A Date?

He decided to leave his SUV out in front of the restaurant as not many people drove in the Ark. Usually, they went everywhere on foot or by train so seeing personal vehicles was a sign of luxury. 

In the meantime, Kratos, and his 4 female companions began to walk towards Royal Road. While they were walking, Guilty slowed to stand next to him. When it came to height, Guilty was the second tallest from Sin and Quency. 

Quency was honestly quite tall at 5'11, while Guilty was 5'7. Sin was 5'5 so she was the shortest of the three which was kind of interesting to look at. As for Scathach, she was 5'8 which was something unique about her. 

As for breasts, it was hard to tell between Guilty and Quency. Quency had extra height on her, but as Guilty was shorter they technically were bigger. As he was thinking this, Guilty reached out with her hand and gently grabbed his. That snapped him out of his thoughts making him look down. 

"Commander, you were spacing out." 

"My mistake. I was thinking about something." 

Quency spun around and grinned as she looked at his face. He kept a poker face, but she called him out on it. 

"Thinking about something naughty right? I bet you were thinking who has bigger breasts, me or Guilty? Well, the answer to that question is me." 

Kratos frowned as she called him out, but he was not going to admit it. 

"I most certainly was not."

He suddenly felt Guilty's grip on his hand increase making him wince. It was his enhanced limb and yet he still felt the squeeze. 

"Mine are bigger. Right?" 

She looked up at him with her violet eye in a near glare, but from the little time he had known her, she was just interested in his answer. Scathach and Sin both stopped to look at what he would say.

Sin was internally laughing as she had told him that if he wanted to go through with Quency's plan, he better be prepared for the pain that came from it. These were not regular human women, but super weapons of war in the shape of women. 

"My honest answer is that Guilty has the bigger pair." 

Guilty smiled proudly while Quency grinned wickedly. 

"So you were thinking about it." 

Kratos' face suddenly gained a bit of a flush as he was no expert in relationships. He was 25, but he had never even kissed a woman before as most women were scared of him. It was only after he became a Commander that he got more attention from Nikkes. 

In his honest opinion, he preferred Nikkes to humans as they could get him. 

"This was your plan wasn't it Quency?" 

She nodded. 

"Yup, Commander Kratos' harem plan is in progress. Making you more open to the idea." 

He sighed as she would be the end of him. 

"Stop causing trouble for me you minx." 

She just waved him off. 

"Trouble? I am not making trouble for you, we are the trouble." 

He chuckled as they continued on their way. 

"I guess so. Before I forget, Sin, put your mask back on." 

Sin frowned. 

"Do I have to?" 

She shot him a sad face with her eyes in a sad expression. 

"Yes." 

Sin sighed and gently pulled her mask back on with a pout. When the metal mask clicked back into place she started to shuffle her feet. Guilty let go of his hand as he walked toward Sin. He reached down and patted her head. 

"Relax, that mask will be coming off more often. I just can't leave it off for too long or it sends a signal to Andersen and Ingrid. More annoyance than we got to deal with."

Sin seemed to accept that. She might be a psychopath, but she was his responsibility. 

"Fine." 

He shook his head as they had arrived at Royal Road. Here he had bought clothes for Guilty, but to be fair, he decided to buy everyone more clothes. Even he had a need for a bit more in his wardrobe. 

The first place he went to was the Talentum Mall, once again Yan was sitting at the entrance like she so often did. Her best strategy was to smartly talk about the top-of-the-line stuff and give smart discounts that increased sells. 

When she noticed Kratos and his squad she smiled. 

"Kratos, Guilty, and 3 new faces? I see you have fully assembled your squad." 

Kratos nodded. 

"Yes. These are Quency, Sin, and Scathach." 

Quency waved with her usual grin. 

"Nice to meet you." 

Sin was still bitter about wearing the mask again so she just nodded. Scathach gave a curt bow. 

"I am Scathach, a solider EG model. It's a pleasure." 

Yan smiled as she knew why he was here. 

"Clothes shopping?" 

He nodded. 

"Clothes shopping. Have you seen Athena today?" 

Yan shook her head. 

"She is still in school is she not? Classes are still in session, but she will be stopping by later today. She comes nearly every day after all." 

"Rats, she would have been the perfect guide for me." 

Yan got off the pile of boxes with a sly grin. 

"I can help you out." 

'I can probably say goodbye to a few million credits. Oh well, money is to be spent.' 

"I will appreciate the help. Top-line stuff, the same material as mine and Guilty. Nothing less." 

It took no small amount of effort for Yan not to cheer at the money that the Cromwell family brought to her line of malls. 

"Right this way then. 4 Women, and one man yes?"

He nodded. 

"Of course. Guilty, pick out anything you want. Even if you already have some, more never hurt. Last time you didn't pick out any more personal effects, so pick some out." 

Quency corrected him.

"Panties and bras? I will be helping you girls out, picking some sexy ones for you Kratos." 

Yan smiled as she began to nod. 

"Well then, might I interest you, ladies, in some of our top quality lingerie, I bet it will make Kratos here worship you like goddess." 

