CxC Chapter 31: Meeting x Mentor (Patreon)

A/N: Hey hey people, Bronz here, as you guys know I am currently remaking the gacha, remaking the list, fixing descriptions, overhauling the app etc. Would you guys be interested in beta-testing the Chaos Gacha(Name of the gacha) in a few days?

After beta testing, I was thinking of releasing the Chaos Gacha to the public because frankly, I put too much effort into it for 90% of it to go unused(2000+ Items, 50k+ words of description) and because I wanted to see if other authors would be interested in trying out the gacha for themselves and see if they would write something cool with it.

What do you guys think?

Next Up: Restless Gambler

~Yuta Yukimura~

I ducked under a sword swing before dashing back and impaling the knight wielding the sword with several iron spears, I then ducked to avoid a swing from the halberd knight before using the combination of Shadow Hand and Natural Weapons to create spectral claw and lashed out at the knight, knocking them away.

Thanks to my enhanced reflexes from Wind God's Ring I was able to sidestep an arrow, then jump back to avoid a ball of flame that was thrown at my location, just as a sword was about to chop my head off I turned on ghost form and phased through it before repositioning myself to kick the knights head off but then I saw another fireball hit me straight on, another failure.

I sighed sigh and clapped my hands as the imaginary battlefield around me faded away to reveal the training area of the manor.

"Haah, that's enough for now, thanks Oro." I nodded towards Zoroark who smiled a little before digging into the sandwich I packed for her. I was using her to help me by using her illusions to train by creating a realistic simulation where I had to handle multitudes of enemies without getting hit.

Then I turned toward Koneko who was watching me from a tree branch holding her phone.

"How did I do Koneko-chan?" Koneko hopped down from the tree and showed me her phone screen. 6 minutes and 16 seconds. Pretty good considering I was up against an entire army of knights, archers and mages. I said thanks but as I wiped away my sweat Koneko approached me before suddenly wrapping her arms around my torso and hugging me quite firmly.

"Uhhh, Koneko-chan? Not that I mind but I'm quite sweaty right now." Koneko didn't seem to hear as she buried her head in my pecs, I had a good amount of muscle on my body and Koneko's height made it a little awkward for us to hug. Or-

Sniff

-Oookay, maybe she actually doesn't mind the sweaty shirt as she started sniffing me while hugging me. Well, I did have perfumer so I shouldn't smell bad but I can't help but feel conflicted feelings about this.

"I don't mind Yuta-senpai, you smell really good." She turned her head up, it looked quite funny to her just her eyes peeking out as she buried her face in my chest. "Also, I will need your towel. ...Akeno-senpai said she needed it for... laundry."

I shrugged and gave her the towel as she skipped away, I was sure it was not for laundry purposes but I was already used to Bobby stealing my belongings so I wasn't going to raise a fuss.

Sitting down, I slumped against a nearby tree with exhaustion but I couldn't stop training, especially after what I said to Rias yesterday. Recalling my words yesterday my face soured.

Urgh, I was so goddamn cringe. I definitely crossed some boundaries I shouldn't have with Rias looking so embarrassed for my sake. But I had meant what I said, I was going to beat Riser no matter what, I would sooner die than leave Rias in his hands.

Doesn't mean that much considering my Elite trait but it's the thought that counts.

And it was also personal, he threatened to hurt everyone I cared about and seemed proud of it, and I was not going to be able to sleep at night until I made sure that he woke up in the middle of every night with a cold sweat when my face popped into his head.

It also helped that the system also tried to encourage me in its own way.

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New Quest!

[Flames of Wrath]

Description: Are you going to let another man stroll into your king's house, demand her hand in marriage, choke you without your consent and threaten your loved ones? Of course not, just because they are immortal doesn't matter they can't suffer a fate worse than death.

Conditions:

1-Rias Gremory's Peerage wings the Rating Game

Reward: 1x Platinum Ability Gacha Ticket

2-Defeat more than half of Riser's Peerage Yourself

Reward: 1x Platinum Trait Gacha Ticket

3-Personally defeat Riser Phenex with minimal help

Reward: 1x Advantage Platinum Ability Gacha Ticket

(Replaces condition one)

Failure Condition:

The Gremory Peerage loses the Rating game.

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The reward was big but that only showed how large the challenge in front of me really was. The gacha was fair, brutally fair. And if winning with everyone's help was a Platinum-level ticket...

Yikes.

So, what I promised to Rias. How was I going to beat Riser, who was not only stronger than me but was immortal?

Well, I obviously couldn't right now, but I had the gacha, there had to be something inside that could give me the way to permanently maim Riser. But how was I going to get the tickets? Well, I spent all night thinking about ways to get tickets last night.

First were the daily contracts I got, but considering that unless I was getting an unusually challenging contract I would get at most a Silver Advantage ticket they were not going to give me any show stoppers.

No, I had plans to get good tickets that I would use when we are down to 5 days. The first one is going to Tiamat's lair, and by proxy, the Familiar Forest before throwing hands with the monsters until I get good tickets, I know there are some strong ass monsters there.

There were also the more lewd ways of getting tickets but I didn't know their viability. I would have to talk with Rias and the others to explain how I got tickets more clearly to get their help sometime soon.

For now, I got up from my position and started walking back to the manor to grab a snack or two, maybe take a refreshing bath but as I was walking back I saw a sight that surprised me.

