offered in the supermarket, maybe even pick up a few snacks because the supply in your room is fast running out, you have a job to do. As you recall, Souji had been kinda pissed at you and your bro for screwing up your initial attempt with Hatoko. You guessed the guy was just worried for the two of you. Souji had gone through a lot of heartbreak throughout his own dealings with his harem. It took a long time for his original group of friends to make up and become close to each other again. You supposed he didn’t want history to repeat itself.

Still, did he have to yell at you while in his Tail Red mode? It wasn’t because it was scary or anything, there was just something weird about being talked down by a cute, red-haired little girl.

A limousine is parked outside the school gates, a freakishly long one emblazoned with the Shindou family mark. Two men in suits stand beside it, both wearing stoic expressions and necks the size of an ordinary’s man’s leg. They are waiting for you. Your bro is already hanging around there, talking to the driver. You nod to yourself and rush forward to catch up.

“Kazuya, may I ask you something?”

You stop in your tracks. Someone is calling you, and you know that voice. You turn around.

Sachiko stands in front of you, her smile wide and a schoolbag in her hands. For all the world she appears to be an ordinary, rich high school student.

“What is it, Sachiko?” You say. “I’m kinda in a hurry today.”

“My family is conducting an investigation about something that happened in the local area. As the heir, I am helping them.”

You do not like the sound of this.

“Two days ago, there was an incident around the Arisato Park.” Sachiko says. “It is a park that my family happens to own. You wouldn’t have anything to do with it, didn’t you?”

>Tell her truth.
>Lie.
>Tell her a half truth.
>Tell her a half lie.
>Custom option.

>>39187495
>Tell her truth.

>>39187495
>Tell her a half truth

>>39187495
>Tell her a half truth.

Guys, I think I just figured out what the poll is about: all those hair colors? Unless I'm wrong, they're the hair colors of the members of Ichika's harem from IS, minus Laura.

>>39187495
>Tell her a half truth.

>>39187495
>Custom option.
I'll tell you everything you want to know in a day or two. I just want to prepare for it a bit. I don't intend to deceive, we just want to make sure it goes well.

>>39187495
>Tell her a half truth.

>>39187495
>Tell her a half truth.

>>39187495
>>39187567

Backing this. It's not bad, but it requires a bit of setup and context.

>>39187495
>>Tell her a half truth.

>>39187558
Smart anon.

>>39187567
>>39187495
yeah, this is good.

>>39187558
Oh fuck.

>>39187558
Maybe... But who would be orange hair though?

>>39187558
Wait, if that were true, there would need to be two blondes, one for Char and one for Cecilia.

>>39187558
Well, if that's true, I'm glad I voted blonde. Charlotte a best.

Unless this is a vote for "which of Laura's friends died horribly". I do hope it's not that.

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>>39187680
>>39187697
Original suggester here. I think that orange actually Charlotte. She's definitely a blonde, but compared to Cecilia, a bit oranger.

>>39187495
>Tell her a half truth.
>Custom option.
"Look, you didn't hear this from me, okay? Bro, Hatoko and I were hanging out at the park the other day, reminiscing about how we did that as kids. And, well, you know how Bro tends to misunderstand women's intentions in ways that are usually endearing but occasionally monumentally infuriating? That happened, Hatoko got really angry, blew him away with a tornado and ran off. I'm pretty sure that's the real reason they were together yesterday, to reconcile and make up. I just didn't want to say anything in front of Ayase because...well, she scares me on a deeply profound level. So please don't say anything."

>>39187759
And that's exactly how it happened

>>39187759
>>39187495
Supportan

>>39187759
Second

>>39187495
Supporting:
>>39187759

>>39187759
Support with caveat of not saying anything about yesterday, let her make her own conclusions, and tell bro that the whole facade is going to come crashing down at this rate.

>>39187759
This. Perfect.

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Does she know?

You consider lying to Sachiko, and then mentally slap yourself for thinking of such a stupid idea. The spawn of the fallen angel had A-ranked charisma, and could make the wills of others bend to her command. One false word, one mistaken sentence loose from your mouth and Sachiko would grab hold of it. Then you would be spilling all of your secrets for her to hear, watching as the manic smile of hers grew wider and wider. And if that happened…

You’ve adventured with her, so you are naturally resistant to some of her charms. You can’t lie, but you don’t necessarily have to tell the truth either. So you steel your heart and open your mouth to speak.

