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title: "Arc #3 - Tasty Lie"
url: https://deovandski.github.io/HusbandOutWorld/novel/arc-3/
section: Light Novel
spoilers: yes (Behind The Scenes only)
sources: [Legacy/Behind The Scenes/Light Novel/Arc #3 - Tasty Lie.md]
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<!-- BEHIND THE SCENES LAYER: the author's full notes, contains spoilers -->

# SPOILER WARNING! This contains unreleased story notes.
If one day enough people harasses Deo to finish the story, we will base of these notes and alter only what is necessary to keep is as lore accurate as possible... Also, this was mostly written before the full decompression from Arc 1 notes into the published books, so Vols 1 - 4 are the lore accurate version if any conflict are present. There's a lot of stuff to keep track of, like almost someone decided to challenge themselves a bit too much for fun...

# **//TODO**

* ## Harry loses the ability to understand anything in the Vraki language and to learn stuff from the beginning after he separated the soul.

# **\--Book 9 \- A Forced Restart--**

# **Prologue**

* ## Takeo, Severino, and some others carrying dead bodies wrapped in ice crystals and a large Bagarisa too. The sun is rising up.

  * Takeo lets out a big yawn. Other people follow suit.  
  * They talk about world lore. Random stuff.  
  * End with them coming across a broken wagon, broken armor, ragged clothes. No discernable meat left. One of the guys walks a bit into the forest when he feels something watery hits his hold. He raises his fost lamp, another droplet hits him right in his face. A dead girl laid in the tree branches.

# **Chapter 1 \- The past is the past.**

* ## Dalila, with Nailah (seated by her), Severino, Vitor (timid, really likes Dalila), and Takeo.

  * ![][image1]  
  * Vitor, breaks through his timid, he approaches hier, and puts his hand on her head, and pats it.   
  * Dalila, with reddened eyes, sniffs as she looks at the flushed red boy staring at her.  
  * Takeo “I get the whole picture now. This Hifuna beast in Bagarisa form attacked your wagon, then went to the Black Magina farm where it exploded. Extend your hand.” Takeo takes out pliers, with some blood stains already on it.  
  * Dalila looks at the pliers, she seems unsure.  
  * Severino “Do you really need to take her finger off? Can you just suck on it like the others?”  
  * Takeo: “Yes. Now give me your hand, and I will make it quick.”  
  * Severino covers the boy’s eyes, while Nalha looks away.  
  * Dalila does so.   
  * Takeo quickly snaps her ring finger, and chucks it in his mouth. He savors it like a french person would savor wine. He rolls the chewed finger from one side of the tongue to the next. “Mostly Tolerideme with some Wozefaries. You’re good.”  
  * Dalila tears up as her finger grows back.  
  * Takeo turns around, and walks up to the door. “I’m gonna check a few more.”  
  * Severino asks if she still has any family left. Dalila says no. They invite her to stay, and work with them for a bit while she regains her footing.  
  * Dalila nods. Vitor looks really happy.

* ## Harry \#12, half-asleep on his side, waking up while two other people (weak & feeble on purpose) talk in the back

  * ![][image2]  
  * XX (The guy who raped Katsumi before she killed him) “Hey, do you know where we are?”  
  * Black Magina Guy “I have no fucking idea. I just woke up\! The door is locked\!” He looks around, and comes closer to XX “XX, We need to flee through the window\!”   
  * His worried voice snoops into Harry’s ears, waking him up.  
  * XX “Why? Who are you?”  
  * Black Magina Guy “What are you talking about?”  
  * XX “I said who the fuck are you?”  
  * Black Magina Guy grabs XX by the shoulders. “You don’t remember? Magina Guy? I’m Black Magina Guy? I’ve known you for like the past twenty years\!”  
  * XX slaps the hands of the other person. “You’re lying\! Touch me again, and you will meet the darkness.”  
  * Black Magina Guy grabs his shoulders again, but this time with a tight grip as he comes closer, he speaks louder  “Are you fucking with me? You’re not gonna throw me under the egua\! You’re not innocent either\! You were the first one abusing them\!”

* ## Harry, sitting in bed, looking at the door. Takeo has steel pliers ready.

  * With the same loudness the door opened, then closed. Harry sat in bed trying to recognize all these familiar faces, and places. Everything is hazy because his vision is shit..  
  * Magina Guy “Who the fuck are you? What are you doing to us?”  
  * Takeo locks the door. “Let’s talk.”  
  * Magina Guy looks at the clicking steel pliers, he goes to hit Takeo, but he is too weak and Takeo punches the guy aside. He clashed against the wall, and fell on the floor, bleeding from its head. YY seems hesitant to strike back, but Takeo lands a blow to his face, sending him flying towards Harry.  
  * Harry felt a panic racing through his heart, he then looked at his hands, and a sense of power overwhelming him. With a swift move, he got out of bed, and tumbled towards the back of the room, gaining distance between him, and this monstrous persona.  
  * Harry, now looking at the Takeo, silenced the room as the Takeo smiled and clicked its steel pliers.  
  * Harry focuses all his power on his hands, but nothing happens but nothing happens. Harry’s tingle in his spine that radiates lower into his body was all there, but no flame came out.  
  * Takeo let’s out a single gasp of laughter, filled with mockery “Is that a new CQC?”  
  * “Huh?” Harry spews out a strained speech amidst his racing heart.  
  * Takeo “Close Quarters Combat. Show me\!”  
  * Harry looks at his normal-looking hands. He concentrates again, but nothing happens. He looks at the Takeo “I—dunno. Haaa—”  
  * Takeo grabs the two bandits by their hair, and points them both at Harry. “Do you know these two.”  
  * Harry shakes his head, while straining his eyes to see the man’s faces “I—I—no. I—I don’t know them.” Harry keeps physically away from Takeo.  
  * Takeo pulls their heads closer to his height. “And you two? Do you know him?”  
  * Both groans painfully, but in between the murmurs a strong negative sounding murmur comes through.  
  * Takeo looks back at Harry “Want to be first or last?”  
  * Harry looks hesitant. “La—last?”  
  * Takeo holding the steel pliers on Magina guy, ready to cut his fingers off. Harry looks dismayed.  
  * Takeo clips the guy's fingers slowly, appreciating the bone breaking and all. The guy screams in agony.  
  * Takeo eats the finger. He shakes his head, and spits the half-chewed finger off back on the bandit’s face.  
  * Harry tries to reach out to the nearby window, but it is sealed tight. Meanwhile, Takeo does the same to the other bandit, but instead of spitting it out, he savors it for longer. “That’s a good blend between Freeish, and Sanbi.”

* ## Takeo snapping Harry's finger off as Takeo uses his arm to pin Harry against the wall.

  * ![][image3]  
  * He goes toward Harry, while clicking his pliers. Harry against the wall, words did not come out his mouth. Takeo pushes Harry up the wall with one hand, and with the other he takes off one of Harry's fingers.  
  * He loved the taste. Harry tried to fight himself free, but it was to no avail.  
  * Takeo snapped another finger off, and began eating it in earnest   
  * Harry screamed in pain as blood kept pulsating out of his hands.  
  * Like a couch potato devouring a bag of potato chips, Takeo couldn’t stop himself from snapping one finger after the other.   
  * By the fourth finger, Harry began to lose his energy, but he was still wide conscious of the pain.  
  * With a loud snap, Harry's thumb flew off. “Shit” Takeo said as he let go of Harry and went off to find the missing thumb.  
  * Harry, propped against the wall, felt his knee giving out. He fell on the floor and protected his chopped up hand as blood kept pouring out.  
  * With a loud crunch, Takeo threw the finger in the air, and caught it on his mouth like one would do with popcorn. He then sat on bed, cleaned the pliers on the bed sheets then put it away. “So that’s the taste of a pure Naked Brunto. No wonder Lishies slurped you people up.”  
  * Harry takes a deep breath. “What do you want from me?”  
  * Takeo “More fingers?”  
  * Harry tenses up his hand.  
  * Takeo laughs.  
  * A knock at the door disrupts the foul mood.

* ## Severino sees Takeo sitting calmly at the bed. Harry against the wall in pain, and the other two bandits passed out.

  * Severino comes in. He clears his throat “Have you found the person?”  
  * Takeo “No, but I found a purebred Naked Brunto.”  
  * Severino “What’s that?”  
  * Takeo “Human? Yeah. One of you that did not mix blood with Darfaries or Wozefaries.”  
  * Severino “That’s a thing?”  
  * Takeo “It’s pretty rare. First time I tasted one.”  
  * Severino walks in towards the purebred Naked Brunto “Do you know who you are?”  
  * Harry feels awkward to respond. He wonders if they are going to send him back to Eori. He shakes his head.   
  * Takeo threatens him. Harry is firm on his denial.  
  * Takeo. “All right. You two have a lovely chat, I’m gonna go hand these two bandits.”  
  * Severino nods, then looks back at Harry, with Anguish in his eyes. “Looks like you’ve been through a lot. I can tell. What’s your name?”  
  * Harry goes through his memories. He decides to fake it. “Desmond.”  
  * “Desmond, Do you have any family?”  
  * Harry shakes his head. “I—I don’t remember anyone.”  
  * Severino. “You’re not the only one. If you stay and work with us, we will give you a bed in the barn, and food.”  
  * Harry nods. “Thank you.”

