>"Seriously though, I was just on my way to Niklaus's study," you say. "There's some stuff that I needed to talk to him about."

"Niklaus?" Karel looks confused. "Who's that?"
"He's the Archmage here," you reply. "He mostly stays cooped up in his study, but he's nice enough," you shrug.
"Oh, so he's another of your friends. Well, don't let me hold you up..."
"You can come along with me if you want, you know," you say. "I doubt he'd mind."
"It's not like I have anything better to do," she sighs. "You're sure I'm not imposing on you or anything, though?"
"Nah, it's fine," you say as you pat her on the shoulder.

And so you and your fellow bodyguard make you way to the not-so-secret magical laboratory of Niklaus Sucher... but then you remember some things that you should probably mention to her beforehand.

"Before we get there," you begin, "I think you should know that Niklaus is kind of, uh..."
"What, is he a lech or something?" Karel asks. "I get perved on enough back home, and if you're taking me to some kind of freak dungeon..."
"What?" you stare at her. "No, he's not like that at all!"

What the hell kind of things go through this girl's mind?

>[1/?]

>>31399090

"I was just going to tell you that Niklaus is kind of weird, that's all," you sigh. "Not a pervert. Just odd."
"...oh," she replies with an embarrassed smile. "My life's been nothing -but- odd, so I'm sure that I can handle this friend of yours," she nods.

A few minutes later, you reach the door of Niklaus's study. And naturally, the area around it is as empty as ever... it seems that most of the servants aside from Melanie avoid him as much as they can out of fear of being dragged into one of his experiments.

"And here we are..." you say as you open the door and walk inside. The thought crosses your mind to say "ladies first," but you'd much rather not risk blowing her cover over a stupid joke like that.

>[2/?]

>>31399090
>implying niklaus has a sex drive
even his love for melon is asexual and so vanilla you could get diabetes

>>31399090

Another lewd friend.

Anyway, we should totally ask Karel's opinion on how to make up with Sylvie. And mention the significance of the experiment in that.

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>>31399090
does she want us to take her to a rape dungeon

>>31399140

This place is as creepy as ever, and it also seems a lot dustier than usual. As the two of you walk deeper inside the study, you notice what looks like a new display piece- what appears to be the bones of a human arm, from the elbow on down.

"Reinhold... what the hell is up with this place?" Karel asks, her voice wavering with fear. "This Niklaus guy isn't some kind of psycho murderer or something, is he?"
"No, this is just one of his experiments... I hope," you reply.

And before you can do anything else, you hear a faint voice echoing in the distance.

"Intruders..." the voice draws closer. "...two humans, adolescent years... Oh!"

And then Niklaus drops from the ceiling right in front of you as Karel lets out a muffled scream.

>[3/4]

>>31399183
why wouldn't she want to see her dad's favorite whore house? we know full well it has a rape dungeon

>>31399308
Thatnwas not one room. When occupied by two certain people.

>>31399256

And then Niklaus was a Xenomorph. Which might explain why he wasn't Melanie's type.

Too phallic.

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>>31399256
>[4/4]

"Reinbolt!" Niklaus exclaims. "Long time no see, I didn't even know that you guys had come back!"
"Hey, Niklaus," you say with a nervous chuckle. "We just got back less than an hour ago, actually."
"I see," he nods. "And the person next to you..."

He then floats over to Karel, who cringes as he gets near her.

"Hm," Niklaus nods. "Short hair, bound chest... I didn't know that you were into that kind of thing, Reinhauser."
"Wh- what!?" Karel shrieks.
"Then again, I suppose there -is- a sort of a charm in that kind of thing... though I never understood it myself. Still though, I should remind you that despite how secluded it may be, my study is -not- a date spot. Regardless of how cute your lady friends may be."

>how so you respond?

>>31399491
"I have a girlfriend and it's not Karel. Please keep said subject under...wraps as it were."

>>31399491

>"Dammit, how many of you guys can guess that kind of things?"

>"Anyway, this is supposed to be a secret. So could you just pretend, please? Or just forget about Karel."

Could word it better but I just woke up.

>>31399491
HEY MAN CHECK OUT THE BRACELET

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>>31399491
Did we really think Nikfaust wouldn't figure Karel out?

>>31399491
"Listen nigga, WE'Z here tuh return yo crazy ass transformin' bangle, now check dis sheit."

>>31399491
"You are clearly mistaken."

Keep repeating that, maybe insist, shoot an angry look or something.

Change subject to bracelet after enough of that.

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>>31399491

"Jeez, you really are a wizard."

>>31399491
"and this is why i wanted you to meet here instead of accidentally running into each other here. niklaus please don't tell anyone that karel is a girl, it's a long story but she has to pretend to be a guy. also, i've got a question about the bracelet you gave me. is there some way to mix some other metal into it?"

>>31399491
"actually i'm dating princes luciana... Karel is just a friend, a friend who prefers appearing as a guy...
anyway, check this out *bracelet trick*"

>>31399600
>running into each other somewhere else
messed that up already

>>31399491

"Yeah, yeah, Niklost. I'm too busy dating a princess to be worrying about that. What I really want to know is if I can use this bracelet to restore my sword. You got any ideas about that?"

>>31399600
Sounds alright.

