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Chapter 2192: Deployment

After an inaugural ceremony that involved introducing each of the Communities and the various teams of Casters representing them, Vahn and Co found themselves teleported to a vast chamber located near the very center of an artificial planet, six thousand kilometers below the surface.

Taking a seat atop the throne located at the very center of the chamber, Vahn maintained a relaxed, ostensibly amused expression as he leaned against his armrest, head supported by the knuckles of his right hand as he looked around at the nineteen inordinate beauties and said, "Have fun."

Though the crowd had been expecting Vahn to give some kind of speech, the girls weren't all that surprised by his casual demeanor. Their triumph was assured even before the Gift Game began, so, while they each had their own objectives, it was most important they enjoyed themselves. With this in mind, each of the girls, many dressed in outfits reminiscent of swimwear, made their way over to the teleportation nexus located in the adjacent antechamber. This left Vahn alone within the throne room, as, rather than protecting him directly, Kusu, Vados, and Marcarita had the duty of guarding the aforementioned nexus...

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Taking advantage of the fact she was aware of everything touched by the Sun's light, an annoyed snort escaped Amaterasu's nose as she witnessed Vahn's casual display from the perspective of a spectator.

"What's wrong, Aneue...?"

Snorting a second time, Amaterasu narrowed her eyes at her younger brother, Susanoo, as she answered, "Concern yourself less with my thoughts and more on your objectives. Your Strongest Storm Division is tasked with the elimination of Onigashima. Do not fail me."

Smiling wryly in response to his sister's words, Susanoo donned his helmet and joined the large group of people waiting to use the teleportation nexus. He knew better than to speak against his sister when she was like this, so, as she suggested, he decided to focus on leading his army rather than dealing with the temperamental Sun Goddess...

Following Susanoo's departure with her fiery purple eyes, Amaterasu waited until the throne room was empty before retracting her scowl. Fortunately, she could tell when Casters were observing her, so, with the vast majority of perspectives focusing on the deployment of each Community's forces, she allowed herself a moment of reprieve as she shifted her attention to the massive sphere of fire and gas dominating the very center of the Game Board...

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"What do you want us to do, Shion? Should we split up and tackle the various satellites or do you want us to focus on eliminating one of the lower-digit Communities as soon as possible?"

Asking the petite, white-haired girl for orders was a kind-looking youth with peculiar, black and white hair. At his side, standing barely half his height was a young girl with similarly colored hair, but, rather than appearing plain, she was among the most eccentric-looking people in the room due to her cat-inspired attire, inordinately large pigtails, and massive, paw-themed hammer.

Shifting her icy blue eyes towards the duo, Shion maintained a completely neutral expression as she answered, "Our priority should be capturing or destroying the offensive satellites...other than that...I don't really care what you do...just don't embarrass us..."

Though she was confident in her ability to defeat pretty much anything, the rules of the Gift Game made the Model Omega out to be a Win Condition. There was a fair chance it was indestructible by conventional means, so, while she was tempted to simply destroy the presumed machine outright, Shion decided to play it safe by personally protecting their control room.

"Right..."

As it was pretty rare for all of them to gather like this, the dichromatic youth, known to his friends and companions as Ryouma, had forgotten how anti-social Shion could be. In the distant past, he had found this aspect of her character to be cute, but, as it quickly became apparent she was even more of a 'main character' than even he was, he eventually gave up trying to add her to his harem.

Understanding that Shion would probably just ignore him if he asked for clearer orders, Ryouma turned to the inordinately petite girl at his side, a loli-baba with a split personality named Cheshire, asking, "You ready to cut loose, Chi-chan...?"

Raising her massive hammer as if it was an inflatable, weightless toy, a mischievous grin spread across the demure Dwarfette's face as she animatedly answered, "Of course~! Chi-chan is always ready to smash some heads! Nyahahaha~"

Returning a smile and a nod, Ryouma extended his hand for the petite girl to grasp before guiding her towards the large group of women waiting at the side. They, like himself and Cheshire, each had black and white hair, as, despite his fondness for their original hair color, Ryouma wanted to make it very clear who they belonged to. When half of your companions were 'Heroes' with harems of their own, precautions against cuckolding were, unfortunately, very necessary...

