บท 11: Revealing Secrets and First Quest
Neo eagerly awaited their responses. Blake pulled out an elixr of body purification with Pyrrha. Neo nodded her head and expected this. Seems like it was a regular starting gift that would help set the foundations on which they built up their strength in the future.
"Then I got something called a 'Nekoshou' transformation pill and.. this?" Blake then took out the Kusanagi blade Neo recognized as Sasuke Uchiha's.
"That's not bad.. Not bad at all. I wonder if it's a copy or the system jacked it from Sasuke..? So, Nekoshou..? That sorta reminds me of.. Oh! Shit. That's a Highschool DxD yokai I think? Yeah there's Koneko and Kuroka.. That's a good item, Blake. It'll probably give you access to a strong power once you really learn how to use it. Just hold off on it for now until I figure out if anything negative might effect you due to the transformation" Neo advised her and looked to the still perplexed Pyrrha.
"Oh! I got.. um.. it's this thing called 'Spartan Time'..? And a 'semblance upgrade ticket'" Pyrrha fished out a golden ticket.
"That first one sounds like Halo. Give it a try in combat class. I think it should increase your reaction speed by a good margin when you activate it. Last one's self explanatory I think" Neo nodded as Pyrrha focused on the system and the ticket disappeared soon after.
"So.. can you explain what this all is?" Pyrrha looked at her partner for answers as Neo pulled her and Blake off to the side, away from students.
"Blake will back everything I say up. I already told her when we met. First off, I'll say that I'm not from this Universe. Ever heard of the multiverse theory? Well there's a theory beyond it called Omniverse theory.." Neo then explained everything she told Blake about back when they met. About her past as a male, dying and getting sent here, her missions and finally, what she's been doing to the two reincarnated she encountered.
"There had to be another way than.. killing them, right?" Pyrrha voiced her sentiments against killing them.
"They'd be killing way more than me. On top of that, they'd for sure be trying to woo like every attractive girl they see. That edgy guy acted all familiar with Blake when we bumped into him. Stroked her hair and everything. The second guy didn't even think twice when he thought he was gonna fuck Neopolitan" Neo shook her head and Pyrrha's expression soured.
"W-Well I suppose.. if they're just returning to this cycle of reincarnation anyway like you said.." She sheepishly ran her hand across the top of her head.
"There'd be more issues if they were left to do as they pleased... Some reincarnators are monsters that don't consider the people whose worlds they visit, as people. That's the stuff I'll be dealing with in the future with these 'quests'" Neo explained to Pyrrha.
"So.. why tell me about your past and.. all this? Why tell us at all?" Pyrrha looked at Blake, who nodded in understanding.
"Because I trust in your characters. In your personalities. I've known you for a short time but I know you wouldn't betray the trust I'm putting in you to keep my secret. I trust you and Blake. And as I've gotten to know Neo too, I put my trust in her. I probably know HER best.. See, I got her body's memories. It's how I know how to fight. How I know when and where to move my body in really dexterous ways. Her memories are why I know what she's saying without her speaking or writing to me. I've had two weeks to talk to her about it. Anything else on your minds?" Neo asked as she started to make way to the next class.
"Who is going with you on the first quest?" Blake asked, looking eager to go.
"You're all welcome to join when I get it?" Neo blinked.
"That sounds exciting!" Pyrrha seemed happy at the thought of traveling to exotic places with her partner.
"Well save the excitement for history class! Woo!" Neo walked into Dr. Oobleck's class as Pyrrha and Blake looked at each other weirdly.
"What? I'm a history nerd" Neo shrugged and took her seat.
-Lunch period, hallway-
As promised, Yang walked over to the lunch hall and spotted Neo outside it, waiting for her. She followed the short girl over to a more secluded corner and looked at her anxiously.
"Jeez.. no need to make those puppy eyes, Yang. I'll tell you about your Mom" Neo cleared her throat and arranged her thoughts before she revealed what she knew.