* ## Harry \#13 sitting by Dalila, and a bunch of people getting ready to eat, all looking at Takeo with Severino.

  * Takeo explains his theory of a Hifuna beast. People sound fearful. Harry wants to know more, but he does not want to take the spotlight. Someone else asks the begging question as to why one of them is doing so south. Takeo “That’s the real question. I will present the evidence to the Forway guards, and let them issue a quest for me since none of you tasted weird.”  
  * Many people shuffle their hands around, fearing the pain of getting their fingers taken again.  
  * Takeo confirms the Bagarisa is within his possession, but he does not know, or found the person people spoke off. He told people to be vigilant of one another, and to not not trust. Severino cuts in saying they have a good grasp on the situation, and to calm down.  
  * Severino explains the situation that the other village is coming here to pick their family and friends up. If you are one of those who suffered memory loss, we will do our best to lend a hand if you work your fair share.  
  * Takeo steps in, “unless you’re a filthy bandit.”  
  * Harry feels his heart skip as Takeo makes a fierce eye contact.  
  * Severino. “Now let’s eat this meal.”

* ## Harry \#13 sitting by Dalila, and a bunch of people eating out in the open. Three bandits being hung upside down.

  * Harry \#13 takes a spoonful of the soup, then looks at the bandits being hung upside down. One of them is passed out, the other is falling asleep while the third one is staring at everyone intently. Harry, and the bandit eye’s exchanges, the bandit narrows his eyes.   
  * Harry looks back at the soup, and concentrates on it when he notices a girl on his left with tears on her face. “You okay?”  
  * The girl, Dalila, nods, when a boy sitting nearby gets in between them, and looks at Harry with threatening eyes. Harry focuses back on his soup.  
  * “That’s my son, Vitor.” Severino says from the other side of the fire.  
  * Harry looks at son, and at his father. They look nearly exactly the same, aside from the age gap. Harry makes a nervous smile.  
  * “That’s Dalila. She’s the same as you, so she will be staying with us for a bit helping with woodworking.”  
  * “Nice to meet you, I’m Desmond.” Harry says his new name with as much effort as he could muster, a nervous smile appears on his face.  
  * “Nice to meet you too.” Dalila’s sad voice echoed over the fire, one could feel her broken heart oozing out from her voice.  
  * Harry looks at the groups of people by the next fire, and others as well. Some appear to be rejoicing, while others appear to be souring in their own thoughts. Harry turns to Severino as guilt embroils his stomach.  
  * Dalila shuts down, and starts to cry. The boy hugs her and looks at Harry with an intent to kill.  
  * “I’m sorry?” Harry swallows his guilt. He does not know what happened, but it’s all he could say.  
  * Severino looked at his son. “ Hey Victor, can you take Dalila to her bed?”  
  * Victor does so. Harry sees a defeated look at Dalila as she is carried away.  
  * Severino says Harry will sleep in that barn over there amongst the other people, since we don’t know who’s who.  
  * Harry nods.

* ## Harry \#13 laying in the fern, looking at the sun as he tries to go to sleep.

  * Everything is itchy. Harry realizes this is the opportunity to put behind Harry, and start anew. He needs money to change his appearance, and he’s gonna be all good.  
  * Harry notices someone squeaking away. Harry sees them try to escape from the window, but Takeo captures them, tortures them, and takes them away into the forest where distant screams could be heard.

# **Chapter 2 \- Forway Law**

* ## Eori’s trial.

  * Eori did not get a consent form from the experiment she was performing on the person under Hueno’s directive. She then killed Hueno  
  * A trial happens. Huneo decides that her punishment is to swim to the base of Triangle City, then climb the XXXXX Steps without using Nari Gels  
  * Eori. “IMPOSSIBLE\!”  
  * Neferteri tries to intervene, but Itagiba grants it for being far, specifically because Eori killed Hueno with Nari Gels. Neferteri shifts into removing Eori from being an apprentice. Huneo doesn’t quite get it, but he says sure.  
  * Eori looks over at her mother, she must be cooking up something again.  
  * Huneo smiles. “This is my final request. She may use Darfaries interface.”  
  * Neferteri glances over the public, their eyes telling her she has no choice other than play along. She looks at Eori.  
  * “MOOOM\! THAT’S UNFAIR\!” tears pool on Eori’s eyes.  
  * Neferteri closed her eyes, and slowly raised her badge, silencing the room. “On behalf of Sanbi Royals, I declare this trial fair.”  
  * The guards came closer to Eori, she swipes her arrested arms around. “DON’T TOUCH ME\!” She begins walking out back towards the castle.  
  * “Huneo, who will watch over the trial?” Neferteri asked.  
  * “Kibe.”  
  * Kibe points to himself. “Why me? Just send a guard instead\!”  
  * Huneo. “I trust you to carry out the appropriate punishment, and to go through the cliff walk with her.”  
  * “It's her on trial\!”  
  * “And you’ve been lazier than I’ve hoped, so I want this to help shape you two up.”

* ## Beginning of Eori’s trial by Sanbi docks.

  * A population swarms the place watching Eori pushing a kayak by herself into the water, and then Kibe follows her.  
  * Eori’s will is iron.

* ## A day into it, Eori is cold, hungry while Kibe enjoys a nice dinner.

  * Kibe gives food to Eori, she throws it to the side.  
  * Kibe. “Fine. Go hungry, then. Not like I care.”  
  * Eori is sad. Eori is angry, which fuels her strength and determination. She will conquer this issue, and rise above Huneo. She begins thinking of ways of how to get rid of him, and falls asleep.

* ## Eori is paddling her boat, exhaustion setting in.

  * Kibe is chilling in the background, Eori paddles her boat. The emotions, alongside how tired she is, begin to explode inside her.   
  * Tears come out of her eyes as she throws a fit.  
  * Kibe “Shall I give you supper?”  
  * Eori feels the world crumbling. She does not say a word. Instead, she gets out in the shallow and sits in the ground, curling up, and cries her out.  
  * Kibe. “This kinda seems like a lot. You sure you don’t want it?”

* ## Eori, in the middle of the night, is curled up in a dirty blanket as she looks at a paddle

  * She thinks of how to kill Kibe, bury his body, then report that it was attacked by Cruros. She thinks of how she would injure herself to prove her point.  
  * She then closes her eyes. She now sees another trial, just like this one and her own father not protecting her. She’s a princess for fuck’s sake. Why bother with the title, and all that shit when in reality it’s all a farce?  
  * She sees Harry’s face. She wants to see him again, she wants to dominate him again, but how can she do it when she no longer has any protection from her mother?

# **Chapter 3 \- Woodwork**

* ## Harry \#13 having breakfast outside with Takeo (with his wagon nearby with three bodies, and the Bagarisa all frozen in ice), plus a few others

  * Takeo mentions that he’s taking off to Forway. He mentions to Desmond he really wanted him to have escaped yesterday.  
  * Harry. “I’m no bandit.”  
  * They talk about other stuff. Harry then mentions the breakfast in question. Severino explains they are splitting the people into assistants. Dalila, please follow Nailah. Desmond, follow me. You over there, you follow X, etc.

* ## Harry \#13, Severino ready to cut up trees.

  * Severino shows Harry how they cut the tree. Harry follows suit, but is not as strong.  
  * Severino makes a comment on his son usually coming with him, but he is way too gone for Dalila to care for anything else atm.  
  * Harry, “I hope I can at least match him on his skill.”  
  * Severino. “No worries. He is still learning too.”  
  * Harry feels happy for this father-son type of bonding.

* ## Harry \#13, Severino on the way back carrying wood.

  * Harry mentions he did not know how much time it took to trim all the branches.  
  * Severino mentions that’s not even the most consuming part. Sculpting is.  
  * Harry asks how they make money doing this. He says it depends. You usually sculpt day-to-day things and sell in a nearby larger village market every week or so, or in his wife's case, some clientele come directly to him like Yosuke.  
  * Harry asks who he is.  
  * Severino talks about Yosuke being an interesting persona, but micromanages everything, which makes his restaurant both popular, and unpopular as he does everything fresh. He is also very specific, he even bought Wood People Wood, and brought down to his wife to make the plates and pickers. All because he did not trust anybody else to do it.  
  * He talks about Harry visiting his restaurant one day in Forway.  
  * Harry talks about he never been there, oh wait. I don’t have any memories of being there.  
  * Severino. “Must be hard.”  
  * Severino. “Not sure If I can say you're my friend since we met yesterday and all, but let’s say you’re a strong acquaintance.”  
  * Harry smiles. “I like the sound of that\!”

