The Anime Trope System: Stone vs. Viper, #3 a LitRPG (ATS)

by Alvin Atwater

  When he opened the door, Neko and Natalia bolted in two different directions.

  "Nya!" Neko vanished around a corner. The loli witch went for the hot spring. Chika laughed.

  "Let them remember that one for the rest of their lives."

  "Well, tonight’s dinner is going to be awkward," Clyde said. Chika patted his shoulders.

  "They were going to find out sooner or later, if they didn’t already know," she said. "Maybe we should try a round publicly. Advertise why I’m the only one who can satisfy you and me, properly."

  "I won’t argue with your ability to satisfy," Clyde said as they walked toward the hot spring. "But I’m not trying to get the cops called for indecent exposure. Or zapped by Alice."

  "Or pulverized by Kitome," Chika added, unhelpfully. She held his arm, leaning into him. "The others can worry about competing. I prefer to take you, whenever I want, where I want."

  "And I thought my ego was inflated," Clyde commented sarcastically.

  "It’s only the truth," Chika said. "And your little friend below has no objections."

  Clyde laughed. Chika seemed to bask in his laughter, glowing, holding onto him.

  The young man silently acknowledged yet another trope to mix in with the hot springs. The party just happened to be the only customers at the time. They were maybe fifteen to twenty miles outside of the city, but surely this nicely designed place would have more patrons.

  Just then, someone shouted.

  Clyde and Chika burst in the direction of the men’s section, swung open the door, and froze. Seth was backed against the wall as a mucus toad girl wiggled her long tongue around his pants, then his neck.

  "I’ve been looking for a husband and you’re pretty. Let’s get to know each other."

  She grabbed the budge of his pants.

  "No—I’m not into…"

  Seth’s protest was cut off when the toad girl’s tongue plunged deep into his mouth. Then his throat.

  [Volume 3.] Episode 17 (Part 4)

  Seth gagged, but the toad girl held him against the wall and thrusted again and again, while playing with herself with a free hand. She looked like a cross between a busty woman and a green toad. Short dark-green hair that dropped past her neck, orange eyes, and virtually naked.

  "I like her style," Chika said.

  Clyde shook his head.

  [Clyde activated energy ball.]

  The toad girl evaded Clyde’s magic by jumping into the hot spring, taking Seth with her. She moved extremely quick—the jump shouldn’t have surprised him, but the young man gave silent credit where its due.

  What the hell Nature, he thought.

  They both ended up on the other side of the water. Seth still couldn’t right himself. The monster girl shoved him on the ground and stripped away his soaked robe and trunks.

  The aggravation of the soreness returned when Clyde attempt to move forward. Then he stopped, realizing how silly this was.

  "Look, man, if you’re not even going to try to fight back, we’re gone," Clyde said.

  Seth tried to say something, but the monster girl’s tongue found itself back into his throat. He was basically deep-throating a toad girl. Clyde didn’t feel the least bad for being glad that he wasn’t the one losing his dignity.

  The man did respond to his words, making one last struggle to break free. The mucus probably paralyzed him a tiny bit—yet he somehow managed to get in one large chump on her tongue. Instead of a scream, the toad girl let out a loud ecstatic moan. She pulled her tongue out, grinning fondly at Seth.

  "I do love men who struggle," the toad girl said. "We won’t stop until one of us passes out."

  "Help him," Clyde said to Chika. "Or do you want to stand here and—"

  Chika’s face was flushed, eyes full of excitement. He heard whispering beneath her labored breathing.

  "You go, girl. Girl power. Take control, show him that we can dominate too."

  "Fuck," Clyde hissed. If she took any ideas from this, he’d be ruined.

  [Your party has entered combat!]

  Clyde started off with an analysis. And regretted it.

  Mucus toad girl- Maya

  Level: 52

  Type: Monster

  Work under: N/A

  Special: Special Kiss. [Chance to cause lust and stun.]

  Weakness: lightning x2.

  Resistances: water, forest, nature, and earth.

  Secret: Maya is very lonely and desperately wants to be loved. She’d do anything for a husband, even harm herself.

