"Oh god, my legs… Why did the jail have to be so damn far underground" I wheezed as we made it back up the tortuous staircase. The damn thing was like a mile long. Why? Seriously, the fuck!?

I did get a point of Vitality from the ordeal, but for some reason I felt like it was mocking me. Of course, the sexy Zanpakuto Spirit was none the worse for wear, looking as fresh as a daisy.

"We need to work on your stamina, big guy. Otherwise you'll never be able to keep up," she said, with one hand on her hip. I glared at her, while she just returned it with a cocky look. I know damn well what she meant by that, but I'll have the last laugh, you'll see.

"Whatever. We'll see if you still think that after I fuck you bowlegged," I said, making her smirk even more. "Promises, promises."

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Guess she likes that dirty talk. Good to know. But while I wait for my lungs to recover, I decide to ask her a question. "So, mind telling me just what in the hell is going on here? I mean, how did Hiyori get possessed by her Hollow?"

Kubikiri sighed, hopping up on the desk, crossing her legs as she stared me down. "It all started when that prick Kisuke told her and the rest of the Visoreds about a new Hollow that he suspected Aizen made. Though I guess you don't know about him," she said, making me shrug in response.

Not like I could tell her I knew almost everything there is to know about Aizen, because that would also be a lie. Like, I don't know his shoe size, or what his internet search history looks like. I know he's a prick who likely buys the extra small condoms, and that's all I need to know.

"Right, not important now anyway. Once they learned about that, they decided to do some investigating, and wouldn't you know it, the shrimp is the lucky one who found the damn thing. She left her Gigai in pursuit, and it looked like she was about to kill it when some kind of… bulbous sack on its back exploded in her face, distracting her long enough for it to get away. That's when things started to change," she said, her face stern as she recounted the tale. Her snake tail hissing from the memory.

"Whatever was in that pus filled sack gave the Hollow more power, allowing her to imprison me and alter shorty's inner world. After that, it was only a matter of time before she went after Hiyori herself, and that's pretty much it," she finished.

So, whatever was in that sack increased the power of the Hollow? Great, as if things weren't bad enough. But I can't help but wonder what it could be. Guess I'll find out sooner or later.

Once I recovered my breath, it was time for the two of us to make our way up the tower. I wasn't too worried about it, considering how strong she was. I mean, just take a look!

Name: Kubikiri Orochi

Age: 160

Level: 36 (Suppressed)

Health: 1,966/1,966

Stamina: 1,345/1,345

Reiryoku: 1,493/1,493

Description: The Zanpakuto Spirit of Hiyori Sarugaki. She's more level headed than her counterpart, though her anger is just as explosive when it is roused. She gets along marginally well with Hiyori, though the lack of achieving a Bankai frustrates her. She's not afraid to speak her mind or go after what she wants, which can come across as gruff. Deep down, she cares for her stubborn owner and only wants the best for her.

See what I mean! And that's with her being suppressed, which effectively cuts all her physical Stats and Spirit in half. It's just not fair that a 5 foot girl is stronger than me.

Once I fully recovered, the two of us made our way to the stairs leading up the tower. They were surprisingly wide, but thankfully barren of enemies to stall our progress. That all changed when we reached the first floor.

The room itself was large, probably 300 feet in diameter, with a 50 foot ceiling. The floors were a glossy wood, while the walls were painted to look like a blue sky with fluffy white clouds.

Weird taste in style aside, it seems like we were finally being greeted by someone. Talk about shitty customer service. And I do believe the amount of employees they sent was more than a bit excessive.

Twenty Red Ogre's Lackeys, and ten Snowmen Ogres. Now, if I were all on my lonesome, this may have been a problem, but thankfully, I have a brand new, sexy ally.

They didn't stand a chance.

What would have been a mildly challenging battle turned into a one sided slaughter. She turned the floor into a slasher's wet dream, with blood and body parts covering damn near every inch of this place. It was somewhat mesmerizing to watch.

Which caused an unfortunate incident. But before I get to that embarrassing little detail, let me first regale you with my own achievements during this battle. I'd hate for you to think I was idle during the fight, leaving Kubikiri to take care of everything.

For example, when one of the green ogres leapt at me, I skewered him with my fancy shmancy new spear. I then used his flailing, dying body as a shield to block several arrows that looked to give me a new hole.

I've already had one of those put into me, I don't need another, thank you very much.

They smacked into the green ogre, making him go limp. After that I threw him into the horde of ogres attacking me, bowling them over.

Strike!

After that, I managed to get a critical Deflect, sending the arrow right into the crotch of one of the downed ogres, making him let out a high pitched squeal of agony.

Not gonna lie, I felt a bit bad about that one. I made sure to end his misery as quickly as I could. Once he was good and dead, I used Substitution to avoid another arrow, reappearing amongst a crowd of green ogres, swinging my spear in a circle while using Power Slash, removing the heads of five of them.

I felt real good about that one. However, it was at this point I became distracted. But in my defense, a hot girl in extremely tight leather, swinging around a massive sword with a face splitting grin on her face is distracting.

But the part that really got me wasn't her pert and perky backside, straining to stay contained in her pants, but rather the thing above it, namely, her tail. That thing was deadly as hell. It currently had an ogre in its jaws, strangling the life out of it. Once it was done, it gave me either a saucy look while licking its lips, or a hungry one, not sure.

So distracted by this, I never noticed the Snowman Ogre aiming his bow at me. But I did feel a sudden sharp, searing pain in my ass.

-42 Hp

"Ah, shit! What the fuck!" I yelled, turning to look behind me, only to see an arrow shaft sticking out of my ass.

"My ass! My firm and supple ass, you bastard!" I shouted, using Power Throw to chuck my spear at the grinning ogre, impaling him against the wall. Unfortunately, the satisfaction I felt was hampered greatly by the utter humiliation of having something long and hard penetrating my backside.

"Hey Ushio, I didn't know you had a tail as well!" Kubikiri laughed, casually cutting an ogre's legs off before stomping on his head.

"That's not funny, Kiri!" I shouted back, wincing in pain as I delivered a haymaker to an approaching ogre. The rest of the fight isn't worth mentioning, as the few that were left died pretty quickly. The whole battle took less than 3 minutes. It would have been over sooner, but Kubikiri kept looking over to me, or more specifically, the arrow sticking out of my ass, and bursting into giggles.

However, once they were all dead, it was time to address the elephant in the room, one named my ass.

"Alright, hold still, let's get that thing out of ya, big guy," Kubikiri said as she approached me. I sighed, placing both hands against the wall, bracing myself for the pain that was about to happen.

"Be gentle, it's my first time," I told her, looking back with big, fearful eyes. She snorted in amusement before grabbing the shaft with both hands, making me wince from the slight movement.

"Here we go, one… two…"

"Ah, what happened to three!" I shouted, grabbing at the painful throbbing in my ass. I looked behind me, seeing Kubikiri smirking at me, wiggling the arrow shaft in her hand.

"Just be glad it wasn't the other side," she said, tossing the arrow behind her.

"If it was, would you have kissed it better," I asked, making her quirk an eyebrow at me.

"I'll leave that up to your imagination. Give you something to think about tonight," she said with a grin, turning away from me and sashaying away with an exaggerated sway to her hips. Damn her, she knows exactly what that bubbly ass does to me.