* ## Harry \#13 has Bagarisa in his plate, untouched. He eats the other stuff.

  * Harry looks at the Bagarisa meat, his stomach turns, and he feels something on his throat. He vividly sees the Bagarisa friends he once had. Those days were short-lived, but carefree.  
  * “Desmond? Desmond?” Severino breaks Harry’s sparred thoughts.  
  * Harry: “Oh sorry. I was trying to remember some things.”  
  * Severino “That’s okay. You haven’t touched the Bagarisa. Don’t like the gaminess?”  
  * Harry puts on a fake smile, he goes to cut it, but then he sees one of his Bagarisa friends being cut open. Harry lays down his fork as his stomach turns “I’m sorry. I can’t eat it.”  
  * Severino. “That’s okay. I can picture why.”  
  * Dalila, eating away silently, looked at Harry, then back at her food, as she took another bite of the tender, juice, but slightly gamy Bagarisa meat. Dalila begins staring at Harry’s plate intensely. “I can eat it for you.”  
  * Nailah “Desmond, can you give your Bagarisa to Dalila? I don’t want to see wasted food.”  
  * Harry nods, and moves over the plate towards Dalila. She shoves the picker on the meat, Harry feels a stab on his heart, as if it was his own meat.  
  * Vitor gets pissed off, then does the same. Now Dalila has a stack of Bagarisa in front of her to eat, which brings a slight smile to her.  
  * Harry looks at her smile. *I’m sorry.*  
  * Nailah looks at her husband “I think she would have a better time if she moved to a place with not as many memories.”  
  * Severino “I was talking with Desmond earlier today, maybe next time Yosuke stops by, we can see if he needs an assistant?”  
  * Dalila looks at them, with Bagarisa juice resting on her chin. “Who’s that?” She speaks through her mouth full of food.  
  * Severino “The chef of The Wood People Picker”  
  * Dalila’s eyes sparkled with life for the first time, she gulped down her food. Her mood changed a bit. “Are you serious?”  
  * Severino “But of course. He’s one of our favorite clientele.”  
  * Nailah “I will ask VV to carry a message to Yosuke before she sets foot.”

# **Chapter 4 \- Anything is a contract away**

* ## Ryo, plus an adventurer with two Saynas that resemble the sisters on the road. One of them is silent as a rock.

  * Adventurer. “Why are you going to such great lengths for these two?”  
  * Ryo. “‘cause I love ‘em. Simple as that.”  
  * Adventurer. “Even though these two are Red Winga whores?”  
  * One of the saynas scratches him.   
  * Ryo. “I agree with Katsumi\! No need to shittalk a legitimate profession.”  
  * Adventurer pulls the Sayna up in front of him and looks it in the eyes. “My point is; you two are Red Winga property\! You signed the contract, so now Forway guards can come hunting you down\!”  
  * Ryo. “Not for long. I have my connections.”  
  * Adventurer. “Leave me out of it. Last thing I want is to get into trouble at the embassy.”  
  * Ryo. “A promise is a promise. Our contract is over as soon as we step into Forway.”  
  * Adventurer. “Is that a whole battalion of Forway guards?”  
  * Ryo. “You better believe it…”

* ## Ryo, sisters (wearing Nari Gel) & Adventurer getting stopped by the Forway captain.

  * Guards talk about Saynas, and how cute they are.  
  * One of them is very playful, while the other is very quiet.  
  * Ryo says that a friend of his is getting into breeding then, and he got first dibs.  
  * Forway guards ask if they saw anything weird in the forest, or talked with anyone else who saw something weird.  
  * Ryo. “We saw tons of broken carts in the road, with nobody in sight, so we fled towards Forway.”  
  * Guards. “Did you see the explosion?”  
  * Ryo “We heard a rumble in the sky, but we were too far south of it apparently. We fled to Deltacross.”  
  * Captain asks if they were seeking for family members. Ryo, “No, just passing through, on my way back home in Flatland.”  
  * Adventurer holds back, and maintains the lie.  
  * The guards let them go. Adventurer “Why did you lie?”  
  * Ryo “of course I would. Red Winga is bigger than you think”

* ## Ryo & Sisters in Forway. Hotel Room.

  * Ryo sitting down to talk with the sisters, in Sayna form.  
  * Ryo. “All right. I need you two to pay attention. I’m gonna go get in touch with my Red Winga contact. I need you two to hide yourselves in the ceiling or somewhere else, and if anyone enters this room, you must make a mental memory of their face, especially if they have any symbols. Are we understood?”  
  * The saynas bobs their cutest small heads.  
  * He heads pats them both. “Especially you Katsumi, don’t do anything rash.”  
  * Ryo stands up and leaves.  
  * The two saynas looks at each other. The quiet one, resembling Katsuki, turns her head around, and starts walking away from her sister.  
  * Katsumi, the rebel one, grows sad as it lays there, almost as if looking for the words to convey, but when she tried to speak, only cutesy verbal noises came out. The quiet Sayna glanced at her then kept walking.  
  * *I saved her, and she still won’t say a word? Fine\! Have it your way\!* The rebel Sayna turns around and heads towards the other corner of the room.

# **Chapter 5 \- All roads lead to Forway**

* ## Harry \#13B splattered on his seat, Severino, Vitor (looking conflicted seating in between them) on the way back carrying wood.

  * Severino “Good job you two. We got some fine wood today.”  
  * Harry “For sure. I am beat.”  
  * Vitor. “Can we keep it between us?”  
  * Severino, and Harry pay close attention.  
  * Vitor is trying to say something, but the words he is trying to formulate is just not quite there  
  * Severino “Lemme guess. You wanted to ask why Dalila is eating so much?”  
  * Vitor fiddles his thumbs as he silently agrees.  
  * Severino “She’s from Broken-tree. Didn’t I already tell you the story of the three sisters?”  
  * Vitor “I know—but she’s not cute anymore.”  
  * Severino & Harry laugh out loud. Vitor punches Harry in the stomach. “This is serious\!”  
  * Severino. “I know many Tolerideme boys—maybe even Gandew boys—would go crazy for her.”  
  * Vitor looks down.  
  * Harry. *I think I understand her position, but there’s no way I can talk about it without raising suspicions.* “Can I ask what the story is about?”  
  * Severino tells the story

* ## Dalila is viciously eating. Harry, and everyone else is eating as well.

  * The boy looks at Dalila with worry in his face. Dalila is barely breathing as she shoves down food on her face. Perhaps she is not even tasting it—like a dog gulping down food without swallowing. He wants to say something. He looks at his father, he shakes his head. Son looks down.  
  * Nailah “I made plenty today. Thank you Dalila, and Desmond.”  
  * Severino. “It has been a great help. Tomorrow we are going to sell a lot at XX. On that note, Nailah?”  
  * Nailah just remembered something. “By the way, VV came back from Forway. Yosuke wants to hire both of you.”  
  * Dalila stops eating for a second. A large greasy smile appears on her face.  
  * Harry is about to eat a spoonful when he realizes he is also in that conversation. He looks at Nailah, curiously.  
  * Nailah “I mentioned Desmond as well, as it will be a nice change of pace for both of you.”  
  * Severino looks at Harry “You did mention you never went to Forway.”  
  * Harry smiles. “Thanks\!”

* ## Dalila, Harry, and Rebula are in an empty market. Wagon is empty as well. Severino hung a pocket for each.

  * Severino hands a pocket of balls for each. “Thank you Dalila and Desmond. Desmond, it has been great cutting up wood with you, and Dalila, you taught us a lot today with your merchant skills.”  
  * Vitor looks slightly flustered “T—thank you.”  
  * Nailah “And thank you for helping me with the wood carving.”  
  * Dalila’s eyes are moistened up, she hugs the father, and mother. “Thank you\!”  
  * Harry feels slightly embarrassed, but he hugs them as well, while Dalila hugs, and lifts off Rubelo son off the ground.  
  * Vitor looks out of air, Harry gets down to his level. They slap hands, then bump fist.  
  * Severino. “You two will grab the next Wagon going to Forway South Entrance. Once you arrive there, ask for the restaurant. Make sure to not spend it all as you only have about 10 Pearls to spare.”

* ## Dalila, Harry in the wagon going to Forway. Magi sitting by Harry, holding her backpack and arrows.

