Chapter 3
It was a slow day. Yesterday, Sona offered my today off from school so I can get some rest for the fallen angels tomorrow. She still made me come because... I don't know, some stupid reason she said. On the bright side, even though I had to go to school, I didn't need to go to class.
That's why I'm wastin- using my day wisely to nap under a tree near the old school building. I rather be playing video games, watching anime, or jerking off, but school is not the time or place. Never stopped me from doing the last one though. That's almost a joke, we don't talk about that.
'Y/N, I know you'd rather not hear this while your internally monologing, but someone has been staring at you for a while and it's really getting on my nerves.' Echdina complains, popping into my head
'Hm?' I open my eyes and scan the area around me 'Don't scare me like that, Dona. I thought Sona or someone else caught me napping in the open. Sometimes it's fun to be yelled at but I'm really not in the mood.'
'You really can't sense people's auras yet?' Echidna inquires, sounding a bit surprised
'I have the power to control time and destroy people with one touch. I think I'm fine in terms of powers.' I counter
'Yet your body is still weak as ever.' She scoffs 'Not to mention you're as good as dead if you over exert yourself or don't use my authority in time.'
'Shut up.' I once again give an intelligent counter argument
'Just look up at the school. There's a magic signature similar to your master up there. Just...' Echidna pauses, seemingly thinking for a moment 'there's something off about it. It just seems more dangerous and evil.'
This time I sit up and sigh, looking towards the old school building. Like Echidna said there was some sick pervert trying to watch me sleep.
Something was off. Not the aura, like Echidna said, but it seemed to be more windy near that window than it was outside. Strange.
Oh wait! That's Rias Gremory! One of the great onee-samas of this school! Wow!
That's sarcasm. She may have slightly attractive, but that doesn't mean I'll sit by and let her creep on me. So, I just stare back.
'What a great idea, N/N!' Typhon cheers 'That'll teach her to stalk you! I think going up there and punishing her would be more effective though. Just saying. I don't know why, but I want to fight her.'
'Typhon, have I ever told you how cute you are?' Already getting bored of having a staring contest with Rias, I start to talk with Typhon
'Yep! You're one of the only people that have!' Typhon claims 'For some reason, people back in my world were scared of me. I have no clue why though.'
'Maybe they were guilty of something, and were scared they'd get judged.' I shrug 'I don't think you're scary though. If I could, I would pat you all day.'
'I won't stop you if that's what you want!' Typhon starts to laugh 'What if I want to go beyond patting though? Like to hand holding or sex?'
'Uhh...' I blink, losing the staring contest Rias and I were having. She smirks and steps back into the room she was in. Bitch. 'Why and how did that progress so fast?'
'What do you mean?' I can practically hear Typhon tilting her head
Echidna decides to invite herself back into the conversation 'I wouldn't be opposed to that either. Actually, I think it would be most beneficial if we did partake in that activity.'
'I think I'm too innocent for where this coversation is going...'
'Y/N, we're with you all the time. If you think we haven't seen you pleasuring yourself then you're mistaken.' Echidna claims
I have no clue how something like that never crossed my mind. Here I was thinking Rias was a pervert for watching me sleep. It seems witches don't know what privacy is.
'Dona is right! Of course we had to watch, it's the first time we had the opportunity to learn about that type of stuff in hundreds of years.' Typhon adds
'Wait a second...' I pause 'Is Typhon one of those lolis that are actually hundreds of years old?'
'Yes, she is only a decade younger than I am.' Echidna confirms 'She may look young and have a childish sense of justice but she is far from immature.'
'Right, next topic.' I try and change the subject ASAP 'So, Dona. Science. Tell me about it.'
'Well I have been wondering about something lately. Come here and I'll tell you about it.' She says, before cutting our link
I shrug and lay back down into the grass, I close my eyes and let myself be taken into the witch's realm. With a bright flash of light, I open my eyes and find myself sitting at a table with Echidna and Typhon. "'Sup." I greet
Both the witches just nod at me, and Echidna slides a cup of tea in front of me before speaking. "I don't know if I've told you this before but our bodies work differently here than in the mortal realm."
I shrug "Honestly, I feel the same as always."
