The Anime Trope System: Stone vs. Viper, #12 a LitRPG (ATS)

by Alvin Atwater

  Nuri: half-pixy servant of Maya who actually attends Sato Academy.

  Ling: Tetra’s coworker and close friend. She’s a short woman with wavy brown hair, a bust somehow exceeding even Tetra’s, and a somewhat sexual-flirty vibe about her.

  Liru: Harumi’s older sister. She lives abroad, refusing to return after the tragic end of the Kitsune clan.

  Lilith, the Supreme Demon Lord: Empress of the Monster Kingdoms.

  Anzu: From Volume 3. They first walked in on the loli while she was singing a cat-heavy song. She is the real estate agent who booked Clyde his first house. She’s 23. A friend of Harumi and Liru.

  Amaterasu “Juliette”: Melody’s mother. She Who Dawns Time. A legendary trickster demoness, wife of Platus, Dark God of Utopius. Crimson red hair like her daughter. However, she has unnerving glowing eyes. Melody does not share this trait. (She was a major 3-phase boss of Volume 8. Clyde pulled a miracle summoning Over-Stone 75%, easily defeating her.)

  Platus, Dark God of Utopius: Melody’s father. He is not to be mistaken for He Who Paints the Night, a rogue dark god that impersonated Platus. Platus wants to harshly punish his daughter for accidentally breaking the realm’s core. She couldn’t control her immense strength back then. He sealed it as a result. He’s an angry, kingly figure who will do whatever it takes to get things done. Even if it means hurting loved ones.

  Undine: a powerful reaperess, who had quite a past thousands of years ago. Some even call her goddess of death. Her alignment was changed on the night Clyde’s power went berserk after Chika’s near death. Now she’s as sweet as an angel. Her love and devotion to Yusuke is strong. Intense beauty - long black hair, enormous breasts, and glistening purple eyes. She loves her kimonos.

  Asu: a beautiful and perky lich girl who has a vast sense of humor in addition to her vast magical knowledge. Clyde’s declared Head of the Stone Maidens, she’s completely devoted to pleasing her master.

  Thor, God of Thunder.

  Fuyoko: leader of the Blood Seekers, a group dedicated to locating treasures in highly dangerous areas. Known as Master of the Stars for some reason. Blue-green hair, light blue eyes, and is quite a beautiful young woman. She has the ability to turn some enemies to stone. On a sad note, her mother is disappointed in her.

  Naoko: kuudere loli as Clyde refers to her - she is known as the Blood Servant, second to Fuyoko. In reality, she’s an Entity with a mission to help the Stone reach his true potential. She was injured during her warp to Satovia. Fuyoko risked her life, taking down three powerful demons to save the injured girl. Naoko has served her since. These days, Fuyoko sees her as a precious little sister that would probably emotionally fall apart if she left. One eye green, the other red - she also has green hair and elven ears.

  Kimiko: a cute, orange-haired young woman who is also a member of the Rose Dragon sisters. She hates perverts. Kind of a tsundere.

  Chiyo: the oldest of the Rose Dragon sisters. A beautiful white-haired woman who favors wearing kimonos over western-style clothing. A very powerful dragon. She really loves her anime.

  Aimi: the middle sister of the Rose Dragon sisters. Hates men; however, she cannot control her urges very well. A bookworm. A closet pervert.

  Sol: the Falcon, one of the five dimensional interlopers invited by the Watchers. With goals of glory, the young man has no intention of letting the other “players” get a one-up on him. If he could change the stone-viper games, to the Falcon game… A skilled fighter, although a bit unreasonable.

  Amina: Clyde’s Stone-Tokken deck leader. She lives in a giant house with nearly infinite books. A beautiful woman with long golden hair and eyes. A mysterious being of incredible power.

  Kevin: First Rider of Achilles, He Who Paints the Night’s apocalypse. Well, Achilles is dead. So, he’s just Kevin. A single man, hurt by an ex named Netoritta… yeah.

  Atreas: Third Rider, a samurai who wields the power of flames. He can reincarnate an unknown number of times after death. There’s a sneaking suspicion that he may have gone easy on Clyde’s party during the initial meet…

  Stone Maidens:

  Arch Priestess Ichika: a young woman with sky-blue hair and a righteous attitude. Possibly the most normal of her small group. Often takes responsibility very seriously and will easily blame herself for any failures, even if out of her control.

