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Link Knights: 99-Ri no Kishi o Taoshi, Subete no Suukouna Shihai-sha ni Naru Tame no Quest
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"Link Knights"? What the hell's that?
I've been trying to find a way to properly start us off without all the exposition, but it turns out I don't have the juice in me for that right now, so I'm just gonna try and explain the general premise.
Basically, this is gonna be an isekai anime thingy. It was originally gonna be a KonoSuba fic, but I'm reworking it into something a little different.
However, this isn't one hundred percent the generic "NEET gets sent to medieval world where he becomes OP and gets all the bitches for no reason" isekai story that you've probably watched/read a bajillion times, although it will have elements of one.
This is a little different.
For one, y'all remember shows like Medabots? Zatch Bell? Hell, to use a more modern example, Gundam Build? Well, this is kinda similar in concept to that, especially Zatch Bell. You (as the main character, Kiriya Satome), God willing, will get a Link Knight, and at first, it'll all be fun and games.
Then, you'll be tasked with defeating 99 other Link Knights before anyone else, and if you succeed, you're basically God of the Link Knights world. If you fail, you go to hell for eternity.
May end up being a crossover with some other shows.
After each chapter, I'll do a "dubbed" version, where I tell of how that story would go if it were an actual anime and some company like Funimation localized it. Might even do some in other languages, if I have the guts.
I'll deal with that tomorrow, though, after I get done posting on my other Quest for the day. For now, chat politely about the concept.
Basically, this is gonna be an isekai anime thingy. It was originally gonna be a KonoSuba fic, but I'm reworking it into something a little different.
However, this isn't one hundred percent the generic "NEET gets sent to medieval world where he becomes OP and gets all the bitches for no reason" isekai story that you've probably watched/read a bajillion times, although it will have elements of one.
This is a little different.
For one, y'all remember shows like Medabots? Zatch Bell? Hell, to use a more modern example, Gundam Build? Well, this is kinda similar in concept to that, especially Zatch Bell. You (as the main character, Kiriya Satome), God willing, will get a Link Knight, and at first, it'll all be fun and games.
Then, you'll be tasked with defeating 99 other Link Knights before anyone else, and if you succeed, you're basically God of the Link Knights world. If you fail, you go to hell for eternity.
May end up being a crossover with some other shows.
After each chapter, I'll do a "dubbed" version, where I tell of how that story would go if it were an actual anime and some company like Funimation localized it. Might even do some in other languages, if I have the guts.
I'll deal with that tomorrow, though, after I get done posting on my other Quest for the day. For now, chat politely about the concept.
They had me at Zatch Bell
Episode 1: Nandesuka!?? Kami wa Watashi no Sekai ni Nani o Shita Nodeshou ka???
January 1, 2030. The dawn of a new decade.
Some crazy stuff had happened in the 10 years since the last decade was introduced, but this was a new decade. The human race wasn't doing too well at the moment, but in due time, they would be ready to bounce back and get things kicking again.
A young boy named Kiriya Satome was there to witness it all. He was getting ready to go to his first day at junior high. He was a little nervous, but excited at the same time. His mom had homeschooled him for his first five years of education, but at his request and the request of his father, he was ready to go to his first public school. This was sure to be a thrilling experience for him.
As soon as he got to the school, however, that excitement was wiped away. He was expecting a bunch of people to greet him, but no one came. No one seemed to care.
His classes were just as boring there as they were at home, with maybe the exception of a bunch of other students sitting around him. A couple of boys were playing video games on their smart watches, but everyone else was paying attention to the teacher. "Fair," Kiriya thought, "This is what's supposed to happen when the teacher is talking."
Then he notices the girl in front on him. There was something about her that he couldn't seem to get his eyes off of, but he tried to focus on the teacher. Just because you're not at home doesn't mean your mom doesn't have high expectation of you, right?
The girl notices Kiriya staring at her, smiles, then faces her head back to the teacher.
At lunch, the girl approaches Kiriya as he was buying a can of punch.
"Hello."
Kiriya blushes. "H-hello."
"I couldn't help but notice that you were... distracted somehow."
"Ah, no! What makes you think that?"