Echidna nods "That's to be expected, I doubt you would notice if you're only here for short amount of times. You see, while in here we don't really require any food or drinks since we don't really have physical bodies. We're all souls in here."
"Wait, so why the heck do you have tea and stuff down here?" I question "Hold up, where do you even get this tea? We're in an empty plane."
She smirks at my question "That leads back to what I was getting too. As I was saying before, our bodies are different, and I was thinking, are our reproductive systems the same as they were when we were still alive?"
I stare at her for a couple seconds "I don't know whether to get outta here and hear you out."
"This'll be pleasurable for all three of us. I get to confirm or debunk a theory of mine, several actually. At the same time, all three of us get to expirence sexual intercourse for the first time. Great, right?"
"Why the hell are you trying to make this sound so formal?" I bring my attention to Typhon "And you! You may claim your hundreds of years old but I don't lewd lolis."
"We've seen the things you get off to." Echidna says blankly "What were the name of the characters in those drawings? Hestia, Rory, Neptune, Tatsumaki-"
"Gah! Shut up!" I snap "They may be classified as lolis but that is CNN news!"
"Why are you acting like that, N/N?" Typhon tilts her head "We thought you would love this."
"It's tempting, but my first time will not be with two witches that live in my head for an experiment... probably." I sigh "Besides, if you could this place is no where for like a spirit witch devil baby to be raised! Morals, girls!"
"Well why not?" Echidna asks "That just means I could keep a closer eye on it and study them ever further than normal."
I raise an eyebrow "What are you? Some sociopath?"
"If I have to sacrifice a child for more knowledge than so be it." Echidna shrugs "Remember our contract? You have to help me get more information, and in exchange I grant you my entire existence. Sorry, we made it sound like we were asking for consent when you first came here, but that's not the case."
"Eh?" If I was standing, this would be a great moment to take a step back
"However, that can wait, for now." She starts to stare deeply into my eyes "I'll give you two options. Sex or going to another world to gather all of my old research."
"Huh?" Typhon gasps "I wasn't aware we were giving him a second option!"
I like the other Typhon better, but... "Can I choose bo-" I stop myself and clear my throat "Wait, did you say another world? Like some isekai anime?"
"Sure." She nods "There's a very good chance I can get you back to my original world. Would you like to hear more?"
"Hell yeah!" I confirm "I'll take any chance I can get to get out of this world! It'll be like a vacation!"
"I wouldn't say that..." Echidna trails off "I can get you there, but that's assuming a spirit I made hasn't made a contract with anyone she yet. Last I checked about 50 years ago the fool still hasn't made one with anyone yet. At first I thought it was a shame, but it seems this is all working out."
"Spirit? You mean you can make ghosts?" I question "I think I can have some fun with that ability."
"Ghosts?" Now it's her turn to get confused "A ghost and a spirit are two different entities."
Typhon nods in agreement "I'm not really into that stuff as much as Dona is and even I know that."
"In any case, the contract I have with her should still be valid, therefore the library is still techically mine. It's just a matter if my doorcrossing is enough to get there."
"... I'm lost."
"Don't worry about the specifics." Echidna shakes her head "What I want you to do is fairly simple. Once you get there, make a contract with the spirit, and tell her to take you to where my remains are to get the rest of my research."
"I think I can do that." I comment "I still have no clue what you meant by spirit though."
"Don't worry about it too much, to put it simply, she's a being I made to help me out with a few things when I was still alive. After my death, I just watched her as a sort of experiment." Echidna sighs "I have one way to contact her, I'll do that to ensure she goes with you. I trust she will be useful even after you go back to your home world. I should mention something though."
"Which are...?"
"Since she's an artifical spirit, there are two rules to follow." She states before putting a finger up "One, once you make a contract with her, you can't make a contract with another spitit. You should be fine though, as far as I can tell there are no spirits in this world anyway. Two, you will be her only source of mana. Without mana she can die. You have a surprisingly big pool of it so it shouldn't be too much of a problem, but if she's fighting for an extended period of time then you may start getting tired. She is very powerful, so it's to be expected."
"That sounds pretty simple." I comment "I guess I can do it. Can't be too bad. Going to a new world will be a nice experience too."
