~Xenovia Quarta~
Xenovia couldn't help but hang her and grit her teeth as she camped at the ruins of the broken-down church alongside Irina, although most of the floor was collapsed and the doors were gone it still had 4 walls and a roof. Enough for them to sleep without worry.
In her hands was a pretty lunchbox, inside it was the most comfortable and delicious meal she had ever gotten. It was the first bit of help she had gotten from anyone other than Irina after having been all but sentenced to death by her superiors at the church for no reason.
"Come on Xenovia, don't wear such a sour face! This is just a trial from our Lord! Besides, we have our food don't we?"
Xenovia gave a look towards Irina who tried to maintain her facade of unshakeable facade but she knew Irina well enough to know better. The facade she put up was feeble at best, she was trying to convince herself more than she was trying to convince Xenovia.
"Yeah, food given to us by a devil. After he had stripped us of our dignity, we had to rely on their handouts. Yet somehow they have been of more help than the Vatican."
She saw Irina frown in the corner of her eyes as she took another bite of the egg roll in her lunchbox, she closed her eyes and chewed. Enjoying the warmth and exquisite taste. The only thing that she took comfort in at this moment.
"...Don't say that Xenovia."
"At least the Devil's didn't send us off to our deaths to retrieve the pieces of Excalibur. If the church is who I am supposed to believe in, then why do we get our only help from the devils?"
Unlike Irina, Xenovia was never that much of a Zealot, she had her religion drilled into her head and she truly believed in god but...
She had spent her entire life being raised and working for the church, going on missions risking her life, for what?
Only to be sent to fight against Kokabiel? Alongside her friend so they could at least die together? Was this how her faith and devotion were paid off? A suicide mission without reason? A lamb to be thrown into the grinder?
"Xenovia... don't worry, as long we believe I'm sure our lord will give us his grace! We just have to maintain our faith! No way would they just send us to our..."
Xenovia sighed and gave Irina a look.
"Irina, you know it too. The only blessing we have gotten so far was from the pity a Devil took on us."
Even Irina couldn't force out a reply as she quietly returned to her food. Xenovia felt bad for her friend but she also could not stand her avoiding reality as they suffered.
Looking up at the barren ceiling Xenovia quietly prayed.
'Oh lord, if you are listening, what do we do?'
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~Yuta Yukimura~
Feat Achieved! Shake Irina and Xenovia's faith
+1x Advantage Silver Trait Gacha Ticket
...What?
When? How? I don't think I did anything? How did this even happen?
Was it simply because I gave them food? If that is the case, I think its mostly about them than me.
Doesn't mean I'll say no to more tickets.
[In Shining Armor]
|Rarity: Uncommon|
Whenever you save a damsel in distress they are almost guaranteed to develop romantic feelings for you.
or
[Child Friendly]
|Rarity: Common|
Let's keep it PG, allows you to activate a filter that makes you more presentable to a younger audience, placing a censor on your privates, getting rid of gore on your body, etc.
Yikes.
Guess, I'll take In Shining Armor. Child Friendly is literally useless for me. At least saving someone already gives me a trait, if they fall in love with me too that could be another ticket.
Whelp, that was certainly a ticket. After having helped build Akeno's room I had moved to my master bed. Joined by Asia, Rias and Kon. Asia had already introduced Kon to everyone so nobody really minded her presence. Asia was on my left arm while Rias was on the other while Kon used my left thigh as a pillow.
Oh well, I guess I'll just hope for a better ticket tomorrow.
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~Tomorrow - Yuta Yukimura~
"You should probably use Mystical Space Typhoon here, Weevil likes to set up some nasty trap combos at higher difficulties. It's probably a trap hole."
I shovelled a handful of popcorn into my mouth as I pointed out the fact towards "Penelope" who was testing out Yu-Gi-Oh - Duel monster for me in her living room.
"I see, that card is pretty frustrating. Thanks for the advice Yuta-kun."
The reason I felt the need to point it out was because she had already broken the armrest when her Buster Blader summon got Trap Hole'd.
How had I ended up at "Penelope's" apartment having her test out Yu-Gi-Oh for me? Well, it started with me getting summoned to her apartment for another contract of feeding her my Pearl Jam and just hanging out with her to alleviate her boredom.
But as we were chatting, the topic of my hobbies came up. I mentioned how I developed games and she started asking about the games I made and that ended up with me revealing that I was making Yu-Gi-Oh and going to release it soon. To which she volunteered.
She was a little technology deaf but picked up how to use the console quickly enough and I started walking her through Yu-Gi-Oh to get a first player with no bias towards video game opinion. Thankfully I had consoles, PC's, hard drives and everything else in my Shadow due to Hoarder Instincts.
And how was the playtest going?
Well, it has been 5 hours since we started. She hasn't taken a break even once.
I think she liked it.
While I was chewing popcorn and watching a movie with Koneko at the same time thanks to Void Clones, I saw how Penelope's lips curled in a victorious smirk as she used Morphing Jar 2# to send his Great Moth back and finished him off next turn with direct attack from her Gemini Elf.
"I have to say Yuta-kun, I don't know how you came up with this game but it is certainly one of the most entertaining ones I have played."
