April 3rd, 2015
When David stepped into the elevator, the clock struck midnight, marking the start of a new day.
Before David could figure out how to casually kick off a conversation with Rangiku and Isane...
[Ding~!]
[New Dimensional Quest: Moonlit Intervention]
[Franchise: Tsukimichi - Moonlit Fantasy -]
[Description: Buckle up, because you just crash-landed in Elysion, a world where gods play favorites, dragons roleplay samurai, and "hero" is just a fancy word for "problem child." You're not here to follow the script—you're here to hijack it.
You'll have to ruin some demon schemes, save cursed cuties, and maybe humble a horny hero with a god complex. It's a multiverse mess, and you're the walking glitch with a harem system and no patience for plot armor.
You're not just a visitor. You're the intervention.]
[Primary Objective(s):
- Rescue the Highland Orc Tribe
Demons are masquerading as the dragon Shin to terrorize the orcs. Expose and defeat them, earning the tribe's loyalty and Tomoe's attention.
- Save the Rembrandt Sisters
Similar to the original plot, the sisters are afflicted by a magical curse. You can earn the Rembrandt family's gratitude—and possibly a new ally or heroine—by curing them and confronting the parties involved.
- "Fix" Tomoki Iwahashi
Tomoki is a corrupted hero who misuses his charm ability. Humble him through battle, charisma, or emotional impact—changing or replacing him as the world's chosen hero.]
[Optional Objective(s):
- Flirt with Mio Without Getting Eaten
Charm her without becoming a snack (literally), and maybe earn her loyalty.
- Outsass the Goddess Bug
Verbally outplay her in a divine argument, cause her to ragequit a conversation, or make her accidentally gift you something out of spite.
- Set Up Makoto with a Girlfriend
Help the poor guy sort out his love life by giving him wingman support.
- Intercept Tomoe's Drama Addiction
Introduce her to modern anime or movies through memory-sharing or illusions. Get her hooked, earn big favor, and maybe make her cosplay.]
[Entrance Reward(s): Ability: Sakai]
[Completion Reward(s): Subsystem: Sovereign's Link]
[Time Limit to Start Quest: 3 Days]
'...'
David was stunned by everything he just saw.
'Chaos-chan, I'm kinda in the middle of something! Why choose now, of all times, for my first Dimensional Quest?!'
[Sorry, David. I'm not in charge of Dimensional Quests. They appear around the time the events of the franchise begin. In this case, Makoto Misumi is being summoned right now, but the time there has been stopped. However, the time can only be stopped for 3 days before it forcefully resumes and he starts his journey.]
'Hmm... I got it. The sooner I leave, the better it'll be for me. There's a lot I want to ask, but I'll put it on hold until I'm done with Rangiku and Isane.'
[Alright. Don't stress about it though, okay? It's your first Dimensional Quest! It'll be great!]
David chuckled to himself at Chaos-chan's excited voice and hit the '1' button in the elevator.
⟪ I didn't expect to get my first Dimensional Quest at this time. The rewards aside, I'm excited to meet Tomoe and Mio. Though, I suppose they're just a Greater Dragon named Shin and a giant black spider known as the 'Black Spider of Calamity'. ⟫
The elevator arrived at the first floor and David walked out, pretending he didn't notice the two women sitting in the lobby.
⟪ I can already think of some ideas for them, but my only worry is that I'm not as strong as the protagonist which might affect the contract between those two and myself. I'll just have to test my luck I suppose. ⟫
As David was passing by Rangiku and Isane, the former shot up from her seat and composed herself before walking up to David.
"Excuse me~!"
David turned to look at Rangiku. "Yes?"
When Rangiku saw him up close, she froze for a moment.
[Rangiku] 'Damn~... He's hot!'
"Ahem! I was wondering if you were the one who fought with the Hollows the other day?"
David smiled and nodded, "That's right. I was on a date with my girlfriend and those guys interrupted me. Then some random Arrancar showed up and admitted to being the one who was the cause behind it all, so I killed him and went about my business."
Rangiku feigned a shocked expression, "An Arrancar?!"
An Arrancar was basically an urban legend to someone like Rangiku at this point, but she'd already heard him mention fighting one through his inner voice, thus she wasn't actually surprised.
