28 Journey to the north

-... Es imposible que te quieram como yo.

As the music ended, so did their dancing. Musics from South America are actually quite famous in this place.

Though Aki's imitation of the dance in the original video also got plenty of cheers, they didn't get first place. The twins who got the medal did deserve it though.

They didn't look much alike, but their so very similar horns indicated otherwise.

-I didn't know you could dance so well. Or at all for the matter. Said a stupefied and still clapping Mina.

-It's easier to do things I've seen a lot, but Damn if that wasn't hard. Mi basically guided me the whole way. You're amazing, you know that? He grinned at his girlfriend who was in a much better condition than him.

-You just lack practice. Being an assassin sure brings a lot of benefits. She returned.

-Well, if they allowed magic them those judges would've creamed their pants after I used brilliance magic on such a beautiful target. He didn't let go easily though.

-What is brilliance magic? Asked Mina.

-It's one of the ways to use light magic. Look. He used said magic on himself and right after that she got a blush on her face from suddenly being close to a handsome and calm brown haired youth. Than it stopped and there was Aki again.

-That's fucked up. Magic that can make anyone beautiful? She guessed.

-Nope, it just makes it so you just have an aura of beauty. Like, the more beautiful someone is, the bigger is the effect. I'm just average and take care of myself, if Mi gets some of that though… He trailed his words, leaving their meaning very clear.  

-Yeah, you weren't kidding. She immediately consented.

-You're doing that later if my mother doesn't go on a rampage. She said before sighing and taking her phone out.

-You know I am always up for it if there's not some kind of problem in work. Luck there dear, you don't have to go back if you don't want to.

He tried being supportive at least, but talking to your supposed mother because you're her caretaker and nurse isn't exactly fun.

You see, it's not her mother that's powerful, she's just one of the hundred odd concubines of her father.

Besides Sara she has thousands of brothers and sisters, but it's not like they interact much out of the annual family reunion.

-Mother, yes, it's me. Is… everything ok? Yes, I will ask him, do you need me to ask Carl to get your meds before that? Ok, have fun. What did you do to my mother? She totally sounds like a stupid bimbo that doesn't have a care in the world and just accertained me of her desire be repeatedly beaten with a flaming wip. Said a very confused succubus that couldn't believe what she just heard.

-You welcome. He grinned.

-Drop those deadlocks because I am serious, the tattoos too. Answer me Mauwi. She pinched him and asked again a bit irritated this time.

-Ok ok, she tried breaking my soul and I didn't think killing my future… your mother, would be a great idea, so I just dumped a lot of myself in her soul. She should be a lot more balanced and submissive now. Still more prideful and lustful, but you got what I mean. He corrected himself before saying future mother-in-law, but the other two noticed.

-YOU FUCKING GENIUS! And she kissed him. Very passionately. She also tackle hugged him, so they fell from their seats and everyone in the club noticed them kissing in the floor, but most just cheered and went back to their drinks.

It suffices to say, that taking care of a psychotic, not caring at all, very drunk, irresponsible and self centered "mother" wasn't something she liked to do. Though with that she almost forgot they were in public and he had to separate her lips from his.

-We get a cab, leave some money with Mina and ask Sara to take her. OK?

And so the bunny girl was left behind with a thousand dollars in demonic currency in a bar filled with demons and a lot of booze.

She did what anyone with a brain would do and spent it all in one go. Though her way of calling two incubus to bed her was entirely up to her.

If people around you are throwing money your direction to have some privacy to make out and more, I sure as hell see no reason why one shouldn't do the same.

…

-So you saying that while I was going on a date, taking care of an orphanage, destroying a medium time gang and officially getting a girlfriend, you were fucking? For 24 hours straight? Said a slack jawed Guilda. Her hair, unfortunately, cut short again.

-I am quite sure I ain't getting better than that for a while. Though a peace sign from a succubus certainly feels gratifying, if you know what I mean. Multiple times at that. She did get hours late for work though. It's a good thing she could use her mother as an excuse. He explained with a smug look at his face. A very punchable one at that.

Unfortunately Guilda isn't able to easily hit him anymore. She did try though.

-Did you know succubus are a lot more susceptible to sensitivity spells? Those are like pain sensitivity, fire sensitivity, a… He couldn't even finish his teasing, because she started using her skills and throwing axes at him.

Truth be told, being that bold also counts to his courage, but doesn't dismiss the fact he is a perverted.

Let me just skip it to after Aki heals the torn skin, muscles and bones from Guilda's body so we can go to their next assignment.

-Let me see if I get this straight, they want us to travel to the Republic of magic with all the demons so we can start our own tower? Seeing Aki nodded she asked. -Can't you do that alone?

-No because I don't classify as an example of what any involved class might look like, nor can I officially be considered a "Maister", which is fancy way to say that you are a very nerdy magician who helped with the furthering the studies of the arcane. He slowly explained.

-And why can't you turn into a maister? She asked the big question.

