266 Charming Remnant

Rinko Iori woke up with a pounding hangover and saw an unfamiliar ceiling.

" Where am I?"

Her hangover got worse as she got up too quickly and held her head with a grimace. After taking a moment, she started to remember last night when she got drunk for the first time in a long while with Silva and his extended family. She had not had a drop of alcohol since her son Sei was born, so she had no real resistance to the mind-numbing drink. She looked around the room and saw it was actually quite nice, like a fancy hotel, and saw a note on the nightstand near the bed along with a folded blue bathrobe in a nearby chair.

The blue-haired housewife picked up the note, and it said.

" Rinko, I left you a bathrobe for you to change into if you want to wash your clothes while you stay at my humble home, and if you get up before me, there is some hangover medicine in a cabinet in the kitchen.

Silva."

The blue-haired housewife smiled at her new friend's thoughtfulness. Thinking about the young man who became her friend, she sighed as she never expected to have a younger male friend, and her husband's decision to convert their home into a Gunpla store did not help her in making new friends. The other housewives viewed her as an oddball because of this, and there were far too few customers to make it sustainable as it was only out of her husband's paycheck she could afford daily necessities.

Rinko got up and changed into the bathrobe Silva provided her as her clothes felt a bit dirty. She headed to the kitchen to get some medicine for her hangover, and after heading downstairs, she heard a loud noise that made her hangover unbearable. It was a blender she heard, and she followed the noise. The blue-haired housewife saw her friend making what she assumed to be smoothies.

Silva turned to face Rinko and greeted her.

" Morning, Rinko. Just wait a bit, and I will have something whipped up for anyone's hangover from last night."

The blue-haired housewife held her head and asked with her head throbbing.

" Do you have to be so loud?"

" Unfortunately, yes."

The young giant said with a crooked grin while feeling a bit glad he did not have to worry about getting a hangover himself since he became something more but also less. He finished up the last batch of the smoothies and took out the toast for whoever had a hangover. Silva then gave a quick rundown of breakfast to Rinko.

" Today, we have a banana and strawberry smoothie with a touch of Macha and toast from sourdough, wheat, multigrain, and, of course, white bread plus some thin slices of baguettes. All for the hangover you and Summer undoubtedly have."

The blue-haired housewife groaned as she accepted her smoothie and started to drain it with her straw. The snow leopard man then offered as he set out various jams, jellies, and butter for the toast.

" Since Sei is going to be away for his school trip, how about you enjoy an extended stay at my humble abode?"

" But the store-."

" Are you serious? You should know better than me about how well the hobby shop does."

Silva retorted with an arched brow since there was no way that a hobby shop in the middle of a residential district could get any decent business. Rinko frowned but did not deny his accusations as she kept on drinking her smoothie. Silva then explained why he was making this offer to her.

" Rinko, believe me when I say returning to an empty home without expecting anyone to be there gives you a unique feeling of melancholy and loneliness. It might be temporary, but it's still not a pleasant feeling. Plus, aside from a hobby shop that barely does any business, you really don't have anything to do there. Just treat this as a mini vacation for some Me time and hanging out with the girls and Summer."

" Well, I suppose... It would be nice to have a change in pace. By the way, can I get another smoothie?"

" Sure, and welcome to my humble abode."

The young giant handed over another smoothie for the housewife's hangover. As she started her second smoothie, she then groaned in pain and exclaimed.

" Brain freeze!"

Silva chuckled at her misfortune as he enjoyed his berry mix and banana smoothie. Not long after, Summer came down and sat at the table while holding her head.

" Now I remember why I don't drink. How can Qrow deal with this!?"

" He doesn't. He generally stays drunk from morning to night, so the hangover never comes."

Silva explained as he handed Summer a smoothie to help get over her hangover, along with some toast. The elder Rose started to drink her smoothie while applying some butter and strawberry jam to her sourdough toast. It was the start of a slow morning.