  [You ended the battle.]

  "Maya, stop," Clyde said. The toad girl flinched and missed a step. "I know someone who can guide you. Just stop. This isn’t the way."

  What did he know about "the way?" Clyde would let the quote run its course anyway.

  The arrogant mask the monster girl wore fell away. Seth used that opportunity to bolt. Well, he tried to, but a long tongue rooted him in place. "Can you please listen?"

  She said nothing, but watched the young man, curiously.

  "Chika, go get Toru."

  The yandere nodded then hurried off muttering something about new games.

  Clyde kept his guard up at max, listening to her airflow, mood, and vibrations. He would not have that tongue, get anywhere near him. Abruptly, she started a slow massage Seth’s horn with her tongue. When it was fully erected, the monster girl stroked fast. Seth grunted loudly, but didn’t resist.

  "Could you not," Clyde said, but it was too late. The toad girl mounted Seth and rode him.

  "Oh fuck this feels amazing," Seth said. Maya’s tongue caressed his neck, chest, and even his ear. The slushing sound made Clyde grimace.

  "Well, like Toru, you’re now beyond saving," he said then left them there to fuck like rabbits.

  The mixed side was covered with steam. He took the required shower first before entering the spring. No one seemed to be around, which was fine. A relief from the noise every now and then didn’t hurt.

  [Hot spring heal initiated. All mental status alignments removed. The heal of your soreness has begun.]

  [Let it be known that you will definitely sleep better tonight. Soak one more day and you will be fully healed.]

  Clyde let out a sigh, comfortable, his back to the stone surface. The relaxing effect seemed to work on a molecular level. His muscles relaxed. He even allowed himself a smile.

  Just then, he heard chatter from the girl’s side. Goddamn, they were loud. Couldn’t a man have some peace in the springs?

  "Yuki your breasts are huge!" Natalia said. "Bigger than Harumi’s."

  "Hey! Don’t squeeze them," Yuki said. Clyde’s imagination ran wild.

  "Will, you ever be able to, you know, mate with a man again?" Natalia said.

  "Well of course," Yuki said. "Seeing Clyde slay that shithead renewed the vigor inside. If he keeps this up, I may just take him from Alice."

  "He’s not Alice’s," Kitome said.

  "I’m pretty sure he is," Natalia said. "He’s pretty much a life mate in all but name."

  "Harumi, what do you think?" Kitome asked.

  Harumi harrumphed.

  "You’re all bothersome."

  "You like him too, huh?" Yuki said. "Ooh, it is a bit crowded."

  "I never said that," Harumi said, though her voice wasn’t in it.

  "Yeah, okay," Natalia said sarcastically. "Well, at least Chika’s honest."

  "What do you mean by that?" Harumi asked.

  Clyde gulped then let out a loud fake coughing fit.

  "If you, ahem, say anything, ahem, no more ahem, candy, ahem, ahem."

  "Is that an eavesdropper?" Kitome said, venom in her voice. Clyde remained still without speaking.

  "Nya, it’s probably Seth," Neko said. "Although—nya, some of you hope it’s Clyde."

  "What were you saying again, Nattie?" Yuki said.

  "Was I saying something? It’s not important," Natalia said.

  "What’s taking Alice so long?" Harumi said.
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  "I think she went to Chika’s room to see if she could borrow a t-shirt," Natalia said. "They’re the same size."

  "Oh."

  "Hopefully Chika hadn’t left any candy out," Natalia continued. "Highness wouldn’t be able to resist."

  "Chika’s too much of a health nut," Kitome said. "At least for like four days, she’ll eat insanely healthy then binge-eats junk food on the weekends. It’s a miracle why she doesn’t have the fat sacks you two have. Crazy girl tried to get me on her diet."

  "Nya."

  "Even Neko’s bigger than me," Kitome said in a defeated voice.

  Clyde stopped paying attention when someone whispered beside him. The voice turned his erection to maximum overdrive. Tear pinned him to the stony edge of the hot spring.

  "I figured patiently waiting would finally get me some alone time with you," she said smoothly. "And I’m using it."

