Clyde felt something during the walk with his friend . He wasn't sure how to label it—the feeling wasn't the chill of a monster, but something else . Someone who felt out of place .

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He shrugged the thought to side and focused on his conversation with Harumi . That is until she brought up romance and the future .

"Do you ever think about getting married one day?" Harumi said . Her pink hair fluttered softly in the afternoon wind .

Clyde wanted to die . He remembered cringing every time his mother brought up anything about getting a wife one day . He was a freaking first-year college student!

"Maybe someday," Clyde forced out as naturally as possible . Harumi gave him a look, twinkle in her eyes, as if full of hope .

[You have unlocked the Marriage System . There are many perks here, should you tie the knot with any romantic interest . You may marry as many as possible . It is risky but sometimes the reward may be worth the risk . ]

The h.e.l.l it is, Clyde thought . Why did the system give him this? He had no intention of marrying anyone—and an anime girl? There was a limit of weebing one could do and get away with . He internally chuckled at the option of gaining a waifu, then promptly shoved the red flag thoughts into the abyss of his mind .

"Will you stay in the city after finis.h.i.+ng your degree? The academy offers the best jobs for those who do . "

"Maybe, maybe not," Clyde said . He wished he could tell her that he was from a different world . Telling half-truths to his first companion felt wrong .

Just then, Clyde felt a twinge of…something again . A feeling of wrongness, maybe, but not like the monsters . It housed an air of intrusiveness but technically, so did he .

That's when two people stopped in front of them, vigilance in their eyes . Eyes that knew more than the average person .

One of them was a thin young man with short brown hair and golden eyes . Besides the eyes, there was nothing remarkable about him . He looked like that adorable kid brother that older girls teased . Especially about virginity .

The beautiful green-haired young woman that stood next to him gave Clyde even more chills . He…felt the air of Mortem from her . While less intense and didn't feel as dark, she was dangerous . She wore a blue cheongsam decked with golden dragon decorations . Her hair was done in one perfect tail . Clyde a.n.a.lyzed them, starting with the young man .

[Warning, this person is an intruder upon the stone-viper game . ]

Charles "Dark . " .

Level: 20 .

Type: chuuni, dimensional interloper . The leaf .

Relations.h.i.+p: neutral . Suspicious .

HP: 100%

MP: 100%

Stats: Relations.h.i.+p isn't high enough .

Special abilities: Relations.h.i.+p isn't high enough .

Skills: see above, idiot-head .

Magic abilities: see above, dumb-dumb .

Secrets: see above .

[Warning! Alert! DO NOT ENGAGE THIS ENt.i.tY! Warning, DO NOT ENGAGE THE ENt.i.tY!]

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Selkie

Level: ???

Type: ???

Relations.h.i.+p: supreme neutrality .

HP: 20,000%

MP: 20,000%

Clyde halted the prompt, his eyes widening . His suspicion about that Selkie chick was spot on . He needed to try for an exit .

Clyde nodded but as his foot moved to walk around the two, the green-haired woman was already in his path . Behind her "harmless" smile lied real power . Old power .

"Can I help you?" Clyde said, trying to seem as casual as possible .

Selkie continued to smile at him a little longer before speaking .

"To think we'd come across the stone," she said softly . "So, the games really have started . And you're pretty cute . " She winked .

Clyde took a lesson from Toru and gave her a blank stare .

"Not a virgin like my chuuni friend here," the girl continued .

"Who are you?" Clyde said . "You know what's going on—I need—"

She raised a hand to cut off the young man .

"Charly—"

"It's Dark! Dark! You stupid woman," the brown-haired young man said .

Clyde's eyes widened then he burst into laughter . Harumi covered her mouth, hiding as much as her amus.e.m.e.nt as possible .

"What the h.e.l.l man, Dark?" Clyde said . "Are you serious? You know, this is the last place you should be going weaboo at . "

Selkie sighed .

"You, this is why I tried to call him by his realm name," Selkie said .

"No offense man, but Dark? What are you, five? Let me guess, you make Shadow the hedgehog fanart in your spare time . "

"You dare insult me?" Dark yelled . "My name is cool . Better than your stupid normie name . "

Clyde and Harumi laughed harder .

"I'm not trying to be a d.i.c.k," Clyde said . "I just want answers . Maybe you could tell me what's—"

"I'll give you something to laugh about, you f.u.c.king normie! You're beneath me . I'll be ruling this world, unleashed by the power of my right hand . "

"Wow, he's got it bad," Clyde said . "Is he really from earth?"

Selkie looked as if she wanted to be anywhere that wasn't near Dark . Clyde felt kind of bad for her .

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Just then, Dark aimed a hand at Clyde .

"Great power, power that is just for me, Dark Vanis.h.i.+ng Scale!"

