Chapter 295: My Heart Will Go On
Fanfic by: Geraint124x
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(Harukin's POV)
- One Piece World, 38 years ago -
In the midst of the battlefield, Esdeath was rushing with her sword towards the army of Marine soldiers. Her grin was brimming with excitement and expecting that her opponents will give her a little challenge.
"Show me what this world can do!"
The marine soldiers line up in front of her pointing their rifles on her directions.
"Line up... Fire!"
*Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!*....
Esdeath created an ice wall covering herself and all the bullets were blocked.
"What?!"
"What was that?"
All the marine soldiers were surprised.
"Be careful! She's a devil fruit user!"
"Devil fruit user?"
Esdeath suddenly jumped very high as she snaps her fingers.
"Huh?"
All of their jaw dropped and their faces went pale seeing Esdeath molded a humongous ball of ice which is big as meteor, dropping it down towards them.
*Crash!!!*
"Waaaahh!"
Some stumbled but most of them run away seeing their comrades sink down being crashed by the ice meteor.
When Esdeath landed back on the ice ground, she was suddenly surrounded by marine soldiers and jumped on her with their swords and guns.
She grinned and touched down the floor.
"Greyhorn!"
Several horn of ice came out from the ground around herself and it stabbed most her foes jumping on her.
"Arrrgh!"
One of the marine soldier was able to evade her attack but he was immediately stabbed in the stomach.
Noticing himself being stabbed by a sword, his mouth bleed and he fell on his knees in front of her.
"You guys are too weak! Nothing is different from my old world."
Seeing the marine soldier slowly dying, Esdeath decided to end him and swing her sword to cut his neck.
Her sword stopped near his neck.
*Boom!* *Boom!* *Boom!* *Boom!*
Cannon balls explodes on her surroundings.
Kurumi appeared behind her with a smile.
"Ufufu... You've gotten soft, Esdeath. Shouta-kun is really doing a great job taming you."
"Tch!"
Esdeath looks annoyed.
"Don't think you got weakened because of this. More like you became several times stronger than your past self. Just stop comparing your strength to him. That guy is already half way from rejecting his humanity."
"Your brain is already infected by him, Kurumi. Don't pass it on me."
Esdeath walked away.
"Ara Ara... Ufufu... You're actually the one who's most infected by him. Hmmm... let's see..."
Kurumi disappeared from her shadow.
On the other side, Nero was keep charging to her enemies with a wide swing from her sword.
"Aaaarrrgh!!"
Just from the shockwave from her attacks was enough to send the marine soldiers flying.
When she glanced at my direction with proud expression, I just smiled at her waving my hands.
"Now, now... I should finish up from here before they wipe them out. Okay... back to work!"
I spinned the hammer in my hands.
I just finished up repairing the deck and I'm going to check my future daughters who went to repair damages inside the ship.
"Hm?"
I noticed that the ship slowly tilting to the side.
"What's happening?"
"Sun-kun! Sun-kun!"
Gaia came out from under the deck in hurry and called me.
"Yes, I'm Sun. What happened with the girls? I told you to watch over them while I protect the ship from outside!"
"Hmmm.... About that..."
She looks away.
Cracks appeared from the middle of ship and it started to split the ship into half.
Our ship is sinking faster and Esdeath's ice can't support it anymore.
The hammer fell from my hand.
I intensely stare at Gaia,
"Earth~"
"Sun-kun... You're getting me wet if you stare at me like that."
"This Perverted Goddess..."
"Oh, that's right! I have an idea for this situation!"
"Huh? What now? I still have something important to do."
"Forget about that and give up! I have a once in a lifetime request from you!"
She looks very excited.
"I bet it's something very stupid again."
In front of the ship,
"I want to do something romantic with you, Sun-kun!"
"Huh?"
She turned around doing a T-pose.
....
"What are you doing, Sun-kun? Hurry up and do it with me!"
"...Do what?"
"I'm talking about you hugging me from behind. Hurry up! The ship is already sinking faster!"
I'm right... It's really something stupid.
*Sigh*
"Sun-kun!"
She pouted at me.
Scratching the back of my head,
"Fine... I'll go with your selfishness just this once, okay? You did a lot of things for me anyway. Think of this as my pay back."
"Hehehe... Thank you, Sun-kun<3"
I went behind her and held gently her waist.
"Done..."
I don't know what to feel about this...
"Now, my heart with go on--Huh?"
*Thud!* *Menacing!*
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...
Gaia and I was silent.
She trembled and turned around. She grabbed and pinched my cheeks.
Then with pouty face, she shook me,
"What's with that weird atmosphere?! I thought you already graduated from your weird Jojo references! Do you even love me, Sun-kun?!"