  High Priestesses that follow Ichika:

  -Megu: someone who is somewhat short tempered and sometimes blames others a little too often. The other high priestesses call her lazy. She calls it, “taking a lax approach at life.”

  -Emi: a tender-hearted young woman who panics a little when things get out of control. Maybe comedically cries a lot.

  -Jae: a kuudere that loves to eat, but never gains weight. She’s blunt about everything, but doesn’t talk much. Many of the others call her adorable behind her back.

  -Yumi: a timid girl who is sometimes known for a sense of humor. That is, when she’s actually around. She has a tendency to lock herself in her room after work or take multiple bathroom breaks. Could she be…

  Episode 59 (Part 1): Wizards and Gargoyles

  Last time on the Anime Trope System, Clyde and Team Stone faced off against He Who Paints the Night, ridding the universe of this evil. Now here they are at last, ready to take on the Adventure Quest.

  And best of all, Clyde has finally Awakened. There is a price to pay for god-slaying superpowers: reduced awards and experience points, but it shall serve as an equalizer for powerful foes.

  He slew his first deity, one of darkness, evil, and corruption, but there are forces out there that could sweep him with a blindfold. Possibly. Maybe not.

  Awakened Stone Mode can generate the kind of power which the Punishment Squad may feel at all times…

  Welcome to the Anime Trope System Volume 12:

  The Imbalance of Power...

  Thursday. Week 4. Month 2. Year 1. Season: Late autumn. Last week of the month.

  [Satovian Universal Calendar: Nova, 46389]

  [School: Winter Break. Day 6 of 30.]

  [Current declared fiancée(s): Melody, Alice, Tear, Harumi, Chika, Natalia.]

  [Expecting: Harumi, Alice. Time left: Harumi, kitsune - 5 months until due. Alice, half-demoness, half-angel: 5 months until due. Alert! The time could shrink or increase as the infants absorb energy - and nature determines how powerful they are.]

  [Card bearers in city: 12, Ming.]

  [Cook-off opponents in Nation Seat: Attincusburon, Alon: 3,967. Harumi, Advanced Chef Yuki, Kitome, Alice. The rest are unknown.]

  [Blood Ki progress: 58%.]

  [Adventure Quest: During the Winter Break, you must travel to the nation of Alon to give your blessing to the princess. Neko must be present. Her sister is an optional addition but will increase the awards. Beware of the wizard gang around this area. The troubling bunch may be the least of your problems if the Gargoyles are still around.]

  Morning…

  Hotel…

  Clyde decided to check the ID store before opening his eyes. He could hear Natalia talking with Airi at his bedside. If only Alice and Chika didn’t rise early - so they could chase her out. Yet, they were just sweet. He overheard the half-demoness’s desire to buy him some of the Nation’s famous coffee. Chika would get the young man a donut to go with it just to tease his secret weakness of sweets.

  [Items available: Giggity Juice (54B), Book of Ancient Lewdness (1B), Jug of Venus’s Love Nectar (23 quadrillion), Gender Swap potion, safety not guaranteed(950M), Giga Wood Wrath Sex Potion (800M), Loli Saga Scrapped Hentai Edition (FBI), Ki Book of Soul Concentration (500M), Supreme Golden Dragon Equipment set (500M), Anus Juice (150,000).]

  Clyde immediately wrote off many of the items. He’d probably lecture Ming later about the importance of not lewding lolis. He couldn’t fathom what the sex potion would do to its drinkers. A jug of… First of all, dehydration would be the least of her problems.

  Clyde knew this was going to take him out of the Big B club, but
the time for being overdue for new equipment would have to end here. No, that was a little too boring.

  He selected the Ki Book of Soul Concentration. Five… hundred million dollars. This better be worth it.

  The young man wondered if the other “players” dealt with these microtransactions. Did a certain evil video game company have connections that soared all the way to the gods? Eh. Ah well. It’s in the game.

  [Are you sure you don’t want to purchase the Anus Juice?]

