Holy Moly!
Materializing Excalibur, Noa looked at the blade in awe.
"This looks sick as fuck..."
Unfortunately, there was no target in sight, so Noa couldn't do much with it other than swing it around.
But still, it looked sick as hell.
And that was all that mattered.
It was a good decision to apologize to Jeanne, Noa smugly nodded, satisfied with his haul.
Who cared if the majority of the things he got were shit? He got a Noble Phantasm on the scale of a Divine Construct!
Noa placed the sword into his inventory, content. Grabbing the neck of the rabbit he killed, Noa quickly made his way back to the church.
With his skill Furthest Earth, distance wasn't an issue.
"I'm back!"
Opening the doors to the church, he saw both Lavinia and Griselda looking at him in relief.
"What?" Noa was confused. It hadn't been that long, maybe an hour and a half?
"Nothing, so is the rabbit your hunt?"
Noa nodded. "Yep! I also got some clothing options for Lavinia as well."
"Really?!" Lavinia's face brightened.
"Yeah, no cap no kizzy. I'll show you after we eat."
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"I have a question."
"Shoot." Licking off the remnants of his breakfast, Noa laid down like a deadbeat father.
"How... did you do that?" Griselda pointed at the Japanese Brazier that was placed in the middle of the church.
There was no change in Space and no Mana used, it was like it just popped into existence.
"Oh that? I don't know, just did it." Noa shrugged. No need to explain his system to Griselda, not for the reason of trying to monopolize his shit like it was his lifeline, but cause in most cases it was just a dispenser for useless items. How would he even explain it?
'Oh yeah I have this [System]. You know what that shit is? No? Then just think of it as something that randomly gives me shit.' Noa paused. Wait that was a perfect way to explain it! Why didn't he think of that?
"You know what a system is?"
Griselda paused. Was he talking about a computer system? How was that relevant to the conversation?
"No?"
Griselda nodded.
"It's like something that just randomly gives me shit. I can't use it all the time though." There wasn't any reason for him to be gatekeeping this information. What were they going to do? Take the system from him? Jokes on you it wasn't even a Sacred Gear.
"Ah, so was that what you meant by gambling?"
Noa lagged for a second, trying to remember what she meant by that. Thinking back to his reasoning for going hunting, Noa nodded. "Yeah."
"Hmm..." Griselda fell into thought. Was this an unknown Sacred Gear? But the purpose was too broad...
"Don't overthink it. Just think of it as gambling."
Griselda reluctantly nodded.
"So what kind of clothing did you get me?" Lavinia asked, finishing off her own share of meat.
Noa looked at his inventory.
[Outfit - Rama - Stage 1]
[Outfit - Ushiwakamaru (Swimsuit) - Stage 3]
[Outfit - Nemo (Captain) - Stage 3]
[Craft Essence - Heroic Spirit Formal Dress: Bedivere]
[Outfit - Oda Nobukatsu - Stage 1]
[Outfit - Typhon Ephemeros - Stage 1]
These were the 6 outfits that he got from the Gacha pulls earlier. Nemo's outfit was out. That shit was going to give him an Extra Skill.
Ushiwakamaru's outfit was out as well. He wasn't a weirdo.
So Rama, Bedivere, Oda Nobukatsu, and Typhon.
A/N: (I will NOT be describing the outfits in detail since i know jack shit about clothing names and seems like a pain in the ass)
"Also, these outfits automatically adjust to your size so don't worry about the size being wack." Noa added.
Lavinia nodded.
"I don't know what they look like either so don't look at me like I'm a pervert if something accidentally inappropriate comes up! Here's the first one!"
Noa took out Rama's outfit in front of the two girls.
Lavinia looked at it, inspecting it with seriousness.
Personally, Noa didn't like the design as it showed the shoulders and was rather tight fitting.
Griselda inspected it. She tapped at the dress, and pulled at the fabric. This dress was probably more durable than her own combat attire?
Pulling out random things and calling it shit? My brother in Christ it's probably better than most outfits for exorcists!
Noa, who hadn't bothered testing the durability of his outfits seeing as he wasn't planning on getting hit (pain was scary, he wasn't one of those mcs who when isekaied, somehow had their pain resistance skyrocket) looked at Griselda's expression of jealousy with confusion.
Did this woman want it instead? It looked multitudes better than her current pedo-bait outfit.
Lavinia shook her head left and right.
"I don't really like it...."
Noa shrugged. "It's fine if you don't like it. I don't really like it either.
As Noa was about to put the outfit in his inventory to rot, Griselda called out.
"Wait."
"Hmm? You want it?" Noa raised the outfit toward Griselda. Even though the TYPE/MOON gacha system was his golden finger, he wasn't like those weirdos who hogged even the most useless of items. If he didn't have his golden finger, he would just be a exceedingly attractive shota.