"It's alright, I understand. Say, would you like to have lunch with me?"
"Uh, sure."
They head out with their lunches that they brough from home to go to the roof. Conveniently, no one was there.
"It appears we need to introduce ourselves first. My name is Elsa Anderson. I come from Sweden. Your name is... Satome Kiriya, right?"
"Yeah."
Kiriya tries to start a conversation, but couldn't seem to find anything that would interest her.
"You're not really one for words, are you, Satome-kun?"
"Eh, well..."
"Fufufu. I happen to like the silent type."
Kiriya blushes again.
Elsa continues. "Do you like games, Satome-kun?"
"Eh? What kind of games?"
"Any kind of game, really. Board games, outdoor games, video games..."
"Uh, yeah... I guess."
"Hmmm... that's cool. I happen to be really good at games."
"Oh, really?" Kiriya's eyes light up. "What's your favorite?"
"Hmmm... that's a good question. I guess I don't really have a favorite."
"I see."
He looks at Elsa, and finds her image absolutely stunning. This is something he wasn't expecting out of his junior high experience.
The bell rings. Kiriya says goodbye to Elsa, then heads to his next class, not noticing her taking a swan dive off the building and smashing into the window of her next class. (OOC: Trust me, this scene would be animated beautifully if it were animated.)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------That evening, Kiriya goes home to find his parents, sprawled out across the floor, blood and guts pouring out onto the carpet. He sees a dark, shadowy figure, holding what appears to be a wand. The wand wouldn't look out of place in a magical girl anime of some type.
Kiriya, tears in his eyes, grabs a lamp and tries to attack the figure, but before he can get a hit in, the wand explodes, leaving a giant crater where the house should be. Kiriya did not survive.
Kiriya awakes in a dark, cold cavern. In front of him stands a familiar figure.
Wait... ELSA?
Kiriya starts to open his mouth, but before he can start to say something, she bursts into tears.
"I'm sorry, Satome-kun! Please don't yell at me! I promise I'll make it up to you!"
"Wha-?"
"If only I had paid attention to the book more, I wouldn't have sent my Knight after you!"
"Send my-? You sent someone to kill me?"
Snif "Kinda."
"WHAT THE HELL???"
"It's a long story."
"Well, it would seem as though you've freed up a lot of time, so I'd like to hear it!"
Snif "Well, alright."
So she tells her story. Apparently, she was a Shinigami, who was tasked with reaping the souls of the dead. However, her dad, who was a priest, decided that her powers would be good for annihilating people he saw as evil. Not wanting to abuse her powers, she used her team of Knights to take those people down instead.
The person she was contracted to kill went by the name of "Satomi Kirita", whose name sounds similar to Kiriya's. The priest suspected Kirita of being a lolicon, so he sent Elsa after him. Elsa, who was tired that night, read it as Kiriya, and set after him. Of course, Elsa thought it was weird the priest would suspect a junior high student of this, but she didn't wanna piss off her dad, who doesn't like it when she questions his orders (he's not a nice dude), so she sent an MS-10 Puripuri after him. As for his parents being dead... who knows why.
Kiriya comtemplates this.
On the one hand, she made an honest mistake and said she was sorry.
On the other hand, she inadvertedly caused the death of three innocent people, him being one of those three.
Should Kiriya forgive Elsa?
[] Yes
[] No
Some crazy stuff had happened in the 10 years since the last decade was introduced, but this was a new decade. The human race wasn't doing too well at the moment, but in due time, they would be ready to bounce back and get things kicking again.
A young boy named Kiriya Satome was there to witness it all. He was getting ready to go to his first day at junior high. He was a little nervous, but excited at the same time. His mom had homeschooled him for his first five years of education, but at his request and the request of his father, he was ready to go to his first public school. This was sure to be a thrilling experience for him.
As soon as he got to the school, however, that excitement was wiped away. He was expecting a bunch of people to greet him, but no one came. No one seemed to care.
His classes were just as boring there as they were at home, with maybe the exception of a bunch of other students sitting around him. A couple of boys were playing video games on their smart watches, but everyone else was paying attention to the teacher. "Fair," Kiriya thought, "This is what's supposed to happen when the teacher is talking."
