Buckland Bridge Area— Iron Gate street.
The Bravehearts Bar.
The Bar was as usual, filled with people enjoying a good time and talking about their restless times but it was also a place where many low tier beyonders and gangs come to their dealings.
"I heard the news that the Z–Manger group got killed bz some kind of Fog monster out in the slums, people are calling it the Mist God or something."
A middle-aged man with a red nose and a half-empty glass of beer spoke loudly enough for several nearby tables to hear.
Another man immediately snorted.
"A Mist God? That's ridiculous. If there was a god wandering around the East Borough killing gangsters, don't you think the Churches would've noticed?"
"Maybe they did."
The conversation immediately quieted.
The bartender continued polishing a glass, pretending not to listen.
A young man sitting near the counter leaned forward.
"I heard it wasn't just the Zmangers."
"What?"
"The entire group. Every base they had in the East Borough."
The young man lowered his voice.
"Weapon smugglers. Potion dealers. Kidnappers. Even the people who worked for them but weren't directly involved. All gone."
Detective Morierity who had come here to buy a gun was curious about the situation, he wondered if the monster they were talking about was from the gray fog above but that should be impossible,.
"I heard it called itself Jack The Ripper." Chara said beside Klein Moretti.
Hearing that name, Klein froze, as a keyboard warrior how could he not recognise it. A serial killer that terrorised London for years, even his identity was never revealed.
He looked at the strange kid and thought he looked familiar... but a kid wouldn't be here, so maybe it was a beyonder?
"Jack the ripper, that sounds like a strange name." Klein played along with a smile on his face.
Chara nodded and continued speaking. "Strange, maybe but it's victims would not find it strange, it was a gruesome scene. I reckon some deranged cultists just wanted to perform a ritual."
Klein was internally complaining, if there was a ritual why was he mentioning it to him? He was just a normal man but nonetheless, he still listened to him, who knows, maybe this is related to him in someway.
"Cultists, do they have that much strength to take down an entire gang in a single night, surely, you are interested Sherlock?" Chara said with a smile, he had already scrapped not revealing himself, he would just scheme and slowly pull Klein and the tarot club into helping him fight against the whore of Babylon.
Hearing his fake name being called like that, Klein couldn't help but feel a slight unease. "Ah, have you heard of me?"
Chara nodded. "Indeed I have, you are a detective that have solved a few cases and I am sure some people might even come ask you to investigate the slaughter of the Z-Mangers and as how I know that... well let's just leave it at that."
Shifting the protaginist of this word towards an unrealted even not planned by the original author, wasn't this Modifying Order? Not only could he help himself with some allies to fight against a beast, he could also deepen his potion digestion.
At first Chara was a bit against that Idea since he might get killed by the Evernight Goddess but he came to thw conclusion that she couldn't try that. The system might look harmless but it surely wouldn't watch as it's host was about to get killed.
Those words did not give Klein a good preminition, for some reason he felt like this person was up to no good. "And what makes you think I'll accept that?."
He is following the hook? Should he put the bait right in front of him. "Well, someone like you would want to investigate that, do you know why?"
Chara moved closer and then whispered. "Because this might be your only chance to learn how to return?"
Klein became stunned, before he could comprehend what that meant, Chara disappeared from his location, the memory of his appearance disappeared from his mind and what remained was a creature of mist with red eyes and a smiling face.
'How to...return...' Klein was terrified, that thing, whatever it was, It said words that made him desire for something he had longed for ever since coming to this world.
To return to his homeland.... The real question now was if he should trust that so called 'Mist God' and seeing as how his physical presence had disappeared from his mind, Divination would probably not work.
Klein tapped the counter with his fingers ans sighed, it was truly an interesting gamble but first, he should divin whether there was danger or not when he returns home.
Outside of the bar, Chara walked beside Jack and praised her continously, her Information erasure was suburb and she could even use it in others. It was basically a type of memory manipulation and it wasn't the low type.
"Mission complete Jack and you did well." Chara said as he pat her head.
Jack smiled and her eyes sparkled excitedly. "Yay, mama said we did well."
Though still being called Mama despite being male was strange, he had already become numb to it in a single day and if anyone heard her say that, well he didn't care. It's not like he could force her.