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Though she was technically a part of the group opposing the Kotoamatsukami, Tomoe, appearing in an outfit resembling a blue and white sports swimsuit, had been designated as her team's pilot. The Model Omega was perfectly capable of taking action autonomously, but, for the sake of preserving it against more powerful foes, it was better to have a skilled pilot in the cockpit. Tomoe was pretty much unbeatable in this regard, so, while Amaterasu, Tamamo, Musashi, and Kenshin invaded the planet of Kotoamatsukami directly, she, alongside Okita and Nobu, assaulted one of the Offensive Satellites.

Unfortunately, while her skills as a pilot were nigh-unmatchable, Tomoe's skills as a combatant had waned with the passage of several decades. She had trained hard in preparation for the Gift Game, but, against opponents on the level of Imperial Dragons, her bow was pretty much useless.

"My apologies, Nobu-dono, Sou-dono...It has been quite some time since I've been active on an actual battlefield..."

Without so much as batting an eyelash, Okita, sporting a stylish black bikini, used her inordinately long sword, Rengokuken, to casually deflect hundreds of powerful lasers as she flatly replied, "It's not an issue..."

Nodding her head in approval, Nobu, appearing as her younger self and sporting an even more revealing black and gold bikini added, "Mochita is correct. Your duty is to pilot the Model Omega and fuck everyone up. Our duty is to get you inside the cockpit. Don't you dare look down on us, you horny nun."

Though she didn't appreciate being called a horny nun, Tomoe nodded her head in response to Nobu's words. At the same time, however, an accusatory glimmer flashed across her ruby-red eyes as she stared at the petite, raven-haired woman currently squatting behind Okita, clearly admiring her butt. She presumed Nobu was doing it just to garner additional attention from the Casters, but, at the same time, Tomoe couldn't help condemning the woman for her shamelessness...

In truth, Nobu simply couldn't help admiring Okita's pert, shapely, and remarkably tanned bottom. Her bisexuality wasn't exactly a secret among the members of Vahn's harem. She had always had a certain fondness for women, and, thanks to Vahn's 'accepting' nature, she had basically established a harem of her own among the girls with eastern origins. This included Okita, who, feeling Nobu's breath against her bottom, developed a faint blush as she allowed a beam of energy to slip past her guard...

Deflecting the beam with a wave of her hand, a moderately annoyed expression developed across Nobu's face as she rose to her feet and said, "That does it. You can all go to hell."

Manifesting a military-style cap with the emblem of the Oda Clan emblazoned on the front like a luminous sun, a vicious smile developed across Nobu's face as she placed it atop her head. At the same time, a vibrant red cloak manifested across her shoulders, golden flames decorating the edge as the sky overhead shifted from a crystal clear nightscape to a hazy, blood-red atmosphere.

Realizing what Nobu was about to do, Okita sheathed her sword faster than the 'cameras' could perceive before unleashing a sword beam that seemed to separate the heavens and earth. Each of the Imperial Dragons affected by the unfathomably swift beam had their torsos cleanly separated from their lower bodies, but, unlike normal machines, there was nothing like an explosion to mark their destruction. Instead, the torsos continued forward in defiance of gravity, mindlessly launching forth volley after volley of penetrating energy beams as the openings in their waists quickly sealed themselves.

Clicking her tongue, Okita swept her sword in a half-crescent that produced a curtain-like veil of light. Each of the energy beams that impacted it was subsequently nullified, so, taking advantage of the opportunity she had created, Okita promptly moved behind Nobu as the latter pulled down her cap, an even larger grin developing across her face as she said, "Bankai...!"

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Though the spectators had previously been focusing on Nobu's, Okita's, and Tomoe's swimsuits, the tensions in the crowd shifted once the two-syllable word echoed throughout the Little Garden. Even though it was just an image on the screen, everyone witnessing the event felt a chill spread through their body, as, rather than simply unleashing her Bankai, a functionally infinite number of malicious-looking rifles, Nobu also activated her Mangekyou Sharingan. More accurately, she activated one of the most powerful abilities associated with the Mangekyou, the Susanoo.

