The Cultural festival had at last, started . Clyde knew there were going to be a lot of people, but holy s.h.i.+t did it feel like more than half the city poured in . He sighed . Sazuki a.s.signed her own leader to patrol the area until the events started . And as much as he considered telling her where she could shove those orders, the new dean was there and the young man didn't want to damage Team Stone's reputation . They were law-abiding citizens like the rest of the world .

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Ruri and Natalia were with him . The loli-witch ooh and aah'd the ma.s.sive display, impressed by the tremendous effort, even though most of it was simply due to money—the reason why the teachers would even allow just a one-day setup . The h.e.l.lhound sniffed the air a lot, her tail wagging in excitement, ears perked high .

"Takoyaki—ooh, it smells so good," Ruri said, practically bouncy . "I'm trying everything, but especially takoyaki . "

Clyde gave the h.e.l.lhound a head pat .

"You go have fun, don't let this boring a.s.s patrol keep you—"

Ruri grabbed his arm .

"Wherever you go, I go . "

Clyde shrugged . He wasn't complaining . Then from afar, Noona spotted him .

Her face brightened, waving as she ran toward him, huge b.o.o.bs bouncing .

"Clyde!"

Men around seemed mystified, jealous, or both—some with nosebleeds .

Clyde really looked at her and took notice of her current persona . A magical girl . An ecchi one . Red and white with strawberry decorations and even a wand .

"Why are you grinning like an idiot?" Ruri said, pouting . Clyde blinked . Before another thought could manifest, the demoness hugged him . The sweet aroma of expensive princess-grade perfume tickled his nose, almost enhancing the feeling of large b.r.e.a.s.t.s .

"It's good to see you," Clyde said .

"Likewise," she said then held her wand up . "I'm here in the name of truth, love, and justice . My mission is to recruit Kitome and Ming into my group . "

Clyde laughed .

"What about Yusuke?"

"Who? And this will be a girl's only group," Noona said . "That's how it is in the Loli Saga—I mean, that's how things are done . "

"Ah, well Kitome's in Room thirty," he said .

"You really are evil," Natalia said to Clyde softly .

"Thanks . Oh, and I will be watching your events," Noona said . "If you come in first…hmm, I'll invite you to a private dinner at my home . My cook makes this amazing pie that makes you tingle with joy the moment you caress it with your tongue . And I'll let you try some of my melon—"

"We want in too!" the surrounding male students said as their eyes seemingly blazed with fire . Clyde could feel strength like never before, thirst that could never be quenched .

"Oh f.u.c.k off, this is a—"

"You can't have a challenge without a compet.i.tor," some cla.s.s B young man interrupted . "It's only fair that you share this opportunity . " The f.u.c.king perverted idiot turned to Noona, who was more than likely too dense to sense the thirst . "Please let us join too . The winner gets a private dinner with you . "

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"I…don't—"

"We'd like to prove ourselves to you," another man said, interrupting the demoness . "We'll outwit this guy in any contest . "

Noona sighed .

"I…guess . Whoever gets first overall will win the private dinner with me . "

They cheered .

"I'd like to partic.i.p.ate too," Ruri said, tail wagging . "Food as a prize…"

Clyde let out a breath, annoyed with the other men .

"Sorry Ruri, only students can take place in the events," he told the h.e.l.lhound . "But—"

"That's not fair," she said, folding her arms, longing in her eyes .

The male students hurried off to prepare, auras surrounding them .

"Well, what was supposed to be a fun dinner between friends," Noona said then sighed . "I guess there's nothing wrong with making more…but try to win, okay?" She winked and waved her wand over the young man's head . "I give you Magi-Magi Noona's magical blessing of fortune!" She walked off, her trailing words being, "now to find Kitome . "

[Challenge: Place first in the cultural festival events . Reward: private dinner with Noona . Think carefully about what it would feel like to lose this . This challenge is mandatory and cannot be refused . ]

[You have somehow received Noona's blessing . Unknown benefits . ]

[Your relations.h.i.+p with Noona has increased to friend level 4 . Losing this challenge will make increasing this much slower . ]

"Let's finish up this little hall patrol and switch out with someone," Clyde told Natalia and Ruri . "Then we can eat . "

Ruri nodded .

"Now we're speaking the same language . You can't keep a lady waiting for her meal, much less a princess . "

Natalia blew on Clyde's neck, causing him to shudder .

"That really works," she said, laughing .

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He wanted to stare blankly at her, Toru-style, but pushed on . After they made sure everything was up and running, the trio set off for the food stands . The young man didn't eat, knowing that he needed to be in top condition to destroy his compet.i.tion .

Seth, Tyrone, and Kazumi joined them at a set of bleachers, snacking on various foods .

"I don't know how Toru managed to do it, but the bikini contest is on the schedule," Seth said, excited .

"It's called waving the wand of money," Clyde said with a chuckle . He quickly texted Tear and Yuki, challenging them both to win the bikini contest . He silently thanked Mother Nature for having the temperature in the seventies .

Kazumi glared .

"I knew something seemed fishy . "

"Someone has no confidence she could win," Seth said . She rolled her eyes

"I don't have to enter to prove myself . I have a boyfriend," she said, leaning on Tyrone . He sighed . Kazumi's a.s.sets weren't lacking but neither Seth nor Clyde felt like seeing how her boyfriend would react to their words .

"Pervs," Natalia said as she bit into her yaki dango—a s.h.i.+sh kebab-like contraption made of delicious mochi b.a.l.l.s, covered in a sweet sauce . She aimed it at Clyde . "Aaah . "

He stared at her blankly .

