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Lazy Afternoons Edition

Your name is Kazuya Narukami, and you are the best friend of a standard harem MC. A month ago, your party of thirteen defeated the Dark Lord Azazel and restored peace to the world.
Your ordinary lives have resumed, so your objective is now twofold. That is, resolving your bro's harem and supporting him to the very end!

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Last time we…
>got interrogated by Kurumi and the others.
>escaped and had a bit of a chat with Hatoko about dates.
>saw Sachiko’s warmer side.
>went to Souji’s estate.
>watched our failures from dealing with Hatoko.
>learned a bit more how to talk to girls.


The day is Saturday. You have attended two weeks of school since the start of the semester. The time is seven in the morning, and you have just woken from your slumber. You rise from your bed, yawning and get dressed. Trousers, long-sleeved shirts and a jacket to wear on top. You stand up on the hard wooden floor, blearily blinking the tiredness out of your eyes.

“Oh, that’s right…” You mutter to yourself. “Today’s the day, huh?”

You open the curtains and gaze at the morning outside. It’s a beautiful day, not a single grey cloud in the clear blue sky. It is a perfect time to head outside and enjoy oneself. In fact, that is what you are planning to do.

You walk over to your desk and pick up the four park tickets Souji had given you. That had been three days ago, and you still didn’t know who you were going to invite. Things such as schoolwork, shopping for snacks and chatting with your friends had gotten in your way.

Looks like you can no longer put this off for any longer. You reach for your phone and pull it out of the white charger wire. Ordinarily, choosing three of your friends to hang out with would an easy task. However, complications had already gotten in the way.
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>>39203055
>Complications
This is going to be bad ain't it?
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Bro would be busy today. So would Laura and Courier Six. The three of them would be attending a counselling session set up by Law. Law had insisted on it in the aftermath of the battle in Ouroboros Soul. Actually, that wasn’t accurate. Law had practically forced the notion upon your bro, because genuine PTSD was no laughing matter and urgently needed to be desperately attended to, especially when it involved the party leader. Your bro had immediately agreed. Your bro had been smashed back into reality back then, and understood he needed the help. Laura and Courier Six, both being soldiers of various nationalities and backgrounds, would have knowledge needed to ease your bro through his guilt.

It’s too bad, you think, staring at the ceiling. The last time you and your bro went to a theme park had been back when you were eleven. It had been fun, and Hatoko and Ayase had both been with you. The trip was a memory from simpler times, when things were less hectic and your party assassin had been less of a psycho.

Souji probably wouldn’t want to use up one of the tickets. You remember what he said. His family was already swimming in pools of money; there was no need for him to be petty and get a free pass for something he could easily pay. So he was out, along with his wife. Guy was definitely busy today, up to his eyeballs in assignments for his business degree.

You open the contacts menu of your phone.

Who will you call first?

>Hatoko. Your childhood friend, duh. This is a no brainer.
>Syoko. She needs to get out more.
>Kurumi. She’s usually fun to hang out with.
>STREUM. Did they have amusement parks in his old home? Let’s find out.
>Myde. Drag him outside already.
>Ayase. Have her calm down a bit.
>Sachiko. You owe her one for covering up the incident at the park.
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>>39203094
>Syoko. She needs to get out more.
Do you even have to ASK?
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>>39203094
>Syoko. She needs to get out more.
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>>39203094
>>Syoko. She needs to get out more.
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>>39203094
>Syoko. She needs to get out more.

"Even fungus needs a little sunshine every now and then."
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>>39203094
>Syoko. She needs to get out more.
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>>39203094
>Syoko. She needs to get out more.
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>>39203094
>Syoko. She needs to get out more.
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>>39203094
>Syoko. She needs to get out more.
we actually have to vote on this?
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>>39203094
>Sachiko. You owe her one for covering up the incident at the park.
Also whoever has never been to an amusement park before.
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>>39203094

>Syoko. She needs to get out more.

I have the most horrible feeling that this is a trap option...
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Just so people know who Syoko's real husbando is.
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>>39203094
>Guy was definitely busy today, up to his eyeballs in assignments for his business degree.
Wait, is there a character named "Guy" I've forgotten about, or is that referring to Souji?
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I'm the anon who suggested yesterday that the mysterious poll we were asked to fill out was in reference to the members of Ichika's harem from Infinite Stratos, with the exception of Laura. Pic related is my evidence.
From left to right (ignoring Laura and Ichika):
Sky Blue, Orange, Dark Brown, Black, Blonde, Light Brown, Sky Blue 2.
I think that the purpose of the poll was to decide either a) who from IS got killed, or b) who ended up with Ichika.
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I'm going to drop this anime every week
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>>39203329
maybe, but we would take it even if we knew for a fact it was a trap
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>>39203435
I think you posted in the wrong thread. Or forgot to link your post.
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>>39203094
>Syoko. She needs to get out more.

FUCK YEAH HAREM BRO QUEST!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l__jSgTAmQ
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>>39203356
It's Souji.
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You decide to call Syoko first, the party’s shy and resident mushroom girl. It’s not like there was any personal preference behind your decision. You just happened to catch her name on the list first. Not that there wasn’t anything wrong with that—Syoko, despite her shy, eccentric and introverted nature, was usually a nice person to hang around. She always tried her best in battles, and made an effort to help her fellow members out. You tap in her number, and wait for her to pick up.

Besides, you don’t recall her every being to an amusement park before, or any of the tourist attractions in Megiddo City. She was a homeschooled kid, correct? She didn’t really get much chance to head outside and enjoy the pleasures of the world. At least, that’s what you had heard from her. Her Madness Enhancement persona, which was completely different to her usual self, begged to differ.

She had spent the last month and a half following the final battle shut in Sachiko’s estate, browsing the Internet and cultivating her nigh endless supply of mushrooms. She needed to get outside and breathe in the fresh air.

“Hello?” her soft voice whispers.

“Hi Syoko.” You say cheerfully. “What’s up?”

“Oh, Kazuya, it’s you. Good morning…” Syoko replies, giving an uneasy giggle. “I was just watching something on Yuutube. Is…is there something you wanted?”

“Yeah!” You say. “I just got hold of four tickets to the local amusement park. You wanna come with me?”

Syoko pauses. “A-Amusement park?” She repeats, sounding a little nervous. “T-that’s a place with lots of people, isn’t it?”

“Um, sorta?” You say. On Saturdays, the place was generally filled to the brim with children and their parents. “Is that a problem?”

“…I think it…might be too early for me to t-talk to other people...” Syoko mutters.
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“Oh, okay then.” You say. Does that mean she doesn’t want to come? Well, you supposed you should’ve anticipated this, what with her being a shut-in and all. You guess you should give this another try. “Hey Syoko, you don’t have to be worried about that. Me and two others will be coming with you. We’ll be with you the entire time.”

“Um…er…” Syoko appears to be mulling over the issue a bit.

“It’ll be great. Trust me, Syoko.”

“K-Kazuya, I don’t…”

You frown. “Well, if you really don’t want to come, I can’t force you. It’s too bad, we could’ve had a lot of fun with the others.” You say, feeling slightly disappointed. You had been sorta looking forward to this. “Don’t feel down on anything. Uh, I guess I’ll—”

“Wait!” Syoko shouts.

You wince and push the phone away from you. “Syoko?”

“I-I’ll come with you!” Syoko blurts out.

“You sure?” You ask.

“Y-yes. If…if I can come with you, Kazuya, and some of my other friends, then I don’t mind the crowd…” You can imagine her smiling nervously. “Besides, I’m one of the thirteen heroes, r-right? T-this should be nothing.”

You grin. “Sweet! Alright, can you come down to the train station at eight thirty? I’ll be waiting there with the others.” You hang up. Good, you’ve successfully convinced Syoko to go. This makes you pretty damn happy. You finger the last two tickets in your hands. Who else will you invite to come?