Then he notices the girl in front on him. There was something about her that he couldn't seem to get his eyes off of, but he tried to focus on the teacher. Just because you're not at home doesn't mean your mom doesn't have high expectation of you, right?
The girl notices Kiriya staring at her, smiles, then faces her head back to the teacher.
At lunch, the girl approaches Kiriya as he was buying a can of punch.
"Hello."
Kiriya blushes. "H-hello."
"I couldn't help but notice that you were... distracted somehow."
"Ah, no! What makes you think that?"
"It's alright, I understand. Say, would you like to have lunch with me?"
"Uh, sure."
They head out with their lunches that they brough from home to go to the roof. Conveniently, no one was there.
"It appears we need to introduce ourselves first. My name is Elsa Anderson. I come from Sweden. Your name is... Satome Kiriya, right?"
"Yeah."
Kiriya tries to start a conversation, but couldn't seem to find anything that would interest her.
"You're not really one for words, are you, Satome-kun?"
"Eh, well..."
"Fufufu. I happen to like the silent type."
Kiriya blushes again.
Elsa continues. "Do you like games, Satome-kun?"
"Eh? What kind of games?"
"Any kind of game, really. Board games, outdoor games, video games..."
"Uh, yeah... I guess."
"Hmmm... that's cool. I happen to be really good at games."
"Oh, really?" Kiriya's eyes light up. "What's your favorite?"
"Hmmm... that's a good question. I guess I don't really have a favorite."
"I see."
He looks at Elsa, and finds her image absolutely stunning. This is something he wasn't expecting out of his junior high experience.
The bell rings. Kiriya says goodbye to Elsa, then heads to his next class, not noticing her taking a swan dive off the building and smashing into the window of her next class. (OOC: Trust me, this scene would be animated beautifully if it were animated.)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------That evening, Kiriya goes home to find his parents, sprawled out across the floor, blood and guts pouring out onto the carpet. He sees a dark, shadowy figure, holding what appears to be a wand. The wand wouldn't look out of place in a magical girl anime of some type.
Kiriya, tears in his eyes, grabs a lamp and tries to attack the figure, but before he can get a hit in, the wand explodes, leaving a giant crater where the house should be. Kiriya did not survive.
Kiriya awakes in a dark, cold cavern. In front of him stands a familiar figure.
Wait... ELSA?
Kiriya starts to open his mouth, but before he can start to say something, she bursts into tears.
"I'm sorry, Satome-kun! Please don't yell at me! I promise I'll make it up to you!"
"Wha-?"
"If only I had paid attention to the book more, I wouldn't have sent my Knight after you!"
"Send my-? You sent someone to kill me?"
Snif "Kinda."
"WHAT THE HELL???"
"It's a long story."
"Well, it would seem as though you've freed up a lot of time, so I'd like to hear it!"
Snif "Well, alright."
So she tells her story. Apparently, she was a Shinigami, who was tasked with reaping the souls of the dead. However, her dad, who was a priest, decided that her powers would be good for annihilating people he saw as evil. Not wanting to abuse her powers, she used her team of Knights to take those people down instead.
The person she was contracted to kill went by the name of "Satomi Kirita", whose name sounds similar to Kiriya's. The priest suspected Kirita of being a lolicon, so he sent Elsa after him. Elsa, who was tired that night, read it as Kiriya, and set after him. Of course, Elsa thought it was weird the priest would suspect a junior high student of this, but she didn't wanna piss off her dad, who doesn't like it when she questions his orders (he's not a nice dude), so she sent an MS-10 Puripuri after him. As for his parents being dead... who knows why.
Kiriya comtemplates this.
On the one hand, she made an honest mistake and said she was sorry.
On the other hand, she inadvertedly caused the death of three innocent people, him being one of those three.
Should Kiriya forgive Elsa?
[] Yes
[] No
What in the f***. We in one of those types of anime huh.
[X] No
I feel like we shouldn't forgive someone who just murdered our parents and kidnapped us just because she was sleepy and misread a name.
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Bro we got caught lacking , so might as well forgive her.
