A/N: Best girl?

Narrator POV

Y/N: I knew that Sa would be cautious of me, however, I never thought she would atract my attention somewhere else to take care of Fu Hua

He was searching all around earth to find her, but no can do, he couldn't find her anywhere

Y/N: She must be in another Bubble universe then. Tch, what a pain in the ass

He took a deep breath, but before he could do something, his phone rang

Y/N: Who is it?

???: Hello Partner~! I thought you would miss me, so I took the freedom to take your number~

Y/N: It's not supposed to work

Vita: Oh~? Because you have a duper super secret number~?

Y/N: No, because I'm too poor to pay my phone subscription

Vita: .....PFFFFFFFFFFT!

She was laughing at the end of the phone, as Y/N stood there

Vita: G-Gosh, you're full of surprise, aren't you?

Y/N: What do you want?

Vita: Well, you can feel where I am, right? You should hurry before I kill your little friend Fu Hua~

She cut the call, as Y/N took a deep breath, looking at the sky

Y/N: Well, like they said, 3 is a charm

He took a massive jump toward the stars, rushing at great speed toward his destination

Y/N POV

As I was traveling toward Vita's position, I took a deep breath, my eyes glowing blue

Crashing through multiple layers of barriers and buildings, I landed on a railing, before rising straighter, and look down

And it was absolutely not Fu Hua, Vita and the Adult Griseo, but... a kid looking like Otto

Y/N: .....Huh?

???: Well, it seems like we have a special guest! 

Y/N: Who the fuck are you?

???: Well, you must be an outsider, just like that detective. My name, is Moriarty

Moriarty: And, may I know who you are?

Oh, the smug aura and smirk... The real Otto actually WAS useful because he would pay me at least

Y/N: Just like you said, I'm an outsider. Anyway, I'm searching for someone. Her name is Fu Hua

Moriarty: Well, she is currently not here, but if you want, I can-

I raised my arm, blocking a sword from those stardust monster, and dodge an arrow from it

Y/N: Not very friendly, you know that?

Moriarty: Well, it seems like they ruined the surprise... Kill him

A group of monsters rushed at me, as I sigh, and took my position

Y/N: Authority Expansi-!

My nose started to bleed, just like against the Will of Honkai, but not just that

I felt all of my abilities being locked, as I quickly put the dots

That's another trick of Yoggy... She must have done that when she did that kiss on my cheek

That outer midget is seriously pissing me off those days...

I wiped my nose, before dodging most of them, and block a punch from one of those

Y/N: I feel as weak as when I first got in St.Freya....

I kept being on the defensive, before a spear pierced my side

Narrator POV

At this realisation, Y/N L/N soon remembered a feeling he forgot for a long time

A feeling he haven't felt, since the start of his account on the game...

Pressure

Ever since the start of his adventure, Y/N L/N have barely felt any pressure

The only ones that have threatened him enough, was the Will of Honkai

The weight of not making any mistakes, the precision of his attacks, giving his best...

However....

This feeling of pressure, brought another feeling...

Excitement

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He broke the spear of the monster, smirking widely, before grabbing it's arm, and punch it on the chest, making it's armor crack

When his fist connected, he felt his fist and arm hurt from the impact, as the glow in his eyes grew

The danger that were representing his enemy, the thrill of the battle, and the will to surpass them

Kicking the ground, he jumped, avoiding a lateral slash from one of them, before elbowing the back of it's head, and making it crash on the ground

Landing on the ground, he dodged a few arrows barely, one of them cutting his cheek, as he smirked

Rushing forward, he started to clash with them, before kicking off their leg, and grab their bow

Quickly, he use the bow as a baseball bat, and hit the monster in the chest with it, as it broke

Y/N: Heheha...!

At this exact moment, for the second time of his life, Y/N L/N....

Was feeling satisfaction

Moriarty, who was watching everything, frowned

Seeing this man, getting injured, and laughing about it... Was disturbing

Moriarty: This is off... They shouldn't be this troubled against someone this weak-

His eyes widened, as he saw Y/N's fist having black sparks around it, as he rushed to a monster

Another one attacked him from the side, as Y/N paid him no mind

Because...

CRASH

Y/N: Honkai-!

The monster was about to hit Y/N, before something punched it's face, black sparks coming out of the fist, breaking it's jaw

The one who did that, was none other than Fu Hua!

Meanwhile, Y/N hit the monster in the guts, sparks getting out of the impact, and destroying the monster in pieces

Y/N/Fu Hua: Flash!

Y/N: Sorry for coming uninvited, did I disturbed you?

