LOTM: Sword of Kings New Year Special - Vira Hermes' King Game

 LOTM: Sword of Kings Special  Saga AA - Season 2   LOTM: Eckidina Arc

 2020 New Year Special

 Holiday Special - Vira Hermes's New Year King Game   Sub Arc Special Episode   Non-Canonical 



 Previous Season: LOTM: Sword of Kings AA - Raizen School Arc   Previous Episode: LOTM: Sword of Kings AA 2nd Season - Judgement Day   Previous Spin-Off: LOTM: Sword of Kings Spin-Off - Rise of the Blue Haired Heroine   Previous Spin-Off Episode: LOTM: Sword of Kings: Rise of the Blue Haired Heroine - Liberty City War Arc - We Are Heroes (Final)   Previous Special: LOTM: Sword of Kings Special - KK Murder Case   Previous Storyline: LOTM: Witnesses of Sleepy Hollow & Sword of Kings Crossover - The Corbin Files 

"First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you."

- F. Scott Fitzgerald

''LOTM: Sword of Kings Special - Vira's New Year King Game is a special Holiday episode that is set two days after the battle of Morte, where the Rogues fought Akrak Couteau in a decisive battle for the sake of the world. The episode is non-canon episode appearing in LOTM: Sword of Kings Saga AA but its events never happened in the original storyline. As stated, this is a special holiday episode, it is also the fourth holiday special episode of the storyline: ''
 * The Valentine's Day of Rentaro Satomi and Katarina Couteau is the first holiday episode released in 2016. 
 * For the second holiday special we have "From Hell Letter" as the Halloween special in 2016. 
 * For the third holiday special, we have KK Murder Case as the Halloween Special in 2018.



' Not recommended for people under 14-years old. Obscene languages and sexual content. You have been warned. We are not responsible for any negative reaction. '

Information

 * Rated: PG-14
 * Genre: Comedy
 * Stories: LOTM: Sword of Kings

Timeline

 * 2 days after the ending of LOTM: Sword of Kings Special: Tales of a Lost Hero - Part 2 

Summary
'In the New Year party of Ratatoskr inside of Fraxinus, the Rogues celebrate the new year of 2037 with a King's Game that was estabilished by Imperia and Kotori to solve Cyborgs' issues. However, the uninvited Supreme General of Revelation of Qliphoth, Vira Hermes, joins in on Katarina's group on their "King Game" and causes unreasonable order as the King while cheating to get the King stick.'

Ratatoskr

 * Katarina Couteau 
 * Imperia Deamonne
 * Asuha Chigusa
 * Kotori Itsuka
 * Atala Arck
 * Shigure Yukimi
 * Mana Takamiya
 * Saeko Busujima

Revelation of Qliphoth

 * Vira Hermes 

Lyrics
Ideas hide in the familiar scenery You're always under observation The blue kaleidoscope revolves, and As it goes around and round, it links together the wild flowers

An unconscious bias And a raison d'etre no-one knows

Over and over again The spirograph imagines Geometric patterns of destruction and creation After the end, we'll be able to meet again Journey through this parallel world Notice the scattered wishes And remake the world!

A cramped garden without any space Smash it up into little bits and exchange it! ♪ You were born from nothing, now return to nothing! All of this stuff! Overcome the dystopia however many times you must!

Ah, it's farewell once gain, huh I'll be waiting in the next world

We can't return The mandala of transformation And these memories too, crumble away! There's no point I'll just forget you too Me, who waves my hands over and over again, Am touching the light, without ever learning

Bye-bye, lullaby, bye-bye, boring, future It never changes, ever, bye-bye, boring, paradigm Bye-bye, lullaby, bye-bye, boring, future I want to change the design, you've gotta break it or you can't see it

Withdraw! A flower arrangement for admiration The mirror system has trapped you in the garden in a box A swaying chamber Paradigm shift! Smash the sparkling mirror to bits And head to the new world!

Crawl up! The spirograph imagines Geometric patterns of destruction and creation After the end, we'll be able to meet again Journey through this parallel world Notice the scattered wishes And remake the world!

Round 0 - Girls' Room
 South America  <p style="text-align:center;"> Brazil  <p style="text-align:center;"> 60 kilometers above the surface of the sea  <p style="text-align:center;"> Fraxinus <p style="text-align:center;"> Girls' Room <p style="text-align:center;"> December 31 <p style="text-align:center;"> 11:25 PM

''The King Game Being slowly roasted in a large microwave oven, that was undoubtedly the feeling that she was having right now. Right now, a group of 9 people were seated in a room inside of Fraxinus as the year of 2037 is finally approaching.''

''Under gazes so sharp that it felt that they might pierce her skin, Katarina unconsciously made that comparison. ''

- Katarina: Uu...

''Groaning lightly, she surveyed her surroundings with only the movements of her eyes. A huge table was placed in a space not more than three tsubo, Imperia, Kotori, Asuha, Saeko Busujima, Atala Arck, Mana Takamiya as well as as dark figure with blonde hair were all in the room... Aside from Mana and Saeko, everyone else was resisting the urge to sit down on their chairs, maintaining a forward-leaning posture as though they were about to lunge towards Katarina. With gleaming eyes, everyone was looking at Katarina. ''

''Katarina's back was already drenched with sweat. Even though that was the case... if she were to describe this situation properly, everyone’s passionate gaze were not directed on Katarina. They were looking at her hands. The bunch of disposable chopsticks that Katarina was currently holding, were all being scrutinized extremely closely. ''

"..........................."

''Due to the endless sense of tension surrounding the space, she couldn’t help but gulp. However, it is not a solution to remain like this forever.''

''Katarina breathed in as though making a decision, speaking those words with trembling lips. ''

''- Katarina: Who is the... king?''

In that instant...

<p style="text-align:center;"> - Everyone: Haa!!!

''Everyone rose up from their seats and extended their hands, it was as though they were all hungry crocodiles fighting for a piece of meat that was thrown into the water, withdrawing the disposable chopsticks at a frightening pace. ''

- Katarina: U-uwah!

''Five disposable chopsticks, instantly vanished from Katarina's hands in just a short moment. This is not a contest of speed... But it’s probably useless if she said it to them right now. ''

''- Asuha: U-um... pardon me.''

- Saeko: Hm, I’ll take this one.

''After the storm passed, Asuha seemed terrified as she and Saeko slowly drew from the remaining disposable chopsticks. ''

- Mana: Alright!

''Mana yelled out, she raised her chopstick high. On the stick was a single word, [King]. She then closed her eyes as if she was about to meditate.''

''- Mana: It’s my turn to be the king! Prepare yourself! '''Vira Hermes! You will regret your evil ways!'

''Saying that she forcefully pointed her disposable chopstick at the evil blonde woman next to her. However, that woman, Vira Hermes, remained expressionless as she returned a calm look. ''

<p style="text-align:center;">- Vira: Strike me with al your hatred!

Looking at the scene, Katarina muttered to herself in despair...

<p style="text-align:center;"> '- Katarina: Is the King Game, really played like this... '

Round 1 - New Year
<p style="text-align:center;">' A day before...  <p style="text-align:center;"> Fraxinus '

''It all happened a few days after the battle of Morte. ''

''The bell of Fraxinus which signaled the end of the fourth working period and the start of lunch break sounded out, just as Katarina was keeping her books and notes to deliver it to Reine Murasame, a person approached Katarina in the middle of a movemented hangar. ''

''- (??? 1): Katarina! It’s time for lunch! Bring me your neck!''

- (??? 2): Lunchtime.

''On her right was the girl with long black hair with golden eye, Imperia Deammone, and on the left was the girl who looked like a bird—, Mana Takamiya, both girls spoke at the same time. The eyebrows of the two twitched, sharply glaring at each other, before breaking eye-contact by turning away. ''

''How should she put this, even though the two of Mana and Imperia started as good friends when La Folia Rihavein welcomed Mana in their home, since the day La Folia became Imperia Deamonne, they are now incompatible their actions are remarkably similar. Katarina could only lightly scratch her cheek upon looking at their actions. ''

''Not too long ago after La Folia was transformed into Imperia, the relationship between the two became be so bad that they would almost engage in a duel to the death each time they argued. They literally changed from family to deadly rivals. ''

''- Mana: You still trying to drink your own sister's blood? Are you sure you can bite her with this mouth of yours that stinks like public toilet? Rude! Obscene! Arrogant! This is why no one likes you! You're becoming senile faster than I thought. This is why I miss La Folia''

Imperia let out a sarcastic smile as she gazed deep into Mana's eyes with a murderous intention.

- Imperia: Oh thank you for the thought, sweetie...but call me senile again, and I'll shove this wrinkly old foot right up your bahonkas!

''After Katarina paid closer attention to this, the two girls had at least taken some measure of self control. Despite saying that, they merely changed tactics into arguing in secret or cold wars, Katarina was still unable to relax. Sweat dripped down Katarina's cheek as she withdrew her bento from her bag (Just in case, she made minor changes to Imperia's bento), the door to the hangar slid open. Two girls flamboyantly entered with two sarcastic and cynic smiles. They were Saeko Busujima and Atala Arck.''

''- Atala: Kuku... Oya? I was wondering why was it so rowdy over here, well if it isn’t Katarina, Mana and Imperia? Are you all going to have lunch? Then how about we have it at the cafeteria? We had just chased away the writhing fallen in Purgatory, obtaining our rations not too long ago.''

''- Saeko: It was a Victory. As expected, I was the strongest today as well. No one can stand before me. ''

''- Atala: Don't rise your hopes, you're a mere human. Fufu. Does this need to be said! Someone with the ability to destroy whole countries with my strength alone, does not exist in the present nor in the underworld!''

''- Saeko: Hmm... I sadly agree. It was precisely so. Atala's  movements were extremely entertaining today. That swift and beautiful motions, is only something that you can achieve alone for being a Cyborg.''

''After the duo had conversed for quite some time, they relaxed whilst smiling, they puffed their chests out with satisfaction at Katarina and the group. The relationship between the two is still close enough to warm the heart, it seems that Saeko and Atala are getting along very well in comparison when they first met after the battle of Aldegyr Kingdom. ''

''Katarina smiled, turning to the two girls that were almost identical. Speaking of identical... that was only limited to their personalities. The competitive Saekowho had a slender figure and coiled her long hair up, Atala who had a long hair, had a sadistic expression and a voluptuous body, due to the two girls puffing up their chests they unknowingly compared their body sizes against each other. For some reason this made Atala seem pitiful... Well, of course. Atala also had her own charm, there was no way to determine who was the better one. However, Atala and Saeko seemed to have not yet noticed what other boys were thinking, they raised the bag containing bread upwards.''

''Atala had bought melon bread and a red bean bun with strawberry. Saeko, on the other hand, bought tuna sandwich, coffee bread and coffee milk. ''

- Katarina: Aaah, you two went to the store today as well.

''At Katarina's words, Saeko and Atala both affirmed that by nodding their heads. Not too long ago, she had brought the two of them to the store... Since then the two had been very taken in with the act of buying, their lunches were always bread. ''

''- Imperia: What's up with that Atala? You're a Cyborg! You don't even need to eat!''

''- Atala: Cut it! Even a Cyborg needs to taste food to not forget the pleasure of being a human! What about you? You don't seem to only drink blood.''

Imperia looked at her side with "humpf" expression.

- Katarina: That’s really fast, didn’t lunch break just start not too long ago?

''- Saeko: Kuku. We moved with extreme speed. In order to obtain the best, speed is of the utmost essence.''

Atala closed her eyes and looked at her palms.

''- Atala: It was. But the enemy today was really a handful.''

''Atala sighed in boredom. This was really rare. Katarina's eyes widened at this. ''

''- Katarina: Who was that? Was it someone new who had joined the store’s Elite Four? It was Lucas or Tomas? I heard they have the appetite of a whale. Legends say they have a special table for themselves.''

''However, in response to Katarina's words, the two of them could only shake their heads. ''

''- Saeko: No. It was the store owner. Because we didn’t have enough money so we asked her to put it on our tab, but for some reason she kept hounding after us.''