"Mm, he looked like he probably had a trick or two up his sleeves, but I didn't feel like waiting to see what happened. He ended up being weaker than I thought."
⟪ Since he was a naturally-occurring Arrancar and not one created by Aizen, it makes sense he was so weak. Now that I think about it, he knew about Aizen's betrayal, right? Nobody in Hueco Mundo should know about that, so how did he? Meh, whatever... ⟫
Rangiku nodded and put on a thoughtful expression as if she were thinking hard about the fact that there was an Arrancar in the Human World.
[Rangiku] 'How can I get him to talk about Aizen's betrayal? He definitely knows all about it...'
She made up her mind and decided to ask directly, however...
"Can--" Her voice caught in her throat, the words refusing to come out-- just like everyone else who tried asking about David's inner voice.
David hid his amused expression and looked confused, "Miss, are you okay?"
Rangiku tried asking again, but like the others that tried asking anything, she felt a chill in her heart and immediately understood the rules.
⟪ Seriously, what's up with the women in this world? Whenever some of them meet me for the first time, they just stop talking mid-sentence. Are they not hydrating enough? ⟫
"Haha~, I'm fine! My throat was just a little dry. Anyway, I'll be upfront with you. I was sent here from the Soul Society to observe you and see if you're a threat to us or not."
David smiled and leaned in closer to Rangiku, staying only half a meter away.
"And if I am a threat?"
His demeanor wasn't hostile whatsoever, unlike when he was confronting Katsuragi previously. He was smiling a charming smile and speaking in a flirtatious manner.
While Rangiku knew what David was doing, Isane didn't.
The grey-haired beauty stood up from the couch at this time and rushed up to Rangiku and David, standing beside Rangiku while becoming vigilant in case of an attack.
"I apologize, we don't have any bad intentions. If you were a threat, I'm sure you would be causing trouble everywhere, but we haven't received any such reports."
⟪ Why does Isane look worried? I was just flirting with Rangiku, okay? I'd never hurt you two. Gosh, why do I feel like the bad guy? ⟫
David stood up straight once more and looked over at Isane.
"It's quite alright, I already know you aren't here to look for trouble with me. If you were, you'd have been tied up and punished. So, what kind of observation are you thinking of doing?"
⟪ Damn, seeing them both up close like this is dangerous. Anime and manga never do these girls justice; Rangiku and Isane are both insanely beautiful! ⟫
[You're letting your true thoughts leak.]
'Shhh... I'm admiring beauty. And besides, it's fine to let my true thoughts leak anyway, I'm not a manipulative person...'
⟪ It should be fine if I look dazed for a bit, right? After all, I'm not supposed to know who they are yet. I'll let them talk while I just silently admire their beauty... Dammit, Gin is a lucky bastard. He's such a piece of shit and he couldn't even appreciate Rangiku as a woman. He had the audacity to hurt her, too. Seriously, she's wasted on a bastard like him. I should just protect her from him and his stupid way of affection. ⟫
⟪ As for Isane, she was never really fully explored as far as relationships go. All I know is that she was extremely loyal to Unohana. Thankfully, their relationship is quite good. Unohana treats Isane well and Isane respects Unohana more than anyone. Honestly, if I wasn't attracted to Unohana and wanted to save her for my own selfish reasons, I'd probably save her just so Isane wouldn't be sad. ⟫
⟪ Man, the women in this franchise were done so dirty, Momo and Nemu especially. Nemu may be somewhat emotionless, but I could easily turn her into a real Shinigami with more emotions that aren't just embedded in her existence. Fuckin' Mayuri, never even appreciating her sacrifice. I'll definitely keep Nemu from dying as well. ⟫
⟪ Dammit, the more I think about it, the more I wanna just wipe out the bad eggs in Bleach... ⟫
David, realizing that he was getting carried away yet again, broke the silence as he stared at the two beautiful women who were now staring back at him.
"Ladies? You haven't answered my question yet," David prompted with the same gentle smile.
[Rangiku & Isane] 'You're too handsome and you keep distracting us with your inner voice!'
Rangiku cleared her throat and had a rare look of genuine embarrassment on her face. "Ahem! Sorry, I was trying to think of a good way to observe you without causing you trouble. Honestly, we could go back right now and say you aren't a threat, but that'd be no fun~. I want to enjoy my trip to the Human World~!"