With a sigh I started to loot the bodies, gaining several clubs, soiled underwear, money, and enough Exp to gain a level. So not everything was a total bust. Kubikiri watched all this with a curious expression, but abstained from commenting.

Once I properly looted the assholes, taking great pleasure in doing so with the man who shot me in the ass, it was time to head to the next floor. I grabbed my spear, spinning it around for a bit, before meeting up with Kubikiri and heading up the next flight of stairs.

I was keeping my eye out for anything that would look good in my apartment, but so far, there hasn't been much I could steal. Really hoping I could head back out into the districts and rob them before I left.

The next floor was definitely a step up from its predecessor. There were about 15 Shadow Ogres, all waiting with Kusarigamas. Not only that, but there were also two Shadow Ogre Bosses there as well.

"Well… fuck me," I said, looking our at the sea of snarling faces. One of those guys was bad enough, but two was just mean. Actually, make that four, because they both just used True Double.

"Maybe later. Right now we have a fight to win," Kubikiri commented.

It started off like you might expect, with the bosses using Shadow Strike to get behind me in an instant. As their blades sought to cut me into thirds, I used good old Substitution to avoid the attack. Now I could have appeared behind the bosses, but I felt like it was a good idea to take out the small fry first.

I came out of the substitution several feet above a clueless ogre, using Power Slash to cut him in half, from brains to balls. Those around him let out startled yelps as my spear shot out, cutting into them. It wasn't enough to kill them right away, but it did do a good amount of damage.

The battle went on for a while, nearly 10 minutes this time. There were a few close calls, like when several of the Shadow Ogres bound me with their chains, but swapping to Zannkimaru real quick let me Shadow Strike my way to safety.

Things were made a bit more difficult by the fact that the walls, floor, and ceiling were all black, making the shadowy bastards harder to see. I may have accidentally ran into one or two of them.

Kubikiri was showing off her skills by handling both of the bosses while I dealt with the weaker ones and the Duplicates. I was a bit disappointed when she killed one before I could swipe his sword from him, and made sure to steal the second one before he could die.

How did I do that you ask? I tackled him when he least expected it, broke his arm in two, and shoved it into m Inventory. It's really too bad stealing things from people while they know you're doing it doesn't raise the Level of Steal.

Anyway, it wasn't much longer until Kubikiri removed his head. And that takes care of that. I got another Zannkimaru, 3 more Heavy Kusarigamas, 1 more Shadow Ogre Loincloth, and last but not least, a Level, bringing my total up to 12.

Honestly, this whole tower thing is pretty much a breeze. Kinda makes me wish I had a party function of some kind.

Good idea. Adding it to the patch list.

Sweet. Maybe next time I can invite Tatsuki into one of these things and we can wreak untold devastation on the innocent inhabitants. Then, as we stare upon our defeated foes, we come together and make sweet passionate love.

Ok, seriously, I'm going to need you to read some different books on romance.

She just didn't get it. Doesn't matter. What does matter is there is only one floor left to go, and I have a sneaking suspicion who's going to be waiting for me. So in preparation, I Equipped The Debate Ender and prepared to use True Double.

The two of us made our way up the winding stairway, and I can safely say I'll be looking forward to no more goddamn stairs. Not only were they a killer on my legs, but they were wreaking havoc on my poor, abused ass.

Literally the worst time to be working on my glutes. But before too long, we made it, staring at the final entrance. A large pair of double doors being the only things blocking our way forward, and I swear to all that is holy, if these fucking things are locked, I'll burn this tower to the ground.

"So, you ready?" she asked, arms crossed over her chest as she stared at the door. I gave her a confident grin, "Damn right. Let's do this!"

"Now that's what I like to hear!" she said with a grin of her own, right before smacking me in the ass. Now normally, I wouldn't mind such a thing. Hell, I actively encourage it. But it seems someone forgot about my little predicament.

-10 Hp

"Ah, son of a bitch!" I shouted, feeling more horrible pain in my rump. I grabbed onto the doors with one hand while holding my ass with the other, turning to level a glare at the sheepish looking sword spirit.

"Whoops, my bad. Uh, hang on… here," she said, placing her hands on the opposite wall, shaking her shapely backside in my direction. "Go ahead and give it a good slap, make us even."

Did she think I wouldn't do it? Judging by the cocky smirk she was giving me, that was the only conclusion I could reach. Well, I'll show her! I walked over to her, ignoring the throbbing pain in my own ass in favor of enacting sweet revenge.

I paced my left hand on her waist to hold her steady smirking at the way she gave a little jump at that. She still had a confident grin on her face, but there was also an eager nervousness in her expression.

She definitely expected me to back out like some kind of blushing virgin. Well, jokes on her. No way in hell am I turning down an opportunity to spank that glorious ass of hers. I leaned down across her body, placing my lips next to her ear.

"Ready Kiri?" I whispered, a deep, husky tenor reverberating from my chest. I felt her shiver beneath me, looking back at me, her arrogant smile tinged with need.

"Are you just going to tease me? Come on, show me how much of a man you really are," she demanded, shaking her ass once more. I grinned, standing back up, staring down at my prize.

"Alright, if you insist. Time for your punishment."

With that said I raised my hand up high, bringing it down on her tight little ass. A loud smack rang out, and I watched with some amount of amazement as her cheeks rippled from the impact. From the right to the left and back again, like people doing the wave at a ballgame.

It was almost hypnotic.

Kubikiri let out a moan, biting her lower lip. I could hear her panting, and the pants I wore suddenly felt way too tight.

"Damn, didn't think you'd actually have the balls to do that," she mentioned, standing up. Her face was flushed as she turned to look at me, and I could see the want for more in her vibrant, amethyst eyes.

Gain 3 Affection to Kubikiri Orochi (19/100)

"Please. You had your hand all up on my junk earlier. You know I have balls to spare," I said, standing there with my own cocky grin. She smirked at me, looking right at my privates while licking her lips.

"You're not wrong. But now that we're even, I guess we should be moving on," she said, making my eyes widen. She then walked right by me, giving my son a little pat as she did so. I could only stare straight ahead, a feeling of despair welling up from within me.

"Seriously, that's it! How am I supposed to fight like this!?" I shouted, making the annoying tease in front of me turn around and give me an innocent look, like she wasn't the reason for my current predicament.

"I'm sure you'll figure something out. Now come on, no point in staying here," she said. How did this happen? Wasn't she the one who was supposed to be getting punished? So why am I the one left with blue balls?

"Sarah…"

Um, yeah?

"Life can be really cruel sometimes, can't it?"

*Snicker*

Yep, it certainly can be. But I'm sure you can get through this.

"Damn it… If I don't get laid soon, my balls are going to explode," I complained, ignoring the way Sarah giggled at me.

"Hey, what's taking you so long?" Kubikiri asked, standing in front of the door.

"Someone decided to tease me and all the blood in my body went south for the winter," I responded, making her chuckle at me. Troublesome woman.

After calming down, which Kubikiri did not help me with, it was time to enter the final arena. As we opened the door, I saw exactly what I expected to see waiting for us, tweedle dee and tweedle dum.

Otherwise known as the Red and Blue Ogres. They roared out a challenge, seemingly eager to exact revenge for our defeat of their buddies down below. Their levels were both at twenty, making them a good bit stronger than their previous counterparts.