Well, fuck this bitch I guess
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At the mere thought of his parents being dead, his fists start to shake. Had it only been him... had the guy she sent only targeted him, he would have let it slide.
But she went after scorched earth. Whatever she told that... that monster, it took the whole thing way too far.
So she was going after who her father suspected was a lolicon. So what? In his eyes, she was still a murderer. Even if the guy was a third-world dictator who eats babies, it wouldn't have mattered. It is wrong for a human to take another human's life... no matter the reason. There would still be heartbreak. Someone would still grieve his death. That's how he saw it, anyway.
And her act of incompetence on the matter has cost the lives of three innocent people.
She is not worthy of forgiveness. Not his.
He stands there, wanting to rip into her (mentally) about this situation. But before he opens his mouth, he notices something. That beauty, that poise, that magnificence...
But... it can't be... she's a murderer! A liar! A monster!
Why is she so beautiful???
Elsa pops a question. "Aren't you wondering how I did it?"
"I'm wondering why I'm not over there beating the shit out of you right now!"
"Oh my! I didn't know you had that in you! You know, there's a way you could-"
"You killed my parents!" He says, sobbing.
"Yes. I am truly sorry."
"I... I... hate you! I'll... I'll kill you!"
Clearly, he didn't mean that. It was just mere emotion coming a boy whose parents were killed by her command... or was it?
Elsa was shocked. She hadn't expected this timid boy to have such a reaction like this. Getting upset over the person who killed you and your parents is only natural, but... this boy was threatening death? This boy?
"Hmmm... he could be useful to us." said a disembodied voice.
"Ah... father! Hello! I am so sorry for my mistake! Please forgive me!"
"I will forgive you, my daughter. Now, as for you, boy... I have a proposition for you."
"Hey, hey! You promised to let me tell him!"
"Ah, I apologize. Go ahead."
"Hmmf!"
She turns to Kiriya.
"We would like you to participate in the Cykampf, Satome-kun."
Kiriya has walked away. He wasn't going to listen to some bullshit coming from the mouth of his own murderer. Elsa watched him walk away until she couldn't see him anymore.
Then, she sees him running back with an ugly look on his face, vomiting, and then falling flat on his face.
"Ah, I wouldn't go in there, Satome-kun. That right there is hell."
Kiriya sits up, sighs, and puts his palms in his hands. He's already in a hell, being forced to sit in the same room as his killer, with no way out. But wait, maybe this Cykampf is a way out.
"Alright, what is this Cykampf?"
"I'm glad you asked. You see, each thousand years, thousands of people from around the multiverse gather to one big world. They get to select something called a Link Knight, a powerful machine designed with the main purpose of this competition.
"Some people, like me, however, use it for other uses. They can use them for household chores... chess... video games... assassination attempts..."
"Elsa!"
"What, father?"
"Do not provoke the boy!"
"Right, sorry."
She continues.
"The main goal is to defeat 99 Link Knights in 80 days. The standard way is through a Link Duel, but many people nowadays have chosen to defeat their opponents in other ways too, so you're not just limited to brutish ways of battle."
Kiriya retorted with, "You're one to talk."
"The one who defeats the 99 first gets to be the Almighty Ruler of the entire universe! There are lots of other cool prizes for the runner-ups, though, so don't be too upset about not winning."
The priest concludes, "If you do not want to be God, however, they can exchange it for any other prize you want."
Kiriya doesn't say a word.
"Anything."
"The choice is yours, Satome-kun."
Kiriya knows that he doesn't have a choice. It's either this or whatever the hell... well, Hell... was. If he can win this tournament, he'll be able to get back home to Earth, see his parents again, and make some friends at his new school. Hopefully he'll meet someone who won't send their Link Knight or whatever it was called after him. It was only one day of school, right?
Kiriya decides. He's going to do this Cy-thingy.
"I'll do it. But I'm not doing it for you!"
"Ah, Satome-kun... I knew you would."
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A few minutes later, Kiriya finds himself in an ocean. A bunch of fish swimming around, some corals are there, a shark is about to eat him...
Oh, shit! A shark!
Kiriya braces for impact, but then, a laser comes in and blasts the shark to oblivion. It was really gruesome.
