“You were good!” Elena smiled and said as she watched Lara and the girls enter her VIP balcony with wet towels over their heads, and water bottles in their hands. “Come relax… The movie is about to start…”
“Um!” Lara nodded as she relaxed in a seat next to her mother, followed by the other girls. They were feeling very happy as the crowds cheered for them. This was their debut, and it was a massive success.
“You were not bad at all…” Kalvin who was sitting next to Elena said with a nod.
“Thanks, Grandpa…” Lara politely thanked him with a slight blush, then looked around. “Did Esteemed brother come?” she asked.
“Yes… He is in another VIP balcony with his wives…” Elena said, sighing. So did Zoe who was sitting on this balcony with them… She didn’t want to sit with Victor and his wives. The atmosphere they created made her feel uncomfortable. She couldn't tell why.
“The one that is bouncing all around?” Lara asked.
“Bouncing?…” Elena said as she looked at the other balcony… It was truly bouncing going up and down in a light slightly but observable lewd motion.
WTF? The movie didn’t start and they are already at it!
“It is just like a train…” Stephany commented.
“Yes… They must be having a party there…” Ren said as El nodded. Her Uncle Black’s wooden pig hut used to shake like that sometimes, but whenever she went there to investigate she would get scolded.
“I wonder what they are doing…” another little girl said, not noticing the warning glares Elena was shooting her.
“Ehm… They must be testing the new 5D cinema movie mechanisms there…” George, who realized what Elena was thinking, interjected. “It is a new technology that the family has been promoting throughout its theaters,”
“Ah… Really?…”Elena asked.
“Yup... Look under the balcony, you can notice the hydraulic pistons moving!” George explained making Elena sigh in relief. She began feeling a little embarrassed. It is not her fault, she married into a family of perverts.
“Can our chamber bounce too?” Lara asked excitedly.
“Yes… But it will do that during the movie when there is some camera shake…” he said. “Just wait and see!” he said, making the girls get a little excited.
“Yin, where are you going?” El suddenly asked as she watched Yin turn to exit the room. “The movie is starting…”
“The Lady’s room…” Yin said as she walked out then turned left and headed toward Victor’s VIP room directly.
There, before she could knock on the door, she heard Victor’s voice from inside.
“Come in…” he said, making her open the door shyly and enter not knowing what scene she should expect.
If the news she held was not very important, she would have never dared to come here at this time.
She kept her eyes on the ground as she walked inside, then slowly lifted her head.
There was nothing lewd inside. They were truly just having fun testing the shake mechanisms. Margret who got the control device was being a little naughty, making the shake follow some perverted rhythms.
“Young master…” Yin headed to the front and greeted Victor then paused as she looked at him and frowned.
“I have a demonic smell right?” Victor smiled and asked, making the girls frown. Especially Lily and Margret.
She nodded nervously.
“Don’t worry… I seem to have some demonic bloodline that got enhanced when I awakened my bloodline… Try to look at my soul…” he said, sighing. He wanted to hide this from the girls, but seemingly it was hard. So he decided to just not tell them how powerful it was.
Yin frowned, then scanned Victor’s soul. Despite being 100 times shinier than the last time she saw it and having some dark air going around it. It was the same.
“Um…” she nodded as she looked away while closing her eyes… He was too damn shiny.
“You wanted to tell me about Lara right?” he said.
“Um…”
“She also has this demonic bloodline that got activated when I helped her fix her bloodline, but it is at a very low concentration, so you don’t need to worry…” Victor said, reassuring the little girl. “We are still humans with demonic powers…” he joked as Lily squinted her eyes looking at him.
“It is not that…” Yin said. “Something happened one week ago…”
“What?” Victor asked as he looked at the adjacent balcony, inspecting Lara
Lara Von Weise STR 124 FATE: [FATE LIST UNAVAILABLE] Bloodline : DEVIL DRAGON, SSS, 100% (UNAWAKENED) |
“WAH…” Victor shrieked and stood up surprising the girls who stopped caring about the movie that had already started.
“What?” Lily asked. She could tell that Victor’s reaction was genuine.
“Her bloodline had evolved into a Devil Dragon… and the demonic bloodline she had before is gone!” he said. “What happened to her?” he asked Yin again.
“We were in that idiot's Stephany’s house… Her father runs an antique store,” Yin said.
