Gate Guardian - Song of the Frozen Soul

PHASE 79 - OPEN SESAME TO THE UNDERGROUND LABORATORY

PHASE 79 - OPEN SESAME TO THE UNDERGROUND LABORATORY

I rushed to the crime scene in full haste, and then I saw a clumsy girl who just got her butt cracked on the lowest part of the stairs. She’s so defenseless that I happen to see her panty again.

“Owowowow…” Tiara cried.

“I told you to watch your step, Tiara…” Key sermoned in a monotonous voice. She was just behind Tiara and is also using her Quintessence as a flashlight.

“Are you okay?” I said as I lent a hand to the poor shrine maiden.

“R-Rikkun?” Tiara’s eyes widened but immediately shifted to a friendly gaze as she took my hand. “T-Thank you.”

“Is everything all right?” Amy finally made her way to the scene. She irked when she noticed that Tiara and I have been holding hands for a few seconds. She held her forehead and sighed, and her expression transformed into a normal one. “Try to be careful next time, Tiara.”

“R-Right!” Tiara pumped her fists. “T-Thank you for your concern, Necchan!” She politely bowed.

Amy just gave a satisfied smile and then turned away and continued scanning the bookshelves. At least they’re not quarreling like cats and dogs, unlike this morning.

It looks like the war between my leading ladies has faded halfway through.

It seems like Amy’s jealousy has finally subsided. But as long as I haven’t decided the best girl yet, I’m sure somebody will be pissed once again. I’m really having trouble picking a waifu right now.

Wait, I’ve seen this in a lot of animes. Maybe I can fit into the harem genre, where I will get a lot of girls! Why pick only one woman if you can have them both? You’re a freaking genius, Alaric!

That thought makes me sound like a dick. But wait, I’m a dick, to begin with! I’ve been an arsehole since chapter one, so what’s new? You guys think I’m now a soft fragile hero? No! Screw character development! I’m the owner of my fate, and my fate will never own me! I do what I want! I’m going to collect girls! Come at me, feminists!

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“Hey Ric, come here.” I heard Amy’s voice. She’s already far away, and all I can see is her Quintessence’s faint light from afar in this dark library. I went immediately to her side.

I noticed that there is some wall that has no bookshelf in it.

“It seems like a cliched place where a hidden passage would open if we say a magic word.” Amy said.