“I was in the area with bro and Hatoko that day.” You say, keeping the tone of your voice as neutral as possible. “Is there something wrong?”

“Oh, nothing much.” Sachiko said. “However, I received a report about the damage done to the surrounding area in the park. It seemed very unusual. Not the work of hoodlums, not the work of any explosive device. In fact, it seems that the place was struck by extreme winds. Yet, the skies that day were clear, without a breeze in sight…the only explanation is that a magical user caused the damage.”

You say nothing, but your fist clenches. Your mouth tightens into a hard line.

“I do wonder what happened that day. Mysteriously, there are no video recordings of the incident, even in the official archives…” Sachiko continues, her smile rapidly growing dangerous.

“What are you trying to say, Sachiko?” You state, glaring at her. “If you’ve got something to throw at me, go ahead and do it.”

To your surprise, Sachiko shrugs. “I am merely voicing my concerns. Hypothetically, I am inclined to believe that Hatoko was responsible for the incident in Arisato Park. The destruction is unmistakable. Even so…”

She pauses for a moment, and then continues.

“Even if Hatoko was responsible for the damage, I wouldn’t blame her at all.”

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You blink. “Why do you say that?”

“I’m sure you, Tatsuya and Hatoko must’ve had a good reason for arguing that day. We all make mistakes, don’t we? It seems from the way you three acted that you’ve all made up with each other.” Sachiko smiles. “I’m glad for that. It would make my heart ache if I saw three of my closest friends hate one another.”

You cross your arms. “What, you’re not going to pry any further? That’s kinda uncharacteristic of you, Koshimizu.”

Sachiko closes her eyes, and this time her smile is tinged with a hint of regret. “I am not one of your childhood friends, Kazuya. Even if we are nakama and I am the cutest girl in the party, I must respect your boundaries. If you do not wish to involve me in your private affairs, then I will stay out of them. I am the heir of the Koshimizu family, and I have to maintain good relations with my peers.”

“Gee, Sachiko…” You say, a little caught off guard.

“Don’t worry about the repercussions. I will see that they are paid accordingly. See you tomorrow, Kazuya.” She says.

>“Thanks, Sachiko.”
>“Yeah, you too.”
>Nod and walk off.
>Say nothing.
>Custom option.

>>39188205
Awww, write-in came in too late?

>>39188234
>>“Thanks, Sachiko.”
>>“Yeah, you too.”

>>39188234
>"Yeah, you too. Thanks, Sachiko."

>>39188234
>>“Thanks, Sachiko.”
>“Yeah, you too.”

>>39188234
>“Thanks, Sachiko.”

>>39188234
>“Thanks, Sachiko.”
> "Although we didn't grow up together, you're still one of my friends."

>>39188234
>>“Thanks, Sachiko.”
>>“Yeah, you too.”

>>39188234
>“Thanks, Sachiko.”
Put out your fist so she can dap knuckles with you. She being a bro so we should be bro back.

>>39188234
>“Thanks, Sachiko.”
>Ruffle and mess up her hair.
>"Seriously, you're a damn good friend."

>>39188234
>“Thanks, Sachiko.”
>“Yeah, you too.”
>Custom option.
"Oh, and we'll need to have an important conversation in a few days. You know of any places safe from eavesdropping, particularly from a certain sneaky member of our nakama?"

>>39188234
>“Thanks, Sachiko.”
>“Yeah, you too.”
It's good to have a friend like you.

>>39188234
>>>“Thanks, Sachiko.”

"I appreciate it a ton. And hey, remind me to talk to you in a couple days. Might dig the subject matter..."

>>39188234
>“Thanks, Sachiko.”
>“Yeah, you too.”

And in two posts TT got everyone, including myself, to like Sachiko

>>39188688
To be fair, I started to like her when she wasn't acting like a scary bitch when she cornered us at lunch.

>>39188688
As long as she's not being a deceptive cunt, yeah. We greatly greatly value...y'know...sanity. And if she proves to HAVE it, we shall thusly reward her the best we can.

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Wait.” You say. Sachiko stops and faces you. You grin at her. “Thanks, Sachiko.”

At first, she doesn’t know how to respond or react. Then her usual shit-eating grin blossoms on her face. This time, you catch a trace of compassion and warmth in it. “Well, of course! For a girl as cute and intelligent as I, covering the tracks of my friends is an easy task. Take care Kazuya, and tell Erina-chan our family will be beating her in the profits this quarter.”