"I love you, Gaia. It just that... this is stupid."
"Hey! I just want to be lovey-dovey with you! Can you at least show me some love sometimes?! Is it really hard?" she complained.
"Okay, okay! I'll make it up for you after we go in our home world! Did I promise you to go on a date after I finished my quest?"
"...Then hurry up, Sun-kun. Please finish your quest quickly then we can go on a date."
She blushed a little then became embarrassed.
*Crack!*
The ship suddenly shook and I grabbed on rail while holding her in my other arms.
The split into two and the other half sink below sea.
"It really became just like Titanic."
"Just now, Sun-kun! My heart beats faster. I'm falling for you even more!"
"But we're going to fall in the sea first if this continues."
"Sun-kun<3, just tell me that you're embarrassed."
"I'm not."
"Moo... How we make another after this?"
"Please give me a break. I'm already afraid of my future meeting my future daughters."
"As expected from my Harem King."
"Don't call me with that title... I don't even want a harem."
I jumped out from the ship while holding Gaia in my arms.
As I land on icy ground, I saw my future daughters floating in the sea while some of them are unconscious floating in wooden plank.
Gura rose up in front us and she's doing fine because she's some kind of sea creatures.
Putting down Gaia as I squatted down looking at Gura with squinted eyes.
"Gura, just what happened inside the ship?"
...
Her mouth opened,
"A."
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I have no other choice but take another warship from the Marines.
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Meanwhile,
(Thought Projection's POV)
- Alternate Konosuba World, Present -
Few days later,
Under the tree outside Axel Town, Maple and I are sitting while waiting for Risa and Ai. Her pet familiar Syrup is just floating around us.
I sent Ai to Risa's home world to fetch her after her class. I left the portal opened to her closet so she come here when she's finish her things.
"She's taking her time."
"Well... school is busy after all. Hehehe..."
Maple just giggled.
Risa in her school uniform came out from the portal with Ai.
"Oh, she's here."
"Risa!"
Maple waved at her.
She immediately stood up and went towards her, holding her hands in joy.
"Kaede!"
"Risa, how's your exam?"
Risa several sheets of paper from her small bag and showed it to us.
"Wow!"
Maple was amazed.
It was Risa's make up exam results.
[Name: Shiramine Risa]
[Mathematics (75)]
[Social Studies (83)]
[Japanese (89)]
[English(79)]
[Science (73)]
"I pass all of them."
"Now, we can go on adventure together."
Maple looks excited.
"Haru, I found something interesting!"
Ai gave me a sheet of paper.
"Hey! Don't touch anything from my table! I have to give that back to the owner!"
I immediately took the paper before Risa was able to take it back.
Looking at the paper, there's no name written on it but seeing the score.
[Name: (BLANK)]
[Mathematics (105)]
It got a perfect score.
But when I noticed the penmanship,
"There's no mistake, this is mine."
The one who made this test made a mistake and I pointed it out so I got beyond perfect score.
Glancing at Risa, she's giving me a doubtful look.
"What!?"
"It's impossible that this is yours. You actually look like an idiot."
"Are you still doubting that I'm a former child prodigy?"
"Yes..."
"Sun-kun..."
Maple called me and I glanced at her.
"You shouldn't take someone test scores..."
Even Maple is doubting me.
"Fine! I'm going to attend school and show you girls how good I am in studying!"
I pointed at the two of them.
"Haru... What about your daughters? Don't tell me you will dump all the responsibilities to your wives while you go to school again? Aren't you already graduated from the academy on your home village?"
They're treating me as someone irresponsible.
"Well... I applied for graduation as soon as I entered the academy. I'm a former part time teacher over there before Nee-san and Yunyun graduated. As for my daughters, they're going to be fine. They are not that hard to take care off."
"Haru!"
Ai approached me.
"Where's that pipsqueak? I need her to share my system to Risa."
"Don't worry, I don't need her anymore."
"Huh? What are you..."
I just pulled her close to me then I embraced her.
"Ha-ha-ha-ha... ru!"
"All I need is only you. I don't need other systems!"
"Wha-what?!"
Ai became flustered.
"Such a cute girl...Why haven't I notice this?"
"Ugh... Haru, what are you doing?" Risa and Maple was surprised.
I moved closer to Ai's ears.
"You are my best girl, Ai... Better than that floating emergency food. I wonder what should I gift to you..."
I gently blew her ears making her shivered.
"Haru... I'm not ready yet. Master... please help me, I'm going to be eaten by him..."
She's trying to reach down her hand to Maple.
Maple just made an awkward smile,
"Uhmmm... About that..."
"OOOOI!!"
Paimon popped out of nowhere with angry expression.
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Staring intensely at her.
"Paimon..."
"Hey! You're not angry at all!"
