Paradise of Infinity: 367

Title: Assassin Principal Time

Nik and Koro were ecstatic over their recent accomplishments. The latter’s routine visits to the Sweet Mango Scar of Infinity ensured correct infrastructure and economic development. The heavy stuff of digging the earth out and similar labor was already completed. Mixing concrete was child’s play for the Earth and Waterbenders. Meanwhile, the Firebenders assisted in metalwork after Koro displayed the necessary quality checks. The Sweet Mango Scar of Infinity was becoming ‘modern.’

Meanwhile, Nik felt more than accomplished after meeting with Shenhua. If he had learned one thing about big bosses like Sofia and Chang, it would be that they are selfish beyond belief. Nik knew it because he wasn’t better than them.

So, Nik wasn’t crazy to doubt Shenhua’s claim that Chang would eventually release her from his services. He merely required a few minutes of critical thinking to realize Chang had lost everything in Roanapur. However, that man also stood to gain everything now the High Table’s existence was a questionable prospect due to Managed-Ant’s and Koro’s actions.

It wouldn’t make sense for Chang to let go of a valuable blade like Shenhua. Nik also refused to let go due to their shared interests.

Convincing Shenhua that Chang would never dismiss her as a blade would have been an issue without Nik’s ‘executive’ decision to use [Twilight Thief]. Shenhua knew this ability. She understood Nik respected her opinion enough to not screw her mind. However, the slight distaste in the oriental woman’s mouth faded once Chang dazedly admitted he planned to use Shenhua’s services or dispose of her at a later date should she become a bothersome variable.

Truly… [Twilight Thief] and [Flames of Nirvana] were his best investments. These two skills were the essence of primordials—God equivalents in other verses!

Any other Host might decide to leave after tying a few loose ends. However, Nik discovered another avenue of growth.

The development of his Scars of Infinity was one thing—his lover’s growth was another.

Korosensei could… create the best-known training method with all the material Nik had from Ray.

Nik gained methods like the Breathing Techniques that moved bio-energy within the user to accomplish superhuman feats—a mix of Prana Bindu and Elementalbending—in Nik’s eyes. He also fantasized about other methods, like mixing body-enhancing magecraft to help Suki and other Kyoshi Warriors.

Or locating appropriate devil fruits. Admittedly, Nik was a bit of a fan of the convenience of Devil Fruits without their usual weaknesses. His version of Devil Fruit was additionally superior to the one held by Ray since she wasn’t free from Bomu Bomu No Mi’s weakness until she purchased the expensive Weakness Nullifying item.

‘Hah,’ Nik suddenly snickered. ‘Human Fruit for Ignis seems fitting.’ He then pondered. ‘What would happen if a Dragon ate a Dragon Fruit? Super Dragon?’

‘What about someone with Special Affinity of Nen? Could someone with Nen create Devil Fruits? Worldy limits on respective verses only apply to their locals but not the hosts. However, Hosts like Ray, Accu-mulet, and Lava-Head would have accomplished many things if all fantasies were subject to creation. Perhaps we cannot achieve this because we are too weak?’

It was possible.

Someone like Koro could effortlessly kill them. Specific conditions like the Outer World’s Will and Scar of Finite were difficult to uncover.

‘Well, we completed the main mission.’ Nik sighed. ‘All that’s left is my marriage~!’ He felt giddy at the thought.

“Wipe that disgusting smirk off your face!” Revy scowled. She looked surprisingly prim and proper in a pair of fitting denim jeans and a brown shirt with unbuttoned top buttons.

“Make me,” Nik smirked as he linked his arm with Revy’s, much to her frustration (disgruntled joy). “I’m going to get married, Revy~! Would have never thought I would see such a day. Aah~ And I used to imagine marrying my mom!”

“What?” Revy gaped as they approached Kunugigaoka High, ignoring the stares from passersby and students.

“Not my biological mom,” Nik grinned. “But you get the point, right? Hihi~! I’m going to be a married man~!”

“A married slut, more like,” Revy scoffed.

“Jealous?”

“Of you? Hardly, Boner Nerd,” Revy rolled her eyes before momentarily eyeing him and snorting.

“What?” Nik blinked.

“Nothing,” she growled. “I didn’t say anything.”

“Weird. You only have that look when…” Nik looked down at her crotch. “Is it uncomfortable? I can help you flush it all out—”

“Shut up!” Revy snapped. Slight red freckled her cheeks. “It’s not that day, you asshole… but you know…” she squirmed awkwardly. “I guess you’ve got some balls for not losing your shit over some blood.”