"Looks like we're in for a rough fight this time," Kubikiri mentioned. But seeing as I, with my 20 Intelligence, pieced together who we would be fighting on this floor, enacted my brilliant plan to defeat them.

"Yeah, no," I said, summoning Shadow, whipping out my magnum, and unloading in those mother fuckers. Each one took 3 shots, but unlike the snake asshole, they didn't have an exorbitant amount of defense to stymy my precious. They went down faster than a snitch in a mob film.

"And that takes care of that," I said, feeling satisfied. Kubikiri though looked about as disappointed as I did after smacking her ass. Guess I'm not the only one getting blue balled.

Vengeance, baby!

Anyway, with them good and dead it was time to loot the bodies. I didn't get anything really remarkable, but I did get 2 .44 shells from the Blue Ogre, bringing my total to three, and from the Red Ogre I actually got some explosive rounds for the gun. Three of them to be precise. They altered the gun's damage, bringing it down to 500, but the massive explosion they caused made up for it.

I hope. I'm sure I'll find out sooner rather than later

Beyond that, I got another crystal of power from each of them, The first one for my Wisdom, bringing it up to 30, and the second for my Agility, making it 27. Though with my Spirit and Equipment, my total Agility was now over 100, making me literally superhumanly fast.

But with them dead, there was nothing else stopping us from progressing to the final level. This was it, one last hurrah before I can finally leave this goddamn dungeon. Seriously, it feels like I've been here for months.

As we walked up the stairs, I couldn't stop the feeling of apprehension coursing through my veins. I wasn't sure what to expect at the top, but knowing that prick Aizen was involved in some way did not fill me with confidence.

Before long, the two of us were standing right in front of the final doors. Or perhaps I should say three of us, because I have yet to get rid of Shadow. The wood on the double doors had a shiny red tint to it, like they were recently lacquered, with two ornately carved ogres on either side. One with a Minigun, and one with a flamethrower.

"This is it. You ready? Once we open these doors, there's no turning back," Kubikiri said, giving me a stern look.

"Can I smack your ass again for good luck?" I asked, getting a snort of amusement from her.

"Tell you what, we win this, and you can do whatever you want to my ass," she said.

"Deal! No take backs!" I damn near shouted. Don't judge me. If you knew what that ass felt like, you'd be desperate and horny too. It also served to break the tension we were feeling, so there's that.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, releasing the last bit of my nerves as I exhaled. There wasn't much else I could do to prepare. It was now or never, time to finish this once and for all.

My eyes snapped open, "Let's do this."

Both of us pushed open one of the doors, which barely made a sound as we did, before walking inside. The room itself was smaller than the ones before it, but there also seemed to be other doors that led to who knows where. A bedroom I imagine, and of course, the elusive bathroom.

Shockingly, my stomach hasn't bothered me much on our journey up here. Hopefully, whatever bug I had passed and I wouldn't shit myself and ruin my chances of a bj. And considering her snake motif, I assume she gave some great head, no gag reflex.

I'll find that out later.

But for now, I'm just a tad bit distracted by the decor. Namely, one sexy little midget dangling from some chains on the wall. Not exactly the piece of modern art I would have chosen, but I can see its appeal.

I mean, almost. She was pretty beaten up looking, with blood staining her clothes and coating the ground. She was also pale and sweaty, breaths coming out in frog-like croaks. It was more than a little concerning.

Now if she were hale and hearty wearing a slave Leia outfit, we'd have a proper discussion piece. But as it were, the sight of her in such a pitiful state made me furious. Sure she tried to cut me in half with a chainsaw, but that was mostly due to her Inner Hollow taking over.

Speaking of…

"So, it seems you have managed to reach me. I'm honestly impressed," the Hollow stated, swiveling form behind a chair like some kind of two-bit bond villain. All she needed was a cat.

She looked just like her picture, the one I stole and have safely tucked away in my Inventory. Minus the sexy dress of course.

"Hollow, I think it's past time you released Hiyori, don't you think?" Kubikiri stated. Or more like, demanded really. The teasing tone she's been using with me all but gone, replaced by genuine worry and rage.

"Oh, but why? She makes for the perfect art piece, don't you agree? Really ties the whole room together," the Hollow returned, a smug smile playing at her lips.

"You…" ground out Kubikiri, but I held my hand in front of her, stopping her from flying off the handle. Ever since entering, I've felt a bit off, and seeing her reaction confirmed it for me.

The rage effect, the one produced by the Red Ogre, was in full swing.

"Don't, she's just trying to rile you up. Don't let her get to you," I said. She glared at me, and for a moment, I thought she would attack me in her fury. But thankfully, she managed to calm down just in time.

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"Thanks, you're right. I can't let this bitch get to me," she said. It looked like some kind of red mist left her body once she relaxed. Must have been the rage aura.

The Hollow pouted, looking like we just ruined her birthday party. "Aw, phooey, you're no fun. Oh well…" she said, getting up from the chair. She cracked her neck as she approached, her eyes shining brightly with the promise of pain as she dragged a massive cleaver behind her, one that was a carbon copy of the one Kubikiri was holding.

Good a time as any to Scan her. Probably should have been doing that from the beginning, but seeing the feisty Hiyori in such a state distracted me, and the thought didn't even cross my mind.

"So, which one of you wants to die first?" she asked, looking at us with what one could consider a pleasant smile. But I knew better. Behind that smile was a psychotic bitch who wanted to turn my inside into my outsides.

"You think you can take us both on?" I asked, trying to sound more confident than I felt. But with Kubikiri suppressed and Hollow Hiyori boosted by whatever the hell Aizen did, it wasn't looking good. I'd know how screwed we really are once the Scan completes.

"Think? Oh no, you've got it all wrong you thick slab of beef you. I know I can defeat the both of you. The only real question is, how long will it take?" she returned in a smug tone. Oh what I wouldn't give to wipe it from her face. But I can't let her words get to me.

"We'll see about that," I said, holding my spear at the ready, hoping she didn't hear the waver in my voice. Before we entered this room, I drank all the potions I could to try and bring me to as close to max as I could. My Hp and Stamina weren't bad, but my Reiryoku was lower than I'd like. As useful as Shadow was, he was a costly little shit.

I figured it was best to save what I could so I can Parry her attacks or use Substitute when I could. I had to play this battle smart or I was a dead man. Beside me, Kubikiri and Shadow also prepared for battle. Even though it was 3v1, I didn't feel very confident about our odds.

But Hollow Hiyori merely giggled, like she just heard a great joke, taking a single step forward. Shadow immediately raised the blick, firing off his last magnum round. Hollow Hiyori simply raised her sword, using it to block the shot, redirecting towards me.

I panicked, immediately using Deflect to avoid having a hole blown into my chest. Unfortunately, after doing so I immediately found the Hollow right up in my face, ready to cut me in two.

Shit, she must have used Flash Step! Or wait, she was a Hollow, so wouldn't that be Sonido? Fuck, didn't matter either way. What matters is that I was about to die.

Or not.

As she swung her sword, I used Substitution to appear behind her, swinging my blade down, using Power Slash and Venom Strike at the same time. Unfortunately for me, it seemed like she anticipated this, using Sonido to escape.