***

I looked to see Rinko, Summer, Ruby, and Aila getting together to watch a Japanese drama that the blue-haired housewife recommended in the living room. I shrugged, as it was not my thing, so I went out to kill time by seeking out some Gunpla Fighters to face against, but not with my GN-X Charger. I had another model I made during my first stay in this world.

For some quick cash, I got into illegal underground matches. They were illegal because you physically entered the battlefield and could be harmed by the effects produced in the Gunpla Battlefield. After all, the damage dealt to the plastic models is real enough, from getting melted by beam weapons to getting hacked by plastic or even metal blades, plus explosions as well.

Obviously, they were as dangerous as they could come since directly attacking the Fighter was a viable tactic, but they were very lucrative. It's also where I met Fiadh when I got involved with the underground European circuit as my debut. I took out my old partner, Jesta Assassin, a Jesta-based custom model. It is minimally customized, as the only real difference is that it's outfitted with a beam sniper rifle and a unique but bulky backpack loaded with a lot of nasty tricks hidden in it.

What can I say? I was feeling nostalgic. I soon found myself at an arcade dedicated to Gunpla Fighting at the mall I went to yesterday with the girls. I took a seat since all the battlefields were occupied and watched some of the matches. There were a few good ones here and there, but most of the Fighters there did at most was give their Gunpla a custom paint job and be a different weapon from their base model.

As I waited, someone called out to me.

" Excuse me, are you looking for someone to fight against?"

I turned to see an unexpected face: Yuuki Tatsuya, the future Meijin Kawaguchi, Japan's top Fighter/Builder/Icon in Gunpla. I answered his question after glancing at him.

" Yeah, I'm looking for a match."

" I see. Then how about with me then? I noticed your Jesta is quite well made."

He eyed my model with interest, and I was certainly interested in how I stacked against a pro-fighter. I got up from my seat and towered over the hot-blooded teen as I said with an eager grin.

" Let's fight."

He looked equally excited as he replied.

" There is a free battlefield over there."

***

Yuuki Tatsuya felt his blood boil as he faced Silva, opposite of him. He could tell from the giant's Gunpla that he was a real fighter, as it was optimized for combat despite its minimal modifications. The hot-blooded fighter was taking a rare day off from his duties as a student council president and wanted to see if he could find anyone interesting to fight against with his Amazing Zaku.

[ Please set your Gunpla]

Yuuki sets his customized Char Zaku and combs his hair back with his hands which makes his hair slit back, giving him a wilder impression. The battlefield was then decided.

[ Field City]

The fighters then called out as they entered the battlefield.

" Amazing Zaku, Launching!"

" Jesta Assassin, Taking Off."

Silva smiled as he immediately used his backpack module to detach a large drone that took flight before disappearing with its stealth system. Another module separated from the large backpack and hovered on the ground as it slipped into the city. Finally, the Customed Jesta disappeared from sight with its own stealth system.

The hot-blooded fighter observed the battlefield from the air to find his opponent. He was baiting the giant to attack him and reveal his location, but no attack came. Yuuki muttered to himself.

" Seems he is quite cautious or cool-headed."

He grinned as it just fueled his boiling blood to face someone different from him in terms of how they expressed their passion for Gunpla. He was sure of his opponent's passion for Gunpla because of how carefully built his model was, as there were more subtle modifications that he noticed, such as an improved range of movement by changing how the joints were originally made in the base model.

Tatsuya then saw his opponent snipe at him from the front, and he dodged the beam and then fired his long rifle at the Gunpla, only for the shot to go through the Jesta. His eyes widened as he exclaimed.

" A Hologram!?"

He then got shot from behind that he barely evaded, but his right leg got grazed, and he quickly got behind cover in the city. As the Amazing Zaku flew through the streets, he saw his opponent appear around the corner. He immediately shot at the Jesta Assassin, only for it to turn out to be another hologram, much to the hot-blooded fighter's frustration as he clicked his tongue.

The Jesta Assassin reappeared behind some cover and then generated a type of barrier as it charged its beam sniper rifle. Silva then used the hidden drone to see the Amazing Zaku through the buildings in the city and track his enemy. Tatsuya was on guard as he started to realize what kind of fighter he was up against, and as he maneuvered through the ruined city, he triggered a hidden landmine.