“I live in a manor predominantly occupied by women,” Nik rolled his eyes. “Believe me. Blood is the last thing that scares me. And it’s all good if you all are healthy.” He nudged her shoulder. “It would suck if you were feeling bad and I couldn’t do a thing—like now. So? What is it?”

Revy frowned, adopting a brooding look. However, the couple paused once they stared at the crowd around the School’s entrance.

“What’s going on?” Revy looked at Nik, who closed his eyes.

“Huh,” he opened his eyes. “There are half-naked women in the school. A cheerleader’s outfit… I want a few of these and flag-printed bikinis…”

Revy pointedly ignored the last bit. Ok. She didn’t.

“Those bikinis are tacky,” she retorted. “And Cheerleader’s Outfit is fucking embarrassing. I ain’t wearing it!”

“Not you,” Nik shook his head. “Ursa, Michi, Poppy, and Kya.” He liked dressing up the mothers. They liked it, too.

Revy reverted to her brooding self as she looked at Nik’s neck before turning away. “And where’s your little boy slut? I can only see the twins…”

Nik recalled the early-morning message.

“Ray had something to deal with,” Nik hummed. “She didn’t explain.”

He smiled and approached Hansel and Gretel.

“Hey, girls. Did you enjoy your break?” Nik grinned, readily ruffling Hanel’s hair and Gretel’s wig.

They pouted.

“But I’m the big brother today,” Hansel whined. “You promised you won’t be mean.”

Nik laughed as he knelt to meet their eye levels. “Sorry, sorry. I’m too happy~! Did you know? I’m getting married!”

The twins blinked as Revy exhaled an exasperated sigh. She palmed her face, remarking. “Stop yapping about it.”

“How rude,” the twins glared at Revy. “Wouldn’t you want Nik to be as excited to wed you?”

“H-Hah?!” Revy shouted. Her eyes flickered with murder (embarrassment). “Stop barking stupid stuff, you damn brats!”

“Besides…” Revy was about to say something before she scoffed and walked past the crowd, ignoring the looks and half-naked cheerleaders with a sour expression.

Nik and the twins glanced at each other before the former smiled.

“You two are my responsibilities today,” Nik grinned. “Come on. Let’s get to the class.”

The gothic twin girls held his hands.

“Can we also wear these outfits once we grow up?” The question as their group also ignored the strange looks.

“That might be hard. You two are already 16 this year, right? I don’t think you girls will grow further.”

Hansel and Gretel simultaneously looked at their chests before clicking their teeth. They squeezed Nik’s hands tighter, muttering.

“Isn’t there any way to change that?” Hansel questioned.

“Breasts aren’t the mark of maturity,” Nik smiled. “However, it is your life. I can only confirm that you two are a few of the cutest girls I’ve ever met.”

“Really? But I’m a boy,” Hansel giggled.

“Well, tomorrow you’ll be the cutest Gretel.” Nik shrugged.

“Did you hear that, my Sister?” Hansel trilled.

“I’m happy for you, Brother~!” Gretel giggled.

“Why are there so many half-naked girls?” Nik mused as he continued encountering several groups of cheerleaders. Their existence distracted every student and teacher. Surprisingly, these Cheerleaders were also present on the path to Class 3-E.

“Yo, Karma.” Nik looked at the red-haired boy, who kept his distance from the women. “Feeling shy?”

“Heh? Shy, me?” Karma looked at Nik. The boy instantly brightened up. “You fit your role, Pedo-Sensei. There are so many Onee-san around us, but you put your hand on Hansel and Gretel.”

Nik rolled his eyes. Just how can he escape these allegations?

“Nik-Sensei only promised to look after us for the day,” Hansel informed.

“And he called us the cutest,” Gretel chimed.

And Nik was under the eyes of a multiversal FBI embedded within the Reincarnation Paradise just like that.

“Sigh, go to your classroom,” Nik shook his head. “I’m going to get Irina-Sensei.”

Why didn’t Irina travel with Nik and Revy?

Well, it was only logical. Irina chose to wake later than usual and was still doing her makeup since she knew she could hitch a ride on Nik.

Despite Nik praising Irina’s beauty without make-up, the woman persisted in the art with greater zeal. Irina liked dolling up.

<<<>>>

*Jiiiiiiiiiii*

Nagisa glanced at the flatly glaring Kaede before looking down. His cheeks felt hot. The blue-haired boy could not look up as a soft breath and a gentle coo tickled his ear. “Ara~ How cute~! When will I have such a cute boy?”

Nagisa felt the woman’s warm, pleasantly scented breasts brush over his head as the said woman leaned down.

*Jiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii*

“Oi! Don’t lose to boobs, you lot! What difference will there be between you and Korosensei?!”