Only to find Kubikiri right on her tail, singing her own giant ass word at the Hollow. The two blades met with a vicious clang. Kiri snarled at the Hollow, who only smirked in response.

"Ushio, get Hiyori and get out of here, now!" she shouted.

"What!? I'm not leaving you!" I shouted. It wasn't only because I have yet to tap that fabulous ass of hers, but the thought of abandoning a comrade left a bitter taste in my mouth.

And I don't like the taste of bitter.

"Damn it, don't argue! Just do it! Trust me!" she yelled back. I clenched my fist around the shaft of my spear, meeting Kubikiri's gaze. There was a resignation there that I didn't like, but there was also determination. So, even though I didn't like it, I gave her a nod, getting a relieved smile in return.

"Aw, aren't you two just adorable? But don't think it's a little rude to make plans right in front of me like that? I should really teach you some manners," Hollow Hiyori stated, using her superior strength to send Kubikiri flying.

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She then appeared right in front of me using Sonido once again, but this time I was ready. I Parried her attack, though unlike the ogres, her weapon didn't go flying up like theirs, the gap in our Strength was simply too much.

Still, I tried to strike out at her, but she just laughed as she blocked my attack, almost like it was child's play. I growled at her mocking smile, as she used the barest amount of effort to fight me.

And here I thought fighting the giant snake was a bitch. This was infuriating on a completely different level.

"Aw, what's wrong? Are those muscles just for show?" she asked in a condescending tone. Our weapons locked against each other, and I was quickly becoming overpowered. She was forcing me to my knees, and no matter how much I struggled, I couldn't push back.

Shadow leapt in and tried to help, the claws of his gauntlet extended. Now that he was out of bullets, it was his only real weapon. The Hollow smirked, not even bothering to block, her Hierro being too thick for him to pierce.

But even so, he was just enough of a distraction for me to escape. Instead of pushing against her attack, I pulled back, using the tooth of the blade my spear was caught in to drag the surprised Hollow back with me. As my back hit the floor, I kicked her away behind me. It didn't do a lick of damage, and she righted herself in midair, but it did get me out of the danger zone.

"Thanks buddy," I panted, glaring at the still smirking Hollow. Just when it looked like she was about to engage me once again, Kubikiri appeared in a Flash Step, bringing her sword down on the Hollow head. She blocked it, of course, the force of the blow cracking the ground beneath them.

"Now, now, be a good girl and wait your turn," the Hollow said, twisting her body and kicking Kubikiri away. The sword spirit growled like a wild animal, sounding like an angry snake. The two then began fighting once more, their blades sending shockwaves throughout the room.

"And that's my cue," I said, Sprinting towards Hiyori. I wasted no time in cutting her down, though now my spear's durability wasn't looking the best either. I caught her as she fell, feeling a sense of deja vu as I did so.

"Hey… you're not another ogre, are you?" I asked, looking at her with suspicion. But there's no way that would happen twice, am I right?

…Please let me be right.

I picked her up bridal style, running towards the doors we came in through. If I can just get her down to the next floor, maybe I can find some way to fix her up and we can back up Kubikiri.

Too bad I don't have any more health potions, but maybe I can bullshit my way into learning a healing Kido? It was worth a shot.

I ran as fast as I could, ignoring the sounds of battle behind me, as Shadow and I made it out of the room. Now all I had to do was make it down the goddamn stairs again, and we were good.

Fuck I was tired of stairs.

But that didn't stop me from running down them, two steps at a time. Once we made it to the last room, I sighed, placing her on the floor. She was so pale, her breathing so shallow, it looked like she was an inch away from death.

"Alright, you better not die on me, got it? And you better not be some horny ogre in disguise either. Now let's see, how to heal you…" I said. I double checked my Inventory, just to make sure, but as I suspected, there was nothing I could use to heal her.

"Maybe a Perk? One that would let me learn Healing Kido faster? Or just turn my Spirit Energy itself into a healing energy?" I thought.

There is one that would allow that, but you don't have enough points.

"Damn it, of course not," I grumbled, checking her Status. She was very low on Health, but there was also something else. Her Status had a ? attached to it. So that means she has some kind of Status effect that I don't know about? Or is one that's not in the current Patch of the game?

Fucking fantastic.

Alright then, Plan A it is. Let's try and cure the violent, loli tomboy by haphazardly experimenting on her using my Reiryoku. I'm sure nothing can go wrong, right? Luckily, I've more or less figured out how it works, thanks to having Abilities that use it. Let me feel just how it flowed through my body. It was kind of cheating, but I didn't really give a fuck at the moment.

I looked up as a particularly loud crash caused the ceiling to shake, small bits of dust falling towards the ground. "Sounds like things are getting heated. I better figure this out fast," I mutter, turning back to the still form of Hiyori.

Placing my hands on the sweaty, pale form of the blonde spitfire beneath me, I tried to feel the Reiryoku within my body. Once I did, I directed it as best I could towards Hiyori, visualizing her recovering from whatever mystery malady she was under.

"Come on, come on," I mumbled, trying my best to ignore the continued shaking of the tower. I could feel the Spirit Energy leaving me and entering Hiyori's petite body, but she wasn't getting any better. Hell, it looked like she was getting worse, and that's the exact opposite of what I want.

I imagined wounds closing, fevers ceasing, and her breathing normal, but nothing. I was growing frustrated and impatient. What was I doing wrong? Skill and Abilities showed up through repetitive uses, normally, but they should manifest due to my will as well.

Keep trying. You can do it.

Hearing her encouragement, I started to think about it in a different way. While thinking of how her wounds would be mended was probably the right way to go, there was something missing as well. Looking down at my hands, they were covered in a blue aura, my Reiryoku.

That made sense, as that seemed to be the standard, more or less, of Reiryoku. And if that's the case, what color was healing Reiryoku? The only color that came to mind was green, though that might just be from Naruto.

Fuck it, better than nothing. Thinking of healing and the color green, the blue aura gradually shifted. Slowly, almost agonizingly so, it changed form a dark, blue color, to a light green one.

Through sheer determination and willpower, you have created the Ability: Healing Hands.

Healing Hands (Rank *)

By placing your hands on someone, you can use your Reiryoku to cure minor wounds and Ailments. The longer your hands are on the patient, the more Hp is recovered.

-Recovers 50 Hp plus 1 Hp per second of contact

-Heals Bleeding and Poison

-Cost 100 Reiryoku plus 1 Reiryoku for every 3 seconds of contact

Success! Hell yeah! I don't know if it will cure whatever the hell is wrong with her, but it might just give her enough strength to fight it off on her own. Fingers crossed.

I didn't have much Reiryoku left, but it should be enough to get her Health back into the yellow at any rate. Like her Zanpakuto Spirit, she was also being suppressed, so her health was about half or what it normally would be.

*Ding*

Scan complete.

Name: Hollow Hiyori

Age: 101

Level: 72

Health: 6,350/6,430

Stamina: 4,070/4,200

Reiryoku: 4,710/4,870

Description: A Hollow created due to the machinations of Sosuke Aizen. Unlike her rambunctious counterpart, Hiyori, this Hollow is far more calm and calculating, at least on the outside, but it doesn't take much to spark her anger. She wishes to take control of Hiyori and be free, and due to gaining a mysterious powerup from another Hollow, she just might be able to do it.