"Your Mom's a bandit Queen of a tribe called the Branwen Tribe. She mostly stays in Mistral territory since Vacuo is a long way to trek with a big group, Atlas would immediately try to destroy her camp and it's too cold. Vale is too close to you and the Headmaster here. Do I even need to say why Menagerie wouldn't work?" Neo slightly chuckled, imagining Raven building rafts to go to an Island where most of it is barren.
"Is this really true..? How do you know this? What else can you tell me?" Yang grabbed Neo's shoulders.
"I can't really say why I know this yet but if you ask someone else who knows, they'll likely confirm it for you. I can tell you one other thing though. Your Mom is often nearby when you leave Beacon. Sounds crazy but she can take an unsuspecting form and follow you. Why she does this? I'm not all too sure but I figure she probably cares for you if she watches over you like this" Neo started thinking back on her knowledge of Raven before and after volume three.
"Thanks.. You've given me a lot to think about. You're cool in my book. If I find out you lied though..." Yang folded her arms.
"I try really hard to avoid lying. I have my own secrets too. Anyway! I'm hungry. Let's go eat with our teams" Neo waltzed into the lunch hall with Yang.
~What a weird girl~ Yang shrugged and joined her team at their table.
-Saturday Morning-
Pyrrha was having the best dream ever. She was back home, everyone treated her like a normal girl, it was great. She even stopped inside her favorite candy shop she went to since she was a young girl. She had gotten a bag of delicious caramel candies her Mom always got her when she went out to buy food. Popping one in her mouth, she started to suck it until it melted in her mouth.
For some strange reason, she heard some strange noises while she was enjoying herself but didn't pay any real attention to it until she felt herself being squeezed like a stuffed animal.
"Nn.. what is it..?" She steadily opened her eyes and saw pink and brown. Blinking the tiredness away from her eyes, she realized her partner was with her in bed. She kept dragging her in when she wore that cute cat pajamas.
She froze in horror when she finally realized the situation. There she was, holding her partner tightly and sucking on her neck like one of her favorite candies. She saw a very visible lip-shaped hicce on her. What made her almost freak out the most was the fact that her partner, the casual and joking Neo, was making moaning sounds with a light pink tinge on her face. She was waking up too, thankfully after Pyrrha.
Pyrrha rushed into the bathroom as soon as she had truly woken up.
"Huh... my neck feels funny for some reason?" Neo shrugged and shivered at the slightly wet sensation on her neck.
"Hey Pyr, you in the bathroom? I'll be out today so I'll see you tomorrow, 'kay?" Neo knocked on the bathroom door, hearing Pyrrha stutter.
"Y-Yes n-no prob-l-lem! Have fun!" Was what she heard before she got dressed and took her scroll.
"Ren and Nora are still sleeping so tell them too. Peace" Neo finished and walked out of their room.
Pyrrha peeked out with a red face before sighing in relief.
"Don't worry, Pyrrha! I won't tell anyone I saw you give Fearless leader a hicce while holding her real tight.." Nora peeked right back through the door crack and reassured her.
Nora heard Pyrrha's pained groan and a sliding sound next and giggled to herself.
-Junior's club, VIP booth 2 hours later-
Neo walked up to the club, informing Roman and Neo to meet up while she was on her way. She saw them both seated in the room with someone else she immediately recognized as Cinder Fall. She briefly panicked but saw Roman looking at her to reassure her. Neo was openly glaring at Cinder.
"Oh you must be our contact in Vale Roman told.. me about?" Cinder froze as she got a look at her.
"Haha! Yes this is my other partner in crime. Her twin to be exact. Come dear, take a seat next to your sister" Roman gestured to Neopolitan's right and Neo nodded, taking a seat beside her counterpart.
"I see.. Why didn't you tell me she had a twin? You wouldn't be trying to hide things from me, Roman?" Cinder glared at Roman.
"No I called her back from Mistral to help me out since our little 'operation' is expanding here She'd do anything for her sister and I after all"
Neo, playing mute too, nodded with a half shrug and made a money gesture with her fingers. Neopolitan mimicked her gesture too, causing Cinder to relax and roll her eyes.
"Predictable.. Yes, you'll be paid handsomely" Cinder got up now and set her hand on Roman's shoulder.