''- Atala: Yup... Speed not befitting of that age, we spent quite a lot of effort in order to escape.''

Mana and Imperia gasped, leaving Katarina with widened empty eyes.

- Mana: Pu...?!

''Because of the words of those two, rice spewed out of Katarina's mouth. ''

''- Mana: Y-you two... ran away without paying?!''

''Atala sharpened her eyes in confusion. For a psychopath like her, she doesn't any what is right and wrong. Saeko... she is just Saeko.''

- Atala: That’s why I said to put it on our tab.

''- Saeko: Agreement. We would pay the money tomorrow.''

''Mana jumped and used her fist to hit the heads of the two. ''

''- Atala: Ouch! How in the world my skull of iron got damage with just that?!''

- Saeko: It hurts, little bird.

''Saeko and Atala held their heads, giving off short whines. Saeko got a little impressed by her mature attitude for someone so small.''

''- Mana: Putting a bill on a tab is useless if the other party is not agreeable to it! Hurry, I’ll pay for you two so come with me! Let’s go and apologise!''

''Saeko and Atala pouted with discontentment, but they still followed after Mana. Mana gave a huge sigh, turning towards Katarina and Imperia. ''

''- Mana: So that’s how it is. Sorry but I’ll have to go to the store for a while, so you two can start...''

''Looking at Katarina and Imperia  both turn their heads at the same time, Mana went into silence.... Letting Katarina and Imperia  who were in the middle of a family conversation, caused her to feel extremely uneasy. In the hallway, Mana looked around the corridor, chancing upon a group of people at the tables near the wall. There, she saw three girls speaking to each other.''

''- Mana: Asuha! Commander Kotori! Shigure!''

''Mana called out, the three friends in the midst of laughter—Kotori Itsuka, Asuhsa Chigusa and Shigure Yukimi looked over at the same time. ''

- Asuha: Yeah, what is it?

''- Mana: I’m leaving for a while, can I ask you to keep an eye on Katarina and Imperia for me? Please! I think Imperia is probably trying to bite her neck off to drink her blood... again. ''

''Normally, Imperia is a Cyborg who drinks blood from frozen bloodbags from the kitchen but often in a while she seduces other just to drink their blood against their will inside of Fraxinus. This is not enough to kill or even hurt people but still a violation to the rights of workers of Fraxinus.''

''Mana left behind such a line, leaving with the Saeko and Atala in tow. ... In order to let Atala and Saeko understand that they have to first obtain the agreement of the other party, Mana had lectured them for some time but that can't be helped. If the store lady were to tell the teachers about this, the worst case scenario could be suspension of Fraxinus' ranks... Well, if that was really the case, Kotori would probably settle it for them. ''

''- Asuha: Well... we can do that... but it’s frustrating to let Mana order us around like this.''

''- Kotori: Why a child is ordering me around? I'm the commander of this ship you know!''

Shigure let out a sigh.

''- Shigure: You're a KID, Kotori. Maybe this year you may grow more, who knows.''

''An anger vein popped out in Kotori's head as her eyes stared at Shigure with a death glare. If one were to say, calling Kotori a kid is the main berserker buttom for her.''

- Kotori: 'NOW! LISTEN HERE YOU LITTLE SHI--!'

''Mana, Atala and Saeko quickly left the place, leaving Shigure at the mercy of Kotori so they couldn't hear the rest of the fight. Mana led the Saeko and Atala out of the hangar. ''

- Saeko: Oh my, Kotori is a mobile bomb.

Mana closed her eyes, trying to hold her laugh.

- Mana: W-Well, she is.

<p style="text-align:center;"> 5 minutes later  <p style="text-align:center;"> Hangar 

Some minutes later, Kotori's voiced out her complaints as she, Asuha and Shigure walked towards the hangar and saw Imperia dragging Katarina to a dark room, however they soon understood the situation when they saw Katarina as well as Imperia who was dragging her to a place where no one could see.

''- Shigure: Aah... so that’s why. Imperia still trying to drink Katarina's blood.''

''Shigure noticed Imperia trying to seduce Katarina so she could give up on resisting. Even now, Katarina's face was getting more red. The fact they have a sibling relationship helps Imperia a lot. Moreover, because they grew up like sisters, Katarina is the easiest target for Imperia.''

At distance, the trio could hear their voices.

''- Katarina: I-Imperia! Not again! Knock it off! We are s-siblings!''

Imperia grabbed her head and continued to lick her neck.

''- Imperia: I cannot wait any longer! Kat~!''

"............................"

''Kotori and the two could only facepalm themselves as these two were trying to make it look like some Yuri-inspired anime scene between siblings. Of course, that wasn't the intention but Imperia is unpredictable and will easy everything in her reach to get what she wants.''

- Kotori: You really can’t let these two be together unattended, huh...

Asuha closed her eyes while blushing.

''- Asuha: This is indecent! ''

''Kotori crossed her arms as the hangar was getting empty... now Katarina and Imperia were the only people there. The time to strike was near,''

''- Shigure: We need to understand Imperia is a Cyborg who feeds on human blood to live. Also, she must be tired of drinking frozen animal blood. She is aiming at those with fresh blood. If it continues, it will trigger a civil war between Imperia and the Rogues. Remember: she is the strongest one aboard.''

Shigure, Kotori and Asuha walked towards them, revealing themselves to Katarina who was almost crying by now.

- Kotori: Yo, you two!

''Katarina whined when she saw Kotori coming closer. Asuha was getting more red as she could get the full sight of what was happening between these two. ''

''- Katarina: COMMANDER~! HELP ME~!''

Seeing the trio approaching, Imperia released Katarina with a displeased face, leaving Katarina to ran towards the trio.

''- Imperia (think): *Tsk... you had to show up. Everyone is getting on my way.*''

Katarina hugged Kotori's petite body like a lost kid while showing her childish crying face.

''- Katarina: UWWAAH! IT WAS SCARY~!''

Kotori pet her head with a motherly smile.

''- Kotori: It can't be helped, you such child--More importantly, Imperia... we talked about this before. Should I repeat myself? Stop trying to drink the blood of Fraxinus' personnel! You're one of us and you should respect the rights of everyone in this ship! Now you just tried to force yourself upon Katarina? You have the idea she is your sister, right?''

''Imperia, who was looking at another direction, with her back toward the trio, slowly turned around to show her dark and empty eyes of a Cyborg. It was truly scary because those eyes are usually only exposed to her enemies...''

''- Imperia: Ahh. You must excuse me then. I was getting a little crazy in here... after all, all you just give me is frozen animal blood. You see, commander Itsuka, we, KnightWalker Cyborgs, require the blood of living humans to keep ourselves alive. What you're giving us, Atala included, is something that can be compared to rotten candies when we can get a main dish anywhere. Atala must be suffering too so she eating normal food to keep herself distracted. Do you think you can hold us, Cyborgs, with this petty and poor bloodbags?''

''Shigure and Asuha shook in fear... Imperia's voice was getting deeper and deeper, as if she was getting possessed. She does that when she is... about to scare someone before killing them. In the worst case, Shigure and Asuha were ready to fight but they knew someone so powerful like Imperia could cut them in half in the speed of light. Having someone like Imperia as a friend is a bless... now, if she decides to rebel and go against the Rogues and Ratatoskr, she will become their Devil on Earth.''

''- Kotori: Alright, I have proposal here. I already understand that you, Cyborgs, need fresh human blood to keep your human appearances, functions, etc. So, instead of bitting everyone aboard, what do you say if we give you and Atala access to the Prisioner's cells so you could feed on them? The KnightWalkers, terrorists and criminals locked in this ship can be your source of food? ''

"....................."

''Imperia sharpened her eyes as she got interested in Kotori's proposal. Unlike Katarina, Shigure and Asuha, Kotori was happily smilling as if she was used to deal with Imperia in her bad mood.''

- Imperia: Hmmm...

Kotori put a lolipop in her mouth, waiting for her response.

''- Imperia: I liked the idea. But I'll say this in advance: I only drank a small portion of the blood of Fraxinus' works because I didn't want to kill them. Even so, that was not enough to satisfy me. ''

Kotori smiled innocently, already expecting what Imperia was trying to say.

''- Kotori: No. You shall not drink their blood until they are dead. They are prisioners of war and we need to interrogate them.''

- Imperia: Then give me the prisioners that are no longer useful and will dry them.

''- Kotori: Rejected. We are not murderers like the MPS who give their guinea pigs to creatures to dispose of them. We are not monsters, Imperia.''

"........................"

''The diplomacy was about to end. To satisfy a Cyborg, they need liters of human blood but that quantity will be enough to dry a human's body until they are husks.''

- Katarina: La Fo--Imperia, we can talk about th--

Imperia changed her sight to Katarina, who was already on her feet.

''- Imperia: Keep your mouth shut, Katarina. If you don't want me to leave you like a dry mummy then you better stay out of this conversation.''

''Imperia did not rise her voice with a threatning tone, but the way how spoke that scared Katarina to her soul. Asuha and Shigure also felt that same feeling of terror coming from her.''

- Katarina (think): *Imperia is scary!*

''- Imperia: I'm willing to stay in Ratatoskr and the Rogues if you accept my terms, Kotori. If I was a mere fighter, I could be easily disposed of this organization. But you can't do that because I'm the strongest in this ship. If I wanted, I could easily bring down this entire ship with a black hole or cut it in half with my finger right here and now. ''

''She was right... Imperia was extremely vital to this organization and throwing someone like her away will reduce their power in 45%. Ratatoskr will lose the war against the KnightWalker Alliance and the Fallen's Essence in a matter of months. ''

''- Imperia: I do not require salary, only a source of blood for me. It could be anyone. ''

Kotori threw her lolipop away as if she was getting more serious now.

''- Kotori: Fine... you won me. It's true we NEED you at any cost so I'm open to hear your demands. I will do anything you want!''

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Katarina, Asuha and Shigure gasped at the same moment,

''- Asuha: Kotori! Are you insane! We can't let her dry every prisioner of this ship!''

Imperia let out an evil grin as her eyes darkened with the shadows of her hair.

''- Imperia: Ooh. I like how that sounds, commander. I'm sure that Atala will be pleased too.''

''In that particular moment, even Katarina who was cheering for Kotori felt herself relaxed when she heard that Imperia will stay beside her. ''

- Kotori: HOWEVER!

"...!!"

Kotori rose her voice, surprising Imperia.

''- Kotori: We will decide this using an old method I discovered when I had visited. in Japan.''

''Kotori displayed a confident smile, imparting that method to Imperia. Imperia put her fingers in her chin, getting more interested in what Kotori was trying to say.''

- Kotori: We will decided this through the King's Game!

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

- Imperia: Ooh.

That was enough to scary Katarina.

''- Katarina: KOTORI! YOU ARE NOT SERIOUS TO DECIDE SOMETHING SO IMPORTANT WITH A MERE GAME!''

''Katarina overreacted that with a loud voice, scaring the duo behind her. Shigure and Asuha were not familiar with the game called "King's Game", however.''

''- Shigure: Hey, what is this... "King's Game"? ''

''Asuha had the same curiosity... amazingly, she is Japanese.''

- Asuha: Never heard about it.

Kotori turned around with a bored face.

- Kotori: Are you sure you're Japanese, Asuha?

''No response came from Shigure or Asuha. Kotori sighed, leaving the matter to Katarina.''

''- Katarina: The king game is a Japanese game popular in the Universities of Japan. It's translated from "Ousame Game". The game starts with a stack of paper equal to the number of participants, one of which is labeled as the "king," and others with a number. Each participant must then draw a piece. It's very similar to the American game of truth or dare, the king gets to give out an order, then calls out a number, without being aware of which person has which number. The participant with the called number must then follow the given order. After the order is carried out the pieces of paper are drawn again and a new king is appointed.''

Shigure put her hand in her chin and thought about it.

''- Shigure: So it's basically truth or dare. But instead, it's an order that can be applied to things outside of the game. I think I'm starting to get the idea of what is happening here.''

''- Asuha: Ooh! I see!''