Well, that's not what daddy wanted to see. Her power dwarfed all of ours. I'm pretty sure that the only reason we were still alive at the moment is that she's young with us.

Not good.

"What… the hell… do you think… you're doing… Baldy?" I heard from beneath me. I looked down, shocked to see the blonde terror, staring at me.

"Hiyori! You're awake. How are you feeling?" I asked. Her response was to glare at me, which, I mean, fair. It was kind of a stupid question.

"How… do you… think? Dumbass…" she muttered, and I couldn't help but chuckle.

"Looks like you still have some fire left in you at the very least. Good, because I think we're going to need your help to kick your Hollow's tight little ass," I said. My statement seemed to be proven true by another tremor shaking the tower. I looked up worried, wondering how much longer she'd be able to hold it off.

"You need… to leave… right now…" she wheezed out, making me look at her with surprise.

"You've got to be kidding. I'm not leaving you after everything I went through. I had my first gay experience for you! So I'm not leaving until I see this through to the end, no matter where that end leads," I said, glaring at her. Her cheeks gained a bit of pink when I mentioned what happened between me and that ogre, but her eyes were filled with concern.

Guess she does have a heart beneath those modest bumps on her chest.

"Listen… the Hollow… did something…" she gasped out, making me quirk an eye.

"Did something? Like, something kinky? Because now is not the time to distract me with that image," I said, making her glare at me, her cheeks even redder than before.

"No… you dumbass… she-ah!"

But whatever revelation she was about to tell was thwarted by her pain filled scream.

"Hiyori! What's wrong!?" I shouted, watching her writhe in agony, her eyes clenched shut. Under my hand, I could feel something… moving, squirming beneath her skin. I pulled up her shirt, looking in in disgust as her skin rippled, like something was wiggling around inside her.

"Shit, don't tell me…" I mumbled. But before I could even think of doing something, a massive explosion rang out above me. Looking up, I saw a red beam of light burst through the ceiling, creating a massive hole. Wood and stone fell towards the ground, with a familiar figure falling with it.

"Damn it!" I yelled, covering Hiyori's body with my own, as pieces of debris fell all around us. Luckily, none of them seemed to hit us, thanks to Shadow who punched the shit out of big ass rock.

The whole event lasted for several seconds. Coughing from the dust now filling the air, I leaned back, staring at the destruction all around me. Most of the tower's structure was stone, beside the floors, so it made sense that most of the debris encircling me was stone, with large scraps of pointy wood.

Looking up, I looked at the large hole in the ceiling, created by whatever technique they used. If I had to guess it was probably a Cero, though I have no way of proving this. It could be some unique ability of Kubikiri for all I know.

Speaking of her, my mind wandered to the figure falling with the debris. It looked an awful lot like a certain sword spirit. Looking around, I managed to spot her laying on some rubble not far away.

"Shit. Shadow, look after Hiyori for a minute," I commanded, getting a nod from my spectral double. Looking back down, Hiyori seemed to have passed out, but there wasn't anything else I could do for her right now.

I quickly ran towards Kubikiri, hopping over the destruction all around me. It didn't take me long to reach her, and when I did, I couldn't help but grimace at the sight. There was blood covering half of her face from a head wound, and her body was littered with numerous cuts and bruises, a combination of the fight and her fall no doubt.

"Hey, Kiri, you alright? Say something," I ordered, using my newest Ability to start healing her. I had just over 300 Reiryoku left, so I needed to be careful, especially with how the fight was going. But stopping the bleeding and getting Kubikiri back on her feet seemed like the best option at the moment.

She groaned, opening her eyes. The sudden influx of information causing her to wince in pain. "Ushio? The hell are you doing here?" she asked, once she realized it was me. I gave a sigh of relief, knowing that our best fighter wasn't out of the game just yet.

"Oh, well you know, this place has such lovely decor that I couldn't help but stop and admire it," I said, getting a glare in return. "Ok, ok, geez. I was trying to heal Hiyori a bit when the whole damn ceiling came down on us. Don't suppose you have an answer for that, do you?"

She sighed, sitting up, with my help, my hands never leaving her body. Not because I was trying to feel her up or anything, honest! It's just that my healing Ability requires me to touch them!

And don't think too hard about it.

"The Hollow, what else. Damn, I can't believe how much stronger she is. Whatever that thing did to her gave her one hell of a boost," she complained, holding her head in frustration and pain.

"About that. I think I have an idea about what's going on," I say, which got her attention.

"Oh, you do huh?"

"Yeah, see-"

But my words would be cut off by the form of Shadow flying head first into a large chunk of rock beside us. If I didn't know any better, I would swear I heard his neck snap. As it was, he was very much not alive anymore.

"What the hell? Who-" but my words were once more cut off. This time because I was able to see exactly who had caused poor Shadow's premature death. She had blonde hair, a small, but curvy body, wearing a white shirt and a red jumpsuit, and holding a big ass cleaver.

"Hiyori?" I asked, as the two of us stared in disbelief. She was standing on top of one of the rock chunks, glaring down at us without any pupils visible, just the whites of her eyes.

"God damn it, now what?" Kubikiri complained, not that I could blame her. We had enough on our plate without having to fight her as well.

"Well, it seems like it's finally taken control. She resisted a lot longer than I thought she would," stated a voice to our left. Looking over, we saw none other than Hollow Hiyori, sitting down on some rubble, looking at us with glee.

"Taken control? What are you talking about? What have you done!?" shouted Kubikiri, looking like she wanted to rip the Hollow's head off.

Which she probably did.

"It's a parasite, isn't it?" I asked, glaring at the Hollow. She seemed surprised that I knew that, as did Kiri, who gave me a confused look.

"Oho, you figured it out. Impressive. I guess your head isn't just full of meat after all," the Hollow said with a smirk. I would have bowed and made a smart ass comment, but I was currently preoccupied by healing Kubikiri as much as I could before the fighting started again.

"Flattery will get you nowhere," I said, settling for only making a smart ass comment.

"Pity. I suppose I'll just have to settle for watching the woman you came to save kill you," she said. Hiyori let out a growl, bringing our attention back to her.

The two of us stood up, getting ready to fight the real shorty this time, making sure to keep the Hollow in our peripherals. But she seemed content to watch the show play out, at least for now.

"So, I don't suppose there's anything in your bag of tricks for this, is there?" she asked, ripping her sword out of the rubble and getting ready to fight. Her Hp had risen to about half, so she was in… let's call it decent shape.

"As a matter of fact, I do," I said, in a smug tone, getting her to look at me in surprise. Yes, that's it, bask in my glory, for I am a genius.

"And what's that?" Kubikiri asked, more than a little skeptical.

"Just get a hold of her, I'll do the rest," I stated with confidence. Kubikiri gave me a look, before grinning.

"Alright big guy, whatever you say. But if you're lying, I'm cutting off that thing between your legs. Got it?" she threatened, making me gulp, crossing my legs in fear.

"Yes ma'am. Crystal clear ma'am!" I said, giving her a salute. But that was as far as we got before Hiyori launched her attack. She leapt towards us, blade raised above her head, ready to slice us in half.

Or more specifically me, because that's where she was aiming. I parried her attack using my spear, but even though she was weaker than her Hollow, it didn't do much to throw her off balance. Hell, it threw me off balance more than it did her!

