4.Calmning The DEAD!
[[4.Calmning The DEAD!]]
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[A/N: This wasn't planned, but I seemed to have found a way to help better Shizuka's character!
Also, most of my readers seem to be from the other side of the world from me since I got a lot of 'em at like, 12 am Filipino? Time.
Hope everyone's good.]
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[[Shizuka's POV]]
With Yuki wailing in my embrace, I couldn't keep my tears back and it fell along with Yuki's. She was just a young girl, who was supposed to live a normal life, or become an amazing person in the future! But an evil man is keeping her from living her life the way she wants too!
Koichi-san, I never would have ever that he was a bastard! To blackmail a teen to do illegal acts, he's the kind of person that should rot in hell!
"It's alright, Yuki. You can c-cry all you want. I-I'm h-here for you n-now. I'll p-protect you." I couldn't help it. I tried to keep my voice steady, but I couldn't help but cry with Yuki. She's been through so much, and I couldn't imagine what I could have done in her place.
'She's just a kid. God she's just a KID!' I angrily thought to myself as I continued to rub Yuki's back. I wished, I wished that I had a way to take away Yuki's grief. I want to be able to stop her from crying her heart out so much, to be able to turn her frown upside-down.
'If only... If only I was able to find out sooner.' Being angry was something I wasn't used to. And being furious is something I never had felt before.
'Please...let me save you.' From being angry, to quickly beginning to be miserable, I wished that I was able to convey my heart's desire to Yuki.
It was my responsibility, as an adult, to protect these children. And yet I failed to do so when one of them needed me the most! When Yuki just needed °someone° to save her!
Then, from out of nowhere, I felt something soft press against me, before it engulfed most of my back, and I felt weight along my arms. Opening my eyes, I saw nothing, but I quickly realized what was happening.
'Derierei?' I asked for her in my mind, and I was prepared for a screen to appear in front of me, to tell me what to do. To tell me how to help this vulnerable girl in my arms. But, instead of a screen popping up, the answer I received was in a form of humming.
(Broken Girl by Matthew West.
Just adding it in because, why not?)
"Hmm-h-m-hm-hmm-hm-hmm~." It was soft and melodious, but it was so sad. The humming continued, and slowly, the wailing turned to sobbing, then the sobbing slowly started to dissappear as the humming filled the classroom.
Derierei, my System? My Guide? My friend? I don't know what she is, but I'm glad she's here.
"Hmm-hmm~ hmmm~" The humming continued, as if to tell a story, and it was as if to tell me it wasn't my fault, that I wasn't able to notice the dangers my fellow workmate posses.
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I didn't know how long time had passed, but the sun was now setting. Derierei had stopped humming long ago, but I still held the sleeping Yuki in my embrace.
I didn't have any strength left, and that was why Yuki was still here with me. If I had had enough strength in me, I would have carried her to the infirmary. She could have been laying comfortably on one of the beds.
Sadly, I was more emotionally tired than physically tired, but it was enough to keep me from gaining enough willpower to psyche myself up. I was sure Yuki-chan would be sore when she wakes up.
I didn't know what to do. Even though I'm a great nurse, I can't think of a way to help Yuki-chan. It even said in my Status that one of my weaknesses was with my EQ.
'If only I was better.', 'I am the adult.', 'I should done more.', I should have found out earlier.', again and again, I kept thinking about how I could have done more, regrets of not noticing, of being so °incompetent° that I wasn't able to realize that a student was °hurting°, that someone needed °my° help.
Then, as the silence continued, a screen had appeared in front of me. Like all the times before this, I was surprised once again. It was a good thing I was starting to get used to it suddenly appearing.
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) Love Mission:
) Requirement:
✓] 2.Destroy all blackmail materials! (569/569)
) Progress (25%/100%)
Reward/s:
Given ] 2. [Skill: Soothing Charm (1/10)]
[Skill: Danger Sense (1/10)]
{{{Due to the host's personality and previous experience, the Skill: Soothing Charm's level is raised by 3.}}}
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'Huh? How could I have completed a requirement when I was hear the whole time?' I asked myself that question as I went over the floating purple screen, still having a tight hold onto Yuki.