Kiriya turns his head left to see what the hell just blew up that shark. It was... wait... was that a mermaid with a laser cannon?
The mermaid points the laser at him, prompting him to swim away. The mermaid shoots at him, and misses. Kiriya continues swimming all the way to shore, at a speed he never thought was possible. He was also stunned to find that he had somehow gained the ability to breathe on both dry land and underwater.
Super speed and underwater breathing, he thought. What other powers did that psycho give me, I wonder?
Kiriya walks around the beach. No one in sight. Which was weird, because Elsa mentioned that there were "thousands of people from across the multiverse" coming here to fight some battle.
Then he saw what appeared to be a security guard. He runs over to him. "Hey, sir! Sir! I need help!"
The security guard sees him and freaks out. He runs over to him.
"Child, what happened?"
"I just got here to this planet and I'm looking for all the people and I can't find anybody. Also, it's cold."
The security guard sighs a sigh of relief. "Oh... oh, dear god, kid. You can't do that to people!"
"Please, sir! I'm doing the robot fight thingy!"
"Well, kid, for one, you're not dressed in proper attire for any of that... or much of anything for that matter."
Kiriya looks down. He was wearing nothing but his underwear. That bitch Elsa! She couldn't have sent me down with some clothes on? he thought.
"Come on down to the station, I'll find you a nice warm outfit."
The officer wrapped him in a blanket and took him down to the station, where he rummaged through a drawer until he found a nice comfy suit of armor created by some Drakrakian fashion designers. It was made of steel, which was great for protecting from any injuries he might otherwise sustain from battle. Link Dueling is some dangerous business.
He then tells him, "Alright, kid, you'll need go to the mall near the Fiery Amazons and pick up a Link Knight from the Hachi store. They'll let you customize one, but you're better off with a prebuilt one in my opinion. The prebuilt ones have more powers built inside. But you do whatever your heart desires. Then you'll wanna pick up an activation kit, and then you can start battling. Just make sure you read the safety manual and take care of your Link Knight, cuz some really bad things have happened to those who left their Link Knight unattended. Oh, and kid?"
Kiriya looks at him. "Eh?"
"This is very important, so listen very carefully. Do not go near the Mist."
"The Mist? What's that?"
"Never mind that! Don't go near it! Now good bye! Have fun!"
He shoves the kid out of his office and spots an octopus trying to sneak out of the ocean. He charges after it, and tries to force it back into the sea.
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The shopping mall, it turns out, wasn't all that different from the ones he had over in Japan. Oh sure, the sky was a dark purple outside and aliens were just casually strolling around and buying iced coffees, but it wasn't all that different. Kiriya finds a directory, and looks for Hachi. He just casually strolls around, until he bumps into a girl. The girl had wheels where her feet should be, but she actually looked normal outside of that. She was really pretty. Not Elsa pretty, but pretty.
"Hiiiii! Are you here for the Cykampf, too?" She asked.
"Y-yeah..."
"Great! I love doing the Cykampf! I don't care that much for the fighting, but it's a great way to make friends!"
"Heh... cool."
"What's your name? Mine's Auta. Kuruma Auta."
"Uh... it's Kiriya. Satome Kiriya."
"*gasp* EEEEEEEEEEE! You're from Japan, too?"
"Uh, yeah?"
That's odd, he thought. I've never seen people from Japan just casually strolling down the lane with WHEELS FOR FEET! Then again, maybe this is the alternate universe where cars gain sentience... No, they wouldn't have evolved to be so human like.
Auta just blabbers on about nothing, until they get to Hachi, the consumer electronics store that is behind all sales of Link Knights and their accessories, among others.
It is there that Kiriya and Auta break apart to go find a Link Knight.
Kiriya has his options:
[] Purchase a prebuilt Link Knight on a shelf
[] Built his own Link Knight
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At the mere thought of his parents being dead, his fists start to shake. Had it only been him... had the guy she sent only targeted him, he would have let it slide.
But she went after scorched earth. Whatever she told that... that monster, it took the whole thing way too far.
