That Time I Got Sent to Another World Where All of the Girls Are Super Hot and Super Into Me Because I Am Super Strong and Have Very Powerful Abilities that God Gave to Me Because Me and Them Were Friends When I Was in Grade School and God Is Actually A Loli Who is Also in Love with Me Because I Am A Super Epic Person Who Will Defeat The Demon Lord Who Threatens The Entire World but the Demon Lord Actually is in Love With Me and the Demon Lord is a Super Hot Busty Babe Who is Actually Just Trying to Get My Attention Because I Have a Cellphone That Can Contact the Internet and Can Get Anything Shipped To Me Within 2 Days But I Barely Need It Because I Am Actually the Most Strongest Guy Alive Because I Have Super Strong Powers Like Being Able to Lift Your Mom Really Easily Which is Nearly Impossible Because Your Mom is So Fat But is Actually A Secret Anime Busty Babe Who is Really into Me Because I Am Super Cool and Better Than Your Dad Because He is Super Lame Which I Am Not:

Re: 2.17 - That time I was reincarnated into another world and met Ciel for the first time

"Alright..." Agrias sighed, adjusting the tie she'd added above her breastplate. "I know you have some... objections to your imprisonment."

"It's a farce, wan!" Wanda shouted, cheerfully banging her tin cup against the bars of her cell to the tempo, if not the tune, of a Dragonforce song. "I already told you, I'm a--"

"Yes, yes, I know." Agrias sighed. She took her glasses off, clinking them against her armor before remembering she wasn't in her usual robe. She took out a handkerchief and rubbed the lenses down. "Let's just get this testimony down, alright? You'll have an opportunity to defend yourself against the charges."

Wanda crossed her arms, plopping down onto her cot with a look of indignant defiance. "Fine, wan."

Agrias nodded, picking up her clipboard. As the [Paladin] order's designated [Public Defender], she was used to recalcitrant defendants, but most of the time those had been bandits or small-minded people who refused to take her seriously on the basis of her sex, or the fact that she wore a plain suit of business platemail rather than something showy, or on the basis of her 0-24 case win rate.

She grimaced. It wasn't her fault that most arresting [Paladins] had [Detect Crime]. They didn't get too many people in their cells to begin with, and false imprisonment was even more rare.

"Let's get started..." she sighed.

"Family name," she began, going down the list of questions.

"Wan, wan."

Agrias hesitated. "Um..."

"My family name is Wan," Wanda elaborated. "...wan."

Agrias wrote it down, nodding. "Given name... Wanda, right?"

"Siduri," Wanda corrected her.

"Um... alright." The public defender blinked, adding the name to the chart, and adding 'Wanda' to the Aliases section.

"Age?"

"Wan! In dog years, or in human years?"

Agrias took a sip of her tea as she considered the question. "Do, um..." She set her cup down. "Do animal-ears-people-folk mature faster than humans?"

"No, wan."

"Human, then..." Agrias sighed.

"Twenty, wan."

Agrias took a deep breath through her nose.

"Two. Zero." Wanda clarified.

"Thank you."

Agrias jotted down the information. There were a few more basic demographic questions, and then she'd have to get into the actual testimony itself. Wanda... that is, Siduri-kun, had been pretty forthcoming. She was honestly a bit surprised. Of course, nothing she'd asked so far had been that important.

"Alright, now, let's move on to--"

I exploded through the wall in a shower of bricks, glowing energy katana in hand. My actual weapon was still missing, so I'd had to create a new one using [Create Weapon].

"Wanda-chan!" I shouted. "I'm here to rescue you!"

"Wan! Master is here!" She barked, genuinely excited to see me. "Master is a good Master, wan! Master is the Best Master!"

I blushed, rubbing the back of my head in pride and embarrassment at Wanda's vague and nebulous praise.

I turned my attention to the armored guard in the room, who stared at me in shock, brandishing a pen against me. I glanced down at it, suddenly fearful. They said that the pen was mightier than the sword. I'd never had to face somebody who'd mastered the weapon before. I'd have to use a portion of my skill to come out on top!

"How dare you imprison my cute and sexy [Slave]!" I shouted. "I'll set her free!"

I hesitated mid-Iajutsu, glancing over at Wanda. "But like, from the prison, not like..."

"Yeah, I know, wan," she reassured me, nodding. "Kick her ass, Master!"

I finished my non-lethal sword attack, slashing directly through the guard's body seventeen times in a single slash.

"[Clothes-Cutting Slash (PG-13)]!" I shouted, then activated my Arte.

The guard staggered back in fear. I grinned a smile internally. To think that a Master of the Quill would be so weak... I guess I had nothing to worry about to begin with. I sheathed my sword, causing her platemail to explode harmlessly into shards of jagged metal. The remains of her armor fell apart around her, leaving only her tie and a pair of side-tie panties with the word "Objection!" written on the back. Her hair sticks also broke, letting her brown tresses fall to strategically cover the important bits.