Fu Hua: Not at all, you had a perfect timing

They both straightened up, before they high fived

Looking up, they saw Moriarty was gone, as Y/N let out a sigh

Y/N: Finally...

He stumbled slightly, as Fu Hua catched him

Fu Hua: Are you ok? You seem... different

Y/N: It's because something or someone locked my power... I don't know if I will be able to get them back

Fu Hua: That means...

Y/N: I can still do some few things, but if we were to fight someone above the level of an average Herrscher, I wouldn't stand a chance on the paper

???: On the paper? Are you saying that even at your weakest, you would still have a chance to win?

Looking back, he saw Vita, walking to them with her smile, as Griseo followed behind

Griseo: Fu Hua... Who is that?

Fu Hua: That's Y/N L/N, the one I told you about

Griseo: Oh...!

Y/N: Well, she sure look grown up

Fu Hua: You know of her?

Y/N: I told you I met all the Flame Chasers

Clearing her throat to not be ignored, Vita spoke again

Vita: As I was saying... Are you saying you could take on Sa if everything goes as planned?

Y/N: If everything goes as planned, I can even fight the Will of Honkai again and win

Vita: Oh? And what's your plan?

Y/N: Him not moving, while I attack him

Vita: .....PFFFFFFFFFT!

???: Still, the fact you're here, but your powers are locked, it doesn't help us at all

Walking toward them, Misteln had a frown, looking concerned

Misteln: Do you have any ideas as to why it happened?

Y/N: Most likely, it is due to my fight against the Will of Honkai. My brain have received far too much damage and honkai corruption, to the point I had limited access to my power. If I use my Authority, Red, Blue, or Purple, I have 9.99 chances out of 10 to die

He felt Fu Hua's grip on him tighten slightly, as she frowned

Fu Hua: That won't be necessary. We will handle it. You rest here, Misteln will stay with you

Fu Hua walked away, her fist clenched, as Griseo walked to Y/N

Griseo: We will talk later then... And please, stay safe, for Fu Hua

Y/N: ...

Vita: Oh dear, what's with the long face? Don't tell me you're getting emotional!

She stood in front of him, opening her arms

Vita: Come here and cry in Big sis Vita's arm~

Y/N: May the Will of Honkai clip your ass in a Fortnite build fight

Vita: Now that's more like it~!

Griseo and Vita walked away, as Misteln turn to Y/N

And to her surprise, he was smiling

Y/N: Seriously... What did I do to deserve them?

Misteln: It's actually quite easy, Y/N

She placed a hand on his shoulder, and smiled warmly

Misteln: You're the one they can rely on, and now, they can finally pay you back

She walked away, to prepare everything, as Y/N smiled, closing his eyes

Yoggy: Oh~ You seem quite at ease, even though you're back to being a weakling~ How interesting~

Y/N: Hey, Yoggy

Yoggy: Hm?

Y/N: I've been thinking about it for a while, and...

He smiled warmly, and laughed

Y/N: Being an Outer god doesn't fit me at all. I'm too much of a softie, you know?

Yoggy: .....

And, for the first time in her existence, Yog Sothoth, was speechless

Before she errupted in a laugh, the sound echoing around the Imaginary Tree

Yoggy: I knew I made the good choice in betting on you, N/N~! Oh, it's going to be quite fun~!

She snapped her finger, as Y/N's power was unlocked, and she spoke

Yoggy: You will regain all of your power in due time, however, you have lost your divine statuts. Until then, you're as strong as you were after the Theater of Domination~

Her smirk turned into a soft smile, as she nod

Yoggy: You've always been my favorite mortal since you came here. So don't disappoint me, my cute little brother

She cut the link, as Y/N took a deep breath, and exhale slowly

Y/N: Alright...

His eyes opened, as his eyes glowed blue

Y/N: Time to be paid for extra hours!

Y/N finally remembered

To be the strongest, he had to be Y/N L/N

But to be Y/N L/N, he had to be everyone's anchor, their friend, their light, their comrade, and for some... their loved one

He needed to stay himself

Chapter 39: Finished

A/N: Probably the hardest chapter I had to make ever

Because either I was staying with the outer god path, and him being a walking deus ex machina everytime

Or give up this course, and stay with something people will relate more, and such, like more

And you can guess where I went!

I hope I didn't upset some of you guys with this choice, but you know

Nothing, that's my story, you ain't gonna do a thing about it :D

Anyway! In the next chapter! The final fight against Sa! A bond is created!

'Chapter 40: Y/N L/N'

Y/N: Fu Hua... Tell everyone for me: Life wasn't so bad!