>>31399557
this

>>31399491
Just fucking laugh.

People who knows:
>Reinhold
>Gerhard
>Giancarlo
>Arnaud
>Niklaus
>Emilio
>Celestino
>Takamaru
>Melanie

>>31399903
Probably Luciana too

I would be shocked if she didn't know

>>31399960

She said she'd be jealous if Karel were a girl when she caught us staring.

>>31400006

You think she'd go back to her tomboyish look/play pretend, just to fuck with us and Nico?

Possibly literally.

>>31399903
>Arnaud
>Emilio
>Celestino
>Takamaru
>Melanie
They don't know.

Giancarlo has an inkling if suspicion, but is keeping his mouth shut because he wants his little bro to get some play.
And Arnaud's "observant" is completely different from Gerhard's "observant."


>writing

>>31400067

I hope so, anon. I sure hope so.

>>31400101

I was joking for everyone but Arnaud.

Also Arnaud's mutant power gets more and more confusing.

>>31400152
>Mutant power
nigger wat?

>>31400201
dude can sense heartbeats and motion from like a mile away

>>31400231
If he can't smell the estrogen on Karel, I will be disappoint.

>>31399491


Called it

>>31400201
People in this setting can gain super human abilities without knowing magic. Arnaud is one of those people. We could have been one also but Archelon didn't tell us that Charles Atlas Superpowers were an option. We decided to learn magic instead. Of coarse we probably would have chosen magic even if we did know.

>http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CharlesAtlasSuperpower

>>31400341
Aenaud knows magic. You can't gain superhuman abilities without magic. Even Aquaman knows magic

>>31400341
>We decided to learn magic instead.
>instead
i thought we were doing both, hence the training with arnaud, it's just that charles atlas superpowers take longer to show results than magic

>>31400341
But Arnaud knows a shit load of magic?

"W- who are you calling a 'lady!?'" Karel stammers. "I'm a guy!"
"The nose knows," Niklaus replies, "and it knows that male humans do not smell anywhere as pleasant as you do, miss."

He then floats closer to her face as she stands frozen in horror.

"Those eyes..." Niklaus lowers his glasses. "Hm, would you happen to be a-"
"NIKLAUS," you grab him by his upper arm and pull him aside. "Would you mind not mentioning this to anyone? There are reasons why Karel's pretending to be a guy, so it'd be appreciated if you could play along."
"Eh?" he blinks a few times. "So it's supposed to be a secret? Very well, I shall play along... it's not like there's anyone who I could even spill the beans to..."

>[1/?]

>>31400556
best part is if niklaus does accidentally let it slip people will assume it's just some plan to experiment with gender changing magic and warn karel to stay away from the guy

"karel sure is a cute girl"
"what are you talking about, karel's a guy"
"woops, looks like i said something i shouldn't"
"what's that mea... oh dear god you're going to turn him into a little girl aren't you?"

>>31400341

We don't know how Arnaud gained his super hearing abilities.

Maybe he's just close to ascending to Sound Elemental.

>>31400556
>"Those eyes..." Niklaus lowers his glasses. "Hm, would you happen to be a-"

A- what? A Devil Child? A clone of Marianne?

>>31400556
>"Those eyes..." Niklaus lowers his glasses. "Hm, would you happen to be a-"

Eh?

>>31400387
>>31400526
Arnaud does magic. But,he didn't start learning magic until he was already an old man. Back when he was in his twenties and thirties killing monsters with Nicolets grandpa and Luci's dad he didn't know any magic.

>>31400556
>"Those eyes..." Niklaus lowers his glasses. "Hm, would you happen to be a-"
>"NIKLAUS," you grab him by his upper arm and pull him aside.
arch you fucking cock tease

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>>31400556
>"Those eyes..." Niklaus lowers his glasses. "Hm, would you happen to be a-"
[happenings intensifies]

>>31400771
I don't disagree, but Jesus your pic is awful

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>>31400771
i picture him as stein

>>31400655

Devil Child makes some sense. Alicia becoming a Contractor would be sort of in-character for her.

And I think their powers are supposed to develop during the teenage years.

>>31400906
Alicia? What?

You're forgetting Adrien

>>31400874
Excellent choice
This is also how I Doctor/Marauder in EotE

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>>31400556
>"The nose knows," Niklaus replies

That is kinda... lewd sounding.

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>"Hm, would you happen to be a-"

A what? A Captain?!

>>31400842

Only spent a sec finding a pic of Lloyd being Lloyd.

>>31400906
>Devil Child makes some sense
All devil children have elf ears. If magic plastic surgery could fix it then all devil children would get there ears fixed. They're treated like lepers.

>>31400655
>A- what? A Devil Child? A clone of Marianne?

Well we can be pretty sure that Adrien was a normal human (at the time of Karel's conception anyway, he could have Contracted later after running off to avenge Volker), so unless Karel's mum has been hiding superpowers for Karel's entire life we know that Devil Child and Half-Dragon are out the window. Not to mention Karel herself has never exhibited powers.

Given that Niklaus is the first to react this way to her eyes (nobody has had any particular reaction to them prior, not even those who could just spideysense her gender) I'd wager it's something more mundane, like Niklaus knows/knew someone in her bloodline and she inherited the exact same eyecolor or something so his crazy science memory picked up on it.