  Yes, I’m sure, System, Clyde thought with a mix of tiredness, deadpan, and annoyance.

  [Are you really sure? Because it’s Anus Juice! Don’t be-]

  Just give me the damn expensive book already, Clyde thought, frustration bubbling like magma.

  [Party pooper.]

  [You received The Ki Book of Soul Concentration. Good choice!]

  [Personal balance remaining: $791,445,400.]

  Clyde prepared himself for Airi’s assault. Maybe if he could just sneak away. Why, Natalia? Why did you let her in? Maybe if he waited them out.

  “Hey, do you want to see pervy-nii’s wee wee?” Natalia asked suddenly, her conversation about the Loli Saga attack moves completely dropped. But the intellect stat within the young man’s brain detected the bait. So he cleverly turned to the side, as naturally as possible. He also held onto the covers with an iron grip.

  Airi laughed.

  “How about his ass?”

  “What happens if we stick this in it?” Natalia asked. “Do you think he’ll scream when it smashes in? Maybe his butt will bleed.”

  Clyde finally gave in to the bait, turning to glare at the smiling girls. And of course, Airi’s eyes were starry.

  “Harumi-”

  “Harumi’s helping Tear with something,” Natalia said, interrupting him. “I told them not to wake you.” She glanced at a watch that wasn’t on her arm. “Oh no, look at the time.”

  “Natalia,” Clyde said, warning in his voice.

  “Bye-bye!”

  And just like that, the loli vanished, leaving Clyde with an information-hungry young woman. Even Melody was gone, not that she slept in like Alice. Then Airi’s onslaught of questions arrived.

  The young man rolled over, putting a pillow over his head.

  “Hey! Don’t ignore me. What does it mean to have Tree of Life tattoos glowing on your body? How did you use the purity element without dying? It’s super dangerous stuff you know. How-”

  “You know, I should abandon Natalia’s quest,” Clyde said through clenched teeth. He decided to distract his brain by dragging ass to the bathroom, brushing his teeth with Alice’s toothpaste, yet the purple-haired girl continued to ask questions. He made his way back to the bed with her following.

  Airi forced herself into the covers with the young man, pinning him. Her sexy body triggered the erection of Mount Stone. She finally took a pause.

  “For the world’s highest ranking adventurer, you sure do ask a lot of questions,” Clyde said, grabbing her ass in the moment.

  Airi shrugged. “It’s because of my quest for knowledge that I’m number one.” She casually slid off her panties, tossing them in Clyde’s face. Lust shined within her gaze. The shirt came off next, the bra following, sparking the two into wild kissing. The young woman even shoved her tongue inside his mouth, the massage triggering instincts.

  Her tongue tasted like mint and cherry. He laid her down, sucking breasts, going to kissing, and sucking breasts again, because why not? The first step to being an accidental harem god was to be honest with one’s self.

  Clyde shoved fingers inside of Airi’s sea, and gave it a taste, before indulging himself. The moans of the number one super druid only made him ride harder until her breasts flopped almost in the rhythm of an unknown song.

  He almost released inside. So close, but a part of him snapped away from his trance, begging the reasonable side of his brain not to put yet another girl out of commission within the near future.

  “I should bug you more if it means this,” Airi said, panting on top of the young man.

  Was she oblivious about her looks? No, that couldn’t be it. Airi always dressed in a presentable fashion, meant to attract gazes. Yet that tightness meant she never attempted intimacy with anyone else other than Clyde.

  [Ki increased! Airi’s crests.]

  “Maybe, but without the trillions of questions,” Clyde said. “I could barely keep up with one sentence before you spat out three novels.” Airi opened her mouth to protest, but the young man interjected. “Anyway, I’ll answer a few over breakfast. Care to join me in the shower?”

  “Well, if you insist,” Airi said, amusement in her eyes.

  Somewhere…

  [Quest completed. Reward: EXP, Full MP Potion-]

  Tessa closed the prompt and eyed the last of the purple flames breezing through the air. Clyde’s text let her know he was in Alon.