So she was going after who her father suspected was a lolicon. So what? In his eyes, she was still a murderer. Even if the guy was a third-world dictator who eats babies, it wouldn't have mattered. It is wrong for a human to take another human's life... no matter the reason. There would still be heartbreak. Someone would still grieve his death. That's how he saw it, anyway.
And her act of incompetence on the matter has cost the lives of three innocent people.
She is not worthy of forgiveness. Not his.
He stands there, wanting to rip into her (mentally) about this situation. But before he opens his mouth, he notices something. That beauty, that poise, that magnificence...
But... it can't be... she's a murderer! A liar! A monster!
Why is she so beautiful???
Elsa pops a question. "Aren't you wondering how I did it?"
"I'm wondering why I'm not over there beating the shit out of you right now!"
"Oh my! I didn't know you had that in you! You know, there's a way you could-"
"You killed my parents!" He says, sobbing.
"Yes. I am truly sorry."
"I... I... hate you! I'll... I'll kill you!"
Clearly, he didn't mean that. It was just mere emotion coming a boy whose parents were killed by her command... or was it?
Elsa was shocked. She hadn't expected this timid boy to have such a reaction like this. Getting upset over the person who killed you and your parents is only natural, but... this boy was threatening death? This boy?
"Hmmm... he could be useful to us." said a disembodied voice.
"Ah... father! Hello! I am so sorry for my mistake! Please forgive me!"
"I will forgive you, my daughter. Now, as for you, boy... I have a proposition for you."
"Hey, hey! You promised to let me tell him!"
"Ah, I apologize. Go ahead."
"Hmmf!"
She turns to Kiriya.
"We would like you to participate in the Cykampf, Satome-kun."
Kiriya has walked away. He wasn't going to listen to some bullshit coming from the mouth of his own murderer. Elsa watched him walk away until she couldn't see him anymore.
Then, she sees him running back with an ugly look on his face, vomiting, and then falling flat on his face.
"Ah, I wouldn't go in there, Satome-kun. That right there is hell."
Kiriya sits up, sighs, and puts his palms in his hands. He's already in a hell, being forced to sit in the same room as his killer, with no way out. But wait, maybe this Cykampf is a way out.
"Alright, what is this Cykampf?"
"I'm glad you asked. You see, each thousand years, thousands of people from around the multiverse gather to one big world. They get to select something called a Link Knight, a powerful machine designed with the main purpose of this competition.
"Some people, like me, however, use it for other uses. They can use them for household chores... chess... video games... assassination attempts..."
"Elsa!"
"What, father?"
"Do not provoke the boy!"
"Right, sorry."
She continues.
"The main goal is to defeat 99 Link Knights in 80 days. The standard way is through a Link Duel, but many people nowadays have chosen to defeat their opponents in other ways too, so you're not just limited to brutish ways of battle."
Kiriya retorted with, "You're one to talk."
"The one who defeats the 99 first gets to be the Almighty Ruler of the entire universe! There are lots of other cool prizes for the runner-ups, though, so don't be too upset about not winning."
The priest concludes, "If you do not want to be God, however, they can exchange it for any other prize you want."
Kiriya doesn't say a word.
"Anything."
"The choice is yours, Satome-kun."
Kiriya knows that he doesn't have a choice. It's either this or whatever the hell... well, Hell... was. If he can win this tournament, he'll be able to get back home to Earth, see his parents again, and make some friends at his new school. Hopefully he'll meet someone who won't send their Link Knight or whatever it was called after him. It was only one day of school, right?
Kiriya decides. He's going to do this Cy-thingy.
"I'll do it. But I'm not doing it for you!"
"Ah, Satome-kun... I knew you would."
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A few minutes later, Kiriya finds himself in an ocean. A bunch of fish swimming around, some corals are there, a shark is about to eat him...
Oh, shit! A shark!
Kiriya braces for impact, but then, a laser comes in and blasts the shark to oblivion. It was really gruesome.
Kiriya turns his head left to see what the hell just blew up that shark. It was... wait... was that a mermaid with a laser cannon?
The mermaid points the laser at him, prompting him to swim away. The mermaid shoots at him, and misses. Kiriya continues swimming all the way to shore, at a speed he never thought was possible. He was also stunned to find that he had somehow gained the ability to breathe on both dry land and underwater.
