Micchi Versus the New World - Chapter 97

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Chapter 97

Picking a second subclass sounded like a big decision, so I kicked the goddess off her high horse and stuffed her in the Celestial Bell to figure this shit out later. With Anya having fallen unconscious at the end of my fight and Kaoru knocked out, Yui and I had to haul their asses back out.

I almost tossed Kaoru down the pit in the second chamber, then I remembered she was also little Theo's wife. The kid liked her, and I liked the kid. I didn't want to make him cry, so I bit back the urge this time and brought her to the surface with us.

At the end of the day, Kaoru just wanted the power to protect Yonnu and Theo. I'd have done the same in her shoes for Yui, Loraine, and Kawa.

There were no fishermen around when we came out of the lake. No Glamour Guards either, but that didn't mean they weren't watching.

The caked up cunt might pay us a visit soon, and with Anya and Kaoru down, me beaten half to a pulp, we'd be at a disadvantage.

"Is it time to blow this joint?" Yui asked as we climbed to shore.

"Nah. Ririko's our last thread to Chika. She apparently knows where to find a relic that can lead us to her, so we ain't leaving until we find out," I said.

"What about these two?" She shrugged her shoulders where Anya's head was lying.

"Hmm…"

We dragged them out of Grishant where Thane the giant was sitting, collecting dust and letting birds perch on his armor. People gave him weird looks on the way in and out of the city, stopping by only for a quick glance before moving on.

"Oh, yeah! I saw this big guy when I was coming in. Is he with us?" Yui excitedly ran over to Thane and rapped an electrifying knuckle on his knee, startling him awake and scaring away the birds.

"His name's Thane. Apparently he doesn't know what the fuck to do with himself and tagged along," I explained.

"Hero! I see you are successful in acquiring another… relic… Is it my imagination, or do I sense Goddess Lyria's presence among you?" Thane asked.

"I put her in the Celestial Bell with Fade. Four more and maybe I should start hitting the gyms. For now, I need you to watch these two. They got knocked out good."

When we let the baggage down, Thane scooped them up into his hands and froze up.

Neither of us needed to turn around to know we had company. I just figured we had a little more time than that.

"Word sure travels fast here, huh?" I grinned, glancing over my shoulders to see an entire army of beastlings and Ririko at the head of them. "Faster than gossip between high school girls."

"Well, word on the street is you found something under my city. Whatever it is, I think it belongs to me, it being in my house. I plan to return the favor in double after you tricked me with the fake flower, Micchi!" Ririko shouted.

"That the Blizzard of Hokkaido?" Yui whispered.

"Yeah. She ain't a pushover either. Anya and I got out shit kicked in, so don't take her lightly," I warned.

However, ignoring my warning, Yui took a few steps forward while brandishing her nunchucks.

"Ora ora ora ora! I heard you got the deets for us to find Chika. Fork it over, cakey!" Yui shouted.

"Oh. My. God." Ririko trembled where she stood, and I thought she was about to blow up in anger until she bursted into a high-pitched squeal. "You're soooo cute!"

"Hah?" Yui and I were stunned.

"Are you Yui? The Lion of Saitama? You're like the most adorable thing I've ever seen! I wanna pinch those cheeks of yours. I bet you would look even cuter with a bow on each pigtail!" she exclaimed.

"This bitch is nuts, Anego. Don't let her put bows in my bow!" Yui hid behind my back and stuck her tongue out at Ririko.

We were in a tough spot. I should probably use the potion now to claim a second subclass, but I wasn't sure what the hell to pick up. There was also no telling if it ended up being a bust of a power later and wasted my only shot at taking out Chika.

On the other hand, there wouldn't be a later if Ririko beats us up here. With Sacchan destroyed, my jacket shredded and the enchantments no longer working, I wasn't anywhere near as strong as I used to be.

What should I do?

Think, Micchi!

"Alright, enough waiting around. Get 'em. Don't mess up the cute girl's face too much now!" Ririko sicced her mob of beastlings at us.

A bolt of lightning ripped through them, tossing people into the air, flinging them away, and pounding them into the dirt. Yui flourished her nunchucks into a blur, charging up like a battery.

"I'll show you to try and put bows in my hair!"

"Yui, wait—"

Yui zoomed forward and zapped everyone on the way to Ririko. However, just as she was about to make an impact, a barrier of ice stopped the blow. A dent in the wall was all it made. The ice began to slush, trapping and solidifying on Yui to keep her from escaping.

"Oi! Let me go, bitch!"

"Tsk, tsk." Ririko emerged from behind the barrier, wagging a finger and holding two navy blue bows in her other hand.

"If you put that on me, I'm going to piss on your carpet!" Yui growled.

"A misbehaving cat, huh." She proceeded to tie the bows onto each of Yui's pigtails despite her protests. "There. You look so cute! Aaahhh! I could eat you up!"

Yui puffed up her cheeks and turned two teary eyes to me.

Holding out on making use of Lyria's relic wasn't going to cut it. If I wanted to beat Ririko, I needed some heavy duty magic. I was already a raw physical hitter, so getting some magic on me was a good way to round it out.

Using the Celestial Bell, I kicked both gods out of their hiding place. They spilled out with Lyria sitting on top of Fade, her eyes shut and brows furrowed in discontent.

"L-Lyria… Please, get off of me!" Fade demanded.

"I'm angry with you. Thanks to you, my relic fell into the hands of a…" Lyria opened her eyes and gasped when she saw me.

I grabbed her by the collar.

"Both of you answer at the same time: What's the strongest magical subclass you got?" I asked.

"Elementalist," they promptly said.

"What are you doing over there, Micchi? Don't think I've forgotten about you. I'm going to put you in a diaper and spank that ass of yours!" Ririko took to the skies and flew towards me like a storm.

"Then hit me with it and get outta the way!" I shouted to the two gods.

A strange feeling, like being wrapped in warm clothing, enveloped my body just as Ririko threw out a punch. I blocked her fist. Waves of spiked ice jutted out of the ground behind me, but they started to melt as fire ignited all over me.

Surprisingly, the flames didn't hurt. Not me at least.

Ririko was sweating. Streaks of black ink from eyeliner and eyeshadow dripped down her cheeks, further ruining the layer of foundation.

"How are you doing that…?" Ririko struggled to break free from my grasp.

"Looks like I got a little upgrade. Not so tough now, ain't ya?" I sneered, then clenched a burning fist which I drove into her stomach. Ririko crashed past the open gates of Grishant, and I raced over to melt Yui free from her icy prison.

"Hot, hot, hot! Watch where you touch!" Yui jumped out of the way as soon as her legs were free and ripped the bows out of her pigtails. "But, geez. The relic made you that much stronger? I'm so jealous!"

Berserker and Elementalist. Interesting combination, that was for sure.

"You… ruined… MY MAKE UP! UGH!" Ririko shrieked. She returned, much more infuriated than before, each step freezing the ground at her feet. A frigid wind blew toward us and put out the fires that I left smouldering around us.

Even though I'd gotten stronger, fighting Ririko wasn't going to be any easier.

"Ready, Yui?" I asked.

Yui nodded. "You better goddamn bet I am. Let's knock her down a peg!"

"Fuck the introductions," Ririko said, conjuring icicles to be thrown at us. "I'm going to scratch both your faces up!"