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Chapter 17: Flux
THE King of Ruin defeated the Gleeful Spin Doctor. There wasn’t even a contest between them from the start. Takuto had predicted what would happen and had taken the appropriate countermeasures long before Atou summoned Vittorio. It didn’t matter whether Atou reminded Takuto of who he was or if she’d panicked and gone straight to Vittorio for help—however the dice fell, Takuto’s victory was assured.
It was a plain and simple fact that Takuto Ira utilized Vittorio the best in Eternal Nations.
“K-King Takutooooooo!!”
Atou broke out of statue mode, dashed over to Takuto, and threw herself on him. Takuto was taken by surprise, but remained calm—a sign of his growth, perhaps?
“I-I’m impressed beyond impressed!”
Еn̂_û m̊ӑ
Contrary to Takuto’s inner turmoil, Atou was a ball of excitement. Takuto had brilliantly trounced Vittorio. In addition to the sweet exhilaration of seeing her spiteful rival get served, learning that Takuto always chose her first brought her to peak bliss.
“Goshwowboyoboy! You’re the best, King Takuto! To think you would so spectacularly see through Vittorio’s schemes like this! I’m moved!”
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Meanwhile, Takuto was as stiff as a board as Atou wrapped her arms around him. He’d successfully put on a calm front, but that was the extent of what Takuto could handle. He had no insightful words, he merely let his precious, overly excited confidant have her way with him.
“But why didn’t you tell me anything?” she asked. “I… I was seriously concerned I might lose you for good, King Takuto!”
“Uh, I actually did tell you. You just didn’t catch on, Atou,” Takuto replied.
“…KING TAKUTOOOOOO!!”
W̆ e.bń о v́.е̌l Е̄ n.umа̃
Did that do the trick…? Takuto sweated nervously as she tightened her arms around him. Takuto had indeed informed Atou about his plan in its early stages. He didn’t want her to worry too much and thought her knowing would earn her cooperation without her going berserk over a dumb misunderstanding. But judging by her reaction, she didn’t understand his explanation.
Atou was never designed to be a scheming Hero, nor did she have a reason to deal with background machinations, so he couldn’t fault her there. But Takuto was a little bothered she didn’t try harder to understand what he told her. The sentiment was lost on the person in question, however. Not only did her beloved master take her back from their enemies, but he’d also resolved all the trouble that followed like it was a cinch. She couldn’t help but be on cloud nine. Although he could do with a little less over-excited squeezing…
“Mwa! HA! HA! Now it’s been made clear. King Takuto’s confidant is me, as it should be! A small-time prankster like you can’t worm his way in between me and King Takuto, Vittorio!” Atou declared her triumph.
It was questionable what she even did, but she seemed to feel the need to boast about her victory over him. Emboldened by the childish desire of not wanting him to steal away the master she adored, Atou confronted Vittorio with the reality that there was no room for him to steal her thunder.
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As for the Spinful Glee Doctor who’d suffered an overwhelming defeat…
“Eargghh!”
Ė n̊ǔm̀ ӓ ._іď
He let out an ear-piercing cry and started rolling around on the ground.
“Uhh…”
Takuto and Atou were both surprised by his sudden, strange behavior. Vittorio screamed even louder when he saw how they reacted to him, hugging each other and looking dumbfounded like an adorable married couple.
“What is this sudden bout of two-timing I’m being made to witness before my very eyes! My brain is gonna rupturrrrre!”
“It’s not two-timing when we were never in a relationship to start with…” Takuto said dryly.
“Know your place! Know it!”
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In Vittorio’s mind, his beloved master had just been whisked away by some bratty girl who came out of nowhere to seduce him! Takuto and Atou refuted him with all their might, but he wouldn’t be known as the Gleeful Spin Doctor if he just rolled over and accepted their words. Vittorio continued shouting in resentment at them, trying to drive home just how much two-timing can break a person’s heart. Obviously, they let it go in one ear and out the other.
“U-Um, Atou,” Takuto said bashfully. “Er…you’re kinda close.”
“Oh! I-I’m sorry! I couldn’t help myself when I learned how much you think of me, King Takuto…” she responded shyly.
“Y-Yeah. Thanks again. Um…I made a quick comeback because you cared for me the whole time.”
“O-Of course, I care for you deeply…”
“U-Um…” Takuto fidgeted.
W̌ẽ_b̂ nо̌ v̊ е̇l Е̄ nu m а̂
“Wah! No! Forget I said that! That didn’t just happen, King Takuto!”
They seemed to finally realize they were hugging each other close because they had pulled apart, their faces cherry red. Vittorio had already been ousted from their little world.