... He could have just been asking if she's a relative of whatshisname. Adrian?

>>31401018
>like Niklaus knows/knew someone in her bloodline

This makes some sense. Niklaus must have known Adrien.

I honestly thought he was going to ask if she was a virgin.

That's the kind of question I would expect him to ask at least.

>>31401060
Yeah, I can see him doing that, or something equally absurd. We may be jumping at shadows here considering who we're talking about.

>>31400556
>[2/2]

"Though I don't really understand why you'd decide to have your girlfriend pretend to be a male, Reinharter... one would think that that would complicate things for the two of you," Niklaus shrugs.
"I have a girlfriend, but it's not her," you sigh.
"Ah," he nods. "Miss... Karel, was it? I suppose I should apologize for causing you undue stress," he says, bowing to her.
"Y- yeah, sure," Karel mumbles.

And then she drives her fist into your side as hard as she possibly can, sending you doubling over in pain.

"I fucking swear to God, Reinhold..." she says through gritted teeth.
"Now, now..." Niklaus says as he helps you back to your feet. "While a fair share of violence and horrific injuries -do- take place in this study, they are always accidental. This isn't a date spot, and it isn't a fighting arena either."


>talk about the bracelet
>ask him what the hell's up with that severed arm
>ask him what he's been up to while you've been out

So I'm kinda liking KarelxNiklaus. Sort of a boke/tsukkomi act.

>>31401185
>talk about the bracelet
let's get down to business

>>31401185
>ask him what the hell's up with that severed arm

I gotta ask. What the hell is up with that thing?

>>31401185
>ask him what he's been up to while you've been out

>>31401185
>ask him what the hell's up with that severed arm
>talk about the bracelet

Rolled 4

>>31401218
he cut his arm off yesterday or the day before

>>31401185
>ask him what the hell's up with that severed arm
>talk about the bracelet

Also this time we really didn't deserve to be punched.

>>31401185
>talk about the bracelet
Also
"Calm your tits, Karel, how was I supposed to know he could smell genders?"

>>31401185
>OTHER
"karel, would you have preferred to have run into him in a hallway and break your cover there? i figured he'd be able to tell like gerhard did and figured this would be the best option"
then
>>ask him what the hell's up with that severed arm
kind of stands out

>>31401185
>And then she drives her fist into your side as hard as she possibly can, sending you doubling over in pain.
>as hard as she can

Option 4:
> punch her in the stomach for being a fucking bitch. She wants to pretend to be a guy, we will treat her like a fucking guy.

>>31401244
we know that, rein doesn't

>>31401185
>>talk about the bracelet
>>ask him what the hell's up with that severed arm
>>ask him what he's been up to while you've been out

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>>31401185
>ask him what the hell's up with that severed arm

>>31401185
"Now Karel, would it have been better if you met him in some random hallway with people in earshot and he brought it up? That would have been bad. For that punch I'm reserving the right to make up to THREE bad puns at your expense at some point in the future."

Anyway,
>ask him what the hell's up with that severed arm

>>31401185
>talk about the bracelet
>ask him what he's been up to while you've been ou

>>31401263
Leave out the "I figured he'd able to tell like Gerhard" part and this works fine.
We don't know jack shit about his observational skills. Heck he can't even remember people's names or deliberately refuses to. It's unclear which.

>>31401185
>talk about the bracelet

Reminder that Luciana, Melanie and Rana have never physically abused us.

Unlike some people.

Just saying.

>>31401405
But physical abuse is a key part of any healthy relationship silly anon!

>writing

>>31401185
>ask him what the hell's up with that severed arm
>ask him what he's been up to while you've been out
>talk about the bracelet
>asl about reforging our sword

>>31401405
yeah, but you can just ask citrine and she'll tell you rein goes for the abusive girls

so can we ask about reinbot while we're here?

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"Karel," you glare at her, "would you have preferred to have ran into him in the hallway or something and have him blow your cover in a place where where it would actually cause a problem?" you ask, clutching your side.

She may really be a girl, but she certainly hits like a man.

"Sorry, I just..." Karel mumbles. "...sorry."
"Wonderful, now everyone has made up!" Niklaus claps his hands together. "So no more fighting, okay?"
"Fine with me," you reply.

Now to take the subject away from what just happened before you end up getting hit again.

"...what's with that skeleton hand thing?" you ask. Because seriously, that shit is creepy.
"Oh, that?" he glances at it. "I was careless the other day and may have traumatized my rival in love's younger brothers," he sighs.

>[1/?]

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>>31401904

Rival in love? Wait, he likes Melanie so that means-

But that's an adult-sized arm, and Guillaume and Bernard are little kids. Thank God, you were worried for a second that he took one of their arms.

"I ended up with a spike through the hand," Niklaus shakes his head. "It was completely ruined, so I decided that I might as well grow a new one," he shrugs.
"Then why are bones from the arm there too?" Karel asks.
"Well the nerves and such that control the arm are in the forearm, so it's easier to just regenerate from the base off the elbow..."

Niklaus then walks up to the class container with what was once his arm in it and taps on the glass.