“Yes… I did investigate him,” Victor nodded, remembering what he read about that opportunistic man. “Did she find some strange artifact in his home or something like that?” he asked, raising one eyebrow as he read the comment on her fate… He messed too much with Lara’s fate that it was natural that whatever the world had in plan for her before, it was no longer relevant.
“No… That man only deals in fakes.” Yin shook her little head. “We were just drinking some tea when Lara suddenly fell to the ground… She stood up almost a minute later as if nothing had happened, saying that the tea made her dizzy… It happened the next morning, Lara had a slight fever and didn’t go to school. She got better at noon, but ever since then, the demonic smell around her became a little stronger…” she said. “Her soul is still the same, but has two long black horns now…” she added in a low voice.
“I see… What kind of tea did she drink?” Victor asked.
Yin quickly took the storage ring that was held in a chain around her neck and from inside of it, she took a tin box of very expensive tea that she ‘borrowed’.
Victor frowned looking at the box. It was an old product, probably 20 years old or so, but this kind of Tea is meant to be left to ferment…
Suddenly he thought of something and Inspected the tea with his skills, but still, he found nothing… It was a completely normal, expensive box of tea. In fact, he knew this type of tea, he even tried it a few times in his previous life, it was very popular among old folks and he remembered that his Grandpa Kalvin had one of those.
“Nothing here…” he said, “Are you sure it is the tea?” he asked Yin.
“Um…” she nodded nervously. “El said that it smelled funny…And she is usually right about such things,” she added.
“Let me have a look…” Lily said, taking the box from Victor’s hand and smelling it.
“What? Victor asked.
She didn’t answer, but just frowned and closed her eyes as if trying to figure something out before opening her eyes. “It does smell funny…” she said.
“And?”
“Try drinking it…” she told Victor, seemingly not sure.
Victor hesitated, then used the Balcony’s intercom to call for a pot of boiling water that was quickly prepared.
Soon the pot arrived, and Victor prepared a cup of tea before he drank it… It was not a bad tea, but nothing strange happened.
“Nothing hah…” Lily squinted her eyes as she looked at the box.
“What is your theory?” Victor asked.
“This tea has many herbs… Some of them have some energy fluctuations, they might have been picked from the premises of some dungeon… My guess is that one of them might have interacted with the leftovers of the blood-cleansing pill in Lara's body and caused her two bloodlines to merge… What is the rank of the demonic bloodline in her body?” Lily asked.
“Ah… I am not sure… My identification skill could only see question marks when I appraised it, but I guessed it should have been SS or SSS,” he said.
“How much was its purity?”
“About 2% or 3%...” Victor tried hard to remember.
“Oh… Then my guess is probably right… This weak bloodline must have been swallowed by the strong one under the effects of the drugs, causing a mutation…” Lily explained. “You need to make Hana examine those things… And tell Kai to investigate this tea company!”
“Indeed…” Victor said, looking at Yin. “You did good! Make sure to monitor Lara and report if anything strange happens, hopefully, this would be good for her!” he said. Although he was a little worried about Lara after this upgrade, he could do nothing to revert it. His best course of action was now to keep monitoring her.
“Um…” Yin nodded.
“And your singing was good too… Keep up the good work and soon you will be a big star!“ he added, making Yin blush then bow politely and walk out.
“That girl is really good… I am sure she will get prettier as she grows up,” Lily said as she watched Yin leave. “Are you planning to add her to your harem?” she asked.
“Who knows… I will leave that choice to her!” he said as he stood up and then headed to the door.
“Where are you going?” Mina asked. Like the rest of the girls, She wanted to enjoy a peaceful movie night with Victor.
“Call of nature… This fucking tea is more effective than I expected…” he chuckled.
“Do you want us to join you later?” Margret asked lewdly.
“Just enjoy the movie… We will have plenty of time later!” he sighed shaking his head as he walked out and headed to the VIP restroom. He needed to find some time to take the girls on a date separately.
It took him a few minutes to do his business and walk out to wash his hands and happen to bump into a young man who apologized and then hurried into one of the cubicles.
The way he looked at Victor was very strange, making Victor pause and use his appraisal skill.
NAME: Michael Ore STR 32 FATE: |
Nothing strange other than the guy’s strength… Nah… taking too many steroids can cause this.
Victor sighed as he walked out of the rest room where he almost bumped into someone. It was Mina who was waiting for him… Or was it Mana?
“Couldn’t wait ha?” he asked with a lewd smile.
