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A Nascent Kaleidoscope - Chapter 222

Published at 15th of March 2024 06:37:55 AM


Chapter 222

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Chapter 222:

"Nooooo." Pandora whined. "Don't go!" She grabbed onto my shirt with a pitiful look on her face.

It made me feel bad seeing her like this. "It's not like I won't ever come back." I reassured her.

"Waaa, I never get people visiting me." Pandora pouted. "You're the first one to even call me mom! Atleast stay for a few more hours, you only stopped by for a couple minutes!"

"I just wanted to see you before I go on a little adventure." I smiled wryly. "I promise to come back when I'm done with my business. I'll even see if Godou wants to come around." The roots of this story extend from novell bìn origin.

"Oh." Her eyes widened. "Yes, yes! Bring my youngest here too. He needs a firm hand, that boy!" She huffed.

"I already met him." I replied. "Already made sure to give him a kick on the rear to get him into gear. Though whether he starts taking the appropriate steps is up to him."

"Thank you." She reached out, wrapping her arms around me. "I'd hate to see such a nice boy like him die early."

"Of course." I reassured her again. "I felt bad at the trouble he was having."

She let out a sigh. "I can't convince you to stay a little longer?"

"I really do need to head out."

"Fine." She huffed. "But you better come back safe and healthy next time. You hear me, mister?" She poked my chest.

"Don't worry." Scáthach spoke up. "I will make sure he doesn't die before he returns."

"What a good Daughter-in-Law I have." Pandora perked up.

"I too will make sure he stays out of as much trouble as possible." Raikou added.

Pandora let out a little giggle. "Campione's can't help but get into trouble. Please keep him safe." She said with a small smile.

Raikou wrapped up the smaller woman in her arms.

It was pretty cute to see.

"You better come back soon." Pandora let go, giving me one last look. "Now that I know you can come back whenever you want. I expect visits!"

I don't know why seeing her acting like this made me smile so much. "We'll be back soon." I said one last time.

Again, I felt bad about having to leave so soon, but this was more of a test than anything else. I just wanted to make sure nothing unfortunate would happen if I just popped in. With Scáthach and Raikou at my side, I had been confidant in dealing with most potential consequences if there had been any.

Pandora seemed ecstatic about me being here and returning in the future, so I took that as confirmation that I could come and go as I please.

I....wanted to give her a chance. I know it was strange to have this thought, but I wanted to see if there could be sort of bond that could form between us. I had no romantic interest in her but maybe we could be more than strangers?

Without dragging things out, I created a new portal and sort of sling shot a few more over the planet to disrupt any attempts at tracking me. I didn't know what methods were available here, and I didn't fear anyone 'following' us, but simply 'seeing' how we left could raise some questions that I didn't wish to answer.

With one last look, Pandora smiled and waved towards me. I gave my own little smile and one last wave before my companions/women/girls and I all walked through my portal.

The myriad colors flashed around us as we entered a familiar room.

"Home sweet home." I let out a long breath. It had been a very long few days.

"Oh you're back." I saw a head poke over the nearby couch.

"Hello Lucretia." I gave a wave.

"Hello Wilhelm." She giggled.

"Mmm, it's good to be back. I'm a little sweaty, I shall take a shower and clean myself." Scáthach walked by, brushing her hand against my shoulder. "It's good to see you, Lucretia Zola."

"And you, Scáthach." She sort of halfheartedly waved her hand.

"Have you eaten, Lucretia?" Raikou asked.

"I haven't" She shook her head.

"Then shall I prepare something to eat?" She offered.

"That would be lovely." The Old Witch smiled.

"And you, Master?"

"I'll love whatever you make." Something to eat sounded great right now.

"Then I shall get started." She nodded, walking towards the kitchen.

I reached out and grabbed her hand before she could get too far away. She made a cute little surprised sound as I pulled her back towards me. Before she could speak, I placed my lips to hers. She was being too cute earlier, I just had to.

"Shall we give you some privacy?" I blinked, hearing Zelretch's voice as he stood in the doorway.

Raikou gave a cute, bashful, look as we pulled away. "I will go prepare a meal." She said quickly, scurrying off towards the kitchen with a healthy shade of red adorning her neck.

"Oh, to be young again." Lucretia laughed.

"To do such things so boldly infront of your Grandfather." Zelretch shared her amusement.

Oh, so you wanna play, huh?

"So, is it safe to touch anything?" I looked around. "Did you make sure to wipe everything down?"

Zelretch blinked and Lucretia threw herself backwards on the couch and started laughing.

"Oh, so you have jokes." Zelretch gave a dry look.

"I do have jokes, wanna hear another?" I offered.

"I'm all ears."