Super speed and underwater breathing, he thought. What other powers did that psycho give me, I wonder?
Kiriya walks around the beach. No one in sight. Which was weird, because Elsa mentioned that there were "thousands of people from across the multiverse" coming here to fight some battle.
Then he saw what appeared to be a security guard. He runs over to him. "Hey, sir! Sir! I need help!"
The security guard sees him and freaks out. He runs over to him.
"Child, what happened?"
"I just got here to this planet and I'm looking for all the people and I can't find anybody. Also, it's cold."
The security guard sighs a sigh of relief. "Oh... oh, dear god, kid. You can't do that to people!"
"Please, sir! I'm doing the robot fight thingy!"
"Well, kid, for one, you're not dressed in proper attire for any of that... or much of anything for that matter."
Kiriya looks down. He was wearing nothing but his underwear. That bitch Elsa! She couldn't have sent me down with some clothes on? he thought.
"Come on down to the station, I'll find you a nice warm outfit."
The officer wrapped him in a blanket and took him down to the station, where he rummaged through a drawer until he found a nice comfy suit of armor created by some Drakrakian fashion designers. It was made of steel, which was great for protecting from any injuries he might otherwise sustain from battle. Link Dueling is some dangerous business.
He then tells him, "Alright, kid, you'll need go to the mall near the Fiery Amazons and pick up a Link Knight from the Hachi store. They'll let you customize one, but you're better off with a prebuilt one in my opinion. The prebuilt ones have more powers built inside. But you do whatever your heart desires. Then you'll wanna pick up an activation kit, and then you can start battling. Just make sure you read the safety manual and take care of your Link Knight, cuz some really bad things have happened to those who left their Link Knight unattended. Oh, and kid?"
Kiriya looks at him. "Eh?"
"This is very important, so listen very carefully. Do not go near the Mist."
"The Mist? What's that?"
"Never mind that! Don't go near it! Now good bye! Have fun!"
He shoves the kid out of his office and spots an octopus trying to sneak out of the ocean. He charges after it, and tries to force it back into the sea.
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The shopping mall, it turns out, wasn't all that different from the ones he had over in Japan. Oh sure, the sky was a dark purple outside and aliens were just casually strolling around and buying iced coffees, but it wasn't all that different. Kiriya finds a directory, and looks for Hachi. He just casually strolls around, until he bumps into a girl. The girl had wheels where her feet should be, but she actually looked normal outside of that. She was really pretty. Not Elsa pretty, but pretty.
"Hiiiii! Are you here for the Cykampf, too?" She asked.
"Y-yeah..."
"Great! I love doing the Cykampf! I don't care that much for the fighting, but it's a great way to make friends!"
"Heh... cool."
"What's your name? Mine's Auta. Kuruma Auta."
"Uh... it's Kiriya. Satome Kiriya."
"*gasp* EEEEEEEEEEE! You're from Japan, too?"
"Uh, yeah?"
That's odd, he thought. I've never seen people from Japan just casually strolling down the lane with WHEELS FOR FEET! Then again, maybe this is the alternate universe where cars gain sentience... No, they wouldn't have evolved to be so human like.
Auta just blabbers on about nothing, until they get to Hachi, the consumer electronics store that is behind all sales of Link Knights and their accessories, among others.
It is there that Kiriya and Auta break apart to go find a Link Knight.
Kiriya has his options:
[] Purchase a prebuilt Link Knight on a shelf
[] Built his own Link Knight
Alright, so Kiriya wants to build his own. Let's see how that goes.
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Kiriya starts searching for a Link Knight. There were all kinds of Knights in there: big Knights, small Knights, REALLY small Knights, Knights with swords, Knights with guns, Knights that ARE guns, Knights you can ride like a horse...
He sees one next to a TV that says "Lolita-class DM-8 Wufong", but it didn't seem to have anything special about it. The MS-14 Puripuri was also twelve inches away from him, which he didn't dare pick up, for obvious reasons.