You chuckle. “Yeah, see you tomorrow.” You wave and then head off for the limo parked outside the gates, your heart feeling a little lighter.

Sachiko was arrogant, liked teasing others and sometimes bit off more than she could chew. You were aware of this. Nevertheless, she was a true friend and you were more than welcome to have her in your nakama. You remember all the times she had used her influence and charisma to get your party out of difficult situations. She often boasted about it, but Sachiko cared more than she let on. Maybe the task of convincing her wouldn’t be as difficult as you first thought…

You and your bro enter the limo, and the monstrosity of the car starts up immediately. Through some strange power found in all unnaturally shaped automobiles everywhere, the car manages to twist and turn through the streets of Megiddo City, slipping past traffic jams and travelling at a rapid pace. You rush past houses, apartment blocks and shopping districts. Soon, the buildings cease to stretch to the sky and you arrive at the east residential area. You see trees, brick walls and residents walking on the numerous pavements.

The limo stops, and the door is opened for you.

“We’re here, sirs.” The Shindou chauffeur states.

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You have arrived at the Shindou estate, a massive traditional Japanese styled home. You’ve been here a few times, mostly to hang out with Souji and his wife with the rest of your party. Yet, you get the feeling you haven’t seen half of it. The size of the place is comparable to Sachiko’s mansion, and just as fancy. The Koshimizu and the Shindou families truly were fierce rivals.

You enter the building, marvelling at how clean everything is, and the maids direct you and your bro to a large meeting room. The two of you get seated, have some tea and Souji shuffles some papers placed on the round table.

“Okay, the meeting of how to help our leader talk to women will now begin!” He states.

Something isn’t right though, and you feel the urge to make a query. You raise your hand.

“What is it, Kazuya?” Souji asks.

>“Why is Courier Six here?”
>“Why is our sadistic and possibly insane party doctor here?”
>“Why is STREUM here?”
>“Why are you a little girl right now?”
>Custom option?

>>39188940
>Custom option?
All of the above.

>>39188940
Why are all of you here?

>>39188940
>“Why is our sadistic and possibly insane party doctor here?”
>“Why are you a little girl right now?”

>>39188940
>“Why is our sadistic and possibly insane party doctor here?”

>>39188940
>>Custom option?
You sure none of the girls are spying or scrying on us?

>>39188940
>>“Why is Courier Six here?”
>>“Why is our sadistic and possibly insane party doctor here?”
>>“Why is STREUM here?”
>>“Why are you a little girl right now?”
>Why ISN'T Myde here?

>>39188940
>Custom option?
All of the above. Bro is getting a crash course in communication with -everyone-.

>>39188940
>Why is our sadistic and possibly insane party doctor here?”

>>39188972
No, wait, change this to:
>Custom option
>Why is Syoko here?

>>39188940
>>“Why is Courier Six here?”
>>“Why is our sadistic and possibly insane party doctor here?”
>>“Why is STREUM here?”
>>“Why are you a little girl right now?”
>Why ISN'T Myde here?

>>39188940
>“Why are you a little girl right now?”

I remember saying that people would hate the person I've chosen as the party doctor. I am still convinced that this is the case.

Writing...

>>39189146
no trip?

>>39189154
>>39189146
What the fuck 4chanX ate my trip for the last two posts.
Jesus. I need to be more careful next time.

>>39188908
>>39188940
These are all mine.

>>39188940
>>“Why are you a little girl right now?”

>>39189193
>These are all mine.
Yeah, we guessed.

>>39188940
>All of the above

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You point a man sitting next to Souji, the latter of which is coincidentally in his Tail Red form and therefore a little girl. Said man points to himself, as if to say, “Who, me?”

“Why is our sadistic and possible insane party doctor here?” You ask. “Does he know anything about picking up chicks?”

“Now, that is quite offensive, Kazuya-ya.” The man named Trafalgar Law grins. “You could make a girl cry with those words.”

So, Trafalgar Law.

His patients called him rudest and most skilled doctor on the planet. The demons had a wanted poster, naming him the Surgeon of Death. Courier Six referred to him as ‘Doc’. Everyone else just called him Law. He was the party’s resident field medic and surgeon, as well as being the eleventh member to join the party. Law had once been dead at some point, but a group of higher beings, seeing the sheer medical expertise Law was carrying, resurrected his soul and forced him into a lifetime of employment. Your party stumbled across the beings one day, and your bro challenged them to a game. Obviously, your bro won with flying colors and received Law’s contract as a reward. From that day, the man named Trafalgar Law became part of the party, whether he liked it or not.