>Hatoko. Your childhood friend, duh. This is a no brainer.
>Kurumi. She’s usually fun to hang out with.
>STREUM. Did they have amusement parks in his old home? Let’s find out.
>Myde. Drag him outside already.
>Ayase. Have her calm down a bit.
>Sachiko. You owe her one for covering up the incident at the park.
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>>39204127
Kurumi and STREUM? or Kurumi and Myde?
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>>39204127
>Sachiko. You owe her one for covering up the incident at the park.
Also, she lives with Syoko, they're clearly close, having her around will probably make Syoko feel more secure.
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>>39204127
>>Hatoko. Your childhood friend, duh. This is a no brainer.
>>Sachiko. You owe her one for covering up the incident at the park.
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>>39204127
>STREUM. Did they have amusement parks in his old home? Let’s find out.
>Myde. Drag him outside already.
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>>39204127
>Sachiko. You owe her one for covering up the incident at the park.
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>>39204127
>Ayase. Have her calm down a bit.
Maybe we'll see a side of her that isn't a murderbitch?
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>>39204127
>Sachiko. You owe her one for covering up the incident at the park.
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>>39204127
>STREUM. Did they have amusement parks in his old home? Let’s find out.
>Ayase. Have her calm down a bit.
STREUM because it should be amusing, Ayase because I want to try and see if she actually does have any redeeming qualities.
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>>39204127
>Hatoko. Your childhood friend, duh. This is a no brainer.
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>>39204127
>STREUM. Did they have amusement parks in his old home? Let’s find out.
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>>39204127
>>STREUM. Did they have amusement parks in his old home? Let’s find out.
>Sachiko. You owe her one for covering up the incident at the park.
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>>39204127
>Hatoko. Your childhood friend, duh. This is a no brainer.
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>>39204127
>STREUM. Did they have amusement parks in his old home? Let’s find out.
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>>39204127
>STREUM. Did they have amusement parks in his old home? Let’s find out.
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>>39204127
>>Hatoko. Your childhood friend, duh. This is a no brainer.
>Sachiko. You owe her one for covering up the incident at the park.
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>>39204127
>Hatoko. Your childhood friend, duh. This is a no brainer.
>Sachiko. You owe her one for covering up the incident at the park.
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>>39204127
>>Kurumi. She’s usually fun to hang out with.
FUN
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>>39204127
>Sachiko. You owe her one for covering up the incident at the park.
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>>39204127
>Sachiko. You owe her one for covering up the incident at the park.
>Hatoko. Your childhood friend, duh. This is a no brainer.
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>>39204127
>Sachiko. You owe her one for covering up the incident at the park.
>Hatoko. Your childhood friend, duh. This is a no brainer.
most likely to calm Syoko down in crowds
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>>39204127

>Sachiko

>STREUM
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>>39204127
>Hatoko. Your childhood friend, duh. This is a no brainer.
>Sachiko. You owe her one for covering up the incident at the park.
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Stop samefagging already, he's writing.
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>>39204127
>Conveniently forget that there are other people in the party and go on an amusement park date with Syoko
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You call Hatoko at first. Obviously, duh. If bro can’t come, then you’ll invite your second best friend along for the ride. You await with eager anticipation. The last time you went to the amusement park had been fun. You and Hatoko had sat together on the most infamous rollercoaster on the park, and promptly and metaphorically shat yourselves when the car slammed down the first drop. The two of you had exited the ride with dizzy eyes and wobbly stomachs, vowing never to do such a stupid thing ever again. Now, though? You were a hero who tamed a mad beast, wielded a massive broadsword and took down numerous of Azazel’s forces.

That rollercoaster would rue this day, oh yes it would.

Unfortunately, you are disappointed when you pick up the phone.

“Sorry Kazuya, I’m really busy today!” Hatoko says. You can hear her scrambling around her room, setting up equipment of some sort.

“Oh, okay then. That's a shame.” You say, “Hey, what’s going on?”

“I’m making a video for my Yuutube channel.” Hatoko replies, and you hear a piece of machinery squeak. Is that a tripod? “I promised my subscribers I would have a video out by the end of the week, and I don’t want to let them down. So sorry, Kazuya!”

Oh yeah. Hatoko, being a top-tier elemental mage, possessed abundant amounts of magical knowledge. She conveyed this knowledge by making videos on the Internet, teaching others how to perform magic spells, discussing magical theory and whatnot. Since she was one of the thirteen heroes, she attracted a wide audience and made loads of cash from her views alone. It was almost enviable.

Well, Hatoko did say she wanted to be a teacher one day. This was her first step, apparently.

“Nah, it’s cool. Good luck with your video, Hatoko.” You say. “See you on Monday.”
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You hang up and sigh. Okay, who else could you call?

“Sachiko, I have tickets to an amusement park. Syoko is with me. Want to come with us?” You end up talking to the fallen angel after some deliberation.

“Fufu, yes, I heard.” Sachiko smiles. “Syoko was just chatting with me. We’re having breakfast right now.”

“Soo…is that a yes?” You ask.

“It would be my pleasure.” Sachiko says. “Don’t worry about taking the train. I’ll have someone drive us there. Oh, but don’t you have four tickets? Well then, just call me and tell me who the other person is later.”

“Neat.” You sever the connection and head back to the contacts page.

This will the last call. Only one person is left. One out of four people to have fun today. This is a lot less melodramatic than the thoughts in your head are making it out to be.

[Last Choice]
>Kurumi. She’s usually fun to hang out with.
>STREUM. Did they have amusement parks in his old home? Let’s find out.
>Myde. Drag him outside already.
>Ayase. Have her calm down a bit.
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>>39204966
>Myde. Drag him outside already.
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>>39204966
>Ayase. Have her calm down a bit.
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>>39204966
>STREUM. Did they have amusement parks in his old home? Let’s find out.
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>>39204966
>>STREUM. Did they have amusement parks in his old home? Let’s find out
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>>39204966
>STREUM. Did they have amusement parks in his old home? Let’s find out.
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>>39204966
>STREUM. Did they have amusement parks in his old home? Let’s find out.
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>>39204966
>Kurumi. She’s usually fun to hang out with.
Haha, time for a wild ride.
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>>39204966
>STREUM. Did they have amusement parks in his old home? Let’s find out.
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>>39204966
>STREUM. Did they have amusement parks in his old home? Let’s find out.
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>>39204966
>STREUM. Did they have amusement parks in his old home? Let’s find out.

He needs to experience an amusement park, at least once.
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>>39204966
>STREUM. Did they have amusement parks in his old home? Let’s find out.
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>>39204966
>>Ayase. Have her calm down a bit.
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Seems like the cyberpunk soldier has taken the lead...

STREUM comes from the game EYE Divine Cybermancy, which is basically 'what the fuck am I doing but this is fun' incarnate.

Writing...
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>>39205220
Ahhh. I was wondering who he was.
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>>39204966
>>STREUM. Did they have amusement parks in his old home? Let’s find out.
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>>39205220
I figured as much. His obsession with brouzouf was a dead giveaway.
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You pause over STREUM’s name. Even after travelling with the man for quite some time, you did not have a clear understanding of his home world. The sky was constantly dark, apparently. There was a space travel between planets, and skyscrapers dotted the landscape like blades of grass in a meadow. There had been a war of some description, involving two factions of the same organization working to bring the other down. Guns, gunships and psychic guns had been involved. Also, everyone there was French, because brouzouf was the main currency of the world, and brouzouf was French slash was dosh.

You might be stretching that connection, you think. Did they have amusement parks back then? Something tells you the answer was no. STREUM always sounded like he didn’t have much fun in his home world. The first thing he had, after you and your party dragged him from the dimensional portal, was marvel had how blue and bright the sky was. The surrounding area had been covered in demon corpses at the time, but according to STREUM it was a 100% positive improvement.

You dial.

“STREUM.” You state.

“Greetings, brother Kazuya.” STREUM’s raspy, mechanical voice growls, like a yacht being dragged across a beach full of shingle. “What can I do for you?”

“I’ve got tickets to an amusement park. Syoko and Sachiko are coming with me. Want to come?”

STREUM pauses, for three whole seconds. “An amusement park.” He murmurs. “I have heard of such locations. Yet, I have never invaded one before. It is a place where children go to enjoy themselves, correct?”

“Yeah, that about sums it up. So you’ve never been to one before?” You ask. “First time for everything, then. Come with us!”

“It is fun. That seems to be general consensus I have scoured from the bowels of the Internet.” STREUM mutters. “Fun…the only losing move is not to play. I am curious. Very well then, I shall accompany you on this endeavour. May it be a success for the four of us...”
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“STREUM, this ain’t a mission or anything. Relax.”

At least you managed to get him to come. So STREUM had never been to anywhere like an amusement park. Well then…this would prove to be interesting.