While all Susanoo's were intimidating to look at, Nobu's took on the form of a blood-red skeleton with a demonic visage and four arms. The aura exuding from it resembled mist formed from blood, and, due to the energies of Destruction contained within, it eroded everything in her surroundings like an unfathomably corrosive acid...

Had it just been the skeletal visage and the countless rifles that had manifested behind her, the crowd wouldn't have cared about Nobu's ability. What shook them to the core were the tens of thousands of blood-red skeletons that manifested from the unceasing tide of corrosive, carmine mist. It was like witnessing a scene out of hell, as, even when an energy beam passed through their head or chest, the monstrous skeletons would instantaneously regenerate as they took up the rifles produced by Nobu's Bankai and surged forth like an unstoppable tide...

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Witnessing Nobu's performance from the relative comfort of his throne, a wry smile developed across Vahn's face as he remarked, "I should have known Nobu would be the first to activate her Bankai..."

(*She always was a bit of a show-off...*)

Nodding his head in response to Sis's words, Vahn shifted his attention away from the swimsuit-clad trio to focus on other matters. Now that Nobu had activated her Bankai, the only thing that could stop her from taking over one of the offensive satellites was enemy interference. Even then, the odds of them breaking through her Susanoo were pretty slim, as, the moment a dangerous foe appeared, Okita would invariably take action.

"Hmm...?"

Though it had nothing to do with the members of the Sage Dragon's Hearth, Vahn's intrigue was piqued when he noticed the members of the Araki Community, the Community led by Johnathan, invading the planet of Wu. He didn't know if it was a coincidence or if the group of inordinately muscular men had intentionally targetted her, as, rather than defending his control/throne room, Johnathan was leading the attack directly.

Reacting to the invasion, hundreds of demonic beasts, ranging from palm-sized marmosets to hill-sized apes, charged towards the inordinately muscular group. These were the inhabitants of Mount Huaguo, so, despite their animalistic appearances, many within the monstrous horde were able to contend against the Gods of the Heavenly Domain.

At first glance, it was easy to imagine Johnathan and his allies being defeated by the swarm of demonic beasts. Instead, they unhesitantly threw themselves against the seemingly unstoppable horde, illusory figures manifesting behind and around their bodies as they mowed through the tide of monkey-like beasts in a manner reminiscent of bulls in a china shop...

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(A/N: Alternate Titles: 'The danger of teaming up with other isekai protagonists...','Nobu is a woman of culture...','*Rock music plays in the background*')

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Chapter 2193: Justice

Though the teleportation nexus of each planet was linked to every other planet and satellite, reaching your destination was easier said than done. Without the ability to obtain information across vast distances, the only way to know which Community owned a specific planet was to encounter the forces stationed planetside. To make matters worse, the only way to teleport to a different planet was to capture one of several relay stations located on the surface, so, the moment they found themselves facing a horde of monkey-like creatures, a cold sweat developed across the bodies of the members of the Araki Community as they began fighting their way towards one of the relays.

Unfortunately, Wu wasn't a particularly forgiving individual, so, shortly after Johnathan and his comrades began mowing down her forces, a version of the petite monkey girl burst through the foundation of her own planet in order to bar their passage. This caused the spectators to go wild, as, ever since the publishing of Journey to the West, very few people had been given the chance to witness the legendary 'Monkey King' in action.

Sweeping her trusty Ruyi Jingu Bang in a manner that forced the invading members of the Araki Community backward, a mischievous grin developed across the face of Wu as she proclaimed, "You invade this Great Me's territory, bully my subordinates, and then attempt to flee? Courting death...!"

Without waiting for the group's response, Wu extended the length of her Ruyi Jingu Bang as she swept it towards Johnathan's head at a speed that left behind a tangible afterimage. This caused the inordinately muscular man's body to tense, but, instead of trying to evade, he raised his left arm as if to intercept the unfathomably fast staff.

To the surprise of absolutely no one, Wu's Ruyi Jingu Bang broke through Johnathan's guard and sent him flying towards the upper atmosphere like a rocket propelling into space. In the very next moment, however, the very same man appeared in Wu's location, a stern expression on his face as he looked towards his companions and said, "We need to hurry. I don't-"

Before Johnathan could finish speaking, a bared foot rose between his legs, clearing aiming for his family jewels. The complexion of Johnathan's face immediately paled, as, despite an illusory purple aura intercepting Wu's attack, a powerful shockwave passed through his body with enough force to spike up his previously, neatly combed hair.