You knew Law to be a cunning, laid-black and competitive man. These were the traits displayed for the world to see, along with his sarcasm and his tendency to make quips in perilous situations. However, Law possessed a much darker side, rivalling Ayase and Kurumi’s creepiness. His moniker was earned for nothing. Specifically, it was conjured by the demons after he ripped out three hundred of their hearts, still pulsing with the lives of their owners and sent them back to the commanding general…

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Guy was a damn fine doctor, though. You wouldn’t be around if it weren’t for him constantly patching up your wounds, along with the rest of the party's.

“Come on, don’t you trust me?”

“Okay, let’s pretend you do know how to talk to women.” You say. “And no, chatting with them while performing surgery doesn’t count.”

Law shrugs at this. No point in arguing, his body language appears to say.

“I’ve still got other issues.” You say.

>“Why ISN’T Myde here?”
>“How is Courier Six supposed to help when he can’t speak?”
>“Why are we kneeling on the ground?”
>“Why are all of the adults of the party gathered here?”
>Custom option.

>>39189644
>>“Why ISN’T Myde here?”

>>39189644
>“Why are all of the adults of the party gathered here?”

>>39189601
>>39189644
Man, why would you think we'd hate him as our party doctor? Law's awesome. I am quite happy with this.

>>39189644
>“Why are all of the adults of the party gathered here?”

>>39189644
>“Why ISN’T Myde here?”
>“How is Courier Six supposed to help when he can’t speak?”
>“Why are we kneeling on the ground?”

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NAME: Trafalgar Law
AGE: 26
ROLE: Surgeon/Field Medic

[STATS]
Strength: B
Endurance: A-
Agility: B+
Magic Potential: D (Devil Fruits don’t count as magic)
Luck: C
Noble Phantasm: C-


[ABILITIES]
Medical Expertise (A+): Law’s medical skills are unmatched. He can cure almost any disease, and patch up almost any wound. Still no solution for cancer, though…

Reconfiguration Room (A): Law can create a ‘room’ in which he can manipulate the positioning of anything within. He can take off parts of an object and reattach it to others, such as sticking the head of someone onto a barrel. People separated by this ability will not die. Law frequently uses this skill to take out organs from a patient’s body and work on them.

Swordsmanship (B): Law is a very skilled swordsman, able to properly defend himself without resorting to the powers of his Devil Fruit.

Swimming (E-): Law can’t swim and will lose all of his strength if he falls into any body of water. This is due to his Devil Fruit powers. Because of this, Myde is considered to be his worst enemy. Falling water such as rain or waterfalls are fine.

Divinity (D): As a reincarnated soul, Law possesses a very minor form of divinity. The effects are almost negligible, but he does have small amount of resistance to almighty magic.

[NOBLE PHANTASM]
Gamma Knife: Law uses his Devil Fruit powers to create a blade of pure energy, which he stabs his enemy with. This technique will destroy the internal organs without leaving external wounds. It cannot be blocked physically, and has a high energy cost. Law tends to use it as a method of last resort.

[FACTS]
-Tied with Laura for the 4th scariest member of the party.
-Law was resurrected by higher beings and forced to be employed in their service. Tatsuya received his contract after successfully beating the beings in a game.

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>>39189601
>>39189644
>Law
Last person I expected, honest to god.
>Custom option.
"Why is Syoko here?"

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>>39189601
>Specifically, it was conjured by the demons after he ripped out three hundred of their hearts, still pulsing with the lives of their owners and sent them back to the commanding general…

Und Not Studied?
Bah. Some doktor he is...

>>39189644
>“Why are we kneeling on the ground?”

>>39189725
Who the hell is #1 scariest member!?
Is it us? Did we go crazy with Gray Soul at some point?

>>39189743
the 300 sent back were hardly the only ones he took

>>39189934
Do we want to know?
Do we REALLY?
Of course we do.

>>39189934
No, I think it was mentioned we're rated somewhere around eight or nine, if I remember right.

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You survey the room. The adults of the party are all present. Courier Six the thief, STREUM the hacker, Souji the gender-switching Aerial Combat Boy and Law the doctor. Hold on, that isn’t correct. There are four, but five is the number that should be here. You glance around the room, for a bit, before asking.

“Where’s Myde?” You ask.