Rias was talking to someone with Grayfia by their side that I was familiar with but the person was not so. But seeing them made my cheeks heat up a little. I felt my Kakyoin senses tingle.

Rias noticed me and waved me over as the woman looked at me with equal parts recognition and fondness.

She was a mature woman with a curvy figure who was more well-endowed than Akeno was. She had a light brown slightly spiky hair that reached down to her neck, framing her captivating violet eyes. Her face was also similar to Rias', definitely her relative. She wore a white dress that gave a very generous cleavage window that did... something to me.

Awooga.

I tried to pull my eyes away but she seemed to have powers over gravity as I felt a powerful force keep pulling my attention to her breasts. Even with my training, I was struggling with all of my might to resist the gravitational pull to no avail.

I managed to tear my eyes just in time for them to address me.

"Ara~, Rias, is he the boy you were talking about?" She addressed while putting her palm on her cheek and smiling while I looked toward the sky and started counting prime numbers.

"Yes Mom, he is Yuta Yukimura, my one and only pawn."

Her mother?

"Ara~ so this is your new pawn Rias? He is a very handsome young man. Nice to meet you Yuta-kun, I'm Venelana Gremory, Rias' mother." I bowed, maybe a bit too fast and too eagerly, my nerves were really acting up right now.

"It is an honor to meet you Mrs. Gremory." She was nobility and I had to treat her like nobility... I think. Being impolite to nobility was pretty bad as far as I remembered. She put her hand in front of her mouth and giggled slightly but Grayfia seemed satisfied with my showing as she gave me a slight nod.

"My my, how polite. But no need for that Yuta-kun, you are my daughter's friend after all. You can just call me Venelana." Okay but why is friend in italics?

"...Okay. So, why are you here Venelana-san, Grayfia-san?" I was really curious as to why Rias' mother suddenly came here along with Grayfia.

"Well, although I can't oppose to the wedding myself because of politics I can help my daughter train her Power of Destruction, while I can't interfere myself, there is nothing that says I can't help my daughter train." Huh, I assumed her mother would also be a shitty person like her dad for arranging the marriage but I guess it wasn't a unanimous decision. I turned to Grayfia who seemed to catch my wordless question. She bowed formally as she spoke.

"As for me, upon Lady Rias' request and Lord Sirzechs Lucifer's permission, I will be helping you to train to the best of my abilities. If you do not have any objections of course." I opened my eyes wide and looked toward Rias for an explanation.

"Since Grayfia also volunteered to help us train I thought she would best serve as your teacher, she is experienced in a lot of areas after all. I thought she could help you get a handle on your abilities and help with your training. I-Is it a problem?" Rias flushed at the last part as I stared at her but I shook my head.

"Definitely not, in fact, I would be honoured if Grayfia-san helped me train. Thank you for arranging this for me Rias." I knew for a fact that Grayfia was strong, quite obviously from the fact that she suppressed Riser completely with no effort while standing still.

Grayfia smiled lightly before returning a neutral expression.

"I see, since it seems like you are already exhausted we will start training tomorrow, in the meantime is there anything you need assistance with?" I shook my head, I was low maintenance and I needed to see if I could get a contract in today after training and do some more physical conditioning.

Sigh...

The grind was tough. But it would be rewarding.

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~Yuta Yukimura~

I felt my muscles relax and my stiff shoulders melt as I sunk into the warm hot spring.

This was heaven, after exhausting myself so much a simple warm yet comfortable bath was like an unrealized dream.

I took my time relaxing in the bath, this was one of the only reprieves I got during my self-imposed hellish schedule and I intended to enjoy it. I did a contract that was rather demanding, a rich old man who wanted his entire house furniture moved around to his satisfaction and then had me fix his health. I got a hefty payout and a silver Item Gacha Ticket from it.

And since I was alone and relaxing I decided I deserved the reward.

If it was something useful right now, great. If not, I can just barter it with Tiamat.

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Rolling Silver Item Gacha Ticket...

A Rare item!

[Hlanith Wine]

[Rarity: Rare]

A wine favoured by the outer ones. Sourced from the dreamland beyond the stars. This wine has an incredibly refined taste and is unable to be replicated in taste but in addition to making those who drink it tipsy, it is also incredibly refreshing, greatly increasing health and energy regeneration for as long its effects linger.

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Huh, now I'm certain that that will be very good for bartering with Tiamat considering she certainly enjoys her wine. Reading the words Outer Ones and Beyond the Stars have some incredibly scary and uncomfortable implications so I elected to ignore them and just relax.

That was before the door to the hot springs opened again, I wasn't too surprised, Akeno would totally pull a prank like that or it was Rias who was a bit too comfortable with skinship and nudity. But who it actually was knocked the breath out of my lungs.

"Huh?"

"Ara~, I may have come at the wrong time, would you mind if you joined you Yuta-kun?"

Because the person in front of me was Rias' mother Venelana, with not a scrap of cloth covering her body other than a towel.

A/N: Funny that out of all of the girls, Koneko would be the one who is allowed to act the most shamelessly because she already told Yuta that she is interested in him. Also, finally, the Milf's are here for real. And not only that but they are here to stay.

Grayfia will be personally training Yuta to make sure he is up to snuff and Venelana is here to train Rias in the power of destruction. And with the traits Helltaker and Kakyoin's blessing I think you guys can anticipate what is coming. But Yuta sure as hell can't. What did you guys think about this chapter and the introduction of the mentors? I would love to know.