"Die"
Those were the first words of Yogiri as soon as the light died down.
Turning his head upward he saw two monsters lifelessly standing on either side of the door. Half of their body was covered in stone as right before their life was reaped they were in the process of breaking from the disguise of a statue.
'So it is who I thought then.'
Yogiri looked at the door the two were guarding with a nod.
'Whoops.'
Looking down Yogiri saw the two orbs he needed to open the door also dead as a consequence of his earlier actions.
Not like it really mattered though as even if the door didn't have a life to begin with, a simple command telling it to 'die' was enough for it to fall off its hinges.
With nothing obstructing him anymore Yogiri continued his walk into the dark room that only source of light came from the golden-haired girl encased in a weird stone.
"Who's there?" The girl's voice reached his ears.
"Yogiri? *cough* Is that you?" The voice continued as she saw the magic-powered lights turn on one by one.
"That is my name," Yogiri responded a bit surprised about how the girl knew his name.
His confusion was answered however when the magic lights closest to the girl turned on allowing him to see the black phone face up on the ground.
The same phone had its display on and relayed to the girl all of what had been said in the group chat.
"*cough*. SO IT'S TRUE?? YOU'RE HERE TO SAVE ME?" The girl nearly screamed but ultimately ended up in a coughing fit.
"Yes, that is what the quest was. Relax a bit you will be out soon." Yogiri nodded as he made the last final steps before arriving in front of the girl and her prison.
Her piercing red eyes stared into his beige ones as she was left speechless at seeing someone for the first time in 300+ years.
Not wasting any time Yogiri touched the stone containing her and a second later it crumpled as the magic that bonded it was killed.
The girl not ready for the sudden happening began to fall before being caught by Yogiri.
Still speechless she not even caring about her nakedness stretched out her arm before touching his face absentmindedly.
{1/2 of the quest has been completed, the participant and the saved group member will return to the participant's world until a decision is reached about whose world will be used for the meeting. When the place has been decided the time in the other worlds will be stopped.)
As soon as the announcement was read by Yogiri the two were enveloped in light before disappearing from the world.
Unluckily for the stalker that had been waiting to pounce on them right before they left, its killing intent reached Yogiri, and as a consequence, its lifeless body fell to the floor of the previous prison.
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Looking around the room they had just arrived in Yue took in her surroundings.
"This is... your world?" She voiced her question as she looked at the unfamiliar technology all around the room.
"Yes." Yogiri nodded looking at the still-naked girl in her ruby-red eyes.
"Do you know me? Am I...fiction?" Yue while still touching his face asked.
"I do know you. As for your other question I recommend not thinking about it too much. Creation is infinite, the worlds that were made up in a different universe coincidentally matching up with a real world out there is only natural. In fact, it's impossible that it doesn't. Yogiri shrugged as he placed the girl on his bed.
The girl before she was let go of grabbed Yogiri's hand, she wasn't ready to leave the warmth she hadn't felt in oh so long.
Seeing this Yogiri just gave a slight smile before sitting beside her on the bed.
"Do you want to know, what I know?" Yogiri asked giving a side-eye glance at the girl.
"Nn." She nodded hopefully as she watched him pull out the phone. It was only now she realized that the black box that had brought her, her salvation had been left in her old prison.
Almost as if replying to her worry the same object that she had been worried about suddenly appeared in her hands.
Seeing the confusion and relief on her face Yogiri patted her head while at the same time pulling up the fandom page for Arifureta.
What followed was around an hour of scrolling through multiple pages of info before Yue was finally satisfied.
"Well, knowing this how do you feel?" After around 2 hours of the girl crying in his shirt, he asked.
"It's not the same. That boy-Hajime, I saw him before you came. He was with that other girl-Yuuka. They made it here but refused to help me before they left." Yue spoke though she didn't seem to care much about it.
"Also, My name has always been Yue Galdea Vesperitio, not Aletia." With those words, however, a slight unease had made its way to her face.
"Must be a parallel world then," Yogiri concluded though his words only confused her further.
"Parallel world?"
"Yeah, when a world diverges from another. Like if you were to shoot some magic out at those cars over there, it would cause a big uproar. However, if you don't there would be no uproar yet the world where you did cause the uproar still exist, kind of like the branches of a tree." Yogiri gave an example.
"I think I get it." Yue nodded slowly though that same uneasy feeling never left her.
"I know what you're worried about, when we make it back to your world we can check to see if that recording from your uncle is there, until then try not to worry so much." Yogiri brushed the girl's hair out of her face as he comforted her.
In response, the girl nodded with her expression relaxing a bit. Afterward, Yogiri explained again what the group chat was for to her as she was still a bit confused.
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{Yogiri has entered the chat.}
(Nemesis): Done playing with your damsel in distress?
(Yogiri): Well she needed some time. I think it's about time we decide whose world we're meeting in. Where are the other two?
(Absolute Filth): I'm here.
(Yogiri): You still haven't changed the nickname?
(Absolute Filth): I am not familiar with this device you call a smartphone, I have yet to locate the function to change it.
(Nemesis): More like she's getting off at being referred to as filth.
(Absolute Filth): !!
(Yogiri): What about Tsukasa?
(Nemesis): She hasn't typed much probably going through a mid-life crisis. Wait she's immortal she doesn't even have a midlife.
(Tsukasa): I am here, and no I am going through no such thing. I am smart enough to know the implications of a multiverse.
(Yogiri): Well back to the quest. Is anyone open to using their world?
(Nemesis): Me and my servant only recently began traveling to Earth, so unfortunately I have no place to welcome you.
(Absolute Filth): I too am unable to accommodate you.
(Nemesis): Let me guess you ran away from home again?
(Absolute Filth): Such accusations...
(Tsukasa): As for me everyone is currently out of the house for a few days.
(Yogiri): Perfect then it's decided.
{The host of the meeting has been decided. Transportation will begin when everyone presses accept.}
{ACCEPT} {DENY}
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Yogiri who was laying on his bed turned his attention away from the phone and onto the naked girl currently laying on his chest with her fangs buried in his neck.
He hadn't even realized it but his hand had the entire time she was sucking his blood his hand had been firmly gripping the girl's ass, though she didn't seem to mind.
"You ready to go?" He asked not bothering to move his hand.
"Nn." Yue nodded before reluctantly parting from her lunch and standing up.
Yogiri also stood up making his way to a drawer nearby where he took out one of his school shirts.
He didn't have any other clothes that would fit her so for now this is all she could get.
He would make sure to ask Tsukasa for something a bit more fitting.
After putting back on his shoes, he held the girl in a princess carry before they both clicked on the accept button on the phone.
{All members have accepted the quest. Commencing transportation. Time in all worlds but the hosts will be stopped.}