“Ah, I received a text from him.” Your bro says, showing you his smartphone with a grin. “Turns out Myde is kinda busy at the moment. Guess we shouldn’t interrupt him, huh?”

“I’ll interpret that for you, boss.” Law leers. “Myde is being a lazy bastard today. He got drunk last night at the bar and is probably puking his guts out as we speak. Looks like the success from his newest song got to his head.”

You and your bro wince. “Sounds painful…” Your bro mutters.

A thought then strikes you. “Hold on, why is Courier Six here? The guys never speaks. How is he supposed to help us talk to Kurumi and the others?”

HOW RUDE. Courier Six scribbles. I’LL HAVE YOU KNOW I ONCE HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE OF MY COMPANIONS. IT ENDED BADLY FOR THE BOTH OF US, BUT IT STILL COUNTS. He’s drawn a frowny face expression on his tablet, too.

"That doesn't reassure me, Six."

Tired of all the bullshit that has been going on, or maybe wanting to speed things along so that he can get back to his studies, Souji slams his palms together. “Okay everyone, enough chit chat. We’ve got a job to do, and it’s time we stopped mucking around. STREUM, if you will…”

“Affirmative.” STREUM rasps in that gravelly voice of his. He presses a button a nearby remote, and the lights in the room dim. A projector slides down from the ceiling, and the contents of a computer desktop are displayed on it.

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“What’s going on?” Your bro says.

“Remember how you told STREUM to erase all footage of you, Kazuya and Hatoko?” Souji says. “The truth is, he didn’t completely do finish the job.”

Your bro stares at Souji, and his eyes widen in horror. “You mean…”

“Yeah. Sorry leader, but this was for your own good. I had him make a single copy for this purpose only. It’ll be destroyed immediately afterwards.” Souji grits his teeth. “We are going to watch the talk you three had, and all of us adults are going to point every single mistake you guys have made.”

Your bro moans. “This is gonna suck…”

“Cheer up boss.” Law grins. “We’ve got snacks here.” He points to bottles of alcohol and a plate of freshly cut sandwiches. It doesn’t help in the slightest.

“Law.” You say carefully. “You’re not enjoying this, are you?”

“Nope, but I am having lots of fun with my drink.” Law replies, already sipping from a glass.

After some fiddling around, the video codec springs to life, and the impromptu movie of your failures from two days ago begins.

>Roll 1d20 to see how well you handle the video.
>First six count.

Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>39190139

Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>39190139

Rolled 7 (1d20)

>>39190139

Here's hoping..

Rolled 18 (1d20)

>>39190139

>>39190176

Phew. I was getting worried for a minute.

Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>39190139

>>39190189
We can still critfail anon 1 more roll.

Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>39190139

Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>39190139

Rolled 19 (1d20)

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>>39190163
>>39190169
>>39190176
>>39190211
>>39190226

Writing...

>>39190278
Well fuck.

>>39190278
so bro's handling it pretty damn well

>>39190438
just better than us, as is fitting for the protagonist

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The movie runs. It starts from you, your bro and Hatoko sitting down on the park bench and ends with Hatoko going berserk and destroying the park with her tornado winds. Your failures and shortcomings are on display for every person in the room to see. Your bro’s words, and Hatoko’s cries ring through your ears, like the lingering spirits of a dying village. It is tough, watching you and your best friend commit mistake after mistake from the beginning to the end.

You do not avert your eyes. None of the other members are doing so. They are watching intently, some of them taking notes. You have to see this through. You owe it to Hatoko, Kurumi, and the rest of the girls. You need to learn the best way to convince them. You must.

Your bro seems to be handling it well. His face is a mask of grim determination, and the entire time he’s barely blinked. The movie must be hitting him harder than anyone in the room. Despite this, he is not cowering in fear or crying in remorse. No, he’s taking the opportunity to learn from his mistakes, so that he may become a better person in the future.

As expected of the world-saving hero, your leader and your best friend.

The movie ends. Law stretches his arms, and STREUM finishes typing on his laptop.

“So, what was the most important lesson you’ve learned from this?” Souji says, taking a ham and cheese sandwich from the nearby plate.

You think.

>You should’ve remained in contact with bro the entire time.
>The two of you should’ve practised more before going ahead.
>You should’ve stayed back to support your bro.
>Bro needs to be more subtle. So do you.
>You need to anticipate warning signs earlier.
>Custom option.