  She sighed, trying not to think of those girls. Yet her mind just couldn’t escape that which… made her chest hurt. She knew ten long years had passed, but coming to this dimension, actually seeing him again, burst those buried emotions back into existence. She didn’t feel like a human of Earth. No… she knew the truth, what the great goddess offered her.

  Tessa felt only a little remorse about not being able to see her Earthly family again. Unlike Clyde, she didn’t have the support of a team. She met many people, made new acquaintances and friends, but…

  She narrowed her eyes. Life just wasn’t fair. She knew him first…

  Tessa flinched. So what if she knew Clyde first? What was she getting at? She couldn’t possibly harbor anything more than nostalgia.

  “That’s what I keep telling myself,” she whispered.

  Just then, a feeling of ecstasy blasted through the young woman, sending Tessa to her knees. Venus’s voice comforted her.

  “My dearest daughter, I have an important task for you. It seems the Falcon is playing a bigger game than I thought. A game that’s destined to interfere with the Stone’s victory. He left on a journey with an elder dragon and will not be back for a few days. I want you to go to his hideout and draw my symbol of war somewhere out of sight. I will bind it to him.” Venus giggled. “The spell will trigger when that dragon girl returns while wearing her pizza maid uniform. It will return all the memories to her annnndddd… her Soulless pride. Make sure to set up the camera well out of range. Good luck, my daughter. And I look forward to the entertainment. Oh, and after you finish that, be sure to visit Clyde. You really should try harder to let him comfort you.” She chuckled. “Get it, harder?”

  Tessa groaned.

  Venus cleared her throat. “Oh my, look at the time. Get going, my daughter.”

  The presence vanished, updating the young woman’s quest log.

  “That’s the goddess I believe in,” Tessa said with a deadpan tone.

  Episode 59 (Part 2)

  Attincusburon, Alon…

  [Your prophet’s rank and abilities have been added to your stat page.]

  Clyde and Airi made good time, getting to the hotel’s breakfast hall before the serving stopped. The young man couldn’t help but think of the journey of hotels being a complimentary fit for medieval games’ inn to inn living.

  Which meant now was the time to fix up everyone’s equipment. He did not want to use Stone Mode… those rewards… so many zapped. The System’s ninety-five percent deduction acted as a balancing scale. But… wasn’t this his real power? He gave an internal sigh, deciding not to dwell on it further.

  Moments later, Alice, Chika, and Noona arrived through the front doors with coffee and donuts.

  “Kanako dragged both Kitome and Ruri with her,” Noona said to Alice.

  “Oh, there he is,” Chika said. She raised the donuts in salute to Clyde.

  He smiled, giving them a wave of invitation. The silver-haired girl gave him a strawberry-blasted kiss, after an anime-dive. He missed these from her.

  Alice shoved a donut in his mouth.


  “They’re so good.”

  He savored the delicious fried treat. Judging by the nice warmth, the café was most likely a short walk away.

  “The long wait was worth it,” Chika said.

  “I could eat a barrel full of these,” Clyde said, reaching for another. Alice swatted his hand and winked.

  “Try the coffee.”

  Clyde accepted the cup, taking in the rich aroma of the drink. The flavor practically exploded into his taste buds. He wasn’t a coffee connoisseur, but the profile perfectly balanced sweetness, creaminess, and smoothness. The hint of cinnamon won his heart. Abruptly, the metallic cup caved in.

  [Warning! Your body continues to adjust to your awakened strength. Don’t worry, you didn’t harm Airi. But maybe you should be careful with caffeine. It will take another day until your body adjusts. This is why water is better for you.]

  [Body adjusting at 11%...]

  [Temporary boost to physical strength x 20,000 for two hours. You may want to ask Alice to flush the caffeine out of your system. Be wary of alcohol! Also… this level of strength without adjustment has consequences. Don’t get it in your head to go charging at your enemies.]

  Holy shit.

  “High-five,” Noona said to him from a sentence he didn’t hear due to zoning out.

  In a rush to pull his hand away, he smacked the long, titanium table. It dented all the way to the floor.

  “Holy shit, what the hell, Clyde?” Airi said, eyes starry. Her questions loaded up like rifle bullets, green aura spazzing like chaotic electricity. The few rich hotel guests were eyeing him with a mix of awe and fear in their eyes.