  [Volume 3.] Episode 17 (Part 5)

  The fragrance of perfume and sex invaded Clyde’s senses. His raw beast mode was beginning to peek—no, it forced its way out. The succubus, a man’s ancient bed invader since the start of time, the original monster girl before them all. Hair dark as midnight, eyes an intense blue, a bust at Harumi’s level, maybe even bigger. She carried all of that in a dignified, controlled and calm but seductive manner. And she was naked. Her bat-like wings were not spawned in existence, but Clyde did notice the devil tail. Well, he noticed it as soon as it wrapped around his super-erection. Tear gave him a grin that made him feel like a mouse looking up at a hungry cat.

  The young man actually took a wary step back, only to be pulled into a naked embrace.

  "You’re the Stone, a legendary figure that can pull events around him," Tear said. "It’s probably why you felt like you were dragged by the system, but in fact, you were pulling it toward you. You’re the star of the show, the spotlight of the stone-viper game. Do you really think the watchers would bring you into this world so that you can do whatever you want?"

  "What do you know about this so-called game?" Clyde said, breaking through the fog of his mind.

  "Like Neko, I only know what I’m supposed to know and can only spill what they allow, which isn’t very much," Tear said. She began a stoke of his horn that made him thank the god that created him. The tail felt like sex incarnate. "But you’re special to my beautiful baby cousin, so I don’t mind helping out on your mission when possible." She pulled Clyde’s horn into her and then let out a gasping moan. "So this is what it’s like in the real world. Rail me, Clyde."

  It was way too late for Clyde to back down, even if he wanted to. She was a whole lot of woman—one that he felt lied eons out of his league. He thrusted as hard as possible and fast. Tear smirked.

  "Yes! Keep it like that—oh."

  The duo ended up taking the activity outside of the water. Clyde took control again and plowed. Inside her felt like bliss—an intense pleasure that he was sure he’d get nowhere else. Well, except with Alice. He knew it was probably arrogant to compare women like this—but a man is a man, so he did anyway.

  "Clyde, I need you to satisfy me," Tear said, her voice filled with honey and seduction. "This is my first time in the real world, so make it enjoyable."

  The young man gave her a skeptical look, shrugged, then continued the plow. She pulled him in for a kiss that jam-packed him up with enough lust to break a man’s mind.

  [Your heart protection has prevented mind break.]

  "Okay look, if we’re going to be teammates, you’ve got to stop that," Clyde said. Tear only grinned, her insides seeming to get wetter, tighter. Despite being on a high horse, the succubus’s breathing grew heavy, labored, and eventually, she was moaning.

  "Right there! Oh! Keep it going."

  Clyde sucked her breasts and then glided his tongue up her neck and back to the chest. She tightened even more, breathing faster, sweating as much as Clyde.

  The duo climaxed simultaneously—the young man pulling out a second ahead of his spray. He felt like he unloaded more than a gallon in that release.

  [Secret quest completed: Satisfy Tear. Legendary Reward: 1 summon of Tear. Congratulations.]

  The succubus stood, giving Clyde an appreciative view.

  "Call on me anytime," she said. "Use those bracelets, they’re special. Just think of me and I’ll be there. Of course, if you open up your dreams to me, we can have some real fun."

  "I’ll pass on that," Clyde said. "I’d like to keep my spirit energy if you don’t mind."

  "Suit yourself, big man," she said then started for the exit. Her devil tail vanished.

  Clyde showered, deciding he had enough of the hot spring for the day. This was a training camp and the real ordeal would begin the next day.

  As he walked down the empty hall, a presence made him stop. The lights began to flicker, the air grew chilly. A figure appeared at the other end of the hallway. Alice? What was she doing? She walked toward Clyde, eyes of…madness and lust. The windows around shattered.

  "Clyde," she called from two dozen feet away. "I think you and I need to have a chat. There’s a lot of things that I need to do to you—I mean chat with you about."

  This was the first time Clyde decided to take an idea from a harem main character and utilize it. Except that his flash step wouldn’t activate.