"Make sure she stays in line, Roman" She then exited the room and was followed by Emerald who was waiting in another room.
"They're gone.. Sorry, she followed us here out of suspicion" Roman apologized.
"Damn near scared me half to death.. Thought you betrayed me for a second there" Neo sighed but was reassured as Neopolitan hugged her arm.
"Thanks, OG. Yeah, I trust you" Neo pat her head.
"The REAL meeting was to tell you I needed help with something. Cinder has some real nasty plans regarding a Mountain.. it's starting now. I couldn't risk sending those plans out in a text. Call it paranoia I suppose" Roman sighed.
"No it's fine.. I'm on Cinder's radar now but it doesn't matter. She thinks I'm just another Neopolitan here. Keep everything about me secret but let her know you enlisted me in Beacon as an informant. That should keep her suspicions low for now" Roman nodded at her plan and got up.
"I'm going to need a drink.. These new White Fang grunts are already getting on my nerves. You two have fun" Roman left them in the room and walked to the bar.
Before Neo could talk, Neopolitan gave her a look of concern and grabbed her hand.
"Oh I'll be fine. Don't sweat it" Neo sat back, relaxing now after that tense but brief encounter.
Neopolitan nudged her with an inquisitive look.
"Oh sorry.. Not like I think you'd betray me or anything. I just take trust very seriously" She commented and sighed at the last part.
Neopolitan rested her chin on Neo's shoulder and tilted her head.
"Yes I do know more about you than you know about me.. All right I'll tell you a bit about myself" Neo pet her counterpart's head.
"I had a normal life, really. Unlike you I wasn't exceptional or had a particularly tough life. Mom died when I was young. Dad remarried with another Woman and we just.. grew apart. Threw myself into work and it killed me" Neo shrugged non chalantly but Neopolitan entwined her fingers with hers and looked at her pleadingly.
"That's unfair.. Okay, fine.. So.. When I was five my Mom died. Dad and I moved out of our house. Whether it was because of the memories there or the money issue we faced, I don't know. My Dad was never the same after that though. He got a girlfriend a month later. Not sure if it was to give me a Mom at first but he fell in love again. I liked seeing him happy. But he treated me differently. We grew distant. I found out at ten when he was drunk and talking to my then Stepmother. I reminded him too much of my Mom but he had the responsibility to raise me. So.. years pass and I move out at 18. Had a girlfriend. First love you know? She cheated on me with a friend and I became pretty reclusive. Threw myself into my job and hobbies like anime, manga, novels.. And one day I died trying to complete some dumb ass project. Too much energy drink" Neo finished and rubbed the bridge of her nose as she thought about the stupid way she died.
Neopolitan nestled into her neck, hugging her and rubbing her back.
"Oh come on it's not like anything exceedingly bad happened to me" She shrugged but Neopolitan suddenly tilted Neo's neck back, looking at her lips-shaped hicce.
"What are you doing now?" Neo complained but felt Neopolitan poke her neck in a strangely sensitive spot.
"Kuu.. holy crap that's sensitive! What? What is it?" Neo felt Neopolitan climb up on her lap and saw her annoyed face.
"A hicce? Who the fuck.. Oh! Pyrrha probably did that when we were sleeping. That explains why I was kinda turned on" Neo nodded to herself before being embraced by Neopolitan, who buried her face in the other side of her neck and began to suck on it.
"H-oou-ly... oh..." Neo held her waist as her face took on a pink hue again. Feeling Neopolitan go at her neck was too good to stop so she just held her tight as she felt her small lips and tongue do their best to leave their mark on her.
Neopolitan pulled away after a minute and looked at her lips-shaped handiwork with a smug grin. Then she saw Neo's now predatory smile and her own smile deepened.
Before Neo acted on her desires though, she heard a familiar notification.
[Ding! First quest prepared! Universe designation: 'Highschool of the Dead'
Mission: Kill three reincarnator imposters posing as original characters!
Quest participants: 2
Time dilation: 1 day there=1 minute here
Select 'Travel' when ready]
Their eyes lit up and before she could say a word, Neopolitan filled in the slot as the number 2 next to Neo.
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