"And then I tried to see if those crystalline parasites could grow on bone that was removed from a human body, so I carved away the leftover flesh and gave it a try... but that was a no-go," Niklaus says.

>[2/?]

I really like the way Niklaus thinks.

Reinhold x Niklaus route WHEN?

>>31402146
as soon as we merge with tina and volker's sword

>>31402104
Wonder if he gets tired, being so based all the time.

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>>31402180

>>31402188
he's a man of science, he knows that if he gets too based he can just apply some acid to a limb

>>31402188
I sure as hell would.

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>>31402218
heh

>>31402251
Aw shit Nik that sounds fucking awesome

Hook us the fuck up

>>31402104

"You carved off the flesh from your own severed arm!?" Karel exclaims.
"Well it's not like it was doing anyone any good just sitting there and rotting," Niklaus replies. "And it was all in the name of research, not to mention that I was the only one who was actually harmed in the process," he shrugs.
"Sounds like fun," you say with a nervous laugh. "Do anything else interesting while I was gone?"
"Just the usual experimenting," he says as he wanders over to a nearby shelf. "I also made these nifty security badges," he holds up a plain piece of metal. "Once it registers the magical energy signature of the one that it's assigned to, I've made it so that anyone else who tries to put it on will be BRUTALLY IMPALED THROUGH THE HEART!" he says with a sudden burst of maniacal laughter.

>[3/?]

>>31402251
"That could horribly backfire, you know."

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>>31402251
>"Once they've registered to the one that they're assigned to, I've made it so that anyone else who tries to wear them will be BRUTALLY IMPALED THROUGH THE HEART!" he says with a sudden burst of maniacal laughter.

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>>31402269
YES! Finally, a perfect solution to the doppelganger problem!

>>31402315
YES THE PROBLEM WE DIDN'T KNOW WE HAD

>>31402335
BUT BY GOD WE'VE SOLVED IT! THAT'S FUTURE-PROOFING MY FRIEND.

>>31402315
>>31402335
BUT WHAT IF HE ACCIDENTALLY REGISTERS THE MAGICAL ENERGY SIGNATURE OF THE DOPPELGANGER INSTEAD OF THE ACTUAL PERSON?

>>31402335
Of course! We didn't know we had the problem! That's why this is so effective!

>>31402315
Now that we've solved that problem, we can reconfigure them in order to solve the vampire assassin problem!

GENIUS!

>>31402356
WHAT IF WE'RE NOT REINHOLD?

>>31402269

"Just imagine the security uses, Reinfaust!" Niklaus grabs your hands. "Any intruder who thought that they could sneak into the castle by knocking out a guard and putting on their uniform would immediately learn how wrong they are!"
"Huh," Karel nods. "Something like that might be pretty useful back home."
"Haha, of course one such as you would understand my genius, Miss Karel!" he laughs as he lets go on your hands and focuses his attention on your blonde-hired friend. "I put production on hold since the King was away, but once I get his approval I'll be able to distribute them among everyone in the castle staff!"

Yeah, you're finally starting to see why people tend to be afraid of him.

"Good luck with that," you say. "Now about this bracelet that you asked me to test out..."

>[4/?]

>>31402394
>Miss Karel
he got her name right
that mean something

>>31402392
We're the vampire from the first thread, he finally took our place.

>>31402410
spinelle raped a vampire?

>>31402394
now for the main event. did we forget to bring our broken sword with us?

>>31402394
Come on Rein you know this is a good, albeit extreme, security measure. Don't be a pussy.

>>31402425
Why not? She's a vampire after all

>>31402458
no, she's a succubus

>>31402470
A yandere succubus

>>31402394
>!!hfLsaVJrWbQ

One thing. Isn't Niklaus friends with the Iron Knight who's contracted to Prosegana?
How long has this person been the Iron Knight?
Could it be Niklaus is friends with Adrien and is that why he recognizes her eyes?

>>31402514
do we have a pic of spinelle? i want to find an appropriate yandere trance pic

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>>31402564
That... doesn't contradict any of our current information I suppose.

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>>31402653
she pretty much looks like this in my head
minus the foxy bits

>>31402394

"Ah, the test aggregate!" Niklaus snaps his fingers. "I'd completely forgotten that I gave it to you. How has it been performing?"
"I can pretty much control it at will," you reply, rolling up your sleeve in order to get the bracelet in full view. "Kind of saved my life the other day too..."
"Oh ho?" he adjusts his glasses.
"And it seems to react to strong emotions or something," you explain. "It spikes up when I'm pissed, that king of thing."
"Interesting... interesting..." he nods. "So it's reacting as 'part of you' the longer it's with you, I see..."

Time to get to the main reason you came down here.

"While we were in Marconetti, my sword broke," you say.
"Oh?" Niklaus arches an eyebrow. "I always hate it when things of mine break. Fingers, chairs... it's always such a pain."

>[5/?]

>>31402653
As far as I know, we don't have any pics of Spinelle, probably because Arch wants us to shit our pants when she shows up and has a character model none of us thought of but fits perfectly

Rolled 5

>>31402713
>>31402564
one of the first thinggs hwe heard him say was don't break my sword..he did not want it to die

>>31402740
Aw geeze, why is Nureha so sexual. Shiroe is a fucking idiot.