The future Meijin Kawaguchi nonetheless grinned as he enjoyed facing his sneaky opponent. The damage from the landmine was minimal, but it made him more inclined to proceed with caution, and his Amazing Zaku took to the air once more. As the red Gunpla flew, it was then that the charged shot from the Jesta Assassin fired, and the Amazing Zaku just barely had any warning as it dodged but lost its right arm.

The Black Gunpla used its stealth system to disappear once more and change locations. Tatsuya checked the damage to his Gunpla and commented.

" A high velocity and penetration round, huh? That means..."

The Jesta Assassin started to charge another shot from behind some buildings and used the hidden drone to find the Amazing Zaku, but suddenly, Silva heard.

" There you are!"

The red Gunpla came around the corner and shot at the black Gunpla with its long rifle, but the beam sniper rifle fired its shot at the opposing weapon. The result was mutual destruction for both ranged weapons, and Tatsuya grinned as he drew his Heat Natas before firing a salvo of rockets and then charged at Silva while letting out a warcry.

" Burn!"

The Natas were met with arm-mounted beam tonfas, and as the two Gunpla clashed, trying to overpower one another, they drew in a crowd from the arcade. The Jesta Assassin revealed a hidden beam saber in its knee in trying to take out the Amazing Zaku, but the sneak attack was evaded. The red Gunpla switched to its handguns and started shooting, but the black Gunpla vanished.

Tatsuya examined his surroundings, trying to find Silva, but the Jesta Assasin reappeared in front of the Amazing Zaku, slashing its beam tonfa at the handguns and destroying them. The future Meijin Kawaguchi quickly took out his Heat Natas again as he grinned while clashing again with the giant. However, he suddenly noticed something odd.

" Where is his backpack?"

Suddenly, a beam weapon pierced the red Gunpla, ending the battle. The backpack of the black Gunpla detached while it was hidden and sent it behind its opponent for a sneak attack. Tatsuya fixed his hair as he went to greet Silva.

" Good fight."

" Likewise."

The giant returned the good sportsmanship and thus started a long day of repeated matches against the future Meijin.

***

" Hah, Tatsuya is way too passionate..."

I sighed after finally getting free of him after over a dozen matches with the future Meijin. I looked at my damaged Jesta Assassin and felt glad that I had plenty of spare parts to fix up my old partner. It was nice to battle with it again after a while. I went back to my residence in this world, and as I entered through the door, I heard laughter. I followed the sound to the kitchen and felt my eye twitch as I saw the four women getting into my GOOD hard cider that was from this world.

Even Ruby and Aila were drinking despite being minors, and I called out to the four drunkards.

" Do I even want to know? "

Rinko looked at me and waved as she beckoned me.

" Oh, Silva, come join us; we were just talking about you!"

This can not end well. I went to the table, cracked open one of my Hard Pear Ciders, and saw Ruby smiling at me, red-faced from alcohol as she said.

" You know, I always thought Uncle Qrow was weird for liking his weird, bitter adult juice, but now I get it! It makes him all fuzzy and funny, and he likes it, like, REALLY likes it! Now, I want to share this experience with both Yang and Dad as well as Uncle Qrow as well. As... Asss... Assss... Pft! Hahaha!"

The younger Rose broke down into a fit of giggles, and I looked toward the silver-haired girl as he chugged down from what seemed to be her fifth or sixth can of berry cider. Summer was, unfortunately, cheering her on.

" Go, Aila, go, you can do it!"

Why am I the only one who thinks this is a bad idea? Ruby soon passed out laughing her little butt off for whatever reason, and Aila soon followed after her seventh can of hard cider. I took the two to their rooms and demanded some answers from the two women.

" Why in the HELL did you to think it was a good idea to allow minors to drink? And Summer, I honestly expected better from you!"