⟪ Yeah, that sounds about right for Rangiku. ⟫
David nodded, "I understand. I don't start school for another few days so I likely won't be leaving my home that often. You probably won't have too much of an opportunity to observe me unless you lived with me, haha."
David was not being subtle whatsoever...
"Ohh~! That's a good idea! We can just observe you by living with you!"
Rangiku walked up to David and held his arm to her chest, squeezing his bicep between her breasts.
"Come on~, having two beautiful women living with you for a few days doesn't sound so bad, right~?"
David put his free hand on his chin as if contemplating.
⟪ I know I was basically asking them to stay with me for a bit, but wasn't this way too easy? I'm almost positive Rangiku just wants to goof off while she's down here. Oh well, she's not wrong. Having these two beautiful women living with me for a few days would be heavenly. ⟫
"Alright, I don't mind. However, this grey-haired beauty looks rather uncomfortable. Might be a good idea to get her opinion first."
David and Rangiku looked over at Isane who now looked like a startled cat.
"M-Me? I have to follow Lieutenant Rangiku wherever she goes so I'm not opposed to her decision."
David feigned a look of embarrassment, like he just remembered something. "Ah, I'm sorry. I just realized we haven't introduced ourselves. My name is David Star and I'm just someone with some special powers. Please disregard formality with me and just call me David."
Rangiku squeezed David's arm tighter against her chest, "My name is Rangiku Matsumoto, lieutenant of the 10th Division and a beautiful woman who loves to go shopping~! Nice to meet you, David~!"
Isane stood up straight and held her hands together in front of her before bowing slightly, "Um... My name is Isane Kotetsu. I'm the lieutenant of the 4th Division. It's nice to meet you, David."
⟪ Mm, okay, I changed my mind. I wouldn't mind getting involved in the Bleach plots if it meant I can hang around with these two in the future. Should I give them a hint about the multiple threats hiding under their noses aside from Aizen? ⟫
[Rangiku & Isane] 'Eh?'
⟪ Nah, maybe later. I actually really want to go to the convenience store now, I'm craving some snacks. ⟫
"Nice to meet you both. I'm on my way to the convenience store, would you two care to join me or would you prefer to stay here?"
The women took a moment to recover from the revelation that there are more threats hidden so close to them.
"Ah! Yes, we'd love to go with you~!" Rangiku said in her trademark bold and flirty manner.
David nodded and started walking out of the building with Rangiku still attached to his arm.
⟪ I enjoy the feeling of Rangiku's breasts pressing against my arm, but she should know that if she keeps this up, I'll end up shamelessly flirting and making it my mission to win her heart. Look at Isane, she's blushing, but she's walking calmly beside me without giving me any mixed signals. ⟫
[Rangiku] 'Heheh~, my beauty still works wonders~!'
[Isane] 'How can Lieutenant Rangiku do that to someone we're supposed to observe?! This whole situation is weird! I did wanna talk to him about Captain Unohana, but I never planned on living with him!'
⟪ Hmm, since Chaos-chan told me before that time will stop in this world when I go on a Dimensional Quest, I should be fine even if I'm gone for months at a time. I'll miss Marin, but I've got no choice but to do the quest. ⟫
David was seriously contemplating what he would do on the Dimensional Quest he received earlier, both excited and nervous about everything.
⟪ I'd be fine if I had the power that the main character has, but it's totally different from what I've got. While the Shinigami class I got boosted my power significantly, I know for a fact that I'd be outmatched if I went up against the main character. While my soul is stronger than his, I can't beat him when it comes to magic. My output may have been boosted significantly, but my reserves were only raised a little bit. I should just try to befriend him. He's not a bad guy and I actually very much liked his character. I could definitely complete the optional objective of helping him find a girlfriend as I've already got someone in mind, heheh~. ⟫
While the group of three were walking to the convenience store, the girls who were awake and could hear his inner voice were curious about what the Dimensional Quest is that he's talking about.
[The girls] 'He can stop time? Be gone for months? Find someone a girlfriend?! What kind of quest is that??'
After walking for a little less than ten minutes, they arrived at a 7-Eleven.
"Pick whatever you want and however much you want, I'll pay for it so don't feel the need to be polite."