Please dont delete it's too late for this, most people don't notice the mistakes.

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>>31402768
>why is Nureha so sexual.

Because she's the best. And because she's an experienced prostitute but that's neither here nor there.

>>31402745
>that king of

>>31402740
Are you saying she doesn't have foxy bits?

>>31402745
>[6/6]

"...fingers?" Karel says.
"So, umm..." you sigh. "...Sylvie said that it might be possible for me to have it fixed by having the bracelet absorb it or something?"
"Have it absorb..."

Mumbling something to himself, wanders off into the back section of his study.


>wait for him to come back
>talk to Karel while waitig for him to come back
>follow him

>>31402848
>>follow him

>>31402848
>wait for him to come back

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>>31402848
>follow him

>>31402848
>>follow him

Oh god can we please not talk to Karel, for fucks sake can we please move on with the plot without stopping to talk again.

>>31402848
>>talk to Karel while waitig for him to come back
"see. odd"
>waitig

Rolled 7, 9, 5 + 5 = 26

>>31402848
>talk to Karel while waitig for him to come back

"Seriously, that punching people when you get flustered? That shit needs to quit. Ya feel me?"

>>31402848
>follow him

so am i really the only one that wants to turn metal and then fuse with tina? i really thought it was an interesting idea (even if it does bad end us), especially with the knowledge that nik wants to fuse the crystals with a person (and the meta knowledge that it's to become immortal)

>>31402848
>follow him

>>31402848
>follow him

>>31402848
>follow him
Give a shrug to Karel before following though

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>>31402901

>>31402848
>>follow him
We brought the sword shards...somehow...right?

>>31402919
Takanya, you only bully because Takane never loved you.

There, I said it.

>>31402564

Let's be clear.

You're insinuating that Adrien could have become the Iron Knight?

... that would be a pretty big deal for Karel, since she's apparently a fan.

>>31402901
How is that interesting? Just sounds kind of retarded to me.

We're a human being, not an elemental, so how would we even go about becoming metal? The spiritual ascension thing is well out of our grasp. Secondly, Tina doesn't even exist. We've just got a weird bracelet.

Finally, why do we even need immortality?

>>31402947
Hara Yumi is going to be at Anime North this year.
I am staff at Anime North.
I get to meet Takane in real life this year.
OH HAPPY DAY

>writing

>>31402848
>follow him

>>31403047
>follow her

>>31403026
we become metal with the stone body spell. long ass time ago sylvie said that if someone with a metal affinity uses it they turn to metal instead of stone.
when i said "tina" it was just because it was easier to type out than "the bracelet". i'm not talking about fusing with a sentient being, just some amorphous metal

and immortality because why the fuck not

>>31403026
>Finally, why do we even need immortality?

Why does your wife even need my dick?

Because it's better.

>>31403047
>Arch is hip deep in fluffy tails
>Arch going to anime north
>Arch meeting Hara Yumi
you lucky son of a gun. you are made of win now.

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>>31403088
That is literally the stupidest shit I have read in the past 155 threads.

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>>31403047
I hate you so much right now. So, so, so, so much.

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>>31403145
I also met Nakamura Eriko last year.
And got a bunch of autographs.
And took several pictures with her.

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>>31403047

>Meeting Marielle

I am envious

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>>31403187
This must be how Chihaya feels, looking at Takane and Azusa, seeing her unattainable dream dangled before her eyes.

I'll never make fun of Chihaya again.

>Hara Yumi
>Takane
>Nakamura Eriko
>Marielle
>Chihaya
>Azusa

i don't know who any of these people are

>>31403267
Shhhh, shhh. Just let the nerds talk to one another.

>>31403287
This is /tg/, son. We're all nerds here.

>>31403267

Same. Dunno if that's a good or bad thing.

Sometimes I feel really out of place on this site. Like when you have to pretend to know what the cool kids are talking about.

>>31403309
I know buddy. Just different types and all that.

>>31403287
so i'm not a nerd anymore? i don't like this idea. if i'm not a nerd then what am i? i don't have anything else

>>31403319
Just embrace your ignorance and find something they don't know about to samefag about so that they feel left out of your own super sekrit klub.

>>31403267
It's ok, we just had our weekly Idolm@ster tangent, they happen periodically, nothing to be alarmed about.

Although Marielle is from Log Horizon, and what the fuck are you doing with your life if you haven't watched Log Horizon yet?

>>31403333
See this:
>>31403327

We're all nerds in our own wayyyyyy!

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Karel turns to you.

"...where's he going?" she asks.

But you simply shrug and follow after him...

"Hey, don't leave me alone in here!" Karel squeaks as she chases behind you.

You eventually find yourself in a large corridors that's lined with several glass cases. And then you actually look inside said cases.

"The fuck?" Karel gasps as she stares in horror at the disturbing scene inside.

It's a bear cub... or at least you think it was one at some point. But its body seems kind of metallic... and there are all kinds of crystals jutting from all over its body.

Needless to say, this thing is dead. Assuming that it was ever alive, that is.

"Reinhold, do you know what this shit is?" Karel asks. "Because I'm getting kind of scared right now," she says as she grabs onto your forearm.
"Test subjects, I guess," you reply as you continue to look around the hallway, and see that the other cases have other types of animals in them... but they're all in the same condition.