The rest of the morning proceeds as usual. You eat your breakfast, browse online for a bit and then wait for Sachiko to pick you up. She has opted to use her family’s least conspicuous car for today’s outing. So, of course the car is an expensive and fancy four-wheel drive with enough seats for all of you. Oh well, at least the vehicle’s length doesn’t exceed the height of an entire oak tree.

It doesn’t take long for you and your friends to make your way there. You step outside, and breathe in the fresh air. You and your friends have arrived at the local amusement park, disguised and ready to go. What will you do now?

>Have a look around.
>Get some snacks.
>Go on the rollercoaster.
>Ask someone for directions.
>Custom option.
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>>39205794
>Have a look around.
Relive old memories and see what has changed
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>>39205794
>Ask someone for directions.
It's been a while since we've been here, the rides might have changed. See if there's an information booth we can get a map from.
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>>39205794
>Have a look around.
Usually amusement parks have directories if anyone gets lost. But lets see what old rides still exist.
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>>39205794
Gather around a map and plot out our course through the park, making sure everyone gets a say in what rides they want.
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>>39205794
>Have a look around
And hold onto Syoko's hand so we don't lose her. Completely platonically.

How the heck is STREUM disguised, anyway?
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>>39205794
>>Have a look around.
>>Get a map.
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>>39205794
>Have a look around.
Start slow for our two shut ins
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>>39205794
>>Have a look around.
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>>39205919
As a STREUM cosplayer. A most cunning disguise.
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>>39205794
>Have a look around.
>Obtain map.
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>>39205919
>And hold onto Syoko's hand so we don't lose her.
Don't rush things. We're not ready for that yet.
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>>39205794
>>Have a look around.
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>>39205919
He swapped from his Culter Dei armor set to his Jian Shang Di armor set. He's inordinately proud of this bit of deception. Surely no one would expect the him to be dressed like this. The fact that he still looks like a cyborg member of the Society For Historical Reenactment hasn't occurred to him. He'll be crushed when he realizes his mistake.
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>>39206031
Damn, and here I thought Ayase was supposed to be the sneaky one.
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You take a look at your friends. To avoid being mobbed by children, single mothers and just about every other person in the dark, you have all taken to dressing yourselves in unusual styles. You are wearing a baseball cap and have, after lots of consideration, removed your trademark shades. Suddenly the entire world seems so much more brighters. Syoko has her hoodie on and, in contrast to you, has slipped on a pair of rounded sunglasses. Sachiko has removed all clips from her hair, let it down and is wearing a white summer dress. She would be the hardest to disguise, considering that her face was all over the business world as the young upstart of the Koshimizu family.

As for STREUM…he has swapped out his bulky armor set for another bulky armor set. The difference is that the design appears to have been drawn from the East, not the West. The plating and the helmet remind you very much of a futuristic, gold and black samurai. Despite looking like a super soldier out of a cyberpunk nightmare, and still standing at his absurd height of 2.1 metres, no-one bats an eye at him. Nobody guesses that he is STREUM Deus Ex On, the notorious hacker and the man capable of detonating heads like balloons full of raspberry jam. Well, the designs of his two armor sets are radically different…

“S-so much people…” Syoko mumbles, instinctively drawing away from the crowd. She bumps into you, and squeaks in fright.

“Research will now begin.” STREUM drones. “Analysis of the location known as ‘Megiddolaon Amusement Park’ has started. Cost: 6000 Brouzouf at the minimum speed. Activating…”

“Let’s take a look around, shall we?” You say, before anything silly can happen. “I want to see what’s changed, and what’s still around.”
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Quite a lot has changed, apparently. The ferris wheel has been renovated quite a bit and no longer looks like it’ll fall apart from a harsh wind. There’s a stage theatre and a bumper car section that hadn’t been there before. The water slide has expanded, and there’s a dungeon section next to it, complete with fake dragons and plastic weaponry. The massive rollercoaster is still there, along with the food venue and the merry-go-round. A tall, stone castle lies in the distance.

The place is very busy. It’s a Saturday, after all. Kids are swarming about, dragging their parents around. You and your friends are standing at the front gate, having recently given your free tickets to the staff.

Where will you go?

>The rollercoaster.
>The stage theatre.
>The bumper car area.
>The dungeon.
>The water slide.
>Custom option (specify).
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>>39206714
>The bumper car area.
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>>39206714
Let STREUM and Syoko pick the first two rides. They're the ones that need to experience this stuff more
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>>39206714
>The rollercoaster.
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>>39206714
>>Custom option (specify).
Ask Syoko or STREUM what they want to do first.
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>>39206714
>>The bumper car area.
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>>39206693
Ha. I totally called STREUM's disguise. This makes me happy.

>>39206714
>The rollercoaster.
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>>39206714
>The water slide.
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>>39206714
>The bumper car area.
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>>39206714
Ask Syoko (dungeon), and then STREUM (the stage theatre)
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>>39206714
>Ask all three what they want to do.
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Sorry if writing takes a bit long today, I'm kinda excited.

Writing...
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>>39207081
> I'm kinda excited.

Oh fuck run.
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>>39207081
good excited, or 'the players made a bad choice and now i get to fuck with them' excited?
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>>39207231
He's a GM. Those are the same thing.
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Maybe you shouldn’t force the options on Syoko or STREUM. It’s their first time at Megiddoloan, after all. They’re most likely really curious about the entire park, STREUM especially. Sachiko needs a chance to voice her opinions as well. You turn to your small group of friends and grin.

“So…where do you guys want to go?” You say, in a friendly and casual manner. “I’m fine with whatever.”

“The stage theatre.” Sachiko says, after thinking for a while. “I heard word of some…interesting shows being put on there.”

You cross your arms. “They’re not stage plays about our battle against Azazel, are they?”

“No.” Sachiko replies, “Not this time. I checked.”

You look at Syoko. She appears to be in deep thought. You wonder what sort of attraction she would choose first. Considering that she was shy and didn’t like the outside world much, you guessed she would pick something relaxing and calm at first. Maybe she would agree with her roommate, and go for the stage theatre. Or perhaps she would choose the merry-go-round, or the animal garden, or the—

“I want to go on the rollercoaster.” Syoko says.

Eh?

“Pardon?” Sachiko says, with a bit of a quiver in her voice.

“The r-rollercoaster.” Syoko repeats herself. “I…I want to go on it.”

“You sure about this?” You ask. Why is Sachiko trembling, by the way?

“Yes.”

“The rollercoaster…” STREUM taps the side of his helmet. “I have received data that it is a similar to a train of tracks, only that the tracks can ascend or descend. Its main purpose is to provide ‘thrills’ for those who have reached the sufficient level of bravery to take part. It sounds most interesting. Brothers and sisters, let’s go!”

“Okay, rollercoaster it is!” You say. To be honest, you would’ve preferred to go on the rollercoaster later that day, possibly in the afternoon after lunch. Then again, you did say you were fine with anything. And besides, there was some merit in conquering the most treacherous ride in the park at the start.
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Sachiko appears that she wants to say something, but she gets dragged along by the rest of you.

Fifteen minutes later, you and your friends have crossed the park and are now waiting in line. The big monstrosity, named the Black Dragon, looms in front of you, like a towering beast overlooking an innocent Tokyo. Sachiko is standing right beside you, and she appears to be shivering.

“Sachiko…” You say.

“Yes?” She jumps in fright.

“Are you okay?”

“Am I okay? Hahah, of course I am. The Koshimizu heiress is not fazed by anything, because she is so cute and unflappable.” Sachiko responds, not looking convinced at her own words at all. “I’m not in a state of panic because I have to go on the Black Dragon, not at all! See? Look at how relaxed I am.”

“Sachiko, if you’re not feeling comfortable, you can back out.” You say. “It’s just a ride, after all. No biggie.”

“No, I can do this.” Sachiko says, trembling in her spot. She’s trying to keep up an aloof smile of confidence, and is failing. “My former producer took me skydiving once. This is fine. And besides, all my other friends are taking part. What kind of heiress would I be if I backed out and left you all behind?”

“Sachiko, the Black Dragon isn’t going to kill us.” You says. “This isn’t a battlefield.”

Soon enough, you are strapped in and the cars are steadily making their way up the hill. Syoko is sitting next to you, and she seems fine. Sachiko and STREUM are in front, and the former look ready to burst out of her restraints and soar into the skies in fear. The Black Dragon isn’t that scary, right? Yeah, you were traumatized by it as a child, but you survived. And now you’re older and stronger, so this should be easier!

You tell yourself that as you take a good look at the sheer height of the rollercoaster.