Kotori put anothe lolipop in her mouth as soon as Katarina finished explaining what was this King's Game, also known as Ousama Game.

''- Kotori: Now you have it, Imperia. The rules are simple... if you become the king more than 3 times, you win and I'll obey you blindly according to your wishes. But if I win, you will submit to my demands. To make things more difficult, I will call more people to play with us. So?''

- Katarina (think): *So basically you want to call more people into your game to dress them like background trees.*

Imperia crossed her arms and let out a smile.

<p style="text-align:center;">' 7 minutes later...  <p style="text-align:center;"> Fraxinus ' <p style="text-align:center;"> Cafetaria 

7 minutes after leaving the hangar, Mana, Saeko and Asuha had arrived in the cafetaria.

After apologising repeatedly to the store lady, they finally managed to control the situation so that the girls would not receive punishment, Mana sighed as she climbed the stairs to return to the hangar.

''- Atala: Kuku. It’s been hard on you, Mana. I’ll commend you.''

- Saeko: Affirmative.You did a wonderful job.

''Hearing Saeko and Atala say such things behind her. Katarina frowned, glaring behind her. ''

''- Mana: Apologise... to me.''

Atala turned her head around and responded very rudely.

''- Atala: Alright. Alright. My bad. You deserve a bear... wait, you deserve a cookie, you're a kid.''

''Atala was not being sincere but knowing her this is the best she can do. ''

- Saeko: Reflection, I won’t do it again.

''Saeko surprisingly obediently bowed her head in apology in the Japanese style she learned as a samurai. Mana then let out a smile and returned to the hangar to see Imperia, Katarina, Asuha, Kotori and Shigure speaking in the middle of the huge empty hangar. ''

''It looks like the situation did not escalate into a fight. Mana patted her chest in relief, walking towards them. ''

- Shigure: Mana!

''- Mana: Oh. Sorry Katty, I’ve kept you waiting. So, she did something to you?''

''Saying that she looked at Kotori, Asuha and Shigure, raising her hand to express her gratitude. Imperia and Kotori, however, did not show any sign of discontent, revealing weird smiles of happiness instead. ''

- Mana: Hm?

''Inclining her head to one side due to suspecting that something was amiss, but her thoughts were quickly cut off. ''

''- Asuha: Hey, Mana, Saeko and Atala. Do you know what is the King Game?''

Mana stared at Asuha with a surprised expression, Atala and Saeko had the same reaction. ''- Saeko: Eh...? A-aaah... I do know that but... ''

''Mana despite feeling suspicious, she answered her. ''

''- Mana: I think I heard about it when I was living in Tenguu City... one.''

- Atala: Dunno.

''She has not played it before to be honest, but Mana did know the rules. If she was correct then amongst the tip of disposable chopsticks allocated to the number of players, one would have the word [King] written on it while the rest would have numbers. Just like drawing lots, the one who drew the chopstick with [King] written on it would be the king, she would then be able to give orders to the players via the numbers that they had drawn... It was that sort of game. The king’s orders are absolute, there’s no way to decline. Because of this rule, it seems that drinking parties or mixers play this sort of game often... it doesn’t seem to be rather healthy to be honest. ''

''- Asuha: I want to play this sort of game. It sounds fun.''

''- Katarina: Eh... Ehhh? ''

''Saeko widened her eyes—subsequently turning towards Kotori and Imperia who kept staring at each other with dark grins. ''

''- Saeko: Seriously, what happened here while we were gone? It's not like I hate how things progressed here.''

''- Shigure: The usual. Weird things.''

Asuha was possibly the only one who was excited to play it as she never played truth or dare before.

''- Asuha: Hey, can’t we play? Katarina?''

''- Katarina: N-no... that’s...''

''Katarina looked around feeling troubled. Seemingly interested in this [Game], Atala and Saeko who stood behind Mana suddenly moved closer, their eyes glittering. ''

''- Atala: Oooh, are you guys discussing about something interesting? I don't know what this King Game is but I'm interested.''

''- Saeko: If it is a game, I would not lose. I request my participation.''

''The two voiced out, Mana widened her eyes in surprise. ''

''- Mana: I’ve heard that the King Game is to be played with two people... Can everyone play as well? Kotori?''

Kotori turned her attention to Mana.

''- Kotori: Heh? Yeah... You can’t really play if it was just with two people... that's why I need more people to play with us.''

In regards to Kotori's explanation, Mana nodded her head.

''- Mana: Is that so? Then let’s ask everyone to play! I never played it before so sounds fun. Hey, can’t we? Kotori! ''

''- Kotori: Everyone? Eh, let me think about this...''

''Kotori scratched her cheek, she was unable to think of a plausible reason to dissuade her. Not to mention, she was already planning to call more people from but not members from the Rogues' squad.''

- Kotori: W-well, if Imperia is fine with it...

Imperia closed her eyes arrogantly and posed like a queen.

''- Imperia: Why not? ''

<p style="text-align:center;"> A day later  <p style="text-align:center;"> 40 minutes before the New Year  <p style="text-align:center;"> Fraxinus  <p style="text-align:center;"> Girls' Room 

''Once Katarina raised the issue to Kotori, she received such a laid-back response in return. ''

''- Katarina: Is that really okay? ''

''Katarina couldn’t help but raise her volume. Even though Imperia had said it as such, but she was hoping that if it was Kotori, she may be able to come up with some believable reason to make her give up on this idea. Moving her hair that was tied into two bunches with black ribbons, Kotori arrogantly lay down on the sofa. ''

''- Kotori: Ara. If we just look at the rules, isn’t it just a normal social game? Or what kind of orders did you plan on giving out, when you becomes the king? You're planning to make some go nude right here? You know, Mana may be a kid but she doesn't need to see embarassing things if everyone plays fairly.''

- Katarina: Ugu...

''Katarina unconsciously fell silent. She never did think of giving any orders that may be overboard, but she did feel embarrassed due to being found out that she had harboured indecent thoughts. That was right, even though it was a game that would cause one to involuntarily think of it as unhealthy, it probably would not be a problem if only close friends join in. ''

''- Kotori: If I were to pick a side, it’s because I don’t wish to make Mana upset by rejecting her over this. Well, if you really are so concerned about this, then Atala and I will assist you.''

''- Katarina: Nn... I-I understand.''

Once Katarina nodded, Kotori raised her legs, using the momentum to get up from the sofa as the door opened, revealing everyone who was going to participate.

- Atala: So that’s how it was, a location fit for a king was prepared huh.

- Saeko: I cannot fall in this battle.

''Nodding as they commented, they entered the room. Atala, Saeko, Asuha, Imperia, Shigure and Mana.''

''- Mana: Wow... I never thought we had this room before.''

''- Imperia: Why everyone are surprised? This is... just a room?''

''Mana was the same as Atala and the rest as she spoke with sparkling eyes. Kotori and Imperia who were behind Mana adjusted the illumination of the room, opting for a normal lighting. Katarina and the rest exclaimed once more in surprise. Shigure, who was the last one to enter, smiled at their antics, closed the door, and sat down. After that hse made use of the phone placed in the room to order sufficient drinks and snacks. When the food arrived, Kotori took out disposable chopsticks from her bag equal to the number of people present. ''

''- Kotori: Come, let’s start. The King Game that Asuha so very much wanted to play.''

- Asuha: Oooh!

''Asuha clenched her fists and cried out loud. ''

- Kotori: Well, we’ve just explained the rules earlier so there shouldn’t be a problem there, but...

''Kotori raised up one of the disposable chopsticks, on the tip there was the word [King] written on it. ''

- Kotori: The King Game, is a game where everyone draw lots, whoever draws the chopstick with the word [King], is allowed to freely order the other players once.

- Atala: An order?

''Atala questioned. Kotori on the other hand nodded her head in affirmation. ''

''- Kotori: The rest of the disposable chopsticks already had numbers written on them, so the king can only give orders to the players by the number that they had received. Well, let’s just play a game first.''

''Kotori covered the written parts with her hand, holding the disposable chopsticks in a bunch, holding it out to everyone. ''

''- Kotori: Here, take one. Don’t let anyone see it.''

''Everyone obeyed Kotori as they took turns to draw lots. Finally, when Kotori was holding only the last disposable chopstick, she raised her voice...''

<p style="text-align:center;"> '- Imperia: Then let the game begins. This is a battle we, Cyborgs, cannot lose!'

Round 2 - King Game
<p style="text-align:center;">' 5 seconds later...  <p style="text-align:center;"> Girls' Room '

- Kotori: Who is the—king!

''At that, everyone looked at their own disposable chopsticks. Following that...''

- Asuha: Me, it’s me!

''After a while, Asuha's eyes widened as she raised her hand up high. Her cheeks took on a crimson hue, excitement creeping into her voice. ''

''- Atala: What’s that... are you saying that I’m not fit to be a king?!''

''- Saeko: Objection. Unable to accept.''

''Atala and Saeko voiced out their displeasure. Katarina's face had a forced smile as she comforted the two people. ''

''- Katarina: No, this is just a matter of luck. We’ll start the next round very soon.''

Atala's displeased expression was replaced by a smug face.

''- Atala: Hmph, then forget it. In the end, the last one smiling, would definitely be the true king. We, KnightWalker Cyborgs!.''

''- Imperia: Enjoy your first moment of victory! Humans! The sword of the chosen belongs to the one who seeks it. ''

''The Cyborgs mumbled to themselves, finally withdrawing their unhappiness... although it somehow feels that they have misunderstood something, but it’s great that nothing has happened. In short, the first King was Asuha. Kotori looked at Asuha, as though prompting her to give an order. ''

''- Kotori: Come, Asuha. Since you are the king. Say out the order that you want.'' - Asuha: Yeah, alright!

''Asuha nodded her head. After that, Kotori turned to look at the rest. ''

''- Kotori: Everyone has to obey her order. Understand? The king’s orders are absolute.''

''Following her reminder, everyone took in a breath and agreed—directing their attention to the king who holds the absolute authority. Asuha. However, Asuha seemed to have thought for quite some time, acting fidgety as though it was hard for her to say it out loud. ''

''- Asuha: Kotori... this is just an affirmation, but is any order alright?''

''- Kotori: Eh? Yeah... that is the case.''

''- Asuha: Is it really true? The person that I order, will have to follow my order no matter what?''

''Blushing hard for some reason, Asuha asked again and again. Katarina frowned. If it was something that was so hard to say, what kind of order did Asuha want to give out. ''

''Unconsciously, the unease that she had previously felt started to come back in waves again. Although she need not worry if it was Kotori. But if she were to think it through logically, the one who gave Asuha and the others this odd idea was Kotori heself. They could have said a lot of incredible words without even explaining to her what they meant. Just as Katarina was about to remind Asuha, Asuhaopened her mouth having made her decision. ''

''- Asuha: K-KATARINA! I want you to... Ahh..''

''- Katarina: Eh... Please have mercy on me.''

''Due to an unforeseen phrase coming out from Asuha's mouth, Katarina closed her eyes and forced a smile to show she was going to be okay... it's noticed by now but Katarina fears this game... one could wonder if she played this game before.''

''- Asuha: Um, about the... Ahh... Kotori told me, if I were to become the King then I can say such selfish words. You can’t say no! That’s the order of the King! I saw what was happening in t-that hangar... between you and... Imperia...''

"................................"

At this point, everyone knows what she was talking about.

- Katarina: Don't tell me...



''- Imperia: Ara~ Ara~. We were caught then.''

''Kotori and Shigure gasped at the same moment. The only they could remember back then was how Asuha was blushing and excited about these two.''

- Asuha: I ORDER IMPERIA TO BITE KATARINA'S NECK!

"................................................................"

''No one dared to break the silence... because everyone were speechless.''

''- Katarina: Ahahaha... sorry I couldn't hear your right... Could you repeat that again?''

''- Saeko: Oh my~. The first order was already one of those. Fufufu.''

With the same forced smile she gave to Asuha before her order, Katarina asked again.

''- Asuha: Like I said... I want Imperia to bite your neck!''

- Katarina: MY POINT IS "WHY"?!

