500th Time Reborn, A World Only Known By Women: The Karma System

Once I was done talking with the girls, they headed back down the stairs as more women emerged from different stairwells. I was more than impressed with just how fast Listenia got everything together, and I started to work on the cannons. Each of them only took about five minutes to put together since I was only making a copy of the first one.

After the cannons and ammo were done, I went over to the side of the wall to look down. I zoomed into the ground, but it looked like they were just finishing off the last of this load. I had been tempted to go help them get the rest up, but I was too little too late.

[What are you going to do now?] Xieus asked.

\'Head back to the city, see Listenia quickly, then find Senna, Karla, and Silvy to get a haircut and some new clothes. Well, The clothes might have to wait. I feel like I am going to have to wait for some to be made, considering how all the shirts are meant to hold some baggage in the front,\' I replied in my head.

[Not all women are endowed like me, but I can see what you mean, sort of. I am actually really interested to see what you have made. I also have a request, if it is not too much of a problem.] Xieus said, and I nodded to myself.

\'Of course, ask away,\' I replied.

[Do you mind if I join you and if it is possible for me to get a few dresses that make me... look a bit more presentable?] Xieus asked.

\'Presentable? What is wrong with you now?\' I asked curiously.

[Well, I was hoping to get something that maybe made me look less like what I am. I would like to walk with you more, but I get nervous about going out in public. None will dare say anything wrong about me when I am with you in private. That is because they all know and respect you, but Succubus and Demons are considered monsters.] Xieus explained.

\'You know, I should have known this, Xieus. I am really sorry. We can definitely get you some new dresses and whatever else you want. I will just have to stop by home to weasel some money out of Eliza. I am sure they will at least give me something for killing that Troll. The Undead Riftwalker was my own fault, so I don\'t expect to get anything for that guy,\' I sent as I jumped up on the edge of the wall, facing north.

[Thank you, and there is no reason to be sorry. I am a Demon, after all, so it is not wrong to hate me.] Xieus said, but I shook my head.

\'You should know better than anyone how I feel about you, right? There is not a single drop of hate in my heart for you, only love, just like the other girls. If anything, I am closest to you,\' I explained as I looked down at the wagon being loaded up with the girls helping unload.

They seemed to be having some trouble.

[Yes, I have counted my blessings each day since you found me. Did you know that I actually asked Morgana to put me in that gem? I was tired of being hated everywhere I went. Then you killed that monster and found me. I had no idea what you were, but you first treated me with suspicion, which was normal to me. Then you did something that no one has ever done for me. You treated me like I wasn\'t who I was. For the first time in my existence, I really feel like a woman when I am with you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for accepting me.] Xieus said, and I felt a tightness in my chest.

I had never really thought about what it must have been like for Xieus before I found her. I didn\'t even think to ask why she was in the gem because I had been so busy. Hearing her words made my chest tight because it was a stark reminder of the power that was Positive Energy.

"Let me show you the world that you already knew through a new lens. The looking glass you have been looking at your life through so far has been dark and filled with trials. This new one will be filled with more trials, but this time you are going to have not only me but the rest of the girls. Let\'s go see what is going on with the girls down there," I said and then jumped off the wall.

[You really love to be dramatic.] Xieus said, but I could hear the smile in her words.

"You gotta have a flare! No one wants to follow a boring Hero and does everything the easy way! They wanted to rely on someone that constantly shows them just how reliable the Hero is!" I yelled and then flexed my Spiritual Pressure*, and the ground cratered, but I was instantly slowed down just before hitting the ground.

[Physical Resistance increased 0%->1%]

As the dust cleared, I stood up straight and dusted myself off. I stepped back and forth to get the tingles out of my feet; that still smarted, and I was healing a fracture in my heel now, but I would get tougher over time with Body Tempering. Finally, I got a skill that would at least help me out for once. Plus, this one basically says that the more I get the shit kicked out of myself, the tougher I get.

I could get down with that.

"Galio! Are you okay?!" Steph, who I had talked to earlier, called over.

I waved as I jumped out of my five-foot-deep crater. If I hadn\'t used my Spiritual Pressure, my asshole and eyeballs would have gotten a lot closer.

[Author Note]

Spiritual Pressure*: Offensive version of Positive Energy that can be used in multiple ways:

1. A force push

2. Emitted to shield from Negative Energy

3. A presence that acts like a gravity spell to those near