DLK— 1.2

Title: Way Forward

"Well, let's get this straight. We all knew what we were getting into after Nik specifically explained everything. Right now, this world... this Dream Core belongs to us. Its size is twice any ordinary continent and can self sustain with many natural resources inbuilt mysteriously," Samya spoke clearly. Aside from her, Elizabeth, Xue Yin, Shinobu, and Azula also huddled about.

"This place... belonged to one of Nik's spirits, right? Sky, was it?" Shinobu smiled, "Well, since then two of them aren't really concerned, it means that the dangers of this world are something... the strongest of us should be capable of handling. And right now, our strongest member should be..." Shinobu looked at the sleeping Yu Yan, making Azula narrow her gaze.

As much as she would hate to admit, Yu Yan was a firebender in a sense and far stronger than her.

"I suggest that we should start by creating an establishment right here. Even if this is the place we woke up in, the terrain is extremely favorable. We have already scouted a river not too far, and the castle behind us is a great stronghold should one of the stronger spirit beast enter this place. Finally... the time flow of this place is similar to the outside world." Xue Yin stated.

"And... I believe that even if Nik makes a conscious effort to return here as much as possible, it would also mean that he's sacrificing the opportunities he could gain from the outside world. Aside from more partners... he is learning more and more about the magic system. Even the opportunity to bring a stream of time to this world was something he gained from this world—"

"What's your point?" Azula inquired, not willing to keep on hearing the reasons before the actual point. Honestly, Xue Yin was intimidated by quite a lot of girls in Nik's harem but the good thing was that aside from Yu Yan, all the girls from their world were actually on good terms with one another.

"My point is... maybe... we should prepare a better place for Nik to return to..."

Azula's frown grew deeper while Samya smiled. Shinobu, meanwhile, looked towards Elizabeth who had remained quiet for a long time.

"What do you think? Compared to most of us, you actually have quite the experience in managing soldiers."

"I think that we are worrying too much. If Nik wanted a nice place to return to, he would have built one by now. He's given us a free rein in this world for a reason... to not hold back. Instead of focusing on creating houses and trying to increase our quality of living, something that Nik's purification can achieve quite easily, I suggest that we buck up and train ourselves..."

Looking towards Azula, Elizabeth continued, "Unlike you girls with your spirits unlocked, we have to achieve a lot more. Our bodies and energy reserves are weaker compared to yours. In Sin City, it really didn't matter much but here, it would..."

"What she is trying to say is," Shinobu smiled, "Our trial period of friendship has reached its end. It's time to face reality. In the near future, what Nik would require is strength more than anything. He doesn't speak much of it but he is now pursuing more treasures, more techniques than ever. So why not use our current advantage? We have the recipe for that body enhancing bath, we have the ability to unlock the spirits of every other girl in here, and also, we have quite a bit of reserve of spiritual herbs and beasts. Let's capitalize on that," she smiled pleasantly and clapped her hands.

"I agree," Azula nodded, more than eager to attain all the strength she could while Xue Yin felt disheartened.

"Don't feel bad," Samya's smile seemed to soothe Xue Yin a bit, "Although you don't like to fight, you are one of the girls with the most contribution during the development of the spirit system. In fact, if you gain more skills in support of your profession of inscriptions, you might become quite awesome."

"Oh, that reminds me," Elizabeth stated, "We need to organize ourselves. Not based on our worlds but our experience."

"Or... we can just appoint one queen and let her decide everything," Azula shrugged, "A rule suited for me most definitely."

"Heh," Shinobu smirked, "It's really strange why Nik ever fucked you. Aside from a slightly better butt... you've actually got no redeeming quality. Queen? Did you forget how you walked naked on the streets of the city while Nik made sure that everyone saw how he rut you?" She inquired with the most pleasant smile she could muster while Azula tilted her head with a mocking grin.

"And what would you know of Nik's desires? He clearly enjoys his time with me. Meanwhile you... does he even enjoy kissing you? A poisonous cunt like yours is not something appealing to any man."

As the sparks filled the air, Elizabeth coughed, "I think that such a decision is not something we can make ourselves. Why not just move about and wait till Nik returns? Let him organize things a bit. All he needs to know is that we're willing to train instead of exploration and he'll make the foundational arrangements."

Elizabeth's words were met with agreement as Shinobu and Azula walked away simultaneously.

"Sigh... I had actually planned a blueprint for a uniform set of dorms with support inscriptions built in them for training and stuff," Xue Yin sighed as Elizabeth and Samya looked towards her.

"I'm sure Nik would want to see them," Samya shrugged as he adjusted her blindfold a little. "Anyway, I'll be exploring a bit after checking up on Xiao Ming. She asked me to stop by and take care of Tanya while she rests."

"Take care," Xue Yin smiled as she walked away, too. The entrance of the castle was quite empty since almost everyone had left to explore except for Yu Yan.

"Huff... a kid huh... I miss JoJo. Well, the next main goal is to get us to the level where we can travel freely, so I think Ray would have the same goals as Nik. I guess getting strong quickly is the only answer to this situation," Elizabeth mumbled as she adjusted her scarf and began walking towards the thicket, too.

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Girls Mentioned

Xue Yin




Shinobu Kocho




Elizabeth Joestar