19 A suprise
(Ryoto's pov)
I woke up in a futon in an unfamiliar room, is what I would say if I was an idiot who doesn't remember where he fell asleep. Next to me was lying Lala with her kimono slipping from her body.
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*PING*
*QUEST COMPLETED*
Reward: 100 SP, you can imitate any singing voice you remember.
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'Nice, I will test my singing later. I don't want to wake up, girls.'
Karen: "Simp."
'Your game is weak today, Karen. It doesn't even apply to me. Do you even know what tt word means?'
Karen: "Pft... of course I know, who doesn't."
'What does it mean?'
Karen: "W-what?"
'I asked what. Does. It. Mean?'
Karen: "I-it means..."
I heard the sound of typing on a keyboard.
Karen: "Simp - Someone who tries way too hard to impress the person..."
'You just googled, am I right?'
Karen: "N-no..."
'Tell me, Karen, what do you truly desire..."
I tried to draw out Karen's desire. I didn't even know if it would work, but it's worth the try. It's also the first time I have tried to use it.
Karen: "I... I... I want to... I want to... fuck you."
'...Unexpected but not surprising.'
Karen: "I meant, fuck you for using this power on me."
'Oh...'
Karen: "And who tries to use his power on its own system. You don't even know from where you got it, but you thought that it was a great idea to fuck with something that can grant any possible power possible."
'In my defense, I was trying to fuck with you and not with the system itself.'
Karen: "YOU...!!!"
Karen stopped herself from screaming and started breathing slowly to relax.
Karen: "Remember what your therapist said. When angry, imagine how you would break bones of everyone around you..."
'Karen, I'm starting to worry about you.'
The only answer I got was a creepy laugh. I think I'll leave her alone for now.
As I finished my talk with Karen, I felt a slight movement next to me.
Lala: "Mhm... Ryoto... I can't eat anymore... share it with Mikan..."
What is she dreaming about?
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The week after we returned from the school trip, nothing significant happened. Lala had something to do today, so she was not going with us to school.
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*PING*
*NEW QUEST*
Mission: "The unexpected something"
Objective 1: Discover what is the unexpected something and do it before it happens
Reward: 80 SP, eidetic memory
Failure: You'll talk like Rath from Ben 10
Duration of punishment: one week.
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The unexpected something? My spider senses aren't tingling. Will it happen later? Maybe one of the Lala's fiances is coming soon. I'll look into it later on break.
I always have a summoning scroll with me to summon penguins at any time, and this time it paid off.
From the puff of smoke, four short creatures appeared.
Ryoto: "I need your help with something. I have a bad feeling that something will happen today, so I want you to protect the house."
The penguins saluted.
Skipper: "Sure thing, Boss, we won't let you down."
They then returned home.
On the break, I was on the roof observing the sky. I was using my eyes to see if any spaceships were coming to Earth, but there was none. I frowned at it because if there aren't any aliens coming to Earth, that could mean that they are already here. Or that something is entirely different, and I'm way off with my deduction.
I looked around the city from the roof and noticed an alien dressing up in human skin. Noticing it and not having any other clues, I decided to follow him, but the only thing he did was work, work, and work some more.
I spent the rest of the remaining day looking for that something but with no progress. I decided to finally go home and hope that I'd have more luck tomorrow. I opened the door and...
Everyone: "SURPRISE!!!"
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*PING*
*QUEST FAILED*
Failure: You'll talk like Rath from Ben 10
Duration of punishment: one week.
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Lala: "Are you surprised?"
Ryoto: "Surprised? SURPRISED? LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING LALA SATALIN DEVILUKE, FIRST PRINCESS OF PLANET DEVILUKE. I LOVE THE SURPRISE, AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE EFFORT."
Risa whispered something to Mikan, clearly weirded out by my outburst.
Risa: "Does he always react like this to surprise parties?"
Mikan shook her head.
Mikan: "It's the first time it happened. It seems that he forgot his birthday this year as well, but he usually doesn't respond like that."
Hearing that, I wanted to stay quiet, but something inside me made me talk.
Ryoto: "LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING MIKAN YUUKI, MY LITTLE SISTER WHO IS TO MATURE FOR HER OWN GOOD AND RISA MOMIOKA, MY CLASSMATE WHO TRIES TO TO TEASE WITH NO SUCCESS, I MAY FORGET MY BIRTHDAY, BUT I NEVER FORGET TO THANK FOR REMEMBERING MY BIRTHDAY.
The one at my home were Rito, Mikan, dad, Lala, Zastin, Risa, Mio, Haruna and even Ryouko. I got some presents from everyone. The most noticeable were gifts from Lala and Ryouko. The penguins were also there giving each other high fives as if they succeeded in their mission.
Lala brought a rare plant from another planet that is now living in our garden. It was almost as tall as our house, and it seemed sentient. Ryouko gave me some sort of pills and a note. Said note described the effects of the drugs. They were contraceptive pills for males without any side effects. When I finished reading, I looked at Ryokou, who had a teasing smile and gave me a wink.
I also got a mug that says #1 Brother from Rito. Risa gave me some dirty magazines that I gratefully accepted. It was embarrassing to do it as I yelled the whole time, so everyone knew what I got. Mikan gave e a knowing look, Rito was embarrassed, Haruna was as well, and Lala was clueless about my gift.
It will be a long week and let me tell you something, I'm not looking forward to it.
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