>[1/?]

>>31403375
watched log horizon, it just didn't register in the middle of all that other stuff i don't know

>>31403385
>as she grabs onto your forearm.
She totally wants our sword.

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>>31403385
>But its body seems kind of metallic... and there are all kinds of crystals jutting from all over its body.
C-could it be? At long last?

Soon?

>>31403403
But it's broken

>>31403403
but it's broken

>>31403385
>that pic

If we fuse with Tina, our new name shall be Paul Bismuth.

>>31403375
>what the fuck are you doing with your life if you haven't watched Log Horizon yet?

That's what I asked myself whenever I first watched it after 15 some episodes came out. Now starting to read what's translated of the LNs.

Very interested in the Log Horizon PNP RPG coming out (or did it already?) and hoping it'll be translated. I'm a sucker for it's lore.

Kinda want a Elder Tale MMO to come out also, if other games like Elder Scrolls, Dragon Ball, Shin Megami Tensei and other oddball choices could get a MMO, why not Log Horizon/Elder Tale?

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>>31403385
>she says as she grabs onto your forearm.

Finally, Reinhold begins to experience the sublime bliss that is "imouto".

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>>31403375
Trying to get the motivation to get out of bed and go to work every morning.

>>31403430
this nigga gets it

>>31403421
Is out in Japan already. Hopefully translation will actually happen.

>>31403385
>she grabs onto your forearm

Best hope Tina doesn't choose this moment to go up our arm.

>>31403439

So what you're saying is little sister get? Neat.

>>31403430
We going on secret "imouto" route soon?

>>31403430
>>31403439
>>31403458

I'm not sure that Karel would want Reinhold as her big bro.

Also, Arch, you're really not helping your case talking with such enthusiasm of little sisters.

>>31403385
Man, my freaky bro is back. Reinkraust and Niklaus unite. Maybe in the same way as Alberto and Giancarlo.

>>31403485

It is too late. 4chan would have completed his journey to the dark side even if chinese cartoons did not finish the job.

>>31403485
while we might not be her big bro, she is our murdered before he could adopt us almost father's might as well be a brother best friend's illigitamate son daughter, which technically makes her our almost cousin

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>>31403505
Our turtle is pure.

>>31403385

"Oh, so you discovered my failed experiments," Niklaus says as he approaches from the other side of the hall.
"What the hell are you even trying to do with this stuff?" Karel asks.
"Just a basic attempt at trying to see the extent at which they can combine with a living organism..." he replies. "First I located some animals that were already infected and then cast a variant of Stone Body on them... and then I cast the spell on some different animals and infected them with he crystalline parasites afterwards."
"And then they ended up like this?" you ask.

Because really, these things are rather disturbing to look at.

"Pretty much," Niklaus replies with a shrug. "When the body's composition changes to mineral while the organism is infected, the crystals' propagation accelerates until the organism's entire body is consumed, resulting in death. And infecting them after casting the spell only causes the subject's degradation to be delayed a bit... the end result's pretty much the same though."

>[2/?]

>>31403430
Shit... she is kinda cute like this...

We shall never let her live it down. That is the true test of an imouto!

>>31403526
our turtle is pure
pure, unadulterated, siscon

>>31403529
Thankfully humans have souls that are strong enough to burn the parasites away.

If Karel becomes our sis, does Alicia becomes our mom?

Does she become Citrine's mom?

>being a grandmother at ~30

>>31403529
is this your way of saying reinbot wouldn't work?

>>31403529
Was that bear Sylvie fought something that had been infected in the wild or on of his experiments?
Let's ask him

>>31403552
aunt going by
>>31403525
logic

>>31403559
You think he would let one of them escape? Especially one as large as a bear?

>>31403559
Thierri said it was wild.

Since Niklaus catalogs all his experiments in reports.

>>31403575
This.

>>31403552
No, Karel is our hypothetical almost-cousin-but-would-be-like-a-sister, which makes Alicia our not-blood-related-almost-aunt.

Jesus anon, hypothetical family ties aren't that hard, get with the program.

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>>31403575
>>31403584
>trusting a scientist to keep track of his shit

>>31403529

"So there goes my plans on becoming an immortal steel god," Niklaus laughs. "No shortcuts for me, I guess."

You're pretty sure that you don't want to see the results of a successful experiment like this...

"And as for combining your sword with the aggregate I lent you," Niklaus says, "that sounds like it's something that I could definitely try at the very least," he nods.
"Seriously!?" you exclaim.
"Wow, I don't think I've ever seen you that happy before," Karel says, turning to you.


>[3/4]

>>31403605

>try

I don't like this.

>>31403605
"Just don't hurt her. I mean it. Yeah..."

>>31403529
Now, ask him if there's a way to get this mineral into a form that can be injected into the body.

>>31403613
remember those dwarves from oglaf that i can't post on a SFW board? it's going to be something like that
"so reinhildre, about your sword. i may have accidentally dropped it into another one of my experiments and now it has the mind of a bear"

>>31403605
"It's the only sword I've ever wielded, until recently."
Look down at the sword at our side.