"That's the spirit!" Echidna smiles
"Wait, so no sex?" Typhon questions
"Alright, before I lose control and send her to horny jail, I should get outta here." I face Echidna "Just tell me how to get to that world and I think I can take care of the rest."
She nods "Just walk to a door and put your hand on it. I'll do the rest. It may take a lot out of me so if I can't communicate with you, don't worry about it. I'll just be resting."
Typhon raises her hand "I'll still be here, Y/N! There were a lot of sinners back in our world, so let's be sure to punish anyone that deserves it while we're there. It's the least you can do after denying me."
I roll my eyes and turn around, a portal appearing in front of me "I'll keep that in mind." I step through the portal, my eyes shoot open and I find myself still laying in the grass.
'Now to find a door. What a hard task.' I push myself up and walk towards the door closest to me, which happens to be the entrence to the old school building. I place my hand on it 'Dona, I'm ready.'
I don't get a reply. Instead, the door just shakes a bit and a bright light can be seen seeping through the frame. I open it and am almost blinded by the light, kind of like when you turn in your phone right after waking up. I step through the door, the light vanishes just as fast as it came.
On the other side, I'm greeted by a huge library. In the middle of the rows of shelves, is a young girl sitting there, looking down at a black book with wide eyes. She's wearing some dress that seems way too fancy for my taste. SHE ALSO HAS TWIN DRILL TAILS! And what looks like butterflies in her eyes?
She looks up at me and her face turns into a more serious one.
"Y-Y/N?" She asks in a somewhat shaky voice. Her expression shifts yet again, this time to one I can't quite explain "Y- you're Y/N, I suppose. Right?!"
"Yes?" I take a step back, not knowing how to react to the strange girl. I think I got punked. Some little girls library isn't what I had in mind when Echidna and I were talking.
Without a word she throws the book to her side and pounces at me. I don't even have time to react and activate my authority of greed to protect myself. It seems I didn't need to though. Once she reaches me, she just wraps her arms around me and holds on tighter than any girl her size should be able too. "Mother!" She starts to cry.
How am I supposed to react in this situation? I do as any self respecting man would do, and pat her head. We sit there for a couple minutes, her just holding onto me and crying, while I just pat her head. Honestly, it started getting real akward, but just as it started getting unbearable she looks up at me "You're finally here! I thought mother abandoned me!"
"Yeah, she's sorry about that... probably." I pause, whispering the last part "She's kind of dead, but she told me about you and I'm here now."
"Of course Betty knew mother was dead." She sniffs "I didn't think it would take so long for 'them' to come for me, in fact." She hugs me again "I- I wanted to die. I thought you would never come."
A little girl telling me she wants to die. Good thing I have experience in this situation... not. There's only one thing to do. I pat her head again "I kind of only just found out about you. Sorry about that."
She shakes her head "I don't care anymore. You're here now, that's all that matters. You're here to take me and make a contact, I suppose."
I pause the petting "I guess that's one way to put it."
She pulls back and smiles
"Sorry you had to see that. Betty was just overwhelmed. You probably think she's a pathetic spirit now, I suppose."
I scoff "If you waiting for hundreds of years for someone was true, then I get it. I would probably do more than get a bit emotional after that long. Don't sweat it."
She nods and holds her hand out "It was hell..." she mutters "Since you're saving me, it seems Betty has no choice but to serve you, and give you this library now. You should be honored."
"Eh?" What happened to her? Her personality just did a total 180°. I put my hand in front of hers "Don't think it will be easy kid."
"I'm not a kid. I'm hundreds of years old, in fact." Of course she is "I managed to make even mother proud. I can take whatever you want me to do."
"I'll hold you to that then." With that said, Beatrice grabs my hand and a soft pink light fills the room
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"I do know where sanctuary is, it's just a matter of getting there is what I'm more conerned about, I suppose." Beatrice explains, both of us stepping out of the door to the library into the hallway of what seems to be a mansion "I'm not sure what mother wants you to get from there. All of her important research is in the library, in fact."
