D.S. Newman

Isekai Mansion Arc 3: Loose Ends

Arc 3 Part 1-1

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About ten minutes after arriving, I was sitting by myself at the end of the corridor near the main computer terminal. We had a plan in place. Not a great one, but something. Emily was hiding far from where I was waiting just to be safe, while the others took up their positions. Then it happened. A security alert went off. A couple minutes later, Armin came running back into the corridor and said, “Mr. Noble! Please, we must leave. There’s been a security breach. Someone is trying to get p...

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Just as the Oracle said, the eagle was able to let us down just outside the canyon with the spring that led back to the well in my world. We weren’t exactly sure how you should thank a bird, so we just waved it goodbye as it took to the skies again. We decided to take advantage of our unexpected time save and rushed into the canyon to get home.

When we reached the otherside, we ran upstairs to tell the other girls what we had discovered. All three of them were watching TV in the drawi...

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On the ride back to the colony, Arduwan mentioned, “getting to the Oracle will require us going first to the nation of Vale. But the problem is that they have a very secure border and only allow people with special permits to get in. I have never been.”

“Can’t we just sneak in?” I asked.

“We could try, but the forest is very dense and easy to get lost,” she replied.

“Then how could we obtain a permit?”

“Well, one way is to get a friendly nation to g...

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We were quiet most of the trip back. But once we got into safe space again, Celica put her hand on my knee and said, “I’m sorry you lost your father, no matter how little you knew him. I lost everyone too.”

I looked up and met her eyes with mine. We both had tears in them. I let her continue uninterrupted.

“I need a favor,” she said, “let me go with you. Take me back to your world so I too can forget about this awful place. I’m begging you, Eric. There’s nothing he...

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The next morning, we got to meet the rest of the command crew for our mission. General Nova introduced us.

“Eric, Arduwan, I’d like you to meet Captain Baylocke the Star Corps. He will be piloting the vessel that will take you to the central nervous computer station.”

A man in his mid-thirties, with a blonde beard and wearing a futuristic flight suit stepped forward and shook our hands. He said, “Pleasure to meet you. I’ve done many missions with your father. He’s a gr...

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Once things had settled, we were discussing the failure of retrieving the Scepter of Jubilation from Josephine.

“Okay, so that didn’t work out,” I noted, “we need a new course of action. Emily, any ideas?”

“I’ve been reviewing the journal again and as it stands; the tide is certainly in our favor. Any action we take at all at this point would be preemptive against the remaining Devils. Just to recap…Eric defeated Washington in Bristol, causing this stone t...

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The coast was clear. The doors worked. The knobs were made of oversized gum drops but they turned. The windows weren’t real though. They were made of icing on the outside, but that was fine for us. It meant we’d be less likely to be spotted. I closed the door, and we sat on the floor. The entire place wasn’t bigger than a 20 X 20 room. I think it was a work in progress.

“Let’s wait here until we have some morning light and tomorrow, we’ll try to find our way back to somethin...

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A few minutes later, we both started to notice an aroma in the air. Without even notifying each other, we recognized it as the scent of Marshmallows. We followed it like the dumb bird said and sure enough, we found a path made out of bricks shaped like those lucky charms the Leprechaun spoke of. We got on the path and walked a ways before Emily asked, “how do we know if she’s this way or the other direction?”

“Look!” I exclaimed, and pointed to a sign on the side of the road t...

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Later that afternoon, Emily came to me and Higgins, holding my father’s journal.

“Okay, I think I finally have a sound strategy,” she said.

“Let’s hear it,” I replied, and Higgins and I both took a seat at the dining room table.

“Okay, so I was reading your fathers notes on World X and while there’s not much there, he wrote that he defeated the Devil of that world with a magic item he retrieved from Arduwan’s world.”

“Yes, the Scepter of Jubilatio...

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The next day, the air conditioner was replaced, and we could finally enjoy a cool house again. Emily had started reading my father’s journal herself so she could more accurately help me plan against the Seven Devils. I checked from time to time just in case, but the stones hadn’t changed. There were the three green ones that my dad had taken care of. My green one from defeating Washington in Bristol. The two slow flashing red ones from Murk and Callist. And the seventh slow flashing one t...

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We decided we would all go to a shopping mall in Cambridge. London was too busy and would draw more attention than we’d like, and the local stores were too small to spend a day in. We loaded up in the Rolls Royce and made our way. Higgins drove and I rode in the passenger seat while the girls piled up in the backseat. Stephanie and Emily each took a window seat of course to avoid sitting next to each other, leaving Anabel and Arduwan scrunched in the middle. Wasn’t exactly legal ...

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When we came back upstairs, I made sure to announce that Stephanie had been filled in on the bulk of what was going on.

“She’s going to be staying with us for a while and I hope all of you can get along with her as you do with each other.”

Everyone in the room looked pleased except Emily, who I suspect was still pissed that Stephanie accused her of being underaged.

“Okay, Stephanie, this is Reginald Higgins. He was my father’s most trusted ally and for better or fo...

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By the time dinner was ready, Anabel was of sound mind again. We all sat down to eat and tell the tale of my time in Callist. It was clear that Arduwan wasn’t budging on her oath to defend me. I suppose having her strength and battle prowess could be of some help. So, we decided to put her up with us for a while. After dinner, I took her upstairs to turn a guest room over to her.