Such glowing reviews almost made me blush.
From embarrassment, of course, none of this was my own merit. I just stole and appropriated Yu-Gi-Oh, of course, I drew and coded everything from scratch but still claiming full credit felt a little awkward.
"Thanks for the approval Penelope-san, say, since you know Devil Society do you think this game would perform well on the supernatural market."
She scratched her chin at that, thinking for a few seconds before speaking.
"I can't claim to be overly familiar with devil culture but I can definitely tell you that the world at large would love this game. Say, would you mind if I kept a copy? I think my boss would like this."
Shrugging my shoulders I nodded.
"Sure, why not? That is basically a complete version anyway."
She gave me a bright smile.
"Thank you Yuta-kun. Now, here is your payment."
She walked into her room and came out with a handful of gold coins that she gave me. Curiously, from what I asked Tiamat about the etchings of the coins that I got last time they were at least 1100 years old. But I wasn't about to complain about being overpaid.
"Alright then, enjoy your game Penelope-san. I'll take my leave now, I'll leave you some lunch boxes and wine so don't worry."
She smirked and giggled.
"You know me so well Yuta-kun."
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~Yuta Yukimura~
After my contract with "Penelope" was done I went back home, via Shadow Travel of course because Tiamat forbid I manage to learn some useful magic. But it is a small sacrifice for unlimited synergies.
Feat Achieved! Impress "Penelope" with your video game
+1 Silver Item Gacha
Nice, I don't expect much from Silver but it's a nice bonus to be sure.
Rolling Silver Item Gacha...
A common item.
[Amulet of Health]
|Rarity: Common|
A gold amulet with a red gem that slightly increases the vitality of its wearer.
Peh.
I guess I'll give that to Tiamat. Amulet's have a tendency to fly out when you are fighting at Mach speeds.
Groaning in annoyance I took a look around while rolling my shoulders.
The house was mostly empty today, the Rias and Akeno had gone out together to buy more clothes while Asia was studying in her room. Kon was in my storage, and Koneko was probably gaming in her own room or listening to rap and eating hot chip.
Deciding not to bother I decided to just take a bath to relax my mind a little.
Heading into the first-floor bathhouse I took a few seconds to prepare it before sinking into the high-quality steaming bathwater. I had already cleaned myself with Shadow Storage so that I wouldn't dirty the bathwater. I just wanted some rest.
I felt my body all but melt in the bath. My bones soaked with exhaustion as I thought about what to do.
Since the beta test with a single person had gone so well I needed some way to release Yu-Gi-Oh, unfortunately, the Devil World did not have a Steam equivalent but the Gremory did have a game company. Apparently, one of the main revenues of the Gremory family was their presence in entertainment, ranging from shows and movies to games.
Best to ask Venelana to find someone to handle the publishing of
Yu-Gi-Oh then. I was quite proud of how the game had already turned out. The game was large, and I styled its general gameplay after the 5ds World Championship games. With the 3 world free roam walking sections.
But I decided to alter the story a fair bit, I went for a mix of original
Yu-Gi-Oh anime and original plotline. After all, the Devils weren't the only races that were going to play.
You played as "your character", who basically had the same backstory as Yugi whose grandfather also coincidentally owned a card shop. The entire game plotline was basically Yu-Gi-Oh until the end of Duelist Kingdom except it was adjusted to Underworld.
The main character was a devil, living in the territory of Pegasus, in this version named Gigasus who was the head of a devil house that did not exist in this world and other such changes like that. Basically, it was still Yu-Gi-Oh but with a Devil backdrop instead.
I was quite proud of it. I had already made 2 sequels that I would alter slightly depending on the feedback. Hopefully, people would like it but my expectations for it weren't massive.
Sure, the production value and the visuals were great but I have learned to not hold high expectations.
Taking my phone out of shadow storage I sent the text talking about
Yu-Gi-Oh to Venelana who responded quickly saying that she would get someone to take care of it and to just send her the files which I did with another clone in my room working on Yu-Gi-Oh already. Once I was done texting with my decidedly waterproof devilphone I pulled myself out of the water and phased out of the waterdrops on my body before heading out and finding something off.
My laundry was missing from the basket.
For the record, I actually washed my clothes as the absolute lack of scent from shadow storage could get uncanny. And considering Grayfia was away from the house on some business she couldn't have been the one to have taken it.
Oh well, not like I care about dirty laundry being gone. I just pulled out my fresh outfit from my shadow and got dressed, but the sight I saw when I got out made my eyes twitch.
"Dammit Bobby."
In front of my door was Bobby, with my boxers clenched in her mouth as she was walking away.
That cat ain't right.
A/N: Yuji keeps winning without playing. He already sowed the seeds of doubt in the exorcist duo without knowing. But the way the chips are falling down does not look good at all. You may not have noticed it but Yuji kinda... screwed himself here. If you can guess what part of this that he screwed himself congratulations.
"You are a third-rate devil with a fourth-rate peerage!"
Yuta's Yu-Gi-Oh is going to the underworld hard and it's certainly going to be fun to write. But to be able to write Yu-Gi-Oh he has to get past the next few chapters and uhhh...
Well, wish Yuta good luck is all I'll say.
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