Finding Sixxy was easy. She was in the middle of teaching a group of skeletons.
From what I saw, their movements seemed more fluid, these skeletons were actually pretty decent.
Not bad for undead who could only swing their swords wildly not so long ago.
I grabbed one of Sixxy’s hands and took her to the corner.
It was a time-sensitive matter, not to mention, one that would require absolute secrecy.
Sixxy: Why did you suddenly pull me over like that? Are you finally up for a quickie?
Icicle: Shush, I need to know something and it’s a pressing matter! We can talk about the quickie later… As you can see, there’s no white furball on my shoulder. Nyu has transformed into gorgeous woman! Damn! She’s really nice, I’d rate her 10/10. By the way, I call dibs on her.
Sixxy: That’s what you came to talk about? Nyu’s human form? *sigh* You’ve riled me up for nothing…
Icicle: Stop feigning ignorance! I need to know what happened to her back in the day. She has an enormous scar on her stomach!
Sixxy: Scar? I don’t know anything about that. When I met Nyuva, she was completely fine.
Sixxy doesn’t know what happened, huh?
That’s a shame.
Whatever, I need to know what she knows, otherwise, Nyu will be like a cloud in the sky, distant and unreachable.
Icicle: Tell me what you do know then. Anything will do.
Sixxy: You know, I’ve never seen you so worked up, Icicle. You’ve really come to like Nyu, didn’t you?
Icicle: Of I course I like her, she’s an adorable furball! To top it off, she’s hot!
Sixxy: Men are really simple with their choices… Oh well. I’ll get to the point. You can probably infer that I was a bad girl back in the day, right?
Icicle: Yup, you still are.
Sixxy: Hehehe, right~. Anyways, I was always looking for a fight. No matter if it was with my distant relatives or my very own sisters. All I did was strive to become stronger. At least that’s what I thought. Later on, I realized that I did that to feel the thrill. That exhilarating feeling during the fight, where you can only see yourself and your opponent. Nothing else matters. No one can disrupt you. It’s as if everything else ceased to exist. Only you and your enemy. One on one. Every breath, every movement, you learn to appreciate everything. If you can find an opponent that is strong enough, that is. For a long while I had no one like that. Every time I found a creature, some adventurer, summoned being or a golem, no matter what it was, it couldn’t keep me entertained.
I have to say, Sixxy’s gesticulation is really good.
Whatever she says seems so interesting and draws you in…
Maybe her true vocation was not to be born a Naga, but to become a TV salesman!
No matter what she was advertising, it would sell.
Hell, if I listened to it for a long while, even I would consider buying the product.
I don’t know what’s worse, Haruno concocting elixirs that are better than drugs or Sixxy who could sell them in a jiffy…
These two would make a deadly pair.
Sixxy: As time passed I realized that the continent I was in couldn’t contain me anymore. So I swam. It was a long journey. When I reached another landmass it seemed like at least a few months passed. I don’t think it was due to the distance. I… I lost direction many times, so… *cough* *cough* Ekhm. Anyways, I arrived at the new continent, and the first thing I’ve done was obviously find the next prey. Smiling happily from ear to ear, I rushed forward, only to get heavily wounded in one attack. Every creature on that enormous landmass was ridiculously powerful. Huge lizards with little paws chased me for weeks. I think they were called T-Rex or something like that. More time passed. Don’t look at me like that, I have no idea how long I’ve been there, but after a couple of decades, I emerged as the strongest being on that godforsaken island. For a few days I emerged myself in the feeling of being the mightiest. Then, my journey continued. The next place I swam to, well, it didn’t have anyone strong. At least I thought so. It was called Glacia Kingdom. Near one of the cities, I encountered a caravan. All the people guarding it were weaklings, so I didn’t even bother with them. What reeled me in was their conversation. It really piqued my interest. Do you want to know what they were talking about?
Continents?
So there are more, huh?
Well, I’ve suspected as much.
I’ll look it up in the library or in the academy once I get there.
Let’s focus on the current conversation.