Nagisa heard Nik-Sensei’s reproaching words. His partner-in-lesson, Bitch-Sensei, supplanted. “Exactly! Boys and girls, you need to meet your fears head-on. Women with blessed bodies learn to use their curves to their advantage in real life and use naive men and women for their gains. Think of this as a preparation for what is to come.”

However, Nagisa almost retorted— well, Karma existed for a reason.

“Kya!” Karma’s knife cut the brave fabric holding onto the bikini’s midsection to contain the cheerleader’s breasts with his dear life as she backed off with a surprised expression. The redhead sneered as if he hadn’t been taken aback moments before.

“You say that, Bitch-Sensei… but why are you and Revy just starting at Pedo-Sensei?”

The classroom was flooded with these cheerleaders. Each student had a hard time concentrating on anything. Even Hansel and Gretel enjoyed the lavish treatment. However, sardonic mischief laced their gray eyes as the twins communicated with their gaze before looking at a ‘peculiar’ student.

“Aw, poor baby. Your classmates bully you because you look different?” A blonde cheerleader spoke with a surprisingly adequate Japanese.

The student in question sat at a greater height than other students. A poorly fashioned black wig covered its round yellow head. He sniffed and let his long, ‘tentacle’ hands coil around the woman’s back, burying his head into the woman’s comely cleavage.

“Sniff,” Koro sobbed. “They all bully me, Nee-san!”

“Have some shame!” Tadaomi included, every student snapped at their shameless homeroom teacher.

“Could you stop looking at me like that?” Nik sighed, facing a dilemma similar to Nagisa, who was subjected to Kaede’s stare.

“Why? It’s just looking,” Revy narrowed her eyes, peculiarly testier than usual.

“Indeed,” Irina flipped her long lock behind as she crossed her arms.

‘So, it’s okay when I flirt with you? But primordials forbid I look at other cheerleaders?’ Nik sighed before smiling.

‘Is there a protocol about it? They are okay with some girls and not with others.’ He looked at Revy, and then Nik met Irina’s blue eyes.

“What do you think of our new Principal?” He questioned with an amused smirk.

‘Tch,’ Revy clicked her tongue. Nik’s expression indicated he knew something.

“We have yet to meet them,” Irina observed the scanty cheerleaders. “But they must be a character for Chairman Asano to allow them to employ these scantily dressed women to celebrate the new Principal’s appointment.”

“I’ll talk with them,” Tadaomi scowled, irked by such a shameless display. “It’s bad for the students.”

“How?” Irina frowned. “They should have some experience.”

“What if they get hooked on sex or masturbation?” Nik drawled, extending Tadaomi’s worry.

“Like you?” Revy, as usual, had nothing to contribute but sass.

“Yep,” Nik grinned.

“Oh?” Karma ignored others and stared at the woman appointed to his seat. Despite cutting her bikini top, she looked surprisingly happy.

“You’re so naughty, fufu~!” The woman licked her lips.

‘Weird…’ Karma narrowed his eyes and looked around. Instead of their smiles or bodies, he observed their eyes. Then he met the annoying twin’s gaze.

‘Those two chucklefucks know something,’ Karma worked his jaw.

“Ah!” The leading cheerleader smiled. “Look at the time. Girls, we have to leave now. Everyone, it was wonderful to meet all of you!” She then looked at Nik and winked. “We look forward for others to employ our services.”

“Oh, look. A prostitute recognizes another of her kind,” Revy smirked.

“Then why didn’t she recognize you?” Nik shot back.

“I was a dancer!” Revy snapped.

“Everyone!” The leading cheerleader hooked a finger around the middle of her bikini top. “As a special welcome for your new Principal, we have decided to end things with a fantastic game. All of us girls will throw our tops in the air! The one who catches the most will earn a free trip to our office and learn how we do our business.”

Tadaomi’s senses screamed Bloody Mary. There were just so many things wrong with this bullshit.

“Stop—”

The students’ eyes widened as bikini tops flew in the air. A few girls hastily covered their friends’ eyes, including Kaede, who moved at an astonishingly monstrous speed.

“Nyoho~!” Koro grinned as his body flickered and—

*Splat*

Things happened too quick. Koro’s headless body fell on the ground, with one of the bikini tops landing on the spot where his head would have been. More and more bikini tops rained down in the classroom. A few of them, facing downward, fell on Koro’s body.

*Splat*

*Splat*

All the students were shocked. They were bamboozled.

“What are those stickers?” One of the girls questioned as they gazed at the red pasties on the cheerleaders’s breasts.

“These?” The girls playfully grinned.