Asuha rose the tone of her voice.

''- Asuha: Isn't obvious?! I'm an aloof teenager girl who spends most of her time in internet reading yuri doujinshi between non-blood related siblings. And you two are perfect for this!! PERFECT! A strong and brute elder sister who is weak when romance comes into play! More importantly, your will as a violent warrior will be broke by a superior force and transform you into a MASOCHIST! While your non-blood related sister is an elegant, scary and sophisticated sadist who has a lustful desire for you and will break your EVERY resistance that you have to dominate your every being! A S&M relationship between siblings! A forbidden love that comes to reality! I WANT THAT! NOT MENTION! IMPERIA IS A VAMPIRE-LIKE BEING WHO HAS A DESIRE FOR BLOOD AND CAN EASILY OVERPOWER YOU!!! AAHHHH!! YOU HAVE NO IDEA FOR HOW LONG I WANTED TO SAY THIS TO YOU TWO!! BUT NOW MY WISH FINALLY WILL BECOME TRUE!! NOW!! IMPERIA!! BITE THE NECK OF YOUR SISTER AND FULFILL MY FANTASY!''

''Everyone were just speechless as Asuha Chigusa finally showed her true colors... a 21st century teenager girl who is also a fangirl who loves lesbian-relationships between siblings. If they were men it would be even better.''

<p style="text-align:center;"> '- Katarina: ................................ NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'

''- Atala: I'm impressed. You even managed to keep me shut. I guess I'm not the weirdest one of this group anymore. To think we had a 21st century teenager girl in this ship is rather amazing.''

Shigure almost fell in her knees and tears began to come out of her eyes.

''- Shigure: Asuha... you were my friend... how could you?''

''- Asuha: Because I ship everyone in this spaceship! Do NOT understimate an user of Tumblr!!''

''Stating that, Asuha nodded her head with a serious expression. Katarina shivered in fear, it seems that she understimated the capacity of how strange the King Game can be. ''

- Imperia: ..........

- Katarina: W-WH--

''However, Katarina stopped speaking. Asuha was currently the King, her orders are absolute... However the contents of her order were an absurd. ''

''- Kotori: Eh... Asuha. The King must order the players by their numbers...''

''- Asuha: W-what? Is that true?''

''Asuha blinked in surprise, looking back at the other six players sitting on their chairs. After that she frowned whilst feeling extremely troubled. ''

- Asuha: Then that mean, Katarina and Imperia may not be the ones doing that for me? - Kotori: Well, that’s because it’s the rules...

- Asuha: U-unu...

''Asuha's voice became softer and softer, her shoulders weakly drooped. At this point of time, Katarina felt relieved and safe. Turning to look, she saw Imperia, who was sitting next to her, with an angry expression on her face. ''

''- Imperia (think): *I was not expecting that to happen... but dammit! I almost had her again!*''

Katarina trembled in fear when she noticed the death glare of Imperia.

''Kotori made a fake cough, speaking to Asuha. ''

''- Kotori: Asuha, it is regrettable. But the rules are rules. Designate a number.''

''Asuha raised her humbled face—her eyebrows suddenly twitched as though she saw something. Following her line of sight, Katarina exclaimed in a low voice. Kotori was currently raising three fingers for Katarina to see, using her chin to point at Katarina. ''

''- Asuha (think): *Katarina is the number 3? Thanks, Kotori!*''

''That’s right, that was the number that Katarina had drawn. It seems that Kotori had sneaked a peek when she nudged her in the side. However, Katarina noticed that and sharpened her eyes in anger.''

- Katarina (think): *Kotori, you rascal!* 

''Sweat flowed down Katarina's face, she groused to Kotori with her eyes half-closed. Kotori replied with a similar volume. ''

''- Kotori: Do we have a choice. Since this game was set up because Asuha wants this, what are we going to do if Asuha isn’t satisfied?''

- Mana: Well, that may be the case...

- Asuha: Hmph, if it was me I too would want Katarina to...

At the moment she heard Asuha calling for her name again, Katarina shook her head.

- Katarina (think): *ME AGAIN?!*

''Katarina's jaw opened widened in despair as her eyebrow twitched in confusion, Kotori turned her head away in anger. At the same time, Asuha who finally discovered Kotori intentions widened her eyes and exclaimed. ''

''- Asuha: It’s 3! The person with Number 3 has to... Ah... feed me.''

''Asuha loudly proclaimed. Even though it was breaking the rules... Well, since it was just an exception. Katarina bitterly smiled as she raised the chopstick with [Number 3] written on. It was a normal request with nothing out of normal. Luckily, for Katarina, she was safe.''

- Katarina: Everything is as you command.

After she made a bow, Asuha's expression brightened.

Round 3 - Common Game
<p style="text-align:center;"> 10 seconds later...

''- Katarina: Um... Now I have to do that right?''

''Katarina pointed at the large plate of fries, Asuha confirmed her query with a jubilant nod. Katarina picked up a French fry, holding it out to Asuha. ''

''- Katarina: Here... ahh~''

''As though replying to her, Asuha opened her mouth wide. Katarina slowly placed the fry into her waiting mouth. Instantly, the room was filled with exclamations.''

- Everyone: Oooh...

''She could even hear small clapping and whistling sounds... How can she put this, it was much more embarrassing than she had thought. Katarina could only scratch her head while blushing. If it was a man doing that it would even worse, luckily Tomas was at the infirmary, Jellal was training, Cole was drinking with his friends, and Lucas was busy fixing the cannons.''

''- Katarina: H-how was that? Was it delicious?''

''- Asuha: Y-Yeah...! Sure.''

Being questioned by the bashful Katarina, Asuha replied with a face full of smiles.

''- Kotori: What’s with that... That sort of behaviour. Rather than feeling shy, shouldn’t you be a little more happy!''

- Katarina: S-shut it!

''Katarina snapped back, Kotori grinned as she collected the disposable chopsticks. After shuffling them in her hands again, she held it out to everyone like before. ''

''- Kotori: Come. Let’s determine who is the next king, start drawing.''

''Everyone nodded and started to draw lots. ''

- Everyone: Who is the king?!

''When everyone said that line, Kotori’s eyebrows raised as she voiced out in mild surprise. ''

''- Kotori: The next one is me huh. Hoho... What sort of order should I make hm? ''

''Kotori’s mouth twisted as she made a sadistic grin. Faced with her dangerous countenance, Imperia and Atala started to perspire once more. It was unknown as to whether Imperia's thoughts were being read, Kotori glanced at her, shrugging her shoulders as though she understood what she was thinking. ''

''- Kotori: Then, yeah. Since this is our first time in this game, let’s let Number 1 and Number 4 have a faceoff.''

''Kotori played with the chopstick with the word [King] as she declared her order, Saeko and Mana stood up. ''

- Saeko: I’m Number 1.

''- Mana: Eh... I'm Number 4.''

''After that, both of them looked at each other, linked arms and made an amazing pose together. What happened next surprised even Kotori.''

''- Mana: Hehe. You really are careless to be placing us in a group. You’re saying a faceoff right? Which means you want to enjoy our beautiful voices correct?''

''- Saeko: Understood. Our singing ability has already been tested on our thirty-sixth match. We’ll let you see the ultimate pairing of Mana and Saeko.''

''Mana and Saeko threw the microphone on the table into the air, catching them with synchronized splendor. Not waiting for the accompaniment music to begin, the two had already started to sing. ''

"..........................................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

''Even though there was no background music, it was excellently sung. It wasn’t just their voices, the whole room echoed into a horus that might cause one to wonder whether it had been planned beforehand. ''

Round 4 - Chopsticks
<p style="text-align:center;">' 9 minutes later... '

''Several minutes later, Mana and Saeko's concert came to an end. Everyone strongly applauded. ''

- Kotori: What’s with that, didn’t you two sing extremely well?

''Kotori said as she continued to clap her hands. Being praised so much, Saeko felt free to show off and posed like an Idol.'' ''- Saeko: Hoho. But of course. We are the super perfect duo! Of course, if Atala was here too, this concert would be perfect!''

''- Mana: I agree. The number of things that we can’t handle amounts to almost nothing. ''

''Saying that the two girls made a dazzling pose once more. ''

- Katarina: Is it just me or Saeko somehow easily befriends everyone who comes into contact with her?

''Atala streched her shoulders and crossed her arms. Atala is one of these people who get too friendly around Saeko.''

''- Atala: She... has this kind of aura... I mean... don't you want to stay around a beautiful woman so you can expect handsome boys to appear one by one?''

"............"

Katarina blinked like an idiot for some seconds.

<p style="text-align:center;"> '- Katarina: So you guys are only friends because you want Saeko to bring you boyfriends?! How heartless can you be?!'

Everyone ignored Katarina as Kotori spoke.

''- Kotori: Come. Let’s hurry up and do the next round. As to why the position of king still hasn’t come to our hands, is really incomprehensible. Also, just to report, I, Kotori Itsuka, became the king one time, that means if I become the king again in two rounds I'll win this game. Are you listening, Imperia?'' Kotori mocked Imperia who looked away like an angry hag.

''- Mana: I agree. The next one will definitely be our reign as king.''

''Mana and Saeko returned to their seats on the left and right respectively, using their fingertips to tap the disposable chopsticks on the table. The chopsticks flipped through the air, landing right into Kotori’s hands. Everyone reciprocated with another thunderous applause. ''

''Kotori recollected the other players’ disposable chopsticks, handing them out to them again in the previous fashion. ''

- Everyone: Who is the king?!

''When everyone said that, they drew out a chopstick. ''

''- Shigure: U-um... it’s... me.''

''Shigure, who was sitting at the end of the table, silently sounded out. Atala and Imperia let out another wail of lament. ''

''- Kotori: Congratulations, Shigure. Give an order.''

''Shigure is usually an stoic, aloof, mysterious and emotionless person who is known for being a professional assassin... but she is rather acting like a shy kid.''

''- Shigure: U-um, I don’t know how to give orders... I always followed orders without question so I never imagined myself assuming such important task.''

Imperia let out a ptiful sigh.

''- Imperia: This... is just a game, Shigure. We are not in the battlefield.''

''Suddenly, the Artificial Demon Gear of Shigure known as Tauros spoke and appeared above Shigure. She was the Artificial Demon Weapon used by Shigure since she was a member of KnightWalker Funeral Parlor. Her voice sounded like an innocent kid trying to speak in behalf of her mother.''

- Tauros: [So you’re not going to say it—Number 2 will let the king sit on your lap, and rub the king’s head!] 

''When Shigure was about to shake her head sideways, Tauros on her left hand spoke.  - Shigure: T-Tauros, what are you doing?!''

- Tauros: [Hm, me huh?]

''Shigure had just begun to speak, when Atala revealed the Number 2 lot that she had, patting her own lap. ''

''- Tauros: [Oh no! I didn’t pick Saeko! Nuhoho, but Shigure, didn’t you always look at Saeko and say to yourself: "What must I do to be able to make my breasts grow till that size?" Now you can go and investigate till your heart’s conten--] ''

- Shigure: Hyi!!

''Shigure held her breath as she forcefully plugged Tauros' mouth. But Saeko, the person in question, did not mind at all, she merely inclined her head as though asking if Shigure was not going to sit. ''

''- Saeko: You're free to lay whenever you're ready. ''

Probably unable to withstand the pressure, Shigure squeakily said.

''- Shigure: T-then... I’m sorry...''

''Taking off her large hat that would hinder her, sitting on Saeko's lap. ''

- Shigure: Uooooo...

''Looking at that scene, Katarina couldn’t help but exclaim in a low voice. Kotori and the Mana seemed to have the same reaction as well. It wasn’t something strange. Saeko's full breasts were being pressed by Shigure's back, they had flexibly changed shape. ''

''- Shigure: U... uwah...''

''Shigure who was directly in contact with that sensation let out a dazed sound, her cheeks turning a light shade of pink as she lowered her head. ''

- Saeko: Next up, is patting right?

