Chapter 86: Vacation Off World Part 6
ST. HEBEREKE DUNGEON Location the Ranmaverse, Japan-Nerima: St. Hebereke's School for Girls
It was nighttime. Laharl he returned to Hebereke along with the girls. Having telling all of the of the School Kingdom Dungeon, based of P5 Tactica. For now Laharl only faced against the Musketeers Legioneer. But it wouldn't be surprising if other legioneers, are in the dungeon, but the girls are more excited about fighting these monsters and gaining the new cyan exp. Which is incredibly useful for all of them. So equipping themselves with their respected weapons, and standing in front of West entrance of the highschool. Pushing them open, they cross over...
Location the School Kingdom Dungeon Area 1 The group cross into the School Kingdom Dungeon. Just as Laharl described a dark school hallway, with red light coming through the large set of windows. From what Laharl thinks, that this Persona 5 Tactica Kingdom, the only progress is to check the classrooms and more. They'd started to walk down the hallway, checking door by door eventually finding a open one. Daki, she stopped her man and sister-lovers from opening the door, as she spread her obi to make a makeshift shield. Once they open the four gunshots was heard, bouncing off the obi-strands of Daki. Kyoko, she rushed passed obi devil, slashing the first musketeer, taking it down and leaping away and using her Shuriken Wave to quickly throw several demonic powered shurikens at the remaining Musketeers. Her speed and power impressing everyone. As she hears, clapping making her a bit bashful, as the four musketeers, burst into particles and left behind some red and cyan exp-drops.
Laharl, let the girls take all the exp-drops, since there isn't enough for all of them. All the girls sights and perception has become clearer. The Cyan-Exp has become quite the important addition. After that Daki, Raven, and Kneesocks took upon themselves to check the classroom, and found some school supplies. Along with some yen coins, scattered around the room. But nothing much of value. With that they'd left the classroom, went further in the School Kingdom Dungeon. Entering various classroom taking out several Musketeers, managing to level-up their accuracy stat, eventually they found a new enemy. It the supporting legioneers of the P5 Tactica, the small drummers, called Accompaniments. In punk like black uniforms from the Nakabachi Kingdom. Immediately Laharl warned the girls of the small monsters, act as healers and range attackers.
Setsuna stab and killed a musketeer, Daki and Raven attacked the backlines of the enemy, using obi-strands to slice apart a couple of accompaniments. With Raven sending her Soul-Self to kill a couple more, accompaniments. Ruby, Cerberus, Nero, Albedo, and Kneesocks killed more musketeers. Mizore and Kyoko were providing range support, sending shuriken and icicles taking out the legioneers. At the end the monsters all bursted in particles, and left behind a large amount of red, orange, and cyan exp-drops. They continue on, looting a good amount of lost money, with some more school supplies, they even managed to find some computers, the most valuable thing that they'd looted. Taking out a lot of Musketeers and Accompaniments on the way. Going deeper and deeper into the school halls of the dungeon.
BOSS IN THE FACULTY ROOM Location School Kingdom Dungeon Area 1, Boss Area: Faculty Room
Eventually they reach the end of the hall, into a silver door with a plack that has Japanese writing of "Faculty" on it. Laharl, he smacked his Vritra Zanbato over his shoulder a couple of times, as they went through the door. And the whole landscape changed, looking like the hellish battleground from Nakabachi Kingdom. With golden speaker phones, and some computers screen, shattered and thrashed around the area. With lava rivers allover the place. Three platform, pocket realm of a hellscape. That's when Rampart legioneer, smashed into the upper platform, dressed in a red and black school-uniform, without a head, golden spikes, and a pair of massive grenade-knuckle dusters. Seems that, that Rampart is the Boss of this area. Rampart, are powerful but slow. They would be a challenging Boss if they were too strong for this monster. As the Rampart leap off the highest platform, with its fists high in the air, ready to slam and explode anything that they impact against them.