Finally, he settles on something that looks really cool: the Viral-class SB-10 Crossbee, which was a tiny, bug-sized Knight, but he figured it was a good starter. But before he heads to the checkout corner, he knocks into another, older-looking kid.
"Hey, watch it, squirt!" Yelled the older-looking kid.
"Ah, sorry! I was just-"
"Never mind that. You seriously think you're gonna beat anyone with that puny thing in your hand?" He says, pointing to the Crossbee.
"Uh... yeah?"
The older kid bursts into laughter.
"Bwahahahahahaha!!!!!! Oh, god, you startups are hilarious! This is golden!"
Kiriya is swept over with concern.
The older kid continues, "And what kind of loser buys prebuilt in this day and age, anyway? Everybody who's anybody knows that the custom Link Knights are where it's at!"
A voice from behind the older kid remarks, "He's right you know. Although he doesn't have to be rude about it."
It's the store manager, Mr. Kroft.
"It's none of my business, but studies have shown that custom Link Knights are less likely to malfunction during activation. They also have better battery life, are more obedient than prebuilt Knights, and it's a lot cheaper to own one, too! Plus, having a custom one is a lot like having your very own son... as opposed to owning a household pet or something."
"Hah! Beat that, loser! So while you're getting your ass whooped with that tiny bug, I'll be cruising to the top with my Epsilon!"
He walks away, presumably to find something for his robot.
Kiriya, with this newfound knowledge, goes over to the portal to go customize his very own Link Knight. Unfortunately, he is met with misfortune, as the lady behind the register says this:
"That'll be six thousand yen."
Kiriya does not have the funds for a Link Knight.
What is he to do?
[] Ask to make an exception this one time
[] Ask to work there to pay off the Link Knight
[] Go to the manager and ask him for assistance
[] Find alternative ways of getting money
[] Cut your loses, leave the store, and mope.
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Kiriya starts searching for a Link Knight. There were all kinds of Knights in there: big Knights, small Knights, REALLY small Knights, Knights with swords, Knights with guns, Knights that ARE guns, Knights you can ride like a horse...
He sees one next to a TV that says "Lolita-class DM-8 Wufong", but it didn't seem to have anything special about it. The MS-14 Puripuri was also twelve inches away from him, which he didn't dare pick up, for obvious reasons.
Finally, he settles on something that looks really cool: the Viral-class SB-10 Crossbee, which was a tiny, bug-sized Knight, but he figured it was a good starter. But before he heads to the checkout corner, he knocks into another, older-looking kid.
"Hey, watch it, squirt!" Yelled the older-looking kid.
"Ah, sorry! I was just-"
"Never mind that. You seriously think you're gonna beat anyone with that puny thing in your hand?" He says, pointing to the Crossbee.
"Uh... yeah?"
The older kid bursts into laughter.
"Bwahahahahahaha!!!!!! Oh, god, you startups are hilarious! This is golden!"
Kiriya is swept over with concern.
The older kid continues, "And what kind of loser buys prebuilt in this day and age, anyway? Everybody who's anybody knows that the custom Link Knights are where it's at!"
A voice from behind the older kid remarks, "He's right you know. Although he doesn't have to be rude about it."
It's the store manager, Mr. Kroft.
"It's none of my business, but studies have shown that custom Link Knights are less likely to malfunction during activation. They also have better battery life, are more obedient than prebuilt Knights, and it's a lot cheaper to own one, too! Plus, having a custom one is a lot like having your very own son... as opposed to owning a household pet or something."
"Hah! Beat that, loser! So while you're getting your ass whooped with that tiny bug, I'll be cruising to the top with my Epsilon!"
He walks away, presumably to find something for his robot.
Kiriya, with this newfound knowledge, goes over to the portal to go customize his very own Link Knight. Unfortunately, he is met with misfortune, as the lady behind the register says this:
"That'll be six thousand yen."
Kiriya does not have the funds for a Link Knight.
What is he to do?
[] Ask to make an exception this one time
[] Ask to work there to pay off the Link Knight
[] Go to the manager and ask him for assistance
[] Find alternative ways of getting money
[] Cut your loses, leave the store, and mope.
you really think we'd end it off that fast?
especially with that bitch Elsa awaiting us?