Then the cars head over the hill, and drop straight down the tracks.

>Roll 1d20 to see how well you survive.
>Best out of five rolls.
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Rolled 4 (1d20)

>>39207875
Onwards!
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Rolled 2 (1d20)

>>39207875
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Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>39207875
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Rolled 15 (1d20)

>>39207875
Honestly, half the fun is losing your shit and screaming anyways.
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Rolled 17 (1d20)

>>39207875
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Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>39207875
Still a best.
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Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>39207875
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>>39207916
Nice.
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That could’ve gone a lot worse. Sure, you screamed a lot on the way down, and up, but it was the point of riding a rollercoaster. You won’t get the full experience if you didn’t shout at least half of your throat hoarse. Having said that, Sachiko shrieked way more than necessary. And STREUM had been completely silent, not uttering a single word. Or perhaps the rush of the wind and the screech of the tracks had drowned out his incredibly deep voice.

You emerge from the ride, exhilarated and having thoroughly enjoyed yourself. “That was fun.” You grin. “I should get bro to come with me next time.”

“Research has progressed to 10%.” STREUM mutters. “Is spending more brouzouf a good idea?”

Sachiko doesn’t look good, at all. Her face is green, and she is clutching her stomach. Her charisma had been thrown out the window, splattered on the pavement and the bloody chunks used to sweep up the glass. “I…I think I need a moment.” She moans, and runs off before you can say anything else.

Syoko, on the other hand…
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“Hyahaha! Oh man, that was awesome!” She yells, causing several people in the crowd to stare. “Black Dragon? AHAHAHAHA! My ass, it’s more like a Black Wimp!

She has entered her full Madness Enhancement. Her berserker nature is on display for the world to see. Her previous shy and quiet demeanour has vanished, now replaced by an erratic and brutal persona. It was quite a jarring shift. Nobody expected the thirteenth, support character of the party to suddenly pull out an electrical guitar and go heavy metal on their asses. During battle, Syoko’s normal clothes would vanish and be replaced with a death metal attire, complete with leather fittings and metallic spikes. At least she could still talk in her madness, unlike you, who spent most of your time in the state roaring at your opponent.

“Hey Kazuya! KAZUYA!” Syoko yells, tugging on your shirt. Her eyes are wide and unfocused, and Gray Soul starts barking at the aura of insanity radiating off her. “Let’s go on the ride. It was fun! COME ON, LET’S GO!”

>Go
>Don’t Go
>Come back later.
>Custom option.
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>>39208604
go

girls is having fun??
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Jayzuz, this thread is limp tonight.

Did we burn off all our shitposters last thread?
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>>39208604
>Go
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>>39208604
>Come back later.
Let's go as a duo at the end.
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>>39208604
>Custom option.

Take her to the Bumper Cars, let her go wild on those poor civilians.
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>>39208604
>Go
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>>39208604
>Come back later.
>Custom option.
"I thought you said it was a wimp? Come on, let's leave this thing behind and see if any of the other rides can stand up to you. We'll go again if none of them measure up."
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>>39208604
>Go
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>>39208604
>>Come back later.
>Chuckle
>Glad you enjoyed it Syoko, but chill we still have plenty of time and if you work yourself up now you won't enjoy it near as much. Pace yourself, Let's try the Bumper cars while Sachiko recovers.
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>>39208604
>Come back later.
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>>39208604
>Come back later.
>What about something competitive, Syoko?
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>>39208604
>Come back later.
Let us crush the other rides then finish off the dragon again near the end of the trip.
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>>39208604
>>Don’t Go
>Let's go on the bumper cars, work off that high you got.
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>>39208714
I like this idea. It is going to end horribly and painfully.
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>>39208776
fuck yeah, pit the people with Madness Enhancement against the normalfags
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>>39208604
>>Go
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>>39208781
>>39208776
>>39208754
>>39208749
>>39208788
>>39208735
>>39208714
>>39208695
>all these retards just ending the syoko route this early
smh
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>>39208714
>>39208604
This sounds oh so fun. Fuck the "no head on collisions rule" too.
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>>39208604
>Go

Do what the crazy chick says.
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>>39208604
>Go
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>>39208714
this
>>39208816
>wanting to come back just the two of us after she's done crazy shit to all the other rides
>abandoning the route
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>>39208816
We're not, we're encouraging her to break even further out of her shell by doing more things while Madness Enhanced. If she just does the same thing over and over she'll get bored and revert back to agoraphobic mode.
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Any bets Syoko is demon blooded with her nearly split personalities?
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>>39208714
this. The massive amount of collateral damage we'll have to pay for will be worth it
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>Cute, shy girl
>Cares for others
>Likes to grow a garden
>Adrenaline junkie
> "the good" kind of crazy

Why is Syoko such a best?
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>>39208816
nah, roller coasters have the longest lines early in the day. It's best for her to go nuts (literally in this case) on the rest of the park, then come back to it near closing time when the line's died down and we don't have to wait literally hours in line
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>>39208979
don't forget "awesome heavy metal guitarist"
I wonder if she can sing too?
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>>39208979
Her being five times better than any of the other girls is how the narrative makes up for there only being one of her. It establishes a balance of waifu quality between us and Bro, keeps us from getting jealous.
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>inb4 Syoko ends up with Law
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>>39209068
Seeing how she was in Idolmaster with Sachiko, probably.
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>>39209114
Oh man, if TT does that, our collective anon whatever we have instead of hearts would break.
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>>39209068
>Syoko has the voice of Sharon den Adel
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>>39209114
you can get right the fuck out and stay gone
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>>39209114
It would happen at the worst possible moment, We walk away with a fake smile and walk into the biggest, meanest nastiest hole on planet Earth alone. 3 days later said hole is now a parking lot and there are no survivors.
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>>39209241
all that is left are bits of corpse, a pair of sunglasses, and a sword stuck into the ground. For once, it does not howl
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>>39209068
I hope Eternal Arms Mastery applies to skill with musical instruments.

Because if so Kazuya could make an excellent back-up guitarist or bassist for playing with Syoko, both of them with Madness Enhancement going. Thankfully it's Heavy Metal so only being able to incoherently yell to communicate isn't a problem.
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>>39209309
We can go half mad and still talk thankfully.
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>>39209309
That's probably their Dual Tech. The Triple Tech brings in Myde.
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Myde is the bassist, we do drums and harsh vocals, Syoko is lead guitar and singer
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>>39209339
So we got three guitars, maybe two guitars with a bass. Who's the drummer?
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>>39209337
We could go full madness and drum. Be the best wild drummer.
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>>39209380
So pic related, just a shitton scarier?
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>>39209369
WE could be, considering we have arms mastery. Schiko can sing(idol) Syoko can sing and bass Myde is a guitarist. Pretty sure we can get a quad technique going on musical assaults.

>>39209380
hopefully without breaking the drums, those sticks are fucked though.
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Damn, looks like the rollercoaster has worked up Syoko into a frenzy. You’ve seen her before, in battles and skirmishes with Azazel’s army. Her fighting style is the most effective when she’s at this point. All her parameters increase, and she used her electric guitar to send waves of damaging sound at her opponents. Her dementation techniques are also boosted, and her Noble Phantasm can only be used when she’s in this state.

You know all of this. Syoko didn’t to agree to join the party immediately. Like Laura, Law, STREUM and others, she had to be beaten down at first. The strange thing was, you had been the one to defeat her. All the others had their bodies crushed by your bro.

You scratch your head. You need to find a way to let Syoko work off some steam, before she whipped out her trusty instrument and blew up a house or something. Her tugging is getting stronger, and it’s threatening to tear your clothes. You notice that her nails have suddenly become as sharp as daggers.

An imaginary light bulb goes off in your head. Perfect. This is a great idea. It’s not the rollercoaster, but it’s nearly as fun.

“Hey Syoko.” You say.

“What?” she shouts.

“Let’s go somewhere else. The line is pretty damn long right now,” You gesture to the mass of people standing outside the entrance to the Black Dragon, “and there’s more fun to be had elsewhere. Trust me.”

Syoko crosses her arms. “No!” she harrumphs. “That’s boring. I want to stay here!”

“Hey, don’t get your panties in a twist.” Your smirk. “This is going to be awesome, I tell you. Just come with me…”

You end up crossing the entire park for the next attraction. Syoko can barely contain her excitement. Her madness high would last for a while. She needed some good, old physical activity to work it off. Sachiko returns from puking up expensive breakfast food and wobbles back to you. Her face turns pale at the mention of the next visit.
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The four of you arrive at the scene.