But Raven used her magic to bind the Boss. Restraining the Rampart in midair and with a swipe of her black glowing, right hand, sent the Boss flying. Smashing against the middle platform area, along with exploding from those fists of the Rampart hitting the ground. Raven, she took some step forward, and said, "Don't worry guys, I got this." with a small smirk on her lovely, gray face. No one argued, they sprouted their wings and let Raven handle the weak Boss. As the Rampart stood back up, and "saw" Raven floating in front of it, Raven, she'd made a circular motion with her arms, and blasted a lightning spell at the Boss. Impacting and shocking the Boss, as black lighting surged over the Rampart body. Spams and twitching in pain. From Raven's spell, she'd soon landed with the Boss still suffering from her previous spell. Placing her hand onto the ground, and channeling her magic through the earth, ripping off chunks of the earth, coated in black energy, floating around the sorceress devil.
Standing up, she swiped her arms sending the earth spell at the Boss. Smashing rock chunks onto the Rampart, causing it a lot of damage. Nero, nodded approving of her friend and sister's skills. Ruby, Cerberus, Setsuna, and Kyoko cheered on Raven, as Raven, she sent her Soul-Self to smash against the Boss. She wasn't allowing the Boss any opportunity to fight back, or relenting in her attacking. Using a fireball spell, further damaging the Rampart. As the Boss, was covered in scraps, wound, and was barely able stand straight. It was clear that Raven utterly destroyed the Boss, and she'd decided to put the Rampart off its misery. Focusing her demonic magic through her arms, blasting a pair of concentrated beams of magic at the Boss, piercing it through the chest. As it went limp, and before it hit the ground, it burst into particles, signaling her win and Boss' death. A large amount of red, purple, orange, and white exp-drops appeared in the site of death of the Boss. Laharl and the rest of the girls landed. Congratulating Raven, making her blush, as they absorbed the exp-drops and some of them managed to level up their life stat. As a light blue and white waypoint appeared in the center of the middle platform, seeing that they'd still have some time and energy, they've decide to go to the next area.
NEXT AREA Location School Kingdom Dungeon Area 2
The group appeared in whole new area. A pinkish castle and school hybrid, combination. With golden statues of underwear and crown wearing jackass, Laharl immediately knew where they are. Kamoshida's Palace, from Persona 5 main game. So the Hebereke Dungeon is basically Persona dungeons that are more school aligned. Which could mean the final area would most likely Tartarus from P3. Regardless, if this is like Kamoshida's Palace, the Boss Area will be in the top floor, the throne room. Ruby stepped forward and without looking back, she said, "Let's go guys, at least this place will have some good loot, unlike the first area." her words, making everyone laugh, as they went deeper into the Kamoshida Palace.
It was a exact replica of the Kamoshida Palace. A place of lust and gluttony. During their dive, they came across shadows, but unlike the shadows of P5 resembling personas, these monsters resemble those of P4. The first new enemies that they encountered were the Magic Hands, which are white gloves that resemble suit-shirt with a pink bow-tied, and the iconic shadow mask on their "heads", and the other encounter were huge floating balls with huge mouths, and tongues, their shadow-mask on the back of them, these are the Slipping Hablerie. The Magic Hands attacked with fire magic, while Slipping Hablerie swoop down for a lick attack. But Laharl and the girls were too fast for those shadows attacks. Nero rushed in cutting down the hablerie, in a crimson flash. While Mizore took out the magic hands with her ice magic, causing those hands a lot of damage. Taking them out, very fast. The Magic Hands giving a lot of yellow and green exp, while the Slipping Hablerie gave blue exp. Slightly better exp gain and affect then the previous area, but still not powerful enough to cause a huge enhancement to them.