{{There seemed to have been a flaw in the Tutorial, sorry about that. This System as new, so it has a lot of bugs and problems. I just finished flawed requirement for you, do it's considered as something you completed yourself. Not once had a System completed a requirement or quest by itself, so I was able to complete the requirement without any drawbacks.
Anyway, as the System Guide, I am able to see what the three question marks are, so this is actually all a nice coincidence.
The skill, [Soothing Charm] can be a great help with Miku-san. It allows you to easily calm a person down. To soothe them, to bring comfort and reassurance.
What I want you to do, is to use [Soothing Charm] on Miku-san when she wakes up. To do that, you'll only need to want to use the skill and it will activate. After that, I want you to bring Miku-san to your apartment. There is no need to worry about the bastard, and her Miku-san's orphanage. All you need to do now is to be there for Miku-san.}}
Reading the message, I felt overwhelmed. This was too much!!
Then, as if she read my mind-, she did!
{{I know that you feel that this is too much, and to be honest with, I'm being unreasonable too. However, you need this. I am sorry for forcing this on you, but this is something you'll have to go through.
And this isn't just for you, it's for Miku-san too. She'll need you, Shizuka. She will °need° you.
I °want° to be there to help you, but I have restrictions. Restrictions that I had placed on myself. And there's nothing stronger than a Higher Being's word. I'm sorry that I have to leave you like this. I'll be back as soon as I can.
Stay safe.}}
And just like that, I suddenly felt that...Derierei-chan was just...just gone! There was a connection between us, something that I could feel. Something that I could discern. And now I just that our connection being cut feels so...incomplete?
For whatever reason, there was something between Derierei-chan and I. Something important.
Still, though I suddenly miss Derierei-chan's invisible presence, I will do as she says! She believes in me! She gave me Yuki-chan to look after, to protect! And I will do just that!
"Derierei-chan..." I mutter lowly as I gently shake Yuki awake.
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[[Asterix's POV]]
Looking up to a familiar ceiling, the feeling of sadness came back to me. I frowned, feeling a tad bit desperate to go back and comfort Yuki.
"Heh. Never expected that °I'd° be part of the drama. Was always emotional, so maybe that's why?" Speaking to myself with a hint of anger, I ruffled my hair as I jumped off Mellione's bed.
'There really °is° a huge difference from reading and watching drama and being a part and close to it.' Yuki's wailing, weakened figure flashed in my mind, and I felt guilty about how much I bashed the little girl when I didn't know her past.
'It's really better when you don't look at someone and think, "What made them the person they are today". Much easier to just judge someone the first moment you see them.' Before I get too deep into my thoughts, I tried my best to shake them away as I passed through the door. Being depressed doesn't suit me.
"Good morning baby." Mellione, having quickly integrated in the role of being the housewife, greeted me with a smile.
"Good morning babe." I replied before I yawned, still feeling groggy like I always do whenever I wake up from my dream-turned-to-my-part-time-job-base.
"I watched what happened last night. Be sure to give that bastard hell." Her voice was sweet, but there was anger behind it. She was a Higher Being, a Goddess, of the Light Path, a collective title for Higher Beings inclined on doing mostly good.
"Ooh~ yah. I've already prepared a lot of Missions to assure his gruesome death. But I'm gonna make a clearer one, something that would be something Shizuka would be able to stomach. When I'll sleep, I'm going to devote most of my time embodying the System to toughen her up." Having explained my plan, I carefully glazed the piping hot pancake with syrup and butter.
"Will she be ready for it?" Pulling a chair out from under the table and placing it next to me, she sat on it before leaning onto my shoulder. Letting out a grunt, I sliced a piece off the pancake amd fed it to her.