It was something that was given to him, not his from the beginning. Why act like a landlord if the land wasn't even his?
He was humble like that.
Why hoard if you wasn't going to use the damn thing?
Griselda nodded, taking the outfit.
"Thank you."
"Yeah yeah, it's not that special."
Not special? The outfit itself was probably multiple levels higher than what she could ever afford, and this guy wasn't saying it was special? Fuckass 'gives me shit' what was Noa on?
Nonetheless, Griselda thanked Noa.
"Here's the next one."
A rather dapper looking military outfit and a white cape. Color scheme wise, it fit Lavinia rather well. Noa nodded in approval. If he didn't have his Nemo outfit, he would probably choose this one. It didn't show any skin either.
However, in contrast to Noa's thoughts, Lavinia didn't really like it that much. As a little girl, wanting to wear cute things was normal, right?
The suit didn't call out to her.
"Umm... I don't know about this one."
Wha? Noa looked at her in confusion. What was bad about this outfit? It looked sick and dapper as fuck. But nonetheless, Noa made to put it away. Maybe he could wear it if Nemo's Extra Skill wasn't good or when he didn't need it.
"Excuse me..."
Noa looked at Griselda in confusion. Bitch you want ANOTHER one?
Griselda had the decency to look embarrassed. "Personally, I believe that showing less skin is good as a daughter of God, and while I do extremely appreciate the outfit you gave me..." she trailed off.
Noa looked at her with confusion. So it was cause of the skin?
Noa looked at Bedivere's outfit in thought. Well it was just an outfit... He sighed, handing it over to Griselda. It wasn't good for a 13 year old to be showing much skin either.
"Thank you!" Griselda bowed in thanks, much louder when she got Rama's outfit.
"Don't ask me for anymore..." Noa warned, and Griselda quickly nodded, resembling a woodpecker.
"Here's the next one."
Lavinia frowned even further. It was Japanese soldier's garb, with a red and black color scheme, contrasting Bedivere's outfit.
Noa whistled. This looked similar to Oda Nobunaga's outfit... well the servant that he got the outfit from did have Oda in their name. Maybe they were siblings.
Damn this outfit was straight heat. The hat was cool too.
Unfortunately, Noa seemed to be the only one of the trio that thought so, as Noa caught Lavinia's rather unsatisfactory gaze.
"No?"
"Yeah I like this even worse than the other one."
Well, maybe he could wear it when he was aura farming with his Incinerate Anthem if Nemo's Extra Skill wasn't combat oriented.
"Okay. Last one!"
Taking out a white dress, both Lavinia and Griselda paused at the beauty and majesty of the outfit. Lavinia looked at it like she won the lottery, while Griselda looked at it as if she lost the world.
"I want this one!"
"Yeah?" Noa flipped the long dress to the front, his body turning rigid.
Yo what the hell this dress clickbaited me!
From the front, the dress while showing the shoulders could be mitigated with Oda Nobukatsu's cape, Noa frowned at the leg exposure.
"Yeah no." Noa backtracked.
"What?! Why not?!" Lavinia's face fell.
"Uh, cause I don't know, looks rather inappropriate for a 9 year old, don't you think?"
"The rest are trash though...!" Lavinia complained.
That made Noa pause in his tracks.
Noa had forgot to consider Lavinia's gender.
As a man who strives for gender equality, Noa didn't consider gender when considering who to throw hands with so he forgot that young girls probably liked cute things.
Hmm...
Maybe he could compromise with the tights from Okita Souji's outfit?
Ultimately he relented. No reason to fuel animosity between partners.
"But on one condition."
Lavinia nodded.
Noa took out Oda Nobukatsu's cape, Okita Souji's tights, and her long gloves that reached to her elbow.
"You have to wear this as well."
Lavinia looked at it with hesitation but ultimately relented. Noa nodded in satisfaction.
"I also got a new outfit for myself, so how about we go into our own rooms and change then come back?"
Lavinia nodded, excited to change into her new dress. Griselda also nodded with excitement, but more muted.
Entering his room, Noa opened up his inventory.
[Do you wish to put on [Outfit - Nemo (Captain) - Stage 3], replacing everything currently on you?]
"Yes."
Noa conjured up a mirror. He looked at himself in the mirror and faltered, before a frown marred his face.
Why was he wearing heels and blue tights...?
He swore to god if the Extra Skill wasn't that good, he would take this off... hmm.
Observing himself for a few more seconds, Noa had to admit the outfit was slowly growing on him. It was comfortable, like he was born to wear the outfit, and while the tights and heels were a bit unusual, it matched with his outfit.
...Was he slowly being converted into a fucking femboy...?
I-Impossible!
Noa exited his room as the first one to finish changing, as he had the feature that allowed for instant equip of his outfit.