She wasn't as stubborn as MHX or Jalter, well MHX is somewhat submissive, not so much for Jalter though but that may be because she is new.
From his own calculations, she might have already met Tiamat and would behave. "Since you did a great job, let's go to the market to buy some ingredients and I'll cook something nice for you."
He still had mana since it is inly consumed when his servants use their skills. Thankfully the drain of having four servants wasn't that bad, the 40% generation covers the cost.
Soon Chara and Jack walked to the market place and bought a few things which caused him over three hundred and eighty pounds. The meat was expensive but the more expensive it was, the more it isn't something strange... hopefully.
Without any more distractions, Chara and Jack returned back to the apartment and thankfully, nothing was destroyed. Tiamat was on the rocking Chair, humming, MHX was facing a corner as if she was put in time out and so was Jalter who was in another corner.
The situation was baffling and Chara could imagine what had happened, seeing children fight, Tiamat was certainly displeased by their behaviour so as rhw Incarnation of motherhood, she employed the most basic punishment for children.
Time out.
It was certainly funny, the so called saber slayer was put on time out and the feared Dragon Witch too. Chara didn't laugh but he did smile, it seemed the prideful servant got put in her place.
"I'm back and it seems you two caused trouble for Tiamat." Chara teased as he walked past them and towards the kitchen.
"It wasn't my fault, the witch wanted to occupy the living room for herself and her saber face provoked me." MHX said matter of factly.... but did Jalter posses a saber face, well she did look a bit like Artoria.
Jalter scoffed and turned to face her. "Hah, weren't you the one who pointed that fake excalibur to my face, stop trying to be the victim you brat."
MHX also turned to her with an irritated expression. "My Excalibur is not fake, unlike you, I atleast have a use than looking like someone that belongs to a graveyard watch."
"Ah~" Tiamat glared at the two of them. Chara could of course understand her a little after he had advanced to genesis cell.
"She said if you guys keep bickering, she will extend your time out for two hours instead of ten minutes." Chara said in a pleasant tone and the two reluctantly turned around and kept quiet.
Jack followed Chara into the kitchen, not even glancing at the two. As a daughter who obeys the mother thoroughly, she will not associate herself with the troublemakers and besides.... she doesn't really like Jalter.
"What are you going to make mommy?" Jack asked as she tilted her head. As a servant she did not really need to eat but since it was her mother's cooking, she wanted to taste it first.
Hearing her question, Chara thought about it, what should he cook? In his previous life, he was not one of those Otakus who wouldn't leave their rooms for days, well he was an Oraku but one that enjoys the sun.
He had parents in his old world and they go oversees for work sometimes, thus he had to learn how to cook, at first he found it boring but as he delved into it, he couldn't help but memorise multiple recipes and even make them once in a while.
Especially making Ramen from hand and then watching anime as you chowed down. It was truly satisfying but sadly, there is no form of digital entertainment within this world.
Well maybe training could count as that.
"What to make huh, well a classic meal of white rice and braised meat isn't bad." It was usually what he makes on normal days, rice might be repetitive but he has to say, they were many ways to prepare it.
Cutting the meat on the cutting board was also not hard, he had the best person for that job and she was an absolute sweetheart... towards her master.
[Side Quest Triggered: Making Memories Chapter 1(Jack The Ripper)
Objective:The servant wishes to spend time with you and form memories, this side mission increases the amount of bond xp obtained.
Reward: 2 saint Quartz and Gem Of AssasinX3. ]
Such a mundane side quest but the rewards weren't overly bad and spending time with Jack won't be boring.
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Character Update.
Name:Chara Dreemur.
Skills: Eye of The Primordial(D), Structural Analysis(B), Adaptive Evolution(D), Madness Inducement(A).
Craft Essence Skills: Formal Craft (4★),Gandr (3★),Black Black Void (4★),Projection (3★),Steel Training (4★),Ryuudou Temple (3★).
Item:True Knife.
Servants Obtained: Tiamat Larva, MHX, Jack The Ripper, Jeane d'arc.
Seqence: Seqence 9: The Beast—Completed, Seqence 8:Genesis Cell—3%.
Materials:Gem of AssasinX2, Void DustX5, Dragon's fangX3.