''But Saeko did not seem to have noticed everyone’s line of sight as well as Shigure's voice, she merely looked downwards, started to stroke Shigure's hair. While she was doing that, Saeko's breasts seemed to move along with her movements. ''

''After several minutes, Shigure was finally released from Saeko's lap. ''

"............"

''Shigure rose while maintaining a dazed expression on her face, returning to her seat as though she was in a trance. Everyone took a deep gulp. In the end, Saeko only inclined her head in surprise. ''

- Saeko: Are we not going to continue?

''Thanks to her reminder, everyone snapped out of their daze. Kotori hastily started to recollect the disposable chopsticks. Katarina heaved a sigh of relief... Well, although this time was a little overstimulating. But the game was proceeding on rather well. ''

Round 5 - Playful Vira
<p style="text-align:center;">' 2 minutes later... '

''Everyone was happily playing, the contents of the orders were not malicious. It seems that Katarina had overthought things too much. Kotori showed the disposable chopsticks to everyone once more. ''

<p style="text-align:center;"> - Everyone: Who is the king?!

''Just as everyone was about to draw lots. The door to the room opened all of a sudden. Kotori heard it and turned around to see someone standing in front of the door.''

''- Kotori: Is something the matter? We didn't order anything...''

''In mid-speech, Kotori instantly stopped talking. She had originally thought that the staff had entered the wrong room---but it wasn’t the case. ''

''The moment Katarina noticed that person was no one she would be friend with, the rest of the girls inside of the room felt a heavy and scary presence gazing at their souls from behind... it was like the room was being devoured by shadows. That feeling... was like if death was staring at them.''

<p style="text-align:center;"> "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

- Katarina: W-What are you doing here?!

''- Kotori: Impossible! This is impossible!''

''When everyone noticed the strange person on the door, they jumped out of their seats and assumed combat positions. Shigure transformed Tauros into her demonic line form, Katarina summoned her Magi-Tech sword, Atala pulled her katana, Mana summoned her CR-Unit, Kotori put her hands in her belt to pull out a pistol, Imperia summoned her magi-tech staff, Saeko grabbed a knife from the table took defensive positions.''

- Imperia: Obviously this slut is here to kill us!



'' - Vira: Don't you hate it when someone answers their own questions? I do. ''

''Standing right there was the Supreme General of the Revelation of Qliphoth who, together witht Black Army, invaded the camp of Ratatoskr at Morte, killed dozens of medics and soldiers, and infected Tomas Sev with the Blackness that Yuri Barnes mentioned before. Vira Hermes.''

''- Asuha: So you're Vira! Why are you here in a place like this?!''

''Vira put her arms below her breasts and gave Asuha an empty and soulless gaze. If she had to compare, that gaza was scarier than Imperia's despite there was nothing in her face to point at. She was like a void and lifeless figure that came directly from the arms of death itself.''

''- Vira: I believe your friend right there already stated my objective here. ''

- Katarina: Tsk...!

''Vira stared at Katarina with the same empty gaze she gave Asuha... not matter how she looked that woman was indeed very similar to her late sister. It was scary. She was scared of her.''

- Katarina: You're the last person I want to encounter.

Flashback
<p style="text-align:center;"> Scenes from LOTM: Sword of Kings Special: Tales of a Lost Hero - Part 2 

<p style="text-align:center;">' "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" '



''Just as Maria was thinking in heartwarming memories a very loud explosion occurred in the very center of the abandoned outpost. However, it was not an explosion of gas, explosives or any other type of flammable material. It was... Something black. To be precise, it was a dark purple smoke. That smoke was dense and heavy, almost similar to a lethal gas.''

- Matt: WHA--!

''While Matt was distracted with the magi-tech sword, the explosion hit his back, forcing to fly away. However, the Rogues who were more far away managed to hold in something to avoid being pushed away by that black smoke.''



"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

''After a few seconds the explosion that caused all people of the base fall in their backs, the black smoke slowly started to vanish, revealing someone on the center of the unknown explosion. Only a few people could seen but they could clearly see it was a male figure wearing an black armor similar to a medieval knight.''

- Katarina: WHAT HAPPENED?!



''When the winds stopped, everyone could clearly see what hit tem. All soldiers from the Rebel cells, officers from Chronos Empire, all Rogues and mages from the Catholic Rebels narrowed their eyes when they saw that dark figure were standing there... Now they finally saw that man, it was really a dark knight but he had some kind of black armor covering the entire right side of his torso.''

- Maria: What is th--!

''Before Maria could finish, she immediately coughed blood and fell in her knees. When she looked around she saw that black smoke still around... After some seconds she finally noticed that black smoke that the same black matter that she was seeing in Morte facility when she arrived.''

- Isis: My body...

''Isis  fell in their knees when they started to feel weak. For some reason, that black matter that was negatively affecting Maria's body was also causing some damage to Isis... Probably because she is the only Meta-Human around.''

<p style="text-align:center;">' - (???): The preciousness of limited life, the beauty of death. You're intoxicated by that narcissism of life. It's such an incredibly human choice. '

''As that man glared at the Rogues with hatred, a loud female voice echoed on the horizon. That voice was similar to the voice of a rich young woman... Or for better words, it was the voice of a arrogant rich girl with clear tones of insanity. Seconds later, the shadows around the medieval knight started to be pushed to his back and a woman came out of the shadows from the floor. It was a beautiful yet scary woman with the body and face of a psychotic model. Yes, that woman is Vira and the medieval knight is her ally, Burckhardt.''



- Vira: Ahhh.~ So many familiar faces in just one place!



''Vira put her hand in her face to hide her psychotic grin and perverted blush. However, at the same moment two people standing on the middle of the Rogues gasped in shock. ''

''While Lucas, Tomas and the others clenched their fists and prepared to fight, Imperia and Katarina were literally seeing the world around them in black and white. Everyone noticed how Katarina was reacting to see Vira's face... Unlike Imperia who was just shocked and sweating, Katarina's eyes were widened and her face was shaded... In addition, her skin was pale... So pale that it seemed she was dead.''

- Isis: Katarina?

"................................."

A sinister and dark silence fell upon the base as Vira stood beside Burckhardt.

''- Katarina: I-It's her... No... No...''



''Yes, indeed. It was just like Katarina said. That woman with long blonde hair and red eyes was very similar to the deceased sister of Katarina, Eugen Katsuragi. Eugen died months ago during the invasion of Tenguu City lead by Mafusa Gang.''

''- Imperia: Ah-Ah... No way... B-But she is dead...''

''Imperia and Katarina were not the only ones shocked... Maria was also displaying signals of trauma... The feeling they felt at that moment was not a simply shock, instead, it was something sinister... More deep and dark... Almost like... Insanity. Seeing Katarina, Vira started to feel sexually excited as she saw the Red Haired Demon to succumb.''

''- Katarina: I-I saw you dying... You're not Eugen.''

''Katarina immediately throw up because of that brutal psychological shock. Their situation was so severe that Imperia was shaking in fear. Now it was impossible to say if they were just shocked or if VIra had done something to their bodies.''

''- Vira: Ahh... This expression is the best. Expression of a hopeless person! A hopeless piece of trash who lost all sense of life! Yes! This is what I call "beauty"!''

''Imperia walked towards Katarina and grabbed her arms to keep her standing. At that point, all mages from Arzonia Family and soldiers from Chronos Empire's alliances were already ready to fight. Now, at that moment, Vira and Burckhardt had thousands of guns aimed at them, surrounding them like thousands of predators.''

''- Katarina: Who are you?! There is no way you are... ''

Nowadays
- Vira: HAHAHAHAHA!!

''Vira's composed and soft mood immediately vanished when Katarina spoke to her, revealing her psychotic colors. At the same moment, a green demon creature showed up behind her''

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

''Everyone felt the same feeling... that thing was dangerous. They felt as if their lives were being sucked by that thing, something that gave some nauseas but they kept their foot on the ground.''

''- Saeko: You're looking for a fight, you disgusting psychopath?! Alright! Then you got a fight with all of us.''

''Saeko and the rest knew one thing: they could fight against her... but win? No one dared even to dream they could defeat someone like Vira. Even Kotori felt the difference in her power level just by standing there, the aura Vira had was heavier; it was like the gravity of Earth had increased in 200... her legs were woobly, she was shivering like a sick animal, she could barely breath, she was sweating like if she was inside of sauna and was pale. Unlike Imperia, Katarina and the rest of the group that had lighty and les pressuring presences.''

''- Kotori: Y-You... how did you get past our defenses? This ship is flying and we are in red code. We had robots, elite soldiers and even mechas protecting every corner of this ship since the battle of Morte?''

''At Kotori's question, Vira turned to look at her. She replied her in a clear voice.''

''- Vira: I simply... teleported myself to this ship and took down some of your guards--I did not kill them, of course. And finally I found this by following Katarina's smell.''

''Vira gave a lustful smile toward Katarina, something that everyone noticed by now. Katarina, again, was a victim of sexual harassment of some sorts. This is probably her worst day yet.''

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

''- Katarina: Wait a second! I don't smell so badly like that! I take 3 baths everyday! I don't stink! Do I?!''

- Kotori: Hmmm.

- Atala: Hmmm.

- Imperia: Hmmm.

- Saeko: Hmmm.

- Asuha: Hmmm.

''- Mana: If I had to say... do your best next time.''

Katarina shouted in despair while the others kept their defensive positions.

- Katarina: 'REALLY?! YOU GUYS BETRAYED ME!'

Vira giggled, amused to see even Katarina agreeing with her for once.

''- Vira: There you have it, Katarina. I can follow your sweet smell from kilometers. Normally I would be here to kill every single one of you... or kidnap some to transform some you in nun so my master could... fulfill her fetishes. BUT. I'm not here to fight anyone.''

Shigure crossed her Artificial Demon Gear in forms of lines between her fingers, preparing to tie Vira so the others could give her a direct attack.

- Everyone: What?

''- Asuha: You weirdo. What you're planning?''

Asuha asked with a threatning tone while pointing her magi-tech weapons at Vira's head.

- Vira: Let me join too.

"...................."

Everyone went from serious to full idiots.

- Everyone: Wha--haa?!

''Faced with such an unexpected request, every single member of Ratatoskr cried out in shock. ''

''- Saeko: You're joking right? There is no way we will let a demon like you who killed dozens of our own people play with us like if you were some old friend! Knock it off!''

''Saeko clenched her fists in rage, wanting to punch Vira for being so callous. Indeed, she was right. Vira had just killed dozens of injured soldiers, harmless civilians who just got freed from Morte and even almost killed Tomas. In just 5 minutes of "show", Vira had already proved to be heartless monster.''

''- Mana: That is right! You broke the heart of the very Ratatoskr itself by sending those demons to slaughter innocent civilians and killing men and women who worked in this organization for month. Do you have any idea how Kotori and Kyouhei had to deal after losing so many people they knew for years?! Do you?!''

"............."

''- Vira: No, I don't. I don't break hearts. I just tear them from rib cages. I don't even know what is right and wrong, I just do things. But if that's comfort you, I don't do it for personal reasons, it's my professional job. So don't take personally, I didn't really wanted to kill your friends. Look at me! Do I have the face of someone who kills for fun!''

''- Atala: Of course... those eyes and smile. They are like mine. You'd kill for fun.''

''Vira closed her eyes and felt herself defeated. She then let out a malicious grin full of insanity.''

''- Vira: Ahh... you got me. Yes, I had fun killing your friends. It was amazing to seem them rising their hands on the ground, trying to show to my troops they had surrended themselves even without fighting. It was more fun when they felt blades piercing their bodies, confused why they were being killed when the fight against MPS was already over!''

Katarina snapped and creaked her teeth with everything strength she had in her jaw.

<p style="text-align:center;"> - Katarina: YOU BITCH!!!

Katarina charged at Vira with everything she got, ready to swing her magi-tech sword to cut Vira in half.

''- Imperia: Katarina! Wait!''

''Imperia stopped Katarina by grabbing her wrist, preventing her from finishing her blow. Now, Katarina was just 1 meter away from Vira.''

''- Katarina: RELEASE ME! IMPERIA! I'LL CUT DOWN THIS SICK MONSTER!''