  * Harry looks at the passing trees, and then at people around. People of all kinds share the wagon. *I’m one of them now\!*  
  * Harry smiles at the passing trees outside, but then his smile disappears. *I need to change my appearance before they find me.*  
  * Harry looks at Dalila again, he has no idea what to talk about. “Hmm. What is your favorite food?”  
  * Dalila “Bagarisa.”  
  * Harry nods as he breathes out of his nose. “Makes sense.” *I guess she would never be friends with them after all that—* Harry thought as pictures of the playful Bagarisas came to mind. *I wish I could have killed the bandits, and revived them instead. If only I was stronger.* Harry Interlocks his fingers, tightening the grip. *If only.*  
  * Harry feels something soft, and warm falls against his arm. Magi fell asleep. Harry looks at her cuteness. He notices her weapon, and backpack.  
  * Harry asks if she is okay,m but she is unresponsive. Harry adjusts himself to make it more comfortable for her, but she suddenly wakes up.  
  * Magi spurs awake, stares Harry in the eyes, then turns her head away without speaking. She scoots closer to the other person, rather than Harry. She holds her backpack further, and ends up falling asleep while bending forward.  
  * Harry feels unwanted. He then realizes her clothes are tattered. *Is she an adventurer? He clothes looks pretty worn compared to Adventurer*

# **Epilogue**

* ## Takeo talking with the Forway captain, chewing on a Steen stick with his feet up & guards.

  * Captain takes out a clean branch of Steen, and starts chewing on it as everyone waits in silence.  
  * Takeo looks at the guards, then at the captain, enjoying a chew of the branch “Are you going to issue a quest for me or not?”  
  * Captain enjoys his Steen branch a bit longer before spitting into a nearby bucket. “How did the biopsy go?”  
  * Guard “It’s a big, strong, alpha Bagarisa, but it’s just a bagarisa.”  
  * Captain moves the chewing stick from one corner of his mouth to another, then takes off the stick from his mouth, full of indentations on one end. He gets a scissors and tears off right below it, and puts on his mouth again. “We had something not as bad as this in the past. A scientist was experimenting with Nari gels containing a bunch of crap. He went berserker, killing about 20 people at XXX. “ The chewing stick rolls off to the other side of his mouth. He interlocks his fingers “But I don’t remember him exploding like a Hifuna Beast. In fact, he reverted when the guards pinned him down and injected a ton of Nari refresher.”  
  * A silence shortly fell over the room. A guard raises his hand, and the captain gives the go ahead. “Captain, could it be that we need more adventurers hunting by the lukewarm lake?”  
  * Captain seems to carefully consider the possibility. “Takeo? Any insights?”  
  * Takeo heard his name, and snapped back from his own finger-snapping thoughts. “I didn’t taste anything weird.”  
  * Captain “Did you even ask anything?”  
  * Takeo “Why would I? People lie, but their soul doesn’t.”  
  * Captain takes his feet from the desk, and pulls out a specific contract, with a sapphire encrusted on the corners, and starts scribbling on it. “Fair point, I’m gonna give you a sapphire level quest.”  
  * The guards all seemed surprised. Takeo looked pretty interested as well. “What am I supposed to do?”  
  * Captain writing the quest as if he had not heard Takeo. A guard approaches Takeo and talks in a lower volume “He doesn’t reply until he finishes whatever he is doing.”  
  * Takeo looks back at the captain, close to finishing writing the contract. He then grabs a winga pen, pricks his finger, and signs in blood. With a near mechanical motion, he turns the contract and lays another Winga pen for Takeo to sign “You will have one sapphire to conduct an investigation of the borders to the Hifuna region, and lay out a plan to prevent this from happening again.”

# 

# **\--Book 10 \- Peonage--**

# **Prologue**

* ## Sora talking with the other maids in the kitchen

  * Aurora, “Why is Eiri so down lately?”  
  * Sora explains the situation with Huneo not wanting to fund Harry’s search quest.  
  * Itanema. “Why don’t we have a burial and put an end to it?” \*For Harry  
  * Sora “I’m not telling her that\!‘  
  * They bicker with each other until Eiri comes into the room. They go off on a tangent, Eiri tells them the Tolerideme Family is coming over to visit, and that Eori will be leaving for Forway, so wash all her clothes, and have it all ready for when she arrives.  
  * The maids enquiry why. Eiri. “Neferteri decided it was the best for her.”

# **Chapter 1 \- The Wood People Picker** 

* ## Harry & Dalila at Forway south Gate. down the street there is a massive gate with a road that goes infinite down.

  * Harry sees a backlog of people by the entrance. He looks at Dalila, panting from overstuffing herself “Do we wait in line too?”  
  * “We don’t have badges” Dalila starts walking towards East. Harry looks at someone showing his badge to the guard, then passing through. Harry follows her.  
  * They start walking, slowly. Wagons pass by, Eguas as well. There is a certain stench of manure in the air that passes by once in a while, but the ground is quite spotless in comparison. The poop bags really keep things clean.  
  * Harry tries to break the ice. “Forway sure is big.”  
  * Dalila ignores his statement  
  * Harry, looking slightly flustered, continues “I also did not know we had to switch wagons when coming to Forway.”  
  * Dalila “The first wagon was going East to X. The second Wagon went North to here.”  
  * Harry “You sure know a lot about roads.”  
  * Dalila stops eating and walking as her face saddens. Her hand puts back the chip in the bag. “Pappa taught me everything, including the shortcuts.”  
  * Harry is unsure what to say. He makes a forced smile. “They seem like nice people.”  
  * Dalila “Where are your parents? Don’t you miss them?”  
  * “I don’t have one.” Harry is truthful.  
  * Dalila “Then how were you born?”  
  * Harry remembered waking up at Sanbi Castle. “I have no idea—maybe I do have one, but I lost their memories—” Harry then remembers how peaceful living at Rebula was. “—for all it matters, these past weeks felt like I was finally part of one.”  
  * Dalila grabs another piece of jerky and begins to walk again, deep in thought.  
  * Harry follows her slower pace, silently. *I’m sorry, but I can’t let Eori find out I am Harry. I will try to make it up to you—but how?*

* ## Harry & Dalila in front of The WoodPeople Picker. Yosuke (plus 2 bartenders and a sub chef) at the entrance

  * Yosuke “So you two are the new ones, huh?”  
  * Harry & Dalila introduce themselves.   
  * The two bartenders, and the sub chef present themselves.

* ## Harry, Dalila & Yosuke in the restaurant attic

  * Yosuke invites them inside the restaurant, and into upstairs where he shows them the attic. He tells them they have a timehunk to take a bath, get ready, including tying up their hair.  
  * He explains their tight schedule, including that the sub chef lives in the top right bunker bed.  
  * He also explains how much they will earn, and how much it costs to live at the restaurant. Food is covered, but work clothes are not. They can pay upfront, but then it will be discounted from their salary. If they leave they have to return the work clothes for a payback, Yosuke says he has friends who will find, and retrieve the clothes back if you don’t return, and you don’t want to meet them.  
  * He also explains the dressing rules, and appearances.  
  * Yosuke launches open a knife, similar to the one Eori used to perforate Harry’s neck. Harry jumps back while protecting his throat. His heart was pumping and he began sweating.  
  * Yosuke “If you don’t cut your beard, then I will.”  
  * Dalila “Did you just remember something?”  
  * Harry shakes his head. “I’m sorry, it’s just that I—don’t know. It felt weird.”  
  * Yosuke rests the blade on the side. He grabs a Time counter and sets it to Quarter Time Chunk. “No excuses. Desmond, You’re going to XXX.”  
  * Harry “XXX?”  
  * Yosuke. “Take left on V, then keep going until you see XXX. You have until Sunnihigh.” He leaves  
  * Harry looks at Dalila. Dalila points at the window. “Look at that intersection. See the sign? Follow it.” She grabs her clothes and walks to the bathroom.  
  * Harry looks outside again. *Here we go.*

* ## Harry Seeing a wall of posted quests. An older picture of him in the Sanbi eye appears.

  * Harry needs to change his appearance, but at the same time it seems like nobody has noticed him so far. His beard is different, and so he marches on just fine.

* ## Harry at the hair salon. Person says white hair is in fashion right now, and he sells it pretty cheap. 

  * Harry takes advantage of it. He feels his scalp itchy, as new hair is pumped through. Hair salon then cuts it short. He goes to shave his beard, and Harry gets PTSD.  
  * Person asks what is wrong. Harry does not tell.  
  * Person gives him Steen to relax, then cuts his beard.

* ## Harry \#14, Dalila helping Yosuke in the kitchen

  * Harry does something wrong, and he starts bleeding. He is not healing like before.  
  * Yosuke “DON’T BLEED OVER THE VEGETABLES\!” which triggers a panic attack in Harry.   
  * Sub chef, sets up a healing on Harry. His hand heals up.  
  * Yosuke screams from the other corner “SUCK IT UP\! TRY AGAIN\!”  
  * Sub Chef “Wash the blood out of the vegetables or it will alter the taste.”  
  * Harry carefully does as instructed  
  * Yosuke. “SUB CHEF, WHERE’S THE XXX BROTH?”  
  * Sub chef. “WARMFEEL\! SMALLTIME CHUNK\!”  
  * Yosuke looks proud. Dalila looks at Harry with pity “Are you okay?”  
  * Harry “Kinda. I guess I am terrified of knives.” *Or rather, of Eori.*  
  * A bartender comes to the kitchen. “Two X, three Y, with 2 sides of V, 2 of K, and 1 of G.” He sticks the note on a hold in the wall.  
  * Yosuke “COMING RIGHT UP\! SUB CHEF, SIDES ASAP\!.”  
  * Sub Chef “YES CHEF”  
  * He teaches them. Dalila goes to eat something, and the Sub chef puts his hand on it. “We only eat after everyone has had their fill.”  
  * Dalila sulks.

