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1.7: Is it wrong to pick up girls in Hell?
After the battle my team circled around me, showering me with praises.
"Allexus, you were... that was... holy shit! I mean... seriously, holy shit!"
"That move where you simulcasted your summon spells while you were flying was fucking awesome!"
"Hey, Allexus. Question. What are we gonna do with Tweedledee and Tweedledum? I mean... how did you make them change colors like that?"
I showed them my full character skill screen and zoomed in on [Corrupting Touch].
"I didn't know it could do that entirely... but... I figured it was worth a try. They really are my minions now. A new Minion menu just popped up complete with their... dreadful stats. Other than a high dexterity stat for firing the crossbow and several skill levels in [Crossbow Proficiency], they are pretty worthless... if not somewhat adorable."
The two small demons we were discussing were currently fighting over which of them loved me more. When they began to throw stones at each other, Emelia grabbed one, and I grabbed the other. The one in Emelia's grasp blushed when he looked at her and she rolled her eyes. Like Judas when we first met, they had no names.
"I'm going to call you Pain. And your brother that Emelia is holding will be called Panic."
"If he's my brother... Does that make you my mom?"
I laughed and released him.
"It sorta does... but let's go with Mistress... mmkay?"
"Yes Mistress. Thank you for saving me from my last boss. You're so much nicer than he was. And prettier too. Thank you for giving me a name, Mistress."
"Yeah, Thank you!"
I nodded to them and pointed the ground in front of me.
"Pain! Panic! To me, now!"
"Ooop! Yes, mistress!"
They ran over and stood up straight.
"If you are going to be my minions and part of our clan, you will have to work hard! Harder than you've ever worked. It may not be fun, but I will never be cruel to you. Does that sound like something you guys can handle?"
They both nodded enthusiastically and shouted yes! in unison.
"Good, now go retrieve all the weapons and useful gear that we can use and bring it to Bray. He's the tall warrior with the really big axe over there."
They snickered and looked over at him.
"His ass looks normal sized for his body, Mistress."
I glared at them, and they scampered off. Emelia chuckled as she walked over and shook her head.
"God, they're like children. With crossbows. But... you're right. They are kinda cute. I'm diggin' the Disney reference there, by the way. I guess we have a pair of clan mascots now."
"Heh. More like team pets... but I'm sure- ugh."
I suddenly felt light headed and I collapsed to my knees.
"Allexus, what's wrong? Are you hurt?! Jade! Get over here!"
"I... uh..."
I lifted my arm and saw the source of my pain. A crossbow bolt had penetrated my armor and pierced my side. It hadn't penetrated too deeply though, so I wondered if there was more to it than that.
"Pain! Come here!"
He sprinted over to me and looked up at me with a worried expression.
"What's wrong, Mistress? Did one of the poisoned arrows hit your skin?"
I sighed and nodded.
"Is there an antidote, Pain?"
He shook his head and looked down at his feet. Emelia helped me lay back against the stone and I snapped my fingers weakly. My armor and chainmail disappeared, leaving me completely nude in front of my group. I was too weak to care, and I turned onto my side and lifted my arm. Jade knelt down and started casting a spell. The bolt pulled itself out of my skin and the wound closed. It was still a mottled brown color, but at least the pain in my side was gone and I could breathe normally. I sat up and looked over at Emelia. As she looked up and down my nude body for any further damage, she blushed when she came to my groin area.
"You failed to mention he left you with some... erm... extra body parts."
I laughed and looked up at Jade who was still inspecting the wound.
"It looks like the poison isn't spreading. You may be a bit weak for a bit, but I think your lack of humanity has saved you from the worst of it. Your demonic body is resisting the poison. If that bolt had hit one of us, we'd already be dead. Just... another thing to add to the list of gifts your master gave you. OK, I wasn't going to say anything, but my curiosity is getting the better of me. Is that thing between your legs functional? I mean... you don't even have any testes. Dear god, never mind... he made you into some sort of demon futanari. I swear if he was a player he'd be one of those creepy hentai obsessed guys who pretend to be 13-year-old girls and still live in their mother's basement in their 40's. That's one reason I'm a huge fan of the 'Real Face' option."
I gave her a look of confusion and she showed me on her character screen. One of the available options in the drop-down menu was Real Face with a check mark next to it. I scrolled through mine and found the same thing with a similar check mark that I had definitely not selected when I made my first character. While I was checking the various drop-down menus I had failed to notice until now, I found one that said list of current enchantments.