Chapter 267: Spar (III)

Since some time had passed while it was on Naoto's pov, I re-hashed Spar (II) and made Spar (III). The fight will wrap up in Spar (IV).

As always, Giliath demands your power stones!

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"You...want me to do what?", Renne suddenly asked as she stood next to Ennea. Ennea just stared right back at Renne. Ennea's hands could be seen doing a pleading motion, staring right at the violet-haired girl in front of her.

"You heard me.", Ennea simply responded with a serious look in her eyes.

Presently, Ennea could be seen together with Renne as the two stood on one of Pater-Mater's large hands. Next to these two, the rest of the girls could be seen on Pater-Mater's other large hand, beginning to idly chat away as Fie began to do some maintenance on her twin daggers. Once the group took flight, Ennea took this time to approach Renne, appearing to have a favor she wanted at the request of Renne.

"I sure did alright. But I'm just trying to make sense of what you just asked me. I didn't hear it incorrectly, did I?", Renne said, revealing a frown after Ennea asked a request from Renne.

"I'm pretty sure I made myself clear the first time.", Ennea said, gently shaking her head to dissuade Renne's doubt.

"So I didn't hear it incorrectly then. I get it's a request to access the orbal net, but you seriously want me...to send Big Brother an image of your naked body?", Renne asked again, still showing doubt in her eyes.

"Please, Renne. You're the only one I know who is capable of doing this. Our little sister Tio isn't around, she's too tied up with her hands at Crossbell. You're the next best person who excels at using orbal tech.", Ennea responded in a soft voice, trying hard not to let the others know of this conversation. Thankfully as they were currently soaring the skies, the wind was loud enough to dampen Ennea's words. Only Renne heard these words.

Renne could only squint her eyes hearing such a ridiculous request escape from Ennea's lips.

"I am indeed quite good at orbal tech, but I don't see how this is my problem.", Renne retorted again, ignoring Ennea's request.

"Bullshit. I know you have access to Master's orbal network account. You even upgraded his security settings back when he was working on his Enigma II, didn't you?", Ennea retorted Renne as she looked at her.

"Fair point.", Renne responded, shrugging her shoulders to Ennea's remark. "I just want to get this straight with you, Ennea. You really are asking me to head inside the orbal net and deliver an image of your naked body to Big Brother? Are you seriously expecting me to do that?", Renne asked one more time to make sure she heard exactly what Ennea asked her to do. Renne's eyes were still in disbelief.

"I know you can do it, Renne. Think about it. I'm heading with you. Angie's out of commission for the time being and can't go on any dates with Master since she's actively studying to become a Bracer. Master can't touch Princess Alfin and Princess Klaudia yet. I originally was going to head to his side while your group explores the primal ground, but with a change in plans like this, Master will be lonely. His body has already started to awaken those urges. You should understand where I'm going with this, yes?", Ennea responded, whispering into Renne's ears. Renne just stared back at her.

"So you say. And yet you're asking this of me. A nine-year old girl. Right?", Renne retorted Ennea again, her eyes remaining squinted as she asked that.

"But it is true that you're the only one who is good with orbal tech of this group. Plus, I'd rather not want to ask someone like The Professor. That'd be way too creepy. We'll be gone for a while, so Master will be without us. Doing something like this should help calm Master down if he needs it.", Ennea answered Renne.

"Well, you do make a good point, Ennea. I didn't think Big Brother was starting to reach that age already. Do you think it'd be enough to satisfy him, though?", Renne asked, regaining her usual composure after another moment had passed.

"Hehe, I am quite the beauty, no? If I didn't have such underlying factors, I could very well have gone to college and become an actress, or even become a renown Diva.", Ennea said, wondering about the potential possibility.