Retracting her foot, Wu leaped backward several tens of meters in an instant, Ruyi Jing Bang resting on her shoulder as she teased, "That's a pretty nifty ability. Swapping positions with someone else? Not bad at all."

Feeling weak in the knees, Johnathan used the intensifying purple aura to support his body as he glared towards Wu and said, "We didn't participate in this Gift Game to oppose you, Venerable Wu Kong. Our target is located within the Akuma Community. They have taken someone very important to me. Please allow us to pass..."

Understanding the improbability of defeating Wu in a contest of martial prowess, Johnathan made the decision to try and talk his way out of the situation. He wasn't lying when he said the members of Akuma had taken someone important to him, so, banking on Wu's ability to ascertain truth from lies, he decided to be honest.

Hearing Johnathan's words, a slight frown marred Wu's face. A few months ago, she wouldn't even humor such a request. Her time with Vahn had affected her way of thinking, so, after a moment of silence, she asked, "Is the person in question a woman...?"

Nodding his head in affirmation, Johnathan explained, "The members of Akuma really are devils. They go around collecting women who suit their preferences, regardless of whether or not they are married or in a relationship. The man I'm after is named Yamamoto Kazuya. He specifically targets pregnant and married women to add to his collection. Please do not stand in my way of bringing him to justice."

Seeing the rage and conviction contained within Johnathan's eyes, Wu couldn't help scrunching up her nose in disgust. Not towards Johnathan but the man named Yamamoto Kazuya. She, honestly, didn't really care about what people got up to on their own time, but, now that she knew about his crimes, she couldn't simply ignore them. She might be a tyrant but she wasn't without a conscience.

Unfortunately for Johnathan, Wu wasn't known for letting her enemies simply walk away. Johnathan may have had a good reason for doing so but the members of his Community had injured and even eliminated many of her subordinates from the Gift Game. As the King of Mount Huaguo, she owed it to them to seek revenge, so, after a moment of deliberation, she said, "Sorry, kid, but I can't allow you to pass unobstructed. Besides, can you even defeat this Kazuya fellow? If so, you wouldn't have waited until this Gift Game to take action."

Hoping that Wu would see reason, Johnathan's expression became even more determined as he explained, "You're right. Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for me to defeat a monster like Yamamoto Kazuya. However, with tens of billions of people actively observing the Gift Game, I'm confident I can garner enough support to come out ahead. The behavior of Akuma has gone unchecked for too long. Though I'm standing here for personal reasons, I'm also acting in the interest of the countless people they have harmed. Now, please, step aside...!"

Exhaling a sigh, Wu swung the Ruyi Jingu Bang from her shoulder before shaking her head in mild exasperation and saying, "Poor choice of words, brat..."

Had Johnathan and his allies immediately dropped to their hands and knees, Wu may have allowed them to pass. The correct way to deal with her was to completely set aside your desire to fight. She may be a bit of a tyrant, but, unless they had seriously offended her, she wouldn't go out of her way to beat and bloody people who had never wronged her. By standing his ground and expecting her to stand aside just because he believed his cause was just, Johnathan had effectively compelled Wu to stay her ground.

As she was under no obligation to explain such things, Wu responded to Johnathan's confusion by sweeping the Ruyi Jingu Bang towards him. At the same time, several hairs from her head, ears, and tail dislodged from her body as her position was, once again, swapped with Johnathan's. This time, however, he didn't even have time to open his mouth before several clones of Wu punched, kicked, and slapped him.

Seeing his friend in dire straits, a remarkably buff and stone-faced teen wearing what appeared to be a modified Japanese gakuran charged forward, muttering, "Good grief..." while lowering the brim of his cap. A platinum-hued figure manifested behind his body, but, instead of remaining illusory, it soon took the shape of a buff, purple-skinned figure with a man of violet, dark-purple hair.

"Uoooooooooooh...!"