Katarina fought against Imperia's strength but it was useless, Imperia was stronger than the Red Haired Demon who is also known as one of the strongest members of the Rogues' special squad.

''- Imperia: She is stronger than anyone of us here. Not to mention, we don't even what her abilities are so we can't strike so recklessly--Tell me, Vira. Why you are here and why you want to join us?''

''Imperia was totally against leaving Vira free from any punishment but she had no choice, if that psychopath wanted she could kill everyone in this ship. Things were not looking good, even without saying it Vira was actually threatning to kill everyone aboard for fun...''

''- Vira: Hmm... to answer your question, I'm here to play. Just that. Actually I am a fanatic player of the King Game. I am one of the ten S-ranked players within of Japan. Once the title of The UnreasonableTobi is uttered, there's no one who doesn’t know who I am.''

".................."

That sounded like a lie, if Vira was a famous King Game player then they would have heard about her even once.

- Saeko: You're lying, I never heard about you!

''- Vira: I use a human disguise to make thing look less suspicious. A black-haired Japanese woman.''

''While Katarina was at a loss as to what to do with the rambling Vira, Mana slammed the table and rose up. ''

''- Mana: Who cares about that! I will definitely not accept someone like you to join in halfway! Petty woman!''

''While Mana and Vira were in a stare-off, Atala was the first to lower her weapon, trusting in Vira's words. She may be a sick and twisted psychopath but she is not a liar. At least, this is what Atala thought about her.''

''- Atala: Let's calm down everyone. As everyone knows, this woman is stronger than us, that means fighting her would be the same as committing suicide. Moreover... ''

Atala pointed her finger at Vira's skirt.

''- Atala: Aren't you hiding something from us, Vira? I can see what you're hiding using my X-Ray vision.''

Vira then let out a sigh and put her hand in the back of her skirt, pulling something that was similar to a grenade or some kind of location's device.

''- Katarina: What is this? ''

Katarina asked as she walked backward, giving up about the idea of striking Vira.

''- Vira: Ah... this is a biochemical bomb I created. I was planning to activate this bomb to kill everyone aboard... if you refused my participation in the game.''

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

''That was even more unexpected. Even Atala got a little shocked when she was the one who discovered the strange bomb behind Vira's skirt.''

''- Shigure: You... what?! Are you insane?!''

''- Vira: Yes, I am insane. What's your point?''

''Imperia released Katarina and put her weapon down. She was not hoping Vira would take this game so seriously to the point she was going to fill the ship a biochemical gas.''

''- Imperia: Welcome to the game, Vira. You may be an enemy but we defeating you is impossible... also, you are carrying a biochemical weapon that is threatning the safety of this ship. I hope to be able to witness the techniques of an S class opponent.''

''- Vira: Oh my, thank you my dear. You made a wise decision to let me join... ''

''Kotori's eyebrows knitted together due to the arrival of her swore enemy. However, she seemed to have discovered something amiss, her eyes widened. ''

''- Kotori: T-that’s right! The chopsticks aren’t enough! If that’s the case--! ''

- Vira: I have made preparations.

''Vira interrupted Kotori, taking out disposable chopsticks that had numbers written from her pocket. There were eight, which was exactly the number of players with Vira included. ''

- Katarina: H-how can this be...

''Sweat poured from Katarian's forehead. However, Kotori and Imperia shook her head, displaying an attitude that she can’t accept the events that were unfolding. ''

''- Mana: I’m saying that no means no! I will definitely not accept Vira's participation! She is a dangerous enemy who killed many of us!''

''Vira scoffed at her with a sarcastic psychotic expression. ''

''- Vira: Hehehe. You’re afraid of losing?''

''- Mana: Wha--! You, you dare say those words...!''

''Faced with Vira's blatant taunt, Mana seated in the table as everyone lowered their weapons, now, surrendering to Vira's terms and presence. ''

''Leaving the issue of whether the existence of the King Game was real aside, that was a major insult to Mana's pride. Mana who had been riled up stared daggers at Vira. However, Vira looked as though she did not care as she continued to gaze at Katarina with a lustful smile. She automatically went and sat on an empty seat, handing out the disposable chopsticks in her hand. ''

- Vira: Take them.

''- Mana: Ah, y-you cheat! You’re forcing people to do what you want them to!''

''Although Mana raised her objections, Saeko and Imperia had already taken their lots by that time. Next, Vira wordlessly offered Kotori the disposable chopsticks. ''

".................."

".................."

''Both people did not make a sound, they only let their eyes meet. Although, that was something that cannot be helped. Vira had, indeed, killed many of her friends and allies under her command. Not to mention, she is an enemy serving Astaroth King. The complicated relationship and feelings the two had for each other was understandable. ''

- Kotori: ..............

''Kotori maintained her silence for a long period of time, in the end she sighed as though admitting defeat, taking out one chopstick. ''

''- Kotori: Alright, alright, it’s alright if I do it like this right... but only for a while.''

''Once Kotori made her move. Shigure who did not know what to do as well as Atala who was observing from one side, started to draw their lots.''

Round 6 - Please Don't Bully Me Lady Vira
<p style="text-align:center;">' 10 seconds later...  <p style="text-align:center;"> Girls' Rooms '

- Everyone: Who is the king!

Everyone looked at their chopsticks, only to see that Vira had a grin on her face.

- Vira: It’s me.

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

- Everyone: Eh?!

''Vira who unhesitatingly raised her hand, instantly drew the attention of everyone present. The nightmare has reoccurred. It seems that Vira is the king. ''

''Basking under everyone’s wary gaze, Vira took out writing paper from her pocket, using a pen she swiftly wrote down her order. ''

- Shigure: Already?!

- Kotori: No way!

Vira put her hand on the sides of her face, giving off the impression she was going to enjoy what was going to happen.

- Vira: Number 6, read this out with the microphone.

''The instant Vira said that, Mana's shoulders gave a massive jump, showing an expression of utmost unease. It looks like she was the one who had drawn the number 6. Vira glanced at Mana with a malicious smile, placing the microphone and the paper in front of Mana. Mana looked at the paper with a terrified face.''

''- Mana: N-no... impossible... Hyii!''

''Mana held her breath, her face rapidly reddening like a tomato... what on earth is written on it? This is probably too much for Mana.''

''- Kotori: Of course, only the person who had withdrawn the lot can carry out the order. If the rules are flouted, then she will be immediately disqualified.''

- Mana: Urk, this is bad.

''Saeko tried to help but she was stopped by Vira. Mana who had lost her only shelter, could only look around helplessly. ''

''- Mana: U-um... , I, I...''

Vira rose her voice with a sadistic tone, almost laughing.

''- Vira: If you can’t do it, that’s fine too! But in exchange, I’ll sentence you with [Treason]!''

''Vira coldly said as she stepped on Mana's pride. Mana's eyebrows formed a [?]... However she subsequently shook her head, opening her mouth as though a decision has been made. ''

''- Mana: I... I’ll do it.''

''Saying that she took up her microphone with her right hand, letting her eyes rest on the note that was placed on the table. As though steadying her wavering heart, she took a deep breath. ''

''- Mana: A-although I have a... gentle and childish look, and mature behavior... b-but the truth is, I am a g-girl who is not what you all think... I am... Whenever I see a man... my body will gradually get warmer... um, um... I will start thinking... of doing e, l-lewd and perverted... stuff... ''

- Katarina: H-hhuh...?!

''Katarina widened her eyes. However, Mana continued to read on, despite having a red face. ''

''- Mana: Right now, I- still think of it... I can’t stand it anymore. T-Tomas' t-thick.. h-hot a-and hard... ummmmm...''

''Reading up till this point, steam billowed out of Mana's  head with a "Pon!"; dizzily collapsing to the ground. ''

- Kotori: M-MANA!

- Saeko: She’s alright, it was a little over stimulating for her that’s all.

''Saeko supported Mana's body, allowing her to rest onto the chair. After Katarina heaved a sigh of relief, she turned to face Vira. ''

''- Katarina: Y-you! How can you let Mana say such things?!''

Vira shook her shoulders and rose her hands, showing her lack of care for Mana.

''- Vira: The world of winning and losing is ruthless. No matter what, she was unable to read the note till its end, she will be eliminated due to [Treason]!''

''- Katarina: H-hey now...! ''

''Although Katarina said that while scratching her cheek... but hse couldn’t very well ask Mana to read that paragraph once more. While Katarina was still hesitating, Virawrote the word [Treason] onto the writing paper, pasting it on Mana's forehead.''

''- Imperia: Wow... you're heartless.''

''- Atala: As expected from someone without remorse. You sure like to see children suffering in every aspect.''

Round 7 - Fanatic Player
<p style="text-align:center;">' 20 seconds later... '

''- Everyone: Who is the king?!  Suddenly...''

''- Vira: It’s me! Again! ''

''Imperia looked down in distress. For someone who was playing against Kotori, she still didn't become the king once in this game''

- Imperia: You again?!

''Faced with Vira who had raised her hand once more, Imperia couldn’t help but exclaim aloud. The odds of becoming the king two times in a row, her luck must really be over the roof. But Vira merely ignored the curious looks around her, silently giving her order. ''

''- Vira: Fufufu... then... next up are the Number 1 and Number 2, I’ll take care of both of them at one go. ''

''- Atala: Oh? "Take care of"... you say?''

''- Saeko: I will not let that pass, demon. It’s harder to carry out than just mere words.''

''The ones whose faces had serious expressions on them, were Atala Arck and Saeko Busujima... ''

''Revealing their identities before the order was given out, wouldn’t that be extremely disadvantageous. However, Atala and Saeko did not seem to mind at all. Was that because taking any challenges head on is the duty of a king as well? ''

''- Atala: Kuku. I’ll say it first. Don’t treat us like we are on the same level as Mana, revealing our underwear or any hidden dirty paragraph recitations, they are but child's play before us!''

''Atala is a psychopath just like Vira, so she doesn't feel shame of nothing. Saeko... Saeko is just Saeko.''

- Saeko: Even though saying that was embarrassing, but Atala who boldly declared something as racy as revealing our underwear, is but a reward to me and everyone in this room!

- Atala: Saeko, shhhhh!

''Atala restrained Saeko in a panic... How should she put this, it kind of feels like they would be a goner even before they knew about the order was given. ''

''Even so, it could have been Vira's mistake to have called out these two at the same time. Even though she had given out similar orders to Mana, they were only punished alone, by having another person in the same shoes as oneself, one'smentality would be completely different. ''

''Furthermore it was the Rogues Duo that she was up against, they are two women that could be said to be twins. However, Vira unhesitatingly spoke as usual. ''

''- Vira: Well then, number 1 and Number 2, both of you will rub each other’s chests continually for five minutes as well as say out your thoughts! Remaining silent for more than ten seconds will result in elimination!''

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

- Saeko: What?

''- Atala: Excuse me... I don’t understand what you're thinking.''

''Saeko and Atala tilted their heads at Vira's strange order. ''

''- Saeko: Rubbing Atala's chest? Hoho, has the renowned Lady Vira finally become dull? Do you think that I would be embarrassed by just this?''

''- Atala: It was surprising at first... but now I see. Such a thing, is no different from touching one’s own body.''

''Atala and Saeko who sat with each other, now positioned themselves so that their bodies are now facing each other. ''

- Saeko: Then I’m going to start, Atala.

''- Atala: Alright. Can I ask someone to help with the timekeeping?''

''Saying that Saeko and Atala both reached out, touching each other’s chests. Atala's hand sunk into Saeko's breasts, while Saeko's hand caressed Atala's chest. Just like that they wriggled their fingers, playing with each other's breasts. ''

''- Atala: It’s fine just like that? This is easy.''

Saeko let out a sarcastic smile.

''- Saeko: This is your best, Vira? It’s just funny to try and let us surrender with only this level.''

''The two spoke with relaxed expressions, looks like Vira wouldn’t be able to get what she wants this time. ''

- Vira: Tsk...

''- Atala: Uh? Then again, Saeko. Has thee’s measurements increased yet another size? Hmph, although you are my other half, but that makes me envious.''