"You're no match," I observed as she huddled down, covering herself as best she could with her arms and knees. "Go home and be a family man."

She looked up at me incredulously, tears forming in her eyes. "W-what?! What are you... who? What?"

I sighed, rubbing my brow in a dignified, visibly-superior way. I guess my guile was wasted on these simple guards. I turned my attention away from the guard, considering the matter entirely settled, and her presence thus completely irrelevant unless she decided to reveal some shocking information later.

I turned my attention un-away from the bars of Wanda's cell. I inspected the bars and the door. Damn... it was locked.

"Hmm... Where's the key, Wanda?" I asked her.

The doggirl shrugged. "Cut it open, wan!" she urged me.

I chuckled. "Don't be crazy, Wanda. These are steel bars. Hmm. Maybe I can pick the lock... but I don't know..."

I rubbed my chin, musing on the matter. I heard the padding of steps, and drew my sword, in case it was another flat-footed [Paladin] come to see what the commotion was about. Instead, Bonbon was standing in the improvised doorframe I'd made with my kinetic remodeling. I was suddenly struck by how cool of a phrase that was, and patted myself on the back before learning [Kinetic Remodeling] using my [Instantly Learn Skill] skill.

Speaking of skills...

"Bonbon!" I shouted, snapping her attention away from the mostly-nude, cowering Paladin who'd retreated to a corner. "You can pick locks, right?"

As if in response, she held up her stump of an arm. "W-well... Not right now. I you heal my arm, I might be able to, but..."

I scoffed, disgusted at Bonbon's greedy behavior. This was Wanda's life (probably) at stake here! She wanted me to do her completely reasonable favors in exchange for her service? What kind of harem-member did something like that?!

"We probably shouldn't break Wanda out of jail," Bonbon suggested, incorrectly.

"Traitor, wan!" Wanda shouted, banging her cup against the bars in protest.

"Listen, Bonbon," I mansplained, sighing. "I'm just as grateful for the [Paladins] being totally hot as you are, but we can't let them kidnap Wanda. I have it on good authority that kidnapping people is wrong, most of the time."

"Hiro-san, she's not-"

The door (the actual door, not the open-concept entryway I'd made) opened, and a busty anime babe burst onto the scene, brandishing a massive shield and a mace. I gasped. She was even hotter than the guard I'd defeated, even if she was less naked. She had:

• Short blue hair

• Big boob

• Ahoge

• Nose bandaid

• Sky-blue eyes

• Sexy armor

• Heart-shaped face

"Stop right there!" she shouted, holding her shield up as her eyes flicked between the various important people in the room, and the guard. "Are you trying to... huh?" She hesitated, lowering her guard a fraction. "Bon-chan? What's going on?"

Hmm... this might be a tougher fight than the guard had been. I appraised the Paladin, using my [Appraisal (but secretly infinite knowledge)] skill.

Ciel Pareiso

Active Title: [Paladin]

Faction: Kamikist Faith: Paladin Order (Tier-3 Tithe)

Level 18

EXP: 110/2100

Skill Points: 10

Gold Stars: 0

Gacha Coins: 0

HP: 3580/3580 (+2155)

MP: 300/300

SP: 1200/1200

FP: 12/12

Attributes:

Stranth: 75

Dexterity: 70

Swoleness: 78

Magic: 35

Karma: 1075

Mojo: 2155

Luck: 36

Skills:

[Jumping Supremacy - Lvl 2] [Running Supremacy - Lvl 4] [Hustling Supremacy - Lvl 2] [Climbing Supremacy - Lvl 1] [Swimming Mastery - Lvl 8] [Parkour Basics - Lvl 8] [Crawling Mastery - Lvl 3] [Punching Resistance - Lvl 8] [Slashing Super-Resistance - Lvl 1] [Stabbing Resistance - Lvl 7] [Projectiles Resistance - Lvl 4] [Crushing Super-Resistance - Lvl 1] [Light Invulnerability] [Wind Resistance - Lvl 3] [Burning Resistance - Lvl 5] [Fish Resistance - Lvl 8] [Surprise Resistance - Lvl 2] [Pain Super-Resistance - Lvl 2] [Acid Resistance - Lvl 1] [Vulnerability: Shame] [Vulnerability: Attention] [Disease Resistance - Lvl 4] [Poison Resistance - Lvl 3] [Sleep Super-Resistance - Lvl 4] [Greater Grit] [Bulwark of Faith] [Inspiring Aura] [Struggle] [Fisticuffs Basics] [Martial Arts Basics] [Mace Mastery] [Sword Basics] [Axe Basics] [Whip Basics] [Shield Supremacy] [Shieldmaiden] [Stunning Shield] [Fishing Mastery] [Crushing Blow] [Divine Strike] [Acrobatic] [Athletic] [Beautiful - Lvl 5] [Six-pack Basics - Lvl 3] [Collection Mastery] [Language: Divine] [Language: Street Cant] [Volleyball Mastery - Lvl 9] [Soccer Basics - Lvl 8] [Gardening Basics - Lvl 4] [Singing Supremacy - Lvl 1] [Cleaning Basics - Lvl 4] [Weight-lifting Supremacy - Lvl 1] [Simping Supremacy - Lvl 4] [Paladin] [Duelist] [Surge of Speed] [Greater Stranth] [Skanda] [Greater Swoleness] [Armored in Faith] [Lesser Magic Conscription] [Lesser Magic Perception] [Lesser Magic Casting] [Light Magic - Lvl 3] [Water Magic - Lvl 2] [Devotion Supremacy - Lvl 10] [True Believer] [Oshi Supremacy - Lvl 8] [HP Regeneration] [Lesser MP Regeneration] [SP Regeneration] [Detect Crime] [Detect Evil] [Binocular Vision] [Obsession - Lvl 6] [Divine Grace] [Divine Power] [Fated]