"I'll make sure that she will be. She's a klutz, an airhead. Probably actually has a severe weird kind of ADHD. But Shizuka's still human. She can adapt, and if she won't, then that's just...sad." Pausing at the end a bit, I shook my head to get the image of a dying Shizuka off my mind.
'I really should have thought these things through.' I was beginning to grow attached to the woman, and we had yet to spend a whole day together. It's pretty weird, °if° you use mortal perspectives. For us Higher Beings, it is just something that is commonly occurs if we finally have a chance at creating a bond. And it's at most times fatal for us. It was also because of this that the concept of transporting mortals to different worlds had been made, because a much safer connection appears, even if it was mostly one-sided.
When a Higher Being sends mortals off to who knows where with who knows what, they watch their chosen, not only for the entertainment, but also the connection that forms between them, even though, as I have said, it was one-sided. It was akin to a parent watching their child grow up.
Anyway, I was one of the lucky ones, as I was able to interact with my and Mellione's -mostly me- chosen, heck, I'm a part of her!
"Make it a good show." Murmured Mellione as she munched into another slice of pancake, her head still on my shoulder.
I smiled, happy and grateful I had seeked out this Goddess.
"I will."
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[[Shizuka's POV]]
After waking up Yuki-chan, she began to panick. Immediately after that, my instincts as a nurse had prompted me to act and I was about to instruct Yuki into doing breathing exercises, when I suddenly remembered what Derierei-chan had told me to do.
She was still bad at explaining things, but I was able to get the gist of things. Activating my the skill through my will, I instantly noticed the effects of it! Yuki-chan quickly calmed down, burying her face once again into my bosom.
"Yuki-chan, it's already past six. We need to go home." With the most gentle voice I could muster, I encouraged Yuki-chan to stand up. Though, she did try to resist by anchoring her body to the floor.
"I-... I don't yo-you wa-want t-to leave m-me..." Her voice was so frail, powerless, so hopeful, and it hurt my heart just hearing it. This was just a child, and yet someone was ruining her life. With more strength, I was able to pull her up, and still actively using [Soothing Charm] her, it was easier for me to take her in my embrace once again.
"Don't worry. I...have a friend that's helping us. No need to worry about the orphanage, and there's no need to worry about...°that monster° anymore. I will take you to my apartment, to protect you. So that I and my friend can help you. But...are you...fine with tha-?" Before I could finish my question, Yuki-chan tightened her hug around me, and with a renewed strength in her eyes, she agreed. "YES!!"
Words weren't needed anymore. I broke our hug, but I held Yuki-chan's hand tightly, to assure her that I was still here with her. I walked forward, and Yuki-chan followed. I smiled, and then led us to the infirmary.
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After going to the infirmary to take my bag, and taking Yuki-chan's on the way to the parking lot, I drove us to my apartment. It was a bit of a long drive, but I used this as a chance to get her to trust me more. Throughout the drive, I kept holding her hand, apologizing -which she counters with me not possibly knowing since she was just so good with hiding it-, and promising her that I'll do my responsibility as an adult and forever protect her.
When we reached my apartment, I quickly made sure to be the best host and made sure she would be comfortable. I was glad though when I was able to make her smile, to make her feel safe. And it made °me° happy, that I was doing my duty as the adult and protect the children, to protect Yuki-chan.
When it came to sleeping, I, of course, let her sleep on my bed. Unsurprisingly, she had asked me to sleep with her, to stay with her, and I just nodded and settled myself beside her, hugging her as sleep took over us.
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When morning came, Yuki-chan was still fast asleep. I was the first to wake up, and I contemplated on what to do. I wanted to cook breakfast, but I wouldn't want Yuki-chan to wake up without me next to her. In the end, I decided to just lay beside her.
While waiting for the girl to wake up, I finally decided to check on my rewards as I had ignored them yesterday.
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) Love Mission: Knight In Shining Pencil Skirt!