Icicle: Please continue, I don’t know how much time we have. When Nyu comes back and she learns that we’re speaking about her past, we’re both dead!
Sixxy: Right, I forgot. Where was I? Ok, I got it. Merchants and guards were sitting near the campfire and discussing recent events. They mentioned a few key words. Ice Mages and their elite squad. I learned that the leader of that squad was a woman called Nyuva. These traders talked about her as if she was embodiment of a mighty goddess. No one can blame me for being curious, right? After many months, I’ve come onto a trail of the group. There were around 300 people. Around 60% of them were over 40 years old, the rest were youngsters, ranging from 12 to 25 years old. In front of them travelled a strange squad. Nine people total. Their leader was a beautiful female with white hair and eyebrows. Her feline yellow eyes gave off a feeling of indomitable will. One glance was enough to let me know that she’s the strongest in the entire group.
The strongest, huh?
If Nyu was really the strongest even in the group of 300 Ice Mages, then she’s as overpowered as one can be.
From what Nyu said she’s still a lot weaker than the almighty dragons…
How overpowered are dragons then?
These devs really made some things impossible to kill.
Sixxy: Slithering through the dirt road, I made my way towards her. Grass around me swayed due to raging winds of my violent approach. My hands moved and the six swords followed, that’s when-
Icicle: Stop right there!
Sixxy: Come on! I was finally getting into it!
Icicle: You said you were moving on the dirt road and the grass was swaying?
Sixxy: Look at that, you were listening intently! Yes, I did say that!
Icicle: But Glacia Kingdom is covered in layers of ice and snow!
Sixxy: It sure as hell wasn’t when I attacked Nyuva…
+5?! WHAT?!
Rank SSS+++? Isn’t this like “Kill a dragon” quest?
What kind of dangers are there!?
Fucking rigged game! It already wants me to die!
Listen, you shitty AI!
I know, you’ve helped me, but this is like fucking me over twenty times for one small favor!
How am I, a newbie in this world, supposed to complete this quest?!
Yeah, there’s no time limit, but if there’s a creature who can hurt Nyu, how am I supposed to feel safe?!
ARGHHHH!
You know what, thanks for this ridiculous quest.
I’ll make sure to fulfill it just to get back at you!
The only thing that’s keeping me sane is that Nyu is actually a hot woman!
That one factor makes it worth suffering in this rigged, godforsaken world.
Sixxy: Are you done with the inner pouting you’ve been doing for the last two minutes?
Sixxy’s voice surprised me, but my response was nearly automatic, almost as if my body reacted to an impulse without even thinking.
Icicle: Pretty much, yeah.
Sixxy: Good. So I slithered through the grass, raised all of my six swords and used my original skill! I wasn’t hoping to kill my opponent, there’s no thrill in that. What I wanted, was to gain a small advantage. One, that would let me fight evenly with Nyuva and in the end, allow me to emerge victorious. Eight people at Nyuva’s side stopped walking, but she nonetheless continued forward, without ever stopping, as if nothing in the world could stop her. Nyuva was overwhelming, she never doubted her capabilities. My swords were about to land, when her ancient voice rang ou-
Nyu: What the hell are you doing, little snake?
I felt blood draining from my face.
Sixxy, who was right in front of me, started freezing!
She became a shard of ice in a mere second!
Isn’t that too much of a roleplay?
As I was about to flip out, I realized that something’s wrong.
Nyu’s voice didn’t come from Sixxy’s mouth, but from behind!
Quickly turning around, I saw Nyu leisurely walking forward.
The scar on her tanned stomach seemed better, it stopped releasing the dark smoke.
Icicle: Nyu?! So you’re done, huh? How are you? Are you fine? Does it hurt anywhere?
Using [Water step], I was moving from place to place, checking out all of Nyu’s external appearance.
There really didn’t seem to be any abnormalities.
Nyu looked healthy.
In fact, I wouldn’t even dare to think that something was wrong with her just a few minutes ago.