Luckily, Kiri had my back, thrusting her own giant sword at Hiyori, who managed to kick the sword upwards. She then spun around, hoping to cut us both in half, but we both jumped into the air, avoiding the attack.

"Take this!" I yelled, throwing my spear at her, making her jump back. I wasn't exactly hoping to hit her, only distract her enough not to attack us while we were in the air. I then pulled out Zannkimaru, the one with the most Durability, and used Shadow Strike to appear behind her. My blade flashed out, hoping to strike her with the back of the sword and stun her long enough for Kiri to grab her.

But that didn't happen. Hiyori just blocked it with the palm of her hand, before delivering a spin kick to my side. I quickly used Substitution to dodge, appearing a ways away from her, switching out my sword for the Kusarigama, hoping to get her with Chain Trap.

The chain wrapped around her arm. She gave it a glance before smiling at me, making me nervous. "Now I know what you might be thinking. Should I toss him around? And the answer may surprise-woah!" I shouted, as she did indeed use her greater strength to yank me towards her, sword pulled back and ready to cut me in half.

However, as I approached, I took out one of the rocks from my Inventory and used Power Throw, aiming right for her face. She didn't see that coming, and the rock hit her right in the forehead, making her stagger back, swinging her sword wildly in response.

Without her pulling so hard and without her actively aiming the giant excuse for a sword at me, I was able to leap over it, trapping the chain in the teeth of the sword and using it to pin the oversized cleaver to the ground. "Now!" I shouted at Kiri, who had been looking for an opening.

Kubikiri used Flash Step to appear next to the struggling Hiyori. It took all of my strength to keep the sword pinned down, but I was able to do it. And to think, the shorty was only using one of her arms.

However, things were never as simple as we would like them to be. Hiyori wasn't nearly as dumb as she looked, even while possessed by a tapeworm. She dropped her sword, which sent me tumbling off balance, aiming a punch at Kiri, who managed to duck under the punch, grabbing Hiyori's extended arm and flipping her onto her back.

Kiri then straddled the smaller girl, holding her hands above her head and using all of her strength to keep her pinned. If this were under different circumstances, it would be pretty hot. "Well, what are you waiting for!?" she yelled at me. Taking the hint, I Sprinted towards her, intent on giving Hiyori her just desserts.

But once more Hiyori proved her resilience. She opened her mouth wide, confusing the two of us. That is until a bright red light began to gather at the back of her throat. Kubikiri's eyes widened as she was forced to leap away, a small but deadly looking Cero erupting from the blonde's mouth.

"Shit!" Kiri cursed as she skidded backwards, coming to a stop near me.

"What was that?" I asked. I know it was a Cero, but I didn't think she'd be able to fire it without her Hollow powers.

"The parasite. It used the Cero from inside her," Kiri answered. Well, that makes things a bit more complicated now, doesn't it? But I didn't have much time to consider the ramifications, as Hiyori launched another attack, jumping into the air and spinning around vertically until she resembled a buzzsaw.

Kiri and I both leapt out of the way as she struck the ground, creating a massive split in the floor, one that stretched nearly the entirety of the room. "Holy shit… That's some power she's got," I muttered, thinking about how over my head I am. But it's not like I can just give up now, can I?

I watched as Kiri Flash Stepped over to the possessed girl, swinging her giant sword down on her. Hiyori blocked of course, and the two seemed to get into a struggle for dominance, one that Hiyori was slowly but surely winning.

Can't have that now, can we? I swapped out one Zannkimaru for another, using its Ability to get me right beside the terrifying loli. With her shadow on her right, it gave me the perfect chance to aim for her weapon. If I can just knock it out of her hands and yoink it into my Inventory, she shouldn't prove much of a problem.

My blade shot out of its sheath, aiming for her wrist when she once again took me by surprise and let me tell you, I really don't like surprises. I don't know how, but Hiyori must have seen me coming, so when I went to attack, she fell backwards, making Kiri stagger towards her. She then used the teeth in her blade to lock onto Kiri's, pulling her into the line of fire.

It was almost the exact same thing I did to her Hollow.

I couldn't exactly stop the attack once it's been started, but at least I was using the back of the blade, as I didn't want to actually hurt Hiyori. We need her for the bitch currently getting her jollies off watching us fight.

My sword hit Kiri in the stomach, doing only minor damage, thankfully, but that didn't mean it didn't hurt. Her body did a front flip, carried by the momentum of my attack. She did manage to land on her feet at least, so that was good.

But Hiyori wasn't going to give a moment to catch our breath or let me apologize, hopping to her feet and spinning wildly, looking like the world's most deadly top. Kiri held her sword out, grunting as she held the other girl at bay. I would love to do something, but with her currently pretending to be a tornado, there wasn't much I could do but wait.

I could try to use Chain Trap, but I have a feeling it would either get deflected, or I would get dragged into the whirling steel and turned into ground beef. Not the way I planned to go.

The way I planned to go was as an old man taking too much Viagra and ignoring the 4 hour warning.

Watching Kiri struggle against the onslaught made me clench my teeth in frustration. She would likely lose this little war of attrition they were having if nothing changed. Kubikiri was forced backwards, her feet inching closer and closer to the large, gaping fissure Hiyori left in the floor.

Hang on, her feet… No I'm not a foot fetish guy, but it did give me an idea. If I could do something to interrupt Hiyori's foot work, then she would have to halt the attack. Now the only question that remains is how.

I could chuck rocks at her feet, that might do it. Though I run the risk of missing and hitting Kiri. I could probably toss a barrel of sake over her, make the ground beneath her all slippery. Or I have some of those spikes traps I could toss in front of her, make her step on one of those. But that last option doesn't seem that good considering we still needed her to fight.

Let's try the sake, shall we? Seems like the option that will put both of them in the least amount of danger.

Running over to the pair, I traveled up some rubble to give me a better vantage point before leaping towards them, grabbing a barrel of sake out of my Inventory as I did so. Once I was within range, I chucked it over her, the barrel shattered and doused her in delicious sake.

And wouldn't you know it, my plan actually worked. Hiyori's feet hit the sake and she started spinning out of control along the wooden floor. Kind of like she was already doing just all over the place. She spun and she spun until she couldn't spin no more. Mostly because of the rock she hit, sending her tumbling ass over backwards.

But more importantly than that, he sword went flying away. Without that, we might actually have a chance.

Kiri and I didn't have time to celebrate. With Hiyori dazed on the ground and her sword off in the distance, we knew this was our best chance. Both of us dashed towards her, ready to engage in a good old rousing round of fisticuffs. Kubikiri sent her sword… somewhere. I don't know, but she didn't have it on her anymore. Hiyori barely managed to get on her feet before we were on her.

Now, my Street Fighter might not be at the highest Level, having risen to 18 while in this place, and these two small, petite women outclassed me in every way, but that didn't mean I was ineffective. I provided an excellent distraction. Whenever Hiyori got a slight upper hand on the taller woman, I ran in and annoyed her.

We made an excellent team.

This lasted for about a minute, give or take, before Kubikiri managed to finally get the upper hand. Hiyori had been doing everything she could to disengage and go for her sword, but we wouldn't let her, even when that damned thing inside her tried to fry us with another Cero.

