62 Recap, So Many Recaps (1/2)
Altered East 03: Recap, So Many Recaps
Editor: the guy (from Questionable Questing)
-Afternoon, Deep inside the Mountain Forest-
-My POV-
Hello there. Caught you off guard didn't I?” I waved at it with a smile.
”Kieeek! Kieeeek” it screeches loudly, and looks quite angry too. But no matter what it does, it can't move its large body that has been bound by my magic chain.
[Lv.28 Blood Monkey]
The thing that I just bound is a monkey monster, or to be more specific, a monkey that's turned into a monster. Aside from turning a fox into a humanoid form, this mysterious phenomenon can also cause a normal animal to turn into a monster that goes rampaging around its vicinity, but this kind of case only happens in far away locations from human settlements. The people that are investigating this phenomenon already made a hypothesis that there is a correlation with human interaction to their evolution.
I look around its nest, many skeletal remains are scattered on the ground, there's also some 'left over' of its food on the ground but, thankfully, all the remains are from animals and none from humans.
”…Hm, it's completely on the wild side. This guy's only thought is feed and grow.” I said coming to my conclusion.
”Kyaaaccckk!” It screeched again.
”Well, time to end you buddy, tell the Yama on this side that I said hello, …Is the Yama even real in this world? Well, whatever.” I said.
Pale Lance.
A Whitish lance appeared in the air. It flies and pierces the monkey. And then there's silence.
With the target dead, the spiritual lance starts disappearing, leaving no mark on the monkey body.
I bring up my Radio and push the talk button.
”This is Magician. Mission accomplished. Target has been located and neutralized, over.” I said as I start to burn all the skeletal remain and the 'left overs' to ashes with my Pyrokinesis.
”Fox here, good job Magician, bring the body back to the research building, And to all other Personnel, release all barrier of entry to the forest.” A woman voice resounded from my earpiece.
”Roger.””Roger.”” Roger.”” Roger.” I replied as several other rogers followed up after that.
”Don't forget about lunch, I'll be waiting in our home.” I hear another woman voice from my earpiece.
”Yuyuko! Where did you get into our equipment?!” Once again I hear another woman's voice from my earpiece.
”That's a secret~, hurry up coming home, okay?, I'm out~.” said the first woman voice, announcing her exit.
Soon after I hear a sigh. ”…Well, whatever, …I'll also be waiting you know.”
”U-um, Leader, you shouldn't use radio for this, everyone could hear this con-”
”What? Did I hear someone said she didn't want any lunch?”
”Nothing! I didn't say anything ma'am! I look forward to it myself!”
”Good.”
And then silence.
”…” I didn't say anything after hearing all that because I know what'll happen next.
…any second now.
”KKKKZZZZZZTTTTTTTTT”,a loud static noise immediately came out from the radio before I turn it off. 'Those guys probably shouting their envy to the Radio, I feel pity to other people who didn't see this coming and got their ear blasted with loud static noises.' I put the radio back on my waist.
”…Also it would be nice if all of them really were my wife, and also, aren't the position kinda strange and reversed? The woman is waiting at home but the man is the one who's cooking the food.” I complained to myself.
I store the monkey corpse in my Space Storage, and I use Clairvoyance.
That ability granted me a vision of a rooftop of a building, a research building. In that vision, there's no one on it right now, that means I could go there safely.
Since I knew where it is, I start calculating the distance between my current location and my target.
Teleport.
The scenery changes and I land on the rooftop.
I look at my surrounding, since this building is built on a higher ground, none of the other buildings have the height to actually see this rooftop, and that means no one saw my sudden arrival.
”Gotta go fast, hand the body to the Researcher and go back to the inn.”
I open up the rooftop door and go down the stairwell, I follow the corridor path and took several turns to get to the Researcher's Lab, just like usual.
It has been a week since I killed the source of Yuyuko's sad life.
After that event, Yuyuko's life was suddenly filled with lots of 'luck', she won a lottery, many people applied to work in her Inn, many tourists started staying in her Inn, many people send marriage proposals to Yuyuko (she refused all of them), etc, all of those happened in one single day. Pretty much her building is back in business now. Guess the Grudge Spirit drained her family's luck ever since it was born long ago.
Soon after, she asked what I want from her so she could repay me for what I did to her, to tell you guys the truth, the idea of jokingly said 'become my lover' did comes into mind for a moment, but then I'll become a scumbag in everyone if I said those words, and if she did agree, I'll feel guilty for the rest of my life.
Since I'm a fan of Touhou, I idolized some of its character, so I just feel happy that I could hold a conversation with them all, I also feel very happy that I could help them from their troubles. So in the end, I answered her with this word.
”Thank you for the offer, but you didn't need to do it, seeing you safe and sound are a reward in itself.”
”Ara, what an answer.” she smiles.
I don't care if this conversation results were already predicted by her, as long as she's happy, as long as the girls are (safe/saved) I'll do anything for them.
After that she asked what's my plan after this, I told her that I wanted to fix some trouble that's scattered around the island, I saw them all when I used my Guiding Staff, so all I need is for her to offer me a stay in her Inn
”Does that mean you planned to help Yukari now?”
”Yeah, pretty much, I don't think she and her fox pet have the manpower to handle all the trouble safely. According to my vision, there are other tragedies that will happen, but I don't know when it'll happen. Two birds with one stone you know, I fixed all the trouble in the ,island while I wait for the tragedy when it's about to hit.”
”…I see, then that mean it's a mistake if I didn't give you any proper reward.”
”…Hm?”
She kissed my cheek.
”…” It took me a full second to process what just happened.
”You should demand something for the people you save or they will feel guilty about it,” She smiles playfully. ”Or maybe making them feeling guilty is your original goal after all, what a dishonest man.”
”I-O-Of course not! I don't want to make them feel guilty in the first place! …But thank you for the advice …also thank you for the reward.”
”Ara, did you really think that'll be your only reward?”
”T-there's more?!” Le Gasp! Le Shock Face! A smile starts to form on my face.
”Yuyuko!” Yukari suddenly barged in, stopping everything that's about to happen.
And then hilarity ensued.