Sixxy: *Nyuva did exactly that, Icicle. She froze me with a mere glance!*
Huh?
Nyu: Thanks for your help, Icicle.
Showing me a brilliant smile, Nyu looked at me tenderly.
Damn, does it mean that she’ll finally be nice to me?
Nyu: Now feed me some chocolate, human.
Woohoo-
That changed rather quickly.
Whatever, even if it’s like this, I can still take small advantage off her.
Breaking one piece of chocolate, I waved it gently.
Icicle: Say “ahhhhh”.
To my surprise, it worked.
Nyu walked as if in a trance and snatched it away with her mouth.
I have to be honest, with her human form, it looked really cute.
Nyu: *sigh* I’ve been in that furry animal form for way too long. Even a lowly human like you is playing around with me. *smack*
Falling into the cold ground like a meteor, my record of faceplants increased by one more.
There was even a hole left in the floor…
To hell with me living only with 50hp left, but who will pay for all these damages?!
Damn it!
Still, you can’t expect me to be angry… how can you possibly be angry at a beautiful woman?
Unless she robs you.
Or cheats on you.
Yeah, these are the two things I can think of right now.
Although if she robbed me and that led to a make-up sex, I wouldn’t mind.
Icicle: No need to be so agitated, Nyu. I must ask you though, will you stay in your current form?
Nyu: I plan on doing so, human, why?
Icicle: Nothing much, it’s just that… it will be hard to fight with rivers, if not oceans of people.
Nyu: What do you mean, human?
Icicle: Jeez, you really don’t get it. Based just on your appearance there will be countless men who will fall in love with you. As long as you’re next to me, I’ll be endlessly attacked.
Nyu: Is that so? So you humans think I’m beautiful, huh? No wonder so many of you followed me for no reason.
Why do I get the feeling that none of these people lived…?
Icicle: So, Nyu, can you change back to that adorable little familiar, at least once we’re outside?
Nyu: Do you know how it feels to be forced to become a furry animal for over 10 000 years? I can finally stretch properly! *yawn*
I’m playing such a dangerous game here.
Sure, Nyu is cute and alluring, but what’s more, she’s extremely dangerous!
These kind of “hanging on a thread” situations, I don’t like them.
For some reason, I can find myself in controlled situations.
Maybe I’m just that kind of guy.
Nyu: Besides, I get a feeling you’re trying to tame me. It’s not that easy cowboy. *yawn*
Icicle: Hahahahahaha!
I couldn’t help myself.
How could I tame her?
Has any of you seen a person who has tamed a dinosaur?
Yeah, me neither.
And Nyu is even more overpowered than that.
Plus, she has two lethal weapons.
Big, perky, round shaped mounds of death.
Nyu: What’s so funny, human? Don’t tell me you’ve never thought of that?
Icicle: I did, of course I did. Who wouldn’t want to have such an adorable familiar after all? But, as long as you’re able to kill me with a swipe of your paw, what danger do I pose to you?
Nyu: You humans are crafty and vile, why would I ever trust you?
Great, generalizing.
This is starting to piss me off.
Putting everyone in the same bag…
Call me petty, but this irks me more than it should have.
Why am I getting so triggered?!
Goddamn pet-peeve.
Nyu: Don’t stand around like that, give me some more chocolate, I need energy.
Now she’s ordering me around.
This is too much.
Icicle: Here, catch.
I threw the bag containing chocolate towards Nyu.
However, Nyu didn’t even bother to catch it, it landed at her feet.
Nyu: What are you throwing it for? Feed me.
Icicle: You do have two hands, don’t you? Eat it yourself.
Nyu: You have some gall to talk to me like that, human.
Icicle: Hmph, you do have some guts to talk to me like that. If all you needed was some herbs to treat your wound and chocolate to provide you energy, then you’ve got it. Take it and get out.
Nyu: Oh? So that’s how it is. It seems you haven’t been beaten enough. You don’t even realize how miniscule your power is compared to mine, yet you dare to talk big?
Oh really? Let’s take a gander.