"True. Someone normally doesn't become an adult until they turn twenty, but nobles are an exception to that. Most debut in high society when they turn fifteen or sixteen years old. And Big Brother only has a year or two left until that time. Many strive to find a partner during those shenanigans. To say the least, your request has piqued my interest. I just wanted to make sure I heard it correctly.", Renne began to say, nodding her head at Ennea. "And besides, we did do some long-range communications tests during the testing phase of the orbal net, so I'm curious to see if doing this is even possible. Still, I didn't think it would be used to send over a naughty image...", Renne mused to herself, cracking a playful smile as she did.

"So you'll do it?", Ennea happily asked, clapping her hands.

"I will. It will be a bit awkward seeing the current limitation of transferring images to my laptop, but I'll work do with what I got.", Renne answered, nodding her head at Ennea. Ennea smiled hearing Renne's answer.

"Thank you for acknowledging my selfish request, Renne. If it means anything, I was actually given something not too long ago...", Ennea began to say, drawing Renne's interest again. Ennea's voice remained soft as she said that to Renne.

"Oh?", Renne responded with interest in her eyes. Ennea started to speak to Renne, explaining what it was.

"Just keep it a secret from Master, alright? I want to surprise him. It costed a hefty penny but when Professor Erika helped create Master's Enigma II, I secretly paid Professor Schmidt to create a second one for me.", Ennea said, reaching inside her plated armor, deeper into her bosom. Renne raised her eyebrows seeing a blue-indigo Enigma II device come from her embrace. On it even had the icon of a bow.

"You're a sly one, aren't you?", Renne said the moment she saw this device out in the open, acting like a curious cat. Another grin appeared on her lips as she continued to speak. "And I take it this device has all the features it should have. You just saved a whole bunch of extra steps, Ennea, so thanks for that. Transferring data just became a lot easier with this puppy.", Renne happily responded. "I see no reason to refuse your request now.", Renne continued. She then reached out her hand, and grabbed the second Enigma II device from Ennea's hands. Ennea smiled seeing Renne do that. Renne took a moment to marvel at the sight of holding such a technological feat in her hands.

In modern day language, what was now in Renne's grasp was equivalent to that of an iPhone.

While Renne mused over the new Enigma II in her hands, taking the time to begin her inspection of the device, Ennea soon wandered into her own thoughts, wondering what type of photograph she would want to take to send Naoto's way. It was true, there were those beside him presently, but none of his lovers that he could fool around with were present with him. And even to Naoto, there was now a second Enigma II device that was unknown to him...

And when Ennea started to let her imagination run wild of the possibilities, deep within her plated armor, a pair of sky blue panties could be seen currently worn over her waist. Even though it was just a tiny dot, it began to dampen ever so slightly, turning the tiny dot into a darker color of blue...

Meanwhile, as a certain group of girls began to enjoy some time together, disregarding where their current position was...

Back in Heimdallr.

Vander Dojo.

A violet haired boy wearing a regal attire could be seen on one side of the Vander Dojo, now standing outside of the fighting ring. A decent sized crater was now made apparent in the wall behind him, causing it to become somewhat disfigured. Some blood dripped from further inside the large hole. Thanks to the wooden walls, the back of his robe slightly shredded. His eyes were now mostly crimson red with a hint of vermillion to them. The golden shine was mostly gone. His violet hair was also singed with thin lines of red, signaling that he had undergone a change, very similar to the figure opposite to him.

Ignoring the current injury to his body, the boy smiled. A small trickle of blood began to drip from one of the sides of his lips. Three bloody spheres constantly swirled above him, churning blood almost as if it was real blood. Actually, it was real blood that came from the boy's body, but enhanced with magic. That wasn't it either, these bloody spheres were now releasing off a strong heat, set ablaze with fire. Not too long ago, this boy casted a second spell on top of another one, doing a double-cast incantation for the first time. He wasn't sure if it would work, but to his surprise, it did. The spheres and his flames fused together, creating something else entirely.

He couldn't help but smile seeing both the result of his success, and what was currently happening before him.

"It's been a good minute since I've tasted the taste of iron.", The violet-haired boy said with a smirk.