“No… I couldn’t…” she said very coldly as he appraised her to make sure which of the twins she was.
NAME: Mona Ore STR 41 FATE: |
“What the f*ck….” Victor asked in shock just as he felt someone behind him pull a black sack over his head and then something hit his stomach.
He could only smell the potent sedative as he collapsed to the ground moments later.
Yeah, as I thought. The imposter arc starts now. Let the scam begins. Remember, no one kidnaps Victor, it is Victor who kidnaps everyone.
Still a bit early for that. Axel should appear after the tournament, he's still in training. This just seems like the twins, not dead family, mistaking Victor for their sisters kidnappers….
So additional surprise arc thrown in
This has nothing to do with Axel. Micheal is the pantsless guy who noticed his sisters on the Gloria Flick drone footage. He has nothing to do with the Dark Chamber.
OH WHAT A LOVELY DAY! *SPRAYS SILVER PAINT AROUND AND INTO MOUTH*
Btw random question. Why was Zoe fated to destroy the Book of Space? And was there someone fated to destroy the Book of Time? Honestly I don't understand what is so dangerous about the Book of Space anyways. The Reckoning already happened and the invaders already invaded therefore its not like the Book of Space would've allowed them to invade sooner. Unless the Book of Space was destroyed before the Reckoning.
@Duskuro
It is a possibility that the book of space caused the reckoning (via an invasion).
@Duskuro there is just a lot of unknown info and it is supposed to be that way. For instance just because there are ways into their world from others doesn't mean after they get their feet under them and mount a counter offensive doesn't mean it is completely open boarders, maybe the book of fate makes it possible to open a large portal directly to a nasty hell dimension where Lovecraftian cosmic horror are chomping at the bit to enter this world.
Victor has said even after the reckoning it still takes a lot of power and resourced to travel between worlds. She may have destroyed the book of space to prevent a specific invasion from a specific threat, some Dormoamu bullshittery if you will.
While I do think this will come back and be important later, some things are just flavor text. The world is big and the battles and conflicts that should have happened without Victor should have ee many. There should have been many world threatening conflicts that involved some scions and others across the world had no effect at all on others.
@KONASBUD Hmm... So perhaps the book of time had no scion fated to destroy it because nobody figured out its true worth through the method Victor used?
@Duskuro honestly I'm not saying "the World" is pro-Victor but him going back and reducing the damage done in the first timeline doesn't seem like a bad thing for it.
I doubt it is that deep though, destinies seem to be assigned through more of a probability analysis vs definitive prediction of the future. So most like the world just never saw what Victor did coming or just didn't see it as a threat to the balance of the world.
@KONASBUD World is not intelligent. World does not plan, world reacts. world hated the portals he made, and was starting to react, but he finished first.
Book of time was useless with out those worlds where a second lasted hundreds of years.
@Blueneck666 the world does a lot more than just "react". My language may be lacking to describe what it's actual state of being is, but I could just as easily say it's not sentient and it doesn't "hate". We know for a fact that the world does some level of future analysis, because it assigns "world destinies" to deal with future events and threats. My position is that is through extremely advanced probability analysis, vs actual factual knowledge of future events.
As the world asigns Scions to handle events, a ripple effect from the scions action on the way to accomplishing those events takes place and those actions and results have to be taken into account and adjusted for. In order to maintain the balance that it wants it has to make adjustments. This is "planning" or at least the best word I can think of is planning.
Now we all agree that the world never cared about the time book because it's power was written off as useless, but is that is because the world never "predicted" Victor doing what he did with it? Or is it because it was okay with it?
I'm under the, "it never saw this coming" school. But, the results are actually going to be good for the world, so there is a reasonable debate that the world could "let it happen" because Victor going back in time through the book will result in a better outcome. As far as the world's reaction to those portals, that's easily explained with those portals equal a reaction to close them, like a reflex or a sneeze. Or even a reaction to not let him consider and push things along.
One thing to consider is, what are the time travel rules in this universe? Do alternate timelines get created where Victor never went back, like the MCU, or is the old timeline erased once he goes back and the only timeline the one created going forward, the past is the new future, the closet example i can think of is "Back to the Future", but Victor didn't physically travel back, just his soul/ego and knowledge.