# **Chapter 2 \- Redemption of Sorts**

* ## Eori & Kibe arriving at the base of Waterfall city.

  * Eori in the final stretch to arrive in the city. As she made her way closer, the currents started to pick up. She paddles, and paddles, but it becomes all for naughty. Tears form in her eyes as her arms can’t stand up to the current, she keeps fighting with every last of her will, but she starts to lose ground.  
  * A tug on Eori’s paddle followed up. Kibe used a hook on a long rod to attach his goat to Eori’s and bring her into the city docks.  
  * Eori is thankful, but she rejects the help from the moral fiber within her.  
  * With a strong refusal, she began making her way towards the infinite-looking  stairs.

* ## Eori going up the stairs.

  * Her steps are slow, but firmly paced. *Eight hundred and twenty four—eight hundred and twenty five—eight hundred and twenty six.* Her mind is focused on finishing this trial, nothing more, nothing less. Nothing could possibly alter her state of mind—  
  * “Yo\! Good luck\!” a familiar voice strikes her ears. She stops to see Kibe, leisurely walks by her, and keeps on going. Anger builds up inside. “WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM?”  
  * Kibe turns his head around “Mine? None?”  
  * Eori rushes towards Kibe with pure anger,  
  * Kibe runs up the stairs. Eori falls forward, and bashes her forehead in a stair,  
  * Kibe continues walking up the stairs without giving a fuck.  
  * Eori takes a deep breath as anger calms down. She climbs up the stairs after him.

* ## Halfway Inn. Kibe & Eori.

  * Kibe. “You do realize I’m not paying for your food, right?”  
  * Eori’s face contorts as she attempts to bring the words out of her mouth. “I am a princess of Sanbi.”  
  * Kibe “So?”  
  * Eori “Can I please have some food.”  
  * Kibe. “I can accept that.”  
  * Kibe makes a signal to the bartender.  
  * He comes. “Princess Eori. You have a lovely partner. Ready to order?”  
  * Eori feels a nerve popping in her head. She swallows her pride with a big gulp to prevent making a mess. “I want F,G,H,J & L.”  
  * Kibe, not giving a shit. I’m gonna get X, Y, Z.  
  * Bartender “the total will be X Pearls. I will go get the Juice.”   
  * Eori loudly whispers. “What the fuck is his problem?”  
  * Kibe points to the sign behind her.   
  * Eori carefully read the lovely poster “Couple’s who climb together, stay together.”  
  * Kibe “It’s a thing for some people. Just ignore.”  
  * Eori feels her fists ready to fly at the person approaching with their juices. She imagines all the incidents she could cause to alleviate her anger, but decides on remaining still in the end.”  
  * She sips on her juice, eyes closed, sucking on the delicious fruity flavor of F. Meanwhile Kibe stares at the ceiling of clouds in the distance and the far away lands beneath as sips on his juice too.

* ## Eori standing up to leave towards the stairs.

  * Eori, feeling some of her energy back, stood up. She prepared her speech, then released it in one pent up breath. “Thank you\!” She turned around and started walking towards the stairs. With a quick glance, she saw Kibe, planted on his chair looking at the horizon, letting time go to waste.  
  * “Why are you not coming?” Eori asked.  
  * “Why would I? I can climb those stairs tomorrow, or later. Huneo is gonna bitch either way.”  
  * Eori turned towards the stairs and began climbing them. Step by step, she felt she was ahead of him. A good tickly feeling struck her brain. She smiled creepily, and giggled as she gained her pace in the stairs.

* ## Eori, Neferteri at the top of the stairs.

  * Neferteri. “Oh dear daughter, I knew you would accomplish this wonderful goal”  
  * Eori does not look as happy.  
  * Neferteri “From here we are heading towards Forway, where you shall further focus on your studies, and clear your mind from past events.”  
  * Eori does not seem happy.  
  * Neferteri uses the carrot that if she does not go, she will throw away Harry’s search quest. Eori has no choice but to concede, until a lightbulb goes off in her head—what if she can recreate Harry? Gabiro did it, then can’t she?  
  * Neferteri. *I suspect she will dive right at Soul research, just like Gabiro. I will have to talk with the teachers and steer her away.*  
  * Neferteri maybe talks about how she will have more freedom as well? Eori tries to fight her off for being controlling, and that’s how this comes up?

# **Chapter 3 \- Impromptu Date**

* ## Harry cutting up fish. Yosuke compared him to Dalila.

  * Yosuke asks Harry to demonstrate his skills. He is afraid of using the knife. Bad memories creep in. He slices a large chunk of the vegetable.  
  * Yosuke “AWFUL\!”  
  * Yosuke shows Harry how it’s done. “AGAIN\!”  
  * Harry tries again, but is sloppy. He is afraid of using the knife. Bad memories creep in.  
  * Yosuke. “GET OUT\!”  
  * Harry “Sorry chef.” he goes to take orders.  
  * Dalila looks at Yosuke. “Do you know why he’s so afraid of knives?”  
  * Yosuke looks at her “WE’RE IN THE KITCHEN\!—XX and FF in Small timehunk\! C’mon\!” Yosuke claps his hand.  
  * “YES CHEF\!” Dalila runs to the dessert station, where the sub chef was working.  
  * Sub Chef “You noticed that as well?”  
  * Dalila looks at the sub chef with concern in her eyes. “Do you know why?”  
  * Sub Chef “I asked, but he said he didn’t know—”  
  * Yosuke slaps his hands on the table “WE’RE IN THE KITCHEN\! I’M NOT GONNA SAY IT AGAIN\!”  
  * “YES CHEF\! SORRY CHEF\!” both the sub chef and Dalila said in tandem.

* ## July, Takeo & Francisco.

  * // Harry is tense because of Takeo.  
  * // July is being playful  
  * // Takeo does not give a shit  
  * // Harry goes to pick up beer. He thinks if they found out who he truly is.  
  * // Harry drops the beer on the table, and July grabs him by the shirt. She slips a note, and winks.

* ## Harry looked at the note, with the other two bartenders poking fun at him.

  * They end up encouraging him to do his best. Desmond is feeling kinda down, regretful, so this will put his head in the game and whoop ass.  
  * Harry is unsure of doing it, but they convince him to do it. Hanako gives him a few pearls to help him buy a gift or something. She tells to let loose as he has been so tense for so long.  
  * Harry feels happy that they care about him so much. He forgets the horrors he committed.

* ## Harry, holding a small gift finding July at date spot

  * Harry fumbles his lines. July takes over, wraps around his arm, and starts to talk. July realizes the gift. She takes, and wears it. She says she didn’t need one, but she appreciates the effort. She feels Harry tensed up.  
  * Girl wants something for dinner so she goes ahead and buys them for two. Harry feels something off, *Wasn’t I supposed to buy dinner? Wait\! Does she know I don’t have any balls?*  
  * They talk about the peonage system.   
  * She talks about many opportunities out in the world\! She talks about her adventuring, and how Takeo was celebrating an important quest he just received, and how he was preparing to take off.  
  * Harry massages his hand as he wants to ask for more info, but is unsure. July notices it. “Did he snap one of your fingers?”  
  * Harry nods, “All five.”  
  * July holds his hands “They are back now, so that’s what matters. You wanna go dancing?”

* ## Harry with July dancing. Rather she is teaching him how to dance.

  * Harry and her dance. She seems to be asking lots of personal questions. Harry is unsure, but he evades anything related to Sanbi, and Eori. She notices how Harry is deflective of his past. She digresses, and stops pushing so much into it.  
  * She kisses him at the end of the music.  
  * The musicians began rotating around.  
  * She hugs him tightly. “That was fun\!”  
  * July speaks into his ears as she interlocked fingers. “I’m in a hostel nearby. Let’s get to know more about each other?”  
  * Harry smiles. He is too excited to even think it through.

* ## Harry & July fucking (watering can position) while kissing.