“What is the purpose of the bumper cars?” STREUM asks, while the two of you are waiting in queue.

“You get in them, and bump people with them.” You says.

“And?”

“That’s all.”

“What are the victory conditions?” STREUM asks.

“I don’t think there are any.” You reply.

You can imagine STREUM frowning underneath his helmet. “That doesn’t sound like ‘fun’. Then again, I have not yet experienced it…”

You survey the available cars. Syoko, in her frenzy, goes for the biggest and baddest car, which just coincidentally happens to have a skull displayed on the front. The other participants, mostly kids and their dads, shiver in fright at the madness-induced friend of yours. You shrug and take another look at the options. Which one do you choose?

>The slim car, for speed.
>The bulky car, for defense.
>The fast car, for offense.
>The standard car, for the jack of all trades.
>The really strange car, because why not?
>Custom option.
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>>39209427
>The strange thing was, you had been the one to defeat her. All the others had their bodies crushed by your bro.
there it is
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>>39209463
>>The really strange car, because why not?
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>>39209463
>>The really strange car, because why not?
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>>39209463
>The standard car, for the jack of all trades.
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>>39209463
>The really strange car, because why not?
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>>39209463
>The really strange car, because why not?
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>>39209463
>>The really strange car, because why not?
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>>39209463
>>The really strange car, because why not?
If we need help Eternal arms mastery!
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>>39209463
>The really strange car, because why not?
Mystery box time! And the consequences are unlikely to be severe. I think.
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>>39209463
>The really strange car, because why not?
Dangling a mystery box in front of anons...
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>>39209463
>The fast car, for offense.

>>39209470
It makes sense, assuming they had some knowledge of her abilities beforehand. Between Magic Resistance, and Eternal Arms Mastery he's pretty well suited for dealing with her magic and whatnot.
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>>39209463
>>The really strange car, because why not?
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>>39209463
>The bulky car, for defense.
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>>39209463
>The really strange car, because why not?
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>>39209544
Yeah, but it's still cute because it means we're the one who brought her into this group of friends, not the protagonist. Definite foreshadowing in breaking the pattern, there. How the $chan threads aren't shipping Kazuya with her as hard as we are is baffling, this is perfect ship-bait.
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>>39209620
They probably think we're gay for bro.
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>>39209655
its going to happen friend
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>>39209655
Well, sure, of course they think that, but I'd expect at least some threads pairing us with Syoko.
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>>39209673
>>39209620
...

>>39209114
You are frightening.

Writing...
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>>39209671
Look, we've been over this already.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7hjdC8-jbw
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>>39209673
It's probably about the same number as the threads of us NTR-ing all the girls in bro's harem.
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>>39209673
There probably are. They're just severely outnumbered by the fujoshis rooting for KazuyaxBro action.
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>>39209709
these are also considered a lot more likely to happen because we're a 'real man' and an 'animal on and off the battlefield' and 'I bet he can use that Grey Soul thing on his dick' etc.
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>>39209687
>...
not sure if planning these $chan threads or just really excited to watch the entire playerbase cry in a few threads.
I'm gonna go with both
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You then look back up at the attendant.

“Hell yes.” You laugh, rubbing your hands gleefully. “I make this look good.”

She looks creeped out of her mind, but leaves you to it. You snort in amusement and grip your hands on the steering wheel. You crashed into a tree the first time you attempted to drive, but bumper cars are totally manageable. STREUM and Sachiko give you weird looks at they enter their own bumper cars. STREUM has chosen the bulky car, and Sachiko has chosen the fast one.

Soon, the buzzer to commence the round goes off. You drive off, and aim for the nearest car. But before you can put the pedal to the medal, an announcement sounds through the speaker.

“TIME ATTACK ROUND HAS STARTED. HIT YOUR OPPONENTS HARD TO GAIN POINTS. THREE HITS MEANS YOU’RE OUT. LAST MAN STANDING WILL WIN A PRIZE.”

Okay, this is new.

Your friends stare at each other, then at the rest of the cars.

“Oh, is this a challenge I hear?” Sachiko smirks, her smile growing menacing. Her fallen angel wings sprout from her back.

“Did you think you could escape? Annihilate: destroy them all!” STREUM growls.

“GO TO HELL!” Syoko roars.

>Attack Syoko
>Attack Sachiko
>Attack STREUM
>Attack other cars.
>Defend.
>Evade.
>Custom option.
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>>39210081
>Evade.
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>>39210081
>This should've come before. My bad.

Ooh, that car over there looks good. It very much stands out from the rest of the crowd, but honestly who gives a shit? Ignoring the incredulous looks the rest of the customers give you, along with your friends, you settle into the car and get prepared.

“Sir?” The female attendant says, hesitantly. “Are you sure you want to use that car?”

You stare down at your bumper car in all its glory. It is small, and pink. Hot pink, in fact. Glaringly pink, enough to cause diabetes just by looking at it. There are hearts painted along the sides. A picture of a unicorn is emblazoned on the back. Cherubs with freakishly large heads are displayed on the front. The entire thing look like a sugary infested candyland. If it wasn’t attached to magnetic rails and had no seats, you would’ve mistaken it for a car-shaped cake.
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>>39210081
And you still haven't told us what our car looks like, which means that when we do find out it's going to be hilarious.
>Attack other cars.
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>>39210081
>Custom option.
>Attack whoever's closer
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>>39210121
Oh, you just misposted. Though it did turn out to be hilarious, so whatever.
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>>39210081
>Evade.

Play it careful, we'll bust out the Mad Enhancement later to finish people off.

>>39210118
Wonderful, we're so eyecatching that everyone will chase us, and end up taking each other out of the race.
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>>39210081
Attack everyone and everything, laughing maniacally in our little pink deathmobile
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>>39210118
I just absolutely love all of you anons who chose to go for the strange car.
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>>39210081
>>Evade.
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>>39210081
>Attack other cars
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>>39210081
>Custom option.
>Press the secret button that turns it into a massive pink bumper monster truck
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>>39210081
Attack them all
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>>39210118
It's penelope pitstop wacky races car?!

Nice!
>Evade.
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>>39210269
Would that mean sachiko is in a "Dick Dastardly" mobile? He did have the fastest car, and only lost because he cheated.
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>>39210081
>>Evade.
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>>39210392
That always pissed me off...
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Oh shit..

"CAKE OR DEATH!? SURPRISE, IT'S BOTH!"
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Syoko gets to work immediately. She charges forward in that big black monstrosity of hers, slamming right into two bumper cars at once and sending their occupants reeling. They scream, and you can’t help but feel sorry for the poor kids. The name of Syoko Hoshi graced far and wide among the Underworld battlegrounds, as she blasted the eardrums of demons and crushed their minds with madness. For some reason, the demons seemed particularly furious as Syoko. You had an inkling why.

Sachiko, being the opportunist that she is, is taking advantage of her speed. She zips between her opponents, attacking when she feels necessary. So far, she hasn’t been hit once. But would that change in the following minutes?

STREUM, unfortunately, has picked the short straw. His bulky car makes him an easy target, and he is getting hit from all sides by excited children. Of course, that may have more to do with the fact that he is now stuck in a corner, and can’t seem to figure out how to reverse. Maybe the bumper car is too low-tech for him figure out with his enlightened cyberpunk knowledge. That seems unlikely, because you know for a fact that these things are outfitted with the latest magitech technology, developed by Koshimizu industries.

You decide to evade. No sense in rushing into battle now. Actually, you rushed into battle a lot. That was your fighting style: cleave things in half first, soak up damage with your magical resistance and endurance and ask questions later. You’re not on your two feet, however, and simply drive. A car has the poor judgement to spin in front of you. You ram into it and take it out of the game.

You drive some more.

Syoko is proving herself to be a total beast, easily destroying half the competition. STREUM is out. Sachiko is still zipping around.

You catch someone on your control panel. A large, pink button. The text ‘BETA: DANGER’ is displayed on it. What will you do?

>Press it.
>Don’t press it.
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>>39210728
>Press it.

PRESS THE BUTTON! What could possibly go wrong?
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>>39210728
>Press it.
as if there were any doubt
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>>39210728
>Press it.
Why are you even bothering to ask? You know what we'll do when given a shiny button to press. Come on, Thorn.
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>>39210728
>>Press it.
Get some!
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>>39210728
>Press it.