“Everyone,” Irina scoffed. “Let me reintroduce you to the Magical Girls. They are a group of female assassins.”

“You knew?” Tadaomi blanked out. His superiors did not inform him about this attempt. So… it wasn’t his superiors’ handiwork.

The Principal…

“Of course, I knew,” Irina rolled her eyes. “We’re in a competing market.”

“But we have the numbers, Irina,” the leading Cheerleader smirked before glancing at Nik. Irina and Revy scowled as Nik waved his hands.

“You were asked to kill Koro, right?”

“Indeed, that man was our target,” the leader smirked before looking at the headless corpse. “It’s surprising how none of you could take him out.”

“Neither did you,” Nik shrugged.

“What—”

The women found their worlds blurred. They looked around in surprise before looking down, gasping.

“How did… you’re alive?!” The group’s leader looked at the white-headed, enlightened Korosensei with red pasties all around his head. Meanwhile, all the women were dressed in red bloomers.

“Ain’t it simple?” Karma snickered. “Korosensei loves breasts. He probably rubbed his head hard enough to notice the texture of Anti-Sensei material padded on the underside of your bikini.”

“Nyahahaha!” Koro giggled. “That is true!”

“Tch,” Kaede clicked her teeth. Meanwhile, one of the girls pointed out. “Why are you wearing those disgusting things on your head, Korosensei?!”

“They aren’t disgusting!” The group snapped.

“Indeed,” Takebayashi adjusted his glasses. “Those are treasures for the mankind.”

“Oi. Get some help.”

“Enough!” Tadaomi snarled. “Did this Principal hire you?”

“Hmm, she did,” the leader glared at Korosensei before looking at the fallen body. It was… skin. A shedding?

“Fuck,” the leader cursed. “That woman said we don’t need to bother meeting her if we couldn’t deal with you within the appointed time. She asked Class 3-E’s faculty to meet her if we failed. Come on, girls. We’re leaving.”

She decisively left the building with her group. Nik, Revy, Irina, Tadaomi, and Koro—with those pasties over his eyes—looked at each other.

“Take them off,” Tadoami commanded.

“Nyo? But—”

“Take. Them. Off.”

Koro’s shoulders slumped as he took the pasties off his head… and an unknown spot within his clothes.

‘Does he know who this woman is?’ Revy glanced at an amused Nik.

<<<>>>

Revy gawked at the person sitting behind the desk. However, different from Revy, Irina was a shivering mess. Irina forced a smile on her face as the woman behind the table interlocked her fingers.

She was a blonde with piercing blue eyes. A gruesome scar ruined the right side of her face.

Balalaika.

“You are…” Even Tadaomi frowned, aware of this individual.

“My plan failed, huh,” the blonde Russian lit her cigar before glancing at Nik. “Surprised?”

“I thought you planned to manage a strip club,” Nik smiled.

“You would have been aware that the authorities are cracking down on every operation since someone killed White Death.” Sofia blew a plume of smoke. “However, you were barely available these seven days. I planned to try killing the world’s target at least once. Getting this position was barely an inconvenience.”

Nik thinned his lips before looking at others.

“I was preparing a surprise for you,” he admitted.

“Oh?” Sofia leaned forward. “Do tell.”

“He’s going to be married,” Revy answered. “Surprised?” The brunette grinned.

Sofia looked at Nik, who smiled back. “Yep~!”

“I see,” Sofia sank in silence, calmly staring at everyone before looking at Irina.

“How have you been, Irina?”

Bitch-Sensei quivered, chuckling awkwardly. “Uh… good…”

“She’s been fucking Nik the seven days he wasn’t around,” Revy reported again, the dark glee in her gaze intensified.

“Oh…” Sofia nodded.

“And he got that Wild Mutt and Chinky—the one who worked for Boss Chang.”

Nik looked at Revy and Sofia. Something was going on. But he wasn’t sure what.

“Hmm, Shenhua, right?” Sofia continued to nod.

“So, in these seven days…” Sofia settled her gaze on Nik. “You’ve started planning your marriage, fucked more women, and even screwed over Chang? Is there something else I need to know? Hmm? Where is Ray? Too fucking tired to meet her new superior?”

“I don’t know where Ray is,” Nik shrugged. “But there were other things I did. For instance, I can… that’s not what you want to hear, huh…” he observed her calm expression.

Nik looked around the silent room.

Tadaomi was more than willing to let Nik solve his mess. Meanwhile, Koro had pasties covering his eyes.

Revy wagged her brows. And Irina was more submissive than ever.

“So…” Nik began. “Is Boris the new school clerk?”

