Nightmare Mode

"Ugh…" Masato groaned, his eyes fluttering open.

He silently stared at the mansion's ceiling for a second or two, gathering his thoughts.

When he thought back on the night, he couldn't help but smile. He hadn't had sex with a girl in over two months, and damn it felt good after that long.

Even though his plan was different, it worked in the end, so does it really matter?

When he looked to his side, he saw a silver-haired woman sleeping soundly and hugging his hand. Masato has to say that she looked stunning.

Homunculus or not, Einzbern had good taste in their character design—or should he say that to the Fate illustrator? Same thing, he thought.

'I need to start the nightmare dungeon today.'

He had finished a hard core dungeon the last time he was in Bleach, and it was not a pleasant experience for him.

Every single Hollow there had a base attribute that was many times stronger than his, reaching the level of Yamamoto, which prompted him to halt his advance into nightmare.

He was certain that if he went in with his previous strength, he'd be asking for death. After all, it was named Nightmare for a reason.

Given that the boss of the hard core dungeon had the same strength as Yamamoto, he wouldn't be surprised to find Hollows with the same strength as mobs in nightmare mode.

'I should scout it myself before bringing the girls in with me. Who knows what's inside. It is better to be cautious than not to be cautious.'

Yesterday, when he had sex with Irisviel, her affection and obedience hit 100 percent, giving him a trait and a skill.

Though the trait was a little... suspicious because after her death, she shouldn't be called Kiritsugu's wife but...

{

[Wife's Compassion]

Increases affection and obedience with wives.

}

He wanted to complain to the system after her death that she was not Kiritsugu's wife, but he didn't because it was a pointless endeavor.

The skill was simply a healing skill. Even though he didn't need it because he already had Shun Shun Rikka, an extra skill never hurt.

Who knows, maybe after it evolves it will become a really badass type of skill.

"Mngg," Irisviel muttered something under her breath before raising her body and sitting. The sheet that had been covering her sexy body had fallen onto her thighs.

She rubbed her eyes groggily, trying to get a better view of her surroundings. She looked down as she felt air brush against her skin.

She was perplexed when she saw her naked body before everything began to kick in her head. She returned her gaze, as if a robot had malfunctioned, to find Masato amusingly staring at her.

Blush* A shade of red gradually emerged from her cheek to her ears and then to her neck. Her mind, which had been filled with yesterday's steamy night, was now empty as she stared at Masato, unsure what to say.

"Good morning. How was your last night? Did you sleep well?"

Perhaps on purpose, perhaps to tease her, perhaps out of genuine concern; Masato brought the last night, exacerbating her already flushed face.

Her eyes became hazy before she jerked her body back onto the bed and hid her face in the pillow, as if stabbed by something sharp.

However, due to her embarrassment, she appears to have forgotten that she was still naked and that he could now see her buttocks.

Masato's lips formed a wry smile. He had a feeling something like this would happen.

After all, her consciousness had been fairly muddy and cloudy the night before. She was unable to think clearly. However, this is not the case at the moment.

She was only conscious of what she had just done.

'H-how embarrassing! Even though I've just left Kiritsugu!'

Since she didn't have much knowledge on the matter of love, she didn't know how to respond to the current situation.

All she knew was from the books she read in the Einzbern Castle. And according to them, she indeed looked like a slut currently. She started to think if Masato also thought of her as one.

Masato sat up before pulled the shy silver-haired woman onto his lap, eliciting a yelp from her.

She didn't dare to look him in the eyes, so she buried her face into his chest and covered her face with her hands; she was just way too embarrassed right now.

If there was a hole, she might have jumped into it right now to get out of the situation she was in.

Masato stroked her hair gently before leaning in and whispering into her ear, "If you act this cute, I might start another round, you know."

Her body trembled when she heard him, much to Masato's chagrin.

'I, indeed am, a sadist.'

"D-don't you hate me?" She finally asked, after a brief silence.

"And why would I do something like that?" Masato inquired.

"B-because I-I... just split up with Kiritsugu and—"

"Irisviel," Masato cut her off, "why do you think I would hate you for that reason? Indeed, if you look at it from the standpoint of society, what you did may appear to be incorrect."

He smirked and asked, "But do you think I'd care about such things? I was a King, Irisviel. Some arbitrary rules imposed by the weak in order to save themselves do not apply to me. I do what I want."

"But—"

"No butts," he said as his hand reached for her chin, holding it between his thumb and finger, and raising her to face him.

Her crimson eyes were teary, and her silver hair was tangled. Her cheeks and eyes were both a healthy shade of crimson.

"Irisviel von Einzbern, you are my woman now. That is all you need to know. What others say or what others say; discard such thought processes."

Irisviel stared at his face, though it only added to her increasing embarrassment.

"Also, you look way too cute." He said before sealing her lips with his, making her eyes go wide before she closed them and enjoyed the momentarily pleasure brought by the kiss.

She didn't dare to look into his eyes as he separated his lips from hers for fear of losing consciousness from embarrassment.

Instead, she rested her head on his chest, savoring the warmth of his body and the silence that ensued.

They remained in that position until Masato said, "We should go out now. Otherwise, Illya might barge into the room in five minutes."

He could see with his <Clairvoyance> that Artoria was doing everything she could to keep Illya from entering this room with pink cheeks for reasons he didn't need to know. After all, he was able to detect the peeping tom the day before.

While Sakura exuded a particularly gloomy aura. He meant it when he said gloomy. She appeared to be the type of person who, if left alone, would murder someone.