  [Alice used tier 3 spell: Targeted Spell canceller]

  As she approached, he noticed that she held a large metallic tong. And clamped it repeatedly.

  "I found this in Chika’s room. And…the candy..ugh—get over here!"

  Clyde took one more look at the clamps, that snapped open and closed harder than what any human could do, then took off running.

  "You get back here! I will not be denied."

  "Fucking goddammit Chika," he muttered. "What the hell did she have planned? And how did Alice get into her—why did she bring the aphrodisiacs? Fuck, fuck, fuck."

  The snapping of the clamps loomed behind him. He needed to get to his room and lock up, quick. Pfft—as if. She’d break the door down. Clamp! Clamp! Clamp!

  "You’re fucking kidding me," Clyde snapped then accessed his list of skills to see what he could use to get out of this situation. Wresting the clamps from the demoness was going to be a brutal but necessary option.

  [Volume 3.] Episode 17 (Part 6)

  Lot City, Satovia…

  Melody took another sip of her latte as she watched people went on about their lives, outside of the window of the maid café. The tightness in her heart continued to ache. She pictured him, selfishly fighting a creature with a power level of four hundred five just for her, despite how she acted. He was a prince—she just knew it. The Stone of legend, except that Clyde is something entirely better.

  Some claimed of only a single other who was born as the Stone. What many don’t know—not even the entities—is that this other is the being who created the bloodline. The Stone Father. Long dead now, but he apparently loved some dimension called Earth. He made it obvious, carelessly being the indirect start of the stone-viper games, living almost a lecherous life. Clyde, the Stone Son…and he didn’t know it. Why did Tear insist on keeping this from him? And the succubus wanted to have his babies? Over Melody’s dead body. She actually loved him…wanted a string of romances with him, with hopeful marriage and soul-oaths. Deities always made soul-oaths a year before marrying. Maybe she could convince Clyde to take one with her.

  But the two must get to know one another afterward. She’d have to live with him. Melody blushed.

  She decided not to postpone her thoughts of the terrible orders, Alice’s scummy father bestowed upon her. Kill the adventurer responsible for defeating the Ashfall family. How ungrateful could one get? Melody didn’t care how many orders he barked, she wouldn’t carry this one out. Her bond to him can’t force this. Not against Clyde.

  She called him twice, but the young man didn’t answer. He also didn’t reply to her text messages. She couldn’t even force a summon because the man didn’t bother t
o open her note. Perhaps that one hurt a little. Not that it was his fault. She’s barely around him to show any affection. How will he ever know how she felt?

  Maybe a confession. She was part trickster demon, part deity. Despite what they said about dark gods, they were still classified as they are. Melody thought of herself as a demigoddess, though a lot of her natural power revolved around the trickster abilities. That included a disguised power level—learned from the rogues. Even that rogue girl she hated, Chika, knew this ability. Harumi too, though she wasn’t sure how a healer and lightning user could learn such a thing. In fact, something was off about Harumi. Could she be more than what she let on? Perhaps too modest.

  Melody couldn’t learn much about her past other than the fact that she was a kind girl with a sister. Her family died in a tragic monster attack. Some old friend named Airi taught her everything she needed to know about using her gift. The gifted, adventurers. Technically not the same, as true adventurers didn’t stay in towns or cities very long. Maybe Airi was an adventurer and saw her calling.

  Clyde wouldn’t be able to just stay rooted in the city long. His power level is at the point where he had to push out. The watchers would be infuriated if he missed school, so it would be up to him to plan according. Or just rebelled. Melody hoped for the latter.

  The redhead waved for the waitress.

  "I’d like to pay for my order."

  When she left the café, she set a mental resolve. She’d be patient, see if he’d respond to her texts. Then when Melody got him alone…somehow muster the courage to confess. Maybe she’d have his child. She’d certainly be a better wife than Tear.

  Ashen City…

  Lady Mei Ashfall nodded at the news. At last, all of them were dead. Her late closet lolicon husband and his illegitimate son, as well as four others of the true Ashfall bloodline. She wished someone would destroy the family on her mother's side too. To think they'd marry her off at thirteen to Nezerath Sr. of all people.