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Let’s just ignore Vittorio, because he never stops talking, both Takuto and Atou had come to the same conclusion, and it was the right decision. Naturally the pathetic Hero who’d come in second best was fuming mad.
“Damn you! Stop acting out a bittersweet romantic comedy about two middle schoolers who just started dating!” Vittorio raved. “Is this how you repay me for all the blood, sweat, and tears I poured into this operation?!”
“W-We look like we’re d-dating?! Oh my dark heavens! King Takuto and I do get along exceptionally well! Our happy ending was decided from the beginning! You should know your place as the Second Plan and devote yourself to Mynoghra somewhere I can’t see you! Am I right, King Takuto?!”
“Y-Yeah, Atou.”
W̊еb̄ nо́ v́_еl̀_ Е̌n ü m̆ ӑ
“Ehehe!”
Atou was a natural airhead. She overflowed with feelings for Takuto, and although she was just expressing her sincere affection for him, it really grated on Vittorio’s nerves. Vittorio rarely showed his true anger, but something about this really pissed him off. In that sense, Atou and Vittorio were doomed to be eternal rivals who got along like cats and dogs. The saying they go together like water and oil fit them perfectly.
“Are you pretending to be the canon heroine?!” Vittorio thundered. “Our race to be picked as the best waifu isn’t over yet!”
“Heck no. Why do you even think you can compete in the heroine race in the first place?” Atou challenged. “Not happening!”
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“Shuuuuuuuuuuuuut up!! I’m never giving up, Great God Takuto Ira! Someday I’ll kick that flowers-for-brains, lovesick girl from her high horse and secure my position as God’s cute and clumsy bunny girl spouse!”
“Oh god…you haven’t given that up yet?” Takuto groaned.
Е n ũ m а_.і d̈
If Vittorio had pulled off his plans, the most invincible Takuto Ira would have burst onto the scene to conquer the world with Vittorio, a cute and clumsy bunny girl, as his beloved subordinate and spouse about now. Takuto had no doubt Vittorio would use every means at his disposal to transform into the ultimate spouse, but with the core person being Vittorio, he felt nothing but guttural repulsion at the idea. He was positive that Atou would’ve been expelled from the Palace in that alternate world and doomed to beg on the streets. Takuto couldn’t imagine a worse reality.
I am so glad I crushed his plans. Takuto shuddered.
“Moi won’t give up! As long as you don’t give up, your dreams will come true! Never give up! Ne jamais baisser les bras!” Vittorio shouted.
“GIVE UP!” Atou shouted back at him. “You have no chance! King Takuto and I won the day! The race is up! Game, set, match!”
The two Heroes noisily bickered about the most ridiculous thing.
In any case, the current set of problems was finally settled. Takuto had shown Vittorio his true status as ruler and had regained his powers. He had Atou at his side, and Mynoghra’s empire management was getting back on track, although there were a lot of things that needed to be tweaked. Vittorio’s antics resulted in the forces of good becoming even more powerful, but that was an inevitable accident. To Takuto, the higher the difficulty level, the more rewarding the win. He’d obtained an amusing religious body in the Cult of Ira as a result, and that would likely increase the things he had to do.
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Takuto hadn’t forgotten his objective. His goal of obtaining an Ascension Victory and regaining everything he had lost forced him to move forward without growing arrogant or complacent.
“Well…I’m glad Vittorio is here,” Takuto said. “Continue to lend me that wicked wisdom of yours. And have fun…in moderation.”
“Mmmm-hmmm! Of course! Naturally! Aye, aye, sir! Gleeful Spin Doctor Vittorio will devote everything moi has to you and only you! As I always have and alwaaaaays will!”
With that, the curtain safely closed on this particular problem.
Through his returned Commander authority, Takuto was aware of the battle that took place in Amrita and the status of the Cult of Ira followers who’d retreated to Seldoch. He needed to reorganize the troops, call back the Elfuur Sisters, and give Yona’Yona new orders, but they had expanded Mynoghra’s territory, getting excellent results all things considered. Granted, the sudden increase in territories under Mynoghra’s control would bury everyone under mountains of paperwork, but that was a fate they couldn’t escape.
Now that I think about it, it’s been a long time since I last had the chance to sit down and calmly plot out my next strategy. Takuto couldn’t wait to think about the next strategy including Vittorio.
W_ѐb n̊о̄v еl̇ Е́ n ü m å
“Without further ado, I’ll get started right away on the next stra—”
Vittorio wasn’t the type to listen, so he needed to be put in his place when push came to shove.
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“Before you do that, explain yourself to the others,” Takuto warned the Gleeful Spin Doctor, who was right back to his nefarious scheming a second after announcing his loyalty.
“What others?” Vittorio asked.
“Yona’Yona and the Elfuur Sisters,” Takuto replied.