“Everyone, get out,” Sofia smiled. “Except for you.” She stared at Nik.

“Yep—”

Nik held Irina’s hands before she left and cleared his throat. “No. Wait a moment. You, too, Revy.”

Sofia watched the two men leave before questioning Nik.

“Are you sure you want these two around as I tear you a new asshole?”

Nik had yet to figure out what Sofia was mad about. However, he shrugged.

“You’ll need support for that. But I don’t understand why…”

“Oh, Anego!” Revy grinned. “Get this. He fucked over a host like him and just took over his victim’s harem! They are hot~!”

Nik already regretted asking Revy to stay.

“How about I show you?” Nik sighed. “I didn’t believe you valued my presence so much… so I wanted to change that by surprising you with something. Everyone worked hard, Sofia. I also remember promising you a tour…”

He walked over to the woman before extending his left hand. Nik met Sofia’s gaze.

“I look up to a woman like you… I think that’s where I fucked up because it was almost the same as putting you on a pedestal. Give me a chance to correct that. For you girls, too.” He looked at Revy and Irina, steadily realizing the issue that irked them these days.

Sofia looked at his hand before taking out her phone and dialing a number.

“I’m going off to a magical land with my magical fuck, Sergeant. Look out for others until I’m back.”

She ended the call before holding his hand and disappearing from the office.

Nik then smiled at Irina, who looked reluctant.

“Do I have to be in the same room as her?” She clicked her teeth.

“Whatever happened between you and Sofia?” Nik tilted his head.

“Well… I was sent to assassinate Balalaik,” Irina sighed. “I failed and lost my butthole’s virginity.”

Nik and Revy almost fell on their faces.

“So… Anego roughed you up?” Revy scoffed.

“Well… no…” Irina blushed. “You know my M.O… Balalaika allowed me to take her to the bed before she grabbed the biggest strap-on… that’s when she told me she was aware of my identity. She was the only failure on my list.”

“Doesn’t make sense,” Nik mused. “Tadaomi said you never missed a hit.”

“That’s because… Balalaika helped me cover it up—as if I had never reached her place. So, she broke my right arm with the same steel strap-on…”

“And you’re just telling us?” Nik blinked owlishly at such a weird story.

“What else am I supposed to do?” Irina’s face burned with embarrassment. “You’ve been honest… the least I can do is be the same…”

“What hurts more when you see Anego—your right arm or ass?” Revy grinned.

“Bite me,” Irina snarked. “At least I’m not being a bitch to Nik for my guilty conscience!”

Revy scowled as Nik sighed. He sent the duo into his Scar of Infinity.

He was mostly sure what got Revy so worked up, and it wasn’t his marriage.

Everyone just had different ways to deal with guilt. Nik handled his guilt by closing his heart off from others as he did a few days ago until coping with all of it in that disastrous train ride.

Meanwhile, Revy lashed out…

‘But what got Sofia so worked up?’ Nik entered his world.

***

Alternate Title: Koro For The Win; Getting Shenhua In Easy Mode; Nik Goes All Out For His Harem Quest; Due To Be Married; Unnerved Revy; Annoyed?; The Power of Gods; Everything is Finally Looking All Nik; The Cheerleaders; Flag Bikinis Are Tacky *Also Nik: Buys One For Every Country; Cheerleaders?; The Pleasant Twins; Nik Has a Way With Everyone… That Came Out Wrong; The New Principal’s Cheerleading Squad; Karma Got Caught Lacking; Nagisa Almost Got Caught Lacking; Koro Was Caught With a Tentacle in His Hands; The New Student; The Bullied Koro Love Boobies; Face Those Boobs, My Valiant Students—Bitch-Sensei; Tadaomi’s Blood Pressure Is Rising Every Second; Sadistic Revy; Something’s Up; The New Principal Is?; Assassination Attempt; Koro Is Too Enlightened To Die From Bikinis; Koro Has That Harassment Rizz; The Pasties Snatcher; The Perverted Teacher; Nik: They’re Just Boobs; Annoyed Sofia; Low-Key Salty Sofia; Sofia: You Were Gone For Seven Whole Days! I Expect An Hour For Each Day; Sofia Realized Nik is a Disney Princess; Nik’s Magical Land; Revy Keeps Cooking And Burning The Kitchen; Irina and Sofia’s Weird Relationship; Sofia: So, You Wanna Fuck Me and Kill Me? It’s My Lucky Day Takes Out Dragon Dildo And Uses It To Break an Arm*; Sofia Hands Out Trauma To a Lucky Person Every Other Week; The Guilt Eats Alive; The Almost Married Man is in Trouble