"You'll just ran away and doesn't show your face for a while if I get angry. Now, I couldn't careless about you."
I just shrugged my shoulders.
"Are you saying that you don't care about Paimon anymore?"
...
"Hey! Say something! Paimon can't even read anything from your mind. that it felt like you're forgetting about me."
Paimon became teary-eyed.
"Okay, okay! I will forgive you. That's why you should help me and Ai to share Maple's system to Risa."
"Paimon thinks that's going to be hard."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Paimon is a Harem System while Ai is a Gamer System. In order to share Harukin's system to someone, it has to be a girl and has a good bond with him. She can access the world gate without taking any penalties from the system."
"Okay..."
I nodded with her.
"Gamer system might better than Harem System in terms of empowering the user but the problem is... it doesn't have the social function so it's a lonely system. That means you become overpowered but you're always alone. Well... playing too much digital games without control makes you a Hikikomori."
"Hey! Don't call me a loner system!" Ai complained.
"We can make this work because Harukin is the chosen cheat of Maple. That's why, green cabbage and Paimon was able to synchronize the two system."
"Then how will we share Maple's system to her best friend." I asked.
"It's actually quite easy! First... You have to stand face to face with Risa."
"Okay..."
As Paimon instructed, I stood up in front of Risa,
"Hmmm... Move closer to her, Harukin."
I moved doing what she said.
"Closer."
I did it again.
"A little bit more closer."
I moved closer until I can feel Risa's breathe.
"Hey! Aren't you too close!" she complained
Risa's face became a little bit red.
"Just endure it."
"Place your right palm on her left cheek."
I followed and place my palm, touching her cheek.
Risa became very embarrass,
"Please! Hurry up! I can't take this anymore!"
"Just a little more... Then next is... put your foreheads together."
"Eh?!"
"Please stop overthinking and do it!"
"Haru! If you just do something, I'll punch you in the face." Risa warned me.
"Don't worry, I won't."
We slowly place our forehead together as she close her eyes.
I can feel that her body is trembling.
"Please stay in that position..."
Paimon floats towards Ai,
"We're only doing this once as Harukin and Maple requested, Green Cabbage. Paimon really hate doing this."
"I might not be able sleep tonight because of this, Emergency food. Ugh..." Ai felt disgusted.
"Shut up! Let's do this already!"
"Fine!"
Paimon and Ai held each other's hands then place their forehead together too.
Both of them suddenly glowed.
After that, they immediately let go of each other and wiped their foreheads.
"Now, Maple. It's your turn."
"My turn?"
"That's right, just like Haru did. You have to do it too with Risa."
When I let go of Risa as she quickly move away me with embarrassed face,
"Are you okay?"
"...I'm fine."
"Really? You look a little bit red--"
"No, Haru! I'm fine!"
She immediately went towards Maple.
"Risa!"
"Let's do it, Kaede!"
"Yeah! I'm really excited!"
They immediately held each other's hands with their forehead touching each other as they smiled affectionately.
The two of them are really close.
Suddenly, Risa's body lit up as her outfit changes.
Her attire now consists of a gray turtleneck, with a silver breastplate covering the entirety of her ribs, and additionally her clavicle. This turtleneck is underneath a gray coat that has puffy shoulder pads and long, tight sleeves. The coat is mainly colored gray, but has frequent blue accents and highlights, and becomes apparent in its lower part. The shades of blue range from light to dark. Additionally, she wears a blue scarf which covers the entirety of her neck.
Under the breastplate. the turtleneck is extended until her jeans, noticeably cut in the sides, which exposes her body curves.
For the lower half of her body, Risa was wearing a extremely short jeans, which is accompanied by a white belt with a golden buckle. She wears a pair of dark grey boots that meets her knees in height, also wearing socks striped with blue and black, which reaches until her lower thighs.
The design of her clothes imply that allows for more mobility and endurance. Just in game character, she wields two daggers that has ornate designs, with occasional gold accents, such as on its handle.
"Look, Sun-kun! It's a success!"
Maple looks happy when she noticed her best friend changed.
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I just smiled,
"Well... I'm happy for you and now, you two can go on adventure together."
"Amazing! I felt like I'm inside the game."
Risa looked around at her outfit then she took out her two daggers, swinging it around.
"I feel light and faster!"
She moved around at a highspeed but I can easily followed her movements with my eyes.
When she glanced at me, she grinned,
"Haru, you're strong, right?"
"Not really, it just that I haven't lost in a real fight."
"Can I request a spar with you? I want to test my skills."
"Sure, I don't mind."
"Thanks but no sexual harassment, okay?"
"Eh~"
I got disappointed.
(To be continued.)
(A/N: I'll fix my mistakes later.)