The sword spirit grabbed Hiyori's arm and twisted it behind her back, using her other arm to wrap around Hiyori's throat, struggling to hold the enraged Visored in place. "Anytime you're ready!" she shouted at me. Realizing it was now time to play my part, I Sprinted towards her, grabbing the final piece of the puzzle from my Inventory. The one item that guaranteed us victory.

Karin's Curry!

Once I shove this down the little loli's throat, that parasite was as good as dead. I made it to the pair of struggling girls, slamming the pot on the ground and taking off the lid. A loud moan rang out across the room, the kind you hear in a haunted house right before a ghost pops out and kills you. Not only that, but the smell of death hit everyone's noses as well, making them all recoil in disgust.

"What the hell is that!?" shouted Kubikiri, desperately wanting to pinch the nose shut but unable to due to her current task.

"Curry! Now open wide you damn midget! It's time for the choo-choo train to enter the tunnel!" I shouted, plopping my hand into the pot, ignoring the painful, burning sensation as I did so. Sorry Hiyori, but this is for your own good!

The parasite possessed girl opened her mouth to try and bite me or launch another Cero, but that was just what I needed. I shoved a whole fistful of toxic curry right down her throat. She stopped struggling for a moment, unsure of what to make of this new sensation in her mouth.

But that didn't last long.

She began screaming, redoubling her efforts to escape. Kubikiri had to really put her back to work in order to keep the smaller girl in check. This went on for several seconds before a long, black creature erupted from her mouth. It had hundreds, if not thousands of legs, all frantically spasming. Its face, however, looked like a stereotypical Hollow mask.

"There you are you son of a bitch!" I yelled, grabbing the disgusting creature. I then proceeded to pull on it while Kubikiri kept Hiyori in place. It wasn't an easy task by any means, as the centipede looking Hollow really didn't want to leave his home.

Not that I could blame him. If I was inside her, I probably wouldn't want to leave either. But he had to go.

After several seconds of pulling, I finally managed to get the whole of his body out of her, and boy was this bitch long. It was almost 10 feet. How the hell did this thing fit inside of her?

Probably not the last time I would be asking her that question.

But with the parasite now removed from Hiyori, Kubikiri released her, as the poor girl coughed like mad, clutching her abused throat, tears forming in her eyes. Again, probably not the last time I would see her in that position.

Ok, that was the last sex joke, I swear!

I held onto the squirming little monster with a wicked smile on my face. "Hey Kiri, would you mind doing the honors?" I ask, holding the thing out for her to slice in half. She gave me a matching grin before doing just that, swinging that giant sword of hers and ending the thing once and for all. I tossed the now dead halves onto the ground.

"Hiyori, you alright?" I ask, walking over to her and kneeling beside her. She gave me a glare, hacking one heck of a loogie onto the ground.

"What do you think? And why do I smell like sake?" she croaked out, making me sigh in relief. If she could sass me, she was probably fine.

"Glad you're ok, cause we have a fight to win," I said, standing up and holding out my hand. She looked at it for a second before smirking. "Damn right we do! Time to show that bitch her place!" She then grabbed my hand and I hauled her to her feet.

Gain 2 Affection to Hiyori Sarugaki (10/100)

"Good to have you back, you pint sized trouble maker," Kubikiri said, leaning on her sword. This gave Hiyori a tick mark, as she glared at her Zanpakuto. "Huh, what did you just call me!? Don't think I won't kick your ass."

"Perhaps you can save that for after we've won?" I ask, getting her to glare at me instead. But she turned her head away, making a "Tsking" sound as she did so.

"Fine, whatever. Let's just get this over with. I'm sick of this place already. Where's my sword?" she said, looking around for her missing blade.

"You know, that's a pretty rude thing to say about someone's home. Not to mention it's your own mind you're in," Kiri taunted some more, as Hiyori managed to locate her sword, picking it up and resting it over her shoulder.

Hiyori opened her mouth to no doubt say something sarcastic, but a slow, clapping noise distracted her. Looking towards the sound, we saw the form of her Hollow, a smug look on her face, clapping her hands.

"Good, very good. You managed to free her. I didn't think you'd actually be able to pull that off. Congratulations! But I hope you don't think that improves your chances," she said, ceasing her clapping.

"Oh yeah, and why is that?" I ask, crossing my arms over my chest.

"Two reasons, really. One," she said, holding up her index finger. "Three times zero is still zero. You are simply too weak to hurt me. And two…" she said, adding her middle finger to the mix. As she did this, a horrible pain erupted from my stomach.

"Ah!" I shouted, falling to my knees from the pain, clutching my stomach in agony.

"Ushio!"

"Baldy!"

"I had more than one parasite," she finished with a twisted grin, as Hiyori and Kubikiri rushed over to me.

My eyes widened at hearing that, the pain in my stomach now making sense. But how? When? I couldn't think of when she could have infected me.

"Let me guess, you're wondering when I could have implanted it in you," the Hollow said, making me glare at her. "If you must know, it was when you decided to stick your tongue down that ogre's throat thinking it was Hiyori," she continued, making the blonde haired girl erupt in a massive blush while Kiri just looked at us, her eyes demanding answers.

"When did this happen?" she asked.

"None of your business!" Hiyori yelled out. I wanted to say something, but the pain kept me quiet. Instead, I pulled on Hiyori's arm, who turned her red face towards me, and pointed to the pot of curry that was still sitting on some rubble, moaning away.

Kinda surprised it hasn't fled the pot, honestly. But I really don't want to have to fight a slime monster after this. Unless it was the type that eats girl's clothes, then maybe. But I doubted that thing would be that nice to me. It would probably put more clothes on them just to spite me.

Hiyori, looking at where I was pointing, nodded her head, her blush fading. She stood up and prepared to run and get it, when that doppelganging bitch used her Sonido to beat her to it.

"Hey, give that here!" Hiyori yelled. Her Hollow merely raised an eyebrow, staring at the bubbling cauldron of god doesn't even know what, cringing at the pungent aroma.

"Now, why would I do that? Don't you want to dance with your hunky friend over there?" she asked coyly. Hiyori growled, and started stomping her way towards her Hollow, intent on starting the fight, but thankfully, cooler heads prevailed.

"Hiyori, stop. Don't let her rile you up," Kubikiri said, grabbing onto her arm. Talk about deja vu. Hiyori turned to look at her Zanpakuto Spirit, anger written all over her face.

"Then what are we supposed to do, huh? That's the stuff you used to get that thing out of me, ain't it? That means we need to get it back," she growled, ripping her arm out of the spirit's grip.

"I know, but we can't go in half cocked. We need a plan. She's too strong," Kiri stated.

"Damn it!" Hiyori yelled, knowing the other woman was right. "Fine, then what to you propose we-"

But Hiyori's question would be cut off by the sound of a Cero being fired off. All of us looked up to see the remains of the curry, floating onto the ground. I felt a bit numb at this, watching as my best chance to get rid of the parasite went up in smoke.

"Oops," the Hollow said with a fake look of remorse.

"Well, that's unfortunate," I mutter, feeling my insides unravel. I'm not sure but I think it just ate part of my liver. Which would be unfortunate, since I have like, 7 barrels of sake left.

Well, 8 if you count the…

The tainted one! Hah, I'm not out of this yet, you pale bitch!