He was aware once more because it wasn't just Artoria who had accidentally peered on them, but also the purple head. She appears to have been following Artoria into her room when they discovered them doing the deed.

Irisviel nodded shyly before leaving the comfort of his hug and caresses, credited to his abilities, and changed her clothes.

Masato also brought some clothes from his inventory that he had made previously, including the shirt "I Love My Mother."

They exited the room and entered the dining hall after changing their clothes.

"Mommy~!" Illya hurriedly jumped free from Artoria's grasp and ran in the direction of Irisviel, who gently smiled and picked her up.

"What were you up to?" When Illya couldn't find Mommy in the room, she became terrified. Artoria-nee-san said that Mommy is busy with something." Before asking her what she was doing, Illya hurriedly narrated everything that had happened after she woke up like a machine gun.

The question brought a blush on her face, not knowing how to answer her.

"Oh. Your Mommy was busy creating another Ily—" He came to a halt in the middle of his sentence when he felt his knight's glare, as if she was about to slash him with the next word.

Irisviel, who was already blushing, blushed more as a result of his sentence.

Seeing that she may lose consciousness due to embarrassment if he continued, Masato looked towards Sakura before not knowing what to say. She looked like she was about to murder someone right now.

"What happened, Sakura?" He inquired.

"Nothing, Onii-chan," She replied, "Nothing," with a sweet smile on her face, like a blossoming spring. Despite the fact that her voice was anything but sweet at the end.

Masato nodded, deciding that it was best not to discuss the subject further.

After that, they ate their breakfast while Masato entertained himself by teasing his knight, who was blushing the entire time.

Obviously, as a result of Masato's use of his abilities on her.

Aside from that, not much happened.

He didn't let anyone leave after he finished his breakfast, but gathered them around him because he needed to tell them about his trip to the dungeon.

He didn't reveal much information about the system, just like he didn't to his lovers in Bleach.

To be honest, it was not that he didn't want to, but it was pointless. Nothing would have changed if they had known that there is an AI that makes his life easier.

"I understand." Back to her serious self, Artoria nodded, "Then allow me to accompany you, Masato. It is my duty as your knight to protect you from all harm."

"I was planning to anyway," Masato said, nodding. "You will scout the area with me today so that we can invite Sakura, Irisviel, and Illya in," he said.

Of course, he was aware that instead of starting with a nightmare mode right away, he could let them work their way up from lower difficulties.

'But that would take far too long.'

Yes. If he started with that, it would take far too long. He would obviously choose the faster route because he could level them up faster.

Once he has secured an area, he can simply kill Hollows with Artoria and set the exp distribution to even, causing them to level up faster than usual.

"Are you going to be okay? Since you've said that Nightmare Mode is dangerous even with your current strength," Irisviel inquired, concerned.

"Don't be concerned." Masato reassured, "It's difficult, but it's not something I can't handle."

Indeed. Even though his basic attributes are weaker than Yamamoto's, his perk and skill boosts compensate for it.

Isn't that why he's been fighting people who are more powerful than him in basic stats?

Irisviel was not entirely certain. Masato petted her head while using Increase Sensitivity to calm her down, which she did as she leaned closer to his hand to enjoy it more.

Masato smiled at her and continued to rub her head before noticing someone sitting on his lap. Looking down, he noticed Sakura sitting there, looking at him as if she wanted to be petted as well.

He pets her as well because he is a considerate person.

"Then I'll leave today with Artoria. I'll invite you and everyone else once we've secured a spot." While petting Illya and Sakura, he said this.

Irisviel and Artoria both nodded. Masato invited Artoria into his party before entering the dungeon with her after spending some time petting the lolies who seemed to enjoy it a lot.

They appeared in Hueco Mundo once again. The same lifeless air, everything covered in sand, and some kind of tree sprouting from the ground made of unknown materials.

Artoria, clad in her armour, took a look around. Her grip on her sword's hilt tightens. She could feel the oppressive atmosphere here, which made her feel helpless.

"This place?" While looking around, she inquired of Masato.

"Hueco Mundo, a realm inhabited by Hollows—or negative spirits." Est appeared in Masato's hands, he said.

"It's strangely quiet here, despite the fact that you said it's the most dangerous dung—"

When Artoria took a battler stance, she didn't get to finish her sentence. A tremendous amount of pressure was applied to her before something appeared in front of her, causing a sonic boom.

Artoria drew her sword quickly to deflect the incoming slash.

Clang* Before Artoria was launched backward, the sound of swords clashing was produced. She did an air flip and landed on the ground, but the same monster appeared in front of her eyes before she could say anything.

She simply couldn't follow its pattern at all!

Masato appeared in front of her and slashed vertically upward as it slashed its sword downward towards her.

His slash formed a massive half-moon arc that struck the monster and pushed it back, but caused no visible damage to it.

"Well…" Green text flashed across his retina, rendering him speechless.

{

Name: ???

Race: Vasto Lord

Level: 100

HP: 52650

MP: 10000

SP: 26325

Strength: 1023 EZ

Endurance: 1053 | EX

Agility: 1070 | EX

Mana: 1000 | EX

}

'Great…' He wanted to go back and cuddle with Irisviel now seeing the 'mob' as he entered the dungeon.

+++

Name: Artoria Pendragon

Race: Heroic Spirit

Level: 1

HP: 5500

MP: 2700

SP: 2700

Strength: 150 | A+

Endurance: 110 | A

Agility: 100 | A

Mana: 270 | SS++

SP: --