The Princesses of Destruction

Chapter 7: First Meeting

Some time later, in an unspecified location, a special meeting is held.

"Alright, the first meeting of the Noah's Sealed Girls Club, applause, please." "Clap clap."

"The first item on the agenda is to welcome our new member. Welcome, Elisia," says Alisa.

"What is this?" asks Elisia, unaware of the situation.

"So, basically, we're his harem," Irumi lowers her head, thinking, "I feel so pathetic."

"What's a harem?" asks Alisa. "I don't care," replies Nerea.

"Forget it, you're too normie to understand," Irumi retorts.

"Anyway, Elisia, you are a princess like us."

"Princess? So you all have the same powers as I do?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Noah said that once he seals all the princesses, he will start dating one of us."

"So you all have gone out with him, and now we're in some sort of competition. Got it."

"Yes, exactly," responds Alisa. "That jerk is such a flirt," thinks Elisia.

"Alright, the reason I gathered you all here today is that I want us to organize ourselves to meet Noah without all going together as usual."

"Why don't you all give up and let me be alone with him?" says Nerea.

"Then Nerea will be last. Do we all agree?"

"Yes," says Irumi.

"Great, then the three of us will draw lots. Elisia, Irumi, pick a stick."

"Mine says one," says Irumi. "I'm second," says Alisa. "Then I'm third," adds Elisia.

"I don't care about this charade," declares Nerea.

"I also don't like being third. Let's decide in combat who gets to see him first."

"No, please, Noah said not to cause trouble," says Alisa.

"Follow me. Who's the strongest among you?" challenges Elisia, ignoring Alisa's words.

Alisa lowers her head: "Why does it always have to end this way..."

"Drown in darkness, Muramasa!" Nerea attacks Elisia by surprise just outside Alisa's house.

"Very interesting. Looks like I can have some fun. Reverse the flow of time, Gae Bolg!" Elisia chants, and a long spear materializes in her hands. At the same time, she frees herself from the darkness that seemed to swallow her leg and hurls the spear at Nerea. Nerea deflects the spear with a swift strike of Muramasa.

"Is that all you've got?" Elisia smiles. The spear returns to her hands and, in the process, hits Nerea on the shoulder.

"Mmph," Nerea grunts.

"You see, I can reverse the flow of time. So anything I throw can return to my hands whenever I want." Gae Bolg splits, creating many clones. Elisia throws them all at Nerea from every direction.

"Muramasa," Nerea commands, and a shadow materializes around her, devouring all the spears thrown by Elisia.

Power accumulates in Nerea's hands, and a dark shadow materializes along the blade's edge, making it extremely larger and more menacing. Elisia's eyes light up, and she begins to gather power at the tip of her spear, which transforms into a sharp halberd.

The two charge at each other. A white smoke rises, making everything indistinguishable until a giant sword's shadow clears the smoke between the two girls.

"Noah?!"

"Girls, how many times do I have to tell you? I don't want you to fight. I don't want you to get hurt."

"What are you doing here?" asks Irumi.

"I thought it would be fun to bring him," replies Angelina, appearing behind them.

Noah hands Claymore back to Alisa.

"I promise to spend time with each of you, just don't fight anymore. It would be really dangerous if you drew attention."

"Noah, it's my turn today. Come give me some cuddles," says Alisa as she clings to his arm. Nerea pulls him away: "No, it's not. Come on, I want to go shopping."

"Do you want to play Dragon Fantasy XI again? I had so much fun playing it with you, and it's been a while since you logged in," Irumi interjects.

Elisia grabs Noah by the sleeve: "Pick up that sword from before and fight me. I want to see if you're a man worthy of me."

Noah crosses his arms: "Ideas rejected. Today, I wanted to start watching that popular series, 'King's Game'. If you want, we can watch it together."

"Alright," the girls reply in unison. Noah goes to his house accompanied by his friends and spends the afternoon with them.

"Sure, it's really fun to get all this attention. They are such lovely girls. It feels like living in a dream. I wish it would never end, but I know this situation is bound not to last long."

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