"Plan B. We kill the bitch before that thing takes him over," Hiyori suggested. Kubikiri was about to answer her when the sound of someone quietly laughing distracted her.

That someone was me by the way.

"Have you lost your damn mind?" Hiyori asked, eyes totally confused. Kubikiri wasn't far off. All three of the women stared at me like I had grown a second head. Don't know what that would surprise them. All guys have a second head.

"Not at all, I just realized how thirsty I am," I said, standing up while clutching my writhing stomach. I had a big smirk on my face, like I was about to pull a massive prank on somebody.

"Thirsty? The hell are you talking about?" Hiyori asked again, not comforted at all by my words. She must not like the thought of someone losing their mind while inside her own mind. Wonder what that would do to somebody?

"This," I said, going into my Inventory and pulling out the tainted barrel of sake.

"Where the hell did that come from?" Hiyori asked. But I ignore her for the moment. The faster I could get this poison in me, the faster I could take care of this parasite. Ripping off the lid, I immediately dunked my whole head into the liquid, feeling it burn from the curry inside of it. I ignored that, taking massive gulps of the stuff, feeling the burn of the poison and the alcohol.

I wouldn't recommend it.

You have been Poisoned.

I ignored that, continuing to guzzle the vile liquid for several seconds until the lack of oxygen forced me to come up for air. I took in deep breaths, the purplish sake running down my body and soaking my ninja outfit. Really can't wait to get these clothes in the wash.

"So your plan is to get drunk? How the hell does that help us!? Stupid Baldy!" Hiyori yelled, not understanding the plan. But she would see. They'd all see!

My mouth, throat and stomach were burning. Good, the little bastard hanging out in my intestines should be feeling the burn too. Now it was just a matter of time until it popped out and said hello. Once that happened, one of the shorties over there could rip it out of me and bam! No more buggy in my tummy.

My stomach gave a loud, angry gurgle, one that caught the attention of everyone there. They all looked at me with a combination of worry, confusion, and or interest.

"Getting drunk sounds pretty good, but that's not the plan. I added some of that curry to it to poison one of those damn ogres and started a brawl. So now, urg, that stupid parasite should be just about ready to say hello," I said, making their eyes widen.

Gain 1 Affection to Kubikiri Orochi (21/100)

"So you had something else that could get rid of those little bastards. Not bad, big guy. I'm impressed," Kubikiri said with a smirk. I gave her a cocky look back, but the pain in my stomach increased ten fold.

"Oh god, here it comes!" I said, bending over. I expected to feel my mouth start to water in anticipation of upchucking, but that's not what I felt. Instead, it was the familiar sensation of eating too much Taco Bell and waking up with explosive diarrhea.

In other words…

"It's coming out the wrong end!"

The two girls flinched back at my sudden shout. "W-what do you mean it's coming out the wrong end!?" Hiyori shouted.

"What do you think it means! Oh boy, it's coming! Kiri, don't look!" I shouted, fearing that if she saw a parasite bursting out of my ass, she'd never give me a blowjob. And I really wanted one. I deserved it after the day I've had.

In my desperation, I grabbed the boulder from my Inventory and placed it between us, creating a makeshift wall. "Hey, what the hell!?" Hiyori yelled, surprised by the sudden rock in front of her.

"Don't look! No matter what you hear, don't you dare look!" I shouted, shoving my pants and loincloth into the Inventory, not wanting them to get ruined by what was about to happen. I stood there, bent over with both cheeks out, ready to shit out the most evil creature in existence.

That's when it happened. I could no longer hold it back. Hopefully they would adhere to my request and not peek. For the sake of my dick, and my dignity, I had to have faith.

"Oh sweet merciful Jesus, why!?" I shouted as four feet of bug burst out of my rectum. I could feel all of its hundreds of legs kicking my poor abused butthole, scraping the insides on my firm cheeks as it tried to flee.

"Why is this happening!? First the arrow and now this? What did I ever do to deserve such punishment!?" I shouted, hands braced against the boulder as the thing spasmed behind me, looking like a piece of rope caught in a hurricane, just flopping all over the damn place.

Let me tell you, it did not feel good. Not at all. It was nothing but pure torture. Nothing I've ever felt could have prepared me for this moment. My poor asshole would never be the same.

"Hey, uh, you ok over there?" asked one of the girls, but I couldn't tell which.

"No! I'm being violated! Nothing will ever be ok again!" I shouted back, banging my fist onto the boulder. I glared through grit teeth at the squirming piece of shit still writhing around. At this point I'm not sure if it was trying to escape or just have a good time.

"Damn you, you little bastard. I'll make you pay for this!" I yelled, reaching around and grabbing the thing. It didn't like that, and it started spasming uncontrollably, and it felt like it was trying to go back inside.

Not a chance in hell of that happening. Using strength I didn't know I had, I started pulling the thing out ignoring the high pitched screams it made as I did so. It could scream all it wanted, nothing would stop me from getting my revenge.

Like pulling out the world's most painful anal beads, I winced every time another pair of its shockingly pointy legs came wiggling out. I wasn't sure how much more of it there was to go, but I could only pray it wasn't as big as the one Hiyori had.

If you're wondering what was happening to my Hp right now, it was dropping. About 2 points per second, give or take. But I didn't care much for that, I had plenty of Hp at the moment. Or at least more than enough to get this little bastard out of me. Plus I could always just touch myself and recover some of it.

I'm just glad it wasn't the type that swam up your urethra. If that was the case, I probably would have just taken out the .44 and ended things. The ass was bad enough, but I would never subject my most sacred treasure to such a thing.

It took me nearly a minute, but I eventually had a squirming, roughly six foot long parasite Hollow in my hand. My hand was wrapped around its neck so it couldn't bite or shoot off a Cero at me.

I panted in exhaustion and relief, taking this moment to Re-Equip my pants and underwear. As proud as I am of my body, now was not the time to be flashing the girls. That would come later, when I wasn't in such a terrible state. I wanted them to see me at my best.

Once I was presentable, I shoved the boulder back into my Inventory, staring into the faces of the two concerned girls. Not gonna lie, it was nice to have such beautiful women concerned about me.

I held up the wiggling Hollow in my hand, looking directly at Kubikiri now. "This doesn't count as shitting myself, does it?" I asked, before crushing its skull between my thumb and index finger.

Kubikiri snorted in amusement, as Hiyori looked between us confused. "Don't worry, I think you suffered enough. I won't subject you to blue balls as well," she said, making me sag in relief while Hiyori went red, spluttering incoherently.

"Good, I was worried for a second there," I said, feeling a million times better. Not really, because there was a constant stinging pain coming from my hole that I feared would never leave.

I then began rolling my right shoulder, glaring daggers at Hiyori's Hollow, who was sitting on a piece of rubble, kicking her legs back and forth, enjoying the show.

It was her fault I was subjected to such horrors, and it was time to make her pay for it. I'm surprised she didn't attack while all that was going down. I guess she was the type who enjoyed watching. Wonder if Hiyori's the same?

Speaking of Hiyori, she looked like she wanted to ask about what we were talking about, but shook her head. I imagine she would be interrogating us after the battle. Maybe Kiri could convince her to help? There's more than enough of me to go around. Almost too much.

A man can dream…

But right now, we had one last fight to win. The three of us stood side by side, ready to take on the final challenge of this Dungeon. It was finally time to end this.