"It's called – I killed a God." I deadpanned. "Imagine that? A whole process to kill Gods and usurp their power. Sure would have been nice to learn that before I stepped into that world." I'm pretty sure he could take the hint with the sarcasm in my voice.

"Perhaps we should have a chat in my office." Zelretch sort of gained a thoughtful look which quickly turned into something more serious.

"Go have your boy talk." Lucretia waived at us, flopping back down on the couch.

I just gestured for him to lead the way.

****

"You know, this is practically a tradition now." I took the glass of whiskey he poured me.

Now that I think about it, we all barely used the Kaleidophones. I can understand why, several of us were sometimes in situations where it could have been a distraction.

"At the risk of sounding like I'm trying to change the subject. Wanna hear about how everything went?"

"I'd love to." He nodded enthusiastically. "Tell me all about this Authority you acquired and how you defeated a God."

***

Omake – How to devil.

"I don't understand how I got roped into this." I sighed, leaning back in my chair. "This makes no sense."

"You don't know how to behave like a devil." I sat up a little straighter, staring at the origin of the voice as she sat behind her desk. Sona Sitri stared back at me, her annoying look as she tried to look stern and mature. Honestly, it just came off as needlessly haughty. "You've been at this how long?"

"I haven't. Because there's no need, this is stupid."

"The Contracts –"

"I already analyzed the concepts intertwined in the contracts. They're a medium to extract 'desire' based on the payment received of our 'client'. It's absorbed by the inherent 'sinful' concepts of our nature, converting it into Demonic Power, albeit in a miniscule amount."

"..."

"What?" I questioned.

"How did you figure that you? It's not exactly public knowledge."

"Isn't it obvious? I took me like thirty minutes to analyze it. You even gave me a perfect sample....how could I know see what's going on?" I blinked.

".....be that as it may –"

"Wait, how long did it take you to figure out?"

"Not important!" She huffed. "Now, moving on. I'm going to teach you how to complete contracts."

"I already know how."

"I'm going to teach you properly – "

"How to read? Because that's literally all there is to this. I don't know why you lot make such a big deal out of this nonsense. Take contract, get summoned, complete request, receive payment. Should I make a power point presentation and start hosting a Ted Talk to the Devils on how to not be idiots?"

Sona let out a little growl. "There's more to it than that."

"Like that?" I leaned back crossing my arms.

"What if you can't complete the contract!" She shot back.

"Then you say – I'm sorry this is beyond my ability to complete. Would you like something else?" I said very dryly. "It's not like they're hard to complete anyways."

"You wanna bet on that?"

"Oh.....do you actually have something worth betting?"

"One command." She raised her finger up. "Loser has to listen to one command of the winner. No ridiculous requests obviously."

"A gentleman's agreement then." I hummed. "Fine, whatever. I guess I can get you to dress up as something fun for a single day at school."

She scowled, shifting through her draws before slamming a contract infront of me. "Complete this one!"

I stared at her, standing up and slapping my hand on the paper, activating the summoning magics. I didn't' blink as it overtook me, and she looked at me with an arrogant smile.

With a flash of light, I was in the living room of a house I didn't recognize.

"Are you the one who answered my request – Nyo."

I turned to look at the very deep voice that spoke. A very large man, covered in muscles with a very skimpy magical girl outfit that barely covered him.

Oh, that bitch.

***

With a flash of light, I appeared back in Sona's office, sliding back into my chair.

"What should I do with my command?" Sona looked rather smug.

I raised an eyebrow.

"What's wrong, no more retorts?" She smiled. "Nothing to say? No more smartass remarks? Are you going to accept that I can properly teach you how to be a Devil?"

I didn't respond but flicked my hand, separating the curtains at the window.

She turned to look at my action with confusion only before she noticed something strange and her eyes were transfixed on the figure flying around the school.

"Never fear, Magical Girl Kaleido Mil-Tan is here!" A very deep voice boomed all around.

"And Kaleidostick Opal!" The Wand in his hand spoke as well.

Sona's mouth hung open as she slowly turned towards me.

I stood up.

"W-what did you do?"

"What does it look like?" I snorted. "By the way, I sent a video to your sister."

"Y-y-you didn't!!" She looked horrified.

"And I think I'll be using my command. You still have a Pawn Piece that you haven't used yet? I think Mil-tan would be a wonderful addition to your peerage."

"No.....you wouldn't..." She gasped.

"That's the difference between us, Sona." I straightened my tie. "When someone asks me to turn them into a Magical Girl, I turn them into a goddamn Magical Girl." I flicked a peace sign as I walked out of her office. "How's that for being a Devil."

***

Author's Note.

Well, Interlude Next then entering DxD proper as I said last chapter. The Interlude is actually four disconnected POVs that I've had trouble fitting in, so I just decided to clump them all together in one large Interlude.

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