" Come on now, Sourpuss, they are at the age where they are curious about these sorts of things, and you had such a good stash hidden away, too! So why not, and we can be there to make sure they don't go too far! Speaking of which, can you tell me where I can find these delightful ciders for Sei for when he gets a bit older and needs a bit of liquid courage?"

Rinko explained and asked, making me sigh as I guess it was not too bad even if my cider had a higher alcohol content than average, about 10.5%. Summer then added her say on the matter.

" In my defense, I have sometimes imagined sharing a drink with my girls once they are old enough to treat them like adults. And after trying one of these ciders, I figured, why not now?"

I decided to drop the matter until tomorrow, when these two are both sober. I'll also need to get more of my ciders since the four of them went through a decent chunk of my stash. They are expensive and from different parts of the world, but their flavor is top-notch, and that's coming from a multiverse traveler like me. Thank goodness my REALLY good stuff is safely stored away in my personal dimension. I hate to imagine the chaos that would follow, letting anyone get into those potent concoctions.

I kept Summer and Rinko company as they downed more of my cider. The elder Rose was the first to go out cold, leaving me and the blue-haired housewife. Rinko then spoke to me while being heavily drunk.

" You know when I first saw you, I thought. Wow, how do guys like you get so big? But you know you were not anything like I expected. You were nice, friendly, and not scary at all, just a big softy with a warm heart."

As Rinko continued complimenting me in a drunken flurry, her mood shifted as she asked.

" Do you think I am attractive? I often find myself in doubt since Takeshi is almost never home anymore. I have not seen him in years, but I still love him. He calls and writes, but I can't help but wonder if I was prettier, would he stay instead of going off who knows where for his job?"

The blue-haired housewife leaned against me as I listened to her.

" I don't know why I let him talk me into turning our home into a hobby shop of all things, but he could be so passionate when given the chance."

Rinko's hand slides into my lap as she continues to talk.

" Yes, Takeshi has passion in spades, but I wish he would direct more at me at times."

While I did debate internally about taking advantage of her current state, I ultimately just decided to see how desperate she was first before making any real choices. The blue-haired housewife got up and sat in my lap as she ground her plump butt against me as she said.

" You know, I don't mind returning to an empty home where I know Sei isn't there as much as I mind laying on my bed. Cold and alone without anyone to share it with or to enjoy the warmth of another, knowing I have someone with me."

Takeshi Iroi is an idiot. With that in mind, I pulled Rinko into a tight embrace as I kissed her deeply to test the waters. She didn't resist and even wrapped her legs around me along with her arms. I carried her to my room and laid her on my bed before stripping. The blue-haired housewife commented as she saw my bare body.

" Takeshi does not have muscles like you. That's for sure."

I got closer to her, and she started to feel me up. Rinko giggled as she commented.

" I wonder if I could grate cheese on these."

I pulled off her panties under the bathrobe she still wore from this morning. She did not even notice in her drunken state, and I started to play with her clit as I kissed her again. I switched from the blue-haired woman's lips to her neck to give her some hickeys while I flicked her bean. I made her climax with a bit of magical assistance and then forced her onto her back as I spread her legs. Rinko pleaded with need.

" Silva, please."

I did not need to be told twice, and I plunged into her. I was met with surprising tightness I would not expect from her. She must not use anything like a dildo to satisfy herself, or maybe what she uses is too small compared to my rod. I briefly also considered whether her husband might not be well endowed down there. As I started to pump into my new lover, I was not getting to let her go since she invited me so eagerly, even if she was under the influence of alcohol.

The blue-haired woman started to pant and moan as she soon climaxed again. I then had her start riding me as we changed positions and enjoyed her now-lose bathrobe displaying her covered breasts. I yanked off her bra to see her breasts in all their glory as they jiggled from bouncing up and down atop me. I warned her as I soon felt close to my first release.

" Rinko, cumming."

She either did not hear me or did not care as I blew my load into her, and she looked surprised as she commented.

"You are still hard?"

I grinned and told her.

" We are just getting started, my Rinko."

I planned on making this a night she could not forget.