-Because I am an enemy of gods and no matter how proud of that I am, it doesn't change the fact that such thing would need me to make a lot more contributions to the republic than we have time to. This is not some Manga where the Mc just imagines it and he has magic that is better than everyone else. To be part of their higher council you'd need to have around my level of talent, and all their presidents need to have the title of "Magi" and powers similar to a "Mana born" which is a higher version  of the magician class. If you want a comparison, those guys are as powerful as a level 500 dragon in direct combat, but many times that if we are talking about knowledge, resourcefulness and ability.

-Ok, you got a point. I get why we would have to walk there, but, do you also have a plan to getting inside enemy territory? Asked a bewildered Guilda.

As an answer to that, Aki just grinned.

...

-Why the fuck am I going with you crazy bastards again? Asked an indignant Korath.

-Because you own mama big time and because this is a faster way to get exactly what you wanted. Or does your fire only burn so little for vengeance? Answered Aki with a sly smile.

The orc grumbled and said he'd take a shower upstairs.

Yes, they are traveling, but he can go upstairs take a shower. I doubt anyone could guess this one.

Not a quiz this time, they are in a giant skeleton centipede covered in liquid metal with one of those ideal family houses in America built on it's back.

Does that still count as just reference? Luckily the answer is yes, because there's no money involved here and the size difference is actually huge between the two things, besides this being a construct of necromancy and bone molding, not just the latter, the speed is most definitely incomparable and the bones here are white.

More like, this might as well be considered a reference to that food connoisseur that uses moves named after tableware. Remember that time he and that guy that used his voice as a weapon went to look for coke in a pyramid? Damn it feels great to not have to censor myself in this kind of thing. Re:monster and Toriko are most definitely not that easy to keep following though.

Now, allow me to say that there's two other houses just like the one Aki is using, but they are being used by the succubus, beholders and stalkers at one and the fiends and hell hounds at the other for very obvious reasons.

These giant necromantic golens are walking in a line that follows the fastest way to the Republic of magic, and like you might imagine, that is not something that goes unnoticed by all those righteous, or anyone for the matter.

While necromancy is not totally illegal, these sure as hell don't look like your normal undead, so it takes a little convincing from the orc or the twins to make whoever stops then from attacking.

They do have a permit for huge transportation tipe undead made from the parts of monsters written by the second in command in the tower of necromancy, so no one actually dared to attack after seeing the legal documentation.

That obviously doesn't stop townsfolk from thinking these are monsters coming to attack them, so Aki has to send then back  before reaching any city they can't avoid.

Yeah, those are also enchanted, just that instead of helping with speed, the enchantments helps with stability, non deterioration of the house, and ease in teleporting back and forth to the caller and home.

That is also a big difference between it and the ogre's version, the price is steep as fuck! There's also no taxi version of this, but oh well.

While there certainly were some groundbreaking, shaking and shaping battles against those that ignored the lawfulness of this vehicle or actually saw Aki because he opened the door or something like that, none were really that interesting.

They can ignore a difference of a hundred levels, why would similar leveled people be able to defeat them?  To begin with, he is a rogue, not a warrior, why would he fight higher leveled beings in an even ground?

Is there even a way to be fair though? Some people have laserbeans, superspeed, skills that make them invulnerable for some periods of time, there was this one paladin that was spouting a lot of shit about friendship and what not while his abdomen was cut open, Aki had to strike him with three attacks at the same time and only the knife with light attribute hit his neck.

Daggers and knifes that can heal are normally used for torture or teaching assassins in a spar, but it still has a magic circuit Aki can put on overdrive, so let me say the friendship guy wouldn't be the object of desire for his four female companions anymore. Or the gay dude that obviously had something on to this would-be hero's ass.

Yeah, those daggers don't explode. As I said, the lump of tumor-like flesh wasn't any prettier than elephant poop.

-To think I'd get so many kills just because these guys don't know what kind of attack can cause instant death when you use that kind of skills…

He killed a lot of "heroes" and "supreme geniuses" by using their skills against themselves.

While the other six cardinal sins or virtudes haven't appeared, Guilda is wrath, Aki could take the Wolverine down if he wanted, and the guy is a veteran of plenty of wars.

Whoever said being a nerd after being isekaied was stupid? This bitch knows so many ways to kill powerful people!

Thus will make the gods weary? So what? It's their own kill order that makes him fight back and they have no way to defend their followers against their own powers without spending huge amounts of energy.

Granted, for a God those aren't that big, but if they use it on someone that can attack souls, they will also suffer damage to their core, while that may only incapacitate them from doing things to their utmost after one time, if it's done repeatedly said god may turn very kilable.

Such opportunity would not be ignored by any who wish to attack this world. That certainly won't happen, but if we're talking power levels, than Sara can very well substitute for a god.

Not a great one though.

That sounded confusing, right? It's simple though. Aki is one of the few things that can naturally stop gods from doing their job, if they don't do their jobs they die and a new god is born to take care of the world in their place. That, obviously, comes with huge repercussions to the planet as well, even if the other gods cover for the newbie.

Aki will do exactly that if given the chance though.

The moral implications of that will be left for later, but do remember he isn't a saint or stupid.