THE JOLLY, CANDY LIKE BUTTON
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>>39210728
>Press it.
>Hope the eternal arms mastery counts cars as weapons.
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>>39210728
>Press it.
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>>39210728
>Press it.
This is a silly question.
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>>39210728
>>Press it.
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You pause for a moment, then press the button.

This may not have been the smartest idea.

Lots of things start flashing at once. The car starts to rumble. A high-pitched whining sound emits from the control panel. Several people in the crowd gasp in fear.

Oh holy god what’s going on.

>Roll 1d20 to ???
>Best out of five rolls.
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>>39210778
Eternal Arms Mastery doesn't make us better at weapons, it just keeps Madness Enhancement from making us worse with them. And we're not going to use Madness Enhancement in bumper cars.
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Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>39210823
WEEEE
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Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>39210823
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Rolled 14 (1d20)

>>39210823

We aren't smart, we're crazy.
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Rolled 6 (1d20)

>>39210823
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Rolled 8 (1d20)

>>39210823
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Rolled 12 (1d20)

>>39210823
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>>39210848

Welp, hope mine was good enough...
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>>39210828
why not, it sounds fun
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>>39210874
Syoko sure as hell is. A Madness Enchantment bumper car joust would be fun.
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>>39210907
if we wind up being the last two standing, we need to let Grey Soul free and watch the explosion
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Silver Queen is Syoko's mom, calling it now.
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I wonder if TT is taking the theories we make in thread and making the ones he likes canon
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQEZGzIOblo

Music starts playing out of the loudspeakers. You blink.

DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO

You didn’t know bumper cars could play music.

DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO

Rainbow light shines from your car, and it flashes between red and blue to green and everything in between. It is enough to make epilepsy suffering reel over in pain, clawing at their eyeballs. You squint at a faded display on the screen.

BETA INVINCIBILITY MODE ACTIVATED: TWENTY SECONDS REMAINING.

Now you have to move fast. Grinning, you take off like a rocket. You slam into Sachiko, and send her spinning around. She is out, and she yells as you as she climbs out of her car. Three more suckers fall to your wrath. Now only four more cars remain. Syoko is among them, and she’s busy bullying some poor sap into submission. Only ten seconds are left. What do you do?

>Attack Syoko.
>Attack the stragglers.
>Drive around like a maniac.
>Custom option.
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>>39210828
If it ends up as just us and Syoko, competing to the finish, we sure as hell ought to bring out the Madness Enhancement, and take off all the limiters.

Crazy vs. Crazy. Pink cake car driven by a manly man, vs death skull car driven by a cute girl.
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>>39211059
>Attack Syoko.
>Drive around like a maniac
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>>39211059
>Attack the stragglers.
It's DUEL TIME!
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>>39211059
>Drive around like a maniac.
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>>39211059
>>Attack the stragglers.
>>Drive around like a maniac.
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>>39211059
>Drive around like a maniac
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>>39211059
>Attack Syoko.
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>>39211059
>Attack the stragglers.
>Drive around like a maniac.
this needs to come down to an epic duel, the likes of which the gods of bumper cars will remember for ages. At least, they will once people make up gods of bumper cars
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>>39211059
>Attack the stragglers.
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>>39211059
>Attack the stragglers.
>Drive around like a maniac.

Prepare for the final 1v1 confrontation.
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>>39210984
HAA. HAA. HAA. HOO. HOO. HOO. HEE. HEE. HEE.

Writing now...
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>>39210984
Who?
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>>39211164
The demon general that Hatoko fought, defeated, but refused to kill.
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>>39211164
the demon chick Hakoto didn't kill and $chan was bitching about
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>>39211202
Hey now, it was just that one anti-Hatoko anon
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>>39211281
Who was probably Ayase, let's be honest here.
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>>39211281
yeah, but that asshole it was Ayase samefagged pretty hard
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>>39211299
>>39211301
>Ayasemind
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>>39211142
Glad my observation got a laugh from you TT. So are you laughing at me cause I'm dumb or that I figured it out at least partially?
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You decide to charge forward and disperse off the remnants. This battleground is for you and Syoko alone. You owe it to her to face her like a man. Both of you have reached this far, and only one will walk out victorious.

You smash the rest of the participants aside. They are all shocked by your pink, fast-moving automobile of pain and agony. Five seconds of invincibility left. And then there were two participants remaining, both heroes and both berserkers.

You, the wielder of the madness induced Gray Soul and the second-in-command of the Party of Thirteen. On the other end is Syoko, mistress of dementation and the last member of the party. Both of you stare at each other deep in the eyes. This takes you back, to three months ago. You and Syoko and duelled each other, madness against madness. History was repeating again, it seems.

You press your pedal and charge forward. Syoko does the same.

You roar.

>Roll 1d20 to decide the outcome.
>Best of five wins.
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Rolled 10 (1d20)

>>39211361
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Rolled 13 (1d20)

>>39211361
Let that madness loose
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>>39211361
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>>39211361
rolling!
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>>39211361
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>>39211361
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>>39211361
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>>39211361
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>>39211361
FOR GLOOORY!
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>>39211361
not gonna lie, I really want a draw here
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>>39211377
Oh boy. I feel like this won't be enough...
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>>39211377
13 is the best we got? Damn.
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>>39211361
1d20
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Rolled 16 (1d20)

Writing...
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>>39211431
damn, if only it were 3 lower
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>>39211431
Well. I guess this time Syoko's gonna win. On the bright side, we'll probably get to see a nice reaction from her when she turns back to normal and realizes what happened.
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>>39211441
Our madness enchantment is a higher level than hers, maybe that will tip the scale?
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>>39211441
actually, if we use Partial Madness Enhancement, we wind up being exactly 3 ranks higher than her. Hopefully that's enough to wring a tie and blow up this whole arena
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Obligatory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CevzIXAtX2g
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>>39211478
>continual ties for dominance all day
>Us and Syoko wreck every competitive arena in the vicinity
>people start calling for the 13 Heroes to help stop the madmen destroying bits of amusement parks
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>>39211518
>TOOT TOOT-TOOT TOOT
Oh, my sides.
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>>39211518
I'm enjoying this so much more then I should.
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>>39211518
Now THIS what i can the MC's best friendrival theme!
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>>39211518
this is our theme song
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>>39211546
>>39211595
>>39211597
>>39211627
>That feel when you post a relevant video for shits and giggles and this is the response.
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The bumper cars screech against the tarmac floor. You and Syoko charge at each other, shouting your lungs out. The presence of Gray Soul leaps out and darkens the area. You see Syoko’s madness appear, and it takes the form of a group of mushroom knights charging towards the distance. Three metres. Two metres.

One metres.

And then your car screeches to a halt. You look down.

“FATAL ERROR. NULL POINTER EXCEPTION. SHUTTING DOWN…”

Your invincibility disappears.

“Oh, what the fu—”

Syoko’s big black monster car slams into you, and you are sent reeling. You have lost. A nearby crowd, which has grown surprisingly large during your match, cheers. Syoko climbs out of her car, her normally pale face now flush with victory. The owner of the bumper car stadium hands her a limited edition doll as a reward. It appears to be a chibi blonde girl, with a deformed head and large eyes. Hey, didn’t you see a girl like that on television before?

Even though you lost, the match was still fun. You get out of your car, grinning, and re-join your friends at the entrance. Looks like they feel the same way. Syoko bounds over to you, clutching the doll to her chest. Her smile is wide.

“Hahaha! I won, I won! I…I…” Her stomach then rumbles. “I-I’m feeling kinda hungry now…”

You and Sachiko look at each other, and smile. You can sense the madness fading from Syoko’s system already.

“Let’s get some lunch, then.” Sachiko says.

You and your friends walk over to the food section of Megiddolaon. There are numerous stands, and the scent of fried food wafts through your nostrils. It’s nearing lunchtime, so of course the lines are getting longer, and the tables are becoming fuller. There’s a wide range of foods here, and you have all the time in the world to choose. What do you get?