"Sure, Echidna is a special snowflake. I don't think she's the type to send us there for no reason there." I shrug
Beatrice hums in what I think is agreement "I can see why you say that. Sometimes even I can't understand her line of thinking. It's best to trust mother, I suppose." Beatrice stops "I'm doing it again?"
"Huh?"
"You're my master. Not her. I've just been waiting for her for so long, I just..." She stops "You freed me from that hell. I should put more trust into you, in fact. I am your spirit, after all."
I hear someone clear their throat behind us. I turn around to see some blonde dressed as a maid. She's hot as hell though... bad Y/N.
"Lady Beatrice, may I ask who is that man beside you? And what buisness do you have in sanctuary?" She asks, getting a bit more serious with the second question
Beatrice huffs and steps towards her "This man happens to be, Y/N, my new master. He finally came like mother said he would." She says, puffing her chest out a bit "As for why we're going to sanctuary, it's none of your business, in fact. It would be in your best intrest to leave us, Frederica."
"You know I can't do that. Does Lord Roswaal know that you're leaving?" The now named Frederica asks
"It's none of that clown's buisness, in fact." Beatrice states "I was only here while waiting for 'them', under mother's orders. I have no reason to stay here any longer."
I finally decide to insert myself into their conversation "We kind of need to get going. I'm kind of on a schedule here."
"I understand." Frederica nods "But there is one thing in curious about. What does a member of the witch's cult possibly want with Lady Beatrice?"
"Huh?" I'm sure getting lost and confused a lot today. I feel as lost as a certain *********** candidate when the teleprompter messes up. I really shouldn't get into that right now.
"You reek of the witch." She narrows her eyes at me "Care to explain?"
"He doesn't have to tell you anything." Beatrice says "His buisness with mother or the witches is none of your concern. Like Y/N said, we can't waste anymore time here."
Frederica sighs "I'm going to escort you two out. I can't allow someone with the witch's scent to walk around freely."
"Thank you, but I know the way out, in fact." Beatrice starts to wak down the hallway "Come, Y/N. Before it gets dark out."
I nod and start following Beatrice. Right as I walk by Frederica she grabs my arm "If it turns out you are part of the witch's cult, don't expect our next meeting to go so well. Don't even think of hurting Beatrice either, got it?"
"Hurt her? She's adorable, why would I do that?" After my response, she lets go of my arm "You know, you're pretty cute too. If you ever want a head pat, all you gotta do is ask."
"Betty should be the only one getting head pats, I suppose." I turn to see Beatrice has stopped and is looking back at the two of us "If you want to stay here and flirt with the maid, I'm more than happy to oblige." A smug smile appears on her face and she puts her chin up "As you would put it we have 'shit to do,' in fact."
"Gah!" My jaw drops "I don't think I even swore around you! Where did you learn that?"
Beatrice rolls her eyes "We're practically one entity now. We have a connection. I just know that stuff, I suppose."
I rush towards Beatrice, grab her hand, and start walking beside her "Don't say words like that. Those words don't seem right when coming out out you. Just worry about being cute, not copying me."
"I guess Betty is pretty good at being cute, isn't she?" Beatrice's smugness returns
Frederica just watches us with a small smile on her face before shaking her head and following close behind.
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(A/N: Holy shit. After writers block, and over 20 drafts, I finally got this out.
I know Beatrice acted a bit out of character at the beginning, but there's a reason for that. What Echidna meant when she said she can get into contact with her was through the book. She pretty much told Beatrice that 'that person' is coming along with Y/N's name. So that mixed with him showing up after hundreds of years, was kind of a rollercoaster of emotions for her. She wasn't exactly trying to hold off on making that contract after all that time.
You also may be wondering why I did a little skip right before they made the contract. That may be answered in a future chapter. If I remember. Just know something pretty important happened.
Also, I didn't want to delay any longer so I just left it there. Next chapter will wrap up everything in this world (for now), introduce Carmilla and Daphne (though Daphne won't be giving most of her powers just yet), and set up some stuff for the fallen angels. Today, I'll leave this here.
By the way, has anyone else noticed how nice Daphne's eyes looked? I mean, Subaru pretty much lost control of himself after seeing them, so I can't be the only one to think so. Anyways, I gotta go clear all the unused drafts. Bye.)
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