  * Harry feels a course of goodness spreading through his body as he kisses July deep, but as he opens his eyes, he sees Eori for a split second.  
  * July opened her eyes, and stared back at him. “Did my cuteness scare you?”  
  * Harry nervously smiles “No—of course not.”  
  * July begins stroking harder against Harry, while increasing her grip on him. “You’re not thinking of another girl, are you?”  
  * The gripping, under control sensation is making Harry uncomfortable. He begins remembering all the times Eori controlled him. Harry tried to hide his emotions, but July noticed it. She let go of Harry, and sat up on him. She grabbed his hands, and put on top of her delicate small breasts. “It’s okay. Follow after me.”  
  * July slowly fell backwards, pulling Harry to be on top of her. Harry felt a synchrony to her, and began realizing he needed to take control, and be the one stroking, for once.  
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* ## July & Harry taking a bath. Both relaxed, tired. Harry has head tilted backwards. He is completely spent.

  * ![][image5]  
  * July “You really don't know how to please women, do you?”  
  * Harry feels tensed up “I—I guess not? What should I do?”  
  * July bites her tongue, she approaches Harry and kisses him quickly on the lips. They feel their warm, humid breath as she, blushing, seriously states “I wanted an angry Bagarisa in my bed\! Not a relaxed Wooly\!”  
  * Harry loses it. He began thinking of his Bagarisas friends, and how one night he could not sleep with all the noise they were making. “So you’re saying I need to foam at the mouth, while growling, and grunting?”  
  * July laughs. “So you watch Bagarisas do it, or what?”  
  * Harry laughs nervously “Not really. I just saw it once by accident.”  
  * July “Yeah. Sure. Sure. At least take some lessons from them next time.” She approaches Harry’s ear “Some girls like it rough.”  
  * Harry smiles “Will keep it in mind.”  
  * July looks Harry in the eyes, “So how much is it going to cost?”  
  * Harry let out a big yawn. “What?”   
  * July “Well, you know. I did say earlier I wanted to order you. Do you do a flat rate per day, or charge per timehunk?”  
  * Harry feels tensed up again “I didn’t—I wasn’t expecting money.”  
  * July rests her head on Harry’s shoulder “If you say so. Let’s call it an impromptu date. Just make sure to not fall in love as I might die soon.”  
  * Harry feels a slightly sinking feeling slowly grow “Why so?”  
  * July “I’m an adventurer after all. I have a world to explore, and you alone can’t satisfy me.”

# **Chapter 4 \- End of the Line.**

* ## Harry, in boxers only, looked out of the window of another Forway morning. Dalila, Hanako & Mimi sleeping.

  * // Describe the busy Forway. People going places, doing things. Harry remembers what July said regarding opportunities out in the world. *What am I even doing here?*  
  * “You fell outta bed or something? Close the window\!” Dalila covers herself with a blanket.  
  * Harry looked at the covered, now near obese Dalila. She moved her hand around, and uncovered her buttocks from underneath the sheets, and laid a massive loud, ripping stencher, then quickly tucked her buttocks back into the sheets, creating a pocket of warmer air untouched by the viles from within a human’s guts.  
  * “Oww fucking disgusting\!” Hanako quickly woke up, and threw a Create Air Spell towards the window, Harry laughing his ass off, sat down in his bed, and appreciated the moment.   
  * Mimi, holding a cloth to filter air thus far, looked at the clock shimmering from being hit by sun rays  “SUNNA\!” She took off towards the bathroom, but Hanako caught her midway. “It’s my turn this time\!”  
  * “Lemme go\! Lemme go\!” Mimi is kicking her tiny feet at Hanako’s face.  
  * Suddenly, a sheet went flying up in the air, and Dalila, looking very focused, ran , as fast as she could, towards the bathroom, winning the daily rush. “SUCKERS\!” Dalila’s strained voice propagated through the wall.  
  * Hanako “All right\! All right\! Let’s both go together\!”  
  * Mimi “But then you will tell me to wash you back\!”  
  * Hanako “But I wash yours too\!”  
  * Mimi “Not fair\! You have a big back\! Tell Desmond to wash it\!” She pointed at Desmond, just sitting there watching everything unfold.  
  * Hanako covers herself. “I don’t want him touching me\!”

* ## Hanako, fighting with Mimi, pointing at Harry.

  * Desmond smiled a bit, but in his mind the events at the first dinner that he can remember played in his mind.  
  * Mimi flies and lands on Harry’s legs, and her cold hands slaps Harry’s cheeks, as she pulls her face in. Her worried, tiny face brings a smile out of Harry. With curiosity, she said “Did Dalila’s farts make you sick?”  
  * Hanako comes close to Harry. “You came pretty late yesterday, and didn’t say much. What happened?”  
  * Mimi sits on the other side of Harry, mimicking Hanako.  
  * Desmond looks down “She asked how much it was.”  
  * Hanako busted out laughing “Is that why? I thought you got dumped or something.”  
  * Harry “Well, that too.”  
  * Hanako “So, how much did she give you?”  
  * Harry: “Nothing. We called it an impromptu date.”  
  * Hanako stands up, bends over in front of Harry and points right at his face “You deserve better than her\! I know you do\!”  
  * Harry looked at Mimi, replicating Hanako’s action, but her finger wagging is way more erratic, while appearing more energetic.  
  * Harry smiled.”Thank you\!” *but I’m sorry. I don’t deserve it after what happened.* 

* ## Harry, with a smile, taking a customer order. Yosuke & the sub chef are on the bg. Dalila tasting something.

  * Harry “I’m Desmond\! Happy to serve you all today\!”  
  * They start ordering.  
  * “YOU’RE NOT TEST-TASTING, YOU’RE EATING IT\!” Yosuke’s screams in the background echo in the restaurant.  
  * “I’M ENSURING QUALITY\!” Dalila responds back in the same tone.  
  * “YOU ATE A FIFTH OF THE SOUP ALREADY\!” Yosuke  
  * “IT TASTES REALLY GOOD\!” Dalila  
  * Laughs echo in the restaurant, followed by an uproar in people wanting whatever they are making.  
  * Harry forces a chuckle. “Would you like some?”  
  * They nod. One of them smacks their lips in anticipation.   
  * Harry “I will get those right away\!”  
  * Harry keeps helping table to table, trying to take as many orders as in, and relaying them to the kitchen.

* ## Harry sweeping the front of the shop, he sees Magi departing somewhere.

  * Harry pays attention to her, then he realizes it is the same girl he has seen before after he sees her clothes are tattered. He thinks of July again, and her clothes were impeccable in comparison. *Maybe not all adventurers have it good.*  
  * Add more self-reflection that it is too late to bring up the past. Dalila seems just fine now, so why hurt her again? What can even he do if tells everyone? He has no money, he has nothing. He’s just a nobody.  
  * “DESMOND\! GET YOU ASS BACK HERE\!” Harry hears Yosuke calling him in, he does so. 

* ## Yosuke giving the news to Desmond, Dalila, Rimir, Hanako & Mimi

  * Yosuke’s restaurant will be serving in the upcoming final homeegg tournament competition\! Tomorrow they will be closed to the public so that everyone is hands on the deck to prepare food for the tournament. Yosuke says that if they awe everyone in the tournament, then he will take an amethyst off the uniform payment.  
  * Everyone gets excited. Harry does not know what it is, so they explain to him. It will be Sanbi’s XX, lead by princess Maiara versus XXX, lead by XXX.  
  * Harry feels a deep sinking feeling. Cold sweat takes his body as his hands begin trembling.  
  * Hanako “Harry is scared\!”  
  * Yosuke “You all should be\! If you screw it up, then I will fire you\!”  
  * Everyone's celebration suddenly halted. The gravity of the situation just got real.   
  * Yosuke “Now let’s get the restaurant ready for dinner.”  
  * Everyone stood up and flew towards their assigned job.

# **Epilogue**

* ## Morning, July talking with Takeo as he gets ready to take off

  * July “You sure you don’t want to investigate Desmond?”  
  * Takeo puts something in the cart “I already tasted his soul.”  
  * July gives a girly laugh “So what? I tasted him too.”  
  * Takeo looks impatient. “I don’t want to listen to how your life got better as a girl.”  
  * July’s demeanor changes, her cutesy appearance disappears. “I told you to not bring it up again.”  
  * Takeo looked at her. “Then what do you want?”  
  * July. “That nobody has a shady past he does not want to talk about. I knew he was hiding something the moment I saw him at the restaurant.”  
  * Takeo. “We all hide something, don’t we all?” The question was rather suggestive, to say the least.  
  * July does not look pleased, she turns her back to Takeo. “Fine\! Have it your way\! Go die in the Hifuna region\!”  
  * Takeo enters the wagon, and sets off.  
  * July turns back around to Takeo, his figure growing smaller, as he sets off in the distance. “Maybe I am the one wrong—I can’t taste people's souls after all.”  
  * Francisco comes out of the door. “Morning July\! Did Takeo leave already?”  
  * July flips back to girly. She points to a car off in the distance. “Just now\!”  
  * Francisco. “That’s too bad. I bought a new XXX for him.”  
  * July “He will be back soon enough, that’s for sure.”  
  * Francisco. “Are you leaving as well, July?”  
  * July “Yes, Francisco. Yesterday I contracted a quest to do XYZ.” She smiled brightly *But now I wish I didn’t.*

# 

# **\--Book 11 \- Fate’s Innerworkings--**

# **Prologue**

* ## Harry being tortured by Eori in his sleep.

