Bonus Chapter 1 - First Blood

(AN: I just want to say before this chapter starts. It wasn't even a day. Not ONE FUCKING DAY and ya'll made the deadline that was SUPPOSED to be a week. So, as promised, I'm releasing 3 chapters this week. So NEW DEAL!

If we get 50 more power stones by Tuesday, I'll release the normal chapter, an extra, normal chapter, and an extra long Bonus Chapter. How's that?

I swear to fucking AINZ, if this somehow breaks in a fucking day. I don't know what I'll do. I'm scared of you guys now, absolutely terrified. You're all scary. MY WRITING ISN'T THAT GOOD!)

I look in the mirror to check myself out, in a non-narcissistic type of way. I'm wearing my famous purple hoodie and black skirt with dark blue highlights. I've got on black cargo shorts that you can't see unless you look under my skirt as well as thigh highs that make my fabulous legs nice and pronounced. I'm wearing my usual steel toe combat boots, just in case I need to kick a prick in his dick, or a dick in his prick, either way works. On my face is a custom mask I made that looks like a hybrid or my in-game mask and a Code Vein anti-miasma mask, it's actually more efficient then the other anti-pollution masks that most corporations sell. Underneath my hoodie I'm wearing a crop top with a Dark Souls design. I still can't believe that Souls games are still a thing, as a continuation of it came out last year, but it's gameplay is shit compared to the originals which have been ported to the Dive Equipment, so now you can experience the pain in real time!

On my back I've got a sling-bag that holds a present for Touch-san for winning the tournament with some custom masks for the group as well as some Mead that I made myself. Thanks to my fervorous studying and experimenting. I was able to make a little greenhouse with non-polluted land and water where I planted an apple tree. Where I found said apple tree? Well apparently the land my house is on USED to be an orchard before the world went to shit so I took the seeds, that somehow weren't killed, and took care of them. This happened in my 2nd year in this world, in my 3rd I found that the soil and water might've been TOO good, as the tree was already fully grown.

Anyways I also created synthetic bees that could produce natural honey and my greenhouse is now flourishing. It has a small flower field, a fresh water stream, and a VERY BIG apple tree that produces really sweet apples that have just the right amount of tartness and share the same color of blood. My guess is that the seeds had been fermented with a combination of different apple seeds which produced what I now call Blood Apples, very original I know. So now I've got a bottle of Blood Apple Mead in my bag, I sampled some from the batch before, obviously. I have to make sure it tastes good, and it was pretty strong! I'd say that 3 one-serving bottles of this could put the average person under unless they've been drinking for a long time. It was also very sweet, the sweetness of the apples and honey combined together to make a flavor that seems to dance and coat your tongue, letting you savor the flavor a few minutes after you finish drinking. Plus the bite that comes with it as soon as it hits your tongue. Sure it's kind of tart at first but the sweetness overtakes it to the point where it's addicting.

As I was reminiscing I didn't fail to notice a strange guy following me down the street from a short distance. Perks for having multiple lines of thought huh? I acted natural and went into an alleyway before quickly climbing up onto the balcony of a fire escape 12 feet up. Thanks to my training it was easy to do, after a minute or so the guy walks into the alley, missing me thanks to my dark clothing helping me blend into the shadows more. He starts to look for me frantically, and I overhear the conversation he's having with himself.

"Damnit! Where'd she go?! She looked so perfect too! Those golden eyes set into her petite frame would probably make her worth at least a couple thousand! Coupled with her pale skin and black hair, she would've made me a fortune! I could've gotten a promotion too. The boss would've wanted to sample her, but that's fine, I'd like a taste myself! Hehehe… come out, come out wherever you are! Hehehe, oh you'd look so cute chained u… ergh!"

It was at that point I felt I'd heard enough. I dropped right on top of him, my boots smashing his skull onto the concrete due to my sudden weight. Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty light, to the point where Buku-chan can carry me on her shoulders with ease, even in real life. But the fact that I was 12 feet up and he wasn't expecting me added a LOT of force and weight that suddenly fell on top of him, on his neck no less.

As soon as he was down I started to kick him in his ribs, hearing cracks every time my foot made contact with the side of his body. After a few minutes of doing that, he was bleeding from his mouth and knocked out from pain. I lifted my boot up and smashed it down between his legs, destroying any semblance he had left of being a man. Causing him to silently scream out in pain, this time wide awake.

He looks at me with fear in his eyes and tries to beg. But before he can utter a single sentence I punched him straight in the throat as hard as I could. This caused him to choke on the air he tried to breathe, and any he was able to get in, pushed against his broken ribs, causing him even more pain. I look to the side and see a pipe.

'Man I love pipes.' I nearly snicker at my own joke but manage to keep my face straight as I put on gloves before picking up the pipe. Swinging it at his head full force I hear his neck crack before checking his pulse. Feeling nothing there I throw the pipe away before getting back up, picking his body up I throw it in a dumpster and walk out of the alleyway. There was nobody around to hear the noises so I continued on towards the cafe/bar, throwing the gloves away once I was about 3 blocks gone.