I prefer the old timeline going away because it's cleaner, we don't have to consider someone from the old timeline not involved with his trip back (talismans) coming back from some alternate timeline to stop him and all of that bullshit. Or at least I prefer it never coming up a la some "Flashpoint" garbage. Just let this Young Master live his life in the past, now the future, with his harem and his world domination, in peace.
@PillzE it is possible that those who want to replace it with an imposter to jump start their plan earlier with this development.
@KONASBUD Dark Chamber may see that an opportunity to have their plan to gain the extra momentum by starting earlier.
@travisswan86 you are just willing to die on this the imposter arc starts now hill, no matter the evidence to the contrary. You do you bro, I sincerely hope you are enjoying the story.
@KONASBUD better now than letting it to spoil the tournament & grandma's birthday.
@travisswan86 I don't know how you read the Dark Chamber state that it will take them a few months to train him and that there will be an opportunity "after the tournament" and then jump to it happening three days later when he enters the Blood Moon Dungeon, then about 2 weeks later at a Movie premiere that we know isn't involved?
IF, Grandma's Birthday is the next arc, which it should be, Victor has to go there and get an updated appraisal. It's a terrible idea to do it before appraisal because the name and job won't match. I'm sure they have a way to cheat it, but do you know what is easier? Doing it after, they don't have to try to cheat the appraisal right off the bat and risk getting caught, and Axel doesn't have to fool the family before he gets any training.
You are just going to keep saying this is the replacement arc, until you are right regardless of the fact that it makes no sense for it to be the time for it. Eventually you'll be right, while ignoring all the times you were wrong. "I told you it would rain today." Yeah, you've been saying that everyday for weeks,congrats on being "right".
@travisswan86 It is… but… the last thing the Dark Chamber want is Axel meeting the whole family at grandmas birthday and screwing up. He's already shown himself to not be the brightest. And Ann really likes Victor so would spot this idiot a mile away lol. Why risk meeting the whole family at once, including all those that know him best, parents, siblings possibly wives, and no doubt Rita will be making an appearance, and Axel has no idea that he's her saviour… rather than spreading out the risk by meeting them individually or avoiding them for as long as possible?
Remember, Victor is acting like a perv, Axel is a perv…
@Duskuro hey i just wondered, what if Victor was a dark scion who was meant to get the book of time , Lily did say that her's and his fated are tied so when Lily's family looked her fate they might have sealed his too. And when he got his fate Weaver class his fate turned neutral making him unable to find his original fate.
@Kavinka Dude you know how scions and dark scions work. Victor sure isn't one.
@Duskuro
Also his fate power was given in the begining due to it determining how many points he had to buy stats and skills in his awakening ceremony.
I think it was E.
@Duskuro i mean if you look at it calmy Victor's whole life is filled with bad luck. From childhood he was bullied, almost failed the sermony, and what not.
Hell whenever he was happy it suddenly snatched away from him .
Look at first he got a true friend who helped him , after a few months his friend was poisoned and later died.
When he was a full player and was happy about it, he learns that his family is dead.
When he married and got a happy life , someone came and killed his family.
This pattern is similar to how the fates of dark scions work
@Blueneck666 hey isn't it normal for it be E when his and Lily's fate are still sealed. You must remember lily was supposed to be a scion but she died in the early timeline.
@Kavinka Yeah except iirc it was all due to the Fate Sect trying to curse Lily who was dead and wandering as a Timeless Crow. And since due to continuity she was always bound to Victor so Victor ended up getting cursed. Did you forget all that?
@PillzE you got points but missed that Victor cannot be controlled while Axel can be controlled.
@KONASBUD you are making me smile so broadly.
@Blueneck666 we never actually get a read on Victor's fate prior to his getting the fate weaver class, his point is that it gets set to E when he gets the job. This is an old theory popping on these threads, I don't really remember why fell off.
One could say he was miserable because of Lily shared her fate, but it could be argued he was miserable before she got on his shoulder at the ceremony.
Another supporting fact could be that Victor states that dark scions die then are miraculously revived, (I don't think he saying, this is a defining characteristic just something that happens often).
Anyway after his family dies Victor just stays miserable, so his "dark scion" fate wouldn't really kick in. But scions don't really die, so right before he dies he ends up successfully going back.
Again, I am off of this theory but I don't really remember why. Maybe Akaichi himself shot it down. But these are the nuts and bolts of it.
You’re forgetting the pill from a couple of chapters ago. It’s the birthday arc with the Rita resolution first tournament after.