Beside taking down more magic hands, and slipping hablerie, they encounter a newer shadow enemy in the second floor. Burning Beetles, bright red and gold bettle shadows, with a crown on their head, and a Emperor arcana mask, attached on the end of the great horns of these bettles. The burning bettles were tougher than the previous enemies, but Ruby crushed them with pure strength or blasting wave with her Wind Cutter technique. Those red bettle shadows, gave red and purple exp-drops. Which was welcomed. Fighting and taking out more shadows, while looting gold statues, fine vases, and lush furniture. They'd obtain a great gain both in stats and loot. For the next couple of floors, all they'd face were more magic hands, slipping hablerie, and burning bettles, gaining a lot of exp and some even managed to finally level-up some stats. Once on the sixth floor, which should be the Central Tower in the game, a few more floors to the throne room...they'd encounter more shadows, Venus Eagle which are "feminine" masked, great, black eagle shadows, and Monopolizing Cupids...their name explains their appearance. The cupids were annoyingly fast, but Kyoko was much faster using Radiant Stread to stab and smash around those little bastards into the floor, while Daki and Setsuna handled the Venus Eagles. One gave blue and orange exp-drops, while the other gave yellow and green like the magic hands. Not feeling tired yet they decided to stay on the sixth floor, and farm...and loot the floor for a while. Before they've decided to finally call it quits. Taking the secret passage outside the edge of the tower, they'd just jumped off the edge. Quickly landing on the first floor, outside main gate. Going through the secret side entrance, they snuck in and went back to "safe room" to use the waypoint.
HERE'S HIBIKI RYOGA Location Japan-Nerima: Furinkan Highschool
After a couple of days, since Laharl and the girls have dived in the School Kingdom Dungeon. Selling the junk that they'd looted for nearly a billion+ in total. But the money wasn't important, despite what Nabiki says. Especially when she found out through her network, that Laharl has gained that large boost in wealth. The Mercenary Girl, almost burst through their home, with her daddy, demanding that Laharl marry her!! It was a funny moment, even when Soun and Kasumi tried to calm down the middle Tendo, and Akane blamed Laharl for being a pervert. Trying to mallet him, only for Nero to cut her mallet in half and smack Akane soo hard, that she'd experienced her first air-express. Soun, he screamed for his baby girl, and rushed over to find wherever she'd landed. Ranma, commented that Nero was skilled and complemented that she has a hell of a backhand, making Nero smile smuggly, as well as say, "Umu!!" Which then led to Genma, scolding his son for not defending his fiancée. Ranma yelled back it was Akane's fault for not being able to do as she'd preaches of being a top-class martial artist!! Laharl and his girls agreed. After kicking Genma out of their home, Ranma, Nabiki, and Kasumi joined them in watching some movies and lunch... Which leads to now, Laharl, along with his beloved girls, plus Ranma, Akane...who's angry...and Nabiki were walking toward the school. As Ranma gets splash and became a she, making him annoyed. They gave a pot of hot water, to revert to a guy, as they were talking about the movies from yesterday, having a Godzilla marathon. Which Ranma and Nabiki really enjoyed...especially Nabiki, as she saw how rich, cool, and capable Laharl is, she's been a bit more flirtatious with him, as the he, the girls, Ranma, and even Akane, though that Nabiki was just gold-digging.
As they reached the main gate of Furinkan High, they'd heard someone scream, "Ranma Saotome, prepare to die!!" as a red umbrella came crashing down. Laharl and everyone else dodge, with Laharl helping Nabiki so she'd wouldn't get hurt. A black short-haired teen, with a yellow and black speckled bandana around his head. Wearing a yellow long sleeve tunic with pale yellow collar and the folded sleeves, black trousers with yellow leg bands around the ankles and a black sash-like belt and black Tai Chi shoes and pale yellow socks. Laharl, and his girls immediately recognize the boy, Ryoga Hibiki, has finally made his way to Japan...after possibly getting lost for who knows, how many times to reach, Nerima. So this means that it was time for the Ryoga arc to start, the only thing that Laharl is going to interfere in this arc is to prevent Akane losing her long hair. She honestly looks worse with short hair, not that Laharl cares if Akane lives...but Ryoga, started making his way to them.