"I'm not the little girl you know any longer, Big Brother.", The figure standing opposite to him said, showing a serious look in her eyes. A lilac-haired girl appearing around ten or eleven years old stood on the other end of the fighting ring. She had ditched her school uniform prior to entering it. She was now wearing a pure white martial arts gi. A black belt kept her gi snug. Over her left breast on her gi depicted the symbol of a turtle.

The violet-haired boy stood calm, calmly observing the girl before him. He ignored the surprise looks of those that were watching off to the side. Several of his friends could be seen, as well as some students of the Vander Dojo, who were taking the opportunity to watch a match for more combat experience, especially since the head of this dojo was watching as well, further inside.

An insanely long-haired petite girl who hadn't seemed to age a day could be seen sitting next to him. She disregarded everyone completely, even the Thunder God next to her. Her eyes were glued on the three flaming crimson spheres, as if she was trying to break this construct down with her eyes alone. She was in the midst of analyzing it. Her pupils were starting to reveal themselves, showing that of the eyes of a vampire.

This vampire lolita wanted to charge forward and pin him down right then and there. Having a double-cast incantation wasn't an easy feat, perhaps she didn't even know it was possible. But she knew it wasn't the time. After all, the boy before her was her student. And on top of that, he was technically her servant. She was the progenitor of the vampires of the middle ages. And the last one at that. Seeing her own kin before her, some form of pride was swelling from within. She knew the violet haired boy had become one of her own race a while back. And it was living proof of what she was currently seeing. Those crimson eyes were very similar to hers.

Roselia could just watch on with an intense stare, not wanting to miss a second.

Ignoring the intense stare he was receiving from Roselia, blood continued to drip from the right side of his lips. He remained calm. His eyes didn't waver. He remained focused on the girl. When the spar first started, the two only landed one blow on each other. The girl managed to punch him across the fighting ring thanks to the technique she was using. The two were now on opposite ends.

As for the lilac-haired girl, she was rather small in stature. Her hair was flowing downward, not held up by a tail. Yet her current appearance was far from normal. Thanks to the unique constitution this girl received from the experimentation of the Gnosis drug, her skin was flawless. Not a single blemish could be seen. The only thing degrading of her body were some scars that were inflicted on her during her time in the caves.

Presently, this girl's body was going through a physical phenomenon. One that others wouldn't think was capable of being performed. Several marks on this girl's body were pinkish red. Inside of these spots, blood cells were rapidly going through her veins, at a much faster pace than what a normal person could utilize. It was an uncanny ability she had received, after taking a while to study her body to see if the Gnosis drug had any direct affect on her. Turns out, she could adjust her flow of blood without limit. This alone lets her achieve much higher speed and attack power than a normal martial artist could. It also granted her a body that was capable of withstanding such pressure.

The violet-haired boy saw it firsthand seeing how powerful her fist was during that initial strike. This technique was unique to this girl and to her alone. Very similar to how Rixia can hide in the shadows, striking from an unknown blind spot.

'I say unique, but I really am looking at Luffy's gear second here...', I couldn't help but wonder, observing the active changes currently going through Sherryl's body, who was the girl looking at me. 'She called it Doping, didn't she? At least that's what the system pointed out...', I continued to wonder. Just that punch alone, it shaved off a portion of my health. Similar to Roselia's gaze currently on me, the Thunder God was staring at Sherryl, trying to observe her movements.

Sherryl even had the gall to deny becoming a direct disciple of the Thunder God. It was said that Aurelia was the strongest swordswoman in the coming years, but presently, this man standing before me was by far the strongest swordsman on the continent. And yet, Sherryl dared to refuse his tutelage.

"Go.", I declared, ending my thought for now. I wanted to see what these flaming blood spheres could do, so I willed one of them, forming several needles. Whoosh!

All of a sudden, the needles began to fire at an insane pace, leaving behind a trail of fire in midair. Sherryl saw me do a motion of my hand, and took up a defensive stance...