“…Oh, crap.”
W е̌_b n̈ ô vе̃l̆ Ёn ů mа̄
Vittorio had completely forgotten about them. Or maybe he just didn’t care. He had faked his death to escape from the Scribe Saint. To make matters worse, he let everyone think he really died and never informed them about his ability to revive or his safe return. Takuto didn’t know how the girls felt about Vittorio, but judging from how he’d seen them behave, he assumed Vittorio was in for some serious punishment.
“You reap what you sow, Vittorio. Be prepared for a thorough beating. You can’t die, so it doesn’t matter what they do to you,” Takuto flashed a wicked grin, ordering his Hero to accept punishment.
He’s caused those around him so much misery, he should just take his punishment like a man. He deserves it.
Just as this conversation between master and servant was drawing to a close—
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“Ah, ah. Hello? Anybody there? Can you hear me?”
The three of them gasped.
Wéb ń о vе̊l̈ Е̇n um̃ а
A loud voice echoed as if it was reverberating throughout the world. The trio immediately entered battle positions and scanned their surroundings for the source of the voice. Atou detected the presence and source of the sound first.
“King Takuto! Outside!”
They rushed outside. All three of them had severe expressions, but the unexpected was commonplace in this world. Victory was a pipe dream if they let something like this throw them off balance. They were surprised, but not shaken. However…
“Good day to all the lovelies residing in Idoragya. It’s everybody’s favorite naughty jack-off material, Hottie Succubus Vagia ♡!”
Seeing the giant, half-naked nympho projected in the sky toppled that premise.
“What’s the deal with this harlot…?”
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Takuto couldn’t help agreeing with Atou’s exasperated question. The woman’s body was so big it seemed like she would pierce the heavens. Seeing as they could blurrily make out the scenery behind her, she was probably an illusion created by some spell or magitech. It reminded Takuto of a performance you might occasionally see by a villain in manga and games, but even he was thrown for a loop when the projection was of a hot, voluptuous woman who was bad for the heart.
“El-Nah’s Witch?” he guessed. “She’s gone from doing nothing to pulling a big stunt, huh?”
She wasn’t looking directly at them, meaning this projection wasn’t intended only for Mynoghra. It was likely being projected to everyone on the continent. What she said next practically confirmed it.
“I’m making a proposal to all the Players, organizations, and nations in this world, tehe♡! I’m sure you all have your own thoughts, but fighting without getting to know each other is pure nonsense! Why don’t we call a truce and talk it out all friendly like? Witch Vagia here has prepared the stage for just that, ehe ♡!”
Takuto had already defeated the Player behind the tabletop RPG forces. The conflict between them had been abrupt and the results were mediocre at best. Although Mynoghra was after world conquest, the goals of the TRPG forces had been a mystery, and the same could be said for El-Nah and the Witch who dominated them. Just because Mynoghra wasn’t going to change its goals didn’t mean it was a bad idea to learn what their opponents wanted.
W̄ е̌b́ñ ò v еľ Е̊ ńu m̈ а̊
Especially since this world had gods summoning them there. It was an intriguing proposal from the perspective of trying to understand their intentions, too.
“I’ll be sending a messenger to each group later! Now then, in the name of the God of Excess’s apostle, Witch Vagia, I look forward to seeing each of you in attendance, darlings~♡!”
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She said everything she had to say and vanished. Sending messengers meant she had information on everyone.
El-Nah’s Witch. Mynoghra had barely any information on the Succubi army and Witch Vagia. While they had their hands full with Qualia and Lenea, they had fallen a step behind on the information-gathering front.
“King Takuto, what’s the meaning of this…?” Atou asked, confused. She was awash with the unspoken displeasure of having to deal with more trouble just when they thought things had finally calmed down.
Takuto wholeheartedly agreed with her feelings there. He felt like his plans to strengthen the border with Qualia and turtle up to increase national power had been dashed. But the world wouldn’t wait once it took its turn.
Ë n um а
“Hmm…” he hummed in response.
“Looks like things are finally moving,” Vittorio said, equally exasperated. He loved everything flashy, but he must’ve had his qualms with Witch Vagia’s over the top performance.
Takuto hoped he wouldn’t develop a strange sense of rivalry with the Witch, but he was painfully aware nothing went as he hoped with Vittorio—and that the flux of fate wouldn’t wait for them.
“Oh?”
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A warning flashed through Takuto’s mind, followed by an announcement.
W е̄ b̂ñоvеl̆ Е n̆ ům̂ å
A System Message came in now of all times, and one that alluded to the very conflict embroiling this world. It even referenced the gods…
“Sounds like things are going to get even busier from here…”
Nearly drowning in the torrent of new information, Takuto smiled at the World’s challenge to his reign.
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