>Hamburgers.
>Hot dogs.
>Croquettes.
>Salads.
>Fish and chips.
>Ramen.
>Custom option.
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>>39211710
stuffed mushrooms
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>>39211710
>Croquettes.
Fuck yeah, croquettes.
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>>39211710
>Custom option.
EVERYTHING
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>>39211710
>Ask Them if there's anything they'd prefer.
>Hamburgers for us.
>And a little of everything else, we eat a lot ok?
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>>39211710
>Croquettes.
YES
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>>39211710
>Croquettes
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>>39211726
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>>39211710
>Yes
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>>39211741
They are delicious and thinking about them is making me hungry.
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>>39211710
Croquettes

Thaaaaaat's the good stuff.
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>>39211710
>Croquettes and stuffed mushrooms
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>>39211760
>>39211710

Should probably ask, though.

(Also, I have to say I love everyone here who voted for croquettes, you have excellent taste. Thank you.)
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>>39211710
>>Croquettes.
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>>39211710
Pair of Burgers with a BIG plates of croquettes. Not just BIG, but IRA GAMAGORI big!
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>>39211779
I kind of want to make some right now, but it's 1:00 A.M here and I can't justify getting out the hot oil at this hour.
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>>39211726
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I just had a disturbing thought if the Silver queen is Syoko's mom, who is her dad? I really hope it isn't who I think it is.
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>>39211998
Rance. Its why she has an instinctive knowledge of how to deal with harems
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>>39212015
That would actually make a disturbing amount of sense.
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>>39212015
and her madness form acts like a less lewd version of him
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>>39212015
>>39212028
Well if I knew he was a thing, maybe. She has white hair and looks human. Azazel was described as a "white haired bishonen pretty boy" when Kazuya remembered fighting against him.
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>>39212039
So...Azazel did snu-snu with a crazy mushroom hermit?
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>>39212060
Morte like eh and Silver queen were a thing. After all he was a demon lord and she was one of his generals. Which would explain Syoko's madness and the reason the demons really seemed to hate her, more than Kurumi who was a traitor even.
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There are croquettes here.

You eye swivels to the mentioned stand. Drool escapes from your lips. You lick it up.

There are FUCKING croquettes here.

Oh yes. Hell yes.

Syoko looks at you weirdly. You pay her no heed. Instead, you dash towards the stand and jump into line as fast as you can. Ten minutes later, you return to your friends, carrying an entire stack of crispy treats, along with two beef hamburgers, a bag of chips and a can of drink. Sachiko has gotten a garden salad. STREUM has fried noodles, and is somehow consuming them without lifting his helmet. Syoko is busily eating through a bowl of mushroom soup, while chewing some bread on the side.

“You’re going to die of cholesterol poisoning if you eat all that.” Sachiko remarks.

“Screw you Koshimizu, today is a day off.” You retort, chomping through a croquette with one side of your mouth and chewing a chip with the other.

Before long, you and your friends have devoured your meals. You all sit back in your chairs, stomachs full.

“Where to next?” STREUM asks.

“How about somewhere relaxing?” Sachiko says, her eyes lighting up. “We could use one after the hectic stuff this morning.” She then shivers, but manages to retain her composure. “I have just the idea…”

Said idea turns out to be the Ferris wheel. You stare up at the monstrosity, with its sixteen carriages and long steel arms. Well, you had hoped to check out the arcade, or the theatre, but you guess this would do. Sachiko was right, it would be nice to cool down after the action-packed adventure at the bumper cars, and the adrenaline-pumping task of riding the Black Dragon.
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The four of you get into pairs, and line up. This queue is a lot smaller than the other rides. Guess the Ferris wheel isn’t as exciting as the other attractions, which was sort of the point, you mused. The view at the top would be nice, too.

“Kazuya, get in.” Sachiko suddenly says.

“What?”

“It’s your turn. Hurry up. You’re making everyone wait.” She responds.

You feel STREUM’s powerful arms shove you in the back, and you are sent stumbling into the small space. The door shuts behind you, and you sense the carriage ascend into the sky. The wheel is moving. You sigh and slump down on seat.

“K-Kazuya?”

Suddenly, everything hits you. You jolt upright and stare at the person opposite you. Or should you say, the girl.

This is the current situation. You are stuck in a ferris wheel carriage with Syoko.

Alone.

>Stay silent.
>Attempt to make conversation.
>Ask if she had fun today.
>“Nice view, huh?”
>Custom option.
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>>39212090
>Ask if she had fun today.
>“Nice view, huh?”
Do the super cheesy thing and be looking at her when we say this
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>>39212090
>“Nice view, huh?”
>Ask if she had fun today.
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>>39212112
good enough
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>>39212090
>>Ask if she had fun today.

Sachiko is deciding to play matchmaker a bit.
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>>39212090
Backing >>39212112
She actually wants to tell us she knows about our crush on her but isn't interested.
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>>39212090
>>Ask if she had fun today.
>“Nice view, huh?”


>>39212137
Which also gets us out of the way for her going after bro.
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>>39212090
>>39212112
This please.
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>>39212090
>>Ask if she had fun today.
>>“Nice view, huh?”
Sachiko, you are a good friend. you may live in our home and fuck our bro
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>>39212090

seconding this
>>39212112
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>>39212090
>Ask if she had fun today.
Aw, Sachiko's trying to set us up. Not sure if STREUM is, though, or if he's just going along with her massive charisma. Either way, that's sweet of Sachiko. Thanks, you've managed to elevate yourself to at least Third Best Girl, possibly Second depending on how this goes.
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>>39212090
>Ask if she had fun today.
>“Nice view, huh?”
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>>39212165
I'd say she's now up in the Best Girl group along with Hakoto and Ophis. Unlike the ones not in that group, she actually seems to have interests in things that aren't our bro
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>>39212165
Indeed. Sachiko's really getting to be one of my favorites. We need to see more of the other girls when they're not fighting over bro; we'll probably find more reason to actually help with the harem.
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>>39212112
I like chick flicks too much to not support this
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>>39212140
probably, but we can hope for one more update that she likes Kazuya like we like her
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>>39212194
That's what I mean. Syoko is Best Girl, Hatoko and Sachiko are currently competing for Second Best Girl, Laura will probably be Fourth Best unless Kurumi pulls off something impressive, and Ayase is of course Worst Girl.
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>>39212235
But where does Tail Red factor in?
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>>39212235
what if Ayase is the Best Girl?
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>>39212235
Ayase?
Who's that?
She sounds like trash, though..
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>>39212245
Then she has probably killed all the other girls.
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>>39212235
I don't include Syoko in Best Girl rankings because we shouldn't include impossible standards for the others, it might crush their hopes. Plus, usually I just rank bro's girls. Right now for me they're
Hakoto=Ophis=Sachiko>Kurumi>Laura
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>>39212244
Souji is Most Sexuality-Challenging Girl. "Is this gay or not?" is pretty much his family crest at this point.
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>>39212245
then someone just got mind-raped
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alright, time for TT to make us all cry like bitches when she rejects us
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Honestly, a small part of me wants Sachiko to just realize something, bow out of all this mess and stay a solid, awesome, rich sis with us and bro. She's really cool when she's not focused on bro.
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>>39212271
Rather, it should be "There is no gay, only cute".
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>>39212295
No dude. I-its just raining. Inside the house. In the one room. D-damn leaky roof...
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>>39212270
I'm not sure if Ophis is interested in Tatsuya that way, though. We haven't really seen much of her.
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>>39212319
I just want to replace Ayase with a decent character
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>>39212298
once she's actually with bro she'll probably calm right down, kind of like with Hakoto. It'll be getting there that's the problem. Same with Kurumi and Laura. Ayase might need a lobotomy though
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>>39212319
Wait Tatsuya gets harem soul from Ophis right?

Is the harem really Ophis then? with tatsuya going along for the ride?
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Well, you can certainly think of worse situations. Like being trapped in a tent with a snoring Myde. Or fighting against Souji’s wife and the female members of the party when trying to get Souji to attend his bachelor party. How about fighting the last boss of a JRPG, only for the console to crash and all your saves to be wiped, a hundred hours’ worth of them? Compared to this, sitting in a Ferris Wheel carriage with the last member of the party is nothing.

Syoko is cradling her doll, poking at the fabric. She is staring out the window, towards the horizon. From there, you catch a glimpse of the entire Megiddo City cityscape. The sky is now beginning to turn light orange, and there are no clouds in the sky.

“…it’s pretty…” Syoko says in hushed tones.

“What, you’ve never been on a Ferris Wheel before?” You ask.

Syoko shakes her head. “My old home didn’t have anything like this…”

You grin at her. “Hey Syoko, did you have fun today?”

“Fun?” Syoko seems startled at the question. “I..I guess.”

“Which parts?”