''- Saeko: Not really. That’s not the case. I have said it many times ago as well, it’s obviously Atala's appearances that is more beautiful.''

''Vira accepted her defeat in silence... but then...''

''- Atala: Ho ho, alright already. Don’t say that to make me happy--!''

''- Saeko: No... I wasn’t saying that to make yo--! AH!''

".............................."

"............................."

''For some reason, after a minute into the act, their conversation suddenly stopped. ''

''- Atala: Saeko... Hold on... aren’t you, using too much force?''

''Saeko took deep breaths to recover herself. It seems it's becoming difficult to breath as the seconds pass.''

''- Saeko: Regarding that... you're the same as well. ''

''- Atala: I-I'm a Cyborg... I don't even need to b-breath... but what in the world is happening...''

Vira rose her head, showing her face of defeat but when she noticed the two participants were acting strange somehow, she could see her victory again.

''- Saeko: This is starting to hurt... ''

''- Atala: Sarko... um, please don't show... that kind of expression. That’s against the rules...''

The two then snapped...

<p style="text-align:center;"> - Saeko: Yuzuru...❤️  <p style="text-align:center;"> - Atala: Saeko...❤️ 

''The rest of the Rogues in the room watched the scene with a blush on their faces. Asuha... for example, was the one who got more excited. Now, she has someone else to ship. The Ratatoskr is going to have dark days ahead.''

''- Katarina: Hey! Wait a moment! Calm down the both of you!''

''It was only at Katarina's panicked voice, did the two snap out of their trance. After that the two of them made eye contact once more, unnervingly turning away, moving their hands from the other’s body. However, only four minutes had passed. ''

''- Kotori: Saeko? Atala?''

Atala, for the first time, tasted defeat and bowed her head in humilliation and defeat.

- Atala: I-I give up...

''- Saeko: M-Me too... if this continues, I will lose my mind...''

''Saying that, Saeko and Atala turned to face their bodies to the front once more. After that act, the two of them spent a long time fiddling with their fingers, not daring to look at each other.''

"......................"

Round 8 - Shigure's Resistance
<p style="text-align:center;"> 20 seconds later... 



- Everyone: Who is the king?!

Again...

''- Vira: Who could have guessed... it's me again!''

Imperia lowered her head and cried like a sad child.

''- Imperia: Again... when I will become the king? Yeah yeah, I've always know that the world hates me and will always screw with me when it get the chance... but this is beyond words.''

Katarina punched the table.

"!!!!!!!!!!"

- Katarina: Something’s wrong here, how many times did you draw that! ''The King was still Vira, Katarina could not hold her outburst any longer. No matter how good her luck was, it was too unnatural. Katarina started to inspect the disposable chopstick she had drawn. However, there were no markings to differentiate the disposable chopsticks. ''

''Kotori and Shigure frowned in contemplation. In that short moment in time, the Tyrannical Vira gave her evil order. ''

''- Vira: Number 3 will take off her undergarments. Everyone else is not to turn their face aside nor close their eyes.''

"......................"

''Everyone who was in the room sucked in a breath from Vira's words. Even though the previous orders were just barely making it, but it seemed that it had finally come to the point where someone has to take off their underwear... If Kotori let this continue, who knows how absurd would the next order be like, hence Kotori who worried about that spoke. ''

''- Kotori: Hey! This is too much already! ''

''Despite trying to hint to her to cease and desist, Vira silently shook her head. ''

''- Vira: Fufufu. Fanning the flames of embarrassment is the basics in the King of Kings. This can still be considered to be one of the gentle types that are still legal. If one cannot handle orders of this level, it is impossible to become a true king.''

- Kotori: No, even if you say that...

''- Vira: Shut up! The person with Number 3, hurry up and identify yourself. Or else it’s [Treason]!''

''Vira's words halted. There was an extremely simple reason for that. Shigure reached into her collar, pulling out her black undergarment directly from under the clothing. After that she swiftly placed it on the table. Judging from that, Number 3 was Shigure. ''

- Shigure: It’s alright like this correct?

"..................." 

''Shigure spoke with a monotonous tone like usual, Vira wordlessly turned to face Shigure. For some unknown reason, Katarina could sense that invisible sparks were flying between the two. Thinking back. Shigure had always been like this. She has a warped sense of logic. ''

''In truth, even if Katarina were to accidentally to bump on her, she would be able to deal with the situation calmly. Just like the current order, she had pulled out her underwear from her clothing in front of Vira. Even if it was The Unreasonable Tobi, Vira Hermes, who had plenty of experience, it seems that more effort would be needed if she wanted Shigure to feel embarrassed.''

- Vira: Is it going to be over with just that?

Vira let out an evil giggle.

- Shigure: You got guts.

''Shigure asked bluntly, Vira replied with a clear answer. Once again regathering the disposable chopsticks. ''

".................."

- Everyone: Who is the king?!

".................."

Imperia knew the answer and slammed her head against the table.

''- Vira: HAHAHAHA! It's me again!''

Kotori gazed at Vira with a suspicious expresison.

''- Kotori: Hey! How is it possible to succeed four times consecutively?! ''

''Kotori stared at Vira, trying to find out what was happening. However, before Kotori could voice out her suspicions, Vira causally gave out her order. ''

''- Vira: I will have fun with this. Number 4, your underwear...''

''Imperia snorted derisively. This time it was Imperiawho was chosen... she changed her sitting position while maintaining a relaxed face. ''

''- Imperia: Again with the underwear? Alright then. No big deal about that. Since most of us are of the same gender.''

''Saying that she shrugged. Even though she was just saying that to not make herself seem weak in front of Vira. However Katarina and the rest had seen Imperia's underwear multiple times when they entered in the bath together. Not that she would not feel embarrassed at all, but it was not on the level that she would be charged with [Treason] from the order. However. ''

- Vira: ...will be taken off by Number 2!

Vira let out an evil laugh as she saw Imperia's angry face change to a shocking one.

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

- Imperia: Wha--!

''In reaction to Vira's next words, the voices of Imperia and Katarina had perfectly overlapped with each other. That’s correct, the identity of Number 2 was Katarina. Gleaning the information from Katarina's reaction, Imperia's originally passive attitude had changed, she wretchedly pointed her finger at Katarina. ''

''- Imperia: W-w-w-w-what’s that?! What are you trying to do to your own sister?! Disgusting!''

Katarina yelled at Imperia's hypocrisy.

- Katarina: YOU'RE THE ONE WHO HARASS ME!!

''Imperia made a groan, throwing a hated glare at Vira. However Vira, as usual, made an expression as though nothing had happened and continued to hold her usual smile of satisfaction. ''

- Kotori: It’s alright if you can't do it.

- Imperia: Guh!

''Imperia made another groan dripping with hatred and regret. ''

''- Imperia: D-do it... I’m telling you to do it! H-hmph! This is nothing to me!''

''Saying words that were obviously forced, Imperia who sat opposite Katarina stood up. Following that she grabbed hold of Katarina's hands, slowly guiding them towards her skirt. ''

''- Katarina: H-hold on! This is bizarre in all levels! I'm not into that!''

''- Vira: Ahhh~! Katarina's expression of despair~ Wonderful! Yes~!''

Vira blushed like a pervert as she got to see the most precious expression Katarina did so far today.

''- Imperia: Shut it! Don’t overthink things you pumpkin!''

''Imperia rebuked her. Moreover, she was mad at Katarina for some reason. It seems that she was treating Vira and Katarina like a pumpkin... It somehow feels that it was Imperia who was taking this harder than her. ''

''- Katarina: Aaah! I don’t care anymore...''

''Katarina made her decision, placing her hand under Imperia's skirt and feeling about. She would be lying if she had said that she did not feel guilty, but since Imperia had already said it as such, Katarina can’t allow Imperia to be disqualified from the game like this. Also, it would probably be a better decision if she did not overthink Imperia's request. ''

''Katarina and Imperia, as sisters, had bathed together constantly in the past so it was a normal thing to do. Even so... Katarina and Imperia were frozen like statues.''

"..............."

- Imperia: It's impossible after all...!

''Imperia wailed with a reddened face, swiftly snatching Katarina's hands. Along with the sound of elastic, she pulled her underwear back to its original position. After that, she could only pant heavily. ''

''Suddenly remembering something after a while, her shoulders jolted, she raised her head. In that direction, Vira who was supporting her chin with her hand, she was sitting on her seat with a calm expression and then let out another grin.''

''- Vira: The King’s order is absolute. You will be disqualified from the game via [Treason]! HAHAHA!''

''It was over... Imperia, who was supposed to be one of the protagonists of this game was literally destroyed without being able to play the game properly.''

- Imperia: Guuuuuuu...!

''Imperia grit her teeth in regret, it seems that she was thinking of grabbing Katarina's hands once more. ''

U-u-uuh..." 

''Probably recalling the overwhelming sense of embarrassment she had felt earlier, her arms lost their strength, returning to her seat. ''

''- Vira: With that... that’s four down! Hahaha! Don't you think this is fun?! Huh?! HAHAHA!''

Vira smiled maliciouly as she raised four fingers.

Round 9 - It's Treason Then
<p style="text-align:center;"> 1 minute later 

- Everyone:  Who is the king?! As always, Vira rose her hand - Vira: It’s me... But this time... - Kotori: Hold on a minute! ''The next round of the game had begun, just as Vira was about to raise her hand once again, Kotori stopped her movements with a loud yell.  - Shigure: Kotori?'' Then, Kotori exposed what Vira was doing. - Kotori: We were being played, take a look at this.

''Saying that, Kotori took Vira's disposable chopsticks, as well as her own chopstick and raised them up high, breaking them in half. With that, everyone could see that there was something resembling a thin, long electronic chip inside. How was it placed inside was a mystery.''

- Mana: T-this is..

''- Saeko: I’m afraid that it’s something that is like an electronic marker. Even though that there’s something off about this, but this was used to differentiate the lots huh... This is rather bold if I say so myself?''

''- Atala: What? How I could not see it with my X-Ray vision?''

''Hearing Kotori say that, Katarina looked at her own lot with a disgusted expression, breaking it in half. It was just as Kotori had said, there was an electronic chip inside.''

''- Katarina: I-it’s true... there’s something placed inside. Why you, Vira, how dare you cheat!!''

Vira looked around confused like an innocent child.

- Vira: I don’t know what you are talking about.

Asuha, who was going to be her next victim should her become the king, rose her voice for the first time.

''- Asuha: Why you! Even though you’ve already been exposed...! You’re the one who are disqualified! Get out of here!''

''Asuha and Atala clenched their fists as one cried out. Saeko, Mana, Atala, Asuha, Shigure, Katarina, Imperia and Kotori surrounded Vira, planning to beat her for being a cheater. Moreover, it was also her who threatned to blow up the ship if she didn't become a participant of the game.''

''- Vira: Whoah. Let's calm down, everyone.''

Vira calmly stood up as put her usual smile down to show the others around a awkward expression.

- Katarina: Get out!

''By now, everyone forgot Vira is way more powerful than everyone there but no one cared now. Saeko and Atala, for example, were abused and humilliated for the rest of their lives.''

''- Atala: Do you think you will leave this place unpunished? You will DIE here.''

''No one, absolutely no one, ever saw Atala rise her true psychopathy alive. For the first time, the female members of the Rogues saw Atala's creepy smile that was giving off the impression Vira had possessed her.''

- Imperia: Don't forget me too...

''Imperia also had the same psychotic grin of Atala, something that no one there was bothered with. Now, everyone had their weapons in hands again, and no threat coming from Vira will help her to escape from this situation.''

''- Vira: Oh my, I done goofy... then there is no need to hide this anymore.''

"...................."

''Vira put her hand in her face and revealed her psychotic face... now, looking more insane and sick than before.''

''- Vira: I confess that I just wanted to play this game because I wanted Katarina to be mine for ONE night! ''

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

''Literally, everyone, is harassing Katarina tonight. At this point, she wonders if she can be around women.''

''- Katarina: Someone... help me...''