Not even noticing the blue flame that started to come to life on the man's body, burning him to ashes that'll never be found.

A few more minutes of walking finds me at the cafe/bar that we were supposed to meet at the 'Crow's Nest', it's a popular place for Yggdrasil players due to the medieval style of it, not to mention everyone uses their player name here. As I walk in I spot Buku-chan frantically waving me over to the table we're all sitting at, with Momon-san giving a small wave as well and Pero-san looking on in embarrassment at the childish acts of his older sister.

Touch-san hasn't arrived yet but that's fine as he sent a text via the Port, an IMS that's connected to GHOST. Due to the technology of today, everyone has some sort of cybernetic in them, usually in the eyes, I simply switched the OS to GHOST so that we can't get hacked. Sheath and I would be the only ones who could hack into GHOST due to me being the creator and him being directly connected to it, but we don't want to infringe on our friends' privacy.

I sit down at the table as a young man with purple hair and dark brown eyes with a half Plague Doctor mask comes to our table. I don't know why, but he feels familiar.

???: "Hey there, welcome to the 'Crow's Nest', my name is Cryptic, I'm the barkeep here. Serving the drinks, making the food. What can I get for you guys and gal?"

'He already knows I'm a guy? How though, I don't think I've ever met them?'

Putting my thoughts to one of my other processes I ask him about a burger called the

'Guilty Pleasure'.

Cryptic: "The 'Guilty Pleasure' eh? It's two ¼ pound patties with freshly made Fries in between. It's topped with 2 slices of Muenster cheese. BBQ Sauce, A1 and Red Hot. You can add anything else free of charge. There's also the 'Dirty Love' which is similar but has Cheese Curds instead of fries and the 'Messy Favorite' which replaces the fries with Onion Rings."

'This guy is definitely from my Earth, most of these have been gone for a while…'

"I'll take the 'Guilty Pleasure' please."

He nods and takes the rest of the table's orders before walking away. I get up and follow him under the excuse of using the bathroom which is in the same direction. I see him round the corner and go to follow him, only to be faced with him crouching down to my height and facing me so we're eye to eye.

Cryptic: "Yo, Ryuji-kun, or I guess it's Alastor-kun now huh? How's your new life been?"

"Writer-san?"

He simply smiles and nods before turning away and beckoning me to follow him to the kitchen. What follows suit is me putting on one of the modified female uniforms, he offered both a male and female but I grabbed the female one, then chose the modified one since I've been rocking them anyways, and him showing me the ropes. The female uniform is a black crop top with

'Crow's Nest' on the front alongside a dark blue hoodie. It's different from my usual purple hoodie but it matches better with my skirt.

What followed was 30 minutes of me helping him cook our food and mix drinks before me and him both left and delivered our food to the table, at this point Touch-san had finally arrived. To say everyone was shocked at my outfit change, and how I was helping Writer-san, would be an understatement. When asked how we know each other, Writer-san says that he helped me out a long time ago. I simply nod in agreement as it's not technically false.

What followed was a night of all of us drinking, I brought out my Blood Apple Mead and Buku-chan invited Writer-san. He proceeded to drink all of us under the table before passing us all a shot of a clear liquid with a purple hue, saying it will help clear our heads. Well, it did, almost instantly in fact.

I gave Touch-san his present which was a little figure of his avatar in a cool pose. I also gave everyone their custom masks. Touch-san's looked similar to his avatar helmet. Momon-san looked like his Mask of Envy he won at a festival last week, the same one he wore when saving Carne Village. Pero-san's was a half Plague Mask that was colored similarly to his avatar's feathers. Buku-chans was made to look like a wooden mask, to represent the Giant Tree Aura and Mare live in.

To say tonight was fun, wouldn't be a lie, but it wouldn't be the truth either, as eventually we all had to head home. Momon-san had to work tomorrow. Pero-san worked at home but a project of his was due in a few days so he needed to finish it. Buku-chan followed Pero-san as they live together. Touch-san had to get home to his wife. Eventually I left too, but not before thanking Writer-san one last time for everything. He waved me off and said it was nothing before telling me I could keep the outfit and that there was a gift in my house for me.

When I arrived home I saw a box alongside a note. The note read.

'I know how much you used to love Monster Hunter, this little guy can follow you into the new world. He can also play the game with you. Hope you enjoy it! - Writer'

When I looked inside the box there was a Palico, he had midnight blue fur and heterochromatic eyes. His left eye was Red like my avatar was but his left eye was green. He was very slim and was standing up, wearing his own Code Vein shirt that was his size and faded black jeans. He jumped out, landing on all fours before standing as tall as he could. He was honestly pretty big, coming up to just above my hip.

"Meowdy meowster! I'm your nyaw partner! Name's Ace! It's nyice to meet you! Nya!"

(AN: If someone wants to make a fanart of Alastor and Ace go right ahead! Either send it here or the email in the synopsis! Also, Ace is in fact canon, fanfic wise, I used this chapter as an excuse to bring him in! Also, should Ace speak like a Palico from Monster Hunter, like a Anime Cat Person or a mix of both like he just did?)