  * Harry says sorry, but it does not matter. Eori is squeezing his life outta him. He can’t breathe. Takeo suddenly appears, and begins snapping his fingers.  
  * A painful slap brings Harry awake. “I’m trying to sleep\!” A fatass Dalila turned around and went back to sleep.  
  * Harry looks around the room, the green moon gives off a dark tint in the room. Eori is not torturing him. He is a free man...

# **Chapter 1 \- Student**

* ## Eori arrives at Forway Science school.

  * Arrives from Wagon, is welcomed by a teacher who explains the school some.

* ## Eori getting with a strong-willed, don’t take no shit from no one, roommate

  * She puts on a facade. They butt heads from the get-go. She excuses herself to go to the library. 

* ## Eori does not find the time to research Soul.

  * She is searching for books on the soul, but there is absolutely nothing, almost as if someone is hiding info from the public.  
  * Her teacher appears and asks what she wants. Eori says Soul by Gabiro. Teacher is slightly flustered. She guides her to a smaller section at the end, kinda dusty on the soul. “Gabiro publishes many things, but never about the soul.”  
  * Eori reads books, and it’s people trying all kinds of shit, but all going wrong one way or another.  
  * The teacher “I strongly advise picking another subject field as a career goal.”

* ## Eori having dinner, she is bored. Her roommate asks her what she wants to do, and she says nothing as she wants to research more

  * THey talk about their research. The girl is caught by surprise with Eori’s interest.   
  * The girl says “It’s a dead end. Her grandpa was fascinated by it, but disappeared one day. All that was left was the used Nari stones, and what appeared to be an explosion inside the shack he experimented in.”  
  * Eori does not look happy. *I want my Harry back.*

# **Chapter 2 \- Happiness is another contract away.**

* ## Ryo, and Maicon at Yosuke restaurant. Harry taking orders. Dalila in the background.

  * Ryo. “I know I said I was gonna pay, but do you really need to eat everything on the menu?”  
  * Maicon burps loudly, so loudly that some patrons of the bar look with either disgust, or impressed at such a feat. Some laugh in the background. With a full mouth, he says “It’s a business opportunity, now get more beer.”  
  * “Sure. Sure. ” Ryo looks at Harry and hands his fingers towards the table as he makes a round circle with it. Harry gives a thumbs up back.   
  * Ryo looks back at Maicon. Lemme get to the point. Let’s say a friend of yours found two delightful Red Winga working girls, and he wants to create a new contract instead.”  
  * Maicon gets serious. “That friend of mine is a fucking lunatic.”  
  * Ryo. “Sure. Let’s say that. What would a fucking lunatic would do to get these two ladies ou of a Red Winga contract?”  
  * Maicon moves his grease hands on his beard, then proceeds to lick them off, while thinking. “A fucking lunatic would agree with a fucking lunatic plan.”  
  * Ryo smiles. “I bet he would”  
  * Harry drops off the two beers. “Anything else I can help with?”  
  * Maicon waves hands Harry off.   
  * Ryo “Desmond, right?”  
  * “Yes sir.” Harry nods  
  * Ryo. “Can you thank the chef for me?”  
  * “Will certainly do, sir” Harry nods and leaves.  
  * Maicon approaches Ryo, and speaks in a lower volume. “A little Winga told me that two whore sisters fleed alongside a target. I can see them making a deal to retrieve the target.”  
  * Ryo. “Truly a lunatic plan. Who is the target?”  
  * Maicon laughs loudly. “Like they would tell me that\! They didn’t even tell me what color is the hair of the whores”  
  * Ryo feels anger. He drops a sack of balls on the table and stands up. “Thank you for the info. I’m gonna go visit my lunatic friend.”  
  * Maicon proceeds to eat more.

* ## Ryo, on the wagon on the way back. Magi by herself carrying a green bag. She looks tired, hungry.

  * Guy is taking a longer route. Ryo picks up on it and bails. “That piece of shit works fast—maybe I should hire some Pussy powers.”  
  * He walks the streets of Forway thinking of all the stuff he’s gonna do to the sisters. The thought of putting them on top of one another in the bed and working them back and forth brings chills to his spine. His mind keeps compiling a list of all the things he wants to try with them, and have them teach him a bunch more. He imagines Katsumi dressed as a teacher, teaching him all about how to please.  
  * Suddenly an idea appears in his head. What if she becomes a teacher to other girls, and they build a whorehouse? Ryo lewdly smiles as he feels his pocket growing bigger.  
  * His mind clicks back to reality. He hears a commotion, and when he looks back, he sees a group of people forming. “Eh. They are probably playing Stealball”

* ## Sisters, as Saynas, are fighting Sorenos.

  * Fight scene ends with Katsumi protecting Katsumi. Katsumi cries as a sayna. Katsumi protects, and holds her in.

* ## Ryo, opening the room where he was in. There is a letter in the bed.

  * Ryo looks around the room. Nothing.  
  * Ryo reads the letter. An address, and time appears with a stamp of a Red Winga. Nothing else.  
  * He turns around to the pussy power bandits. “All right. We are done here. You can go.”  
  * Ryo closes the door when a rustling noise comes from the ceiling.  Ryo looks for any open cracks, but there are none. He then drops to the floor, and looks at the base of the wall when he notices a hole, about the size of a Sayna in the wall.  
  * The rustling noise hugs the inside of the wall, and moments later a dirty, and bloodied Sayna appears. Katsumi.  
  * Ryo. “So they got one of—”  
  * A second Sayna slowly comes out of the wall. Dirty like the first, wounded, but not as bad as the first. They make their way to Ryo, and Katsumi begins screeching.  
  * Ryo laughs, then picks up a Nari Refresher, and  gives to the Saynas.

* ## Ryo with the Katsumi naked, questioning him, while the other is putting on clothes

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  * Katsuki “Did you rattle on us?” She points at Ryo’s face, ready to pounce on him.  
  * Ryo, surveying their petities, said, “I just talked with a contact of mine, and it seems his tongue is weaker than I thought—quicker too.” He hands the letter to the sisters. “We need to find and turn in the target that was with you.”  
  * Katsumi grabbed her sister’s hand.  
  * Ryo drops the letter. “Does she remember now?”  
  * Katsumi goes to grab the letter, and goes to rip it apart when the sister holds her hands. “Why? He’s dead already\! This is our chance”  
  * Katsumi loses her grip on the contract. She cries her heart out. Ryo holds them both in her arms, and fondles her long hair with one hand, and the short hair with the other. She resists his embrace, but he is stronger than her as he squeezes them in. “Let’s talk this one out. Don’t lie this time, or this will be the last time.”  
  * The sisters look at each other. Katsumi let’s out a gasp. “Fine, I will tell you what I did to the target.”

* ## Ryo, and sisters after the conversation.

  * Ryo. “First things first. Katsumi, apologize for katsuki.”  
  * Katsumi “For what? Protecting us?”  
  * Ryo. “For betraying your own family.”  
  * Katsumi does it then Ryo says “I decided what we will do with Harry, if he’s still around. We will protect him, and learn his secrets for ourselves. But first, we need to make you two famous.”  
  * Katsuki rejects the idea by hiding behind her sister.  
  * Ryo. “Okay, making one of you famous. Katsumi, what you can do best.” A lewd smile appears on him.  
  * Katsumi, looking interested, “Sucking and fucking to get info?”  
  * Ryo. “And who taught you how to do it?”  
  * Katsumi “The other ladies at Red Winga?”  
  * Ryo. “Indeed\! A true art form. So\! I’ve been thinking about building a whorehouse back home, and putting you two as the madams.”  
  * Katsuki shakes her head.  
  * Ryo. “Then what do you want?”  
  * Katsuki seems unsure.  
  * Ryo. “Can you read/write, and do math?”  
  * Katsuki looks interested.  
  * Ryo. “Can you also cook?”  
  * Katsuki shakes her head.  
  * Ryo. “hmmm. I shall make you my assistant for my business trips then. I will teach you the basics of cooking and accounting. What do you say?”  
  * Katsuki hugs Ryo. “That’s settled, then. Meanwhile, you will become the biggest madam the world has ever seen\!” Ryo looks at Katsumi. Her eyes sparkles with a fierce strength, and lust.  
  * Ryo, continues. “That way Harry will find us instead.”  
  * “HA—ha—h—ha?”  
  * Ryo looks at Katsumi.  
  * Katsumi. “Say One, then his name.”  
  * “O—o—ne. Ha—ha—rry?”  
  * Ryo, “Do you remember him?   
  * Katsumi’s eyes seem weavering. “Okay. Okay. Sell him to Forway—okay. That sounded bad. We will negotiate a contract with Forway favorable to Harry, and us in exchange for selling out Sanbi Kingdom, and dirty on what Eori did to him.”  
  * Katsumi is unsure, but she smiles.  
  * Ryo. “Good. Let’s go get this over with.”