“Higgins sleeps in the basement quarters. That’s the master bedroom, which is mine. Over there is Anab...

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The three of us rode off towards Arduwan’s village. It was found in a valley at the heart of the Barbarian Lands.

As we rode, Wraith asked, “So, are you glad you brought me now?”

“Yeah, ya know, you didn’t do too bad,” I said as I smirked.

“I can’t thank you both enough,” said Arduwan. “Yep! Not too bad for a couple of world walkers are we?” 

“World walkers?” Arduwan questioned.

“Wraith! Unh uhh," I whispered.

It was awkward...

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The three of us rode on for the rest of the day and got to Braytown by late afternoon. We took Wraith to the same armory we went to before. Arduwan gave him some gold coins and the two of us waited for what seemed like forever for him to pick some gear out.

“Here! What do you guys think?” he asked as he showed off his new outfit.

“What are you, Lawrence of Arabia?” I mocked, observing his Arabian Fantasy attire. He had a white Arabian style Hamtar Turban with matching robe...

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“Looks like you weren’t bullshitting! This is so cool!” Wraith said.

Freeze. Hold on just a moment. Before I continue, there’s something you need to know. Remember how in the beginning I said that I’m a nerdy dude but can pass for totally normal in a crowd? Well, Wraith is the exact opposite. On the outside, he looks completely normal but oozes nerd when he starts talking to people. He had coal black hair and broad shoulders. He was actually a pretty good looking dude...

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The next day, while I was sitting outside talking to Higgins over coffee, Emily went to the study to talk to Anabel.

“Anabel, we need to talk. Eric just told me about last night. I want to apologize to you,” Emily began, “I was wrong trying to one up you. It was selfish…and kinda mean trying to take advantage of your lack of knowledge in modern courtship.”

“It’s okay. I know you didn’t mean to hurt me directly,” Anabel responded.

“Listen. I’ve thrown my...

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I came to, later that day in my bed. My armor had been removed and I was bandaged up. Anabel was right beside me weeping. “I told you to be careful!” she cried.

“I’m okay, I think,” I said as I tried to get out of bed. No luck, I was too bruised.

“Just stay there and rest for now. Higgins and I will take care of you.”

“Oh, Anabel. You’re so loyal. Thank you.”

Just then there was a knock. “Come on in,” I called out.

It was Emily. She opened...

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We left the tavern and headed to a local armory surplus store. The only things Arduwan had with her were her great sword, a long bow with arrows, and her brown rucksack. I, however, had nothing.

At the shop, I found a suitable sword for me to use, a short bow, a pack of arrows, a dagger, a set of boots, and some chainmail with a gray undersuit. The mail shirt and coif were so heavy, I had to have Arduwan help lift it on me.

“Alright, this is great. So, what should we do now? I p...

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A few hours later, I was walking across the rocky painted desert. It reminded me of the area in Southern California just north of the Mexican border. I had taken a road trip there before, but it was definitely different with the comforts of a vehicle. The sun was high in the sky, just a few hours past noon and I was beginning to regret not taking Higgins’ advice on bringing more with me. At least a canteen would have helped. It was going into summertime in my world and appeared to be the sa...

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My second week of training with Higgins was an even more intense regiment than the first. In addition to the fitness and sword training, Higgins introduced archery. I was a little worried at first but by this point my stabilizer muscles had been worked out enough that I was able to fire the bow without much trouble. Accuracy was another story. Higgins set up three targets for me, each further out from the house than the other. I was able to hit the first target at ten yards without much probl...

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The next day, I came downstairs to discover that everyone in the house was already awake before me. It would appear that the whirlwind of activity I’d gone through over the past three months was really starting to catch up with me despite the few days I took off before going to Murk. I was out for like eleven hours last night. But no matter, starting today I had to devise an actionable plan to take these devils out strategically. I would need Higgins to help me prepare in any way he could, ...

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Since the water in the sewer drain was shallow it wasn’t like the other times where I ended up treading water first. Thankfully. Yuck. This time, we just felt light as a feather and the floor felt like it was falling out from under us. Almost like one of those really big water slides.

Next thing we knew we were splashing around in the well back at my Mansion.

I climbed out first and then reached down to help Emily. I grabbed her bags and sat them down over the ledge before takin...

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I wasn’t sure what we were going to do now. The trial wasn’t over, but there was no more time to gather evidence. It was too dangerous to even try at this stage. They could have Emily killed and claim plausible deniability for involvement in lieu of her enemies taking advantage of the situation. We had no choice but to go back to the safehouse and try to think of something.

We couldn’t bring ourselves to eat after the stunning defeat in court that day. Emily just asked that she be...

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Now we had made some headway! Nick had confessed to us that he’s the one who killed Maven. And he had been coerced by Alabaster to do it! The police could protect him for a few days before the trial and we might be able to pin the coercion on Creole with Nick’s testimony. Nick, of course, would get a plea bargain for his crime had been committed under duress.

After wrapping things up at the precinct, Emily and I went back to the casino for the remainder of the day and used our time ...