“The rollercoaster, and the bumper cars.” She responds. Then she gives you a small smile. “Being with my friends was fun, too…”

You lean back in your seat and give her a thumbs up. “True that, Syoko.”

The Ferris Wheel slowly spins, and before long your carriages reaches the top of its arc. You see that Syoko is scrunching up her face, as if she’s struggling to get something out, but an invisible force is holding the words back. The grip on her prize doll grows tighter. This continues for half a minute, and then she finally works up to courage.

“K-Kazuya, I…I have something important to tell you.” Syoko whispers, clutching her doll.

“What is it?” You ask.

Her voice drops to an all time low. “I…I…”

Then she straightens up and looks you square in the face. “I-I want to come to school with you!” She states.

>“Really? That’s awesome!”
>“We’d be glad to have you on board.”
>“What changed your mind?”
>“You sure about this?”
>Custom option.
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>>39212432
>“Really? That’s awesome!”
>"What changed your mind?"
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>>39212432
>“You sure about this?”
>“We’d be glad to have you on board.”
>“What changed your mind?”
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>>39212432
>“Really? That’s awesome!”
>“What changed your mind?”
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>>39212432
>“Really? That’s awesome!”
>“What changed your mind?”
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>>39212432
>“Really? That’s awesome!”
>“What changed your mind?”
I'm fine with it just being this. Kazuya and Syoko is the contrast to Tatsuya and the harem, so it's fitting if things progress slowly with her. No need for any dramatic proclamations yet, on either side.
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>>39212432
>>“Really? That’s awesome!”
>“What changed your mind?”
>"I'd be happy to have you there."
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>>39212432
>“Really? That’s awesome!”
>“What changed your mind?”
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>>39212432
>“Really? That’s awesome!”
>"It'll be nice to see you face to face more, instead of through video chatting"
>“What changed your mind?”
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every scene, Syoko gets better. How is this possible?
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>>39212485
>Syoko
You answered your own question.
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>>39212432
>>“Really? That’s awesome!”
>“I'm glad you decided to come to school, means a lot to me.”
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>>39212432
>“Really? That’s awesome!”
>“What changed your mind?”
I want to vote for Syoko headpats, but I don't know if this is the last vote of the night or if there'll be one after we get off the ferris wheel
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>>39212432
>“Really? That’s awesome!”
>“What changed your mind?”
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>>39212432
>“Really? That’s awesome!”
>“We’d be glad to have you on board.”
>“What changed your mind?”
>“You sure about this?”

All are sounding pretty appropriate
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>>39212596
the last one doesn't really. It took her a lot of thought and a lot of guts to say that, she's pretty damn sure she wants to
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>>39212537
Hm.
HEADPAT SYOKO!
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>>39212537
headpats right before we say goodbye for the night
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>>39212653
aaaaaaw.
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>>39212653
seconded
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You can’t help but smile. “Syoko, that’s awesome!” You cry in joy. “It’ll be great to have you with us.”

She nods. “Y-yeah. It will be…”

“But uh, what changed your mind? I thought you hated crowds.” You say, curious.

“I’ve been having talks with Sachiko. She said she could get me a place inside A-1 Megiddo Academy. Sachiko said I was smart enough to do well in school. And besides…” Syoko takes a deep breath. “I’ve realized that I need an education to s-survive in this world. I…I can’t be a shut-in all day.”

“Yeah, that’s sorta true.” You admit. It wouldn’t be good if Syoko became hikikomori or anything similar. She deserved better. Of course she did, she was a member of your party. “You’ll be with us, though. Me, bro, Hatoko, Kurumi, Sachiko and Laura. We can show you around, hang out with you after class and all take care of you. This is going to be so fun!”

Syoko gives you a grateful smile. “I’m glad…”

“So, have you got your books prepared and everything? Has Sachiko been teaching you maths or something?”

“Ah…well, Sachiko’s family bought the books for me. She went through some aptitude tests with me, to test what grade I am in…”

You and Syoko chat about her future prospects until the carriage reaches the ground. The two of you step up into the afternoon sunlight. STREUM and Sachiko, having gotten in the carriage behind you, climb out behind you.

Together, the four of you walk towards the exit, where the Koshimizu chauffeur is waiting for you all. This time, he’s brought the extraordinary large limo with him. Guess Sachiko’s family can’t stay modest for long…

“So, did you enjoy it?” Sachiko asks, as you four pass through the gate.

“Yeah.” You answer. You look at her. “Thanks for helping Syoko out, Sachiko.”

She puffs her chest up in pride. “Well, I am the cutest and the richest of this party, after all! Such a task is easy for the future head of the Koshimizu family.”

The two of you laugh, and leave the park for your homes.
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>>39212728
It's to the point where her bragging is endearing to me.
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[Two days later…]

Syoko Hoshi takes a deep breath. She’s prepared. She’s practised for this day. She has rehearsed with Sachiko, and with Kazuya once he was informed on her decision. She stands outside a classroom, her breaths ragged and her face red with nervousness. In her hands is a brown schoolbag, filled with textbooks. Maths, English, Science and History. She has read them all, in preparation for her the future ahead.

“Everyone, please listen. Today we have a new student…” the teacher’s voice is heard through the crack in the door. Syoko gulps and tries not to faint from the nervousness. She can do this. Sachiko trusts her. Kazuya believes in her. Her nakama has got her back. She repeats the sentences in her head. They give her courage, and strength.

Her fists clench, and she takes another deep breath. It’s go time. Now or never. This will decide everything.

“I think you’ll be excited to meet her. Please come in!”

Hoisting the schoolbag up, Syoko takes her first tentative step into the classroom. Then another, until her quivering figure is standing at the front of the room.

There is silence. The eyes of twenty-five boys and girls are on her. Syoko almost panics and runs away, but manages to keep her cool. She knows what she has to do now.

“M-my name is Syoko Hoshi! I am the last member of the party of thirteen of heroes.” She bows towards the class. “My hobbies are reading the Internet and cultivating mushrooms. I-it’s nice to m-meet you!”
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>>39212741
Shit, I just realized: She's a cute blushing shy girl with the status of being one of the party thrown without warning into a building full of fanboys and fangirls. We're going to have competition now.
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>>39212771
>Who 's gonna try to muscle in on OUR love interest?
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>>39212771
and we will protect her from the mobs. with our own body if need be
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>>39212784
Fools what do not know the score.
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Thread shall end here today. Thanks to everyone who participated!
Archived version: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/39203055/
Unfortunately, due to personal shit, there will only be one thread next week. It'll take place on Tuesday, 9:30 pm UTC as usual. Hope to see you all there!

I'm going to do stuff for thirty minutes or so, then I'll be back to answer questions.
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>>39212793
That's fine, Thorn. This was a fun one. Thanks for running. See you next week.
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Okay, so. Sachiko's been ultra chill to us, we need to pay her back in spades. We need to do everything we can to get her to be okay with this harem thing.
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So we need to resolve bro's harem as quick as possible and then every thread until completion can be Do Cute Things With Syoko Quest
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Now, how about the "Most Terrifying Party Member" poll?
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>>39212835
pretty sure this is not the plot point that will let that make sense
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So who will we try and resolve next?

My current vote is for Soyoko since she seems the next most reasonable next to Hatoko
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>>39212872
Syoko is not a part of the harem and has no interest in bro that way.

She's (hopefully) ours.
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>>39212872
B-but Syoko in OUR harem.
I think its time for Laura, since bro and Courier already started the work.
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>>39212872
>>39212878

Also, Sachiko should be next.
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>>39212878
>>39212888
Sorry meant Sachiko.
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Answering questions time.

>>39207231
both

>>39209068
She can.

>>39211301
>>39211299
I really don't get why you guys think this. Ayase isn't that type of person.

>>39212245
lol

>>39212271
It's twintails, but your description also counts.

>>39212376
Harem Soul isn't part of Ophis, nor is she part of it. It's just a name for an ability.

>>39212835
>>39212848
Polls will only appear once the important plot point has passed. Hopefully that'll be soon.

>>39212878
That'll depend on you and all the other players.
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>>39213170
>I really don't get why you guys think this. Ayase isn't that type of person.
Because everything we've seen of her so far indicates that she is the worst. Not the worst girl, the worst anything. It's easy to believe bad things about her. Maybe that will change in her arc, but for now it's not that much of a stretch to imagine her badmouthing the other girls under the cover of anonymous forum posts.



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