>>31403605
>[4/4]

"It shouldn't be too hard," Niklaus says. "Though I'd have to warn you against using it for a day or so in order for the metal in your sword to become fully assimilated..."
"I've got my grandmother's sword right here, so that won't be a problem," you reply.
"One other thing, though."
"Hm?"
"You're able to control the bracelet as well as you can because it's considered as a 'part of you.' But if it consumed that much metal, it'll go past the point where it's considered to be its own organism..." he shrugs. "So I'm fairly certain that your control over it will be dimished. A lot."


>do it anyways
>no thanks
>[OTHER]

>>31403634
that's what he's working on

>>31403656
>do it anyways

>>31403656

"What do you mean?"

>do eet anyways

>>31403656
>>no thanks

>>31403656
>>do it anyways

we'll compensate with practice

>>31403656
>do it anyways

>>31403656
>[OTHER]

You can regrow arms right? Well lets stick one of mine into the mix!"

>>31403656
>do it anyways

"So, what, it'll have a mind of it's own? Will it still draw mana from me and stuff? WILL IT TALK?"

>>31403656
Why don't we just grab a sword from the armoury to turn into swordgirl?
That way we can still get volker sword repaired for our eventually royal baby to use

>>31403656
"will i still be able to piece it back together by thought if it breaks again?"

>>31403656
>EXPLAIN FURTHER
Sometimes we act like Shirou, so we might as well go full Shirou

>>31403656
>Other
"Does that mean it will be considered its own organism, or will simply stop being one in it's entirety? And does that it will no longer need our mana to stay alive?"

>>31403709
>>31403726
>>31403727
these, ask questions before agreeing

>>31403656
>do it anyways

>>31403656

Its own organism... Tina will be a real girl...sword... thing!

>>31403656
>OTHER
Can we increase the volume of the bracelet first before doing so, so we increase our control over it once it's done?

>>31403656
What if we add some of my blood into the mix?
Will that bond the sword to me?

>>31403656
>>[OTHER]
Why not charge up the extra metal like we did with the Bracelet?

>>31403761

Maybe we could add that one part of his body Reinhold never use...

His brain?

>>31403778
His brain?

>>31403778
his brain

>>31403787
>>31403790
>>31403796

Reinmind.

>>31403787
>>31403790
>>31403796
>Brainmind

>>31403778
His common sense?

>writing

>>31403813
We don't need that anyway. It's so common it must not be worth anything.

>>31403656
Would having a Metal affinity not possibly improve it, as it's closer to our 'magic', so to speak?

>>31403656

[OTHER]

>Explain Further

>>31403846
Affinity does so little I don't even know why it's a thing.

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>>31403868

>>31403656
Too bad guys, we're powergaming, looks like we can just forget about Tina sword ever being a thing.

>>31403656
>its own organism
It's going to be r63 Reinhold: Sword Version.

>>31403656
That's what I get for not paying attention to the thread and eating.

WE'RE GETTING SWORD MISTRESS!

>>31403937

Nah, Rein is just gonna undergo mitosis and then both Sylvie and Luciana will be happy.

>>31403846
Kind of a moot point since we don't have a non-metal aligned test case to compare with.

Maybe if Nik ever replicates this process with someone else it will turn out to be the case, we're getting the alpha prototype model for the new line of crazy creepy crystal soul-bonded swords.

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>>31403937

>>31403937
Sounds like if we merge it with the sword we'll just have a fairly ordinary reforged sword. That's not fun.

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>>31403656
>"So I'm fairly certain that your control over it will be dimished. A lot."
so no volumen hydragyrem? damn it arch, you shouldn't have let us get our hopes up

"...are you sure that you want to go along with this guy's creepy experiments?" Karel asks. "What if there's some weird sideeffect that he's not telling you about?"
"I'll have you know that the experiments that I allow others to take part in are all completely safe," Niklaus says, crossing his arms. "I would request that you have more faith in me, Miss Karel. Even the Princess does so, and-"
"Could you please quit calling me "miss" all the time?" Karel cuts him off. "If someone else hears you saying that shit, then there goes my entire life."

She does have a point, though... you should probably get some more information from him before agreeing to this.

"What do you mean by 'its own organism?'" you ask,
"Hm?" Niklaus turns to you. "Oh, you didn't understand the way I explained it to you before?"
"Not really, no," you reply.
"Basically, consider the aggregate in its current form to be like another limb. You can move it as you please without any real mental effort, yes?"
"Pretty much."
"That's because it's as small as it is," he says, pointing his finger in the air. "But if it consumes the material in an entire sword, it will no longer be like 'your limb,' rather it'll become 'something to be manipulated.'"

Seeing that you're still not getting it, Niklaus mumbles something under his breath before continuing his explanation.

>[1/?]

>>31404077
>you're still not getting it
i want more details but that was pretty simple concept wise

Niklaus is fun because I can write about technical stuff.
Sorry if this seems boring to you guys, though.

>>31404097
It might just be that Reinhold doesn't really see much of a difference between his sword and his arm.

>>31404107
This is the most exciting this quest has been in months.

>>31404107
I'm honestly wanting to ask a million more questions.

I'm expecting us to ask a million more questions.