>>39190610
>The two of you should’ve practised more before going ahead.
>Bro needs to be more subtle. So do you.
>You need to anticipate warning signs earlier.

>>39190610
these
>>39190628

>>39190610
>The two of you should’ve practised more before going ahead.
>Bro needs to be more subtle. So do you.
>You need to anticipate warning signs earlier.
>the worst will happen, we need to be prepared to counter that

>>39190610
>Custom option.
All of the above, really. But if that's not an option, I'll go with "You should've stayed back to support your bro" and "You need to anticipate warning signs earlier".

>>39190610
>The two of you should’ve practised more before going ahead.
>You should’ve stayed back to support your bro.
>Bro needs to be more subtle. So do you.
>You need to anticipate warning signs earlier.

>>39190610
>You should’ve remained in contact with bro the entire time.
>The two of you should’ve practised more before going ahead
>Bro needs to be more subtle. So do you.

>>39190610
>>The two of you should’ve practised more before going ahead.
>Bro needs to be more subtle. So do you.

>>39190610
>Bro needs to be more subtle. So do you.
>You need to anticipate warning signs earlier.

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We should’ve practised more before going ahead.” You admit, “All the two of us did was talk about it for a little while before full speed ahead with our plans.”

Souji frowns. “That’s a good point, but it’s not what I’m getting at. Why didn’t you talk to Hatoko together?”

Damn, that’s a good point. You sweat a little. “Uh, I thought it would be best for bro to convince Hatoko herself? He loves her and all…”

“And look where that got us…” Your bro mutters.

“Ya, it didn’t go over so well.” Law speaks up. “Aren’t the two of you childhood friends? Kazuya, you should’ve been with her. You wouldn’t have needed to rush down the tree and try and reach her if you had.”

“I can understand the importance of privacy, given that Tatsuya is the one whom all the girls love.” Souji says. “But if you must separate, at least get an earpiece or something.”

“I can supply you with one, Brothers.” STREUM booms. “Give me a few days and I’ll have the finest communication systems ready.”

“And Tatsuya, you need to be more subtle! Why did you spring the concept of a harem right from the beginning? Soften Hatoko up a bit. Ask her about the concept of polygamy or something. Use a metaphor. Don’t fire an arrow straight into her heart from the start!” Souji rants, his high-pitched feminine voice bouncing off the walls.

“Yes…” Your bro has no comeback.

Souji snaps his fingers. “STREUM, get the scripts. We are going to rehearse. Kazuya and Tatsuya, get ready.”

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And so begun a slightly humiliating session with the adults of your party, in which you and your bro were asked to read sets of lines that would apparently help with you convincing the rest of the girls. You can’t shake the fact that this is the kind of stuff lonely virgins would practise before heading out to the nearest bar on a Friday night. Law taking pictures with his phone camera and contemplating putting them up on the Internet doesn’t help.

WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT? Courier Six writes angrily. PUT SOME MORE EMOTION INTO YOUR VOICE!

The irony doesn’t go unnoticed, except for Courier Six.

Ultimately, the session ends and it’s time for everyone to go home. The sky is getting dark, and you can hear the sounds of the nightly rush of Megiddo City faintly in the distance.

“Farewell, brothers.” STREUM rumbles, standing up and packing up his belongings.

LATER, EVERYONE. Courier Six scribbles.

“Boss, our counselling session is on this Saturday. Laura and Courier Six will there. Don’t forget.” Law says, hoisting his sword over his shoulder and heading for the exit. “Bye.”

You make a motion to leave, but then Souji taps you on your shoulders.

“Here Kazuya, take this.” He says.

Tickets are forced into your hand. There are four of them.

“Are these amusement park tickets?” You say.

“Yeah. Erina won them on an online contest.” Souji replies. “We don’t really need them, so we decided to give this to you. You have to use them before Saturday, or they’ll expire.”

“Don’t you guys want to go to an amusement park?” You ask.

“Nah. If we want to go, we’ll pay. We’re already rich enough as it is.” Souji says. He claps you on the shoulder. “Good work today, Kazuya. Keep your head up.”

As you step out into the cool night with your bro, you stare down at the tickets. The question is ringing through your head. Who are you going to invite? Kurumi? Ayase? Syoko? STREUM?

Hang on, isn’t there someone in the party who has never been an amusement park before…?

>>39191138
Six hasn't, I don't think. At least, not any that weren't bombed-out wreckage inhabited by mutants in zoot suits.