"Woohoo~! You can't take it back!" Rangiku said before running off to the alcohol section.
"Thank you, David. Then, I will go pick out a few things," Isane politely nodded and made her way to the snack section.
⟪ Hmm, I should get some snacks for Marin and Yoruichi as well. I'll just pretend that I don't know what cats can and can't have, then just give a ton of sweets to Yoruichi, heheh. ⟫
David also made his way through the store, picking out snacks and drinks that the two girls at home would enjoy.
⟪ Let's see... Pocky for sure, assorted mochi, sweet gummy candies, melonpan, alfort, assorted dorayaki, castella cakes... Yeah, a bunch of these should be fine. I'll also grab some dried squid strips, Jagariko, senbei, Umaibo, onigiri, sandwiches, and wasabi peas. ⟫
⟪ As for drinks, I prefer strawberry milk so I'll buy a lot of them. Regular milk as well since I'm low on it after making pudding. Ramune would be good and some bottles of tea would be nice. Knowing Rangiku, she'll buy a shit ton of alcohol so I won't have to worry about that... ⟫
David went around and filled his basket completely full of various snacks and drinks.
After a couple of minutes, Rangiku and Isane also came back with their baskets full.
Isane had some rice porridge cups, plain onigiri, a bag of senbei, and some jasmine tea.
Rangiku had a pack of dried persimmons, spicy squid strips, a bag of seaweed-flavored potato chips, and an overwhelming amount of sake and chuhai.
⟪ Mm, their choices fit them rather nicely. And as expected, Rangiku got a mountain of alcohol. Even though I'm not an alcoholic anymore, I would definitely enjoy a drink. I'll have to drink with Rangiku sometime, though it'll have to be after I come back from the Dimensional Quest. ⟫
"Alright, looks good. Let's bring it to the counter and I'll pay for it."
The girls smiled and nodded before following behind David like baby ducklings.
They placed their baskets on the counter and allowed the clerk to start scanning everything.
⟪ I feel bad for making this girl scan so much, but we're the only ones here at this time so it's okay, right? ⟫
David pulled his attention away from the items being scanned and looked at the stoic-faced girl working the register, taking a moment to recognize her face.
⟪ ...Nope, I'll deal with her another day. I'm already busy, okay? Though, I am curious as to why Megumi Kato from the same franchise as Utaha Kasumigaoka and Eriri Spencer Sawamura is working a graveyard shift at the convenience store. She looks just as expressionless as she did in the anime. ⟫
[Megumi] '...Eh?'
⟪ Hm, maybe the amount of stuff we bought shocked her. I still know she could so casually make expressions, I thought she was always stone-faced unless something super crazy happened. Whatever, I was being serious when I said I'm already busy. ⟫
⟪ Also, is this seriously going to be a daily thing? Meeting heroines of various franchises at the most random of times? I leave my home for less than an hour at a time when nobody is around and still manage to encounter someone... I'm both grateful and irritated. ⟫
[Sorry, but I wasn't lying when I said you included a lot of franchises in your story. It was centered around the area you live in, Ochanomizu, so you'll obviously run into a lot of people here.]
'I get it, but tone it down a bit, okay? I just made things official with Marin recently and am already testing my luck with Rangiku and Isane, not to mention Yoruichi who showed up out of nowhere. I'm not good at multitasking and want to focus on one woman at a time, two or three extras is already pushing my limits.'
[I don't control it, but I'll cross my fingers for you.]
'Eh? You have fingers to cross?'
[Heheh~! I wanted to keep it a surprise, but I can't! I'm already forming my body! Right now, I've only got a small version of what my body should be, but if you give me another week or two, it should be completed!]
'OHHH! THAT'S SO COOL~!'
[You sound like Marin, but... Yes, heheh~. I'll show you my body sometime soon, but it'll have to be when you're a bit stronger. I'm linked to your soul so I'd be getting my power straight from you.]
'Got it, I'll do my best to get stronger so we can hang out! You're like a little sister and I think it'd be a ton of fun to play some video games with you. I've always wanted to do that with my little sister in the past, but... Meh, you already know. Anyway, I'll work on getting stronger!'
[Mm!]