Turning her head, the original Wu was about to bat the man aside when purple vines suddenly erupted from the void, entangling her body. This caused her expression to immediately darken as vines and tentacles were practically taboo when fighting against scantily clad women in the Divine Realm. Sure, the spectators may enjoy it quite a bit, but, unless they had some strange inclinations, employing tentacles was one of the easiest ways to offend female Players.

Acting before the thorny tendrils could encroach upon the more sensitive parts of her body, Wu's body flashed with a golden light as she tore free from the purple-hued appendages and slammed her palm into the burly young man's face. The purple figure had tried to intercept her, but, now that she was thoroughly pissed off, Wu's movements bordered on causal manipulation. If she wanted to hit someone, there was very little they could do to stop it...

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Observing the confrontation between Wu and the members of the Araki Community, Vahn couldn't help wincing when he saw the capped youth's face practically cave in. Wu had held back quite a bit, but, due to her anger, a literal palm imprint had been left in her opponent's face and skull as he was sent crashing into the face of a mountain more than six hundred kilometers away.

"I kind of feel bad for him...he wasn't even the one that employed the vines..."

Though he couldn't actually see her, Vahn got the impression that Sis had just shrugged as she said, (*It's sort of their own fault for trying to use someone else's promotional Gift Game as a platform to carry out justice. I can understand their reasoning but it's simply foolish to think that others will just move out of their way in the middle of a competition...*)

Nodding his head in agreement, Vahn briefly shifted his attention away from the conflict between Wu and the Araki Community. He was interested to see what kind of person Yamamoto Kazuya was, so, while Wu taught the inordinately burly Community a lesson, Vahn's intent shifted to a somewhat arrogant-looking young man with dark-blue hair, violet eyes, tanned skin, and cat-like features that included pointed ears, a sly smile, and a tail.

Under normal circumstances, Vahn would have felt an almost instinctual urge to reach through the void and pat the man's head. This time, however, a frown marred his face as the man lounged atop a 'throne' formed from the linked bodies of multiple females. To make matters exponentially worse, two of the girls on their hands and knees were clearly in the latter stages of pregnancy.

"Yeah...no..."

Though he had been content with sitting around and waiting for his opponents to show up, there was no way in hell Vahn was just going to ignore such brazen and disgusting behavior once he had become aware of it. Thus, before the blue-haired man even knew what was happening, Vahn took a deep breath before opening his eyes to reveal eerie a pair of eerie, bluish-white irises that seemed to flow towards the abyssal-black pupils in their centers...

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Feeling a frigid, exceptionally sickening sensation spreading through his chest, Yamamoto Kazuya attempted to place his hand over his heart only to find something inordinately soft obstructing the action. When he looked down, confusion married his characteristically lazy and sadistic expression as his previously lean yet well-defined pectoral muscles had seemingly inflated, their shape taking on a 'very' familiar form...

As the unbearably cold sensation spread through the rest of his body, the pupils of Kazuya's eyes contracted into fine slits as he practically pounced from his personalized 'throne'. This was the last willful action he was capable of performing, as, the moment his feet touched the ground, his knees immediately gave out due to an overwhelmingly oppressive feeling of weakness.

Collapsing to the ground, Kazuya attempted to lift his head only to find the action impossible. It was like every single cell in his body had been replaced with a frigid form of lead. Other than stare blankly at the changes happening to his body, he was wholly incapable of moving. When he finally realized what was happening, a panic unlike anything he had ever experienced pervaded from the very core of his being as the world around him spontaneously took a very familiar form...

Just as Kazuya's panic reached a level where it felt like his heart was literally going to burst out of his chest, an eerily familiar tone reached his ears as a hand tightened around his now long, blonde hair.

"You expect me to save your world when the only compensation you offer is the opportunity to return home? Do you think other people are your convenient tools just because you were born a Princess...?"

Feeling pain spread through his scalp and neck, surprise, fear, and disbelief colored Kazuya's face as he found himself staring up at a past version of himself...

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(A/N: My fever subsided yesterday afternoon but I decided to continue resting. On the plus side, I got to catch up on a few other novels I had been putting off. That Harry Potter one, HP: A Magical Journey, is actually pretty legit. There are a number of needless tangents but it's one of the better Harry Potter fics I've read. Either way, I'm back now xD.)

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