Katarina fainted and fell in Asuha's arms.

''- Asuha: Hey! Get a hold of yourself!''

''At this point, not even Asuha is sure with whom she wants to ship Katarina. ''

''- Mana: So you wanted to eliminate us all so you could have Katarina for yourself and she would be forced to obey your orders without interference. You're one hell of a sick woman.''

- Vira: I'm sick and insane, what'd you expected?

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[BAM]

''Katarina was the first one to attack, swinging her sword to strike Vira but when the dust of the broken ground wiped out, there was no one there. Vira had disappeared and reappered behind Katarina.''

Everyone turned around and saw Vira smelling Katarina's hair, something that send a cold air to Katarina's spine.

''- Vira: Hmmm... ahh~ What a sweet smell.''

Katarina once again swung her sword but Vira dodged it and jumped backward, landing right in front of the door.

''- Kotori: Vira! What you're planning?!''

''- Vira: I already fulfilled my goal here... teasing you all and meeting my sweet and wonderful Katarina~! ''

''The real Vira said as such, at the same time she pinched her skirt just like before, dipping her head and making a bow. ''

''- Vira: I came here to celebrate the new year. I'm not a fan of humanity's holidays but I still have memories of my past life as a human.''

Everyone gasped but no one dared to low their defenses.

''- Vira: I've done what I'm here to do for today. I originally wished to talk more with Katarina and tell her my secrets.''

''Vira said while looking behind Katarina. Almost simultaneously.''

''- Asuha: Vira...! Don't you dare harm Katarina!''

''- Kotori: I'll say that agan. You have the guts to appear unannounced. What's the matter today? I'm sure it's not just Katarina you are after! If you intend to obediently surrender, then I'll be merciful and listen to your pleas of forgiveness.''

''Hearing Kotori and Vira's words, Vira shook her head in exasperation, turning to look at Katarina once more. ''

''- Vira: It is unfortunate that the terrifying Rogues are here to interrupt. I really wanted to have my dear Kat for myself tonight... to spend the new incoming 2037 years. I'll take my leave here. Take care, everyone... it was really fun. Let's play again sometime.''

''Saying that, Vira's figure disappeared into the darkness as she opened the door and left. At the moment she disappeared, a dark mist could be seen, vanishing in the air. Almost instantly, all the tension in the air evaporated as well. ''

After her presence was gone, everyone lowered their weapons and gazed at each other, wondering what just happened.

''- Saeko: That was... a hell of a King Game.''

''- Mana: I think we can all agree... what happened inside of this room will never leave this place.''

Everyone looked at Mana at the same time and nodded as if that was staged.

''Kotori looked at Imperia, who was looking depressed. Although the true king wasn’t decided, but since they had already dealt a blow to Vira's cheating, she felt better all of a sudden. It wasn’t just Kotori, the Katarina, Atala and Saeko too made expressions of glee. Shigure let out a sigh of relief from the safe end of the game. Mana had spent some time panicking due to confusion, but she finally calmed down, releasing her fingers that were still holding her laser sword, moving her hand onto the table with a surprisingly gentle touch. ''

''- Imperia: It seems no one won this game. So... Kotori... what will happen now?''

''- Kotori: I'd say this is a draw. However, we can also confirm this: King Game... NEVERMORE!''

Just like everyone nodded toward Mana, they did the same to Kotori.

- Kotori: Come, time’s almost up, let’s return to the hall Hurry, everyone lend a hand too.Kotori waved her hand and spoke as though urging everyone to tidy up.

Suddenly...

<p style="text-align:center;"> [BAM] [BAM] [BAM]!

- Shigure: What is happening now?

Everyone looked at the window and saw fireworks exploding in the nightskies, illuminating the town below.

''- Atala: Ah... so it's time. 2037 is here.''

''Right now, Fraxinus was flying next to a town of São Paulo state of Brazil and was approaching Rio de Janeiro. Amazingly, the King Game had ended just in time. ''

It was 00:00 of January 1, 2037 in that town.

''Fireworks of every color and format flew towards the skies. The Third World War torn this planet apart but humanity's old traditions will continue to wish a better future for tomorrow.''

''- Kotori: This is... the vision we need to continue our fight. Whatever the Fallen's Essence and Vira Hermes are planning, we WILL stop them. May the year of 2037 become the year of our victory. A year ffilled with happiness, friendship, health, peace, harmony, love and prosperity! Happy New Year!''

''Everyone grabbed something to toast in tribute to the new year of 2037. Some... didn't even seem to notice they grabbed some really odd thing from the top of the table.''

- Katarina: A tomato will do!

Everyone literally forgot that Vira was there a minute ago at the sight of the beautiful skies behind Kotori as she spoke her speech.

''- Saeko: Now! A toast to the new year!''

''Everyone toasted what they had in their hands like a family. Saddly, the boys of the team were not around to take part in the party.''

<p style="text-align:center;"> - Everyone: To the new year!

''Everyon drank what they had in their hands... Katarina just bit the tomato she was holding and drank its juices.''

''- Asuha: Also... I may have taken a photo of Katarina holding Imperia's panties right there!''

''Asuha said that out of nowhere while looking at the photo she took from the moment in her phone. A smile of a perverted fangirl could be seen.''

- Asuha: Hehehe~he.

Imperia and Katarina spit every liquid they had in their mouths, wetting the others around. ''- Imperia & Katarina: YOU WHAT?! ''

"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Imperia and Katarina charged at Asuha who quickly reacted and ran to protect her cellphone from being destroyed.

''- Katarina: When were you under the illusion I was going to allow you keep that to yourself?! DELETE THIS NOW YOU OTAKU!''

- Imperia: I'll crush your head with your phone!

''Asuha looked bahind and saw their eyes were glowing in red... they were going to beat her until she was unconcious... that's for sure.''

''- Asuha: WAIT A SECOND! IT TOOK MONTHS FOR ME TO BUY THIS! DON'T!!''

A destructive chase was happening inside of the girl's room but all the others could do was laugh and smile. ​​​​

Round 10 - A Not So Good New Year (Final)
<p style="text-align:center;"> Somewhere below Fraxinus  <p style="text-align:center;"> 2 minutes later 

- Vira: Are you sastified?

''Somewhere below Fraxinus that was flying kilometers above the ground, the Supreme General of Revelation of Qliphoth who just left the ship was standing on the top of the roof of a normal house. ''

''Watching Fraxinus fly toward the state of Rio de Janeiro to face their enemy, Vira gazed at the ship with a malicious expression. Moreover, she was already happy she got to see more of Katarina tonight but was disappointed she was caught cheating.''

''- (???): I even asked you to have a fair game with them. Yet you cheated... you can't be helped, really.''

''Beside Vira, there was someone, or something talking to her. It was a ghostly but soft female voice talking to Vira. That thing was glowing like an angel but still had the format of a human.''

''- Vira: Where is the fun in following the rules? The world belongs to those who knows how to control its laws.''

''- (???): No. The strong will always prevail using the same methods everyone used but failed. The best of the best will pass through every test they face to get what they wanted. What you just did is basically using those who followed the rules as steps to get what you wanted. You and I... are truly different.''

Vira closed her eyes and looked at the fireworks on the other side of the town.

''- Vira: But... aren't you happy? You got to see her again. This is the last time you see her before she succumbs to the darkness inside of her.''

"............"

The ghost was silent for quite sometime as the two watched the beautiful fireworks.

''- (???): I will not deny it. I'm happy to see her again. To see how much she has grown, to see she got many new friends, to see she is in good health and state. I guess... she doesn't need protection anymore. But you and I know what will happen to her in the future. Her mind--No, it's safe to say her mind was always broken. The darkness of her insanity is approaching as the Third World War contineus to spread like a cancer. Her mind still broken and that wound can be torn with a single push. And YOU are going to use this wound to make her just like you.''

''- Vira: This is why Katarina is going to lose and become MINE. And mine alone. All her friends will perish until she loses her mind. She will become like me and embrace the insanity she tried to ignore for so long.''

The ghost voice rose the tone of her voice and looked at Vira with a serious stare.

<p style="text-align:center;"> - (???): You're wrong!

".............."

- Vira: Hm?

Vira could now clearly see the true form of the person beside her.



- Eugen: This is why we are going to beat you. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. Do not understimate humanity, Vira. This is your weakness, you tend to overlook people without truly knowing them. And this is why... I'm going to beat you. This is why... Katarina is going to beat Astaroth King...   Happy New Year, Vira.

Lyrics
In my monochrome days Suddenly, you appeared It was blowing so cold before But now, the wind changes

I tried to talk with you hardly Yet, beyond those meaningless words I wanted to convey something to you. What actually was that?

We have passed a lot of peoples We encountered so far I don't want my heart got stolen So I want to know how to anticipate it

Feel Me, might you be the only one Who could wake me up from my slumber? Just like the prince from picture books I admire since childhood Touch Me, it is hard but if it's not you The door won't be touched Knock it with that hand, get rid of the key And please! Save my heart

Just keep on continuing And then the meaning of "tomorrow" will change If I finally can meet you Everything will be shining bright

I wonder if I finally know The thing I loved dear As the time passes away I'm thinking about you

All new things I found Is because you started all I'm a bit scared But I want to know all

Feel Me, might you be the only one Who could give me a freedom? I want to meet you, having half of the pair of shoes is my clue Touch Me, I probably Need you a lot With that kindness, lead me into the light And please! Save my heart

You laugh, and then I felt like all my scars disappeared

Feel Me, might you be the only one Who could wake me up from my slumber? Just like the prince from picture books I admire since child Touch Me, it is hard but if it's not you The door won't be touched Knock it with that hand, get rid of the key And please! Save my heart

Apo's Message


'' - Apo: Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! (My name is... Apo! I intend to establish the Fourth Reich. Envision this if you will, dear doctor.) ''



- ''Apo: Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! (One fine morning, a little over five weeks hence, the proud city of London will be struck with a massive quake.)''



'' - Apo: Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! (In minutes it will be reduced to no more than a pile of ruin. Yes, in just a few minutes we will have accomplished what all Eckidina’s missiles failed to do in World War Three.) ''



'' - Apo: Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! (Then, before the stunned world can even understand what has happened, Paris will suffer a similar fate.) ''



'' - Apo: Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! (The Eiffel Tower will fall, the whole city will turn to dust. Perhaps I shall also smash New York City. Yes, that would be most impressive and highly satisfying. To destroy that decadent place, all the sweaty millions of inferior humans who dwell there in filth.) ''



'' - Apo: Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! (All the killers and thieves and radicals.) ''



- Apo: Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! (To crush them all beneath brick and stone and concrete, to send their steel and glass towers slamming down on them.)



'' - Apo: Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! (...ah, that would be fine. I have a dream, doctor, a dream of Armageddon. But that has to wait... because now, just now, I'm the pet of the Emperor Tathagata Killer. Nobody knows I'm the true antagonists of this story. The author behind the pain of all heroes! When the time comes! I'll strike my allies and enemies down with my soft paws... and take over this world to myself! For I am Apo! The Conquer of Worlds! And this decade... 2020 will be MY TIME! Enjoy your pathetic New Year, humans, before I crush your dreams and hope like the trash you are! ''

Afterwords

 * From CIS: It goes without saying but now CIS Productions is planning to write a new story called LOTM: Shadows Within Shadows based upon the former Minecraftia Arc that was set to start in LOTM: A Draw of Kings, and it will be the first NSFW storyline made by CIS Productions.
 * Prime: It's wrong to call it NSFW when... LOTM: Sword of Kings is pretty much mature in almost all episodes. So... Oof.
 * From Prime: New OCs characters were created like Marquise Malum that still needs some work and the main villain of the new story being Raym Ars Apocalypse!
 * From CIS Productions: The year of 2020 is going to complete 5 years since the creation of LOTM: Sword of Kings in this wiki, as well as 8 years since the foundation of CIS Productions. And now we have a new story called LOTM: Chaos Simmers that is worthy to check it out for its first episodes! As always, thanks for reading our episodes and have a happy new decade! Stay safe and take care of yourself! Let's go! 2020!