) Target: Miku Yuki
) Details: Miku Yuki is known all around Fujimi High School as a slut. However, what everyone doesn't know about her is the true story! As an orphan, Miku Yuki has no parents that would have helped her through this! Miko Yuki, though brash and a flirt, is no slut, and, in reality, is a victim! Koichi Shido, a teacher in Fujimi High School, is blackmailing the poor girl! Through a series of unfortunate events, Koichi Shido had gained a photo of a naked Miku Yuki and used it as blackmail material. And, due to fear, Miku Yuki had allowed Koichi Shido to sell pictures of her videos of her naked body, minus her face, to the internet! Miku Yuki is slowly slipping into the darkness, save her!!
) Requirement/s:
✓ ] 1.Gain a 77% Affection!
✓ ] 2.Destroy all blackmail materials! (569/569)
✓ ] 3.Save Miku Yuki before she falls into depravity!
✓ ] 4.Leave Koichi Shido, so that he could face a much crueler punishment
✓) Progress: Complete (100%/100%)
✓}Reward/s
1. ] 2 Skill points
] +30 Affection points
2. ] ???(Skill: Soothing Charm)
] Skill: Danger Sense (1/10)
3. ] +10% Affection
] 2 Stat points
4. ] ???(Skill: Knife Mastery)
✗} Failure:
] Miku Yuki will fall into depravity.
] Tutorial Reward/s will not be given
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{{{Congratulations on completing the Tutorial, host. You have saved Miku Yuki from Koichi Shido, and herself.
You completed all requirements, and all the rewards are now yours. Please consult with the System Guide for more questions.}}}
Looking at what I had, I was still a bit confused. I didn't understand what most of my rewards entailed, but I somehow felt a bit proud of myself, and a bit guilty. Receiving rewards for saving someone was something that made me feel a bit weird. But, nonetheless, I still felt proud about myself.
'I just wish Derierei-chan's here with her subpar explanations.' I longed for Derierei-chan to be here, to feel her invisible presence. It just felt so...odd without her around.
I didn't know what to do with the rewards, but I was able to tell what was what and a bit of what they did. Thinking for a bit, I decided to check something I was curious about yesterday.
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Affection Levels:
) Minami Rika: 82% (107/124)(Confused, but in love)
=Minami Rika is Marikawa Shizuka's best friend, but Minami Rika isn't really sure about it any more. Especially when her mind keeps getting preoccupied with Marikawa Shizuka. Still, she's confused with how she would think of her best friend now.
) Miku Yuki: 90% (94/60{105})(Hero love)
=Miku Yuki, for as long as she could remember, has suffered a lot. But for the past two years, she has suffered more. Blackmailed into selling pictures of her naked body, Miku Yuki was slowly losing hope and falling into depravity -as intended by Koichi Shido-, but she was then saved by Marikawa Shizuka, their school nurse, and she immediately developed feelings for her savior due to Marikawa Shizuka saving her.
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Reading the Affection Levels, I was a bit irked and a little bit more disturbed with how it worked. I didn't know how this thing fully worked, but I was surprised that Rika-chan was part of this. And reading her...report? details?, I was a bit shocked. The tutorial had said that everything it says here was accurate, so, reading all this was making me have mixed feelings about all this.
But, I wasn't that emotionally stunted to not know, to not believe this, that Rika-chan was in love with me. The concept of love itself is something not easy for me to understand, but it's something I °know°. It's just that, knowing Rika-chan being in love with me changes many things between us, though she wouldn't know now.
However, knowing Rika-chan's feelings of me aside, Yuki-chan's report was concerning. As I said, love is a confusing concept to me, but I could tell that Yuki-chan was experiencing something similar to Transference, but also not it. It's something deeper than that, and I'm afraid of it. This...wasn't healthy, what Yuki-chan was feeling for me.
'I'll have to find a way to help Yuki-chan.' Hugging Yuki-chan tighter, I promised myself to help her get through all this.
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[A/N: Hope I did good. Next chap would be some training, and meeting two, maybe three, MILFs and Alice! Plus hopefully some interactions with the other main characters.
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