Icicle: You’re merely a level 7500+, yet you bark like you’re the strongest in the world. You know what? If someone described you as adorable and cute, I would believe that. If he added that your real form is alluring and sexy, I wouldn’t doubt it either. However, if that person said you can be a little arrogant bitch, I would smack him. But, look at it now, merely fifteen minutes or so passed, yet your entire attitude has changed. You can be the goddess in someone’s eyes, but in mine, currently, you’re nothing more than an eyesore. That’s why, like I said, pick that bag up, take it and get the fuck out. The exit’s over there.
I didn’t look back and walked away leisurely.
Sixxy: *You goddamn idiot, now we’re all dead! I told you how powerful she is, yet you still dare to talk like that! Arghh!*
Nyu: Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Now I know why you’ve chosen him, little snake. He’s actually arrogant and dumb enough to challenge the whole world if need be! Even the Ice Emperor treated me with utmost respect, yet a mere human, called Icicle Whitesnow, looked at me as if I’m nothing more than a speck of dust! That’s ridiculous and hilarious at the same time! I’m so glad I went out of my way to feel him out! Yes, yes, that’s good. To think I would actually find a perfect person for the job.
When I heard Nyu’s mad laughter, my head immediately turned around.
After finishing her sentence, I felt a weird buzz in my head.
That goddamn beauty tricked me!
I was so mad for nothing.
Shit! To get outsmarted by an AI…
It wouldn’t be bad if it was Eshel, but Nyu?
Now I feel like my position of an alpha suddenly dropped by two levels, to a measly omega.
Nyu picked up the bag, threw it into the air, then made a circle with her finger.
Sixxy was released from the ice that enveloped her entire body.
Blinding light surrounded Nyu as she jumped, turning back into her adorable white furball form.
In the middle of the jump, she caught the bag and landed on my shoulder.
Nyu: Now, give me some chocolate.
Picking up the recently opened bar, I handed it to Nyu.
Nyu: Not like that, feed me!
Icicle: I told you, you can eat it yourself.
That’s when unexpected happened.
Nyu closed in, then brushed against me with her soft fur.
Showing me this kind of affection, I couldn’t stay mad for long.
Actually, my rage already dissipated when I learned that I was played.
During my time in the organization, there weren’t many that could outsmart me.
Here, in Loiterous, I kind of let myself go.
Only in this way could I fully enjoy the wonders of this world.
Yet the feeling of a loss was the same.
I loathed it from the bottom of my heart.
However, losing to Nyu in a battle of wits felt abnormally casual.
As if it was meant to be.
It was a feeling difficult to describe.
I felt pissed off yet at peace.
Damn women, they can always find a weak spot and meddle with my head!
Whatever, no matter what happens, I won’t let myself be bossed around by a woman.
Except my mother, she’s scary.
And… maybe my girlfriend, if she’s cute.
Icicle: Here, say “ahhh”.
While Nyu was munching on her favorite delicacy, I started wondering on what really happened.
Nyu held answers to many of my questions.
With her help, I may be able to discover more secrets, thus become stronger.
I’ve never decided on what I really want to do in this game, but right now, I’m having fun.
Letting myself feel like a child is all I need for the moment.
I don’t have any intention of becoming an emperor or ruler of the whole continent, not to mention the world.
There’s enough work waiting for me in the outside world.
I’ve had enough of the ruling.
It’s much easier to control the ruler, making him your puppet.
Do I really want to involve myself in the politics though?
Haha, what am I thinking, I already am involved.
After all, I agreed to become Saress’s ally.
Looking at it now, faking the rape was a really hideous act.
Slavery is supposedly legal in this country, so venting my frustration on Saress was unreasonable.
I owe her an apology.
The best way to do it is to show it through my actions.
Involving myself in her matters is such way.
Especially since she protected me from the church and endangered her integrity.
I wonder how her father will play the ball.
Let’s hope he’ll take heart and side with his only daughter.
Icicle: Alright, little furball, it’s time for you to answer some of my questions~.
Rebirth Online World 