"How cute," Kazumi said . "Well, don't be an a.s.shole . You—"

The scolding wasn't needed as Natalia shoved it into Clyde's mouth right as he opened it to protest . He chewed .

"Oh, that's good," he said . "But—"

Natalia stuffed another mochi ball into his mouth, causing him to take the time to chew .

"Look how cute he looks when eating," Ruri said, giggling . "I want to feed him . "

Clyde didn't dare open his mouth this time . He opened a program pamphlet and pointed at the first physical event . Natalia and Ruri just smirked . Stars seemed to gleam from their eyes .

The young man stood . So did they, ready to jump him, evil grins on their faces . Clyde waved at Seth and the others, then took off .

"Wait!" Natalia and Ruri called, chasing . Within seconds, a teary-eyed genie also joined the chase to tell Clyde some minor happy news, but he kept running . He managed to elude them by flash stepping . The h.e.l.lhound's nose wouldn't matter if he was far off .

To his luck, no one was in the locker room, so he changed into a T-s.h.i.+rt and gym shorts, as well as some comfortable running shoes . He could not afford to lose . When he exited to the hallway, someone blew on his neck from behind . He turned slowly to see a starry-eyed Kiko, breathing s.e.xually, grinning . Before he could protest, she pulled him back into the locker room with surprising strength .

Cultural festival…

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Girls Locker room… .

In Kitsune form, Harumi stared at the fifth love letter dangling from her locker, then shook her head . Either this was some kind of prank by a jealous girl or the senders were idiots . Love letters in college? Sato Academy of all places . She sighed, making her fifth locker room trash hoop in a row . How many times did she have to make it clear to these buffoons that she wasn't interested? If a girl is taken, she is taken . She heard the door creak, but didn't have to drop her form . Alice, Melody, and Matsume walked in .

"Hi soul sister," Matsume said, pulling the pink-haired girl into a hug . Harumi hugged back, genuinely happy to see her .

"Where's Ruri?" she asked .

"With Natalia and Kanako," Matsume said . "I think they're looking for lover boy . "

Alice sighed as she sat next to Harumi .

"We have a problem . "

"Is it about the mothers?" Harumi asked .

"No, they're fine," Alice said . "This one's a bit silly, but…for Melody and I, kind of sensitive . "

Matsume chuckled .

"I can smell quite the jealousy on these two . "

Melody shot her a blank glare, which had no effect on the h.e.l.lhound . Harumi giggled .

"What's the problem?" she said .

"I overheard something between my Clyde and that…cow Noona," Alice said . "There's a bet between the guys . Whoever wins gets a private dinner with her . "

"But…you know how it is with Clyde, that could mean a lot more than we think," Melody said . "Alice said she said something about licking her pie and trying her melons . As Clyde's Soothess, I can't stand by and let that happen . "

Matsume burst into laughter . Harumi managed to hold hers, but only because she felt a wave of concern too . She planned to knab her time with him that night—there was no way she'd let Noona steal that from her .

"So cute," Matsume said, "but you're misunderstanding things . "

They all blinked .

"What do you mean?" Melody said .

"Noona is as dense as mercury," Matsume said . "And more virgin than Matsuko . "

"I still don't like it," Alice said, folding her arms .

Harumi gave her a sad smile .

"We could get in on that bet," the pink-haired girl said . "She didn't restrict it to just boys, right?"

"No," Melody said .

"Let's do it," Alice said . "We're going to take down my Clyde, for his own good . "

Harumi sighed .

Cultural festival…

Main fair grounds…

Dark downed his third helping of incredible anime food . A suitable meal for the lord of the dark, really . And now all he had to do was find the normie and his mission would be complete . He wanted the world star fragment out of his group's hands as soon as possible . He figured like the dragon b.a.l.l.s or chaos emeralds, the fragments would attract serious trouble .

He glanced at a group entering the festival, led by a beautiful blue-haired girl . He forced himself not to look at her b.r.e.a.s.t.s as she pa.s.sed by, her eyes locked on the food stands . If only he didn't suck at picking up girls . Oh well, the lord of the dark didn't have to do such things anyway . That didn't stop him from staring . The people that followed were intimidating as h.e.l.l—they were well-toned and fit, like f.u.c.king gymnasts or…fighters?

Dark sighed, not caring . Myriad ruined his quiet eating moment .

"Ooh, so that's your taste in human woman," she said .

"Could you give the great lord of the shadows some peace," he said . "Where'd Selkie go?"

"I think she left to go find this Clyde and the others," Myriad said . "I think she also said something about not wanting to be spotted near the pillar of embarra.s.sment . " She poked Dark in the cheek .

"And so I get stuck with you," Dark said .

"You should be thankful to have a beautiful thunderbird like me by your side," she said . "By the way, what's a chuuni?"

"I am not a chuuni!" Dark said . "Now, go out and have fun or something . I'm looking for people . "

"Yeah right, I'm not getting stuck in a crowd of humans," Myriad said then took another bite out of her Takoyaki . "Mmm, so yummy . "

"Right?" Dark agreed .

After this task was done, they could focus on killing as many crusaders as possible while helping Selkie . He may even strike them down indiscriminately, but the ent.i.ty only stressed the researchers and their factions .

Dark personally believed them to be all evil, backstabbing traitors to humanity .

He shook away the thoughts . This was a festival, a place to have fun, not to think of twenty thousand ways to murder a false defender of humanity .

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