Clyde dove as a black bolt of energy stuck where he was standing . The people around didn't seem to notice them, just like his other daytime scuffles . Maybe the system was behind this .

[Your party has entered PVP combat!]

[Dark's defense is temporarily down from using a powerful skill . ]

"Dude, what the h.e.l.l?" Clyde said, but the chuuni was no longer listening .

Clyde looked at Selki, nervous, but to his surprise, she was facepalming .

"I won't interfere," she said . "Calm him down if you can . "

This was not how Clyde envisioned his Sunday . He should be nestling in between Harumi's b.o.o.bs . The young man shook away the thoughts . Not that Harumi was pure . Kind but definitely not shy to advancing .

Clyde aimed a hand at Dark, but Harumi forced the chuuni to dodge her electric bolts . Dark ignored her to dash toward Clyde .

Clyde put up his guard and easily blocked the punches . He returned a large smash to the chuuni's face . The anime impact hurled the brown-haired young man at least five feet away .

[Dark HP has dropped to 87%]

[Dark's pa.s.sive skill activated . Pain to power!]

Clyde's eyes widened too late . All he saw was Dark's grin and the flash of red light before the painful impact spiraled him back into a rack of bicycles, knocking them all over .

[Your HP has dropped to 51%]

If he took another attack like that, he'd be dead for sure . Half of his health! Clyde felt stupid for underestimating him . He held up a hand to Harumi .

"Let it be one on one," he said . "I got this . "

She harrumphed anime girl style then folded her arms .

"Men and their stupid pride . "

Clyde stood upright as Dark made the next move .

"Great power—Si—"

"Dude, shut up," Clyde barked as he roundhouse-kicked the chuuni . "Don't yell out your attacks before using them . "

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Dark hit the ground hard .

[Dark's HP has dropped to 77%]

[Dark's pa.s.sive skill activated . Pain to power!]

"Ah s.h.i.+t . " The super fast beam struck him like lightning . He was surely dead—this stupid cheating move .

[Pa.s.sive skill activated: Secret sword and martial arts combination . Defense! You have endured the attack . ]

[Your HP has dropped to 12%]

Dark laughed .

"Look at you, pathetic . When I take over this world, I'll have them throw apples at you on sight . Every girl must point, scream and run . "

Clyde shook his head .

"You really are messed up in the head . "

"Pssh—you haven't seen the power of my right hand yet . The power that is dormant . You shouldn't be the stone—I'm more suited . But that's fine . Prepare to…what are you doing?"

[Activated Binder's hand . ]

[Binding successful . ]

Blue tendrils of magic shot from Clyde's hand and wrapped around every limb of Dark's body .

[Dark is inflicted with Bind . Bind still holds!]

Dark struggled and struggled to no avail . Clyde smirked, aimed his right hand at the young man then hummed a victory tune from his favorite RPG video game .

"Let me show you the power of my right hand . "

[Activated Spirit wave . ]

The beam jolted from Clyde's hand mercilessly . He made sure to time a dive to the side just as the power struck Dark . His instincts didn't fail him . The red beam quickly poured from the chuuni and hit the spot Clyde abandoned .

[Dark's HP has dropped to 3%]

[Dark is inflicted with Spiritual Blight!]

"Alright, enough is enough," Selkie said with little enthusiasm as she stepped in between the two . "I declare Clyde of the Stone, winner of this duel . "

[Battle completed . Victory! Reward: 10200 EXP and $200 . ]

[You have reached level 20! Stats increased!]

[You have received one of Dark's items and $500 of his dollars for defeating him in PVP combat . ]

[You have received Loli Saga Issue #4 from Dark!]

[You have received 3 free points!]

[For repelling an intruder, one random skill has been leveled up . Spirit Slash has reached level 2! Your combat level has reached basic level 4 . ]

Clyde immediately pulled the book from his inventory and tossed it on the ground .

"Harumi, burn that please . That's what I received from beating him . "

"No!" Dark said . "That's priceless rarity . "

Selkie glared at the chuuni, shaking her head . She raised a hand . It briefly glowed with enough power to shake the bones throughout Clyde's body . A small torrent of energy leapt from that hand and hugged the book, causing it to burst into flames that nearly put the sun to shame .

"Noooo!" Dark howled .

"You…" Clyde sighed then looked at Selkie . "Can I please have a word with you? Alone . "

Harumi gave him a skeptical look, but Clyde waved it away . She sighed then walked over to Dark . The chuuni blushed furiously as the pink-haired young woman healed him .

That's when time froze for everyone except Clyde, Seiki, and Dark . Mortem's voice pierced the air like a cobra's bite .

"So much nerve, my dear Selki . You will explain yourself . "

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