David and Chaos-chan were getting excited about what they would do in the future while Megumi Kato was continuously scanning the items with her stoic expression back on her face.
[Megumi] 'So this is the guy I've been hearing. He seems a little silly, but nice.'
After a few minutes of scanning and bagging, Megumi calmly looked at the group and spoke up without any vocal fluctuations, "Your total will be ¥71,360."
⟪ Damn, we'll be good to go on snacks for a bit, heheh~! ⟫
David smiled and nodded before taking out 80,000 yen from his inventory while making it look like he took it out of his pocket, handing the bills to Megumi.
"Keep the change as a tip. A young girl like you must have a reason for working here so late, so just take it as extra income."
Megumi blinked and tried to refuse, "Uh… sir, that's--"
David waved it off. "Keep the change. You've had to scan, like, four mountains of snacks. You've earned it."
Rangiku snorted, elbowing him. "Smooth~."
Isane quietly murmured, "You're not supposed to tip, you know…"
"It's fine, it's fine~. Now then, have a good rest of your night, Miss."
They grabbed their things and ran away without waiting for a refusal from Megumi.
David carried all of his bags on his arms with a smile, making him look like a walking shopping bag monster.
Rangiku cheerfully carried her bags as well, looking like she just robbed the liquor aisle.
Isane, on the other hand, held her bags in front of her with an embarrassed smile.
"Thank you for buying these, David."
"Don't worry about it, Isane. It's not every day I get to spoil two beautiful women for no reason."
Isane blushed and kept her head down.
⟪ Ahhh~, teasing Isane is just as fun as teasing Marin! She's so cute! ⟫
Rangiku wanted to get close to David and thank him by holding onto his arms and flirting with him, but with all of the bags in his hands and the few in her own, she didn't get the chance.
"Oho~, are you flirting with us, David~?"
David simply nodded. "Yes."
"Mm~? But didn't you say you already have a girlfriend? What would she think if she knew her man was flirting with other women without her knowing?"
"Haha, she already knew I would, but she still insisted on wanting to be with me despite only knowing me for a day. I don't know if she just likes my looks or my powers, but since she's mine now, she can't run away. Becoming my woman means accepting the fact that I will flirt and get intimate with other women."
"Ahh~, so you're just a playboy, is that it~?"
David shrugged. "Playboy, bastard, scumbag, I'm not really sure what I am. I'm just a young man with a healthy body and a big heart. I can't limit myself to a single woman or else I would just end up hurting her. I won't limit the number of women I have, but I will have standards for them. If they don't have a good character, I won't even look twice at them and would prefer to treat them like air."
⟪ I won't make the same mistakes I did in my past life. While I like to complain about running into a bunch of different women from various franchises, it actually makes me rather happy. At least with these women, I know their character and would be able to tell if they'd be loyal or not. ⟫
⟪ I could flirt with them and not have to fear going through the same pain I did in the past. I was way too nice back then and that was my biggest downfall. While I'll be a bigger piece of shit in this life, I at least won't treat my women poorly. ⟫
⟪ Like I told Marin, as long as my women are loyal to me, I'll treat them like my goddesses. There's a reason I refer to them as my Empresses. I'll spoil them rotten, make them strong enough to live their lives in leisure, and I'll love them with all my heart once I confirm that they truly care for me. ⟫
⟪ No more wasting time and suffering heartbreak after heartbreak, only to fall into the same trap once again just because a girl seemed nice. I'll only be with women from franchises and that's final... I won't trust anyone else... ⟫
...
Back at the House of Blue Skies Orphanage, K.T. was writing in her journal.
When she heard David start talking about the relationships from his past life, an aura of unmasked hatred covered her.
"That's why I've prepared this all for you, darling~... Those bitches didn't deserve you and only hurt you. But don't worry, I've prepared you a gift for the future, heheh~. I'm sure you'll enjoy it~!"
K.T. reached into the air and her hand disappeared, returning only after a few seconds while holding what looked like a snow globe, but rather than having snow and a beautiful scenery on the inside, it contained what looked like women trapped in endless flames, screaming their lungs out.
"Kihihihi~! Yes, continue screaming~! Scream for the rest of eternity!"
K.T. laughed maniacally while shaking the snow globe and throwing the insides into chaos.
"Only a few more days, my darling~!"