>>31404107
>niklaus
>boring
unless the phrase "into his own skull, again." is used niklaus isn't boring

>>31404107
I actually really like having a character who understands the mechanics of the world explain it

>>31404107
Technical shit is my life testudines.

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>>31404107
NONSENSE! Nerding out on the mechanics of fictional pseudo-scientific magical systems is why I come to /tg/ in the first place.

>>31404077
>[2/2]

"Think of it like the difference between using your own arm as opposed to using a set of tongs," Niklaus says. "You can pick up things either way, but the tongs are much less flexible and more difficult to use. And in the case of the aggregate, you won't be able to overly deform its shape too far from that of a basic sword. Not at first, anyways."
"Fair enough, I guess," you reply. "But will I be able to will it to reform if it breaks again?"
"I don't see why not," he shrugs.

Great, so that'll be one less thing to worry about.

"And I guess it'll still be feeding off my magical energy?" you ask.
"Of course," Niklaius replies. "That's what the crystalline lifeforms live off, after all.


>ask more questions
>awesome, we're all ready to go with this
>hell no, I'm not going along with this creepy shit

>>31404158
>awesome, we're all ready to go with this

Seems reasonable.

>>31404158
>awesome, we're all ready to go with this

>>31404158
>awesome, we're all ready to go with this

Time for some science up in this bitch!

>>31404158
>>hell no, I'm not going along with this creepy shit

>>31404158
>awesome, we're all ready to go with this
If Niklaus wanted to talk about this thing more, I'd love to listen. I don't need to hear more to go ahead, but I want to.

>>31404158
>awesome, we're all ready to go with this

>>31404158
>ask more questions
"What happens if we shove more aggregate into it?"
"Is there any way to accelerate the process of feeding it my magical energy?"
"How resilient have these crystals proven to be in your experimentation?"

>>31404158
>ask more questions
Is there a way we can get more of this stuff? Because while I like the idea of a self healing sword, I like the idea of a limb that can take any form even more.

>>31404158
>awesome, we're all ready to go with this
A sword that can't truly break, Grandma won't have to keep worrying about us

>>31404158
>awesome, we're all ready to go with this

>>31404158
>Not at first, anyways."
"so i'll be able to learn to manipulate it to the same degree i do now eventually?"

>>31404158
Are either of these options more likely to turn it into a sentient life form? It seems to have some limited awareness at times.

>>31404158
Can I just have another bracelet as well?

>>31404207
This is bretty good.

>>31404158
>>awesome, we're all ready to go with this

>>31404158

Hold on a moment.

Does it run risk of dying if it absorbs too much magical energy over time?

>>31404158

>ask more questions

Will it feed off more of our magical energy? Since it reacts to our emotions, will the sword also change based on ours as well?

Does or can it have it's own mind?

>>31404158
>ask more questions

Could we feed it other sources of magic?

>>31404207
It's kinda become like a character gimmick, let's ask for another bracelet as well.

more technical shit for me to write
more glorious technical shit for me to write

>writing

>>31404226
>>31404240


These two as well.

>>31404249
all the technobabble

>>31404249
Someday we are going to have Reinhold attend a lecture on magical theory, and on that day, Archelon will cum buckets

>>31404226
oh god this is important, we don't want to burn it out like everything else he works on

>>31404249
Excellent.

>>31404249
In the VN you can dedicate pages upon pages to magic bullshit.

>>31404264
>Archelon will cum buckets
i hope not. if setting porn is anything like real porn he'd probably lose interest halfway through writing, get disgusted, and close the window

>>31404287

All while having it under this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDDoqAksEn0

>>31404296
Yes, best infodump song

>>31404289
That only happens when something makes noise in another part of the house and I immediately freeze.

Perhaps it is you that lacks conviction.

>>31404296
>>31404318
I am listening to this as I write.

>>31404345

I'm listening to this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCOTWQexTjs

>>31404322
>won't masturbate when others may walk in on him
>says other people lack conviction

"While I'm on a roll here, do you have any more questions?" Niklaus asks. "The past week's been rather lonely without Sylvie or Melanie to talk to..."
"Uh..." you mumble. "Will the sword still be as tough as it was originally?"

While being able to repair it at will is nice and all, the usefulness of that would be negated if it shattered all the time.

"They're just as tough as normal steel," Niklaus replies. "Not brittle at all."
"That's good to hear," you reply. "Is there some way to speed up the rate that it absorbs magical energy from me?"
"...why would you want to do that?" he stares at you. "While I -can- affect the rate at which the aggregate metabolizes it, that also runs a higher risk of burning it out entirely. And even if it didn't do that, you'd end up with your own magical reserves completely depleted for no reason," he shrugs.
"Wait... burn out? Will it die if it takes in too much energy from me?"

You sure as hell don't want your sword to literally DIE...

"No, that only happens if it takes in too much energy at once," Niklaus replies. That's also the primary reason why the parasitic type is unable to infect humans, directly accessing our magical output overloads the crystals in an instant."

>[1/?]

>>31404355
Just found this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfVjv8oC-3Q

>>31404386
Is there a unit of measure for magical energy?

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>>31404388
God tier OST coming through, others need not apply.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GauhWG340dI

>>31404407

I actually got around to playing this recently. Rance has a pretty god tier OST, and Sengoku is pretty fun too.