"Stop it already." 

Kratos covered his face with his hat a bit which just made Quency laugh. 

"When we are alone you are big and brave, but in public, you melt under a bit of teasing. I am loving you man." 

Kratos shook his head as Quency would be the death of him and she was not even violent. It was Guilty and Sin he had to worry about, but she caused him way more stress on her own. Either way, she was extremely fun to be around so that offset the stress. 

He smiled as Yan led them through the clothes over the course of 3 hours. Guilty, Sin, Quency, and even Scathach picked out several outfits for themselves. This time around Guilty did not forget to pick out some bras and panties as wearing the ones she got from prison all the time was a no-go. 

As for himself, he also decided to let loose and splurge a bit. Once the girls had picked out the clothes they wanted for every occasion, they worked together to pick out some clothes for him. 

When they were done and began to check out he braced for the price. When Yan spoke the price for everything he sighed in relief that it was not more. 

"Your price comes to a total of 10 Million Credits. As everything here is made from the best materials and in bulk, I will give you a 10 Percent Discount. So 9 Million Credits." 

(Nearly 7 Thousand Dollars.)

"Thanks for the help, Yan." 

She shook her head. 

"No problem. Come again any time." 

The 5 of them picked up the many shopping bags and made their way back to Kratos' SUV. They ended up filling the back to near capacity with the sheer amount of clothes they had bought. They all got inside the truck as Kratos began to drive home. 

"We will drop off what we bought and then it's back the Simulation Room." 

Quilty who was now in the passenger seat thought that sounded fun. 

"And our gear?" 

"That might take a few more days. If we are lucky, we all might even be getting some personal upgrades." 

Sin liked the sound of that. 

"Anything to keep us alive. I do not want to die any time soon." 

He did not either. 

"Neither do I." 

When they arrived at his house, they all helped to bring the clothes into their rooms. Once the clothes were safely in the house, they got back into the SUV. This time Scathach got to drive the passenger side which was a rare show of indiviguality on her part. 

All the best to her as Mass Produced Models were a sad reality of the Ark. It was expensive to make individual Nikkes so streamlining the process was expected. It's why MP Nikkes were mindwiped so often. The reality of having hundreds of other Nikkes looking like you was horrifying. 

"Here we are." 

He parked in front of the Simulation Room which was more of a building then a room. The 5 of them all got out and began to walk inside. Scathach spoke up on the way in. 

"Sir, I have a question?" 

"What is it?" 

"Well, Quency keeps speaking of her harem plan, and you seem to not be 100% against the idea. So, if you had to be honest, do you find Einkk attractive?" 

He stopped walking as he thought about it. '

"I guess she is attractive, but she is an AI. She was never human, but that does not really matter really. However, she is a child and I doubt being in a relationship with an AI compares to a Nikke or a human. It is weird." 

"And me?" 

Scathach was just curious as she was Mass Produced. Replaceable with only a scar and dyed hair to individualize her. 

"You are pretty, but don't sweat the Mass Produced Stuff. I got an idea to take care of that issue to give you a bit more power and individuality. For now, focus on the training." 

Scathach saluted with a smile. 

"Right." 

When they were all inside, Einkk smiled as she was glad they were back. 

"My favorite squad and Commander. What kind of training today?" 

Kratos thought about it as making it too hard would be pointless and too easy would not get the desired result. 

"Holding back a Rapture Hoard from a Weapon Depot." 

Einkk nodded as she began to compute a scenario for his request. 

"Anything specific." 

Kratos grinned which made Quency begin to sweat. 

"Tyrant Class Leading the operation." 

Einkk nodded with a smile. 

"Wow, so soon? You sure you don't want just 5 Lords instead." 

He stopped smilling and laughed. 

"That seems better pace of things. Go with three Lords rather than 5." 

"On it. I see you don't have your gear, you want anything specific?" 

He shook his head. 

"Just give us the gear we have last time, but give Scathach a selection of Rocket and Gernade Launchers. Her Assult Rifle is fine for the moment." 

Einkk processed all that before she smiled. 

"Ok, I got a scenerio ready for you. You are to hold off the hoard for no less than an hour, killing the Lord's or the entire hoard is passing. You will have no help other than the natural defenses of the Weapon Depot. I hope you get a passing score." 

He nodded. 

"As do I." 

With a clap, the 5 of them appeared in the scenerio. Kratos was in his Scion Armor and his Hellgun was strapped to his side. Scathach reached out and a rocket launcher appeared in her hands. 

"Everyone, check your gear, and take in the defenses we got. We have to hold and defend the weapons at all costs. Take this as if it were real?" 

Quency turned off the safeties of her Cuffs and smiled. 

"You know, I think you are going to turn me into a Battle Junkie, cause I am loving this addrenaline" 

Kratos grinned and put on his helmet which was in his hands. 

"Good. The faster you can come to enjoy the hell that is our lives, the better chance you got to thrive in it. Now, get to it ladies. We got a hoard to kill."

(I think Nihilister is going to be for sure added.)