* ## Ryo, sisters, emelia, and bandits (wearing Nari Gel)

  * Emelia: “Glad you guys came.”  
  * Ryo explains they can sign a contract to hand over Harry if they find him, and their plan is to make Katsumi famous to ensure Harry will find them. The other sister will travel with Ryo, so there is a chance there as well.  
  * Emelia. “Fair Enough, but we will keep close tabs on your three. If you dare to give Harry, or anything pertaining to him, to someone else, we will take action. We were the ones who found him.”  
  * Emelia. “Also, I want the truth behind Harry. Everything the sisters know about him.”  
  * Katsumi does not like it, Ryo holds her back. “These two had enough. You can hear everything from me. I will sign it in blood.”  
  * Ryo explains everything he knows.  
  * They ask the sisters where Arukia is, they have no idea.  
  * Emelia. “Good. Everybody wins here\!”

# **Chapter 3 \- A new day.**

* ## Ryo, and sisters buying clothes.

  * Describe the clothing. Ryo handpicked whatever was cutest for them  
    * Figure out Forway fashion.

* ## Ryo, and sisters (Forway clothes), having dinner out in the open

  * Katsuki does not feel safe.  
  * Ryo. “Relax. We spent all day having fun. Did you even see someone suspicious?  
  * Katsuki “O—ne. F—five.”  
  * Ryo. “She’s getting the hang of it pretty quick. Nice\!” Ryo hugs her from the side. What did you guys enjoy most from today?”  
  * Katsuki “O—ne. Ev—ery—thing.”  
  * They talk about how they never saw the black tower from up close.  
  * Katsumi. “Egua Races\! That was awesome\! The eguas were running so fast\!”  
  * Ryo. “Wait until you see a Dueling Egua Race\! In that one Nari Gels are allowed on both rider, and egua\!”  
  * Katsumi. “Let’s go see it\!”  
  * Ryo. “Hold your eguas.” He laughs like a dad. “That competition won’t start until the current one finished. Is there anything else you two want to do?”  
  * Katsumi. “Homeegg\! I want to see it as well\!”  
  * Ryo. “Tomorrow will be the tournament finale. Princess Maiara will be in one of the teams, so I bet it will be pretty crowded. Are you sure you want to go?”  
  * Katsuki does not want to. Katsumi tries to get her sister to participate, but she does not want to.  
  * Ryo “It is because of Sanbi, right?”  
  * Katsuki agrees. She still does not feel right for fuckign over Harry.  
  * Ryo: “Leave it to me. I will find a way for all of us to sit down and enjoy a meal together one day.”  
  * Katsuki smiles shine as bright as the sun.  
  * Ryo looks at his watch. “The night is young. Let’s go see some Soul Energy Art\!”  
  * The sisters agree.

* ## Ryo hugging the sisters watching Soul Energy Art.

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  * It’s a magical show. Ryo is hugging both sisters. Ryo looks at Katsumi, then Katsuki. *Took a while, but I found it. Now I just need to figure out what Red Winga is planning to do. I mean, it’s clear as day they are going to watch our every movement, but are they still trying to find Harry? I know he is the result of Gabiro’s last experiment, but is being able to use a Bagarisa Interface that important? No. They gotta be trying to blackmail the Sanbi Kingdom, which means I cannot directly or indirectly contact them or Red Winga will cut my balls off. Protecting these two comes first, and foremost.*  
  * Ryo grabs them closer together. “I got something else that can surprise you two, It spontaneously growns when you put it in your mouth”*.* He chuckles loudly with a lewd smile.  
  * Katsumi “Can you show me?” She places her hands on his inner thighs and rubs against his taint.  
  * Ryo. “I will give you a private showing back at the hotel. Wanna see it as well, Katsuki?”  
  * She grows flustered.  
  * Ryo. “Dammit. She’s so cute. I hope you guys are having fun.”  
  * They both smile back.  
  * Ryo *I need to bring them to Yosuke’s restaurant before we go. Their stuff is legit.*

* ## Ryo, sisters in front of Yosuke restaurant, closed.

  * “Closed after Sunni to prepare for the Homeegg Tournament tomorrow. Come see it with us\! \- Yosuke”  
  * They talk about how Ryo wanted to have them taste the food from here, but they can come back later. Ryo, “Any other spots you guys wanna visit before we go?”  
  * They say no. They call in a wagon, and get in. Ryo tells them to get in. They start talking about plans. Ryo says he’s thinking about purchasing a bathhouse in Flatland, turning it into a whorehouse, and letting the sisters manage it.  
  * Katsuki does not want to do that kind of stuff anymore. Ryo, then you will be my accompaniment for travels.

# **Chapter 4 \- Ex-King’s Maid**

* ## Eiri, Sora, and other maids receive a big ship at the docks, plus multiple people as well.

  * They see multiple people. When Sora sees Coema, she takes off running first than Eiri to hug Coema.  
  * Coema then hugs Eiri, and the other maids. She asks where is Arukia? They are saddened, then Eiri explains she is missing.  
  * Coema thanks the receptionist, but tells them to get back to work as if she was Eiri. Eiri “I’m the king's maid though\!”  
  * Coema “Then act like one. Now let’s go home\!”  
  * Sora begins following them, cutely embarrassedly. Coema aggressively asks what she wants.  
  * Sora “I live with Eiri too.”  
  * Coema laughs “So you two are like that?”  
  * Eiri “Don’t worry, we don’t make too much noise.”  
  * Coema laughs as Sora puffs, and heads back to the house.

* ## Eiri, Sora with Coema. They are drinking tea

  * She’s back from Newland. Eiri asks how it’s going. Coema describes the sea journey as quite rough, but the Cruro guild she belongs to is gaining a nice foothold in the trade of Giant Sloth (to be renamed) skin  
  * Coema then shifts the topic into what has happened since she was gone. Eiri seems hesitant, but she opens up after Sora instigates her to.

* ## Coema talking with Eiri about her attitude, Sora protects Eiri. Coema knuckles their heads.

  * Coema is pissed that Eiri was so floppy in her will. That’s no daughter of mine\!  
    * She talkies to Eiri “Why didn’t you just open the gate, and let him go?”  
    * Eiri gets put on the spot. The thought never crossed her mind. Sora gets worried as well.  
  * Sora protects Eiri because she’s Sora, but she gets knuckled too.  
  * Coema is pissed that they both grew too soft, and became paws at Neferteri’s hands for doing something against their will. She now regrets retiring from the position.  
  * She looks at them. “Payback is a bitch\! You need to teach her a lesson\!”  
  * Eiri “I can’t do that\! She’s the Queen of Sanbi”  
  * Coema “And you’re the King’s maid\!”  
  * Eiri seems to finally click that she does have power.  
  * But how will we do it? Coema. “We fight fire with fire—stocking Eori’s fire against her own mother, just like how I did with Yacamim and Maiara.”  
  * Eiri is amazed by hearing that. “I thought it was Itagiba’s spirit on them.”  
  * Coema “Good chunk of it, all I did was push them in the right direction. All we need to do is find Arukia.”  
  * Eiri “WHAT?”  
  * Coema “It’s clear as day she was involved, and knows what really happened between.”  
  * Eiri “But Itanema told me—”  
  * Coema “meh—meh—this—meh—meh—that—Itanema is lying\! She’s a paw for Neferteri\! Anyone can be for the right price\! even you\!” She points at Sora  
  * Eiri gets pissy. Sora puts her foot down saying she never signed a contract with Neferteri.  
  * They talk about how to find Arukia. Coema says “Make her want to contact us instead.”

* ## Coema sipping on tea, taking pleasure in scheming on par with Neferteri like the old days.

  * Eiri “But how?”  
  * Coema “By pulling a girl’s heartstrings.” Coema explains that Eiri will contact her family again, asking if Arukia made any contact. They will reply with no, so that’s the moment we infuse them with money to make announcements throughout the kingdom. They will have to comply either way, and Neferteri will be livid.

# **Epilogue**

* ## Neferteri, Itagiba, Huneo & Eori talking.

  * Eori is brought up in the conversation.  
  * Huneo proposes cancelling Harry’s search quest. Eiri denies. Neferteri agrees, Itagiba denies.   
  * They reach an impasse. Eiri does not like that Neferteri is now voting against it.  
  * Itagiba questions Neferteri, she replies “Eori is now in a new environment, it is time to let her move on from the past.”  
  * Itagiba “Yeah, but that’s a dick move after you told her to go there.”  
  * Neferteri “It was for her best.”  
  * Itagiba disagrees “I dunno. That’s gonna backfire.”  
  * Neferteri “I digress. For Eori will be a true princess once she puts Harry in the past.”