He could hear some small talk in the other room, but ignored it and made his way to the main church to check out his new Extra Skill.
How does he activate it?
[Host has to speak out Available Partitions Host wishes to summon. The Available Partitions are [Nemo Bakery: 1], [Nemo Engine: 1], [Nemo Marines: 24], [Nemo Nurse: 1], [Nemo Professor: 1].]
Now what was this system on about. Nemo Bakery? Nemo Marine?
Well, he wouldn't figure it out just by thinking about it, he was more of a hands on type of person.
"Nemo Marine!"
In front of Noa, a clone of Noa appeared, wearing a white cute boy's sailor uniform and a white turban with rear pigtails.
"Nemo Marine reporting in for Duty!"
Nemo Marine excitedly said with a cheery voice, saluting towards Noa, multiple pitches higher than his own voice, but still recognizable.
Noa nodded speaking out like it was instinct. So it was like a Shadow Clone.
"At ease."
Noa walked around Nemo Marine, who looked confused at Noa's actions.
"So what are your abilities, Marine?" Noa said seriously, fully into his roleplay.
Marine raised his hands in excitement, "I can clean, handle supplies, maintenance, and various other tasks that need some muscle, Captain!"
Noa nodded in satisfaction. This skill was pretty good and useful.
'What is his Parameters?' Noa inwardly asked.
[Strength: C+]
[Endurance: B+]
[Agility: C]
[Mana: A]
[Luck: A]
[NP: - ]
This guy's got better parameters than I do...
"Are you confident in combat?"
"I'm proficient in using most forms of electronics and weapons systems, and I think I'm pretty decent with a weapon, Captain!" Marine excitedly recited his abilities.
Noa nodded in satisfaction. With stats that are pretty good, and with better weapon mastery than him, this skill is better than he thought. Worthy of an A Rank Extra Skill.
"Perfect, Marine!"
Noa pulled out Fairy Sword Galatine and handed it to Marine.
"I'll give you this weapon for now, and be ready for when I call for you!"
Marine nodded.
"Thank you Captain!"
"All hands at ease, Marine."
Noa gave a salute.
Marine returned with a happy salute back as he dematerialized, Fairy Sword Galatine in hand.
Noa watched as he disappeared. This could be good for Aura... all he needed now was a ship.
If Memory Partition meant that it was a specialized clone, Noa could assume the abilities of the rest of his crew. Well, not that he had a ship, so Engine would have to be on the backlog for now...
"Noa?"
Noa turned back to see Lavinia looking at him with surprise.
Did she see?
"Nice outfit. You look nice," Noa commented. He would know. He summoned it.
Lavinia blushed. "T-Thank you. You look nice as well..." It seemed she didn't.
"Damn right I do, look how awesome I look!" Noa did a 360, flexing his drip. Lavinia's expression morphed into a glare.
"Hey, don't look at me like that, you're the who complimented me. Who would I be if I didn't agree?"
Lavinia deadpanned. "Is that so."
From behind her, Griselda came out with her new outfit, satisfied with both the comfortability and appearance.
"Oh, looking nice~" Noa complimented.
"Thank you, I think it's much better than what I was wearing previously..."
"Anything would be better than what you were wearing previously." Noa said with a flat face.
"Y-yeah... Anyways, you look nice also,"
Noa nodded. "Of course I do. I'm an inimitable beauty, don't you know?" Noa did another 360.
Griselda followed in Lavinia's footsteps, deadpanning.
"So we ready to head out?"
Noa nodded. "Yeah. So where we headed?"
"Cherkasy. We will head to the Church there to get you an ID and then we'll take a Teleportation Circle straight to Italy."
Lavinia and Noa nodded. He could show Lavinia his new sick powers he got from Augusta and his clones later. Excalibur and Gram were probably going to be hidden cause they already had their own variants in DxD and it would be more or less a pain. Maybe unless he found someone who could wield Gram, seeing as he had no reason for 2.
He had asked the system to see if he could enhance Gram like in Genshin Impact, but it said it couldn't not expecting any duplicates in Noble Phantasms.
If he couldn't use 1 why would he need 2.
He had tried to expel weapons from his inventory but it only materialized in front him, no matter what he did, so that use was gone.
Also, Thank God for magical worlds, he thought he would have to walk all the way to Italy or take a flight for a second.
"Then let's head out."
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A/N: Short chapter, sorry for that. I got a flight tmr and I need to prepare. I might make a backlog for the weekend or I might not, depends on if I have time.
Also, sometimes I don't understand the purpose in hiding systems sometimes. If it's useful to have assistance to get stronger isn't that good? I know sometimes it isn't but most of the time they hide golden fingers then complain about not having help.
My back hurts so bad I might kms.
thanks for the support and comments, powerstones, and reviews are all appreciated.
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