Titles: [Orphan] [Street Kid] [True Believer] [Paladin] [Tomboy] [Sports Addict] [Muscleheaded] [Shieldmaiden] [Aegis] [Mace Maiden] [Fan] [Superfan] [Stan] [Simp] [Divine Warrior] [Pure of Heart] [Collector] [Singer] [Monster Disaster] [Human Killer] [Demon Killer] [Defender] [Peacekeeper] [Oathkeeper]

Mace Artes:

[Crushing Strike]

[Blazing Strike]

[Holy Strike]

[Giga Impact]

[Returning Weapon]

Volleyball Artes:

[Giga Spike]

[Power Serve]

[Unerring Footing (Beach)]

Paladin Artes:

[Divine Starburst]

[Lay on Hands - Minor]

[Zone of Truth]

Divine Artes:

[Offer Tithe: Direct]

[Shield of Faith]

[Ultimate Kamikist Arte: Divine Brat Beam]

Spells:

[Weapons of Light]

[Create Water]

[Bubble Blaster - Lvl 3]

[Waterwalk]

[Bonds of Light]

[Light Ray - Lvl 1]

[Glow]

Huh... she seemed a cut above the regular NPC. Still, she was nowhere near a match for me. I was confident I could easily defeat her.

"Don't worry, Bonbon-chan," I reassured the fretting elf. "I'll make short work of her."

In response, the [Paladin] raised her shield, holding it at the ready in front of her. "Bon-chan, this is your friend, ain't it? What's going on here?!"

"B-both of you calm down!" Bonbon shouted. "There's no need to fight!" She turned to me, a disapproving look on her face. It hit me with the full authority of a [Class Rep], or somebody of even higher authority. The shock knocked me back a step, and quenched my fighting spirit like a bucket of gasoline. "Calm down, Hiro. This is a friend. FRIEEEEEND."

"S-s-Gomen..." I muttered, looking at my shoes. I was ashamed of myself. If Bonbon said this [Paladin] was a friend, then she surely must be. I couldn't believe I'd reacted so harshly. I resolved to stop judging people so quickly, putting it on my list of New Years Resolutions for next year, then tossing the list into my backpack, where it'd be safe for the next several months.

The [Paladin] looked at the guard, then back to Bonbon, calming down just a fraction. "Why... why's Agrias naked? What're you even doing in here?"

"Freeing her," I declared. After a second, I pointed to Wanda to make sure it was clear. "If Bonbon says you're an ally, then I can trust you, but this Paladin order... is clearly evil! They've kidnapped Wanda-chan and thrown her into a prison cell for no reason!"

"It wasn't 'for no reason'!" The guard suddenly shouted, sending a ripple through the crowd. "Do you even know what she's done? It's a pretty substantial list of charges!"

There was a long pause, as Bonbon and the Paladin exchanged a look, and Wanda steadfastly refused to react, even though the pacing and camera angles seemed to indicate that she was supposed to.

"You... you didn't tell him?" The [Paladin] asked.

"He ran off before I could explain," Bonbon protested. "He's... I told you, right? He's uh, really..."

I glanced at her.

"Really strong," she finished, weakly. I nodded to myself. Yes. I was strong. I went to give Bonbon headpats for recognizing that, but she was too busy stepping away from my arm for that.

"Huh..." the [Paladin] said. "I guess we've got a couple things to clear up, then." She sheathed her mace and dusted her hand off on her hip before holding it out to me for a handshake.

I stared down at her hand, blushing slightly at the thought of the indirect hip-touch, but reached out and shook it, trying not to make it weird. She had a pretty strong grip, for a warrior graced with divine strength from god. And a girl.

"Ciel Pareiso," she introduced herself.

"Hiro ♥ Protagonist," I replied. "Yoroshiku." (TL Note: Yoroshiku means "cheesed to meet you") (TL Note: I don't care that I've used this exact joke before)

She shifted her shield, slinging it onto her back before sitting on a nearby stool.

"So, uh, I guess we should probably talk about Wanda, huh?"